The true gods of the various races below exchanged glances, and a realization dawned upon them. Since even the Ancestral Gods, who could communicate with the 'Will of the Origin Universe,' had acknowledged that the World Beast Catastrophe had passed, then the one attacking the Purple Moon Holy Land must truly be Luo Feng.
Because, aside from the World Beasts, who else but Luo Feng could possess the power to destroy the Purple Moon Holy Land?
How strong was Luo Feng, exactly?
The true gods of the various races did not know, only that he was incredibly strong! Never mind Luo Feng’s claim to have annihilated eight million World Beasts—an event none of them witnessed firsthand... But the ninety million World Beasts that ravaged the sea of the universe and destroyed the small universes of the First and Second Reincarnation Eras—those true gods from those eras had seen it all.
Swarms of World Beasts that could easily sweep away entire races.
And yet, what was the result?
They were eliminated by Luo Feng!
If World Beasts were that terrifying, how powerful must Luo Feng be, the one who resolved the World Beast Catastrophe? The mere thought sent shivers down their spines. Every single one of Luo Feng's recorded deeds was staggering.
Like the instant annihilation of hundreds of Universe Masters within the Jin Kingdom.
A Universe Master—yet he became the foremost powerhouse in the sea of the universe! Even Divine Lord Shenyan and others, who possessed mechanized treasures, had admitted defeat before Luo Feng back then.
Upon his breakthrough, billions of races, including true gods, bowed in homage!
All testament to the overwhelming might of the Silver River Lord!
Inside the Purple Moon Holy Land Universe.
"Perhaps Luo Feng wasn't lying. He truly killed many World Beasts, just not all of them; there are remnants..." The Purple Moon Ancestor's eyes brightened. He immediately roared downward, "Inform the Origin Universe that World Beast remnants persist! Tell that Silver River Lord Luo Feng to hurry and slay the remaining beasts!"
Below, there was only silence. Many Universe Masters looked up at the Purple Moon Ancestor.
"What is it?" the Purple Moon Ancestor frowned and demanded.
"Ancestor," a Universe Master below cried out anxiously, "News has arrived from the Origin Universe. That Silver River Lord has confessed; it is he who is attacking our Purple Moon Holy Land. Luo Feng intends to destroy our Purple Moon Holy Land."
"What!" The Purple Moon Ancestor was thunderstruck.
"Impossible," the Purple Moon Ancestor roared in fury. "This cannot be Luo Feng; it must be World Beasts! This is clearly the World Beasts consuming the origin of my small universe!"
"Ancestor, the Will of the Origin Universe already informed the three Ancestral Gods that the World Beast Catastrophe is indeed over," wept an elder with three heads and eight arms standing before him. "Luo Feng's strength is heaven-defying; he truly eliminated the World Beast Catastrophe. He is more terrifying than the catastrophe itself! He must be using some special method to deal with our Holy Land Universe."
A chorus of weeping rose up.
Regret permeated the air.
If the Holy Land Universe was destroyed, their entire race would be annihilated! Few among them feared death, but the thought of their entire lineage vanishing made them utterly unwilling to accept it.
But could they possibly stop Luo Feng? Even if they all attacked together, they likely wouldn't withstand a single move from him.
"How, how is this possible!" The Purple Moon Ancestor was horrified. "The Will of the Origin Universe admitted it?"
"Luo Feng... he is attacking my small universe?"
"How can he, a mere true god, destroy my small universe?"
The Purple Moon Ancestor could not believe it.
Even if Luo Feng's realm was high, how could the small universe of a Void True God be destroyed? Back when the Purple Moon Ancestor dealt with Luo Feng, he hadn't feared Luo Feng turning against him... precisely because he was certain Luo Feng could do him no harm.
And the reality was that Luo Feng himself could not harm the small universe of a Void True God. However, the 'King of World Beasts' could.
The King of World Beasts could devour even the origin of the Origin Universe, let alone the Purple Moon Holy Land.
"Go, go see Luo Feng. Here is his coordinate," the Purple Moon Ancestor gritted his teeth. "Ask him if he can spare the lives of the billions within my Purple Moon Holy Land Universe! We will agree to any condition."
"Yes, Ancestor."
Immediately, more than a dozen figures shot out.
Begging for mercy now might be humiliating, but temporary shame was far better than racial annihilation and the extinguishing of all hope!
"How, how did it come to this?" The Purple Moon Ancestor tilted his head back and closed his eyes.
The fifteen powerhouses flew out. The Purple Moon Ancestor could sense the location of the devouring source. Following the coordinates, the fifteen Purple Moon Holy Land powerhouses swiftly teleported closer.
"Rumble~~~" Endless golden waves washed over the area.
"Silver River Lord, as long as you spare the lives of the billions in my Purple Moon Holy Land, we will accept any condition..." The fifteen powerhouses flew into the golden waves, pressing onward.
Peng!
One wave slammed into them, and the fifteen powerhouses were instantly shattered into pieces and annihilated.
Deep within the domain.
Luo Feng and Morosa stood there. Morosa was naturally employing his devouring abilities, while Luo Feng sneered: "Back then, you schemed relentlessly to destroy my Human Race. Why didn't you consider sparing the lives of my billions? If you are not of my race, then don't oppose me. But if you harbor the intent to destroy my race, you have no one to blame for your demise."
Luo Feng didn't even bother negotiating; he killed one who came, and he would kill two if two came.
He absolutely would not allow the Purple Moon Holy Land contingent to reach him, lest they catch sight of Morosa. Perhaps they wouldn't recognize Morosa as a World Beast... but just in case, Luo Feng preferred they never see him.
