Chapter 1137: Golden Toad

The first form of the Shi Wu Wings – chaotic space-time.

The second form of the Shi Wu Wings – the golden kingdom, still belonging to auxiliary power, yet it delighted Luo Feng immensely. After all, the biggest difference between him and a Cosmic Sovereign was his inability to control a space-time domain, such as being at a significant disadvantage in pursuit and combat. Now, this weakness had been compensated.

“A radius of 80 light-years,” Luo Feng marveled. “Even top-tier domain-type treasures like the Qian Bao River do not reach such an absurd level.”

“If the second form is already this powerful, I wonder about the third form…”

Immediately, Luo Feng began exploring the entire Shi Wu Wings with his divine power, covering every part of it. The secret engravings and patterns on the Shi Wu Wings became incredibly clear in Luo Feng’s mind, even clearer than viewing them with his naked eyes by millions of times. However, upon inspection, Luo Feng felt somewhat disappointed. He realized this was the limit of the Shi Wu Wings’ current power—at least for this ‘incomplete Shi Wu Wings,’ the third form’s secret patterns were clearly missing.

“Obviously, the Shi Wu Wings are still missing components. At the very least, the secret engravings themselves are incomplete. Without these missing patterns, no matter how capable I am, I cannot activate the third form,” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. “To trigger the third form, one is for my own comprehension of the laws and mastery of the secret pattern techniques to reach a higher level. The second is to find the missing components of the Shi Wu Wings, making them more complete.”

Just one fusion had elevated the Shi Wu Wings to the level of top-tier treasures.

Then, with further fusion…

“The Shi Wu Wings are indeed extraordinary. I just wonder where I can find those missing components,” Luo Feng sighed again. He knew it would be difficult. After all, even during the long time the Chaos City Lord possessed the Shi Wu Wings, he had not discovered the other components, which was also because the Chaos City Lord himself never used them.

Luo Feng utilized them, and amidst the gathering of countless powerhouses on the Origin Star, he coincidentally sensed the Venerable Tianyang. It was then that he discovered another component of the Shi Wu Wings—the ‘Streamlight Wings.’

However, over the years, Luo Feng had ventured many times across the Origin Star, yet gained no new insights. Locating the next component… the difficulty was beyond imagination.

“It’s quite strange.”

“The Shi Wu Wings definitely did not originate from the Origin Star. If they had emerged from the Origin Star, the Origin Star would clearly indicate the treasure’s level and split it into several parts for emergence. Although everyone who obtained them only had components, they all understood the value of those parts. Yet both Tianyang Venerable and my teacher, upon obtaining a single wing, couldn’t recognize it as a component of an extraordinary treasure. When my teacher gave it to me back then, he even said that no one else in the universe had seen the Shi Wu Wings besides himself,” Luo Feng pondered. “Hmm, I should ask my teacher later where exactly he found the Shi Wu Wings.”

Luo Feng had already made his decision—he must find the other components of the Shi Wu Wings.

If the second form’s power was already this extraordinary,

Then the power of the third form… Luo Feng naturally anticipated it immensely.

“It’s time to go back.”

Whoosh!

Luo Feng had already vanished from this expanse of stars. The starry sky remained silent, with only a star system missing in the distance.

The years of the strong are eternally long. In such lengthy years, there are often very long periods of peace, but this peace… is also preparation for even more intense battles in the future! Whether for one’s clan, one’s faction, or even for oneself!

“I never imagined the Qishen Hall would remain closed until now,” Luo Feng mused as he waited for it to open. After all, a treasure at the peak domain-type level… Among personal treasures, only the Star Tower surpassed it, while others fell somewhat short. The Armor of Tribulation, the Battle Blade Jueke, and the like were noticeably inferior.

The opportunity to obtain such a treasure was rare, so Luo Feng naturally felt boundless battle will.

