Chain Treasure Chest

A black flying saucer soared above the Yanji Continent. Inside the control room, Luo Feng poured two glasses of fruit wine.

“Yechen King, Huci King.”

“Though I wished to save you, I was powerless,” Luo Feng murmured softly. “The universe is perilous; the strong fall, and the stronger survive. I hope to see you again in the distant future.”

“My teachers, Zhenyan King and Chaos City Lord, both told me that dangers lurk everywhere in the universe, and one must always be cautious. The most important message Yunmo Star Master Huyan Bo left for me through Babata was to always hold reverence for the universe and never be arrogant,” Luo Feng sighed softly. “These are lessons learned from countless setbacks.”

“I once thought… a King-tier peak expert would be absolutely safe on the Yanji Continent.”

“I once thought… a King-tier limit expert would be absolutely safe across the entire Outer Battlefield.”

“I once thought… having instant movement would make it difficult to perish.”

“But the truth is, within just one sacrificial tower on the Yanji Continent, Yechen King, Huci King, Ice Blade, Cangjin King… all perished, even King-tier limit experts,” Luo Feng mused. “And Cangjin King was even killed by Zizhong King, who was weaker than him. One truly cannot afford the slightest carelessness.”

The outcome of a battle depends on many factors.

The special environment of the sacrificial tower, which prevented instant movement and detection, led to such heavy losses. If the battle had taken place in the skies above the Yanji Continent, Cangjin King, who cultivated the law of time, would have been unable to stop those skilled in instant movement from escaping. If he couldn't win, he would have fled long ago.

“Alas—”

“This is the universe, and this was just a small sacrificial tower on the Yanji Continent. Countless cosmic secret realms and dangerous places are far more perilous,” Luo Feng thought to himself.

“No matter when, always remain vigilant, and never be arrogant. If you can obtain such a treasure and fortuitous encounter, perhaps a genius from another race might also have a treasure or encounter, or even something more formidable.”

In this battle, four King-tier experts perished!

How tragic!

It also served as a stark awakening for Luo Feng, making him wary of becoming too complacent. After acquiring the ‘Slaying Wu Wings,’ along with ‘King Armor’ and ‘General Armor,’ Luo Feng had become somewhat overly proud and confident. As the esteemed Chaos City Lord had observed… in his view, Luo Feng’s encounters were truly quite ordinary.

King Armor and General Armor were merely external aids, and their utility would diminish significantly as Luo Feng’s own strength increased.

“Hmm?”

“Call request?” Luo Feng frowned.

…

In the Virtual Universe, within a bar in Hong Alliance City, Luo Feng and another human were drinking and chatting in a corner.

“Tianchen, why the urgent call?” Luo Feng looked at the human before him. This was Tianchen King, one of the many friends he had made over the years. Tianchen King and Yechen King had grown up in the same era, both core disciples of the Giant Axe Martial Arena. They had been rivals, and through their competition, a deep friendship had formed.

“Yang, Yechen King is dead,” Tianchen King, with his long eyebrows and sharp demeanor, sighed. “Before he died, he left me a message, saying that the alien Cangjin King killed him. He died on the Yanji Continent, and including him, there were only three human King-tier experts on the Yanji Continent. You were also on the Yanji Continent and were his friend. Do you know the details?”

“Yes, he died, at the hands of Cangjin King,” Luo Feng sighed. “He was ultimately forced to self-detonate by Cangjin King.”

“Cangjin King, who?” Tianchen King pressed.

Although Cangjin King was quite famous on the Yanji Continent, he was, after all, an alien, a powerful expert from an alien race within the Machine Race faction… Tianchen King naturally didn't know him. Even among the more than three million King-tier experts from various races in the Hong Alliance, Tianchen King only knew a fraction; many were strangers to him.

“Cangjin King also died,” Luo Feng said.

“Uh…” Tianchen King paused, then nodded. “Never mind. Venturing through the universe, walking on the edge of life and death, death is inevitable. Come, drink with me.”

“Alright.” Luo Feng drank with Tianchen King.

Luo Feng didn't want to say too much about this matter. His grudge with Zizhong King was destined to be resolved one day, and he didn't want Tianchen King to get involved. Both he and Zizhong King possessed powerful treasures and strong life-saving abilities. Moreover, although Zizhong King didn't get the sacrificial tower's main treasure, he still obtained nearly half of the other numerous treasures apart from the Chain Treasure Chest.

Those vast treasures represented immense wealth.

Zizhong King could completely purchase Fire God Origin Crystals and other treasures to enhance his strength.

“The next battle will likely be even more dangerous.”

“Zizhong King has, after all, killed King-tier limit experts.” Luo Feng dared not be careless in the slightest. He didn't know… Zizhong King, including Cangjin King, had actually killed two King-tier limit experts.

“I must find a way, a solution to deal with Zizhong King.”

Zizhong King regarded Luo Feng as an opponent and was trying to kill him. Luo Feng was likewise devising a plan to deal with Zizhong King.

…

Within a world in his world ring, the Demon Killer Clan clone and the Golden Horned Beast clone appeared.

“The sacrificial tower treasure.” Black-clothed Luo Feng looked at the ‘Chain Treasure Chest’ amidst the vast array of treasures in the distance.

