Chapter 233: Gaining the Treasure
Luo Feng looked at the single black fruit on the fruit tree growing in the crevice of the distant cliff. This Thousand Dream Fruit, after five powerhouses had fought for it, was now left with only him standing here.
“The more it comes to this moment, the more I must be careful. I can’t let another powerhouse steal it at the very end!” Luo Feng’s mental will instantly spread out, covering a vast surrounding area, in case an enemy tried to sneak in and snatch the treasure.
Divine King Zongfu, Emperor Jiufeng—each of them had extremely formidable escape techniques.
Only when his mental will spread across a vast region did Luo Feng feel at ease.
“This battle also showed the gap in strength.” Luo Feng thought, “Among the four of them… without any treasures, the weakest was Emperor Wu’s feeble avatar. Emperor Jiufeng and Divine King Zongfu were about equal. The woman in purple robes was the strongest! Without the Lieu Yuan Technique, I probably wouldn’t have been able to defeat her.”
Even if his mental will was strong enough, without the Lieu Yuan Technique, the influence of his will on the woman in purple robes would have been greatly diminished. She could completely unleash stronger power.
“And that was only one of her avatars.”
“If she uses her true body and combines it with supreme secret treasures, her deterrence will skyrocket.”
So Luo Feng thought.
“This battle also proved that my six-branch fusion secret technique, Heavenlight Silver Shuttle, is already comparable to Ultimate-level techniques, not inferior to those of the Emperors. My seven-branch fusion secret technique, Blood Droplet, is even stronger than their techniques by a large margin.” Luo Feng reflected on this battle, summarizing his experience.The Life-and-Death Path, as a fusion Origin Path, made every branch powerful.
With six branches fused, it reached the level of typical Ultimate-level Origin Path moves.
With seven branches fused, it was clearly stronger than Ultimate-level moves.
“If the Life-and-Death Path can fuse all nine branches, the power of such a move would far surpass even the techniques of a complete typical Origin Path.” Luo Feng thought.
Indeed, the Life-and-Death Path’s power far exceeded single Origin Paths such as Life, Destruction, or Space.
When Luo Feng studied the information on Perfect Inheritance and Top-Tier Inheritance in the Infinite Space Treasury, he had already learned of the terror of “fusion Origin Paths.” For example, when Time and Space fused to form the Time-Space Path, the strength was astonishing beyond comprehension…
Fusion Origin Paths, though incomparably strong and more encompassing, were also far more difficult to cultivate.
……
Luo Feng sat cross-legged, his mental will spreading in all directions, silently keeping watch.
He waited for about three days.
The black fruit on the tree suddenly shone with a violet luster, dazzling and brilliant, illuminating a vast area around it, while a faint fragrance spread out.
“It’s about to ripen.” Luo Feng immediately stood up from his cross-legged posture, gazing at the Thousand Dream Fruit.
“Splash, splash, splash~~~” From a nearby pool beside the cliff, water stirred as a black head emerged, followed by a massive creature flying out of the water.
“I’ve been waiting for you.”
Luo Feng had already scouted the surroundings. In this vast area, there was only this one native Dream Domain creature. Judging from its aura, it was within his ability to handle. That was why Luo Feng had set his eyes on the Thousand Dream Fruit.
In the Deep Region of the Dream Domain, there were naturally far more Heavenly Treasures worth over a billion merits than just the Thousand Dream Fruit. But the creatures around those treasures were simply too terrifying!
For now, the Thousand Dream Fruit was the only one Luo Feng had hopes of seizing.
“Go!” Luo Feng stood, and instantly endless River Water spread out, the mighty Milky Way covering hundreds of billions of kilometers, naturally binding and encasing the enormous black native creature.
“Roar—” The turtle-like native creature bellowed, exhaling boundless cold air that instantly froze large portions of the silver river. After breaking free of the binding waters, it charged at the Thousand Dream Fruit, but then a single drop of blood seeped onto its body.
Seven-branch secret technique, Blood Droplet.
That single drop of blood instantly corroded its whole body, turning the black creature into a black-red monstrosity. It howled in fury, but under the corrosion its strength plummeted, and it was once again bound by endless River Water—this time unable to break free.
