Chapter 69: Will Transformation (Part 1)

Luo Feng sat alone on the mountain peak of his dwelling, watching the fine, continuous rain drift across the world.

Luo Feng had only immersed himself in the Three Thousand Void Calamity Beast Scroll, comprehending eight layers, before he temporarily stopped.

On one hand, his mind felt weary and needed rest. On the other, he stopped to ponder deeply.

“The experiences within the Calamity Beast Scroll are unlike those of ordinary cultivators!” Luo Feng mused to himself. “From its very birth, it faces one arduous tribulation after another, tribulations that force it into utter despair, pushing it towards complete death!”

The world of cultivators still has order!

The Calamity Beast, however, experiences only calamities. If it ever despairs, it dies!

Only by possessing an undying heart can it overcome the endless tribulations.

“Every time a tribulation refines and passes, it’s a rebirth from fire! But then, the next tribulation awaits!… Facing such seemingly endless calamities, merely grasping their fundamental essence sends shivers down my spine!” Luo Feng thought to himself.

He had also endured hardships and life-and-death trials, but none compared to what the Calamity Beast experienced.

“Those successive tribulations descending upon it seem to be some kind of lofty rule!” Luo Feng contemplated, vaguely feeling that this elevated rule was different from the supreme rules.

The mind, seemingly the most vulnerable; if its will is destroyed and it collapses, even with the most powerful divine body or secret treasures and weapons, one cannot exert their full strength!

Yet, if the mind is strong, one can sweep aside powerful enemies with will alone.

The mind… can be a weakness, but it can also be the most potent weapon!

At this moment, Luo Feng felt a degree of admiration for the Calamity Beast; having endured so many terrifying tribulations, it finally reached the other shore, completely reborn.

Suddenly, Luo Feng sensed Mo Luo Sa requesting to be let out from within the Star Tower.

“Master, Master, let me out!” Mo Luo Sa transmitted mentally.

With a thought from Luo Feng, Mo Luo Sa appeared out of thin air beside him. Mo Luo Sa watched the fine rain drifting outside, then contentedly lay down, comfortably stroking his belly.

“Blood Cloud’s corpse is still in the Star Tower, why are you resting?” Luo Feng asked, looking at him, knowing full well everything happening inside the Star Tower.

“I’m a bit full!” Mo Luo Sa replied mentally, lying comfortably. “My previous absorption of other Eternal True God corpses provided only ordinary help! But Yu Tianhu’s corpse was too powerful, and his bloodline was very unique. After absorbing it, I’m a bit overwhelmed and can’t digest it immediately!”

Even a World Beast can get full if it eats too quickly!

Yu Tianhu’s cultivation path, relying on his bloodline to make his divine body comparable to an infinite divine body, showed just how terrifying his bloodline was!

“So you can also get full, huh?” Luo Feng teased mentally.

“I feel that after some time to digest, even if I don’t absorb any more divine bodies, I’ll be able to reach the Chaos Master realm within a few epochs,” Mo Luo Sa excitedly stood up and transmitted mentally. “Master, if I continue absorbing Blood Cloud’s divine body after a while!... I think I’ll directly become a Chaos Master once I finish absorbing it!”

Luo Feng was astonished!

“Becoming a Chaos Master so soon?” Luo Feng looked at him.

“Yu Tianhu’s divine body was comparable to an infinite divine body, though smaller in size, but his bloodline was extraordinary! And Blood Cloud’s divine body… its allure to me is even greater than Yu Tianhu’s!” Mo Luo Sa transmitted mentally. “I can confirm that once I absorb Blood Cloud’s divine body, I will definitely achieve the Chaos Master realm!”

“Master, when will you become a Chaos Master?” Mo Luo Sa asked playfully via mental transmission.

Luo Feng looked at him: “How is your will cultivation? Later, we can spar with will secret techniques inside the Star Tower.”

Mo Luo Sa chuckled sheepishly.

“Go quickly and teach Mo Yu Qing Yan. That kid hasn’t even comprehended the Ten Great Fundamental Laws yet,” Luo Feng urged.

“Yes, yes.” Mo Luo Sa dared not boast, immediately turning into an afterimage and flying down the mountain to find Mo Yu Qing Yan.

