On Earth, the two sides locked in a standoff, Yanzhu King's patience had been completely exhausted. He originally wanted to capture Luo Feng to humiliate True Yan King, but now, with the appearance of Bloodthirsty King, it was difficult for him to continue with his original plan.
"Kill him! Shatter the Earth! Let's see if you still dare to be arrogant!" Yanzhu King's eyes turned cold, ignoring the so-called punishment, and directly ordered Luo Feng to be killed.
Even if Virtual Universe Company knows he did it, so what? His father is Universe Venerable of the Giant Axe Arena, a member of the Giant Axe lineage, with a high status, and he has no fear of Virtual Universe Company's punishment.
Luo Feng's stubborn refusal to kneel had completely exhausted the Yanzhu King's remaining patience. He was a high and King-level Immortal, yet he couldn't even deal with True Yan King. Now, he couldn't even handle Luo Feng, True Yan King's disciple and Domain Lord Level. What fun was there left in his long-planned scheme? What face did the Yanzhu King have left in front of True Yan King?
Now, only by killing Luo Feng can he save face.
"Stop!"
Luo Feng's eyes widened, and he roared madly. From the moment the Yanzhu King decided to kill him, it meant that Luo Feng's family was no longer of any value.
Even though he has nurtured his family members to the World Lord Level over the years with his resources, such World Lord are no different from ordinary people in the hands of Yanzhu King.
With a single clench of his hand, the Yanzhu King caused the surrounding space to violently compress towards Luo Feng's family.
"No!"
" Xu Xin!"
"Mom and Dad!"
"Die, Luo Feng! You mere Domain Lord dare to offend me? You're asking for death!"
A sinister smile appeared on Yanzhu King's face. With his command, the other Immortal began to prepare their secret techniques. Six against one, even with Bloodthirsty King's formidable strength, it was impossible for him to contend with the six of them.
But the smile on Yanzhu King's face suddenly froze. He discovered that no matter how tightly he gripped it, the surrounding space was completely unaffected by him.
"How is this possible?"
When the Yanzhu King looked up, he realized that there was someone else sitting opposite him who had appeared out of nowhere.
He wore a moon-white Daoist robe adorned with scarlet patterns, the patterns weaving into intricate runes that exuded a wondrous aura. Behind him, a Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram continuously rotated, radiating a seven-colored light. Under this seven-colored light, the surrounding spacetime became incredibly stable, completely unaffected by the Yanzhu King.
" Yanzhu King, if you dare to lay a hand on me, I guarantee you'll die a horrible death!"
"You are... Zhang Junbao!"
"This is impossible! How could you be here! Aren't you dead?"
The Yanzhu King recognized the person before him as Zhang Junbao. This was precisely why the Yanzhu King could not believe it.
He had already thoroughly investigated and found out that Zhang Junbao was trapped in the Purgatory Abyss, and even the Chaos City Lord was helpless. Why then did he suddenly appear on Earth?
Moreover, what is the pattern on his back? Why can't he, as King-level Immortal, understand it at all?
What was going on with the surrounding space? It was completely out of his control. Upon seeing Zhang Junbao, the Yanzhu King was filled with doubt.
" Junbao... is it really you?"
Luo Feng's voice trembled slightly; he could hardly believe what he was seeing.
"You're back!"
After Zhang Junbao disappeared, Luo Feng realized how heavy a burden it was to shoulder the rise of an entire race on his own. When Zhang Junbao was around, other forces dared not have any designs on Earth, but only a short time after Zhang Junbao disappearance, countless forces wanted to break into Earth to find out what was going on.
The Yanzhu King even descended directly to Earth, threatening Luo Feng's family to force him to submit.
Just now, Luo Feng was close to despair. His parents and wife were all going to die at the hands of the Yanzhu King.
However, Zhang Junbao suddenly appeared and even stopped the Yanzhu King's actions.
Seeing Zhang Junbao now, Luo Feng felt an overwhelming surge of excitement, and even a hint of grievance welled up inside him.
"Of course it's me. Thank you for your hard work these past few days." Zhang Junbao turned to look at Luo Feng, smiled, and said.
"Your Highness Zhang Junbao, you actually came out of the Purgatory Abyss?" Dylan asked in surprise. The news of the Purgatory Abyss being sealed off had already spread among the Immortal. As one of the top secret realms of humanity, how could it be sealed off unless something difficult to deal with happened?
Under these circumstances, how did Zhang Junbao manage to leave the Purgatory Abyss so quietly?
Moreover, their timely appearance on Earth filled Luo Feng, Dylan, and even the Yanzhu King on the other side with doubt.
"That's right. We'll talk about the twists and turns later. Let's deal with the Yanzhu King first."
" Junbao, be careful. He is King-level Immortal, and there are five others, making a total of six King Rank and twelve Marquis Immortal!" Luo Feng warned.
