Wulong Starfield

“Yes, I need some,” Luo Feng replied with a smile.

“Roughly how many?” Longjue King Tian Huan, the dark-skinned leader, picked up a wine glass nearby, took a small sip, then looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng pondered for a moment: “If they are all pinnacle Universe Master-level insectoid corpses, and of a decent quality like the Tiger Beetle insectoids, I’d need about ten million corpses.”

“Ten million, pinnacle Universe Master-level?” Tian Huan, who was savoring his wine, abruptly stopped. His red eyes scrutinized Luo Feng.

The silver-robed attendant standing behind Longjue King Tian Huan was also greatly astonished, looking at the black-haired young man: “This Luo Feng is truly ruthless, to actually plan on buying ten million pinnacle Universe Master-level insectoid corpses. This is almost the upper limit of the transaction amount my master can approve at once!”

“Fortunately, it’s still within my authority. If it were any more, it would require joint approval from other supervisors,” Tian Huan said, setting down his wine glass.

“Then I’ll trouble Longjue King,” Luo Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When he said ten million insectoid corpses, he meant ten million complete corpses. However, those coming from the outer-territory battlefield are almost always incomplete. Generally, several incomplete corpses can be combined to count as one! After all, those who purchase insectoid corpses are almost exclusively powerful human experts who possess insectoid mother nests, all for the purpose of cultivating a large number of insectoid warriors.

For corpses, completeness is not strictly required.

However—

“According to Yilina, five or six complete Tiger Beetle insectoid corpses, once devoured, can cultivate one living Tiger Beetle insectoid. If I get ten million, then forming a million-strong Universe Master army won’t be a problem.” The stone weighing on Luo Feng’s heart finally settled, because the resources and energy required to cultivate a single Universe Master insectoid are truly astonishing.

Assuming ordinary A-grade metal is used.

Even hundreds of Earth-sized quantities of metal, combined with similar amounts of low-grade blood and low-grade colloid, would probably not be enough to cultivate a single pinnacle Universe Master insectoid!

A Universe Master!

Under normal natural development, only one Universe Master is born for every 1,000 star systems! With guidance from super-experts, the probability might increase tenfold, but it still shows how rare Universe Masters are. A Universe Master can, with a wave of their hand, plunge a planet into extinction… The resources required to birth a pinnacle Universe Master insectoid are thus imaginable.

Fortunately, Luo Feng requested pinnacle Universe Master-level insectoid corpses. If they were pinnacle Domain Lord-level insectoid corpses, the quantity would probably need to increase ten thousandfold.

Requiring a hundred billion pinnacle Domain Lord-level insectoid corpses!

…

More than an hour later.

Longjue King Tian Huan, the dark-skinned leader, along with his silver-robed attendant and dozens of handsome men and beautiful women, all Immortal-level beings, departed the luxurious restaurant.

The top floor of the restaurant.

Luo Feng looked down through the floor-to-ceiling windows. This was the 9822nd floor, and the distance from the top to the first floor was about a hundred kilometers. Yet, Luo Feng could still clearly see the endless stream of people on the streets below, humans of various races, with bizarre and varied appearances.

“Your Highness, congratulations,” Dylan said with a smile. “With Longjue King’s personal promise, there’s absolutely no problem. By the way, Your Highness, for whom are you purchasing so many insectoid corpses?”

“For myself,” Luo Feng replied.

“Ah.”

A glint flashed in Dylan’s eyes, then he smiled, “Although Your Highness possesses an insectoid mother nest, you can’t control it at all. What are you going to do with so many insectoid corpses now? Insectoid corpses will rot if left for too long.”

Only Immortals can be eternal.

Universe Master corpses do indeed rot.

“That’s why I need pinnacle Universe Master-level insectoid corpses,” Luo Feng said with a faint smile. “The stronger the being, the slower the corpse rots! An ordinary Apprentice-level human starts to rot in ten days to half a month, while a Universe-level corpse might take decades or centuries to rot. A pinnacle Universe Master-level corpse, even after ten thousand years, will generally only have partially rotted. After tens of thousands of years, only bones will remain, and after hundreds of thousands of years, even those Universe Master bones will completely decay. This is for humans, but insectoids… their body structure is different from humans. Insectoids have more scales and armor on their surface, allowing them to last longer!”

“Moreover!”

“That’s without preservation. If frozen in ice, the rotting time can be delayed by hundreds or thousands of times,” Luo Feng said with a faint smile. “If I get pinnacle Universe Master-level insectoid corpses, even if stored for a hundred thousand years, as long as they are frozen, they will absolutely not rot.”

Dylan nodded slightly.

“Anyway, even if I don’t use them, I can always resell them in the future,” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. “What’s more, I possess an insectoid mother nest, so I’ll definitely find a way to control it! In my plan, I won’t remain at the Domain Lord-level for more than ten thousand years… Once I reach the pinnacle Universe Master-level, I will naturally find a way to control the insectoid mother nest.”

“Your Highness thinks far ahead,” Dylan said with a smile.

Luo Feng glanced at Dylan.

Previously, he had told Purple Lightning Marquis that he was buying them for an elder, but Dylan had been closely following him and was also from the same lineage as him, the Zhenyan King’s lineage! Most of the Immortal-level beings Luo Feng knew, Dylan probably knew too. Lying to Dylan… would surely be exposed later.

So, he simply admitted it directly.

Moreover, Dylan was ordered by Zhenyan King to protect him, and Dylan would report his every move to Zhenyan King.

Zhenyan King was his teacher.

Aside from crucial personal secrets that couldn’t be exposed, it was best not to deceive if possible.

