Chapter 959: A Hundred Years Pass in the Blink of an Eye

Chu Feng and the Little Vermilion Bird emerged from tens of thousands of miles deep underground, leaving the First Forbidden Zone.

On the surface, many corpses had long since dried up. The north wind swept across the land, snapping the grass, and dust swirled. This was the Abyss region, now somewhat desolate.

Ten years had passed, and the war was over.

Four gods had died on the Ferocious Beast Plateau, while six abyssal divine beasts had fallen, representing even greater losses. Three abysses had even been completely erased, their inhabitants wiped out.

The war had temporarily concluded, and all parties were recuperating.

However, small-scale battles still occurred occasionally. The seeds of hatred weren't sown recently but had existed for a long time.

As for the Vermilion Bird Abyss, it had long been abandoned. Everyone knew the old Vermilion Bird was dead and that it had perished in the First Forbidden Zone.

The Little Vermilion Bird stood lost in thought at the old site. This desolate abyss was her birthplace. She was quiet, reminiscing about the past. Her mother had died at Fallen Phoenix Slope, and her siblings had gone to the Yang Realm, their fates unknown.

"I want to go to the Yang Realm to find them!"

"Let's go. First, we'll find Stone Fox Heavenly Venerate," Chu Feng said.

Soon, the two departed.

The Stone Forest was very quiet and vast, containing several stone mountains.

When they had left previously, the Lame Heavenly Venerate was completely petrified. Although he could speak, his movements were restricted, so he hadn't accompanied them.

Now they returned and saw a motionless stone statue on a dusty table in the cave dwelling. A thick layer of dust covered it; the Lame Stone Fox was still there.

However, no matter how they called out, it did not awaken. There was only silence.

Chu Feng sensed it had no vital signs; its soul light had vanished, or perhaps it had fused with its stone body, becoming completely petrified.

"It's gone, senior!" The Little Vermilion Bird burst into tears, her pearly tears rolling down in pairs and strings.

Chu Feng injected energy, channeling it into the Stone Fox's body, but it had no effect. Had it simply died like that?

He took out the silver-white talisman paper and placed it on the table, recounting his journey to the Stone Fox, telling it that everything had gone smoothly, but there were too many unanswered questions.

Wasn't the First Forbidden Zone rumored to dissolve strange substances and grant new life? But why did that hunchbacked old man appear, seemingly formed from gray mist?

Various associations and conjectures sent shivers down his spine.

Chu Feng voiced these doubts, but the Stone Fox offered no response.

"It's dead. In the end, it didn't wait for my return. I brought the talisman paper, which could have sent you to reincarnation," Chu Feng murmured.

Although the lame fox had said it was difficult for it to leave this world, as its master had placed a restrictive spell on it, making success unlikely even with the talisman paper.

However, Chu Feng was still willing to try; he believed the talisman paper was of a high enough level to allow the Lame Stone Fox to reincarnate.

Unfortunately, no matter how much they called, the old fox did not awaken; it had fallen into eternal silence.

Chu Feng did not cry; he had long since experienced life's great ups and downs.

Before coming to this world, his parents had died, and all his relatives and friends had perished; he had already endured too much sorrow.

Finally, he burned some paper offerings for the old fox and recited a scripture for the departed. If he had enough talisman paper, he truly would have burned one for it on the spot.

He comforted the Little Vermilion Bird, telling her not to be sad, that everyone experiences ups and downs in life, and some people are destined to leave.

Soon after, he set out alone, to cultivate and comprehend the order of the Illumination Realm, hoping to break through the final barrier to this level.

For the next ten years, Chu Feng dedicated himself to contemplation and research. His own accumulation was sufficient; he no longer needed to absorb divine particles, or he would explode.

He had too much divine energy, yet his cultivation realm hadn't ultimately broken through.

He had thought it was just a final barrier that he could quickly break through, but he encountered trouble.

This world was more complete, and its rules were more perfect, vastly different from the Underworld. The order he was trying to manifest here clashed with what he had previously mastered.

At lower cultivation levels, he hadn't noticed anything, but now, as he truly sought to enter the Illumination Realm, he felt some discomfort, and the order within his body became chaotic.

"There's a risk of collapse; I must reshape it!"

He sighed. After arriving in this world, he had used the Minor Six Paths Time Art, directly absorbing divine particles and even stripping rule fragments from other creatures, progressing almost like cheating, his power soaring.

In a short period, he had accomplished what would take others a long time.

Yet, now he faced such a problem. He truly didn't know if he could smoothly become a god within a century.

Chu Feng sighed, temporarily ended his seclusion, and went to visit the Little Vermilion Bird. Ten years had passed, and she was still living in seclusion in the Stone Forest, guarding the Stone Fox.

"It still hasn't awakened?" Chu Feng asked.

The Little Vermilion Bird nodded. The Stone Fox was indeed lifeless. For the past ten years, she had called to it once every day, but there had never been any response.

