Luo Feng had never anticipated that his battle armor would arrive in this manner. Although both Lord Pengong’s Yanjun Rod and the Founder Giant’s Divine Axe could extend to form a complete suit of armor, Luo Feng had previously possessed three pairs of wings, none of which had ever extended into armor, so he had never considered such a possibility.
Even though Lord Peixing wore black armor and black wings, Luo Feng hadn’t imagined that the armor was formed through extension.
But just now…
As the fifth pair of wings merged into his back, Luo Feng immediately channeled his divine power and discovered that he could extend from the base of the wings. This extension easily enveloped his entire body, forming a complete battle armor.
“Master,” the spirit of the Shi Wu Wings directly transmitted into his mind, “This is the supplementary battle armor formed by the Shi Wu Wings. Its power should be comparable to that of top-tier supreme treasures.”
The mere content of this mental transmission left Luo Feng stunned: “Top-tier supreme treasure-level armor?”
“The Shi Wu Wings were mechanical artifacts used by an existence far beyond even the strongest Cosmic Sovereign,” the spirit of Shi Wu complained. “When fully intact, merely two pairs of wings were second only to top-tier supreme treasures. Three pairs possessed power equal to top-tier supreme treasures, and four pairs surpassed them. The wings you now possess are the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth pairs.”
Luo Feng nodded inwardly.
Previously, he had obtained the first, second, and sixth pairs.
It seemed that the third and fourth pairs had been acquired from Lord Peixing.
“Only adjacent wings can perfectly integrate,” the Shi Wu spirit explained. “The sixth pair and the other four still have some discontinuities in their secret patterns, so their power cannot be effectively combined. However, the first four pairs are already very complete. They are absolutely superior to ordinary top-tier supreme treasures. Even the supplementary battle armor they form can rival standard top-tier supreme treasure armor.”
Luo Feng felt delighted.
Back then, in the Wing Space, witnessing their endless power, he had already realized the immense significance of the Shi Wu Wings. Now, with the components becoming more complete, their power indeed grew stronger.
“But why couldn’t the first two pairs of wings form supplementary battle armor initially?” Luo Feng asked in confusion.
“Master,”
“The six pairs of Shi Wu Wings each serve different purposes,” the Shi Wu spirit transmitted. “The first and second pairs at the bottom are like the foundation, similar to the roots of a tree or the spine of a battle blade—primarily for stabilizing the foundation. Only as the other wings integrate will various supplementary powers emerge. According to my speculation, the third to fifth pairs should all be supplementary powers, while the sixth pair is the sole source of offense!”
Luo Feng nodded. It made sense.
The first and second pairs of wings were the most unselfish and steadfast, like the keel of a great ship or the foundation of a tall building—essentially the base of the entire ‘mechanism.’
“I see now.”
“Ordinarily, even offensive top-tier supreme treasures can extend to form armor,” Luo Feng mused. “Mechanical artifacts are famous for being user-friendly, versatile, and adept at surpassing their tier in combat! So why couldn’t even the basic armor extension be formed before? Now I understand—it wasn’t that it couldn’t be done, but that my mechanical artifact wasn’t yet complete.”
“Shi Wu, how powerful is this supplementary armor exactly? Be precise.”
“First, attacks at the eighth-tier level or below will be effortlessly blocked by the divine armor, causing no harm to the divine body.”
“Second, attacks exceeding the eighth-tier level will be weakened to one-millionth of their original strength by the divine armor,” the Shi Wu spirit explained. “Moreover, the armor’s endurance limit is extremely high. At the very least, no Cosmic Sovereign has reached that limit.”
Luo Feng was amazed.
The fact that attacks below the eighth tier couldn’t harm him was impressive enough.
Weakening attacks to one-millionth of their original strength was also acceptable, considering even the Fengmo God-Killing Armor could reduce them to one-ten-thousandth.
However!
The armor’s endurance limit was so high that even the strongest Cosmic Sovereigns couldn’t reach it. What did that mean? It meant the one-millionth reduction could be fully effective! It was well known that as attack power increased, the armor’s weakening effect would diminish. An armor capable of reducing to one-ten-thousandth might only reduce to one-thousandth or even one-hundredth against stronger attacks, significantly increasing the danger.
The Fengmo God-Killing Armor was incredibly powerful at the Cosmic Lord level.
