Chapter 385: Ceasefire

The God-King, aided by his two companions, had initially restrained Luo Feng. However, Luo Feng suddenly vanished, transforming into 1.08 billion fundamental particles. These particles, resembling a brilliant cluster of stars, naturally formed a powerful formation.

This was 'Great Annihilation of Fundamentals,' one of Luo Feng's three forbidden ultimate moves, developed to leverage his unique strengths.

All three forbidden moves required specific environments to achieve their maximum effect. They were termed 'forbidden' because the cost of unleashing them was immense.

The 1.08 billion fundamental particles formed a formation, triggering a chain reaction that instantly transformed into an energy storm capable of destroying everything. This storm tore through space-time itself, reducing it to its purest energy in the face of such overwhelming power. The God-King's majestic body, specifically its abdominal area closest to the fundamental particles, was instantly ripped open and pierced, causing its colossal form to break apart.

“This is bad!” the God-King exclaimed in shock and rage.

“Evade!” The dual domain created by the Primordial Beast Ancestor and the Dark Tide Ancestor was immediately struck by this boundless energy.

While their combined dual domain was indeed formidable, in the face of absolute power, the nearest parts of the domain were likewise destroyed and annihilated into energy. This released energy further merged into the storm, making it even more terrifying.

A colossal, brilliant, jade-disk-shaped energy storm erupted from the God-King's abdomen.

It tore through the God-King's body, pierced the dual domain, and, carrying even more terrifying energy, surged outwards in all directions.

Boom!

As the power surpassed a certain threshold, it triggered a unique reaction.

The surrounding space-time was instantly annihilated, and a vast area transformed into a blinding sphere of light. Dozens of nearby Ancestors had no time to react and were completely engulfed by the energy storm!

“How could this happen?” the God-King exclaimed, utterly enraged and shocked.

The dual domain of the Primordial Beast Ancestor and the Dark Tide Ancestor partially protected the God-King’s legs and everything above its chest.

Even at the epicenter of such a horrific explosion, with the protection of the immensely powerful dual domain, only a third of the God-King's body was destroyed. The dual domain protected its remaining body, allowing it to fuse back together.

“Fortunately, I had you two, or I would have died this time,” the God-King said, still feeling a lingering fear.

Unlike Luo Feng and Wu Lan, who, as Lords, created their own bodies and naturally sought perfection, their bodies had reached the theoretical limit in energy density.

The God-King was different! It was born from the Infinite Primordial Space, growing naturally as its core life essence transformed.

Although its body was colossal and its unleashed power was among the strongest of the Nine Emperors, its survival capability was relatively much weaker. Its body's energy density was lower than that of Wu Lan or Luo Feng! Facing such immense power at close range, it would indeed have been utterly annihilated without its two companions.

“Luo Feng actually has such a move, causing me to lose a tenth of my body,” the Primordial Beast Ancestor said, astonished. Its body was the strongest domain in the entire Infinite Primordial Space!

Both it and the Dark Tide Ancestor excelled at domain-based abilities. They complemented the God-King, enabling them to unleash immense power. “I also lost nearly a tenth,” said the Dark Tide Ancestor, whose domain was at the outermost layer, yet its losses were comparable to the Primordial Beast Ancestor’s.

The God-King and its two companions had suffered significant losses and now watched their surroundings cautiously.

This terrifying power swept over the dozens of surrounding Ancestors, whose survival capabilities were far inferior to the combined strength of the God-King and its allies! Even at a greater distance, where the impact was slightly weaker, the consequences were still dire.

A total of twenty-six Ancestors were severely wounded by the terrifying force.

“Perish!”

At that moment, twenty-six incredibly brilliant golden lightning bolts descended!

Lord Ming Huang, without hesitation, chose to burn his main battle avatar. The twenty-six terrifying golden lightning bolts were unavoidable and struck the twenty-six severely wounded Ancestors.

“Ah!” “No!” “Help!”

These twenty-six Ancestors were already gravely wounded, and Lord Ming Huang's full assault terrified them. The golden lightning could not be evaded, and even though their companions attempted to rescue them, the golden lightning still struck them.

Five of the most severely wounded Ancestors failed to protect their core lives under the golden lightning; their core lives cracked open. These five Ancestors died on the spot!

The other twenty-one Ancestors were even more gravely wounded and plunged into panic.

“Retrieve them.”

An endless light enveloped them, rescuing them.

However, the bodies of the five deceased Ancestors had already been subtly shifted away by space-time.

“Five Ancestors died?”

The other Ancestors present were all bewildered, unable to accept what had just happened! In previous eras, there had been instances of their kind perishing, but those only occurred after long battles, typically involving the weaker combatants.

But this time was too sudden! Twenty-six Ancestors were severely wounded in an instant, followed by five deaths!

