The Call

Under the call of that seemingly invisible magnetic field, Luo Feng's entire skin tingled, and all his deep-seated cells, including bones and internal organs, were boiling. This call made Luo Feng's whole body tremble, as if desperately shouting to him—"Come, come quickly, come here!"

"Your Highness Luo Feng, which direction should we head? There are many garbage mountains around here," one of the black-skinned, white-robed attendants inquired.

"That way!"

Luo Feng pointed towards a distant garbage mountain.

"Understood!"

The two white-robed attendants respectfully acknowledged, then manipulated their World Energy to envelop Luo Feng. The three transformed into a streak of light and swiftly flew towards the distant, majestic garbage mountain. What appeared close was actually an immense distance away. They flew at a speed of 100,000 kilometers per second for over three hours before reaching the mountain.

"Your Highness can enter the garbage mountain to search for treasures. We two will wait here. Please call us when you are finished," the black-skinned, white-robed attendant said respectfully.

"Hmm?"

Luo Feng frowned. He felt the intensity of the call hadn't significantly increased. He immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the garbage mountain... The garbage mountain was similar in size to a super-large planet, likely hundreds of thousands of kilometers in diameter. He flew around it for a little less than half a circle, reaching the back of the mountain.

Luo Feng stood with his back to the garbage mountain, gazing at the distant starry sky.

"It's still in that direction. The object calling me isn't in this garbage mountain; it's still further away!" Luo Feng looked suspiciously into the distance. The distant starry sky was filled with an abundance of goods, and in the incredibly far distance, he could vaguely make out another garbage mountain... Luo Feng couldn't confirm at this moment if the mysterious item calling him was in that specific garbage mountain!

In any case!

It was in that general direction.

...

Swoosh!

Luo Feng flew back to the two white-robed attendants.

"Has Your Highness finished your treasure hunt?" The two looked at Luo Feng in astonishment. That was too fast, wasn't it?

"I don't wish to search for treasures in this garbage mountain." Luo Feng shook his head, pointing into the far distance. "Let's continue in that direction. I want to find a garbage mountain I like based on my intuition."

"These peerless geniuses certainly have strange temperaments. Finding things based on intuition... He just said it was this garbage mountain, and now he wants to change his mind. Truly! But then again, Longjue King arranged for him," the two peak Realm Lord guides muttered inwardly, yet on the surface, they remained respectful and enthusiastic: "Yes, Your Highness Luo Feng."

World Energy was released, once again enveloping Luo Feng, and the three transformed into streaks of light, flying towards the distance.

They flew continuously...

They flew past one garbage mountain, but the call was still not emanating from it, so they continued onward...

They flew past one garbage mountain after another, for a full 16 days. The two guides secretly grumbled about how difficult this genius was, being so picky about choosing a garbage mountain. But they dared not disobey. Since it was Longjue King's command, they had to diligently carry it out, so they could only keep flying.

"Boom~~~" As they circled the current garbage mountain, the incredibly strong call caused Luo Feng's blood flow to surge, every cell boiling, reaching a point of near frenzy.

"This is it!"

"I want to search for treasures here!" Luo Feng said after flying back to the two white-robed attendants.

The two white-robed attendants exchanged glances, secretly sighing in relief. Heavens, His Highness Luo Feng had finally decided on a garbage mountain. They had been flying continuously for 16 days, maintaining a speed of 100,000 kilometers per second. Was it easy for them?

"We two will await Your Highness here," the black-skinned, white-robed attendant said.

"Understood."

Luo Feng could no longer hold back and flew directly into the interior of the garbage mountain.

Watching Luo Feng rapidly approach the garbage mountain, becoming a small black dot, and disappearing into the massive mountain, the two white-robed attendants finally relaxed. They stretched their limbs, and the other green-skinned, white-robed attendant remarked, "We're unlucky this time. Finding one garbage mountain was such a hassle. I guess the next one will be just as troublesome."

"Let's just take the time to relax. I'm going to play a virtual game." The black-skinned, white-robed attendant stood in the void, then split a wisp of his consciousness to connect to the Virtual Universe network and began playing a virtual game.

...

Luo Feng was gradually drilling deeper into the garbage mountain. The entire mountain, hundreds of thousands of kilometers in diameter, was piled with all sorts of even decayed debris. Luo Feng burrowed like an armadillo.

"Closer."

"Closer."

The closer he got, the stronger Luo Feng felt the intense call, his entire body boiling.

After drilling another tens of thousands of kilometers deep, Luo Feng frowned in confusion. He felt numerous chaotic calls—some from the front-left, some from the front-right, some directly ahead. There were over a dozen calls, varying in intensity.

There were actually over a dozen calls!

"It seems there's more than one item." Luo Feng paused briefly, then chose the direction of the strongest call and flew towards it. At the same time, his invisible Mental Force forcibly pushed aside the massive amount of debris and garbage, clearing a path. After advancing about 30,000 kilometers, Luo Feng finally stopped.

Ahead, a fragment of armor hung suspended, all other surrounding items pushed away by Luo Feng's Mental Force.

Waves of calls emanated from this armor fragment.

Armor fragment?

"What is this?" Luo Feng stared intently. This armor fragment was about the size of a regular book cover, entirely black, and simply floated there.

Luo Feng cautiously approached.

