Chapter 435: Twenty Thousand Years Ago

Earlier, when exploring the Land of Fluctuation with Lord Moman, Luo Feng had perceived the boundless Primal Chaos Space from the perspective of fluctuations. Now, perceiving the boundless Primal Chaos Space from the perspective of the Abyss of Destruction, his understanding had changed once more.

The Abyss of Destruction, the Land of Eternity, and the Wall of Fiery Purgatory are the three great pillars of the boundless Primal Chaos Space. Not a single one can be missing.

"The Abyss of Destruction and the Wall of Fiery Purgatory aren't in opposition at all; rather, they cooperate perfectly?" Luo Feng mused.

The Wall of Fiery Purgatory constantly radiates boundless energy throughout the boundless Primal Chaos Space, enabling countless life forms to grow and various resources to be nurtured and born.

The Land of Eternity, like a stabilizing needle for the ocean, stabilizes the entire boundless Primal Chaos Space.

The Abyss of Destruction devours everything harmful to the boundless Primal Chaos Space. It acts like a "redundancy cleaner."

All three exist to ensure the continuous and eternal existence of the boundless Primal Chaos Space.

"I can sense that the Abyss of Destruction's role, beyond devouring the most intense negative spiritual power, has a crucial primary function... destruction!" Luo Feng vaguely perceived that the entire Abyss of Destruction had been continuously accumulating power.

"When the burden of living beings' numbers impacts the stability of the boundless Primal Chaos Space!

"The Abyss of Destruction might then unleash power accumulated over countless ages, creating a massive catastrophe that sweeps across the entire boundless Primal Chaos Space. At that time, ninety-nine percent of the naturally born Primal Chaos beings would likely perish, and a majority of the Ancestors who haven't reached the 'Immortal and Indestructible' level would also probably die."

"Even if the Origin Worlds are resilient enough, most of them would likely be destroyed." Luo Feng vaguely sensed that this was a form of self-purification for the boundless Primal Chaos Space!

Shazhou had reached that level of strength after obtaining two Fruits of Destruction. What if he were to give her one, causing another qualitative change in her life core? Deliberately cultivating an opponent for himself was something he couldn't do.

"Although I have mastered the two Primal Chaos-level Daos of Creation and Destruction, 'taking control of the Abyss of Destruction' is still a distant goal," Luo Feng smiled, "It's already quite fortunate to have control over a portion of the Abyss of Destruction's power."

"Controlling the superficial World of Destruction is relatively the easiest, yet it still requires fighting through all 34 layers." Luo Feng shook his head vigorously. "I've only occupied the 33rd layer so far. Clearly, with just one Primal Chaos-level Dao, the Abyss of Destruction doesn't even take notice."

"Before me, those whose strength came closest to mine were on the 26th and 27th layers of the Abyss of Destruction, a significant gap from my position." Luo Feng felt no great pressure; being the first to occupy had its advantages. Latercomers would face a much higher difficulty, as they would contend with the World Envoys and Luo Feng, who controlled the World of Destruction, acting in concert. Even if their strength was comparable to Luo Feng's, it would be extremely difficult to control this power.

"To control the Abyss of Destruction, one must pass three extremely difficult trials." "Because 'controlling the Abyss of Destruction' is so challenging, there are multiple candidates, and I am one of them." Luo Feng realized this: for each portion of power from the Abyss of Destruction, there could be up to eight candidates.

"As candidates, all face challenges; upon passing the three trials, one can also gain a portion of power. The subsequent eight portions of power are currently unclaimed, and their thresholds are unknown."

"The core 'Mountain of Destruction' holds eight portions of power. The inner spiritual world—the Sea of Destruction—contains two portions of power. The superficial real world—the World of Destruction—contains one portion of power, which I now control."

Luo Feng shared the information he had discovered with the other lords. If there were other candidates, he hoped they would be other lords!

Soon after, Luo Feng left a piece of intelligence in the Land of Eternity.

More detailed intelligence regarding the "Abyss of Destruction":

"The one-time explosion of accumulated power from the Abyss of Destruction is too terrifying; it destroys indiscriminately, without distinguishing friend from foe."

"Once an 'Abyss of Destruction Controller' emerges, they will be able to meticulously cleanse the boundless Primal Chaos Space."

"Therefore, having a controller actively perform this cleansing would be greatly beneficial to both the Abyss of Destruction and the boundless Primal Chaos Space."

"Unleashing the Abyss of Destruction's accumulated power in a single burst would also severely deplete its own vitality."

Consequently, the seven lords gathered in the Land of Eternity.

Yuan, Luo Feng, Wulan, Minghuang, Naigu, Xingmang, and Moman all saw the intelligence. This information greatly astonished the lords.

"Luo Feng has been in the deepest layer of the Abyss of Destruction recently. Could he have gained control of some of its power?" Lord Xingmang speculated.

As a mysterious place of the highest level, even a slight interference from the Abyss of Destruction's power was enough to prevent Lord Xingmang from peering into it.

Lord Xingmang had numerous clones traveling across countless timelines, observing various possibilities for the future.

When a world in a 'future timeline' suddenly collapsed, it meant that possibility had completely vanished.

"What's going on?"

While observing the future, Lord Xingmang's numerous clones suddenly made a shocking discovery: "How come Luo Feng is no longer visible in any future timelines?"

The future held countless possibilities, giving rise to innumerable timelines. Some of these timelines would collapse, while others would continue.

Lord Xingmang was alarmed by this; in all future timelines, Lord Luo Feng had a profound influence and should have been frequently observed.

