Luo Feng had no choice under the erosion of those nine bizarre forces; he simply couldn’t unleash much of his strength. Without using the Secret Treasure, he stood no chance of winning the wager against the Thunder Ancestor.
Now, with the protection of the Star Tower, he could more easily handle his opponent.
Of course, staying hidden in the tower without counterattacking would still count as a loss! He must confront face-to-face and gain the upper hand to win this wager!
“Is that the Nine-layered Pagoda?” The Thunder Ancestor was aware of Luo Feng’s confrontation with Emperor Qing and knew of the existence of this nine-layered pagoda.
“Thunder Ancestor, in this wager, my only chance lies in using a Secret Treasure,” Luo Feng said. “Be careful.”
“I’ve cultivated for several more epochs than you, and it’s essentially a case of the strong preying on the weak,” said the Thunder Ancestor with a smile. “Use whatever Secret Treasure you have; as long as you can gain a slight advantage, I will consider it my loss.”
Whooooosh~~~~
Luo Feng’s body instantly transformed into an endless river; the most basic unit of life that constituted this Endless Blood River was still the ‘Multi-hoofed Clawed Creature Form.’ It was just that the external Form had changed into a river of blood.
The Blood River instantly enveloped the Thunder Ancestor.
“Hm?” The Thunder Ancestor could feel that the waters of the Blood River were incredibly heavy, and it also formed a spatial Cage that sought to imprison him. There were forces trying to penetrate his body, aiming to shred it apart.
The Thunder Ancestor stood still, not moving an inch, with only invisible forces flowing around his body. He was at the zenith of Perfection, impervious to all external forces and unshakeable.
Luo Feng had once, with his own strength, overpowered eight Emperors joined together!
Compared to that time, the most basic energy that made up the Blood River had transformed from the ‘Twenty-four Forms’ to the ‘Multi-hoofed Clawed Creature Form.’ Luo Feng’s realm had also increased significantly.
“Interesting,” commented the Thunder Ancestor as he playfully touched the Blood River with his hand, causing the entire Endless Blood River to tremble violently and begin to burst in various places.
“Go!”
Luo Feng, now transformed into the Endless Blood River, instantly unleashed the Star Tower, executing a lethal move.
After gaining a deeper understanding of the twelve-colored ‘Blood-colored Scales’ at the edge with the help of the Eye of Life and Death, Luo Feng had comprehended the Great Dao of Life and Death’s nine secret branches, named ‘Meteor’! With the aid of the Star Tower Secret Pattern, this technique could be elevated to a terrifying level.
“Boom——”
The Star Tower, like a meteor, crossed the Void of the Universe Ocean in an instant.
“Hm?”
Both the Thunder Ancestor and the distant observing Primogenitor Yan Feng changed their complexions! With their rich experience and extraordinary perceptions, the sight of the Star Tower cutting through the Void of the Universe Ocean like a meteor…signified a pause in Time and a natural splitting of Space.
At that moment, the Star Tower was Unbreakable.
The Thunder Ancestor couldn’t avoid this strike, for as soon as he saw the meteor, it had ‘simultaneously’ struck his body.
“Booming thunder~~~~” The Thunder Ancestor took the hit and staggered back several steps with his towering physique. The power of the Supreme Rules acted like shackles, completely binding his strength.
Of course, the Star Tower’s power was also greatly constrained.
Under equal powers, the Star Tower repelled him.
“A Super Secret Treasure! It must be a treasure of the top echelons!” the Thunder Ancestor was certain at this moment. “That strike, it fixed Time, separated Space, and condensed Matter to its extreme, truly Unbreakable! It must be a prized Secret Treasure crafted by Senior Yuan and his peers.”
“The realms are so disparate, yet with the treasure, he could repel Thunder? It must be a treasure worth over one hundred thousand Reward Points in Infinite Space,” thought Primogenitor Yan Feng as well.
Only a treasure of this level could create many miracles.
