Chapter 361: Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path

Luo Feng’s Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path pursued an extremely vast physical body, so the Mental Consciousness System became an indispensable part of the ‘Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path’!

From the many Primordial Bloodlines, it could also be seen that even the ‘Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms’ that were naturally born Primordial did not possess a complete Mental Consciousness System. Among High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms, only those with ‘extremely massive bodies’ would develop such a system.

This system was vast and complex—more difficult than comprehending a High-Rank Primordial Bloodline! With Luo Feng’s level of comprehension, even after consuming auxiliary Heavenly Treasures, it still took over five thousand eras to create a Mental Consciousness System that suited himself.

It should be known that Luo Feng had only cultivated for just over two thousand eras in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm!

“My Mental Consciousness System, having reached this stage, allows my Mental Will to break free from the Cage.”

“But the Mental Consciousness System still has far broader space to develop.”

“If I want to control an even more massive ‘World-level Primordial Body’, or even a ‘Lord-level Body’, the requirements for the Mental Consciousness System will only be higher.” Luo Feng understood this clearly.

Below the Cage, this Mental Consciousness System could be considered perfect.

But beyond the Cage, it was still immature.

“Boom—”

With a single thought, he perfectly controlled every portion of power within his massive body. His vitality became even more terrifying. The 3.2% of power that had been annihilated was rapidly recovering. This minor injury was fully healed in the blink of an eye, restoring him to his 1.2 Billion Times Energy Reserve.

This was the perfected state of his physical body.

“My control over my body has reached an inconceivable level,” Luo Feng felt. “As long as the damage to my body does not exceed thirty percent, I can recover within a few breaths.”

Even Luo Feng himself was astonished.

A Life-and-Death Path body centered on Life, combined with the Mental Consciousness System, actually possessed such terrifying vitality.

“My path is correct.”

“To kill the enemy, I must first ensure that I cannot die!”

“If the enemy cannot harm me, I can unleash the power of my massive body and destroy them at will.”

Even after witnessing the highest-level Mysteries of Destruction contained within the Split-Sky Blade, Luo Feng remained unmoved! No matter how powerful destruction was, it ultimately served to ensure the safety of life. Life would always come before Destruction!

……

The Lava Prisoner floated in midair. Faint golden flames burned across the surface of the Blood Sea, yet its expression slightly changed as it stared downward in shock.

“How is this possible?” The Lava Prisoner could sense that its Power Contamination had been instantly swept away. That was a power that had also broken free from the Cage—the power of Mental Will.

Rumble~~~

The vast, endless Blood Sea instantly merged into one, transforming into a black-robed, black-haired man.

Previously, Luo Feng had used the Blood Sea Formation to fight because, out of his 1.2 Billion Times Energy Reserve, he could only utilize a small portion. Only with the assistance of formations could he better unleash its power.

But now, he could perfectly control every Life Unit. All power moved according to his will. There was no longer any need for formations.

His Mental Consciousness System was the most perfect formation—perfectly controlling every strand of power!

“Primordial Prisoner, I should thank you for allowing me to take this step,” Luo Feng said, looking at it.

“Take this step?” The Lava Prisoner sneered. “No matter how much you break through, you have not escaped the Cage! In front of me, you still have no power to resist.”

“Is that so?”

Luo Feng extended his hand, and a pill furnace appeared within it. He grasped one of its legs.

This pill furnace could refine enemies, but it could also be used to smash them. This was one of the mysteries contained within it. Luo Feng felt that this furnace was the most suitable weapon for him to unleash his physical strength at this moment.

“What a joke.” The Lava Prisoner was utterly disdainful. Even mastering a trace of High-Rank Primordial Power was a qualitative difference.

In an instant, the Lava Prisoner transformed into golden flames and charged straight toward Luo Feng.

“Perish!”

Luo Feng wielded the pill furnace and smashed it down violently.

With a body containing a 1.2 Billion Times Energy Reserve, all his power fused perfectly at this moment. The secret patterns of the furnace activated. As Luo Feng swung it down, space and time themselves were torn and twisted.

It was as if heaven and earth were being split apart!

The enormous pill furnace smashed toward the Lava Prisoner!

“Boom—” The Lava Prisoner didn’t even bother to dodge, meeting it head-on as all eight of its arms slashed forward in fury.

