The Curved Blade

"Kill!"

"Kill the Yinhe Lord."

The dense swarm of Realm Beasts obscured the void, directly pursuing the flung Star Tower. Their momentum was overwhelming! Killing intent surged to the heavens!

Their combined power was so immense that Luo Feng felt helpless. No matter if Luo Feng used his 'Miniature Universe' or 'Boundless Golden Sea,' they were all shattered... In the face of such absolute offensive power, Luo Feng had no way to exploit their weakness of 'weak individual defense'.

'I was overconfident,' Luo Feng thought, forced to hide within the Star Tower. 'I thought with my various methods, I could exterminate eighteen thousand Realm Beasts. But when the number of Realm Beasts increases by an order of magnitude, their power becomes completely different. I could easily slaughter two thousand Realm Beasts, but against eighteen thousand, I'm utterly powerless to fight back.'

If one's strength is a cut above, one can find the opponent's weakness and instantly annihilate them. This was the case when Luo Feng faced two thousand Realm Beasts. In terms of direct attack, he was not much weaker than two thousand Realm Beasts, and with his numerous techniques, he could naturally exterminate them quickly. But now, he was being chased... completely unable to retaliate.

'If their soul attacks were weaker, I could rely on my divine power advantage,' Luo Feng mused. He could instantly transform into a divine power ocean spanning a light-year, engulfing eighteen thousand Realm Beasts. Even if these Realm Beasts attacked with all their might... they would be eroded by the divine power ocean, unable to gather together, and their power would drastically change.

However, Luo Feng dared not use this method. Because... Realm Beasts were all beings skilled in soul attacks. Even a peak Second-tier one would likely be no weaker than the God-Eye True Master and others. Once he transformed into a divine power ocean, eighteen thousand Realm Beasts would probably unleash soul attacks simultaneously, all striking his divine power ocean, naturally reaching the soul within his 'True God Heart'.

Luo Feng dared not gamble. His will was strong, but only slightly stronger than Moluosa's. Facing the soul attacks of eighteen thousand Realm Beasts... his soul might very well be annihilated.

"Numerous secret techniques and treasures were ineffective, and relying on divine power reserves wouldn't work either. He had to create a stronger blade technique, or fully comprehend the third stage of Wuqishen. Only then would he have a chance to win.' Luo Feng, while fleeing, diligently worked on creating a blade technique and researching the third stage of Wuqishen.

The reason for this was because when he killed Beidi, he had experienced 'destruction' twice, gaining insights, and easily comprehended the method to activate the fourth stage of the God-Slaying Wings. In terms of realm... before fighting Beidi, he was at the peak Eleventh-tier secret technique level of his own creation, but now he had actually reached the Twelfth-tier. He had previously focused on using 'Source' for a grand extermination and attracting powerful individuals from various races, so he hadn't put effort into creating a blade technique matching his current realm or researching the third stage of Wuqishen.

'I must become even stronger to have a chance at victory.'

...

Under the black-patterned stone pillar in the distant Universe Boat, Luo Feng's divine power avatar, maintaining a time acceleration of ten million times, naturally exerted all its effort to create a blade technique and comprehend the third stage of Wuqishen. With the realm achieved, creating a blade technique was a natural progression. However, regarding the third stage of Wuqishen, the divine power avatar couldn't comprehend it even after careful study.

'What exactly is Jinzhi God King doing? I've already reached the Twelfth-tier. If not for the Realm Beasts, I would have directly entered the Void True God level. Yet, I still can't activate this third stage of Wuqishen. Is this still a True God-level mechanical treasure? Even if it's your masterpiece, Your Majesty God King, there's no need for it to be this outrageous.' Luo Feng spent over three years, half on comprehending Wuqishen and half on creating blade techniques, but still hadn't grasped Wuqishen.

However—

Combining some of the mysteries of destruction and his previous insights, he created a blade technique named 'The Curved Blade,' because when this blade was unleashed, its light formed an arc, hence the simple name. Although it took over three years, that was under ten million times time acceleration; in reality, only about ten seconds had passed!

...

The Realm Beasts formed teams of tens of thousands, which had the advantage of increasing their combat power. But the disadvantage was... with fewer teams spread across such a vast area, the distance between each team naturally became very great. So, even after more than ten seconds of fighting, other teams were still on their way.

'Yinhe Lord, what kind of hero hides inside the Star Tower?'

'Is this the strongest in the Universe Ocean?'

'Aren't you powerful? Didn't you kill Beidi? Do you dare to come out?'

All sorts of angry curses and mocking voices echoed in the void outside the Star Tower. Luo Feng's gaze swept through the Star Tower, looking outside. Now, all around the Star Tower were dense swarms of Realm Beasts; eighteen thousand Realm Beasts completely blocked the void around it, leaving no space to fly.

'Go out?' Luo Feng murmured softly from within the Star Tower. 'Not yet.'

The eighteen thousand Realm Beasts outside couldn't see what was happening inside the Star Tower, nor could they see Luo Feng.

"Hmm." Luo Feng's eyes suddenly lit up. In about ten seconds, the divine power avatar, utilizing ten million times time acceleration, had already created a blade technique representing his current highest realm. Although the third stage of Wuqishen hadn't been comprehended, he felt it would be difficult to grasp even with a hundred times more time. If he delayed too long, another team of tens of thousands of Realm Beasts might arrive.

He couldn't delay any longer! Fight!

'If I succeed, it will attract even more Realm Beasts. If I fail... then I'll be trapped by them.' Luo Feng thought silently. 'I'll just hide inside and not come out. Over time, more and more Realm Beasts will gather. Then I'll have to deal with seven million Realm Beasts.' Was it better to deal with seven million Realm Beasts at once, or even more? It all depended on this move.

...

