Luo Feng Awakens

He could no longer think; his soul, on the verge of collapse, couldn't bear the burden of thought. Only an obsession remained... It was that final thread of obsession that desperately held his soul together. “You're still holding on, even though your soul should have shattered long ago.” Puti sighed. “Child, you're too exhausted. If you can't bear it, just give up.” With his incredible power as a Universe Master, he had long seen the state of Luo Feng's soul. To have persevered this far, he was beginning to feel pity for the young man. “Even with the 6,000 years spent undergoing the life-and-death inheritance, he's only lived for just over ten thousand years.” “Too young.” “Still just a child…” Puti shook his head slightly. He was the first servant of a powerful alien being, having followed that being since the earliest stages of the vast primordial universe's evolution. With his incredibly long life, the peak lifespan of a Sector Lord—'1,000 epochs'—was merely considered adulthood in his eyes. As for Luo Feng, having lived just over ten thousand years, including the 6,000 years of the life-and-death inheritance, he was indeed very tender in the world of powerhouses across the vast cosmos. “Hoo-hoo~~” Luo Feng's body trembled, unconscious sounds escaping his lips, blood continuously flowing. Like a fish gasping for death on the shore… He was struggling! Unwilling to die just like this, even knowing he would be revived by reversing time and space in the future. Puti, with his coiled serpentine tail, silently overlooked Luo Feng, who could perish at any moment. Puti understood… this young man was struggling with all his might. “You've done remarkably well.” “The first candidate lasted 2,600 years, the second 3,300 years, yet you've persevered for over 6,000 years. That's truly remarkable; you should be proud. Give up.” Puti clearly understood the desolation and misery of being in such a state, unable to even think, with one's soul beginning to shatter… “Star Tower!” “Why is this life-and-death inheritance so incredibly difficult?” Puti sighed deeply, glancing at Luo Feng, who was making unconscious 'hoo-hoo' sounds, his body trembling and bleeding. Luo Feng had experienced one life nirvana before, back on Earth, when he burned his soul to fight the Golden Horn Behemoth. That time, he was also in a death-defying situation, even willing to die just to kill the Golden Horn Behemoth. Fate played its hand, and unexpectedly, after reaching the extreme of misfortune, he was able to seize the Golden Horn Behemoth's body, embarking on a magnificent journey. A prodigy of the Genius Battle, an inspection envoy for the Ganwu Branch, a direct disciple of the Chaos City Lord, and achieving the name Daohe King by slaying Immortals as easily as butchering dogs… truly glorious! Truly magnificent! Now, Luo Feng was facing another nirvana. This was his second life nirvana. Succeed, and he would live. Fail, and he would perish. Luo Feng unconsciously trembled, making hoo-hoo sounds, his expression twisted, his skin tearing, looking more wretched than many corpses. On one side was life, on the other, death. Luo Feng struggled on this very line. A fierce wind relentlessly pushed him towards 'death,' but his boundless obsession made him cling to this life-and-death thread, striving forward towards 'life.' No matter how strong an obsession, it has its limits. And as long as the life-and-death inheritance continued, the soul's tearing would perpetually intensify! “I really… really want to…” Luo Feng was like a person running on a road, desperately accelerating again and again, but behind him, a road roller was also accelerating, steadily gaining, relentlessly closing in… It was finally close! Inside the Star Tower, within its myriad forbidden spaces, the alien Immortals from across the cosmos were suddenly astonished. “What's happening?” “Why are the forbidden spaces shaking?” Rumble~~ The myriad forbidden spaces seemed to be shaken by a giant, all violently trembling. At the same time, the Star Tower, nine light-years tall, subtly vibrated throughout its entire structure. However, because it was surrounded by endless 'Nine-Swirling Nebulae,' it was difficult to discern, and the alien Immortals within the countless forbidden spaces inside the tower had no idea what was happening. Meanwhile, in an incredibly distant, perilous, and terrifying place, deep within endless currents of air, a solitary palace faintly radiating emerald light floated. Inside the palace were numerous servants, all of them Universe Venerables. “Hmm?” On a throne in one of the palace's grand halls, a majestic elder, over ninety thousand kilometers tall, sat listening to his servants' respectful reports. Suddenly, his expression shifted slightly. He turned his head, gazing into the distance, seemingly seeing the Star Tower through endless space and time. “The Star Tower's most basic recognition process has actually lasted this long, and that Earth youth has persevered.” “Haha…” “After billions of years of waiting, the lineage of Earthlings has finally produced its most outstanding individual.” The majestic elder suddenly rose. Whoosh! He had already vanished into thin air. “He succeeded?” Puti stared in astonishment at Luo Feng, who lay there, no longer trembling. He had felt Luo Feng's obsession weakening, on the verge of collapse, estimating he could last at most another two or three years. And Luo Feng had already persevered for 6,092 years before that. In a fusion process measured in millennia, what significance did two or three years hold? Who would have thought, he had already reached the critical point. Even