Under this terrifying collision, the Lava Prisoner’s expression changed. It felt that the power of the furnace strike was actually suppressing it! The furnace crushed down upon its eight arms and slammed into its head.

Previously, when it clashed head-on with Luo Feng, Luo Feng’s palm had been annihilated and his arm shattered! Its advantage had been overwhelming.

But now, everything was completely reversed! Luo Feng held the overwhelming advantage!

With that strike, the Lava Prisoner was smashed into the ground. The earth trembled violently, rippling outward like water across an endlessly vast area, frightening the more than a thousand distant spectators into retreating even further.

“His strength has increased drastically… the power feels dozens of times greater!” The Lava Prisoner lay within a deep crater, still unable to believe it. “How can a lifeform within the Cage become this strong?”

Compared to before, the amount of energy Luo Feng could control had increased by roughly ten times! At the same time, after the complete perfection of the Life-and-Death Path and his Mental Will breaking free from the Cage, the power of the furnace’s secret patterns had surged again.

His overall strength—purely in terms of power—had indeed increased by dozens of times!

The Lava Prisoner could wield High-Rank Primordial Power, but only a trace of it.

Yet in his current state, Luo Feng completely suppressed it!

“Boom!”

With a single step, Luo Feng crossed a Spatial Fissure and appeared before the Lava Prisoner. Raising the furnace high, he smashed it down once more!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Relentless, continuous smashing!

Each strike was like the splitting of heaven and earth!

The distant spectators could only see the vast land rippling again and again. At the center of the battle, only Luo Feng’s smashing figure could be seen—there was no sign of the Lava Prisoner counterattacking.

“This is—”

Dao Lord Long Jiu and Divine Emperor Ji Ke arrived aboard a flying vessel. Their vessel could perform short-distance spatial traversal, allowing them to rush over at top speed. At last, they reached the battlefield.

The moment they arrived, they witnessed Luo Feng smashing the Lava Prisoner with the furnace.

“This power…”

Watching each strike twist and shatter space-time, causing the endless land to upheave repeatedly, both Dao Lord Long Jiu and Divine Emperor Ji Ke were visibly shaken.

This was the Dark Sacred Realm! A place where space-time was incomparably stable!

Yet before Luo Feng’s current might, even heaven and earth seemed fragile.

“Has Divine Emperor Luo Feng become a High-Rank Primordial Lifeform?” Divine Emperor Ji Ke could not help but say. “It feels like if he touched me, I’d be gone.”

“I don’t know.” Dao Lord Long Jiu was equally bewildered.

……

“This—”

High in the sky, the silver-haired, silver-browed man and the woman in a fiery red robe were also stunned by the scene.

“The Primordial Prisoner can’t even resist. It’s about to be beaten to death,” the woman in red said softly.

“A lifeform within the Cage is about to kill a Primordial Prisoner capable of wielding a trace of High-Rank Primordial Power…” The silver-haired man’s heart trembled. “If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe it.”

The woman nodded. “Although a normal High-Rank Primordial Lifeform would never possess only a trace of such power, what Luo Feng is doing now is something I’ve never heard of.”

They had never heard of a cultivator within the Cage becoming this powerful.

“Oh, the prisoner is dead,” Qiugē said.

“Luo Feng didn’t hold back,” Yifeiya smiled. “Come, let’s go meet Fellow Daoist Luo Feng.”

Luo Feng smashed the furnace hundreds of times! He forcibly shattered the Lava Prisoner into pieces, smashing until its Life Core appeared—and even that Life Core was destroyed. Only then did Luo Feng finally stop.

“Exhilarating.” Luo Feng felt utterly satisfied.

He had no intention of capturing the Primordial Prisoner alive. After all, High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines suitable for him could be easily obtained and comprehended.

For such prisoners, it was better to send them on their way.

Toward the opposing Native Primordial Lifeform Faction, Luo Feng felt no mercy. Nor did he wish to torture them—killing them directly was enough.

He did not realize that this scene had completely stunned the thousand-plus distant cultivators, as well as Dao Lord Long Jiu and Divine Emperor Ji Ke who had just arrived.

Luo Feng raised his head and swept his gaze around. Upon seeing Dao Lord Long Jiu and Divine Emperor Ji Ke, he smiled and nodded.