After a brief two-day stay, Chu Feng departed again. This time, he traveled across the land, visiting the Ferocious Beast Plateau and the Abysses, experiencing life in the mortal world, better resonating with this world.

This journey lasted eight years. In total, he had been in this world for twenty-eight years, but he still hadn't broken through into the Illumination Realm.

This deviated from his estimation; the problem was significant.

The only thing that gave him some comfort was the rapid improvement of his domain mastery, truly deserving the recognition from the inheritance tower on the moon outside Earth as the most talented domain prodigy.

Chu Feng was rapidly approaching the Saint Master domain, elevating his skills at an astonishing speed in such a short time.

Logically, the study of domains was even more difficult than evolution, involving incredibly complex and challenging magnetic field runes and various insights, yet he was advancing by leaps and bounds.

He was steadily progressing within the Grandmaster level, confident that in a few more years, he could become a Saint Master!

A Saint Master, a master of all Saints, not just in terms of domain knowledge, but whose combat power could almost rival an Illumination-level evolutionist.

"Hmm, he looks a bit like someone!"

On a plain, there was an isolated city on the edge of the Ferocious Beast Plateau, within the gods' domain. Someone looked at Chu Feng's retreating figure, their eyes shining with divine light, recognizing his true identity.

This was because the person had cultivated the Martial Dao Celestial Eye, possessed truly extraordinary strength, and, most terrifyingly, had talent far surpassing ordinary people.

"The Yin Spirit who was wanted back then has a physical body now?!" he murmured to himself, his purple hair flowing freely, a large crimson bow on his back.

At the same time, Chu Feng turned back. His divine sense was incredibly keen; he immediately sensed something and looked at the few people who had just entered the city.

He noticed the purple-haired young man; judging by the special mark on his brow, he was likely from the Witch God lineage.

However, beside him was also a descendant of the Martial God, with flowing golden hair, full of vigor, glaring over.

Illumination-level evolutionists!

Chu Feng grew serious. Only evolutionists of this level could have discovered him in this city.

After all, ordinary people couldn't sense his abnormality.

There was almost no conversation between the two sides, no shouts or reprimands; they simply attacked directly, both sensing a hint of danger.

Knowing each other's origins, they all launched preemptive strikes.

Purple mist surged into the sky. The Son of Witch God moved, transforming into a massive figure, like an ancient Witch God, his bronze skin glowing, and directly shot an arrow at Chu Feng with his large bow.

He didn't care that it was a city, or that many people would die if he did this.

Chu Feng's eyes flashed with terrifying divine light. He shot into the sky, holding a golden bone staff, and directly smashed forward. With a bang, he shattered the arrow.

At the same time, he unleashed an unparalleled surge of mighty divine energy, shattering all the activated rune lights that rushed towards him and sweeping them away.

At heart, he didn't want to involve the city's inhabitants. He resolved the immediate danger, then shot into the sky, leaving the area and changing the battlefield.

"Kill!"

The Son of Martial God made his move. This was not a distant descendant of a god, but a direct son. He erupted with brilliant golden light and chased after Chu Feng, wielding a golden spear.

The others also began to give chase!

"Order those nearby: the Yin Spirit from back then has appeared! Intercept and kill him with all your might!" commanded the Son of Martial God.

Back then, Chu Feng had killed the Little Martial God, one of the Martial God's most beloved descendants, causing a huge stir.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Golden short spears flew out one after another, piercing towards Chu Feng.

"What happened?"

Behind them, in the city, many people exclaimed, rising and gazing at the horizon, completely unaware that they had just narrowly escaped total annihilation by the Son of Witch God's arrow.

If that arrow had exploded there, the entire city would have vanished!

"My heavens, it's Wu Chengzun, the Son of Witch God, and Wu Tuo, the Son of Martial God!"

Someone exclaimed, while more people trembled, collapsing to the ground, unable to bear the energy fluctuations coming from the horizon. Fortunately, those individuals quickly moved far away.

"The two great powerhouses, known as the unparalleled duo, actually appeared here. Who are they fighting?"

A long time later, someone in the city said with a trembling voice.

Wu Chengzun and Wu Tuo were the two most renowned heirs of the Ferocious Beast Plateau. Barring unforeseen circumstances, they would become the new Witch God and Martial God, having undergone five heavenly tribulations and possessing the qualifications to become gods.

Furthermore, rumors claimed they had even endured six tribulations. Once they became gods, they would be among the elites, capable of serving as divine generals!

These two heirs had accumulated sufficiently deep foundations and had recently stepped into the Illumination Realm. Although they were in its early stages, they were powerful enough.

Deep in the wilderness, hundreds of thousands of miles away, a great battle erupted. The Son of Witch God repeatedly drew his bow, aiming to shoot Chu Feng, but all his arrows were shattered by Chu Feng's golden bone staff.

