Chapter 356: Knife

The silver-haired woman and Luo Feng walked deep within the immense Chaos Hall, where time and space shifted with their passage.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng saw a fierce, fiery figure in a distant spatial cage. Its fur bristled with flames, and its breath carried the power of chaos. It was climbing with some irritation, gazing toward Luo Feng from afar.

Just being stared at by it sent an inexplicable shiver down Luo Feng's spine.

The difference was vast. Its exhaled breath could turn him to ash. A single claw swipe would annihilate even thousands of him.

Luo Feng was absolutely certain of this at that moment.

With his twelve billion times energy reserve, his physical size might reach one or two tenths of this world-destroying demon god. However, the qualitative gap was too immense. This meant that no matter how many versions of himself there were, they would be utterly defenseless against a true High-Tier Chaos Being.

"Breaking out of the cage is the true qualitative change," Luo Feng mused to himself.

He now had confidence in using three High-Tier Chaos bloodlines to break free from the cage.

But Luo Feng was not in a hurry to choose.

He needed to first complete his Life-Death Dao so that Senior Yuan and others could guide him. At that time, he should learn the most suitable method for breaking out of the cage. "This is a High-Tier Chaos Being," the silver-haired woman said. "In the boundless Chaos Space, Low-Tier Chaos Beings are countless and weak. Only High-Tier Chaos Beings receive some attention and can play a role in the faction wars."

Luo Feng understood. Low-Tier Chaos Beings had no role in the faction wars.

"World-level Chaos Beings are already mighty combatants across various fronts. Regular conflicts usually only involve World-level Chaos experts," the silver-haired woman stated. Luo Feng was aware of this too.

High-Tier Chaos Beings, World-level Chaos Experts, and Chaos Lords. These were the three major tiers for cultivators after breaking out of the cage, with vast differences between them.

"Once the Lords participate," the silver-haired woman's voice turned cold, "that signifies the start of war! And we are currently in a period of war."

Luo Feng listened. "In the faction wars, our losses will be significant. Entire massive world clusters have even fallen, and numerous Source Worlds have become food for naturally born Chaos Beings."

The silver-haired woman said indifferently, "But the naturally born Chaos Being faction has also suffered heavy losses. The lowest-tier High-Tier Chaos Beings participating in the war have died in the billions. We have also slain many World-level Chaos Beings."

"The seven World-level Chaos corpses stored in the immense Chaos Hall of the Dark Saint Realm were just slain in a war tens of thousands of epochs ago."

Luo Feng was somewhat surprised. Seven World-level Chaos Being corpses, just killed tens of thousands of epochs ago? "Even Chaos Ancestors have been slain."

The silver-haired woman looked at Luo Feng. "This war is unlike previous ones. The naturally born Chaos Being faction disregards casualties and attacks at all costs. The cultivator faction can only meet them head-on! Is the situation very grim?" Luo Feng asked.

"Extremely grim." The silver-haired woman looked at Luo Feng. "Cultivator Luo Feng, a practitioner of the Fusion Dao, you will learn much more when you are guided."

"You know I cultivate the Fusion Dao?" Luo Feng looked at her.

"Of course I know."

The silver-haired woman looked at Luo Feng. "Every puppet life within the immense Chaos Hall is a part of me. As the guardian of the Dark Saint Realm, nothing can be hidden from me."

"You have great potential and will be an important force for our cultivator faction in the future," the silver-haired woman said. "However, you are still too weak right now." She led Luo Feng forward.

Luo Feng looked at the surrounding spatial cages, each holding a High-Tier Chaos Being. Every one of them exerted an incredibly terrifying oppressive force on Luo Feng.

These formidable beings were merely the lowest-tier soldiers on the faction battlefield. "If breaking out of the cage only makes one a High-Tier Chaos Being, it truly holds no value for the entire cultivator faction," Luo Feng thought. He needed to become even stronger.

Further on, he saw more and more High-Tier Chaos Being prisoners. Facing the gaze of hundreds of them simultaneously was also a test of his mental will. Yet, Luo Feng calmly walked the entire path. No matter what, they were just a group of prisoners who couldn't harm him in the slightest.

"Now that you've seen the Chaos prisoners, what else would you like to see?" the silver-haired woman asked.

"I'd like to see the corpses of Chaos Beings," Luo Feng replied. The silver-haired woman nodded.

Time and space shifted. After walking for just a moment, Luo Feng saw High-Tier Chaos Being corpses appear before him.

"There are too many High-Tier Chaos Being corpses from the wars, and they are all available for cultivators to exchange," the silver-haired woman said. "For just one trillion Chaos Crystals, you can exchange for a High-Tier Chaos Being corpse. Many cultivators even pool their resources to exchange for one."

Luo Feng knew about this. A High-Tier Chaos Being corpse for one trillion Chaos Crystals seemed expensive, but in reality, dozens or even over a hundred cultivators could afford to buy one together. Furthermore, after studying it, the corpse's materials could still recoup most of the cost, making the overall price not significant.

"So many corpses." Luo Feng gazed at the massive corpses, each like a continuous mountain range. Every corpse retained intense resentment, despair, and fury. The accumulated grievances from so many corpses made Luo Feng feel oppressed. After a long while, he finished viewing all the High-Tier Chaos Being corpses displayed in the immense Chaos Hall.

"This is—" Luo Feng saw it.

Seven incredibly massive corpses, larger than the landmass of Origin Continent itself. Compared to them, the High-Tier Chaos Beings were insignificant.

The smallest of them was five-thousandths the size of the entire Source World of Origin Continent, while the largest was two percent the size of the entire Source World of Origin Continent!

"They're too vast." Luo Feng looked up in shock. "The hidden space within the immense Chaos Hall can actually be this immense, easily accommodating seven colossal corpses."

