“Yes, Your Highness!”
The three bodyguards knelt on one knee and replied respectfully.
“My speed is already fast enough. I did not expect the other factions to also obtain 10 million Thunder Stones in such a short time.” Brolin sat in his chair, his long, fair fingers lightly tapping the armrest. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he ordered sharply, “Pass down the order. Let the First, Second, and Sixth Armies quickly move towards the core area, and spread out around all directions about 10,000 kilometres from the core area.”
“Yes.”
The three answered in unison, then quickly left the main tent.
Only Brolin remained in the tent.
He sat in his chair and kept thinking. As for Luo Feng and the other five, Brolin did not even bother to think about them. In the vast territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, it was common to stumble upon treasures by sheer luck. More importantly, within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, he even dared to kill the elites of the other four organisations.
There was no one he dared not offend.
If Luo Feng’s five man team truly had a powerful background, then a super expert would have already sent word by now. To the lofty Ninth Prince, those five people were not worthy opponents at all.
“Cruel enough, actually taking one of the passwords for the inheritance crystal ball right under my nose.” Brolin muttered softly. “Ice Sea Divine Nation? Three Axe Mountain? Hundred Tiger Tower? Black Cloud Society? North Dragon City?” Any of the major powers could be involved. Brolin truly could not tell who had the final password.
About more than 100,000 kilometres away from the core area, on the vast grasslands, many adventurers had gathered there.
One after another, wild tents were pitched. The materials of these tents were the same as those used to make alloy battle suits, and were extremely tough.
Inside one of the large tents.
A burly black gorilla like man, over three metres tall, sat inside the tent. His powerful chest muscles pushed his alloy battle suit outward. His head was almost exactly like that of a black gorilla, and his sunken eyes were filled with wild madness. Ape people were a huge race in the universe.
Among ape people, there were over a hundred sub races, and most of them were brave, battle hardened warriors.
And he, Chaktuo, had previously been one of the Star level ninth rank members in the army under the super expert of Three Axe Mountain, World Master Jiang Tianchen. Originally, he had been only an ordinary member among these countless Star level ninth rank cannon fodder troops, but now…
“Hehe, hehe…” Chaktuo let out strange laughter from deep in his throat, his eyes filled with excitement.
“I never thought I would actually break through.”
“Hahaha, this World Within a World really is my lucky land. Lady Luck has favoured me, Chaktuo.” Chaktuo was extremely excited.
Yes!
He was excited, extremely excited.
Because he had broken through from Star level ninth rank to Universe level first rank!
“Back when I was forcibly taken away after being conscripted from Tailke Planet, I vowed that I would definitely become the greatest warrior. All of this has truly come to pass, come to pass!” Chaktuo could never forget the life he had lived over these more than three thousand years.
He had been forcibly taken away from his hometown, Tailke Planet.
After training, being sold, and then resold, he finally became a soldier in the star system territory under the World Master existence Jiang Tianchen. Even after bitter cultivation all the way to Star level ninth rank, he was only an elite soldier. Over more than three thousand years of struggle, he understood very clearly, without becoming Universe level, one would always remain a small fry!
Star level ninth rank and Universe level!
Just one step apart, yet the difference was like heaven and earth.
“I have just broken through and become Universe level, and the World Master has already appointed me as the ‘army captain’ of the entire large unit. The original captain has become my deputy. Moreover, the Lord has also granted me thirty life planets as my territory. Haha, I must get three thousand, no, thirty thousand women, and have a huge crowd of children.” The ape man Chaktuo’s mind surged with excitement.
“My Lord.”
Two voices came from outside.
“Come in.” Chaktuo said calmly.
Two figures walked in. One was at Star level second rank, the other at Star level third rank. They were the two leaders of another large unit under another World Master from Three Axe Mountain.
The leaders of the various units were usually Star level second or third rank. Because those people were elites and geniuses.
On the other hand, a large group of Star level ninth rank people were cannon fodder, because the chance of cannon fodder breaking through to Universe level was not high.
“Never thought a stupid ape could break through to Universe level.”
“This luck is simply heaven defying.”
The two young men thought inwardly.
“My Lord.” The two bowed slightly. One of the young men smiled and said, “Lord Chaktuo, may I ask whether you have obtained the password?”
“I have already obtained one of the passwords for the inheritance crystal ball, and I have also used the virtual universe network to inform the great World Master.” Chaktuo’s voice was loud, but a force field barrier formed around the tent, preventing the sound from leaking out.
“Lord Chaktuo is indeed impressive.” The two praised him.
“Mm.”
The ape man Chaktuo nodded slightly. From his black nostrils came a puff of hot air. “Breiris, have your two groups already assembled?”
“Yes, My Lord.” The two bowed.
“Very good.” The ape man Chaktuo praised loudly. His eyes shot out two beams of light, and a surging aura spread from his body, making the two young men beside him feel as if they had fallen into the end of the world.
“Mm?” The ape man Chaktuo suddenly frowned.
“You may leave.” Chaktuo waved his hand.
“Yes.”
The two young men respectfully withdrew.
Normally, these Star level ninth rank people were their bodyguards, but this cannon fodder like ape man had actually broken through to Universe level. One should know that even among those elite geniuses, the probability of producing a Universe level expert was very low. In terms of status, they were of course far below this Universe level expert, Chaktuo.