if the road roller was powerful, once its fuel ran out, it naturally couldn't move anymore. And just now, that crystal bead had finally, completely merged with his soul, a thorough integration. It was fate, it was destiny! In truth, if Luo Feng hadn't possessed an incredibly resolute heart and an unyielding resistance, he wouldn't have undergone a transformation at the 3,200-year mark. Without that transformation… no matter how strong Luo Feng's obsession, he couldn't have endured another 3,000 years. Even with that transformation. If Luo Feng's obsession hadn't miraculously persisted for nearly 500 more years at the very end… He wouldn't have waited until the final moment! To welcome the successful completion of his nirvana transformation! It was a combination of opportunity and his own efforts that brought about his true rebirth! “I succeeded.” Luo Feng opened his eyes. With a tremor of his World Energy, he shook off all the blood and other grime from his body. In his incredibly weary eyes, there was joy. “I succeeded, I succeeded, I can go back and see you all…” As joy filled his heart and he relaxed. An endless weariness, stemming from his soul, instantly surged forth, engulfing Luo Feng's consciousness. Boom! Luo Feng, who had been sitting cross-legged even when teetering on the brink of life and death, now crashed down, lying motionless on the ground, completely submerged in slumber. “He fell asleep?” “He actually fell asleep?” Puti watched the scene and smiled. “For a Sector Lord to be so exhausted they fall asleep and lose consciousness, that's truly rare.” Immortal Gods might fall into slumber due to losing too much of their divine body or having too much of their soul missing. However, if a Sector Lord's soul shatters, they perish. Only by repeatedly and excessively pushing their soul's potential to its absolute limit, as Luo Feng did, would they instantly fall into slumber after succeeding. This is because the 'soul' itself is too exhausted and needs to absorb energy to recover. But for most powerhouses, simply fully utilizing their soul's potential is already impressive, let alone pushing it beyond its limits. Thus, for a Sector Lord to be so exhausted they lose consciousness is one in a billion. One month, two months, three months… A Sector Lord, exhausted to the point of unconsciousness, would naturally sleep for an extremely long time. However, because his soul was intact, it wouldn't require the infinitely long slumber of a deity. Luo Feng's sleep lasted over nine years! He hadn't dreamed in a very, very long time. Luo Feng lay in the grand hall within the Star Tower, a faint smile on his lips as he slept, seemingly dreaming of something joyful. And in this hall, besides Luo Feng… two incredibly terrifying super-beings of the cosmos were watching the scene. Luo Feng's eyes suddenly opened slowly. Sleeping until he dreamed clearly indicated his soul had fully recovered. As Luo Feng finished his dream, he also opened his eyes. “Child…” A voice, warm and comforting, much like the one from the black metal plate, made Luo Feng immediately stand up and turn his head to look. Two figures stood before him. One was the familiar Universe Master, Puti, who now humbly coiled to one side, his aura restrained. At the very front and center of the grand hall stood a majestic, colossal figure, over 900 meters tall. He wore seemingly ordinary azure armor, with transparent twin horns on his forehead, and was looking down at Luo Feng. An endless aura enveloped the entire hall. Under this boundless aura, Luo Feng felt as comfortable as an ordinary human basking in the Sun's rays, without the slightest sense of oppression. This made Luo Feng instantly realize that this was not an oppressive aura, but the natural life essence emanating from this super-being. This aura alone… already surpassed Puti, and even surpassed the Chaos City Lord… “Universe Origin Laws, I can't sense the Universe Origin Laws anymore.” Luo Feng was suddenly greatly alarmed. “How is that possible?” “How can I not sense the laws?” Powerhouses cultivate by sensing the Universe Origin Laws; the clearer the sensation, the faster they cultivate. Yet, neither his Earthling true body nor his Demon Killer Clan clone or Golden Horn Behemoth clone within his inner world could sense the operation of the Universe Origin Laws. It was as if… Within the range permeated by this super-being's life essence, even the Universe Origin Laws had to retreat three paces. “Is this the power of a universe's strongest being?” Luo Feng gazed at the majestic elder, over 900 meters tall, his heart trembling. “Even the Universe Origin Laws can't suppress him? No wonder he could create a terrifying secret technique like the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, which defies the very laws of the universe's operation. It's simply too… too…” His height of over 900 meters also made Luo Feng tremble. Humanoid beings rarely grew this tall, but Luo Feng didn't know… that this powerful alien being's true body was over ninety thousand kilometers tall. As a unique special lifeform, in terms of talent and the nobility of its life level alone, it surpassed the Golden Horn Behemoth by an unknown multitude. It had only shrunk to over 900 meters to enter the grand hall and meet Luo Feng. “Congratulations, from this moment forward, you are the leader of the Earth lineage, qualified to stand among the ranks of the cosmos' super-powerhouses!” The majestic elder's voice boomed, resonating deep within Luo Feng's heart. Beside him, the Universe Master Puti also smiled, looking at Luo Feng, happy for him. “Third Junior Brother, congratulations.”