Chapter 358: Primordial Prisoners and Luo Feng

A desolate wilderness within the Dark Sacred Realm.

Whoosh.

Space rippled, and a Fiery-Red Rock Lifeform giant appeared upon the earth. It looked around, its gaze ferocious and violent.

“Exiled?”

“To be hunted down and killed by those weak cultivators?” An endless fury and unwillingness surged within it. As a High-Rank Primordial Lifeform, it had actually fallen to the point of being dismembered by ants within the Cage?

At this moment, it even wanted to commit suicide—but ever since becoming a prisoner, even death was no longer within its control.

It had already become spoils of war for the Cultivator Faction, as well as a resource! Cultivators would study its bodily materials, the mysteries of its bloodline, and even use it for weapon refining or to create auxiliary heavenly treasures. Every part of its body would be utilized with the utmost efficiency.

“Cultivators!!!” It let out a furious low roar. The fiery red glow on its body surface grew increasingly dazzling, the rock on its body beginning to melt, and its aura surged wildly. Yet the power of Sealing Suppression erupted—illusory chains that had penetrated its body appeared one after another. One end of each chain pierced into its body, while the other connected to the void, drawing upon the boundless power of heaven and earth to suppress it.

“Cultivators, all your territories will be trampled flat! Aside from a few Lords, all of you will become our food!!!” It was filled with hatred, yet had nowhere to vent it.

It walked step by step through the wilderness, each step bearing the pressure of endless suppression.

“Lowly race! Damned race!” It scanned its surroundings, its killing intent and hatred overwhelming.

After a long time, one day—

A team of cultivators was hunting outside.

“Look, what is that?”

Inside the flying vessel were seven cultivators, each at the Half-Primordial Seeker level. With their detection secret techniques, they had already sensed that boundless scorching power.

The Primordial Prisoner, filled with endless fury and hatred, had lava flowing across its body and flames surging upward. Its ferocious aura was terrifying beyond measure.

“It’s a Primordial Prisoner!” The seven cultivators immediately recognized it.

Even from afar, they could feel the terrifying aura of the Primordial Prisoner. Though its strength was forcibly suppressed, the essence of that aura far surpassed that of cultivators—it belonged to a High-Rank Primordial Lifeform!

“To think we’ve discovered a Primordial Prisoner. I heard their strength is completely sealed, and their movement speed is slow—they’re perfect for a coordinated attack.”

“Let’s give it a try.”

“Be careful. Keep your distance.”

This cultivator squad began deploying formations, launching long-range attacks at the lava prisoner.

Various formation techniques struck—some twisted space into crushing waves, others used the power of heaven and earth to grind it down… yet the lava prisoner simply sat there without moving, letting the attacks land as if they were mere tickles.

“Lowly ants.” The lava prisoner glanced at them. Even with its strength fully sealed, it had been released to serve as Luo Feng’s opponent! A mere cultivator squad truly meant nothing to it.

It suddenly stood up.

Boom~~~

Illusory chains appeared across its body. The sealing suppression prevented it from flying, so it could only sprint forward in massive strides.

As it ran, the earth trembled. It charged furiously toward the cultivator squad—if it got even slightly closer, a single move would be enough to incinerate an entire region of space.

“Run!”

“This is a very powerful Primordial Prisoner. Even combined, we can’t harm it at all.” The squad was experienced. They knew that Primordial Prisoners occasionally appeared in the Dark Sacred Realm—some strong, some weak.

The weaker ones could be injured by their squad, and dozens of peak existences working together could even kill them. But this lava prisoner was clearly extremely powerful.

“We need to summon stronger cultivators.”

“This information can also be reported to Divine Emperor Luo Feng.”

The cultivators piloted their flying vessel and fled rapidly. The lava prisoner, unable to fly, could only stop and stare resentfully into the distance.

……

Just one day later.

Over ten thousand Half-Primordial Seeker-level cultivators, more than a hundred peak existences, along with Divine Emperor Ji Ke and Dao Lord Long Jiu, had all arrived. They had formed a super formation.