Eighteen thousand dense Realm Beasts surrounded the Star Tower from all directions. Suddenly, a silver-armored figure appeared from one of the side doors at the base of the Star Tower. The silver-armored figure's gaze swept over the group of Realm Beasts in front.

'It's the Yinhe Lord.'

'He's coming out.'

'Prepare to attack.' The numerous Realm Beasts surrounding them from all directions stirred restlessly but didn't rush to attack. Each of their strikes was made with full power, and Luo Feng could completely retreat into the Star Tower with just one step back. Standing merely at the side door, they naturally wouldn't waste their strength.

Whoosh! The Star Tower instantly vanished, and Luo Feng simultaneously transformed into a divine power ocean, a divine power ocean spanning tens of billions of kilometers, almost engulfing over three hundred Realm Beasts.

'Attack!' Seeing the divine power ocean appear, the Realm Beasts were immediately overjoyed. Whoosh! The divine power ocean vanished again, and Luo Feng, clad in silver armor, reappeared. But this time, Luo Feng was already deep within the Realm Beast horde.

'Die,' Luo Feng's eyes swept over the group of Realm Beasts before him. This large group of Realm Beasts suddenly became bewildered. They vaguely saw a colossal divine eye, suspended in an ethereal void. Everything else vanished, leaving only their individual existence. The terrifying will impact contained within that divine eye pierced their souls like a sharp sword. Immediately, over nine hundred Realm Beasts closest to Luo Feng, who bore the brunt of the impact, not only suffered immense soul pain but were so tormented that they instantly became dazed.

This was—the Divine Eye Secret Technique! Luo Feng observed the universe's operation, reaching a hundred thousand times life level, becoming a True God. In this process, his will also underwent a certain transformation, reaching the peak level of an Eternal True God. Back when Luo Feng was still a Universe Master and fought against a Third-tier Moluosa, he had used the Divine Eye Secret Technique. That time, Moluosa was only in immense pain, but it wasn't enough to affect his combat power. However, firstly, Luo Feng's will wasn't as strong then as it was now. Secondly, Moluosa was among the peak Realm Beasts, with an extremely strong will, whereas other Second-tier Realm Beasts were comparatively weaker.

Divine Eye Secret Technique! While unleashing the Divine Eye Secret Technique, Luo Feng also swung the Blood Shadow Blade in his hand. This strike represented Luo Feng's highest achievement to date. It was a move forged by fusing the four fundamental laws of metal, light, space, and water, along with a portion of 'Destruction Origin,' into one.

Whoosh! The blade light instantly shot out. Its speed naturally far surpassed Luo Feng's flight speed, reaching a million times the speed of light and continuously accelerating the moment it shot out. This blade light was dazzling white-gold throughout! It resembled a star in the shape of a blade light, billions of times brighter, indeed possessing the essence of 'destruction,' and further imbued with the profound erosive mystery of metal's extreme transformation into soft water...

Swish! The dazzling white-gold blade light directly struck the nearest nine hundred-plus Realm Beasts in front. The power of this single strike was immense, comparable to 'destruction' itself. These nine hundred-plus dazed Realm Beasts instantly disintegrated, their internal realms shattering directly, leading to their immediate demise.

'Be careful.'

'Attack.'

'Kill him.'

Yet, the Realm Beasts showed no panic. At their level, their attacks were naturally very precise. Even with Luo Feng mixed among the horde, thousands of Realm Beasts could simultaneously strike Luo Feng without harming their companions; this was quite easy for them.

Boom, boom, boom!!! Six thousand beams of light descended simultaneously. 'Break.' Luo Feng's blade light flashed. The white-gold blade light directly collided, instantly creating a deafening roar. All the light beams exploded and dispersed, and Luo Feng was sent flying, but this also caused over three hundred surrounding Realm Beasts to be instantly affected and annihilated. While attacking, they wouldn't harm their companions, but the resulting shockwaves would affect them!

'He actually blocked it.'

'A combined strike from six thousand Realm Beasts, and he was only slightly at a disadvantage?'

'His strength has increased.'

The Realm Beasts were greatly alarmed. If the previous Luo Feng dared to clash head-on with two thousand Realm Beasts, now he dared to clash with eight thousand! As long as he was mixed within the Realm Beast horde... the Realm Beasts couldn't make the attacks of over ten thousand Realm Beasts land on Luo Feng at the same time. After all, Luo Feng wasn't a fool; he would dodge and constantly move.

'Kill.' Luo Feng's Divine Eye Secret Technique and blade technique were unleashed in conjunction, their power absolute. He rampaged through the eighteen thousand Realm Beasts, causing them to individually try to flee and create distance from Luo Feng. But their speed was inherently inferior to Luo Feng's, and with Luo Feng able to transform into an ocean and surge into their midst at any moment, how could they possibly create distance?

...

'Yinhe Lord's strength has increased again.'

'We had a total of eighteen thousand Realm Beasts. After he killed us down to twelve thousand, each of us began to scatter and flee... but he still pursued us, using methods like his Miniature Universe. Out of our eighteen thousand Realm Beasts, fewer than a thousand escaped; all the others were killed by him.'

'His blade technique is stronger than before. I estimate that a direct confrontation with the attacks of ten thousand Realm Beasts would, at most, only injure him.'

The news spread rapidly. The entire Dim Region was in chaos. Realm Beasts who had not originally intended to join were now anxious, and one after another, they began to surge from the remote areas of the Dim Region towards its core... This threat must be eliminated. Either Yinhe dies, or they, the Realm Beasts, are annihilated!

...

'Master, the number of Realm Beasts heading to the core is increasing. The Realm Beasts pursuing you have reached 7.6 million, no, 7.7 million, and it's still increasing!' Moluosa said, trembling, to the divine power avatar beside him.