Chapter 1159: Damaged Universe

TuoYa Black Hole, known as the strongest black hole in the Primeval Universe.

“Whoosh~~~” The tremendous devouring and distorting force swept over them. For an ordinary Cosmic Sovereign, it would likely mean instant obliteration. Yet for Luo Feng, after being attenuated by his Jie Jia to one hundred-thousandth of its original intensity, it was utterly harmless. Swiftly, Luo Feng and the Chaos City Lord arrived together at the innermost depths of the TuoYa Black Hole.

“That is the TuoYa Black Hole’s core,” the Chaos Citylord pointed ahead.

Luo Feng looked forward instantly.

It was a black sphere about three meters tall, with dark golden secret patterns on its surface. Countless secret patterns formed a very peculiar image. This sphere, embedded with dark golden patterns, was the black hole’s core, generating that endless terrifying twisting and devouring force.

Surrounding it was one of the membranes of the Primeval Universe. The membrane had been torn by the twisting force, creating a hole nearly ten thousand kilometers in diameter.

Swish! Swish!

Luo Feng and the Chaos Citylord flew past the black hole’s core effortlessly resisting its pull, directly exiting through the irregular hole torn in the membrane… Outside was the Cosmic Sea!

“Ha…”

As Luo Feng soared into the Cosmic Ocean, his gaze swept across the mist-like chaotic currents that pervaded the space—endless turbulent flows exuding overwhelming pressure so immense it was terrifying. Though these chaotic currents weren’t actively assaulting anything, their mere natural emanations of force could reduce even an immortal deity to dust.

“Such intense pressure! It’s much stronger than the chaotic currents in my microcosm,” Luo Feng silently marveled.

“Chaotic currents are the energy source of a universe,” the Chaos Citylord stood in the void, gazing at the endless chaotic currents ahead. “I can’t say for sure about the Primeval Universe, but every small universe of the Cosmic Overlords uses these chaotic currents as their energy source. The chaotic currents in the Cosmic Sea are the purest, much purer than those in our Human Initial Universe.”

Luo Feng nodded.

Jokingly!

The Initial Universe was merely a small universe in its initial state. Its chaotic currents exerted no pressure, which was why back then, Luo Feng and others at the Stellar Lord 9th Stage could leisurely wander in the Chaos City without any discomfort.

“Leaving the Primeval Universe means venturing into the Cosmic Sea,” the Chaos Citylord turned to look behind.

Luo Feng also turned around.

Standing in the void and looking back, not far behind was the irregularly torn membrane hole. Looking at it, the massive membrane extended outward, like an endless giant wall, seemingly dividing the Cosmic Sea in half.

“This is the Primeval Universe, the cradle nurturing countless species and also my cradle?” Luo Feng murmured silently. He could not sense any pressure from the Primeval Universe, only feeling its lofty, unapproachable majesty.

Just like an ordinary person looking up at the sun, feeling its unapproachable grandeur.

Luo Feng’s view of the Primeval Universe was just like that!

“How could the Original Ancestor dare to oppose the Primeval Universe back then?” Luo Feng whispered.

“The higher you stand, the farther you can see.”

The Chaos Citylord also gazed at the endless membrane of the Primeval Universe ahead, “Even the Cosmic Overlords, and even those before the Great Destruction, none dared to oppose the Primeval Universe! The Original Ancestor was the only one. Perhaps when you can roam the Cosmic Sea freely, surpassing even the Cosmic Overlords of the pre-Great Destruction era, you will understand why the Original Ancestor dared to resist.”

Luo Feng nodded slightly.

“Let’s go.”

The Chaos Citylord led Luo Feng, instantly teleporting to a point in the void.

Around the void were as many as 39 twisted spatial holes, all natural wormholes.

“39 natural wormholes, varying in size and leading to different distances,” the Chaos Citylord smiled. “You should be able to accurately identify wormholes numbered 1 to 39, right?”

“Yes,” Luo Feng nodded. The map’s description was very precise, with multiple identification methods to avoid misidentification. Getting lost in the Cosmic Sea could be a terrifying thing. Luo Feng pointed to a larger twisted spatial hole not far away, “Our route this time is along the 15th natural wormhole.”

“Correct,” the Chaos Citylord nodded in satisfaction. “Let’s go.”

The boundless Cosmic Sea was filled with chaotic currents. However, at the level of a Cosmic Sovereign, one doesn’t rely solely on sight. For example, the spread of divine power could allow them to accurately ‘see’ the surroundings, even more clearly than with their eyes.

Natural wormholes!

Teleportation! Teleportation! Teleportation!

Each teleportation had a maximum range of 10,000 light-years. The will and consciousness of a Cosmic Sovereign could maintain an extremely high frequency of teleportation.

Two days and nights passed in a flash.

Two figures emerged from a spatial vortex.

“Ahh!” Luo Feng was startled.

Before him, not far away, was a massive celestial body in the void. The vast cosmic membrane extended endlessly, impossible to see the end. However, this cosmic membrane was too damaged. At a glance, Luo Feng saw hundreds of irregular holes and cracks, allowing chaotic currents to freely pass between the Cosmic Sea and inside the cosmic membrane.

“This is…” Luo Feng was shocked. “Is this the reference small universe?”

“About 100 million light-years in diameter.”

The Chaos Citylord, dressed in golden robes, gazed at the small universe and said softly, “A small universe that has long since perished and decayed.”

