Zhen Yan King looked at his treasured disciple staring in shock, and he became even more embarrassed.
"Ahem, directly uploading the evidence won't be very useful."
"After all, for a Marquis Immortal to escape this kind of accusation is very easy."
"At that time, you won't gain anything from it."
"Marquis Po Yu only needs to claim that this native is slandering her, or that someone is trying to frame her."
"Even if it's proven true, the most she'd get is a few years of confinement, and you still wouldn't benefit."
"So, I have an idea…"
Very quickly, Zhen Yan King told Luo Feng about his plan.
In truth, Zhen Yan King's idea was simple. He wanted Luo Feng to finish the Devil Mountain mission and leave Devil Mountain first.
(TL/N: Devil Mountain is the same as Demon Mountain. Author switched to Devil Mountain.)
After that, he would take Luo Feng to find Marquis Po Yu and demand a huge "compensation for mental distress."
As one of Devil Mountain's wardens, Marquis Po Yu was quite wealthy.
Besides, she was also a Marquis Immortal.
At that time, asking for compensation would be easy.
Luo Feng agreed immediately.
After all, even if he reported Marquis Po Yu, she might not receive any punishment.
She might even walk away completely unharmed.
The only reason they could extort Marquis Po Yu was because one of the people who recorded the footage was Luo Fan.
Although Zhen Yan King and Luo Feng still didn't know that while they were talking, Luo Fan had passed the tenth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge and had become the Ice peak Sovereign's registered disciple.
Even if he had only passed the ninth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge, Luo Fan's status in the Virtual Universe Company was much higher than Luo Feng's.
Luo Feng being attacked and Luo Fan being attacked would lead to completely different outcomes.
If the news of Luo Fan becoming the Ice peak Sovereign's disciple became public, Marquis Po Yu would only have to pay more.
...
Very soon, the news that Luo Fan passed the tenth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge spread.
This news was simply too shocking.
When Luo Fan first entered Chaos City, he had only passed the fourth level of the Ice peak Sky-Reaching Bridge.
When he left Chaos City, he had only reached the ninth level.
That meant during his thirty years in Chaos City, Luo Fan had advanced one level every five years on average.
But now, in just one year after leaving Chaos City, he passed the tenth level of the Ice peak Sky-Piercing Bridge again!
Didn't this mean Luo Fan's progress had become several times faster after leaving Chaos City?
How could people not be shocked?
Not long after this news spread, another message came out.
After hearing it, everyone was even more stunned.
Luo Fan had become the Ice peak Sovereign's registered disciple!
Even if it was only a registered disciple, it was still a disciple!
A genius whose progress was already astonishingly fast, what would happen once he received the Ice peak Sovereign's personal guidance?
At this point, Luo Fan was widely acknowledged as a once-in-ten-million-epochs genius.
In the past, some people still doubted this.
But now, no one would deny it.
Normally, the later stages of cultivation meant slower progress.
Yet for Luo Fan, he was only getting faster.
If someone like this wasn't a once-in-ten-million-epochs genius, what was he?
This matter spread not only throughout the human race.
The other races heard it too.
...
In a remote region within human territory, in a dark and silent stretch of starry sky, where no planets or celestial bodies existed.
Only drifting cosmic dust occasionally passed by.
In the spatial layer corresponding to this starfield.
Inside a vast divine kingdom.
Boundless golden earth stretched endlessly.
On one grassland-and-forest region lived many humans, along with numerous technological facilities and buildings.
Dozens of technological cities were built here. Nearly a hundred billion humans lived across hundreds of cities, and in each one stood a towering divine statue.
Each statue received countless offerings.
Even with so many humans, their living area occupied only a tiny portion of the divine kingdom.
About thirty million kilometers from the human region stood a mountain range that reached the heavens.
At the peak of that range was a divine hall radiating dazzling golden light.
The divine hall was one hundred thousand kilometers tall, and filled with many humans inside.
Inside the hall—
"Squeak!"
"Roar!"
Massive, grotesque insect warriors walked through the hall.
Occasionally, golden insect warriors appeared.
Those golden warriors emitted the aura of Immortal Spirits.
Besides insect warriors, there were many humans present.
The humans and insect warriors often passed each other calmly, as if the two races bore no ancient blood feud at all.
At the highest level of the divine hall—
A ten-kilometer-tall Zerg mother nest stood at the center.
Around it gathered tens of thousands of golden insect warriors.
If an Immortal saw this, they would be terrified.
These golden insect warriors were all Immortal-level.
