Celebration

Within a realm permeated by bloody currents.

“I never expected this entire Nine Abyssal Space to be the territory of the Master of Nine Abyssal Space,” Luo Feng mused from within the tall grass. “The Master of Nine Abyssal Space is practically invincible within this domain. Could it be that special environments amplify a powerhouse’s strength?”

Luo Feng pondered for a moment, then set the thought aside.

Such matters were still too distant for him.

“Hmm?”

“Why are they looking for me?” Luo Feng immediately connected his consciousness to Glory World.

...

In Glory World, at the open-air plaza.

The moment Luo Feng materialized, countless Inheritors in the open-air plaza immediately turned to look at him.

“Look, it’s Daohe King.”

“Daohe King has appeared! He’s truly formidable; with his innate clone technique, it’s incredibly difficult to kill him.”

Luo Feng felt a bit bewildered by all the stares. Why were they all looking at him? These Inheritors were all peerless geniuses. The commotion from his 620,000+ challenges had long passed. Even when he had entered Glory World a few times before, only a small number of Inheritors would pay attention to him, not gather around as if he were some rare treasure.

“Daohe!” Chaman King called out from a corner of the open-air plaza.

Luo Feng immediately walked over.

As he crossed the open-air plaza, Luo Feng attracted a multitude of gazes wherever he went. The Inheritors whispered amongst themselves while watching him, making Luo Feng even more puzzled.

“Daohe King, do you still have those treasured wings?” a voice suddenly shouted.

Luo Feng glanced over. It was an alien Inheritor from the vast Northern Territory Alliance group, calling out with a mocking laugh. His chitinous face bore an expression that Luo Feng found repulsive.

Luo Feng ignored him and quickly made his way to the Hong Alliance group.

“What’s going on?” Luo Feng sat directly at a table where Chaman King, Lishuo King, and Thousand Rain King were seated. These three were the closest to Luo Feng within the Hong Alliance Inheritor group.

“Daohe, I heard you were chased by Howling Mirror King and fell into the Nine Abyssal Vortex? Is that true?” Chaman King first isolated their voices, then whispered urgently.

Luo Feng was startled.

How long had it been since he fell into that realm? The news had already spread.

“Could it be true?” Thousand Rain King quickly discerned from Luo Feng’s expression.

“Yes,” Luo Feng nodded.

The news had probably already spread, so there was no need to hide it.

“You actually fell into the Nine Abyssal Vortex? That place is so dangerous that even Universe Venerables struggle to survive there!” Thousand Rain King exclaimed. Lishuo King and Chaman King also looked at Luo Feng with concern. Chaman King couldn’t help but say, “They all said you were cornered and killed, and your treasured wings were lost in that perilous place.”

“Where did you get this news?” Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask.

“Well, everyone talks in this open-air plaza, and it spread quickly,” Chaman King replied. “They all said you were chased by Howling Mirror King with no escape, and then fell into the Nine Abyssal Vortex.”

“Are you really in the Nine Abyssal Vortex? Did you die?” Lishuo King also couldn’t help but ask.

Many were now speculating that Luo Feng had died once and then revived using his innate clone technique, but his treasured item had been lost in that desperate situation.

“I did fall into the Nine Abyssal Vortex and ended up in a dangerous place, but I just entered that desperate situation. I’m still struggling, at least I didn’t die immediately,” Luo Feng shook his head. “I just fell into such a predicament, and you already have news. It spread really fast.” It must have been Ziya Venerable, Howling Mirror King, or some combination of them who spread the news.

“Where does that Nine Abyssal Vortex lead?” Chaman King pressed.

“How dangerous is it?” Lishuo King asked.

Thousand Rain King stared intently at Luo Feng.

This was confidential information. Only a handful of people had ever escaped from there alive, making the intelligence extremely valuable, treated as top-tier secrets not easily divulged. Only information easily discovered by Inheritors would spread.

“It’s very dangerous there,” Luo Feng said in a low voice, thinking of the alien Universe Venerable who was chasing Howling Mirror King. “Instant teleportation is impossible, Divine Kingdom Teleportation is impossible, and powerhouses are as numerous as clouds. I’m still struggling there, and I’m afraid it will be hard to escape the pursuit.”

“Instant teleportation is impossible, Divine Kingdom Teleportation is impossible?” Chaman King, Lishuo King, and Thousand Rain King’s expressions all changed.

“This, this is like the world within a sealing type treasure, isn’t it?” Chaman King couldn’t help but say.

No escape.

Even if one didn’t die, it was tantamount to being imprisoned there for endless years, which was indeed terrifying for a powerhouse.

“I won’t talk much more with you all; I still need to keep fleeing for my life,” Luo Feng said in a low voice, then vanished into thin air.

This made Chaman King, Lishuo King, and Thousand Rain King silently note it down. The secret of the Nine Abyssal Vortex was no ordinary piece of intelligence. If Luo Feng hadn’t been close to them, he probably wouldn’t have revealed it so easily.

...

Luo Feng fled for his life in that realm, trying to get as far away as possible.

Meanwhile, in Glory World, discussions about him were rampant.

“Howling Mirror King is here.”

“It’s Howling Mirror King.”

When Howling Mirror King appeared in the Glory World open-air plaza, he received the same treatment as Luo Feng, surrounded by a large number of Inheritors.

“Howling Mirror King, I heard you chased Daohe King? He fell into the Nine Abyssal Vortex, is that true?” an Inheritor immediately asked.

“Hmph!”

