Luo Feng never expected his battle armor to manifest in this manner. Although the Yan Jun Cudgel of the Gong Master Peng and the Divine Axe of the Creator of the Giant Axe could both extend to form a suit of armor, Luo Feng previously possessed only three pairs of wings, none of which had ever extended to form armor, leading him to dismiss the possibility.
Even though Master Pei Xing was clad in black armor and black wings, Luo Feng hadn't anticipated that the 'black armor' would be formed by extension.
And just now...
As soon as the five pairs of wings merged into his back, Luo Feng channeled his divine power and discovered he could cause the wing roots to extend. This extension... effortlessly swept across his entire body, forming a suit of battle armor.
"Master," the Spirit of Shi Wu immediately transmitted its consciousness. "This is the subsidiary battle armor formed by the Shi Wu Wings. Its might should rival that of an Ultimate Supreme Treasure armor."
This single transmission was enough to leave Luo Feng stunned: "An armor at the level of an Ultimate Supreme Treasure?"
"The Shi Wu Wings are mechanical stream treasures used by beings far surpassing the Void Rowers," the Spirit of Shi Wu expressed dissatisfaction. "In their complete state, even just two pairs were inferior only to Ultimate Supreme Treasures; three pairs possessed the might of an Ultimate Supreme Treasure. Four pairs... already surpassed it. The wings you currently possess are the first pair, the second pair, the third pair, the fourth pair, and the sixth pair."
Luo Feng nodded inwardly.
He had previously obtained the first, second, and sixth pairs.
It seemed the third and fourth pairs were acquired from Master Pei Xing.
"Only adjacent wings can combine perfectly," the Spirit of Shi Wu explained. "The sixth pair and the other four pairs have minor inconsistencies in their secret patterns... preventing their power from stacking effectively. However, the first four pairs of wings are already exceptionally complete. They definitely surpass ordinary Ultimate Supreme Treasure armors, and even the subsidiary battle armor they form can match a standard Ultimate Supreme Treasure armor."
Luo Feng was pleasantly surprised.
Back in the wing space, witnessing that boundless might... he knew the Shi Wu Wings had an extraordinary origin and were remarkable. Now, with the components becoming complete, they were indeed growing stronger.
"Why couldn't the first two pairs of wings form subsidiary armor initially?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.
"Master,"
"The Shi Wu Wings, all six pairs... serve different functions," the Spirit of Shi Wu conveyed. "The lowest pair, the first and second, act as the foundation, akin to the roots of a great tree, or the spine of a battle blade. Their primary role is to solidify the base... and as other wings integrate, various subsidiary powers emerge. According to my estimation, the third through the fifth pairs of wings should all grant subsidiary powers. The sixth pair is solely for offense!"
Luo Feng nodded; that made sense.
The first and second pairs of wings were the most selfless and steadfast. Like the keel of a grand ship! Like the foundation of a towering skyscraper! Like...
In short, they were the basis of the 'mechanism.'
"That explains it," Luo Feng murmured.
"Most offensive Ultimate Supreme Treasures can extend to form armor," Luo Feng mused. "Mechanical stream treasures are notoriously considerate! Versatile in application, and particularly adept at fighting across tiers! How could the most fundamental ability—extending into armor—be missing? Now I realize... it wasn't missing; it's just that my mechanical stream treasure wasn't whole yet."
"Shi Wu, what is the power of my subsidiary armor?" Luo Feng inquired. "Be precise."
"One, attacks at the Eighth Order level and below will be easily blocked by the Divine Armor, causing no damage to the Divine Body."
"Two, attacks exceeding the Eighth Order will be weakened by a factor of one million by the Divine Armor," the Spirit of Shi Wu stated. "Moreover, the Divine Armor's limit for tolerance is extremely high; certainly, no Void Rowers can reach that limit."
Luo Feng was astonished.
Attacks below the Eighth Order level being harmless was one thing.
Weakening them to one-millionth was acceptable, as the Mad Demon Annihilation Divine Armor could already weaken them to one-hundred-thousandth.
But!
