Puti, a True God of Humanity, had beaten the Flame God Race's Flame Emperor so badly he could not fight back. But this was only a minor episode amid the uproar over the destruction of the Sacred Land Universe, and it caused few ripples.
The destruction of the Sacred Land Universe continued to reverberate among the races of the Universe Ocean. Everyone came to realize that a Sacred Land Universe was not truly eternal. Its eternity was only relative; it, too, could be destroyed.
Within the East Emperor Holy Land Universe, its destruction might have been a hard truth for the Universe Masters there to accept. To the Eastern Emperor himself, however, it was only natural.
"The Origin Continent isn't the Universe Ocean. Even lofty God Kings can fall, let alone a newly advanced Void True God." The Eastern Emperor shook his head to himself. On the Origin Continent, he had always been cautious. Otherwise, he would not have survived this long.
Humanity.
Even Humanity's entire leadership was somewhat shaken.
The destruction of the Sitting Mountain Holy Land Universe made them realize that passing through reincarnation did not grant true, eternal safety.
Quite a few of Humanity's True Gods could not help asking Luo Feng and the Origin Ancestor about it.
But even though Luo Feng had replaced the Primal Universe Origin Will, the constraints of the Supreme Rule prevented them from revealing certain information.
All they could say was, "You'll understand once you've passed through reincarnation."
As for the destruction of the Sitting Mountain Holy Land Universe, it was entirely within Luo Feng's expectations. Mountain Guest had already reached the God King Realm. On the Origin Continent, even in the body of a Void True God, he could probably hold his own against Luo Feng, an Eternal True God. What's more, he had the God King Level Supreme Treasure, the Jin King Palace. The odds of anything going wrong were vanishingly small.
The destruction of Mountain Guest's Miniature Universe meant that he had performed a reincarnation technique and been reborn on the Origin Continent.
But of the three disciples, only Luo Feng knew the truth.
Neither Puti nor the Flame Emperor knew.
"Third junior brother, I'm sure you've heard by now. Master has fallen..." Puti's voice was heavy with grief. He thought of Luo Feng, who had also passed through reincarnation and might know the truth.
Luo Feng sensed a signal from his Communication Token. He had always admired this eldest senior brother of his.
Puti had spent his life diligently following every arrangement Mountain Guest made. In his eyes, everything he had came from Mountain Guest. His master's apparent death must have hit him hard.
"Eldest senior brother, Master hasn't fallen," Luo Feng replied with a rueful smile.
"He hasn't fallen?" Puti jolted. "You're saying Master hasn't fallen? Then why did his Miniature Universe...?"
He believed Luo Feng, of course, but he had to ask. If their master had not fallen, why had his Miniature Universe been destroyed?
"There are things I can't say because of the rules, but Master truly hasn't fallen. His abilities are beyond your imagination. If you want to know the truth, pass through reincarnation. Once you do, you'll have a chance to learn everything." Luo Feng was still smiling as he replied.
Puti could tell Luo Feng was not deceiving him, and he gradually calmed down.
His master had not fallen, yet his Miniature Universe had been destroyed. There were likely secrets involved, and Puti knew better than to press him.
After chatting briefly, Puti and Luo Feng ended their exchange.
In time, even the destruction of the Sacred Land Universe would fade from people's minds.
The days that followed were fairly peaceful in the Universe Ocean. Universe Masters and True Gods of every race ventured through it as before, while Luo Feng occasionally taught his disciples and guided their cultivation.
Time flowed like water.
In the blink of an eye, a hundred years passed—and a million years passed within the Inheritance Space.
At last, Luo Feng elevated Light of Water and Fire to the Eternal Level. Water and Fire Scorch Heaven, a Sixth Order Peak blade technique for Eternal True Gods, was born.
Before creating Water and Fire Scorch Heaven, Luo Feng had developed several Sixth Order blade techniques and raised Light of Water and Fire to the Sixth Order. But he was not satisfied. After hundreds of thousands of years, he finally created Water and Fire Scorch Heaven.
First Arrival was a Fifth Order Peak blade technique. After more than a million years, Water and Fire Scorch Heaven was a Sixth Order Peak blade technique.
Sixth Order Peak meant Luo Feng now possessed peak Eternal True God combat power in close quarters.
But close combat was not Luo Feng's greatest strength. That was the Lie Yuan Technique, a supreme secret art that even God Kings would fight madly to obtain. Against an opponent whose will was at the same level, it could briefly rob them of consciousness or even leave them comatose. If their will was weaker and their soul defenses insufficient, it could destroy their soul outright.
Back when Luo Feng's will had only just undergone Saint Transformation, he had killed Mohe, a World Beast whose will was at the Eternal True God level.
Now that Luo Feng's will had reached Saint Realm Top-Tier, he could even use the Lie Yuan Technique to kill a Saint Realm being.
Of course, the Lie Yuan Technique had a limitation: it consumed an immense amount of mental energy, and the greater its power, the greater the cost. Even with his Saint Realm Top-Tier will, Luo Feng could probably use it at full strength no more than three times. The universe was fair. The stronger an ability, the more pronounced its drawbacks elsewhere.
Being powerful in both close combat and Soul Attack was truly terrifying.