“Thinking far ahead? To compete with the most pinnacle geniuses of humanity, how can one not think far ahead? If one only looks at the present, they will probably be surpassed in the future,” Luo Feng said with a faint smile. “For example, I have long since purchased soul-type secret arts and have already begun cultivating them, precisely so that when my cultivation is successful, I can control the insectoid mother nest.”

A glint flashed in Dylan’s eyes, and he smiled, nodding in praise: “Your Highness’s strategy is far-reaching, Dylan admires it. When Your Highness eventually possesses an insectoid mother nest and creates an insectoid Universe Master army… Tsk tsk, Your Highness, I’ll be looking forward to that day.”

“Haha…” Luo Feng laughed.

He had already mastered the third level of the Myriad Heart Soul Control Secret Art and controlled the insectoid mother nest. Once he obtained enough pinnacle Universe Master-level insectoid corpses, he could begin building his insectoid Universe Master army!

“With a Universe Master army in hand, I can venture into some dangerous places when exploring the universe at the Universe Master-level,” Luo Feng anticipated.

…

The Yunmo Star spaceship continued its journey through the dark universe.

…

In the ninth month after Luo Feng left Earth, in the Virtual Universe, Nine Star Bay on Heilong Mountain Island.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen sat around a table.

“I couldn’t reach you at all a while ago, Brother Hong,” Luo Feng picked up the teapot and poured tea into three cups. The amber tea flowed in a thin stream into the cups. “Did you perhaps turn off your network message reception?”

“Third Brother, don’t even mention Brother Hong. How many times have I tried to find you in these past hundred years?” Lei Shen, the bald man in white robes, quickly interjected. “Only when you returned to Nine Star Bay did we meet. Other times I looked for you, you also had your network message reception turned off. Brother Hong too! In this past century, I only failed to contact Brother Hong once. You two… are both busy!”

“Don’t talk about us.”

Luo Feng looked at Lei Shen, “Second Brother, it seems you haven’t been on Earth for the past two hundred years, yet you were supposed to be guarding Earth.”

Luo Feng and Lei Shen bantered for a while.

Hong, meanwhile, held his teacup, smiling as he watched them, gently sipping his tea.

“Brother Hong, Third Brother has been to the Golden Horn Clan’s homeland for the past century,” the bald Lei Shen in white robes said. “The Golden Horn Clan is a different race from us humans. However, they are considered a vassal of humanity. By the way, don’t spread the news that the Golden Horn Clan is a human vassal; it’s enough that we know.”

“Mm,” Hong nodded.

Luo Feng and Lei Shen exchanged glances.

Because of the incident with Ji Qing back then, Hong appeared calm on the surface, but his two brothers knew that Hong had indeed suffered a great blow. Later, Hong joined the elite training camp of the Giant Axe Martial Arena. After that… Luo Feng and Lei Shen, after initially being able to contact him, later lost contact completely.

Over a century, they had never been able to reach him.

“Brother Hong,” Luo Feng spoke.

“Hm?” Hong looked over.

“What have you been doing for the past century, Brother Hong?” Luo Feng asked.

“Chaos City!” Hong replied.

“Chaos City?” Luo Feng was stunned, and the bald Lei Shen next to him also widened his eyes.

Luo Feng had been to Chaos City, so Lei Shen also clearly understood the meaning of Chaos City… It was extremely difficult to enter Chaos City.

“Yes, after the Qiongyu Star incident, I went to the special elite training camp. During those years in the training camp, I distinguished myself and made significant progress. I was eventually absorbed into the core of the Giant Axe Martial Arena!” Hong said with a faint smile. “Being absorbed into the core, our batch of special elites also had the opportunity to cultivate in Chaos City in the Primal Universe. The cultivation time is the same as yours, Third Brother, equivalent to 100 years in the outside world. Just yesterday, I left the Primal Universe and am now heading to a Cosmic Secret Realm of the Giant Axe Martial Arena. I’m currently on a spaceship, consciously connected to the cosmic network, meeting with you two.”

“Damn,” Lei Shen’s eyes widened.

“Damn,” Luo Feng also uttered that single word.

Truly damn.

This Brother Hong was simply too low-key!

“Brother Hong, you’re too calm. Entering the core of the Giant Axe Martial Arena! In the entire Ganwu Universe Nation, even the genius battles might not select one person! Now you’ve entered the core of the Giant Axe Martial Arena, yet you told no one, and you’re still so calm. You didn’t even contact anyone during your century in Chaos City,” Lei Shen said, eyes wide.

“It was just some opportunities that allowed my cultivation path to progress faster and more steadily. What’s there to be proud of?” Hong said casually.

“You’re tough,” Lei Shen said, speechless.

“Brother Hong, are you perhaps mocking me, mocking me for being too proud?” Luo Feng looked at Hong.

“Haha…”

Hong laughed, “Alright, this is just a small matter. Moreover, the special elites from across the entire human territory of the universe, after selection, are only a small number of chosen individuals. Even entering the core is just the outermost layer of the core. It’s equivalent to the members of the Apocalypse Secret Realm in your Virtual Universe Company. It’s indeed nothing to be proud of. If one day I can enter the most core ‘Giant Axe Secret Realm’ and become a member of the Giant Axe Secret Realm, then I will definitely celebrate grandly.”

Luo Feng and Lei Shen exchanged smiles.

…

Traveling from the Milky Way Galaxy in the Ganwu Universe Nation to the distant Wulong Starfield was indeed a very long journey.

After a journey of one year and two months, Luo Feng and his companions finally arrived at the Wulong Starfield.