Five Years of Silence, One Morning's Eruption

The Fifth Trial Tower, sixth floor. This was a vast, desolate wilderness, where ten colossal, dark-golden Starry Sky Behemoths, known as 'Cang', either lay resting or patrolled. "The target for the sixth floor: the Starry Sky Behemoth — Cang!" Luo Feng observed the ten Starry Sky Behemoths. He had long known the detailed information about Cang from his inherited memories. To be precise— Cang and the Golden Horn Behemoth shared a special relationship. Among the 'metal-element' Starry Sky Behemoths, the first ranked was naturally the 'Golden Horn Behemoth', one of the twelve peak bloodlines of Starry Sky Behemoths. The second ranked was 'Cang'! Although it was only the difference between first and second, their actual combat power differed significantly. A Golden Horn Behemoth, at its peak, reached the Sector Lord level. A Cang, at its peak, reached the Domain Lord level! They were considered quite powerful among Starry Sky Behemoths, though they couldn't compare to the twelve peak bloodlines. However, 'Cang' also possessed innate secret techniques. As darlings of the metal origin, they were ferocious and possessed astonishing combat power. Though wingless, they were naturally capable of flight. Starry Sky Behemoths, none couldn't fly. In terms of combat power... their average standard was slightly stronger than even humanity's peak bloodlines! The ten 'Cang' Starry Sky Behemoths before him had main body lengths of approximately 300 meters, with tails nearly as long as their bodies. Their entire forms were covered in dark-golden scales, and their backs bore sharp, raised protrusions. Their heads were massive, and their wide, blood-filled mouths were chilling, with teeth that possessed incredibly powerful biting force. Their bald heads, covered in scales, featured a pair of huge eyes with triangular pupils, exuding a cold, bloodthirsty aura. "Hmph!" The ten 'Cang' Starry Sky Behemoths all turned their massive heads to look at the tiny human before them — Luo Feng. "Interesting." Luo Feng's eyes held an even more chilling killing intent! What would happen when a Cang encountered a Golden Horn Behemoth? Now... Cang had encountered the humanoid Golden Horn Behemoth, 'Luo Feng'. "Boom!" Luo Feng, stepping on his Dark Cloud Shuttle, instantly transformed into an ethereal streak of light. Immediately, the ten massive 'Cang' Starry Sky Behemoths also turned into streaks of light, chasing after him. But after five years of cultivation, Luo Feng's speed with the Dark Cloud Shuttle was far greater than when he fought Rongjun. And he was eerily agile! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Eight Luo Fengs appeared in mid-air! The ten 'Cang' Starry Sky Behemoths blinked, seemingly confused about which one to chase. In an instant, they split up, each pursuing a different illusion. "Such arrogant fellows." Luo Feng's form solidified. Simultaneously, five golden streaks of light appeared around his body—they were five golden illusionary swords, which shot directly towards the 'Cang' Starry Sky Behemoth closest to Luo Feng. That Cang reacted extremely quickly, swinging its powerful hooves and claws. Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Two of the five golden illusionary swords collided with its hooves and claws, and the third golden illusionary sword was shattered by its tail. "Hiss!" But the fourth golden illusionary sword directly pierced its throat, entering its brain, killing it instantly! Unlike the Golden Horn Behemoth, 'Cang', as a mid-tier Starry Sky Behemoth, did not possess an inner world, and thus had no core. Its life was similar to most flesh-and-blood creatures. Before reaching the Domain Lord level, its soul resided in its brain. "Hmph!" "Hmph!"... After one Cang died, the highly intelligent remaining nine 'Cang' immediately understood that their enemy was not to be trifled with. They instantly united, no longer scattering. "It's useless, it'll just waste a little time." Luo Feng knew clearly that while Starry Sky Behemoths possessed 'immense strength', 'extreme speed', 'terrifying attack power', and 'extraordinary talent', and even humans of the same or higher rank dared not confront them head-on, their only weakness was— their enormous size! Their large size made them very troublesome when facing smaller opponents like humans. This was why Luo Feng had diligently cultivated "Absolute Space" and "True Self World." "True Self World" had the effect of shrinking one's size, while "Absolute Space" enhanced agility, instant bursts of speed, and improved movement techniques, among other effects. ... Being able to manifest eight illusions, coupled with his intimate knowledge of Cang's habits and weaknesses, Luo Feng's battle, though it took '10 days', was actually quite decisive. Mainly, for the last Cang, Luo Feng deliberately waited until the final half-hour of the countdown before striking to kill it. ... The Fifth Trial Tower, seventh floor. The space blurred, and Luo Feng entered the seventh floor. "The seventh floor is much more troublesome than the sixth." Luo Feng frowned. As a Psychic Controller, facing a 'siege' offered a significant advantage over a Warrior, as one could quickly escape and maneuver into a favorable position through mobile combat. But when the number of enemies was terrifyingly high, everyone got a headache! This was an infinite desert. In the distance, on a green patch of land, there was a spherical Broodmother, approximately 120 meters in diameter, with a pockmarked surface from which some venom flowed, subtly emitting toxic gas. 120 meters is equivalent to forty stories high. That is to say, from the pockmarked surface of the giant Broodmother, about 40 stories tall, countless triangular-headed insects, covered in green carapaces and sticky mucus, suddenly swarmed out. They had two antennae, large compound eyes, lean bodies, two hind legs supporting them, and four forelegs that resembled combat blades, with two translucent wings on their backs. From the giant Broodmother, 40 stories high, each pockmark about a meter in diameter, almost instantly, 1000 insects swarmed out! