Chapter 258: Sorting Out the Knowledge System

Luo Feng sat cross-legged inside the Star Tower, his 'Eye of Life and Death' open on his brow, observing the Origin Continent and even gazing at the endless chaos currents outside it.

"With a single glance, I can observe the entire Source World, even beyond it... Is this the observational ability of a high-level Origin Life Form?" Luo Feng wondered.

He had a clear understanding. Although the 'Eye of Life and Death' was refined from the complete corpse of a World-level Origin Life Form, the 'Pupil Beast of Life and Death,' he was ultimately the one using it. His own observational capabilities were likely far from reaching the level of a World-level Origin Life Form.

From the extensive information in the Infinite Space Treasure Vault, Luo Feng could deduce the hierarchy: Origin Ancestors, World-level Origin Life Forms, High-level Origin Life Forms, and Low-level Origin Life Forms, with status decreasing sequentially. The differences between these tiers were immense.

In Luo Feng's view, with the observational abilities of a World-level Origin Life Form, the ancestors of the two nations and the ancestor of the East Pole Domain would be seen 'crystal clear,' without any secrets. "For a being within a cage like me to possess the observational abilities of a high-level Origin Life Form, allowing me to leap out of this cage! This 'Eye of Life and Death' is truly priceless." Luo Feng stopped looking outward and instead focused on his surroundings.

Luo Feng's Eye of Life and Death, located on his brow, first observed the deep secret patterns of the Star Tower. "Boom!"

Just as ordinary people on Earth perceive things differently with the naked eye, a microscope, or an X-ray, the secret patterns of the Star Tower that Luo Feng, as a God-King of the second tier with a God-Emperor level will, originally observed were vastly different from what he now saw through the 'Eye of Life and Death'.

"This, this..." Luo Feng was somewhat astonished as he gazed through the Eye of Life and Death. The deep secret patterns of the Star Tower, from his perspective, existed simultaneously across multiple spatiotemporal layers, resembling a magnificent spatiotemporal edifice. The innermost layer of this structure was timeless! The blood-red scales were perpetually fixed at a certain point in time!

Time was locked! Eternally unchanging! No matter how much time passed in the outside world, the blood-red scales remained as they were at the very beginning.

"It's so beautiful," Luo Feng observed. The blood-red scales, shimmering with twelve colors at their edges, were eternal and indestructible, with time and space collapsing into a fixed point within them. From this central point outwards, space gradually unfolded. It was only as space unfurled and took shape that time began to flow slowly.

These secret patterns operated, simultaneously existing within every continuously flowing timeline. To perceive different spaces typically required reaching a very high level in the great Dao of space origin. Similarly, observing different timelines necessitated a profound mastery of the path of time. Yet, Luo Feng's 'Eye of Life and Death' effortlessly revealed all this, with even highly hidden information unable to escape its scrutiny.

"In my past years, I comprehended nine 'Eight-Branch Fusion Techniques'," Luo Feng mused, shaking his head gently. "Looking at it now, my perspective was too shallow. My techniques also had too many weak points."

Luo Feng flipped his hand and, as if eating a piece of candy, consumed an Origin Crystal. He then focused on studying the Star Tower's deep secret patterns. "The knowledge system I've accumulated regarding the paths of life, destruction, and life-and-death transformation needs to be reorganized," Luo Feng began his research.

The Eye of Life and Death merely assisted Luo Feng, allowing him to perceive information that high-level Origin Life Forms could easily see. But how to analyze this information? How to thoroughly comprehend it? And then integrate it into his own path, making it part of his 'Great Dao'? This all required insight.

This was also why Senior Yuan and others screened for the top talents from numerous worlds. Insufficient talent meant wasted resources, even when provided. The twelve previous users of the 'Eye of Life and Death' were considered highly talented, yet their achievements were quite ordinary.

For Senior Yuan and his peers, becoming a World-level Origin Life Form was cause for joy. As for simply adding another high-level Origin Life Form? That was a trivial matter.

Luo Feng had only been on the Origin Continent for eight hundred epochs, yet he had already reached his current level of accumulated power. His talent, without a doubt, far surpassed that of past powerhouses on the Origin Continent.

In the ancient space where the Ancestor resided, within the sacred land 'Thunder Mountain' of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, the Thunder Ancestor gazed at a golden finger bone before him. "I've accumulated six pieces of special life form remains from the depths of the Dream Domain and the Heaven Pillar Realm. Over the long years, I've sold them off one by one, and now only this one remains."

"Throughout the eras of the Origin Continent, I cultivated monarchs to help me gather treasures," he said. "Various rare artifacts, various secret treasures. These also helped me reach the God-Emperor Consummate realm." The Thunder Ancestor's eyes were cold. "I've repeatedly observed 'high-level Origin Life Form' prisoners! I've even personally dissected their corpses and interacted with powerhouses from many worlds."

"But..." he continued, "how do I achieve ultimate awakening? I still have no clue!"

The Thunder Ancestor looked at the golden finger bone before him; it was the last and most crucial piece of special life form remains he possessed. As he observed the golden finger bone, his spiritual consciousness permeated it, revealing the contained thunder secret patterns and vaguely discerning a majestic, colossal being.

"Senior Yuan himself told me that my breakthrough opportunity lies within this very finger bone! Even grasping just a superficial understanding would allow for ultimate awakening." The Thunder Ancestor felt quite frustrated.

"'Superficial understanding'?" The Thunder Ancestor was in agony. "It's right in front of me, yet I've studied it for several epochs and am still completely bewildered."

