Chapter 1198: The Descent of the Strongest

The semi-finished Extinction God Armor hovered in the core control chamber of the Star Tower, emitting a faint black glow. The armor was pitch-black, except for the right claw, which was golden.

“…” Numerous ancient messages flooded into Luo Feng’s mind. Though he could not understand the script, he grasped the meaning.

“So this is the Mad Demon God Armor,” Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed with delight. “No wonder it’s a treasure second only to the ultimate treasures. Impressive, impressive indeed. Exactly what I need the most.” The transmitted information had already conveyed nearly all the details about the Mad Demon God Armor.

The Mad Demon God Armor possessed multiple functions.

As armor, its defensive capabilities were naturally strong.

It also affected the soul and will. Its special material could reduce even soul attacks to one percent of their original strength!

Its defense against physical attacks was even stronger, capable of reducing physical attacks to one ten-millionth of their original power!

These two aspects alone were of immense value, even rarer than treasures like the Jiejia.

Secondly!

It was composed of 8,999,999 scales, nearly nine million scales. These scales could form various shapes and be used as “mental force weapons.” For example, the Five Haze Lord used it to form the Five Beasts Deity, primarily for long-range attacks.

Thirdly!

In close combat, its right claw was the strongest attack point.

Beyond defense, long-range attacks, and close combat, the Mad Demon God Armor had a special ability. The reason it was named “Mad Demon” was that as the user’s consciousness and will became more attuned to the Mad Demon God Armor, the user would also become increasingly frenzied and demonic. At a certain point, during battle, the user would forget everything else and fight with a mad, demonic intensity.

In the Mad Demon state, a powerful will impact would be generated. However, this will impact was not particularly strong and had limited practical use.

“What a sinister Mad Demon God Armor,” Luo Feng gazed at the floating Mad Demon God Armor in midair. In an instant, it transformed into a streak of black light, swiftly merging into Luo Feng’s body. Immediately, black scales began to emerge across the surface of his divine form, while his previous Robe of the Primal Chaos was temporarily stored away.

“Mad Demon? Mad Demon?” Luo Feng frowned.

Sinister and dangerous!

Being in a Mad Demon state was not necessarily a good thing. According to the received information, once entering the Mad Demon state under the influence of the Mad Demon God Armor, one might forget everything and only know how to fight fiercely. This was a very dangerous state—because even in a fierce battle, one still needed to remain calm and assess the situation rationally.

“No wonder I’ve never heard of the Five Haze Lord using will impact,” Luo Feng thought to himself. “This is indeed a rather useless feature.”

“Fortunately, its close combat, long-range attacks, and defense are all extremely powerful, especially the right claw in close combat!” Luo Feng secretly anticipated. The entire Mad Demon God Armor had various types of secret patterns engraved on it, including those specifically for “physical defense,” combination patterns, and even triple secret patterns specially engraved on the golden right claw.

However, it was evident that many of these secret patterns were somewhat incomplete, clearly due to missing components.

“The secret patterns related to defense and combinations are not too difficult,” Luo Feng, who had profound expertise in secret pattern flows, quickly made a judgment. “The most complex are the secret patterns imbued into the golden right claw. They seem comparable to those of the Murderous Wu Wings, but obviously fall short of the Star Tower’s level.”

“Keep searching.”

Luo Feng had no time to study the secret patterns. “In the short term, I probably won’t be able to comprehend these secret patterns. Meanwhile, the Cosmic God-ranked powerhouses of the Divine Eye Clan may already be on their way. At their speed, they won’t take long to arrive. I must hurry and collect all the scales before they do.”

Time passed, and another half month quickly went by.

Luo Feng had initially taken a long time to travel from outside the Cosmic Boat to the Abyss. However, the Third Zhenzhu and the Sixth Zhenzhu were arrogant, charging ahead recklessly at an astonishing speed.

“Ahead is the Frozen Lake Thunderfire. The uppermost part of the Frozen Lake Thunderfire is the Abyss. According to the reference points, we should head straight upward to reach the Ninth Abyss. In such a short time, even if there is someone in the Ninth Abyss searching for treasures, they probably haven’t come out yet. The Abyss is vast, and most areas cannot be explored with domain perception. They must rely on visual observation and sensing, which takes a long time. With our Cosmic God-ranked perception abilities, there’s no way he can escape.”

“Go.”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Both of them rode their peak palace-type treasures, transforming into two streaks of light that tore through space-time, causing the operating laws to retreat. Their speed increased rapidly—500 times the speed of light, 1000 times the speed of light… Soon, they passed through the Frozen Lake Thunderfire and saw the enormous endless black abyss above.

Their speed sharply decreased! Even Cosmic God-ranked experts dared not charge into the Abyss at such high speeds. After all, the Abyss’s suction force was incredibly powerful. Combined with their high speed, it could potentially overwhelm even the peak palace-type treasures.

They forced themselves to decelerate and stop, then slowly entered along the suction force.

Even a Cosmic Lord riding a peak palace-type treasure could not survive. However, Cosmic God-ranked powerhouses were different! Using peak palace-type treasures, they could employ stronger techniques and freely navigate the Abyss.

“Enter the Abyss.”

“I want to see who dares to seize my Divine Eye Clan’s treasures. Hmph, the Extinction God Armor and the Wing Treasure—these two items must belong to my Divine Eye Clan!”

“Their time is up. We’ll make our stance clear this time. No matter which Cosmic God-tier powerhouse it is, they’re just out of luck.”

