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“Master the first level of 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations' within three thousand years?” Guiyi Venerable, standing nearby, was secretly astonished. The precious secret manual, 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations' (also known as 'Beast God Seven Killings'), was renowned among the high-ranking members of the peak race, 'Humanity.' Its fame stemmed from two reasons. First, the formidable reputation Xiluoduo of the Golden Horn Clan carved out through countless battles across billions of races in the cosmos. Second, the powerful lifeform, the 'Beast God,' born after the universe's creation, for whose sake humanity had indeed made significant sacrifices back then. Powerhouses are forged through battle. Xiluoduo and the Beast God were both prime examples! The 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations,' created by Xiluoduo with the Beast God as its inspiration, naturally garnered immense attention from humanity. After the Golden Horn Clan sought refuge under humanity, their most powerful secret manual, 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations,' naturally fell into human hands. Since its acquisition, many powerhouses within the human race, envious of Xiluoduo and the Beast God, exchanged for the upper volume of this secret manual to cultivate. However, upon cultivating it, they discovered the immense difficulty of 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations,' which was thousands, even tens of thousands of times harder than cultivating the Space Law alone. Especially the first level; even some Universe Venerables had failed to master it. Whether one could master this first level served as an indicator of their talent in cultivating the fusion laws of 'Space and Metal.' “I recall that Lianluo took three thousand years just to comprehend the 108 essences,” Guiyi Venerable mused inwardly. “Yet, Master has only given Luo Feng three thousand years to comprehend the first level of 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations.' This will be difficult.” “Three thousand years?” Luo Feng felt a pang of anxiety upon hearing this. Xiluoduo had stated in the first chapter of 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations' that it was an introductory chapter, and it was best to fully comprehend the 108 spatial essences before attempting cultivation. The estimated time required for cultivation would be hundreds, even thousands of times longer than the time spent comprehending those 108 essences! These were Xiluoduo's exact words in the secret manual, only mentioning the vague figures of 'hundreds or thousands of times.' “I spent over a hundred years comprehending the 108 essences, so hundreds or thousands of times would mean ten thousand or even a hundred thousand years?” Luo Feng pondered. “However, I possess the 'Beast God Statue' and can continuously observe it, contemplating the fusion laws it contains... my efficiency should be much higher. I must strive to master the first level, the 'Scale Armor Chapter,' within three thousand years.” ... “Your disciple will certainly give his utmost,” Luo Feng respectfully declared before the Chaos City Lord's avatar, who embodied the essence of slaughter. The Chaos City Lord nodded. He then walked into the distance, with Guiyi Venerable and Luo Feng following closely. “Your ninth senior brother has arrived,” the Chaos City Lord stated. “Hm?” Luo Feng quickly looked around, and suddenly spotted a giant figure approaching from afar amidst the swirling sand. The giant was nearly nine meters tall, possessed six arms and six eyes. On his back, he carried a golden battle-axe almost as tall as himself, adorned with incredibly intricate secret patterns. A terrifying baleful aura emanated from the axe, occasionally tearing the surrounding space. He strode forward, crushing some skeletal remains underfoot, causing the surrounding space to tremble. “Master,” the giant with the golden axe said respectfully as he drew near. “This is your ninth senior brother, Golden Axe Venerable,” the Chaos City Lord explained to Luo Feng, who was behind him. “Ninth Senior Brother,” Luo Feng greeted with a bow. “Your ninth senior brother, Golden Axe Venerable, has also cultivated 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations',” the Chaos City Lord said with a slight smile. “From today onwards, for the next three thousand years, I will have your ninth senior brother guide you once every ten years. You can accumulate any questions you have until then and ask him.” Luo Feng was delighted. Although it was said in the Golden Horn Clan's Beast God Canyon that no one had comprehended the secret of the 'Sleeping Beast God Statue,' Luo Feng suspected... that in reality, some super-beings must have comprehended it, but simply kept it private. With so many powerhouses in the human race possessing this secret manual, many would undoubtedly attempt to cultivate it. “Yes,” Luo Feng replied respectfully, then turned to Golden Axe Venerable and said, “For the next three thousand years, I'll be troubling Ninth Senior Brother.” “No trouble at all,” Golden Axe Venerable chuckled repeatedly. It was a joke; how could he dare disobey an order from the Chaos City Lord? “This 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations' is simply too difficult. Although I once cultivated it, it was merely as an auxiliary method,” Golden Axe Venerable explained. Even though he had attempted to cultivate it, even reaching the fourth chapter, Golden Axe Venerable was already powerful. He found that spending billions of years on it was not worth the effort. He had almost entirely abandoned it now, focusing instead on studying the Law of Time. He had already mastered the Law of Space; once he mastered the Law of Time, the fusion of Space-Time would naturally lead him to become a Universe Master! Cultivating 'Time and Space' was the most common Grand Dao among billions of races in the cosmos; 99.9% of Universe Venerables followed this path. ... After giving instructions to Golden Axe Venerable, the Chaos City Lord looked at Luo Feng: “My Virtual Universe Company cultivates geniuses, and those with higher talent receive more resources. Of course, there will be a resource allocation once you reach the 'Sector Lord' level. Since you've become my disciple, I will also bestow some resources upon you.” “Thank you, Master,” Luo Feng rejoiced inwardly. “I will grant you an additional 20 opportunities to comprehend the 'Jiuyu Chaos Stele',” the Chaos City Lord said. “I believe this is what you need most right now. Go forth, and I hope to see you master the first level within three thousand years.” “Yes,” Luo Feng replied, suppressing his joy, and bowed respectfully. Guiyi Venerable and Golden Axe Venerable also bowed. *Whoosh!