Above the boundless Gloomy Sea hung a massive, multicolored vortex, spreading its reach across tens of billions of kilometers, enveloping the entire expanse below. The essences of the Five Elements—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—perfectly converged, and at the vortex's core was a void... radiating the aura of the fundamental origin of Space Law! “Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~” Visible torrents of spatial divine power surged from the void, pouring into the Gloomy Sea.
“The origin has descended. This scene is truly unprecedented,” Luo Feng looked up, unable to contain his awe.
Throughout the history of the universe, many had ascended to the level of Universe Venerable. Naturally, the Virtual Universe contained numerous records and footage of such events. Luo Feng had long since viewed scenes of other powerhouses achieving breakthroughs; every time a powerhouse broke through... an ocean of spatial origin manifested as a multicolored vortex.
But typically, these multicolored vortices were small, perhaps only a hundred kilometers in diameter.
Yet, for his own breakthrough, the vortex spanned billions of kilometers across!
“Whoosh~~~”
The endless divine sea water poured forth from the void, which spanned over ten billion kilometers, roaring like a waterfall, plunging directly into the Gloomy Sea. The Gloomy Sea avatar frantically absorbed this divine power supply to execute the 'Immortal to Universe Venerable' conversion of its divine body.
“My breakthrough from Immortal to Universe Venerable has created a spectacle grander than the ascension of many powerhouses to Universe Venerable.”
“Although my advance to Universe Venerable lacks the profound mystique of a Universe Master’s breakthrough, in terms of sheer scale and spectacle, it perfectly rivals the power displayed when a supreme powerhouse breaks through to Universe Master,” Luo Feng felt his blood boil with excitement.
The nature of the breakthrough scene was itself an indicator of strength.
Advancing from Immortal to Universe Venerable would increase the divine body's limit by a hundredfold!
Normal humans scaled from 100,000 times Sector Lord power to 10 million times Sector Lord power. However, Luo Feng’s ‘Gloomy Sea’ and ‘Golden Horned Beast’ avatars had both achieved perfect life gene levels, meaning their natural divine power purity stood at 10,081 times! Coupled with the Golden Horned Beast and the even larger volume of the Gloomy Sea... the amount of divine power they could consume was astronomical!
“Hurry!”
“Seize every minute and every second to devour this divine power and transform my divine body,” Luo Feng tilted his head toward the sky.
The spatial passage, spanning over ten billion kilometers, was continuously gushing forth divine power seawater, pouring downward.
“I absorb!” “I absorb!” “I absorb!”
The Gloomy Sea churned with waves, overjoyed, frantically drinking in the divine seawater and initiating its transformation.
When a normal being broke through to Universe Venerable, if they lacked avatars, like True Yan Venerable, the universal origin would descend directly above them, allowing for more efficient and rapid absorption. If they possessed avatars, like Luo Feng, the universal origin would manifest above the avatar that possessed the ‘largest volume and greatest energy.’ This optimized the efficiency of divine power absorption.
For instance, Luo Feng’s Earthling true body, Golden Horned Beast avatar, and Demon Fiend avatar were scattered across the universe. The moment he broke through to Universe Venerable... the universal origin appeared directly above the ‘Gloomy Sea.’ This was because the Gloomy Sea’s efficiency in absorbing divine power over a short period surpassed that of the Golden Horned Beast avatar by over a hundred million times, and its absorption efficiency compared to the Earthling true body was incalculable.
This ‘preferential descent’ was a form of grace bestowed by the universe upon the life forms dwelling within it.
...
The descent of the universal origin was brief. Among the three major ascensions—Immortal, Universe Venerable, and Universe Master—only the breakthrough to Immortal allowed for the complete and leisurely conversion of the divine body. The subsequent two leaps... offered only fleeting moments for absorption; how much could be gathered depended entirely on one's ability.
Moments later, everything dissipated.
