Chapter 203: The First Minister

The Black Fire Demon Master put away the jade bottle and reiterated his instructions: "Luo Feng, you should know that obtaining a portion of an Origin Bloodline creature's corpse goes against regulations. This matter must be kept strictly confidential. These corpse materials must never be shared with outsiders!"

"Rest assured, I will certainly not disclose it," Luo Feng replied.

The Black Fire Demon Master nodded and then vanished.

Luo Feng held the cloth bag in his hand. He didn't need the Black Fire Demon Master to remind him of the difficulty in obtaining even a tenth of such a corpse. After all, for over a hundred epochs, he had put effort into pursuing this matter within both the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and the Thunder Ancient Kingdom. Although he had failed, he was well aware of the numerous hurdles involved.

Origin Bloodline creatures of this caliber are strictly guarded by Emperor Lords and Monarchs.

It is even rumored that the most powerful Origin Bloodline creatures, those of Ultimate Realm strength, are guarded by the avatars or incarnations of the two great ancestors themselves! The primary concern is that these Origin Bloodline creatures might escape and cause a major catastrophe.

Luo Feng took a single step, teleporting through the void to return to his private chamber, and then entered the Star Tower.

Within one of the Star Tower's internal spaces, Luo Feng unpacked all the corpse materials from the cloth bag.

"Rumble~" First to emerge was the most massive piece: a half-hoof. This half-hoof alone comprised approximately half of all the corpse materials! The hoof resembled a towering mountain, with the hooked claws at its tip stretching over a hundred million kilometers long. There was also a gigantic tail, hundreds of millions of kilometers in length. These two parts were relatively intact; the remaining materials consisted of numerous scales, muscle tissue, bones, a substantial amount of blood, and other components.

The overpowering aura that assailed him made Luo Feng gasp.

"Its physical body exhibits the Twenty-Four Forms life structure. This Origin Bloodline creature... though stated to be at the God King Second Realm, is likely considered top-tier within that realm," Luo Feng observed. "Its low intelligence and realm notwithstanding, it can still wield such power."

"Roar~" A colossal phantom, an infinitely majestic upright figure, faintly materialized above the corpse. It stared at Luo Feng, letting out an angry roar.

"The Bloodline Will," Luo Feng understood.

This Bloodline Will was not the will of the deceased Origin Bloodline creature itself. Instead, it was the residual will of a true Origin Lifeform—the progenitor of this 'Origin Bloodline'! Even after generations of reproduction and dilution, the will could still be transmitted through the bloodline, possessing extremely strong corruptive power.

To embark on the Origin Bloodline path, one must first be capable of resisting this corruption!

Although this path is fraught with defects and perils, if one can transcend all defects and withstand all perils, remarkable achievements are still possible, as exemplified by the Thunder Ancestor.

The Thunder Ancestor and Yanfeng Ancestor had indeed captured true Origin Lifeforms, using their bloodlines to propagate new generations on the Origin Continent for the purpose of diluting the bloodline.

"Remarkable," Luo Feng mused. He ignored the illusory will's assault, reaching out to touch a scale and observing the dark yellow hooked claws on the hoof. His consciousness permeated them, delving into the intrinsic structure of these materials.

As he observed, the material instantly magnified tens of billions of times, allowing him to quickly perceive the subtlest details of its structure.

Each group of ten particles fused together, seamlessly integrated and inseparable, naturally forming a single phase.

Two hundred and forty particles arranged themselves into twenty-four groups. These twenty-four groups of particles intertwined and spun, naturally forming twenty-four distinct spatial structures!

These twenty-four spatial structures resembled an intricate array, interconnected and continuously rotating.

"It's truly magnificent!" Luo Feng gazed intently.

Although his two top-tier inheritances included thorough explanations, it felt like merely examining three-dimensional blueprints.

However, with the actual 'Twenty-Four Forms' life-form material before his eyes, the impact was far more profound.

"Perfect, such a perfect life form! The most fundamental structure of every living being contains twenty-four distinct spatial structures, and these twenty-four structures are interconnected with incredible tightness, akin to an array. Destroying even a single one of these life structures would be incredibly difficult." Just by observing, Luo Feng grasped the terrifying nature of this life structure.

The Ten Directions World Structure can only be considered the most rudimentary form of a 'World Lifeform'.

The Twenty-Four Forms structure, however, truly offers a glimpse into the terrifying potential of a 'World Lifeform'.

The path of World Lifeforms is indeed formidable. However, the top-tier inheritance of 'World Lifeform' can only be acquired up to its Ultimate Realm chapter within the Infinite Space. While Luo Feng can harness the power of this inheritance through his 'Formless and Phaseless' capability, this capability is limited to transforming materials originating from the Origin Continent. The Origin Continent itself cannot naturally yield materials beyond the God King Ultimate Realm.

Should he reach the Ultimate Realm, he would ultimately need to alter his cultivation path.

But that, of course, was a matter for future consideration!

For now, he aimed to possess strength on the Origin Continent that truly feared nothing.

"Each phase of the Twenty-Four Forms, with its six major branches, is combined with such perfection." Luo Feng became completely engrossed in his study, spending more than ten thousand days on it. Then, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him, and a complete manifestation of the 'first phase' spontaneously arose in his mind.

"Knowledge gained from books is ultimately superficial! By observing actual life materials, I have finally broken through the final bottleneck and gained insight into the first phase of the Twenty-Four Forms!" Luo Feng laughed heartily.

"Among the Twenty-Four Forms, comprehending the first phase is the most challenging.

