Chapter 175: Finally Becoming the God King (Part 1)

In the quiet chamber of the Huyang City Lord's Mansion.

Luo Feng, dressed in silver robes, sat cross-legged. The matter forming his Ten Directions World form was modeled after the 'Silver Mountain Beast King', and his robes were naturally condensed from power, making them incredibly tough and indestructible.

His inner world, established on the foundation of the Chaos Void, grew increasingly powerful and stable.

“I’ve mastered the basics of the World Lifeform and familiarized myself with my abilities. Now, it’s time to comprehend the secret techniques for manifesting the World Lifeform,” Luo Feng thought, gazing at his palm, which possessed immense power.

The aura emanating from Luo Feng's hand suddenly surged.

“Previously, when I mimicked the forms of Chaos-level beings, I couldn't burn power. But the power of this ‘Ten Directions World Form’ can be burned, allowing for a greater burst of strength.” Luo Feng observed the slight power bursting from his palm. “However, activating this burst also demands a stronger will.”

“The secret techniques for burning power also need to be comprehended.”

Luo Feng was fortunate that the top-tier legacy, "World Lifeform," came with numerous complementary secret techniques. The only problem was that comprehending these techniques at the Chaos Realm level was exceptionally difficult.

The capital of the Shi Kingdom covered an immense area, with a majestic royal palace at its center – the residence of the Skykun Kingdom Lord.

Inside the palace,

“Brother,” and “Kingdom Lord” were the distinct ways the four other God-Kings of the Shi Kingdom addressed him.

Ancestral Master Wuxiang, Ancestral Master Daomo, and the Skykun Kingdom Lord had been companions, braving life and death together and establishing the kingdom when they were all at the first level of God-King. Even after the Skykun Kingdom Lord advanced to the second level of God-King, they continued to address each other as brothers. The other two, God-King Liuyu and God-King Kufeng, joined later by invitation. At that time, the Skykun Kingdom Lord was still at the second level of God-King.

“Everyone,” the Skykun Kingdom Lord said from the main seat.

Even seated, his invisible aura was so terrifying that it made the other four hold their breath. They knew that the Skykun Kingdom Lord had obtained a more profound Hunyuan bloodline from the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and had also cultivated it. His strength was incomparable to that of a newly advanced second-level God-King.

Beings at the second level of God-King were all overlords in their own right, initially aiming to reach the Ultimate Realm solely through their own power. This was because everyone knew that cultivating the Hunyuan bloodline came with many drawbacks.

However, as time passed, second-level God-Kings would realize just how far the Ultimate God-King Realm truly was from them!

When the gap became too vast, they would despair! They would then choose an alternative path — relying on external power! This meant using the Hunyuan bloodline, pursuing the bloodline path.

Among the emperors of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, six had cultivated by relying on the Hunyuan bloodline. Including the previous life of the Emperor’s Consort, there could even be considered seven emperors who had taken the bloodline path.

Even more remarkably, all the emperors of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom had pursued the Hunyuan bloodline path.

Since the royal families of both great ancient kingdoms chose this path, it was evident that it was indeed a clear route to power! All its drawbacks could not overshadow its greatest advantage: a significant increase in strength!

One by one, powerful non-royal entities, after encountering bottlenecks, switched to cultivating the Hunyuan bloodline.

Although the Hunyuan bloodline and various auxiliary resources they obtained were far inferior to those of the emperors and monarchs of the two great ancient kingdoms, they still enabled a substantial increase in their strength!

“I collaborated with my friends and set up an ambush in the Heavenly River treasure land, hoping to destroy the Yu Kingdom Lord’s true body in one fell swoop,” the Skykun Kingdom Lord stated. “As long as his true body is annihilated, the Hunyuan bloodline and numerous resources he acquired at great cost will be wasted.”

This was a flaw in the Hunyuan bloodline cultivation path: a vast amount of resources were concentrated in the physical body. If the true body died, it was akin to bankruptcy! Cultivating again with a resurrected vessel meant starting over from scratch.

Conversely, those who cultivated through their own power could quickly recover their peak strength even after reincarnation.

“The Yu Kingdom Lord was severely wounded and fled deep into the Heavenly River. We tried every method to pursue him, but he simply went wherever the danger was greatest!” The Skykun Kingdom Lord shook his head. “Therefore, my friends and I decided to pressure him from the outside.”

The other four God-Kings of the Shi Kingdom listened, “Pressure from the outside?”

“Our border with the Yu Kingdom will fully advance into their territory,” the Skykun Kingdom Lord declared. “The pace shouldn’t be too fast; we’ll occupy one Chaos Province at a time! I want to see if the Yu Kingdom Lord still has the patience to hide in the Heavenly River.”

“Excellent!” Ancestral Master Wuxiang exclaimed excitedly. “The Yu Kingdom Lord doesn't possess the art of doppelgangers. He only has two choices: either he hides in the Heavenly River and watches as the Yu Kingdom is steadily encroached upon and shrinks, or he abandons his true body and cultivates a new one to defend the kingdom.”

Even if he abandoned his true body and cultivated anew, though his strength would be greatly reduced, he would still remain a second-level God-King, retaining a certain deterrent power.

“What if the God-Kings of the Yu Kingdom intervene to stop us?” God-King Kufeng asked.

“Anyone who obstructs us will be killed,” the Skykun Kingdom Lord stated calmly. “This matter was decided jointly by my friends and me; the Yu Kingdom Lord must be driven out of the Heavenly River! His Hunyuan bloodline gives him an advantage over us in exploring the Heavenly River.”

