Luo Feng, now no bigger than a speck of dust, was moving at an unimaginably extreme speed through the endless sea of purple vines. Although his size had diminished greatly, the “ripples” caused by his speed were still detectable through divine power sensing.
Boom!
Over ten thousand True Gods were locked in fierce battle, creating a chaotic, darkened sky filled with turbulent waves of energy. Unless someone was close to Luo Feng, these relatively minor ripples caused by his flight would not attract attention.
“There it is.”
Luo Feng quickly flew toward the corpse of the alien beast True God.
…
The corpse of that alien beast True God lay in a massive swamp. Its body, hundreds of thousands of kilometers long, was more than half submerged beneath the mire, with only parts exposed. As Luo Feng rapidly approached, three nearby True Gods—two tribal True Gods attacking one alien beast True God—were locked in combat near the corpse.
“Hmm?”
All three locked onto that relatively minor ripple. Instantly, they identified its source.
“A Law Sovereign!” All three saw Luo Feng’s minuscule figure, no larger than a speck of dust.
“There was already a Law Sovereign who stole one of our Nine-Yan Marsh powerhouses’ corpses before. These corpse thieves… must be fulfilling military missions. Military missions are difficult, but stealing the corpses of our Nine-Yan Marsh powerhouses is unforgivable.” The two tribal True Gods and one alien beast True God immediately ceased their battle.
Over countless eons, the two neighboring factions, the Nine-Yan Marsh and the Xuanyu Mountains, frequently clashed in battle.
However, aside from fighting for certain interests, these conflicts were also meant to hone their Law Sovereigns. Thus, aside from the Law Sovereigns who fought with wild abandon, even True Gods and Void True Gods exercised restraint. Each battle usually resulted in the deaths of weaker True Gods, while the elite warriors tempered by countless battles rarely perished—this was a mutual understanding. However, the theft of the corpses of fallen True Gods was something the living True Gods could never tolerate.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three beams of light carved three brilliant arcs through the air, directly intercepting Luo Feng.
Whoosh!
A three-colored afterimage, rainbow-like in appearance, surged forward at an even greater speed, aiming directly at that tiny speck.
“Detected!” Luo Feng glanced at the three incoming streaks of light. “But just three True Gods—nothing to worry about!”
Peng!
The three-colored afterimage surged forth, making further concealment impossible. Then, there was no need to conceal anymore.
Boom! Luo Feng’s divine body suddenly expanded, rapidly growing to a height of one hundred thousand kilometers.
…
Near the edge of the battlefield where True Gods clashed, a group of soldiers led by their squad leader were vigilantly observing the battlefield. Many among them were particularly focused on the corpse of the True God from the Nine-Yan Marsh.
“There’s someone trying to steal the corpse!” Suddenly, one soldier transmitted mentally.
Instantly, the squad leader and others turned their attention.
“Well, look at that,” the squad leader laughed. “You all see it? That thief is actually being cautious. But he was instantly intercepted by three True Gods. Why? Because your squad leader stole one before—they’re on high alert now! If it were you, you’d be facing three, maybe even five, seven, or even ten True Gods.”
The other soldiers, especially those planning to take a risk, felt a chill down their spines.
“Let’s see who this arrogant fool is. Is it Kufa? Or Yuluo?” The squad leader said leisurely.
“It’s definitely that idiot Yuluo,” one soldier immediately replied.
Boom!
In the distance, Luo Feng’s divine body expanded and revealed himself.
“It’s… it’s…” The soldiers stared in shock at Luo Feng’s face.
“It’s that rookie!”
“The one named Milky Way!”
“Milky Way, the rookie! He dares to steal a True God corpse? He dares to imitate the squad leader?” They were all stunned.
“He’s dead for sure,” the squad leader said coldly.
The squad leader clearly understood how dire the rookie Milky Way’s situation was. Even he himself, in such a scenario, would have to use his most precious mechanoid artifacts to unleash extraordinary combat power just to escape.
“Dead for sure.”
“Let’s see how he dies.” The soldiers watched intently, showing no camaraderie toward their new teammate.
Then…
As Luo Feng’s divine body expanded, he held a sword hilt in one hand and the back of the blade in the other, directly blocking the three-colored light from the side. Using the impact force, he curved in an arc and accelerated even faster toward the True God corpse.
“A great use of momentum.”
“Being able to use momentum from a True God’s attack—worthy of joining our Manghe Army,” the soldiers nodded and transmitted praise among themselves. Though this maneuver seemed simple, it was something they had mastered only after much training.
The squad leader nodded as well. “This rookie is good, but unfortunate. He came in right when a disaster-level mission was assigned. Those three True Gods are approaching. At his speed, he probably won’t even reach the corpse.”
They continued watching…
In the distance, Luo Feng charged toward the True God corpse while the three True Gods, filled with fury and confidence, intercepted him.
“Dead for sure.”
“What a pity.”
