The Harbor

The distance steadily closed.

"Luo Feng, don't take unnecessary risks, don't let the treasure cloud your judgment," Babata urgently transmitted. "This is the extraterrestrial battlefield. While taking risks might lead to treasure, whether you face this squad or Mechanical Race enemies, your detector is inferior to theirs. You're at a disadvantage! If you take that risk... you could very well lose your life."

Luo Feng clearly sensed that point continuously drawing closer.

56.39 million kilometers... 50 million kilometers...

The closer it got, the stronger the calling sensation throughout his body. If his willpower wasn't strong enough, the sheer instinctual urge would drive him to madly rush forward and seize the treasure.

"Go!" Luo Feng gritted his teeth, transmitting his order. "Leave immediately, head to the warp point."

"Yes!" Babata exclaimed excitedly.

Whoosh! The previously stationary spaceship suddenly accelerated, and moments later, it was flying at sub-light speed in the outer space of the Yan Ji Continent.

This scene made the black-armored youth pursuing them frown.

"Your Highness, the target has activated and reached sub-light speed. Its trajectory completely bypasses us. If we pursue, given our comparable speeds, we can only try to close the distance through angles. It will likely take a very long time to catch up, assuming they don't know we're pursuing them," a subordinate said.

The black-armored youth shook his head. "Consider that human lucky. Abandon this target. There are plenty of other powerful alien beings on the Yan Ji Continent."

"Understood."

The sword-shaped spaceship began to decelerate and turn, continuing on its original course.

And so... the two spaceships gradually moved further apart.

...

Luo Feng sat in the control room, gripping his Blood Shadow Battle Blade, gently stroking it. He murmured, "A moment's impatience can ruin a great plan, and haste makes waste. I need to stay calm... Right now, my detector is inferior to theirs, and my strongest combat power is unusable. Moreover, I know nothing about them, only that anyone capable of using such a detector is clearly a powerful opponent with a significant background."

"If I fight now, I probably won't win."

"I might even bring disaster upon myself."

Luo Feng shook his head.

"Endure."

"He's already arrived at the Yan Ji Continent, and judging by his direction, he's clearly heading deeper into it, intending to explore. Even maintaining sub-light speed from this position to the warp point will take over three months... and I'll be back from the military base within four months."

"Unless he's foolish enough to return immediately after arriving at the Yan Ji Continent."

"Otherwise... when I return from the military base, I'll still be able to find him," Luo Feng confirmed.

Everyone who comes to the Yan Ji Continent, as long as they don't perish, will explore for at least several centuries, or even over ten millennia.

The opponent's spaceship just arrived at the Yan Ji Continent after a difficult journey, and now, judging by its flight path, it's clearly heading deeper into the Yan Ji Continent... The Yan Ji Continent is vast and boundless; once deep inside, it would take years just to fly a full circuit and return.

"I can sense him even from a great distance."

"When I return, I'll still be able to clearly sense his location."

"Alright, back to the military base."

...

Though unwilling, he could only endure. Everything would wait until his return from the military base before taking action.

...

From the Yan Ji Continent, he flew all the way to the warp point, then warped through the dark universe, and finally warped back to the original universe to head for Military Base No. 026.

This took over three months.

"The military base."

The saucer-shaped spaceship was like a grain of sand, while the military base resembled a colossal planet.

Luo Feng gazed at the military base in the distance.

A monstrous war machine, millions of kilometers in diameter, far larger than the Sun, a peak 'AAA Divine Base.' Its magnificent, colorful energy shield cycled with power, and its numerous, seemingly ancient and crude cannon muzzles, adorned with intricate and bizarre law runes, sent shivers down Luo Feng's spine even now.

A war machine existing as a work of art!

"Beep!"

"Soldier Luo Feng, your spaceship will now be controlled by the military base. Resistance is forbidden. If you resist, you will be attacked by the base, and you will bear full responsibility for the consequences."

As the spaceship approached the Divine Base, its control was forcibly seized.

Whoosh! The spaceship was guided into one of the military base's entry points, then flew along a circular corridor for a long time before finally entering a grand hall.

Luo Feng had returned to his nest.

...

"Welcome, soldier." A human attendant in a silver uniform smiled, greeting Luo Feng as he stepped out of the hatch. "Do you choose to retire, or to rest within the base?"

"Rest." Luo Feng waved his hand, storing his spaceship into his World Ring.

"Please follow me," the attendant said with a smile.

Luo Feng followed.

The attendant spoke as they walked. "As a free soldier, you don't need to follow the military's assignments. You can choose when to fight and when to rest as you please. You can choose to lead troops or not, but... it's quite rare to venture into the extraterrestrial battlefield alone."

"I don't like crowds," Luo Feng glanced at him.

The attendant smiled faintly, and both of them transformed into two streaks of light, flying, and soon arrived at an area tens of thousands of kilometers away.

