Chapter 414

On the 17th Layer of the Destroyer Abyss, Emperor Yu stood, calmly watching the crimson-robed figure descending from above.

“Lord Luo Feng,” Emperor Yu said, looking at him.

“Emperor Yu.” Luo Feng also observed him. Beings capable of ranking among the top ten each possessed their own unique methods. Kavush was skilled in direct combat, similar to Luo Feng, but had been completely suppressed by Luo Feng in his strongest area. However, Emperor Yu’s style was entirely different.

“I know you want the World Envoys to assist you in your cultivation,” Emperor Yu said, looking coldly at Luo Feng. “Defeat me, and I can arrange for them to cooperate with you.” He had once been ganged up on by Moman, Jin, and Neigu, an experience that left him extremely discomfited, and he naturally harbored some lingering resentment towards other lords in the Cultivator Faction.

“Please,” Luo Feng replied courteously. This battle was not a malicious struggle for control of this layer of the Destroyer World, but rather a contest between the two! Emperor Yu did not summon World Envoys for assistance either.

“Boom!”

Emperor Yu stood there, his entire body suddenly erupting in brilliant light. Endless radiance illuminated every part of this layer of the Destroyer World. Luo Feng was also engulfed by this light, feeling it transform into countless threads that entangled, bound, and suppressed him. Emperor Yu’s large-scale domain was terrifying, a combination of Feather Force and Light Force, further augmented by the power of the mysterious “Feather Realm.” The might of this domain was enough to reduce the strength of ordinary Ancestors by more than half.

“Boom—” Luo Feng moved, transforming into a streak of blade light. In an instant, he tore through all light obstructions, sweeping past Emperor Yu’s location, seemingly cutting him completely in two. Emperor Yu seemed to be in his original spot, yet he appeared elsewhere, completely unharmed. In terms of movement technique, he was omnipresent, on par with the Endless Ancestor! Even with the Blood Crane Dominion’s power augmenting him, Luo Feng couldn’t hope to touch Emperor Yu in the slightest.

“His movement transcends time limits.” Luo Feng frowned. The so-called omnipresence meant that at “the same point in time,” he could exist at any of numerous locations! His position shifted entirely by his will. The Endless Ancestor had once been able to save numerous Ancestors during the war between the two factions, even under Star Ray’s spatiotemporal suppression.

“Only this move is left,” Luo Feng decided, instantly striking with his blade. The Sky-Rending Blade in his hand slashed out, sending countless streaks of blade light that locked onto life energy! In an instant, thousands upon thousands of blade lights erupted, crisscrossing the heavens and earth, even piercing through space-time to lock onto all of Emperor Yu’s surrounding energy. Every bit of ‘light’ was targeted and cut down by these blade lights! Luo Feng continuously unleashed incredibly refined and terrifying blade lights! In just two or three breaths, over a hundred thousand massive blade lights simultaneously existed throughout the Destroyer World! These colossal blade lights occupied one-third of the Destroyer World’s area, relentlessly pursuing their targets above and below.

Luo Feng’s Primordial Blade Dao was ultimately not yet complete. When combined with the “Life Locking” aspect of the Primordial Life-Death Dao, the energy in each blade strike wasn’t strong! It should be noted that when dealing with Kavush, Luo Feng’s single strike could contain one-tenth of his energy reserves. However, while maintaining Life Locking, the power of the blade lights was significantly weaker. Still, they were comparable to some of the ordinary moves of Moman and Jin! The key was that Luo Feng unleashed far too many blade lights! The sheer quantity was immense! Luo Feng was completely overwhelming him with power! His energy reserves were vast; the energy he recovered every breath was even greater than Emperor Yu’s entire body’s energy reserves.

“There’s no need to continue,” Emperor Yu said, looking at the dense blade lights filling the heavens and earth. Each blade light was massive, full of sentience, pursuing and obliterating all ‘light.’ If he didn’t maintain his domain, they would lock onto his true body. “I didn’t expect even I couldn’t evade Lord Luo Feng’s blade.” In the Destroyer Abyss, with its continuous energy supply, he could indeed outlast Luo Feng. However, in the outside world, he would likely have to flee within ten breaths!

“If Emperor Yu wished to escape, a mere thought would be enough to get him out of my blade technique’s range.” Luo Feng was also aware of his own limitation: his blade lights’ pursuit had a range! Emperor Yu and the Endless Ancestor could cross vast expanses of space-time in a single step, easily shaking off Luo Feng.

