Chinese continent of Earth, Yangzhou City, Huaxia Kingdom.
Early in the morning, Luo Feng stepped onto the Dark Cloud Shuttle and transformed into a golden streak of light, disappearing into the eastern horizon in an instant.
High above the East Sea.
Standing on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, Luo Feng looked towards the east, watching the fiery red sun slowly rise above the horizon.
“This fifth tier psychic weapon really is different from a third tier psychic weapon.” Luo Feng lowered his head and glanced at the Dark Cloud Shuttle beneath his feet. He had bought it at the previous Ganwu Auction. The Ganwu Auction was held once every three years. The first one had been held at the end of 2065 according to the Chinese calendar, and he had spent quite a lot of money that time.
Another auction was held at the end of 2068.
At that time, he had been participating in the Reincarnation Battles, so he had specifically applied for ten days of leave to attend the auction.
The Reincarnation Battles could be adjusted.
With more than 9,000 participants, something unexpected could easily happen over a period of nearly three years, so the schedule was relatively flexible. In theory, he should have fought 100 battles during those ten days. At the time, he had negotiated with each opponent one by one, and they had all agreed. Only then did the organisers approve his request, giving him the chance to attend that auction.
“One Dark Cloud Shuttle and two Lan Ke Fruits cost me a full Chaos Unit.” Luo Feng sighed. “Fortunately, I had the money my younger brother made from his investments.”
At the 2065 auction, after buying the Demon Killer Race skin, the Yanshen Weapon and Lan Ke Fruits, he had been left with only several hundred billion universe coins, not even one Chaos Unit.
He had not made any money during these three years.
Fortunately, when the previous auction ended, his younger brother had possessed more than two trillion universe coins. After three years of operation, despite suffering some setbacks along the way, that money had still grown into six Chaos Units! In three years, he had earned nearly 200% profit. Generally speaking, the larger the amount of capital being managed, the harder it was to make money.
Even many major organisations, including investment departments under some branches of the First Universe Bank and Universe Galaxy Bank, had invited Luo Hua.
“Making money myself means I get to make all the decisions. How satisfying. If I went to those departments, I’d still have to follow the orders of people above me. What a hassle. I’m not going!” That was what his younger brother Luo Hua had told him.
Standing on the Dark Cloud Shuttle high above the East Sea, Luo Feng thought, “I still don’t have enough money.”
“The Golden-Horned Beast, the Cloud Contact Vine, and even the Demon Killer Race clone will all require huge amounts of money to cultivate. And my original body needs money too.” In theory, the Golden-Horned Beast should be considered Luo Feng’s original body, but subconsciously, Luo Feng still regarded his Earthling body as his original body.
The Golden-Horned Beast was now at the Universe level. Merely evolving by devouring metals did not cost too much money. But cultivating the《Original Secret Realm》was practically a bottomless pit.
The Cloud Contact Vine became increasingly difficult to evolve at higher levels. Lan Ke Fruits were very effective now, but as the Cloud Contact Vine became stronger, the amount of money invested into it would also become a bottomless pit. Back then, Huyan Bo had paid an utterly terrifying price to make his Cloud Contact Vine reach the Immortal level.
As for the Demon Killer Race clone, he currently knew very little about it.
Luo Feng’s Earthling original body alone had already consumed enormous amounts of money on things such as the Yanshen Weapon, Dark Cloud Shuttle and nutrition cabin. And this was only while he was at the Stellar level. As his horizons broadened in the future, the expenses would probably become even more astonishing. Luo Feng had seen some peerless treasures at the auctions that cost thousands of Chaos Units each. Ba Ba Ta was now too lazy even to mention such treasures to Luo Feng.
“The Golden-Horned Beast is at Universe level seven. The Cloud Contact Vine is at Universe level six. My original body… is at Stellar level nine.” Luo Feng thought. “From now on, my original body will stop cultivating.”
The Golden-Horned Beast required 15 years to advance from Universe level one to three. From level four to six, it required 20 years per level, a total of 60 years. Levels seven, eight and nine each required 120 years. As for advancing from Universe level nine to the Domain Lord level, it required 500 years. The entire Universe level process should theoretically last nearly a thousand years.
From reaching Universe level six in 2055 to October 2059, nearly four years had passed.
By relying on the best metal combination to supply energy for his internal space to absorb, his efficiency had reached 56 times the normal rate, equivalent to 224 years! Luo Feng needed 240 years to advance through levels seven and eight. Therefore… he was now only at Universe level seven, still slightly short of reaching Universe level eight.
……
As for the Cloud Contact Vine, it had already been at Universe level two when they were in the World Within a World. At that time, the Cloud Contact Vine still contained some undigested energy from the Life Fruit. After consuming more than a hundred Lan Ke Fruits, it had long since grown to Universe level six. It was just that advancing from level six to seven had suddenly become extremely difficult.