When Luo Feng got within about five meters, the previously suspended, inanimate armor fragment suddenly seemed to come alive. The entire fragment wriggled, then shot towards Luo Feng with lightning speed, instantly latching onto his right hand, directly touching his skin as if trying to burrow into his body.

"Hiss!" A layer of green film immediately appeared on Luo Feng's right hand—it was the Moyun Combat Suit.

It firmly isolated the black armor fragment.

"Hmm?"

Luo Feng tried to use his Mental Force to push the armor fragment away, but was astonished to find... the fragment desperately tried to cling to his skin. His Mental Force alone couldn't resist the fragment's power! Immediately, a very thin vine extended from his finger—one of the 216 main Moyun Teng vines.

This slender green vine instantly wrapped around the armor fragment, its tendrils tightly enveloping it.

The armor fragment struggled desperately to resist.

But it was firmly controlled by this single Moyun Teng.

"What exactly is this? At first glance, it's inanimate, but when I get close, it tries to burrow into my skin." Luo Feng frowned in thought. "And it can emit a mysterious call. Clearly... others in the Wulong Starfield shouldn't be able to sense this call. If they could, they would have followed it to discover this item, and even if they didn't know its secrets, they would have taken it."

Billions of years!

He saw many decayed and rotten items, clearly indicating that the items piled deep within this garbage mountain had a long history. Many people had also "treasure hunted" in the Wulong Starfield, yet no one had taken this item.

"Strange."

"Why am I receiving the call? Why can't others feel it?"

Luo Feng frowned. "I'm not that much more special than others. Is it the 'Xueluo Power'? No, there must be many who have fused Xueluo Crystals in the Virtual Universe Company. Could it be due to the incomplete nameless secret technique he cultivated from the mysterious metal plate found on Earth? Or is it because of the Earthling genes?"

The reason was unclear, but Luo Feng didn't dare let this thing casually merge with his body. If it brought benefits, that would be fine, but if it caused major trouble, he would regret it too late.

"Understood."

Luo Feng flipped his hand, taking out the silver-white World Ring. This was given by Longjue King. The inner world was 100,000 kilometers in length, width, and height. The items he carried from the garbage mountain could at most fill that World Ring; carrying more was forbidden. And the monitoring system of the Wulong Starfield could detect the volume of all items.

The volume of items Luo Feng took would be calculated by the system. Once the cumulative volume reached 100,000 kilometers in length, width, and height, it would naturally be recorded.

"Let the Core temporarily stay in this inner world. Even if something happens to my Earthling true body, at worst, I can just condense another body." Luo Feng flipped his hand, and a black stone appeared in his palm. This was the stone formed by his Demon Killer Clan clone, and it contained his Core.

With a thought, he threw this stone into the silver-white World Ring.

This World Ring had already been recognized by Luo Feng with his mental imprint during his previous treasure hunt.

"Alright, the Core has entered the World Ring." Luo Feng looked at the black armor fragment in front of him. "Come."

The vine quickly released the black armor fragment. The moment it was released, the black armor fragment immediately rushed towards Luo Feng's finger. Upon touching the skin of his finger, it transformed into a black liquid and rapidly merged into Luo Feng's skin. As soon as it merged, Luo Feng sensed some basic information from this mysterious black armor fragment.

"How could it be so miraculous?" Luo Feng thought, and a layer of black armor immediately appeared on his arm. This black armor... had the same area as the original black armor fragment.

This black armor could change, shrink, or expand, but its maximum size was just that of the fragment. Its coverage was similar to the protective range of a bracer.

"Such immense power."

Luo Feng felt his right arm possessed incredibly powerful strength. A single punch's power was enough to rival that of a Ninth-tier Realm Lord. This power was granted by the black armor after it attached itself. Although this power was bestowed by the black armor, it felt completely integrated with Luo Feng.

Unlike the power of the Moyun Teng, which only the Moyun Teng itself could exert.

This armor... was entirely subservient to Luo Feng!

"Just a single fragment, and it rivals the power of a Ninth-tier Realm Lord?" Luo Feng was shocked. Without further delay, he immediately went to search for the other dozen or so sources of the call.

...

Swoosh!

Luo Feng burrowed through the garbage mountain, searching for one item after another. They were all armor fragments. After searching for a while, he collected all these special items within the garbage mountain.

"Including the one I found initially, there are a total of 18 black armor fragments and 1 silver armor fragment." Luo Feng had stripped himself bare. Naked, the 18 black armor fragments completely merged into his body. The black liquid formed by these 18 fragments could form a protective armor of maximum size... a black vest.

But this black vest, the power it granted Luo Feng!

It rivaled the combat power of over 20 Ninth-tier Realm Lords.

"What exactly are these black armor fragments?" Luo Feng looked at the black vest on his body, deeply shaken. "They actually grant me such immense power! And this is clearly still a broken black armor... As for the silver armor!"

Luo Feng looked at a palm-sized silver armor fragment in his palm.

Luo Feng had already tried: only by forcing all the black armor fragments out of his body could he then merge with the silver armor fragment. A mere palm-sized silver armor fragment gave Luo Feng power equivalent to five ordinary peak Realm Lords.

"The silver armor's effect is ten times that of the black armor, clearly indicating a higher tier."

"However!"

"The two are clearly incompatible," Luo Feng mused.

The naked Luo Feng stood deep within the garbage mountain, looking at the black armor fragments forced out of his body and the silver bracer on his arm, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.