“Let’s find somewhere quieter and continue our conversation.” Luo Feng said.
He and Jia Yi then walked towards the lift at the end of the corridor, followed by the two Army Generals.
Throughout the entire corridor, apart from Luo Feng and Jia Yi, no one else dared utter a word.
Everyone simply watched as Luo Feng entered the lift and left.
“Whew!”
“My goodness, did you see their shoulder insignia? Two Army Generals.”
Only after they had been gone for quite some time did the corridor erupt into conversation.
“That was Jia Yi, the Beyond War God powerhouse. During the Great Nirvana, when we were fleeing, I saw him fighting monsters with my own eyes.”
The silver haired deputy director exclaimed excitedly.
“That was Chief Jia Yi. And Councillor Luo must have been Luo Feng.”
Special Operations Commander Li Dong was drenched in cold sweat.
“I was actually preparing to arrest Inspector Luo.”
“I really was asking for death.”
Although he had never met Luo Feng in person, as the head of Tianjin City’s police force, he certainly knew Luo Feng’s reputation.
“Wang Xing’an, you nearly got me killed this time.”
Li Dong turned to look at Wang Xing’an, who had been moved to the side and was lying on a chair.
Wang Xing’an’s face was deathly pale.
“It’s over.”
“It’s over.”
His mind repeatedly replayed Luo Feng’s words from inside the ward.
“Use whatever methods you have. Call on whatever influence you possess. I can declare the outcome right now. The court’s final verdict will be death, to be carried out immediately.”
Suddenly, his mobile phone rang.
“Your phone’s ringing.”
Li Dong called out.
One of Wang Xing’an’s bodyguards immediately picked it up, answered the call, and held it to Wang Xing’an’s ear.
He listened to his father’s furious shouting and orders.
“Dad.”
Clinging desperately to his final hope, Wang Xing’an hurriedly said,
“The person in the ward just now was Luo Feng…”
At this point, he dared hide nothing.
He recounted everything from beginning to end.
His only remaining hope was that the family could still save him.
His father could only end the call and immediately report the matter to the family patriarch.
Only five minutes later.
In the corridor.
Three soldiers dressed in black military uniforms walked directly up to Wang Xing’an.
One of them displayed an official document bearing a distinctive steel seal.
“Wang Xing’an, you are suspected of murder. You are hereby placed under arrest.”
The other two immediately lifted him up.
The three soldiers left without even glancing at Li Dong.
“He’s finished. No one can save him now.”
The moment Li Dong saw the steel seal, he understood Wang Xing’an’s fate.
There were many arrogant people in this world who believed themselves above the law.
However…
No matter how often someone walked along the riverbank, sooner or later their shoes would get wet.
Justice might be delayed, but it was never absent.
Eventually, everyone encountered someone they could not afford to provoke.
Just like Wang Xing’an.
To people at the level of Luo Feng and Jia Yi, he was nothing more than an insignificant nobody.
The sort of person who could not even stir their emotions.
A single sentence from them was enough to determine his fate.
Personally killing him?
That would only lower their own standing.
Meanwhile, inside a quiet reception room in the hospital.
A cup of hot tea sat before both Luo Feng and Jia Yi.
“You happened to encounter something like this as soon as you arrived in Kyoto Base City.”
Jia Yi smiled and shook his head.
“But wherever there is light, there will always be darkness.”
“Without darkness, light would not stand out.”
“So, in any era, these ugly things can never be completely avoided.”
“This Wang Xing’an will be sentenced by a military court, and the death sentence will be carried out immediately.”
Luo Feng nodded.
He understood.
The darker side of human nature could never truly be eliminated.
“Jia Yi, what did you come here to see me about?”
Luo Feng looked at him.
“The Mu Ya Crystals.”
Jia Yi smiled.
“I’ll be direct.”
“There’s no helping it. Mu Ya Crystals are simply too important.”
“A single Mu Ya Crystal can create another Council Member.”
“And among those who are truly loyal to the nation, there are only so many.”
“Every additional Council Member increases our country’s influence and standing in the world.”
“I understand.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“Naturally, we won’t simply take your Mu Ya Crystals for free.”
Jia Yi quickly added,
“Everything will be completely fair.”
“Whatever conditions you have, just name them.”
“Ordinary things don’t interest me.”
Luo Feng answered directly.
“However…”
“I’m quite interested in the various items recovered from ancient civilisation ruins.”
“Treasures, unusual artefacts, even wreckage from the ruins themselves.”
“I’d like you to arrange a catalogue for me.”
“That way I can choose whichever relics interest me.”
“No problem.”
Jia Yi smiled and nodded.
Back when the various ancient ruins had been discovered, every nation had indeed gained many valuable items.
However, compared with Mu Ya Crystals, their importance was nowhere near the same.
“Although organising the catalogue, photographs, and videos will probably take two or three days.”
Jia Yi said.
“Then we’ll discuss it after that.”
Luo Feng smiled.
“Fine. I’ll come to Yangzhou personally when everything’s ready.”
Jia Yi nodded with a smile.
…
At present, Babata already possessed complete cultivation methods.
The only things capable of attracting Luo Feng’s interest were relics from ancient civilisation ruins.
Both Luo Feng and Babata hoped they could assemble a small spacecraft from whatever surviving wreckage remained.
