Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

Within a spatial layer of the Star Tower.

"Equivalent to a secret treasure beyond the level of a Godly King?" Luo Feng looked at the warm scale in his palm, in the Infinite Space Treasure Vault, the cheapest treasure beyond the level of a Godly King was also about 12,500 merit points, almost no different from the scale of Destruction.

"This scale..."

Luo Feng was patient, he didn’t use it right away, instead he carefully observed.

The scale was primarily black, with edges that gradually turned transparent and tinged with green. Magnified by billions of times, one could glimpse the mysterious secret patterns on the scale. Countless engraved secret patterns completely sealed the scale’s aura.

When Luo Feng’s consciousness tried to touch it, upon contact with the scale, he felt an intensely terrifying murderous will.

"Kill, kill, kill!" This terrifying will struck at Luo Feng’s spirit, only with the will of the Ultimate Realm of God King could one maintain clarity under such an assault.

"Just a single scale, and one that has been refined at that, still harbors such dreadful murderous will?" Luo Feng was secretly alarmed. "How terrifying must the life that was the source of this scale be?"

"To be able to refine a scale, allowing the weaker Godly Kings to obtain the body of a Destroyer Clan demon? The strength of the refiner is also unfathomable," thought Luo Feng.

The more he understood, the more he realized his own insignificance.

Be it the scant information leaked from the special grade inheritance or items like the scale of Destruction, all allowed Luo Feng a glimpse into the higher planes of the world!

"If Yuan can leave behind numerous treasure lands, then he can leave behind so much resources in these treasuries. Clearly, outside the Source World, Yuan’s status must be extremely high. Far surpassing the ancestors of the two great ancient countries," Luo Feng thought.

Luo Feng carefully observed this scale of Destruction for a full three days, recorded the part of the secret patterns he was able to observe, and only then began to truly integrate it into his body.

...

His Perfect Divine Body split off an avatar that contained 99% of his Divine Power Reserve! The remaining small amount of the Perfect Divine Body... once again began to crazily absorb energy through the Small Universe, gradually recovering.

"I will transform this enormous avatar." Luo Feng held the black scale and pressed it directly onto his chest, where the black scale quickly merged into his skin. At the time of the exchange, Luo Feng had already received detailed instructions for its use.

"Kill!"

"Destruction!"

The terrifying will of slaughter swept over his spirit, but Luo Feng’s expression did not change, remaining calm as he observed the changes in his body.

Once this scale of Destruction merged into his skin, the hidden power naturally erupted, beginning to erode Luo Feng’s entire body, causing his skin, flesh, and bones to naturally transform! The erosion was incredibly fast, and even the energy reserves of this avatar of Luo Feng, which were more plentiful than those of a World Life Form, could only hold out for little more than ten breaths before the body was naturally reformed.

At the instant the transformation was successful, the scale of Destruction naturally disintegrated, and the original murderous will dissipated, leaving no further effect.

"Even the most minute components of the body have been altered!"

Luo Feng closely examined this ’Destroyer Clan demon avatar.’

This enormous body was covered with scales similar to the scale of Destruction, covering Luo Feng’s face as well, but these scales were a pale blue, and their aura was much weaker than that of the scale of Destruction.

His eyes glowed golden, a tail naturally grew out, and six horns sprouted naturally from his head! These six horns bore some resemblance to one aspect of the Great Dao of Destruction Origin.

"This Destroyer Clan demon avatar is average in strength, barely meeting the threshold of the Second Realm of Godly Kings even after I transformed it using a sufficiently large godly body. It’s far inferior to the World Life Form avatar," Luo Feng shook his head lightly.

"But it truly is the favored child of the Great Dao of Destruction Origin."

Luo Feng extended his right claw and waved it lightly.

Whoosh!

He could easily manipulate the mysteries of the Great Dao of Destruction Origin! Luo Feng felt as if his body were a part of the Great Dao of Destruction Origin itself, able to use his body to sense and understand the Great Dao of Destruction Origin.

Of course, this body’s sensitivity to other great daos was rather vague.

