Black-Patterned Stone Pillars

The vast Universe Ocean was filled with endless chaotic currents. A silver-winged, black-haired man, swish! swish! swish! leaving trails of afterimages, was performing long-distance teleports repeatedly within this boundless Universe Ocean... It was Luo Feng, who had left the Original Universe alone to head for the Universe Boat. Unlike his first trip to the Tilted Peak Sector, although only a little over a thousand years had passed, having absorbed a vast amount of source energy in the 'Winged Space' previously, the Wu Qi Wings had repaired numerous hidden damages and reached their most perfect state. Once that hazy golden light spread, its power was so immense that even Luo Feng himself was astonished. As the saying goes, 'a thousand tricks are not as good as one perfected move!' Other powerhouses might excel in attack, defense, divine body, secret techniques, and so on... But no matter how many weaknesses he had, relying solely on the superposition of the 'Perfect Wu Qi Wings,' 'Flame Sand Cup,' and 'Miniature Universe'... at least in this aspect, it was enough to sweep aside all other peak domain-type supreme treasures! He could fight when he wanted, leave when he wanted, with all control in his hands. “I'm truly looking forward to it.” “On this journey, once my will is tempered to the level of a Universe Supreme Master, I can return to the Tilted Peak Sector to retrieve those white wings.” Luo Feng couldn't help but anticipate. While leisurely lost in thought, he continued his high-frequency, long-distance teleports. Whoosh. Suddenly, he stopped. “A natural wormhole.” Luo Feng looked at the massive, twisted spatial vortex in the distance, a smile appearing on his face. Traveling through the Universe Ocean was truly monotonous; chaotic currents were everywhere. Sometimes, he would continuously teleport for one or two days, maintaining near-limit high-frequency teleports, and in the places he passed, there was no distinction between up, down, left, right, front, or back, only the eternally unchanging chaotic currents... It was indeed monotonous. So, upon seeing this natural wormhole, it was like a splash of green on a blank canvas. “This trip to the Universe Boat, I'll probably have to stay there for a very, very long time.” Luo Feng murmured softly. Before going, he had already researched a vast amount of information about the Universe Boat to determine where to temper his will. The Universe Boat was simply too immense, and its inner region too dangerous; many places were impossible to teleport through. His destination... was a place for tempering one's will. The Universe Boat, being one of the Three Great Perilous Lands, held countless dangers. Just within its inner region, according to the current data of the human race, there were numerous places for tempering one's will, each with different environments. Among them was a place called 'Black-Patterned Stone Pillars,' which the human race referred to as 'Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars.' It was one of the countless wonders within the Universe Boat. There were a total of 16 Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars (Black-Patterned Stone Pillars)! Each of these 16 Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars stood over a thousand light-years tall, possessing boundless power. No attack could damage them, nor could they be taken away. These 16 Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars supported a peculiar space, within which were numerous massive secret chambers, each containing an independent space. Each secret chamber space corresponded to a black token; one had to possess a black token to enter that secret chamber space. However, what Jie Fan Zi left behind was an even higher-grade azure token. Similarly, the 'secret chamber space' corresponding to the azure token was even more profound, already at the very end of the inner region, bordering the core area. Even Universe Supreme Masters would have to proceed with extreme caution there. Figures like the Chaos City Lord wouldn't dare venture that deep... The Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars, however, were much closer and less difficult. At least the Chaos City Lord, Star River Master, Ice Peak Master, An Yong Master, and others dared to attempt them, and could reach them within a few hundred to a thousand years of traversing the inner region. The Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars were truly wondrous, emitting endless will-based impacts. The closer one got, the more terrifying these will-based impacts became. Moreover, the closer one approached the Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars, the faster the flow of time! Time flow rate 100:1? 1000:1? It was precisely because of this time flow rate that Luo Feng decided to head for the Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars! After all, simply venturing deeper into the inner region to reach a place for tempering one's will would likely take hundreds or even thousands of years. A round trip would consume a great deal of time. Not to mention the time it would take to achieve the 'will of a Universe Supreme Master'... Since the Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars could save time, they were naturally Luo Feng's first choice. “The greatest treasure of the Original Star lies within the Qi God Palace. The Qi God Palace must contain numerous components of peak domain-type supreme treasures.” Luo Feng had to make a choice. He had obtained a Qi Mirror Stone, granting him eligibility to enter. However, he might not arrive in time, as the Qi God Palace would open once all 36 Qi Mirror Stones appeared. Those possessing a Qi Mirror Stone could enter. If the Qi God Palace opened while he was at the Sky-Reaching Demonic Pillars, by the time he rushed back, hundreds or even thousands of years would have passed. The struggle for treasures in the Qi God Palace would likely be over! “I've placed the Qi Mirror Stone in my God Kingdom.” “If the Qi God Palace opens and I can return quickly, I will go myself. Otherwise, I will immediately hand the Qi Mirror Stone over to my teachers; at least it won't be wasted.” Luo Feng valued the Qi Mirror Stone greatly, but relatively speaking, he valued the damaged white