A Cold Shower

“Space Lock, it truly is a Space Lock. Good, good, good.” Luo Feng’s eyes blazed with fervor. “Space sealing! This is perfectly mastered Space Sealing.” Luo Feng was incredibly excited, fully aware of the Secret Pattern Weapon’s immense value. Space Law can be categorized into three main types: Teleportation, Strangulation, and Sealing. Each main category can be further subdivided into many smaller categories. One can gain recognition from Space Law by comprehending just one small sub-category. However, cultivating any of these three main categories to perfect mastery is exceedingly difficult. Those who can cultivate Teleportation, Strangulation, or Sealing to perfect mastery are typically at the peak King-level. A few high-level Kings can also achieve this. This is because it tests one’s comprehension of laws; some high-level Kings might be weaker in other aspects but possess superior law comprehension, allowing them to utilize such abilities. “With the Space Lock!” “Combined with my Shi Wu Wings… I, Luo Feng, truly possess the qualifications to stand before countless Immortals from billions of races.” Luo Feng felt a surge of exhilaration.

Luo Feng was so thrilled that his imagination ran wild. “Ah, right, I need to deactivate the Space Lock Arm. It’s constantly consuming energy. Oh, wait a moment, let’s make it a round 10 seconds, then deactivate!” Luo Feng quickly deactivated the Space Lock Arm, and the faint, illusory secret patterns that had been flickering within a 10,000-kilometer radius vanished. “I wonder how much energy it consumed,” Luo Feng checked. The energy slot of the Space Lock Arm displayed: ‘Energy remaining 98.9%’. “My heavens,” Luo Feng’s eyes widened. “Still 98.9% left? This… I only used it for 10 seconds, and at its minimum range. This is a Fire God Origin Crystal worth 200 million points. Is the energy consumption really that fast?” In just 10 seconds, 1.1% of the Fire God Origin Crystal was consumed. A single Fire God Origin Crystal is worth 200 million points, meaning those 10 seconds alone consumed 2.2 million points. Therefore, 60 seconds would consume 13.2 million points.

“13.2 million points consumed in just one minute?” “One minute consumes the entire fortune of a Marquis-level Immortal?” Luo Feng took a deep breath. He finally understood what it meant for the universe to be fair. For such a heaven-defying Secret Pattern Weapon, which doesn’t require cultivation or comprehension in a specific area, but merely energy to activate its space-sealing ability, if its energy consumption were any lower, it would be truly unbelievable. 13.2 million points per minute. “No wonder the ancestors of the native races on Yan Ji Continent left a message saying that this Space Lock Arm consumes an astonishing amount of energy and should only be used against true enemies or in life-or-death battles. Never use it casually. Yes… unless it’s a truly critical moment, I definitely can’t use it recklessly. This is simply a money pit!” Luo Feng shook his head inwardly.

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While Luo Feng was initially excited and exhilarated by obtaining the Secret Pattern Weapon, the exaggerated energy consumption was like a bucket of cold water poured over him, instantly sobering him up. “Don’t unleash the hawk until you see the rabbit!” “I absolutely won’t use this Secret Pattern Weapon unless it’s a crucial, important moment. Otherwise, I might not even break even.” Luo Feng muttered to himself. Despite this, he was still happy deep down. This Space Lock Arm was said to be worth far more than the combined wealth of the previous two World Rings, and it truly was valuable. It was an ultimate killing weapon that Immortal-level powerhouses, especially those specializing in Time Law, dreamed of. “I need to study this.” “Also, the other two World Rings, with their massive amount of treasures, how much are they worth?”

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The two World Rings, along with the treasures left behind by Cangjin King and others that Luo Feng acquired, all needed to be comprehensively cataloged. However, due to the sheer quantity and variety, Luo Feng and Babata painstakingly researched and meticulously studied them together in the study of the Yuxiang Mountain Primeval Region manor. Different items, sold through different methods, yielded different prices. Therefore, it wasn’t as simple as just looking up each item’s price and calculating the total. Moreover, some weapons, like those belonging to Cangjin King, were custom-made and couldn’t be found with accurate prices online.

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Through the Virtual Universe Network, through friends in Hong Alliance City, and through shops in Hong Alliance City, Luo Feng, as a personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord, utilized various channels. After a full seven days, he finally confirmed the approximate value of all the items. “The first World Ring, although the most expensive items were only for Sector Lords, was accumulated mountain by mountain, lake by lake, countless items piled up to form practically a continent… all totaled, it’s worth approximately 221 billion mixed yuan units.” “The second World Ring contained treasures used by Immortal Gods. The quantity was much smaller, but accumulated, it’s worth about 285 billion mixed yuan units.” “The third World Ring contained only one Secret Pattern Weapon. Secret Pattern Weapons are rare, and those existing within the human race are few and far between. There’s no accurate price for them. Such Secret Pattern Weapons… cannot be purchased with cash; they can only be exchanged for other precious treasures. Its value indeed far exceeds the combined total of the first two World Rings.” “The partial treasures accumulated by powerhouses like Cangjin King are worth approximately 53 billion mixed yuan units.” “Totaling everything up.” “A set of precious Secret Pattern Weapons and 560 billion mixed yuan units.” In the study of the Yuxiang Mountain Primeval Region.