The Bloodthirsty King Tie Jun stared intently behind Zhang Junbao, his expression extremely grave, as if he had sensed something terrifying.
"You must be the Bloodthirsty King Tie Jun. Thank you for coming to Earth to help Luo Feng at this time. Now you can rest for a bit, I'll handle this."
"You... be careful. Don't hesitate to ask if you need help," the Bloodthirsty King said in a silent voice.
"Hmph! Zhang Junbao, disciple of the Chaos City Lord, so what if you've returned? A genius is not a strongman after all. Do you think you can stop me?" Yanzhu King said angrily.
" Yanzhu King, you know, the first thing I felt when I saw you was that you were really pitiful," Zhang Junbao said calmly.
What? You're saying I'm pathetic?
If you don't even have this much self-awareness, then it's not just pitiful, it's tragic.
"You agree, right, Shi Huo Venerable?" Zhang Junbao didn't look at Yanzhu King, but at a certain space behind him, where a blurry figure gradually solidified.
"Father!!!" Yanzhu King turned his head and shouted in surprise.
Just as the two sides were about to engage in a major battle, unexpected figures began to appear on Earth one after another.
A pressure a hundred or even a thousand times stronger than any of the Immortal Expert present suddenly descended, causing Luo Feng's entire soul to go black and nearly losing consciousness. He only felt a beam of light emanating from the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram behind Zhang Junbao, enveloping him, which prevented Luo Feng from fainting.
Then Luo Feng heard the Yanzhu King's hateful voice shouting, "Father!"
" The Shi Huo Venerable?" Luo Feng shook his head violently, trying his best to stay awake. He saw a towering figure appear before him, surrounded by towering black flames that radiated for millions of kilometers, extending into the void.
Any planet in the Sun System that comes into contact with this flame would likely be instantly reduced to ashes. Even the cosmos itself would be completely incinerated into a stream of particles under the majesty of this Heavenly Fire. Some meteorites in the Milky Way Galaxy that accidentally touched the black flames were instantly incinerated.
At this moment, the entire Sun System was under his majesty.
In the vast universe, I reign supreme!
This is the true majesty of the Universe Venerable.
"Tolerate your arrogance. This isn't a place for you to show off. If anything happens to anyone here, do you think you can just walk away?" Zhang Junbao said in an unfriendly tone.
Although his opponent was Universe Venerable, the Universe Venerable of the Giant Axe Arena posed no threat to him.
It wasn't that Zhang Junbao was reckless; rather, he had already learned the details of what had happened. At this moment, Zhang Junbao was filled with rage, and the source of this rage was Shi Huo Venerable, Yanzhu King!
It was because of Shi Huo Venerable's indulgence that Yanzhu King became so arrogant and reckless. A father's fault is if his son is not properly taught; Yanzhu King's arrogance is not unrelated to Shi Huo Venerable.
Now, the Shi Huo Venerable has just appeared and is displaying his majesty in the Sun System, with black flames millions of kilometers around him, making Zhang Junbao even more dissatisfied. Who is he planning to scare?
"How dare you! I haven't seen anyone dare to threaten me in a long time!" Shi Huo Venerable's voice carried a hint of anger.
"Greetings, Shi Huo Venerable!"
"Greetings, teacher!"
"Greetings, Venerable!"
Only then did the others come to their senses and bow to Shi Huo Venerable.
The twelve Marquis Level and five King Level Immortal all bowed respectfully. Even the Bloodthirsty King and Dylan bowed their heads, and Luo Feng followed suit.
Regardless of past conflicts, they are both human beings, and as the Universe Venerable of the Human Race, Shi Huo Venerable must pay their respects.
At this moment, only three people remained standing in the sky above the Earth.
The Yanzhu King, who kept excitedly calling out "Father!" upon seeing his father's arrival; the Shi Huo Venerable, whose imposing aura was accompanied by a hint of anger; and Zhang Junbao, whose expression was equally unfriendly and filled with rage.
" Zhang Junbao, you still dare to kneel before my father!" Yanzhu King, seeing Zhang Junbao still standing proudly aloof.
You want me to kneel down?
" Shi Huo Venerable, are you worthy?"
Zhang Junbao's words completely stunned the Yanzhu King. It was the first time he had ever seen anyone dare to speak to his father in such a tone.
Zhang Junbao must have gone crazy from being in the secret realm.
A mere ant dares to challenge the majesty of the Universe Venerable.
"If you ask me to kneel down, I wonder if Venerable Guiyi, Venerable Golden Crow, Venerable Longyu, and the Chaos City Lord would have a heart-to-heart talk with you if they found out."
"Now, Shi Huo Venerable, are you sure you still want me to kneel?"