Roars echoed, cold air blasted forth.
But Blood Droplet’s erosion, combined with the River Water’s binding, kept it trapped.
“Let’s hope nothing goes wrong.” Luo Feng kept his eyes on the Thousand Dream Fruit, which was exuding fragrance, its dazzling violet glow visible across half of this spatial region.
“Not good.” Luo Feng frowned slightly. From afar, countless crimson-scaled creatures flew toward him. Each of them wasn’t particularly strong—only at the level of ordinary Divine Kings—but their sheer number was overwhelming, impossible to count at a glance.
“It’s the Crimson-Scaled Swarm! I knew it—harvesting the Thousand Dream Fruit wouldn’t be so easy.”
Luo Feng recognized them and judged that it was still manageable. After over a hundred eras in the Dream Domain Deep Region, he was very familiar with the Crimson-Scaled Swarm. “The Crimson-Scaled Swarm may look like countless individuals, but in truth, they are one lifeform, sharing a single vague consciousness.”
Based on past intelligence, Luo Feng immediately devised a plan.
He couldn’t defeat the Crimson-Scaled Swarm, but he could delay them—long enough for the Thousand Dream Fruit to fully ripen.
“Buzz~~~”
The Crimson-Scaled Swarm surged closer.
Suddenly, the vast Milky Way of River Water spread out, trying to bind the swarm. But countless crimson-scaled creatures combined their power, easily breaking free of the water’s hold, rushing straight toward the Thousand Dream Fruit.
“Go.”
Luo Feng directed the vast River Water—formed by the World Life Form—both to obstruct the Crimson-Scaled Swarm and to entangle the massive turtle-like beast. With slight guidance from Luo Feng, the two collided.
The Crimson-Scaled Swarm’s nature was to sweep through everything in its path.
They swept across the giant turtle-like beast as well. In an instant, the massive creature was partially eroded, its body drastically shrinking. Luo Feng’s drop of blood quickly retreated.
“Roar~~” The turtle-like beast bellowed unwillingly, attempting to flee. But under the binding of the vast River Water, it couldn’t escape. Within just over ten breaths, it was completely devoured by the Crimson-Scaled Swarm, leaving not a trace of its body behind.
“At least it helped buy me over ten breaths of time.” Luo Feng smiled faintly. Then, with a thought, another drop of blood shot toward the Crimson-Scaled Swarm, beginning to corrode them.
Sizzle, sizzle~~~
Several crimson-scaled creatures were corroded, turning into part of the blood.
But even more crimson-scaled creatures annihilated much of the blood.
Both sides eroded and annihilated one another.
“Splash, splash~~~”
The corrosive power of the Blood Droplet secret technique did have some effect on the Crimson-Scaled Swarm. But their destructive power was too terrifying. Luo Feng’s drop of blood contained the full energy reserves of a Perfect Divine Body, and yet it was being rapidly consumed.
“Blood Droplet consumes too much.” Luo Feng watched both the Thousand Dream Fruit and the dwindling energy of his technique.
In about the time it took to drink a pot of wine, the drop of blood was completely exhausted. The Crimson-Scaled Swarm had only decreased by about one-thousandth. The entire swarm once again surged toward the Thousand Dream Fruit.
“Suppress!” From the vast silver river, a colossal hand suddenly condensed.
That towering hand, its palm holding a faint abyss, descended to cover the swarm!
Heaven and earth twisted!
All things shifted!
Imprisoned!
Crushed!
In an instant, the entire Crimson-Scaled Swarm vanished.
Luo Feng revealed his form, glancing at his left hand. In his left palm, the Palm World was imprisoning the swarm.
Over a hundred eras of comprehension within the Star Tower’s secret patterns had allowed Luo Feng to create two seven-branch fusion techniques: one was Blood Droplet, and the other was Prison Cage! This could directly suppress and imprison an entire space.
“This Crimson-Scaled Swarm is truly troublesome. My Palm World, transformed into a cage, naturally carries layer upon layer of spatial seals. Yet they are gnawing away at the space itself and even gnawing at the membrane of my Palm World.” Luo Feng continually replenished energy to maintain the Palm Cage’s integrity.
