Luo Feng, standing by the balcony railing, turned his head downward and saw a figure standing in the courtyard of his mansion—it was the Two-Faced Ancestor God.
“Ancestor,” Luo Feng immediately flashed down.
The Two-Faced Ancestor’s fair, kind face looked at Luo Feng, giving him a warm and pleasant feeling. Luo Feng expressed his gratitude, “Thank you, Ancestor, for rescuing me.”
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The Five-Color Aurora Lake covered the core area of the Ancestor Church. When the lake suddenly vanished, many islands, the Eight Beasts Shrines, the Guardian Beasts Shrines, the Seventy-Two Divine Generals Continents, and others all noticed this. The disappearance of the church’s most treasured artifact, the Five-Color Aurora Lake, was an event of immense magnitude.
Although it soon returned to normal, it still sparked endless debate.
“The Five-Color Aurora Lake is an ultimate treasure. It wouldn’t be fully activated unless in a critical moment; usually, just a bit of aurora could annihilate enemies.”
“The lake must have been fully mobilized just now when it vanished instantly.”
“Who could it be?”
“Who could provoke the Five-Color Aurora Lake to unleash its full power?”
The Ancestor Church had a large number of peripheral members who usually lived on other islands. They discussed the event extensively and quietly relayed the information back to their respective factions. Although these members were considered peripheral, they were as loyal as the ‘Jiufeng Venerable,’ who was a candidate divine general and undoubtedly the most loyal to humanity.
Centered around the Ancestor Church, the news quietly and swiftly spread outward.
“The Ancestor Church’s most treasured artifact, the Five-Color Aurora Lake, was used once and vanished instantly before returning shortly afterward.”
“Something significant must have happened.”
“If it came to this, could it be that the strongest being in the universe intruded into the core area of the Ancestor Church?”
The other eight superpowers among the nine supreme forces of the universe were no fools and quickly made their own deductions. In particular, the three supreme rulers of the Insect Race, the Yaozu, and the Mechanical Race were secretly anticipating the unfolding events. After the Father God of the Mechanical Race invited ‘Demon God Xuzhen,’ he immediately notified the Yaozu and the Insect Race, having already secured the allegiance of the most powerful being in the universe.
“It must be that they killed Luo Feng, provoking the Ancestor Church’s anger.”
“Haha, as long as Luo Feng is killed, with that hard stone’s capability, he can easily leave.”
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The news quickly spread outward, but Luo Feng was completely unaware, especially since the Two-Faced Ancestor controlled cosmic space, preventing the inheritors on Purple Jing Island from witnessing the Five-Color Aurora Lake’s sudden disappearance and subsequent restoration.
“What!” Luo Feng couldn’t help exclaiming, “Ancestor, you’ve been protecting me all along…”
“Hahaha…”
The Two-Faced Ancestor chuckled, “I was the immortal demon residing next to your home. By taking on that form, naturally no one on Purple Thorn Island could detect me.”
“Him?” An image of a two-headed silver wolf, an immortal demon beast, instantly flashed through Luo Feng’s mind.
“If I hadn’t been living right next to you, and you suddenly encountered danger, how could I have arrived in time to save you if I were at the Ancestor Palace?” the Two-Faced Ancestor smiled. “The Demon God Xuzhen is immensely powerful and appeared on Purple Island instantly. If I were at the Ancestor Palace, by the time I detected his arrival and rushed over… you might already be dead, or even have your soul controlled.”
“Soul control?” Luo Feng raised his eyebrows.
From what he knew…
The strongest beings in the universe were only slightly stronger than the mightiest Cosmic Sovereigns, the difference not being too great. His own will and consciousness were at the Cosmic Sovereign level. With the Soul Armor weakening soul attacks and the Tower Pearl, one component of the ultimate treasure Star Tower, guarding his soul, he shouldn’t be that vulnerable, right?
“Don’t believe me?” The Two-Faced Ancestor looked at Luo Feng with a smile and shook his head. “He’s called Xuzhen the Demon God. Why ‘Xuzhen’? Because the illusions he casts are indistinguishable from reality.”
“Illusions? Real?” Luo Feng was secretly alarmed.
“Once caught in his illusions, you can still sense the fundamental laws of the universe and continue to cultivate… The insights you gain within the illusions are entirely real.” The Two-Faced Ancestor smiled at Luo Feng. “Of course, once you escape the illusions, you’ll find that you yourself haven’t changed; only your will and memories have undergone some alterations. Naturally, the laws you cultivate must be ones he knows. If he doesn’t know them, he can’t make you cultivate them.”
Luo Feng was secretly shocked.
To cultivate laws within an illusion? This is just like the virtual universe.
Wait!
The virtual universe allows countless beings to enter simultaneously, and within it, you can cultivate any law, almost indistinguishable from the real world. Moreover, true super-powerful beings can clearly discern whether they are in a virtual world or reality, never confusing the two. Only some weaker ordinary humans, who stay in virtual games for a long time, might eventually confuse reality with the virtual.
Once one’s will becomes strong, one won’t be confused.
Therefore, there is a fundamental difference between the virtual universe and illusions; the former is more straightforward, more like another universe—the ‘universe of consciousness.’
“Once caught in his illusions, perhaps in an instant you could experience thousands or even tens of thousands of years within them,” said the Two-Faced Ancestor.
“Then couldn’t this be used for cultivation?” Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise. “It would be a very efficient way to save time.”
“No.”
