Volume 9: Advancing Through the Darkness-Bottleneck
A drop of water enveloped Luo Feng, which traveled at supersonic speed through the Primal Chaos Space.
"Every time I look at the Primal Chaos Space, I feel shocked." Luo Feng looked at the outside world and could see a huge Source World in the distance. In the blink of an eye, the water droplet carried him away from that Source World.
"We, these beings trapped in Cage, must have the protection of a world. We must either live in the Source World or in the world created by our Senior Yuan," Luo Feng thought. "If we go outside the world, we will die in no time."
The Primal Chaos Space is vast and boundless, containing endless and violent Primal Chaos Force. This power is not the docile power refined by 'Primal Chaos Crystal'; it constantly erodes life.
Only by breaking free from the Cage can one survive in the Primal Chaos Space for a long time.
"Even the Primal Chaos Space that I observed is less than one ten-thousandth of the real Primal Chaos Space." Luo Feng had also carefully explored the Primal Chaos Space in his hometown, the Origin Continent, using the Life-Death Eye.
Under the observation of the Life-Death Eye, the Primal Chaos Space is colorful and diverse, with countless layers of space that are beautiful and magnificent. Energy passing through countless layers of space will generate even more kinds of energy and can also breed all kinds of creatures.
Without the Life-Death Eye, Luo Feng would only perceive the Primal Chaos Space as dark and gloomy, with only occasional glimpses of enormous creatures.
"Um?"
Luo Feng saw a vortex of mist, about one-tenth the size of the Origin Continent. A head of mist emerged from the vortex, looking towards Luo Feng.
"Judging from its size, it should be High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform," Luo Feng guessed.
During the teleportation process, one may occasionally encounter High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform.
Encountering World-Level Primal Chaos Lifeform is extremely rare.
Of course, for those like Luo Feng who haven't broken Cage, judging strength is simple—look at their physique!
Legend has it that the level of the Primal Chaos Progenitor, which is slightly smaller than the entire Source World, is the most terrifying level of existence.
Its size is larger than that of the Origin Continent, so it is estimated to be World-Level Primal Chaos Lifeform.
Comparable to a small part of the Origin Continent, they are generally High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform.
Of course, such judgments may be flawed! After all, some powerful beings might deliberately shrink their size. But those like Luo Feng, who haven't broken Cage, have limited discernment abilities.
"We've arrived at the Dark Holy World!"
The drop of water enveloping Luo Feng was already heading straight for a special world.
This world was entirely black, with a faint hint of dark red. It was much smaller than the Source World.
"Whoosh."
This drop of water instantly entered the interior of the Dark Holy World.
The Dark Holy World, atop the majestic Holy Mountain.
There was a dark lake at the top of the mountain, from which Luo Feng flew out and landed to the side.
"The Dark Holy World?"
Luo Feng felt the oppressive force of the entire world, which was comparable to that of the Nine Rivers Holy World. His God Emperor Late-Stage's 'Life-Death Path' remained stable in the Dark Holy World without any need for modification.
"My Life-Death Path is gradually becoming accessible to all worlds," Luo Feng thought.
"Friend, a flying boat will arrive shortly and take us to the five cities of the Dark Holy World," a Xing Zhe said with a smile from a distance. The Dark Holy World is even more dangerous, and very few Xing Zhe dare to travel alone; they usually travel by official flying boats.
Luo Feng looked over and saw that more than fifty Xing Zhe had gathered there, each with a different aura, but all of them were at least at the God Emperor Late-Stage Enlightenment Seeker.
"Thanks," Luo Feng said with a smile.
He then flew directly through the air.
Call out!
Luo Feng's figure blurred for a moment before flying to the horizon and then completely disappearing from sight.
This scene shocked the fifty-odd Xing Zhe.
"In the Dark Holy World, it's actually possible to traverse the void over short distances?"
"This... this is something only a peak-level being could do, right?"
"Even at the peak level, only a select few can achieve this!"
Some of these Xing Zhe were visiting the Dark Holy World for the first time, while others had been there many times before. However, they were all well aware of the difficulty of 'traversing short distances within the Dark Holy World '.
To be able to achieve this level of capability is undoubtedly to be among the most terrifying beings in the Dark Holy World.
"Black clothes and black hair, his appearance... I've collected information on almost everyone in the Dark Holy World who has reached the peak level and has some reputation, but I don't have this person in my list of names," an old man said in confusion.
"I don't know him either. I've never heard of this peak existence in any of the five cities of the Dark Holy World," other Xing Zhe said, expressing their doubts.
In the Dark Holy World, Xing Zhe only have five settlement cities.
Each settlement city at its peak generally enjoys a great reputation. Gathering basic information about them is relatively easy.
Luo Feng had already obtained detailed information about the Dark Holy World from the Hall Master Yuan Xiang Palace and the Xing Zhe team. After leaving the Teleportation Holy Mountain, he went directly to Chengfeng City, the gathering place of the Xing Zhe team.
Chengfeng City is the closest of the five cities in the Dark Holy World to the Teleportation Holy Mountain! This is also why Hall Master Yuan Xiang asked them for help in the first place.
"Call."
Luo Feng landed.
Although he chose Chengfeng City as his first stop, Luo Feng was not in a hurry to travel. He was full of curiosity about the entire Dark Holy World.
"The number and quality of Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform in the Dark Holy World far exceed those in the Nine Rivers Holy World." Luo Feng was quite expectant. "I've even heard that Primal Chaos Prisoner occasionally appear."
