Sharpening the Blade (Part 1)

As the highest-level lifeform in the Infinite Primal Chaos Space, Luo Feng's thoughts operated far faster than before. With sufficient accumulations in his comprehension of destruction and life, his heart aligned with the Dao, and in just one day, he created the first version of the Primal Chaos Blade Path.

"My Primal Chaos Blade Path will take the 'Great Destruction System' as its core and pursue ultimate power!"

If he wanted to perfectly combine the Primal Chaos Life-Death Path with the Primal Chaos Blade Path, he needed to account for the Primal Chaos Life-Death Path's greatest advantage—'infinite energy.' Making the strong even stronger was the best combination.

With infinite energy as a foundation, only the addition of ultimate power could threaten those Progenitors with tenacious life force.

"Let's try it."

Luo Feng sat cross-legged on an island deep within Blood Crane Territory. With a casual wave of his hand, his palm became a blade. A terrifying streak of blade light erupted, tearing through endless space-time and splitting the vast sea of blood in two.

"This first version of the Primal Chaos Blade Path has too many flaws." Luo Feng frowned. "It is only good at locking onto an aura at close range. Once the distance increases, I can no longer guarantee a lock."

At the level of Lords and Progenitors, a single movement technique could carry them an immense distance away. Only an absolute lock within a certain range could pose enough threat to an enemy.

"Let's test the power of Origin Destruction again."

With a wave of his hand, densely packed, dazzling stars flew out. A full 360 million Origins hovered in the sky, forming an array that radiated endless destructive aura. This was a weakened version of Primal Chaos Great Destruction.

"The control is more perfect now, and I can accurately deploy it onto a designated area." Luo Feng nodded slightly.

Boom—

As he watched the incomparably splendid scene of destruction, the light illuminated Luo Feng's face, making it much brighter. He frowned slightly. "This weakened version of Primal Chaos Great Destruction has only increased its power by fifty percent?"

There was no need to test it to know that the more difficult Primal Chaos Great Destruction with 1.08 billion Origins would not increase its power by much.

"This version has too many flaws."

Luo Feng gently shook his head. It was still far too distant from the Primal Chaos Blade Path he had envisioned.

Luo Feng sat cross-legged on the island deep within Blood Crane Territory, deducing version after version of the Primal Chaos Blade Path. His insight, comprehension, and thinking ability were simply too terrifying. Before he knew it, he had already created 10,938,103,329 versions of the Primal Chaos Blade Path, yet he did not feel tired at all.

Back when Luo Feng had not yet transcended the cage, he had felt that he had exhausted every possibility after attempting to create the Primal Chaos Life-Death Path more than thirty million times, as though his soul were nearly hollowed out.

Now, he could easily surpass ten billion attempts.

"I have tried every possibility." Luo Feng remained very calm. Those ten billion creations had taken him less than thirty epochs.

"Among them, the seven best versions stand out."

"But they are still short of success."

Only upon success could a Dao become eternal and indestructible, becoming a part of a Lord's life.

"The Blade Path is ultimately meant for killing enemies. I'll sharpen the blade further in actual combat." Luo Feng thought. His aura rapidly weakened, while the aura of Luo Feng's avatar, cultivating in seclusion on the nineteenth level of the Abyss of Destruction, rapidly rose.

Nineteenth level of the Abyss of Destruction.

Only after this avatar of Luo Feng had risen to its peak state did he open his eyes.

"Brother Yuan."

Luo Feng walked out of his cultivation cave and transmitted his voice. "I'm preparing to head to the next level."

Yuan's incarnation condensed into existence nearby.

"Planning to fight your way through one level at a time?" Yuan asked with a smile.

"Yes." Luo Feng nodded. "I'll first try challenging every opponent."

Relying on the Primal Chaos Life-Death Path and the highest-level Destruction Power, the Power of Severance, Luo Feng was confident that he could contend with Shazhou! With the seven more refined versions of the Primal Chaos Blade Path, he was even more confident.

These opponents were all whetstones for his blade!

"Then I'll wait and see." Yuan was quite expectant.

Luo Feng nodded. With a single step, he passed through layers of space-time and headed for the deeper twentieth-level Destruction World.