……
“It’s almost ready.” Luo Feng frowned slightly.
Boom!
A black triangular spacecraft suddenly appeared in the sky. Luo Feng stepped onto the Dark Cloud Shuttle and swiftly entered the spacecraft. The spacecraft then accelerated, soaring into the sky, passing through the atmosphere and leaving Earth, flying towards Mars.
Solar System, somewhere inside a huge crater on the surface of Mars.
The spacecraft landed there.
Inside the spacecraft’s lounge.
Luo Feng sat cross-legged, while his consciousness completely entered his internal world.
……
Within his internal world, on that vast golden continent surrounded by golden mist.
The Golden-Horned Beast, which was more than ten kilometres long and coiled across the land, raised its head. Its pair of dark golden eyes stared at the elliptical golden egg floating in the sky.
“It’s almost time.” There was a trace of anticipation in the Golden-Horned Beast’s cold eyes.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The already extremely thin elliptical golden egg suddenly cracked apart. It then fell directly from mid-air, revealing an extremely strange black crystal. The crystal had been cut into 10,081 facets, and each facet contained incomparably complex golden secret engravings. The golden secret engravings were completely integrated into the entire crystal core.
This was the core of the Demon Killer Race, the Life Crystal Core!
“Appear!” A low voice echoed through the metal continent.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Streams of black energy rapidly surged out from the Life Crystal Core before quickly condensing into a human form.
A naked man with yellow skin and short black hair appeared. It was Luo Feng himself, identical to his original appearance.
On the surface of Mars, where sand filled the sky.
Luo Feng, wearing a dark red battle suit, Luo Feng, wearing black clothes, and the mountain-like Golden-Horned Beast were all standing on the surface.
“Interesting, interesting.”
The two Luo Fengs and the Golden-Horned Beast looked at one another.
As for the true life core, the Origin Core, it could instantly appear inside his original body, inside the Golden-Horned Beast, or inside the Demon Killer Race clone.
“Collect!”
The Golden-Horned Beast disappeared, leaving only the two Luo Fengs.
“Collect!”
The Luo Feng wearing the dark red battle suit disappeared.
“Collect!”
The black-clothed Luo Feng also disappeared.
All three entered the internal world, leaving only a transparent crystal sphere outside. In the crystal sphere’s surface were incomparably complex golden secret engravings, faintly emitting golden light.
Whoosh!
The black-clothed Luo Feng appeared.
“The Life Crystal Core is very unsafe when left alone outside.” Luo Feng thought. “As for this Demon Killer Race clone… transform!”
The black-clothed Luo Feng’s body changed like flowing energy, rapidly transforming into the tall barbarian Rong Jun. Then it changed again, becoming a Golden-Horned Beast only a dozen metres long. It then transformed into a thick willow tree before finally becoming the black-clothed Luo Feng again.
“Energy lifeforms really are extraordinary.” Luo Feng smiled.
The Demon Killer Race was an energy lifeform and had no fixed appearance. It could transform freely. Of course, if it wanted to transform into a giant tens of thousands of metres tall while maintaining a body defence comparable to a Universe level two expert, its energy consumption would be extremely high. Therefore, when transforming normally, it was best not to make the body too large.
“The Demon Killer Race is known as the strongest assassination race. So this is why!” Luo Feng sensed the difference between the Demon Killer Race clone and his other bodies.
“Favourite of space. It really isn’t an exaggeration.”
Once he possessed his third body, the Demon Killer Race clone, Luo Feng naturally came to know its innate secret technique.
Innate Secret Technique, Replication!
In terms of life forms, the Demon Killer Race was completely different from humans and Golden-Horned Beasts. Humans and Golden-Horned Beasts were at least flesh and blood lifeforms. But the Demon Killer Race was an energy lifeform. It did not even have a soul!
More accurately, that Life Crystal was its soul and its source of energy!
Therefore, the Demon Killer Race was not afraid of spiritual attacks, while it was also unable to launch psychic attacks, let alone control objects. Thus, the Demon Killer Race all followed the martial warrior path!
As for the Innate Secret Technique, Replication, it allowed a member of the Demon Killer Race to replicate a target’s life aura, soul aura and so on. Their bodies could transform freely, and once they used this innate secret technique to replicate another person’s soul aura, even an Immortal would be unable to discover their disguise through their appearance or aura.
Unless they used psychic force to penetrate its body and investigate it.
This was no longer disguise.
It was replication!
Innate Secret Technique, Replication!
You could never imagine that the grandson you doted on was actually a Demon Killer Race assassin.
This seemingly simple innate secret technique was what made the Demon Killer Race the most terrifying assassination race in the entire universe. They could transform into the appearance of any lifeform and disguise any life aura or soul aura. Of course, if someone already suspected them and sent psychic force into their body, they would naturally be exposed.
