Hong really did want to talk with Luo Feng. He had known that Luo Feng was close with Wang Cheng, but out of consideration for Wang Cheng's feelings, he hadn't deliberately tried to get in touch with him. Now that he'd finally gotten the chance, he naturally wanted to have a good chat with Luo Feng.
For example, how Luo Feng had met Wang Cheng, and what Wang Cheng was usually like.
In fact, Luo Feng also had many questions he wanted to ask Hong. In his past understanding, Hong was the world's strongest man. But ever since Wang Cheng had appeared, that impression had been shattered, because everything Wang Cheng did was even more incredible!
Moreover, Luo Feng had noticed that when Wang Cheng and Hong spoke earlier, they had only exchanged a few casual words, yet Wang Cheng had clearly taken the lead.
All these things combined had made Luo Feng curious about Wang Cheng's identity.
After Luo Feng had answered many of the things Hong wanted to know, he also asked the questions that had been on his mind.
"You can't figure it out because you haven't seen enough of the world!" Hong said with a sigh. "Let me tell you about the universe!"
"The universe?" Luo Feng was taken aback. How had the conversation turned to the universe?
"Of course we have to talk about the universe. After all, that Mr. Wang is very likely an alien!" Hong said with a smile.
"An alien?" Luo Feng was even more bewildered.
"Listen."
Hong slowly began telling Luo Feng what he knew. For a while, Luo Feng felt as if his whole worldview had been shaken. Of course, only a little—he was still quite good at accepting new things.
While the two of them were talking, Wang Cheng had already returned to Mingyue Community in Jiangnan Base City.
Babata didn't want to hand over the inheritance to Luo Feng so easily, which left Wang Cheng a little speechless. Still, he had specifically told Hong that there were good things beneath the island. As long as Hong was curious, then no matter what, things wouldn't unfold as they had in Swallowed Star, with the various forces on Earth not noticing anything unusual about Mist Island until a year and a half later.
There wasn't much Wang Cheng could do now, anyway. All he could do was wait patiently!
Meanwhile, on the Australian Continent, after talking with Luo Feng for a long time, Hong quickly sent two of his bodyguards to Mist Island to retrieve all the Spirits of Grass and Wood. But at the last moment, several extremely terrifying vine-like tentacles emerged from beneath the island.
Hong's two bodyguards were no match for them and could only flee in disarray.
When Hong arrived after hearing the news, however, he was overjoyed.
"So there's a Moyun Vine on Earth, too?" As Hong wondered whether this was the treasure Wang Cheng had mentioned, he unleashed his full strength and subdued the Moyun Vine.
"Mr. Wang said the treasure was underground. Could there be something even more valuable than the Moyun Vine down there?" Hong had indeed doubted Wang Cheng's words. But now that the Moyun Vine had appeared as evidence, and considering that Wang Cheng's strength was truly unfathomable, Hong began to believe him completely.
Hong immediately decided to gather more people and send them there.
Because Hong had mobilized so many people, the Limit Martial Hall's operations on the Australian Continent were hard to miss. Before long, the Five Great Nations, the HR Alliance, and the Lightning Martial Arts Hall had all learned about it.
Hong had never been one to keep everything to himself. He openly announced what the Limit Martial Hall was doing, and soon, all the Great forces on Earth sent large numbers of experts to explore beneath Mist Island.
In fact, only the strong could come here to explore.
A river flowed around Mist Island, and it was teeming with monsters. Although it was an inland river, the monsters in it were even denser than those in the ocean. Under these circumstances, even a High-level War God without a Black God suit wouldn't dare enter.
Meanwhile, after the Limit Martial Hall began exploring beneath the island, Luo Feng stayed behind as well.
Luo Feng had already sold most of the Spirits of Grass and Wood he'd picked on Mist Island to Hong. On top of that, he was entitled to fifty percent of the Spirits of Grass and Wood Hong had gathered there. Luo Feng was now incredibly wealthy—at the very least, far richer than he'd been at the same point in Swallowed Star—so he went straight to Hong and exchanged for a Black God suit.
Luo Feng had never seen a Black God suit before, but when he was choosing his rewards, Hong had taken the initiative to explain all its advantages. Naturally, Luo Feng chose to exchange for one.
Of course, besides the Black God suit, Luo Feng also exchanged for a host of other treasures from Hong, including an Intelligent Fighter Jet and the Sky-Escaping Shuttle, a weapon made specifically for Mental Masters.
The exploration of Mist Island was an enormous undertaking. With so many powerful figures from Earth searching around the island, clashes were inevitable. Luo Feng was among them, and he had conflicts with War Gods from other forces as well.