Yuan watched him leave.

"According to Xingmang's observations, Luo Feng is perfecting his second Primal Chaos-level Dao..." Yuan watched. "Once he breaks through, the strength of our Cultivator Faction can rise by another great margin!"

Like Yuan, Luo Feng regarded the countless Source Worlds beyond the territory as his kin. Yuan greatly admired Luo Feng's actions over the past five hundred epochs.

By intercepting and killing World-Level Primal Chaos Lifeforms that devoured Source Worlds, Luo Feng had demonstrated that he recognized the countless Source Worlds beyond the territory.

As the first Lord of the Cultivator Faction, Yuan's Cultivator Faction had never possessed any territory to begin with! Only as Lords rose one after another did their territory continuously expand, reaching the current 3,600 world clusters.

In Yuan's eyes, territory was meant to expand.

All living beings of all Source Worlds fell within the scope of the cultivator race that Yuan acknowledged.

"When I expand the territory in the future, Luo Feng will surely approve." As Yuan thought this, he dispersed his incarnation and continued cultivating in earnest, carefully perfecting the 'Origin System' of his Primal Chaos Rules Operation Path.

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Twentieth level of the Abyss of Destruction. Cold winds howled across this level, sweeping through every corner.

Luo Feng descended onto the vast frozen continent and saw the towering, iceberg-like figure in the distance—Ice Peak Progenitor. Ice Peak Progenitor slowly opened his eyes. Standing there, he seemed to be one with the entire Destruction World.

"Ice Peak Progenitor," Luo Feng said.

"You've finally come." Ice Peak Progenitor smiled. "How do you need me to cooperate with you?"

According to Ice Peak Progenitor's calculations, if he cooperated, he could still save face. If he refused, Luo Feng would likely resort to force, which would only be more humiliating.

Hearing how friendly the other party was, Luo Feng did not feel it would be appropriate to go too far.

"I'll have to trouble Ice Peak Progenitor to join forces with all the World Envoys and fight me together," Luo Feng said.

"Hahaha, if I join forces with all the envoys, I won't be so easy to deal with!" Ice Peak Progenitor laughed. "Be careful."

Ice Peak Progenitor immediately stretched out a hand.

As his palm extended, it rapidly grew larger. Endless frigid energy spread across its surface, causing the palm to keep extending and expanding. At the same time, 120 black figures condensed within the boundless cold.

"Here it comes."

After Ice Peak Progenitor's palm enlarged, it covered fully half the world. Moreover, the enormous palm seemed faintly one with the entire icy continent, and its suppressive might even surprised Luo Feng.

Ice Peak Progenitor truly deserves to stand shoulder to shoulder with Brother Yuan, Luo Feng marveled inwardly.

Unlike Yuan's incomparably profound formations, Ice Peak Progenitor could be called a more perfect "Wulan," possessing a formidable body comparable to Wulan's! And his methods of attack were even more powerful!

Boom~~~~~ The incomparably enormous palm closed together with the earth, while 120 distorted black shadows besieged Luo Feng through the closing gap.

"Hm?" Ice Peak Progenitor was somewhat startled. He could even feel pain in his palm.

Luo Feng remained standing there without moving at all!

He had forcibly endured the strike of the enormous palm, as well as the joint siege of 120 World Envoys. Having seen every mystery within those twenty layers of Destruction Power on the Mountain of Destruction, he had already seen through the World Envoys' siege after merely sensing it.

"This Luo Feng's body is like a blade." Ice Peak Progenitor sensed that his palm strike had seemed to land upon a blade's edge, leaving it wounded.

The 1.08 billion units of origin energy within Luo Feng circulated, and his entire body resembled a terrifying blade!

Suddenly—

Luo Feng moved.

A dazzling, resplendent blade light forcefully pierced through Ice Peak Progenitor's palm, punching through the massive icy hand. The blade light flew out through the gap, then flashed brilliantly across heaven and earth before slashing into Ice Peak Progenitor's chest, causing cracks to appear across its surface.

Yet those cracks were not worth mentioning to Ice Peak Progenitor. The cracks in the ice covering his body rapidly healed, with almost no loss of energy.