Luo Feng shook his head slightly.

Days passed, and Luo Feng spent all his time comprehending the Calamity Beast Scroll, only resting once every few days.

Then, one day!

“Master!” Mo Yu Qing Yan urgently transmitted.

“What’s wrong?” Luo Feng was currently comprehending the Calamity Beast Scroll within the Star Tower in the underground hall. He knew Mo Yu Qing Yan wouldn’t send a message lightly, not daring to disturb him without good reason.

“A personal letter from Liu Yin Hou!” Mo Yu Qing Yan felt significant pressure; he naturally knew he couldn’t fail to report a personal letter from a Chaos Master to his master.

Boom!

The door to the underground hall opened, and Luo Feng walked out.

With a flash, he was already outside the main entrance of his dwelling.

“Lord Luo He!” A rock life-form stood at the main entrance of the dwelling, smiling artlessly.

“I am Chen Shi Jiu of the Thousand Stone Merchant Guild. I was entrusted by Liu Yin Hou of the Shi Nation to deliver this personal letter.”

The Thousand Stone Merchant Guild was a large guild operating across multiple nations, backed by several God Kings, and it also had a branch in Huyang City.

“Thank you, President Chen!” Luo Feng knew the other party’s identity.

“It was just delivering a letter, so I’ll take my leave now,” the rock life-form said with a smile.

As the president of the Thousand Stone Merchant Guild’s Huyang City branch, his status and influence within the city were considered top-tier, yet he remained very humble before Luo Feng.

Luo Feng took the letter and watched the other party depart.

As soon as the door closed, Luo Feng’s figure flashed, and he was already at the mountain peak. Luo Feng immediately prepared to examine the letter.

As soon as he broke the outer seal… the letter burst into flames, burning into a ball of blood-red fire, which slightly startled Luo Feng.

“A divine power avatar.”

Luo Feng naturally realized that a wisp of terrifying divine power was hidden within the letter, and opening it had activated this wisp of power.

The blood-red flames condensed into a figure, cloaked in dark-red armor, faintly exuding an aura of dark calamity. He smiled as he looked at Luo Feng.

In his eyes were two burning balls of blood-red flame!

Even though he was smiling, Luo Feng still felt a dark terror accompanied by a powerful threat.

“Liu Yin Hou!” Luo Feng also knew some basic information about Liu Yin Hou.

“It is I!” Liu Yin Hou smiled and nodded. “I heard there’s an extraordinary Eternal True God in Huyang City, so I came to meet you personally!”

“Your Excellency flatters me. Compared to you, Eternal True Gods like us are insignificant!” Luo Feng immediately replied.

“Today you are an Eternal True God, but perhaps in the future, you will also be a Chaos Master, a peer of mine!” Liu Yin Hou stood on the mountain peak, looking at the sprawling city. “Huyang City is a beautiful city. I intend to make it part of my feudal territory. What do you think?”

Luo Feng immediately replied: “The conflict between Liu Yin Chaos State and Jiujiang Chaos State is not something an Eternal True God like me can decide!”

Looking towards the vast sky, Liu Yin Hou sighed, “The Origin Continent is a mix of various powers, and every resource has an owner. Even many of the most valuable resources for God Kings are beyond reach. For us to ascend the path of cultivation and evolve our lives to a higher level, personal cultivation is one part, and resources are the other!” Liu Yin Hou looked at Luo Feng. “A Chaos Master’s feudal territory is a continuous source of resources! Unfortunately, I only have one Chaos State as my territory, which is too small!”

Luo Feng listened. According to the Shi Nation’s rules, a Chaos Master was only granted one Chaos State as their feudal territory; to gain more, they had to conquer it themselves!

Liu Yin Hou continued, “Jiujiang Chaos State borders mine, making it the most suitable target for me!”

“For my path of cultivation, I need to expand my territory!” Liu Yin Hou stated. “No one can stop me. Anyone who obstructs me obstructs my path of cultivation!” Liu Yin Hou’s voice contained an immovable will.

