Chapter 178: Meeting the Master

In the Ancient Kingdom of Blazing Wind, Chudu, within the Imperial Chu Palace.

In the ancient great hall, a majestic figure opened its eyes and murmured, "Fully comprehending a complete Primal Chaos Dao is incredibly difficult. No wonder the 'Dao Comprehenders' lineage holds the most esteemed position."

After ceasing his cultivation, Emperor Chu glanced around. The intricate workings of all surrounding rules were laid bare before him. He also noticed a shift in one of the many karmic threads entwined with his being.

He paid attention to this particular karmic thread because it was deeply entangled—it was the karma between him and his direct disciple, Luo Feng!

On the Origin Continent, the bond between master and disciple was as strong as that of blood relatives, making the karmic entanglement exceptionally profound.

“Luo Feng, has he broken through?” Emperor Chu smiled. He could sense that 'Luo Feng,' at the other end of the karmic link, had grown significantly more powerful. “Through karmic perception, he is far stronger than before, even comparable to a God King at the second tier.”

His disciple's immense power naturally filled Emperor Chu with joy.

“Luo Feng, come see me at once.” Emperor Chu transmitted his voice across the distance through their karmic connection.

“Yes, Master.” Luo Feng replied through the same karmic link. In the past, Luo Feng lacked the ability to transmit messages via karma, but after becoming a God King, his internal world's operational laws had grown immensely stronger, deepening his control over karma.

Soon, Luo Feng arrived at the Imperial Chu Palace.

“Master.” Luo Feng entered the great hall and immediately bowed respectfully.

This particular avatar contained one-thousandth of his World Life Form's energy reserves. With just this avatar, he was powerful enough to be considered invincible among God Kings at the first tier.

“The gap between Master and me is still vast,” Luo Feng thought. This time, his perception was even clearer. In his sensing, Master Emperor Chu was like the embodiment of a complete Dao of Destruction, like an unshakeable, vast world, every action imbued with endless destructive power.

This avatar of Luo Feng possessed greater life-preservation abilities than even the Snow Realm Ancestor. Yet, Luo Feng felt that if his master were to act, this avatar would likely be utterly annihilated within two or three moves.

“Excellent!” Emperor Chu’s eyes gleamed with a faint light as he observed his disciple from multiple perspectives, praising, “Luo Feng, I never expected that immediately after becoming a God King, you could cultivate the Daos of Life and Materiality to such a profound extent. Their combination is even more ingenious, resulting in such a powerful physical body.”

“You flatter me, Master,” Luo Feng felt a slight twinge of shame.

He hadn't cultivated the Dao of Materiality.

What he truly cultivated in parallel were the Daos of Life and Destruction.

“No need for modesty,” Emperor Chu praised, “On the entire Origin Continent, those who can achieve invincibility at the first tier of God King without external assistance are truly few! And you, you've reached this level right after becoming a God King… Haha, no amount of praise is too much!”

“Master, what do you think of my body? What should I pay attention to when facing powerful enemies in the future?” Luo Feng asked. His master was far more knowledgeable and experienced than he was.

“Your body is resilient and robust, incredibly difficult to destroy, having deeply grasped the profundities of the ‘Dao of Materiality,’” Emperor Chu stated. “Furthermore, the Dao of Life is also integrated within it. I have a feeling… that even if I were to strike with full power to destroy you in one blow, your physical body would still be able to recover from nothingness, possessing extremely potent vitality.”

“I fear I would need to launch several consecutive attacks, each breaking through the dimensional barriers and annihilating everything, to completely obliterate your physical body,” Emperor Chu said. “Below the Emperor Lord level, it would likely be impossible to destroy your physical form.”

Luo Feng understood.

Both the Daos of Life and Materiality were incredibly difficult to destroy. Their combination naturally amplified this resilience.

However, being a World Life Form placed a heavy burden on the mind. Typically, one couldn't execute intricate techniques, and Luo Feng could only perform such elaborate moves when controlling an avatar with 'one-thousandth' of his reserves.

