The Safety Charm

After becoming a Devouring Beast, Luo Feng's strength rapidly increased. However, with his soul perfectly integrated into the body, it was inevitably influenced by the 'tyrannical, cruel, and cold' traits naturally inherited through the Devouring Beast's bloodline across generations. Over half a year of solitary living, and the infiltration of these violent factors from his bloodline…

Made Luo Feng much colder and more tyrannical than before.

Yet, upon hearing this news, Luo Feng felt his blood boil from head to toe: “I have children! I have children!” That kind of excitement filled his soul.

“Soon, soon, just eight more months. My body will be fully formed, and then I can go back to see them.”

…

While Luo Feng, transformed into a Golden Horned Beast, was overwhelmed with emotion at the bottom of the distant Pacific Ocean, media outlets across Earth were reporting on the birth of these two children.

Firstly, the Luo family possessed Luo Feng’s inheritance, making them incredibly wealthy.

Secondly, the children’s genes were absolutely excellent, promising boundless futures.

Thirdly, with the sacrifice of the Eight Heroes and the birth of the two children, the symbolism was even more special.

…

November 22, 2060, morning.

“Pingping and Xiaohai, be good.” Xu Xin, wearing a white sweater, lovingly kissed the two babies in her arms. The two babies, Pingping and Xiaohai, looked at their mother with bright, dark eyes, giggling and waving their little hands.

Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan smiled as they took the two babies.

“Xu Xin, let’s take Pingping and Xiaohai for a stroll in the Residential District,” Gong Xinlan said with a smile.

“Okay, Mom,” Xu Xin nodded slightly.

Watching her in-laws leave with the two babies, Xu Xin gently closed the door and walked to the bedroom balcony. A desk with a laptop sat by the balcony. Xu Xin sat in the chair, feeling comfortable as the warm winter sun shone on her. A smile on her face, she moved the chair to sit before the desk.

She took out paper and a pen from the drawer.

“From childhood, under my family’s upbringing, I always held myself to the highest standards. And… eventually, I came to love the feeling of leading a team of employees, building a career, and conquering the world.”

“However, striving for one’s career is exhausting.”

“Fortunately, I had Luo Feng.”

“With Luo Feng by my side, I felt no pressure. He shielded me from wind and rain, allowing me to wholeheartedly pursue my career. I enjoyed those days, and I wanted them to last forever… but, unexpectedly… I don’t blame anyone. But truly, in this world, I no longer have a reason to live.”

“What is the purpose of living?”

“Love? Family? Career?”

“I don’t know!”

“With Luo Feng gone, love has left me. Career? The hardships of my career, I have no one to confide in. The successes of my career, I have no one to share them with. Without him by my side, even career success is hollow, without any applause.”

“I often weep when I wake from dreams in the middle of the night.”

“Finally, I made a decision.”

“I feel so light, so at ease. My spirit feels emptier than ever before.”

“Dad, Mom, Brother, Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, please don’t be sad, because I am very happy now.”

After writing, she put down the pen. Xu Xin looked up, through the window, and saw Luo Hongguo and his wife in the Residential District, holding the two babies. The children were laughing happily.

“Xiaohai, Pingping,” Xu Xin murmured, “You’re only two months old, you don’t understand anything yet. I believe when you grow up, you won’t remember any of this.”

Xu Xin opened the laptop beside her and played a song.

It was an old song from before the Great Nirvana period.

“Second hand, minute hand, tick-tock in my heart

My gaze flickers, flickers, so empty

My heart beats thump-thump, a sudden palpitation

I ask myself, how deeply do I want to love you?

…”

That mellow, ethereal voice, tinged with shyness, echoed throughout the room. It was an old song from before the Great Nirvana period—Faye Wong’s “Tomorrow I’m Marrying You.”

“Tomorrow I’m marrying you…”

“Tomorrow I’m marrying you…”

The music echoed in the room, and Xu Xin hummed the tune softly as she walked to the wardrobe and took out a wedding dress…

To dress herself.

She put on the wedding dress.

Xu Xin hummed softly, a sweet smile on her face. From childhood, she had grown up in the competitive environment of a large family. It wasn’t until she met Luo Feng that she felt completely free from competitive pressure. Luo Feng was like a towering mountain, a great tree, shielding her from wind and rain. Xu Xin disliked her old family, a family full of worldliness, power, money, and competition.

She loved life with Luo Feng—pursuing her beloved career and sharing it with the man she loved.

Sharing hardships with her beloved.

Sharing joy with her beloved.

What happy days… But now, Luo Feng’s departure had made her world black and white, devoid of other colors. What was the point of striving anymore? What was the point of working hard? Victory had no applause, and pain had no one to confide in.

Dressed like a bride, in her wedding dress, Xu Xin smiled and lay quietly on the bed.

“…”

“Troubling all my dreams.”

“Tomorrow I’m marrying you.”

“Tomorrow I’m finally marrying you.”

The sweet music flowed into her soul. Xu Xin took a small porcelain bottle from beside her, poured out two pills, and with a gentle smile, swallowed them, washing them down with a sip of water.

She closed her eyes.

