Mist Island

Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9, in the underground base.

This base had been jointly built by all the major forces on Earth. Whether it was the five great powers, the two great martial arts schools, or the HR Alliance, all of them were qualified to send people into Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9. The many personnel here also came from different forces.

The moment Gu Ce arrived, he saw a figure who was pitch-black all over, with a face covered in beard, filthy from head to toe.

"Luo Feng!"

Gu Ce called out with a smile.

"Gu Ce!"

Luo Feng was a little excited, wishing he could throw himself at Gu Ce right now.

Then give him a vicious beating.

He had been tricked into coming to Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9, and more than a full year had passed!

To complete that Bald Crystal Man's mission, to see his family as soon as possible, he had trained almost every day without stopping, with no time to rest at all!

Just thinking of it made him furious.

"Don't rush. Go take a shower first."

Gu Ce instructed the staff beside him to find Luo Feng a place to bathe.

Now, there was no one on Earth who did not know Gu Ce, just like Hong and Thor back then.

The staff quickly did as told, and Luo Feng did not object. He knew his current appearance really was terrible.

After Luo Feng changed into clean clothes, the two met again.

"How was it? What did you gain?" Gu Ce asked with a smile.

"I carried out a Death Mission and got some rewards. Mm, they're all for spirit readers," Luo Feng said helplessly.

That Bald Crystal Man had made it clear he did not want anyone else to know about Yinmo Star, so Luo Feng could not speak carelessly either.

"Wait, you're Stellar Level?" Luo Feng suddenly froze and looked at Gu Ce.

Hadn't that Bald Crystal Man said that the strongest on Earth were only Planetary Level? How had a Stellar Level suddenly popped up? And one he knew, at that?

Gu Ce only smiled without saying a word.

With the technology Yinmo Star had left behind, Rimuru only needed to make the slightest move to conceal its source of information.

As it happened, the day before Luo Feng came out, Gu Ce had broken through to Stellar Level, and he had not yet had time to purchase a higher-level Nutrient Pod.

Now that Luo Feng had come out, Gu Ce was also preparing to go into the universe to temper himself and try some life-and-death adventures.

Before Gu Ce stepped into Stellar Level, Rimuru had already helped Gu Ce find a place for training.

It was a Cosmic Secret Realm open to Stellar Level warriors, a secret realm controlled by Universe First Bank. One could buy an entry ticket to go in. The tempering effect there would be better than in an ordinary World Lord's world, and the resources within had a certain value as well.

"Let's go. I'll take you home first. That little girlfriend of yours has been waiting for you. Then we'll talk about cultivation." Gu Ce directly pulled Luo Feng and flew toward his home.

At this moment, the others in the base also came back to themselves and began sending messages to their respective forces.

Soon, Hong and Thor also learned of this matter. They had already wanted to ask Gu Ce about how to advance to Stellar Level, so now they simply headed straight for the Luo Family.

Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City, the Luo Family.

"Brother?"

Seeing Luo Feng's figure, Luo Hua cried out in surprise and joy.

"Xiao Hua? Wait, you can stand now?" Luo Feng said in astonishment.

"It was Brother Ce," Luo Hua said. "You were gone for more than a year. During New Year's, Brother Ce gave me and Mom and Dad each a Spirit of Plants and Trees. Now I can not only stand, I'm also a General Level warrior!"

(I couldn't find Luo Hua's age setting, so here I'll set him as two years younger than Luo Feng and slightly younger than Gu Ce. It doesn't affect much.)

With that, Luo Hua showed off his muscles to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng's emotions were running high, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Luo Feng!" A sweet, delicate female voice rang out.

Luo Feng's body froze on the spot. He slowly turned around and saw the woman he had yearned for day and night.

"Xu Xin?" Luo Feng could hardly believe it.

"Go on." Gu Ce gave Luo Feng a push, watching the fun from behind together with Luo Hua.

