Two Years

"My True Form, Heaven and Earth!" The Golden Horned Beast let out a low roar and immediately activated the True Form of Heaven and Earth secret technique. Its colossal body, over 1200 kilometers long including its tail, began to shrink continuously. The shrinking speed was incredibly fast; in the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a Golden Horned Beast just over a hundred kilometers in size. Because its bone density, muscle density, scale armor density, and so on, had all surged, the Golden Horned Beast's body became even more formidable. Meanwhile, the extremely thin layer of black carapace integrated into each scale and sharp claw, its power also flowed within the Golden Horned Beast's body. It was an incredibly savage and potent force! "Just as I expected," Black-Clad Luo Feng said, standing on the vast grassland beneath the colossal Golden Horned Beast, looking up. "The Golden Horned Beast had already pushed the Combat Armor to its limit earlier. Even after activating the 'True Form of Heaven and Earth,' the power unleashed by the Combat Armor remained at approximately 1000 times the peak power of a Sector Lord. This mysterious Combat Armor's limit should be 1000 times a Sector Lord's power." "Hmm." "But it's already incredibly heaven-defying. 1000 times a Sector Lord's power, purely from a strength perspective... it should be comparable to a formidable Immortal General," Black-Clad Luo Feng muttered. Luo Feng had previously fought against that Flame Immortal God with his Golden Horned Beast clone, giving him a general understanding of an Immortal God's strength— That Flame Immortal God was a very ordinary Immortal God; its pure Immortal God Body strength was estimated to be around 100 times the peak state of a Sector Lord. When the Golden Horned Beast unleashed its power back then, it was at 330 times the peak state of a Sector Lord. However, the Flame Immortal God, after all, wielded a complete Law of Origin for fire. While Luo Feng also grasped a trace of the Beast God's artistic conception, it was still very shallow... his comprehension of laws was, after all, still too brief. Compared to an Immortal God who truly mastered a complete law, the gap was considerable. The disparity in laws meant he had to rely on raw power to overwhelm his opponent, which was why they were evenly matched! An ordinary Immortal God, when unleashing power combined with Immortal God Power, reaches 100 times the peak of a Sector Lord in terms of strength! An Immortal General at its peak, approaching the level of a Marquis-level Immortal... should be 1000 times the peak of a Sector Lord! Black-Clad Luo Feng stood on the grassland, stroking his chin in thought: "A Marquis-level Immortal at its peak, approaching the King-level, should have a pure Immortal God Body strength of 10,000 times the peak of a Sector Lord. And a King-level Immortal at its peak... by this calculation, its Immortal God Body, when fully unleashed, should reach 100,000 times the peak of a Sector Lord." Luo Feng knew quite a bit about Gods; although his inherited memories contained very little about Immortal Gods, his status as a member of the Primal Secret Region alone granted him access to a wealth of information. At the 'Immortal God' stage, the disparity in strength is astonishing. The Immortal God Body alone shows a huge difference, as Immortal Gods continuously temper their 'God Body' over long ages; achieving the 'undying body' state is the pursuit of many Immortal Gods. As strength increases, the Immortal God Body continuously improves and strengthens... reaching the level of Zhenyan King, the Immortal God Body alone is incomparably formidable. Combined with laws, they truly possess the qualifications to traverse the cosmos. "100 to 1000 times the peak of a Sector Lord is an ordinary Immortal." "1000 to 10,000 times the peak of a Sector Lord is a Marquis-level Immortal." "10,000 to 100,000 times the peak of a Sector Lord is a King-level Immortal," Luo Feng muttered. "This is merely my deduction and speculation, but judging from the various pieces of information I've gathered, the accuracy of these deductions should exceed 60%." Luo Feng's mental calculation speed was astonishing, and his logical reasoning was naturally high. Combined with the vast amount of data accessible through the Virtual Universe Company's network, his interactions with his teacher Zhenyan King, his contact with Dilun, and his personal battle with the Flame Immortal God, he ultimately arrived at this deduction. Of course, the above only refers to the most basic divine power outburst, which is foundational. Laws, on the other hand, belong to technique. King-level, Marquis-level, and Immortal General—these three tiers have significant differences, whether in terms of the most fundamental 'Immortal God Body' or in terms of laws. This is why the disparity in strength is so astonishing. "If my deduction is correct, an early-stage King-level Immortal, with a pure Immortal God Body outburst, would only have one to two tens of thousands of times the peak power of a Sector Lord," Luo Feng mused. "And I have a million Sector Lord army; once they combine their attacks... quantitative change will lead to qualitative change. Even an early-stage King-level Immortal would likely have to evade if they encountered my Sector Lord army." Having obtained this mysterious Combat Armor, Luo Feng was overjoyed. After leaving this garbage mountain, he continued his search for other carapace fragments. In the Dark Universe, a standard spacecraft was in flight. In the spacecraft's control room, two white-robed individuals stood obediently, though their occasional glances at Luo Feng held a hint of helplessness. "Stop here," Luo Feng commanded, full of vigor. "Head to the nearest docking bay." "Your Highness, we cannot stop now," the black-skinned white-robed man said in a low voice. "Hmm?" Luo Feng turned his head, looking at the white-robed man with confusion. Both white-robed individuals looked at Luo Feng. "What's going on?" Luo Feng frowned, asking. The green-skinned black-robed man beside him bowed respectfully, then slowly said: "Your Highness Luo Feng, we have accompanied you in treasure hunting among the garbage mountains