But when fighting against Cosmic Sovereigns, each attack exceeded the armor’s limit, drastically reducing its defensive effectiveness.
“One-millionth reduction, and it can be fully effective?” Luo Feng was astonished. “So, a Cosmic Sovereign wearing top-tier supreme treasure armor could never be killed by another Cosmic Sovereign’s physical attacks?”
“Exactly.”
Luo Feng nodded.
It seemed this was indeed the case. Any Cosmic Sovereign wearing top-tier supreme treasure armor could not be killed by physical attacks. Only the perilous environments within the Three Great Perilous Regions could threaten such beings… even the mighty ‘Originator’ from ancient times, who specialized in soul attacks with tenth-tier peak-level techniques!
“With this supplementary armor, I fear no physical attacks,” Luo Feng felt confident. “However, in a prolonged battle of attrition, I would be at a disadvantage.”
Attack and defense were different.
Attacks could be enhanced through secret techniques and treasures, boosting their power by thousands or even millions of times.
Defense, however, had no such enhancements—only the armor itself could provide protection. If a weapon could block an attack, that was fine. If not, only the armor could reduce the damage. If one was outmatched and unable to fight back, again, only the armor could reduce the damage. The armor was the only defense the body had against physical attacks.
“Even with the damage reduced to one-millionth, each battle would still impact and drain my divine body,” Luo Feng thought. “Other Cosmic Sovereigns have larger divine bodies and higher-level divine power. My divine body is smaller, and my divine power is at a lower level. I must constantly maintain the ‘Severance’ technique. In prolonged battles, I would eventually be overwhelmed.”
Luo Feng understood.
He had to end battles quickly.
In summary, compared to true Cosmic Sovereigns, his weaknesses were his inability to endure prolonged attrition battles and his flight speed being unable to break through the ‘speed limit.’ Of course, he had advantages such as the Star Tower, Blood Shadow Blade, the supplementary battle armor from the Shi Wu Wings, and the Tomb Vessel, giving him a significant edge in treasures.
……
The five pairs of wings fully unfurled, floating before Luo Feng.
He channeled his divine power into the wings for inspection, carefully studying the Shi Wu Wings. Upon closer examination, he discovered their unique characteristics. Like the Star Tower, the Black Prison Tower, and other supreme treasures, they all contained multiple layers of secret patterns. However, the Shi Wu Wings, despite being an immensely powerful artifact, currently had only four layers.
The first layer was centered on the first pair of wings,
The second layer revolved around the second pair,
…
The fourth layer was based on the fourth pair.
Only four layers in total.
The first layer was named ‘Chaotic Time and Space.’ The second was ‘Golden Kingdom.’ The third…
“This third layer is truly difficult,” Luo Feng frowned. He had studied it for over an entire era in the training space. “It’s even more challenging than the fifth layer of the Star Tower!”
And indeed.
As a mechanical artifact, it had very few layers of secret patterns, but each layer was of extremely high quality.
The first layer was comprehensible to an Eternal-level Luo Feng.
The second layer was only understood after he had spent hundreds of millions of years in the Beast God Realm, reaching the level of a Cosmic Lord in secret pattern mastery, finally unraveling the ‘Golden Kingdom.’
The third layer was still difficult for Luo Feng at his current level.
The gap was enormous.
……
Luo Feng was not one to give up easily. He could vaguely sense that the supplementary armor was merely an additional power—the secret patterns within the third pair of wings were truly terrifying. Thus, he devoted himself fully to their study and cultivation.
……
Time passed.
The Tomb Vessel resumed its journey back through the Qingfeng Realm, taking approximately 300 years to finally exit the realm.
Three hundred years outside equated to 300 eras within the training space!
During these 300 eras, Luo Feng devoted most of his energy to studying divine power pathways, striving to advance further. He spent a smaller portion of his efforts on deciphering the third layer of the Shi Wu Wings’ secret patterns. Combining these two tasks allowed him to alternate and relax.
“This is just too difficult.”
“I can’t comprehend it, I can’t comprehend it.”
As the Tomb Vessel exited the Qingfeng Realm, Luo Feng could only shake his head. “It feels as if its profundity is on par with the sixth layer of the Star Tower.”
The sixth layer of the Star Tower was at the peak of the eighth tier!
