Shadow Blade: One Hundred Thousand Forms

After bidding farewell to Shadow God King, Luo Feng returned to his residence in Nine Regions Palace.

At the same time, news came from You Mountain Prefecture that Galaxy of Nine Regions Palace would receive an imperial title from You Mountain Prefecture, becoming the first Eternal True God to receive such a title again after 43 trillion epochs.

Below the God King level, his willpower ranked first, and so did his talent and potential. A genius like this was fully qualified to receive an imperial title!

At present, the name Galaxy of Nine Regions Palace was undoubtedly the most discussed topic throughout You Mountain City.

On Muli Star, cold air filled Lihua Palace Master's residence.

After news spread that Galaxy of Nine Regions Palace had received an imperial title, Palace Master Lihua, Mu Lihua, went completely berserk. This meant that killing Luo Feng would become a thousand or even ten thousand times more difficult.

"That Mad Demon is truly useless. If he had killed this Galaxy back then, none of this would have happened. Now, to kill an Eternal True God with an imperial title, the price I'll have to pay will be a thousand or ten thousand times greater." Palace Master Lihua's eyes were bloodshot. "But you killed countless members of my race and ruined my grand plan. I will never let this go..."

The day of the imperial title ceremony arrived quietly.

Although the ceremony was not particularly grand, everyone in You Mountain City knew about it.

In the 19,872nd epoch of You Mountain, Galaxy of Nine Regions Palace officially received an imperial title from the You Mountain Empire. Once he reached the Saint Realm, he would obtain one of the You Mountain's ten great planetary holy lands. Luo Feng's status in the You Mountain Empire directly became that of an imperial highness. His status in Nine Regions Palace also rose from that of a domain master to a holy son, placing him above even Wu Chen.

But to Luo Feng, this reputation was merely superficial. The only thing that surprised him was that after receiving the title, he gained the opportunity to comprehend the Primal Chaos Stele for one hundred thousand epochs. That was exactly what he needed.

Among the five fundamental laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, he had yet to complete the fusion of the Law of Fire. Once the Law of Fire was perfectly fused as well, Luo Feng was confident that he could complete the fusion of the Chaos Law before this epoch ended and enter the Saint Realm. Only then would he truly have nothing to fear from Palace Master Lihua.

The entire imperial title ceremony lasted only half a day. It was conferred by an acting ruler from You Mountain Prefecture. None of the three God Kings appeared, and even the other Saints were absent.

To Luo Feng, it was merely a formality.

After returning to Nine Regions Palace, Luo Feng began his seclusion.

Inside the Inheritance Space, Luo Feng took out the memory crystal given to him by Shadow God King once again. It recorded Shadow God King's greatest achievement in blade arts: Shadow Blade: One Hundred Thousand Forms.

Just as its name implied, by the time it was passed down to Luo Feng, Shadow God King had already created one hundred thousand different blade techniques. They covered blade techniques from the True God level to the God King level and had been compiled into a supreme blade-art inheritance.

The first one hundred blade techniques were True God-level blade techniques.

The one hundred and first through the thousandth were Void True God-level blade techniques.

The one thousand and first through the ten thousandth were Eternal True God-level blade techniques.

The ten thousand and first through the forty thousandth were Saint Realm blade techniques. Everything after that was at the God King level.

Luo Feng was already thoroughly impressed by his teacher after merely studying the techniques before the Eternal True God level. Even those techniques still gave him countless insights. Based on Luo Feng's estimation, only Light of Blossoming and Light of Hope could barely be considered blade arts on the same level as Shadow Blade: One Hundred Thousand Forms.

One had to know that Luo Feng also possessed the relevant guidance from the Duan Dong River Lineage, and his blade arts were already considered exquisite. Yet compared to Shadow God King's, they were still far inferior.

That was because Shadow God King had taken the assassin path. His blade arts emphasized speed, lightness, and unpredictability. Every form contained a hidden killing move, making them works of art among supreme techniques.

"Impressive, truly impressive. Its power is immense, and it comes with illusions, making it impossible to distinguish reality from falsehood. I never thought blade arts could reach such a level." Luo Feng was completely convinced. Shadow Blade: One Hundred Thousand Forms was absolutely far more profound than even the best supreme techniques preserved by the Duan Dong River Lineage.

That was normal. The strongest Third-Generation Patriarch of the Duan Dong River Lineage had only reached the God King level. Luo Feng guessed that he was probably not as powerful as Shadow God King.

The Third-Generation Patriarch had clearly placed greater emphasis on survival. He had devoted most of his life's effort to that aspect. Techniques such as Eastern Splendor and Undying River were all escape techniques, while only Annihilation was meant to enhance combat power. There were naturally fewer techniques like blade arts.

However, Undying River was truly heaven-defying. It was equivalent to a second life. In terms of importance, Luo Feng still felt that Undying River was superior.

"They're both ninth-tier Eternal True God blade arts, but my teacher's is clearly more powerful. Even with the same strength, his blade arts can easily kill an enemy." Luo Feng pondered as he compared them in depth with his own blade arts, constantly discovering problems and thinking about how to correct them.

He could learn Shadow Blade: One Hundred Thousand Forms, but what Luo Feng wanted even more was to use it as a reference to perfect his own blade arts. After all, his identity as Shadow God King's disciple was like a bomb. Once he left the You Mountain Empire, it might draw revenge from his enemies.

