A New Journey

After the Genius War ended, Feng Hui, as a member of the Doomsday Secret Realm, also received his prize money from the competition—ten mixed-element units.

"Compared to the ten thousand mixed-element units the Primordial Secret Realm members got, my ten is a bit lacking, but at least it's a starting fund."

Feng Hui consoled himself like this.

Twenty days later, outside the desolate planet where Feng Hui was located, a blood-red triangular spaceship slowly descended.

This was a triangular ship three hundred meters long and wide, and over two hundred meters tall, entirely crimson, exuding an ancient aura as if it had existed in the river of time for endless ages.

The three "corners" of the triangular ship were incredibly thin and sharp, and the mysterious secret patterns on the hull, invisible to the naked eye, perfectly merged with the ship, naturally giving it an even more fearsome sharpness.

A middle-aged man with a hooked nose, wearing a black battle suit and silver scales covering his face, stood with his hands behind his back in the control room at the very top of the ship. His gaze passed through the transparent window, calmly observing this barren and desolate planet.

"Whoosh"

Feng Hui flew up to the triangular ship.

"So this is an F-Class Spaceship? I wonder what kind of F-Class metal it's made from," Feng Hui thought to himself.

In the Swallowing Starry Sky world, metals could be classified from A-G.

Among them, A-E grade metals could be made into alloys. Alloy prices were generally far lower than pure metals, so the cost of building a spaceship would be correspondingly lower.

But F-Class metals essentially had no alloys—at least, humanity couldn't produce F-Class alloys. Thus, every F-Class spaceship in the human race was forged from pure F-Class metal, with a price tag so staggering it made one's jaw drop.

"Clang"

The hatch opened, and a group of people flew out of the ship. Leading them was the middle-aged man with a hooked nose and silver scales on his face, his expression calm, a flame mark on his brow. The faint sense of dominion over heaven and earth told Feng Hui that this person was a Realm Lord recognized by the universal source laws.

"Hello, Feng Hui. I am Ka Yu of the Virtual Universe Company."

The hooked-nose middle-aged man gave Feng Hui a slight smile.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

The group of Domain Lords and Cosmic Level experts behind him bowed respectfully to Feng Hui.

"Thank you all for your trouble!"

Feng Hui nodded slightly. He was well aware of the Virtual Universe Company's rules and wasn't surprised by the different titles they used for him.

In the Virtual Universe Company, ordinary members who weren't part of the core layer, when meeting core members below the Immortal level, always addressed them as "Your Highness"!

"Your Highness" was a title used in the cosmos for the direct descendants of a royal family in a nation—a term of respect reserved for princes and the like.

Clearly, core members of the Virtual Universe Company below the Immortal level were akin to princes in a cosmic nation, carrying the hope of becoming super-strong experts, and held an extraordinary status.

As for the Realm Lord Ka Yu, he should be a Realm Lord from the core layer's "Doomsday Secret Realm."

According to the rules, members of the Doomsday Secret Realm, the outermost core layer, only needed to address members of the three inner secret realms below the Immortal level as "Your Highness."

Feng Hui was currently just a fellow Doomsday Secret Realm member like Ka Yu, and moreover, only a Stellar Level kid.

As a Realm Lord, Ka Yu's status was actually higher than Feng Hui's. Why would he call him "Your Highness"? A smiling greeting was already generous.

"This is what status means!" Feng Hui couldn't help but sigh.

The competitive atmosphere deliberately fostered by the Virtual Universe Company was evident even in this small matter of address.

The journey from here to the Virtual Universe Company's headquarters across the universe would take three years. Feng Hui didn't waste time and quickly flew into the ship.

The interior of this triangular spaceship was very spacious. The lower half housed the main compartments like the power room.

The hooked-nose middle-aged man led Feng Hui to the top floor's grand hall.

The ship looked fierce and aggressive from the outside, but the interior layout was extremely luxurious.

In the lavish hall, about 200 meters long and 40 meters wide, comfortable sofas, rare spiritual fruits, and fragrant fine wines were already laid out, with beautiful maids waiting nearby.

The hooked-nose middle-aged man said, "Let me introduce myself first. I am Ka Yu, a Realm Lord from the core layer's Doomsday Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company. This time, I am responsible for protecting you on your way to the company's headquarters."

Feng Hui smiled and said, "I'll trouble you, Mr. Ka Yu!"

"You're too kind!"

The hooked-nose middle-aged man, Ka Yu, replied with a smile, "This is simply my duty!"

Though he said this, he was actually quite satisfied with Feng Hui's respect.

Feng Hui was a genius, but he was still just a fellow Doomsday Secret Realm member, and only at the Stellar Level at that. He might even fall before becoming a Realm Lord.

Being sent by the Virtual Universe Company to personally escort Feng Hui, and from the Doomsday Secret Realm no less, Ka Yu didn't voice it, but he did feel a bit of resentment inside.

Although he wouldn't dare delay the task assigned by the Virtual Universe Company, he could have just gone through the motions coldly without anyone blaming him.

But Feng Hui's attitude pleased him. Without the arrogance of a young genius, Ka Yu was willing to say a bit more and offer some guidance.

"You probably haven't been to our Virtual Universe Company's headquarters in the virtual universe yet. Let's enter the virtual universe together, and I'll take you there."

"Oh?" Feng Hui's eyes lit up. The day he had long awaited had finally come!

This was the Virtual Universe Company's virtual headquarters, the place where he would spend most of his time in the virtual universe from now on. Naturally, he was interested.

Moreover, Feng Hui had long heard of all the wonders of the virtual universe headquarters, and now he finally had the chance to go there in person.

At that moment, the blood-red triangular spaceship had already entered the Dark Universe, its speed continuously climbing as it advanced at a constant speed of 30 times the speed of light.

The moment Feng Hui boarded the spaceship, his identity record in the virtual universe automatically changed to a core member of the Virtual Universe Company. His virtual assistant also gained a special function: once Feng Hui entered the virtual universe, he could directly teleport to a special dimensional space.

"Teleport"

With a flash of light, Feng Hui, who had just appeared in the virtual universe, vanished from where he stood.

The headquarters plane of the Virtual Universe Company.

A floating mountain, wrapped in endless mist and clouds, was so enormous that it was even larger than an ordinary planet in reality.

On a bluestone path somewhere on the mountain, a figure abruptly appeared—it was Feng Hui.

Feng Hui, having just arrived, looked around. There were many people on the street, rows of buildings in the distance, and even farther off, clusters of elegant villas.

Soon, the hawk-nosed middle-aged man Ka Yu appeared before Feng Hui.

"This entire plane is the virtual headquarters of our company! This mountain floating in the clouds is called 'Rain Phase Mountain.' Its diameter is roughly 89,000 kilometers."

Feng Hui nodded. Rain Phase Mountain was indeed massive—for reference, the Blue Star he had lived on before crossing over had a diameter of just over 10,000 kilometers.

Ka Yu led Feng Hui along the street, taking him on a tour.