Chapter 420: Refining the Heart

In a vast region, brilliant divine light shone everywhere, causing space-time to collapse and twist into a colossal space-time maze.

Deep within this twisted space-time maze, at the source of the brilliant light, resided a colossal creature with eight clawed hooves. It possessed sixteen multicolored eyes, which observed multiple space-times.

This was Bafayu, a powerful being ranked among the top thirty in the entire boundless Primal Chaos Dimension.

"Who killed my kin?" Bafayu sensed the disturbance, and rage surged within him. For any race, a World-level Primal Chaos being represented a significant mid-tier force.

Bafayu followed the sensation, gazing into the distance.

Considering his prowess in void creation, Bafayu ranked among the foremost. He instantly pinpointed the location of his kin's demise, where a black-clad, black-haired man stood.

Bafayu's heart trembled.

"Luo Feng?"

Bafayu instantly regained his composure.

"Why would he kill my kin?"

Puzzled, Bafayu's sixteen eyes remotely observed the area, replaying all past events.

He clearly saw his kin devouring the essence of a Source World. During this process, they encountered Luo Feng. The moment Luo Feng appeared, he annihilated that World-level Primal Chaos being.

"So, Luo Feng killed them just because my kin were devouring the essence of a Source World?"

Bafayu pondered, "But this is our territory! These Source Worlds are our race's food. Are we to suffer such a massacre merely for consuming our food?"

"These cultivator lords all originate from Source Worlds! They care deeply about every single one... Is that why they lashed out at my kin?"

But aren't they satisfied, even after occupying the 3600 World Clusters?

Bafayu knew well that the cultivator lords had continuously sought to expand their territory.

From the time when only Lord Yuan existed, as more lords emerged, the cultivators' domain steadily expanded!

Now, the newly ascended Lord Luo Feng's power was terrifying, already placing him among the strongest in the boundless Primal Chaos Dimension!

"Do they intend to expand their territory once more?" Bafayu mused.

Had the death of his kin been at the hands of another Ancestor or another World-level Primal Chaos being, Bafayu would not have let it go easily!

However, since it was Lord Luo Feng from the cultivator faction, Bafayu decided to turn a blind eye.

He had no choice.

As a weaker force, Bafayu could not afford to provoke the cultivator faction!

"If the cultivator faction truly expands its domain, the Innate Primal Chaos faction and the Ice Peak faction will be the ones with the biggest headaches."

Bafayu thought, "I'd better stay far away."

"How dare they! Who would kill my kin?"

Thousand-Eyed Ancestor was shocked and enraged. As a friend of Annihilation Ancestor, one of the Nine Emperors, he held considerable status within the Innate Primal Chaos faction. His race possessed only a few dozen World-level Primal Chaos beings in total.

Each one was immensely important to him.

His vast domain also included numerous World-level Primal Chaos beings from other races!

When World-level Primal Chaos beings from other races perished, Thousand-Eyed Ancestor could typically handle it with equanimity. But this time, it was one of his own kin, naturally provoking his wrath.

Thousand-Eyed Ancestor followed the sensation and immediately looked afar, determined to see who had dared to kill his kin.

Then he saw the black-clad, black-haired figure. The enraged Thousand-Eyed Ancestor instantly calmed down.

"Luo Feng?"

Thousand-Eyed Ancestor whispered, "These cultivator lords are truly too reckless!"

Lacking the courage to confront Luo Feng, he immediately relayed the news to his friend, Annihilation Ancestor.

The Nine Emperors constituted the highest ruling echelon of the Innate Primal Chaos faction.

In a short span, Luo Feng's 3916 avatars had killed approximately 3,000 World-level Primal Chaos beings. Around 500 of these originated from weaker forces, 800 from the Ice Peak faction, and 1,700 from the Innate Primal Chaos faction.

The weaker forces tolerated it, as such losses had relatively minor impact.

"What is Luo Feng doing?"

Ice Peak Ancestor, residing on the 20th layer of the Abyss of Destruction, had been awaiting Luo Feng's challenge. Instead, he received news that Luo Feng's numerous avatars were operating across various domains, annihilating a considerable number of World-level Primal Chaos beings.

Ice Peak Ancestor was unconcerned by the death of approximately 800 World-level Primal Chaos beings. After all, over ninety percent of these beings were not his direct kin.

It was incredibly difficult for a race to produce an Ancestor.

Within the boundless Primal Chaos Dimension, there were over 30,000 World-level Primal Chaos races in total!

Yet, there were only just over 200 Ancestors in total!

"He isn't merely targeting the Ice Peak faction; he's targeting all World-level Primal Chaos beings who interfere with Source Worlds." Ice Peak Ancestor understood this after a brief investigation.

"These lords care deeply about those Source Worlds."

Ice Peak Ancestor was annoyed.

Any cultivator lord, once born, possessed power that would consistently rank them among the top twenty.

Furthermore, each of them was immortal and indestructible.

It's worth noting that among the top twenty, the cultivator faction accounted for eight.

Fortunately, the cultivator lords had little desire for resources and did not frantically seize them.

