Chapter 407

Luo Feng stayed in the first layer of the Abyssal Depths for over an epoch. During this time, the three thousand World Envoys attacked him relentlessly and tirelessly. Luo Feng also experienced the destructive power partially invoked by these World Envoys.

Luo Feng naturally realized one day that he had thoroughly researched almost all the power of the three thousand World Envoys, making it meaningless to stay there any longer. Luo Feng looked into the distance and informed Ancestor Bafayu that he was ready to proceed to the next layer of the World of Destruction, thanking him for his help.

Bafayu, who had been silently observing, breathed a sigh of relief. With a thought, he immediately withdrew the World Envoys. Luo Feng nodded to him and immediately broke through the spatial barriers, advancing towards the next layer of the World of Destruction.

Bafayu was finally relieved, thinking to himself that Luo Feng had at last departed. While Luo Feng was there, Bafayu had constantly worried that the lord would turn hostile and forcibly occupy that layer of the World of Destruction. Unfortunately, his faction was weak and could not afford to provoke the Cultivator Alliance.

The nine World-level Lotus Source beings had also eagerly awaited this day. For over an epoch, they hadn't had any World Envoys to spar with and didn't even dare to cause a major disturbance for fear of offending the Cultivator Lord. Bafayu instructed, "You all continue your cultivation," immediately assigning one World Envoy to accompany his nine clan members.

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Luo Feng arrived at the second layer of the Abyssal Depths. The master of this layer of the World of Destruction appeared, a colossal, obese beast with sleek, ever-changing colorful fur. Each strand of fur contained endless wonders and vast space. This master was none other than the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor, one of the Nine Emperors of the Innate Primal Chaos Faction.

The Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor was the strongest domain expert in the boundless Primal Chaos Space. Its body was a domain itself, and while it excelled in domains, it was relatively weak in other aspects, even significantly weaker than Wu Lan in direct combat. The Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor thought, "It was hard enough to occupy the second layer of the World of Destruction! Lord Luo Feng, what are you doing here?"

The Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor stared at Luo Feng warily; it had personally experienced the explosive power of Luo Feng's Great Annihilation of Origin. It, along with the Black Tide Ancestor and the Titan Emperor, formed an invincible trio, but in a one-on-one fight, it was weaker than any Cultivator Lord.

Luo Feng stated that he had no intention of contending for this layer of the World of Destruction and merely asked the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor to send all the World Envoys of this layer to attack him. Despite its inner vigilance, the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor outwardly nodded slightly and assented.

With a single thought, eighteen hundred black-furred envoys immediately appeared. With their fierce and imposing bodies, they jointly surrounded and attacked Luo Feng. Luo Feng found the attacks much more powerful now. His blood-colored robe fluttered as he allowed these attacks to land on his body, carefully experiencing the destructive power contained within the second layer of the World of Destruction. This power, which should be called "Crushing Force," was composed of eighty percent destruction and twenty percent matter.

Luo Feng, having profound accumulation in destruction, quickly concluded that while this eighty percent destruction and twenty percent matter composition wasn't suitable for him to master, he could comprehend its destructive mysteries. Luo Feng immediately engaged these envoys, often intentionally withstanding their attacks with his body to carefully study them.

As he casually struck down an envoy, an invisible fluctuation suddenly appeared, and a gray weapon descended from a hidden space. Luo Feng's eyes lit up, and he immediately reached out to grasp it. It was a gray long-shuttle, imbued with immense destructive power. Luo Feng smiled, noting that this was the first destructive weapon he had obtained in the Abyssal Depths. According to the intelligence he had gathered, weapons were occasionally found while traversing the World of Destruction within the Abyssal Depths.

Previously, all seven lords had obtained some destructive weapons, at least five or six each, and Lord Starflicker had even obtained over twenty. All of these were destructive weapons, not particularly suitable for the lords themselves. Therefore, most lords placed them in the Primal Land for junior cultivators to exchange. During the previous war, temporary exchange permissions were opened. At that time, Luo Feng, who had not yet transcended his initial limitations, had hoped to exchange for the Sky-Rending Saber. Many other treasures, some no less precious than the Sky-Rending Saber, were also made available for exchange.

Luo Feng mused as he flipped his hand and put away the long-shuttle, "These destructive weapons are only of ordinary help to me." While the long-shuttle was comparable to the Sky-Rending Saber in power, he personally preferred saber techniques. Weapons of this caliber were considered common for Ancestors and Lords, offering very limited boosts to strength. Treasures that could significantly enhance a Cultivator Lord's power were exceedingly precious.

