Hong Alliance?

Signing the contract naturally meant adhering to its terms. The Giant Axe Martial Arena naturally wouldn't bother Luo Feng again. The Virtual Universe Company, operating with extreme efficiency, immediately dispatched a large contingent via God Kingdom teleportation to Earth. They promptly began constructing a Floating City and also erected a Divine Temple on the outskirts of the Solar System, a temple whose sheer size rivaled the Sun itself. Super-beings were clearly stationed within this Divine Temple, given Earth's immense importance. 'The Virtual Universe Company truly kept its promise, not interfering with the lives of Earth's native inhabitants.' Luo Feng observed everything. ... Luo Feng, quietly residing on Earth, was actually awaiting the 'Highest Score Mission.' The first stage of the mission, concerning the Fire Phoenix Group, involved Luo Feng in endless slaughter... the final completion rate remained unconfirmed. Five days later. 'Luo Feng, mail, mail!' Babata's voice echoed in Luo Feng's sea of consciousness. Luo Feng, who was having tea with his younger brother Luo Hua in the courtyard, immediately split a sliver of his consciousness to connect to the Virtual Universe Network. ... In Luo Feng's manor within the Yuxiang Mountain Primeval Region of the Virtual Universe. Inside the study. As Luo Feng settled into his chair at the desk, Babata on his shoulder cheered, 'It's mail from the Virtual Universe Company! The subject line clearly indicates it's about the Highest Score Mission!' 'Mm.' Luo Feng gently tapped the screen, opening the email. The email read— 'You have completed the first stage of the Highest Score Mission. After evaluation by all members, Luo Feng, your final completion rate for the first stage is 82%, earning you 82,000 points, and you are qualified to proceed to the second stage.' 'Commentary: The mission itself was for you, Luo Feng, to judge the eighteen directors of the Fire Phoenix Group, not their subordinate guards or the corrupt guests of the Fire Phoenix Group. However, you engaged in widespread slaughter, killing over a million individuals. This clearly indicates a bloodthirsty nature. Based on your methods, using claw techniques and blade arts in close combat, you showed no psychological discomfort even after killing over a million, and your eyes barely changed... You inherently enjoy slaughter, the thrill of close-quarters combat, which is extremely dangerous. Humanity is not inherently a bloodthirsty race; although the human population is vast, those who are truly bloodthirsty and enjoy killing are exceedingly rare.' 'Bloodthirsty races are also a minority in the universe.' 'However!' 'Given that your slaughter, Luo Feng, was executed with extreme calm, clearly distinguishing who deserved to die and who didn't. To be able to make accurate judgments even after killing over a million, without your eyes being clouded by blood... it's clear you are not controlled by slaughter, and it hasn't affected your true nature in the slightest.' 'Combining these two aspects, although you are prone to slaughter, we still grant you an 82% completion rate!' Luo Feng smiled immediately after reading the email. An 82% completion rate? That was dangerous; the entire Highest Score Mission almost ended right there. The commentary did make some sense. That's right. The mission had only instructed him to judge the eighteen directors of the Fire Phoenix Group, yet he had cleanly eliminated everyone he deemed deserving of death, including many corrupt guests and their subordinates. 'According to this commentary, the only reason I passed was my extreme calm and my true nature remaining unaffected by the slaughter.' Luo Feng chuckled. Although the commentary made sense, even if he were to do it again, the outcome would be the same. Luo Feng would absolutely not change his way of doing things because of these comments. Those scumbags and trash were the parasites of humanity. Completely rotten to the core! If he didn't see it, so be it. But if he did, execution was the natural course! 'I'll just do things my way, and whatever points I get, I get,' Luo Feng thought to himself. 'I don't want to change myself to cater to their ideas.' 'Beep!' A new email notification suddenly appeared on the screen, but Babata immediately exclaimed, 'It's the email for the second stage of the mission!' Luo Feng raised an eyebrow and simultaneously opened the new email. The subject of the new email was 'Highest Score Mission Second Stage.' Content— 'This is the second stage of the Highest Score Mission.' 'Mission Background: Within the territory of the Gulun Cosmic Nation, there exists a powerful King-level Undying God, 'Blood Demon King.' The Blood Demon King is a lone wolf, reclusive by nature, and not a member of the five major powers. He controls a starfield within the Gulun Cosmic Nation's territory—the Duotuo Starfield. The Duotuo Starfield is his exclusive domain, completely under his control. Because he is an important member of the Hong Alliance, his territory is independent of the Gulun Cosmic Nation, and the Gulun Cosmic Nation has no jurisdiction over this starfield.' Luo Feng was immediately drawn to two words after reading the mission background. Hong Alliance! 'Hong Alliance?' Luo Feng muttered, his brow slightly furrowed. 'It says the Blood Demon King is reclusive and a lone wolf, yet also an important member of the Hong Alliance.' 'It's simple,' Babata on his shoulder mused, 'it means the Hong Alliance is a very loose organization, with not many demands on its internal members; it's just a loose alliance, which is why lone wolves would join. However, the requirements to join this Hong Alliance must be very strict. I followed your teacher for so many years, and at least your teacher never even heard of the Hong Alliance, which indicates your teacher didn't meet the threshold for joining.' Luo Feng nodded slightly. At the same time, he recalled when he was in one of the core inheritance palaces within Demonic Sound Mountain. Two Undying Gods had also arrived at that core, and Luo Feng remembered their conversation clearly— 'Huh, how come out of 32 inheritance palaces, only 8 are empty? Everyone else is receiving inheritance?' 