After Luo Feng displayed his terrifying strength, his name quickly spread throughout the War God circles. Even many Planet level Councillors began paying attention to him.
First, Luo Feng was only eighteen years old—far too young.
Second, Hong paid particular attention to Luo Feng. He often appeared to talk with him and occasionally offered him pointers!
Of course, although Hong's attention drew the notice of many Councillors, no one found it strange. Luo Feng was a member of the Limit Martial Hall, and he was young, so it wasn't surprising that he was receiving special attention!
In fact, Hong deliberately made a show of how much attention he paid Luo Feng because he was afraid someone might secretly harm him. Luo Feng was not only a genius; he was also very close to Wang Cheng. His future was boundless, and from every angle, Hong absolutely didn't want anything to happen to him.
Just as Earth's many powerful figures were searching Mist Island in full swing, back in Jiangnan Base City, in Jiangnan Landscape Community—
Crash!
An incredibly expensive vase suddenly shattered into pieces!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One precious item after another was smashed to pieces.
After venting for quite a while, Li Yao finally slumped down onto the sofa, which had become a complete mess.
"Yao, what's wrong?" Li Yao's wife, Vinina, who was also a High-level War God, pushed open the door and walked in.
"We've confirmed who killed our son!" Li Yao said, his voice hoarse.
"Who?!" Vinina's eyes narrowed at once.
"Remember those Warriors from overseas who reported that a Warrior might be a Mental Master? It's been confirmed now. He is a Mental Master, and he's very strong!" Li Yao said expressionlessly.
"So that Luo Feng finally decided to leave Warrior Community?" Vinina said coldly. "I want him dead right now!"
Vinina remembered Luo Feng, of course. But when that Warrior Squad had brought her the information, they hadn't provided any solid evidence, so she had been waiting for a chance to confirm it.
The problem was that ever since Luo Feng had returned home last time, he hadn't left Yangzhou City. That had left Vinina and Li Yao with no opportunity to test him.
But they hadn't been in a hurry. In their eyes, Luo Feng was just a rookie who'd been a Warrior for six months. They could afford to wait!
Now, as far as Vinina was concerned, their chance had finally come!
"Dead?" Li Yao shook his head.
"What is it?" Vinina finally sensed that something was wrong.
"This is information Senior Yan Hai gave me. Take a look!" Li Yao sent some intelligence to Vinina's communicator.
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Vinina looked over Luo Feng's profile. Before long, a look of disbelief appeared on her face.
Invincible War God? Black God suit? A genius favored by Hong, the world's strongest man?
"Could Senior Yan Hai have made a mistake?" Vinina looked up and asked.
"There are photos. How could it be a mistake?" Li Yao clenched his fists tightly. Luo Feng's current strength and resources filled him with a sense of helplessness.
"How could this be..." Vinina shook her head. She couldn't accept the news, and Li Yao fell silent as well.
Suddenly, Vinina said, "He's in the open, and we're in the shadows. We still have a chance. Pull yourself together, Yao!"
"What chance?" Li Yao shook his head.
"Go to the Australian Continent and look for a chance to ambush him!" Vinina said.
"My injuries have only just begun to heal. It'll take at least another month for me to recover completely!" Li Yao shook his head, then continued:
"Besides, Luo Feng is a Mental Master, and he has a Black God suit too. How am I supposed to ambush him?"
"I'll use the Alliance to buy treasures for you and help your injuries heal faster!" Vinina said. "Go to the Australian Continent. If you find a chance, strike. If you don't, be patient. As long as you become a Beyond War God, there'll be hope!"
"Even if I become a Beyond War God, I might not be able to kill him. Besides, can I even become one?" Li Yao shook his head again.
"Are we really going to do nothing and let our son's death go unanswered?!!" Vinina was furious now, too.
"Of course not!" A cold light gleamed in Li Yao's eyes. He said coldly, "Luo Feng killed my son. I'm going to make him experience the pain of losing his family!"
"Yao, you're insane!" Vinina stared at Li Yao in disbelief, then tried to talk him out of it. "It hasn't come to that yet. We still have a chance. Go see Senior Yan Hai. Maybe he'll be willing to help?"
"Hong pays so much attention to Luo Feng. Senior Yan Hai won't help me!" Li Yao shook his head.
"We'll offer all our wealth in exchange. We have to try!"
Vinina continued trying to persuade him. Though she, too, wanted Luo Feng's family dead, that was only a last resort. If Warriors took their grudges out on one another's families, it would be tantamount to making enemies of Warriors across the world. If they were found out, they would almost certainly die!
"...All right!" Li Yao finally agreed.
"I'll make the arrangements!" Vinina said, then quickly left the room.
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