Five servants knelt on the floor of the grand hall, too afraid to utter a sound.
The Tianlang standing atop the massive throne, with its pair of glowing green eyes, radiated a sinister gleam: “Even if this human dares to show himself again, by the time I learn of his whereabouts and go searching, he’ll probably vanish once more.” Tianlang immediately realized this and swiftly made his decision.
“Prepare the ice block,” Tianlang commanded in a low voice.
“Yes, Master,” the five kneeling servants replied in unison. One of them, clearly the leader, quickly flipped his hand, respectfully placing a large, intricately carved ice block on the ground.
Tianlang then stepped down from the throne, walking on four hooves until he reached the ice block.
“You will now tell me everything you know about this human’s battle with Bolei and Silver-Eyed,” Tianlang said.
“Yes, Master. The human first fought against Bolei. After several exchanges, Bolei was actually suppressed by the human. The human’s speed was terrifyingly fast, making escape impossible, so Bolei was forced to burn his divine body. Even after burning his divine body, Bolei still couldn’t match the human’s speed…” The five servants described the battle, though briefly, they conveyed all the key details.
Tianlang lowered his head and stared at the ice block.
“Chi chi chi~~” Suddenly, one by one, demonic characters floated into existence above the ice block, rapidly establishing a ranking.
Rank #1: Xuecou
Rank #2: Silver-Eyed
Rank #3: Tianlang
Rank #4: Heifeng
Rank #5: Cian
Rank #6: Human
…
Among the six top powerhouses, most were named after their race or clan. For instance, “Cian” and “Human” were clan names, while “Tianlang” was also a racial designation. As for Xuecou, Silver-Eyed, Heifeng, and others, their names were derived from their physical appearances within the Ice Prison. This naming convention was quite common, given that there was only one member from the Cian clan and only one human in the Ice Prison.
The hierarchy within the Ice Prison was swiftly established, with each formidable figure accompanied by a brief introduction. With more than 800 powerful individuals, the entire ice structure was nearly occupied, save for a vast empty space at the very pinnacle.
The five servants exchanged puzzled glances, silently communicating: “In the past, Master always started carving the rankings from the top of the ice block. Why is he not doing so this time?”
“Yes, Master has carved countless rankings, but we’ve never seen him act like this before.”
As they whispered among themselves,
The blank space atop the ice block began to display demonic script: “Any mighty one who delivers this human to me, Tianlang, I vow to protect them eternally. When I encounter this human, I shall spare his life. Let this oath be witnessed by all the mighty within the Ice Prison through this ranking ice tablet!”
“Done,” Tianlang raised his head. “You will now make 900 copies of this ranking ice tablet and deliver them to the mountain peak.”
“Yes, Master,” the five servants respectfully replied.
They swiftly set about replicating the carvings. Using their immortal divine arts, they instantly created 900 copies. One of them then took the tablets and flew out of the palace toward a distant mountain peak near the Ice Sea. This peak was the designated location for ranking distribution, where combat and lingering were strictly prohibited, as agreed upon by all the powerful beings.
…
The ranking ice tablets were silently taken away by the passing strong ones. Through this, Tianlang’s reward announcement spread throughout the entire Ice Prison.
“Tianlang’s protection?”
“If I could gain Tianlang’s protection, as long as Tianlang lives, who could possibly kill me?”
“Tianlang wouldn’t break his oath, right?”
“How could he? Tianlang publicly swore his oath to the entire Ice Prison through the ranking tablets, witnessed by all the strong. How could he break his vow for the sake of us weaklings and lose face? Moreover, Tianlang has always been proud and never stooped to harming the weak. His temperament is widely recognized.”
“Quickly find the human!”
“Yes, find that human!”
…
Apart from the top few dozen powerhouses, who in the Ice Prison wasn’t living in perpetual terror? Even rulers like the Bone King and Bolei dreaded encountering the top five powerhouses. Not to mention the other imprisoned powerhouses—though weaker, they made up over 90% of the Ice Prison’s population.
Naturally, the search for Luo Feng became frenzied.
However—
Luo Feng’s hideout was deeply concealed beneath the snow, shielded by a miniature detector. Even if other powerhouses reached his doorstep, they wouldn’t be able to detect him with their eyes or divine power. The only way to force Luo Feng out was to attack and destroy his hideout.
The frenzy of searching for the human persisted for several centuries. Gradually, the fervor waned, yet some weaker kings continued to sporadically seek him out, for discovering him promised a life of tranquility and safety.
…
Within an expansive divine nation, amidst an endless ocean dotted with countless islands, one island in particular…
Clad in black, Luo Feng sat cross-legged on the island’s beach, watching the waves repeatedly crash onto the shore and retreat. Meanwhile, his Gold-Horned Giant Beast avatar was inside the ‘Inner World,’ copying the God-Beast statues.
“A thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.”
“My God-Beast Intent already reached the 20th level of the Heaven-Piercing Bridge a thousand years ago. I originally thought it would be extremely difficult to progress further, but unexpectedly, although my God-Beast Intent advanced slowly, it never stopped—it kept gradually improving.” Luo Feng smiled. “However, the gap between the 20th and 21st levels is enormous. It might take ten times longer than the time it took to progress from the 19th to the 20th level.”