Dao Lord Long Jiu, ranked number one in formation mastery within the Dark Sacred Realm, served as the controller. His Mental Will, having transcended the Cage, allowed him to perfectly control the entire formation, mobilizing every cultivator’s power and merging them into one.

“Boom~~~”

The might of the formation astonished and awed all the cultivators, who also felt proud to be part of it.

This overwhelming formation transformed into a terrifying blade, which slashed at the lava prisoner’s neck. Only a faint mark appeared, and as the lava flowed, it instantly healed.

Bolts of lightning also condensed from the formation, striking down repeatedly with power that shocked every cultivator. Yet the lava prisoner’s body was far too tough—it had been specially selected by Qiugē and Yifeiya as one of the largest-bodied Primordial Prisoners.

“How is this possible?”

Dao Lord Long Jiu and Divine Emperor Ji Ke could hardly believe it. Even under the combined assault of over ten thousand cultivators, the lava prisoner only suffered minor injuries, which it instantly recovered from.

“With so many of us working together, we still can’t do anything to it?”

“The Dark Sacred Realm has never seen such a powerful Primordial Prisoner!”

The two exchanged a glance.

They both understood that Primordial Prisoners were deliberately released by cultivators who had transcended the Cage—but this one was exceptionally powerful. Even with over ten thousand cultivators working together, they could do nothing. That was truly outrageous.

“The reason it was released is likely because of Divine Emperor Luo Feng,” Dao Lord Long Jiu transmitted mentally.

“Brother Long Jiu, your formations are unparalleled in the Dark Sacred Realm. With so many cultivators combined through your formation, you should be close to Divine Emperor Luo Feng’s level, right?” Divine Emperor Ji Ke said.

Dao Lord Long Jiu was also puzzled.

He believed that with his transcendent Mental Will, controlling such a massive formation should make him comparable to Luo Feng.

“Why hasn’t Divine Emperor Luo Feng come?” Dao Lord Long Jiu asked.

“I asked Bo Xiu. He said Luo Feng is in seclusion—cut off from all communication and undisturbed by anything,” Divine Emperor Ji Ke replied.

“In seclusion?” Dao Lord Long Jiu nodded. “It seems this Primordial Prisoner will continue wreaking havoc for a while.”

The formation of over ten thousand cultivators watched the lava prisoner from afar.

The lava prisoner looked around in all directions, sneering with disdain. The cultivators all stayed far away, none daring to approach.

“Lowly, weak cultivators! Even with my strength sealed to this extent, you still can’t do anything to me. Hahaha… you truly are weak!”

The cultivators felt humiliated, yet there was nothing they could do. Even combined, they couldn’t harm it at all.

At this moment, within the Large Hunyuan Hall.

Qiugē and Yifeiya, the two High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms, observed the battle from afar.

“Luo Feng has gone into seclusion.” Qiugē frowned slightly. “We specially selected this opponent for him, yet he chose to cultivate instead.”

“He just exchanged for the Split-Sky Blade, so naturally he needs to study it carefully. Given his nature, his seclusion won’t last long,” Yifeiya said. “Let’s wait a bit longer.”

As High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms, they had plenty of patience. They also clearly understood Luo Feng’s growth—he had risen extremely quickly, so how long could one session of seclusion really take?

……

Luo Feng focused on the highest-level mysteries of destruction contained within the Split-Sky Blade. These mysteries completely absorbed him.

This immersion lasted for over a hundred eras.

“My Path of Life and Death, aside from lacking a final trace of mental insight, has already reached perfection at the Half-Primordial level.”

“The more vast destruction mysteries within the Split-Sky Blade can serve as nourishment for the Primordial-Level Life-and-Death Path,” Luo Feng thought.

The gap between the Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path and the Primordial-Level Life-and-Death Path was enormous.

To comprehend a Primordial-Level Life-and-Death Path, Luo Feng knew he would need to integrate vast amounts of profound mysteries. The blood-red scales of the Star Tower and the mysteries of the Split-Sky Blade were only part of that nourishment.

Even together, they might still not be enough.

“Breaking All Techniques with Force… is still too far from me.”