“Yes, I can only flee.” Emperor Yu shook his head slightly. Neigu, Moman, and Jin could gang up on him together. But Luo Feng alone forced him to flee.

“I will arrange for the World Envoys to besiege you.” Emperor Yu immediately summoned two hundred World Envoys from this layer of the Destroyer World to collectively attack Luo Feng.

At this moment, the Endless Ancestor, who was on the 18th Layer, had also clearly observed the entire battle. “I am slightly stronger than Emperor Yu, but facing Luo Feng’s pursuit with over a hundred thousand blade lights, I still cannot break through.” The Endless Ancestor was quite troubled. While the Destroyer World provided energy replenishment for his consumption, he clearly knew that they were comparing combat capabilities in a normal environment! If Luo Feng were truly ruthless, he could completely ignore them, cut through all obstructions, and imprint his mark on the Source Shadow to control a layer of the Destroyer World. No matter how well they could hide, they couldn’t stop Luo Feng, who could sever eighty percent of Kavush’s body in three strikes! It was only because Luo Feng wasn’t keen on competing for control of the Destroyer World that he allowed for these friendly contests. “How do I break it?” The Endless Ancestor began to ponder deeply.

However, after more than an era, Luo Feng arrived at the 18th Layer. Another contest ensued between them. The Endless Ancestor still lost! His style was similar to Emperor Yu’s; his only advantage was his 'Immeasurable Might'! His explosive might was stronger, but Luo Feng possessed a formidable body capable of resisting attacks from dozens of Ancestors simultaneously, and now with the 'Blood Crane Dominion's power augmentation,' the Endless Ancestor’s attacks simply couldn’t harm Luo Feng. Luo Feng’s blade lights covered the sky and earth! Life Locking pursued all of the Endless Ancestor’s energy. The Endless Ancestor simply conceded defeat!

Various factions and numerous ancient beings paid close attention to Luo Feng’s battles. Luo Feng’s consecutive victories over 'Emperor Yu' and 'Endless Ancestor' were within their expectations. After all, they had already recognized Lord Luo Feng as being at the peak tier of combat power.

Destroyer Abyss, 19th Layer. Luo Feng arrived here.

“Luo Feng,” Yuan said with a wide, joyful grin. He was the one who had led the Cultivator Faction from its weakest period to its current state! He had endured too many humiliations and suffered too much. The addition of another 'peak combat tier' lord to their faction filled Yuan with immeasurable joy! The stronger the lords, the brighter the future for their own faction.

“Amazing, you can directly defeat Kavush, Emperor Yu, and the Endless Ancestor.” Yuan laughed. “Even I wouldn’t be confident in defeating the Endless Ancestor.”

“The Endless Ancestor is omnipresent; currently, I can only deplete his energy reserves.” Luo Feng was very clear on this point. He only commanded one type of supreme-level Destroyer Force, and its effectiveness was limited when combined with Life Locking. If he had a complete Primordial Blade Dao, combined with the Primordial Life-Death Dao, he would have many more means.

“How long have you been a lord? You’re already incredibly powerful,” Yuan chuckled. “Shall I arrange for the World Envoys to besiege you now?”

“I’ll trouble you, Brother Yuan,” Luo Feng nodded. Soon, a total of 150 World Envoys from this layer appeared and began to besiege Luo Feng. Luo Feng once again began to meticulously experience this newest type of Destroyer Force, sensing its profound destructive mysteries.

Although the vast majority of the 19 supreme-level Destroyer Forces he had experienced so far did not integrate with life mysteries, the principle of 'using stones from other mountains to polish one's own jade' applied. Luo Feng’s study of their destructive mysteries still enhanced his accumulation in the field of destruction. Luo Feng felt that his choice was very correct. When encountering a bottleneck in comprehending the 'Primordial Blade Dao,' coming to the Destroyer Abyss to increase his 'destructive accumulation' was indeed highly efficient.

“I can feel that my accumulation in destruction should now be sufficient,” Luo Feng had an intuitive judgment. “No rush, there’s no such thing as too much accumulation.” “Each layer of the Destroyer World only takes an era or two. I’ll finish exploring the Destroyer Abyss first.” Luo Feng wasn’t in a hurry to leave the Destroyer Abyss, reasoning that it wouldn’t be too late to return to the Cultivator Territory after completing his exploration.

