Rumors

When Luo Feng learned about the email from Monar King, he already suspected it was likely related to Purple Bell King. Now, hearing that even the 'Sacrificial Tower Coordinates' were made public, he had no doubt left. It was almost certainly Purple Bell King, especially considering Purple Bell King's vengeful and insane personality. “Purple Bell King, I haven't even come for you yet, and you're already provoking me,” Luo Feng thought with a hidden hatred. “It seems you want to put me to death!” “Bold,” Luo Feng mused. “You're truly bold, not fearing that I'll reveal you possess the purple ancient bell.” In fact, after Purple Bell King left the Sacrificial Tower and returned to his lair, a careful thought made him realize something: assuming Human Yang had no means to deal with him, if he couldn't obtain the purple bell, then Human Yang certainly wouldn't give up. Spreading the news that 'Purple Bell King' possessed a mysterious purple bell was highly probable. Since Human Yang would be fanning the flames behind the scenes, forcing him out as soon as possible and killing Human Yang was the most logical course of action. If Human 'Yang' wanted to kill Purple Bell King and seize the ancient bell, he naturally wouldn't publicize the information that Purple Bell King possessed it. But this... would mean Human Yang posed an even greater threat, daring to harbor ambitions of seizing his treasure, and thus needed to be eliminated even sooner. In either scenario, Purple Bell King had to strike first! “Ruthless,” Luo Feng thought. “You're truly ruthless. I originally planned to wait until my strength grew further before dealing with you. But since you've issued a challenge now... then let's fight!” Killing intent permeated Luo Feng's heart. “Good people are bullied, good horses are ridden. Everyone takes my 'Yang' identity's low profile as a sign of being easy to bully. Then I must find an opportunity... to fiercely display my power and strike fear into the hearts of some ambitious individuals.” Constantly fighting to deal with greedy individuals was foolish. The best method was to achieve a truly bloody and insane feat, proving his strength and deterring other powerhouses. Once those powerhouses realized 'Yang's' strength was formidable and dangerous, no one would naturally dare to provoke Luo Feng again. Without enmity, and with Luo Feng's immense strength, they wouldn't target him just because he possessed treasures. After all, in the cosmos, there were countless peak King-level powerhouses who possessed immense wealth and treasures. As long as one's strength matched... no one would dare to provoke them. Monar King looked at Luo Feng and softly asked, “Yang, are you alright?” “I'm fine, I was just wondering who was spreading rumors to cause trouble for me,” Luo Feng said with a cold smile. “It seems to be one of those who have a mortal grudge against me.” “If anything happens, just summon us. We human powerhouses aren't to be trifled with,” Monar King added. “You can invite some human powerhouses, and other allies from the human faction... at worst, it's war. What's there to fear?” “Mm,” Luo Feng nodded slightly. “Monar King, thank you for telling me this news. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known the enemy was at my doorstep,” Luo Feng quickly said. “Ah, it's not your fault. This news spread most widely among the alien races first, and then reached our human faction. As soon as I learned of it, I immediately came to find you,” Monar King explained. Luo Feng nodded, “This matter is quite troublesome. I'll head back first and carefully consider how to deal with it.” “Go,” Monar King reminded him. “Be careful. The Outer Battlefield is teeming with various alien races. When dealing with those greedy aliens, you must be ruthless from the start. Make them feel pain, instill fear in them, and they won't dare to act recklessly. If you don't hit them hard enough, more and more aliens will likely try to get involved.” “I understand,” Luo Feng nodded. It seemed... a massacre was in order! Yan Ji Continent. “The news is true. Some King-level powerhouses have collectively forced their way into the Sacrificial Tower and searched it thoroughly,” said the slightly taller of two mechanical beings sitting opposite each other, his tone solemn. “They discovered a complete G-grade metal treasure chamber and a damaged G-grade treasure chamber inside the Sacrificial Tower, and all the treasures were taken!” “A treasure chamber made of G-grade metal?” the shorter mechanical being exclaimed in surprise. “It seems there really was treasure.” “Currently, on Yan Ji Continent, many alien powerhouses are investigating information about Human 'Yang' through various means, but so far, they haven't found him,” the taller mechanical being said hoarsely. “Once that human is found, it will be time for battle and slaughter. At that point, many alien races will likely get involved.” “Patz,” the shorter mechanical being grinned, “Are you going?” “Haha, this human is weak, probably just a newly crowned King. How could he be qualified to possess such a treasure? Yes, of course I'm going,” the taller mechanical being replied. “We'll team up, and the treasures we get will be split half and half.” “Deal!” These two mechanical beings thus formed an alliance. On Yan Ji Continent, King-level powerhouses were usually quite leisurely; battles between Kings rarely reached a life-or-death stage. However, the 'Sacrificial Tower Treasure' incident suddenly ignited the Yan Ji Continent, with even some King-level powerhouses from the more dangerous 'Star Tower' rushing to Yan Ji Continent. For a time, Yan Ji Continent was filled with alarm. Even the alien Marquis-level powerhouses began secretly investigating under orders, searching for traces of Human Yang. But strangely... he couldn't be found anywhere! “Cowardly human.” “Detestable human.” “He must have run away, must have been scared off the Outer Battlefield,” many powerhouses on Yan Ji Continent cursed under their