“Three thousand years to master the first layer of ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages’?” Guiyi Venerable, standing aside, was secretly astonished. ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages’ (also known as ‘Beast God Seven Killings’) was a precious secret manual highly renowned among the upper echelons of the peak race ‘humanity.’ Its fame stemmed from two reasons. Firstly, the formidable reputation of the Gold-Horned Race’s ‘Hierodo,’ who carved out a fearsome legacy through slaughter among countless races in the universe. Secondly, the emergence of a powerful life form, the ‘Beast God,’ after the universe’s birth. Due to the Beast God, humans had indeed suffered significant losses in ancient times.
Truly great warriors are forged through battle.
Hierodo and the Beast God were both like this! And ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages,’ created by Hierodo, was aimed directly at the Beast God, naturally drawing the attention of humanity.
After the Gold-Horned Race sought refuge under humanity’s banner, the most powerful secret manual of the entire Gold-Horned Race, ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages,’ naturally fell into human hands. Since then, due to admiration for Hierodo and the Beast God, many human warriors had exchanged for the upper sections of this manual to begin cultivation.
However, once they started cultivating…
They discovered how incredibly difficult ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages’ was—thousands to millions of times harder than cultivating the Space Law alone. Especially the first layer, which even some Cosmic Sovereigns failed to complete. Success in the first layer could indicate one’s talent in cultivating the combined laws of ‘Space and Metal.’
“I remember that Lian Luo back then took 3,000 years to comprehend the 108 fundamental essences,” Guiyi Venerable mused inwardly. “But the teacher only gave Luo Feng 3,000 years to master the first layer of ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages.’ It’s going to be tough.”
“Three thousand years?” Luo Feng thought anxiously upon hearing this.
Hierodo had clearly stated in the first section of ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages’ that this was merely the introductory stage. It was best to attempt cultivation only after comprehending all 108 fundamental essences of space. The estimated time required would be hundreds or even thousands of times longer than the time needed to comprehend those 108 essences.
These were Hierodo’s exact words in the manual, only giving the vague figures of ‘hundreds or thousands of times.’
“I spent over a hundred years comprehending those 108 essences,” Luo Feng mused. “So hundreds or thousands of times longer would mean ten thousand or even a hundred thousand years? But I have the ‘Beast God Statue’—I can continuously observe it, studying the combined laws hidden within. That should greatly increase my efficiency. I must strive to complete the first layer, ‘Scale Armor,’ within 3,000 years.”
…
“I will do my utmost,” Luo Feng declared respectfully before this incarnation of Chaos City Lord, who was known for his ruthless nature.
Chaos City Lord nodded.
Then he started walking toward the distance, with Guiyi Venerable and Luo Feng following closely behind.
“Your ninth senior brother has arrived,” Chaos City Lord said.
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng immediately scanned the surroundings and suddenly spotted, in the swirling sands of the distant horizon, a giant nearly nine meters tall with six arms and six eyes. The giant strode forward, carrying behind him a golden great-axe nearly as tall as himself. The axe bore incredibly intricate secret patterns, and terrifying killing intent radiated from it, occasionally tearing the surrounding space.
With each step he took, he crushed fragments of corpses, and the surrounding space trembled.
“Teacher,” the giant greeted respectfully as he approached, his golden axe resting on his back.
“This is your ninth senior brother, Golden Axe Venerable,” Chaos City Lord explained to Luo Feng behind him.
“Ninth Senior Brother,” Luo Feng bowed.
“Golden Axe Venerable here has also cultivated ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages,'” Chaos City Lord added with a slight smile. “Starting from today, every ten years for the next 3,000 years, I will send him to guide you once. You can accumulate your questions and ask him then.”
Luo Feng’s heart leapt with joy.
Although in the Beast God Canyon of the Gold-Horned Race, no one was said to have unraveled the secrets of the ‘Sleeping Beast God Statue,’ Luo Feng suspected that some supreme beings might have already understood it but simply kept it secret. After all, the human race was full of powerful experts who possessed this manual and surely had many attempting to cultivate it.
“Yes, Master,” Luo Feng replied respectfully, then turned to Golden Axe Venerable and added, “I will trouble you for the next 3,000 years, Ninth Senior Brother.”
“Not at all,” Golden Axe Venerable laughed heartily.
How could he dare to refuse an order from Chaos City Lord?
“This ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages’ is just too difficult. I did attempt it, but only as an auxiliary method,” Golden Axe Venerable explained. Though he had tried cultivating it and even reached the fourth stage, he had already abandoned it after realizing it wasn’t worth the effort over countless eons.
Now, he focused almost entirely on cultivating the Time Law.
He had already mastered the Space Law. Once he mastered Time Law as well,
then Space-Time combined would naturally lead to becoming a Cosmic Sovereign!
Cultivating ‘Time and Space’ was the most common path among the countless races of the universe—99.9% of Cosmic Sovereigns followed this path.
…
After giving instructions to Golden Axe Venerable, Chaos City Lord turned to Luo Feng. “In our Virtual Universe Company, the more talent one possesses, the more resources one receives. Of course, resource distribution will be determined once you reach the ‘Domain Lord’ level. Since you have become my disciple, I will grant you some additional resources.”
“Thank you, Master,” Luo Feng thought joyfully.
“I will grant you an additional twenty opportunities to comprehend the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele,'” Chaos City Lord said. “I believe this is exactly what you need now. Go forth, and I hope to see you master the first layer within 3,000 years.”
“Yes, Master,” Luo Feng replied, suppressing his joy and bowing respectfully.
Guiyi Venerable and Golden Axe Venerable also bowed.
Whoosh!
All three vanished simultaneously and reappeared outside the courtyard of the ‘Chaos Xu Courtyard.’