They deliberately sighed in exaggerated lamentation.
“Tru—” The squad leader had barely begun to speak when it felt as if his throat had been clamped shut. His eyes widened, and he couldn’t utter a sound, staring in shock at the scene unfolding in the distance.
All the other soldiers also stared in shock.
There, an unbelievable and terrifying scene was taking place.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
With one hand gripping the sword, the blade became a blur of shadows. His body followed the blade, transforming into a phantom-like figure—seeming to become a massive, ghostly blade itself. Amidst the combined assault of the three True Gods, this indistinct “blade shadow” remained elusive, clashing with them several times before instantly darting out of their encirclement.
Luo Feng, after over 8 million epochs of cultivation, had gained two major advancements in power—one of which was this!
The close-quarters evasion technique, “Flowing Gold”!
…
The eighteen soldiers, including the squad leader, stared in stunned silence at this scene—an utterly incredible sight. A Law Sovereign had effortlessly evaded and escaped from the encirclement of three True Gods. Even the squad leader, who had survived countless missions, including samsara-level tasks, knew that he himself couldn’t have escaped so easily from three True Gods.
This was an astonishing level of close-quarters evasion and transformation ability.
“You two, state your names and what you’re good at.”
“I am Wuhe. I’m good at… I’m good at… Well, my divine body is large—over a million kilometers long.”
“I am Milky Way. I’m a bit stronger than Wuhe. My close-quarters evasion is better.”
The stunned squad leader recalled his first meeting with the rookie Milky Way.
“Better? What do you mean ‘better’?” The squad leader’s mind trembled. “Of all the Law Sovereigns I’ve ever seen, none have had such terrifying close-quarters evasion skills.”
What he didn’t know was this:
Luo Feng possessed a heritage space, a training base for the Donghe Clan’s lineage. This heritage space not only contained a time-accelerated training area but also a “virtual space” specifically designed to enhance combat skills. Within this virtual space were 282 opponents, including past generations of Donghe Clan members. The strongest opponent was naturally the Third Ancestor!
Over the course of over 8 million epochs, Luo Feng’s greatest gains were not in sword techniques. After all, even among the Donghe Clan, only a few had created top-tier seventh-stage sword techniques. Based on the sixth-stage pinnacle sword art “Nirvana Rebirth,” Luo Feng had only made slight progress, creating the seventh-stage sword art “Light of Fire and Water.” This was only a minor improvement in his overall power, merely one of many achievements over 8 million epochs.
His two greatest gains were one: the close-quarters evasion technique “Flowing Gold.”
Since sword techniques were difficult to improve, Luo Feng began researching close-quarters evasion techniques. He often sparred with countless virtual opponents in the virtual space, even battling the Third Ancestor. Unfortunately, the Third Ancestor only suppressed his divine power to the level of a Law Sovereign but still easily crushed and slaughtered Luo Feng.
After all, the attack techniques the Third Ancestor used were at the pinnacle of ancient civilization.
Through such trials—absorbing the experience of past generations and drawing upon many refined secret techniques—Luo Feng eventually created “Flowing Gold.”
It was the result of countless supreme secret techniques, sparring with virtual experts, his own talent, and more—an irreplaceable combination.
…
The eighteen soldiers, including the squad leader, remained in stunned silence as they watched the distant scene unfold.
The rookie “Milky Way” first used his inconceivable close-quarters evasion technique to effortlessly break free from the encirclement of three True Gods and reach the corpse of the True God. Instantly, he absorbed the corpse into his space. Then, he charged directly along another route, his figure seemingly transforming into a massive war blade, rapidly cutting through the void. Even when intercepted by two other True Gods, his terrifying ability to change direction allowed him to easily evade them.
Zooom! Zooom! Zooom!
Through the purple vine-covered terrain, the rookie Milky Way directly plunged into the undergrowth and completely vanished from sight.
“Insane.”
“Too strong.”
“How can someone have such an incredible evasion technique?” The soldiers were stunned and speechless. “If both factions were engaged in chaotic battle, with his close-quarters evasion ability, all other Law Sovereigns might be wiped out—even if half the True Gods died, he might still survive.”
All of them were shaken.
The squad leader was also shaken. He had endured countless trials and believed himself to be at the pinnacle among Law Sovereigns. Even within the entire Eastern Army, he believed only a few rare freaks could surpass him. Yet he had never imagined that a Law Sovereign could reach such a terrifying level of close-quarters evasion.
“If I didn’t use my mechanoid artifacts and fought him fairly, I’d be toyed to death,” the squad leader thought, shuddering at the idea of battling the rookie Milky Way.
“Of course, in a life-or-death battle, weapons and mechanoid artifacts are also part of one’s strength. With my mechanoid artifacts, my power surges. And since they counter his abilities, I can definitely kill him.” Only with this thought did the squad leader calm himself. Some powerful mechanoid artifacts could even cause a warrior’s strength to skyrocket significantly!
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