Meeting Tianlang

Luo Feng left the cave and arrived at the snowy surface tens of thousands of kilometers above. On the snowy ground, Luo Feng walked step by step. “Cosmic Lords are peak existences in the universe, yet their strength still varies. The strongest are like my teacher, Chaos City Lord; those of medium strength are like my second senior brother, Blaze Emperor; and the weaker ones are like my senior brother, Puti. Of course, each of them is an existence revered by billions of races, but it’s clear… although Blaze Emperor possesses two ultimate treasures, neither is comparable to the Star Tower. And senior brother Puti’s ultimate treasures are probably inferior to my second senior brother’s.” “The Star Tower caused fierce battles among the four peak races.” “Its sheer power alone allows it to stand unshaken in the starry sky of the outer battlefield. The energy it constantly devours to sustain itself every moment creates the Nine-Swirl Nebula… that vortex can easily tear apart and annihilate Cosmic Venerables.” “A supreme ultimate treasure.” Luo Feng nodded silently. Back then, Sitting Mountain Guest had said that once Luo Feng became a Cosmic Venerable and gathered the last metal plate of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, he would be very close to activating the entire Star Tower. He also said… as long as Luo Feng could activate the Star Tower, he would possess the right to converse with numerous Cosmic Lords as an equal! “That means, relying on the Star Tower, I can converse with Cosmic Lords as an equal even as a Cosmic Venerable,” Luo Feng mused. “Since that’s the case, I must not fail this ultimate treasure. This is a true ultimate treasure coveted even by the universe’s strongest beings. Just a random part from it could be a Star Map, and a mere portion of its control core could be a soul ultimate treasure.” Removing the tower bead and tens of thousands of Sealing Stars was merely a drop in the ocean for the Star Tower! This showed the Star Tower’s immense power! The more Luo Feng thought about it, the more he felt that his persistence in the path of a Spirit Reader was correct. “Furthermore, what teacher said about cultivating both warrior and spirit reader paths, and then creating the seventh form, is simply impossible to succeed,” Luo Feng shook his head. “Back then, teacher also said that there wasn’t a single example in the human race of someone cultivating the Beast God path to become a Cosmic Lord. I estimate that some great existence among other alien races in the universe might have achieved it.” “But clearly, it’s an extreme rarity.” “How can extremely rare examples represent everything? Perhaps teacher exaggerated a bit to persuade me,” Luo Feng secretly thought. On the snowy ground, Luo Feng walked silently, step by step. His mind was so complex; clearly, Chaos City Lord’s words had still affected him. Although he showed no wavering in front of his teacher, Chaos City Lord, and his inner resolve was indeed firm, it was undeniable… Chaos City Lord was one of the top three existences in the human race, and his words had a significant impact on Luo Feng. That’s why he couldn’t help but ponder them repeatedly, further strengthening his inner conviction. His ability to remain so firm was due to two reasons: first, his belief in himself, and second, Sitting Mountain Guest was stronger than Chaos City Lord. Luo Feng was not blind. If not for Sitting Mountain Guest, Luo Feng would probably have hesitated for a long time because of Chaos City Lord’s words. Atop a towering, undulating iceberg, an inconspicuous figure was hidden behind the ice. A pair of eyes darted around, gazing into the distant void, clearly seeing hundreds of millions of kilometers away. “What’s that?” The blurry figure paused slightly, then shot out, and with a flash, was already on the snowy ground tens of millions of kilometers away. The figure solidified. It was a metal lifeform, its entire body exuding a dull metallic luster, its eyes like rubies. Its divine body was hunched, like a bent-over, upright cheetah. At this moment, it was staring at a footprint on the snow. “This footprint… I’ve never seen it before…” Hunched over, he meticulously investigated. As he observed, his ruby eyes lit up. “Could it be—if it really is him, then I’ve truly struck it rich!” *Whoosh!* He immediately soared into the air, looking down, and instantly spotted another footprint a thousand kilometers away. Following the direction of the footprints, he began short-distance teleports repeatedly, quickly giving chase. After only dozens of teleports, when he reappeared in mid-air, he saw a figure in the distance below, walking on the snowy ground without any haste, just walking, each step covering a thousand kilometers. “Hahaha… it really is a human!” The metal lifeform’s ruby eyes gleamed with extreme excitement. “No other powerhouses have discovered him, this is great, haha, I finally don’t have to live in such fear anymore!” *Whoosh!* He immediately dove down, charging directly towards Luo Feng. Luo Feng, walking on the snowy ground, suddenly turned to look behind him. In the distance, a figure was diving down from mid-air. Luo Feng instantly recognized the opponent: hunched over, about two meters tall, with a dull golden sheen all over his body, and a pair of ruby eyes. “It’s Metal Katuo, ranked 626.” In the Ice Prison, powerhouses kill each other. Without a friendly relationship, one generally wouldn’t dare to approach. Just as weaker beings wouldn’t dare approach the ten great King-level powerhouses, if one approached and was killed, it would be their own fault. “A guy ranked 626 dares to provoke me.” Luo Feng extended his left hand, and 52 black spheres appeared in his palm. “I’ve just created this second form; let me give you a taste.” The second form was incredibly complex. Its power was also extremely formidable; those law secret patterns alone required a full 52 stars to fully bear. *Rumble~~* The 52 stars in mid-air immediately began to