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Chapter 36: Return
After Luo Feng received the inheritance on the Meteorite Starship and returned to the bottom of Fog Island Lake, the communication watch on his wrist, which had been dormant for a long time, suddenly started vibrating wildly.
buzzing-
The piercing vibrations sounded particularly abrupt at the bottom of the silent lake.
Luo Feng looked down and his eyebrows furrowed.
The small screen was filled with a dense array of missed call requests, and red warning icons were flashing wildly, almost forming a screen of light.
Hundreds of missed calls.
They were mostly colleagues from the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, such as Yao Rao and Bing Shan.
"It seems that after entering the Meteorite Star, the communication signal was completely blocked. They disappeared for several days without leaving any message. No wonder they were so anxious." Luo Feng understood.
Before he could check them one by one, a forced communication request that occupied the entire screen and had the highest priority indicator popped up domineeringly.
Initiator – Hong, owner of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy!
Luo Feng didn't dare to delay and pressed the answer button the moment the request popped up.
"Sizzle—"
A holographic light screen projected Hong's figure, making it clearly visible.
"Come to headquarters to see me."
No nonsense, just these five words.
The pressure transmitted through the signal made Luo Feng's breathing become heavy.
"Yes, Master!"
The communication was immediately cut off.
With a thought, Luo Feng conjured a sleek, black fighter jet that appeared out of thin air, enveloping him. The jet soared into the sky at top speed, tearing through the water and mist, transforming into an elusive streak of light as it flew deeper into the continent.
In the fighter jet, Luo Feng gazed at the rapidly receding sea of clouds outside the window, his emotions unable to settle for a long time. The experiences of the past few days were unbelievable to him. He had actually become the disciple of a deceased immortal powerhouse, obtained a legacy that would drive countless powerful beings in the universe mad, and learned a great deal about the universe: Domain Lords, Realm Lords, Immortals...
"It feels unreal," Luo Feng shook his head.
……
The global headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, the Quiet Room.
Luo Feng pushed open the door and found Thor there as well.
Thor, who usually wears a Tang suit, is now dressed in combat gear, his expression serious.
"You little brat, you finally decided to come out! Do you know we've almost turned the world upside down!" As soon as Thor saw Luo Feng, he strode over and punched him hard, his tone full of relief.
Just as Luo Feng was about to say something, Hong waved his hand, signaling Thor to be quiet.
Hong didn't look at Luo Feng, but walked straight to the center of the quiet room and lightly drew a line in the air with his finger.
hum-
A gigantic holographic 3D image, almost filling the entire room, unfolds instantly.
The moment the image appeared, Luo Feng's pupils suddenly contracted.
It was a gigantic, pitch-black void located on the deep seabed. Like an unhealable scar on the earth, or a piece of internal organ forcibly ripped away by some terrifying thing, it exuded a chilling aura of death and nothingness.
"Luo Feng, during your 'seclusion,' an unexpected incident occurred on Earth."
Hong's voice was deep and steady as he pointed to the huge hole and continued.
"In the depths of the Pacific Ocean, the ruins of an ancient civilization's spaceships, stretching for hundreds of kilometers, along with tens of thousands of sea monsters that had inhabited the area, vanished completely within just a few days."
He waved his hand again, bringing up all the analytical data recorded by the Dome of Light monitoring array.
A series of shocking charts appeared before Luo Feng's eyes.
The curve representing life energy plummeted to zero like a cliff, while the detection reports of all the metal elements in that sea area in another chart also vanished without a trace.
Every piece of data points to a chilling, yet undeniable, conclusion.
"My preliminary investigation indicates that an unknown creature is feeding on metals and life energy." Hong shifted his gaze from the data to Luo Feng. "It has devoured everything in that sea area, and its strength is increasing at a rate we cannot comprehend."
"Based on existing technology and weapons unearthed from ancient civilization ruins, we have built a defense system called 'Dome of Light.' The core weapon is a B6-class laser cannon."
For the first time, a hint of helplessness crept into Hong's voice.
"However, its guidance system and target acquisition logic are too primitive. We simply cannot accurately track the movements of this unknown creature."
He looked at Luo Feng:
"We have a sword that can kill gods, but we are an infant who doesn't even have the strength to wield it."
Luo Feng's heart was pounding wildly at that moment.
Every word the museum owner spoke, on the surface, was an informational statement, but it seemed as if he was speaking to the intelligent life form Babata within him. Only the alien technology that Babata possessed could help Hong!
Could it be... that the museum owner discovered the Meteorite Starship?
No, impossible! The technology of the Meteorite Star is millions of years ahead of Earth's; how could it possibly have been discovered!
But if that's not the case, why would the museum owner say all this to me? Why did he look at me with that all-knowing gaze?
Luo Feng was in a state of utter confusion, and Babata's exclamation echoed in his mind.
"Luo Feng! Luo Feng! My God! This... how is this possible?!"
"That man named 'Hong'! He... he's a genuine first-tier martial artist of the Constant Star level! And he's even comprehended a domain! A domain! My God! And there's another one, that guy named 'Thor,' who's also touched the threshold of the Constant Star level, and he also has his own domain! On a native planet where planetary-level beings are practically nonexistent, two monsters who've comprehended domains have suddenly appeared?!"
Babata screamed in Luo Feng's sea of consciousness.
"This doesn't conform to the fundamental laws of cosmic evolution! This is absolutely impossible! The odds are hundreds of millions of times lower than winning the lottery!!"
Luo Feng forcibly suppressed the turmoil of shock churning within him, and abruptly looked up at Hong again.
Hong's gaze was fixed on him without blinking.
His eyes were unfathomable, as if they could see right through him, inside and out.
The room was deathly silent.
for a long time.
Hong's voice broke the silence.
His voice regained its former decisiveness, carrying an undeniable power.
"I don't know what kind of opportunity you obtained during your seclusion, and I don't need to know."
"I only have one question for you."
Hong's gaze was sharp as a knife, piercing straight into the depths of Luo Feng's heart.
"Do you have a way to modify our 'Dome of Light' and B6 laser cannon in the shortest amount of time, turning them... into a blade that can lock onto and kill enemies?"
Thor listened from the side, completely bewildered. He looked at Hong, then glanced at Luo Feng, utterly confused about what kind of riddle the two were playing. Could there be another reason for Luo Feng's seclusion this time?
Hong turned around, put his hands behind his back, and looked out the window at the vast sky.
"That thing in the sea is evolving rapidly every moment. We can't give it any more time to grow."