Searching for the Human

While Luo Feng began researching and creating an ultimate technique suitable for the Star Chart through the Virtual Universe, news started to spread throughout the Ice Prison.

“Is that wrong? The commotion when White Bone King fought that human was so immense, the energy fluctuations were strong enough for even me to sense them. I secretly observed from a distance… and I saw it all clearly with my own eyes, so it’s definitely not wrong.”

“How is that possible? What you’re saying is too outlandish. You claim that human’s instantaneous movement speed was ten, even dozens of times faster than White Bone King’s, and that his speed makes him the fastest in the Ice Prison? Among the Five Great Overlords of the Ice Prison, each is extraordinary, and three are special lifeforms. How could their speed be inferior to his?”

“It’s the truth!”

“It’s not that I don’t believe you. We’ve faced life and death together, supporting each other to barely survive in this Ice Prison until now, so how could I not trust you? It’s just that a speed like that is too absurd. I truly can’t believe it, nor do I dare to.”

…

“I sensed the battle fluctuations and flew out of the sea to secretly watch. I saw it with my own eyes.”

“Haha, don’t make up such ridiculous lies. It sounds fake from the start.”

…

Because the entire Ice Prison is only so large, many beings hidden within ice mountains, deep in the snow, and deep in the ice sea sensed the fluctuations at the time and secretly observed, causing the news to spread. However, apart from the few powerhouses who witnessed it firsthand, hardly anyone else who heard the rumors believed them.

It wasn't until a year later that White Bone King publicly praised the human, declaring that human’s speed was indeed the best in the Ice Prison!

Immediately, the direction of the secretly circulating news in the Ice Prison changed. Since White Bone King, one of the combatants involved, personally confirmed it, the credibility soared. Moreover, given White Bone King’s status and pride, he wouldn't lie about such a thing.

Ten years later.

Sirius, one of the Five Great Overlords, publicly released a new ‘Ice Prison Ranking,’ which astonishingly placed the newly arrived human powerhouse at 18th!

That new human, based solely on his three initial battles—against a Cangjiang Race lifeform, a Katu Race lifeform, and White Bone King—was ranked 18th… Clearly, Sirius, one of the Five Great Overlords, thought highly of the human, and the description noted ‘extremely fast speed.’

…

If the initial rumors about the new human in the Ice Prison were somewhat favorable to Luo Feng, some later rumors were not so good.

“That human must possess an anonymous account connected to the Virtual Universe.”

“He is the only human in the entire Ice Prison. Setting aside everything else, he himself must be able to connect to the Virtual Universe. And with his strength, his status in the outside world must be quite high. Furthermore, it’s rumored he’s a Spirit Reader Controller, so it’s not strange for him to control some slaves. Since he controls slaves, it’s only natural for him to keep several anonymous Virtual Universe accounts for them!”

These rumors were quite logical and highly believable.

Connecting to the Virtual Universe?

Anonymous accounts?

This was enough to make the powerhouses in the Ice Prison go mad with desire. Their long lifespans had made them very patient, so they didn't act immediately. But later, powerhouses gradually began to secretly search for Luo Feng. However, considering Luo Feng’s strength, only a very few truly dared to target him.

Even fewer were actively searching for Luo Feng, perhaps only two or three.

“Why can’t we find him?”

“Where is he hiding?”

“The Ice Prison is only so big. We’ve searched the entire Ice Prison, so why can’t we find him?” The few powerhouses searching for Luo Feng were somewhat annoyed. They used their divine power to search… By all accounts, they should have easily found him, but they didn't know that Luo Feng possessed an extremely advanced ‘miniature detector’ that completely concealed his information.

In the entire Ice Prison, while a few possessed miniature detectors, none could compare to Luo Feng’s.

They simply couldn't find Luo Feng!

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The strongest powerhouse in the Northern Ice Prison resided atop an ice mountain range. A majestic palace was built there, and within it lived the special lifeform codenamed ‘Silver Eye.’

Silver Eye, one of the Five Great Overlords, ranked second in the Ice Prison. Its eyes were always closed; once opened… to be targeted by it almost certainly meant demise.

“Virtual Universe?” On the throne in the palace sat a god-like being nearly thirty meters tall, clad in snow-white combat armor. A massive horizontal eye was closed on its face. Its entire divine body subtly fluctuated, and an invisible ripple emanated from it, subtly affecting the flow of time around it.

“Master, according to intelligence, although no one has seen the human with an anonymous account, he is a Spirit Reader, so the possibility of him possessing anonymous Virtual Universe accounts is very high.”

“I agree, Master.”

Below, two King-tier experts prostrated themselves. These were Silver Eye’s slaves, controlled by its soul.

In the Ice Prison, due to despair, no powerhouse willingly submitted to servitude; to acquire followers, one could only resort to soul control.

“I want to see this human,” Silver Eye commanded from the throne.

“Master, no one has found this human.”

“The human’s concealment methods are very powerful,” both slaves stated.

“Oh?”

The colossal figure descended from the throne. “Then I shall go find him myself! It’s been a very long time since I left the Northern Ice Prison, but if I can obtain an anonymous account and connect to the Virtual Universe to alleviate some loneliness, it will be worth it.” With a single step, it walked out of the palace and began its search for Luo Feng.