“If Marquis Jiujiang dares to stand against me, I will personally deal with him,” Liu Yin Hou said, looking at Luo Feng. “As for the struggles at the Eternal True God level, your individual strength alone surpasses the entire army of Huyang City! I hope you do not interfere in this matter!”

“If you don’t interfere, I will present you with a gift, and we can be friends! But if you do interfere and ruin my plans,” Liu Yin Hou looked at Luo Feng intently.

“Think about it carefully. Is it really necessary to risk your life for an unrelated Marquis Jiujiang?”

Having spoken, Liu Yin Hou’s figure dissipated.

Liu Yin Hou, having learned about Luo Feng, knew that Luo Feng detested evil and would be difficult to recruit. Therefore, he decided to use intimidation, hoping Luo Feng would back down, which would naturally be beneficial.

Even if he didn’t succeed, he wouldn’t lose anything.

“It seems Liu Yin Hou is very eager to seize Jiujiang Chaos State!” Luo Feng frowned slightly. Clearly, Chaos Masters also greatly valued the continuous resource output from their feudal territories.

“I should still act cautiously from now on!” Luo Feng thought. In truth, Luo Feng had never intended to truly protect Marquis Jiujiang. Given the usual conduct of the City Lord’s Mansion and the five great families, and his own need to lie low in preparation for the future Shi Nation sovereigns, there was no need to put himself in danger.

“Liu Yin Hou came to see me personally. It seems Huyang City, and even the entire Jiujiang Chaos State, is about to face a war!” After a moment of thought, Luo Feng returned to the underground hall.

The ownership of Jiujiang Chaos State should belong to Marquis Jiujiang and the God Kings of the Yu Nation, not him!

How little benefit would he gain? It wasn’t worth risking his life!

Inside the Star Tower!

Luo Feng sat cross-legged, gazing at the Three Thousand Void Calamity Beast Scroll suspended in mid-air.

“In the tribulation experienced by the Calamity Beast on the 533rd layer, it also encountered some companions!” Luo Feng could see that besides the Calamity Beast itself, there were also other calamity beast-like creatures reflected on the void diagram. “But its companions fell one by one; some were even killed by the Calamity Beast itself.”

“By the 679th layer, the Calamity Beast had no companions left. At this point, it grew increasingly solitary, yet increasingly powerful! Its mind and will became even more terrifying, and it successfully resolved every tribulation it encountered.”

Luo Feng vaguely perceived the path of mind cultivation depicted on the Calamity Beast Scroll, which was the Calamity Beast’s own method of mind cultivation.

By the six hundredth layer, the Calamity Beast’s mind and will had grown to a terrifying degree, far surpassing Luo Feng’s current state. A mere thought could cause vast heavens and earth to be annihilated, or invisible rule-based tribulations to disintegrate!

As Luo Feng comprehended a sliver of it, he felt his own mind slowly transforming.

“On the 852nd layer, the Calamity Beast encountered its most terrifying opponent yet: another calamity beast-like creature. The two calamity beasts engaged in a life-and-death struggle.”

The struggle lasted for a long time, until on the 873rd layer of the void reflection diagram, the Calamity Beast finally emerged victorious. This victory also brought a great transformation to the Calamity Beast.

By merely observing the Three Thousand Void Calamity Beast Scroll, the insights Luo Feng gained from these diagrams made him feel as if he had grown alongside the Calamity Beast, bringing him many profound realizations.

“The mind can be vast or small. It can be vast enough to contend with supreme rules, or small enough to merge with countless weak beings!”

When the Calamity Beast on the 873rd layer achieved complete victory and transformation, Luo Feng gained deeper insights into the Calamity Beast’s mind cultivation method, and his own mind also began to slowly transform.

His mind had already been slowly transforming since he was a True God, capable of rivaling the peak mental state of a Chaos Master. Nurtured by his powerful divine body, refined by the *Elemental Array Technique*, assisted by numerous resources, and particularly by gaining glimpses of another mind cultivation method from the Three Thousand Void Calamity Beast Scroll, Luo Feng’s mind and will finally broke through that bottleneck completely.

Today, June 8th, also happened to be Luo Feng’s birthday! On this very day, Luo Feng’s mind and will broke through to the God King level!