Chapter 409 : Volume Eleven: Consecutive Breakthroughs!
Chapter 409: Volume Eleven: Consecutive Breakthroughs!
Luo Feng had been in secluded cultivation within the Seventh Layer of the Abyss of Destruction for more than three hundred eras before he knew it.
Within the territory of the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction, in a hidden location.
An enormous sphere of light was expanding over and over again. Terrifying fluctuations spread over an increasingly vast area, causing even some of the surrounding Naturally Born Primordial clans to feel fear in the face of that dreadful energy.
"What's happening?"
"Has the Endless Ancestor lost control?"
The five Ancestors under the Endless Ancestor's command, along with more than a thousand World-Level Primordial Lifeforms, all looked toward the Endless Ancestor's true form.
Even while cultivating, the Endless Ancestor never concealed itself. Instead, it remained in the form of an enormous sphere of light, whose radiance illuminated all living beings throughout an infinitely vast region.
"What is this?"
The five Ancestors and more than a thousand World-Level Primordial Lifeforms who dared to gaze directly at the Endless Ancestor's true form all saw black patterns appear across the surface of the enormous sphere of light!
The sphere of light, originally containing Endless Light, began to spread with black patterns.
Those black patterns twisted like countless sinister and ugly black snakes. The moment they saw them, those black snakes entered the observers' minds, naturally spreading throughout their bodies and infiltrating their souls.
"Ah! Ah—"
More than a thousand World-Level Primordial Lifeforms desperately discovered the terrifying contamination invading and engulfing them.
Throughout the years they had followed the Endless Ancestor, they had become accustomed to looking upon its true form. The previous Endless Ancestor's true form had carried only minimal contamination, at least having no effect whatsoever on World-Level Primordial Lifeforms.
"Do not look directly at it!"
"Do not look directly at the Endless Ancestor's true form!"
The five Ancestors urgently gave the order. They themselves were not afraid of contamination, and they could clearly see at a glance that those ugly, sinister black patterns were actually incomparably profound black secret markings.
It was simply that the mysteries they contained were far too profound. Merely looking at them from close range caused severe contamination even to World-Level Primordial Lifeforms.
"These thousand-plus World-Level Primordial Lifeforms have suffered extremely severe contamination."
"It depends on themselves now. If they can resist the contamination, they'll survive. If they can't, they'll die."
The five Ancestors paid no attention to those World-Level Primordial Lifeforms. Instead, they nervously watched the enormous sphere of light.
Countless black patterns coiled across its surface, making it appear incomparably savage and terrifying! Its aura was far more horrifying than before.
"What exactly has happened to the Endless Ancestor?"
"The contamination from its true form has never been this terrifying."
The five Ancestors were bewildered.
The true forms of Ancestors had always possessed contamination, but for that contamination to become so severe that even World-Level Primordial Lifeforms could no longer look directly at it was exceedingly rare.
Suddenly—
The enormous sphere of light expanded explosively.
In an instant, it transformed into incomparably dazzling light, unleashing complete destruction across the vast surrounding territory in every direction! Fortunately, the earlier disturbances had already caused every nearby lifeform to flee.
The shockwave spread across an extremely vast area. When it reached the five observing Ancestors, even they felt a trace of discomfort.
The fluctuations continued spreading through the vast reaches of space-time. When the aftershocks reached High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms in extremely distant regions, they were instantly shattered to death. As for Lower-Rank Primordial Lifeforms, they were directly annihilated into pure energy.
"This terrifying power is already seventy to eighty percent as powerful as Lord Luo Feng's self-destruction."
The five Ancestors were greatly shocked. Although the Endless Ancestor had always ranked among the top three of the Nine Emperors of the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction, it had never been this powerful before!
"Hahaha..."
Accompanied by booming laughter, another sphere of light appeared once more. Ripples spread across its surface.
"I tried self-destruction once. Unfortunately, after self-destruction, I could only recover less than ten percent of my body. My recovery ability is still far inferior to Luo Feng's."
"Endless, you're able to self-destruct?"
The five Ancestors found it unbelievable.
Ancestors possessed vulnerable Life Cores, so they ordinarily did not dare use self-destructive techniques.