“Since such a legend exists, there must have been cultivators who succeeded and became Lords through it,” Luo Feng thought.

“No need to think that far ahead. First, I must find that spark of mental insight.”

Luo Feng immediately exited seclusion.

Only then did he review the messages that had been cut off before.

“Hm? A Primordial Prisoner unprecedented in the Dark Sacred Realm? Even a massive formation of over ten thousand cultivators can’t do anything to it?” Luo Feng was both surprised and intrigued.

Within the Cage, he had long lacked worthy opponents.

This Primordial Prisoner might serve as one.

“Let’s go take a look.”

Luo Feng immediately left the Large Hunyuan Hall and headed straight toward the location of the Primordial Prisoner described in the intelligence.

……

Luo Feng walked across heaven and earth, each step spanning vast distances. After only a few hundred steps, he saw the towering lava prisoner in the distance.

“It truly is a High-Rank Primordial Lifeform.” With a single glance, Luo Feng judged it. Its aura was terrifying—only because it was sealed and suppressed could he fight it.

“It has appeared for over a hundred eras. Now only around a thousand cultivators remain watching nearby.” Luo Feng swept his gaze around.

In the past hundred eras, at one point over a hundred thousand cultivators had gathered here.

However, Dao Lord Long Jiu’s formation could control at most ten thousand cultivators. Any more exceeded his limits. Without unified formation control, their power was scattered, only able to injure the lava prisoner slightly.

The lava prisoner’s body was too massive, too resilient, and its recovery ability was extremely strong.

“What a powerful body!” Luo Feng’s fighting spirit surged.

“Luo Feng has arrived.”

“Finally.”

High in the sky, a silver-haired man and a woman in fiery red robes appeared. They had released this Primordial Prisoner for this very moment.

“Luo Feng is too strong. Even among Fusion Path Cultivators, few are as powerful as him. Within the Cage, he simply has no opponents. Only by suppressing a High-Rank Primordial Lifeform can we give him enough pressure,” Qiugē said while watching from afar. “Perhaps this battle will allow his Path of Life and Death to fully reach perfection.”

“In the future, our Cultivator Faction may gain another World-level Primordial Lifeform,” Yifeiya added.

Compared to the Native Primordial Lifeform Faction, the Cultivator Faction had far fewer World-level Primordial Lifeforms.

The two carefully observed the battle about to begin.

……

“Let me test it first.”

Luo Feng stretched out his hand.

His arm suddenly expanded, and his palm tore open a fissure in heaven and earth, carrying boundless terrifying power. Passing through the spatial tear, it descended directly before the lava prisoner.

The towering lava prisoner had been sitting, but suddenly saw a massive palm extending from a spatial fissure at incredible speed.

“Hm?” It immediately sensed danger and raised its arm to block.

Bang——

Luo Feng’s strike—backed by the immense body with 1.2 billion times energy reserves and driven by the secret treasure Undying Heart—unleashed terrifying power. The palm slammed into the prisoner’s blocking arm and drove into its chest, causing the chest to cave inward.

A deep, thunderous boom echoed across heaven and earth!

The massive lava prisoner was blasted backward. As it flew, its molten body carved a colossal trench across the ground—a canyon stretching billions of kilometers!

It landed at the end of that canyon, its chest cracked and sunken, magma-like blood flowing out. It was momentarily stunned.

Completely dazed from the blow.

“Refreshing, truly refreshing.” After that single strike, Luo Feng felt exhilarated. In the Dark Sacred Realm, he had never fought so freely before.

When he previously fought Divine Emperor Mixu and the others, he had merely stood still—collapsing space-time around him—and they were all dragged before him, forced to kneel.

Now that he was even stronger, opponents were even harder to find. When interacting with other cultivators, he didn’t dare use too much power, fearing he might accidentally kill them.

Only against this lava prisoner could Luo Feng fully unleash himself—delivering a truly satisfying strike.

“This Primordial Prisoner is still a bit too weak,” Qiugē and Yifeiya observed from high above.

“Hurry and release part of the sealing. Double its strength,” Yifeiya urged.