However, the ground burst open, and waves of energy magma surged skyward.

Chu Feng nodded. The land in this foreign realm was sturdier than that of the Underworld cosmos. If this were his original universe, an Illumination-level expert's casual strike would cause terrifying destruction, even making planets fall.

"You killed my clansmen, and you dare to appear again, you Yin Spirit! You have some nerve!" Wu Tuo, the Son of Martial God, closed in, wielding his golden spear.

At this point, Chu Feng stopped retreating and engaged them in fierce combat.

Bang, bang, bang!

In this area, divine light surged, and energy billowed.

Chu Feng was not an Illumination-level expert, yet his strength was not weak. His physical body had long reached that level, and his soul light was powerful enough. What he lacked was the completion of order.

In this battle, Chu Feng forcefully suppressed the two divine sons. Wielding his golden bone staff, after a fierce fight, he struck the Son of Martial God, making him cough up large mouthfuls of blood.

At the same time, he leaped into the air, covering hundreds of miles in an instant, appearing before Wu Chengzun, the Son of Witch God. He shattered the large bow in his hands and nearly tore off his arm.

"Kill!"

The followers of the two divine sons, several old retainers who were also at the Illumination level, charged forward.

Through continuous battles, these individuals were shocked. They realized Chu Feng's terrifying power and discovered that he hadn't even truly entered the Illumination Realm yet!

They understood that he was relying entirely on his monstrously powerful physical body and the immense spiritual power of his soul light to forcefully contend, rather than activating spells of the corresponding level.

For these few, this was truly a bloody battle!

As Chu Feng swung his golden bone staff, one old retainer after another was blasted apart, and all their divine particles were absorbed by him using his unique art.

Pfft, pfft!

Later in the fight, sword-wings appeared on Chu Feng's back, and the Minor Six Paths Time Art erupted, reaping the heads of the two divine sons and killing them as well.

The two had stand-in talismans!

Unfortunately, after being killed several times consecutively by Chu Feng, they still perished.

"The Divine Sons are summoning us deep in the wilderness; hurry over." Across this land, Illumination-level individuals were dispatched.

As a result, more than a dozen groups of people were successively annihilated by Chu Feng, with a significant number of Illumination-level experts dying.

At this point, Chu Feng was almost about to explode from absorbing too many divine particles.

However, it was at this very moment that he finally broke through the final barrier, surging into the Illumination Realm. The massive amount of divine particles immediately became a beneficial supplement to his physical body and soul light, drastically enhancing his strength by a large margin.

He reflected that this was due to absorbing the divine particles contained within the direct sons of two deities, which included some complete orders and other elements.

This deeply moved him; he instantly comprehended it, thus rapidly advancing!

"As expected of the descendants of gods, some of the laws and insights comprehended by the gods are contained within their flesh and blood!"

Chu Feng felt quite emotional. If he had to comprehend things step by step on his own, it would have taken him at least several more years to adapt to this world, which was different from the Underworld.

At the same time, he grew increasingly uneasy. The Minor Six Paths Time Art was too heaven-defying; unlike other unique arts, stripping rule fragments and order patterns in this manner was practically cheating.

In the following days, Chu Feng was wanted and pursued, but no gods appeared. They were all recuperating; after their great battle with the abyssal divine beasts, no god was unscathed; all had nearly perished.

The world was shocked. Two divine sons, hailed as the unparalleled duo and chosen heirs of the Martial God and Witch God, had been killed by a single individual, and that individual was a Yin Spirit from an outer world.

Chu Feng fought a bloody battle, like an Asura bathed in blood, slaughtering his way across the vast wilderness, striking fear into the followers of the two great deities. No one could stop his advance.

However, he knew when to quit. He found the Little Vermilion Bird, immediately took her and fled, fearing that the gods would come for retribution. He quietly headed back to the First Forbidden Zone, carrying the Lame Stone Fox with him.

After breaking into the Illumination Realm, Chu Feng cultivated peacefully within the Forbidden Zone. This time, he ventured deep into the vast grassland that had once trapped him for about ten years, actively seeking out and opening terrifying secret realms within the grassland, drawing out Illumination-level creatures.

On one occasion, he even charged into the Flying Silkworm Secret Realm and engaged in a fierce battle with an Illumination-level flying silkworm.

Time flew by. In a blink, another seventy-two years had passed. This marked Chu Feng's hundredth year in this world, and his time limit was almost up.

On this day, Chu Feng spoke to the Stone Fox, saying, "Senior, I'm almost a god, but you are already desolate. Since I can't save you, I will bury you, let you rest in peace, interred within the Forbidden Zone. At the same time, it's also to borrow your Heavenly Venerate body for assistance. I want to throw you between the nine heavens to help me suppress dangers while I seek some great fortune."

"You little bastard, how dare you!" The Stone Fox was startled into speaking directly.