Xu Xin, in her wedding dress, lay peacefully on the bed, her finger still caressing the ring on her ring finger—a steel wire ring.

“Tomorrow I’m marrying you.”

“Tomorrow I’m finally marrying you.”

The music continued to echo.

The Safety Charm pendant Luo Feng had given her, hanging around her neck, its silver plaque’s surface covered in secret patterns, subtly shimmered with flowing light. The light gradually brightened, and the silver plaque slowly floated up. At the same time, streams of mesmerizing white light cascaded down, enveloping Xu Xin’s body.

Xu Xin, in her white wedding dress, enveloped in white light, looked like an angel.

Suddenly—the silver Safety Charm began to crack. Immediately, the white light intensified, and silently, the silver Safety Charm completely vanished into nothingness. The astonishingly dense white light merged into Xu Xin’s body below. Xu Xin’s skin became translucent and radiant, more lustrous and beautiful than before, a truly enchanting sight.

Breathtakingly beautiful.

All the cascading white light was completely absorbed by Xu Xin, and a faint shimmer seemed to emanate from her skin.

This scene lasted for 26 minutes.

The faint glow on her entire body gradually merged within, and everything returned to peace!

The entire room!

Utterly quiet! Xu Xin still lay peacefully on the bed, as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly… her eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes.

…

At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

A pile of metal wreckage lay at the bottom of the sea. A Golden Horned Beast, 280 meters long, stood beside this wreckage. Its massive dark golden eyes held cold tyranny. It extended its claw, and an invisible spatial ripple enveloped the surrounding area. Instantly, the entire pile of metal wreckage vanished.

“Luo Feng, Luo Feng.” Babata’s clear voice rang out, sounding extremely anxious.

“What is it?” Luo Feng asked.

“It’s Xu Xin, Xu Xin committed suicide!” Babata cried out.

“What!” Luo Feng felt his mind go blank, blood rushing to his head.

The Golden Horned Beast’s dark golden eyes at the bottom of the sea suddenly became incredibly dazzling, filled with anger and anxiety. “You can’t joke about this!”

“I’m not joking, it’s true,” Babata quickly said.

“You bastard, didn’t you say… Xu Xin would definitely be fine? I told you before to use the network to simulate my voice and talk to Xu Xin, to reassure her. What did you say? You said Xu Xin wouldn’t believe it, she’d only think it was an AI I left behind before my death. She wouldn’t believe it without seeing me in person. Fine, I admit you had a point!”

“But you guaranteed me that Xu Xin would be absolutely fine. Now…” Luo Feng’s head felt like it was about to explode, he said rapidly.

“Don’t rush,” Babata said, seeing Luo Feng’s anger and realizing he had joked too far. “I haven’t finished yet, she’s not dead, not dead.”

Luo Feng was stunned.

“What happened?” Luo Feng was somewhat angry.

“Here’s the thing, Xu Xin did commit suicide. Her bodily functions were completely destroyed, and her soul was about to dissipate. But, the ‘couple’s Safety Charm’ I gave you saved her. I don’t know if what she did was bad luck or great fortune. The real name of this couple’s Safety Charm is ‘Eternal Love’.” Babata explained.

“‘Eternal Love’?” Luo Feng, despite having inherited memories, didn’t know what ‘Eternal Love’ was.

“‘Eternal Love’ you don’t know, but ‘Eternal Body’ you do, right?” Babata asked.

“Understood,” Luo Feng said.

A person’s lifespan, for example, a Planetary-level being lives a little over 1000 years, a Stellar-level being lives one epoch, a Universe-level being lives 10 epochs, a Domain Lord lives 100 epochs, and a Sector Lord lives 1000 epochs! Only by becoming an Undying powerhouse can one live eternally.

From Apprentice Ninth-tier to Planetary-level, there is a leap in life level.

From Planetary-level Ninth-tier to Stellar-level, it is also a leap in life level.

Each threshold represents a fundamental leap in life essence.

Within the same level, for example, Planetary-level First-tier and Planetary-level Ninth-tier, their strength differs by hundreds of times, but their life level is the same, and their lifespan is also the same.

When a life level leap occurs… there is a drastic change in the entire genetic makeup.

This is a leap of the body!

A person’s soul can live for a very, very long time, generally up to 1000 epochs. However, the body is inherently limited; no matter how good the medical care, it will eventually completely age and die.

A Planetary-level body can last a little over 1000 years, a Stellar-level body lasts one epoch… up to a Sector Lord. A Sector Lord possesses an ‘Inner World’. With the Inner World absorbing external energy and continuously supplying the body, the body will not age. At this point, lifespan depends on the soul.

The soul’s limit is 1000 epochs.

Therefore—a Sector Lord’s lifespan is 1000 epochs.

Only by transcending the Sector Lord stage, achieving a leap in soul essence! Can one become eternal!

Planetary-level, Stellar-level, Universe-level, Domain Lord, Sector Lord, these are primarily leaps in life level (body).

But from Sector Lord to Undying, it is a leap of the soul!

…

In the vast cosmos, there are some peculiar races born with ‘Eternal Bodies’. Their bodies never age until their souls completely age and die, only then do they die. Their bodies are ‘Eternal Bodies’.