"Quite a crowd." Thor and Hong had also arrived, and both of them saw this scene.

"Luo Feng?" Hong was somewhat surprised.

"Mm." Gu Ce nodded. "Didn't I tell you before that there's still one inheritance ruin on Earth that no one has discovered? That ruin requires a spirit reader to inherit the legacy. This is the most talented spirit reader on Earth that I found."

"His talent is indeed good." Hong nodded in agreement.

"How nice," Thor said enviously.

Gu Ce glanced at him, not knowing whether he was envious of the inheritance or envious of Luo Feng's happy family.

As far as Gu Ce knew, Thor's relationship with his daughter was not good.

Soon.

Luo Hongguo walked out, and seeing such a large group of people, he immediately beamed with joy and hurriedly invited everyone inside to sit.

Fortunately, the room was big enough. Otherwise, it really would not have been able to fit so many people.

To entertain so many guests, he and Luo Feng's mother, Gong Xinlan, specially made a large table of good dishes to receive everyone.

Faced with such warm hospitality, Hong and Thor also sat down and ate, drank, and chatted with everyone.

Although the food was not some rare delicacy, everyone still ate with great relish.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill.

Everyone dispersed. Luo Hua continued to work, while Luo Feng sent Xu Xin back and agreed to meet again that night.

The four finally had a chance to speak alone.

Inside the spaceship.

"Hall Master Hong, Hall Master Lei!"

Looking at the auxiliary optical brain's scan, which showed that both men were Planetary Level ninth stage, Luo Feng was slightly reserved.

He was still only Apprentice Level ninth stage. Facing these two people who had long been famous, he was already a notch weaker in presence.

"Relax," Hong said gently to Luo Feng.

He still had a good impression of Luo Feng, who came from Limitless Martial Arts School, not to mention he had just eaten a meal at the man's home.

Thor looked at Gu Ce and asked, "Are we taking Luo Feng directly to that ruin now?"

"Mm." Gu Ce nodded. "After Luo Feng inherits that ruin, I'll probably go into the universe to train. You two should wait until you break through to Stellar Level before going out."

Stellar Level. If you said it was difficult, it was not especially difficult.

But for the bloodline of Earthlings, it was very difficult.

If not for all kinds of rare materials from the universe, if Hong and Thor had relied solely on their own cultivation, who knew how long it would have taken them to reach Planetary Level ninth stage.

Of course, with Gu Ce's support, it would not take them too long to break through to Stellar Level either. It would probably happen soon.

"Stellar Level is really hard to break through to," Thor said, a little depressed. He had wanted to become a Cosmic Mercenary for a long time.

"You said the same thing back when you were learning domains," Hong reminded him.

"But I know domains now, don't I?" Thor said with perfect confidence. "Brother Hong, once we break through to Stellar Level, the two of us will go take the Cosmic Trainee Mercenary Assessment together. When that time comes, we'll definitely make a name for ourselves."

"Good," Hong said with a smile.

"...What's a domain? And what's a Cosmic Mercenary?" Luo Feng asked cautiously.

Luo Feng felt that after being locked away for a year, had he missed something? Why had a whole pile of terms he did not understand suddenly appeared?

The three of them burst into laughter, almost having forgotten that Luo Feng still did not know these things.

"Someone will explain them to you later," Gu Ce said.

"We're here. This is the place."

Gu Ce signaled Rimuru to stop the spaceship.

Australian Continent, Mist Island!

"This is... the place where that Cloud-Piercing Vine was found back then?" Hong was rather surprised.

Just like in the original work, Babata could not hold back and threw out a Cloud-Piercing Vine, creating many Spirits of Plants and Trees here to draw attention.

A student from Limitless Martial Arts School's Elite Training Camp discovered this place, and Hong naturally obtained that Cloud-Piercing Vine from the universe, making Thor envious for quite a while.

"The ruin is here?" Thor asked.

"That's right." Gu Ce nodded slightly.