Protector Beast God

Purple Thorn Island, millions of kilometers in diameter, with no aurora approaching within tens of thousands of kilometers around it. Swish! Swish! Swish! Three streaks of light swiftly flew in, landing on Purple Thorn Island. They were none other than the Feicang Clan Venerable, Luo Feng, and Zhenyan King. "So many palaces." Luo Feng glanced around, seeing densely packed palaces on the distant land, and similarly on some mountain ranges. Countless palaces of various styles stood, and many emanated powerful auras. These powerful auras made Luo Feng frown inwardly. "It seems many powerful beings reside on this Purple Thorn Island." "Look," the Feicang Clan Venerable pointed to the sky. Luo Feng and Zhenyan King both looked up. "Hmm?" Luo Feng watched the sky, where rings of light and shadow enveloped the entire Purple Thorn Island. These rings continuously expanded, disappearing as they reached the edge, while new rings emerged from the center. One ring enveloped another, like ripples on water, spreading outwards continuously. Born, annihilated. Born, annihilated. Endlessly so... Each ring of light and shadow was composed of countless threads of law: Laws of Time, Space, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, and Light were intertwined, along with numerous fusion laws and even more incredibly profound threads of law, making each ring utterly complete and perfect. Luo Feng was completely immersed, utterly awestruck. The cyclically appearing and disappearing rings of light seemed to interpret all the mysteries of the universe. "You two!" the Feicang Clan Venerable called out. Luo Feng and Zhenyan King both snapped out of their trance. "This, this is..." Zhenyan King exclaimed in astonishment, "It's incredible, this is simply..." "This is an external manifestation of the operating laws of the universe." The Feicang Clan Venerable's eyes were like brass bells as he looked up. "My Ancestral God Sect is the universe's foremost power, centered on upholding the operating laws of the universe, and naturally, we are protected by them!" Luo Feng was bewildered. Upholding the operating laws of the universe? "For instance, our Ancestral God Sect possesses the Ancestral God Secret Realm... home to the most special lifeforms and special treasures in the universe. The Aurora Lake was also bestowed upon our Ancestral God Sect by the operating laws of the universe," the Feicang Clan Venerable stated confidently. "What our Ancestral God Sect does is in accordance with the operating laws of the universe. Anyone who defies the Ancestral God Sect is defying the operating laws of the universe!" "Quite domineering," Luo Feng muttered to himself. "Hmph, you seem unconvinced?" The Feicang Clan Venerable glanced at Luo Feng and Zhenyan King. "You'll understand after living here for billions of years." "Live for billions of years?" Luo Feng wondered. "Follow me. The first order of business is to construct your residences on this Purple Thorn Island." The Feicang Clan Venerable strode forward, and Luo Feng and Zhenyan King quickly followed. Each step covered thousands of kilometers, making their progress swift. Walking on Purple Thorn Island, they saw palaces of various styles in the distance, and also powerful beings from countless cosmic races. Billions of races, incredibly mysterious, with lifeforms of different appearances and essences existing everywhere, each emanating a powerful aura. Some were even special lifeforms Luo Feng recognized. "Just how many residents are there on this Purple Thorn Island?" Luo Feng asked curiously. "Apart from the Island Master, everyone else on Purple Thorn Island is an inheritor. I am merely guiding you here temporarily; I will leave soon," the Feicang Clan Venerable said. "The number of inheritors is vast. Since the birth of the universe, the cumulative number of inheritors is astonishing. You can calculate it yourselves: even if your human race has only had a few hundred inheritors since the universe's inception, what about the entire universe? You must know, the universe is fair. Our Ancestral God Sect bestows inheritance tokens, scattering them across the universe. Billions of cosmic races... cumulatively, that's naturally hundreds of millions of times more than humans." "Tens of billions?" Luo Feng's eyes widened. "So many inheritors?" Zhenyan King found it hard to believe. "The universe is vast; your human race is but a small part of it," the Feicang Clan Venerable said. "From the birth of the universe until now, the total number of inheritors is incalculable. Probably no one knows, apart from the supreme Ancestral Gods. Of course, Purple Thorn Island doesn't have that many. Currently, there are over a hundred million residents on Purple Thorn Island." "Over a hundred million?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled. "What about the other inheritors throughout history?" "If an inheritor dies, even if a Universe Master were to reverse time and space to revive them, they would be unwilling to revive your inheritance token. The cost of reviving a Beast God inheritance token is too exorbitant, even a Universe Master would be reluctant," the Feicang Clan Venerable explained. "Each inheritor possesses an inheritance token. From the moment you enter here, the inheritance token is linked to your life. If you die, the inheritance token will shatter, and you won't be able to pass it on to anyone else." "Many powerful beings have died." "That's why only over a hundred million inheritors remain," the Feicang Clan Venerable said. ... As they conversed, the Feicang Clan Venerable walked to a mountain beside a river and instructed, "You two will build your palaces here. Remember, each palace can occupy a maximum of one kilometer in length and width. Even those enormous-bodied demon races or starry