“I know you are also skilled in avatar techniques,” Emperor Chu smiled. “At your current level, even if Emperor Lords or Monarchs wished to kill you, they would need to act with their true bodies to instantly destroy one of your avatars. Your other avatars would have enough time to employ reincarnation methods.”

Luo Feng, however, knew his life-saving capabilities were even greater than his master imagined.

His World Life Form true body possessed a thousand times the energy reserves of his avatars! Even if Emperor Lords and Monarchs were powerful, it would take them some time to destroy it… Of course, it would only delay the inevitable for a bit longer.

“Looking across the entire Origin Continent, only four individuals can truly kill you,” Emperor Chu stated.

“Which four?” Luo Feng asked.

“The two Ancestors, the Ancestor from the Eastern Extremity Domain, and Di Qing,” Emperor Chu replied. “They have all surpassed the ultimate realm of God Kings.”

Luo Feng’s heart trembled. In the past, his master had not elaborated on the top-tier powers of the Origin Continent, but this time, there were no more reservations.

Emperor Chu looked at Luo Feng: “Now that you have cultivated to your current realm, you should be aware of some of the truly terrifying existences on the Origin Continent.”

“These four are all transcendent, and you cannot provoke them yet,” Emperor Chu smiled. “The day you *can* provoke them, your gap with them will likely have diminished significantly.”

Luo Feng was startled, then saw Emperor Chu smiling at him. “You must have confidence. Perhaps one day you will be stronger than the two Ancestors. How can a cultivator lack confidence?”

“Yes,” Luo Feng responded.

“In any case, still try to avoid Emperor Lords and Monarchs,” Emperor Chu advised. “Especially those who cultivate the Chaos Source bloodline; they are constantly affected by its corruption, and their tempers are generally not good.”

“Understood, Master,” Luo Feng replied. He knew there were still partially uncontrolled Monarch-level powerhouses in the Ancient Kingdom of Thunder. While other Emperor Lords and Monarchs weren't out of control, their volatile temperaments were entirely understandable.

Luo Feng had witnessed the erratic nature of Marquis Chuyuan before.

“The path of cultivation is arduous. When you reach the second tier of God King, you will feel this more clearly,” Emperor Chu said. “It's like comprehending ten basic laws is easy, but integrating those ten laws into one to comprehend the ‘Chaos Law’ is infinitely more difficult. By the same token, comprehending several branches of a Great Dao is easy, but perfectly integrating them… to comprehend a complete Great Dao, that is truly difficult.”

“Even I cannot achieve that,” Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng.

“Emperor Lords and Monarchs are all ultimate realm God King life forms, but almost all of them rely on external forces,” Emperor Chu explained. “As for those who have truly comprehended a complete Primal Chaos Dao… in this current reincarnation era of the Origin Continent, only Di Qing and the Myriad Realms Lord have managed it.”

Luo Feng nodded.

The two Great Ancestors who surpassed the ultimate realm of God Kings, as well as the Eastern Extremity Domain Ancestor, were all from previous reincarnation eras.

Di Qing was indeed formidable. As one of the two peerless powerhouses in the current era to have comprehended a complete Primal Chaos Dao, he had even surpassed the ultimate realm in this very era. No wonder he stood out so transcendently among the thirteen Emperor Lords.

“There are three paths to elevate your life level and enter the ultimate realm of God Kings,” Emperor Chu meticulously explained to his disciple.

“The first path is to comprehend a complete Primal Chaos Dao! This path is the most difficult, and Di Qing and the Myriad Realms Lord followed it.”

“The second path is the one I took. Through a powerful legacy, one comprehends an ‘Ultimate Realm Life Form Secret Art’ at the peak of the second tier of God King. With this secret art, supplemented by precious Chaos Source materials, one’s life form can completely ascend to the ultimate realm of God Kings. After this life transformation, every action wields boundless might.”

“And finally, there's the Chaos Source bloodline: by tapping into its potential, one can transform their life form to the ultimate realm of God Kings! This path is comparatively the easiest and has a high upper limit, but it carries significant hidden dangers,” Emperor Chu explained.

Luo Feng understood.

All three paths allowed one's life essence to reach the ultimate realm.

