Luo Feng had previously obtained four black metal plates. When he received this new influx of information, the complete “Nine Calamities Secret Canon” instantly formed in his mind. Only after fully acquiring the entire “Nine Calamities Secret Canon” did Luo Feng realize how incredibly profound and mysterious this secret canon truly was.
“Incredible,” the Gold-Horned Beast murmured, closing his eyes.
Within his consciousness, characters related to the “Nine Calamities Secret Canon” floated about. Countless characters combined to form this secret canon. Even without reading the content, the mere arrangement of these characters resembled a massive secret pattern diagram! Each character was a part of this secret pattern… naturally forming a more complex and perfect secret pattern than even the microcosmic universe’s pattern!
“Absolutely incredible.”
“A secret canon’s textual content actually forming a secret pattern? I’ve never even heard of such a thing.” Luo Feng was amazed. He understood now that this was only possible because the “Nine Calamities Secret Canon” had reached an extremely exalted level. The closer one got to the universe’s fundamental mysteries, the more wondrous things became.
Take the Beast God, whose very form was an embodiment of laws.
The “Nine Tribulations Secret Scripture” was even directly suppressed and obstructed by the operational laws of the universe. Even if someone created it, they would be unable to pass it down. Fortunately, Situ Han used “Heavenly Soul Crystals” to bear this heaven-defying scripture, enabling its transmission—but only to a single being! Even “Supreme Innate Secret Techniques” are directly bestowed by the universe itself!
However, the Nine Tribulations Secret Scripture was repudiated by the universe, clearly demonstrating that it surpassed even the “Supreme Innate Secret Technique” by a level, attaining an unimaginable realm—something no Cosmic Sovereign could possibly create.
…
The Gold-Horned Beast stood before the black metal plates in the treasure chamber, momentarily stunned as he was deeply impressed by the completeness of this secret canon. Soon, he recovered from his astonishment.
“This Blood Cloud Hall cannot be lingered in. Leave quickly.”
The Gold-Horned Beast’s divine power immediately swept up the black metal plates, drawing them into his world ring. Then, his gaze swept over the massive amount of rare cosmic materials, the thousands of heavy treasures, and the hundreds of top-tier treasures nearby.
“Boom!”
A tremendous pressure instantly descended, spreading throughout the entire Blood Cloud Hall. At the same time, the space and time within the Blood Cloud Hall were completely controlled, and spatial fluctuations ceased immediately.
“Not good!” the Gold-Horned Beast was alarmed. “It’s a Cosmic Sovereign!”
Turning his head, the Gold-Horned Beast saw a distant figure appearing down the corridor outside. This figure exuded endless killing intent. He wore a blood-red battle robe, had a pair of golden curved horns, and wore a mask. His tail extended from beneath his battle skirt, gently swaying. His eyes were fixed on the Gold-Horned Beast.
“Blood Cloud Hall Master?” The Gold-Horned Beast slowly turned, facing the figure from afar.
What of it if he was a Cosmic Sovereign?
“Gold-Horned Beast!” The Blood Cloud Hall Master looked at Luo Feng, stepping forward. “You guessed correctly. I am the Blood Cloud Hall Master… However…” As he spoke, his divine form rapidly transformed. The original blood-red battle robe quickly changed into a simple azure battle armor. The pair of golden horns became translucent ones. The mask vanished, revealing a familiar face.
His aura also changed.
The previous endless killing intent transformed into a vast, oceanic presence.
“Elder… teacher?” The Gold-Horned Beast’s eyes widened. The Blood Cloud Hall Master before him had instantly transformed into his teacher Situ Han! And the aura was exactly the same—not just the aura… even that pressure, stronger than the Chaos City Lord’s, was identical. This was absolutely impossible to counterfeit.
“Luofeng,” Situ Han smiled. “Did you expect this fifth black metal plate to lead to such a result?”
The Gold-Horned Beast blinked, recalling his past conversation with his teacher Situ Han in the Beast God Realm. Back then, Luo Feng had asked his teacher, “Is the fifth black metal plate of the ‘Nine Calamities Secret Canon’ still a trial?” At that time, Situ Han had replied, “No. If my methods were so easily guessed by you, could I still be your teacher?”
Back then, Luo Feng had been very curious and kept asking.
But Situ Han had refused to say more, only saying, “You’ll know when the time comes.”
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Outside the main hall of the Blood Cloud Hall,
Situ Han stood gazing into the distant void where endless black currents flowed. The Gold-Horned Beast had also transformed to match Situ Han’s height, resembling a winged lion standing beside him.
“Teacher, the Blood Cloud Hall Master turned out to be you…” the Gold-Horned Beast spoke. “No wonder none of the cosmic races could ever overcome the Blood Cloud Hall Master.”
“In those days, the Blood Cloud Hall Master was merely a clone I created,” Situ Han looked toward the endless void, sighing. “Though only a clone, it still possessed power rivaling that of your Chaos City Lord teacher. That was more than sufficient for dominating the cosmos.”
“Then why did you act under the identity of the Blood Cloud Hall Master?” The Gold-Horned Beast’s eyes were filled with confusion. Given Situ Han’s strength, who would dare provoke him? If he wanted revenge or to kill someone, he could simply do so openly.
“Because of you!”
Situ Han replied.
“Me?” The Gold-Horned Beast was startled.
