Chapter 1389: No Retreat Remains

Luo Feng focused intently on the scroll inscribed with the “Nayin Secret Art.” The scroll contained countless words, but Luo Feng’s memory was extraordinary, and he memorized everything instantly.

“Nayin…”

Luo Feng silently contemplated the content of this secret art, striving to understand it more deeply in preparation for cultivation.

As the saying goes, sharpening the axe doesn’t delay chopping wood; the more critical the moment, the less one should rush.

“This Nayin Secret Art has extremely high requirements,” boasted the purple-horned beast. “Since I was created by my master, countless extraordinary geniuses have tried to obtain it, but none have succeeded to this day.”

Luo Feng was startled and glanced at the purple-horned beast beside him.

Countless geniuses?

Those who made it to the eighth level of Wuqi Tower probably couldn’t be described as “countless geniuses.”

“As for you, you’ll probably fail too,” the purple-horned beast glanced at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng concentrated on the scroll while continuously analyzing its meaning. Soon, he understood the detailed steps of cultivation. Once he had fully grasped everything, he immediately began his cultivation.

This made the purple-horned beast beside him somewhat surprised: “Rather straightforward, starting cultivation directly. But you’ll still probably fail.” Then, the beast bent its four legs and lay down in the hall, resting its head beside Luo Feng, waiting—waiting for Luo Feng to fail so it could expel him.

During this cultivation, Luo Feng’s many clone consciousnesses involuntarily immersed themselves entirely in the process. At once, his Earth human form, the Gold-Horned Giant Beast clone, the Mosha Clan clone, and the Infinite Abyssal Sea all began cultivating simultaneously.

“Whoosh~~”

In the Primitive Universe, within the primordial secret realm of Human Territory,

The vast Infinite Abyssal Sea suddenly calmed down. Every part of the ocean faintly shimmered with white light, like white electric sparks flickering everywhere, radiating increasingly powerful will-force outward in waves.

Some of the Immortal and World Lord-level beings inside spaceships flying above the Infinite Abyssal Sea felt terrifying waves of will-force sweeping toward them.

Boom.

Instantly, they all fell unconscious.

The Infinite Abyssal Sea was vast and formed the core of the primordial secret realm. Many of Hong’s Alliance’s Cosmic Lords were present here. As the will-force surged from the Infinite Abyssal Sea, it caused countless World Lords, Immortals, and even Cosmic Sovereigns to instantly lose consciousness, shocking many powerful beings within the primordial secret realm.

“What is happening to Lord Yinhe’s Abyssal Sea clone?”

“Why are there white sparks flickering everywhere? And this will-force is too terrifying. Even Cosmic Sovereigns can’t withstand it at all.”

“It’s such a powerful will-force, even I feel strained.”

Numerous Cosmic Lords of Hong’s Alliance appeared at a distant edge of the Infinite Abyssal Sea, all gazing at it. Several Cosmic Lords of the Human Race also appeared.

“How could there suddenly be such a surge in will-force?” Icepeak Sovereign frowned.

“We don’t know. It just happened suddenly,” an alien race Cosmic Lord from Hong’s Alliance, clearly subordinate, replied. Icepeak Sovereign had quickly reached fifth-stage combat power after receiving guidance from Luo Feng on ancient civilization techniques, not to mention the publicly shared first level of the Divine Power Burning Secret Art, so his strength was beyond question.

“The Infinite Abyssal Sea is flickering with white sparks everywhere, radiating powerful will-force, even Cosmic Sovereigns can’t withstand it.”

Everyone was astonished, unsure of what had occurred.

They could only guess…

“Lord Yinhe is in the Jinzhi World. Could it be that he encountered some opportunity there, obtained a powerful secret technique, and is now cultivating it?” Many Cosmic Lords of Hong’s Alliance whispered in speculation.

Whoosh.

A figure appeared, exuding boundless pressure—it was Chaos Sovereign.

As the strongest being in the cosmos, his arrival prompted immediate respect from everyone present.

“Issue the order,” Chaos Sovereign commanded, “to protect and evacuate everyone who has fallen unconscious. Also, prohibit any powerful being from entering the Infinite Abyssal Sea.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

At once, eight Cosmic Lords responded and immediately began organizing.

Chaos Sovereign, however, stared at the Infinite Abyssal Sea, a flicker of concern crossing his eyes before being buried deep within his heart: “Luo Feng, what exactly is happening to you? You haven’t responded to my transmissions… Why is there such a powerful will-force surge?”

Worried.

Chaos Sovereign was deeply worried.

Not only the primordial secret realm, but also the Milky Way Sanctuary, was engulfed by indiscriminate will-force impacts.

Inside the eighth level of Wuqi Tower in the Jinzhi World,

Luo Feng stood motionless on the floating landmass. His entire body shimmered with tiny white lights, radiating waves of will-force into the surroundings. Within his divine body, every bit of divine power was covered with white secret patterns, directly penetrating the life imprint within each portion of divine power.

This was a test of the soul, the most fundamental test.

