Luo Feng turned his head from the railing of the pavilion to look down, seeing a figure standing in the courtyard of his mansion—it was the Two-Faced Ancestral God.

"Ancestral God." Luo Feng instantly flashed down to the ground below.

The Two-Faced Ancestral God’s fair and benevolent face looked upon Luo Feng, making him feel as if basking in a spring breeze. Luo Feng quickly offered his gratitude, "Thank you, Ancestral God, for stepping in to save me."

The Lake of Five-Colored Aurora enveloped the entire core area of the Ancestral God Religion. The sudden disappearance of this lake earlier had indeed been noticed by many islands, the Eight Directions Beast God Hall, the Guardian Beast God Hall, the 72 God General Continent, and more. What a monumental event it was for this treasure protecting the religion to vanish!

Even though it quickly returned to normal, it still sparked endless debate.

"The Lake of Five-Colored Aurora is a Supreme Ultimate Treasure. It wouldn't be fully deployed unless facing a critical moment; usually, a slight aurora is enough to annihilate an enemy."

"Its instantaneous disappearance just now means the Lake of Five-Colored Aurora must have gone all out."

"Who exactly was it?"

"Who provoked the Lake of Five-Colored Aurora into attacking with its full power?"

The Ancestral God Religion had a vast number of outer members, typically residing on other islands. They buzzed with discussion, while simultaneously and quietly sending the news back to the factions behind them! Although they were outer members, just like how Venerable Jiu Feng, despite being a candidate God General, was certainly the most loyal to humanity!

With the Ancestral God Religion as the core, the news spread swiftly and secretly.

"The Ancestral God Religion's treasure protecting the religion, the Lake of Five-Colored Aurora, was activated once, vanishing instantly before recovering a moment later."

"Something major must have happened."

"For it to be pushed to this extent, could a Universe Supreme Master have broken into the core area of the Ancestral God Religion?"

The other eight super-factions of the Universe were not foolish, and they soon reached their own conclusions. Especially the three supreme beings presiding over the Insect Clan, Demon Clan, and Machine Clan, who were secretly full of anticipation, because the Father God of the Machine Clan had invited the Demon God of False Truth, and immediately afterwards notified the Demon Clan and Insect Clan that a Universe Supreme Master had been invited to take action.

"It must be the killing of Luo Feng that provoked the Ancestral God Religion's anger."

"Hahaha... as long as Luo Feng is killed, with that hard-headed fellow's capabilities, he can easily escape."

The news spread rapidly to the outside world, but Luo Feng remained completely unaware. Especially on Purple Thorn Island, because the "Two-Faced Ancestral God controlled the universe space, the inheritors on Purple Thorn Island never witnessed the scene of the Lake of Five-Colored Aurora vanishing instantly and then recovering moments later.

"What!" Luo Feng couldn't help but exclaim, "Ancestral God, you... you were protecting me all along...?"

"Hahahaha..."

The Two-Faced Ancestral God laughed, "I am that Demon Clan Immortal who lives next door to you. I transformed into that appearance, so naturally, no one on Purple Thorn Island could detect it."

"It was him?" Luo Feng’s mind immediately conjured the image of a two-headed silver wolf Demon Clan Immortal.

"If I hadn't been living next door to you, and you suddenly encountered danger... if I had been in the Ancestral God Palace, how could I have reached you in time to save you?" The Two-Faced Ancestral God chuckled, "That Demon God of False Truth possessed world-shattering power and appeared on Purple Thorn Island instantly. If I had been in the Ancestral God Palace, by the time I realized his arrival... you would have already perished, or even been soul-controlled."

"Soul-controlled?" Luo Feng's eyebrows shot up.

According to what he knew...

A Universe Supreme Master was only slightly stronger than the most powerful Universe Masters—the gap wasn't excessive. His willpower and consciousness were already at the Universe Master level, coupled with the protective layer from the Tribulation Armor weakening soul attacks, and having a component of the Supreme Ultimate Treasure Star Tower, the Tower Bead, guarding his soul, he shouldn't be that fragile, right?

"You don't believe me?" The Two-Faced Ancestral God smiled at Luo Feng and shook his head. "His name is the Demon God of False Truth. Why 'False Truth'? Because the illusory techniques he casts are exactly the same as the 'Truth'."

"Illusion technique? 'Truth'?" Luo Feng was inwardly startled.

"Once trapped in his illusion technique, you can still sense the origin laws of the universe, and you can still cultivate... the law comprehension gained from cultivating within it is completely 'real'." The Two-Faced Ancestral God looked at Luo Feng with a smile, "Of course, once you break free from the illusion, you'll find that you yourself haven't changed, only your will and memory have shifted slightly. Naturally, the laws you cultivate must be ones he knows; if he doesn't know them, he certainly can't let you cultivate them."

Luo Feng was deeply shocked.

Cultivating laws even within an illusionary realm? This was very similar to the Virtual Universe.

No!

The Virtual Universe allows countless beings to enter simultaneously, and within it, one can cultivate any law, making it nearly identical to the real world. Moreover, truly powerful experts can clearly distinguish between the virtual world and reality and won't confuse them. Only some very weak ordinary humans, spending too long in virtual games... over time, reality and virtuality might blur.

But once willpower becomes strong, such confusion ceases.

Therefore, the Virtual Universe and the illusionary realm have a fundamental difference; the former is much more overt, more like a second universe, a universe of consciousness.

"Once trapped in his illusion technique, it might instantly make you spend tens of thousands of years or more within the illusion," the Two-Faced Ancestral God stated.

"Isn't that usable for cultivation?" Luo Feng exclaimed, "A very effective way to save time."

