Chapter 406 : – Volume Eleven: The Prototype of the Primordial Blade Dao
Chapter 406 – Volume Eleven: The Prototype of the Primordial Blade Dao
The endless, boundless Blood Sea drifted alone through the void. This enormous Mysterious Land now had only a single living being—Luo Feng. As for the entire Blood Crane Territory Clan that had submitted to him, they had all been dispatched to serve the Cultivator Faction.
Within the Blood Sea, an island had condensed, upon which grew a number of rare trees and exotic plants.
Luo Feng sat there alone, drinking finely brewed wine. As a Lord, his need for external possessions was minimal. Any resources he acquired were mostly devoted to brewing wine and preparing exquisite delicacies.
"After three hundred eras, I've still encountered a bottleneck." Luo Feng drank his wine when he suddenly sensed something and looked into the distance.
His gaze pierced through endless space-time toward a place unimaginably far beyond even the Cultivator Territory. There was a Source World there.
The living beings of that Source World cultivated without any inherited guidance, relying entirely on their own exploration. Their cultivation was countless times more difficult than that of the Source Worlds within the Cultivator Territory. They also frequently suffered attacks from World-Level Primordial Lifeforms and even Ancestors, who devoured Source Worlds. Naturally Born Primordial Lifeforms also often enjoyed feeding upon the living beings inside those Source Worlds.
Even in such a harsh environment, at this moment, a living being from that Source World had cultivated to the Ultimate Divine King Realm. Using a secret technique, he broke through the Membrane of the Source World and briefly remained outside it, curiously observing the scenery of the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space.
"So this is what lies beyond the world?"
Within his home Source World, he had been absolutely invincible. Because there was no complete cultivation system, aside from himself, not a single other living being had managed to reach the Divine King level.
He was the pioneer who had forged the cultivation path of this world!
"The lands beyond the Cultivator Territory are filled with countless calamities. Yet you managed to establish an entire cultivation system and even reach the Ultimate Divine King Realm. Truly impressive."
A ripple appeared beside him. It was Momang Lord.
"Little fellow, come with me."
Momang Lord directly guided the young cultivator away.
Luo Feng watched from afar.
Momang transformed into countless ripples scattered throughout the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space. Among the countless Source Worlds outside the Cultivator Territory, whenever he occasionally discovered an astonishing genius, he would bring them back to the Cultivator Territory. Star Light Lord observed the past, present, and future. Whenever he discovered someone with talent, he too would personally guide them.
The task of bringing talented cultivators from beyond the Cultivator Territory was mainly handled by Momang and Star Light.
But that was all they could do.
Even the Lords were unable to protect every Source World.
"Beyond the Cultivator Territory lies an even more boundless expanse... The countless Source Worlds there, and the countless living beings within them, are the ones truly living in a nightmare."
Luo Feng understood this clearly, yet there was nothing he could do.
The 3,600 World Clusters occupied only a tiny region within the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space.
Because the World Clusters here were densely packed and resources were abundant, the Cultivator Faction devoted all its strength to protecting this region.
In reality, considering the sheer vastness of the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space... even though World Clusters were much more sparsely distributed elsewhere, their total number was still far greater than the 3,600 World Clusters combined.
"The reason only the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction wages war against us while the other factions aren't nearly as hostile is because there is still an even broader expanse containing countless World Clusters for those Naturally Born Primordial Lifeforms to devour."
Coldness filled Luo Feng's eyes.
The operation of the rules governing the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space was simply too cruel to cultivators.
He admitted that individual Lords were extremely powerful.
But among the countless living beings of the innumerable Source Worlds, how many could truly transcend the cage?
Those who failed to transcend it had absolutely no ability to resist the Naturally Born Primordial Lifeforms. Even the Source World Origin itself would be devoured by World-Level Primordial Lifeforms or even Ancestors.
"Without the protection of a Lord, those Source Worlds are repeatedly devoured. Even the speed at which they're consumed has to be carefully planned."
Luo Feng's gaze traversed layer after layer of space-time. As long as he wished to look, he could witness countless nightmare-like scenes.
Whether it was the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction, the Ice Peak Faction, or other weaker factions—they were all Primordial beings by birth. They all required enormous amounts of resources, and Source Worlds were part of their food supply.
Naturally, only World-Level Primordial Lifeforms or Ancestors were capable of consuming food at the level of Source World Origins.
"The Cultivator Territory is peaceful... but what about outside it?"
Luo Feng could easily see one World-Level Primordial Lifeform after another gnawing away at Source Worlds. Every living being within those worlds was completely exterminated.
At every moment...
Countless living beings perished.
"And yet I can't do anything."
Even as a Lord, there was only so much he could accomplish.
Many regions were simply too far away. Even at his speed, reaching them would take hundreds of days or even longer.
If he merely projected a distant thought, it was no match for a World-Level Primordial Lifeform.
"Just eight Lords protecting 3,600 World Clusters have already been forced into war."
"If we wanted to protect every Source World throughout the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space... then every foreign faction would probably unite."
Luo Feng understood this well.
The Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction, the Ice Peak Faction, and the many weaker factions would likely all join forces.
The numerous Undying and Indestructible existences, together with the vastly greater number of Ancestors, would swiftly crush the entire Cultivator Faction.
"I'm still too weak!"
Luo Feng was confident in himself.
But even among the eight Lords, he wasn't confident of ranking third.
Nor was he confident of entering the top ten throughout the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space.
"The Primordial Blade Dao..."
Luo Feng frowned.
"With my current comprehension, insight, and thinking speed, after three hundred eras, I've already comprehended ninety percent of the Primordial Blade Dao. I've even established a clear prototype, yet I've encountered a bottleneck."