of the Wulong Starfield for a full year! The maximum time for scavenging in the garbage mountains is always one year." "Ah." Luo Feng was startled. "Expired?" "We have just received an order from the Wulong Starfield management system, instructing us to escort Your Highness Luo Feng away." The green-skinned black-robed man spoke slowly, but his weariness was undeniable. How could they not be tired? For an entire year, the two of them had barely rested. Luo Feng's search for garbage mountains seemed purely based on intuition; sometimes he would have them fly continuously for ten or twenty days, then suddenly stop to scavenge in a certain garbage mountain, only to spend less than half an hour inside before heading to an even more distant one. They hadn't had a proper rest in a year. They had never encountered such a demanding guest before. "Oh, so the time is up," Luo Feng nodded. "Then let's return." The two white-robed individuals exchanged glances. Finally, freedom! "By the way, you should also have a garbage mountain scavenging service here, right?" Luo Feng frowned. "I chatted with Longjue King before, and he mentioned that besides receiving a scavenging world ring as a bonus for purchasing goods, one could also come to scavenge independently. It seemed like 1 Yuan for a small world ring, 10 Yuan for a medium world ring, and 100 Yuan for a large world ring. And scavenging time could be purchased separately... for 1 year, 10 years, or 100 years?" The two white-robed individuals' expressions changed dramatically. Yes, there was a scavenging service. It was purely because garbage mountains offered little profit, and the cost of processing them was not small. So, they simply created this scavenging service, allowing many who wanted to try their luck to 'consume the garbage mountains' and even earn extra money. Why not? "Garbage mountain scavenging service?" "Uh—" The black-skinned white-robed man's face darkened further. "Yes, there is." They dared not lie. "Oh." Luo Feng smiled and nodded. "Later, I'll specifically purchase a world ring and 'scavenging time.' You two are indeed very diligent in your work. When I go scavenging again, I'd like to ask for your help in guiding me again, if that's possible?" The two white-robed individuals' hearts trembled. These days of constant high-speed flight with no rest, were they to continue? For 1 year? 10 years? 100 years? This was thousands of times harder than their usual supervisory work. "Hahaha..." Luo Feng burst into hearty laughter. "Just kidding. Maintaining such a high-speed flight of 100,000 kilometers per second for almost an entire year, anyone would be exhausted. I'll arrange for different guides next time." The two white-robed individuals immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Your Highness Luo Feng." They both bowed, feeling a little ashamed. "Humans aren't machines, after all. You don't need to say more," Luo Feng said with a smile. During this year, Luo Feng obtained a total of 132 black carapace fragments, 7 silver carapace fragments, and 1 shattered blade. Among these, 116 black carapace fragments combined to form a complete set of Combat Armor. On average, he obtained about 11 black carapace fragments and half a silver carapace fragment each month. "The Golden Horned Beast has a set of Combat Armor, so my Earthling true body also needs one," Luo Feng thought. Luo Feng purchased a medium world ring and another year of scavenging duration. The Wulong Starfield management naturally arranged two different guides. "Luo Feng, you are currently at the Domain Lord stage, which is a crucial period for cultivation." Longjue King looked at Luo Feng. He had originally come to see Luo Feng off, knowing his scavenging period was up, but hadn't expected Luo Feng to continue scavenging. "Scavenging in garbage mountains is just for fun; don't spend too much time on it." "I understand," Luo Feng said with a smile, nodding. "If you find anything significant, be sure to tell me. If you scavenge any valuable items, I'll help you sell them for an extremely high price," Longjue King said. "Definitely." After a brief conversation with Longjue King, Luo Feng, accompanied by two new guides, re-entered the Wulong Starfield to continue scavenging in the garbage mountains. Luo Feng had thoroughly studied the Combat Armor. This armor was incredibly miraculous; it inherently contained power, but its normal energy consumption drew from the 'host's' body. Therefore, the host's body had to be strong enough to unleash the armor's full combat power. Besides this, the Combat Armor's material possessed the effect of hindering ethereal 'thought power' and 'world power,' meaning mental attacks would likely lose ninety percent of their potency when trying to penetrate this layer of armor. As for whether ethereal 'Immortal Power,' or the soul attacks of Immortal Gods, would be hindered... Luo Feng was temporarily unsure. Luo Feng was not a God, so he couldn't test this. "To unleash the Combat Armor's full combat power, one needs the physical constitution of a peak Sector Lord," Luo Feng mused. "Clearly, this Combat Armor was meant for peak Sector Lord-level beings. A Sector Lord wearing this set of Combat Armor would be capable of fighting an ordinary Immortal God. However... the soul attacks of Immortal Gods are generally irresistible to peak Sector Lords, so this battle armor likely also has an effect that weakens soul attacks. Only then could a peak Sector Lord, wearing this Combat Armor, truly rival an ordinary Immortal God." Luo Feng sighed inwardly. "Which mysterious race created this mysterious battle armor? Just this 'Combat Armor' alone is so exaggerated. What about battle armor composed of the higher-grade 'silver carapace' material? This was definitely a terrifying race! From this, it was clear... one absolutely could not underestimate any race capable of surviving in the cosmos. Humans are a peak race; presumably, humanity also possesses some trump cards, but my status is still relatively low, so I'm unaware of many of them," Luo Feng thought. In the blink of an eye, another year of scavenging in the garbage mountains passed, and Luo Feng finally decided it was time to leave the Wulong Starfield and return to Earth.