Entering the Tower

The Star Tower, even without a master to control it, generates a 'Nine-Revolving Nebula' from its absorbed energy, possessing world-shattering power. This alone demonstrates why the nine-light-year-tall Star Tower is hailed as the 'supreme and most powerful' marvel, a description that, while perhaps exaggerated, isn't far from the truth. How could such a supreme marvel generate such an intense summons towards him?

“Could I obtain the Star Tower?”

“Could I become the Star Tower’s master?” Luo Feng himself could barely believe it, yet the summons, which made his very soul tremble, was undeniably strong and clearly emanating from the Star Tower.

“Luo Feng, Luo Feng.” The mechanical child Babata bounced beside him, calling out, “Why the dazed look?”

“Nothing.” Luo Feng took a deep breath, calming himself.

Calm.

The more critical the moment, the calmer one must be; no hot-headed decisions.

“The Star Tower has remained in this void of the outer battlefield for billions of years, coveted by cosmic overlords who couldn’t seize it. This speaks volumes about its precious and mysterious nature,” Luo Feng mused. “My teacher could bestow the Wings of Wu Qi upon me, but the Star Tower, which alone nurtures countless sealed stars, is something he couldn’t possibly give me… Clearly, the Star Tower is far more powerful than the Wings of Wu Qi.”

“If such a supreme treasure truly fell into my hands, would I dare to use it?” Luo Feng wondered. “It’s capable of inciting the four peak races to war. Once it’s discovered that I possess the Star Tower, many cosmic overlords would surely emerge to snatch it. Even if they can’t directly control the Star Tower, they might turn me into a soul slave, indirectly controlling it…”

Strength and treasure are intrinsically linked.

Without sufficient strength, one isn’t qualified to obtain such supreme treasures. For instance, the Wings of Wu Qi was only known to the Chaos City Lord in the vast cosmos, and other powerhouses couldn’t recognize its unique nature, which is why the Chaos City Lord dared to bestow it upon Luo Feng.

But the Star Tower…

Its reputation was too immense!

In the vast cosmos, among billions of races, who didn’t know of the Star Tower? If Luo Feng obtained it without sufficient strength, it would be a disaster! His only option would be to… hide the Star Tower until he was strong enough to wield it, fearless of cosmic overlords attempting to seize it. Only then could he openly use it.

“I’m overthinking. First, I’ll go examine this Star Tower. At the very least, it will prove one thing: the Star Tower and the Nameless Secret Manual should be connected.” Luo Feng boarded the Yunmo Star Ship and swiftly flew towards the Star Tower.

Seeing a mountain from afar makes it seem close, but it’s a long journey.

The Star Tower clearly obscured half the cosmos, yet the Yunmo Star Ship, flying at near light-speed, still took over ten days to reach it. Although he could have asked Heavy Arrow King to teleport him… the summons from the Star Tower had made his mind race, so he deliberately flew for over ten days, allowing himself to completely calm the fervor in his heart.

…

The Star Tower’s body was encircled by a dazzling nebula vortex.

However, the base of the tower was not surrounded by this vortex. The tower body was divided into nine layers, and the lowest first layer had nine entrances. Numerous alien sector lords and marquis-level powerhouses, hoping for a stroke of luck, casually entered through any of these entrances.

“We’ve arrived.”

A silver stream of light halted, and Luo Feng, clad in silver armor and silver wings, stopped before an entrance.

Standing before the Star Tower, it was impossible to see its end. What was the concept of nine light-years in height? Compared to it, the Sun was like a speck of dust next to a towering mountain.

“I’ll try to bind it and see.” Luo Feng took a deep breath. To say he wasn’t nervous would be a lie; despite his calm, a deep fervor still burned within him. He stretched out his hand and gently touched the edge of the massive tower gate, which was millions of kilometers high. The black gate edge felt icy cold, and as he touched it, a hint of expectation stirred in Luo Feng’s heart.

Previously, treasures like the soldier armor and general armor had actively flown into his body, allowing him to control them with ease.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng frowned slightly. His hand touched the edge of the Star Tower’s gate, yet there was no reaction whatsoever.

“Bind.” A wisp of telekinetic energy permeated, attempting to imprint a spiritual mark on the Star Tower.

But the telekinetic energy, once it penetrated, was like mud sinking into the sea, directly swallowed up. The Star Tower remained the Star Tower; Luo Feng was utterly unable to bind and control it. This made Luo Feng anxious. He tried again with blood infiltration, then changed positions, no longer trying the gate edge, but the equally textured ground of the Star Tower.

Failure, failure, still failed to bind!

“What’s going on?”

“How can there be no reaction at all? Even if I can’t control it, there should at least be some response. Even when I obtained the Wings of Wu Qi and other treasures, it wasn’t like this.” Luo Feng was filled with doubt. “I can feel it, the entire Star Tower is sending an endless summons to my whole being, these summons are coming from all parts of the tower, yet no matter how I try, there’s no reaction.”

Whoosh!

A figure appeared out of thin air far behind Luo Feng, then flashed to his side.

“Daohe King?” An enthusiastic voice rang out.

Luo Feng turned to look. It was a ferocious-looking alien male powerhouse with three curved horns on the edges of his face, fangs protruding from his mouth, a scorpion-like tail, four legs, and two arms. Luo Feng recognized him instantly and smiled, “Yanjiu King.” Yanjiu King was known in Barracks Base No. 024 for his peak sector lord reputation. With Luo Feng’s memory, he naturally remembered him.