In terms of background, Zhang Junbao was not afraid of Shi Huo Venerable in the slightest.
If it were only their first meeting, it would be understandable for Zhang Junbao to bow to the stronger person out of respect.
But now, even though Shi Huo Venerable's son is acting recklessly, threatening the lives of Earthling to force Luo Feng to submit, and even wanting to shatter the Earth, it is absolutely impossible for Zhang Junbao to kneel before such a person.
The Shi Huo Venerable's face was gloomy. Any one of the three Universe Venerable mentioned by Zhang Junbao was stronger than him. These three were all at the level of Universe Overlord, the peak experts among Universe Venerable, and were not comparable to ordinary Venerable at all.
Although Shi Huo Venerable is High Universe Venerable with strength far exceeding that of ordinary Universe Venerable, he is still considerably weaker than Universe Overlord.
To become Universe Overlord proves that they have the ability to escape from the hands of Universe Master and not be killed in one blow. They belong to the top tier among Universe Venerable.
Any one of them talking to Shi Huo Venerable would be enough to make him uneasy, let alone the Chaos City Lord, who was Shi Huo Venerable could not afford to offend.
Shi Huo Venerable glanced at Yanzhu King, and at that moment, he had an urge to slap Yanzhu King to death.
That damn brat, he's always causing trouble for his dad! What kind of powerful people has he gotten himself into?!
None of the four people Zhang Junbao mentioned were people that Shi Huo Venerable could afford to offend. If they wanted Zhang Junbao to kneel before them, wouldn't they skin Shi Huo Venerable alive?
Venerable Golden Crow and Venerable Longyu might not be able to, but Venerable Guiyi, as the disciple of the Chaos City Lord and Zhang Junbao's senior brother, is rumored to have a very close relationship with him. The Chaos City Lord even sent Venerable Guiyi to wait for Zhang Junbao outside the Purgatory Abyss.
Now that Zhang Junbao is here, is Venerable Guiyi also nearby?
Asking Zhang Junbao to kneel and pay respects at this point? That would be asking for trouble.
"How did you find me?" Shi Huo Venerable didn't dwell on the issue of bowing and instead asked.
"The spacetime around Earth is entirely under my control. If a spacetime distortion suddenly appears in a certain area, do you think I wouldn't notice?" Zhang Junbao transmitted his voice, without saying it directly.
" Control of Space-Time? You!" Shi Huo Venerable finally realized something was wrong. From the moment he arrived, he noticed that the spacetime around him seemed much more stable than usual. However, he had used his powerful strength to distort space, making it impossible for others to detect him.
However, just because Zhang Junbao controls the surrounding spacetime and is undetectable to others does not mean that he is also unable to detect him.
"This is a characteristic of my domain. The Chaos City Lord will know this secret later, and now you know it too. If it's leaked, I think the Chaos City Lord will definitely have a serious discussion with you about the safety of human geniuses." Zhang Junbao's words were full of threat.
That's how domineering Zhang Junbao is. At this moment, he is retaliating for the fact that Shi Huo Venerable had intimidated everyone as soon as he appeared.
Faced with Zhang Junbao's threat, Shi Huo Venerable Stare at him intently, but could only let out a cold snort.
He had to accept this threat.
Control of Space-Time and time—that's an ability only Universe Master can possess. Even if Zhang Junbao's level of control isn't high enough to threaten Universe Venerable level, it still has a significant suppressive effect on Immortal.
Although Shi Huo Venerable did not know how Zhang Junbao had mastered this ability, which even he himself did not possess, as Universe Venerable, he understood its importance.
Only the Chaos City Lord and he knew that if outsiders discovered Zhang Junbao's ability to Control of Space-Time, it would surely be because Shi Huo Venerable had leaked it. At that time, he could be accused of framing a human genius or even betraying his race, so he had to be careful.
The two had barely met when they clashed twice, and Shi Huo Venerable was at a disadvantage both times. He suddenly realized that he couldn't quite understand Zhang Junbao anymore.
This legendary genius, said to be comparable to Kedi, is indeed terrifying.
" Shi Huo Venerable, now that you're here, you must already know about what's happening on Earth, right?" Zhang Junbao asked.
"That's right, I've come here to discuss the acquisition of Earth. Are you willing to sell this Earth to me?" Shi Huo Venerable tried to force a smile as he asked.
"Just tell me what you want."
"Earth, not for sale!" Zhang Junbao's answer was only four words, simple and clear.
"What? Buy Earth? Junbao, what's going on?" Luo Feng asked in surprise.
"Just ask Hong and the others in the Virtual Universe Network, and you'll find out. Earth's secrets no longer need to be kept secret."
"You mean, others already know about Earth's special characteristics?" Luo Feng asked in surprise.
"That's right, I contacted Hong and Thunder God on my way back, they'll tell you everything."
