Chapter 437 : Volume Twelve: Yuan’s Breakthrough
Chapter 437: Volume Twelve: Yuan’s Breakthrough
Infinite World, as the first world born within the Endless Primordial Space, had countless clouds floating in its sky, with each cloud corresponding to a Source World, so numerous they were impossible to count.
The ground, however, consisted of endless black soil, and deep within this black soil, small serpents were nurtured and born. They were precisely the ‘Infinite Serpent’ Clan.
One small serpent after another poked its head out from the soil layer, peering through the void at every corner of the Endless Primordial Space.
“That Lord Luo Feng is far too overbearing! As long as anyone dares devour a Source World, he directly sends a blade strike at them.”
“One of my elder sisters couldn’t resist secretly devouring a Source World. She planned to immediately return to Infinite World before Lord Luo Feng could approach. Who would have thought that while she was still one or two World Clusters away, Lord Luo Feng’s clone killed her with a single blade strike.”
These small serpents were all World-level Primordial members of the Infinite Serpent Clan.
For the Infinite Serpent Clan, the best resource was the origin of a Source World! And when ‘World-level Primordial Lifeforms’ devoured the origin of a Source World, the effect was also the greatest. Therefore, these ‘World-level Primordial’ Infinite Serpents were extremely dissatisfied with Lord Luo Feng.
But there was absolutely nothing they could do!
As the foremost clan within the largest faction! The Infinite Serpent Clan had always been extremely proud, but when faced with ‘Lord Luo Feng’, they only wanted to hide as far away as possible. Even being separated from him by several World Clusters did not give them a sense of security.
“I heard Flame Derivation Ancestor went to negotiate with Lord Luo Feng, but Lord Luo Feng destroyed most of Flame Derivation Ancestor’s true body with a single blade strike. Now none of the Ancestors dare go negotiate anymore.”
“After all, he’s an existence who occupies the thirty-fourth layer of the Abyss of Destruction! His strength far surpasses that of any Ancestor!”
What these Infinite Serpents took the greatest pride in were their clan’s leader, the ‘Infinite Serpent Ancestor’, and the clan’s dozen-plus Ancestor-level existences!
But they understood that even if all the Ancestors of their clan joined forces, they probably still could not defeat Lord Luo Feng!
Too strong!
With a single blade strike, he had severely injured the undying and indestructible Flame Derivation Ancestor.
Who would still dare make trouble?
Everyone who devoured Source Worlds was hunted down by Lord Luo Feng, and this had continued for over two hundred thousand eras! It had also caused dissatisfaction among some Ancestors, and they had secretly contacted one another, but they still did not dare collectively start a war.
After all, over two hundred thousand eras was merely the duration of a single cultivation session for the Ancestors. They could still endure it.
If Luo Feng still possessed only the strength he had when occupying the twenty-eighth layer of the Abyss of Destruction, a group of powerful Ancestors would probably have joined forces to cause trouble for him long ago! But now that he occupied the thirty-fourth layer of the Abyss of Destruction…… even the Ancestors were somewhat apprehensive.
None of these Ancestors wanted to be the ‘first bird to stick its head out’, feeling they could endure a little longer!
Let other Ancestors test Luo Feng’s strength! Let them probe the true depths of Lord Luo Feng’s power!
As for over two hundred thousand eras? They still had patience for that little bit of time.
Endless blood-colored waves rippled. The Mysterious Place ‘Blood Crane Territory’ had already been renamed Milky Way Territory.
Within the desolate Milky Way Territory, there was only Luo Feng.
He frequently cultivated here, with fierce blade lights crisscrossing above the vast blood-colored waves. With his current strength, the power unleashed when practicing his moves was far too terrifying. Only within a Mysterious Place could he unleash them to his heart’s content.
At this moment, on an island within Milky Way Territory, Luo Feng sat cross-legged, wearing a black robe. This black robe was formed from the interweaving of ‘World of Destruction Power’ and ‘Blood Crane Territory Power’. The robe was primarily black, with patterns outlined by several red lines.
Blood Crane Territory Power accounted for thirty percent, while World of Destruction Power accounted for seventy percent.
