The Gan Ye Tribe boasted a population of a billion souls, rendering it an immensely powerful faction. Youngsters like Luo Feng, merely wandering the world to hone themselves, were far too common to warrant an audience with the tribe's higher echelon. Yet, he still received warm hospitality from the hundred or so families surrounding the child's dwelling, and even had opportunities to spar with powerful warriors.
"What a combat-obsessed race," Luo Feng mused inwardly.
The vast, boundless mountains.
"Boom!" "Boom!" The sinister giant beast and the Rampaging Demon God clashed in a frenzied battle.
"Idiot, is that all the strength you possess?" the Rampaging Demon God roared. "Come on, come on! You've enraged me, truly enraged me." The sinister giant beast was incandescent with fury.
The Rampaging Demon God grew even more brazen, showing no sign of backing down, though he muttered to himself, "Hmm, I've learned the pronunciation for 'fire' again."
The memory retention of true powerhouses was already exceptional. Since no one in the sea of stars ever spoke this language, the Demon God initially didn't grasp even the phonetics. Now, hearing the beast's "pronunciation" combined with the common tongue of the ancient civilization, he instantly understood the meaning, linking each sound to its corresponding concept.
Thus, mastering this language became surprisingly easy.
The Rampaging Demon God continuously provoked the sinister giant beast, diligently learning the pronunciation of each new "character." In just half an hour of fighting, he had already acquired the sounds for over three hundred characters.
"Your strength is lacking, utterly lacking," the Rampaging Demon God squawked.
"Roar~~" The sinister giant beast was genuinely enraged. This intruder, relying on the protection of his "battle armor," was at a disadvantage in a direct confrontation. Creatures like itself, living freely across any stretch of the desolate mountain range, possessed no precious armor.
"Enraging you is enraging you, it is enraging you," the Rampaging Demon God shrieked, throwing back the phrases he had just learned.
"You... you... truly detestable!" The sinister giant beast finally halted its attack.
The Rampaging Demon God rejoiced inwardly; he had just learned the pronunciation for "detestable." He wasn't foolish. Encountering a True God-level entity immediately upon entering the Jin World suggested that the native lifeforms here might be unimaginably powerful. Therefore, learning the "language" was paramount, and the best method to acquire language... was to focus on one source and extract everything from it!
"I will ** you, plague you, force you to speak ceaselessly. Offending just you is better than offending many," the Rampaging Demon God plotted.
"You... damnable thing!"
The sinister giant beast suddenly threw back its head and roared, "All of you, come here! This fellow is tenacious. He has armor; kill him, and we'll share the spoils."
The sound, surging with divine power, carried across the distance. At the maximum velocity achievable in the Jin World—equivalent to ten thousand times the speed of light in the Original Universe—within mere seconds, numerous powerful figures rushed out from different directions across the desolate mountains: various ferocious alien beasts.
The Rampaging Demon God glanced around. Twelve figures materialized high in the air, every single one a True God.
"Can't beat them? Call backup!" the Rampaging Demon God immediately shrieked, transforming into a streak of light and swiftly fleeing.
"Catch him." "Don't let him escape."
"He has armor."
"Get him." The original sinister giant beast, along with the twelve newly arrived figures, converged from various distant directions, encircling the Rampaging Demon God.
The Gan Ye Tribe spanned boundless territory, home to countless members.
In one specific location.
Two figures shifted with lightning speed, engaged in a furious exchange.
"Peng!" Luo Feng's kick, trailing brilliant golden light like a falling, burning star, slammed directly into the opponent's chest, sending the burly man tumbling away. He crashed violently into a distant minor peak, causing a cascade of large boulders to roll down.
"Yin He!" The tumbling man sprang back up, brandishing a black rod, and shouted, "That kick of yours was incredible; I barely had time to block. I've sparred with other wanderers who visited our tribe, but none were as skilled as you. Uncle Yin He must have traveled to many, many tribes." Hundreds of children watching the fight, once the exchange ceased, ran over cheering, especially the leading child who was particularly elated.
"Haha." Luo Feng laughed, gently patting the head of the child named Zhen Mo E.
He had been a guest in the Gan Ye Tribe for three days.
During these three days, Luo Feng successfully cultivated the persona of a typical wanderer—one utterly obsessed with combat. Through sparring and conversations with the Gan Ye warriors, and by talking with numerous tribesmen, his understanding of the entire Jin World grew deeper.
Firstly.
The Jin World was an extraordinarily vast domain. Although Luo Feng hadn't uncovered the precise figures, he understood that the diameter of the Jin World definitely exceeded one trillion light-years! While it appeared small when viewed externally as a miniature universe, the interior was immense.
It was several tiers greater than the Holy Land Universe; only the "Original Universe" in the sea of stars could potentially surpass the Jin World.
"The Jin World is truly extraordinary," Luo Feng murmured, looking at the little fellow Zhen Mo E beside him.
Within the Jin World, there were countless tribes!
Tribes fought relentlessly against each other for living space, resulting in exceptionally strong warriors. Moreover, once a lifeform in the "Jin World" was born, upon reaching maturity, they would all attain Immortality! They inhaled the energy of the Jin World from birth, naturally grasping one fundamental law over time.
Achieving Immortality was a certainty for every one of them.
With some refinement, they could become Law Venerables (Universe Venerables).
However, ascending to become a Master of Law (Universe Master) was exceedingly difficult; typically, only one powerful warrior (Master of Law) emerged from every hundred ordinary warriors (Law Venerables).