But if one was strong in Soul Attack and weak in close combat, the weakness became obvious the moment an opponent possessed a God King-Level Soul Supreme Treasure.
One could not walk far with one leg long and the other short. Luo Feng understood this well, so he had been using his time to shore up his weakness in close combat.
Having created Water and Fire Scorch Heaven, Luo Feng felt more confident about facing the Evil Eye Domain Lord.
The Evil Eye Domain Lord's illusion attacks were terrifyingly powerful, and his will and soul defenses were undoubtedly strong. He was also an ancient monster who had lived through countless Eras of Reincarnation; his close-combat abilities were likely formidable. If Luo Feng could not kill him with the Lie Yuan Technique, he would be the one forced onto the defensive.
Morosa was powerful, but he was still a World Beast King who had not fully matured. Luo Feng did not dare reveal him outright. If this trump card were completely exposed, even God Kings might stoop to enslaving Luo Feng.
Caution was the right approach to the unknown.
"With a Sixth Order Peak blade technique for Eternal True Gods, I have a better chance of surviving on the Origin Continent," Luo Feng thought.
Water and Fire Scorch Heaven was the strongest move his current Law Comprehension allowed him to create.
To create a Seventh Order technique for Eternal True Gods—one at the peak Eternal True God level—he would need to fuse at least seven Laws and incorporate the mysteries of the Destruction Origin. If he relied on Fusion Laws alone, he would need to fuse eight Laws to a relatively complete degree. Luo Feng could not yet do that.
But Luo Feng had gained insight into the Destruction Origin of life, and could use it to make up the difference.
"It's time to head for Domain Prefecture City." Luo Feng's primary consciousness returned to his original body, which finally opened its eyes after sitting motionless for over a hundred years.
Morosa, the large, earnest-looking man standing nearby, noticed Luo Feng awaken, and his eyes lit up.
"Master, are you finished cultivating?" Morosa asked expectantly. Staying here while Luo Feng cultivated had grown rather dull for him.
"Haha, sorry for the wait. You've already waited countless epochs—what are a few more years?" Luo Feng said with a smile.
He had only cultivated for a little over a century. To beings with lifespans as long as theirs, that was no more than an instant.
"Master, everything on the Origin Continent is new to me. Of course I want to see more of it," Morosa said shyly.
"True." Luo Feng smiled and nodded. He was looking forward to it too.
With a thought, he summoned Montanaro, the servant who had been waiting outside the residence, inside.
"Montanaro, I'm preparing to head for Azure City in the next few days. How is the information I asked you to gather coming along?" Luo Feng asked.
"Master, this contains information on Azure City, the Evil Eye Domain Lord, and the entire You Mountain Empire." A memory stone appeared in Montanaro's hand.
Luo Feng sent his divine power into it and quickly absorbed all the information.
"Not bad." A faint smile appeared on Luo Feng's face.
After a hundred years of gathering intelligence, the results were satisfactory. At least the information on Azure City was fairly comprehensive.
"The Eternal Level Mechanical Flow spacecraft you requested is ready as well, Master," Montanaro said. "It can reach fifteen percent of the speed of light. From here to Azure City, the journey would take over three million years without a Wormhole, but only around fifty years through one." Light traveled ten thousand times faster on the Origin Continent than in the Primal Universe, so fifteen percent of its speed was equivalent to fifteen hundred times the Primal Universe's speed of light.
Azure City lay more than five hundred million light-years away in a straight line. Even at fifteen hundred times the Primal Universe's speed of light, the trip would take over three million years. That was far too slow.
The Origin Continent was like the Universe Ocean in this respect: Divine Kingdom Teleportation was impossible here. Travel relied on flight, spatial Wormholes, and spatial teleportation arrays.
Beings born on the Origin Continent followed a cultivation system different from that of those born in the Primal Universe or a Miniature Universe. True Gods, Void True Gods, Eternal True Gods, and even Saint Realm beings could not possess Miniature Universes. Universe Masters and those below them had no divine kingdoms, either. Only God Kings could establish a universe within their bodies. Cultivation systems within a God King's Inner Universe were similar to those in the Primal Universe, allowing for divine kingdoms and Miniature Universes. But these existed within the Universe Origin space. Their inhabitants could not enter their own divine kingdoms or Miniature Universes, so they could not use Divine Kingdom Teleportation.
Thus Divine Kingdom Teleportation was simply impossible on the Origin Continent. It was unique to the Primal Universe.
Wormholes and spatial teleportation arrays both allowed travel across immense distances. Where neither reached, one could only fly.
"No Dark Universe, and speed is suppressed, too. Without Wormholes, traveling across the Origin Continent is a real headache," Luo Feng mused. Most places on the boundless Origin Continent had no Wormholes, making them unreachable for anyone below Void True God. Only Void True Gods and those above them could control a region of space and advance quickly through repeated teleportation.
Even an Eternal Level Mechanical Flow spacecraft could travel at only a few thousand times the speed of light. Where there were no Wormholes or teleportation arrays, the difficulty of travel was easy to imagine.
Fortunately, a Wormhole lay along the route to Azure City, saving them millions of years of travel. The only complication was that the area around it had been completely sealed off by a faction called the Four Divine Heavens. Anyone who wanted to pass through had to pay a steep toll.
Luo Feng, however, felt that the strong had no need to pay tolls.