Facing these seven World-level Chaos Being corpses, Luo Feng truly felt as if he were confronting a Source World. The oppressive sensation was overwhelming. At this level, he feared a single glance could turn him to ash.

Yet, in the faction wars, they still perished!

"Even thousands of High-Tier Chaos Beings cannot withstand a single move against a World-level Chaos Being," the silver-haired woman stated. "The difference between major tiers is enormous."

Luo Feng nodded, clearly seeing this.

"On the faction battlefield, even Chaos Ancestors have fallen. Only our cultivator faction's Lords have never died in battle," the silver-haired woman said confidently. "The wars between the two factions have lasted for endless eons, and we are even at an absolute disadvantage right now. But I believe the cultivators will ultimately win, because the Lords are immortal."

Luo Feng knew that some Chaos Ancestors had indeed died in battle; the blood-scaled part of his Star Tower originated from a Chaos Ancestor.

"The Lords are immortal, yet we're still at an absolute disadvantage?" Luo Feng couldn't help but ask. If even their own people admitted to an absolute disadvantage, how severe was it? The silver-haired woman paused slightly, then let out a soft sigh.

"You will know once you are guided," the silver-haired woman said, offering no further explanation.

The only thing the cultivator faction could boast about was that their Lords were immortal! This was also what made cultivators willing to believe in ultimate victory and continue fighting at all costs.

At this moment, Luo Feng knew the cultivator faction was at a disadvantage, but he wasn't fully aware of the true situation in the boundless Chaos Space.

Afterward, Luo Feng viewed various rare treasures and secret artifacts, examining everything stored in the immense Chaos Hall.

"You've seen all the rare treasures and secret artifacts," the silver-haired woman said, looking at Luo Feng. "Is there anything you wish to exchange for?"

"Are the secret artifacts worth more than ten million Merit Points not stored here?" Luo Feng asked. The exchange prices for secret artifacts ranged from ten thousand to fifty million Merit Points.

"Yes, the immense Chaos Hall permanently stores only secret artifacts worth less than ten million Merit Points," the silver-haired woman replied. "As for those worth more than ten million Merit Points, any single one might be as valuable as a World-level Chaos Being corpse. Therefore, they are specially stored elsewhere and not in the Dark Saint Realm."

Luo Feng understood. He had also noticed this.

Secret artifacts worth over ten million Merit Points should correspond to those in the boundless space worth over one hundred thousand reward points, no less valuable than the Eye of Life and Death. Some were even more precious! "Secret artifacts worth over ten million Merit Points are limited to one per cultivator and are forbidden from being traded," Luo Feng sighed internally.

The exchange of reward points in the boundless space had no quantity limit, but the acquisition of reward points was restricted.

"You may study them carefully." The silver-haired woman smiled faintly and then departed. Luo Feng returned to his cave dwelling, which was located within the immense Chaos Hall, allowing him to exchange for rare treasures and secret artifacts at any time. He meticulously studied the detailed information of every secret artifact valued at over ten million Merit Points.

"My 'Life-Death Dao' has gone somewhat awry," Luo Feng realized as his understanding deepened.

"My cultivation path has been most profoundly influenced by the Star Tower! When I was on Origin Continent, I meticulously observed that blood-red scale. It was like a lamp in the darkness, guiding my direction." Luo Feng frowned. "However, among the secret patterns I observed on that blood-red scale, life-related ones accounted for 34.2%, while destruction-related ones were only 9.2%."

Using it as a guide led my Life-Death Dao to lean more toward life.

Luo Feng's pursuit was to achieve an extremely massive life form, and then transform the power of that extreme life form into destruction, naturally possessing super-powerful destructive might. However, this path was inherently more inclined toward life. Even in the God King stage of cultivation, it already leaned towards life.

"My Life-Death Dao, strictly speaking, is a fusion of seventy percent life and thirty percent destruction."

"Influenced by the Star Tower in the very beginning, my direction diverged. I can no longer turn back; I must follow this path to the end."

Luo Feng also clearly knew there was no such thing as a "wrong" path. Even pure life could hope to reach the highest level. Seventy percent life and thirty percent destruction could still reach the 'Semi-Chaos' stage and continue on.

"I still need a secret artifact that can corroborate with the Star Tower's blood scale," Luo Feng thought. Their mutual corroboration could also broaden his horizons.

"This secret artifact needs to possess mysteries at the 'Chaos Ancestor level,' contain life and death, and lean towards destruction," Luo Feng mused.

The blood-red scale focused primarily on life. The other treasure should focus primarily on destruction. With both for reference, his Life-Death Dao could progress more smoothly.

"From this perspective, it has to be this one." Luo Feng set his sights on a particular secret artifact.

"Sky-Rending Blade: A weapon naturally conceived in a mysterious place within the boundless Chaos Space, it contains the highest-level mysteries of destruction, yet within its endless, terrifying destructiveness, it harbors vitality. This blade is suitable for cultivators of the Destruction Dao and Life Dao. It requires 30 million Merit Points for exchange."

"It contains the highest-level mysteries of destruction, yet also harbors vitality? Primarily destruction, supplemented by life? This is it." Luo Feng chose it. He had always liked blades but had never encountered a suitable blade-type secret artifact until now!

"Cultivator Luo Feng, are you certain you wish to exchange for the Sky-Rending Blade?" A gentle voice resonated.

"Yes, I am," Luo Feng responded.

"Should the Sky-Rending Blade be transported to the Dark Saint Realm, or to your home Source World?" the gentle voice asked. "Although the Sky-Rending Blade is not crafted from materials of naturally born Chaos Beings, its value is exceptionally high, and keeping it outside a Source World might attract danger."

"Transport it to my home Source World," Luo Feng said.