The God-Beast Intent was cultivated by copying large and small God-Beast statues.
Of course, Luo Feng’s comprehension of the Laws within the ‘Path of the God-Beast’ was also crucial. Without such comprehension, mere copying would yield little achievement.
Law comprehension was the root and trunk of a great tree!
Intent was the branches and leaves.
Only with deep roots and a thick, tall trunk could the leaves grow higher and lusher.
This was a mutually reinforcing process. With a foundation in Law comprehension, one could copy and master higher levels of intent. And higher levels of intent, in turn, could enhance Law comprehension.
…
Time passed.
The Gold-Horned Giant Beast fully immersed itself in studying the Seven Transformations of the Divine Soul, copying and comprehending the God-Beast Intent.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng’s Earthling avatar focused on studying the Moon Strategy and the Myriad Star Preaching Chart.
Under the guidance of the Chaos City Lord, who provided opponents specifically tailored to address the weaknesses in Luo Feng’s secret techniques, his secret arts continuously improved, progressing at an impressive rate. Based on the second volume, the “Muscle and Flesh Chapter,” he created attack techniques so intricate in their application of Laws that they became terrifyingly complex.
It took Luo Feng a total of 1,600 years to successfully create the second move of the Moon Strategy!
It could be executed with blade techniques or using the Murderous Wu Wings.
With a single slash… it was as if a colossal blade crossed the sky, unleashing infinite power, obliterating all obstacles in its path!
Unmatched in its dominance!
However, when Luo Feng turned his attention to the second move of the Myriad Star Preaching Chart, he encountered significant difficulties. Based on the experience of creating the second move of the Moon Strategy, Luo Feng had expected to create the second move of the Myriad Star Preaching Chart in just one-tenth of that time, since he already had prior research experience. But the actual process far exceeded his expectations.
“The first move was based on the first volume, so it was relatively simple.”
“The second move, based on the second volume, is far more complex.”
“Creating both the Moon Strategy and the Myriad Star Preaching Chart has become much more complicated. Therefore, the experience gained from creating the second move of the Moon Strategy provides much less assistance than anticipated.” Luo Feng realized the issue. Close combat techniques and mental force weapon techniques were fundamentally different—they were entirely different combat directions.
As the complexity of the secret techniques increased, the differences between them would grow even greater, and the usefulness of prior experience would diminish accordingly.
Luo Feng spent a total of 500 years to create the second move of the Myriad Star Preaching Chart, which was three-tenths of the time he spent on the second move of the Moon Strategy—significantly longer than the one-tenth he had anticipated.
…
At the top of the Thunder Island in the Virtual Universe, within the palace amidst endless currents of energy.
Luo Feng stepped across the threshold of the palace, walking inside. Halfway through the hall, he stopped respectfully and said, “Master, your disciple has successfully completed his ultimate technique. I humbly request your guidance.”
“You’ve realized it already,” a voice emerged from the endless currents of energy.
“I have,” Luo Feng replied respectfully. “Initially, I thought that having experience in creating close combat techniques through Law research would make creating mental force weapon techniques much easier. Indeed, it was significantly easier, but not nearly as easy as I had imagined.”
“You created a peak-level ultimate technique—not some inferior, common secret art. These two fundamentally different secret arts, one for close combat and one for mental force weapons… naturally, as you progress, the differences will only grow. When you created the first move, you could still draw on each other for inspiration. When you created the second move, the experience was still useful. By the third move, the usefulness would be minimal. By the fourth move, it would be gone entirely. By the fifth move, it might even slow down your creation of both secret arts. By the sixth move, creation would become extremely difficult. And by the seventh move, it would already be a technique of a Sovereign… something you may not even be able to create.”
“Ah,” Luo Feng’s expression turned astonished.
“Attempting to master two secret arts simultaneously in your mind—initially, they may complement each other, but ultimately, they will clash, making it exceedingly difficult to perfect either. Do you think… the strong fear wasting extra time? No. The strong possess eternal lives; doubling the time means nothing. What they dread is that by splitting their focus, they will never attain the pinnacle.” The Chaos City Lord said, “Are you still resolved to follow your own path?”
Luo Feng nodded: “I am determined!”
“Then keep going. You still have the right to make mistakes.” A voice emerged from the endless currents of energy. “I hope you still feel the same when you reach the fourth move.”
Luo Feng simply bowed, without speaking.
“Go! Prove yourself with your achievements.” A faint voice came from the endless currents of energy.
“Yes, Master.” Luo Feng bowed deeply, thinking to himself that he would indeed prove himself with his achievements!
Swoosh!
Luo Feng vanished into thin air as his consciousness returned to reality.
…
Deep within the Eastern Ice Prison, in a cave buried beneath layers of snow.
For over two thousand years, Luo Feng had remained in deep meditation within the chamber. Finally… he opened his eyes.
“Master Chaos City Lord, just watch me now.” Because of his master’s words, Luo Feng no longer felt the joy of successfully creating a new ultimate technique. Instead, he felt a fierce fighting spirit, a desire to strive and prove himself.
“If I am wrong, let reality be the one to tell me!”
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