draw countless golden threads, and instantly, a dazzling thousand-meter-tall Beast God appeared in the sky. This Beast God was solid, every scale on its body clearly visible. Of course, the aura from the Beast God’s long, scaled tail was the most powerful. While the scales on other parts of the Beast God’s body seemed covered in a layer of dust, the scales on its tail appeared brand new, exuding a profound aura of laws. An overbearing aura permeated the air! The mere appearance of the Beast God in mid-air, with its domineering presence, caused the space within a million-kilometer radius to tremble. This was partly due to the combination of the 52 stars of the ‘Star Map’, partly due to the powerful ultimate technique, and also due to the Beast God’s artistic conception becoming even stronger over the past two millennia. The combination of these three. Its power was indeed outrageously formidable. “Whoa.” The originally frenzied ‘Metal Katuo’, seeing this, was instantly scared out of his wits. He immediately teleported tens of thousands of kilometers away, shouting, “Human, I have no ill intentions! I’m here on behalf of Tianlang, the Lord of the Southern Ice Prison!” Luo Feng stood in the snow, while the Beast God, radiating an overbearing aura, floated in the sky. Luo Feng glanced at the Beast God with satisfaction. The main reason he used this move on this minor character was that he hadn’t had a chance to use it in reality yet and was itching to try it. Now, it seemed its power was indeed very strong. “Tianlang?” Luo Feng looked at the metal powerhouse in the distance, then with a wave of his left hand, the Beast God in mid-air dissipated directly. The 52 stars rapidly fell from the sky, landing in his palm and disappearing. The distant metal powerhouse then cautiously flew over, appearing very respectful and apologetic. He flipped his hand and took out a ranking ice stele: “Human Lord, you’ll understand once you see this.” “Ranking?” Luo Feng’s gaze swept over it, clearly seeing everything on the ranking ice stele. He also saw Tianlang’s sworn bounty to all powerhouses in the entire Ice Prison, and saw that he himself was ranked sixth. “Why is this Tianlang so eager to find me? And he even publicly swore not to attack or kill me.” “Let’s go see.” Luo Feng pondered for a moment and then decided. “Lead the way,” Luo Feng said to the metal powerhouse. The hunched Metal Katuo was instantly overjoyed, happily saying, “Human Lord, I’m lucky to be the first to encounter you. I’ll take you to the palace of the Lord of the Southern Ice Prison right away.” Taking Luo Feng, with a single teleport, they vanished from the Eastern Ice Prison and arrived at the Southern Ice Prison. Luo Feng looked at the majestic palace in the distance on the snowy ground, and the countless ranking ice blocks stuck around it. “Human Lord, I wouldn’t dare teleport directly into the palace. Let’s fly over,” Metal Katuo said. “Let’s go,” Luo Feng nodded. *Whoosh!* Two streaks of light shot through the air, flying towards the palace, immediately attracting the attention of the two servants at the palace entrance. Tianlang had a total of seven servants stationed in the palace. Five were brought in from outside back then, generally handling his miscellaneous tasks. The other two, who were always responsible for guarding the palace… were two powerhouses whom Tianlang had directly severely injured to near-slumber in the Ice Prison, and then soul-controlled. “Who goes there!” “How dare you trespass into the domain of the Lord of the Southern Ice Prison!” The two King-level servants immediately shouted upon seeing the two streaks of light, their voices booming. “Eh, is that—” They took a closer look. “A human!” “It’s actually a human.” They both recognized him, exchanging glances. Their master was very eager to meet the human. “I brought the Human Lord here,” Metal Katuo said with a continuous smile after landing. “So it’s Metal Katuo. You’re quite lucky; you’ll receive our master’s permanent protection from now on,” one of the servants said. “Human, our master has been waiting for you for over two millennia. Follow me. Metal Katuo, you can come in too.” The servant led Luo Feng and Metal Katuo into the palace. Luo Feng observed everything. Upon entering the palace, he immediately saw a colossal beast shadow coiled on the massive throne in the majestic hall: the ten-kilometer-long Royal Monster Race Tianlang, coiled there. Of course, in terms of size… Tianlang compared to a Golden Horned Beast was like a mouse to an elephant. “Human!” Tianlang’s emerald eyes had opened, looking down from above. “Tianlang,” Luo Feng looked at Tianlang in the distance, smiling. “You’re so eager to find me, and you even made such a vow to all powerhouses in the entire Ice Prison. What is it you want?” “Of course, there’s something.” Tianlang’s emerald eyes turned to glance at Metal Katuo, whose body became even more hunched, showing great respect. Tianlang slowly said, “Metal Katuo, you found the human and brought him here?” “Yes,” Metal Katuo quickly replied. “Good. From today onwards, you shall live around this palace, and no powerhouse will dare to harm you,” Tianlang slowly said. “Yes, yes, thank you, Lord Tianlang!” Metal Katuo was extremely excited, his body trembling slightly. Ranked outside the top 600, he was definitely a weakling in the Ice Prison, living a life of constant fear for countless years. Knowing that finding the human would grant him Tianlang’s protection, he had frequently searched for him. “Go,” Tianlang said, not wishing to speak further with Metal Katuo. Metal Katuo bowed respectfully, then, filled with joy, even bowed to Luo Feng in gratitude before leaving the palace. Seeing this, Luo Feng secretly sighed at the tragedy of the weak in the Ice Prison. *Rumble~~* The palace gates also rumbled shut. “The doors are closed, other powerhouses have left. Here, it’s just you, me, and your servants. You can speak now,” Luo Feng said, looking at Tianlang coiled on the throne.