“Haha, what a coincidence.” Yanjiu King laughed, looking even more ferocious. It was simply due to his racial appearance; perhaps Yanjiu King himself believed his smile was friendly. “I’ve heard about Daohe King and always wanted to meet you. To run into you at the Star Tower’s gate! Daohe King, were you just trying to bind it?”

Luo Feng was taken aback.

“Wait a moment, I’ll try too.” Yanjiu King stood beside him, either infiltrating with blood or imprinting a spiritual mark, trying it once. Then he turned and shook his head, saying, “Alas, it seems I don’t have such fortune. All powerhouses of various races who come to the Star Tower for the first time will try to bind it, hoping for a stroke of luck. Unfortunately, for countless years, countless alien powerhouses have failed to bind it successfully.”

Luo Feng smiled and nodded, “I also failed to bind it.”

“Daohe King, how about we venture into this Star Tower together?” Yanjiu King suggested. “Dangers lurk within the Star Tower; the interior itself is fraught with peril, and there are hundreds of thousands of alien sector lords… battles can indeed be terrifying.” This invitation was also based on strength. Yanjiu King, coming alone, clearly didn’t have a suitable companion for the short term, and with Daohe King’s reputation, Yanjiu King was willing to invite Luo Feng along.

“No, thank you.” Luo Feng politely refused.

Upon hearing this, Yanjiu King said no more. As they were alien races, they wouldn’t pry into each other’s thoughts or privacy. He smiled, “Then I’ll go in first.” With that, he transformed into an afterimage and swiftly darted into the tower.

Luo Feng waited briefly, then entered the Star Tower alone.

Since he believed the Star Tower had a special connection to him, having other powerhouses present would often be troublesome. Luo Feng naturally preferred to proceed alone. Besides, he had his soul slave, Heavy Arrow King… why would he need a peak sector lord like Yanjiu King to accompany him?

…

Luo Feng walked within the vast interior of the tower, each step covering tens of thousands of kilometers. His figure was blurry, moving swiftly, with only the constant sounds of clatter, clatter, clatter… rumble, rumble, rumble… echoing.

Regarding the Star Tower, he had researched a lot of information beforehand and chatted with Heavy Arrow King for a long time. Luo Feng was very clear about the Star Tower’s internal structure.

The Star Tower was like a ‘super-sized’ skyscraper. This super skyscraper contained countless ‘rooms’… Of course, the ‘rooms’ within the Star Tower were actually forbidden zone spaces, and each forbidden zone space was secretly connected to others by hidden passages.

At the same time…

These countless ‘forbidden zone spaces’ were constantly in motion.

This meant that even if one remained still within the Star Tower, their own coordinates would continuously change as time passed.

“Forbidden zone space.” Luo Feng was currently in one such space. The entrance passage that was there before had already sealed and disappeared. This was a forbidden zone space covered in endless desert, and at its very edges—north, south, east, west, and at the very top of the sky—there were invisible barriers that he couldn’t approach.

“Detectors, world projections, telekinetic exploration, all can only explore within this forbidden zone space. They cannot penetrate this space to another. Teleportation can also only be performed within this forbidden zone space, not to another,” Luo Feng understood this clearly.

Escaping was also simple.

Activating God Kingdom Teleportation would allow him to leave the Star Tower. If he didn’t escape, then he would have to traverse through one forbidden zone space after another, provided he first found the ‘passage’ connecting the two spaces.

“The Star Tower, towering nine light-years high, contains countless forbidden zone spaces.” Luo Feng surveyed this forbidden zone space.

“Rumble, rumble, rumble~~~”

The entire desert began to shake.

“Eh?” Luo Feng was startled. He turned to look, only to see the entire desert continuously shaking, and something colossal seemed to be crawling out of the sand.

“Heavy Arrow King didn’t mention this.” Luo Feng immediately summoned Heavy Arrow King.

Whoosh!

Heavy Arrow King appeared beside him, respectfully saying, “Master.” At the same time, he noticed the shaking desert and his expression changed. “Such a huge commotion? Master, the Star Tower is fraught with danger. Every forbidden zone space might harbor peril, though it usually isn’t triggered. Even if it is, the dangers vary. So, within the Star Tower, the battles between alien powerhouses are generally more dangerous. But if the danger within a forbidden zone space truly erupts, it can be terrifying. The greater the commotion, the greater the danger! Master, did you just enter? Why is this forbidden zone space making such a huge commotion?”

“This is the first forbidden zone space I’ve entered.” Luo Feng watched the desert.

The desert continued to bulge!

It was as if a monster was awakening. Swish, swish~~~ countless grains of sand rolled down from the sides. Gradually, a red carapace emerged from the desert. A strange, metallic creature, resembling a centipede, about 1000 kilometers long, with tens of thousands of sharp claws, appeared. Its emerald green eyes looked down at Luo Feng, filled with killing intent.

“This, this, a thousand-kilometer class forbidden zone guard?” Heavy Arrow King’s eyes widened, and he turned to Luo Feng. “Master, the first forbidden zone space you entered managed to summon a forbidden zone guard, and a thousand-kilometer class one at that? I’ve been in the Star Tower for over ten thousand years, traversed countless forbidden zone spaces, and the strongest forbidden zone guard I encountered was only a hundred-kilometer class!”

Luo Feng, however, frowned slightly: “I clearly felt the Star Tower’s intense summons towards me, yet I couldn’t bind it, nor did I receive any special feedback. But upon entering the very first forbidden zone space, such a powerful forbidden zone guard was summoned… This, at least, is much better than no reaction at all.”

Luo Feng and Heavy Arrow King, two minuscule beings, looked up at the colossal forbidden zone guard.