Crane Territory Power mainly possessed the characteristics of ‘immortality’ and ‘shadow’, making it more advantageous for movement techniques and defense, while World of Destruction Power was primarily focused on destruction.
“Trying to comprehend a third Primordial-level Path really is too difficult.” Luo Feng sat cross-legged, a trace of helplessness between his brows.
Although his combat strength already reigned supreme throughout the Endless Primordial Space, he had also encountered setbacks.
Cultivating continuously for over two hundred thousand eras did not make Luo Feng feel tired. To him, it felt merely like the amount of time it took to drink a cup of tea during his mortal days.
“Other than Life and Destruction, I only have a little talent in the Path of Matter.”
The Path of Matter was precisely what Luo Feng had chosen to focus on cultivating throughout the endless years to come.
With an endless lifespan, he still needed a goal to strive toward.
“I exchanged for the sharpest weapon and also took control of the World of Destruction, yet only then did I barely manage to defeat the fifth statue.” Luo Feng thought, “To completely defeat all seven statues, I’ll probably need to master three Primordial-level Paths.”
Luo Feng did not fully understand just how difficult it was for those Ancestors who followed the Life Core route to pass the seven trials.
But the Lords who comprehended Primordial-level Paths would probably need to master three Paths and also receive some assistance from external forces before they had any hope of succeeding!
“The third Path——the Path of Matter.”
“I carefully comprehended each branch, and even with a single thought sent down tens of millions of incarnations into those Source Worlds containing the ‘Path of Matter’, traveling through them and comprehending it.” Luo Feng thought, “Over more than two hundred thousand eras, I’ve only managed to fully comprehend all the branches of the ‘Path of Matter’ and have begun attempting to fuse them. That can be considered stepping into the Second Stage Divine King.”
Only by fusing all the branches of the Path of Matter into one could the complete Path of Matter be formed, reaching the Ultimate Divine King. This counted as the first stage and was also the easiest stage, because the ‘Path of Matter’ within the origins of Source Worlds could serve as a reference.
The second stage was to grope through the darkness until reaching Half-Primordial.
The third stage was to progress from Half-Primordial to the ‘Primordial Path of Matter’.
The third stage in particular was more than hundreds of millions of times harder than the first two stages.
Yet after more than two hundred thousand eras, he was still stuck at the first stage and had only reached the Second Stage Divine King.
“No wonder Minghuang, Jin, Wulan, and the others have each found it so difficult to make progress while trying to comprehend a second Primordial-level Path. Now I’ve experienced it myself.” Luo Feng smiled slightly.
He was not in a hurry either. He had long been mentally prepared for the difficulty of comprehending a third Path.
“Take it slowly.”
Luo Feng understood the magic of time very well.
Over endless years, the Ancestors would slowly progress, and the Lords would slowly progress as well.
Their progress might seem extremely slow, but what about two hundred million eras? Twenty quadrillion eras? Or even longer?
The Land of Beginnings, the first Mysterious Place of the Cultivator faction, was also the Mysterious Place controlled by Yuan. He had contributed it to become the foundation of the Cultivator faction.
“After endless years of cultivation, I’ve finally taken this step today.”
Yuan opened his eyes, filled with heartfelt joy.
“The foundation of my Path of Primordial Law Operation has finally been completely established. From now on, I only need to comprehend more Paths.” Yuan felt extremely delighted.
For the Path of Primordial Law Operation, its exterior was the operation of laws, but internally, an origin had to be formed.
He had long possessed ideas regarding this, but progress had been difficult.
The ‘Origin System’ of Luo Feng’s Primordial Life-and-Destruction Path had resolved many of Yuan’s difficulties. Yuan advanced with irresistible momentum and, after spending over two hundred thousand eras, finally comprehended an Origin System belonging entirely to himself.
Only after the Origin System was integrated into the ‘Path of Primordial Law Operation’ could it be considered complete. From now on, he merely needed to make further refinements.
“Big Sister Shazhou, in terms of strength, I’m afraid I’m no weaker than you now.” Yuan thought.
Compared with Shazhou, he had been slightly weaker throughout the long years before this.
Only today, even though Shazhou was most skilled at direct combat while Yuan specialized in Formation Arrays, Yuan was still confident he could match her head-on.
“Everyone, I’ve broken through.”