If one did not break through, one was cannon fodder and a bodyguard.
Once one broke through, one immediately gained a planet territory and became an important figure.
……
Inside the World Within a World, there were nearly two million Star level ninth rank experts in total. Even the combined Star level ninth rank experts of ten star systems would not dare claim to have two million such experts. And these Star level ninth rank experts were all chosen elites from the forces of World Masters, Domain Lords, and other strong beings.
Given enough time…
Out of two million Star level ninth rank experts, six or seven Universe level experts could be born. That was possible. However, it would require enough time. So under this life and death pressure, the birth of a Universe level expert from the army of two million Star level ninth rank experts was still quite normal.
How much treasure Ninth Prince Brolin had exchanged for was a secret.
Chaktuo becoming Universe level within the army under the Three Axe Mountain faction was also a secret.
And at this very moment…
Luo Feng’s Moyun Vine undergoing evolution was also a secret.
……
At the edge of the World Within a World, in the vast and undulating mountain range.
Luo Feng stood among the plants, looking down at the arm guard screen on his wrist. On the screen, a blood red vine was undergoing an extremely intense transformation. Like boiling water, the already enormously thick vine had one green bulge after another appear on its surface. Then those green parts were absorbed, and the bulges disappeared. Occasionally, some bulges would directly burst open, like exploding bubbles.
Chi chi~~
A large number of vines and thin tendrils were also wildly moving.
Although the evolution was taking place deep underground, Luo Feng could still feel the slight tremor beneath his feet.
“Third brother.”
“Third brother.”
Three figures ran over from afar. It was Hong, Thunder God, and Ao Gu, who could now walk.
“Third brother, it has already been over two hours, and it still is not done?” Thunder God ran over and asked.
“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded. “Take a look.”
As he spoke, Luo Feng extended his arm. On the arm guard screen was the scene of the Moyun Vine evolving underground. Because the Moyun Vine was too huge, even Babata could only record part of it, so naturally the screen could only show part of the Moyun Vine’s body.
“That is really strange.” Thunder God widened his eyes.
“Is it shedding skin?” Hong asked in confusion, eyes wide open.
Luo Feng also stared at it. At this moment, the thick main vine was changing rapidly. At many places on the vine, layers of surface skin were constantly falling off, while the fresh vine exposed underneath was rapidly becoming more twisted and tougher. Then it shed again, and the entire vine continued to become thicker and longer during this transformation.
It was as if a sapling had grown into a towering tree, all within two or three hours.
“After eating the Life Fruit, an evolution that would normally take many years is happening in a very short time.” Luo Feng said in a low voice. “So this strange sight is not surprising.”
“How big is the Moyun Vine now?” Thunder God asked.
“The detection equipment cannot probe the body of Moyun, but by estimating proportion, the length of each vine has already reached about 210 kilometres.” Luo Feng said.
“210 kilometres?” Thunder God and Hong were both stunned.
What kind of concept was 210 kilometres? On Earth, some shorter highways were about that long. And a single vine of the Moyun Vine was that long?
“And now the Moyun Vine has a total of 72 main vines.” Luo Feng said.
Thunder God and Hong imagined, just a little, what it would be like for 72 vines, each 210 kilometres long, to gather around Luo Feng. It was simply insane. Compared with this Moyun Vine, even the Golden Horned Beast from back then was only a little thing.
Luo Feng was still staring fixedly at the screen.
The evolution was still continuing.
Minute by minute passed. Hong and Thunder God no longer asked anything, and instead waited silently with anticipation. The long vines on the screen gave the feeling of containing endless power, and their colour had already changed from the previous blood red to something even denser, which could be called deep red.
“Wu!” A huge intent filled with joy and dependence entered Luo Feng’s mind.
“The transformation is complete.” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh…
Deep underground, the 72 main vines, which had already reached 300 kilometres in length, quickly shrank in size. As for their smaller tendrils and leaves, they also rapidly withdrew and disappeared. As they shrank, the Moyun Vine quickly surged upward, causing the ground beneath Luo Feng’s feet to bulge, as if something enormous was about to burst out.
Boom~~
After shrinking by a hundredfold, the Moyun Vine still looked enormous as it burst out of the ground!
The 72 deep red vines, each now reduced to 3 kilometres long and about 30 centimetres wide, waved in the black night sky. At the same time, the incomparably dense and massive root system instantly covered Luo Feng, and continued shrinking! In the blink of an eye, the sky covering Moyun Vine rapidly contracted onto Luo Feng’s body, becoming extremely small and delicate.
The core of the root system fused into Luo Feng’s skin.
The 72 tiny vines, as thick as thumbs, still spread over a range of one hundred metres. Then, after a wave of movement, they formed a complete set of deep red battle suit, helmet, and battle boots on Luo Feng’s body. Even Luo Feng’s fingers were covered with deep red gloves.
Luo Feng could feel the formidable strength of the Moyun battle suit on his body.
Even without exerting much force, one punch from him, relying only on the explosive power of the Moyun Vine itself, would be enough to turn a hundred kilometres of Earth into ruins, with the shockwave spreading over more than a thousand kilometres. Such power was even greater than Luo Feng’s own Golden Horned Beast, in his Star level ninth rank enhanced state.