Dead Star

Just as Zhou Lin confirmed the mission.

"Zhou Lin, have you gone crazy?" King Fengyan rarely showed anger, but now a trace of it appeared on her face as she immediately initiated an emergency call.

Many veterans who had spent several hundred years at the Cosmic level had a death rate of up to ninety percent when accepting Desperate level missions.

Those accepting a Desperate level mission for the first time had virtually no chance of survival.

Zhou Lin dared to accept a Desperate level mission because, of course, he had confidence in himself.

First, he was an Extraordinary Lifeform. His ability to preserve his life was countless times stronger than that of those at the Cosmic level or Domain Lord level.

He could turn his body into particles and even split off part of his soul to create an Avatar.

Moreover, Zhou Lin longed to temper himself amid life-and-death crises. To become a true powerhouse, one had to undergo the baptism of blood and fire, battle and chaos.

A life of comfortable cultivation would not take one far, even with a system.

"Teacher, I have confidence." Zhou Lin said calmly, "A true powerhouse isn't a flower in a greenhouse. If one doesn't even have the courage to face difficulties head-on, one can never become a powerhouse. I won't give up."

His tone was utterly resolute.

Having been in this world for many years, Zhou Lin knew all too well how great the difference was between having strength and not having it.

One could either die in obscurity or control one's own fate.

"Come back alive and see me."

King Fengyan said no more. Zhou Lin had made his position so clear that she certainly couldn't persuade him in the slightest.

Several more warnings appeared on the screen.

Zhou Lin ignored them and entered the Desperate level mission selection page.

Every member of the Virtual Universe Company could accept only two Desperate level missions while at the Cosmic level.

A Desperate level mission also meant that there would be great gains.

As he browsed the list of Desperate level missions, Zhou Lin seriously considered which one he should choose.

He first had to eliminate those with a large element of luck involved.

The first was the Purgatory Abyss. After carefully investigating it, he decided to give it up.

This map offered a million points for just one mission.

But in the Purgatory Abyss, one could truly encounter monsters comparable to King Immortals. If that happened, he would have no way to escape.

In terms of strength, a King Immortal was infinitely close to a First Tier Celestial God.

And a Realm God could kill countless Gods with a flip of his hand.

According to Zhou Lin's estimate, a Desperate level mission required eighty percent strength and twenty percent luck. Neither could be lacking.

As for strength, he naturally had it.

As for luck, he had to avoid relying on it as much as possible.

Moreover, there were not as many missions now as there had been during Luo Feng's era.

"The Death Star. I'll choose this one."

Zhou Lin finally made his decision. Among the Desperate level missions, this one offered the fewest points, but it didn't involve much luck.

The greatest danger he might encounter was merely an Ordinary Immortal.

That was only equivalent to a Peak God. Zhou Lin was a First Grade True Meaning, after all, and he had been able to kill Peak Gods when he was a Demigod.

Although he was currently not yet a Demigod, the gap was not insurmountable. At the very least, Zhou Lin was forty percent confident that he could escape from an Immortal.

The Death Star was located within the Glory Secret Realm of the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

There were three missions in total.

Death Star Missions:

1. Survive inside the Death Star for three months and receive a reward of one hundred thousand points.

2. Obtain a Death Crystal and receive a reward of one hundred thousand points.

3. Kill three Death Knights inside the Death Star and receive a reward of one hundred thousand points.

The Death Crystal was a unique mineral of the Death Star.

The weakest Death Knights were at the Domain Lord level. There were also large numbers at the World Lord level, while the strongest could even rival Ordinary Immortals.

The next day.

A spaceship traveled to the Taichu Secret Realm.

Those responsible for taking Zhou Lin to the Death Star were all members of the Virtual Universe Company.

Three men in black uniforms stepped out of the spaceship. Although each of them appeared extremely respectful on the surface, they had already regarded Zhou Lin as a dead man in their hearts.

He dared to accept a Desperate level mission as his very first mission?

Even the strongest of his generation, the genius Kedi, hailed as a talent who appeared only once in ten million eras, had honestly chosen a Dangerous level mission for his first mission.

The news that Zhou Lin had accepted a Desperate level mission had caused quite a stir. However, this kind of reputation was not a good one at present and could not be converted into Prestige Value.

Good news stays within the house, while bad news travels a thousand miles.

A bad reputation could not be converted into Prestige Value.

"We respectfully see Your Highness off!"

When Zhou Lin boarded the spaceship, Mìxīng and the many guards below all bowed respectfully.

They would not mutter anything on the surface, because this was a place supervised by the Virtual Universe Company, and speaking ill of Zhou Lin behind his back would result in punishment by law enforcement.

But everyone felt that they would have to serve a different Highness soon.

The sea of stars stretched across the heavens. The spaceship soon entered the Dark Universe and headed toward the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

"Your Highness Zhou Lin, it will take approximately one month to reach the Glory Secret Realm from here."

The black-clad man in the lead smiled as he spoke.

The two places were too far apart. Only a spaceship belonging to the Virtual Universe Company could travel at this speed.

"Mm. Don't come disturb me unless there's something else."

Zhou Lin entered the cabin. Whenever he had time, he would immerse himself in cultivation.

During that time, some friends also sent him emails.

After more than a month passed, the spaceship emerged from the Dark Universe and returned to the Original Universe.

"Your Highness Zhou Lin, we've arrived at the Death Star."

The silver-white cabin door slowly opened, and Zhou Lin stepped out.

He wore a purple suit of armor on the outside, while a battle suit formed by Plant Life took shape within his body. A Long Sword was strapped to his back.

The external virtual display also allowed him to see the Death Star ahead.

In the distant void was a gray-white planet larger than a star, radiating strands of strange aura.

Before even leaving the spaceship, Zhou Lin sensed a feeling of desolation and loneliness.

The void was utterly lifeless. Even the floating meteorite fragments and small celestial bodies around it were dim and lusterless.

"Dead Mountain is over five million kilometers in diameter."

Zhou Lin felt deeply shaken.

From the outside, the Death Star could not be seen clearly at all. One could only see endless gray-black mist shrouding it, making it somewhat eerie.

"At present, no one from the Virtual Universe Company is inside." The black-clad man pointed at the Death Star and said, "Two people from the Universe Mercenary Alliance are inside carrying out missions."

Zhou Lin nodded, then stepped out of the spaceship.

Tens of thousands of kilometers in front of the Death Star floated a silver-gray palace spanning over Ten Thousand Miles. It was the Universe Mercenary Alliance's base.

Zhou Lin entered the palace.

"You're Zhou Lin from the Virtual Universe Company, right?" An old man in white robes was half reclining in a black wicker chair outside the palace.

He merely looked Zhou Lin over briefly before tossing over a silver bracelet. "Stay for three months, and the bracelet will turn black."

After saying that, the old man ignored him.

After all, this was not the territory of the Virtual Universe Company.

The Universe Mercenary Alliance's staff merely followed the attitude of handling official business according to regulations.

Upon leaving the palace, Zhou Lin felt an aura of death rush toward him.

He was an Extraordinary Lifeform of the First Grade True Meaning and was exceptionally sensitive to the Heaven and Earth Rules.

It seemed that even the rules near this Death Star had been greatly affected. Heaven and earth, along with all living things, seemed to be withering.