Luo Feng, who was looking at the screen, and the fist-sized Babata, both stared blankly at the final calculated total value on the screen, then looked at each other. “Luo Feng, you’ve really struck it rich,” Babata blinked. “Haha…” Luo Feng grinned. Indeed. This harvest from the Sacrificial Tower finally gave Luo Feng a feeling of turning his fortunes around. Ever since becoming a personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord, he had interacted with several senior brothers, such as Golden Axe Venerable, whom he interacted with the most, and Guiyi Venerable and Evil Spear Venerable, whom he had only met. This had broadened Luo Feng’s horizons, and he had also looked up some information, knowing how astonishing the wealth of super powerhouses was. Ordinary Immortals typically had a net worth of around 10,000 mixed yuan units. Marquis-level Immortals had a total net worth of around 10 million mixed yuan units. King-level Immortals had a total net worth of approximately 10 billion mixed yuan units; this was the average for high-level Kings and peak King-level. Ultimate King-level powerhouses generally possessed hundreds of billions, or even close to a trillion, mixed yuan units. And powerhouses like Zhenyan King, who was invincible among Kings and comparable to the most ordinary Universe Venerables, typically had a net worth of several hundred billion or more. Of course— This was just a general description. In reality, powerhouses almost always converted their wealth into ‘spaceships,’ ‘plant life,’ ‘weapons,’ ‘treasures,’ and so on, with very little actual cash remaining. For Zhenyan King to easily exchange the upper part of ‘Beast God Seven Kills’ for Luo Feng, and to casually produce so much cash… was already astonishing. Before obtaining the Sacrificial Tower Treasure this time, Luo Feng himself couldn’t produce much cash. Moreover, as strength increases, especially for Universe Venerables, the treasures they need are very rare and hard to come by; many cannot be purchased with cash. They can only be ‘exchanged for other items’! For example, Luo Feng’s Secret Pattern Weapon simply couldn’t be bought anywhere. The net worth of powerhouses is almost entirely fixed assets. Luo Feng’s fixed assets were vast: Shi Wu Wings, Beast God Weapon, Secret Pattern Weapon, Inheritance Crystal… all fixed assets. And these precious treasures were not to be sold, because treasures could be converted into money, but money couldn’t necessarily be converted into sufficient treasures. For example, if Luo Feng urgently needed a certain treasure one day. But that treasure couldn’t be bought. Luo Feng could publicly declare: “I will exchange the Secret Pattern Weapon ‘Space Lock Arm’ for a certain treasure.” This would then easily succeed, as some super powerhouses who desperately wanted the Space Lock Arm for their disciples or descendants would be willing to acquire whatever treasure Luo Feng needed to trade with him. “The most precious treasures must be kept and preserved.” “As for those useless and common items, I should sell them off as soon as possible,” Luo Feng thought to himself. What suited him was best. And the treasures of other King-level powerhouses might not necessarily suit him.

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In the following days, Luo Feng began quietly and extensively processing these goods. For the massive quantity of items in the first World Ring, Hong Alliance City primarily dealt with King-level powerhouses, so these ordinary items couldn’t be sold there. With such a huge volume… those shops couldn’t acquire them either, so they could only be sold to the Virtual Universe Company. Fortunately, the Virtual Universe Company’s acquisition department showed respect to Luo Feng, a personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord, and dared not suppress the prices. “Sell!” “All the useless, common items, convert them all into cash.” Luo Feng worked hard, but his heart was filled with joy.

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Just as Luo Feng was selling off those treasures through various channels, one day, he suddenly received an email from a friend in Hong Alliance City. The email content was simple: “Yang, I heard you obtained the Sacrificial Tower Treasure on Yan Ji Continent?” “What?!” Luo Feng was startled when he saw the email. His human identity ‘Yang’ was a disguise. After all, it was widely known that Luo Feng was a personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord, and alien powerhouses across the universe were constantly searching for ‘Luo Feng.’ Luo Feng naturally dared not expose his true identity. The identity of ‘Yang’ had always been low-key, considered a very normal King-level powerhouse. But once linked to the Sacrificial Tower Treasure, many who coveted the treasure and considered ‘Yang’ to be insignificant and easy to deal with would cause immense trouble. If a powerhouse like Cangjin King had obtained the Sacrificial Tower Treasure, other Kings probably wouldn’t dare to provoke him. But ‘Yang’? Who was that? True treasures could only be possessed by those with strength. It would be strange if it didn’t incite a fight and plunder!

“Monar King, where are you?” Luo Feng immediately contacted Monar King.

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A moment later, in a restaurant in Hong Alliance City, Luo Feng and Monar King, a handsome and extraordinary powerhouse with a fox tail, quietly conversed in a private room. “Monar King, where did you hear the news that I obtained the Sacrificial Tower Treasure?” Luo Feng anxiously asked, “Which bastard is spreading this? Isn’t this just harming me?” “When I first heard this news, I was also startled. If this news is false, then the person spreading it is truly malicious,” Monar King smiled, shaking his head. “But the news is being spread too realistically, and it even includes an accurate cosmic coordinate: XXXXX… And there indeed is a Sacrificial Tower there. The news claims that you, Yang, obtained the treasure from that Sacrificial Tower! Moreover, many powerhouses on Yan Ji Continent have already gone to that Sacrificial Tower’s location to investigate, and now the news has spread like wildfire across the entire Yan Ji Continent… even some King-level powerhouses from Star Tower and other places have learned of it.” Luo Feng’s expression immediately turned grim. Coordinates? “Zizhong King!!!” Luo Feng was furious inwardly.