Chapter 397: Highest-Level Power ‘Power of Blood’ |
Origin Land, Council Hall.
Around the Dark Realm Crystal round table, the eight Lords—Yuan, Jin, Wu Lan, Minghuang, Naigu, Star Light, Moman, and Luo Feng—had all taken their seats.
“Did anyone encounter trouble while reclaiming territory?” Yuan asked.
“No,” Wu Lan shook his head.
“I just passed along a message, and they withdrew on their own.” Jin grinned.
Star Light frowned and said, “I was in the middle of hunting down ‘Mogusi.’ During the war between us and the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction, Mogusi devoured the souls of living beings from over six million Source Worlds! And that was with him conserving his ‘food.’ He begged me for mercy… I ignored him and continued the pursuit. Up to now, I’ve destroyed 89% of his power.”
“Mogusi!” Even Yuan’s eyes held hatred.
“I really want to completely annihilate him.” Jin was unwilling to accept it.
Luo Feng’s expression was also extremely grave.
Before Star Light was born, no one could threaten him in the slightest. He truly did whatever he pleased!
He did not participate in other conflicts, nor did he need any other resources. He required only one thing—an immense quantity of souls!
Skilled in soul power, he could infiltrate countless living beings throughout the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space. He could never be completely killed or eradicated.
The Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction could not deal with ‘Mogusi.’ Instead, they recruited him and even proactively supplied a certain number of Naturally Born Primordial Lifeforms for him to devour.
Within the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space, in terms of the number of living beings—
There were many Naturally Born Primordial Lifeforms, but there were even more Cultivators within Source Worlds! Cultivators within the cage possessed extraordinary intelligence, and their souls were exceptionally delicious—one of Mogusi’s favorite delicacies.
However, the Cultivator faction absolutely forbade Mogusi from devouring countless cultivator souls. The moment he acted, the cultivators would pursue him at all costs!
Outside the territories of the Cultivator faction, those Source Worlds had long been ravaged by various Ancestors devouring their Source Origins. They were already dilapidated, with very few living beings remaining. Only within the Cultivator territory—the three thousand six hundred World Clusters—did the number of Source Worlds and cultivators reach a sufficiently massive scale. Mogusi had long been craving them.
This time, when the two great factions went to war, Star Light’s main battle clone had to confront the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction. Mogusi immediately infiltrated, devouring one Source World after another, indulging to his heart’s content!
As soon as the war ended, Lord Star Light immediately began hunting him down.
He pursued him across all space-time, in every direction! Any place where Mogusi’s power was hidden would be attacked.
“His power can merge into countless weak lifeforms,” Yuan shook his head. “Only Star Light, who observes past and future, can find traces of his hidden presence.”
“This time, I will at least destroy 99% of his power! I’ll force him into a long recovery period, so he’ll never dare enter our Cultivator territory again!” Lord Star Light said coldly.
He only dared to say 99%.
As an undying existence, the smaller the remaining fragments, the harder they were to eliminate.
Unless one day all life in every Source World—including all High-Rank and World-Level Primordial Lifeforms—were completely wiped out, leaving him with no hosts to possess, only then would there be hope of completely destroying him.
“His body is formed of soul power,” Yuan said. “Once 99% is destroyed, his recovery will be extremely slow.”
“Before Star Light became a Lord, we had no way to deal with Mogusi,” Wu Lan sighed. “Those were truly miserable times!”
There had once been a period when the Cultivator faction could only negotiate with Mogusi.
Only after Star Light became a Lord did they gain the confidence to hunt him down.
“Mogusi is undying. There’s no other way—only by hurting him enough that he never dares to return to our territory,” Yuan said. “What about the rest of you? Any trouble?”
“I encountered some trouble as well,” Lord Moman said. “The Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain has completely taken root again! I can’t do anything to him.”
“Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain?” Everyone present frowned slightly.
Those familiar with history knew—
In the early days, the Cultivator faction was weak and only gradually expanded its territory.
Part of the current three thousand six hundred World Clusters was once known as the ‘Lotus Prison Cluster,’ where the Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain had been rooted for endless years. He completely ruled that region, and he and his clan freely consumed the Source Origins of one Source World after another.
Later, the Cultivator faction drove them out!
After establishing a space-time network across the 3,600 World Clusters, all Ancestors were deterred from invading.
“Taking advantage of the war between the two factions, the Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain has returned,” Moman shook his head. “Although I can suppress him, I cannot defeat him.”
“I’ll go with you,” Yuan said.
“With Brother Yuan’s help, it’ll be enough to force him into a hasty retreat,” Moman nodded.
The Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain was comparable to the ‘Endless Ancestor’ and the ‘Annihilation Ancestor’! Though he had not reached true undying status… the seven Lords of the Cultivator faction had already tried to kill him before and failed.
When all the Lords except Yuan joined forces, the Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain could root himself in place and withstand all attacks.
Only Yuan’s formations countered him, preventing him from drawing too much power from the Chaotic Origin Space. Against Yuan, he could only choose to flee.
“Brother Luo Feng, your true body has been staying in the Blood Crane Territory?” Jin asked. “That weak faction dares to contend with our Cultivator faction?”
Among the more than two hundred Ancestor-Level existences in the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space, strength varied greatly. Having a seat in the Eternal Land only meant being undying—it did not necessarily mean being powerful.
Only about thirty were truly strong.
