Sector Lord Ninth-tier

The Bain Asteroid Belt, a collection of celestial bodies orbiting a star, consists of 209 asteroids. The smallest is merely 1.2 kilometers in diameter, while the largest spans 898 kilometers.

The Yunmo Star Ship was slowly navigating through the asteroid belt.

“Scanning each asteroid,” Babata’s sharp voice echoed in the ship’s control room. “They’ve all been modified, filled with various technological weapons. The entire Bain Asteroid Belt is practically a mechanical fortress. Even the Cui Lang Empire’s interstellar fleet would be swept aside.”

“Quite cautious,” Luo Feng remarked, gazing at the distant asteroids.

“How else could they have reached this point without caution?” Dilun chuckled softly. “I have a feeling that judging Pan Xi this time won’t be as easy as the previous seventeen.”

“Oh?” Luo Feng raised an eyebrow.

The Yunmo Star Ship continued its journey, scanning each asteroid.

“Life signs detected!” Babata announced. “Asteroid No. 82 in the Bain Asteroid Belt, as marked on the star map.”

“Let’s go then,” Luo Feng ordered, his eyes gleaming.

...

It was the third-largest asteroid in the Bain Asteroid Belt by diameter. From the outside, it appeared ordinary, but as the Yunmo Star Ship approached, the entire asteroid suddenly began to tremble.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Three consecutive beams of light suddenly shot through space, targeting the Yunmo Star Ship. The Yunmo Star Ship, however, executed a lightning-fast dodge, allowing only one beam to graze it. The defensive energy shield on the ship’s surface merely rippled slightly, completely unharmed.

“Boom!” The Yunmo Star Ship also fired a beam of light, striking the distant asteroid.

Pang!

The asteroid, over 600 kilometers in diameter, instantly exploded, sending countless shattered rocks flying in all directions across space, revealing a dark purple, sword-shaped spaceship.

“An E9-class spaceship?” Luo Feng smiled, giving an order. “Babata, ram it!”

“Yes!”

Babata responded excitedly.

Immediately, the Yunmo Star Ship, a blood-red triangular vessel, accelerated rapidly, transforming into a streak of crimson light and charging directly towards the dark purple, sword-shaped spaceship. In terms of materials, energy systems, and internal power systems, the Yunmo Star Ship, modified by the Virtual Universe Company, undoubtedly surpassed its opponent.

“Boom!” “Boom!” The dark purple sword-shaped ship, in a panic, fired two more beams of light before attempting to accelerate and escape.

But in terms of acceleration performance...

Comparing this E9-class alloy ship to the Yunmo Star Ship was like comparing a tractor to a Ferrari in a drag race.

“Whoosh!”

Fast as lightning, there was no escaping.

The Yunmo Star Ship instantly collided with the dark purple sword-shaped vessel. The ‘sharp edge’ of the Yunmo Star Ship, reinforced with secret patterns, was even more terrifying than when Huyan Bo piloted it! It felt like a sharp battle blade slicing through a piece of wood. “Hiss!” After a slight pause, it directly cut the dark purple ship in half!

Crash!

The dark purple sword-shaped ship was split into two. The alloy at the cut points twisted, and the energy transmission system erupted with massive bursts of energy light.

“Who are you?” A figure flew out from the shattered ship, hovering amidst the wreckage, staring at the Yunmo Star Ship ahead.

Whoosh! The Yunmo Star Ship’s hatch opened.

Luo Feng and Dilun flew out.

...

Luo Feng and Dilun stood in space, observing the man before them. He was a lean, wiry man with eyes like a wild wolf, full of an aggressive aura. But upon seeing Luo Feng and Dilun appear, this aggressive, lean man instantly despaired.

“Immortal Gods, to think Immortal Gods came to capture me.” Pan Xi despaired, his eyes then filling with unwillingness as he stared at Luo Feng and Dilun. “I don’t seem to have provoked either of you, and my location in the Bain Asteroid Belt is a top secret. How did you two know? What grudge do you have against me?”

“Top secret?” Luo Feng chuckled.

Before the Virtual Universe Company, there was no such thing as a top secret. Simply checking Pan Xi’s frequently connected ‘spatial coordinates’ in the Virtual Universe Network was enough to pinpoint his location.

“Pan Xi, I am here by order of the Virtual Universe Company to judge your Fire Phoenix Group,” Luo Feng’s voice resonated grandly, transmitted directly through the cold vacuum of space via his mental force. “The other seventeen directors are already dead. You are the last one.”

“Virtual Universe Company?” Pan Xi’s eyes widened in horror.

Heavens!

When he first saw Luo Feng and Dilun, he still harbored many thoughts of escape. His previous expression of despair was merely an act; he hadn’t truly despaired. But upon hearing the name ‘Virtual Universe Company’… he felt utterly powerless! That was a super-organization that even numerous Cosmic Nations bowed to.

“No wonder I received no news even after seventeen directors of my Fire Phoenix Group were killed. So, it was the Virtual Universe Company that arranged the attack.” Pan Xi stared at Luo Feng and Dilun, sneering, “When did the high and mighty Virtual Universe Company start caring about a small fry like me, specifically targeting me?”

“Enough with the nonsense.”

Luo Feng said coldly, “You are the true leader of the Fire Phoenix Group, and you bear the greatest responsibility for all its actions. I officially declare… you, sentenced to death! I will execute it personally!”

