Blade?

Luo Feng meticulously examined the walls on both sides of the passage before him. There were no specimens, no life maps.

“Blank?”

“What does this mean? Could it be that the life map for this section isn't in specimen form?” Luo Feng wondered, advancing deeper into the passage, carefully observing every trace within it, searching for clues.

He found nothing.

There were no traces Luo Feng found particularly special.

Suddenly—

Luo Feng’s ears twitched. Faint, ethereal sounds echoed around him, tiny yet omnipresent. Gradually, the sounds grew louder, and specks of black-glowing light appeared in the surrounding space. Countless light points began to converge, coalescing not far in front of Luo Feng.

They formed a vague, blurry figure, shimmering with black light. It seemed ordinary, yet it involuntarily filled Luo Feng with a sense of reverence.

The blurry figure had its back to Luo Feng.

“To reach this point, you are but one step away from the ultimate True God. Remember… the path of a True God, to reach its peak… only by seeking within yourself!” The blurry figure spoke slowly. “May you ascend the Wuqi Tower…”

The blurry figure turned its head slightly, glanced at Luo Feng, and then dissipated.

…

Luo Feng stood there, stunned. He hadn't clearly seen the figure, nor its appearance, yet in its presence, he had felt an immediate urge to worship, an overwhelming impulse to fight and die for it.

“This, this was merely a virtual consciousness, wasn’t it?” Luo Feng was deeply shaken.

“Absolutely, absolutely far stronger than my predecessor, Duan Dong River.”

The previous Duan Dong River had long since perished.

However, he had left behind a virtual consciousness, forming an energy body to select a successor, before finally disintegrating. A virtual consciousness… logically, it wasn't a living being, yet it contained all memories. Memory itself was a form of power. When one comprehended all memories, all Chaos Laws, and so on, it naturally became extraordinary. Luo Feng estimated that the virtual consciousness he had just encountered was one left behind by the ‘God King’.

Just a virtual consciousness, and it made him feel an urge to die for it. If the God King himself were here, how incredible would that be?

“It should, it should be the God King.”

“This Wuqi Tower was built by the God King! Especially this Path of a True God, the life maps it contains are incredibly precious… even my Duan Dong River lineage doesn’t possess them, and ordinary powerhouses under the God King wouldn’t be qualified to access them. For a virtual consciousness to be left here, it’s highly likely to be the God King.”

Luo Feng immediately felt…

This title mission was extraordinary!

When he accepted the title mission, Luo Feng was purely after the powerful mechanical treasure, ‘Wuqishen’, and wanted to temper himself. But the series of life maps appearing in the ‘Path of a True God’ had initially just excited him. Now, having calmed down, he realized something was amiss.

Such precious life maps, which even beings like the third generation Ancestor hadn’t obtained, how could the God King of Jinzhi World easily disseminate them? And now, at the very end, the appearance of this virtual consciousness… made Luo Feng feel even more uneasy.

“Moreover, that colossal entity in the Universe Ocean, if my guess is correct, is the fallen God King.”

“The God King has fallen?”

“Before his fall, he built the Wuqi Tower, created Wuqishen, and set up this title mission.”

Innumerable thoughts flashed through Luo Feng’s mind.

Suddenly—

“Boom!”

A pillar of light descended out of thin air, enveloping Luo Feng. Whoosh, Luo Feng vanished from the passage.

…

The fifth floor of Wuqi Tower was a world of ice and snow.

Swish!

Luo Feng appeared.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng looked at the endless ice and snow world around him. “This must be the fifth floor of Wuqi Tower.”

A smile involuntarily appeared on Luo Feng’s face.

The gains from the fourth floor were immense. Even the gains he had anticipated upon entering Jinzhi World weren’t as significant as what he received on the fourth floor.

In over 4000 years, his divine body had actually reached the second stage of ‘sixty thousand times life gene level’! He was only one final step away from the ninety thousand times gene level.

“That virtual consciousness, presumably the God King’s, said, ‘the path of a True God, to reach its peak, only by seeking within yourself’?” Luo Feng silently noted.

Aside from the divine body’s gains, the end of the fourth floor also made Luo Feng realize…

This title mission was not just a simple title mission; it contained a great secret.

“How could the colossal entity, presumably the God King, fall and drift in the Universe Ocean? Why did the original universe’s will actively guide us? And where did the completely opposite power used by Hao Lei Star Master before his death come from?” Luo Feng had many questions.

…

Outside the Wuqi Tower, in the silver-gray palace.

The four commanders, who had been stationed in God King Valley for countless ages, waited on their thrones. They couldn’t see any of Luo Feng’s movements deep within the Path of a True God, so they could only wait.

“Whoosh!”

The light screen, which had been suspended there, suddenly displayed a scene.

“Wuqi Tower’s fifth floor!” A surprised voice came from the black mist on the left throne. “He’s entered the fifth floor.”

“He’s entered the fifth floor in less than half an epoch?”

“Regardless, he’s begun his sprint from the fifth to the seventh floor.”

The silver-armored female commander, the burly male commander, the exotic beast commander, and the black mist commander all appeared excited and expectant.

“I wonder if this Soldier Yinhe can clear three consecutive floors and enter the eighth floor.”