The other four God-Kings understood.

For them, first-level God-Kings, it was incredibly difficult to even enter the most common treasure land, the Infinite Space. Ancestral Master Wuxiang, among them, only managed to gain one opportunity to enter the Infinite Space by leveraging his relationship with his elder brother and selling his services to the Two Realms Palace.

As for more valuable treasure lands? They didn’t even dare to dream of qualifying to enter.

These were battlegrounds for second-level God-Kings!

For first-level God-Kings, the most stable way to acquire resources was still through their own territories. Vast domains continuously produced various rare treasures, and the countless cities provided residency fees. Although these sums were not large individually, accumulated over time, they constituted the greatest income for first-level God-Kings.

However, the Skykun Kingdom Lord had no interest in such modest gains; what he coveted were the resources within the Heavenly River treasure land.

The resources of the Heavenly River were immensely beneficial to those who cultivated the Hunyuan bloodline with an affinity for water.

“If the Yu Kingdom Lord doesn't show himself, few other God-Kings would dare to act. Those who do dare will retreat far away after their true body is destroyed once,” God-King Daomo remarked. “But, Elder Brother, that Great Sage Luohe also has a city, Huyang City, on the border. Should we attack it?”

“Luohe?” The Skykun Kingdom Lord chuckled softly. “It’s just one city; let him have it! Our goal is to pressure the Yu Kingdom Lord.”

“He’s getting off easy,” Ancestral Master Wuxiang commented from the side.

“You are to formulate the detailed invasion plan. I have only one demand: act swiftly,” the Skykun Kingdom Lord instructed. “I want to see if the Yu Kingdom Lord can truly endure!”

Ancestral Master Wuxiang, God-King Daomo, God-King Liuyu, and God-King Kufeng respectfully accepted the command.

Outside Huyang City.

Luo Feng, dressed in silver robes, was in the mountain forest. He gazed at a plant with purple flowers in front of him. When he reached out and touched a purple flower, it swayed gracefully, and its aura rapidly intensified.

From an ordinary plant, its aura quickly reached the True God level, then Void True God, and even Eternal True God.

The purple flower then burst, turning into dust.

“I can’t even imbue a single Eternal True God-level lifeform,” Luo Feng murmured, shaking his head gently. On Origin Continent, some ancient beings could imbue God-King level combat power; the disparity was truly immense.

Luo Feng walked over to a red fruit tree nearby and tried again, extending his hand.

The red fruit tree swayed, its aura surging. Similar to before, after reaching the Eternal True God level, it also completely collapsed into dust.

He tried again.

Luo Feng attempted to imbue various plants, flowers, and even stones, but everything invariably turned to dust.

In the distance, a strange beast observed this scene. Seeing the plants’ aura reach the Eternal True God level only to turn to dust, it was immediately frightened and fled far away.

“Where exactly is the problem?” Luo Feng stood in the forest, vexed and pondering deeply. “What defect lies in the combination of the six branches of life…?”

Amidst his deep contemplation,

among the clashing profound mysteries of the six branches of life, a complete branch suddenly materialized in his mind.

Luo Feng was stunned.

The Spirituality branch?

Luo Feng had long felt that he could easily comprehend the six great branches of the Dao of Life’s Origin as long as he focused on them. However, he had deliberately followed the guidance of the top-tier legacy, not intentionally pursuing comprehension, but rather concentrating on understanding higher-level secret techniques at a lower realm.

Yet, at this very moment, without actively seeking comprehension, the Spirituality branch of life had already emerged in his mind.

“So this is the complete Spirituality branch of life,” Luo Feng realized, carefully absorbing the insight.

As Luo Feng immersed himself in the complete Spirituality branch, he was suddenly enlightened, and two other branches naturally became clear to him: the Source of Life and Body of Life branches, which he had spent the longest time comprehending.

“Three branches understood?” Luo Feng smiled, comparing the three branches with the Ten Directions World Form secret technique.

A flash of inspiration ignited in his mind, deepening his understanding of the Ten Directions World Form.

Suddenly, the remaining three branches also naturally became clear.

The Blood branch, a very famous branch of the Dao of Life’s Origin, was coveted by many God-Kings from other paths, as comprehending it offered numerous benefits for cultivating the Hunyuan bloodline.

The Vitality branch: once mastered, one's life force would be immensely robust. Even a single strand of divine power, if annihilated, would naturally recover! To completely obliterate such a being would be hundreds or thousands of times harder.

And the Life-Death branch. Beyond Origin Continent, legends spoke of a Dao of Death’s Origin, which naturally encompassed many aspects. However, the Life-Death branch of the Dao of Life’s Origin was merely one facet of life; life's demise paved the way for better rebirth.

Ultimately, the comprehension of one branch had a ripple effect, leading to the natural understanding of all six branches. Luo Feng was quite pleased.

Molosa had also comprehended all six branches at once.

Although Luo Feng's comprehension happened with slight sequential differences, he too had grasped all six branches within the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

“Compared to that, my accumulation in the Dao of Destruction’s Origin is much weaker,” Luo Feng realized.

On one hand, the profound mysteries of destruction revealed by Molosa were not as complete or impactful as those revealed by the Dao of Life’s Origin in the primitive universe, leading to a weaker comprehension effect.

On the other hand, Luo Feng’s main focus had been on the Ten Directions World Form! After all, the Transformation Art was most suited to this path.

Since he had comprehended them,

it was time to become a God-King.

Luo Feng had no thoughts of delay.