At the same time, Luo Feng was also cultivating the ‘Beast God Path’ and researching the secret pattern techniques. For now, he had even abandoned his research on the Star Tower, because the third layer’s secret patterns of the Star Tower were so complex that they left Luo Feng stunned, clearly far beyond his current level. Only with higher comprehension of the laws and mastery of the secret pattern techniques could he possibly decipher them.

In the 165th year since Luo Feng became the Galactic Lord, within the Ancestral God Secret Realm, inside the Crape Myrtle Island enveloped by the Five-Colored Aurora Lake.

Luo Feng stood by the railing of a pavilion, gazing into the distance at the plaza in front of the island lord’s palace. With a single teleportation, whoosh, he arrived directly before the fountain curtain, stepping through it into the inheritance realm.

Moments later,

Luo Feng emerged from the fountain curtain again.

“I can already utilize the Cosmic Sovereign’s ultimate secret technique, and with the Beast God Heart, cultivating the Beast God Path is indeed incredibly fast! What’s even more fortunate is possessing the inheritance realm, which allows repeated infusions… maximizing my efficiency,” Luo Feng was acutely aware that each infusion from the inheritance realm must consume an enormous amount of energy, so the inheritance realm actually imposes strict limits on the number of inheritances.

Generally, only when one first steps into a new level is there one free inheritance opportunity. At other times, one must spend points to redeem it.

Other inheritors rarely get the chance to redeem even once. However, Luo Feng’s 620,000 battles during the Crazy Challenge earned him a massive amount of honor points, allowing him to redeem numerous inheritance sessions. Usually, one would only proceed to the next inheritance after gaining new insights, so each level didn’t consume too many inheritance sessions.

“Luofeng!” A mighty voice rang in Luo Feng’s ears and mind.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng, standing beside the fountain curtain, looked up towards the high sky.

Whoosh!

A beam of light, emanating from the depths of the Five-Color Aurora Lake, instantly enveloped the area below, completely covering Luo Feng. One end of this luminous shaft wrapped around Luo Feng, while the other end—upon closer observation—extended deep into the Ancestral God Palace hidden within the Five-Color Aurora Lake.

(Note: “祖神宫” is translated as “Ancestral God Palace” based on common fantasy naming conventions. Adjustments can be made if a specific official translation exists for this term in the context.)

“Zushen Palace?” Luo Feng looked up. The colorful auroras of the Five-Color Aurora Lake automatically parted, creating a passage for the beam of light.

“Zushen,” Luo Feng said, recognizing the voice as that of the Dual-Faced Ancestral God.

“Come to me.” The voice continued.

Instantly, an invisible force enveloped Luo Feng. Whoosh~~~~ Luo Feng rapidly flew along that beam of light, leaving Crape Myrtle Island behind, rushing into the depths of the Five-Color Aurora Lake, heading toward the Zushen Palace. At this moment, Luo Feng’s speed had already far exceeded the speed of light. To achieve this within the Primordial Universe… clearly required manipulation by a Cosmic Overlord.

Luo Feng did not resist this force. With his abilities, he could easily break free from this restraint.

Flying along…

He saw the Three Thousand Stars, the Three Thousand Divine Messenger Worlds.

Then he saw the 72 Divine General Continents, each one towering and boundless.

He flew past the Beast God Hall, the Eight Beast God Hall, and around them were another sixteen palaces.

“We’re here.”

Luo Feng landed on the vast and magnificent palace plaza. This Ancestral God Palace, which had appeared towering and immense even from a distance on the Crape Myrtle Island, was indeed terrifyingly enormous. The entire palace exuded boundless power—a mighty force that even Luo Feng, who had witnessed countless treasures, couldn’t help but secretly marvel at.

“This Zushen Palace must be a supreme-grade flying palace treasure,” Luo Feng contemplated. “No wonder the Ancestral God Religion is so powerful! Even before our human race’s Primal Ancestor was sealed, he was merely comparable to this Ancestral God Religion.”