Because the difficulty of each subsequent phase is equivalent, once the first phase is comprehended, the subsequent second and third phases will become significantly easier. Understanding the first phase is akin to having grasped half of this life structure. "I can feel that as long as I dedicate some effort to comprehension and study, within ten epochs, the Grand Dao of Life Origin can advance into the God King Second Realm." Luo Feng sensed this instinctively.

The comprehension of the first phase had provided Luo Feng with abundant accumulated experience in the fusion of the six major branches.

"It's no wonder the inheritance records state that the Twenty-Four Forms structure... is theoretically the highest-level life structure comprehensible to a God King First Realm practitioner. However, once one comprehends three or four phases, one naturally achieves a breakthrough." Luo Feng was in excellent spirits.

Transitioning from the God King First Realm to the God King Second Realm was still incredibly difficult.

Many God Kings remained stagnant at the First Realm, ultimately opting to cultivate the Origin Bloodline!

Even a proud figure like God King Jiayin, without cultivating the Origin Bloodline, became an invincible force within the King First Realm!

She desired to advance to the God King Second Realm independently, but her breakthrough was proving exceedingly arduous.

"Having just become a God King, my mastery over the six major branches of life, and the smooth progression of my cultivation, are indeed linked to my complete mastery of all six branches."

"Continuously observing the complete Grand Dao of Life Origin, guided by two top-tier inheritances, I've reached the threshold of the God King Second Realm within over a hundred epochs." Luo Feng was quite satisfied, though he certainly wouldn't be shortsighted and hastily attempt a breakthrough.

Every step of cultivation must be taken with a solid foundation, constantly honing one's insight. If one resorts to shortcuts in the early stages, how will one comprehend the complete Grand Dao in the future?

Without the guidance of the Grand Dao, how would one comprehend realms beyond the God King? Regrets would be futile then.

"Compared to the Grand Dao of Life Origin, my progress in the Grand Dao of Destruction is considerably slower. I have yet to sense an imminent breakthrough to the God King Second Realm," Luo Feng mused to himself.

Although he had consumed the 'Five-Colored Treasure Medicine' twice, his progress on the path of destruction had significantly improved.

However, the path of life, having benefited from continuous observation of the Grand Dao, had always progressed faster.

"Now with the Twenty-Four Forms life-form materials as reference, my comprehension of the Twenty-Four Forms will only proceed more smoothly. It seems my breakthrough to the God King Second Realm will likely come first through the path of life." Luo Feng looked at the massive corpse materials before him. A thought occurred to him, and he began to collect some of the materials.

He collected a few scales, some muscle tissue, bones, blood, the membrane from the tail, and the shortest hooked claw.

The materials Luo Feng collected accounted for less than one-thousandth of the total.

"Phew." Luo Feng set aside the materials he had collected. Only then did he send a mental message: "Morosa, come to the Star Tower immediately."

...Ever since his master last mentioned there would be "good news soon," Morosa's heart had been restless, and he had been eagerly awaiting his master's summons.

"To the Star Tower?" Morosa was overjoyed upon hearing the mental message.

His master would not normally summon him to the Star Tower for a standard meeting.

Morosa expertly made his way to the private chamber in the City Lord's Mansion. Seeing the Star Tower, he entered its interior unhindered.

"Master." As Morosa opened his mouth, he immediately spotted the massive Origin Bloodline creature's corpse materials beside them. The gigantic hoof, in particular, caused Morosa's eyes to gleam with excitement.

"This... this is?" Morosa's voice trembled with excitement.

Devour it! Devour it!

As a World Beast, his instincts were overwhelmingly desirous of devouring the massive corpse materials before him.

"This is approximately one-tenth of an Origin Bloodline creature's corpse," Luo Feng said. "In terms of physical strength, it far surpasses typical God King Second Realm cultivators and even exhibits traits found in some Ultimate Realm lifeforms."

"I can feel it..." Morosa mumbled, staring intently. "If I simply devour it, I will definitely achieve a breakthrough! I will become much, much stronger!"

"Nearly all the treasures I've accumulated since arriving on the Origin Continent have been expended, and I even incurred some debts of gratitude, just to obtain this portion of the corpse," Luo Feng said, smiling at Morosa. "Morosa, I've gone to great lengths for you."

Luo Feng was, of course, jesting.

His enormous expenditure was first and foremost for his personal cultivation of the Twenty-Four Forms.

In reality, however, of this one-tenth of the Origin Bloodline creature's corpse, Luo Feng only took some peripheral fragments, giving the bulk of it to Morosa. "Mmm-hmm, thank you, Master, you are truly good to me." Morosa's eyes gleamed with fervent desire; he could barely contain himself.

Luo Feng asked, "Are you certain you will reach the God King Second Realm this time?"

"Absolutely! I can feel that this portion of corpse material will be of far greater assistance to me than ten God King Second Realm corpses combined," Morosa stated confidently. "I estimate that I will build a substantial foundation even within the God King Second Realm."

"Good. Once you break through, I'll be interested to see what a God King Second Realm World Beast is truly capable of," Luo Feng said. With a wave of his hand, he added, "Proceed to your designated space and slowly absorb and digest it."

The numerous corpse materials and Morosa were transported together to Morosa's exclusive level within the tower.

"I'm getting closer and closer to the Ultimate Realm," Morosa thought, gazing at the massive corpse materials before him. He immediately opened his gaping maw.

First, innumerable streams of blood flew into his mouth.

Although the Bloodline Will was roaring, Morosa was utterly unconcerned. He wasn't assimilating the bloodline; rather, he was devouring and thoroughly digesting it by means of the 'World' within his body.

With just the sheer volume of blood surging into the 'World' within him, Morosa felt as if the 'World' had received a potent nourishment, and its growth rate rapidly intensified.