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! In three consecutive waves, approximately 3000 insects emerged, all of them 'Green Mantises'. Green Mantises were the most common cannon fodder among the 'combat-type insects'. Calling them cannon fodder referred to those appearing on extraterrestrial battlefields. Fortunately, the strength of the entire 'Insect Broodmother' had been adjusted; otherwise, a true Insect Broodmother could produce many types, categorized by function into reconnaissance, assassination, long-range attack, assault, and so on. If categorized by structure, there would be even more divisions. "3000 Green Mantises." Luo Feng frowned slightly, watching the overwhelming swarm of Green Mantises, some crawling on the ground, some flying. "The Broodmother has released all its stored stock at once. The next batch should arrive in 20 minutes." Broodmothers required time to gestate insects. These 3000 had been gestated earlier. Of course, a real Broodmother's gestation capability wouldn't be so poor. Otherwise, how could it easily conquer a galaxy or even a starfield? "Kill!" Luo Feng's gaze turned cold. He instantly transformed into eight illusions, maintaining maximum speed as he began a terrifying slaughter. He directly unleashed the maximum number of 'nine golden illusionary swords' he could currently control. Nine sword-rainbows, like lasers, repeatedly pierced through the insect swarm. Green Mantises were killed one after another. "Stronger than I expected." Luo Feng frowned slightly. He could skillfully control five golden illusionary swords, but by pushing himself, he could control nine. However, this would affect their flexibility, direction, and precision. Because there were now 3000 insects, Luo Feng chose this approach, trying to pierce the head of every single insect. But... "Crunch! Crunch!" An insect, whose body had been cut in half by a golden illusionary sword, actually bit into some nearby incomplete insect corpses. As it devoured them, the insect rapidly recovered, becoming completely unharmed. "This is what's annoying about insects." Eight illusions constantly appeared in various places, and nine golden illusionary swords repeatedly pierced and flew, striving to penetrate the heads of the insects. However, as insects from the Fifth Trial Tower, their agility and reaction speed were significantly higher. Moreover, they swarmed in overwhelming numbers, fast and numerous. Luo Feng also couldn't keep his distance; he had to stay close to control his Yan Shen Weapon for attack. Therefore, occasional injuries were unavoidable. 20 minutes later. 682 insects remained alive. Luo Feng's face was pale, with a wound on his cheek. "The second batch is here!" From the surface of the giant Insect Broodmother, another swarm of red-shelled insects emerged, 100 of them in total. "Not good." Luo Feng's expression changed slightly. "Blood Mantises! And 100 Blood Mantises!" The first time the Broodmother released its long-stored stock, it was 3000 Green Mantises. Every 20 minutes, it would gestate another 1000 Green Mantises, but the Broodmother wasn't limited to gestating Green Mantises. It could gestate other, more terrifying insects, though in smaller numbers. With Luo Feng's efficiency of killing over two thousand, leaving only 682, if the second wave had only been 1000 Green Mantises... he might have been severely injured, but Luo Feng could still have won. But this time, it was 'Blood Mantises', far more formidable than 'Green Mantises'. In the first to fourth Trial Towers, Luo Feng had never encountered Blood Mantises. "Big trouble." Luo Feng's expression changed drastically. Buzz, buzz, buzz~~~ The surviving 682 Green Mantises immediately split into 100 small teams. Some teams had six Green Mantises and one Blood Mantis, others had seven Green Mantises and one Blood Mantis! In short, they instantly formed 100 insect squads, led by the Blood Mantises, and began to systematically encircle Luo Feng, attempting to annihilate him. "Strong combat power isn't what I fear, it's the Blood Mantises' leadership ability that's most annoying." Luo Feng's expression changed drastically. According to his inherited knowledge, insects generally possessed extremely low intelligence. However, within various insect species, there were insects that served as 'leaders'. Blood Mantises were often leaders who guided Green Mantis squads. 