The Universe's Favor

“Guardian God Master?” Luo Feng was startled. Jiuyou Master was indeed a Guardian God Master of the Ancestral God Sect. A Guardian God Master was already the highest tier among the outer members of the Ancestral God Sect, second only to the Ancestral God, and comparable to a Beast God.

“No wonder they helped me so much; they must see potential in me and want me to become a Guardian God Master,” Luo Feng mused. “Right now, facing Universe Supreme Beings, I still need Supreme Treasures for protection! But once I step into the Universe Master tier… my Divine Power will surge again, and my consciousness will naturally follow.”

“By then, even without soul-type Supreme Treasures, I wouldn’t fear Xuzhen Demon God’s illusions, right?” Luo Feng thought to himself.

His current strength was formidable; he dared to contend with Universe Masters…

But against Universe Supreme Beings, he still had to rely on the Star Tower for survival. It seemed Zuoshanke, a Universe Supreme Being, had the keenest insight. He had once said that Luo Feng, with the Star Tower, could roam the universe fearlessly. The unspoken meaning was that without the Star Tower, Luo Feng couldn't yet reach a level where he feared no entity in the universe.

Understanding the Ancestral God Sect’s intentions, Luo Feng remained grateful.

After all, they only acted this way because they valued him. Moreover, based on his investigations, the Ancestral God Sect and the human race indeed had no conflicts. Plus, the Ancestral God Sect had promised long ago… that once an outer member joined, such as a human, they would absolutely not be asked to fight against their own human race. Outer members could even refuse certain mission requests.

“Xuzhen Demon God targeted you once; you should know how fiercely the Insectoid Race, Machine Race, and Monster Race want you dead,” the Two-faced Ancestral God said, looking at Luo Feng. “Think carefully about what you should do.”

“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded solemnly.

“Of course, there’s no need to panic too much. Xuzhen Demon God is a Universe Supreme Being; what kind of status does that entail? Inviting him to act comes at no small cost. Since he’s already acted once and failed… Xuzhen Demon God will certainly not attempt a second assassination within the Ancestral God Sect. As for inviting another Universe Supreme Being, haha… that’s not easy. The Insectoid Race, Machine Race, and Monster Race might not even be willing to pay the price. After all, if a second attempt fails after the first, wouldn’t that be equivalent to throwing away Supreme Treasures?” The Two-faced Ancestral God chuckled. “Think carefully about what to do. I’m returning to the Ancestral God Palace now.”

The Two-faced Ancestral God immediately turned and left.

In just three steps, his figure blurred and completely vanished.

“Returning to the Ancestral God Palace?” Luo Feng nodded inwardly. What status did an Ancestral God hold? Hiding nearby to help him once was already a huge favor; he couldn’t expect them to be his bodyguard indefinitely.

“First, back to my God Kingdom.”

Luo Feng turned and walked directly towards the hall of his residence.

…

Leaving Purple Thorn Island, he used God Kingdom teleportation and returned to his God Kingdom.

The Endless Abyssal Sea was constantly sensing the Universe Origin, absorbing Divine Power, and continuing its transformation. After all, when he transitioned from Immortal to Universe Venerable, only one-eighth of its volume (a diameter of 10 billion kilometers) had completed the transformation… now it was continuing to expand.

“Star Tower.” Luo Feng, clad in silver armor and silver wings, stood on the sea. In the distance, a Golden Horn Behemoth flew over, its head, now millions of kilometers long, supporting a massive Star Tower, which itself had grown to 100,000 kilometers in length.

Over the years, the Golden Horn Behemoth had been studying the Secret Engravings of the Star Tower.

The Star Tower’s Secret Engravings were incredibly profound and complex, layered upon layer, like mountains shrouded in white mist, making them impossible to fully discern! Luo Feng was in the same situation; he could only vaguely distinguish three layers of Secret Engravings, having fully comprehended only the most superficial first layer. The second layer was almost complete.

“Come,” Luo Feng extended his hand.

Whoosh!

The Star Tower in the distance immediately flew over, shrinking as it approached. When it landed in Luo Feng’s palm, it was merely the size of a walnut.

“Guard the soul,” Luo Feng willed. The Star Tower instantly drilled into Luo Feng’s Divine Body, then floated directly in the center of his chest. The original ‘Tower Pearl’ naturally flew back into the Star Tower, fully returning.

A single Tower Pearl alone possessed the effect of guarding the soul.

The Supreme Treasure Star Tower… was immeasurably stronger in guarding the soul.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~” Countless threads of Divine Power spread out from the ‘Star Tower’ as its core, like a network woven by the Star Tower, rapidly covering Luo Feng’s entire body. The life imprint within every bit of Divine Power was completely protected, making Luo Feng exclaim in admiration at its immense power.

The Tower Pearl guarded the soul like a massive rock suppressing it.

The Star Tower guarded the soul like a towering mountain, its stability immeasurably greater than before.

“As expected of a Supreme Treasure,” Luo Feng rejoiced inwardly. No wonder they said a single Supreme Treasure could serve as a clan’s or sect’s ultimate treasure… even many Universe Supreme Beings didn’t possess one.