“It’s strange, though; I’ve reached the 19th Layer and haven’t encountered any fortuitous opportunities,” a thought flashed through Luo Feng’s mind, but he didn’t dwell on it. Unlike other beings who explored confidently, he came to each layer specifically to clash with the World Envoys! The probability of encountering a fortuitous opportunity was naturally much lower. Regardless, the main objective of coming to the Destroyer Abyss had been accomplished. Sufficient accumulation! The next step was to integrate all his accumulated insights! And then, to achieve 'Mind-Dao Unification,' where his mind perfectly merged with the Dao, only then could he achieve the Primordial Blade Dao.

“Integration and Mind-Dao Unification. These are the next two major hurdles.” Before coming to the Destroyer Abyss, Luo Feng hadn’t been clear on what obstacles remained before achieving the 'Primordial Blade Dao.' But now, he could clearly identify that only these two major obstacles remained.

“Brother Yuan, please dismiss these World Envoys,” Luo Feng said after more than an era had passed. Yuan immediately dismissed them with a thought, smiling, “Are you ready to go to the next layer?”

“I’ll cultivate in seclusion here for a while first,” Luo Feng replied. He felt his accumulation was ample and wanted to try integrating his insights. Even if he failed, he could continue accumulating in the 20th Layer and subsequent layers, then try again later. Different accumulations, when attempted to be integrated, would surely yield different insights.

Yuan watched with delight as Luo Feng constructed a cave dwelling and began his secluded cultivation. “I’ll continue cultivating too.” Yuan immediately returned to his own cave dwelling and completely immersed himself, also comprehending the fundamental system of the 'Dao of Primordial Rule Operation.'

“Hmm? He didn’t come to the 20th Layer?” The Ice Peak Ancestor was on the 20th Layer and had prepared himself to be challenged by Luo Feng. But to his surprise, after Luo Feng had stayed on the 19th Layer for over an era and dismissed the World Envoys, he actually began secluded cultivation. This also made the Ice Peak Ancestor secretly sigh in relief. Because he knew he was no match for Luo Feng! However, as the leader of the Ice Peak Faction, he was quite unwilling to let Luo Feng use him as a stepping stone to fame, yet he couldn’t prevent it from happening. He had even considered various ways to fail yet still save face! Who would have thought that after all his psychological preparation, Luo Feng wasn’t coming, at least for now!

Luo Feng cultivated in seclusion within his cave dwelling on the 19th Layer. Facing the World Envoys was effortless for him; he merely struck casually, sometimes even directly tanking their attacks. But now, attempting to integrate his insights and fully form the Primordial Blade Dao required repeated experimentation with powerful moves.

“Boom.” With a casual flick of his finger, Luo Feng produced a fierce streak of blade light that tore through the heavens and earth. After frowning in thought, he gently clenched his five fingers, and five terrifying blade lights descended, forming a blade array that annihilated all enemies within it. In this process of contemplation, integration, and experimentation, the Primordial Blade Dao became increasingly clear in Luo Feng’s mind.

Luo Feng lightly tapped his finger. A point of blade light instantly pierced through the spatiotemporal barriers of the entire 19th Layer of the Destroyer World, even reaching down to the 20th Layer below, startling the Ice Peak Ancestor.

Suddenly—

A spatial-temporal fluctuation appeared, sweeping past Luo Feng, and the sitting Luo Feng vanished.

“Hm?” Yuan, the master of the 19th Layer, was startled. “A sudden spatial-temporal fluctuation, and Luo Feng disappeared?”

“Luo Feng, what happened?” Yuan immediately contacted Luo Feng’s other avatars.

“I think I’ve encountered a fortuitous opportunity,” Luo Feng replied.

“A fortuitous opportunity?” Yuan was taken aback. He recalled that long ago, Kavush had also encountered a fortuitous opportunity while exploring the 19th Layer of the Destroyer World, entering a hidden space-time where he obtained the battle armor that had accompanied him for countless ages.

“Kavush and Luo Feng both just passed through here, didn’t stay long, and both got fortuitous opportunities. I’ve lived here all this time! And I even control this layer, yet I’ve never encountered any opportunities?” Yuan felt a bit sour at this moment.