The five deceased Ancestors were quite powerful; they were not among the weakest of their kind. It was purely bad luck and being too close to the God-King and its two allies that led to their demise, as the terrifying explosion caused injuries too severe.

“Bad luck?” “Too close?”

The Ancestors could not accept this explanation.

They could accept being eliminated in war for being the weakest, but they could not accept “perishing due to bad luck.” If it was five Ancestors' bad luck this time, would it be their turn next?

“Die!”

“Cultivator Lords, die!”

“All of you die!!!”

With five Ancestors dead and twenty-one severely wounded ones retrieved by the Infinite Ancestor, the remaining seventy-plus Ancestors were filled with rage, and even a hint of panic. They attacked indiscriminately.

Without Wu Lan and Luo Feng, how could the Cultivator Lords' battle formation possibly resist now?

Over seventy Ancestors attacked with full force, and the God-King and its two allies also joined in with fury.

“Space-time Maze!” Lord Xing Mang attempted to shift these powers away through space-time displacement. However, this time, the Infinite Serpent Ancestor temporarily ceased suppressing Wu Lan, instead allowing the Fiery Origin Ancestor and the Nirvana Ancestor to restrain Wu Lan for a short period.

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor fully controlled the void, preventing the space-time maze from forming.

A thunderous roar ensued.

Various supreme powers intertwined and swept over them.

“Go!” Lord Xing Mang instantly burned part of his main battle avatar and, despite the Infinite Serpent Ancestor’s influence on the void, forcibly shifted away three tenths of the power.

“Na Gu!” Yuan’s formation also desperately resisted, further weakening some of the power.

Lord Na Gu, however, transformed into a colossal creature with nine massive heads. Its vast body actively devoured and absorbed all the incoming power. While enduring these powers, Lord Na Gu's body was fragmented, but it also rapidly recovered.

Mastering several Ancestral bloodlines, Lord Na Gu's abilities were comprehensive! Before Luo Feng became a Lord, it was Na Gu who assisted Wu Lan in fending off external powers.

However, with over seventy Ancestors attacking, even after multiple layers of weakening, nearly half of the power still fell upon them! Lord Na Gu's body was shattered in a single breath.

Luo Feng's 1.08 billion fundamental particles' Great Annihilation storm, having traveled a great distance, was now very weak.

Suddenly, the faint power that had spread across an infinite expanse instantly contracted.

In almost a blink of an eye, within the Cultivator Lords' battle formation, the endless power instantly condensed into a figure: a black-clad, black-haired man.

His body was massive, and he stood in front of Lord Na Gu, directly withstanding the assaults of those supreme powers.

“Na Gu, leave it to me,” Luo Feng’s voice resonated.

Na Gu, whose body was fragmented, looked at the now-present Luo Feng and couldn’t help but smile: “In just a single breath, I was almost blown apart!”

The eight Lords knew each other’s moves and understood that while Luo Feng’s forbidden move, 'Great Annihilation of Fundamentals,' unleashed all its power, Luo Feng’s strength could partially recover even from nothingness.

Every bit of Luo Feng’s energy contained immense spirituality, and after the destructive momentum ceased, it all converged.

“I still have two tenths of my energy reserves,” Luo Feng could sense his own state.

After a complete destructive outburst, he could still recover two tenths.

Although his physical body appeared intact, the newly formed '1.08 billion fundamental particles' within him were very weak. In this weakened state, the rate at which his fundamental particles absorbed energy was greatly reduced.

The stronger one's energy reserves, the faster the absorption; the weaker one is, the slower the absorption.

If it were just a weak avatar condensed from a single thought, it would be difficult to recover even one percent of its energy reserves after a day of absorption.

“I am too weak now; my energy recovery rate is only a tenth of my peak,” Luo Feng confirmed his recovery speed.

However, the Ancestors were unaware of Luo Feng's recovery speed.

They only saw Luo Feng standing in front of Wu Lan, completely withstanding the impact of the residual power.

“He recovered again?”

“Didn’t he completely transform into an endless energy storm? How did he recover?”

The Ancestors were indeed thrown into disarray.

“Is there any need to continue this battle?” an Ancestor’s angry voice echoed in its companion’s mind. “The strength of this Lord Luo Feng is a complete mystery; he previously transformed into a destructive storm, killing five Ancestors. Perhaps he has other moves!”

“I can sense Luo Feng’s energy reserves; he only has about two tenths left. We can defeat these Lords.”

“What if we defeat them? The eight Lords are immortal and indestructible! Once their main battle avatars recover, they will return!”

“I think there’s no need to continue this battle.”

“Everyone in the entire Infinite Primordial Space knows that the fundamental reason for a ceasefire is the emergence of an additional Lord! Even winning a ceasefire holds little significance.”

“Are we going to sacrifice more Ancestors for a bit of pride?”

Among these Ancestors, several had already opposed the war.