“The fifth, sixth, and seventh floors are extremely helpful for powerhouses, and also extremely difficult. Many elite soldiers of our Jinzhi World have a chance to challenge the fifth floor, but most are eliminated on the fifth, sixth, or even seventh floor… only one has ever reached the eighth floor.”

“These three floors are indeed extremely difficult.”

“This Soldier Yinhe is indeed very strong; he has a good chance of clearing all three floors.”

The four commanders all looked forward to it.

Wuqi Tower held great secrets.

For instance, the eighth and ninth floors were completely invisible to the four commanders. Throughout history, countless elite soldiers, including one exceptionally strong one, had reached the eighth floor but ultimately failed there. The eighth floor was the final hurdle; once successfully cleared, one could ascend to the ninth floor!

As long as one reached the summit, it was a success, and they would receive a title.

…

On the fifth floor of Wuqi Tower, in the vast world of ice and snow.

Luo Feng surveyed his surroundings.

“Just me?” Luo Feng mused. “Where are the other soldiers?”

There had been fifteen soldiers on the fourth floor.

“Boom!”

The surrounding snowstorm suddenly swirled, enveloping Luo Feng. An aged voice resonated in Luo Feng’s mind: “Soldier Yinhe, all other soldiers have been eliminated. From the fifth floor onwards, only you will continue the challenge. On the fifth floor, there is a powerful opponent. You only need to defeat him to enter the sixth floor! Failure means leaving Wuqi Tower.”

Luo Feng nodded inwardly.

Only the first three floors carried the risk of death; from now on, there was no longer that danger.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s pupils contracted as he looked into the distance.

In the distant snowstorm, a figure vaguely approached. Dressed in white robes, he walked leisurely, seemingly slow, yet steadily closing in.

Luo Feng saw him clearly: the approaching white-robed man had handsome features, a red mole between his brows, a gentle smile, and slightly pointed ears. He looked at Luo Feng with appreciation: “Soldier Yinhe, my energy will be identical to yours. Since you are skilled in blade techniques, I shall fight you with blade techniques.”

The white-robed man extended a hand, and the surrounding snowflakes furiously gathered, quickly forming an ice blade. At the same time, the white-robed man began to exude an overwhelming battle intent, even seeming to transform into a battle blade himself… that powerful battle intent continuously pressed down on Luo Feng.

“Blade?”

Luo Feng extended his hand, and the Blood Shadow Blade appeared out of thin air. He stared at his opponent, his own powerful battle intent no less than the other’s.

“Very good.” The white-robed man grinned. “Take my first blade.”

Whoosh!

The white-robed man’s figure was like a ghost, his blade shadows ethereal. Blade shadows appeared one after another, and almost instantly, billions of blade shadows materialized before Luo Feng, as if he had fallen into a world of blades. How could Luo Feng defend against countless blade shadows?

“Illusion, how can you deceive me!” Luo Feng’s will roared in his mind, and instantly, all illusions shattered.

A single blade shadow had already reached Luo Feng’s eyes.

“Clang!”

The ice blade and the Blood Shadow Blade collided. The white-robed man was immediately sent flying backward rapidly.

“Second blade!” The white-robed man rushed back even faster, as if mad, his aura soaring like a furiously burning flame. His blade intent defied the heavens, carrying immense power as he delivered a vertical cleave… splitting the world in two.

“Seal!”

Luo Feng’s Blood Shadow Blade vibrated, and a slender blade light shot out to meet it, then rapidly thickened. As the two intersected, the blade light transformed into a small world, enveloping the opponent’s blade light.

The small world shattered!

The two blade lights clashed!

“Third blade!” The white-robed man roared, his divine body spinning, instantly transforming into a whirlwind…

…

“Ninth blade!”

…

“Thirty-sixth blade!”

…

“Ninety-ninth blade!”

…

“One hundred sixty-third blade!”

…

The white-robed man was like a demon, if one blade was parried, he immediately unleashed another, each technique different. Luo Feng, from his initial full effort, to his subsequent excitement, and now, was also like one possessed, responding to and fighting each attack.

“This, this is actually…” Luo Feng understood. This fifth floor wasn’t a challenge; it was a reward.

No wonder they said that from the fourth floor onwards, it was all rewards.

The blade techniques displayed by the white-robed man were clearly guiding Luo Feng, teaching him through combat… The white-robed man’s blade techniques could all be categorized under the Ten Basic Laws: ‘Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, Time, Space’.

Though Chaos Laws were profound and unfathomable, the path beyond True God was to pursue the ultimate Chaos Laws.

But everything, at its most fundamental, stemmed from the Ten Basic Laws.

Regardless of fused laws, regardless of cosmic evolution… the simplest ten laws were the foundation.

Yet, even for these basics… Luo Feng’s comprehension was still rudimentary. But the white-robed man’s blade techniques, just for the Law of Gold alone, had already demonstrated sixteen distinct blades, each with a different artistic conception, and each reaching the peak of the sixth tier. This was incredibly astonishing.

Could a single basic law create such heaven-defying blade techniques?

Just this exchange of blows caused Luo Feng’s understanding of the Ten Basic Laws to skyrocket. One battle was more effective than comprehending for tens of thousands of epochs. How could Luo Feng not be excited?