Chapter 94: Chaotic Evolution

Luo Feng looked at the Xuejie Envoy before him, filled with joy.

“This Xuejie Envoy truly lives up to its reputation as a renowned mechanical secret treasure of the Xuejie lineage; it’s remarkable,” Luo Feng praised. Although he disliked the ancient God-King, Xuejie Ancestor, he had to admit that Xuejie Ancestor’s mastery of the Life Dao was exceptionally profound.

According to his master Zuoshanke’s records, Xuejie Ancestor’s strength was comparable to Zuoshanke’s. However, because he cultivated the Life Dao, his life-saving abilities were far superior.

Many ancient God-Kings have fallen over countless eons. Yet, Xuejie Ancestor, despite his heinous crimes and numerous enemies, has managed to live freely until now, which speaks volumes.

“Different fundamental Daos excel in different areas. The Life Dao is indeed the strongest for survival,” Luo Feng observed, having personally witnessed the complete fundamental Life Dao and understanding its power. Even comprehending a single branch of it can allow one to dominate the Origin Continent.

“Instead of acting, you praise. Are you afraid?” Liuyin Yan, who commanded the Xuejie Envoy, grew impatient. “I want to see how strong a peak Eternal True God truly is.”

The Xuejie Envoy instantly lunged, a flash of light enveloping Luo Feng. Normally, such an attack would be enough to corrode an Eternal True God’s body and sever all their vitality. But Luo Feng merely swung his blade, the light of the blade flowing like water, perfectly blocking the Xuejie Envoy’s lunge and sending it flying backward.

“Hmm?” While falling back, the Xuejie Envoy abruptly changed direction and accelerated dramatically. *Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!* It transformed into a blurry afterimage, launching a series of continuous attacks. Luo Feng remained in place, defending flawlessly.

“All units, retreat! Return to the City Lord’s Mansion!” a command suddenly echoed in Luo Feng’s ear. The entire military formation transformed into an unpredictable stream, flowing directly towards the City Lord’s Mansion. Aided by over a hundred major formations within Huyang City, and with Luo Feng holding off the Xuejie Envoy, the entire military formation retreated completely into the City Lord’s Mansion in mere seconds.

“Brother Luo He, it was the Marquis who ordered the retreat,” Yue Wu transmitted to him. Luo Feng understood. He had just comprehended the Chaos Law, a time when a Chaos Realm expert is weakest! His mini-universe had only just begun to expand, his True God Heart had not yet transformed, his divine body and divine power had not yet metamorphosed, and he hadn’t had enough time to grow! He hadn’t even studied any of the Chaos Realm inheritances. At this moment, exposing his mastery of the Chaos Law would be the most foolish act.

Liuyin Hou would absolutely not hesitate to crush Luo Feng. Just like the Blood Cloud, who had a bloodline transformation at the brink of death and gained control over the Chaos Law! But aside from some mysterious techniques, there was no other improvement, and Luo Feng directly slew him.

“Only when my perfect divine body at the Chaos Realm level grows to its limit will I be able to stand firm in the Chaos Realm,” Luo Feng mused. According to his understanding, even a Chaos Realm expert with an Infinite Divine Body, after breaking through, would need to cultivate secret techniques for a considerable period to reach the peak Chaos Realm level, comparable to Jiujiang Hou, after addressing all their weaknesses. His own perfect divine body, growing to its maximum height, should allow him to approach Jiujiang Hou, but still fall short of Liuyin Hou. As for now… Daring to fight Liuyin Hou would be suicidal.

Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, Jiujiang Hou’s divine power avatar appeared and hosted a banquet for the core members of his army. Over a hundred Eternal True Gods gathered in the grand hall, seating themselves in order. Luo Feng and Yue Wu sat in the first positions on the left and right, respectively, below Jiujiang Hou.

“Everyone has worked hard in this confrontation,” Jiujiang Hou said. “But with the appearance of the Xuejie Envoy, even if we had barely managed to win this battle, only two or three tenths of the Eternal True Gods would likely have survived.” The Eternal True Gods present all agreed. They clearly understood the situation: with the Xuejie Envoy entangling Luo Feng, Jiujiang Hou’s army might have lost the ensuing battle. Even a victory would have been a Pyrrhic one!

“A barely won, Pyrrhic victory, and Liuyin Hou would send his army again,” Jiujiang Hou looked at his subordinates. “And you are my only army. There’s no need to exhaust yourselves against them.” Luo Feng agreed. Liuyin Hou didn’t care about the casualties of his Shadowheart Gate, but Jiujiang Hou cared about his army! Over three thousand Eternal True Gods constituted almost all of Jiujiang Hou’s forces. A war of attrition? He would definitely be unwilling! “If we win, it must be a great victory,” Jiujiang Hou told them. “A victory with countless casualties is not what I need.”

“Thank you, Marquis.” Many Eternal True Gods were extremely moved. Luo Feng, Yue Wu, and a very small number of others were confident in surviving a battle within the military formation. But other Eternal True Gods could die at any moment; before the Xuejie Envoy, they would perish in a single encounter. Jiujiang Hou caring about their lives and not wanting to exhaust them naturally touched these Eternal True Gods. Such a Chaos Master was more worthy of their allegiance!