Here is the translation of the provided Chinese text into English:
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Some relatively powerful Cosmic Sovereigns, such as Lord Haolei and the Mechanical Father God, were capable of comprehending this level. As for even mightier beings like the Founder Giant Axe and the First Prime, they could grasp the pinnacle of the ninth tier. The Originator (in his prime) could even attain mastery over the peak of the tenth tier.
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(Note: I adjusted “Founder Giant斧” to “Founder Giant Axe” assuming “斧” refers to an axe, as it is a common translation for the character in a name or title context. If “斧” is part of a proper name, it could alternatively be rendered as “Founder Giant-Fu” or kept as “Founder Giant Axe” based on stylistic preference.)
“I am merely a Cosmic Lord.”
“After creating a peak eighth-tier blade technique, I can barely comprehend seventh or eighth-tier techniques at most,” Luo Feng understood. “To decipher eighth-tier secret patterns, I must create even stronger blade techniques.”
Improving fundamentally.
Could a Cosmic Lord create a seventh-tier blade technique?
The experts of various factions in the Cosmic Ocean would generally consider it impossible. Previously, they had believed that even a Cosmic Lord couldn’t create a peak sixth-tier blade technique (the level of a newly ascended Cosmic Sovereign). However, the selection criteria for the Dandong River lineage’s inheritance required the creation of a peak sixth-tier blade technique by a Cosmic Lord.
“According to the records of the inheritance,”
“A Cosmic Lord creating a peak sixth-tier secret technique was achieved by many geniuses in the ancient civilization. Every Dandong River inheritor accomplished this.”
“A Cosmic Lord creating a peak seventh-tier secret technique was rare in the ancient civilization, yet more than half of the Dandong River inheritors achieved it.”
“A Cosmic Lord creating a standard eighth-tier secret technique was accomplished by only two Dandong River inheritors throughout history, including the Third Patriarch.”
Luo Feng made a firm decision.
Indeed, since creating ‘Nirvana Rebirth,’ he hadn’t developed any superior secret techniques. After all, since obtaining the inheritance, his cultivation conditions had vastly improved compared to the past. Creating a peak seventh-tier secret technique was highly possible. He must hold himself to the standards of an absolute genius from the ancient civilization.
“It will be difficult for me to become a Cosmic Sovereign. It will likely take a long time.”
“But during this period, I must strive to enhance my combat strength… I must make them realize that, as the inheritor of the Dandong River lineage, even as a Cosmic Lord, I can suppress them.”
……
Temporarily abandoning the study of the third layer of the Shi Wu Wings, Luo Feng fully immersed himself in researching ‘divine power pathways’ and creating new blade techniques.
“At this moment…” As he piloted the Tomb Vessel through the vast chaotic currents, preparing to head to the Cosmic Boat to retrieve the treasure left by Jiefanzi, an idea suddenly struck him. “I could actually search for the final pair of wings!”
“The sensing range of a single pair of wings is extremely limited.”
(Note: I adjusted “感应距离” to “sensing range” for technical accuracy in robotics/engineering contexts, and restructured the sentence for natural English flow while preserving the original meaning. “One pair” was changed to “a single pair” for smoother phrasing.)
“Two pairs can sense across tens of light-years.”
“Three pairs…” Previously, the distance between him and Lord Peixing would have required twenty years of teleportation and flight, estimated to span thousands of light-years. The intense summoning he now felt suggested that the sensory range of three pairs of wings likely exceeded ten thousand light-years.
“By this logic—”
“It appears that each additional pair of wings increases the sensing range by at least a thousandfold. If that’s the case, four pairs should enable sensing across tens of millions of light-years! And with five pairs… wouldn’t they be capable of sensing tens of billions of light-years?” Luo Feng grew excited. After all, a small universe typically spans only about a hundred million light-years in diameter.
The Three Great Perilous Regions were each about one hundred million light-years in size.
The Two Holy Lands were larger, but still only tens of billions of light-years.
“In that case,” Luo Feng pondered, his heart pounding, “if I approach those miniature universes and the final pair of wings is inside one of them, I should be able to sense it?” The mere thought of the formidable mechanical treasure, the Shi Wu Wings—now missing only its last pair—set his blood ablaze with excitement.
“Let’s go. Find the location of the final pair of wings.”
Unable to contain himself any longer, Luo Feng immediately piloted the Tomb Vessel toward the nearest small universe.
As for Jiefanzi’s treasure?
That could wait until after he had located the sixth and final pair of wings.
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