Chapter 142: Striking It Rich (Third Update)

Luo Feng possessed an inherent tenacity and refused to settle for mediocrity. Qin Ming’s arrangement, Babata’s promise of an eighty percent success rate, and the allure of immortality meant that his involvement was inevitable; he was destined to take this gamble.

Discarding his human body, Luo Feng burned the star core within his consciousness. His soul, carrying the soul-imprint inherited from Hu Yanbo, surged into the life-core of the Golden Horned Beast.

Two fighter jets hovered high in the sky, cloaked and invisible. The remains of the Golden Horned Beast sank to the ocean floor, where Qin Ming descended as well. He sat cross-legged beside the carcass, occasionally tossing in Wood Teeth Crystals to nourish it.

At the Luo residence:
"Still no word?" Luo Hua asked anxiously.
Luo Feng’s father paced back and forth, his hair having turned significantly whiter.
"I'll contact Qin Ming!" Xu Xin said, her face filled with worry. She was genuinely terrified.

She made the call, and after hearing a single sentence, she let out a breath of relief.
"Sister-in-law, how is it?" Luo Hua asked hurriedly.
"Qin Ming said everything is fine, he told me not to worry!" Xu Xin collapsed onto the sofa, the weight of the last few days’ anxiety finally lifting.
"As long as he's okay, as long as he's okay!" Luo Feng’s mother’s eyes turned red.

At the Dojo of Limits:
"Third brother is truly incredible. That was a Star-Devouring Beast recorded in ancient ruins, a creature renowned as invincible at its level, yet third brother suppressed it the moment he said he would!" Thor sighed. "I noticed his rapid improvement early on and knew he would eventually surpass us, but now, it’s not just surpassing—he has left us far behind!"

"We are not the protagonists of this era," Hong smiled. "Qin Ming is, and perhaps we must add Luo Feng to that list."
Thor nodded. "But third brother was too reckless this time. Why let Luo Feng attempt to seize its body? If he failed, his soul would have been extinguished!"
"And if he succeeded?" Hong countered. "Luo Feng’s future path will be smooth; there will be no obstacles until he reaches the World Lord level, only a matter of time. If I were a spirit reader, I would definitely have vied for this opportunity. Unfortunately, I am not."

"True, such an opportunity is rare in a thousand years. If it were possible, third brother might not have even yielded it," Thor mused. "I’m just worried, what if?"
"There is no 'what if'!" Hong shook his head. "You should think of it this way: if Luo Feng succeeds, we two—the big brother and the second brother—will be inferior to the third and fourth!"
"How embarrassing!" Thor patted his bald head.

At this moment, the world was in a state of panic, as the news of Qin Ming’s battle had not yet been released. Only then did Hong speak, declaring that Qin Ming had slain the giant beast and quelled the chaos, urging all parties to launch a counterattack against the sea beasts, specifically targeting the King-level ones for extermination.

Deep under the sea, Qin Ming’s eyelids flickered, and he opened his eyes. Around him, genetic energy formed a light barrier, keeping the water at bay.

"Qin Ming, I almost died!" Luo Feng’s voice came through the smart wristband. Beside him, the fully healed Golden Horned Beast opened its eyes. Its cold, merciless gaze softened slightly, though its aura remained very weak. Clearly, Luo Feng had succeeded, communicating through his consciousness.

"I did all that work; if you still hadn't succeeded, you would have only yourself to blame," Qin Ming laughed. "How do you feel?"
"Excellent, truly amazing!" Luo Feng said excitedly. "I have completely integrated with the body and have total mastery. Moreover, I have inherited all the knowledge of the Golden Horned Beast. A preliminary scan reveals 18 special secret techniques, 3,199 common secret techniques, and endless inherited knowledge stored deep in the core. I can access them through retrieval. I estimate that the sheer volume of knowledge here is at least ten million times that of Earth's total!"