"What a terrifying body." With a thought from Luo Feng, the dazzling blade light turned and vanished soundlessly.

The blade light hid in the darkness.

Unseen, untraceable, it slew all life force.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~~~

The ice on Ice Peak Progenitor's surface turned to ash, layer after layer annihilating.

Although he had not detected any blade light at all, portions of the immense body of Ice Peak Progenitor were losing their life force. Without life force, they naturally perished.

Previously, Luo Feng had merely relied on the Primal Chaos Life-Death Path to execute his Severing Life technique, and its effect on the Progenitors had been relatively limited. He himself had not attached enough importance to it. But when combined with destruction killing intent, it produced extraordinary results against Ice Peak Progenitor.

"This invisible blade harms me even more?" Ice Peak Progenitor was also somewhat surprised.

A figure condensed in the distance—it was Luo Feng.

Luo Feng stood there, looking slightly puzzled.

"The combination of the two Paths truly makes Severing Life more effective. All life requires life force... without life force, there is death."

"It targets neither matter nor certain special energies, only 'life force.' There is barely any commotion when killing an enemy, yet the effect is excellent."

This exchange between Luo Feng and Ice Peak Progenitor made him realize—

The combination of two Primal Chaos Paths had raised the power of Severing Life!

This seemingly inconspicuous technique, which caused no disturbance at all, had a vast future ahead of it.

"Primal Chaos Great Destruction pursues the ultimate in power. It destroys enemies through 'limitless power.'"

"Severing Life, however, is another path that suits me very well. I need to properly perfect it. I did not value it enough before." Luo Feng stood there as all kinds of methods to improve it rapidly surfaced in his mind.

It was difficult to fully understand a Path's strengths and weaknesses through secluded cultivation and contemplation.

But in battle, they became far clearer.

"Lord Luo Feng, shall we continue?" Ice Peak Progenitor remained exceedingly cordial.

"There is no need. I am preparing to head to the next layer," Luo Feng said with a smile.

"Head to the next layer?" Ice Peak Progenitor was stunned.

According to Luo Feng's previous habits, he would always have the World Envoys besiege him for one or two epochs. This time was far too fast!

With a single step, Luo Feng headed into the deeper layers of the Destruction World.

Although the clash between Luo Feng and Ice Peak Progenitor had been brief, it drew the attention of one Ancient Existence after another throughout the Infinite Primal Chaos Space! From this battle, they could see that the proud Ice Peak Progenitor had gained no advantage at all against Luo Feng and had even been somewhat suppressed.

"Lord Luo Feng's strength is, after all, comparable to Shazhou's. It is only natural that Ice Peak Progenitor could not defeat him."

This clash had fallen within the expectations of all sides.

If Ice Peak Progenitor had won, that would have truly surprised everyone.

On the 21st level of the Abyss of Destruction, Infinite Serpent Ancestor was also watching the battle.

"He got here so quickly?" Infinite Serpent Ancestor stared in astonishment as the black-haired man descended into this level of the Destruction World. This was far too fast! It had assumed Luo Feng would remain on the 20th level for an era or two.

Luo Feng looked at Infinite Serpent Ancestor, his fighting spirit surging.

Compared with Ice Peak Progenitor, whose defenses were formidable but whose moves were simple, Luo Feng was more interested in Infinite Serpent Ancestor. Infinite Serpent Ancestor could alter its size at will, shift through the void, and move in unfathomably strange ways—making it far more suitable for testing his many saber techniques.

Landing a blow on Ice Peak Progenitor was only natural.

Because Ice Peak Progenitor never dodged!

Only striking Infinite Serpent Ancestor would prove that his saber techniques were truly formidable.

"Infinite Serpent Ancestor, please go all out." Luo Feng looked at it.

"Cooperate with you?" Infinite Serpent Ancestor sneered. It could tell that Luo Feng was cultivating. As the foremost of the Nine Sovereigns of the opposing Innate Primal Chaos Faction, it had its pride. How could it possibly cooperate with Luo Feng's cultivation?

Luo Feng gently shook his head. "Then I can only force it."