“Ha ha ha…”
The Thunder Ancestor laughed heartily, and in the far reaches in all directions, there were eight Thunder Avatars condensing. A total of eight Thunder Ancestors naturally formed a massive Formation that rapidly suppressed the operation of various Great Daos like Time, Space, Matter, Life, etc.! Luo Feng’s Endless Blood River quieted down considerably, with only the ‘Star Tower’ transformed into a meteor continuing to tear through the Formation and then strike at the Thunder Ancestor’s True Body and Avatars.
However, under the pressure of the Formation, the counterattacks from the Star Tower significantly weakened.
“Even without using treasures, we couldn’t suppress this little nine-layered tower,” remarked the nine Thunder Ancestors as they watched the Star Tower, time after time tearing through the Formation and charging. A hint of greed flashed in the depths of their eyes.
They coveted such treasures, but alas, he knew the Galaxy Ruler would not give him the opportunity and would not bring this precious pagoda out of the Land of Origin.
The Thunder Ancestor waved his hand and threw out an ancient stone pillar.
The stone pillar became the core of the entire Formation, permitting the formation created by the nine Thunder Ancestors to grow even stronger, exerting a more terrifying suppression over the various Great Daos such as Time, Space, Matter, Life, etc.
At this moment, Luo Feng himself was utterly suppressed, and although the Star Tower could still charge, it had become lost within the Formation and could no longer touch the Thunder Ancestor.
“It actually forced the Thunder Ancestor to use a Secret Treasure,” Primogenitor Yan Feng watched from afar with great surprise. The Thunder Ancestor was a Half Primordial Life, and even without employing any treasures, he should have been able to suppress the Galaxy Ruler.
Yet this time, he was forced to use a Secret Treasure!
This showed how special the nine-layered pagoda was.
“The gap between them is too wide,” said Emperor Qing as he watched the scene. “Even with the nine-layered pagoda, Galaxy Brother can’t win. It’s already impressive that it made the Thunder Ancestor use a Secret Treasure.”
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“Galaxy, do you have any other methods left?” the Thunder Ancestor asked. “If not, you might as well admit defeat.”
The Endless Blood River instantly converged into Luo Feng, who looked at the Thunder Ancestor with great admiration. “Thunder Ancestor, your realm is indeed much higher than mine, which is why I have to use a Forbidden Power.”
“Forbidden Power?” The Thunder Ancestor was surprised and chuckled, “Use whatever Forbidden Power you have.”
Luo Feng nodded and, in a moment of thought, entered the inner part of the Star Tower; at this moment, the Eye of Life and Death between his eyebrows opened!
Peering inside the Star Tower at the ‘Twelve-Colored Blood-colored Scales’ on the edge, Luo Feng, through his observation, could not detect any destruction weakness of these blood-colored scales, only sensing their perfection and might.
But Luo Feng could see the most vital part of these blood-colored scales. In the previous long years, Luo Feng had attempted it.
“Although I don’t quite understand, with the Eye of Life and Death, I can mobilize a truly terrifying sliver of power from these blood-colored scales.” Under the observation of Luo Feng’s Eye of Life and Death, he rapidly drove the deep-area Secret Patterns within the Star Tower.
Previously, only the superficial layer of Secret Patterns had been activated; Luo Feng did not understand the deeper ones.
But with the help of the Eye of Life and Death, seeing where the vital force was strongest, and after repeated attempts over the years, Luo Feng finally figured out a way to mobilize a sliver of power. This was also why he dared to bet and battle with Thunder Ancestor.
“Buzz.” Accompanied by the activation, a streak of blood-color extended from the ‘Twelve-Colored Blood-colored Scales’, beginning to infiltrate the entire Star Tower.
The Star Tower, too, became a blood-colored pagoda.
“Hm?”
Thunder Ancestor and Primogenitor Yan Feng, watching the color change of the nine-layer pagoda from afar, felt a vague sense of oppression in their hearts.
“It’s said that among treasures above one hundred thousand reward points, there are some forged using World Level Primordial Life as materials, some are even made using the corpses of Primordial Ancestors.” Thunder Ancestor looked at the Star Tower at this moment, and the terrifying aura of the Star Tower was already a trace of an even more fearsome existence outside the Braided Cage, “This pagoda should be one of such treasures.”
