"Even we True Gods couldn't resist kneeling down?" The Cold Whale True God roared, "No matter how mighty the Galaxy Lord was before, he was merely a Universe Master. Even if he is beginning his breakthrough to True God... we are True Gods too. Why are we uncontrollably kneeling when he is untold light-years away from us?"
"Never mind you all; even the three of us, the Ancestor Gods favored by the Will of Origin, knelt when that golden light pierced through time and space..." The ancient Ancestor God shook his head.
"That is too outrageous."
"Inconceivable."
Every True God, including the Lord of Nine Netherworlds, found it utterly incomprehensible.
They were True Gods, after all!
Furthermore, each possessed their own miniature universe. In terms of status alone, the Will of Origin had to respect them, allowing them the power of 'utterance becoming decree'... Even the Will of Origin itself could not force them to kneel! Yet, moments ago, regardless of the distance, any True God within the Primitive Universe had been forced to their knees.
"Such an astonishing, incredible phenomenon," the Two-Faced Ancestor God declared, "Without a doubt, the Galaxy Lord has surely begun his breakthrough to True God!"
"Yes, he must be becoming a True God!"
"With such a display that made the entire Primitive Universe kneel... what sheer might must he possess! It must be an exceptionally unique breakthrough."
None of the True Gods of the Ancestor God Sect were an exception; they all believed Luo Feng had commenced his ascension to True God. The reason they specified 'beginning to become a True God' was because the process takes time—the Divine Kingdom must first expand into a miniature universe before the Divine Body can undergo its fundamental breakthrough.
...
"Just how is the Galaxy Lord becoming a True God? The commotion was so immense that the billions of beings across the entire Primitive Universe knelt..."
"Even for the legendary Divine Power path, in the Realm of Jin, the ancient civilization inheritances I studied never recorded a breakthrough to True God via that method resulting in such a scene."
"Exactly, whether it's the Law Path or the Divine Power Path—this scenario has never been documented."
The True Gods of the Star Beast Alliance also debated amongst themselves.
They were all perplexed...
What exactly had happened to the Galaxy Lord to trigger such a massive event? They had never even heard tales of such a display.
...
"No wonder the Galaxy Lord hadn't achieved True God status for so long. With his peerless talent, he should have become a True God trillions of epochs ago. But he hadn't... remaining merely a Universe Master, yet becoming the foremost expert in the entire Sea of Universes," the Void Gold True God sighed within the human territory. "It turns out the Galaxy Lord was forging an infinitely arduous path. A path that even with his talent required him to cultivate diligently for billions of epochs until this very day to break through. And this path... once succeeded, is enough to shake the entire Primitive Universe, forcing billions of races, including True Gods, to prostrate themselves."
The Void Gold True God marveled, "The Galaxy Lord has succeeded! Our various races have hope against the World Beast Tribulation!"
"Hahaha..."
"The Galaxy Lord's current strength must have reached an unimaginable level."
"Incredible."
The humans had long elevated Luo Feng to the highest echelon. The sheer magnitude of his breakthrough shook their very souls; even the True Gods had to bow. While other races might harbor some jealousy, the human race itself was overwhelmingly ecstatic and thrilled—for they were one collective, and Luo Feng's great achievement meant infinite benefits for them all.
In the future, once Luo Feng transcended reincarnation, the entire Human Race would achieve eternal existence.
...
The billions of races across the Primitive Universe were in an uproar, including the common life forms on countless planets. They did not recognize Luo Feng personally, but the vision of the being radiating golden light was indelibly imprinted upon the life core of every living soul, unforgettable. Meanwhile, the high-ranking members of various races could easily recognize the figure: the foremost expert of the Sea of Universes, 'Galaxy Lord Luo Feng'!
"The Galaxy Lord has finally broken through."
"The billions of races in my Sea of Universes have hope now."
"The World Beast Tribulation—we have a chance."
The weaker races felt nothing but excited anticipation.
Not far from the Primitive Universe, within a miniature universe belonging to Sitting Mountain Guest.
Sitting Mountain Guest sank heavily onto the peak of one of his continuous mountain ranges, a trace of relief washing over his face.
"So close."
"So close..." Sitting Mountain Guest shook his head in relief. "I almost had to kneel too!"
The endless golden light had suddenly enveloped him while he was carving a piece of rock in his palace. His expression instantly changed drastically, and with immense willpower, he immediately fled into the 'Cosmic Passage'—his palace already featured a passage connecting it to his own miniature universe.
Struggling against the force, he escaped into the passage and back into his miniature universe.
"What in the world happened?"
Sitting Mountain Guest frowned, bewildered. As the golden light shrouded him, it instantly left the image of the blazing gold upon his soul. He instantly identified it as his disciple, Luo Feng.
"What happened to Luo Feng? How could such a grand phenomenon occur? Ordinary True Gods likely couldn't resist and simply knelt. Even I... if I had lingered even a moment longer, I might have been forced to submit," Sitting Mountain Guest frowned. "What that golden light contained wasn't the Will of Origin, but the Supreme Rules!"
Sitting Mountain Guest had no fear of the Will of Origin.
The Will of Origin possessed sentience, but it posed no true threat in itself.
The Supreme Rules were different.
They constituted the rules governing the operation of the entire Sea of Universes: why the Primitive Universe constantly destroys and is reborn, why World Beasts emerge, why True Gods must venture through reincarnation after a maximum of three reincarnation eras—everything. These were the Rules! The Supreme Rules had no consciousness; they simply were the rules.