The boundless Gloomy Sea returned to calm, though undercurrents hinted at the ongoing divine power conversion. Above it, the three divine bodies—Luo Feng, the Golden Horned Beast, and the Demon Fiend—overlooked the scene below. During the frantic downpour of divine power seawater, Luo Feng’s other three avatars had naturally and effortlessly completed their own full conversions, their divine body strengths soaring a hundredfold.
“The Gloomy Sea is too vast. Though it absorbed desperately, it could only convert about 12% of its mass,” Luo Feng mused.
After nearly twenty thousand years of continuous metamorphosis, the Gloomy Sea had reached a diameter of nearly 20 billion kilometers. While this absorption was immense, it only converted about 10 billion kilometers of the Gloomy Sea (equivalent to the volume it held when he first became Immortal) into a higher-tier sea, with its divine power purity increased a hundredfold.
“Teacher True Yan achieved 92% divine body conversion when he became a Universe Venerable.”
“The normal divine body conversion rate for human race powerhouses ascending to Universe Venerable hovers around 90%, with only rare instances reaching 100% conversion.”
“The conversion rate for the Star Beast Alliance’s Golden Horned Beasts upon reaching Universe Venerable is around 50%,” Luo Feng muttered internally.
Of course, although the latter rate was only 50%, the total divine power volume was an unknowable multiple of the former. The Gloomy Sea achieved conversion in only 12% of its volume, yet the total divine power it possessed was an unknowable multiple of the Golden Horned Beast avatar’s! This gain... was immense.
“With this Gloomy Sea, if I unleash ‘I Am the Universe,’ hah, I could likely annihilate even a peak Universe Overlord,” Luo Feng grew ecstatic. It was difficult for a Universe Master to kill a peak Universe Overlord, just as it was difficult for him to do so, but if he relied on ‘I Am the Universe’ for a decisive fight... the probability of success would be extremely high.
Though he had never truly clashed with a Universe Master, this single fact convinced Luo Feng that the gap between himself and a Universe Master was likely minimal.
“A peak Universe Overlord—even a Universe Master struggles to kill them.”
“I am a hundred times stronger now!”
“If I truly encounter a Universe Master... I must have a proper contest,” Luo Feng looked down at the Gloomy Sea, feeling the surging, boundless divine power within him, filled with anticipation.
The Divine Kingdom was the foundation of an Immortal God! As an Immortal God's strength grew, their Divine Kingdom evolved correspondingly. Because Luo Feng had reached the perfect gene level while still a Sector Lord, his internal world already boasted a diameter of a trillion kilometers. The massive Divine Kingdom he established immediately upon breaking through to Immortal was already stronger than the Divine Kingdoms of many Universe Venerables.
Over the past two decades, as the Gloomy Sea expanded, the Divine Kingdom had also slowly grown stronger. But the rate of strengthening was modest.
But now—
Luo Feng’s breakthrough to Universe Venerable brought about a qualitative transformation. The Divine Kingdom was changing profoundly!
“Rumble~~~” Heaven and earth shifted color.
While the Divine Kingdom underwent its structural changes, it continuously absorbed the divine power from the Gloomy Sea. The Gloomy Sea maintained a ‘relatively slow’ rate of divine power output, ensuring that the outflow matched the recovery speed of the Gloomy Sea itself. Given the sheer volume of the Gloomy Sea, this ‘relatively slow’ output was still terrifyingly vast.
“Stable!”
“My control is far superior.” Luo Feng gazed at the boundless cosmos, it felt like the transition from a thatched hut to a structure built of steel and concrete. The previous Divine Kingdom could potentially be shaken or even shattered by a desperate strike from a Universe Master. But this current Divine Kingdom... even a Universe Master exerting their full effort might be unable to destroy something so stable and powerful.
The Divine Kingdom’s transformation lasted about three days before settling back into tranquility.
...
Above the Gloomy Sea, the majestic temple was now encircled by a layer of dark void, exuding the overwhelming pressure of Space Law.
Luo Feng stood before the temple, gazing into the distance.
A figure was rapidly approaching from afar...
