Named 'Feimo'

Spending 560 billion mixed units was easy, but how could he utilize it most effectively? Luo Feng, lying in the swimming pool, felt a lot of confusion, because there were simply too many treasures in the universe. Luo Feng knew countless of them, and there were many more he didn't even know existed.

“My current major killing moves are,” Luo Feng mused, “the Golden Horned Beast clone, the Insectoid army, the Fire God Origin Crystal explosion, and the Space-Locking Arm. The ones that are already strong should be further enhanced.”

“The Insectoid army!” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up, and he abruptly stood up from the pool. “If I can elevate the Insectoid Empress Irina to the Immortal level, an Immortal Insectoid Empress… then with an Immortal Insectoid army, she would be unrivaled by those below Universe Venerables. If successful, spending all 560 billion would be worth it.”

The more Luo Feng thought about it, the more he anticipated it.

An Insectoid Empress could simultaneously control 10,000 Insectoid warriors, each capable of unleashing attacks imbued with laws. Alternatively, she could precisely control a million Insectoid warriors, though they wouldn't be able to use law-based attacks, they would strike exactly where commanded.

Back then, an Insectoid Empress controlling 10,000 Immortals possessed such heaven-defying power.

What if she controlled a million Immortals?

Unrivaled!

The more Luo Feng thought, the brighter his eyes became. He couldn't hold back any longer: “I need to ask Irina.”

...

Inside his inner world, on the Insectoid Island.

Whoosh!

Black-Clad Luo Feng directly returned to the skies above the Insectoid Island in his inner world from a sub-world within his world ring.

“Whoosh!” The exquisitely beautiful Irina, with her butterfly wings, flew directly into the sky, then gracefully bowed before Luo Feng: “Master.”

“Irina,” Black-Clad Luo Feng immediately said, “I ask you, what is the cost required for you to evolve to the Immortal level?”

“Master, you…” Irina looked at Luo Feng in surprise.

“Just tell me,” Luo Feng said, feeling quite wealthy.

Irina chuckled, her voice clear and pleasant: “It seems Master possesses astonishing wealth. However, Master, it is extremely difficult for an Insectoid Empress of our race to become an Immortal. The various materials alone would cost nearly 100 billion mixed units.”

“Buy them,” Luo Feng’s eyes brightened.

“Master, please let me finish,” Irina quickly added. “That is just the external condition; internal conditions are also required! An Insectoid Empress of our race needs extremely high comprehension of laws, either in the Law of Space or the Law of Time! Simply comprehending the Law of Metal, Law of Wood, or any other law is not enough to become an Immortal. One must achieve extremely high accomplishments in either the Law of Space or the Law of Time.”

Luo Feng frowned slightly.

“Master,” Irina explained, “truly intelligent life forms in the universe all need extremely high comprehension of laws to become Immortals! Relying solely on external materials is not enough. Just like humans, no matter what, one must at least comprehend one of the laws—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, or Light—to successfully become an Immortal. If there is no achievement in laws, even countless treasures are useless. The same applies to our Insectoid Empresses. As one of the pinnacle races, it is very, very difficult for the ‘Insectoid Empresses,’ who are truly intelligent life forms within the Insectoid race, to become Immortals. It requires extremely high law comprehension and extremely high external material conditions—a dual requirement.”

“However, the Moyun Teng you use is different. Plants like these have very low intelligence; they are more akin to ‘objects.’ They have no requirements for universal laws and can evolve purely through external means. Once they evolve, the universe naturally grants them comprehension of universal laws similar to their own attributes.”

“But this kind of thing…”

“Can only happen to some plant life forms, Insectoid warriors… and other creatures with very low intelligence. Other truly intelligent life forms must achieve something in laws,” Irina said. “My current law comprehension is only at the Law of Fire, and I am still very far from the Law of Space. No matter how many treasures there are, I cannot become an Immortal.”

Luo Feng felt a wave of disappointment, yet also understanding.

Indeed, Insectoid warriors, which can be mass-produced, possess only pure wildness and extremely low intelligence. And the Moyun Teng and Star-Devouring Plants in their early stages only had instincts and simple emotions like love and hate. Only after becoming Immortal could the Moyun Teng truly communicate with Luo Feng’s consciousness for the first time.

“For other intelligent life forms—humans, Mechanical Race, Monster Race, Insectoid Empresses, Golden Horn Clan, Yan Ji Continent natives, Lei Quan Tribe, Qichang Tribe… and any other race—the most difficult part of becoming an Immortal is law comprehension,” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. He had initially misunderstood, thinking that the Insectoid race evolved purely through resources. While Insectoid warriors indeed relied on resources, the fundamental ‘Empresses’ of the Insectoid race were truly higher life forms, with extremely high requirements for laws. Even Irina, who had comprehended the Law of Fire, was still far from enough.

“My law comprehension is not yet sufficient, so Master doesn’t need to prepare various resources and treasures for me,” Irina said with a sly smile. “However, when I feel I’m close, I’ll have to rely on you, Master.”

“Hmm, no problem,” Luo Feng readily agreed, though he felt a bit disheartened.

He had gone with high hopes, only to return disappointed.