Howling Mirror King snorted coldly, saying nothing, and walked directly to the gathering place of the Northern Territory Alliance group.

After failing to obtain Daohe King’s treasured item, he had planned an adventure in the Nine Abyssal Space, but then he suddenly received an email from some of his friends through Glory World. Only then did Howling Mirror King realize… what had happened earlier had actually spread throughout Glory World.

“Damn it, it’s either Ziya Venerable or those five scoundrels. But those five scoundrels probably don’t have the guts; it’s most likely Ziya Venerable spreading the news.”

“Hmph, it seems he’s not an idiot. The news that Daohe King possesses a soul-type treasured item is new information, and he’s smart enough not to spread it,” Howling Mirror King thought to himself, as he reached the Northern Territory Alliance group and casually sat down.

Howling Mirror King glanced at the many Inheritors around him.

“I know everyone is curious about this matter.”

Howling Mirror King grinned ferociously. “Although I don’t know which scoundrel spread the news, it’s true… that Daohe King was indeed chased by me and fled into the Nine Abyssal Vortex. Haha, that’s the Nine Abyssal Vortex! Once trapped inside, even Universe Venerables find it hard to survive. Even if Daohe King has an innate clone technique, his treasured item is definitely lost there.”

...

Howling Mirror King was quite arrogant and openly admitted everything.

Six days later.

On Purple Thorn Island, palace buildings of various racial styles stood.

“Boom~~~” A powerful origin law aura, shaking the entire Purple Thorn Island, directly descended. This caused many Inheritors across Purple Thorn Island to immediately fly out, looking towards the center where the origin law aura was strongest—the mansion belonging to Zhenyan King.

Above the mansion, a five-colored vortex appeared.

The five law energies of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth harmonized with each other, giving rise to an even nobler and more majestic ‘space origin law’ aura. At the core of that five-colored vortex… was a void, like a mysterious passage connecting to the universe’s origin, with endless divine power directly flowing into Zhenyan King’s mansion.

“A breakthrough?”

“Space laws!”

“Who is this, to have comprehended the complete space laws and become a Universe Venerable?” Figures rose into the sky above Purple Thorn Island, all looking at this scene with shock and envy.

Over a hundred million Inheritors on Purple Thorn Island were stuck at that step, all yearning for this day.

“Whose mansion is this?”

“I don’t know.”

“I don’t know either.”

“Who exactly is it? Who broke through and became a Universe Venerable?”

“I don’t know.”

Few of the countless Inheritors knew, and even within the Hong Alliance group, most were unaware. It was Chaman King who said, “That mansion, next to Daohe King’s mansion, belongs to the other of the two Inheritors sent by our human race this time. One is Daohe King, and the other is Zhenyan King.”

“Zhenyan King?”

“Zhenyan King broke through to become a Universe Venerable?” This shocked many Inheritors in the Hong Alliance group.

“Zhenyan King has been stuck at that step for endless years; he finally broke through! We must go visit and congratulate him.”

“No rush. Zhenyan King is currently at the most critical moment of absorbing divine power; not a single moment can be wasted.”

...

On the path of power, becoming an Immortal, a Universe Venerable, or a Universe Master—at these three critical junctures, the universe’s origin laws would descend. Especially the first time… that was the transformation of the body into a divine body, allowing for a one-time, unrestrained absorption of sufficient divine power. But the second and third times wouldn’t be so fortunate.

Of course, the moment one became a Universe Venerable, and the moment one became a Universe Master… these two critical moments, while not allowing for unrestrained absorption, were still far more special than ordinary divine power absorption.

Because the descent of origin laws was equivalent to a complete connection to the ‘Law Ocean,’ allowing for arbitrary absorption. Unfortunately, the duration of the origin law’s descent was limited! After a certain period, the origin laws would disappear. Therefore, the critical moment for desperately absorbing divine power was only a short while.

...

Moments later, all fluctuations dissipated.

Immediately, some Inheritors and even Universe Venerables from the Hong Alliance group went to visit.

“Creak.” The door opened.

Zhenyan Venerable smiled as he looked outside: “Hahaha, please come in.”

“Congratulations, Zhenyan King… no, Zhenyan Venerable.”

“Zhenyan, congratulations, you’ve also stepped into the Universe Venerable tier.” Unlike Luo Feng, Zhenyan King had many more friends; many Universe Venerables had some acquaintance with Zhenyan King.

“Indeed, after countless years, I’ve finally reached this tier,” Zhenyan Venerable nodded, no longer showing signs of age, but instead full of vigor.

“How much divine power did you absorb this time?”

“Not bad. Taking advantage of the origin law’s descent, I absorbed a great deal, raising my divine body to 92% of its current limit,” Zhenyan Venerable said.

“It’s not 100%? Our human bodies are small, and we naturally store less divine power. Taking this opportunity, you should have been able to absorb 100%, right?”

The larger the body, the harder it was to store divine power to 100%.

For example, a World Tree, with its massive size, if it were to break through to ‘Universe Venerable,’ the divine power absorbed during the short period of origin law descent might be more than Zhenyan King’s, but relative to the World Tree’s size, it would be a drop in the bucket. It would still need to rely on slow accumulation of divine power over a long future to improve.

“Zhenyan’s life gene level evolved long ago, reaching 10 times. After becoming a Universe Venerable, his divine body’s limit is also high, so reaching 92% is very good.”

As Zhenyan Venerable conversed with other powerhouses, he felt a bit puzzled. He had broken through to Universe Venerable, so why hadn’t his disciple, Luo Feng, come to visit?