In truth, the Thunder Ancestor had long realized his comprehension was relatively weak; it took him dozens of times longer than Ancestor Yan Feng to reach the Ultimate Realm. He had even been unable to comprehend the Dao of the 'God-Emperor Realm'! Consequently, he abandoned the path of the Dao Seeker and instead cultivated the Origin Bloodline.

Cultivating the Origin Bloodline was indeed much easier; one only needed to tap into the bloodline's potential. Through time, resources, and some fortunate opportunities, he had stubbornly advanced to his current stage.

"Even though we are all God-Emperor Consummate, the most terrifying beings could annihilate me with a single palm strike." The Thunder Ancestor was well aware of the disparity.

God-Emperor Consummate, in essence, was the Half-Origin level! Yet, the differences between individuals at this level could still be vast.

For instance, God-Emperor Consummate cultivators from the Dao Seeker lineage were naturally much stronger. Among the powerhouses of billions of worlds, there were even more astonishing individuals! Some could elevate more than one path to the 'Half-Origin level'! There were even those who began to merge different 'Half-Origin Daos,' and some who could even tap into the power of World-level Origin bloodlines...

Those beings were truly extraordinarily brilliant! Among them, some had leapt out of the cage to become high-level Origin Life Forms! It was even rumored that some had ascended beyond the cage to become World-level Origin Life Forms!

Compared to those beings, the Thunder Ancestor was merely an inconspicuous member standing in the farthest corner. "I have no clue at all." The Thunder Ancestor looked at the finger bone before him, calmed his mind, and continued his meticulous research and contemplation.

On Thunder Mountain, two monarchs met. "White Demon, your audacity is truly great," said the majestic-looking man with blue and white scales covering his body and three scaled tails, looking disapprovingly at the pale-skinned elder beside him. "Aside from some peripheral minor nations, you actually dispatched your subordinates to capture tribes in the wilderness areas within our Thunder Ancient Kingdom."

"Monarch Lan Duo, how did you even discover this?" Monarch White Demon smiled faintly. "My subordinates were very careful, scattered across various Chaos Provinces of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, making very little disturbance. None of the other monarchs noticed, yet you did."

Monarch Lan Duo frowned. "Attacking some peripheral nations is one thing, but why attack within our own ancient kingdom?"

"The entire Origin Continent is destined for destruction in the future, and nearly all living beings in the Thunder Ancient Kingdom will perish anyway," Monarch White Demon said nonchalantly. "Given that, what does it matter if I capture some beings from the wilderness areas of our Thunder Ancient Kingdom?"

"Lan Duo, you also know that the Galaxy God Kingdom has occupied vast territories. The areas suitable for our raids are dwindling, and you've also sent subordinates to plunder... After much thought, I realized we could only act within our own ancient kingdom," White Demon chuckled. "Our ancient kingdom is vast enough! As long as we don't cause too big a commotion, no one will care."

Monarch Lan Duo looked at his companion, envious.

"You can join in too," White Demon said with a smile.

"Keep the commotion minimal," Monarch Lan Duo replied. "No action against any major cities. As for the wilderness areas... we'll divide them, each taking half of the Chaos Provinces, and the total number of beings plundered must not exceed one-tenth of the wilderness population."

"You're still the more ruthless one; my plunder is nowhere near one-tenth," Monarch White Demon chuckled heartily.

Although these two monarchs of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, 'Monarch Lan Duo' and 'Monarch White Demon,' dispatched subordinates for plunder, they had always been extremely cautious! Furthermore, with conflicts and wars inherent across the Origin Continent, for a short period, even the Thunder Ancient Kingdom itself did not detect any problems.

However, as time slowly passed, the plunder across the entire Thunder Ancient Kingdom eventually triggered numerous chain reactions. After all, the tribes in the wilderness areas also had members who hunted outside or had settled in large cities. Thus, the complete plundering of entire tribes led to investigations by many survivors, and the scale of these investigations grew larger and larger, eventually drawing in even the royal God-Kings.

In the capital of the Galaxy God Kingdom, Emperor Guixu looked at the intelligence in his hand, seething with rage. He turned to God-King Wuxin beside him. "What audacity! Wuxin, are you sure the intelligence you gathered is accurate?"

"You know my stealth abilities," God-King Wuxin scoffed. "The Thunder Ancient Kingdom is already in an uproar. Originally, the royal God-Kings of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom began to furiously investigate this matter, but then there was no follow-up, which is how I knew something was amiss."

"I was also very curious about who could be so audacious. Such widespread plunder would not only offend the Thunder Ancient Kingdom but also the Galaxy Nation Master," God-King Wuxin continued, shaking his head. "Out of curiosity, I investigated thoroughly, and haha, it turns out they were internal traitors within the Thunder Ancient Kingdom after all. I traced the Eternal True Gods responsible for the plundering back to Monarch White Demon and Monarch Lan Duo. These subordinates of the two monarchs were not only plundering within the Thunder Ancient Kingdom but also in some peripheral small nations. The plundering has been going on for about seventy epochs."

"Seventy epochs?" Emperor Guixu was furious. "Such prolonged, large-scale plundering clearly shows a complete disregard for our Nation Master. I will report this to the Nation Master immediately!"

Emperor Guixu immediately rose and departed. God-King Wuxin watched the scene. During his investigation, he too had been consumed by rage, but he could not possibly provoke the monarchs of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom.

"I wonder how the Galaxy Nation Master will handle this matter," God-King Wuxin mused.

Emperor Guixu held a high position within the Galaxy God Kingdom and immediately met with Moluosa to report the matter. Inside the palace, Moluosa was both shocked and enraged upon hearing the news. "What?! What gall, Monarch White Demon and Monarch Lan Duo! Their actions show absolute disregard for my master!"

"Master, Master!" Moluosa immediately sent a mental message to Luo Feng.