Chapter 257: The Eye of Birth and Destruction

Luo Feng finished examining the treasures. Besides the 'Eye of Life and Destruction,' there was one other treasure suitable for both life and destruction:

The secret treasure, 'Indestructible Heart,' required 43,000 reward points to exchange. Its characteristics included being indestructible and possessing infinite vitality. It could also augment the physical body and condense an additional, extremely powerful combat body. It was suitable for practitioners of the paths of life and destruction.

In the entire treasure vault, these were the only two treasures suitable for both the paths of life and destruction. "This one is much cheaper," Luo Feng thought, feeling a little tempted. "But it's still very good."

Many secret treasures in the Infinite Space treasure vault possessed conceptual abilities. Therefore, Emperor Qing and others speculated that they must have been refined by Chaos Origin Lifeforms who had transcended the cage. "Treasures costing over 100,000 reward points all help in transcending the cage."

"Two-thirds of these treasures that aid in transcending the cage cannot be taken out of the Origin World."

Luo Feng looked at the information. Powerful treasures refined from the corpses of Chaos Origin Ancestors and World-level Chaos Origin Lifeforms, in particular, could not be taken out. "It's clear that Senior Yuan and the others truly hope that future generations can transcend the cage," Luo Feng mused.

The Infinite Space screens based on spiritual will and the creation of Grand Dao, selecting many sufficiently brilliant geniuses from the Origin World and granting them inheritances and treasures. Senior Yuan and the others gained no benefit from this. Perhaps the only benefit... was that more of their descendants could transcend the cage!

"I only have a little over 180,000 reward points in total, what should I exchange for?" Luo Feng pondered. He also needed to consider future inheritance exchanges, so the usable reward points weren't that many. He carefully re-examined the treasure vault information. "I'm not sure if I'll receive rewards for the spiritual will aspect in the future."

"But for the Grand Dao of Life and Destruction, as long as I master the complete Grand Dao, there should still be reward points." Luo Feng made his decision. Mastering the complete Grand Dao of Life and Destruction would undoubtedly be extremely difficult, but it was still immeasurably easier than transcending the cage. If he couldn't even fully master the Grand Dao of Life and Destruction, there was no need to think too far ahead. "Exchange for the Eye of Life and Destruction!" Luo Feng immediately decided.

"Trial participant, please be advised: after exchange, you may use the Eye of Life and Destruction permanently. However, should the trial participant die completely, the Eye of Life and Destruction will automatically return to the Infinite Space," a message arrived. "Please confirm whether you still wish to exchange?"

Luo Feng was momentarily stunned. As long as he was alive, he could use the Eye of Life and Destruction indefinitely. If he died, it would be reclaimed? If he truly died, his descendants, lacking sufficient ability or talent, indeed wouldn't be qualified to use such a precious treasure, which Senior Yuan and the others had painstakingly refined.

"Exchange." Luo Feng did not hesitate.

"Exchange successful! Trial participant Luo Feng, please be advised, this is the thirteenth exchange for the 'Eye of Life and Destruction.' Among the previous twelve exchangers, one transcended the cage to become a high-level Chaos Origin Lifeform, but ultimately still died in battle."

Luo Feng's heart stirred. He was the thirteenth exchanger of the Eye of Life and Destruction?

In a quiet room within the City Lord's Mansion in Huyang City, Origin Continent, inside the Star Tower's space. "Buzz."

Luo Feng sat cross-legged, and a fluctuation passed through spatial barriers, appearing before him. This was an incredibly colossal eye. Even after being refined and greatly reduced in size, its volume was still much larger than Luo Feng's world life form. Ninety percent of this eye was a black expanse, like dense ink-like clouds. Only the central region emitted a dazzling golden light, the source of which seemed to be countless faint golden secret patterns. After the successful exchange, Luo Feng also received detailed information about the 'Eye of Life and Destruction.'

"According to the detailed information, the World-level Chaos Origin Lifeform, the 'Life and Destruction Pupillary Beast,' was indeed shaped like a single eye, even reaching one-thousandth the size of a normal Origin World. Its entire corpse was subsequently refined into this secret treasure."

"After refinement, only a God Emperor-level spiritual will is required to control it."