Especially those unwilling to join the Naturally Born Chaotic Origin Faction—those who dared to face countless dangers alone all possessed sufficient confidence.
Mogusi could barely rank in the top ten. The Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain could rank within the top thirty.
The three from the Blood Crane Territory were far inferior in comparison.
“Don’t underestimate the Blood Crane Territory. The Blood Lord, Crane Lord, and Shadow Lord all have extremely strong survival capabilities. When the three join forces, they’re quite troublesome,” Yuan said with a smile. “If they encounter danger, they hide within the Mysterious Place ‘Blood Crane Territory.’ With its geographical advantage, they can be even more troublesome than the Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain.”
Only when the three Lords of the Blood Crane Territory joined forces within the Mysterious Place could they be considered more troublesome.
Without it, they would be significantly weaker.
“Brother Luo Feng, do you need help?” Minghuang asked.
“No.”
Luo Feng smiled. “This Blood Crane Territory is fated with me! I’m somewhat confident that I can refine this Mysterious Place.”
All seven Lords stared at Luo Feng.
Refine a Mysterious Place?
“You’re confident?” Jin couldn’t help but ask, his eyes full of envy.
“Brother Luo Feng, you just became a Lord,” Wu Lan said. “I’ve searched the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space for so long and still haven’t found a Mysterious Place suitable for me.”
Minghuang, Naigu, and the others all had complicated expressions.
Even Lords desired control over a Mysterious Place. First, they could use part of its power to enhance themselves, increasing their strength. Second, within its domain, their power would become extremely formidable.
“Among the eight of us, only Yuan and Star Light each control a Mysterious Place,” Naigu sighed. “And you’ve just broken through to become a Lord, yet you’ve already found one you can refine?”
“I didn’t expect the Blood Crane Territory to suit me so well either,” Luo Feng smiled.
Star Light said with a smile, “Back then, I only discovered the Mysterious Place ‘Time Star’ after comprehending a second Chaotic Origin-level Dao. Time Star is the smallest known Mysterious Place—even smaller than the Council Hall.”
“I’ve been there once. It’s incredibly small. Just sitting there, I occupied one-tenth of it,” Jin said. “Time Star constantly drifts along different timelines—into the past and into the future.”
“Its ability to traverse past and future is inferior to mine,” Star Light said calmly. “But it cannot be destroyed! It adds to my defensive capabilities.”
“Mysterious Places generally fuse several types of Highest-Level Power, including ones we’re not proficient in,” Yuan said. “So once refined, borrowing part of that power is beneficial to us.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“Luo Feng, how long do you estimate it will take to refine it?” Yuan asked.
“Probably a few epochs,” Luo Feng replied.
“So fast.”
The seven Lords were somewhat astonished.
Considering that Luo Feng had broken through by force, and even within the cage he had comprehended the Primordial Life-and-Death Path in such a short time, it now made sense that refining a Mysterious Place in a few epochs was possible for him.
……
In the blink of an eye, three epochs passed.
Yuan and Lord Moman joined forces and once again drove away the massive ‘Lord of Lotus Prison Mountain’!
For him, the former Lotus Prison Cluster was his true home, with countless surrounding Source Worlds serving as food for his clan. But the Cultivator faction was too domineering and would not allow him to remain.
Meanwhile, Lord Star Light continued hunting down the hidden power of ‘Mogusi’ across all space-time.
……
Deep within the Blood Crane Territory.
Luo Feng sat cross-legged within the Endless Blood Sea of the Blood Crane Territory. The Blood Lord, Crane Lord, and Shadow Lord frequently came to observe, yet none of them could stop Luo Feng from comprehending the Source Origin of the Blood Crane Territory.
“So this is the Highest-Level Power—‘Power of Blood’?”
When Luo Feng first began studying it, he had already understood seventy to eighty percent. Yet to fully master this Highest-Level Life Power, even with his perception and insight, it still took more than three epochs.
“The Power of Blood is indeed quite different from the Primordial Life-and-Death Path.”
At this moment, Luo Feng completely understood the difference between a Highest-Level Power and the Dao of a Highest-Level Power.
With the ‘Power of Blood,’ one could form a physical body, kill enemies, create domains, restore allies, and more.
The body formed by the Power of Blood resembled a Blood Sea form. However, it was not particularly large—its energy reserves were about sixty percent of Luo Feng’s! Only by comprehending the Primordial Life Path and creating the most suitable lifeform based on it could one possess the largest lifeform in the Infinite Chaotic Origin Space.
With just the ‘Power of Blood,’ the energy reserves were far inferior to Luo Feng’s.
Energy reserves were sixty percent of Luo Feng’s, movement speed was much slower, life spirituality reached eighty percent of Luo Feng’s level, recovery ability was fifty percent, and killing power was only thirty percent…
It should be noted that aside from his ‘Great Destruction’ techniques, Luo Feng’s offensive power was only average among Lords. The ‘Power of Blood’ having only thirty percent of his killing power meant it was mediocre even among Ancestors.
Such Power of Blood would only make Luo Feng weaker.
This was why Cultivator Lords did not cultivate Highest-Level Powers of the same category. Since they had already mastered the Dao of that category, a single power held little meaning.
As for other categories of Highest-Level Power, they could not comprehend them, as those lay outside their expertise.
“Now that I’ve comprehended the Power of Blood, the next step is refining the Source Origin of the Blood Crane Territory.”
Luo Feng felt anticipation.
This was also the only real benefit the Power of Blood provided him.