Silver Eye, ranked second in the Ice Prison.

However, the strength of the Five Great Overlords was difficult to accurately assess. For countless ages, the five of them had each held their own territory. Moreover, Silver Eye specialized in the law of time, and being a special lifeform, it possessed unique abilities. It had no fear of Luo Feng’s escape speed; in the face of ‘time stop,’ no matter how fast one ran, it was useless.

It was precisely because it was confident Luo Feng couldn't escape that it chose to act personally.

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Silver Eye began searching for Luo Feng, and it made no secret of it, openly seeking him. The news of ‘Silver Eye searching for the human’ quickly spread throughout the Ice Prison, but what baffled many powerhouses in the Ice Prison was… even Silver Eye couldn't find that human.

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Deep within the snow of the Eastern Ice Prison, inside an underground cave.

Luo Feng’s miniature detector was constantly active, concealing him. Previously, in the Outer Territory Battlefield, Luo Feng had amassed enormous wealth, selling his old detector and exchanging it for a miniature detector worth hundreds of billions of primal chaos units! Luo Feng had specifically planned to acquire such a high-grade device for survival when venturing into cosmic secret realms, so he was willing to buy the best.

Luo Feng’s Earthling true body sat cross-legged in the hall, his consciousness connected to the Virtual Universe.

In the Virtual Universe’s training ground.

“Roar~~” A colossal, centipede-like beast, bathed in flames, coiled in the starry sky, spewing fire and roaring at Luo Feng.

“Beast God’s Tail, condense!”

Before Luo Feng, golden beads floated, each intricately carved with secret patterns. All 160 golden beads, under Luo Feng’s control, instantly transformed into streaks of light and flew out. In mid-air, they interwove into thousands of golden threads. In a flash, a Beast God over a thousand meters long appeared in the starry sky.

This Beast God was significantly different from the attacks unleashed through the Beast God Weapon secret art.

The Beast God Weapon secret art had six forms, created by Xiluoduo. Once unleashed, the Beast God phantom would gradually solidify from its ethereal state, evolving as a whole. It was rumored that upon cultivating to the sixth form, it would almost be like a true Beast God descending, just a step away from a ‘true Beast God.’

However, the Beast God phantom Luo Feng had now created was entirely different. This Beast God phantom in mid-air was overall ethereal and indistinct, appearing blurry, except for its tail! Each scale, and even the strange secret patterns on the scales, could be vaguely seen, with countless scales forming this long tail.

At first glance, it looked like the tail of a real Beast God!

“Xiluoduo might not have seen a true ‘Beast God statue,’ but I possess one and can personally observe the secret patterns on every scale of the Beast God statue. Over the past century, my Golden Horned Beast clone has meticulously studied the secret patterns on the tail. Starting from this, the secret art I unleash… places more emphasis on the tail! Other parts are illusory; the tail is the true killing move.”

“Xiluoduo wasn’t wrong either. Without a true Beast God statue, it was appropriate for him to gradually evolve and improve the whole, combining everything to unleash a killing move.”

“But since I have a Beast God statue, I can concentrate all my mental force on the crucial parts.”

Luo Feng murmured.

“Roar~~” The centipede-like colossal beast in the distant flames suddenly lunged, leaving an afterimage across a million kilometers in the air, charging to kill.

The Beast God also roared and charged forward.

Boom!

The two collided in mid-air. The Beast God’s head, hooves, and other parts seemed like mist, shattering upon impact. But as the centipede’s numerous sharp claws swept past, the blurry head phantom reformed. Only the long, scaly tail, incredibly real, finally moved.

“Bang!” It was as fast as a curved lightning bolt appearing in mid-air, impossibly swift.

It struck directly at the centipede beast’s head, causing the head to instantly shatter. Its divine body vibrated violently section by section, and then with a boom… it turned to dust.

“It’s done,” Luo Feng stood in the starry sky, a hint of joy on his face.

A golden-robed figure suddenly appeared in the starry sky, exuding a faint pressure. Luo Feng turned and respectfully bowed: “Teacher.” However, he felt a little puzzled, because even when he created the Bright Moon Strategy before, he had to personally visit his teacher in the Thunder Island palace. Why had Chaos City Lord appeared in this ‘training ground’ this time?

“Your mastery of mental force weapon control secret arts is now no less than your blade techniques,” Chaos City Lord praised.

Luo Feng listened obediently.

“However, honing skills in the training ground is still slightly different from real combat,” Chaos City Lord said. “After you’ve fought ten battles in the real world, come see me again.”

“Yes, Teacher,” Luo Feng respectfully replied. Having just created a new ultimate technique, he was eager to test it out.

“Go,” Chaos City Lord said.

Luo Feng bowed respectfully, then his consciousness directly left the Virtual Universe.

Chaos City Lord watched Luo Feng disappear and couldn't help but shake his head: “Martial artists and Spirit Readers are two different paths. Although he follows the path of the Beast God, even the most powerful experts focus all their efforts on one aspect. Yet he divides his attention, pursuing both martial artist and Spirit Reader paths simultaneously. Truly… let him suffer a little setback.”

Then Chaos City Lord disappeared.