According to intelligence, the Land of Destruction offered special opportunities to obtain extremely precious items. Luo Feng knew from intelligence that Ka Fuxiu's white battle armor was obtained from the Abyssal Depths. Jin, too, had repeatedly ventured into it, even wanting to ask Luo Feng for help, precisely to enter the Abyssal Depths, seize special opportunities, and acquire an extremely powerful weapon or battle armor. His solo venturing capabilities were limited. With Luo Feng's assistance, many layers of the World of Destruction would not be able to stop them. While refining the Heart of Origin required one's own strength, venturing through the layers together was quite normal.

According to intelligence, the deeper one ventured into the Abyssal Depths, the greater the hope of encountering special opportunities. This was an experience summarized by other lords. No special opportunities were known to have appeared in the first ten layers, or perhaps the beneficiaries had not disclosed them. However, beyond the tenth layer, special opportunities occasionally emerged. Ka Fuxiu encountered his opportunity much earlier, during his expedition in the 19th layer, and after enduring great hardships, he finally obtained the white battle armor that had accompanied him for countless ages. The white battle armor provided significant resistance to various external attacks, a benefit comparable to refining and controlling a mysterious land.

Beyond the twentieth layer, it was rumored that even more special opportunities existed. Only four entities had occupied layers in the boundless Primal Chaos Space: the Infinite Serpent Ancestor in the 21st layer, the Demonic Ruin in the 22nd, Lord Starflicker in the 26th, and Sha Zhou in the 27th. Although Yuan occupied the 9th layer, it didn't mean he was weaker than the Infinite Serpent Ancestor or the Demonic Ruin. Occupying each layer of the Abyssal Depths benefited the initial occupant. This was because if Yuan wanted to occupy the 21st layer, he would have to face the Infinite Serpent Ancestor and the combined strength of numerous World Envoys of comparable power.

Luo Feng found the encirclement of these envoys familiar and decided to take his time. The Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor, master of the second layer of the World of Destruction, watched from afar, quite envious. He thought, "These Cultivator Lords each master a Primal Chaos Path, whereas I rely more on innate talent, born an Ancestor! Even having grown to this point, being considered first in domains within the boundless Primal Chaos Space, I still cannot achieve true immortality."

"My body is my domain, and while it makes my domain extremely powerful, it also traps me!" The Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor had lived for far too long and accumulated vast experience, understanding its own flaws. "To achieve true immortality, I must break free from the constraints of my physical body, allowing my domain to fully integrate into the boundless Primal Chaos Space. Only then, when I become a part of the boundless Primal Chaos Space, can I achieve true immortality! As for now, as long as I have a distinct physical body, there's always the possibility of being annihilated!"

Previously, it had experienced Luo Feng's Great Annihilation of Origin. At that time, it immediately took the initiative to deflect the power of Luo Feng's Great Annihilation of Origin. Even so, both it and the Black Tide Ancestor lost about one-tenth of their bodies. If they had attempted to fully contain that terrifying power, the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor itself might have been completely annihilated. Of course, it wasn't that foolish. Immortality... the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor yearned for it, but it couldn't take that step.

In a blink of an eye, over an epoch passed. Luo Feng informed the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor that there was no need to have the World Envoys attack him anymore, as he was ready to proceed to the next layer. The Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor suddenly asked Luo Feng how he thought its Void Body could completely integrate into the boundless Primal Chaos Space.

Luo Feng glanced at it and replied that to integrate with a Dao, one must first understand it sufficiently. He advised the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor to carefully comprehend the boundless Primal Chaos Space, suggesting that even if it couldn't grasp the Dao of Primal Chaos Space itself, it should at least comprehend a highest-level spatial power. "Comprehend a spatial power?" The Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor subconsciously discarded the idea of comprehending the Dao of Primal Chaos Space; that was not something an Ancestor like itself could aspire to. Yet, comprehending a new highest-level power was still terrifyingly difficult. The Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor thanked him. Luo Feng smiled slightly and proceeded to the next layer.