But likewise, they were absolute.
"Luckily, the Supreme Rules merely guided the life essence of every being," Sitting Mountain Guest mused. "The natural reverence and worship that lower-level beings hold for higher-level beings... the Supreme Rules only guided and amplified this, causing every life form, including True Gods, to instinctively obey and kneel."
"It's fortunate it was mere induction; if it had been forced submission, even I would have bowed," Sitting Mountain Guest sighed.
He did not fear the Will of Origin.
Because the Will of Origin's actions were constrained by 'Rules,' needing to adhere to a series of stipulations. The operating laws of the Sea of Universes, however, were another matter. Even with the vast secrets Sitting Mountain Guest knew, his understanding of the Supreme Rules remained fragmented.
"My disciple..."
"Did he break through?" Sitting Mountain Guest wondered. "He undeniably followed the Divine Power Path. His prolonged delay in breaking through suggests he harbors a grander ambition, aiming for the third level of the Divine Power Path. But even the third level of the Divine Power Path shouldn't incite such a disturbance that the Supreme Rules themselves descend to offer congratulations!"
Sitting Mountain Guest could tell.
This was a gesture of celebration for Luo Feng. Because Luo Feng's achievement had reached an unimaginable height, the Supreme Rules had personally arrived to honor it, causing billions of beings to kneel in homage as well.
...
Within the Solar System, in the human territory.
All the golden light dissipated.
Luo Feng returned to normal.
"Hmm?" Luo Feng was momentarily stunned. "Just now..."
In that single instant, he seemed to have witnessed everything in the Primitive Universe, glimpsed countless hidden realms, and saw innumerable beings bowing and prostrating before him.
Soon, Luo Feng dismissed the vision.
"My life gene level." Luo Feng carefully examined the results of his breakthrough. He clenched his fist, and his divine power surged. This brought a look of joy to his face. At his level, his control over power was exquisitely fine; he could even confirm his divine power level had reached 89,999 times—a testament to his precision.
"One hundred thousand times!"
"A full one hundred thousand times, neither more nor less. My life gene level is exactly one hundred thousand times." Luo Feng was astounded.
Heavens.
This was too incredible.
Recall that for the three stages of the Divine Body: 30,000 to 60,000 times constituted the first stage.
60,000 to 90,000 times was the second stage.
From 90,000 times up to a value infinitesimally approaching 100,000 times was the third stage.
Moreover, according to the inheritances of the Duan Dong River lineage, no one had ever reached 100,000 times. According to the records in the Realm of Jin, no one had ever reached 100,000 times either. Note that these were 'records,' meaning that even in the ancient civilizations... neither the Duan Dong River lineage nor the Realm of Jin had ever heard of a 'one hundred thousand times life gene level' existing.
This was merely a legend!
It was a legend even in ancient civilization—something no one had ever achieved!
No record existed!
"I... I did it..." Luo Feng was bewildered.
"First, I reached 89,999 times, and then I comprehended the commonality between the factions of Universe Master, True God, and Void True God, and the World Beast faction..." Luo Feng mused. "Did no Universe Master in ancient civilization manage this? Yes, it seems the records in the Realm of Jin regarding World Beasts were also legendary, and the World Beasts described in those records seemed immensely powerful—World Beasts in their growth phase."
At this moment, Luo Feng did not fully understand why he had reached 100,000 times.
It was due to his limited perspective!
After all, neither the Duan Dong River lineage nor the Realm of Jin lineage had ever discovered the birth of an expert whose Divine Power Path reached 100,000 times. Since they had never observed it, they naturally didn't know the reason. Luo Feng had succeeded, but he could only form vague conjectures.
"It's time to break through."
Luo Feng took a step.
Whoosh!
He instantly teleported back to the Galaxy Holy Land, appearing out of thin air above the endless Sea of Nothingness in the vast territory.
"Endless Sea of Nothingness, reform!" Luo Feng looked down upon the Sea of Nothingness below.
Rumble~~~
The Endless Sea of Nothingness immediately swirled with endless mist, and then its life gene level rapidly transformed, leaping directly from the previous 89,999 times to 100,000 times. However, this subsequent breakthrough was without the company of the 'Supreme Rules' offering congratulations. With this ascension, the quality of his divine power increased, and its volume naturally shrank slightly, from a diameter of 12 light-years previously to less than 11 light-years now.
Splash, splash, splash~~~ The Endless Sea of Nothingness began to absorb frantically. A phantom image of the Sea of Law of the Primitive Universe appeared in the endless void above, and vast quantities of seawater materialized out of thin air, descending onto the Sea of Nothingness.
In the past, the Endless Sea of Nothingness had to rely on 'innate creation' for the Sea of Nothingness to gradually restore and expand its volume automatically.
But now, reaching 100,000 times, it had become the Endless Divine Body! It could absorb without restraint... Endless divine power water continuously poured down from the high heavens, merging into the Endless Sea of Nothingness and causing its volume to continuously increase. Simultaneously, the Sea of Nothingness Avatar, the Demon Slaughter Avatar, and the Gold Horned Clone, which had been patrolling the Sea of Universes, were rushing back. Once the final integration occurred, those clones would have to dissipate. If they did not return, treasures like the Star Tower would be lost elsewhere.