"I have taken the Five-Colored Treasure Medicine before. The Five-Colored Treasure Medicine makes both the body and spirit resonate with the Great Dao of Destruction Origin, continuing for roughly three eras."

"While the scale of Destruction only transforms the body! But it does not affect the spirit."

"Yet, the compatibility of the body is stronger than that of the Five-Colored Treasure Medicine..."

"In terms of overall effect, the scale of Destruction can reach about seventy to eighty percent of the Five-Colored Treasure Medicine," thought Luo Feng. "Most importantly, this state is permanent."

Luo Feng was very pleased with this state.

A dose of the Five-Colored Treasure Medicine was valued at ten million merit points!

The body of the Destroyer Clan demon could maintain about seventy to eighty percent of the ’Five-Colored Treasure Medicine’ state permanently, and its value was self-evident.

"My cultivation in the Great Dao of Destruction Origin is going to completely surpass that of the Great Dao of Life Origin," realized Luo Feng. Ever since Morosa was able to exhibit a complete Path of Destruction, the speed of cultivation along both paths was quite similar.

But now, the speed of progress in the Great Dao of Destruction Origin had accelerated.

In the Infinite Space Treasure Vault, there was also the ’Lotus Heart Seed’ that could make one a favored child of the Great Dao of Life Origin, but it was too expensive.

...

Time passed, era by era.

Though he had become a favored child of the Great Dao of Destruction Origin, he still needed time to accumulate his own strength. Compared to the ancient existences of the Land of Origin, Luo Feng was much too young.

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In one of the deep spaces of the Dream Domain.

Here the darkness was unfathomable, countless tunnel passages formed a labyrinth-like world, within one of these caves, Luo Feng transformed into a large stone, cultivating through the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique.

Yuan’s inherited will, "Lie Yuan Technique", of which the ’Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique’ that cultivated will, showed increasing effects as Luo Feng’s Great Dao of Destruction Origin made progress.

"Rumble~~~" In the center of the endless Chaos Hole, Luo Feng’s spirit had already transformed into a vague human silhouette, which vaguely resembled his appearance.

The spirit silhouette sat cross-legged, resisting the continuous infiltration and erosion of the Dream Domain, as well as the wear from the Great Destruction Heart Refining Method.

"I have been in the Dream Domain for over one hundred and fifty eras, and I feel my spirit continuously transforming, yet its strength will forever fail to break through the bottleneck of the Ultimate Realm of God King," Luo Feng found this path exceedingly arduous.

Cultivation in the Dream Domain was torturous. Luo Feng always pushed his limits, cultivating until he completely succumbed, falling into the dreamscapes of the Dream Domain.

Of course, once he entered the dream, he would stop the Great Destruction Heart Refining Method, and he would quickly awaken.

Over one hundred fifty eras, Luo Feng had succumbed dozens of times.

The advancement of the Great Dao and the pioneering of new Great Daos... these enhanced Luo Feng’s understanding of the Dao, and his Spiritual Will naturally improved.

The Infinite Space obliterated Spiritual Beings time and again, which benefitted the spirit as well.

The Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique was consistently upheld, and after gaining the Demon Clan Avatar of Destruction, the effects were even more pronounced.

"I can feel myself transforming, yet I have not broken through,"

"It’s no wonder that on the Land of Origin, apart from Emperor Ming, others only transcend the Godly King Level after fully understanding a complete Origin Great Dao," Luo Feng admired Emperor Ming at this moment.

Emperor Ming, in terms of soul foundation, definitely couldn’t compare to his Perfect Divine Body. Yet he managed to transcend Godly King Level in his Spiritual Will before understanding the complete Great Dao!

Of course, as an Imperial Clan God King of the Flame Wind Ancient Country, Emperor Ming, once he ascended, was too dazzling, and the resources he received were definitely far more than Luo Feng’s own. What a freestanding Godly King like him received was probably just a fraction of what two major Imperial Clan cores had.

Bracing against the profound intrusions of the Dream Domain and the dual refinement of the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique, Luo Feng was still able to multi-task, just that under such conditions he could not focus too much on Cultivation.

