Sense of Crisis

Two colossal centipedes, each hundreds of kilometers long, dwarfed the Golden-Armored Scorpion, which was merely 20 meters long—a difference akin to a towering mountain and an ant. Snap! The Golden-Armored Scorpion's tail flicked lightly, causing the air to violently reverberate and crackle, with fissures appearing in space itself. Its blood-red crystal eyes were fixed intently on Luo Feng and Heavy Arrow King. “Roar~~” The Golden-Armored Scorpion let out a piercing roar. “Gak!” “Gak!” The two gigantic centipedes obediently chirped, then prostrated themselves respectfully. The Golden-Armored Scorpion slowly crawled, continuously scrutinizing Luo Feng and Heavy Arrow King. Luo Feng also stared at the Golden-Armored Scorpion. “Master, this Golden-Armored monster is incredibly powerful. I only exchanged blows with it for an instant,” Heavy Arrow King transmitted, speaking rapidly. “Although it doesn’t comprehend any laws, its pure attack power should be slightly stronger than an ordinary Peak King-level Immortal. And its tail… that’s likely its strongest attack point.” Luo Feng stared at the Golden-Armored Scorpion and transmitted, “Did you find its weakness?” “None,” Heavy Arrow King replied. “Previously, when fighting the gigantic forbidden zone guards, I found their body defense to be relatively weak; my arrows could pierce them. Of course, this might be because this Golden-Armored monster was hidden, so perhaps the forbidden zone guards were designed with weak abdominal defenses. As for this Golden-Armored monster… its defense is much stronger. Dealing with it will be very troublesome, Master. It’s not suitable for us to fight them head-on. We should stall for time. Given enough time, we might discover the passage within this forbidden zone space, allowing us to leave quickly. These forbidden zone guards cannot leave the forbidden zone space they inhabit.” “Understood.” Luo Feng observed carefully. He had a feeling that although the Golden-Armored Scorpion seemed to be watching both him and Heavy Arrow King, its attention was more focused on him, rather than the stronger Heavy Arrow King. “Roar~~~” The Golden-Armored Scorpion suddenly let out a piercing roar. “Boom!” “Boom!” The gigantic centipedes, which had been obediently lying in the distance like two winding mountain ranges, suddenly moved, simultaneously pouncing towards Heavy Arrow King. Of course, because of their immense size and Luo Feng and Heavy Arrow King being close, at first glance, both Luo Feng and Heavy Arrow King thought the two gigantic centipedes were attacking them. Luo Feng immediately flapped his wings and dodged, and Heavy Arrow King also dodged. Fighting head-on with forbidden zone guards, using Fire God Origin Crystals? Burning Immortal Divine Power? It wasn’t worth it. They needed to stall for time! Stall until they found the passage within the forbidden zone space. “Gak! Gak!” The two gigantic centipedes shrieked, surprisingly pursuing Heavy Arrow King simultaneously, one from the left, one from the right. With their colossal size, they descended like two massive fiery-red cloud masses, their countless, densely packed, tens-of-kilometers-long giant scythes (claws) forming a forest of blades, enveloping Heavy Arrow King. A bell-shaped shadow shimmered around Heavy Arrow King’s body. He was a Peak King-level expert, possessed an undying body, and was protected by the Purple Bell… Even if detonated with the strongest Fire God Origin Crystal, it would be difficult to damage even 1% of his Immortal Divine Body. These two gigantic centipedes seemed formidable, suppressing Heavy Arrow King, but in reality, they couldn’t harm him in the slightest. … “Strange,” Luo Feng muttered, startled to see both gigantic centipedes attacking Heavy Arrow King. “Roar~~~” The Golden-Armored Scorpion, which had been coiled in the distance, staring at Luo Feng, finally moved. Whoosh! Its tail flicked, shooting out like a golden bolt of lightning, directly towards Luo Feng. “Let’s see just how strong this Golden-Armored Scorpion really is,” Luo Feng thought. He was confident in his defensive