The two sets of ultimate treasures, the wings, merged like impossibly precise machinery, layer upon layer. Even the secret runic patterns on the two artifacts formed a single, vastly more profound inscription when combined, unleashing endless pressure… Watching this unfold felt like an eternity, yet in reality, it concluded in mere seconds.

Calm returned.

Only the gigantic silver wings remained, unfurled in the mid-air, possessing a transcendent beauty. Unlike some of Luo Feng’s common, plain artifacts, these wings bloomed with unrestrained splendor.

“Four wings?” Luo Feng gazed at the silver winged treasure. The combined wings boasted a full set of four.

“Come on, Wu-Slayer Wings, let me feel your current might.” Luo Feng continued to call the wings “Wu-Slayer.” The silver wings hovering in the distance instantly transformed into a streak of silver light and merged into Luo Feng’s body. Immediately, two pairs of silver wings, emanating boundless pressure, unfurled from his back.

As the wings spread… they subtly resonated with the surrounding space-time.

“Space-time?” Luo Feng mused. “The winged treasure obtained from Heavenly Chieftain Venerable was engraved with Time Law secret patterns. My original Wu-Slayer Wings excelled in space. The combination of the two… (managed to influence space-time).” The four wings on Luo Feng’s back vibrated faintly as divine power was continuously poured into them, studying the secret patterns etched upon the wings themselves.

Though he hadn’t cultivated the Time Law, the secret patterns on the wings fell within the scope of Luo Feng’s research on secret pattern diagram flow. With his profound attainments in secret pattern diagram flow research, he managed to unlock the preliminary abilities of this new winged treasure after only half an hour of contemplation.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Luo Feng’s four wings flapped, and he moved rapidly.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Above the Endless Gloomy Sea, countless Luo Fengs appeared almost instantaneously, numbering in the tens of millions.

“Hahaha… Incredible wings!” “This move can actually cause space-time distortion, so the first form of the new Wu-Slayer Wings shall be called ‘Distorted Space-Time,’ then,” Luo Feng whispered softly.

Before the fusion, the second form of the Wu-Slayer Wings could induce spatial turbulence, while the second form of the Flowing Light Wings could induce temporal turbulence. The first form of the new wings, ‘Distorted Space-Time,’ was essentially a combined technique of spatial and temporal turbulence… completely scrambling space-time, making movement even more phantom-like and unpredictable. And this was merely the first form of the new wings.

“There’s a second form, too,” Luo Feng contemplated diligently.

Three full days passed before Luo Feng finally chose to give up. His foundation in the Time Law was simply too weak. Even relying on his profound mastery of secret pattern diagrams and his familiarity with the Wu-Slayer Wings allowed him to deduce how to wield the first form, but driving the second form was proving exceedingly difficult.

Luo Feng theorized that the second form of the new wings should be a move formed by combining the third form of the Wu-Slayer Wings and the third form of the Flowing Light Wings.

“And I feel… this new set of wings is incomplete,” Luo Feng frowned.

“Although the secret patterns on the new wings are incredibly profound, a portion must be missing.” Luo Feng’s perspective was exceedingly high; he had even created ultimate secret techniques for Universe Masters and frequently studied the pattern diagrams of miniature universes. Thus, even without fully grasping them, he could sense the deficiency in the new wings’ inscriptions…

“Could there be a third pair of wings?” Luo Feng was startled.

Yes.

There absolutely had to be more than just these two pairs. Based on his understanding of secret patterns, something must be missing. There should be a third pair of wings!

“The might of just these first two pairs should qualify as top-tier ultimate treasures,” Luo Feng marveled inwardly. “If a third pair of wings were fused… the power would surely skyrocket!” “I won’t dwell on that for now.”

“Teacher Primal Chaos City Lord possessed the Wu-Slayer Wings for so many years and never discovered they were incomplete. I was lucky enough to encounter Heavenly Chieftain Venerable and learn that the two wings attracted each other.” Luo Feng knew this wasn’t the fault of Primal Chaos City Lord, because looking at the pure Wu-Slayer Wings or the pure Flowing Light Wings separately, their secret patterns revealed no flaws.

From a pattern perspective, the Wu-Slayer Wings were pure spatial flow, and the Flowing Light Wings were pure temporal flow. They appeared perfectly flawless, showing no sign of defect. But once combined, the confluence of space-time revealed a missing ‘nexus’ section! Because of this missing nexus component, the wings’ power had not reached its theoretical limit.

Back when he only had the Wu-Slayer Wings, he failed to research the third form successfully. Now, attempting to comprehend the second form of the ‘New Wu-Slayer Wings’ after three days told Luo Feng this would likely take a considerable amount of time.

“Regardless, these wings are much stronger than before. As for that third pair, it’s up to fate,” Luo Feng thought, a mental command given.

The various ultimate treasures floating in the distance began to sort themselves instantly.

“Gloomy Sea Clone!”

A divine body over nine thousand kilometers tall appeared next to Luo Feng—the Gloomy Sea Clone.

“Equipped with high-tier ultimate armor! Domain-type ultimate treasure, and a high-tier ultimate battle saber.” Luo Feng quickly armed the Gloomy Sea Clone. The high-tier ultimate armor and domain treasure both came from ‘Heavenly Chieftain Venerable,’ while the high-tier ultimate saber was acquired from the five Universe Overlords Luo Feng had killed over the past year.

“Take some precious materials, various rare treasures, and some other items. Gloomy Sea Clone, return to Earth and stand guard,” Luo Feng mused internally.