“This ceasefire will last for quite some time,” Jiujiang Hou said. “I will find a way to invite more reinforcements.” Looking at his subordinates, including Luo He and his master, Yue Wu, Yong Hu, and others, Jiujiang Hou was nevertheless troubled: “I’ve already invited such powerful Eternal True Gods. If I invite more, how many can I possibly get?” “Moreover, Liuyin Hou could even invite a Xuejie Envoy, which means ‘Xuejie Ancestor’ is willing to help him.” Jiujiang Hou clearly understood the significance of the Xuejie Envoy’s appearance.

The name “Xuejie Envoy” itself implies that, to some extent, it represents the Xuejie Ancestor. Without the Xuejie Ancestor’s permission, this Xuejie Envoy could not have participated in the battle! “With one Xuejie Envoy, if Liuyin Hou pays a price, he might be able to invite two, three, or even more Xuejie Envoys,” Jiujiang Hou knew this. There are a total of thirty-six Xuejie Envoys. They are a relatively powerful combat force mobilized by the Xuejie Ancestor to command his territories! As for the dozen or so Chaos Masters under his command, they joined because they valued the Xuejie Ancestor’s ability to greatly enhance their life-saving capabilities; they could not be mobilized without sufficient reason.

“I had long heard that Liuyin Hou and Xuejie Ancestor had an excellent relationship, even to the point of Liuyin Hou’s children becoming Xuejie Ancestor’s disciples,” Jiujiang Hou shook his head. “But I never expected Xuejie Ancestor to help him this much.” Many ancient existences do not easily interfere in the wars of other nations. However, Xuejie Ancestor is fierce and reckless, notorious for his heinous crimes, so it’s not surprising he would do such a thing.

“I’m afraid I cannot win the Eternal level confrontation,” Jiujiang Hou thought to himself. “I will have to personally enter the fray!” Chaos Realm level battles! Those are much more brutal! “Just me alone won’t be enough; I need to invite helpers.” Jiujiang Hou made up his mind. Inviting Chaos Realm experts to help comes at a great cost, but at this moment, he couldn’t afford to care. This is why war conflicts are reluctant to escalate. Once they escalate, the weaker side will invite helpers, easily leading to large-scale battles involving multiple Chaos Realm experts!

In the Original Universe region, Luo Feng’s mini-universe. *Rumble…* In the center of the mini-universe, which spans hundreds of billions of light-years in diameter, there is a special universe origin space. This universe origin space is currently collapsing, with chaotic energy appearing within it, and the Chaos Law manifesting in substantial form. This place felt like a chaotic layer space.

“I constructed my mini-universe with the ‘Genesis of One’ framework. After that, it underwent natural evolution,” Luo Feng’s divine power avatar stood in this universe origin space, watching the surging chaotic energy around him. “My framework was relatively complete, eventually evolving naturally into a Chaos origin space.” The evolution of a mini-universe, once its framework is established, proceeds through natural growth. If the initial framework was poor, it would result in a smaller mini-universe. If the framework had severe flaws, it might even evolve to a certain level and then be unable to evolve further. This situation is relatively rare. Those who achieve True God status through the Law path rarely reach this point. As for the Bloodline path, their mini-universes are determined by their bloodline; while their upper limit is not as high as those of the Law path, they also won’t have fatal flaws.

“What’s happening?” “This is…” Within Luo Feng’s mini-universe, countless humans lived, and some Universe Masters and True Gods among them sensed the changes in the mini-universe. “Hmm?” Hengxing Demon God arrived at the original edge of the mini-universe’s territory and saw endless chaos expanding beyond the edge, forming. “Chaos airflow has appeared outside, identical to the chaos airflow in the Universe Ocean,” Hengxing Demon God marveled. “Leader Yinhe’s mini-universe has begun expanding again!” At this moment, many True Gods also rushed outside the Yinhe Universe. “Ancestor Yinhe’s mini-universe is expanding.” “It’s already hundreds of billions of light-years in diameter, and now it’s getting bigger!” “Leader Yinhe is becoming more and more terrifying.” The powerhouses of the human race and other powerhouses in the Universe Ocean all watched in awe. Luo Feng, ‘Ancestor Yinhe’ of the human race, had long been invincible in the entire Original Universe region, so the powerhouses of various races naturally accepted this further improvement of an invincible existence.

“Luo Feng, how large will your mini-universe become this time?” At this moment, Luo Feng’s family traveled by boat to the outside of the mini-universe, carefully observing its changes. Xu Xin, Luo Ping, Luo Hai, his brother Luo Hua, father Luo Hongguo, and mother Gong Xinlan were all watching. “It’s estimated to be trillions of light-years,” Luo Feng said. “Last time it reached hundreds of billions of light-years, and then you went to brave the Samsara,” Xu Xin asked, “Does this breakthrough significantly affect you?” “Very much so,” Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

Becoming a Chaos Realm expert means entering the upper echelons of the Origin Continent. After all, ancient God-Kings are too few; a single God-King can establish a nation. Therefore, many crucial affairs in the Origin Continent are handled by Chaos Realm experts. Even within the two great ancient kingdoms, Chaos Realm experts are quite important! For instance, in the Dijiang lineage of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom’s royal family, a Chaos Realm expert can barely become a guest elder. For a royal family to proudly call someone a guest elder shows the status of a Chaos Realm expert. “At least I’m not cannon fodder anymore,” Luo Feng mused. In the eyes of the higher echelons, Eternal True Gods truly are just cannon fodder.