Immersed in cultivation, time passed quickly.
“Luo Feng, it is almost dawn. Hong and Thunder God have both stopped cultivating.”
In the quiet cultivation room, Babata, who was lying on a chair sleeping, spoke with his eyes closed.
“Oh?”
Luo Feng closed the book in his hand. His mind replayed the detailed cultivation process, execution methods, and principle explanations of the Myriad Sword Soul Seal technique that he had read earlier.
Then Luo Feng smiled and opened his eyes.
This night could be considered the time when he had theoretically mastered the Myriad Sword Soul Seal technique.
Starting tomorrow, he would officially begin cultivating it.
Once completed, the Myriad Sword Soul Seal would be the only soul attack secret technique Luo Feng currently possessed that could truly be used in battle.
“Babata, I am leaving.”
Luo Feng placed the book back on the bookshelf.
“Countdown reminder, there are two years, four months, and 29 days remaining until the Nuolan Shan family forces arrive at Earth.”
Babata shouted.
“Two years, four months, and 29 days…”
Luo Feng softly repeated it.
A cold glint flashed through his eyes.
The Nuolan Shan family forces arriving two years later meant he could not place his hopes on others. In such a short period, Hong and Thunder God’s strength was simply not enough to help. For now, he could only shoulder everything himself.
“A little over two years.”
“What should I do?”
“If the Nuolan Shan family fleet sends Universe level sixth or seventh rank experts, how will I deal with them?”
Luo Feng was also troubled.
His Golden Horned Beast body could indeed enter Universe level after several months. However, once it entered Universe level, the time required for evolution would become much longer. Moreover, if he used metal combinations, the cost would become far higher than during Stellar level.
The money he possessed would not be enough.
……
The Milky Way Galaxy, a void region.
A streamlined D3 grade spaceship shaped like an axe rapidly flew through the starry sky.
“Bai Kaluo, you have finished your retreat?”
Inside the control room, the second generation patriarch of the Nuolan Shan family, Dewen Nuolan Shan, turned his head towards the newcomer.
“Mm.”
Bai Kaluo, covered in a black robe, slightly nodded.
Dewen felt somewhat uncomfortable inwardly.
As the second generation patriarch of the family, he had naturally become a disciple under the family ancestor long ago.
This Bai Kaluo was his junior brother.
However, Bai Kaluo’s comprehension ability was extremely high. Among the many disciples of Nuolan Shan, he was one of the most outstanding.
Currently, Dewen was Universe level sixth rank, while Bai Kaluo was Universe level eighth rank.
Naturally, Bai Kaluo had the capital to be arrogant.
Universe level eighth rank.
Furthermore, Bai Kaluo far surpassed the former patriarch Dewen in comprehension and battle experience.
“Bai Kaluo, what kind of expert do you think exists on Earth? The elite squad could not even send back any messages before they all died. Their opponent is not weak.”
Dewen looked at the beautiful scenery of the starry sky ahead and asked his junior brother.
Bai Kaluo’s cold eyes looked outside.
“The mechanical race spaceship has remained there the entire time, and no one has taken it away. Even if there is an expert, they cannot be too powerful.”
Dewen’s eyes brightened, and he immediately smiled.
“Junior brother is right.”
“Senior brother, how much longer until we reach Earth?”
Bai Kaluo asked coldly.
“Approximately two years, four months, and 26 days.”
Dewen replied.
“Oh, then I will enter the virtual universe first.”
Bai Kaluo said before turning around and leaving the control room.
Dewen looked at Bai Kaluo’s departing figure and cursed inwardly.
“This bastard. He probably left his cabin this time only to ask how long it would take to reach Earth. Previously, even when crossing wormholes, he never came out once. Now that he knows the approximate time, he probably will not come out even once during the journey to Earth.”
Among Nuolan Shan’s many disciples, Bai Kaluo was one of the most solitary individuals.
If Luo Feng knew that the two Universe level experts sent by the Nuolan Shan family this time were a Universe level sixth rank and a Universe level eighth rank expert, his psychological pressure would probably be much greater.
……
51 days after entering the Thunder World.
“It is fine, continue moving forward.”
Thunder God sat on the ground and shouted.
At this moment, his waist was covered in blood, and the blood had completely seeped out.
“Do not force yourself. We are already very close to Wind Thunder Canyon. There are only a little over 8,000 kilometres left, and we can arrive in one day.”
Luo Feng shouted.
“Your injuries are severe. Even with Mu Ya Crystal, you will need several hours to recover.”
“Right. There is no rush. Leaving tomorrow will not make a difference.”
Hong also looked at Thunder God.
Thunder God gritted his teeth and cursed.
“Damn it, that damn bird!”
Seeing this, Luo Feng felt helpless.
From the Longsuo Mountain Range to Wind Thunder Canyon, they had travelled across more than half of the Thunder World.
Previously, relying on Babata’s detection equipment, they had not encountered much danger in the Longsuo Mountain Range, so Luo Feng and the others had remained optimistic.
But who would have thought…
Only after truly crossing half of the Thunder World did they realise that this examination world, designed for elimination and selection, was far more difficult than imagined.
A 20,000 metre detection range?
It was useful in mountain forests because many areas had dense trees. Within a distance of 20,000 metres, they were relatively safe.
However, in plains, grasslands, swamps, rocky regions, and other open areas, some fierce beasts could see hundreds of kilometres away with their own eyes.
Once they spotted their targets, with their speed, even under the strong gravity of the Thunder World, they could cross 20 kilometres in just one or two seconds.
From the moment a threat was detected at 20 kilometres, to the time Luo Feng reacted and informed everyone to escape, there was less than one second available.
