Eons (Part 1)

Six children joyfully gathered around Xu Xin, each calling out to her, and Xu Xin doted on them in return. Luo Feng watched this scene with a smile. A long time ago, with his help, his wife had already broken free from the shackles of that eternal body, taking over another. Over the long years, Xu Xin had long since become an Immortal God. However, after achieving immortality, Xu Xin lost all motivation to cultivate further. In truth, with the treasures Luo Feng provided, Xu Xin could have easily become a Universe Venerable with a little effort. But Xu Xin herself wasn't diligent enough in her cultivation. "I knew you'd come to this star system. A quick check of your coordinates, and sure enough, you're here." Xu Xin sent the six children off to play, then walked towards Luo Feng. The children, knowing their Father God and Mother God wished to speak, didn't disturb them. Luo Feng nodded. "They are my creations, my children in a way. I came to see them." "You have so many children, not just flesh-and-blood beings, but also energy and plant types," Xu Xin teased. "It's just a pity," Luo Feng sighed softly, "they cannot reproduce." "The lifeforms you create, with just a casual thought, easily become Universe-level," Xu Xin couldn't help but say. "If you put your mind to it, the lifeforms you create could easily become Sector Lords. If they could also reproduce... then what living space would other races in the universe have left? They'd all be occupied by the lifeforms you create." Luo Feng nodded. He understood that while he could easily create powerful lifeforms, these beings lacked the ability to reproduce. "Hmm?" A flash of inspiration struck Luo Feng's mind. Xu Xin, seeing Luo Feng's expression, immediately knew he had thought of something. A moment later, Luo Feng revealed a hint of joy. "What is it?" Xu Xin quickly asked. "I've got it, I've got it!" Luo Feng exclaimed with immense excitement and anticipation. "What's going on?" Xu Xin couldn't help but inquire. Luo Feng's eyes shone as he quickly said, "Jiuyou Master and I both possess the talent for creation. We can create individual lifeforms, but while our creations are powerful, they cannot reproduce on their own. This is because imbuing life with the ability to reproduce is far more complex and difficult. For years, my divine body's progress has stagnated, making further advancement difficult. I even found myself at a loss for how to proceed!" "Now I've thought of it." "Life, reproduction!" Luo Feng said excitedly, "I want to create life that can reproduce. This is incredibly difficult, requiring a more thorough understanding of life's composition... I believe that once I achieve a deeper understanding, it will certainly aid my divine body's progress." ... Even in ancient civilizations, very few reached a 90,000-fold divine body gene level to become a True God. Although the Duan Dong River lineage recorded some methods for the 'divine power path,' Luo Feng had already reached 60,000-fold genes. Beyond that... most of those methods were useless, and some, though potentially effective, were simply impossible to implement. Recently, Luo Feng had indeed fallen into a bottleneck, able only to immerse himself in studying the life structure diagrams of True Gods. But now, he had found another path. By simultaneously studying life structure diagrams and creating reproducible life, these two complementary methods would greatly accelerate his success. ... Achieving a 90,000-fold divine power path is far more challenging than becoming a Void True God, and it consumes an equally immense amount of time. Hundreds of millions of epochs... merely a fleeting moment. ... From the beginning of the Jinzhi World's Third Epoch, after the Allied forces and the powerhouses of Purple Moon Holy Land were massacred, all forces in the Universe Ocean were shaken. The Allied forces automatically disbanded and retreated, one by one. Purple Moon Holy Land also vanished without a trace, no longer provoking humanity. Humanity rapidly expanded, occupying nearly half of the Original Universe's territory, ushering in an era of great development. In the Sixth Epoch, the God-Eye Clan's First True Master obtained a mechanical-type treasure. News of this spread, stirring covetousness among the major powers of the Universe Ocean. They all intensified their efforts in the Universe Ocean, striving to acquire mechanical-type treasures. However, to obtain a mechanical-type treasure, one first had to belong to a special legion, a condition that stumped many forces. Otherwise, those major powers who exchanged treasures for military merit would have long since acquired mechanical-type treasures. ... In the Seventh Epoch, Luo Feng and the First True Master met in the Universe Ocean. The God-Eye Clan's First True Master proactively challenged Luo Feng, simply because he had learned from the three Ancestral Gods that Luo Feng was considered the strongest by the Original Universe's will. The First True Master didn't believe this. This battle had no spectators. It was just Luo Feng and the First True Master clashing. One must remember that the First True Master was already the strongest in the Universe Ocean before Luo Feng's rise (excluding the suppressed Original Ancestor). Now, having obtained the burning divine power secret art and a mechanical-type treasure, his combat power was formidable. After this battle... no one outside knew the result, only that such a battle had occurred. Following this battle, the God-Eye Clan immediately became friendly with humanity, and the First True Master and Luo Feng became rare good friends. Outsiders didn't know... but Luo Feng himself was clear that the battle was essentially a draw! In terms of frontal attack power, the God-Eye Clan's First True Master, 'God-Eye True Master,' held an advantage. However, Luo Feng's divine body had an advantage, and his close-combat evasion was even more superior. The two fought to a stalemate. Of course, if they were to fight a prolonged battle, exhausting their divine bodies, Luo Feng could certainly win. But the God-Eye True Master could simply escape in his supreme true treasure palace. So, it was indeed a draw. Furthermore, the threat of 'World Beasts' loomed over all powerhouses, so Luo Feng and the First True Master merely sparred. Both understood that they would play crucial roles in confronting the World Beasts. "I can