"I must thank Lord Luo Feng. He allowed my Endless Light to advance another step. From this day onward, my Life Core has also transformed into Endless Light, truly reaching the level of being Undying and Indestructible. Hahaha... Hahaha..."
The Endless Ancestor was overjoyed. Its booming laughter echoed throughout the endless expanse.
It cared nothing that its attempt at self-destruction had affected countless weaker Naturally Born Primordial Lifeforms.
"Undying and Indestructible?"
The five Ancestors were astonished and delighted.
"Congratulations, Brother Endless."
The five of them were filled with joy and envy. Before this, only four Ancestors throughout the entire Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction had reached the Undying and Indestructible level. Now, the Endless Ancestor had also reached it.
"Brother Endless, what do you plan to do next?"
one of the Ancestors asked.
"Naturally, I'll prove my strength to the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space and obtain a seat within the Eternal Land."
The enormous sphere of light spoke in a mighty voice.
Whenever a new Lord was born within the Cultivator Faction, they naturally obtained a seat in the Eternal Land.
The Ancestors, however, were different. The overwhelming majority of them possessed no seat. Even after breaking through, they still had to prove their strength publicly. Only then would they receive universal recognition.
"The simplest way to prove one's strength is by conquering even deeper Destruction Worlds!"
The enormous sphere of light was filled with fighting spirit.
……
The Endless Ancestor originally occupied the Fourteenth Layer of the Abyss of Destruction.
In truth, its strength had only been comparable to that of Lord Momang and the others. The only reason it occupied a layer deeper than Lord Momang was because it had claimed it earlier.
After breaking through, the Endless Ancestor began venturing toward deeper layers.
The Fifteenth Layer belonged to its old friend, the Annihilation Ancestor.
It did not challenge him.
Occupying the Sixteenth Layer was Mogusi.
The Endless Ancestor attacked with utter madness, forcing Mogusi to mobilize every World Envoy to fight alongside him. The current Endless Ancestor's Endless Light illuminated everything, its might incomparably terrifying.
Relying solely upon its own strength, it completely suppressed Mogusi together with all the World Envoys, forcibly reaching the location of the Source Phantom. However, it did not leave behind a Life Imprint. Instead, it laughed loudly and continued onward to the next layer.
Occupying the Seventeenth Layer was the Feather Emperor!
The Feather Emperor had likewise mastered two highest-level powers—one was the Power of Light, and the other was the Power of Feathers. It too could exist everywhere at once, and its movement technique was in no way inferior to the Endless Ancestor's. Furthermore, the Feather Emperor possessed the support of the Feather Realm while also commanding every World Envoy. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle. The Feather Emperor's frontal combat strength was exceptionally formidable, forcefully blocking the Endless Ancestor.
"I could only suppress it by joining forces with the World Envoys. In a one-on-one battle, I'd be at a disadvantage."
The Feather Emperor understood this clearly.
"Its Endless Light is far stronger than before!"
Occupying the Eighteenth Layer was Kafuxiu.
The Endless Ancestor fought Kafuxiu!
Kafuxiu excelled in close combat and possessed the support of every World Envoy. However, his movement techniques were vastly inferior. The Endless Ancestor used part of its power to restrain Kafuxiu while simultaneously repelling every World Envoy, forcibly leaving its Life Imprint upon the Source Phantom.
It successfully occupied the Eighteenth Layer.
The Endless Ancestor had already realized something.
It had failed to capture the Seventeenth Layer.
It had only barely managed to seize the Eighteenth Layer because its abilities happened to counter Kafuxiu's.
As for the Nineteenth Layer, it belonged to the flawless Yuan.
Every layer beyond that would be even more difficult to deal with.
Its chances of occupying them were extremely slim.
"I actually lost."
Kafuxiu felt extremely frustrated.
He had nothing to say.
Even with the assistance of the World Envoys, he had still been defeated. What excuse could he possibly make?
The only explanation was that the Endless Ancestor completely countered him!
The Endless Ancestor's Power of Infinity and Power of Light combined to form Endless Light. Previously, its might had not been especially overwhelming, but now its power had clearly risen by an entire level. Under its restraint, Kafuxiu simply could not break through the countless layers of light in a short time, and could only watch as it defeated the World Envoys and occupied the Source Phantom.