“The favourite of space.”
“How strange.” Luo Feng could faintly sense the ripples emitted by the surrounding space through the Demon Killer Race clone.
The Earthling body and Golden-Horned Beast could not sense them at all.
“《Absolute Space》!”
Luo Feng suddenly used his movement technique. At the same time, the black crystal core with its 10,081 facets inside his body began rotating slightly. The complex golden secret engravings on its surface also faintly fluctuated, seemingly responding to the fluctuations of the surrounding cosmic space.
Whoosh!
Two Luo Fengs instantly appeared on the surface of Mars. Then three Luo Fengs gradually appeared, followed by four, five…
Whoosh!
Luo Feng stopped.
“It’s too strange, too strange. The Demon Killer Race clone can fly and dodge so effortlessly. It’s simply, simply… unbelievable.” Luo Feng’s face was filled with shock. “My comprehension of《Absolute Space》is obviously very limited. Over these three years, I can only be considered to have touched the threshold of the Space Origin Law. I haven’t even truly entered the basics.”
“But despite having so little comprehension, when using it through the Demon Killer Race clone, the speed is faster and more mysterious. I can even sense the fluctuations of space.” Luo Feng was astonished.
“Switch.”
The Demon Killer Race clone disappeared, and Luo Feng wearing the dark red battle suit appeared.
“Hm?”
Luo Feng looked around through his Earthling body. He could no longer feel that wonderful sensation. Everything had become ordinary. Mars was still Mars, and the universe was still the universe. The beautiful sensation of sensing the fluctuations of cosmic space was completely gone.
Boom!
Luo Feng used his movement technique. It was mysterious and astonishingly fast, but that was all. He could not cause space to distort and produce phantom bodies.
“It feels as if the Demon Killer Race clone is like a fish in water when it is in space.” Luo Feng thought.
A human swimming in water could never match the speed of running on land.
And a fish hopping around on land could never match its speed in water.
It was the same principle!
The Demon Killer Race clone was naturally favoured by the Space Origin. In cosmic space, it was like a fish in water. Even with the same level of comprehension, when the Demon Killer Race clone used its movement technique, it was several levels higher.
“Monstrous, monstrous.” Luo Feng could not help praising it.
“Of course. It is known as the strongest assassination race!” Ba Ba Ta said repeatedly. “Energy lifeforms, flesh and blood lifeforms, mechanical lifeforms, metal lifeforms, plant lifeforms and countless other forms of life. Among the billions of races with all kinds of lifeforms, being recognised as the strongest assassination race isn’t a joke, is it?”
“The Innate Secret Technique, Replication, is only one innate secret technique. But in reality, the most monstrous aspect of this Demon Killer Race clone is… its ability to sense spatial fluctuations.”
“Their innate compatibility with the Space Origin!”
“It greatly increases the power of their spatial secret techniques.”
“At the same time, comprehending the Laws of Space is much easier for them than for humans.”
“Therefore, every member of the Demon Killer Race has crossed the threshold of the Laws of Space. Their movement techniques are mysterious and ever-changing. They can transform into anyone and any form. Because their disguises can reach the extreme, their attacks are also powerful, and if one strike fails, they can immediately flee. Most importantly, it isn’t just one member of the race who is powerful. All of them are powerful. That is why they can be called the strongest assassination race.” Ba Ba Ta explained.
Luo Feng took a deep breath.
No wonder the incomplete Demon Killer Race skins sold for such an expensive price.
Under normal circumstances, the Demon Killer Race had no secret engravings on its surface. When one was killed, most of the time its crystal core would shatter and its body would dissipate, leaving only an incomplete crystal core. There would be no skin.
Only under one particular circumstance could the profound secret engravings of the Space Origin contained within the Life Crystal Core appear on the skin!
Those were truly secret engravings containing the Laws of Space, which was why the skin was so expensive.
“But in the Genius Battle, I can only use the body uniformly provided by the Virtual Universe to fight. I can’t use the Demon Killer Race clone.” Luo Feng thought.
“It is October now. Less than a year remains until the Peak Genius Battle of the 1008 Universe Nations. What you can do now is use the Demon Killer Race clone to imitate the Golden-Horned Beast’s form, then study the《Absolute Space》secret technique.” Ba Ba Ta said. “The cultivation process of the《Absolute Space》secret technique is only suitable for use in the Golden-Horned Beast form.”
Of course, once one had achieved results in comprehending space, all the bodies could use them. After all, they shared the same consciousness.
“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded.
“Less than a year.” Luo Feng took a deep breath. “Right, Ba Ba Ta. I should be able to use the Demon Killer Race clone… to retrieve the bank account my teacher left for me, right?”
The Master of Yun Mo Planet had divided his inheritance into three accounts.
They could respectively be accessed when the disciple reached the Stellar level, Universe level and Domain Lord level.