“The Gloomy Sea avatar is returning,” Luo Feng thought. Immediately after his Divine Kingdom’s modification stabilized, he had summoned the ‘Gloomy Sea avatar,’ which had been guarding Earth, back to the Divine Kingdom.
“Whoosh!”
The Gloomy Sea avatar in mid-air instantly dissolved, its divine power flowing directly back into the boundless Gloomy Sea, leaving only the armor, battle blades, and other supreme treasures suspended in the air. In moments, utilizing the innate secret technique ‘Creation,’ a new Gloomy Sea avatar formed. The divine power purity of this newly condensed avatar was comparable to that of ‘Lord Fanuo’—a special lifeform Universe Venerable with a 1,000-times life gene level.
“The Gloomy Sea avatar’s strength has surged a hundredfold,” Luo Feng noted. “It might even gain an advantage against the strongest World Tree in battle! Leaving him to guard Earth is sufficient; if anything truly difficult arises, I can rush over myself.”
“Hahaha...”
“Four avatars.”
“The Gloomy Sea serves as the base source, providing unending divine power. The Star Tower, the Tribulation Armor, the Beast God Armor... all are supremely powerful supreme treasures. My divine body has reached a perfect limit for a Universe Venerable. My Divine Kingdom is stable and incredibly strong; even if a Universe Master invaded, the combined defense of the Gloomy Sea and the Divine Kingdom... means I fear nothing.”
“My foundation is set.”
“With the Star Tower secured, I fear no one,” terrifying divine power light flared in Luo Feng’s eyes, his oppressive aura shaking the very heaven and earth within the Divine Kingdom.
The reason he hadn't concealed the fact that he killed Venerable Zhong Zhan and Lord Fan Guang was simple: Luo Feng knew... the day he displayed his might to the entire universe was fast approaching, so revealing a little strength ahead of time was inconsequential.
“I, Luo Feng, having ascended to Universe Venerable... this is the era where I roam the universe unafraid of any being.”
“My foundation is laid; alien races, it is already too late for you to try and eliminate me.”
Luo Feng immediately turned, took one step, and vanished from the Divine Kingdom into thin air.
Inside the spaceship heading toward the Primitive Universe.
“Lord Luo Feng.”
When Luo Feng entered the vessel, the Captain, a peak Immortal King, jumped in surprise. Responsible for ferrying personnel between the Virtual Universe Headquarters and the Primitive Universe, he was exceptionally well-informed. He already knew that the former peerless genius of humanity, ‘Luo Feng,’ had become a great supreme existence, far surpassing ordinary Universe Venerables, to the point where countless alien races across the universe sought his death.
“All news regarding Lord Luo Feng must be suppressed. You must monitor all activity and remain vigilant against alien spies,” the high command of the human race had already issued these orders, which the Captain was privy to.
“Retire. I require no attendants here,” Luo Feng commanded.
“Yes, sir.” The Captain respectfully withdrew from the room.
“Depart!”
As soon as he exited the room, the Captain issued the order directly.
“But we haven’t boarded yet.”
“Wait.”
“We haven’t even boarded the ship, how can you depart?” The Immortals and Sector Lords waiting outside who intended to go to the Primitive Universe grew anxious.
The Captain instructed, “Contact Headquarters and inform them that this vessel is transporting Lord Luo Feng to the Primitive Universe. Arrange a separate ship for the other Immortals and Sector Lords! Lord Luo Feng’s status is extraordinary, and information about him must not leak. It is best that these Immortals and Sector Lords have minimal contact with Lord Luo Feng.”
“Understood.” The crew member immediately relayed the message to Headquarters.
...
The spaceship traversed the cosmic passage and soon arrived at Chaos City.
The Captain and crew stood by on either side, respectfully seeing him off.
Luo Feng stepped out of the hatch and looked down at Chaos City. The city hadn't changed since he first arrived, but the people coming and going had.
“Whoosh.” Luo Feng took a step and moved toward Chaos City below.
: Chapter One ends. RO