Luo Feng immediately extended a wisp of consciousness to touch the colossal eye before him. The moment he touched it—boom! In a trance, Luo Feng saw a majestic, enormous eye-shaped creature. Facing its direct gaze, he felt as if he had no secrets; everything was thoroughly seen through.

"Buzz." Luo Feng's spiritual will quickly permeated, touching the deepest part of the Eye of Life and Destruction. The deepest part of the Eye of Life and Destruction contained countless secret patterns. These patterns were divided into two types: one for life, and one for destruction.

Both types of secret patterns were immensely vast, yet intricately intertwined, coexisting and depending on each other, ultimately converging into the eye-shaped origin. "Although life and destruction haven't merged, their cooperation is incredibly profound. This treasure is truly perfect for me," Luo Feng exclaimed in admiration. Even though his ultimate goal was the complete fusion of the two, observing how life and destruction cooperated still provided him with immense insights. Neither the Star Tower nor the Eye of Life and Destruction involved the fusion of numerous secret patterns; rather, they were about their cooperation. Ultimately, the aspect of fusion required Luo Feng to explore on his own.

"From the perspective of its internal secret patterns, the Eye of Life and Destruction is a major tier lower in profoundness than the Star Tower," Luo Feng could discern at a glance. The gap between the two was obvious, like one being a star and the other a sun. But even as a star, its profoundness was still vast as the sea. After all, it was refined from the complete corpse of a World-level Chaos Origin Lifeform, and for Luo Feng to thoroughly study it would entail countless obstacles.

"Buzz!" When his spiritual will was fully imprinted on the eye at the inner core, the entire Eye of Life and Destruction completely recognized him as its master! After all, this was a secret treasure refined by Yuan and others, making it very easy to use.

The immensely colossal Eye of Life and Destruction rapidly shrank, simultaneously flying towards Luo Feng and integrating into his brow. In fact, as a secret treasure, the Eye of Life and Destruction could be deployed externally or placed in one's palm, among other locations. However, as a being from Earth, Luo Feng habitually placed the 'third eye' at his brow.

"Open your eye and look at this world." The Eye of Life and Destruction on Luo Feng's brow slowly opened. Ninety percent of the eye was black, with only the pupil radiating a dazzling golden light. With the Star Tower's walls offering no obstruction under Luo Feng's control, he instantly saw the world outside.

The first thing he saw was Huyang City! He swept his gaze over the billions of beings within Huyang City, completely seeing through their lives. Whether it was their physical bodies or souls, including their most fundamental life structures, nothing remained secret. Only the Ultimate Realm beasts presented a slight obstruction.

"Molasar." Luo Feng looked across the city. As an Ultimate Realm beast with slight concealment and a perfected Grand Dao, he couldn't entirely pry into Molasar's secrets. Under the Eye of Life and Destruction, Luo Feng still saw the realm within Molasar's body! The essence of that realm was a complete Grand Dao of Destruction in operation, much like the essence of a primitive universe is a complete Grand Dao of Life in operation.

After reaching its peak state, the realm within Molasar's body already rivaled a primitive universe. "Molasar's greatest strength is the realm within him. If he could use the 'realm' within him more subtly, his strength could advance even further."

"However, his destructive weakness is also the realm within him. If the operation of a realm is targeted at its weak points, its operational rules can easily collapse. The annihilation of the realm would mean Molasar's complete annihilation." Luo Feng still had some confusion about the realm within Molasar. But just from the parts he glimpsed, he discovered at least seven operational weak points. He was confident that he could destroy the realm's operation within Molasar in the blink of an eye, leading to Molasar's demise.

"It can see the strongest aspects of life, and also the fatal weaknesses," Luo Feng said, looking beyond Huyang City. Under the Eye of Life and Destruction, all the powerful beings across the Origin Continent could no longer hide.

The Lord of Shadow Heaven Realm, God-King Puxin, and other mysterious existences—Luo Feng's Eye of Life and Destruction pierced through array barriers and hidden spatial obstructions, seeing these powerful beings. "Creatures with Chaos Origin bloodlines!" Luo Feng also saw the Chaos Origin bloodline creatures cultivated by the two great ancient kingdoms. Although these creatures were usually hidden in independent spaces and further concealed by arrays, they could not escape his scrutiny.