Whoosh!

The Gloomy Sea Clone rapidly shrank to just 1.8 meters tall, clad in black armor and carrying a purple battle saber. The two exchanged a look, and then, with a single teleportation, the clone left the Divine Kingdom.

“It’s useless to keep so many treasures floating in the Divine Kingdom.”

“Right… Teacher True Origin must be lacking treasures too. I’ll pick out suitable ones for him later,” Luo Feng smiled faintly, then took a step, bringing the Golden Horned Beast Clone and the Demon Slaughter Clan Clone with him as he departed.

Outside Earth’s atmosphere.

The Gloomy Sea Clone, dressed in black armor and bearing the purple saber, stood within the atmospheric layer. His divine power enveloped the entire Earth. From this day forward, he would silently guard Earth… and the Luo family.

Luo Feng made this decision because after nearly a year navigating the Original Universe, he realized the Gloomy Sea Clone was useless kept by his side. In terms of divine power purity, the Gloomy Sea Clone was one-tenth that of the Golden Horned Beast. In terms of size, it was merely one-thousandth! Given such a massive difference in the divine bodies, if the Earthling True Body consumed some energy during combat, the Golden Horned Beast could easily replenish it. With the Golden Horned Beast’s vast divine body, it would automatically recover in moments.

And self-destruction? The destructive power of the Gloomy Sea Clone’s self-destruction wouldn’t even match Luo Feng executing the ultimate secret technique of a Universe Master, “Golden Light.”

Therefore, the Gloomy Sea Clone wasn't needed for divine power replenishment or direct combat support. However, the Gloomy Sea Clone’s inherent combat prowess was still formidable. Once equipped with high-tier ultimate armor, battle saber, and domain treasure, coupled with the Universe Master ultimate secret technique “Golden Light,” his combat power would only be slightly inferior to the Earthling True Body, surpassing an ordinary Universe Overlord.

That was enough to secure Earth! Although Luo Feng had left tokens for his relatives that they could crush in a moment of need for him to sense, sensing the token still required him to rush back. It was better to sit in person.

... The Gloomy Sea Clone headed to Earth to stand guard.

Luo Feng’s True Body once again headed toward the Original Universe…

In the distant Thorn Circle Alliance, before a towering palace, a Universe Master was executing the ‘Reverse Time Flow.’ A figure shrouded in black mist stood before the palace, time constantly rewinding around him… yet he remained standing silently. The backlash from the universe’s law of operation was transmitted layer by layer onto the towering divine body of that Universe Master.

After a long while, everything settled back to normal.

The Universe Master nodded toward the distance and then turned directly back into his palace.

“Thank you, Universe Master.” A giant who had been watching silently in the distance immediately bowed.

“I’m alive, I… I’m alive?”

Venerable Sha Wu stood stunned for a moment, then broke into an expression of immense joy.

“Venerable Sha Wu.” The giant called out sharply, startling Venerable Sha Wu out of his surprise. He spun around, and upon seeing the giant, flew over respectfully. “Fortress Master Fan Nuo.”

“I ordered you to track Heavenly Chieftain Venerable, and I would rush over immediately… but I didn’t expect that while I was waiting for your news, you were already fallen.” The giant spoke in a low tone. “I specifically invited the Master of Epoch to reverse time to revive you. I will bear the cost of this temporal reversal.” Venerable Sha Wu instantly breathed a sigh of relief. The price for reviving someone by reversing time was not small.

“What exactly happened? How did you perish?” Fortress Master Fan Nuo demanded.

“It was like this,” Venerable Sha Wu explained. “That day, I saw Heavenly Chieftain Venerable and a Golden Horned Beast enter a spatial vortex one after the other. I went to report to you, Fortress Master Fan Nuo. Later, following your orders to track them… as soon as I entered the spatial vortex and transmitted back to the past, I saw the battle in the distance. Both powerhouses possessed domain-type ultimate treasures!” “Indeed, Heavenly Chieftain Venerable possessed a domain-type ultimate treasure,” Fortress Master Fan Nuo snorted coldly. “It was simply his luck to have just obtained it.”

“They were fighting fiercely then,” Venerable Sha Wu continued. “I also suspected Heavenly Chieftain Venerable was involved, so I watched secretly and carefully, but I didn’t dare barge into the domain. The struggle between the two was exceptionally brutal, and their domain treasures seemed evenly matched… Finally, I saw clearly. One was indeed Heavenly Chieftain Venerable, and the other was truly that Golden Horned Beast.”

Fortress Master Fan Nuo listened intently.

“Heavenly Chieftain Venerable was clearly at a disadvantage and quickly fled,” Venerable Sha Wu said.

“Fled? At a disadvantage?” Fortress Master Fan Nuo was greatly surprised. “Is the Golden Horned Beast that powerful? Didn’t you recognize which Venerable from the Star Beast Alliance that Golden Horned Beast belonged to?” “I didn’t recognize him; I had never seen him before,” Venerable Sha Wu shook his head.

“Oh?” Fortress Master Fan Nuo looked doubtful.

“They were fleeing and chasing, and I had to follow to avoid being shaken off. But right then—” Venerable Sha Wu’s expression shifted to one of disbelief—“while they were chasing each other, the world suddenly went dark. I was completely enveloped in endless, dim light, surrounded by limitless murky currents.”

“Dim world, murky currents?” Fortress Master Fan Nuo showed shock. “Could that be Chaos Currents?”