Eight Hundred Years

Eight hundred years had passed in a blink of an eye since Chaos City Lord accepted Luo Feng as his registered disciple. The Domain Lord-level qualification battles had been held twice more (once every 1000 years in the original universe, equivalent to once every 300 years in Chaos City). Without a doubt, Luo Feng naturally claimed first place each time. Apart from this, everything remained peaceful.

In total, Luo Feng had been in Chaos City for over 900 years (more than 3000 years in the original universe). During this period, Bolan became the 'Primal Secret Region Domain Lord,' and Rongjun became the 'Taichu Secret Region Domain Lord.'

Within the Virtual Universe, on one of the islands in the main plane space, palace complexes stretched endlessly, adorned with countless beauties—a truly magnificent sight.

“Master.”

“Master is back!”

Immediately, streaks of light flashed across the entire island. Many beauties and servants, having received news from friends, quickly entered the Virtual Universe. For a moment, figures appeared everywhere on the island.

“Greetings, Master.”

Hundreds of millions of servants and beauties respectfully knelt.

“Hahahaha… hahahahaha…” Wild, hysterical laughter echoed across the entire island. A man of exquisite, almost demonic beauty stood at the forefront—it was Yanzhu King!

“You, you, you…” Yanzhu King, with eyes burning with mad flames, walked among the kneeling hundreds of millions, casually pointing at one person after another.

“All of you, follow me,” Yanzhu King commanded.

“Yes, Master.”

The thousand-plus male and female servants who were chosen respectfully followed, a hint of nervousness in their eyes. Since three thousand years ago, their master, Yanzhu King, rarely entered the Virtual Universe, only once every hundred years, and each time he would stay for a maximum of one month.

Every time he came, Yanzhu King would hysterically vent his frustrations through various means! None of the male or female servants dared to resist.

...

Inside the palace, screams, gasps, moans, and shouts continuously erupted.

After a long while.

Yanzhu King wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth. Barely covered by a long robe, he walked barefoot, his form flickering as he swiftly arrived in another hall, seating himself high upon the throne.

“My Lord,” two men and one woman in the hall respectfully saluted.

All three were Undying Beings.

“Hoo!” Yanzhu King let out a satisfied sigh. The Ninth Starfield Prison was truly terrifying. This time, he was to be imprisoned for a full 1000 epochs. In a Starfield Prison, it was generally impossible to connect to the Virtual Universe Network; that area was almost completely forbidden from connection by the Virtual Universe system.

However, he was Yanzhu King, and his father was Etchfire Venerable!

So, Etchfire Venerable secured an opportunity for his son—one month of 'Virtual Universe Network' access every 100 years. Etchfire Venerable knew his son's state of mind; if he were to remain in the Ninth Starfield Prison for 1000 epochs, he might not go insane, but his temperament would surely become twisted and malevolent.

But with one month of Virtual Universe time every 100 years, he could vent and adjust his state of mind.

“Only one such opportunity every 100 years, tsk tsk. Those damned fellows scheme and plot, only occasionally managing to gain access to the Virtual Universe, and even then, only for a single day,” Yanzhu King mused inwardly. “But I have a fixed opportunity to enter the Virtual Universe every 100 years, and it lasts for a whole month. If they knew… they’d probably die of envy.”

Only with comparison could he feel truly satisfied.

The Ninth Starfield Prison was indeed a nightmarish place, almost all those imprisoned there had committed grave errors, and each possessed extraordinary strength.

“You three, tell me all the intelligence from the past 100 years,” Yanzhu King said, seated on his throne, savoring a fine wine with great relish.

“Yes, My Lord.”

“The Giant Axe Martial Arena has appointed Qifeng King as the new person in charge of the Wulong Starfield. He was previously acting, but has just been formally appointed,” the black-robed Undying Being respectfully reported.

“Scum,” Yanzhu King’s expression darkened.