With so many Immortal-level Zerg, even a Marquis Immortal would die miserably.
"Master!"
Three gold-robed humans were surrounded by countless insect warriors, yet they bowed respectfully.
"Why have you called me?"
A soft, ethereal voice, like a peerless beauty whispering by one's ear, echoed throughout the hall.
"Master, our spies inside the Virtual Universe Company have reported news about the human genius Luo Fan!"
The gentle voice spoke again, showing interest.
"Oh?"
"Is it the No.2 target?"
"Yes, Master."
The gold-robed human answered respectfully.
"Just an hour ago, the human genius Luo Fan passed the tenth level of the Ice peak Sky-Piercing Bridge."
"Not only that, he was accepted as the Ice peak Sovereign's registered disciple!"
The voice instantly became serious, losing its earlier laziness.
"Good."
"Immediately raise No.2 to No.1."
"After he reaches Domain Lord level, he will return to the Qianwu Universe Nation to serve as Overseer."
"This is the Virtual Universe Company's regulation."
"Start arranging things within the Qianwu Universe Nation now, and make sure we eliminate him when the time comes."
This Zerg Empress understood exactly what it meant for someone at the Universe Level to clear the tenth level of the Sky-Piercing Bridge.
And she had only recently heard Luo Fan's name.
Not even a year ago, she learned that he passed the ninth level.
At that time, she raised him to No.2 on the assassination list.
Now, in less than a year, he passed the tenth level.
The gap between the ninth and tenth levels was the difference between World Master and Immortal.
It was a threshold that trapped countless beings for life.
And Luo Fan passed it while still at the Universe Level.
She wasted no time. She raised his rank again.
And began preparing early.
Because for a once-in-ten-million-epochs genius like Luo Fan, the best time to kill him was while he was still weak.
Such a genius could not simply be killed.
At minimum, his soul must be destroyed.
Or he must be taken to a special environment where his lifespan would be drained.
Of course, the best method was soul slavery.
How terrifying was a fully grown genius?
Back then, Kedi had Marquis-level strength even as a World Master.
To eliminate him completely, to prevent resurrection, a Sovereign had to act.
Even Marquis Immortals could fail to kill him.
The Zerg had paid a massive price to ensure Kedi could never revive.
So the earlier they killed Luo Fan, the better.
...
The Zerg weren't the only ones who wanted Luo Fan dead.
In a remote region of human-controlled territory—
A starfield with no planets or stars.
Inside the spatial layer of this region—
A divine kingdom filled with countless Monster Race beings.
This divine kingdom was enormous.
It housed not only Monster Race warriors but also a massive population of humans.
These humans lived in tribes.
They were livestock raised by the Monster Race.
At the center of the divine kingdom, inside a massive blood-red palace—
Many Monster Race beings were present, with wolf-type monsters being the most numerous.
A wolf-type Immortal flew rapidly into the palace.
He entered and headed straight to the deepest chamber.
"Sir, we just received word that five hours ago, the human genius Luo Fan passed the tenth level of the Ice peak Sky-Piercing Bridge."
"Not only that, he was accepted as a registered disciple of the Ice peak Sovereign!"
"What!"
On the throne, a humanoid figure with a wolf head stood up.
This was a puppet body controlled by a Monster Race expert.
Their real bodies were usually too large, so they used puppets stored inside world rings.
"Report Luo Fan's news to the clan!"
"List him as No.1 on the Kill List!"
"Also, pass this news to the Machine Race and the Zerg."
"Finally, begin searching for Luo Fan's homeworld within the Qianwu Universe Nation and see if we can prepare an ambush ahead of time."
...
Not just the Monster Race and the Zerg. The Machine Race also ranked Luo Fan as No.1 on their assassination list.
Even the Crystal Race and the Prison Race learned about it.
Although these two did not border the human race, if they ever had the chance, they too would try to kill Luo Fan.
A once-in-ten-million-epochs genius meant—
Luo Fan had a high chance of reaching Sovereign level.
He might even have a tiny chance of becoming a Universe Master.
Thus, if given an opportunity, every faction in the universe would try to kill him.
Of course, enslaving him was even better.
Even if enslavement affected his potential—
Who wouldn't want a genius guaranteed to reach Marquis Immortal?
Luo Fan's news spread across the entire universe in just one day.
...
Devil Mountain.
At this moment, Luo Fan still didn't know he had been placed at the top of multiple kill lists.
His face was full of joy.
He had found the inheritance of the Demon-Sound Divine General!
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