A change of scenery.
Just moments ago, it had still been the sunny Universe Mercenary Alliance headquarters with villas and bustling activity. In the blink of an eye, everything before them had transformed into night.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moment Tie Nan He, Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and Ao Gu arrived in the Thunder World, they immediately began falling downwards at astonishing speed. The five of them hurriedly controlled the miniature planets within their bodies to alter the surrounding gravity, but they were still too late.
With five deep crashing sounds, Luo Feng and the others slammed into the ground below.
“It really hurts.” Luo Feng immediately stood up.
“Is the ground covered with spikes?” Thunder God also stood up.
The five of them stood up and looked around.
It was a pitch-black world. Only the distant sky faintly showed traces of light, preventing the entire world from being completely dark. Under their feet stretched an endless black desert.
“A desert?” Hong was shocked as he crouched down.
“Is this the Death Desert mentioned in the books we bought?” Thunder God was also extremely surprised. “We fell down at such a terrifying speed, yet we only created such a shallow pit. And this is supposed to be a desert?”
“It is a desert.”
Luo Feng grabbed a handful of sand from the ground. The sand was dark blue, but at first glance, it looked completely black. Each grain of sand was extremely heavy, with a density hundreds of times greater than Earth’s iron. The sand grains also contained faint magnetic properties, causing all the grains to stick together. Even when they landed directly on it just now, they only created shallow pits.
“The gravity of the Thunder World is about 3,900 times Earth’s gravity.” Hong said seriously. “Because this entire world was created by a Realm Lord using ‘Universe Origin Energy’. The foundation of the entire World of a Realm Lord is ‘Universe Crystals’. The land, sand, rocks, and other materials are all affected by Universe Origin Energy, making them far more special than materials from the outside world.”
“It really is special. Every grain of sand is extremely heavy.” Luo Feng nodded.
“That is truly extravagant. How much Universe Origin Energy would it take to create such a massive world?” Thunder God could not help saying.
Universe Origin Energy.
A type of energy with incredible abilities that could only be used after reaching the Realm Lord level. Once this energy condensed, it became “Universe Crystals”. Universe Crystals were hard currency throughout the universe. They were not currencies created by countries such as Silverblue Coins, Black Dragon Coins, or Qian Wu Coins, but were formed by the condensation of Universe Origin Energy.
Therefore, they were universally accepted in any universe country and among any race.
“The gravity is too strong. My spiritual force has also been affected.” Luo Feng frowned.
“What is your range?” Thunder God asked.
“Less than one thousandth of what it was on Earth.” Luo Feng replied.
A Planet level first rank spiritual force user on Earth could spread their spiritual force over a range of one kilometre. A Star level first rank expert could reach a range of one hundred kilometres. However, Luo Feng was a Star level second rank spiritual force user. In this World of a Realm Lord, where gravity was 3,900 times that of Earth, his range was still less than one hundred metres.
“My spiritual force range is less than one kilometre.” Elder Ao Gu said.
“The Death Desert is one of the most dangerous areas in the Thunder World.” Hong continued. “And it is currently night. We cannot determine the exact direction. But the longer we stay in the Death Desert, the more dangerous it becomes. We need to leave immediately. Choose any direction and move forward at maximum speed.”
The Death Desert was one of the forbidden regions of the Thunder World. Even vicious beasts did not dare live here.
“Right, we need to leave quickly.” Thunder God also said.
“Let’s go in this direction.” Luo Feng casually pointed in one direction.
Immediately.
The five of them flew into the air. Although the gravity here was enormous, it was still not enough to prevent Star level experts from flying. Of course, because of the terrifying gravity, their flying speed was much slower than before.
……
After flying for around five minutes.
Luo Feng and the others were still rapidly flying above the Death Desert. Suddenly, Ao Gu, the strongest spiritual force user in the team, frowned.
“Master, something feels wrong.”
“Something wrong?” Luo Feng looked at Ao Gu.
“Look behind us.” Thunder God shouted.
“Behind us?”
Luo Feng, Hong, Tie Nan He, and Ao Gu turned their heads. They saw endless black sand and dust covering the sky behind them, rapidly approaching them at an astonishing speed. Beneath that vast cloud of sand, a group of young men and women were desperately flying for their lives.
“Death Dust Storm!” Ao Gu’s face turned pale.
“It is the Death Dust Storm. Run!” Thunder God shouted.
“Quick, quick, quick.” Hong also became anxious.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The five of them instantly accelerated to their fastest speed. In his desperation, Ao Gu grabbed the slower Hong and Thunder God. Luo Feng relied on the Duan Tian Shuttle beneath his feet, and his speed was almost the same as Ao Gu carrying two people.
The Death Dust Storm was one of the many dangers recorded in the books Luo Feng and the others had purchased. It was one of the three greatest dangers of the Death Desert. It appeared without any pattern, suddenly emerging and covering the sky completely, leaving people no place to hide.
The experience passed down by generations of predecessors told newcomers:
Facing a Death Dust Storm, diving beneath the desert was seeking death.
Flying into the sky was also seeking death.
The only method was to compete with the Death Dust Storm in speed.
If the Death Dust Storm disappeared before catching up with you, then you had survived.