capabilities. Furthermore, the Golden-Armored Scorpion wasn’t as massive as the gigantic centipedes, which would be troublesome to be trapped by. But facing the Golden-Armored Scorpion, with its mere 20-meter length, Luo Feng could escape at any moment with a single flash. The Golden-Armored Scorpion and the silver-armored, silver-winged Luo Feng, a golden light and a silver light, clashed instantly in mid-air. “Bang~~~” The brilliant river of silver blade light collided with the massive pincers. Faster than the pincers, the ‘scorpion tail’ streaked like a golden current, directly stabbing towards Luo Feng, who was sent flying backward, his body unstable from the intense impact. But Luo Feng reacted swiftly, simply using a wing to block. Hiss! The sharp tip of the scorpion’s tail struck the Shi Wu Wings. This strike, which had previously sent even Peak King-level experts flying, caused Luo Feng to be propelled backward as a silver streak of light. As for the Golden-Armored Scorpion, it had hit an iron plate; the undamaged Shi Wu Wings generated an immense rebound force… sending the Golden-Armored Scorpion tumbling backward for a distance. “Heavy Arrow King was right,” Luo Feng said, abruptly stopping in mid-air with a powerful flap of his wings, gazing at the Golden-Armored Scorpion. “The Golden-Armored Scorpion’s tail is indeed astonishingly powerful. Against this kind of mechanical puppet… using Feimo Venom is utterly useless.” “Then take another one of my attacks,” Luo Feng declared, gripping his Blood Shadow Battle Blade, instantly transforming into a streak of light and pouncing forward. “Roar~~” The Golden-Armored Scorpion also shot forward, transforming into a streak of light to meet him. It feared no head-on clash. The blade in Luo Feng’s hand rose! The Golden-Armored Scorpion’s massive pincers also sought to block. “Whoosh!” Luo Feng’s right wing suddenly flapped, and the silver Shi Wu Wings instantly unleashed the 'Bright Moon Strategy'. It was important to remember that this was originally an ultimate technique created for wings, later adapted for blade techniques. The Golden-Armored Scorpion, which had been wary of the battle blade in Luo Feng’s hand, was suddenly attacked by the silver wing and became somewhat flustered. This was because their distance was too close; Luo Feng had executed it instantly at ultra-close range. “Hiss!” The edge of the wing was incomparably sharp. As a supreme treasure, the Shi Wu Wings’ edge was even sharper than a battle blade’s. Whoosh! Space seemed to be effortlessly sliced open by an unrivaled deity using a paper cutter, and a silver streak of light swept along this fissure, passing through the Golden-Armored Scorpion’s body. The moment of contact, a special spatial force, transformed by the Shi Wu Wings, directly drilled into the Golden-Armored Scorpion’s body. Even Immortal Gods would suffer erosion and damage to their divine bodies when facing this spatial force, and the Golden-Armored Scorpion’s resistance in this regard was clearly weaker. “Kach-ch-ch-ch~~” An odd sound, like a guillotine severing steel bars, echoed as the Golden-Armored Scorpion tumbled backward. Its golden armor appeared undamaged on the surface, but internal damage had already occurred. The Golden-Armored Scorpion, however, merely tumbled and fell into the distant desert, kicking up a cloud of dust, then lay motionless. “Gak!” “Gak!” The two gigantic centipedes, which had been attacking Heavy Arrow King in the distance, immediately flew over, no longer paying attention to Heavy Arrow King. After pouncing, one of the gigantic centipedes suddenly opened its mouth and directly devoured the Golden-Armored Scorpion’s metal. It then glanced at Luo Feng and Heavy Arrow King before beginning to burrow into the desert. The two gigantic centipedes burrowed into the desert. The sand rippled and bulged for a moment, then returned to calm, and they vanished. Heavy Arrow King flew over and landed beside Luo Feng. “Defeated so easily?” Luo Feng frowned. Heavy Arrow King, who had been watching Luo Feng’s battle the entire time, quickly said, “Master, I