"Across the entire Origin Continent, there are a total of nine types of Ultimate Realm Chaos Origin bloodline creatures," Luo Feng saw clearly. "The weakest only possess three 'phases.' The strongest possess twelve 'phases.'"

Luo Feng's Eye of Life and Destruction could now penetrate numerous array barriers and spatial obstructions to see those Chaos Origin bloodline creatures, even discerning their most fundamental life structures. These Chaos Origin bloodline creatures had lower intelligence, and their most unique feature was the bloodline within them! Under Luo Feng's gaze, these bloodlines were completely unconcealed; let alone their vigorous life force points or destructive weaknesses, he saw through their entire being, inside and out. "I don't even need to collect materials from these bloodline creatures to comprehend their life forms. I understand their very essence and can even transform into them," Luo Feng exclaimed in awe. Previously, he had collected materials from three types of Ultimate Realm Chaos Origin bloodline creatures. But now, he didn't need to collect them. As long as they were within the Origin Continent, observing them with the Eye of Life and Destruction was like holding them in his hand and examining them closely—there was no difference!

"The three great alien races, the ancestors of the two kingdoms, and the Ancestor of the Eastern Extremity Domain!" Luo Feng also saw them, frowning slightly. "However, viewing them is too blurry." These God Emperor-level existences had vastly higher cultivation realms than Chaos Origin bloodline creatures; their lives were more profound, and they possessed various protective secret arts. Luo Feng couldn't even see their fundamental life structures. He only had the most basic ability—to see where their life force was strongest and where their destructive weaknesses lay.

"Even seeing their weaknesses wouldn't threaten them," Luo Feng knew after seeing them, because the avatars of Ancestor Yanfeng, Ancestor Thunder, and the Ancestor of the Eastern Extremity Domain were simply too powerful. Even with the Origin Continent's maximum power, targeting their fatal weaknesses would be useless against them!

Luo Feng continued to observe other places. He observed the operation of the Origin Continent! He observed the operation of the Universe Ocean! He observed the primitive universes of the three thousand dimensions! Each primitive universe appeared as if viewed from close range.

With a blink of the eye on his brow, Luo Feng clearly saw the core of the Origin Continent: the supreme rules formed by the nine fundamental Grand Daos. Grand Daos inherently allow God-Kings to glimpse them and are undefended against beings within the Origin World. Thus, with the Eye of Life and Destruction, Luo Feng could even see the complete supreme rules.

"These are the supreme rules," Luo Feng observed. "To comprehend the supreme rules, one must first comprehend these nine fundamental Grand Daos, then fully understand how these nine fundamental Grand Daos perfectly cooperate, and only then can the supreme rules be formed."

"Once one comprehends the supreme rules, one would naturally have long transcended the cage, and might even have the potential to create a new Origin World," Luo Feng speculated. Although he could see them, it was useless to him. It was like a mortal being able to see the sun and guess its life cycle. But wanting to create a sun was billions of times harder than merely observing it.

"Observation, however, is the most crucial step," Luo Feng now understood the importance of the Eye of Life and Destruction. Most practitioners stumbled in the dark, gaining some knowledge of what lay beyond the cage only by studying the corpses of high-level Chaos Origin Lifeforms and similar methods. The Eye of Life and Destruction, however, allowed Luo Feng to peer beyond the cage and understand more high-level secrets. Such opportunities were only granted by Yuan and the others to the most brilliant geniuses among countless worlds!

Luo Feng blinked again, and the Eye of Life and Destruction's gaze had already pierced through the membrane walls of the Origin World, seeing the vast and endless Chaos Origin power outside. "Although the Eye of Life and Destruction returns to the Infinite Space after death, this is still an immense opportunity." Luo Feng understood that in terms of profoundness, the Eye of Life and Destruction was inferior to the Star Tower. But in terms of aiding cultivation, the Eye of Life and Destruction was far more effective. "Even so, among the previous twelve exchangers, every single one could be called a peerless genius, yet only one managed to transcend the cage, and even that one died in battle." Luo Feng also understood that the path was arduous.

In the Infinite Space, he had seen dozens of treasures ranked higher than the Eye of Life and Destruction. As for even more valuable ones, he currently wasn't qualified to see them. There were likely many historical exchangers for those treasures, each exceptionally brilliant, but how many truly succeeded in transcending the cage?