In his true form now, Moluo Sha’s two grotesque heads gazed distantly toward the faint outline of a miniature universe on the horizon, avarice glittering in both of his single eyes. “I’m finally here again. If I devour the origin of just one miniature universe, I should be able to advance to the peak of the Second Order.”
An evil, black aura spread outward, and twisting rays of light rapidly permeated hundreds of millions of light-years, boring directly into the void. Brilliant radiance immediately began pouring along these crooked light lines toward Moluo Sha’s body.
“Comfortable,” both of Moluo Sha’s heads lifted, utterly satisfied.
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The Shock Demon God was coiled around a continuous mountain range, its tail wrapped around the foothills while its head encircled the peaks. Suddenly, its eyes snapped wide open, resembling two gigantic, burning stars.
“World Beast!” The Shock Demon God revealed a flicker of sheer terror.
“The World Beast has finally returned. After disappearing for so long, it has reappeared…” The Shock Demon God’s pair of fiery red eyes were filled with anxiety. “The last time it appeared, it fled after being severely wounded by the Galaxy Lord. This time, I fear it won’t be so simple.”
The Shock Demon God was both horrified and frantic.
It held no confidence in facing the World Beast; the first target Moluo Sha had selected was considered among the weakest of the True Gods.
“True Master of the Divine Eye, Demon Lord of Nine Heads, City Lord of Chaos, True Master of Nine Nether…” The Shock Demon God immediately began transmitting messages. “The World Beast has appeared, right outside my miniature universe, and is devouring its origin.”
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The World Beast, it had returned!
This news spread like a tempest across all races in the Sea of Universe (excluding the Zhenjia King and Qiu Yan Ancestor God races).
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Within the Virtual Universe, in an isolated planar space, a magnificent divine hall floated, topped by two thrones. Below them, hundreds of thrones were arranged in descending order along the sides.
This was the Hall of True Gods.
Currently, the entire Original Universe was dominated by the Human race. Especially when facing the World Beast catastrophe, occasional True God meetings convened here. The two highest thrones belonged to two of the Eight Heroes—Galaxy Lord Luo Feng and City Lord of Chaos! Even the True Master of Nine Nether had to take a seat below them.
This clearly demonstrated the current standing of the Human race!
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”…… Figures appeared one after another, taking their seats on the thrones.
At the very top, the City Lord of Chaos, clad in a golden robe, appeared and immediately sat down, looking down upon the assembly.
“City Lord of Chaos,” addressed the Golden Horned True God from the Star Beast Alliance below. “The Shock Demon God’s miniature universe is once again being devoured by the World Beast; that beast has come again.” Because the Golden Horned True God’s true body was a Golden Horned Giant Beast, he maintained the best relationship with Luo Feng among the entire Star Beast Alliance.
Consequently, the Golden Horned True God served as the primary liaison between the Star Beast Alliance and the Human race in routine matters.
“City Lord of Chaos, the World Beast’s return this time suggests complexity. To deal with the World Beast, the only hope lies with the Galaxy Lord!”
“We wonder if the Galaxy Lord has completed everything?”
True Gods from other alien races below spoke up.
The True Gods representing the Human race remained silent. The City Lord of Chaos, presiding from the highest seat, surveyed the hall and stated coldly, “The Galaxy Lord is at the most critical juncture of advancing to True God. The enhancement of his strength concerns the fate of all races in the entire Sea of Universe. Until the Galaxy Lord emerges from his miniature universe… no one is to disturb him!”
“And the World Beast?” a voice called from below.
The City Lord of Chaos said coldly, “As for the World Beast targeting the Shock Demon God… let the various teams of True Gods handle it.”
Immediately, no one raised further objections.
After all, those present belonged to the Original Universe faction. If the World Beast was to devour anything, it would be targeting the First Reincarnation Era or the Second Reincarnation Era. The Original Universe faction naturally was not in a hurry… but the extent to which Luo Feng’s power could increase directly impacted their destiny. They certainly did not wish for Luo Feng to be interrupted.
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Outside Luo Feng’s miniature universe.
The Original Universe faction dispatched a large contingent of Universe Masters and quite a few True Gods, forming a perimeter around the miniature universe to patrol and prohibit any powerhouse from the First or Second Reincarnation Era from attacking the ‘miniature universe’ and disturbing Luo Feng.
“All of you, retreat.”
“The Galaxy Lord’s strength enhancement concerns the fate of all races in the Sea of Universe; no one must disturb him.”
“Retreat.”
Faced with the overwhelming authority of the Original Universe races, the First and Second Reincarnation Eras naturally dared not voice any disagreement.
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Days passed, and this time the World Beast continued its devouring, unlike in the past when it would vanish after only a single day of feeding.
When about half of the Shock Demon God’s miniature universe origin had been consumed, a True God squad composed of 12 True Gods finally appeared. The moment this squad materialized, Moluo Sha immediately deployed his technique to decompose his body and fled.
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Only half a day after escaping.
Moluo Sha reappeared outside another miniature universe to begin feeding.
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One location, two locations, three locations… six locations!
Moluo Sha refused to engage in battle; every time a True God squad approached, he would immediately flee. Even though he was only at the Second Order now, simply escaping—apart from Luo Feng and the True Master of Nine Nether—there was truly no one else who could stop him.
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“City Lord of Chaos. This is already the sixth location. In just one month, if this continues unchecked… the origins of our miniature universes will grow weaker and weaker. Even if we survive the World Beast catastrophe, given the fragility of our miniature universes, we will never be able to advance to the Void Level again.”
“Surely the Galaxy Lord has completed everything by now?”