Therefore, encountering danger was completely normal.
Just moments ago…
A golden strange bird resembling a giant eagle had probably spotted their group from high in the sky while flying.
With one dive, it attacked them.
This golden strange bird was extremely fast and powerful.
It was far stronger than ordinary Stellar level ninth rank warriors.
Tie Nanhe had been grabbed and carried away instantly.
The terrifying force from its claws tore through the air.
Luo Feng and Hong wore alloy battle suits, but their inner layers also contained Moyun Battle Armour, which absorbed a large amount of impact force, allowing them to remain unharmed.
However, Thunder God suffered badly.
Fortunately, it was only the force from the claws that had separated from its body. If he had been directly grabbed by those sharp claws, Thunder God would have died.
After Ao Gu launched a soul attack, the golden strange bird realised it would be difficult to achieve a quick victory and immediately turned around and fled.
“Everyone must remain alert at all times.”
“The speed of fierce beasts is extremely fast. Even if I discover them and inform everyone, the time you have to dodge and escape will become very short.”
Luo Feng said solemnly.
“We only have a little over 8,000 kilometres left to Wind Thunder Canyon. It is just one day of travel. We absolutely cannot make a mistake on the final day.”
“If we have encountered so many life and death dangers, those teams without detection abilities must have experienced one crisis after another along the way.”
Thunder God could not help saying.
“We have also experienced quite a few life and death situations.”
Hong said.
Another night of quiet cultivation passed.
This night, Luo Feng spent his time training in the Slaughter Space of the Killing Field.
During these past ten days, while cultivating the Soaring Shuttle and the Myriad Sword Soul Seal, he had finally mastered the first level of the Myriad Sword Soul Seal.
The symbol of the first level was simple.
He could now create one Sword Soul Seal.
“Soul attacks are about transforming mental energy into a virtual form and arranging it in the most effective way to form an attack.”
“The soul attacks comprehended by the spirit readers on Earth in the past were extremely weak. Even warriors of the same level could not be killed through soul attacks.”
“The structure of this Sword Soul Seal is clearly more strange, precise, and orderly.”
Luo Feng was extremely happy.
With the Sword Soul Seal, his strength had effectively doubled.
Even if a warrior one level higher than him was struck by his Sword Soul Seal, they would not die immediately, but most would experience a brief moment of mental blankness.
And the Soaring Shuttle could use that opportunity to kill them.
One virtual, one physical.
This was the true strength of spirit readers.
If one only used the virtual side, relying purely on soul attacks and illusions, or only used the physical side, relying purely on mental weapons, they would not truly display the terrifying ability of spirit readers.
Unfortunately…
Whether it was secret techniques for controlling mental weapons or soul attack techniques, they were all closely guarded secrets.
Every secret technique was incredibly precious.
The higher level the secret technique, the more impossible it was to obtain even with enormous wealth.
For example, the Soul Seal technique, the greatest pride of the Meteor Ink Star Master, could not be exchanged even for an entire galaxy.
Even Immortal experts would not care.
This was why disciples with backgrounds and teachers cultivated faster and broke through more easily.
……
Five streaks of light stopped.
It was exactly five people.
This team looked towards the distant mountain range.
The mountains in the distance seemed to be covered by snowflakes, creating a dark and chaotic scene.
But accurately speaking, those were not snowflakes.
They were violent winds mixed with countless pieces of stone.
Above the mountains, there were also thick clouds, with lightning constantly flashing within them, as if thunder would strike down at any moment.
“Big brother, third brother, according to the map description, ahead is Wind Thunder Canyon.”
Thunder God held his breath.
“The lightning clouds have remained suspended above this place for a long time. Other than Wind Thunder Canyon, there is no second place in the Thunder World with such a sight.”
Hong narrowed his eyes.
Luo Feng silently stared ahead.
Wind Thunder Canyon.
The core region of the Thunder World, the central area, and also the most dangerous place.
However, one of the required items for passing the Universe Trainee Mercenary Examination, the Wind Corner Stone, had to be obtained from this Wind Thunder Canyon.
“Let’s go.”
Luo Feng shouted.
The five stopped flying and began walking towards Wind Thunder Canyon.
Strangely, perhaps because they knew how dangerous Wind Thunder Canyon was, not a single fierce beast appeared around it.
There were no plants within the canyon either.
Only bare rocks remained.
The rocks were black, occasionally mixed with traces of silver.
“The wind is so strong.”
Luo Feng found that even walking had become somewhat unstable.
“How strong does the wind have to be?”
Thunder God and Hong could not help being amazed.
On Earth, so-called level twelve typhoons could not affect the bodies of Stellar level experts in the slightest.
Yet now, Luo Feng, Thunder God, and Hong were struggling even to walk.
It was simply unbelievable.
“According to the books, in Wind Thunder Canyon, the closer to the centre and the lower the location, the stronger the wind becomes.”
“The wind at the deepest and most central area is like blades. It contains powerful universe origin energy. Even Universe level experts flying into the centre of the canyon would be torn apart into pieces by the violent wind and would definitely die.”
“The most dangerous bottom area covered by violent winds actually contains the most Wind Corner Stones.”
“Of course, there are also many Wind Corner Stones carried around by the wind.”
“The true danger of the entire Wind Thunder Canyon is the lightning. Once lightning strikes down, even weaker Domain Lord experts will die instantly. Universe level experts have no chance of survival, let alone us Stellar levels.”
“Tell me, how should we obtain those Wind Corner Stones?”
Luo Feng looked at the other four people beside him.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his sea of consciousness.
“Luo Feng, within a 20 kilometre range around your team, there are a total of 1,092 humans…”