“Etchfire Venerable’s subordinate, Waterfall Gold King, led a squad of Undying Beings to…” The black-robed Undying Being continued to report one piece of intelligence after another. In truth, all this information had already been compiled, and Yanzhu King could have quickly read it himself. However, Yanzhu King simply enjoyed the feeling of being high above, listening to his subordinates report intelligence.

He relished this feeling.

One piece of intelligence after another.

After a long while.

“Regarding news of Zhenyan King and his disciples, Zhenyan King has been in Chaos City for the past 100 years without any activity. His disciple, Bloodthirsty King, is difficult to trace. His youngest disciple, Luo Feng, is still diligently cultivating in Chaos City, almost every day on the rooftop of his cultivation residence,” the female among the three Undying Beings in the grand hall respectfully reported.

“Haha…”

“Cultivating diligently on a rooftop like an idiot? Does he really think he can master the first layer of the Yan Shen Seven Transformations within 3000 years? What a pipe dream,” Yanzhu King sneered. When he first learned that Luo Feng had become Chaos City Lord’s registered disciple, he was furious, his heart filled with immense imbalance. Yanzhu King was punished and imprisoned in the Ninth Starfield Prison for 1000 epochs because of Luo Feng, yet Luo Feng himself turned around and became Chaos City Lord’s registered disciple. How could Yanzhu King’s mind be balanced with such disparate treatment?

Subsequently, he would enter the Virtual Universe once every hundred years.

Every time Yanzhu King received intelligence, it was almost always about Luo Feng cultivating in seclusion.

“Keep dreaming.”

“Hmph.”

...

Approximately three months after Yanzhu King finished listening to his subordinates’ intelligence reports, in the Virtual Universe, on Thunder Island.

Thunder Island was the gathering place for all Undying Beings of the Virtual Universe Company.

At the highest point of Thunder Island!

Stood a majestic palace shrouded in chaotic energy. This palace was… Chaos City Lord’s abode.

Inside the palace, chaotic energy still filled the air, making it impossible to see beyond a hundred meters with the naked eye.

“Teacher,” the six-armed, six-eyed Golden Axe Venerable, still bearing his massive axe, respectfully saluted.

“What is it?” a voice came from deep within the chaotic energy.

Golden Axe Venerable himself had long since left Chaos City, so for all these years, he had been guiding Luo Feng in the Virtual Universe. Reporting to Chaos City Lord now, he was naturally also in the Virtual Universe.

“Teacher instructed this disciple to guide Luo Feng. Regarding Luo Feng, this disciple has some matters that require detailed explanation,” Golden Axe Venerable respectfully said.

“Speak,” the voice from the chaotic energy replied.

“This disciple goes to guide Luo Feng once every 10 years, but I’ve discovered… Luo Feng is quite peculiar,” Golden Axe Venerable said.

“Peculiar? Elaborate.”

Facing the endless chaotic energy before him, Golden Axe Venerable respectfully replied, “Yes! During my guidance, I discovered that Luo Feng’s progress speed is terrifyingly fast. Even when faced with numerous difficulties, if they trouble him slightly, he quickly overcomes them within a short period. No single obstacle has been able to hinder him for more than three months. And now… he is close to mastering the first layer of the Yan Shen Seven Transformations.”

“Close to mastering it?” From within the chaotic energy, a blurry figure emerged.

“Yes,” Golden Axe Venerable respectfully replied.

Chaos City Lord stood before Golden Axe Venerable. This was a man clad entirely in golden armor, with a resolute and majestic face. His appearance was completely different from the one in the City Lord's Mansion back in Chaos City.

Chaos City Lord looked at Golden Axe Venerable, “How long do you estimate it will take him to master it?”

“At the fastest, half a year; at the slowest, three years,” Golden Axe Venerable respectfully replied.

“It seems I underestimated him, giving him 3000 years,” Chaos City Lord smiled. With his smile, the entire surrounding space seemed to brighten with joy. “It looks like you’ll be getting a new junior brother.”