only clashed with its tail for an instant before, so I’m not sure about its body’s resistance… Perhaps your strike just now damaged its internal energy core. After all, with its smaller size, the impact of an attack can more easily transfer to its energy core.” …Hearing Heavy Arrow King’s explanation, Luo Feng agreed in his heart. Mechanical puppets were indeed like that; it was difficult to destroy their bodies. The usual method to defeat them was to shatter their energy core. Yet, he still felt something was off. “Heavy Arrow King hasn’t encountered such troublesome forbidden zone guards in all these years, but on my very first visit, in the first forbidden zone space I entered, I ran into such trouble.” “Also, the Golden-Armored Scorpion was drawn out by Heavy Arrow King, but… it didn’t go after Heavy Arrow King; it stubbornly targeted me.” “And I could feel it…” “The eyes of the Golden-Armored Scorpion and the gigantic centipedes seemed to possess emotions. They were truly filled with killing intent, genuinely wanting to kill me.” “Did my arrival at the Star Tower provoke their hostility?” Luo Feng frowned slightly, pondering all the events since entering the Star Tower. Although he could sense the Star Tower’s endless summons towards him, he couldn’t make it acknowledge him as its master. Clearly, things weren’t as simple as obtaining the ‘Soldier Armor,’ ‘General Armor,’ or ‘King Armor.’ Moreover, a supreme treasure like the Star Tower, standing at the pinnacle of the vast universe… couldn’t be so easily acquired. “The closer I get to victory, the more cautious I must be.” “The Star Tower is special to me, and ‘special’ can mean two things: either it’s friendly towards me, or it might be laying down layers of deadly traps,” Luo Feng mused. “If I were the mighty being who created and left behind the Star Tower… I wouldn’t casually bestow such a supreme treasure upon a junior, would I? Could one truly obtain such a treasure merely by luck? Impossible. Even for the most supreme beings in the vast universe, the Star Tower is an incredibly important supreme treasure.” Luo Feng’s mind might be agitated, perhaps excited, but even amidst the excitement, he remained calm. Seeing through to his true nature! Directly pointing to his original heart! Laugh when it’s time to laugh, be excited when it’s time to be excited, be nervous when it’s time to be nervous, be angry when it’s time to be angry! Everything followed his true nature, but that didn’t mean Luo Feng was blinded by greed, nor did he believe his luck was truly heaven-defying, allowing him to easily obtain a supreme treasure like the Star Tower. If that were truly the case, he might very well lose his life. “I have a feeling,” Luo Feng thought. “The Star Tower might very well be where I meet my end.” His gaze swept across the desert of the forbidden zone space. The emotional eyes of the Golden-Armored Scorpion and the centipedes just now, the killing intent within those eyes, sent a chill down his spine. His chill wasn’t due to the forbidden zone guards, but rather… the entire Star Tower! “If the Star Tower once had a master, perhaps its master was the creator of the Nameless Secret Manual… I obtained the Nameless Secret Manual by chance. Could it be that this Star Tower is a true screening and elimination process for those like me who obtained the Nameless Secret Manual through luck?” Luo Feng mused. “Succeed, live! Fail, die?” One thought after another flashed through Luo Feng’s mind… “Master, Master, I’ve found the passage!” Heavy Arrow King called out repeatedly, startling Luo Feng from his thoughts. “Oh, the passage?” Luo Feng looked around. “Master, it’s over there.” Heavy Arrow King quickly led the way. Whoosh! They quickly arrived at a distant spot, in the center of the desert. There was a desert vortex, and within the endless vortex… it was pitch black, faintly shimmering with specks of starlight. “This is the passage. I’ve traveled through this type of passage many times,” Heavy Arrow King said quickly. “Understood.” Luo Feng nodded. “Let’s go.” He immediately stepped into the desert vortex…