wings even more. Whoosh~~~ Luo Feng transformed into a streak of light, flying into the natural wormhole, and was soon teleported to an extremely distant location. ... Time flowed on. He spent approximately 12 days traversing the vast Universe Ocean before finally arriving at the 'Universe Boat,' one of the Three Great Perilous Lands. “Ahead lies the Universe Boat.” Luo Feng continued teleporting for several more minutes. Suddenly, the scenery before him changed. The chaotic currents thinned considerably, and an incredibly shocking scene appeared in the distance. “This, this...” Luo Feng stood in the void, gazing at the incredible sight millions of light-years away. Even though he had seen it in data, witnessing the true 'Universe Boat' for the first time was still incredibly shocking. The endlessly majestic Universe Boat... It was a damaged, impossibly vast battleship, tens of millions of light-years high and hundreds of millions of light-years long. Its entire body was a mixture of deep black and alluring purple, and its hull... even from hundreds of millions of light-years away, Luo Feng could see countless densely packed, damaged cracks and holes. It was as if a battleship had been riddled with countless laser shots and then hacked by numerous colossal blades... Utterly ruined! “Rumble~~~” A monstrous gravitational pull emanated from the Universe Boat, frantically devouring the surrounding chaotic currents, keeping them perpetually thin in its vicinity. By devouring chaotic currents, the entire Universe Boat constantly released boundless power. One could see massive rivers of flame encircling the Universe Boat, and a vast sea of cold air enveloping its surroundings. Within the cold air, crystal-clear, mirror-like ice could faintly be seen... Simultaneously, colossal wind vortices raged all around... Crackling! Giant electric serpents, tens of thousands of light-years long, raged and roared. Streaks of dazzling, multi-colored light were so captivating. Enormous dark green vines climbed across the entire surface of the Universe Boat's hull, appearing remarkably serene. ... Flames, cold air, wind, lightning, vines, light... At the outermost periphery, there were also numerous 'fragments' constantly orbiting the Universe Boat at high speed. These were likely pieces that had broken off from the Universe Boat's hull, and these countless fragments maintained high-speed flight at all times. ... None of this was what shocked Luo Feng the most. What shocked him most was beneath the Universe Boat... Beneath the Universe Boat, there was a dense cluster of chaotic energy. Within the spreading chaotic energy, golden, red, blue, and azure electric lights, among many other colors, faintly flickered. And within these chaotic currents, there was a massive, damaged miniature universe! A miniature universe! “Devouring a miniature universe... It truly is devouring a miniature universe.” Luo Feng was shaken. “The upper half of the miniature universe is no longer visible; has a part of it been devoured?” The Universe Boat itself was only hundreds of millions of light-years long. Although the miniature universe was damaged, its maximum diameter was also hundreds of millions of light-years. If height were considered, the miniature universe would actually be larger. “What exactly is the origin of the Universe Boat?” Luo Feng couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. “No other powerhouse can directly devour chaotic currents; only miniature universes can absorb chaotic currents and convert them into cosmic origin energy. Yet—the Universe Boat can also constantly devour chaotic currents, and even miniature universes. Moreover, it converts all absorbed energy into various forms such as gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, time, and space. There are many secret chambers within the Universe Boat that contain independent spaces, and quite a few places with peculiar time flow rates.” “To be able to do this is almost comparable to the origin of a miniature universe.” “How exactly was this Universe Boat created? And why is it damaged?” “However, the legends of the Three Great Perilous Lands... have existed for countless reincarnation eras.” Luo Feng mused inwardly. Countless powerhouses often discovered items left behind by Universe Supreme Masters throughout history, uncovering various pieces of information. Yet, regardless of the reincarnation era, there always seemed to be records of the Three Great Perilous Lands. The eternity of these Three Great Perilous Lands... was already comparable to the cycles of the Original Universe through generations. No one knew how the Three Great Perilous Lands came into being. ... Luo Feng, awestruck by the sight of the Universe Boat, spent a long time teleporting before finally arriving at the area with numerous high-speed flying 'fragments' of the Universe Boat. Countless fragments, some as small as tens of billions of kilometers, others as large as hundreds of light-years. “Whoosh!” Luo Feng teleported onto a fragment of the Universe Boat. This particular fragment had a maximum diameter of about 0.6 light-years. Aside from a few purple patterns, everything else was a deep, profound black. The entire fragment exuded a terrifying pressure that made Luo Feng's heart tremble... Moreover, this fragment seemed to have a faint connection to the distant Universe Boat. Throughout endless ages, countless powerhouses had tried, but no one had ever been able to take away a single 'Universe Boat fragment.' Even a full-force attack on a fragment couldn't make it fly erratically. It was as if an invisible rope bound it to the Universe Boat. “I've arrived at the Universe Boat. First, I'll go check out the gathering place of my human race,” Luo Feng mused. His figure flickered in the void. After about five minutes, Luo Feng teleported onto a high-speed, twisted fragment of the Universe Boat. This was the gathering place for humans from the Original Universe within the 'Universe Boat.' Humans established gathering places in the outer regions of the Three Great Perilous Lands—the Tilted Peak Sector, the Universe Boat, and Liu Zhong Mountain—because the exploration process required constant vigilance and caution. When explorers grew tired from prolonged periods, they would return there for temporary rest.