The limit was so high that even Void Rowers could not touch it. What did this imply? It meant the 'one-millionth' weakening could be fully exerted! It must be noted that the stronger the attack power, the worse the weakening factor becomes. An attack that could normally be weakened by one-hundred-thousandth might only be weakened by one-thousandth or one-hundredth when the opponent's attack is stronger... this would cause the danger level to skyrocket.
The Mad Demon Annihilation Divine Armor was undoubtedly powerful at the Universe Master level.
But when engaging Void Rowers, it repeatedly hit its limits, causing its defensive effect to sharply diminish.
"One-millionth reduction? And perfectly maintained?" Luo Feng was shocked. "Does this mean that Void Rowers possessing Ultimate Supreme Treasure armor can fundamentally not be killed by the material attacks of other Void Rowers?"
"Correct."
Luo Feng nodded.
It seemed this was indeed the truth. Any individual possessing Ultimate Supreme Treasure armor was immune to material attacks. Only the perilous environments within the Three Great Forbidden Zones could threaten beings of this stature... Even the once-mighty 'Original Ancestor,' who specialized in soul attacks—peak Tenth Order soul attacks!
"With this subsidiary armor, I fear no one regarding material attacks?" Luo Feng felt supremely confident. "However, if it comes to a war of attrition, I will fail."
Attack and defense are different.
Attack power sees massive surges through secret techniques and treasures, multiplying its might thousands or tens of thousands of times.
Defense, however, receives no such multiplier; it relies solely on the armor! If one can block with a weapon, that's one thing, but if the weapon fails, one must rely on the armor to weaken the blow. If one's strength is insufficient to retaliate, one must depend on the armor's weakening effect. The armor is the body's sole resistance against material attacks.
"Every clash, even with a million-fold reduction, will still impact my Divine Body and consume energy," Luo Feng mused. "Other Void Rowers have larger Divine Bodies and higher Divine Power levels... My Divine Body is smaller, my Divine Power level lower, and I must constantly maintain 'Annihilation Break.' If the fight drags on, I will be finished."
Luo Feng understood.
He needed swift, decisive battles!
To summarize, compared to true Void Rowers, his weaknesses were an inability to sustain prolonged wars of attrition, and his flight speed being unable to break the 'speed limit'... Of course, he held a significant advantage in treasures, possessing the Star Tower, the Blood Shadow Blade, the Shi Wu Wings subsidiary armor, the Tomb Ship, and others.
...
The five pairs of wings were fully unfurled, hovering before Luo Feng.
Luo Feng poured divine power into the wings to investigate, carefully studying the Shi Wu Wings. The deeper he looked, the more he discerned their peculiarity. Like the Star Tower, the Black Prison Tower, and other Ultimate Supreme Treasures, they were divided into many layers of secret patterns. Yet, this immensely powerful treasure, the Shi Wu Wings... currently possessed only four layers of secret patterns.
The first layer, based on the first pair of wings. The second layer, based on the second pair of wings...
The fourth layer, based on the fourth pair of wings.
Just these four layers.
The first layer was named 'Chaotic Time and Space.' The second layer was 'Golden Kingdom.' The third layer...
"This third layer is truly difficult," Luo Feng frowned, having studied it for over an epoch in the cultivation space. "It's harder than the fifth layer secret pattern of the Star Tower!"
Such was the reality.
As mechanical stream treasures, the number of secret pattern layers is few, but their quality is exceptionally high.
The first layer could be grasped by Luo Feng even at the Immortal level.
The second layer, after cultivating for a hundred million years in the Beast God Realm, only allowed Luo Feng, whose secret pattern flow had reached the Universe Master level, to grasp the 'Golden Kingdom.'
The third layer felt arduous even at Luo Feng's current stage.
The gap was too vast.
...
Luo Feng was not one to easily give up. He could vaguely sense that the subsidiary armor was merely a supplementary ability... the secret patterns contained within the third pair of wings were truly terrifying. Thus, he devoted his full effort to studying and comprehending them.
...
Time flowed onward.
The Tomb Ship embarked on its return journey within the Vast Mist Zone, taking approximately 300 years to finally exit.
Three hundred years in the outside world translated to 300 epochs in the cultivation space!