As time went on, Luo Feng gradually grew more exhausted, even unable to multi-task, and all his Avatars in the outside world temporarily went into seclusion.

"Hum."

Luo Feng didn’t stop but kept persevering, until the very limit, until... he sank into the dream.

...

During the past one hundred and fifty Eras, Luo Feng had sunk into dreams dozens of times, and he would reflect upon each awakening.

Most of the dreams, Luo Feng would forget, while a small part he managed to recall!

The parts he remembered were very chaotic, and some were even contradictory! But there were some scenes that Luo Feng felt were far beyond the scope of the Source World.

"...The Ancestor summons you..."

A voice rang out.

Luo Feng forgot who he was; at this moment, he was enormous in stature, seemingly possessing unfathomable power.

Yet, he stood there with utmost respect, patiently waiting.

"I’ve made great Merit Points this time, even receiving a summons from the Ancestor. I wonder how the Ancestor will reward me." Emotions of joy bubbled up within him.

"When will the Ancestor summon me again? I’ve been waiting so long..." An emotion of weariness surfaced.

"How will the Ancestor punish me?" A feeling of fear began to grow.

The dreamscape was incredibly chaotic, as if the scenes of visiting the Ancestor had happened many times, and he seemed to be constantly awaiting a summon from the Ancestor.

Finally—

A giant eye appeared!

Luo Feng looked at this huge eye with utmost respect, "Ancestor!"

This so-called ’Ancestor’ was shrouded and veiled by endless Great Daos. In the dream, Luo Feng couldn’t see its true form, seeing only that enormous eye, which seemed to be etched into Luo Feng’s soul, instilling fear in him, without any thought of resistance.

"Hum hum hum~~~" The entire dreamscape began to tremble. Having stopped the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique, Luo Feng’s Spiritual Will was already struggling to break free from the dream.

In the instant he saw the giant eye, Luo Feng’s Spiritual Will instinctively resisted fiercely, causing the entire dreamscape to start to fragment and shatter.

Whoosh!

It completely shattered, and everything vanished.

Luo Feng regained consciousness.

"This..." Luo Feng revealed his true appearance, his eyes filled with horror, "Why is this memory so clear this time?"

In the past, most of what he saw in the dreams would be forgotten, and the few memories that remained would not have any impact.

But this time!

That eye! Luo Feng still remembered it after waking up! Although it had blurred somewhat, that eye still filled Luo Feng’s heart with endless fear, even his Spiritual Will couldn’t suppress this sense of dread.

Fear, trembling with terror.

Uncontrollable!

Only thoughts of fear and submission.

"How could this be?" Luo Feng immediately dissipated that Avatar, self-annihilating.

...

In Huyang City, within the Star Tower.

Luo Feng’s Perfect Divine Body, Demon Clan Avatar of Destruction, and World Life Form Avatar, all showed expressions of shock and anger.

"Unable to forget, unable to obliterate."

Luo Feng attempted to erase that memory, but he couldn’t! This segment of memory had already permeated and fused into his entire soul, even if he destroyed all memory and left his brain a blank slate. This memory would still emerge.

"Erase it!"

Luo Feng employed the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique, and the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique scrubbed away the stray thoughts from his mind, the fears within.

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He continued to maintain the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique. As soon as thoughts of fear or submission arose, they were obliterated, and Luo Feng felt his spirit become much more serene and ethereal.

"Yet it remains rooted in the soul," acknowledged Luo Feng, realizing the issue. The Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique could only scour away all stray thoughts, making the spirit sufficiently ethereal.

But it could not destroy the root.

"I have heard that when cultivating the Primordial Bloodline, the wills remaining within the Primordial Bloodline will contaminate the spirit... even if one undergoes reincarnation like Di Fu, where there is no will contamination after reincarnation, this ’memory contamination’ still exists. Memory contamination can only be controlled by oneself; it is difficult to eradicate."

Memory contamination is less severe than will contamination.

But it is a contamination all the same!

Di Fu had carried it all along! And now, Luo Feng too bore the weight of memory contamination!