Primal Chaos Prisoner are High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform whose strength has been sealed.
Besides the numerous Primal Chaos Prisoner imprisoned in the Large Primal Chaos Hall, there are also a very small number of Primal Chaos Prisoner in the wild! Their strength is completely suppressed, and every time a Primal Chaos Prisoner is discovered, it attracts Xing Zhe to form teams to surround and kill them.
"In the Dark Holy World, it is quite dangerous for peak-level beings to act alone."
"But for me, it's not much of a threat."
Luo Feng walks on the earth.
The Imitation Life-Death Eye between his brows also observed all directions.
After consuming the 'Hundred Tribulations Marrow,' his mental processing speed increased three thousand times, and he maintained a continuous flow of inspiration for over half a century. This cultivation efficiency surpassed Luo Feng's normal cultivation over one or two thousand epochs.
Therefore, during his previous seclusion and cultivation, Luo Feng's Path of Life and Path of Destruction, although encountering some obstacles, still reached the 'Half Primal Chaos level'.
However, advancing in the 'Life-Death Path' has become difficult.
Luo Feng gradually improved from the 'God Emperor Late-Stage's Life-Death Path', absorbing the nourishment of life and destruction. At first, it went relatively smoothly, but it gradually became more and more difficult until he completely hit a bottleneck and got stuck there.
Stuck at a bottleneck, unable to move forward! Only then did Luo Feng turn to perfecting the 'Undying Blood Sea Body', the 'Imitation Life-Death Eye', and some other Secret Method.
"I'm still quite a distance from the Half Primal Chaos Life-Death Path; I'm stuck at a bottleneck." Luo Feng also sensed the difficulties encountered by other Xing Zhe, stuck at a certain point, unable to comprehend it, and thus unable to make any progress.
Of course, even so, compared to the battle of Rain Ripple City, Luo Feng's 'Life-Death Path' was more deeply accumulated, and he also had the assistance of the two paths of life and destruction at the Half Primal Chaos level, so his realm naturally improved a lot. The power of various Secret Method also increased significantly.
"Hmm? I've spotted a team of Primal Chaos Lifeform." Luo Feng's Imitation Life-Death Eye has a much greater viewing distance than before, and he can now see a team in the distance.
That was a group of the Primal Chaos Wild Hoof Race.
"In the Nine Rivers Holy World, the Primal Chaos Wild Hoof usually act alone, and it's rare to see three or five of them acting together. But here, a full 82 Primal Chaos Wild Hoof are acting together?" Luo Feng looked on. "Among them, there are seven at the God Emperor Completion-Level and seventy-five at the God Emperor Late-Stage level?"
If someone with the strength of Hall Master Wei Yang were to encounter such a team, they would probably be wiped out in a single exchange.
Luo Feng walked over with great interest.
With a single step, Luo Feng passed through the spatial rift and arrived nearby.
"Um?"
Almost simultaneously, all 82 Primal Chaos Wild Hoof tribe members noticed Luo Feng.
"A solitary Xing Zhe?"
"Kill."
"Kill him!"
These Primal Chaos Wild Hoof did not hesitate at all. In the environment of the Dark Holy World, Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform and Xing Zhe had been killing each other for countless years, and killing had long become their instinct.
"Boom~~~~" As the Primal Chaos Wild Hoof Race moved, countless blue Thunder condensed in the void. The Thunder was like water, like the heavens and earth collapsing, and the water Thunder crashed down on Luo Feng.
Luo Feng stood still, letting the Thunder strike him. These Thunder, as smooth as water, could not touch a hair on Luo Feng's head, as they were blocked by an invisible force.
The Primal Chaos Wild Hoof Race was already incredibly fast, and they all charged towards Luo Feng. However, when they realized that their Thunder couldn't even harm a single hair on Luo Feng's head, this scene made them all tremble. All the Primal Chaos Wild Hoof Clan members collectively slowed down and fled without hesitation.
"Since we've run into each other, let's not leave." Luo Feng stretched out his hand.
The hand transformed into a large, furry claw, which instantly pierced through the void, covering a vast expanse of land and sky in front of it.
The space between heaven and earth was divided, and this Primal Chaos Wild Hoof team was trapped in that Independent Space.
"Call."
Luo Feng withdrew his hand; in his hairy palm were the 82 imprisoned Primal Chaos Wild Hoof tribe members.
In Luo Feng's palm, this Primal Chaos Wild Hoof Clan team was like a toy, utterly powerless to resist.
"Buzz".
Their bodies were all intact, but their Life Core silently cracked open, and they all died.
"It's fate that we met!" Luo Feng immediately put all the corpses into his storage treasure.
This Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform group posed absolutely no threat to Luo Feng.
According to Luo Feng's own estimation, during the battle of Rain Ripple City, he was able to overpower four Overlimit-Level beings on his own! Now, he should be able to overpower ten Overlimit-Level beings on his own! One person is enough to rival a team of peak-level beings.
"But with my strength, I am far from invincible." Luo Feng was well aware of this.
Invincible, a whole level above the peak level.
One is worth at least twenty or thirty peak-level beings; this is the minimum threshold for invincibility!
In reality, if Mind Will were to break Cage, even those at the peak level would be utterly powerless against such an existence, their will crushed by overwhelming force.
Luo Feng walked to a lake, suddenly sat down cross-legged, and began to ponder the perplexities of cultivation.