"At the end of the left corridor is the entertainment district, where you'll find restaurants, gathering places, and other recreational facilities. Straight ahead are the residences for you free soldiers. Free soldiers receive much better treatment than those on active duty," the attendant said with a smile. "Your randomly assigned residence should have a number; you can move in directly according to that. As for entertainment... you can head left. If you wish to go out to battle, simply follow the path you came in through."

Luo Feng nodded.

"Then I won't disturb you." The attendant was very polite and then departed.

Luo Feng, meanwhile, looked into the distance ahead.

"Truly impressive," Luo Feng praised.

Ahead, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, were mountains, rivers, forests, as well as snow and deserts. These were the top-tier residences within the military base, like vacationing on a planet. For a military base millions of kilometers in diameter, creating this much space was easy.

Luo Feng's residence was on an island in the center of a lake.

"Soldier Luo Feng, this island is your private property. During your stay, no one else is permitted to enter the island."

The beautiful island became Luo Feng's private domain.

Luo Feng walked along the soft sandy beach, quite satisfied.

"Hey!" A shout came from a distance.

Luo Feng turned to look. On a distant island, an Immortal human expert, clad in a loose robe and covered in green fur, stood barefoot on the beach. Though far apart, both could see the grains of sand around the other. The green-furred human smiled and said, "My name is Kutuo. Welcome to the neighborhood."

"My name is Yang," Luo Feng replied with a smile.

"Yang, are you Marquis-level pinnacle, or King-level?" Kutuo from the distant island asked with a laugh.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng wondered, "Why do you ask that?"

"Haha... This free territory is for free soldiers to reside in, but the residences vary. Some are ordinary land-based dwellings, while slightly higher-tier ones are comfortable villas with larger plots. However, the most top-tier residences, like those that grant exclusive ownership of an island or a mountain peak, usually require extremely high military merits to qualify, and are generally for King-level experts... but I sense your aura, it feels like Marquis-level pinnacle."

Luo Feng couldn't help but laugh.

"That's right."

He had primarily accumulated military merits through his Golden Horn Behemoth clone, so he had indeed earned a considerable amount with high efficiency. The residence he was assigned... was also one typically for King-level experts. However, after his Earthling true body merged with the Shi Wu Wings, the aura he consciously released was indeed only comparable to a Marquis-level pinnacle.

"You could say I'm barely King-level," Luo Feng said. "But I don't have a title yet."

"Haha... it seems you've made some advancements in the extraterrestrial battlefield. My title is 'Roaring Bright King,' Kutuo," the green-furred man on the distant island laughed.

"Nice to meet you. I have some matters to attend to. Once I'm done, let's grab a drink at the restaurant," Luo Feng said with a smile.

"Alright," the green-furred man replied with a smile.

Such is the way of the strong; they typically associate with those of equal power. And within the military base's arrangements, powerful individuals naturally receive special treatment.

Luo Feng then entered his residence.

It was a residence with a distinct charm. The island itself covered approximately 1.2 square kilometers, featuring several one- and two-story ancient wooden buildings. Around these ancient structures were old carvings and various oddly shaped, azure blue pools.

"A great place for a vacation." Luo Feng retracted his armor into his body, donned a pair of shorts, and directly leaped into the warm swimming pool.

Lying in the pool, he felt incredibly comfortable.

"Time to examine the spoils of war."

...

Within the inner world of the World Ring.

Demon Killer Luo Feng, clad in black, stood before the tall, cracked pyramid-shaped spaceship.

"That Mechanical Race expert was so wealthy, yet this spaceship must have been his lifeline, otherwise, he wouldn't have put a bounty on me and pursued me so relentlessly."

Black-Clad Luo Feng entered the corridor of the pyramid-shaped spaceship directly through a cracked fissure, then proceeded along a winding corridor, meticulously inspecting each cabin.

"Babata," Black-Clad Luo Feng called out. With a wave of his hand, robots appeared out of thin air in the corridor.

"Arrange for a thorough study of this spaceship," Black-Clad Luo Feng ordered.

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

One of the robots replied, and the numerous robots immediately dispersed. Meanwhile, Black-Clad Luo Feng... stood before a short G-level mechanical puppet. This was the only G-level mechanical puppet in the entire pyramid-shaped spaceship. However, it had been bombarded by a million-strong Insectoid King Legion, and while its body wasn't completely destroyed, its internal energy core had been utterly shattered by the impact. After all, even a Golden Horn Behemoth would be finished if hit like that, let alone a mere mechanical puppet.

"This G-level mechanical puppet, just its metal body alone, is worth a lot of money," Black-Clad Luo Feng muttered.

Immediately, his World Power swept over it, checking all the items on the mechanical puppet, and soon discovered a World Ring.

"It should be the ring containing the mechanical puppet army."