The Golden Horned Beast

February 4, 2059, one week before the Lunar New Year.

In the past few days, Zhou Tong has traveled to almost every bustling and lively place in the world, but he has not been able to recapture that special state of enlightenment he had before.

Although disappointed, Zhou Tong also understood that enlightenment was precious and could not be sought after.

Therefore, after handing over the cultivation resources needed to break through to the planetary level to the military team that had saved him, Zhou Tong prepared to go to the No. 1 ancient civilization ruins to retrieve the immortal-class mechanical race spaceship.

After all, he can't always travel with Luo Feng when they venture into the universe, so having a spaceship for transportation is essential.

Just then, Luo Feng sent a message: "Zhou Tong, I've finished dealing with my business. I can go find the Golden Horned Beast now."

"Then see you in the Pacific." Seeing this, Zhou Tong could only fulfill his promise to Luo Feng first, and then retrieve the mechanical spaceship. Fortunately, the two were not contradictory, just a matter of order.

A sea area in the central Pacific Ocean.

Zhou Tong and Luo Feng arrived at the agreed coordinates almost simultaneously.

Upon meeting, Luo Feng said with a puzzled expression, "Zhou Tong, Babata scanned the entire Pacific Ocean with its detection equipment, but did not find any eggs similar to the Golden Horned Beast."

Looking at the image projected by Luo Feng, Zhou Tong recalled the contents of the original work. He remembered that the Golden Horned Beast would first appear on January 13th of the following year, at which time it would already be a star-level being.

It takes about a year for the Golden Horned Beast to grow to the Constant Star level after hatching, and it should have hatched by now.

Therefore, Zhou Tong suggested: "Let Babata expand the search area to global oceans, especially those areas rich in metals."

Luo Feng had specifically researched various information about the Golden Horned Beast while in space, and immediately understood Zhou Tong's meaning. With a solemn expression, he guessed, "Has the Golden Horned Beast hatched and is searching for food everywhere?"

"It seems you've done a lot of research." Zhou Tong smiled slightly. "Don't worry, the Golden Horned Beast's current strength shouldn't have reached the Hengxing level yet, so dealing with it will be quite simple."

"If the Golden Horned Beast reaches the Eternal Star level, it will actually be easier to be detected. After all, all the Eternal Star level beings on Earth are our people. The sudden appearance of an unfamiliar Eternal Star level being would be extremely conspicuous," Babata said as he adjusted the detection equipment on the Black Dragon Mountain spaceship.

Luo Feng was also momentarily confused; the Golden Horned Beast on Earth wasn't the adult Golden Horned Beast he'd seen in the cosmic documents. It was still just a newborn planetary baby.

Besides, he brought back 900 star-level warriors, including Zhou Tong, who was capable of instantly killing a cosmic-level enemy, and other star-level ninth-tier slaves.

Faced with these forces, Earth, this newly born golden-horned behemoth, had no choice but to obediently be captured.

However, Luo Feng thought about his wedding in a week and the New Year, so time was a bit tight. He urged, "Babata, hurry up and search for the Golden Horned Beast. If we can't find it in the next few days, we'll have to wait until after the New Year."

Babata waved his hand dismissively: "Don't worry, our detection equipment is Class C. Even with a detailed scan, it would only take a day to turn the entire Earth upside down. Even if the Golden Horned Beast has some kind of stealth technique, a week would be enough to find it."

A moment later, Babata's projection emitted a "beep beep" notification sound.

"Alright, all the metal-rich sea areas on Earth have been located and marked. Luo Feng, if you want it to be faster, send your slaves to conduct on-site reconnaissance and searches."

"No problem!" Luo Feng glanced at the dozens of areas marked on the projected map and immediately notified the star-level slaves at home: "Two of you go to these places to search for traces of the Golden Horned Beast. Report back immediately once you find it."

Zhou Tong suddenly suggested, "Luo Feng, Babata, we can go check out the No. 1 ancient civilization ruins. It's the place on Earth with the best quality metal right now, and given the Golden Horned Beast's thirst for metal, it's impossible for it to miss it."