“If this goes on, the First and Second Reincarnation Eras will have no hope.”
Overlord figures including the True Master of the Divine Eye, the Demon Lord of Nine Heads, and True God Jue He communicated with the City Lord of Chaos via communication tokens. Although figures like the True Master of the Divine Eye were powerful, no one could stop the World Beast if it was determined to flee.
“Enough.”
The City Lord of Chaos transmitted a cold message: “Remember this, everyone: Never mind consuming only a portion; even if several miniature universes are completely eaten, or several True Gods perish, you must absolutely not disturb Luo Feng! Anyone who does will be declared an enemy of my Human race!”
Upon hearing this declaration, the True Gods of the First and Second Reincarnation Eras found themselves unable to say anything further.
Luo Feng was completely unaware of the turmoil raging across the Sea of Universe.
Inside his miniature universe, Luo Feng was undergoing the Chaos Evolution.
The supreme Law of Chaos was slowly beginning to evolve, transforming into the ten fundamental laws: Time, Space, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Thunder and Lightning, Light, and Wind. During this evolution, various composite laws, such as the Law of Metal-Space or Time-Wind Law, would appear; many composite laws would immediately conceal themselves and integrate into the ‘Law of Operation of the Miniature Universe Origin.’
The Law of Operation of the Miniature Universe Origin was based on the ten fundamental laws.
It concealed all complex laws.
It was only missing the Law of Chaos, because all of this originated from the evolution of the supreme Law of Chaos.
“Chaos Evolution can only be witnessed once—upon becoming a True God. There will never be such an opportunity again.” How could Luo Feng dare to be careless? Future advancements would only be periodic leaps of the miniature universe; the Law of Chaos would never be visible again!
To control Chaos—in ancient civilizations—was enough to qualify one for sainthood!
“Whoosh whoosh~~~”
The laws constantly shifted.
From the pure Law of Chaos, it was transforming into the Law of Operation of the Miniature Universe Origin, which incorporated all laws (save for Chaos itself). This transformation process was evolving within Luo Feng’s universe… Luo Feng’s perception was incredibly intense; he was utterly immersed in it, while his Divine Power Clone, stationed near the black-striped stone pillar of the distant Universe Boat, was rapidly pondering and comprehending under tens of millions of times time acceleration.
Luo Feng’s comprehension was skyrocketing!
Soaring at an astonishing pace!
The moment of quickest growth in realm advancement, from Universe Master to True God, was precisely this instant of comprehending the ‘Chaos Evolution.’ Even the insights gained by many True Gods over one or two reincarnation eras could not match the brief duration of the Chaos Evolution.
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Before becoming True Gods, they might only be peak Fifth-Tier Universe Masters. But after becoming True Gods, their Secret Technique level quickly reached peak Sixth Tier, Seventh Tier, or even Eighth Tier!
Before the ‘World of Jin’ appeared and before obtaining the inheritance of ancient civilizations, even the original Giant Axe and True Master of the Divine Eye, relying on supreme treasures, could only unleash peak Ninth Tier combat power. This indicated that the secret techniques they could formulate themselves only reached the level of peak Eighth Tier at most. This represented the peak standard for True Gods in the Sea of Universe back then; True Gods with slightly lesser ability might only create Seventh Tier secret techniques.
And Luo Feng?
He was merely a Universe Master! Yet he had managed to create two sets of Eighth Tier secret techniques. How profound was his foundation? Now, it was like an incredibly parched desert frantically absorbing moisture. Every flash of insight from the ‘Chaos Evolution’ was rapidly converted, and his Divine Power Clone swiftly comprehended and recorded everything.
His realm level soared continuously: peak Eighth Tier, Ninth Tier, peak Ninth Tier……
Luo Feng hadn't even deliberately studied secret techniques, yet his current comprehension level meant he could casually create Tenth Tier secret techniques!
But the opportunity of ‘Chaos Evolution’ came only once!
Once lost, it would never return!
“Hoo.” After a long while, Luo Feng let out a long breath. In his eyes, one side vaguely contained endless, devouring whirlpools akin to destruction, while the other held dazzling golden light resembling the opening of heaven and earth. He closed his eyes, then opened them again, and all anomalous phenomena vanished.
“Chaos Evolution is truly marvelous,” Luo Feng thought secretly. “Pity it’s only this once!”
“Everything is fixed.”
“The evolution is complete; the operational law of my universe is established.” Luo Feng took a step and exited the origin of his own universe, entering the vast expanse of the miniature universe.
The operational law was set.
Thus, the endless chaotic currents within the miniature universe began to transform, turning into the various powers such as Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Lightning, Light, Time, and Space. Furthermore, the earth would begin to form, rivers would appear, and everything else would come into being… This was the initial phase of evolution after the birth of the entire miniature universe, its initial state. It would take a long time to transition to a perfect state.
Take the Original Ancestor’s initial universe, for instance; even when he provoked the origin of the Original Universe, it had not finished evolving completely. This showed that the evolution and birth of life within a miniature universe required a considerable amount of time.
“With the operational law established, the subsequent cosmic evolution will proceed naturally,” Luo Feng mused. “It’s time to go back.”
With one step, Luo Feng left his miniature universe.
Although Tomato (author’s nickname) is requesting monthly votes this month, he cannot deliver an explosive burst of chapters. I need to state this formally.
During this final month leading up to the grand finale, Tomato will write every single chapter with extreme care to give Swallowed Star a perfect conclusion. If I were to force an explosive release now, it would disrupt my rhythm… Writing a perfect conclusion that satisfies Tomato is the most important thing. I ask for everyone’s understanding.
This month, I will maintain daily updates until the very last chapter. (To be continued)