“Luofeng, come in,” a voice came from the distant hall. Outside the hall stood eight guards. All eight guards wore golden armor, each a Cosmic Noble. From the pressure radiating from their treasures… their armor and weapons were all treasures. At this moment, these eight Nobles were looking at Luo Feng.

“Yes.” With a single step, Luo Feng reached the palace threshold, then entered the hall.

The towering hall had pillars so high they seemed to vanish from sight. Each pillar had totem carvings, depicting various clans—human carvings, insect clan carvings, mechanical clan carvings… countless alien carvings…

On the throne farthest away sat the Dual-Faced Zushen. The ancestral deity gazed down at Luo Feng below with a faint smile: “According to the information publicly disclosed by your human race, you’ve established your title… the Lord of the Milky Way?”

“Yes.” Luo Feng nodded.

“Galaxy Lord Luo Feng, you have been in my Zushen Religion for some time and joined our outer organization,” the Zushen said. “Although you are now the Galaxy Lord, the great Cosmic Source tells me… you have not truly crossed into the Cosmic Sovereign level. Your ability to use the Cosmic Sovereign’s ultimate secret technique is also due to another school of power from the first appearance of the Primordial Universe.”

Luo Feng was secretly shocked.

The Zushen Religion openly declared itself to be the guardian of the Cosmic Origin! Even the Lord of Chaos City and others stated that the Cosmic Origin protected the Zushen Religion… From the repeated inheritances and now knowing that my secret techniques were derived from another lineage, it appears this is not mere empty talk.

“When you truly become a Cosmic Sovereign, that day will be when you become my Guardian Divine Lord,” the Zushen looked at Luo Feng. “Don’t misunderstand, every Guardian Divine Lord of my Zushen Religion is a Cosmic Sovereign with immense power in the universe. Ordinary Cosmic Sovereigns cannot hold this position. Each Guardian Divine Lord commands several Cosmic Sovereigns.”

Luo Feng nodded. He knew this.

Fengtian Divine Lord, Jiuyou Divine Lord… all were legendary figures in the universe. With his current strength, he indeed wasn’t qualified to become a ‘Guardian Divine Lord’ and stand among them.

“You’ve been in my Zushen Religion’s outer circle for so long without ever receiving a mission,” the Zushen looked at Luo Feng. “Now I have a mission for you. It doesn’t involve the human race, and the location is extremely far from human territory. Do you accept?”

“If it doesn’t involve the human race or my friends, I will comply,” Luo Feng replied.

Having received numerous inheritances and benefits from the Ancestral God Religion, and with the Ancestral God personally shielding him from the Void True Demon God back then, it was only natural that he owed them his service.

Hua!

A golden light flew up and stopped in front of Luo Feng. It was a carving resembling a golden toad, with gray, lifeless eyes.

“Take this and go to that territory. Any life that causes its eyes to turn red must be annihilated,” the Zushen looked down at Luo Feng. “Also, you must investigate what’s happening there. The Cosmic Source tells me… something harmful to my Primordial Universe is occurring there.”

Luo Feng took the golden toad, looking at its eyes. Turn red?

“Ancestral God, once its eyes turn red, how far away can the lifeform that triggered the change be? What is its detection range?” Luo Feng inquired.

“Approximately 100 million kilometers,” the Zushen replied. “Once you imprint your soul on it, you’ll clearly sense and identify whether it’s a life form or some strange object causing the reaction. If it’s a life… no matter who it is, annihilate it without mercy. If you’re unwilling to act, send me a message, and I’ll dispatch other members. This is a new communication token… the token Jiuyou gave you before had low authority and couldn’t directly contact me. This one… can.”

A golden token floated over.

Luo Feng immediately caught it, looking at it… this golden token looked so much like the communication token forged by his teacher, Sitting Mountain Guest.

“Go now, for the great Cosmic Source. Any life that causes its eyes to turn red must be annihilated without exception,” the Zushen said.

“Yes.” Luo Feng bowed.