That very day, news reached Luo Feng that Wang Xing’an’s death sentence had already been carried out.
When Tang Yongqing learned the news, she burst into tears of joy.
At last, she had escaped that nightmare.
She had once believed Wang Xing’an’s influence was absolute and that she would remain trapped forever.
The entire Tang family was overjoyed.
Since more than forty years had passed before Luo Hongguo had finally reunited with his aunt, he decided to stay several more days and spend time with her.
For the time being, Luo Feng’s family stayed in a quiet villa arranged by the military.
Night fell.
Heavy snow drifted outside while warm air filled the villa.
On the second floor.
Inside the training hall.
Luo Feng sat cross legged in meditation.
“Luo Feng.”
Babata’s voice echoed within Luo Feng’s consciousness.
“I’ll now transfer your consciousness directly into the private virtual world I’ve created for you.”
“At the same time, I’ll monitor everything within a radius of one thousand metres.”
“You can focus entirely on the virtual world.”
The virtual world.
A towering mountain that stretched into the clouds.
Luo Feng suddenly appeared there, dressed in white robes.
“Hmm?”
He looked around.
Below the mountain lay an immeasurable abyss.
Looking up…
He saw an enormous planet occupying almost one third of the sky.
“Surprised?”
Babata, dressed in black robes with two small horns and crimson eyes, floated beside him.
“The universe is full of incredible sights.”
“If two planets happen to be very close together, or if one planet is exceptionally massive, scenes like this become perfectly normal.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
“Today…”
“You will officially begin inheriting the legacy of my great master.”
Babata raised his head proudly, his little face full of confidence.
“First, you must understand one thing.”
“If you want to build a skyscraper, its foundations must be unimaginably solid.”
“That’s exactly why reaching the Stellar level will take you fifty years.”
“If we ignored everything else and simply forced power into you…”
“I could raise you to the Stellar level within three years.”
“But the price would be that you would never step into the Cosmic level.”
Luo Feng listened attentively.
“If you wish to become a Domain Lord, or even a World Lord…”
“Every single step must be taken seriously.”
Babata waved a tiny hand.
Whoosh.
A massive crimson castle instantly appeared behind him.
“Follow me.”
Babata flew towards the castle.
Luo Feng hurried after him.
Rumble.
The great gates slowly opened.
“Master!”
Eighteen towering stone giants, each around eight metres tall, stood at the entrance and bowed respectfully.
Babata shook his head.
“These eighteen Iron Towers were once my master’s eighteen loyal followers.”
“They remained absolutely faithful.”
“Unfortunately, they all perished when Yun Mo Planet was destroyed.”
“What you see now are only virtual recreations.”
“Inside this castle, I’ve only recreated the Eighteen Iron Towers and the Thirty Six Beauties.”
Following Babata inside, Luo Feng saw countless breathtakingly beautiful women from various races.
Soon they reached an enormous room on the castle’s second floor.
“This is your cultivation chamber.”
“Look.”
Babata pointed towards the four surrounding walls.
Instantly, towering bookshelves appeared on every wall.
“I’ve prepared everything you’ll need to study at the Planetary, Stellar, Cosmic, Domain Lord, and World Lord stages.”
As he spoke, books rapidly appeared across every shelf.
The cultivation chamber contained well over ten thousand books.
“You’re currently at the Planetary level.”
“So the manuals on these two shelves are the ones you must study first.”
Babata pointed towards the upper two shelves of one particular bookcase.
“The upper shelf contains martial cultivation techniques.”
“A powerful Spirit Reader must also possess a powerful body.”
“Your strength, physical condition, and force amplification all require training.”
“Your body is currently at the peak of Apprentice Level Nine.”
“Your consciousness is already sufficient.”
“Breaking through to First Level Planetary in terms of physical strength will be very easy.”
“The shelf below is even more important.”
“It contains Spirit Reader techniques.”
“They’re mainly divided into the Control Manual, the Illusion Manual, and the Miscellaneous Manual.”
“Every one of them is profound beyond measure.”
Babata spoke proudly.
“My master’s inheritance is unique throughout the universe.”
“My master possessed extraordinary attainments in martial cultivation.”
“But his accomplishments in spiritual force were even greater.”
“He once commanded nine Undying servants.”
“These nine Undying beings had all been placed under spiritual control long before through secret soul techniques.”
“They retained all of their intelligence and memories.”
“But from the depths of their souls, they became absolutely loyal to my master.”
“When they were first controlled, one was at the Cosmic level, six were Domain Lords, and two were World Lords.”
“As my master’s strength increased, those nine servants continued cultivating as well.”
“The uniqueness of my master’s techniques lies in the fact that his servants retained their own consciousness and could continue growing stronger.”
Babata said proudly.
“And because of the soul contract, betrayal was impossible.”
“If the master died, the servants died as well.”
“The five Undying servants aboard the Yun Mo Planet ship all perished because my master died.”
Babata looked at Luo Feng.
“Of course…”
“My master’s inheritance is extremely difficult to begin.”
“So before his death, my master prepared a Soul Inheritance Seal for you.”
“The very first time I came into contact with you, I had already fused it into your body.”
“It has been quietly merging with your soul ever since.”
“In about another three hours…”
“You’ll have officially completed the initiation.”