Babata nodded in agreement: "Unfortunately, no matter how greedy the Golden Horned Beast is, it can't do anything to that pyramid now. However, it might use it as its lair."

On the way to the No. 1 ancient civilization ruins, Luo Feng continued to receive reports from his servants, but so far, no discoveries have been made.

When the Black Dragon Mountain spaceship arrived at the No. 1 ancient civilization ruins, Luo Feng's servants had already explored all the marked areas. Apart from discovering a few missing metals, they found no trace of the Golden Horned Beast.

"It seems this little guy is consciously avoiding our search." Babata analyzed the information sent by the servants and found that there were two recent traces of missing metal, the most recent one being from last night.

Zhou Tong was not surprised: "Luo Feng, send those servants to search for high-level monsters in the sea."

"That's possible. If the Golden Horned Beast subdues a high-level monster and hides in its lair, it could indeed be misidentified by the detectors," Babata added.

Luo Feng immediately gave the order: "Perfect, while searching for the Golden Horned Beast, let's also clear out these high-level monsters."

Meanwhile, Zhou Tong and his servant Yuri had used their mental powers to scan the No. 1 ancient civilization ruins and the surrounding area. Although they found traces of the Golden Horned Beast's presence, they did not find it.

Suddenly, one of Luo Feng's servants reported, "Boss, I found the Golden Horned Beast you're looking for at the Octopus Beast King's place."

Upon seeing the picture sent by the servant, Luo Feng excitedly shouted, "Great! Well done! You keep watch, we'll be there soon!"

Before Luo Feng could speak again, Babata had already increased the speed of the Black Dragon Mountain spaceship to the maximum speed within the planet, and flew towards the location of the Octopus Beast King at lightning speed.

In the Mariana Trench, Zhou Tong, along with his servants Yuri and Luo Feng, dived into the sea.

"Yuri, kill the Octopus Beast King first, then help me and Luo Feng capture the Golden Horned Beast," Zhou Tong ordered.

"Yes!" Yuri responded and acted immediately, killing the Octopus Beast King silently without any reaction.

The moment it sensed the Eight-Clawed Beast King's life force disappear, the Golden Horned Beast swiftly fled its lair. However, Zhou Tong and Luo Feng had already blocked its path.

"Black Emperor Water King Fist!" Zhou Tong threw a punch, and the surrounding seawater immediately became heavy and viscous, causing the golden horned beast's movements to slow down as if in slow motion.

Then, Yuri, who had already arrived, used his mental power to control the surrounding soil and rocks, completely surrounding the Golden Horned Beast.

Seeing that the golden-horned beast had been brought under control, Zhou Tong immediately reminded him, "Luo Feng, use your soul-binding technique to see if you can put the golden-horned beast into a deep sleep. Otherwise, if I intervene, I might directly annihilate its soul."

Babata hurriedly interjected, "That won't do! Zhou Tong is not allowed to make a move. If the Golden Horned Beast dies, how can Luo Feng possess it?"

Babata hurriedly suggested, "Luo Feng, release the Meteorite Star. The spaceship has a prison cell built by its owner, which is perfect for imprisoning the Golden Horned Beast."

Just as Luo Feng was about to make his move, he heard Babata's words and immediately stopped, releasing the Meteorite Star from his spatial ring. "Zhou Tong, could you please help me get the Golden Horned Beast into the spaceship's imprisonment cell?"

"No problem, live research is more valuable than just flesh and blood." Zhou Tong gestured to Yuri to send the Golden Horned Beast into the Meteorite Starship.

Luo Feng, who followed him into the spaceship, replied, "Feel free to research. I just tested the Golden Horned Beast's soul strength; it'll be safest to break through to the Hengxing level first."

After witnessing the cruelty of the universe and learning about the details of the Golden Horned Beast, Luo Feng no longer resisted the possession.

He needs to be powerful enough to protect his family and the Earth.