This was also why the Ice Peak faction and the cultivator faction had maintained a relatively good relationship in the past.

However, as the cultivator faction grew continuously stronger and more lords emerged, the Ice Peak faction began to feel the pressure.

"The Innate Primal Chaos faction occupies the most territory. Let the Innate Primal Chaos faction and the cultivator faction fight it out," Ice Peak Ancestor thought, watching silently. He could afford to be patient.

"He killed nearly 1,700 of our World-level Primal Chaos beings?"

"All of them encountered Luo Feng's avatars while interfering with Source Worlds?"

Infinite Serpent Ancestor understood the situation and was quite annoyed.

"These cultivator lords kill as they please! They even frequently interfere with Source Worlds beyond their own territory."

Infinite Serpent Ancestor had encountered such situations far too many times.

For instance, Lord Starfall and Lord Moman often guided talented cultivators from countless Source Worlds outside the cultivator domain.

While doing so, it was common for them to crush World-level Primal Chaos beings who were harming Source Worlds.

It's important to know that the cultivator faction had collected the bloodlines of all World-level Primal Chaos races!

Over 30,000 races, 100% recorded! This feat was primarily accomplished by Lord Starfall.

To collect these bloodlines, Lord Starfall had once caused such a rampage that all World-level Primal Chaos beings across the boundless Primal Chaos Dimension were gripped by panic!

This was especially true for races that only possessed a single World-level Primal Chaos being!

They were even more terrified!

This cultivator faction would ultimately become a grave menace!

Infinite Serpent Ancestor had, with great difficulty, managed to instigate a large-scale war across the entire faction previously.

However, the war eventually concluded with Luo Feng's breakthrough.

And now, only this relatively small number of World-level Primal Chaos beings had been killed?

This was nowhere near enough to instigate another large-scale war!

After all, as opposing factions, small-scale conflicts were common under normal circumstances.

"Luo Feng's strength already rivals that of Starfall and Sandboat. The combined might of the entire cultivator faction is something we cannot confidently defeat, even if our hundred Ancestors were to unite," Infinite Serpent Ancestor mused, deeply troubled.

"Unless... unless we unite with the Ice Peak faction."

Infinite Serpent Ancestor instantly dismissed the idea.

In terms of inherent conflict, the Innate Primal Chaos faction and the Ice Peak faction had far greater disagreements!

The cultivator faction cared only about Source Worlds!

Other resources were of much less importance to them.

The Ice Peak faction, however, contended for all resources vital to Innate Primal Chaos beings!

Their mutual hatred had endured for endless eons!

Within the territory of the Innate Primal Chaos faction.

The black-clad, black-haired Luo Feng stood in the void, gazing at a Source World before him.

In his vision, the past history of this Source World, along with its past sufferings, unfolded before him.

He saw that this Source World had once flourished, home to diverse life forms and myriad races vying for supremacy.

Like his own home Source World, it had given rise to human-like races and various other species; all were native inhabitants of the Source World.

Their cultivation systems would also influence and learn from one another, steadily progressing through exploration.

Among them, beings of the Chaos Realm had once emerged. However, a World-level Primal Chaos being then arrived. All perished, and the Source World was completely devoid of life.

Luo Feng continued to observe the past of this Source World.

After becoming a lord, Luo Feng had long been able to perceive beyond the cultivator domain, seeing countless Source Worlds outside of its controlled territories and witnessing the suffering they endured.

Each time, Luo Feng felt a surge of anger and stifled frustration. His reason told him he needed to become more powerful to change the situation. In the past, he had avoided watching for too long because the scenes were simply too tragic.

Both the countless beings within and the Source World itself were merely considered food.

The eight lords' combined strength was insufficient to alter this reality, so he couldn't bear to keep watching.

But now... Luo Feng continued to watch.

He even delved into the history of these Source Worlds, meticulously observing every instance of suffering.

As he watched, scene after scene of tragic humiliation imprinted themselves on Luo Feng's mind. The killing intent within him continuously escalated, and the flames of his fury burned ever brighter!

Luo Feng felt as if he were forging a weapon, with this steadily accumulating killing intent and rage refining his very spirit.

"My Heart of Destruction is still not strong enough!"

During his first encounter with Mount Destruction, a hidden spatial realm within the Abyss of Destruction, Luo Feng was assailed by an influx of endless killing intent and hatred that flooded his mind, as if he were experiencing it firsthand.

That experience stimulated Luo Feng, intensifying his killing intent.

He felt as though he had embodied countless sufferers, experiencing endless despair and filling him with boundless hatred for those Innate Primal Chaos life forms!

It was then that Luo Feng realized he had found a path to forge his Heart of Destruction!

Indeed, his Heart of Destruction was not strong enough!

After all, he had become a deathless, indestructible lord, the highest tier of life form in the boundless Primal Chaos Dimension.

He had also turned the tide of war for the cultivator faction and protected the 3600 World Clusters.

Most critically, all his dearest friends and family from his home Source World could now be resurrected from the River of Time.

Everything connected to his home Source World was what he cared about most.