“Execute it personally? A mere Domain Lord-level junior, do you really intend to kill me yourself, or… will you have that Immortal God beside you suppress me first, rendering me unable to resist, and then you make your move?” Pan Xi scoffed disdainfully. He had originally planned to use the Seventh Prince as leverage, but upon hearing the Virtual Universe Company’s name, Pan Xi knew… he had to fight for his life!

“I will do it myself,” Luo Feng stared at Pan Xi. “The Immortal God will absolutely not interfere.”

“Oh?” Pan Xi’s eyes lit up.

“Prepare to die!”

Luo Feng, with the dark golden long staff on his back, instantly unleashed countless golden lights that spread out, creating an infinite, vast world of sword energy. It enveloped an area of several hundred kilometers, and under the powerful control of his mental force… the oppressive force of this sword world was no less than a true Sector Lord’s world projection.

At the same time, Luo Feng, wielding his Blood Shadow Blade, instantly transformed into an afterimage and charged towards Pan Xi.

“Excellent, what an idiot! Engaging me in close combat with a battle blade? My chance has come! As long as I capture this arrogant fellow alive, making that Immortal God hesitant, I’ll have a chance to escape.” A cold glint flashed in Pan Xi’s eyes, and he immediately unleashed his own world projection.

Boom!

The sword world and the world projection began to collide.

“Ghost Shadow Seven Absolutes Blade – Burial!” Luo Feng directly unleashed the strongest move in his current blade technique, the ‘Burial’ move, imbued with the artistic conception of a sky-rending claw.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Both were using blades, their two worlds clashed, and their battle blades truly struck each other.

“Rumble~~” An irresistible force surged through.

“Ah!”

Luo Feng was utterly unable to resist. His right hand was instantly shattered with a bang, bones pulverized. The Blood Shadow Blade in his hand flew away. Simultaneously, the ‘mysterious combat armor’ latent beneath his skin and the Moyun Battle Armor formed by the Moyun Vine on his skin’s surface immediately blocked the impact.

Luo Feng was sent flying backward.

“Haha, still trying to escape?” Pan Xi’s face twisted into a ferocious grin as he violently waved his hand.

Whoosh!

Innumerable colorful vines shot out from his hand, instantly filling an area of several kilometers with various types of vines. These tough vines directly surged towards Luo Feng, attempting to entangle and envelop him entirely.

“Sector Lord Ninth-tier – Iron Vine Grass!” Luo Feng’s expression changed.

Iron Vine Grass.

A very common plant life. If the ‘Moyun Vine’ was a rare existence among plant life, then Iron Vine Grass was a dime a dozen, extremely cheap. Moreover, at the same rank and tier, Iron Vine Grass was far weaker than other plant lives, at most slightly better than humans of the same rank and tier.

Typically, Iron Vine Grass cultivated to ‘Star-level Ninth-tier’ was its limit.

Cultivating it to Universe-level was already rare.

To cultivate it to Domain Lord-level was pure luck!

And to cultivate it to Sector Lord Ninth-tier, that, that was simply a miracle!

Dilun, observing from a distance, also frowned.

“Moyun!” Luo Feng, severely injured in space, watched the countless vines rushing towards him and let out a low roar.

Immediately, vines shot out from his shoulders and waist. There were 216 of these greenish-blue vines, each instantly growing extremely long. The thick, tough main vines also had many branches and dense leaves. These main vines instantly coiled around the Iron Vine Grass.

Sector Lord Sixth-tier Moyun Vine against Sector Lord Ninth-tier Iron Vine Grass!

Iron Vine Grass was cheap.

Moyun Vine was rare and of extremely high grade, having cultivated 216 main vines. Even at Sector Lord Sixth-tier, it could kill ordinary human Sector Lord Ninth-tiers.

“Whoosh whoosh~~” The Moyun Vine and Iron Vine Grass spread out for tens of kilometers in space, battling each other. Without a doubt… the Moyun Vine held the upper hand.

“Hmph.”

From a distance, Pan Xi, protected by the core of the Iron Vine Grass, flashed a fierce glint in his eyes. He pointed his left hand at Luo Feng, and instantly, blood-red leaf vines shot out. Almost immediately, the outer perimeter of the Iron Vine Grass and Moyun Vine was entangled by a large number of red leaf vines. At the same time, vibrant blood-red flowers appeared in space, one after another. Each of these enchanting blood-red flowers was over a kilometer in diameter, and within them, one could faintly discern black, chilling teeth.

Sector Lord Ninth-tier – Shaluo Flower!

If Iron Vine Grass was common and cheap, a low-grade plant life, then the Shaluo Flower was an existence no weaker than the Moyun Vine. The Moyun Vine was famous for its ‘devouring’ and ‘cellular vitality,’ while the Shaluo Flower was a peculiar plant that loved to devour flesh-and-blood creatures, renowned for its strong attack power and devouring capabilities.

If classified by Earth’s methods, the Shaluo Flower could be considered a type of carnivorous plant.

“A Sector Lord Ninth-tier Shaluo Flower?” Luo Feng’s expression changed drastically. “How can he cultivate two Sector Lord Ninth-tier plant lives?”

“Ah~~”

The piercing cries of the Shaluo Flowers emanated from the vibrant blooms.

The vivid flowers instantly enveloped Luo Feng, pressing in to devour him. The gaping, blood-red mouths within each giant flower gnashed their teeth with a clicking sound, and faint drool could be seen dripping from them.