The lords of the Cultivator Alliance treated the Innate Primal Chaos Faction differently: they held deep animosity towards the warmongers but were much friendlier towards the anti-war faction. Among the Nine Emperors, the Divine Emperor, the Black Tide Ancestor, and the Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor were the leaders of the anti-war faction. During the last conflict, over seventy Ancestors struggled to retreat intact; it was only when the entire faction was on the verge of defeat that these three joined the fray. The Cultivator Alliance was friendly towards the Divine Emperor, Black Tide Ancestor, and Primal Chaos Beast Ancestor, hoping that the number of warmongers would decrease. While the lords themselves might remain unharmed in conflicts, the casualties among the various world clusters would be devastating.

"Indeed, mastering a highest-level power is not easy!" Luo Feng mused to himself. Back when he was comprehending the power of blood based on his mastery of the Primal Chaos Dao of Life and Death, it took him over three epochs. This time, his Primal Chaos Saber Dao, which only involved comprehending a rudimentary form of the Severing Force, was clearly much more strenuous, though still significantly easier than comprehending a complete Primal Chaos Saber Dao. For someone of his potential, comprehension, and accumulation in Dao, comprehending even a single highest-level power was this difficult. Some Ancestors, who grew through their fate cores and relied on innate talent, typically mastered one highest-level power. Mastering a second highest-level power, however, naturally saw a dramatic increase in difficulty. For instance, none of the Sun God Emperor's clan could refine and control a Titan Realm. Similarly, within the Infinite Great Serpent clan, only the Infinite Serpent Ancestor fully mastered two highest-level powers, while other Ancestor-level Infinite Great Serpents were significantly weaker.

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Luo Feng stayed in each World of Destruction for two epochs, familiarizing himself with the highest-level destructive power contained within that layer. In the fifth layer of the World of Destruction, Luo Feng encountered the Lotus Prison Mountain Master. The Lotus Prison Mountain Master harbored deep hatred for all Cultivator Lords, and thus naturally held strong hostility towards Luo Feng, completely unwilling to cooperate. Luo Feng could only take the initiative, appearing as if he intended to forcibly occupy the fifth layer. Although the Lotus Prison Mountain Master excelled at destroying worlds and withstanding all attacks, he was weaker than Luo Feng in direct combat; otherwise, he wouldn't have only occupied the fifth layer. Under Luo Feng's aggressive stance, the Lotus Prison Mountain Master was forced to go all out, cooperating with eight hundred World Envoys to jointly besiege him. The two sides fought fiercely, causing the sky to darken and the earth to lose its light.

Luo Feng continued to fight for over an epoch, thoroughly researching the power of the eight hundred World Envoys. He then turned and proceeded to the sixth layer of the World of Destruction. "These Cultivator Lords are all so domineering!" the Lotus Prison Mountain Master grumbled, but there was nothing he could do.

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Luo Feng finally arrived at the seventh layer of the Abyssal Depths. "Brother Luo Feng!" Wu Lan's booming laughter echoed throughout the entire seventh layer. "I sensed that you stayed in each World of Destruction for one or two epochs. Are you comprehending the power of destruction?"

The other lords all understood that after Luo Feng's Force Breaking Technique, he would definitely attempt a second Primal Chaos Path. They also believed that given his speed in the Force Breaking Technique, comprehending a second Primal Chaos Path shouldn't take too long. Luo Feng shook his head and said that he had also encountered a bottleneck in comprehending his second path, which was why he had come to the Abyssal Depths to accumulate more experience. Wu Lan said, "How can I help? Just say the word!" Luo Feng replied, "I'd trouble Brother Wu Lan to dispatch all the envoys of this layer to attack me!" Wu Lan readily agreed.

With a single thought, Wu Lan mobilized six hundred World Envoys. Each of these six hundred envoys was like a lava beast, fiercely besieging Luo Feng. Through this, Luo Feng encountered a new destructive force: Explosive Force, which contained eight parts of the Dao of Destruction and two parts of the Dao of Fire. Luo Feng spent over an epoch before asking Wu Lan to withdraw the envoys.

Luo Feng then told Wu Lan that he needed to stay in his layer of the World of Destruction for a while. "Haha... feel free to stay as long as you wish! My avatar usually remains in slumber," Wu Lan's booming laughter echoed throughout this layer of the World of Destruction. "I won't disturb you, Brother Luo Feng!" Wu Lan said with a smile, his massive body slowly sinking into the depths of the earth, entering a state of slumber. He would only awaken when outsiders arrived.

"Having experienced the mysteries of seven types of destructive power, and thoroughly understood them," Luo Feng thought, "I need to properly digest and absorb them, allowing them to become a part of my path!"

Luo Feng began his secluded cultivation in this cave dwelling.