Yuan immediately transmitted a message with a single thought to the other seven Lords.
“You broke through?”
Naigu, Wulan, Luo Feng, Minghuang, and the other Lords were all overjoyed. They had all been waiting for Yuan’s breakthrough! Once Yuan broke through, the strength of the Cultivator faction would rise to another level.
Luo Feng’s strength was the strength of an individual.
Yuan’s strength lay in Formation Arrays, allowing the combined strength of all the Lords to rise as a whole. For wars between factions, his breakthrough was even more significant.
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Land of Beginnings, Council Hall.
Beside the round table refined from Dark Realm Crystal, eight figures descended and sat in their respective seats.
“Brother Yuan, after this breakthrough, what level has your strength reached?” Lord Moman asked. The other Lords also looked at Yuan.
“I’m not particularly skilled at direct combat. I’m merely about equal to Shazhou and Starlight.” Yuan said with a smile.
Starlight glanced at him: “You’re not skilled at combat, yet you’re still equal to me?”
“Hahaha……” Wulan, Jin, Minghuang, Moman, Naigu, and the others all laughed, though they were also extremely envious. They had cultivated for so long, yet they were still nowhere near achieving a qualitative breakthrough.
Luo Feng also smiled as he watched this scene.
Compared with the other factions, the Cultivator faction possessed one advantage—they were far more united.
“I’ve cultivated the longest.” Yuan looked at his companions, “Once you’ve cultivated for as long as I have, I believe you’ll break through as well.”
“I hope it’ll be as you say, Yuan.” Jin sighed, “Among the eight Lords, I’m the second oldest after you. Hopefully, I’ll be able to break through in the not-too-distant future.”
Starlight smiled: “Let’s discuss our next plan first. Now that Brother Yuan has broken through, the overall strength of our Cultivator faction has increased, so it’s time to expand our territory and protect more Source Worlds!”
“For the past over two hundred thousand eras, Luo Feng has been traveling throughout the Endless Primordial Space, killing those who devour Source Worlds and intimidating the Innate Primordial Lifeforms. But those Ancestors can endure it for a short time; if it continues for too long, they’ll inevitably erupt.” Naigu said, “The best solution is still to completely occupy a vast territory. Let those Source Worlds nominally become our territory, making those Innate Primordial Lifeforms give up all hope.”
“Which territories do you think we should occupy?” Wulan asked, “Most of the good territories have been occupied by the Innate Primordial faction and the Icepeak faction. If we want to seize them, we’ll become their enemies.”
“With Luo Feng here, and with Yuan’s Formation Array coordinating our strength, would the Icepeak faction still dare fight us?” Jin said, “Our strength completely suppresses theirs. We should occupy a much larger territory. I think our objective this time should be to expand our territory to at least 8,000 World Clusters!”
“8,000 World Clusters would be rather troublesome.” Moman frowned, “After all, our 3,600 World Clusters are already the most densely concentrated territory. The World Clusters in other territories are comparatively sparse. I think expanding to 6,000 World Clusters would already be quite good.”
“8,000 World Clusters would put us under considerable pressure. We’d need to occupy nearly half of all the territory.” Minghuang also shook his head.
3,600 World Clusters occupied roughly ten percent of the territory, mainly because the World Clusters within that ten percent were the most densely concentrated.
8,000 World Clusters, however, would mean nearly half of all the territory.
“We have too few Lords.” Starlight also said, “Even if we forcibly occupy it, it’ll be difficult to defend. And it would also force the Icepeak faction and the Innate Primordial faction to join forces.”
“I think occupying territory containing 5,000 World Clusters is enough.” Luo Feng suddenly spoke.
The seven Lords looked toward Luo Feng.
With Luo Feng’s current strength, his influence within the Cultivator faction was naturally immense.
“5,000 World Clusters?” Jin could not help saying, “Isn’t that too few?”
Starlight watched the scene.
“It is a little few.” Luo Feng nodded, “So, to compensate us, the Innate Primordial faction, the Icepeak faction, and the other powers will need to hand over all the Source Worlds within their territories for us to govern.”
“All the Source Worlds?” Yuan’s eyes lit up when he heard this. This was his ultimate goal, and the other Lords also held their breaths.