“Yes,” Situ Han nodded. “To be precise, the identity of the Blood Cloud Hall Master was prepared by me for my future third disciple. Whoever eventually meets my requirements will inherit the position of ‘Blood Cloud Hall Master.'”
“Blood Cloud Hall Master? Inherit?” The Gold-Horned Beast’s eyes widened.
Wow.
His teacher was practically setting him up. The Blood Cloud Hall Master was a madman, with enemies scattered throughout the cosmos. All major factions wanted him dead! From his teacher’s words, it seemed he was the one meant to inherit this position.
“I did the same with your second elder brother,” Situ Han mused. “Long ago, I created another identity—the North Prison Lord! When your second elder brother, the Flame Emperor, grew strong enough, I allowed him to inherit the North Prison Lord identity.”
“What?” The Gold-Horned Beast was even more shocked.
Blood Cloud Hall Master, North Prison Lord!
Were these both avatars created by his teacher Situ Han?
The North Prison Lord was an evil cosmic super-being whose fame rivaled that of the Blood Cloud Hall Master. He possessed a flying palace-type treasure called the North Prison, which also had suppression and sealing functions. Once the North Prison Lord engaged an enemy, he preferred to trap them within the North Prison. Without the talent to split one’s soul, escaping would only be possible through self-destruction and death!
He was even older than the Blood Cloud Hall Master.
He was a powerful, evil existence from the early days of the universe’s birth, though he had gradually faded from prominence.
“I allowed your second elder brother to inherit the North Prison Lord identity,” Situ Han shook his head. “However, after countless eons, he still failed to satisfy me. Therefore, I reclaimed everything from the North Prison Lord, letting that identity vanish forever. He was no longer worthy of being the ‘North Prison Lord.'”
Luo Feng was secretly shocked.
Reclaiming everything from the North Prison Lord?
“I’ve long lost hope in your second elder brother, so I devoted all my efforts into training you,” Situ Han smiled, gazing at Luo Feng with emotion.
“If my second elder brother disappointed the teacher, then this disciple may also eventually disappoint the teacher,” the Gold-Horned Beast lowered his head.
Situ Han smiled: “When you can fully activate the Star Tower, you’ve already surpassed your second elder brother. Although the Star Tower’s power is heaven-defying, even Cosmic Sovereigns, Cosmic Lords, and the strongest beings in the universe have no hope of controlling it. And weaker beings simply lack the willpower. For you to endure the life-and-death inheritance at the World Lord level is already quite remarkable.”
“However… although you’ve performed somewhat better than your second elder brother, you’re still far from meeting the teacher’s expectations,” Situ Han said.
“Expectations?” The Gold-Horned Beast turned to look at his teacher beside him.
“The strongest being in the universe!” Situ Han said slowly, revealing his thoughts to Luo Feng for the first time. “When you become the strongest being in the universe, the teacher can be considered successful. If your second elder brother could become the strongest being in the universe, the teacher would also be considered successful. However, according to the teacher’s judgment, the probability of him becoming the strongest being is extremely low. He has already taken a wrong path.”
Luo Feng was secretly astonished.
His senior brothers, both Cosmic Sovereigns, had still disappointed Situ Han, who continued to train a third disciple. It turned out Situ Han’s true expectation for his disciples was—becoming the strongest being in the universe!
What an insane idea.
How rare were the strongest beings in the universe?
Possessing one such being would make a race a peak race and a faction a superpower! Even a lone strongest being in the universe would be a great eternal existence, free and unrestrained. For Situ Han himself to reach this level was already heaven-defying, but to want to train a disciple to become the strongest being in the universe!
Insane!
Yet Luo Feng couldn’t help but admire his teacher, for Situ Han had indeed accomplished incredible feats—cultivating the Flame God Race lineage, the Earth lineage… even creating numerous powerful top-tier treasures. At least treasures like the “Cataclysm Armor” and “Original Soul” posed no difficulty for him. With fortune and opportunity, he even created the supreme treasure, the Star Tower!
…
“Becoming the strongest being in the universe is extremely difficult,” Situ Han said. “If you remain in one place, quietly cultivating, you will never become the strongest being in the universe! The birth of every strongest being involves countless trials, encounters, and tempering. Without a doubt, each of them has been forged in blood and fire.”
“You have attachments to your race and cannot freely engage in bloody battles for tempering.”
“Therefore, the teacher has prepared this Blood Cloud Hall Master identity for you!”
“No one will know who you are. Your enemies will be scattered throughout the universe… Once you appear in the cosmos, enemies will come rushing in,” Situ Han looked at the Gold-Horned Beast. “Through endless trials, you will continue to grow. At the very least, this is a method I know of to increase your chances of becoming the strongest being in the universe.”
The Gold-Horned Beast blinked, somewhat dazed. “They’ll recognize me!”
“They won’t recognize you!”
Situ Han flipped his hand, revealing a blood-red pearl. “This is a special top-tier treasure I’ve refined—the Blood Cloud Pearl. It will alter your soul’s aura and can even disguise your armor. No one will be able to recognize you. Also, the flying palace-type top-tier treasure behind you, the Blood Cloud Hall, will also be yours!”
“Of course, if you disappoint me, I will reclaim the Blood Cloud Hall and Blood Cloud Pearl from you, just as I did with your second elder brother.”
“My disciple!”
“When you become the Blood Cloud Hall Master, it will mark a new journey… Are you willing to accept it?” Situ Han gazed at the Gold-Horned Beast.
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