“Space teleportation?” Luo Feng mused as he found himself outside the courtyard.
“Junior Brother Luo Feng, work hard,” Guiyi Venerable smiled and said before vanishing into thin air.
“I will come to Yuxiang Mountain in the Virtual Universe in ten years,” Golden Axe Venerable’s thunderous voice boomed before he disappeared.
“Three thousand years?” Luo Feng murmured, his eyes gleaming with excitement. “An extra twenty opportunities to comprehend the Nine Heavens Chaos Stele—this is incredible!”
Twenty opportunities to comprehend the Nine Heavens Chaos Stele might seem ordinary, but in reality, their value was immeasurable.
Because these comprehension opportunities couldn’t even be purchased with points!
Each time one advanced a level in the Heaven-Touching Bridge, one gained an extra opportunity. Even if one reached level 21 and became a Cosmic Sovereign, one would only have 21 opportunities in total. Each opportunity was incredibly precious—Luo Feng’s main purpose in coming to Chaos City was precisely for this chance to comprehend the Nine Heavens Chaos Stele.
Now, he had been granted twenty more opportunities out of nowhere—this was even more valuable than receiving dozens of secret manuals or treasures.
…
After leaving the inner chamber of the City Lord’s mansion, Luo Feng headed straight to comprehend the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele.’
Luo Feng now had a total of 26 comprehension opportunities (6 remaining from passing the Heaven-Touching Bridge, and 20 gifted by Chaos City Lord). Properly allocating these 26 opportunities could greatly accelerate his progress.
…
Time passed.
The news that Luo Feng had become a formal disciple of Chaos City Lord spread widely, and nearly every Cosmic Sovereign came to know of it. Even the Sovereign of the Qianwu Galaxy, Qianwu Sovereign, issued a rare decree for the first time, granting special protection and privileges to Luo Feng’s family within the Qianwu Galaxy. With the Sovereign’s command, all the immortal families under his rule became enthusiastically supportive.
As a result, Luo Feng’s family’s power surged dramatically, becoming comparable to some of the strongest immortal families within the Qianwu Galaxy.
…
However, Luo Feng himself was not overly concerned. He clearly understood that this was a crucial stage of his rise. The stronger his power and the higher his status, the more prosperous his family would become. Conversely, should he fall, his family would likely suffer a swift decline.
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Ten years later.
“Yes, Ninth Senior Brother.”
“I understand.”
“Oh.”
“Alright.”
In the training area of Luo Feng’s villa in the Primitive Zone of Yuxiang Mountain in the Virtual Universe, Golden Axe Venerable was guiding Luo Feng, who had been holding in questions for ten years and now rapidly fired them off.
Golden Axe Venerable, being one of Chaos City Lord’s earliest disciples, had spent countless eons under the direct guidance of the City Lord. His strength was in no way inferior to Erosion Fire Venerable, perhaps even slightly superior. His guidance was like a master architect explaining things with clarity and ease, making Luo Feng’s understanding blossom with excitement and joy.
The guidance lasted for three full days.
After three days, Golden Axe Venerable departed.
…
Luo Feng continued to sit cross-legged on the terrace, sometimes gazing at the sky, sometimes closing his eyes in deep contemplation. Meanwhile, his Gold-Horned Beast and Mosha Clan incarnations were also fully immersed in cultivation.
Twelve years had passed since Chaos City Lord accepted Luo Feng as his disciple.
“Haha…”
Suddenly, Luo Feng, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed on the terrace, opened his eyes, stood up, and couldn’t help but laugh out loud in excitement.
“I did it!”
“I’ve finally comprehended all 108 fundamental essences of space!”
“Li Luo took 3,000 years!”
“And I only took a little over 100 years,” Luo Feng laughed joyfully. “I’m cultivating at the Domain Lord level, just like Li Luo. Yet I was nearly thirty times faster than him. It seems my cultivation speed is indeed far superior to his.”
By combining his two incarnations, Luo Feng’s talent surpassed Li Luo’s.
But not by thirtyfold—that was far too excessive. The true linchpin was the ‘Beast Deity Idol,’ a sacred relic that granted him perpetual communion with its form, allowing him to perceive the ‘Divine Essence of the Beast God.’ This profound connection naturally accelerated his mastery over the Laws of Space.
“No wonder Li Luo said that once he comprehended all 108 fundamental essences, he had full confidence in cultivating the fourth, fifth, and sixth diagrams,” Luo Feng smiled. “Haha! Although the fourth to sixth diagrams are incredibly complex, they are essentially just an integration of the 108 fundamental essences.”
The 108 fundamental essences were like ingredients.
All kinds of exquisite dishes were made from these basic ingredients. Once one comprehended all the essences, cultivating the fourth, fifth, and sixth diagrams would be like cooking with those ingredients—unlike ordinary cultivators who would foolishly try to grasp them without understanding the basics.
“The fourth to sixth diagrams might take more time, but they certainly won’t stop me,” Luo Feng was full of confidence.
“Right.”
“But I won’t rush into studying the fourth diagram just yet—I should focus on ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages’ first. I must hurry,” Luo Feng thought, wasting no time. He immediately closed his eyes, and countless lines of text and secret techniques floated in his mind. This was the ‘Divine Transformation Thirty-Six Stages’ he had obtained from the ‘Scripture Pagoda’ in the sacred land of the Gold-Horned Race.
As Luo Feng read through ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages,’ he noticed something…
‘Divine Transformation Thirty-Six Stages’ was actually the foundational introductory section of ‘Divine Transformation Seven Stages.’ In fact, this was already clearly explained in the ‘Scripture Pagoda,’ stating that it was the foundational chapter of Hierodo’s ultimate techniques!
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