sky behemoths must shrink their divine bodies to reside within. No one is an exception." Luo Feng and Zhenyan King nodded. Along the way, they had indeed seen countless palaces, none of which exceeded one kilometer in length and width. "Furthermore!" "You can leave a token in your palace, and later you can directly teleport here via God Kingdom teleportation," the Feicang Clan Venerable said. "This Purple Thorn Island will also be a place you frequent in the future. Unless you perish." "If you have soul slaves, remember, absolutely do not bring them out," the Feicang Clan Venerable warned. "Once brought out, they will be attacked by the Aurora Lake and instantly annihilated... Even if you truly need to bring them out, it must be within your own palace. Inside the palace is your territory. Outside the palace, you absolutely cannot bring out slaves. Of course, plant lifeforms and metal lifeforms, which have subordinate attributes, are fine." "Understood." Luo Feng and Zhenyan King listened carefully. "Now, follow me again." The Feicang Clan Venerable continued to guide Luo Feng and Zhenyan King. His responsibility was to receive and guide them, so naturally, he had to impart some basic information. A moment later, they arrived at the highest mountain range on Purple Thorn Island, where a single majestic palace stood, thousands of kilometers in length. "All you inheritors have restrictions on your palaces, but the Island Master has none," the Feicang Clan Venerable said, pointing to the majestic palace in the distance. "That is the palace of Purple Thorn Island's Island Master. Let's go." Ascending the mountain. "Look up," the Feicang Clan Venerable pointed to the sky. Luo Feng and Zhenyan King looked up. "This is—" Luo Feng witnessed a dazzling and incredible sight. From this vantage point, looking up, he could actually see a fissure in the Aurora Lake. Along this fissure, he could glimpse into the deep core enveloped by the Aurora Lake, where an incredibly dazzling, enormous palace stood. Around this palace, which radiated endless light, eight slightly smaller palaces floated, encircling it. "That is the true core of the Ancestral God Sect," the Feicang Clan Venerable said, pointing into the distance with envy. "That most enormous palace is the Ancestral God Palace! It is where the Ancestral Gods reside. Although our Ancestral God Sect has three Ancestral Gods, usually only one guards the crucial core area." "The eight slightly smaller palaces surrounding the Ancestral God Palace are the Eight Directions Beast God Halls, where the Eight Great Beast Gods reside." "The dozen or so palaces around the Eight Directions Beast God Halls are the Protector Beast God Halls." "Further out from the Protector Beast God Halls are 72 continents. Of course, from our perspective, we can only see 63 of them... These are the continents where the 72 Divine Generals reside, known as Divine General Continents. It is said that each Divine General Continent is no less than Purple Thorn Island." "At the outermost periphery are densely packed stars, 3000 star worlds in total. Each star world... is the dwelling place of a Divine Emissary." "The Ancestral God Palace, the Eight Directions Beast God Halls, the Protector Beast God Halls, the 72 Divine General Continents, and the 3000 Divine Emissary Worlds—this is the core of the Ancestral God Sect," the Feicang Clan Venerable sighed with emotion. "Besides this crucial core area, there are also numerous islands within the Aurora Lake. Apart from your Purple Thorn Island, there are many other scattered islands where the outer members of the Ancestral God Sect reside," the Feicang Clan Venerable said. "Outer members?" Luo Feng and Zhenyan King looked at him in surprise. "Provisional Divine Emissaries, Provisional Divine Generals, and powerful Beast God inheritors are all outer members," the Feicang Clan Venerable said. Seeing Luo Feng and Zhenyan King's astonished expressions, he scoffed, "Humans, do you truly believe there are good things for free in the universe? Remember, the universe is fair. Our Ancestral God Sect naturally gains something in return for our efforts." "The Divine Emissary inheritance crystals, the various Divine General inheritance grounds, and the numerous Beast God inheritance grounds within the Ancestral God Secret Realm—which of these didn't require a great price?" the Feicang Clan Venerable said. "You've received benefits, so naturally, you must pay something in return." "However—" "For the weak, the Ancestral God Sect doesn't care," he continued. "Therefore, those who receive Divine Emissary or Divine General inheritances, unless they obtain a complete inheritance, don't need to work for the Ancestral God Sect. It's essentially a free bestowal," the Feicang Clan Venerable explained. "But obtaining a complete inheritance is different. For example, with a Divine General inheritance, once a complete inheritance is accepted from any Divine General inheritance ground... the entire inheritance ground will directly collapse. It's as if an entire inheritance ground is simply gone." Luo Feng's heart stirred. Indeed, when he went to the Demonic Sound Divine General inheritance ground back then, it was also stated that if anyone obtained a complete inheritance, the inheritance ground would be destroyed and collapse. "Provisional Divine Emissaries and Provisional Divine Generals have all obtained complete inheritances." "As for powerful Beast God cultivators, they too have reached an extremely high degree in their Beast God inheritance, very close to a complete Beast God inheritance. You must know, for Beast God inheritances, the Ancestral God Sect pays an even greater price. These powerful Beast God inheritors naturally also have to pay some price," the Feicang Clan Venerable said. "These are the outer members."