“Go.”
The Star Tower once again streaked across the void of the Universe Ocean.
This time, everything in its path was pierced through; space-time and formations were all pierced, instantly striking the True Body of Thunder Ancestor, sending Thunder Ancestor tumbling and flying away in a sorry state.
“Thunder World, Ten Absolute Formations!” Thunder Ancestor could no longer hold back and threw out his most powerful formation.
As a cultivator from the Source World, if his avatar outside perishes in battle, he can send another one! So the most precious treasures, he also kept plenty within the Source World. For example, Thunder Ancestor’s most powerful ‘Thunder World Ten Absolute Formations’, he now has two sets of formations. One set he carries with him outside, another set stored within the Source World as a backup.
At this moment, he had no choice but to go all out.
He had never really thought that he would be forced to use his most powerful formation in the Land of Origin.
“Rumble~~~~”
Around, ten thunder-condensed silhouettes emerged, each silhouette controlling a grand formation. The ten formations perfectly merged into one entity, forming a Thunder World. Thunder World naturally had its operational rules, suppressing all foreign forces.
“Suppress!” Thunder Ancestor went all out, wanting to suppress the Star Tower.
“Rumble~~~”
The blood-colored Star Tower, still forcibly penetrated the formation, the formation unable to suppress it.
“This Ten Absolute Formation is simply a labyrinth.” Luo Feng slightly frowned, the Star Tower zigzagged through, crashing from one grand formation into another, but couldn’t touch Thunder Ancestor at all.
“The realm gap is too wide, even if the Star Tower is strong, it can’t reach the opponent.” Luo Feng thought.
Immediately, the Eye of Life and Death closely observed the Thunder World.
Under the Eye of Life and Death, the structure of space-time, the flow of energy, the combination of the ten formations, all became much clearer. Luo Feng saw dozens of weaknesses in the operation of the formations at a glance.
As the formations operated, these weaknesses were also changing.
“Go.”
Luo Feng, having seen through the formation with the Eye of Life and Death, had an immediate intent.
The Star Tower flashed.
Instantly, following the weaknesses of the formation, continuously pierced through the many spatial obstacles, resoundingly slamming into the body of ‘Thunder Ancestor’ who hid in the deepest part of Thunder World, sending Thunder Ancestor staggering and flying away.
“How is this possible? How could he find me?” Thunder Ancestor couldn’t believe it.
Although he was a Bloodline Cultivator with a Primordial pedigree, this formation was forged by an Enlightened being of Half Primordial Level he had asked for help. To break this formation was by no means easy.
Thunder Ancestor took a step and immediately hid in another area of Thunder World.
“Sigh.”
Resisting the suppression of Thunder World, the Star Tower once again pierced through the weaknesses of the formation, striking the body of Thunder Ancestor.
Once, twice, thrice.
Repeatedly hit multiple times.
Under the power restrictions of the Land of Origin, neither side could truly harm the other. Thus, the betting battle was about who gained the upper hand. But the situation had already become clear.
“I lost,” Thunder Ancestor spoke up, dispelling the formation, his mood complex as he looked at Luo Feng.
He had previously said verbally that the Galaxy Ruler had a slim possibility of winning, but deep down he didn’t believe he would lose! In his eyes, even if the Galaxy Ruler had a super secret treasure, it wouldn’t be enough to win against him.
“A junior who hasn’t left the Source World, using a secret treasure, was able to suppress me?” Thunder Ancestor felt complex emotions.
“The power of the Land of Origin is restricted; only with the same amount of power as the Ancestor could I hold a slight advantage,” Luo Feng said, “If it were outside, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even have the strength to fight back.”
With enough force, even ten guilds could be overcome.
Luo Feng was very clear, when the disparity in power was too great, the Star Tower might also be seized.
“You won fair and square,” Thunder Ancestor nodded slightly, “I can afford to lose! Lan Duo, I’ll deal with it personally.”
Having said that, Thunder Ancestor took a step and left.