(Note: I adjusted “statement” to “stance” for more natural phrasing in this context, and rendered “强者” as “powerhouse” to convey the sense of an elite warrior. “Bad luck” became the colloquial “out of luck” for fluency while maintaining the original meaning.)

The two Cosmic God-ranked powerhouses, brimming with murderous intent, soared straight into the Abyss. Even as Cosmic God-ranked beings, they were fully prepared for combat! After all, the Divine Eye Clan had previously acquired ancient secret pattern engravings from the Three Death Zones. Through meticulous study, the Seven True Lords had unraveled numerous mysteries and even developed several joint techniques.

Across the entire Cosmic Sea, aside from Yuanzu, they truly feared no one.

At this moment, deep within the Ninth Abyss.

“Where is it? Where exactly is it?” Luo Feng, riding the crimson pyramid, flew inside the Ninth Abyss, extremely anxious. “Where are the last few scales?”

The Extinction God Armor consisted of 8,999,999 scales. During the search, there had always been fear that some scales might have fallen into distant, unknown locations and become unfindable. Now, that fear had come true. Luo Feng had already collected 8,999,993 scales, with only six remaining.

“Even one missing scale means the Extinction God Armor will have some deficiency.” Luo Feng was anxious.

Relying on summoning sensations, he could not locate them.

“No summoning sensation means the scales are far away.” Luo Feng closed his eyes, and a map appeared in his mind—a distribution map of the collected scales. Using this map, he made predictions.

“Based on the deductions, the last six scales might be in nine possible regions. All are at the edges in different directions of the distribution map…”

Luo Feng quickly planned his route.

Whoosh!

The crimson pyramid immediately followed the planned route at high speed to search for the last six scales. Compared to the Murderous Wu Wings, the summoning sensation of the Extinction God Armor was clearly inferior. The Murderous Wu Wings could be strongly sensed even across light-years. However, the maximum sensing distance of the Extinction God Armor was far less than half a light-year. From this, one could see that there was indeed a gap between these two treasures.

“The Murderous Wu Wings were already that powerful with just two pieces. If there were six pairs, how terrifying would that be.” Luo Feng mused.

“I’ve already detected a treasure fragment. I estimate that Luo Feng and the Five Haze’s treasures after their demise flew in this direction.”

“Search carefully.”

The Third Zhenzhu and the Sixth Zhenzhu had been in the Abyss for eight full days. Following the suction force’s path, they quickly arrived in the approximate area and finally discovered a treasure fragment. This made them realize… other treasure fragments and scales of the Extinction God Armor should be nearby.

Following the distribution map of the collected scales, Luo Feng flew toward the edge regions. He dared not recklessly use the “Golden Kingdom,” as he deduced that the Cosmic God-ranked powerhouses might soon enter the Ninth Abyss. If he activated the Golden Kingdom, wouldn’t he become a target?

The tiny crimson pyramid flew at high speed, while Luo Feng, clad in the black Mad Demon God Armor, searched by summoning sensation.

“Only two more scales left!”

“Nine days, nine days to find four scales, only the last two remain.” Luo Feng faintly sensed an impending crisis. He had a premonition that the Cosmic God-ranked powerhouse might appear at any moment. “Only two more scales. Previously, there were nine possible regions, and I still have three unexplored.”

“The Abyss is vast. My route is entirely along areas where domain perception is impossible. They can only spot me visually.”

“I believe they won’t find me in the short term.”

“The last three regions are relatively remote. Estimating, I can search them all in about half a month.” Luo Feng silently hoped. “Half a month, at the latest, I can finish searching. I must find the last two scales to complete the Mad Demon God Armor.”

As the Third Zhenzhu and the Sixth Zhenzhu continued their search, they gradually approached the scale distribution area.

Another three days passed.

Luo Feng suppressed his anxiety, maneuvering the Star Tower along the planned path.

“Earlier, within the vortex core of the magma sea, I surpassed the constraints of operational laws, moving at an absurd speed. If a Cosmic God-ranked powerhouse truly exerts their full strength, they can accomplish similar feats.” Luo Feng forced himself to remain calm and vigilant. If any unusually powerful fluctuations were to emerge, he would immediately take cover.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s brows furrowed as he flipped his hand and produced a token.

This was the token given to him by his master, Sitting Mountain Guest, which allowed communication between them.

“Luo Feng,” Sitting Mountain Guest contacted him.

“Master,” Luo Feng replied.

“Where are you now?” Sitting Mountain Guest asked.

“I’m still in the Ninth Abyss,” Luo Feng said.

“Not that. I mean, where exactly in the Ninth Abyss? I’m already inside the Ninth Abyss and have reached the depths following the suction force. Earlier, I spotted the Third Zhenzhu and the Sixth Zhenzhu, but they didn’t notice me. Tell me your position…” Sitting Mountain Guest’s transmitted message left Luo Feng momentarily stunned.

Master? Master is here?

This…

“Master, you…” Luo Feng was indeed taken aback.

“If I didn’t come, even if you became a Cosmic Lord with the help of the Star Tower, you probably couldn’t escape the suction force. Do you plan to stay in this Abyss forever?” Sitting Mountain Guest said.

“Master!” A warm current surged in Luo Feng’s heart. At this moment, Sitting Mountain Guest had come. The same Sitting Mountain Guest who had once said he wouldn’t care about Luo Feng’s life or death, speaking harshly, had now directly arrived. This made Luo Feng feel deep gratitude, though he buried it in his heart, vowing to remember it forever. “Master, I’m currently at…”

Luo Feng described in detail some dangerous landmarks around him to help his master determine his location.

“I’m coming now,” Sitting Mountain Guest said.