“In terms of killing efficiency, the Palm Cage is much weaker than Blood Droplet. But in terms of trapping the enemy, its efficiency is several times greater.”
Luo Feng calculated.
With the same energy cost, the Palm Cage could hold the Crimson-Scaled Swarm far longer.
“Too bad I can’t bring the Star Tower in. If I had it, I could have suppressed the entire Crimson-Scaled Swarm long ago.” Luo Feng could only think about it. He dared not take such a risk.
Taking risks might succeed a hundred or a thousand times, but if he failed even once, the Star Tower would be lost!
No matter how many treasures the Dream Domain had, in his heart they were not worth even close to the Star Tower.
While keeping the Palm Cage intact, Luo Feng kept his gaze fixed on the Thousand Dream Fruit. Every moment consumed enormous amounts of his energy.
Suddenly—
The glow of the Thousand Dream Fruit retracted completely, turning ordinary, its fragrance vanishing.
“It’s finally fully ripe.” Luo Feng rejoiced. At once, a stream of River Water swept across the Thousand Dream Fruit, plucking it directly.
The prepared treasure box immediately stored the fruit safely.
“Treasure in hand, time to go!”
Luo Feng released the Crimson-Scaled Swarm from his Palm Cage.
His figure flashed with black light, and he had already escaped the Dream Domain space. The released Crimson-Scaled Swarm raged around, unable to find its enemy, and wantonly corroded everything nearby.
……
Luo Feng reached the Outer Region of the Dream Domain, gazing at the blocked entrance held by the royal clans of the Two Ancient Kingdoms.
“Whoosh.”
A flash of black light.
Luo Feng instantly passed through the formation array blockade of the Two Ancient Kingdoms’ royal clans and appeared outside the exit. With another flash, he had already returned to Huyang City.
This was precisely the six-branch fusion secret technique Luo Feng had comprehended—Blacklight Escape Technique.
Luo Feng’s six-branch fusion techniques, aside from the earlier Great Annihilation Form, later included Heavenlight Silver Shuttle and Blacklight Escape Technique, which were quite similar—both were supreme in speed.
Their speed rivaled thought itself.
As soon as the thought moved, his body followed.
Thus Heavenlight Silver Shuttle was unavoidable! Inescapable!
And the Blacklight Escape Technique could, in a single thought, cross from the Outer Region of the Dream Domain to outside the exit, forcefully piercing through the entire formation. On the Origin Continent, a single thought could carry him from one end of the continent to the other.
This was the might of an Ultimate-level escape technique.
Each Ultimate-level move had its own marvels. For example, Divine King Wuxin’s Heaven-Hiding Escape Technique could not even be detected by the arrays of the Two Ancient Kingdoms in the Dream Domain.
“A powerhouse forced their way through the array.” The Two Ancient Kingdoms’ royal clans were in an uproar. But the guards at the entrance of the Dream Domain had limited strength. Even the teams from the Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion dared to forcibly attack. How could they stop Luo Feng from charging out?
Outside the exit of the Dream Domain—
The woman in purple robes stood at a distance, waiting patiently.
“Whoosh.”
The Black-Robed, Golden-Masked Man instantly appeared at the exit, and then vanished again.
“He’s out.” The woman in purple robes watched, “His escape technique has also reached the Ultimate-level. But his escape technique… carries a hint of the Destruction Path’s flavor.”
“Who is he?” The woman in purple robes was very curious.
Whoosh.
Without a sound, she vanished as well.
……
Tianmu Nation.
On the entire Origin Continent, aside from the Two Ancient Kingdoms, the three top-tier powers were Tianmu Nation, Myriad Realms Nation, and the East Extremity Region. Among these, Tianmu Nation was the most low-profile.
“Whoosh.”
The woman in purple robes arrived in the depths of a grand palace. A handsome young man was staring at a floating, mysterious scroll, its countless secret patterns flowing.
Whoosh.
The woman in purple robes turned into a streak of light and flew into the young man’s body.
“Pity we failed this time, and couldn’t help big brother seize a Thousand Dream Fruit.” The handsome young man looked at the mysterious scroll and shook his head. “As a Realm Beast, it’s too difficult to rely on my own cultivation. This scroll of secret patterns—I simply can’t understand it, it’s far too difficult!”