The Two-Faced Ancestor walked along the stone path at the edge of the pond. “Maintaining illusions consumes a massive amount of divine power, and he must focus entirely. It’s easy for him to keep an ordinary human trapped in illusions for a long time. But for a ‘Cosmic Sovereign’ to be trapped in illusions and experience thousands of years within them in an instant, the divine power consumption would be astronomical. How could it be used for cultivation? Moreover, the path you walk, Xuzhen the Demon God may not be familiar with.”
“But his strongest aspect is illusions,” the Ancestor looked at Luo Feng. “I’ve lived beside you for 62 years, quietly observing you for so long, and I’ve deduced… your will and consciousness should have reached the Cosmic Sovereign level, and your divine body is roughly comparable to a unique special lifeform.”
Luo Feng was shocked.
How terrifying.
Without even fighting, merely through covert observation over a long period, he had deduced this much. Even ‘Chaos Lord’ had only been able to judge this within the Initial Universe.
“Killing your soul would be as difficult as killing a Cosmic Sovereign.”
“But Xuzhen the Demon God can do it.”
The Ancestor nodded. “Xuzhen the Demon God’s illusions are extremely terrifying. With the will and consciousness of a Cosmic Sovereign… you would at least need a top-tier soul-type ultimate treasure to be unafraid of his illusions. And that’s even under the condition that his power is restricted due to the oppression of the cosmic fundamental laws.”
“A top-tier soul-type ultimate treasure?” Luo Feng held his breath.
A top-tier soul-type ultimate treasure is comparable in value to a peak ultimate treasure. Among the Cosmic Sovereigns, probably more than half don’t possess one.
“You must know, among the strongest beings in the universe, he is the most terrifying in terms of illusions.” The Two-Faced Ancestor looked at Luo Feng. “As for ordinary soul-type ultimate treasures… his illusionary divine power can tear them apart instantly. Even high-grade soul-type treasures can’t protect against this. This is a fact proven by his battle records.”
Luo Feng nodded, memorizing this information firmly.
All this information was classified as confidential. For the Two-Faced Ancestor to disclose it to him was an enormous favor. In fact, the Two-Faced Ancestor had been concealed nearby for a full 62 years—meaning that ever since his fame soared and provoked the insect race, the demon race, and the mechanical race to seek his life, the Two-Faced Ancestor had already begun living by his side.
“The Soul Armor can only weaken one layer. Is the Tower Pearl alone not enough?”
“It seems I must carry the Star Tower with me at all times,” Luo Feng thought inwardly.
Once the Tower Pearl returned to the Star Tower, the Star Tower could shrink and reside within Luo Feng’s divine body, naturally guarding his soul!
The Star Tower had multiple functions, including attack, soul-type, flying palace-type, and sealing-type. Although its soul-type function was only one aspect, with the entire Star Tower inside him, Luo Feng judged that it was comparable to a peak soul-type ultimate treasure. At least, Luo Feng felt it was an entirely different sensation.
As said by the Sitting Mountain Guest…
With the Star Tower on his body, he had nothing to fear!
His strongest defensive form was hiding inside the Star Tower!
Whether it was physical or soul attacks, the Star Tower could completely isolate and resist them! Hidden inside, even the strongest beings in the universe couldn’t harm him! Of course, doing so would expose the fact that he possessed the Star Tower, which would inevitably attract the envy of the most powerful beings in the universe. How could he constantly guard against thieves day and night, with each of the universe’s strongest beings secretly watching him? He couldn’t possibly live inside the Star Tower forever. The moment he let his guard down, he would be in danger.
“Next time, I’ll keep the Star Tower inside my body to guard my soul.”
“I underestimated the strongest beings in the universe. They say the strongest beings in the universe are only slightly stronger than the mightiest Cosmic Sovereigns. But I didn’t expect them to be this powerful. It seems I also underestimated the might of the Cosmic Sovereigns,” Luo Feng thought inwardly. He had always believed that after becoming a Cosmic Noble, he could hold his own against a Cosmic Sovereign.
But Luo Feng suddenly realized…
Cosmic Sovereigns also varied in strength!
The weaker ones, he might be able to contend with.
But the stronger ones, like Chaos Lord and others, were only slightly inferior to Xuzhen the Demon God. Judging from Xuzhen the Demon God’s performance, the most powerful Cosmic Sovereigns were probably much stronger than himself.
“With the ultimate treasure ‘Star Tower’ guarding my soul, the Soul Armor protecting my body, and my divine body spanning over 90,000 kilometers… the strongest beings in the universe should not be able to harm me. Yes, I must retrieve the Star Tower as soon as possible.” Luo Feng increasingly felt that he had been too confident. The power displayed by the strongest being in the universe had sobered him up.
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The Two-Faced Ancestor turned and gazed at Luo Feng, saying, “When news broke of you slaying the Splendor Lord and Zhong Zhan Venerable, particularly upon your first appearance on Purple Thorn Island, I conferred with the other two Ancestors regarding your situation. The Insect Race, the Mechanical Race, and the Demon Race may endure for a time, but as days pass, they might take action. Thus, the day after your arrival on Purple Thorn Island, I relocated to the palace adjacent to yours.”
“Thank you, Ancestor,” Luo Feng replied earnestly.
This gesture…
He must remember it! He would repay kindness with kindness!
“You are the one we Ancestor Church have most looked forward to in recent eons. Your potential surpasses even that of the Purple Rain Venerable.” The Two-Faced Ancestor smiled at Luo Feng. “Our Ancestor Church hopes you will grow, grow to rival your teacher, Chaos Lord. At that time, our Ancestor Church will have a ‘Guardian Divine Lord’ position waiting for you.”
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