Chapter 176: Finally Becoming the God King (Lower)

Within Luo Feng's miniature universe, in his home region, Xu Xin, Luo Ping, Luo Hai, and others were brought over, along with his father Luo Hongguo, mother Gong Xinlan, younger brother Luo Hua, and Xi Mo, a child personally nurtured by Luo Feng.

"Luo Feng, why did you summon everyone?" Xu Xin asked, a little surprised. After all, everyone present possessed immortal life, and it was rare for them all to gather together.

"Dad must have something big planned," Luo Hai said, looking at his father with anticipation.

The silver-haired youth, Xi Mo, stood to the side. As the only True God of the Dark Ocean lineage cultivated by Luo Feng, he harbored endless reverence for his Foster Father.

"Indeed, there's something significant," Luo Feng said, looking at his dearest family members. "I'm about to achieve a breakthrough, and my miniature universe will undergo another massive expansion! This will also be the final expansion of my miniature universe... You can observe the entire process from outside the universe."

According to Luo Feng's understanding, a God King-level miniature universe is already its final form. In its weaker stages, each level of transformation required the miniature universe to transform before the divine body could. If the miniature universe were to be destroyed, one's power would no longer be able to break through. Of course, upon reaching the Chaos Realm, if one's spiritual will was strong enough, they could reincarnate through the 'Reincarnation Secret Art'. However, once one became a God King, future growth would no longer be constrained by the miniature universe. Even if the miniature universe were destroyed, a God King, if their realm was high enough, could still achieve a state 'beyond the God King Ultimate Realm'. This was because the God King Ultimate Realm already implied mastery of a complete Origin Dao. Further profound insights beyond this level were no longer within the scope of the supreme rules; one would have to explore entirely on their own in the darkness.

"Dad, your miniature universe is already a trillion light-years in diameter. It's going to get even bigger?" Luo Ping was astonished.

"You'll see soon enough," Luo Feng said with a smile. "Alright, Xi Mo, escort everyone outside."

"Yes, Foster Father," Xi Mo replied.

Soon, Xi Mo piloted a flying boat secret treasure, taking everyone to a distant location outside the miniature universe.

"Last time, it took Luo Feng five years for his miniature universe to grow from a hundred billion light-years to a trillion light-years in diameter," Luo Hongguo observed through the flying boat, gazing at the colossal miniature universe in the distance. "I wonder how large it will become this time."

"Every time it's ten times bigger. Could it reach ten trillion light-years in diameter this time?" Luo Hai couldn't help but ask. "The Primitive Universe is only ten trillion light-years in diameter. Will Dad's miniature universe become as big as the Primitive Universe?" Luo Ping found it hard to believe. In the minds of all beings in the surrounding regions, the Primitive Universe was truly unique. It was vast and the cradle of countless races. All beings believed that miniature universes were fundamentally far inferior to the Primitive Universe.

"It's expanding!" Xu Xin exclaimed, looking out from the flying boat.

The already enormous miniature universe suddenly lit up! Infinite energy, as if descending from the void, continuously poured into Luo Feng's miniature universe, causing it to grow rapidly. One trillion light-years, 1.5 trillion light-years, 2 trillion light-years... As its size rapidly increased, the volume growth only then began to slow down. The energy infusion rate did not diminish at all; it was simply that greater volume growth required significantly more energy.

The growth speed of the miniature universe left Luo Feng's family members inside the flying boat wide-eyed with shock.

"Why is the growth speed so fast this time?"

"It's much faster than last time."

Xu Xin and Luo Hai were utterly stunned. Due to the incredibly rapid growth, by the time Luo Feng's miniature universe reached three trillion light-years in diameter, other cultivators from the surrounding areas finally arrived. These included True Gods and Chaos Masters of the human race, as well as powerful beings from other races.

"This..."

The powerful beings of various races watched in shock. The Primitive Universe had a diameter of ten trillion light-years. Luo Feng's miniature universe was now three trillion light-years and still growing... Visually, it was increasingly approaching the size of the Primitive Universe.