During these 300 epochs... the majority of Luo Feng's focus was dedicated to studying the Divine Power route, seeking to advance a step further. A smaller portion of his energy was directed toward the third layer secret pattern of the 'Shi Wu Wings'... The combination of the two tasks served to relax him.
"It's just too hard."
"Can't penetrate it, can't penetrate it."
As the Tomb Ship flew out of the Vast Mist Zone, Luo Feng could only shake his head. "I feel its profoundness should be equivalent to the sixth layer of the Star Tower."
The sixth layer of the Star Tower corresponds to the peak of the Eighth Order!
Fairly capable Void Rowers, such as Master Haolei and Father God of Machinery, could grasp this level. More powerful entities like the Giant Axe and the First True Master could grasp the peak of the Ninth Order. The Original Ancestor (in his time) could grasp the peak of the Tenth Order.
"I am merely a Universe Master."
"After creating a peak Sixth Order saber technique, being able to comprehend the peak Seventh Order or barely Eighth Order is my limit," Luo Feng realized. "To comprehend peak Eighth Order secret patterns, I must create an even stronger saber technique."
A fundamental improvement was needed.
Could a Universe Master create a peak Seventh Order saber technique?
Experts from the major powers in the Universe Sea would say no, but previously, those same powers believed a Universe Master couldn't even create a peak Sixth Order saber technique (entry level to the Void Rower realm). Yet, the entry requirements for the basic inheritance of the Duan Dong River lineage demanded that a Universe Master create a peak Sixth Order saber technique.
"According to the inheritance records."
"Universe Masters creating peak Sixth Order secret methods. Many geniuses in the Ancient Civilization achieved this. Every Duan Dong River successor has been capable of it."
"Universe Masters creating peak Seventh Order secret methods. This was rare in the Ancient Civilization, but more than half of the Duan Dong River successors managed it."
"Universe Masters creating ordinary Eighth Order secret methods. Among all Duan Dong River successors, only two have managed it. This includes the Third Generation Ancestor."
Luo Feng resolved himself inwardly.
Indeed, since creating 'Nirvana Rebirth,' he hadn't created a superior secret method. Considering his cultivation conditions were far superior to those of the past, creating a peak Seventh Order secret method was entirely possible. He must hold himself to the standard of an absolute genius of the Ancient Civilization.
"Becoming a true Void Rower will be difficult for me; it will likely take a long time."
"So, during this period, I will strive to enhance my combat strength... I must make them understand that since I inherited the Duan Dong River lineage, even as a Universe Master, I can suppress them."
...
Temporarily abandoning the comprehension of the third layer secret pattern of the Shi Wu Wings, he turned his full attention to studying the 'Divine Power route' and 'creating saber techniques.'
"Right now..." Luo Feng, controlling the Tomb Ship amidst the vast chaotic energy currents, preparing to head toward the universe boat to find the treasures left by Jiefanzi, felt a sudden thought—"I can completely go search for the last pair of wings."
"One pair of wings has a very small sensing range."
"Two pairs of wings can sense tens of light-years."
"Three pairs of wings... Previously, when traversing the distance between me and Master Pei Xing, the combined effort of mutual teleportation and flight took 20 years, perhaps spanning several thousand light-years. And the current summoning is quite intense, suggesting the sensing range of three pairs of wings might exceed ten thousand light-years."
"Deducing from this—"
"It seems that for every additional pair of wings, the sensing range increases by at least a thousandfold. If that's the case, four pairs of wings should sense tens of millions of light-years! Five pairs... wouldn't that mean sensing billions or tens of billions of light-years?" Luo Feng was thrilled. A miniature universe has a diameter of only one hundred million light-years.
The Three Great Forbidden Zones are each only about one hundred million light-years across.
The larger regions between the two Holy Lands span only a few billion light-years.
"This way, if I fly closer to those miniature universes, and the last pair of wings is inside one of them, I should sense it?" The thought instantly fired up Luo Feng's spirit. This powerful mechanical stream treasure, the Shi Wu Wings, only lacked the final pair.
"Let's go, find the location of the last pair of wings."
Luo Feng could no longer restrain himself. He immediately steered the Tomb Ship and began flying toward the nearest miniature universe.
As for the treasures left by Jiefanzi?
He would deal with those after the search for the sixth pair of wings was concluded.
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