"What? 18 special techniques and 3,199 common ones?" Babata jumped out, shocked. "That many? In the universe, secret techniques are incredibly precious. My old master traveled the cosmos for so many years and didn't collect that many! Luo Feng, you’ve struck gold! Wait, I remember now—Star-Devouring Beasts like the Golden Horned Beast have special bloodlines. Every generation accumulates knowledge and techniques, passing them down. Think about it, how many generations has this beast gone through? That is an astronomical amount of knowledge! It might even rival the archives of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire!"

"The problem is, if I want to read it all, I don't know how many years it will take," Luo Feng said. "Too much knowledge is also a burden!"
"Then pick the important ones! Tell me the general situation of these techniques, and I’ll arrange your training schedule," Babata danced with excitement. "Knowledge is power; that is an eternal truth!"

"Yes," Luo Feng agreed. "The gestation of the Golden Horned Beast is unique. When the previous generation is about to die, it condenses its life force into an egg and spits it out. Perhaps this is the true source of the knowledge inheritance—accumulated generation after generation!"

Having seized the Golden Horned Beast, he now understood the nature of the inheritance and the growth timeline. This beast had only been alive for one year since its birth!
"One year to reach the Star level?" Babata shivered. "If it had been given more time, even Qin Ming might not have been able to suppress it!"
"True, that was our luck," Luo Feng sighed. "Under normal growth, it takes a hundred years to go from Star level to Universe level, another thousand to reach Domain Lord, and ten thousand to reach World Lord. The speed increases tenfold, though it can be accelerated with enough metal. My memories include a list of metals needed for each stage, but Earth definitely cannot provide enough—far from it."

"Very well. Once you are fully adapted, I will have Babata collect the wreckage of all the spaceships on Earth, assemble one, and we will venture into the vast universe," Qin Ming said. "Earth is just too small."
"It is indeed too small; Qin Ming’s growth has likely reached its limit here as well," Babata added. "I will notify Hong and Thor to collect all the damaged spaceship parts. I will assemble one, and they can head into the cosmos!"

They talked for a long time, and Luo Feng also sent a message to his family via the network to tell them not to worry. Afterward, he began organizing the series of secret techniques.

Meanwhile, in a distant corner of space, a place that seemed eternally silent and unchanged throughout the ages, the void suddenly rippled. A silver-gray, disc-shaped spaceship appeared out of thin air. A moment later, excited voices erupted from within.

"Haha! We escaped! We finally escaped! We were almost wiped out. We are so lucky to have discovered an unknown wormhole!"
"It is our fortune; our luck is bound to turn around. Otherwise, how could we have stumbled upon an asteroid field and found a natural wormhole just as our energy was about to run out? We would have surely been caught by those bastards and killed!"
"Indeed, those who survive a great disaster are destined for future blessings! Akatu!"
"Captain!"
"Record the coordinates of this wormhole immediately. This isn't even marked on the star maps of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire—it's clearly undiscovered. The unknown means wealth. Once you confirm the position, notify the family!"
"Yes!" The smart butler on the screen, appearing as a young child, suddenly screamed, "Captain, this is the Milky Way!"
"So what if it's the Milky Way?"
"This is the Void Zone of the Milky Way!"
"What?"
"It’s the region ruled by the Silver Blue Empire, but after a peerless powerhouse took it over, they masked the coordinates of the dark universe. No matter how one travels, it’s impossible to pinpoint this void area."

"It's actually here? Hahaha! We’ve struck it rich! We’ve really struck it rich! I heard that the peerless powerhouse died over thirty thousand years ago, and countless factions have tried to find this masked area, but failed. Who would have thought we’d stumble upon it by accident? Truly, those who survive a great disaster are destined for future blessings. We’ve made it this time! Hmph, those high-and-mighty elite family members—let's see who dares to look down on us now! Move, move! Start scanning for life-bearing planets. We’re going to make a fortune!"