"How can Luo Feng's miniature universe be so enormous?" the City Leader of Chaos was utterly astounded. While an average True God's miniature universe was only 'a hundred million light-years in diameter', Luo Feng's had grown to an inconceivable extent. The difference between them was immeasurable.

Just three months! Under the gaze of powerful beings from all sides, over three months of Earth time, with an unimaginable influx of energy, Luo Feng's miniature universe grew to its limit.

"This, this, this..."

Both other races and the human race watched everything unfolding before them with disbelief. Even though they had witnessed it happen with their own eyes, the shock was still immense. "Ten trillion light-years in diameter, as large as the Primitive Universe."

"A cultivator's miniature universe can reach this level?" the cultivators from all sides wondered.

At this moment, the Original Ancestor's divine power avatar was also watching alone.

"This?"

The Original Ancestor, having become a Chaos Realm expert in the Origin Continent and a guest elder of the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom, possessed vast knowledge, which made him find this even more incredible.

"I'd long known that Luo Feng's miniature universe was ridiculously large for his level, but I never imagined that upon reaching the God King level, it would achieve a scale unprecedented in the entire Origin Continent," the Original Ancestor observed. Even if a God King's miniature universe strengthened with their power and they diligently repaired its cosmic structure, fundamental flaws present at its birth prevented it from ever reaching this level. Only the foundation of a perfect life form could lead to a perfect God King-level miniature universe.

"Luo Feng's foundation is truly profound," the Original Ancestor mused. "I believe in the future, Luo Feng will become a pivotal figure in the entire Origin Continent, perhaps even determining the destiny of countless beings there."

The Original Ancestor had ventured through reincarnation with Luo Feng, allowing him to perceive Luo Feng's growth rate even more clearly. He had Luo Feng's help, inheritances, and resources. Luo Feng, however, had striven on his own, and his growth rate was much faster than even the Original Ancestor's.

"Back in his home world, he was invincible and resolved the great calamity of the Beast Gods. In the Origin Continent, he became a God King in a short time. I am witnessing the birth of a miracle," the Original Ancestor reflected in awe.

This time, immediately after the miniature universe broke through, infinite energy streamed from a mysterious place, pouring in on a massive scale, which explains its exceptionally rapid growth.

"Boom." As energy descended from the mysterious place, this location also became connected to Luo Feng's consciousness. The moment his consciousness connected, Luo Feng received a wealth of information. This infinite energy infusion was the first and also the last! Luo Feng's miniature universe had reached the same level as the Primitive Universe, which was the maximum size permitted by the entire Source World. Furthermore, from now on, Luo Feng's miniature universe, like the Primitive Universe, would have an upper limit to the energy it could contain.

This was also why most of the Primitive Universe was empty and dark! Because energy was finite, and as more beings proliferated and cultivated to greater power, the energy needed would gradually exceed the carrying capacity, even forcing the 'dark void regions' within the Primitive Universe to expand, eventually leading to a grand self-destruction. "In the future, I can regulate the races within my miniature universe and control their scale," Luo Feng thought.

This was the difference between having a master and being masterless. With a master, it could be perfectly maintained and even sustained eternally. Masterless? Unable to restrain countless beings, it could only undergo grand destruction and start anew.

"Miniature universes are also a gift from the supreme rules to countless cultivators," Luo Feng realized. "They allow cultivators to better understand the operational rules of the universe. They can increase a cultivator's energy absorption speed by thousands or tens of thousands of times, thus sustaining their enormous divine bodies. Cultivators in the Origin Continent, this Source World, generally have larger divine bodies than cultivators from other Source Worlds. This is due to the existence of miniature universes." Luo Feng could perceive this information. The supreme rules were benevolent towards countless beings, nurturing them, hoping they would grow into towering trees, capable of even giving back to the Source World. The rules of each Source World were different, but all nurtured sentient beings.

"Our Source World's divine bodies are generally much larger because of miniature universes?" Luo Feng understood. Indeed, if his body were to absorb cosmic energy directly, the speed would be immeasurably slower than through a miniature universe. Once a divine body was destroyed, it might take tens of thousands of epochs to cultivate it back to its original state. But with a miniature universe, it could be restored within a single epoch. "A miniature universe is actually a kind of blessing."