Life in Nine Regions Palace was peaceful. Thus, Luo Feng's divine power incarnation cultivated Shadow Blade: One Hundred Thousand Forms inside the Inheritance Space while using it to perfect his own blade arts. Whenever he encountered something confusing that he truly could not figure out, he would seek Shadow God King's guidance. After every pointer, Luo Feng would bury himself in bitter cultivation once more.

The days passed peacefully. In the blink of an eye, two hundred million epochs passed in the outside world, while twenty trillion epochs passed inside the Inheritance Space.

Luo Feng completely mastered the Eternal True God portion of Shadow Blade: One Hundred Thousand Forms. He had even used it to perfect his own blade arts, progressing from First Arrival and Water and Fire Scorch Heaven all the way to Eternal Light—the new name for Light of Hope after it had been improved to the peak of the ninth tier of the Eternal True God level. Luo Feng's strength received an explosive boost.

Although it had taken countless epochs for Luo Feng to transform from the middle-high ninth tier to the peak ninth tier, his current peak ninth tier was completely different from his previous peak ninth tier. Its power was roughly the same, but his techniques were far more profound. Against another peak ninth-tier expert, Luo Feng was completely confident that he could crush them.

The successive generations of Duan Dong River simulated in the Inheritance Space used the same blade arts, yet Luo Feng could completely overwhelm them. That was the difference.

If Luo Feng used a ninth-tier middle-level blade art now, he would be strong enough to pass through the ninth level of the first tower of Dragon Tower.

"My blade arts are complete, but my law fusion has progressed relatively slowly. Next, I'll first fuse the Law of Fire, then venture out." Luo Feng already had a plan. He would use his opportunity to comprehend the Primal Chaos Stele first.

Throughout these countless epochs, Luo Feng had focused mainly on blade arts. However, cultivating blade arts also involved using the laws, so although his progress in law fusion was not as exaggerated as his progress in blade arts, he had still made considerable gains.

Milky Way Holy Land, Nine Realms Mountain.

Luo Feng was lecturing a group of disciples on the laws. Looking at the disciples below, he saw confusion on some faces, contemplation on others, and delight on still others. Luo Feng himself felt incomparably relaxed. After cultivating alone for so long, explaining the laws to his disciples had instead become a source of enjoyment.

"That concludes today's lecture on the laws. If you have any questions, you can raise them now. Those without questions may leave first." Luo Feng swept his gaze over the disciples below and spoke calmly.

"Teacher, I created a supreme technique using the laws of wood and fire. I feel that I should be able to create a peak sixth-tier supreme technique, but what I created is only at the middle sixth tier. I've been unable to break through this bottleneck. Please guide me." As he spoke, the disciple took out a long staff and directly performed his staff technique.

Luo Feng watched. His comprehension of the laws of fire and wood was quite good, but when it came to using supreme techniques, he was not forceful enough where he should have been, while where the flow should have continued, it lacked a sense of continuity.

"Watch carefully." As Luo Feng spoke, he casually pointed. Divine power condensed into a staff, and he reproduced the disciple's staff technique in the void. The fierceness of fire and the ceaseless vitality of wood fused together, becoming both explosive and unending. With one move, many disciples below revealed looks of shock.

It was merely a simple application of two laws, yet it had surpassed the peak sixth tier of the Universe Master level and reached the seventh tier!

"Thank you, Teacher!" Disciple Ke Mu fell into deep thought, savoring the scene from earlier.

One disciple after another asked about the doubts they had accumulated over the years, and Luo Feng was able to resolve them all with ease. In particular, after studying Shadow Blade: One Hundred Thousand Forms, he could get straight to the heart of even techniques at the Universe Master level. Every pointer he gave revealed a perfect technique.

Seeing that the many disciples below had fallen into contemplation, Luo Feng merely waved his hand. The power of the Origin directly sent them back to their respective residences.

"Among my disciples, some have already comprehended the laws to the True God level, but none have reached even the first level of the divine power route. Before I reach the Saint Realm, if they want to break through, they can only take the divine power route. Otherwise, they aren't worth the price." Luo Feng shook his head. He had already promised the Universe Masters within his Miniature Universe that anyone who reached the third level of the divine power route could break through to become a True God. Those taking the law route would have no opportunity.

Of course, this excluded close companions such as Zhen Yan and Luo Hai.

Zhen Yan had entered the Origin Sea of the Primal Universe back then and had gained a great deal, but he was still some distance away from breaking through to become a True God.

Some of Humanity's True Gods, however, had made tremendous progress after entering the Origin Sea.

His teacher, Primal Chaos City Leader; his senior disciple-brother, True God Puti; his disciple, Fire Vault True God; True God Peng Gong; and a few others had all reached the limit of the True God level. They were only one thin membrane away from venturing into reincarnation. Yet that final layer was as difficult as ascending the heavens, and even Luo Feng was not confident that half of them could break through.

Hong, True God Qing Dong, True God Long Xing, Xi Mo, and others whose talents were slightly weaker could also approach the limit of the True God level.

After several hundred million epochs of development, Humanity had become even stronger, especially with the great opportunity provided by the origin of the Primal Universe. Humanity's True Gods had almost all reached the peak of the True God level. Throughout the entire Universe Ocean, Humanity was an absolutely invincible force.

Even the territory of the entire Universe Ocean had expanded once more because of Humanity's strength. More and more True Gods of Humanity, seeking breakthroughs, continued advancing toward the depths of the unknown Universe Ocean.