"No."

The Two-Faced Ancestral God walked along the edge of the pond, channeling his God Force. It was easy for him to exert his full power to keep an ordinary human trapped in an illusion for a long time. But making a 'Universe Master' fall into an illusion and instantly spend ten thousand years within it—that consumption of God Force is astronomical. How could it be used for cultivation? Furthermore, the path you intend to take, the Demon God of False Truth might not even know.

"But his greatest strength lies in illusion techniques," the Ancestral God looked at Luo Feng. "I have lived beside you for sixty-two years, silently observing you for so long. I have also deduced... your willpower and consciousness should have reached the Universe Master level, and your God Body is roughly comparable to a unique special life form."

Luo Feng was stunned.

How terrifying.

He hadn't even fought, yet through long-term silent observation, this deduction was made. Even his teacher, 'City Lord of Chaos,' could only make such a judgment in the Initial Universe.

"Killing you with soul annihilation is just as difficult as annihilating a Universe Master."

"But the Demon God of False Truth can do it."

The Ancestral God nodded. "The Demon God of False Truth's illusion techniques are terrifying. For a Universe Master's willpower and consciousness, one needs at least a top-tier soul-related Supreme Treasure to not fear his illusions. And this is when his strength is constrained by the pressure of the universe's origin laws."

"A top-tier soul-related Supreme Treasure is mandatory?" Luo Feng held his breath.

A top-tier soul-related Supreme Treasure is comparable in value to a Peak Treasure. Among Universe Masters, perhaps more than half don't possess one.

"You must understand, among the Universe Supreme Masters, he is the most terrifying in terms of illusion techniques," the Two-Faced Ancestral God looked at Luo Feng. "Ordinary soul-related Supreme Treasures... his illusory Divine Power can instantly tear them apart. Even a high-tier soul-related Supreme Treasure cannot guarantee safety; this is a fact proven by his achievements."

Luo Feng nodded, engraving this information firmly in his mind. This information was essentially classified; the fact that the Two-Faced Ancestral God shared it with him represented a debt of gratitude. In fact, the Two-Faced Ancestral God had been living in seclusion next door for a full sixty-two years, meaning he began staying beside him since Luo Feng's fame surged, provoking the Insect Clan, Demon Clan, and Machine Clan into targeting him.

"The Tribulation Armor can only weaken one layer. Isn't the Tower Bead alone enough?"

"It seems I must keep the Star Tower with me at all times," Luo Feng thought privately.

Once the Tower Bead returned to the Star Tower, and the Star Tower shrank to guard Luo Feng's God Body, it would naturally guard his soul!

The Star Tower possesses numerous functions: attack, soul-related capabilities, flying palace, and sealing. Even if it only possessed the soul-related function, with the entire Star Tower inside his body... based on Luo Feng's estimation, it should be comparable to a Peak soul-related Supreme Treasure; at least, Luo Feng felt a completely different sensation from it.

Just as Sitting Mountain Guest said...

With the Star Tower, he feared no one!

The strongest defensive form was hiding inside the Star Tower! Regardless of material or soul attacks, the Star Tower could completely isolate and defend against them! Hiding inside, even a Universe Supreme Master couldn't harm him! Of course, doing so would expose his possession of the Star Tower, inevitably attracting the covetous eyes of the highest echelon of beings in the universe. There was no logic in defending against a thief for a thousand days; being secretly watched by Universe Supreme Masters one after another meant he couldn't live inside the Star Tower forever. If he let his guard down even once, danger would ensue.

"Next time, I will keep the Star Tower within my body to guard my soul."

"I underestimated the Universe Supreme Masters. They say a Universe Supreme Master is only slightly stronger than the most powerful Universe Master. I didn't expect them to be this powerful. It seems... I also underestimated the might of Universe Masters." Luo Feng suddenly realized...

There were strong and weak Universe Masters!

The weaker ones, perhaps he could contend with.

But the strong ones, like City Lord of Chaos and others, were only slightly inferior to the Demon God of False Truth. Judging from the Demon God of False Truth's display, the top-tier Universe Masters were probably much stronger than him.

"With a Supreme Ultimate Treasure, the Star Tower, guarding my soul, the Tribulation Armor protecting my body, and a God Body spanning over ninety thousand kilometers... a Universe Supreme Master shouldn't be able to touch me. Well, I need to retrieve the Star Tower quickly." Luo Feng increasingly felt he had been too confident; the power displayed by the Universe Supreme Master this time had sobered him up.

The Two-Faced Ancestral God turned and looked at Luo Feng: "When the news of you killing Lord Fan Guang and Venerable Zhong Zhan spread, especially after you appeared on Purple Thorn Island, the other two Ancestral Gods and I discussed your situation. The Insect Clan, Machine Clan, and Demon Clan might hold back for a while, but they might make a move given enough time. Thus, the day after you arrived on Purple Thorn Island, I moved into the palace next to yours."

"Thank you, Ancestral God," Luo Feng said immediately.

This thoughtfulness...

He must remember it! Repay kindness with kindness!

"You are the one we in the Ancestral God Religion have been most optimistic about in recent long ages. Your potential is even greater than Venerable Ziyu," the Two-Faced Ancestral God smiled at Luo Feng. "Our Ancestral God Religion hopes you grow, grow to a level comparable to your teacher, City Lord of Chaos. When that time comes, our Ancestral God Religion will have a position of 'Guardian God Master' waiting for you."

On the first day of the New Year, asking for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets! Ugh, is Tomato too harsh? But if they are all smashed towards Tomato, Tomato will be very excited m

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