In truth, he had already surpassed Wu Lan, Jin, Minghuang Lord, and the others by an unimaginable margin.
In only three hundred eras, he had completed the framework in one uninterrupted effort.
A complete prototype.
Yet he had still encountered a bottleneck.
"My Primordial Blade Dao consists of roughly eighty-seven percent destruction and thirteen percent life, fused together."
The small portion of the life system mainly consisted of aspects such as Life Aura Lock-On, Severing Vitality, and Life Entanglement.
When it came to locking onto a target...
The destructive aspect already possessed Killing Intent Lock-On. By combining it with Life Aura Lock-On, its ability to lock onto enemies naturally rose to an extremely high level.
Luo Feng's Primordial Blade Dao was founded upon locking onto the enemy before pursuing every possible method of destruction—the more powerful, the better.
"But for my Primordial Blade Dao to become a perfect whole, something is still missing."
Luo Feng felt a headache coming on.
"What I'm lacking should be accumulation in the aspect of destruction."
He had originally believed his accumulation in destruction was already deep enough.
After all, he had comprehended every High-Rank Primordial Lifeform material, World-Level Primordial Lifeform material, and Ancestor-Level material accumulated by the Cultivator Faction.
He had also studied the inheritances of the other seven Lords.
Jin's inheritance focused primarily on destruction, but Jin's personality made his path incompatible with Luo Feng's. Luo Feng could only absorb portions of it.
Previously, when he comprehended the Primordial Life-and-Death Path, his accumulation in destruction had been sufficient.
But now that destruction had become the primary focus, it was no longer enough.
"The Void-Splitting Blade originated from the Abyss of Destruction."
Luo Feng flipped his hand and looked at the blade.
"Throughout the entire Infinite Chaotic Origin Space, the place containing the greatest amount of destructive power is undoubtedly the Abyss of Destruction."
The Abyss of Destruction was a Mysterious Land of the highest level.
Places such as the Eternal Land and the Wall of Fire Prison were likewise recognized by every faction throughout the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space as the highest-level Mysterious Lands. No one could even glimpse the hope of refining and controlling them, nor could anyone locate their origins.
The Abyss of Destruction contained every known and unknown force of destruction.
"The Abyss of Destruction is like a bottomless abyss."
"From the outermost First Destruction World, one can continue descending into the second layer, the third layer..."
"Only by cutting through every obstacle on a layer and imprinting one's Life Imprint onto that layer's Source Phantom can one become the master of that Destruction World."
Luo Feng had long known the detailed information concerning the Abyss of Destruction.
In fact, nearly every Ancestor throughout the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space had explored it.
How were the top ten, top twenty, or top thirty strongest ancient existences in the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space determined?
Primarily by their performance within the Abyss of Destruction.
As of today, the deepest anyone had reached was Shazhou of the Ice Peak Faction.
She was the master of the Twenty-Seventh Destruction World.
Star Light Lord was the master of the Twenty-Sixth Destruction World.
The reason Star Light Lord remained one level behind was because Shazhou had risen much earlier and had occupied the twenty-seventh layer first. With the advantage of terrain, Star Light Lord had been unable to break through her defenses and refine the Twenty-Seventh Destruction World.
Star Light Lord had also attempted to push farther but was likewise unable to conquer the Twenty-Eighth Destruction World.
This showed that the two possessed nearly identical attainments in destruction.
They were universally acknowledged as the two strongest beings in the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space.
Slightly weaker than them was Demon Ruins, the master of the Twenty-Second Destruction World.
As for the Twenty-Third through Twenty-Fifth Destruction Worlds, they all remained ownerless.
This alone demonstrated just how much stronger Star Light Lord and Shazhou were compared to everyone else.
Every Destruction World from the Twenty-Second down to the First already had a master.
Thus, one's strength could be judged to a certain extent.
Apart from the newly promoted Lord Luo Feng, every one of the other seven Lords maintained a clone within the Abyss of Destruction, each occupying a Destruction World.
Yuan occupied the Nineteenth Destruction World.
Momang occupied the Thirteenth Destruction World.
Jin occupied the Twelfth Destruction World.
Minghuang Lord occupied the Eleventh Destruction World.
Naigu occupied the Ninth Destruction World.
Wu Lan occupied the Seventh Destruction World.
It was precisely because of their performances within the Abyss of Destruction that Star Light Lord was publicly acknowledged as one of the top two, Yuan was recognized as possessing top-ten strength throughout the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space, and the other Lords were all stably ranked among the top twenty.
However, this ranking system had one flaw.
It was not very friendly toward those who specialized in survival.
Take the Ancestor Origin, who possessed the strongest defense. His killing ability was mediocre, and he had failed to occupy even the First Destruction World.
Wu Lan, as a Cultivator Lord, might have been slower and his techniques somewhat clumsy, but every one of his attacks possessed terrifying might, allowing him to seize the Seventh Destruction World.
Yet all factions understood that at critical moments, beings such as Origin, Wu Lan, and Luo Feng—who excelled in defense and life—might play even greater roles.
The Abyss of Destruction only proved one's killing ability.
"The Abyss of Destruction contains every known and unknown force of destruction."
Standing within the Blood Crane Territory, Luo Feng wore black robes with a Blood-Colored Robe draped over them.
"I'll head to the Abyss of Destruction and continue increasing my accumulation in destruction. Hopefully it will allow me to break through this bottleneck and completely master the Primordial Blade Dao."
Carrying the Void-Splitting Blade, Luo Feng's Main Battle Clone took a single step, leaving the Blood Crane Territory behind as he headed toward the Abyss of Destruction.
(End of Chapter)