...

“That’s right, an Immortal Insectoid Empress, unrivaled by those below Universe Venerables. How could it be so easy to break through?” Luo Feng immediately sent a wisp of his consciousness into the Virtual Universe.

...

In the Virtual Universe, at Luo Feng’s manor in the Yuxiang Mountain Primal Region.

Luo Feng sat at his desk, looking at the screen, searching for detailed information on various treasures.

“Black Hole Weapon: can instantly turn the target into a small black hole. Only Universe Venerables can survive?”

“Soul-Annihilating Aurora: collected from mysterious light rays in cosmic secret realms. Once a single Soul-Annihilating Aurora is released, even ordinary Universe Venerables would be injured, and anyone below Universe Venerables would surely die?”

“Silent Wind Weapon: a certain cosmic secret realm has a Silent Wind Zone. Silent Wind is a peculiar ‘wind’ formed by unique substances in the cosmic secret realm. In the depths of the Silent Wind Zone… even Universe Venerables, if brushed by the wind, would have their Immortal bodies shattered into dust and annihilated. This Silent Wind Weapon is made by collecting the outer Silent Wind. Anyone hit by it, below Universe Venerables, would surely die…”

“Casso Weapon: Casso, a strange metal named after its discoverer. This metal has a strong destructive effect on Immortal bodies. A ‘Casso Dagger’ made entirely of Casso metal, when plunged into a Pinnacle King-level expert, would cause their body to instantly collapse and perish.”

One weapon after another.

These were all customizable weapons, and many could even be manufactured by humans themselves.

Luo Feng searched with the goal of ‘surely fatal to those below Universe Venerables’ and, in one go, found a staggering 203 types of weapons, leaving him dazzled.

“My goodness.”

“Are they all surely fatal to those below Universe Venerables?”

“Why does it seem like Immortal beings are quite fragile, and some of these weapons’ original power can even severely harm Universe Venerables?” Luo Feng was dumbfounded. Among these weapons, 21 were technological weapons made by the Mechanical Race, 3 were technological weapons made by humans, and all others were weapons crafted from special materials collected in the universe.

“However, no wonder I’ve never seen anyone use them on the Outer Territory Battlefield.”

“Who can afford this stuff?”

“If anyone used it, once word got out, they would probably be besieged by countless King-level experts trying to snatch the weapon,” Luo Feng thought, looking at the prices. The cheapest of these customizable weapons was 6 trillion! Most commonly exceeded 10 trillion… a price that would make even Universe Venerables tremble.

Anyone holding such a weapon would essentially be holding a super treasure.

How much was the Sacrificial Tower Treasure worth?

A weapon worth over 10 trillion mixed units, once exposed, would naturally drive countless Immortal beings mad with desire and competition!

“I can only look,” Luo Feng thought.

“I can’t afford it.”

Luo Feng suddenly felt like a pauper, only having a fraction of the cost of any single one of these weapons. In truth, it was obvious: technological weapons like the ‘Black Hole Weapon’ looked complex on the surface, requiring high manufacturing conditions. As for the Soul-Annihilating Aurora, Silent Wind Weapon, etc… one would have to go to dangerous areas to collect ‘Silent Wind’ and other materials, and then store them properly for regular use. Some of those dangerous places could even claim the lives of Universe Venerables, so the high prices were not surprising.

...

Since the Insectoid Empress couldn't become Immortal, and he couldn't afford those weapons that were unrivaled by those below Universe Venerables, he had to settle for something less.

So—

Luo Feng began to research repeatedly. Many items were invisible to his authority in the ‘treasure vault,’ but with Luo Feng’s 560 billion cash deposit, he naturally had the qualification to enter important areas of many shops in Hong Alliance City—places where Universe Venerables often went to buy treasures.

“Regarding the third stage of ‘Original Body World,’ I only found three materials in the treasure vault, but in the numerous shops in Hong Alliance City, I actually found 18 materials, almost completing the set. But they are really expensive…”

“It’s too difficult to fully master ‘Original Body World.’”

...

Through network authority checks and research into secret treasures at numerous Hong Alliance City shops, Luo Feng spent over a month before finally making his careful final decision. He had to be careful; while he had obtained 560 billion this time, he didn't know when he would acquire such a massive fortune again.

He spent approximately 110 billion mixed units to purchase expensive resources that would allow the Golden Horned Beast to cultivate ‘Original Body World’ to the 16-fold amplification realm. (It would cost 10.2 billion mixed units to master the second stage of ‘Original Body World’).

He spent approximately 130 billion mixed units to purchase four Fire God Origin Crystals (each nearly 30 billion mixed units), as well as a large quantity of Water God Origin Crystals specifically to power the ‘Space-Locking Arm’ (costing over 10 billion mixed units; Water God Origin Crystals were the most suitable energy source for the Space-Locking Arm).

He spent a full 300 billion mixed units to purchase 1 kilogram of ‘Feimo’ venom.

He spent 8 billion points to upgrade the Moyun Teng from Marquis-level peak to King-level beginner.

There were also some other minor expenses, but the massive fortune of 560 billion he had acquired was almost entirely depleted.