Golden Axe Venerable also chuckled good-naturedly, “Junior Brother Luo Feng indeed possesses astonishing talent in the Beast God Path. Although the Yan Shen Seven Transformations is considered a top-tier cultivation manual for the Beast God Path, it doesn’t allow for direct comprehension like the various Chaos Tablets. For Junior Brother Luo Feng to overcome so many difficulties is truly remarkable; his future is boundless.”

Chaos City Lord nodded slightly.

“800 years?”

“3000 years?” A hint of satisfaction also appeared in Chaos City Lord’s eyes.

While Luo Feng’s progress speed in spatial and golden laws was heaven-defying, in Chaos City Lord’s eyes, it was merely average.

However, his progress in the Beast God Path greatly pleased Chaos City Lord.

...

Three months after Golden Axe Venerable and Chaos City Lord’s conversation, on the rooftop of a cultivation residence in Chaos City.

Luo Feng sat cross-legged in meditation. Suddenly, numerous scale armor phantoms gradually appeared on his body. In a trance, his body was enveloped by a faint phantom of a horned lizard—this horned lizard phantom was precisely the Beast God Phantom.

“Boom.”

Luo Feng abruptly opened his eyes, two divine lights shooting forth from them, faintly carrying a terrifying, domineering aura.

The Yan Shen Seven Transformations, also known as the Beast God Seven Killings, was originally a secret manual for cultivation that sought to transform one into a Beast God. Upon cultivating to the seventh layer, one could directly transform into a Beast God (of course, the seventh layer only existed in imagination and speculation, not yet created). And Luo Feng now possessed a Beast God aura.

Domineering!

Fierce!

“The first layer, the Scale Armor Chapter, is complete,” Luo Feng opened his eyes and looked down beside him. During these 800 years, whenever he was puzzled, he would occasionally sketch some scale patterns, so there were many messy and irregular scale patterns around where he sat cross-legged.

“Chaos City Lord told me to master it within 3000 years, but I’ve done it in 800 years,” Luo Feng felt a surge of joy.

“Thanks to the ‘Beast God Intent,’ and thanks to the ‘Beast God Statue,’” Luo Feng secretly rejoiced.

During his cultivation, Luo Feng realized just how much the trace of Beast God Intent he had grasped through billions of imitations had helped him!

Cultivating the Yan Shen Seven Transformations was originally for the purpose of being able to wield it. Now that Luo Feng could wield it… verifying it made cultivating the first chapter, the ‘Scale Armor Chapter,’ much easier. Moreover, being able to see the Beast God Statue itself every day, as if encountering a living Beast God, accelerated his progress even further.

Having tasted the benefits of the ‘Beast God Intent,’ Luo Feng naturally began to frantically imitate the ‘Sleeping Beast God Statue.’ The more he comprehended fusion laws and understood the internal theories, the easier it became to grasp the Beast God Intent.

Someone who understood nothing might, for example, only grasp a tiny bit after imitating it a hundred million times.

But after understanding some fusion laws, imitating it ten million times could achieve the same effect.

‘Beast God Intent’ and ‘fusion laws’ were mutually reinforcing.

The more one understood fusion laws, the higher the efficiency of controlling Beast God Intent through imitation.

The more Beast God Intent one grasped… the higher the efficiency of comprehending fusion laws.

Luo Feng consistently maintained his ‘Beast God Intent’ a step ahead of his ‘fusion laws,’ ensuring they mutually promoted each other for optimal progress. In this way… through mutual promotion, he managed to master it in just 800 years.

Of course…

Over these 800 years, Luo Feng had also gained immensely.

Luo Feng’s inner world grew to its limit, becoming a vast inner world with a diameter of 90 million kilometers. His Golden Horn Behemoth and Demon Killer Clan clones naturally also reached Sector Lord Ninth-tier!

“It’s time to go see Chaos City Lord,” Luo Feng mused inwardly.

Whoosh!

He leaped down from the rooftop, landing on the street.