Zhang Junbao sent Luo Feng to the Virtual Universe Network to ask Hong and Thunder God about the ultimate truth, while he himself stayed behind to deal with the Shi Huo Venerable.
Earth nominally belongs to Zhang Junbao, so anyone wanting to negotiate the purchase rights to Earth can only do so with Zhang Junbao. The Shi Huo Venerable originally intended to intimidate Zhang Junbao, but unexpectedly, he was instead intimidated by him. With all the major powers now watching Earth, he couldn't use force to coerce Zhang Junbao Zhang Junbao into relinquishing ownership; he had no choice but to negotiate.
In the Virtual Universe Network, at Nine Star Bay on Black Dragon Mountain Island, Luo Feng met Hong and Thunder God.
" Brother Hong, Thunder God, Junbao is back, you know that, right?"
"Yes, Junbao contacted me the moment he came out. It's wonderful that he was able to escape the Purgatory Abyss on his own!" Hong nodded and said.
"That's right, Junbao is back. Only then did I realize how much pressure he endured when he was protecting the Earth."
"But now Shi Huo Venerable says he wants to buy Earth. What's going on? Why is Earth involved with the Universe Venerable?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.
"This is my fault!" Hong said.
"I received a message from Earth before, knowing that the Yanzhu King invaded Earth and wanted to force you to kneel and humiliate you, otherwise he would kill the people on Earth."
In my desperation, in order to gain the attention of more powerful people, I chose to break through the Heavenly Bridge, which resulted in a major incident.
"What important matter could alarm the Universe Venerable? Brother Hong, have you passed the sixth or seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge?"
Having cultivated in Chaos City for thirty years, if Hong Chuang were to pass the sixth level of the Bridge to Heaven and reach the same level as Luo Feng and Bo Lan, comparable to geniuses of the Primordial Secret Realm, it would indeed be enough to attract the attention of the Universe Venerables.
If it's the seventh level, then he'd be second only to Zhang Junbao. Keep in mind that Zhang Junbao was taken as a disciple by the Chaos City Lord; it's normal for Hong to attract the attention of even Universe Venerable if he reaches the seventh level.
"Neither." Hong shook his head.
"It's the Twelfth floor!"
"What? How is this possible?" Luo Feng exclaimed.
Even he had only just passed the ninth level of the Heavenly Bridge. Hong Cai had cultivated in Chaos City for thirty years, how could he possibly pass the Twelfth level? This was even more terrifying than Zhang Junbao's Tenth Layer back then.
It should be noted that the Tenth Layer the Heavenly Bridge already rivals the Law Comprehension by Immortal Expert, and the Twelfth level is definitely at the level of Immortal Army Lord. Not to mention Hong, even the World Lord in the current Primal Secret Region rarely reach this level of Law Comprehension.
Law Comprehension isn't something that can be achieved overnight; it often requires a long period of accumulation to master. Hong's rate of progress is completely unreasonable.
"I haven't actually reached the Twelfth level of Law Comprehension; it's just that when I entered the trial, I chose to be Illusionist. As you know, I'm an illusion warrior, and illusions rely not only on Law Comprehension but also on the test of one's mental state," Hong explained.
"Although the Illusionist of the Heavenly Bridge have a strong Law Comprehension, their methods of creating illusions are too rigid and, in my opinion, full of loopholes."
Therefore, I broke through the illusions and killed the gatekeepers along the way. In the end, I was defeated because I was unable to break through the defensive secrets of the Thirteenth Floor gatekeeper in time.
"Insane, absolutely insane. I never knew the Heavenly Bridge had such a way of being traversed. It's a pity my mental cultivation is far inferior to yours, otherwise I could have cleared several more levels," Luo Feng exclaimed.
"This method is too special. Luo Feng, with your state of mind, there's not much difference between using it and not using it. Only a monster like Brother Hong could have such a terrifying effect," Thunder God remarked.
"But because of this, the higher-ups of humanity saw my special nature, and then they thought of you, me, Junbao, and Thunder God, all of whom came from the same place. When I was going through the trials, Lord Bafen, the guardian of the Heavenly Bridge, had already passed the message to the higher-ups. Just after I passed the last trial, I suddenly felt the world change, and I was forcibly taken into another dimension."
"Other spaces?"
"That's right, it was the founder of the Giant Axe Arena who made a move. He started paying attention to me as soon as I passed the sixth level, and he even blocked all the messages that Lord Bafen passed on to the other higher-ups. Even the other Universe Venerable didn't know about this."
"The founder of the Giant Axe Arena? You mean, the super strong person who created the most powerful of the fifty-two Chaos Stele, the Giant Axe Chaos Stele?"
Hong nodded, smiling but saying nothing.
Only now did Luo Feng realize just how far-reaching the events on Earth were.
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