“Decayed?” Luo Feng had received the map, but it was too complex. He had only briefly understood some reference points and had not viewed detailed information.

“When a Cosmic Overlord perishes, his small universe naturally decays,” the Chaos Citylord looked at Luo Feng. “The highest peak of cultivation for a powerful being is becoming a Cosmic Overlord, and the peak development of a divine kingdom is a small universe.”

“If an immortal god perishes, his divine kingdom will become desolate and decayed.”

“If a Cosmic Overlord perishes, his small universe will also decay,” the Chaos Citylord sighed. “Come, let me show you this ruined small universe.”

Swoosh!

With a single teleportation, the Chaos Citylord moved Luo Feng, who was still in shock, to the edge of one of the cracks in the cosmic membrane.

“Cosmic membrane,” Luo Feng looked at it. The chaotic currents continuously drifted and impacted the crack, causing the edges of the cosmic membrane’s crack to vibrate.

Passing through a crack about 30,000 kilometers high and hundreds of kilometers wide.

“This is…” Luo Feng looked far ahead.

Broken space fragments, with continent fragments within them.

Massive floating mountains.

Some enormous broken divine corpses also floated.

“Whoosh~~~” Far away, a piece of the upper cosmic membrane directly peeled off. The entire universe was in a state of ‘collapse,’ occasionally shedding cosmic membrane pieces. The space fragments sometimes collided, causing further splitting, making the continent fragments even smaller.

The entire universe was continuously disintegrating…

“The Primeval Universe gives birth to countless species and powerful beings. As time passes, after reaching its peak of prosperity, the Primeval Universe will rapidly decline and eventually face great destruction! Then it begins a new cycle of nurturing and rebirth… Each cycle will give birth to countless species and many geniuses, including some Cosmic Overlords and numerous Cosmic Sovereigns.”

“The cycles are endlessly long.”

“Each cycle produces a group of Cosmic Overlords, and each Cosmic Overlord corresponds to a small universe.”

“These small universes drift in the Cosmic Sea, moving further and further away. Many have already exceeded the range of our exploration. Among the discovered small universes alone, there are 18,022!” The Chaos Citylord looked at the floating continent fragments and shattered divine corpses in the chaotic currents, speaking slowly.

Luo Feng held his breath.

“Let’s consider our current cycle as the Third Cosmic Era,” the Chaos Citylord said. “The cycle before us was the Second Cosmic Era, and the one before that was the First Cosmic Era.”

“Throughout the entire Cosmic Sea… apart from the two Holy Lands, only the powerhouses from the three cosmic eras remain. All other cycles have been utterly eradicated.”

“Three cosmic eras?” Luo Feng was shocked.

“Yes.”

The Chaos Citylord nodded. “Yes, in the boundless Cosmic Sea, there are the First Cosmic Era, the Second Cosmic Era, and our Third Cosmic Era.”

“Our Third Cosmic Era is still in its development phase, while the previous two cycles have already completed their entire course. Naturally, the number of powerhouses they produced far exceeds ours,” said the Chaos Citylord. “Our Third Era is the weakest, whereas the First Era was the strongest.”

Luo Feng also understood.

In the evolution of a universe, the emergence of the strong (qiangzhe) is initially very slow, as secret techniques and other elements need to be developed and refined. Over time, the efficiency of cultivating the strong (qiangzhe) steadily improves. Our Third Cosmic Era may only be halfway through its cycle, whereas the previous two eras completed their full cycles. Naturally, this results in a difference in the number of the strong (qiangzhe).

The Chaos Citylord shook his head with a smile: “Of course, we shouldn’t underestimate ourselves either. The Original Ancestor was absolutely invincible when he roamed the Cosmic Sea! Other Cosmic Overlords would go out of their way to avoid him.”

“Teacher, you mentioned three cosmic eras and two Holy Lands?” Luo Feng frowned. “Where are these Holy Lands?”

“Actually, from the more than ten thousand small universes that have already been discovered, we can know how many Cosmic Overlords once existed. However, more than 99% of these small universes have already decayed.” The Chaos Citylord said. “Obviously, all those Cosmic Overlords have perished.”

Luo Feng nodded.

The decay of a small universe means the demise of the Cosmic Overlord.

“Besides the three cosmic eras… there are two other forces in the Cosmic Sea, each belonging to a small universe.” The Chaos Citylord sighed. “Those two small universes should be the small universes of Cosmic Overlords from ten or even a hundred cycles before ours.”

Luo Feng was shocked.

The Primeval Universe cycles repeatedly, yet some cycles from the distant past still have survivors?

“The two small universes are also extremely large,” the Chaos Citylord said. “Among the known small universes of Cosmic Overlords, the largest usually have a diameter of up to 100 million light-years. However, these two small universes have diameters of 2.1 billion and 3.2 billion light-years respectively. They are the two largest small universes, and the cycles they belong to are already unknown.”

Luo Feng was secretly astonished.

Countless cycles have been annihilated.

Yet these two small universes have survived, which is naturally extraordinary.

“The three cosmic eras and the two Holy Lands are the forces in the boundless Cosmic Sea. Of course, each cosmic era is not united. Just like our Third Cosmic Era is divided into nine major superpowers, twelve top-tier forces, etc. The First and Second Cosmic Eras are also divided into dozens of factions. Therefore, in the boundless Cosmic Sea, it is very chaotic, and any non-allied force might suddenly attack you.” The Chaos Citylord said.