Unexpected Treasure

Jiujian King and Death Spirit King both looked at Ci Weika.

“Ci Weika,” Death Spirit King said solemnly, “Though I’m reluctant to admit it, we simply cannot kill Silverwing King with his current strength and his allies from the human faction.”

“Indeed,” Jiujian King nodded.

“Damn it,” Ci Weika gritted his teeth, filled with unwillingness.

If his ‘Nine Absolutes Divine Kingdom’ had been intact, he could have completely entangled and trapped Silverwing King, preventing his escape. Furthermore, the Nine Absolutes Divine Kingdom contained a forbidden attack mode. When Ci Weika fought the Golden Horn Behemoth, he had hesitated whether to use this forbidden mode.

Because the forbidden attack came at too high a cost—a single use cost 1 billion Yulan units. Of course, he had to hesitate.

How much would it cost to simply invite a peak King-tier expert for help?

That hesitation…

Was too late.

Later, the Golden Horn Behemoth, relying on its insectoid army, launched its strongest combined attack while the entire Nine Absolutes Divine Kingdom was accumulating energy, actually destroying one of its motherships. This instantly made Ci Weika furious.

“Death Spirit King, Jiujian King,” Ci Weika looked at the two, sending a mental message to appease them, “This was my mistake. Since we can’t deal with Silverwing King for now, let’s temporarily give up. As for you two, you’ve both expended considerable effort on this matter, and Death Spirit King even rushed back from the Star Tower. I will naturally compensate you both.”

Jiujian King and Death Spirit King’s expressions softened slightly.

They had been busy for so long, and now that there was no hope of dealing with Silverwing King, they no longer expected the high compensation initially discussed. But at the very least, they deserved some payment for their troubles.

…

In the Mechanical Race’s Virtual Universe.

After appeasing Death Spirit King and Jiujian King, Ci Weika went to his residence, sitting on an alloy chair and viewing messages on a screen.

“The plan has a 99% chance of killing Silverwing King,” Ci Weika’s face showed a pained struggle, “But, but this would almost deplete all my cash. Is it worth it? I could simply humble myself and ask my master to re-forge the ninth mothership for me. Even re-forging it… would only cost a few billion Yulan units.”

“This plan, however, would almost drain my cash reserves.”

Ci Weika struggled internally.

This time, to appease Jiujian King and Death Spirit King, he only gave each 200 million Yulan units as compensation. With no achievement, this thank-you gift was already quite generous. This indicated that Ci Weika’s expenses in pursuing Luo Feng so far were not that large, only a few hundred million Yulan units. But this new plan was outrageously expensive.

“Never mind,” he thought.

“Anyway, if I buy it and don’t use it, I can always sell it later.”

“Even if it’s not for dealing with Silverwing King, it’ll be a trump card in my hand.” Ci Weika gritted his teeth, “I’ll buy it.”

Immediately, Ci Weika began to place the order.

The Mechanical Race tends to rely on various mechanical weapons for combat. So, as long as one is rich enough to buy sufficiently powerful weapons, they can certainly deal with strong opponents. In fact… with immense wealth to purchase an SSS-tier divine base, even a Universe Master would be helpless against it. A single attack… would guarantee the death of a peak King-tier expert.

Such was the allure of mechanical weapons.

And likewise… their exorbitant cost.

…

On the endless ice plain of Yan Ji Continent.

Silverwing King and Star Illusion King appeared out of thin air deep within the endless ice plain, amidst the boundless icy water.

“Star Illusion King, thank you for your help,” Silverwing King’s deep, rumbling voice echoed.

“I didn’t do much, merely used teleportation,” Star Illusion King’s voice was gentle, her hazy wings gently fluttering, her enchanting figure appearing and disappearing. She chuckled softly, “To witness Silverwing King’s ultimate technique of flying through spatial fragments firsthand was an unexpected bonus.”

“By the way, Silverwing King, judging by your flying technique and your mastery in this area, you should have comprehended teleportation, shouldn’t you?” Star Illusion King inquired.

“I’ve comprehended parts of ‘teleportation’ and ‘space shredding.’ Combining the two forms my unique flying technique. My energy has been spent on this. However, in the future… I will quickly fully comprehend teleportation,” Silverwing King replied.

“Oh?”

Star Illusion King was surprised, and at the same time, admired him, “Combining parts of teleportation and space shredding to create a unique flying technique? Truly admirable.”

Space laws can indeed be broadly divided into three main categories: teleportation, space shredding, and space lockdown. Each major category is further divided into numerous subcategories. For example, ‘teleportation’ can be subdivided into ‘teleportation of inanimate objects,’ ‘spatial resonance,’ ‘merging with the void,’ and many other subcategories… Only by mastering all of them can one truly possess the ability to teleport.

This is merely one way of categorization.

Just as humans can be divided into men and women, they can also be divided into infants, children, teenagers, adults, and the elderly. According to different concepts… there are indeed many classification methods, as all classifications combined form the complete ‘space law,’ and various classifications can naturally be integrated.

“You praise me too much,” Golden Horn Behemoth said in a low voice.

“It’s the truth. Among all the King-tier experts I’ve seen, Silverwing King, your instantaneous flying speed is undoubtedly the best,” Star Illusion King quickly affirmed.