"After Luo Feng took control of the World of Destruction, his strength greatly increased. I think our previous plan to expand our territory was still too conservative," Naigu said with a smile.

"We'll just wait for Elder Brother Yuan to break through," Luo Feng said with a smile.

"Soon, soon," Yuan chuckled.

Yuan's improvement was clearly significant for the entire cultivator faction.

Yuan's 'Dao of Primal Chaos Rule Operation' would surely undergo another qualitative change, allowing the strengths of the lords to be coordinated even more perfectly.

"Let's wait for Yuan to break through first," Minghuang said. "Then we can discuss it again."

For Yuan, over 700,000 eras was a very short period of cultivation.

For Luo Feng, it took him less than 20,000 eras to cultivate from an Eternal True God to the 'strongest being in the boundless Primal Chaos Space'.

Meanwhile, in Luo Feng's home Origin World.

In the blink of an eye, over 700,000 eras had passed.

Yuan was still in secluded cultivation.

The Origin Continent was now incredibly vast, comprising a total of 880,000 Chaos States, both large and small!

The lifespan of a True God was merely 80,000 eras.

Over 700,000 eras were enough for the Origin Continent to breed countless life forms, and many previously desolate and remote areas now had new cities.

In the main city of Zhenkan Chaos State, one of the 880,000 Chaos States, there was a tavern.

The owner of this Chaos State, 'Marquis Zhenkan', was enjoying a meal, with everyone in the tavern serving him diligently.

"Who would have thought that the 193rd successor of Duan Donghe would be the mighty Lord Luo Feng? And it was the legacy I left for him."

Zhenkan felt incredibly lucky.

"I was the 192nd successor, Luo Feng is the 193rd, and there will be no more after him."

"The Duan Donghe lineage ends with Lord Luo Feng. Thus, there will be no more than 193 Duan Donghe successors," Zhenkan thought to himself.

Marquis Zhenkan still felt that he had truly stumbled upon great fortune. "I never imagined that I was just following the rules of the Duan Donghe lineage and leaving behind a normal legacy. Who would have thought... that the fates of all 192 Duan Donghe successors in the entire lineage would be changed?"

Including himself, all 192 Duan Donghe successors and their dearest kin had been resurrected!

The Duan Donghe lineage had always been passed down singularly, from master to sole disciple. Who would have thought that now, all past generations of Duan Donghe successors were living in the same era?

Although the other Duan Donghe successors were scattered across the Origin Continent, they were, after all, from the same lineage. They would communicate and often gather, consciously maintaining their collective. Over 700,000 eras, seven of the 192 Duan Donghe successors had become God-Kings, and the Duan Donghe lineage had become a formidable force on the Origin Continent.

Among the resurrected past Duan Donghe successors, only the Eighth Ancestor and the 192nd successor, 'Duan Donghe Zhenkan', received special treatment from Luo Feng! This was because, strictly speaking, the legacy left by the Eighth Ancestor greatly assisted Luo Feng, and the 192nd Duan Donghe successor had the grace of imparting the Dao. The other past Duan Donghe successors only received a small amount of cultivation resources and had to forge their own paths thereafter. Of course, even that 'small amount of resources' had already thrilled them.

The 192nd Duan Donghe successor was granted a Chaos State as a fiefdom! On the current Origin Continent, even God-Kings needed to pass multiple reviews to potentially receive a fiefdom. With the aid of numerous resources, he further advanced into the Chaos Realm. The Eighth Ancestor, 'God-King Jueyi', not only received a fiefdom but was also granted a dwelling in the 'Galaxy Capital City' and many other precious resources.

In the deepest layer of the Abyss of Destruction, beneath the land formed by the dissolution of endless resentment and hatred, a cave dwelling appeared. A clone of Luo Feng resided there long-term within the dwelling, continuously perceiving the power fluctuations of the Abyss of Destruction. Only after taking control of the World of Destruction did Luo Feng truly surpass the World Envoys in all aspects.

"Unfortunately, I cannot expel some of the hostile Ancestors within the World of Destruction," Luo Feng thought. Although he controlled the World of Destruction, in reality, he had only left a mark on the 'Shadow of Origin' of the 33rd layer of the World of Destruction. This Shadow of Origin was merely a wisp of power separated from the core origin of the Abyss of Destruction. His authority was granted by the Abyss of Destruction. Only when he refined the core of the 'Abyss of Destruction' could he truly be considered its master.

"Leaning on a mountain, the mountain might fall; relying on others, they might flee. The most trustworthy thing is still one's own strength!" Luo Feng silently mused.

Yuan, Shazhou, and Ancestor Icepeak once had such a good relationship. Yet later, did Ancestor Icepeak's faction also take advantage of the 'war between the Born Primal Chaos Beings faction and the Cultivator faction' to invade over a hundred world clusters belonging to the cultivator faction? When Ancestor Wugu and the Three Sovereigns of Wind Thunder Sea plundered and slaughtered, did Ancestor Icepeak and his group tacitly approve? Even to reclaim their territory, the four lords had to threaten war before Ancestor Icepeak and his group finally returned it. Ancestors breaking promises and turning hostile was not a rare occurrence. All promises and friendships could become a joke in the face of time and factional interests.

Of course, after learning the secrets of the Abyss of Destruction, Luo Feng also decided that even if he obtained another Fruit of Destruction in the future, he would never give it to Shazhou. And was Shazhou's promise necessarily trustworthy? If she didn't uphold her promise, what could he do?