* All three vanished simultaneously, then reappeared outside the 'Chaos Ruins Courtyard.' “Spatial displacement?” Luo Feng mused inwardly, seeing himself standing outside the courtyard. “Junior Brother Luo Feng, work hard,” Guiyi Venerable said with a smile, then vanished into thin air. “I'll find you in the Virtual Universe Yuxiang Mountain in ten years,” Golden Axe Venerable's voice boomed, and he too disappeared. “Three thousand years?” Luo Feng muttered, a hint of wild joy in his eyes. “An extra 20 opportunities for comprehension, this is truly wonderful.” Twenty opportunities to comprehend the Jiuyu Chaos Stele might seem ordinary, but their value was limitless. Because these comprehension opportunities couldn't be exchanged even with points! One only gained an additional opportunity for each layer of the Sky-Reaching Bridge they passed. Even if one passed the 21st layer and became a Universe Venerable, they would only have a total of 21 comprehension opportunities. Each opportunity was incredibly precious... Luo Feng's true primary purpose in coming to Chaos City was precisely to comprehend the Jiuyu Chaos Stele. To suddenly gain 20 additional comprehension opportunities! This was better than giving Luo Feng several or even a dozen secret manuals, and it surprised Luo Feng more than receiving some treasures. ... Leaving the inner residence of the City Lord's Mansion, Luo Feng immediately went to comprehend the 'Jiuyu Chaos Stele.' Luo Feng now possessed a total of 26 comprehension opportunities (6 remaining from passing the Sky-Reaching Bridge, and 20 gifted by the Chaos City Lord). Rationally allocating these 26 opportunities would allow him to advance at an extremely rapid pace. ...Time flowed on. The news of Luo Feng becoming a registered disciple of the Chaos City Lord was known to almost every Universe Venerable. Furthermore, the Ganwu Nation Master of the Ganwu Universe Nation, for the first time, issued a rare order to grant special care to the Luo family within the Ganwu Universe Nation. With the Ganwu Nation Master's decree, all the Immortal God families under his command became exceptionally enthusiastic. As a result, the Luo family's influence instantly soared, becoming comparable to some of the powerful Immortal families within the Ganwu Universe Nation. ...Luo Feng, however, didn't pay much attention to this. He clearly understood that this was a crucial stage in his rise. The stronger his power and higher his status, the more prosperous the Luo family would become... but if he were to fall, the Luo family would likely decline rapidly. ...Ten years later. “Yes, Ninth Senior Brother.” “Understood.” “Oh.” “Mm.” In the cultivation grounds of Luo Feng's manor in the primal region of Virtual Universe Yuxiang Mountain, Golden Axe Venerable was guiding Luo Feng, who, having suppressed his questions for ten years, rapidly posed one after another. After all, Golden Axe Venerable was an early disciple taken in by the Chaos City Lord. With countless eons of cultivation and personal instruction from the Chaos City Lord, Golden Axe Venerable's strength was in no way inferior to Erosion Fire Venerable, perhaps even slightly stronger. His guidance to Luo Feng... was naturally insightful and effortless, his explanations causing Luo Feng to suddenly see the light, even becoming visibly excited. He lectured for a full three days. Three days later, Golden Axe Venerable departed. ...Luo Feng continued to sit cross-legged on the sky terrace, sometimes gazing up at the sky, sometimes closing his eyes in contemplation. Meanwhile, his Golden Horn Behemoth and Demon Killer Clan avatars were also fully dedicated to their secluded cultivation. In a flash, twelve years had passed since the Chaos City Lord took Luo Feng as his disciple. “Haha...” Luo Feng, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed on the sky terrace, suddenly opened his eyes, stood up directly, and couldn't help but laugh excitedly. “Finally, I've done it!” “The 108 spatial essences are finally comprehended!” “Lianluo took three thousand years!” “And I've only just passed a hundred years.” Luo Feng chuckled, overjoyed. “Essentially, I'm cultivating at the Sector Lord level, and Lianluo also cultivated at the Sector Lord level. Yet, I'm nearly 30 times faster than him. It seems my cultivation speed far surpasses his.” After Luo Feng integrated his two avatars, his talent indeed surpassed Lianluo's. However, it wasn't an outrageous 30 times faster; the main reason was the 'Beast God Statue' treasure. Being able to constantly observe the Beast God Statue and comprehend the 'Beast God's artistic conception' naturally greatly benefited his cultivation of the Law of Space. “No wonder Lianluo said that once the 108 essences were comprehended, he had a complete grasp of how to cultivate the fourth, fifth, and sixth diagrams.” Luo Feng also smiled. “Haha, although the fourth to sixth diagrams are incredibly complex, they are essentially just an integration of the 108 spatial essences.” The 108 spatial essences were like ingredients. Various delicious dishes are made from the most basic ingredients. By comprehending all the essences and starting from their fundamental nature, cultivating the fourth, fifth, and sixth diagrams... wouldn't be like the naive comprehension of ordinary cultivators. “The fourth to sixth diagrams will, at most, take a bit more time; they certainly won't stop me,” Luo Feng said, brimming with confidence. “Hmm.” “But I'm not in a hurry to study the fourth diagram right now... I need to focus on 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations' first; I must seize the time.” Luo Feng didn't hesitate, immediately closing his eyes. In his mind, countless texts of cultivation secret methods floated by—these were the 'Yan Shen Thirty-Six Levels' he had obtained from the 'Secret Manual Tower' in the Golden Horn Clan's sacred land. As Luo Feng read 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations,' he noticed something... 'Yan Shen Thirty-Six Levels' was actually the introductory foundational chapter of 'Yan Shen Seven Transformations.' This point had already been detailed in the 'Secret Manual Tower,' stating that it was the foundational chapter of Xiluoduo's ultimate technique!