Luo Feng's consciousness connected with the mysterious place, learning more and also peering into this enigmatic realm. Here, nine magnificent Origin Daos existed: Time, Space, Life, Destruction, Immeasurable, Matter, Polarity, World, and Karma. Each Origin Dao had numerous 'aspects'! Different observation methods yielded different observation results.

"This is the first time I've seen the complete Origin Dao of Destruction," Luo Feng thought. The clearest paths he could observe were Life and Destruction, as they were most familiar to him. His attention instantly focused on the Origin Dao of Destruction. At first glance, the Origin Dao of Destruction resembled a terrifying dark-red monster, its gaping maw seemingly ready to devour everything. Upon closer inspection, it took on the true form of a Beast God, sacred and beautiful, devoid of any destructive intent. In a trance, it also seemed like a giant black eye, making Luo Feng's heart tremble just by looking at it.

Because Luo Feng had an extremely deep understanding of all six branches of the Origin Dao of Destruction, having reached a bottleneck in each, he was able to observe many 'aspects' of the entire Origin Dao of Destruction, which instantly deepened his comprehension significantly. For a long time, he had only comprehended the Origin Dao of Destruction as demonstrated by Morosa. This was the first time he had comprehended the complete one. Luo Feng's gains were naturally immense.

"I feel that if I focus solely on comprehending the six branches of the Origin Dao of Destruction, it won't take long to gain enlightenment," Luo Feng suddenly had this intuition. It was the first time he had such a strong intuitive feeling about the Origin Dao of Destruction.

"No rush. Following the guidance of my predecessors, I should primarily use my lower realm to comprehend higher realm secret arts, focusing on training my own comprehension, continuously accumulating, until I break through naturally." Luo Feng was already a God King, so he was even less in a hurry. Every step needed to be more solid. The more solid the foundation, the further he could go.

"After all, the supreme rules can no longer bestow more upon me," Luo Feng understood this. This time, becoming a God King, with the infinite energy infusion and the connection of his mind to the supreme rules, was the final blessing. After this, Luo Feng would have to strive entirely on his own. Luo Feng could also sense the instinctive expectation of the supreme rules; it hoped this outstanding 'child' would grow excellent enough, to a point where he could, in turn, protect it. "Does the supreme rule also face crises in this world?" Luo Feng had a faint perception.

Luo Feng felt that his time connected with the supreme rules was running out, so he stopped comprehending the complete Origin Dao of Destruction and began observing other things. "Nine Origin Daos..." Luo Feng saw them. These nine Origin Daos were not fused with each other! They merely influenced one another and operated in combination, ultimately forming the complete 'supreme rules' that governed everything in the Origin Continent. The methods of conception and cultivation of beings, as well as aspects like time and space, were all determined by the supreme rules.

"This..."

Luo Feng's consciousness attempted to observe a wider scope. He saw it. He saw the entire Origin Continent! And he also saw the cosmic sea surrounding the Origin Continent on all sides. The cosmic sea's extent was billions of times larger than the Origin Continent! However, its energy was sparser and more ethereal. In the deepest reaches of the cosmic sea's outer edge, three thousand Primitive Universes existed across different spacetime layers. Luo Feng also saw the Primitive Universe of his home world. Beside that Primitive Universe was another universe of comparable size—his own miniature universe.

"A broader scope." Luo Feng's consciousness continued to try and peer into an even larger area. His perception fully and clearly sensed the entire Source World. The vast Source World was like a colossal egg. The core of the egg was the Origin Continent, surrounded by the boundless cosmic sea! The three thousand Primitive Universes were merely floating specks of light.

"Beyond the Source World?"

Beyond this colossal egg, there was only darkness, which Luo Feng could not discern.

"Whoosh."

Immediately after, Luo Feng's consciousness was completely expelled from this mysterious place. This opportunity to merge his mind with the supreme rules was, with the supreme rules' permission, the only chance Luo Feng would have in his lifetime.