Luo Feng would not reveal Morosa's existence to a single soul in the Origin Universe.
Because this secret was too immense!
The sea of the universe remained full of unknowns. The mere sight of the corpse resembling 'God-King Jin' floating up from the deepest reaches of the sea suggested other secrets lay there. And a King of World Beasts, grown to its peak, was a catastrophe even in the era of ancient civilizations—destroying nations like Jin was effortless... How could such a secret be exposed?
As long as he remained silent, and Morosa possessed the same 'formless' ability as him, no one could identify him.
This would be his most crucial trump card.
It had to be buried deeply.
"Ancestor, our avatars were killed the moment they entered that domain. We couldn't even see Luo Feng's face."
"Send the second wave," the Purple Moon Ancestor commanded through clenched teeth.
Another batch of Purple Moon Holy Land powerhouses attempted to negotiate peace.
They were annihilated again!
Even messages sent via friends within the Origin Universe were rejected by Luo Feng.
"Hahahaha..." The Purple Moon Ancestor suddenly threw his head back and laughed wildly. The Universe Masters and true gods below watched in panic and confusion.
"I never thought that after a lifetime of pride and glory, I would fall at the hands of this Silver River Lord," the Purple Moon Ancestor cackled maniacally.
"Go, all of you,"
The Purple Moon Ancestor waved downward. "Go spend time with your friends and family. We have half a day left. Everything will be extinguished."
The numerous Universe Masters and true gods standing below could no longer control their emotions.
"There is no eternal glory; everything cycles. We fall today, but Luo Feng will also die one day."
"Our Purple Moon Holy Land has existed for so long; we are far superior to those races annihilated after only three reincarnation eras."
"Be content."
"That Human Race will also face its day of demise."
Some resigned themselves to fate, others resented Luo Feng, some cursed the Human Race... while more powerhouses simply flew out of the grand hall to perform their final acts—to see their homeworlds, to see their disciples—and await death peacefully.
Hoo.
The Purple Moon Ancestor also stepped out of the hall and entered the universe's origin. From within the origin, his sight could sweep over every corner of the Holy Land Universe.
"It's all over," the Purple Moon Ancestor murmured softly. "My race will be destroyed, but... I, Ziyue, will not concede! Never!"
Luo Feng watched from afar. The enormous universe in the distance began to crack and collapse, the destruction proceeding at an alarming rate. Unlike when Giant Axe died, where his small universe's origin remained intact leading to a slow dissipation, this fate—being devoured—meant the origin was consumed, and the membrane wall rapidly disintegrated.
"He's coming," Luo Feng's five pairs of wings behind him fluttered. Within the fracturing Purple Moon Holy Land Universe, a streak of light was rapidly approaching at incredible speed.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Luo Feng executed consecutive teleports, rapidly closing the distance.
"The final pair of wings." The five pairs of wings behind Luo Feng also shot out, swiftly merging with the incoming pair of silver wings.
"Chaos Gold Wings."
Luo Feng looked at the dazzling six pairs of wings suspended in mid-air and smiled. This was the complete Chaos Gold Wings.
Of course, even with his current high realm—the peak level of Void True God—he was not qualified to unleash the fifth level of the Void-Devouring Wings. That fifth level was meant for Eternal True Gods! It was precisely because he obtained them but couldn't fully activate them, and because devouring the Purple Moon Holy Land would take a hundred thousand years, that Luo Feng had waited until now to strike.
"Haha." Luo Feng spread the six pairs of wings behind him. "Complete. Though, this fifth pair of wings is slightly damaged internally."
The other five pairs of the Void-Devouring Wings had been repaired by energy from the source.
Only this last pair remained unrepaired.
"If I burn my divine power to its limit now, I might be able to repair it," Luo Feng tested. "But the repair speed is ridiculously slow. If I were an Eternal True God, I could probably fix it quickly."
"No rush!"
"I have plenty of time now."
Luo Feng teleported directly into the crumbling Purple Moon Holy Land Universe. After all, this was a Holy Land Universe; over the long ages, they might have recovered relics from the three great forbidden zones pertaining to the ancient civilizations. Luo Feng carefully swept through the area, finding only minor gains.
"Hmm?" Luo Feng stood in the void, surrounded by shattered continents and fragments of space.
The spot where he stood was the former location of the Holy Land Universe's origin space.
Luo Feng frowned, surveying his surroundings: "The Holy Land Universe is destroyed, but where is the Purple Moon Ancestor?"
The destruction of a small universe only meant the powerhouse could no longer advance; it couldn't kill the powerhouse.
With the Purple Moon Holy Land destroyed, the Purple Moon Ancestor should still be alive.
"Whether it's the Purple Moon Ancestor or the East Emperor Ancestor, even facing the threat of World Beasts, they could only endure," Luo Feng mused. "Even if they wanted to kill me back then, after I annihilated hundreds of Universe Masters... the Purple Moon Ancestor never once stepped outside the Purple Moon Holy Land. Now that the Holy Land Universe is shattered, I still don't see him."
"Could it be that he wasn't inside the Holy Land Universe?" Luo Feng murmured. "That what was inside the Holy Land Universe was merely his divine power avatar? Since it was only an avatar without combat power, he never appeared."
"Then..."
Luo Feng turned his head toward the endless distance shrouded in chaotic energy—the direction from which the colossal entity resembling God-King Jin had flown.
"Are there other secrets deeper in the sea of the universe?" Luo Feng pondered. "Secrets of the ancient civilization? And is the Purple Moon Ancestor there as well?" (To be continued)