The Nineteenth Layer!
The Endless Ancestor fought Yuan.
Yuan's Primordial rules transformed the entire Destruction World into a single unified whole.
The Endless Ancestor simply could not break through its defenses.
Yuan did not even need to mobilize the World Envoys before stopping the Endless Ancestor.
"The Endless Ancestor has become much stronger than before."
Yuan's expression turned serious as he watched the Endless Ancestor proceed toward the next layer.
"The explosive power of its Endless Light has become even more terrifying. Furthermore, its Life Core has merged completely into the light itself, leaving it without any weakness."
If a physical Life Core still existed, Yuan's formations would never fail to detect it.
Beyond the Twentieth Layer, the Endless Ancestor challenged every layer in succession.
It failed every time.
However, one thing was certain.
Its strength had already reached the same level as the Infinite Serpent Ancestor, Yuan, and Demon Ruins.
It occupied only the Eighteenth Layer because it had arrived later.
……
"The Endless Ancestor has broken through, reached the Undying and Indestructible level, and occupied the Eighteenth Layer of the Abyss of Destruction?"
While in secluded cultivation, Luo Feng received the news and was somewhat surprised.
During the war between the two great factions, the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction had devoured the Source World Origins of hundreds of World Clusters, giving birth to several new Ancestors.
The Cultivator Faction had not paid much attention to those ordinary Ancestors.
However, the birth of another Undying and Indestructible existence caused all eight Lords to take it extremely seriously.
The Endless Ancestor's strength had already risen to Yuan's level!
"The Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction has become even stronger."
Luo Feng felt mounting pressure.
After all, throughout the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space, the Cultivator Faction and the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction were natural enemies.
The Eternal Land also welcomed its thirtieth member—
The Endless Ancestor.
When the Endless Ancestor entered the Eternal Land for the first time, all twenty-nine existing members manifested incarnations to attend.
"The previous newcomer was Lord Luo Feng. This time it's the Endless Ancestor. It truly seems that war is what most easily gives birth to powerhouses."
Demon Ruins remarked.
"Although the war between the two great factions claimed the lives of several Ancestors, it has also produced two new Undying and Indestructible existences."
The Infinite Serpent Ancestor spoke leisurely, clearly in an excellent mood. It welcomed the Endless Ancestor's breakthrough. The Endless Ancestor's birth further increased the deterrence of the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction. Furthermore, the Endless Ancestor possessed no clan of its own, so there was no need to compete for the resources of ordinary clans.
"Lord Luo Feng."
The Endless Ancestor spoke first.
Luo Feng looked toward it.
"The reason I was able to take this final step and reach the Undying and Indestructible level is thanks to you."
The Endless Ancestor's mighty voice echoed throughout the hall.
"It was your self-destruction technique that inspired me. Only then did my Endless Light undergo a qualitative transformation."
Seated calmly, Luo Feng replied,
"You don't need to thank me. Your accumulation had already become deep enough!"
After the gathering ended, Luo Feng dispersed his incarnation and continued his secluded cultivation.
Later, when the Endless Ancestor held a celebration, Luo Feng also chose not to attend. Instead, the Cultivator Faction sent incarnations of Yuan, Jin, and Lord Momang.
Luo Feng's absence left the Endless Ancestor feeling rather regretful during the celebration.
……
Luo Feng devoted himself wholeheartedly to secluded cultivation.
By now, this period of cultivation had already lasted for more than five hundred eras.
Originally, his Primordial Blade Dao already possessed a complete framework and a fully formed prototype. It could be said that he had already comprehended more than ninety percent of it.
After arriving at the Abyss of Destruction and carefully comprehending seven different highest-level destructive powers, his accumulation had grown even deeper.
The Seventh Destruction World.
Within the cave dwelling, Luo Feng suddenly opened his eyes.
A terrifying sharpness shone within them.
It was the sharpness belonging to a highest-level power of the Dao of Destruction.
"I've finally comprehended it!"
Joy filled Luo Feng's heart.
Although he was still some distance away from completely mastering the Primordial Blade Dao, he had finally comprehended one of its highest-level powers—
The Power of Severance.
The Power of Severance, which pursued absolute destruction, would greatly compensate for his shortcomings.
(End of Chapter)