“Congratulations, Brother Luo Feng,” both said. Though they did not fully understand Luo Feng’s current state, there was no doubt—he had made a breakthrough!

Otherwise, he could not have become this absurdly powerful.

……

Before Luo Feng could speak further, he sensed the surrounding space change.

At the same time, two figures descended—a silver-haired, silver-browed man and a woman in fiery red robes. Their auras were vast and boundless! If the Lava Prisoner only possessed a trace of High-Rank Primordial Power, then the power contained within these two was endless and immeasurable.

“Two High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms?” Luo Feng was inwardly shocked.

“I am Qiugē.”

“I am Yifeiya.”

After landing, both smiled and introduced themselves.

“We are Guardians of the Large Hunyuan Hall of the Dark Sacred Realm,” the silver-haired man explained with a smile.

“Luo Feng greets the two Guardians,” Luo Feng said, bowing.

The woman in red smiled. “We have been observing you, Fellow Daoist Luo Feng. Today, you have finally broken through and achieved the Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path.”

“Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Luo Feng,” the silver-haired man added.

Luo Feng was surprised. “You knew I was cultivating the Life-and-Death Path?”

The silver-haired man nodded. “When you last fought Divine Emperor Mixu and the others, Yifeiya and I reported it to the Lord. The Lord even descended upon the Dark Sacred Realm and personally observed you. However, at that time, your Life-and-Death Path was still lacking, so you were not guided.”

Luo Feng understood. He had once wondered—given his strength, he should already qualify for Guiding. It turned out the Lord had already come once, and he simply hadn’t met the requirements back then.

“The Lord you mentioned?” Luo Feng asked.

“The Dark World Cluster was originally the domain of Lord Senior Jin. The Dark Sacred Realm itself was created by him,” Qiugē explained openly. “Later, when new Lords were born, the cultivator territories were redistributed. This region became the domain of Senior Yuan.”

“Each time a new Lord is born, territories are reassigned,” Yifeiya added. “We have already reported your breakthrough to Senior Yuan. It won’t be long before he comes to guide you.”

“Come, let’s head to the Primordial Hall and wait. Senior Yuan usually descends there,” Qiugē said.

Luo Feng nodded and waved his hand, storing the corpse of the Lava Prisoner.

Seeing this, the two Guardians felt somewhat complicated. They had a premonition—if Luo Feng was already this terrifying within the Cage, then once he stepped beyond it, he would be even more extraordinary.

Whoosh.

With a single thought, they carried Luo Feng across vast distances and returned to the Large Hunyuan Hall.

……

Fine food and wine were presented. Qiugē and Yifeiya, despite being Guardians, treated Luo Feng as an equal.

“Ever since you arrived in the Dark Sacred Realm, we have been observing you,” Qiugē said with a smile. “After seeing your deep accumulation, we deliberately released a Primordial Prisoner to give you an opportunity.”

“So it was you two who helped me,” Luo Feng said, surprised and grateful. “Without you, who knows how long my breakthrough would have been delayed.”

Yifeiya smiled. “With your comprehension and potential, even without us, it wouldn’t have taken long.”

Qiugē nodded. “Your talent far surpasses ours. Your future will as well.”

Luo Feng said, “Now that I’ve reached the Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path, I don’t know what the next step should be.”

“We are not capable of guiding you,” Qiugē replied with a smile. “Just wait patiently. When the Lord comes to guide you, he will naturally show you the best path forward.”

They had heard that Fusion Path Cultivators typically refined World-level Primordial Bloodlines to become World-level Primordial Lifeforms.

But they did not dare advise Luo Feng.

Because they also understood… refining a Primordial Bloodline always carried hidden dangers.

Those who did not refine bloodlines yet still became World-level Primordial Lifeforms possessed far greater potential!

“Hmm?”

Qiugē and Yifeiya sensed something.

Luo Feng also felt an intangible fluctuation—similar to the operation of the Source World Origin. The fluctuation descended and formed into an elderly man.

“Senior Yuan.” Luo Feng immediately recognized him—this was the second time he had seen him. He rose and bowed.

“Lord.” Qiugē and Yifeiya were even more respectful.

After descending, the old man looked at Luo Feng and revealed an approving smile.

“Not bad.”