breath. And the one most enraged and worried about this on Yan Ji Continent was Purple Bell King. In the gloomy, icy mountain range. Purple Bell King sat cross-legged on a cold rock, his eyes flickering with a sinister, dim light. He murmured, “The entire Yan Ji Continent has been turned upside down several times, and this Human Yang has vanished? Can't be found? Hmph, forced into such a corner by me, yet he still hasn't released any information about me possessing the precious 'ancient bell'.” “It seems this Human Yang has great ambition,” he thought. “He clearly guessed that I was the one spreading the news to force him out. Logically, he should have exposed my information. But he stubbornly kept silent... It seems he wants to find an opportunity to kill me and seize my treasure. If he has such a thought, he must have some degree of confidence.” “Human...” Purple Bell King was actually very wary of Luo Feng deep down. Because inside the Sacrificial Tower, Luo Feng's heart-stopping speed, the fact that even Cangjin King perished within the purple bell while Luo Feng survived, and Luo Feng's ability to conceal himself without a trace of life aura until he used his spatial ring to collect the metal fragments, which exposed him... all these revealed Luo Feng's terrifying methods. With so many tricks up his sleeve, how could Purple Bell King underestimate such a powerhouse? “This time, I also obtained nearly a hundred billion Yulan units of wealth,” Purple Bell King murmured. “I'll prepare well. This human is completely hidden now; if he doesn't erupt, fine, but once he does, it will definitely be insane.” Whether it was Luo Feng or Purple Bell King, both knew that when they walked out of the Sacrificial Tower, they were already enemies. And after Purple Bell King spread that information... their enmity became irreconcilable! Inside Military Base No. 026, Luo Feng was in the swimming pool in front of a villa on a mountaintop. The mountaintop was covered in white snow, but the pool water was warm, and mist steamed up. Luo Feng lay there leisurely. Yes, while Yan Ji Continent was frantically searching for Luo Feng, he was actually inside the military base. In fact, when Luo Feng was dealing with a large number of treasures, he was already rushing back to the military base, because he had to conduct transactions with the Virtual Universe Company and other parties, so he naturally had to return to the military base. “Looking for me?” “How can they find me? I'm in the military base. Who can do anything to me?” Luo Feng lay naked in the pool, completely relaxed. Suddenly, three figures flew in from a distance. “The Virtual Universe Company people are here,” Luo Feng said. A silver armor appeared on his body, and wings sprouted from his back. He flew directly out of the water and then stood on the snowy mountaintop. “Hello, I'm from the Virtual Universe Company,” the leading three-eyed man, dressed in a golden robe, said elegantly and humbly. He had received orders from his department head, who hadn't even revealed the client's identity, only forbidding him from asking questions. This made the three-eyed man, who was already a King-level powerhouse, grumble inwardly... his department head was also a Universe Venerable-level powerhouse, a true high-ranking executive of the company, yet he was forbidden from asking questions. It seemed the matter involved the highest echelons of the Virtual Universe Company. “I know,” Luo Feng nodded, casually tossing over a spatial ring. The three-eyed man took it, and his immortal energy permeated it to begin inspection. At the same time, he first bound the unowned spatial ring to himself, then threw in a detector. Manual and instrumental detection proceeded simultaneously, and he added, “Because there's a large quantity of goods involved, my verification and inspection time might be a bit longer.” “No rush,” Luo Feng stood there. About three minutes passed. The instrumental detection was long complete, and the three-eyed man, a King-level powerhouse, finally finished his inspection. “All goods are accounted for,” the three-eyed man said, smiling at Luo Feng. “The funds have been transferred. I won't disturb you any further.” The golden-eyed man clearly understood how astonishing the amount of money involved in this transaction was; it was a deal exceeding 200 billion mixed yuan units. Someone capable of such a large transaction clearly indicated that this silver-armored, silver-winged powerhouse had an extraordinary background. The Virtual Universe Company's transactions were the fastest, while other channels were much more troublesome. Some goods were sold to shops, some to individuals, and some to alien powerhouses. In fact, due to the sheer size of the transactions, some alien powerhouses even personally traveled to Military Base No. 026 to inspect the goods in person. It took nearly a month in total to process everything. “Ha...” Luo Feng stretched lazily in the icy snow, lying in the mist-shrouded pool, a smile on his face. “All processed. Approximately 560 billion mixed yuan units in cash!” “What an enormous sum of money,” he thought. “Perhaps it's a small amount for a Universe Venerable. But among King-level Undying Beings, it's already an incredibly vast fortune.” “I need to think about how to manage this wealth,” he mused. “Should I use it on things like 'Original Body Heaven and Earth' to enhance my strength?” “Or should I invest in auxiliary plant life like the 'Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass'?” “Or perhaps buy some mechanical race weapons? Even if mechanical race weapons aren't used, they can be resold later. However, improving my own strength and cultivating plant life, once done, I can't sell the plant life back for money.” Luo Feng lay in the pool, thoughts flashing through his mind. Keeping 560 billion mixed yuan units of wealth as mere figures on an account was foolish; it naturally had to be converted into strength as quickly as possible to make himself more powerful.