“We just entered this Thunder World and immediately encountered a Death Dust Storm. What kind of luck is this?” Thunder God cursed. “Look, the ones behind us seem to be one of the four Black Cloud Society teams that entered the Thunder World before us.”
Luo Feng controlled the Duan Tian Shuttle with his spiritual force, maintaining maximum speed.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng turned his head to look behind.
Indeed, there was a team of young men and women being chased by the endless sandstorm. Judging from their clothing, they were one of the four Black Cloud Society teams that had entered the Thunder World slightly earlier than Luo Feng’s group.
That team had six people, four men and two women.
Escape! They desperately fled for their lives.
The Death Dust Storm continued approaching the Black Cloud Society team. The muscular man with a single horn on his head at the back of the group roared angrily and unwillingly.
“Chi chi~~”
The Death Dust Storm finally reached the man and swept him away.
The sand grains containing Universe Origin Energy tore through his body like a meat grinder. His battle suit shattered instantly, while large amounts of blood, flesh, and bone fragments were thrown into the air.
“Ah!”
“Run!”
“Quick!”
The remaining five members of the Black Cloud Society team all had savage expressions. In the face of death, every one of them burst out with their fastest speed.
……
Meanwhile, Luo Feng’s team, several kilometres ahead of them, became even more frightened and flew faster.
“Quick, quick, quick, escape!”
“Do not let the Death Dust Storm catch us!”
“Damn, this Death Dust Storm is too terrifying. With such powerful destructive force, I am certain that even hiding beneath the desert would not save us. No wonder the books said entering underground would definitely lead to death.”
Although Thunder God was nervous, he could do nothing else because he and Hong were being carried by Ao Gu.
Ao Gu carried two people.
Luo Feng rode the Duan Tian Shuttle.
Tie Nan He flew alone.
Their speed was indeed extremely fast.
……
After the Black Cloud Society team lost two more people who could not keep up, the speed of the Death Dust Storm began to decrease. Its overwhelming momentum also weakened. Clearly, the Death Dust Storm was reaching its end.
“Finally escaped.” Luo Feng finally relaxed.
“Look, only three people remain from the Black Cloud Society team. One Star level ninth rank spiritual force user and two young people at Star level second and third rank.” Thunder God looked at the three people rapidly approaching behind them. Among them, the Star level ninth rank man stood on a disc-shaped weapon while carrying the two young men and women.
“That is normal.” Luo Feng looked at the three people in the distance. “The teams arranged by Black Cloud Society all have a Star level ninth rank member. The Star level ninth rank member acts as a protector. The ones truly coming here for training and testing are the Star level second and third rank youths. They are the important younger generation elites of Black Cloud Society.”
The three people deliberately kept their distance from Luo Feng’s team and flew away in another direction.
This sudden Death Dust Storm caused heavy losses for the Black Cloud Society team. Although Luo Feng’s team suffered no losses, everyone became even more cautious.
After flying for another half an hour.
“Master, there are continuous mountain ranges ahead.” Tie Nan He’s deep-set eyes spotted the inconspicuous mountains in the distance at a glance.
“We found mountains?”
Luo Feng and the others immediately accelerated. Sure enough, a mountain range stretching all the way to the edge of their vision appeared ahead. Large numbers of trees and plants grew on the mountains. Compared with the Death Desert, this mountain range was clearly full of life.
“It really is a mountain range.” Hong looked down at his intelligent optical computer screen. “Third brother, according to the map, I think we have reached the Longsuo Mountain Range.”
“Longsuo Mountain Range?” Thunder God flew upward into the sky and carefully observed the shape of the mountains and several special locations. Then he looked down at his auxiliary optical computer screen. “Yes, this should be the middle section where the Longsuo Mountain Range meets the Death Desert. One of our destinations, Demon Moon Lake, is 16,000 kilometres away.”
Demon Moon Lake was located deep within the Longsuo Mountain Range.
It was a lake more than one hundred kilometres wide. Because it had abundant water sources, several groups of vicious beasts gathered around it, including the One-Horned Iron Rhino group.
The horn of the One-Horned Iron Rhino was one of the required items for passing this examination.
“Big brother, second brother, be even more careful in the Longsuo Mountain Range than in the Death Desert. The Death Desert mainly contains natural threats. But in the Longsuo Mountain Range, there are many forests and plants, vicious beasts are everywhere, and many human participants will also be there. Battles between humans and beasts, as well as fights between humans themselves, happen frequently.” Luo Feng reminded them.
“Understood.” Hong and Thunder God nodded.
In terms of danger, the Longsuo Mountain Range was truly more dangerous.
Of course.
In the Thunder World, the One-Horned Iron Rhino groups were not only around Demon Moon Lake. There were several other places as well. However, Demon Moon Lake was currently the closest location for Luo Feng and the others.
“Be careful of humans, and be careful of the natural dangers of this World of a Realm Lord, especially thunder. If there are signs of lightning, immediately leave areas that may be struck.” Luo Feng still remembered the experience recorded in the books he purchased. The most terrifying natural force in the entire Thunder World was thunder.
This world was named the “Thunder World”.
It was because the lightning in this world was far more terrifying than any other natural force. Once struck, even a weaker Domain Lord would instantly turn into ashes. As for Star level experts, they would definitely have no chance of survival.