“Although the attempt by a Universe Supreme Being to kill me failed, and the probability of a second attempt is low, I still cannot be careless.” Luo Feng immediately connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe. “I once searched for information on Universe Supreme Beings, but couldn’t find it. Now that the news has spread and I’m recognized as a top-tier Universe Overlord… my permissions should have increased.”

…

In the Virtual Universe, on Thunder Island, at Luo Feng’s residence.

Inside a tranquil hall.

Through the window, one could overlook the endless Thunder Island below. Luo Feng sat at his desk, looking at his laptop screen.

“Indeed, my permissions have been upgraded,” Luo Feng said, smiling at what he saw.

Previously, Luo Feng had the permissions of a Mid-level Universe Venerable.

This time, it was the permissions of a Seven-Star Universe Overlord.

“Master,” Babata’s voice, from his Virtual Universe assistant, chimed. Of course, this was merely Babata’s auxiliary AI; the real Babata was quietly cultivating on Earth. Thanks to Luo Feng’s resource provision, Babata had long since reached the Immortal-level, but even as an Immortal… he couldn’t participate in battles at Luo Feng’s tier.

Thus, he remained on Earth.

However, Babata had provided some assistance with many matters concerning the Luo family.

“Search for Universe Masters and Universe Supreme Beings,” Luo Feng instructed.

“Yes.”

Whoosh!

The screen instantly displayed a series of messages. Luo Feng immediately clicked on the first one… which usually contained the most information.

“Seven-Star Universe Overlord permissions are truly different… it seems some extremely high-level secrets are now accessible,” Luo Feng said with a smile, seeing the vast amount of information, and began to read.

…

The countless lives in the universe are nurtured by the universe, like its children, receiving the universe’s favor.

Special life forms are born with eternal life.

Ordinary life forms must reach the Immortal stage to gain eternal life; otherwise, they will perish upon reaching their lifespan limit. Generations grow, generations fall, and from them, Immortals emerge.

Below Immortal… there’s no need to elaborate.

An Immortal merely comprehends one of the lowest laws and, with the help of the Ocean of Laws, directly transforms into a Divine Body, thereby possessing eternal life.

A Universe Venerable, on the other hand, comprehends either Space Law or Time Law. Their Divine Body is stronger, and their comprehension of laws reaches a higher tier.

A Universe Master comprehends Space-Time! Or one of the Fusion Laws like Metal-Space, Wood-Space, or Time-Wind… Only by reaching this tier can one truly become a Universe Master. Any being who becomes a Universe Master… even a Metal-Space Beast God, can control Space-Time.

This is the universe’s bestowal upon them!

Through the three stages of Immortal, Universe Venerable, and Universe Master… the Universe Origin continuously bestows! Bestows! And bestows again!

It bestows endless Divine Power!

Through serendipity, it bestows talent secret techniques!

It bestows complete control over Space-Time, and the possibility of ‘Reverse Space-Time Resurrection’!

Even after becoming a Universe Master… the Universe Origin still treats them like children, constantly bestowing and nurturing! And the cultivation process is absolutely not deliberately disturbed or destroyed. However, from Universe Master to Universe Supreme Being… firstly, there is no clear path!

Once a Universe Supreme Being is born, the path they once walked is sealed off!

Other powerhouses cannot follow the same path to become a Universe Supreme Being.

Secondly…

Even after enduring endless hardships, possessing great wisdom, immense serendipity, and unyielding willpower, they finally break through the last bottleneck and take the final step! After becoming an invincible ‘Universe Supreme Being,’ they can control laws and rules themselves. Their strength is such that they can make words manifest reality!

At this point, they are instead suppressed and restrained by the universe.

From a weakling cultivating all the way to a Universe Master, throughout this long journey, the universe has always shown favor.

Universe Supreme Beings, however, are restrained and suppressed!

Their strength is suppressed, allowing them to exert only slightly more power than the strongest Universe Masters! Although they can only exert this much strength, they are inherently extremely powerful, so even Reverse Space-Time Resurrection of a Universe Overlord… is incredibly easy for them.

Furthermore—

If a Universe Supreme Being kills a Universe Master or Universe Venerable, it must be known that Universe Venerables and Universe Masters are all protected by the Universe Origin! If one is truly killed… the Universe Supreme Being will suffer punishment from the Universe Origin! The stronger the victim killed, the heavier the punishment.

For example, killing a Universe Overlord, the punishment is negligible for a Universe Supreme Being.

Killing a Universe Master incurs a much heavier punishment.

Of course, for some like Jiuyou Master, Chaos City Lord, and others… some Universe Supreme Beings, even if they go all out and are willing to endure the punishment to kill them, still lack the sufficient ability to do so. This is because the power they can exert is always limited.

“So that’s how it is,” Luo Feng watched, dumbfounded. “The universe nurtures all things, naturally favoring them… but once one becomes a Universe Supreme Being, their status changes. They seem to be resisted, oppressed, and restrained by the universe? Even killing Universe Venerables and Universe Masters incurs punishment…”

“How bizarre.”

“They are all lives nurtured within the endless Primal Universe, constantly protected. But once they become Universe Supreme Beings, they are suppressed? And each Universe Supreme Being must find a different path to breakthrough?” Luo Feng realized that Universe Supreme Beings must hold even greater secrets, secrets profound enough for the Primal Universe to suppress them. At the very least, these secrets… were beyond the scope of his Seven-Star Overlord permissions to see.