“Thank you,” Golden Horn Behemoth showed no pride, for he knew that his explanation was merely fabricated. As someone with considerable achievements in space laws, he could naturally concoct a suitable explanation. His true flying ability… relied on the universe supreme treasure, the Shi Wu Wings.

…

After bidding farewell to Star Illusion King, Luo Feng transformed back into his Earthling body and quickly flew in his spaceship above the endless ice plain, preparing to find a new lair.

While flying in the spaceship.

Luo Feng couldn’t contain his curiosity, excitement, and eagerness. He instructed his Demon Killer Clan clone and Golden Horn Behemoth clone to begin studying the treasures obtained from the black-armored youth.

…

Within a world inside a World Ring.

Black-Clad Luo Feng and Golden Horn Behemoth both appeared there. Black-Clad Luo Feng held two World Rings, spoils of war obtained from the black-armored youth of the Nascent Race.

“What kind of heavy treasure could make my Earthling body and Golden Horn Behemoth clone feel such a powerful summons, making every cell in their bodies tremble with excitement?” Black-Clad Luo Feng held one of the World Rings that emitted an astonishing summons. Beside him, the Golden Horn Behemoth directly permeated it with mental force.

Boom!

The black-armored youth had long since died, and the life imprint on the World Ring was like water without a source, already extremely fragile. It shattered instantly, allowing mental force to penetrate.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~~

A large amount of loot was directly moved by the Golden Horn Behemoth, all at once, onto the ground.

“It’s this!” Following the strong summoning sensation from the Golden Horn Behemoth clone, Black-Clad Luo Feng reached out and directly grabbed the item.

It was a palm-sized, entirely black object, incredibly light, cool, and smooth to the touch, like caressing jade.

This…

Was exactly the same material and similar in size to the black metal plate Luo Feng had discovered on Earth years ago. To be precise, it was slightly larger.

“A second black metal plate,” Black-Clad Luo Feng held his breath, “It’s actually this!”

He could sense the Soldier Armor and General Armor.

He could obtain that heaven-defying secret art, the Nameless Manual, which had no equivalent in humanity’s treasure vaults.

All because of this black metal plate!

This was the foundation of the inheritance.

“No wonder the summons to my body far exceeded that of the Soldier Armor and General Armor,” Luo Feng mused. “In fact, the material of this metal plate alone… is far more miraculous than any G-grade metal material I know.”

“It should contain the Nameless Manual. I hope it has the content for the second stage,” Luo Feng anticipated.

The Nameless Manual was divided into nine stages.

The black metal plate obtained on Earth previously only allowed Luo Feng to learn the first stage.

However, this second black metal plate might not necessarily contain the second stage. Anything was possible; it could be the seventh or eighth stage. In that case, without cultivating the intermediate stages, it would be impossible to cultivate the later ones. It had to be one stage after another. Just like that Nascent Race youth… even if he obtained the black metal plate, he couldn’t cultivate it without the content of the first stage.

“Ooh!”

The Golden Horn Behemoth let out a low growl, lowered its head, and directly permeated the black metal plate with its mental force.

“My child!” A voice permeated Luo Feng’s consciousness, just like his previous encounter when examining the first black metal plate. The same voice, followed by an endless illusion. However, Luo Feng’s willpower was clearly much stronger than it had been back then.

He quickly endured it.

Then, just like last time, a large amount of textual information merged into the Golden Horn Behemoth’s mental force, providing it with extensive data.

This time, the information was more extensive than before, totaling 59,103 Yan God Clan characters.

The content this time primarily covered the second, fifth, and partially the seventh stages.

Of these, the second and fifth stages completely filled in the previous gaps, while the seventh stage only added over three thousand characters, far from complete.

Now—

The nine stages of the Nameless Manual:

First stage: Complete.

Second stage: Complete.

Third stage: Incomplete.

Fourth stage: Incomplete.

Fifth stage: Complete.

…

The remaining four stages were all incomplete.

“Hahaha, this is just what I needed, like a pillow delivered when one is sleepy! I always felt that the physical strength of my Earthling body and Golden Horn Behemoth wasn’t enough, and now I’ve obtained this second black metal plate. The second stage is even complete, so I can start cultivating it immediately!” Black-Clad Luo Feng exclaimed excitedly from the side.

“Ooh!!!” The Golden Horn Behemoth roared excitedly, throwing its head back.

Excitement and thrill!

This was a breakthrough beyond the original genetic limits. Luo Feng had never even heard of such an ultimate technique, apart from this Nameless Manual. With Luo Feng’s status and authority among humans, he had access to countless secret arts, even some created by overlords like Chaos City Lord, yet he had never seen anything like this… a secret art that should have been eradicated by the universe’s fundamental laws and shouldn’t exist.

“Cultivating the second stage will probably take some time,” Black-Clad Luo Feng muttered to himself. “Back then, the first stage took my Earthling body three months and the Golden Horn Behemoth 29 years. This second stage will also take time to master. There’s no rush to cultivate it now. Let’s see what other treasures this Nascent Race youth has.”

“To have obtained a black metal plate, he must have had great fortune. To be able to use time suspension at the beginner King-tier level, someone with such great fortune might have other treasures.”

After carefully putting away the second black metal plate.

He began a thorough and extensive search of all the items left behind by the black-armored youth.