easily kill True Gods, but someone like the First True Master, with his burning divine power secret art and mechanical-type treasure... I find myself somewhat unable to withstand him. Even using 'One Thought Void,' I fear I couldn't defeat him, only suppress him." Luo Feng mused, noting that he hadn't used his Slaying Wu Wings in that battle. This was because the Slaying Wu Wings' 'One Thought Void' was meant to bind enemies, and the God-Eye True Master's frontal attack power was already strong. Even if bound, he would likely still be slightly stronger than Luo Feng. The God-Eye True Master simply wouldn't dodge, so even with further binding, he still wouldn't dodge. Therefore, using One Thought Void would only make the First True Master more discomfited. ... In the Twelfth Epoch, Bei Chi Star Master also obtained a mechanical-type treasure. In the years that followed, under the strenuous efforts of numerous True Gods in the Universe Ocean, some perished, while some extremely powerful ones gradually acquired mechanical-type treasures. After undergoing the 'army's' tempering and training, the powerhouses in the Universe Ocean clearly began to shine. Their potential, comprehension, and other attributes were significantly superior. ... In the Ninety-first Epoch, a joyous event brought immense delight to Luo Feng: his teacher, Zhenyan Venerable, finally broke through, becoming a new Universe Master. This was the third new Universe Master born to humanity since Luo Feng obtained the Duan Dong River lineage's inheritance. ... In the One Thousand Third Epoch, although the human race occasionally produced a Universe Master, no new Cosmic Ultimate Expert had ever emerged. In this epoch, however, the second Cosmic Ultimate Expert finally appeared—Peng Gong True God! Peng Gong Master's breakthrough to True God status truly exceeded external expectations and astonished the native human powerhouses. This was because, under the deliberate influence of the Original Universe's will, the three Ancestral Gods were not tight-lipped, leading to the gradual spread of the news that 'Luo Feng is the strongest powerhouse in the Universe Ocean.' Especially after the battle between the God-Eye Clan's First True Master and Luo Feng, the result of which was unknown to outsiders. The God-Eye Clan's First True Master also did not deny Luo Feng's status as the strongest, which seemed to further solidify this point. All races believed... Luo Feng should be the second True God to emerge from humanity, or if not Luo Feng, then it should be Dark Master, Chaos's junior brother. Unexpectedly, it was neither Luo Feng nor Dark Master, but the always low-key Peng Gong Master. ... In the Three Thousand Four Hundred Second Epoch, Luo Feng, who had been diligently studying life structure diagrams and striving to create reproducible life, finally succeeded in creating the first type of reproducible life. Their appearance was naturally human-like, and these created beings were very weak; even as adults, they were weaker than the Earthlings of old. But at least, they could reproduce! Luo Feng's first breakthrough in this area led to his divine body breaking through after just three epochs. First, it advanced from 60,000-fold to 69,000-fold, then continued to break through until it reached a new bottleneck at 72,000-fold. ... In the Thirteen Thousandth Epoch, Hong, from the Earth lineage, became a new Universe Master! Hong, this unassuming, peerless genius of the Earth lineage, whose brilliance was overshadowed by Luo Feng, became a Universe Master in just over ten thousand epochs under the guidance of the ancient civilization inheritance. If not for Luo Feng, he would undoubtedly be considered humanity's top genius. At this point, humanity's number of Universe Masters had reached thirty-two. The Earth lineage now boasted Luo Feng and Hong as Universe Masters, while its Universe Venerables numbered nine, including Lei Shen. ... In the Thirty-nine Thousandth Epoch, Huyan Bo, after being absorbed into the core of the Virtual Universe Company and guided by the ancient civilization inheritance, finally stepped into the ranks of Universe Venerables. In the past, without ancient civilizations, those who could become King-level or Marquis-level Immortals were all exceptionally talented. Especially Huyan Bo, a lone cultivator who received no guidance and even created some secret arts himself, possessed inherently high talent. Now, with guidance from powerhouses and assistance from ancient civilizations, his breakthrough was only natural. After all, the human race now had an exceptionally high probability of producing Universe Venerables. For instance, a large number of powerhouses who were previously stuck at the peak of Sector Lord have, with the help of ancient civilization inheritance, broken through one after another over these tens of thousands of epochs, increasing humanity's Universe Venerable count to over fifty thousand! ... In the Thirty-nine Thousand Eight Hundredth Epoch. Luo Feng received news from Babata: the whereabouts of Demon Hand King Suoluopu had been discovered, which astonished Luo Feng. This Demon Hand King was responsible for Huyan Bo's death back then. Even after Luo Feng grew powerful, he personally intervened to kill the Demon Hand King. He never expected the Demon Hand King to still be alive. However, Huyan Bo, who had long since been revived and had become a Universe Venerable, personally went to hunt Suoluopu. In fact, the reason Demon Hand King Suoluopu was exposed... was because humanity's influence was too strong. The territory occupied by the native human race alone accounted for half of the Original Universe's core territory, and humanity's vassals—the alien races within the Hong Alliance—occupied most of the remaining territory of the Original Universe! It could be said that humanity's invisible influence covered almost the entire Original Universe. Although Suoluopu hid far away, many powerhouses knew him from the past. He was discovered by a human powerhouse adventuring in the outer reaches, who quickly confirmed his identity as Suoluopu. The Demon Hand King had long been publicly declared dead, so his reappearance naturally caught Luo Feng's attention. This time, however, it was Huyan Bo who pursued Suoluopu. It is said that there were many complications along the way, and it took Huyan Bo more than three epochs to finally slay Suoluopu.