100 scattered Green Mantises, compared to 10 Green Mantises led by a Blood Mantis acting as one... the latter was far more terrifying! "Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!" The 100 insect squads, like squadrons of fighter jets, with seventy of them directly encircling Luo Feng from high in the air, and thirty squads attacking from the ground and beneath the desert. With the Blood Mantises acting as vanguards, Luo Feng suddenly felt he was in deep trouble. "Kill!" Luo Feng gritted his teeth. He had no choice but to fight with all his might! ... Just five minutes later, Luo Feng's right arm was broken, his face pale, and his psychic energy greatly depleted. Of the 100 squads, 82 remained, with 82 Blood Mantises and 353 Green Mantises. Luo Feng had killed more Green Mantises. "If only I had reached the 'Nine Threads Flow' realm, what a pity..." Luo Feng faced the overwhelming swarm of insects attacking from all directions, feeling as if he was about to be devoured into dust. "Even if I die, I'll take more with me!" Luo Feng's eyes turned red. "Insects, all of you die, die, die!!!" Luo Feng, stepping on his Dark Cloud Shuttle, his speed soaring as he went berserk, repeatedly clashed with the 82 insect squads, occasionally killing a Green Mantis, and with great difficulty, a Blood Mantis. By the time Luo Feng had killed down to 76 squads, he was completely consumed by madness. "Hmm?" In his frenzied state, his mind was exceptionally cold and calm—a characteristic inherited from the Golden Horn Behemoth. Luo Feng sensed the familiar spatial origin fluctuations, subtly feeling something different. "That's it!" "That's exactly it!!!" Luo Feng even sensed a square domain forming within a certain range around him, like a nine-square grid. Instantly, Luo Feng's speed noticeably increased by a small margin, and at the same time, nine illusions formed around him! The second layer of the Myriad Threads Flow secret technique — Nine Threads Flow! Although his speed only increased slightly, and he only gained one more illusion than before. In reality, it was a fundamental change! Secret technique, secret technique, what is a secret technique? A secret technique is a method that applies and utilizes one's understanding of origin laws to achieve stronger effects! If someone comprehended the spatial origin laws and created three illusions, four illusions... eight illusions, nine illusions... they would feel that their strength increase was limited! The difference between eight illusions and nine illusions wasn't too significant. However, after cultivating the Myriad Threads Flow secret technique, it was different! 'One Thread Flow' represented a special combat style. 'Nine Threads Flow', on the other hand, represented another special combat style. For example, one could only perform 'Nine Threads Flow' after achieving nine illusions. Eight illusions wouldn't suffice. ... And Luo Feng's Demon Killer Clan avatar had been cultivating for a long time. In fact, the Demon Killer Clan avatar could already manifest over a hundred illusions, but that was because the Demon Killer Clan were darlings of space, naturally adept at it. Luo Feng, in the Virtual Universe, had always been stuck at the eight-illusion realm with his normal body. A moment of life and death! A moment of madness! Luo Feng finally sensed that special feeling, the same feeling as when his Demon Killer Clan avatar performed 'Nine Threads Flow'. Because he was familiar with that feeling, Luo Feng quickly grasped it. ... "Nine Threads Flow, haha, Nine Threads Flow! Finally, I've done it!" Luo Feng felt an incomparable exhilaration in his heart. It had been so difficult; after all this time, he had finally reached the second layer of the Myriad Threads Flow. Boom! Following that familiar sensation of space, he instantly moved with his Dark Cloud Shuttle, directly forming a series of eerie illusions. Each illusion spread out, arranged like a 'nine-square grid'. Immediately, the efficiency of 'Nine Threads Flow' was more than ten times higher than merely having eight illusions. Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Luo Feng's movement technique was incredibly elusive, and his golden illusionary swords became unfathomably unpredictable. Each sword strike was extremely sharp, sometimes even piercing through several insects, including Blood Mantises and Green Mantises, with a single strike. In a short while! He slaughtered almost all the insects, then swiftly cleaved open the Insect Broodmother, severely injuring the Insect Broodqueen. After resting for half a day to fully recover and recuperate, he then directly killed the Broodqueen! No more waiting! No more waiting for ten days. Since 'Nine Threads Flow' had been mastered, what was the point of dragging it out for ten more days? More than five years had passed since the start of the reincarnation battle. Five years of dormancy, five years of arduous cultivation, and at this moment, he had finally stepped into a brand new realm. 'Nine Threads Flow' was far more terrifying than 'One Thread Flow', and his strength had soared to a new level. "Next Trial Tower!" Luo Feng's eyes shone brightly. ... Five years of silence, one morning's eruption, shaking the world! ... In the Central Plaza. Millions of genius experts, along with the Immortal beings, watched the sole screen. The only remaining trial participant, 'Luo Feng', suddenly erupted, manifesting nine illusions and sweeping away the insect horde. The entire Central Plaza, with its millions of genius experts, fell completely silent. "Nine Threads Flow, he actually reached the Nine Threads Flow realm." The giant in scale armor, 'Thirteen', watched the screen, his eyes emitting a heart-stopping light.