True Gods were even rarer.
Beings surpassing True Gods?
Incredibly rare, but Luo Feng confirmed through his exchanges that such entities absolutely existed. Within the Gan Ye Tribe, there was one such being—the tribe’s most glorious and proudest existence: the Tribal Chief, Gan Ye himself! It was only due to this Chief’s might that the Gan Ye Tribe maintained such a stable, powerful standing.
"Transcending reincarnation, transcending reincarnation!" Luo Feng grew instantly excited upon hearing this news.
Once one surpassed the True God level, they could successfully break the cycle of reincarnation!
If the Gan Ye Tribe possessed one being beyond the True God realm, the entire Jin World must harbor many such formidable entities. The experts from the major powers of the sea of stars seeking transcendence of reincarnation and opportunities within the Jin World had indeed come to the right place.
"Bei Feng." On his sixth day in the Gan Ye Tribe, Luo Feng told his best sparring partner, Bei Feng, "I must depart."
"Leaving? Are you going to continue wandering?" Bei Feng’s voice was rough.
Bei Feng was an exceptionally talented and powerful warrior. According to the entire tribe's assessment, Bei Feng was guaranteed to become a True God! Among the Universe Masters Luo Feng had sparred with, Bei Feng was the most troublesome. Naturally, Luo Feng could still keep the upper hand, which fostered mutual respect between them.
"No! This time, I plan to join the army," Luo Feng said, looking into the distance.
"The army?" Bei Feng’s eyes brightened.
"Yes, I have wandered long enough; it is time to join the ranks. I wish to become even stronger."
"Joining the army of My King is the best path. That is where countless experts from our entire Jin World congregate," Luo Feng’s voice resonated with expectation.
Indeed, after gathering various pieces of information in the tribe, he learned that the numerous tribes within the Jin World referred to this domain as the "Jin World."
Secondly.
The entire Jin World had one common sovereign—the great Divine King Majesty!
Luo Feng even learned through conversation that the Jin World was merely one of the Divine King Majesty's countless forces, primarily established to cultivate armies and temper powerhouses. Only truly supreme experts would receive the summons of the Divine King, leaving the Jin World to fight and bleed for His Majesty.
"To fight for the Divine King Majesty!" This was the aspiration of every native being in the Jin World.
It was just that the Divine King Majesty had not summoned any super-experts from the "Jin World" for a very, very long time.
When Luo Feng first learned this, he was momentarily stunned.
The entirety of the Jin World... belonged to a single Divine King Majesty?
Because he possessed the inheritance from the Duan Dong River lineage, Luo Feng also knew that the ancient civilization was divided into many factions. For instance, "Wu" was one such force, and the supreme leader of this super-faction was the so-called "Majesty." Luo Feng had gleaned fragmented data during his inheritance acquisition.
For example, the previous possessor of the Duan Dong River was bestowed the character "Wu," earning supreme glory.
Whereas in the armies of the "Jin World," only the most elite, bravest, and most talented warriors of each tier might be awarded the character "Jin."
Combined with the fact that the "Divine King Majesty" of the Jin World had not summoned his warriors for ages, and the "Jin World" itself was now situated in the sea of stars, particularly residing within a humanoid entity—Luo Feng was compelled to deduce that the great "Jin" faction's Divine King Majesty might have already perished, and that humanoid entity was likely that very Divine King!
"Only a body so physically powerful that it can clash head-on with the Universe Ark, where the mere shockwave of collision can annihilate even Ultimate True Treasures—a mere breath within the entity's body can obliterate an Ultimate True Treasure. This must represent the absolute pinnacle of the ancient civilization," Luo Feng reflected internally.
The ancient civilization was formidable.
The Universe Ark, Duan Dong River, Black-Patterned Stone Pillars, Tomb Ship, Wu-Slayer Wings—all remaining traces pointed to this conclusion.
Yet, despite their might, their end was tragic.
"The beings within the Jin World are fortunate enough to still be alive. But even while alive, they cannot venture even a fraction of a step outside the 'Jin World.' Once they exit... they will instantly perish."
The Jin World's primary function was to cultivate armies and forge supreme experts.
Thus, for countless tribes, whenever a warrior reached the "Master of Law" tier, a certain proportion would be taken periodically to join the army! Only after enduring a long period within the military could they retire and gain freedom. Anyone who dared to evade service would face pursuit from the entire Jin World.
The army was the single greatest source of power in the entire Jin World.
It housed vast armaments and weaponry; the so-called "Ultimate True Treasures" were merely standard issue for the "True God level" soldiers in the army. Furthermore, there were numerous cultivation guidelines and inheritances, but the elimination rate within the army was staggering—being eliminated meant perishing!
One hundred enter the army!
Perhaps fewer than five survive to retire!
Brutally harsh!
While the army offered numerous benefits, it was also the most terrifying aspect of the Jin World. Yet, ninety-nine percent of the Jin World’s super-experts, those surpassing the True God realm, were congregated in the army! The truly core secrets, naturally, resided there. Therefore, Luo Feng absolutely had to go! Luo Feng was confident that possessing the inheritance of the Duan Dong River lineage, he would find a way to establish himself in the army!
"You're going to the army?" Bei Feng growled excitedly. "Wait for me! My tribe has a batch of warriors soon departing to join the forces; I will be in that group too. We can leave together."
"Oh?" Luo Feng’s heart stirred, and he immediately nodded. "Good, we will join the army together."
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