This time, many Ancestors were willing to participate because they believed the gathering of the Nine Emperors and over a hundred Ancestors would give them an absolute advantage. But upon realizing that ‘bad luck could lead to death,’ the number of Ancestors opposing the war instantly surged.

“This is bad,” the Infinite Serpent Ancestor and its allies sensed the opposition within the Ancestors’ ranks.

Even some Ancestors who had consistently followed them were now against the war.

The five Ancestors who had just died truly perished unjustly! How difficult was it to cultivate to the Ancestor level? Under normal circumstances, it was very difficult for them to die.

“This time, we suffered losses because we were unaware of the new Lord Luo Feng’s strength,” the Infinite Serpent Ancestor’s voice echoed in its companions’ minds. “We will act again only after we understand all his secrets and are absolutely certain. For now, let’s declare a ceasefire!”

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor realized the problem; with over thirty Ancestors opposing, it could not continue.

Whoosh! As the Infinite Serpent Ancestor, the Nirvana Ancestor, and the Fiery Origin Ancestor released their suppression, Wu Lan regained freedom and immediately stepped back into the battle formation.

“Hmm?”

“These Ancestors have stopped?”

Yuan, Xing Mang, Luo Feng, Jin, Wu Lan, Ming Huang, Na Gu, and Mo Man were all observing their opponents. Although Luo Feng's recovery ability was much weaker, he prioritized his companions’ recovery to their peak.

He himself was slowly recovering from his two tenths energy reserve.

The Infinite Serpent Ancestor looked at the formidable Lords, understanding in its heart that with the birth of the new Lord Luo Feng, their original plan to completely destroy all territories of the cultivators had failed.

The cultivator faction now had deeper foundations, destined to be the greatest adversary of their innate primordial life faction!

In the endless years to come, they would continue to battle until a decisive victor emerged.

“I didn’t expect that in the face of a war of annihilation, you would give birth to a new Lord,” the Infinite Serpent Ancestor spoke. The group of Ancestors behind it also watched Luo Feng and his allies from a distance.

“This time was indeed very dangerous,” Yuan admitted with a nod. “If Luo Feng hadn’t made his breakthrough, we could have truly lost all our territories.”

In previous confrontations, their seven members had failed time and again.

They could only try their best to delay the enemy’s advance, but they couldn’t prevent the fall of their territories.

“This battle ends here,” the Infinite Serpent Ancestor declared. “Next time, we shall determine the victor.”

Yuan nodded, “Next time, we shall determine the victor.”

Yuan also had confidence; if another Lord emerged in the future, the situation would be even better.

“Let’s go.”

Carried by the 'Mother of Space-Time' with countless sharp claws, all the Ancestors departed, traversing through space-time. The eight Lords watched all of this.

“It’s a temporary ceasefire,” Yuan said.

“The Ancestors’ overall strength is greater than ours,” Lord Mo Man observed from a distance. “Previously, Jin, Ming Huang, and I burned our main battle avatars to attack, achieving some results. But this time, they were prepared to counter, so our attacks were significantly less effective. It was Luo Feng’s forbidden move that created the opportunity.”

“Being separated from the battle formation actually created an opportunity for me,” Luo Feng said with a slight smile.

Xing Mang said, “Absorbing the core essence of origin worlds, as well as facing threats of death, can allow Ancestors to evolve. After this war concludes, it is estimated that some Ancestors will make breakthroughs.”

While the Lords' side would advance, so would the Ancestors’ side.

Mastering ‘supreme power’ was not the limit for Ancestors; they would continue to evolve, reaching a state like the Infinite Serpent Ancestor or the Origin Ancestor, which was considered achieving ultimate perfection in a certain direction, making them immortal and indestructible.

“Even if the Ancestors improve further, they won’t surpass us cultivators,” Ming Huang said with a confident smile. This was true; from a vast disparity between the two sides in the early days, the gap had steadily narrowed over time.

“First, let’s return to the Original Land and thoroughly study the Ancestors’ bodies,” Yuan said with a laugh. “Regardless, this war has ended!”

“A hundred-plus Ancestors united, and we withstood them. Next, dealing with other factions will be much easier,” Wu Lan remarked with emotion.

“At least we’ll have a period of ease,” Jin laughed heartily. “Brother Luo Feng, you promised to explore the mysterious lands with me once the war ended.”

“Our cultivator territories still have many world clusters occupied by other factions. First, we must reclaim all cultivator territories, then you two can go adventuring,” Yuan said.

“Alright, I’m not in a hurry,” Jin said, smiling.

Luo Feng asked curiously, “Jin, where are you planning to explore?”

“The Abyssal Maelstrom of Annihilation!” Jin said. “I’ve been there many times, but I’ve always lacked a powerful helper. I’ll send you the detailed information on the Abyssal Maelstrom of Annihilation right away.”

The eight Lords chatted as they returned to the Original Land.

(End of this volume)

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