Moreover, during this test, Luo Feng’s will naturally began to ‘fuse’ with his divine body. The will of ordinary powerful beings was like rootless duckweed; once they perished, even if their divine body remained, it wouldn’t generate terrifying will-force. Luo Feng’s will gradually fused completely with every bit of his divine power.

Then his will would have a ‘root’.

Only then could the ‘Will Secret Art’ be practiced. This was the prerequisite for all will-based secret techniques, such as the Divine Eye Secret Art.

Such a powerful being, even after death, a single drop of blood, a single strand of hair, or a single tooth would contain overwhelming will-power!

This process was very slow. Nearly nine hundred years had passed when the white lights shimmering across Luo Feng’s divine body suddenly turned into tiny blue lights.

“Boom!”

The will-force surging from the Infinite Abyssal Sea suddenly increased dramatically! The cosmic lords of Hong’s Alliance who had been silently guarding at a distance changed expressions. Only those with stronger will could easily resist it, while ordinary cosmic lords could barely withstand it.

“What’s going on?”

“The will-force has intensified.”

In the eighth layer of the void within Wuqi Tower,

A figure clad in a luxurious royal robe surrounded by black auras gazed at Luo Feng standing on the floating landmass in the distance.

“He has entered the second stage,” the black-aura figure trembled, eyes betraying excitement. “My, my Jinzhi World can still produce such a prodigy! Back then, when this scroll was spread outside… countless factions, I don’t know how many geniuses had the opportunity to enter, but very, very few ever reached the second stage.”

“Could he really succeed?”

“Surely…”

“Surely…”

The dark figure’s eyes showed concern, anxiety, and anticipation.

Inside the scroll world,

The purple-horned beast, which had been lying down with its head drooping, now looked at Luo Feng in astonishment: “He actually entered the second stage. The Nayin Secret Art has three stages, and he actually reached the second! Since my birth… countless factions have had many geniuses enter here. Some obtained extremely precious inheritances, while others received endless cultivation resources from birth. Yet fewer than fifty managed to endure and reach the second stage! Who is this kid? Could he be a super-genius cultivated under the command of the Jinzhi Divine King?”

Time passed day by day.

Luo Feng was completely unaware of the massive commotion he had caused.

“Pain!”

“Torture!”

“Hell!”

That was precisely Luo Feng’s sentiment. Upon commencing his cultivation, he discovered that the ‘Nayin Secret Art’ consisted of three major stages. The initial stage was relatively straightforward and smooth, but upon reaching the second stage, his life imprint endured the most excruciating ordeal. It felt as though countless needles were relentlessly piercing his life imprint, or as if countless scorching brands were being pressed into it.

In terms of pain, it was no less intense than when he first attuned to the ‘Star Tower.’

Fortunately, Luo Feng was now incomparably stronger than before. He could endure the pain targeting his life seal. But endurance was one thing—whether his life seal itself could withstand was another matter entirely. Even though Luo Feng could endure the pain of a shattered life seal, once it did shatter, he would perish.

“Does cultivating this Nayin Secret Art carry the risk of death?” Luo Feng’s heart tightened.

But he was already in the middle of cultivation and could not retreat.

“Already in the second stage,” the purple-horned beast hoped. “If he can enter the third stage, that would be great. Since I was captured by the Jinzhi Divine King… under his command, no one has even reached the second stage yet.”

“Kid.”

“Strive diligently and reach the third stage! Once you enter the third stage, well… failure means death. But if you succeed, you will likely become second only to His Majesty the Divine King in the Jinzhi Kingdom.” The purple-horned beast also held this hope. Its destined purpose was to find a worthy successor.

Of course, once a suitable heir was found, it would also be the moment this secret art spirit would dissipate.

But it didn’t care. From the day of its birth, it had pursued that most brilliant moment.

In the void of the eighth floor of Wuqi Tower, the figure shrouded in black aura continued to fixate on Luo Feng: “He must reach the third stage! Only by reaching the third stage is there hope! Yet even when all factions are considered, there have been more than ten exceptional geniuses who attained the third stage—but apart from three who survived, all the others perished.”

This Nayin Secret Art posed no life-threatening danger in the first and second stages.

However, once entering the third stage, it would be the final moment—either succeed or perish! Failure meant death.

Of course, the ancient civilization had many ways to preserve life. Although numerous extraordinary geniuses from various factions all failed at the third stage, three of them managed to survive.

“But my original body has perished; I have no way to protect your life.”

“If you survive the third stage, you should thank me.”

“If you don’t survive…” The black-aura figure slightly shook his head.

In the primordial secret realm of the Primitive Universe’s Human Territory, after three hundred years of blue sparks flickering across the Infinite Abyssal Sea,

Boom!

All the tiny blue lights suddenly transformed into countless purple lights. These countless specks of purple light seemed faintly interconnected, forming an immense, mysterious ancient pattern.

“Boom!!!”

The will-force contained within the Infinite Abyssal Sea surged once again.

“Ahh!”

The cosmic lords of Hong’s Alliance who had been guarding there instantly fell unconscious, leaving only two cosmic lords still conscious.