Even for the path his master took, Luo Feng recognized the difficulty: first, one needed a legacy containing the ‘Ultimate Realm Life Form Secret Art,’ and then one had to comprehend an ultimate-level secret art while at the second tier of God King! Secondly, precious resources were required to cultivate it successfully.

“In terms of strength, we Emperor Lords and Monarchs, compared to someone like the Myriad Realms Lord who has comprehended a complete Great Dao, should inherently be a bit weaker; their secret arts are more refined,” Emperor Chu chuckled. “However, we possess powerful weapons and secret treasures bestowed by the Ancestor. With these, we are naturally capable of matching the Myriad Realms Lord and that World Beast.”

Luo Feng understood.

The thirteen Emperor Lords of the Blazing Wind Imperial Clan were, at their weakest, on the 'World Beast' level! Moreover, their individual abilities differed, making them even more formidable when they coordinated.

Then there were Diming, Difei, and Di Qing, each more dazzling than the last.

Naturally, behind the Imperial Clan stood the Blazing Wind Ancestor, who did not participate in the struggles of the Origin Continent.

“This is the strength of the Blazing Wind Ancient Kingdom’s imperial high command,” Luo Feng mused to himself. No wonder the two great imperial clans controlled the vast majority of resources; their power on the Origin Continent was overwhelming.

Even the Myriad Realms Lord and the World Beast of the Skywood Kingdom had to find ways to forge alliances with the two ancient kingdoms. The Eastern Extremity Domain could only huddle in a corner of the continent.

“The Monarchs of the Ancient Kingdom of Thunder are also very formidable,” Emperor Chu said. “Because the Thunder Ancestor himself followed the Chaos Source bloodline path, all the Monarchs of the Ancient Kingdom of Thunder cultivate the Chaos Source bloodline. Furthermore, the power they can unleash… is even more troublesome and terrifying than that of the Emperor Lords who cultivate the Chaos Source bloodline in our Ancient Kingdom of Blazing Wind.”

“Besides the two great ancient imperial clans, there are also the unaligned God Kings,” Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. “The vast majority of other beings on the Origin Continent give rise to far more second-tier God Kings than our imperial clan.”

Luo Feng naturally understood; there were quite a few second-tier God Kings in the Samsara Small Building alone.

“Among this group of second-tier God Kings, there are also exceptionally brilliant individuals. Their talent might even surpass mine, your master’s,” Emperor Chu stated. “They cultivate multiple Daos simultaneously and practice supreme legacies. Even if their life essence hasn't transcended, they can still rival us through numerous powerful secret arts.”

“These unaligned second-tier God Kings also need to cultivate, desire to grow stronger, and wish to reach the ultimate realm. Naturally, they compete with our two great imperial clans for resources,” Emperor Chu chuckled. “They want to contend, and the imperial clans also want to contend, so conflicts and animosity naturally arise.”

“On the Origin Continent, there are also some foreign races stirring up trouble in the shadows,” Emperor Chu shook his head. “Luo Feng, as your strength grows, you must be cautious in everything you do. Don’t be foolishly used without even realizing it.”

As he spoke, Emperor Chu remotely extended a hand, and a stream of light flew towards Luo Feng.

Upon touching Luo Feng, a wealth of information was transmitted.

Luo Feng was astonished.

Information about the foreign races in the shadows, data on terrifying existences on the Origin Continent, intelligence on numerous treasure grounds, details on opportunities left by Yuan, comprehensive profiles of many formidable powerhouses…

Aside from very sparse descriptions of the four who 'surpassed the ultimate realm of God Kings'—Di Qing, the Eastern Extremity Domain Ancestor, and the two Great Ancestors—all other powerhouses were recorded in detail; even some insane, imprisoned beings were documented.

Each piece of this intelligence would be extremely expensive to purchase; now, it had all been given to Luo Feng.

“Thank you, Master,” Luo Feng said gratefully.

“I am your master,” Emperor Chu replied. “By the way, there are some God Kings on the Origin Continent who cultivate the ‘Dao of Karma.’ Their mastery over karma is profound, and they can also ascertain your life transformation through karmic links. Therefore, the news of your ascension to God King… will spread soon! You must be prepared.”