'Hmm? That's strange. The message from within the Hong Alliance stated 9 were empty. Well, never mind, there are only two of us anyway. Whether it's 8 or 9, it's enough for us.' That simple conversation between the two Undying Gods had immediately piqued Luo Feng's curiosity. The inheritance slots for the Demonic Sound General were clearly extremely precious. Later, his teacher, Zhenyan King, confirmed this in their discussion... he had inadvertently taken Meng Cang King's slot! A slot that even King-level Undying Gods valued immensely... it wasn't decided by the Virtual Universe Company, nor by the Giant Axe Martial Arena, but by this unheard-of Hong Alliance. Luo Feng had a feeling. The Hong Alliance's influence was immense! 'It truly is powerful.' 'A lone wolf, simply because he's an important member of the Hong Alliance, can control a starfield territory that's independent of a Cosmic Nation. It's completely a nation within a nation.' Luo Feng marveled. In reality, even the Ganwu Universe Nation, while having vassal states like the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and territories granted to some Undying Gods, still maintained jurisdiction over them. But the Ganwu Universe Nation still retained administrative power over its subordinates. ... Amazed by this mysterious Hong Alliance, Luo Feng's heart was filled with curiosity. He even searched for 'Hong Alliance' information online, gently tapping the screen to begin his search. 'Beep.' Search complete. The screen was blank. 'Damn, my authority is high enough, yet I can't find any information about the Hong Alliance. Its information access is set so high... what exactly is its origin?' Luo Feng wondered, then immediately searched for information on the Blood Demon King. 'Beep!' A piece of information immediately appeared on the screen. Luo Feng clicked it open and saw. The information read—'Blood Demon King, true name 'Duotuo,' is inherently unruly but possesses incredibly formidable strength, making him exceptionally powerful even among King-level Undying Gods. He has long been stationed in his territory, the Duotuo Starfield. A total of 363 Undying Gods have pledged allegiance to him, forming a relatively powerful independent force within the Gulun Cosmic Nation.' This information didn't mention the Hong Alliance, but it did mention his subordinate Undying Gods. ... Luo Feng sat at his desk, pondering the information about the Blood Demon King and the Hong Alliance. However, with so little data, he could only conclude... the Blood Demon King was arrogant but a member of the Hong Alliance, and this Hong Alliance now seemed... incredibly formidable. Even the internal inheritance slots of Demonic Sound Mountain were decided by the Hong Alliance. Luo Feng shook his head and continued reading the email, delving into the mission details. 'Mission Content: Within the Duotuo Starfield controlled by the Blood Demon King, there is an extremely cruel selection called the Blood Demon Trial. This selection is secretly referred to as the 'Blood Demon Purgatory' by the people of the Duotuo Starfield. This trial is held in every one of the tens of thousands of star systems within the Duotuo Starfield, though the intervals between each holding are quite long. In one month, the 'Mengya Star System' and 'Weili Star System' of the Duotuo Starfield will simultaneously hold the Blood Demon Trial.' 'The Mengya Star System will conduct a high-end Blood Demon Trial: One million Star-level humans will be captured and placed on a mineral planet, where they will be forced to kill each other until only 10 survivors remain, at which point the trial stops. Those 10 survivors will be absorbed by the 'Blood Demon Star.' 'The Weili Star System will conduct a low-end Blood Demon Trial: Ten billion Planet-level humans will be captured and placed on a mineral planet, where they will be forced to kill each other until only 100 survivors remain, at which point the trial stops. Those final 100 survivors will be absorbed by the 'Blood Demon Star.' Because the death rate is extremely high. Only 100 out of 10 billion people survive, or only 10 out of 1 million Star-level individuals... This incredibly high death rate makes the people of the entire Duotuo Starfield deeply fear the Blood Demon Trial. However, the entire Duotuo Starfield is under high-pressure rule, and all technology has been abolished, leading to many planets having no spacecraft, or even basic technological tools. The Duotuo Starfield is a giant cage. However, apart from the Blood Demon Trial, the Blood Demon King is quite benevolent towards his countless life planets. Because the number of people killed is not large, it hasn't crossed any bottom lines, so he cannot be openly challenged.' 'Mission Requirements: The Blood Demon Trials in the Mengya Star System and Weili Star System will be held simultaneously. However, they are in separate star systems, in two different locations... Luo Feng, even with your Undying Guard's God Kingdom teleportation, you will only have time to go to one of the star systems to rescue.' 'Your mission is—' 'Stop the Blood Demon Trial and rescue the trial participants, placing them into your World Ring.' 'As for which star system to choose for the rescue, you decide! Please remember, once you begin the mission, you must activate the Virtual Universe Network transmission to send all mission details to the Virtual Universe.' 'Billions of lives hang in your balance...' 'Luo Feng, you decide!' 'If the final mission completion rate reaches 80%, the third stage of the mission will unlock. If the completion rate is below 80%, the Highest Score Mission will end here.' ... The email content wasn't long, but it made Luo Feng's expression change. Two locations holding Blood Demon Trials simultaneously, and he could only choose one to save. Which one to choose?