“All those other treasures combined are far inferior to this Chain Treasure Chest,” Black-clothed Luo Feng thought. “The protection alone cost hundreds of millions of mixed elemental units, so the treasure within must be astonishing. Hmm, let’s see if the Demon Killer Clan clone can transform into a Yanji Continent native, trick the sensing system, and open this chest.”

“If it doesn’t work, then I’ll have to make the arduous trip back to the Original Universe’s ‘Chaos City’ to see my teacher, Chaos City Lord, and ask for his help in opening it.”

Luo Feng estimated that even Zhenyan King would find it difficult to open this Chain Treasure Chest.

But for Chaos City Lord, it would certainly be very easy.

Although he didn't want to trouble his teacher, Chaos City Lord, for the sacrificial tower treasure, it was marginally worth asking him this one time. For Chaos City Lord, it would just be a casual opening.

“Let’s try.”

“Transform!”

Black-clothed Luo Feng instantly transformed into a stream of air, then condensed into the form of a six-armed Yanji Continent native. There were some remains in the residential area of the sacrificial tower, specifically the bones of some peak Sector Lord experts from the Yanji Continent natives. Bones are the toughest part of the body; for example, one of Yunmo Star Master Huyan Bo’s disciples, tens of thousands of years later, still had perfectly preserved golden bones.

Peak Sector Lords already possess strong bodies, and their bones are the strongest part.

Compared to the flesh of an Immortal, a Sector Lord’s bones are quite similar… so while muscles decay, bones can persist for a very long time. Luo Feng, intending to deceive the treasure chest through transformation, naturally carried a piece of bone, using its genetic information to directly simulate and transform into the native’s bone structure.

“Talent Secret Technique—Replication!”

The aura of the Demon Killer Yanji native changed, becoming the aura of Qiu Chika.

After all, Qiu Chika was the only living Yanji native expert Luo Feng had ever seen. As for the deceased Yanji natives… Luo Feng wasn't sure if replicating the aura of the dead would be effective; he felt it wouldn't be as effective as replicating a living one.

“Token.” The Demon Killer Yanji native flipped his hand, producing a token. Luo Feng’s spiritual imprint was already in the token; his three clones shared the same soul imprint, so it was naturally bound to him. The token directly merged into his body.

“Everything is ready.”

“Genes, aura, token—all are in place. Now, I just don’t know if it can open this treasure chest.” Demon Killer Luo Feng walked up to the Chain Treasure Chest.

The 12 chains were still connected to some metal fragments, all binding the treasure chest. Mysterious sacrificial patterns adorned the chest. Demon Killer Luo Feng took a deep breath and gently placed his right hand on the chest.

“Beep!”

The sensing system inside the treasure chest began identification.

“It must succeed, it must succeed,” Demon Killer Luo Feng silently hoped, nervously. Although he could ask Chaos City Lord for help, deep down, Luo Feng would absolutely not ask his teacher if he could avoid it. He preferred to rely on himself as much as possible. If there was truly no other way, he couldn't just let such a treasure go to waste, so asking then wouldn't be too late.

“I wonder how advanced this treasure chest’s sensing system is. I hope it can open.”

…

Actually, the sensing system’s identification wasn’t as exaggerated as Luo Feng imagined. It only sensed two things: the token and the life aura! As for genetic structure… different life forms indeed possess different genetic structures, but there are many ways to fake genetic samples.

‘Life aura’ is different. Different life forms contain different auras, and different races have entirely distinct auras.

Humans, though individually varied in aura, collectively share a similar aura, belonging to one type.

For example, ‘humans’ and ‘insectoids’ clearly have vastly different auras, and life aura is fundamentally impossible to imitate, except for the extremely rare ‘talent secret techniques’ possessed by a very small number of unique races in the universe. What are talent secret techniques? They are special abilities directly bestowed by the universe, some of which cannot be acquired through cultivation.

“Beep.”

Life aura… confirmed!

Token… confirmed!

“Snap!” The previously locked lid of the treasure chest automatically sprang open.

“Hahahaha…” The nervously waiting Demon Killer Luo Feng immediately broke into a smile and quickly opened the lid.

Inside the chest were three world rings.

His world power swept over them, confirming that all three world rings were ownerless.

“Let’s check them one by one.” Luo Feng picked up the three world rings and began to examine them. His world power permeated the first world ring… The world contained within this ring was vast and boundless. He saw towering metal mountains, lakes formed from countless rare liquids, and E-grade spacecraft… densely packed like swarms of locusts.

All items were in immense quantities.

“Holy cow.”

“This, this, this…” Luo Feng was utterly stunned.

Luo Feng then picked up the second and third world rings to examine them.

“Heavens.”

“This time… I’m truly rich.”

“A racial treasure. Even during the peak of the Yanji Continent native race, this treasure must have accounted for a significant portion of their wealth, right?” Luo Feng was completely overwhelmed by the enormous treasure. Little did he know… those Universe Masters, knowing their end was near, had primarily distributed all their personal treasures among the 100 true inheritance sacrificial towers.

This was one percent of the entire Yanji Continent native race’s wealth!