Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent

Chapter 364 : Breaking All Techniques with Strength – Collected Bloodlines

Origin Land, Primordial Island.Luo Feng walked into the Quiet Chamber of the cave dwelling. Before his eyes was a vast expanse of space—a complete space-time.

“Maintain a millionfold time acceleration.”

Luo Feng spoke softly. Instantly, the flow of time within this complete space-time changed—while one second passed in the outside world, a million seconds passed here. Luo Feng revealed a smile as he familiarized himself with many other functions. Many of the cave dwelling’s capabilities had been arranged by the Primordial Lords.

The Primordial Lords had invested immense effort into the Origin Land.

“My path of cultivation does not draw upon any inheritance, but I do need to study numerous Primordial Bloodlines and corpse materials.” Luo Feng began to examine them.

All ‘Primordial Bloodlines’ possessed by the cultivator faction were present here in the Origin Land. Every single Primordial Bloodline could be observed in its entirety.

“So many?” Luo Feng was somewhat shocked.

Over 800 million types of Low-Rank Primordial Bloodlines, more than 5 million types of High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines, and over 30,000 types of World-level Primordial Bloodlines—along with their corresponding corpse materials—were all available for viewing.

“The naturally born Primordial Lifeform faction has over 99% of its Low-Rank Primordial Bloodlines recorded, 100% of its High-Rank Primordial Bloodlines, and 100% of its World-level Primordial Bloodlines recorded—primarily collected by the Primordial Lord ‘Starlight’.” Luo Feng was truly stunned.

“More than 30,000 World-level Primordial species, all recorded? Just how many World-level Primordial Lifeforms did this Senior Starlight kill?” Luo Feng thought.

Many World-level Primordial Lifeforms belonged to the same species.

For example, within the naturally born Primordial Lifeform faction, the most powerful species was the Infinite Serpent Clan. It was said that there were more than a dozen Ancestor-level beings, and even more at the World-level.

From this, one could infer just how terrifying the number of World-level Primordial Lifeforms slain by the cultivator faction was!

No wonder even a place like the Dark Sacred Realm—guarded by only two High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms—still had seven World-level Primordial corpses thrown into it. There were simply too many.

“No wonder the Eye of Life and Death only costs 120,000 Reward Points to exchange.” Luo Feng thought. To the entire cultivator faction, World-level Primordial corpses were far too common.

The more intense the war between the two factions, the more corpses there were.

“Primarily collected by Senior Starlight.” Luo Feng understood the weight behind this statement.

Below the Ancestor level in the naturally born Primordial Lifeform faction… all High-Rank and World-level Primordial Bloodlines had been completely collected by Senior Starlight. Even among the countless Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms, over 99% had been gathered.

What a terrifying god of slaughter this was! One could only imagine how much the naturally born Primordial Lifeform faction feared this Senior ‘Starlight’.

And yet, Senior Starlight had also shown immense patience, painstakingly collecting Low-Rank Primordial Bloodlines.

“First, apply to observe the World-level Primordial Bloodline ‘Blackwater Monarch’.” Luo Feng submitted a request through his Communication Bracelet. In an instant, within the vast space-time of the Quiet Chamber, the complete form of a World-level Primordial Bloodline appeared.

A massive phantom of the bloodline itself manifested within the chamber.

The internal secret patterns of the bloodline were displayed in multiple layers.

“Blackwater Monarch is one of the peak existences among World-level Primordial Lifeforms. The mysteries of life account for 33%, the mysteries of destruction account for 47%, while other mysteries such as matter and causality are increasingly scarce, totaling nineteen types of mysteries.”

Within the database, there was a detailed introduction to the Blackwater Monarch’s bloodline, assisting Luo Feng in comprehension.

“All bloodlines and materials of all things recorded in the Origin Land can be observed.” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. “The importance of the Eye of Life and Death and the Book of Wisdom is greatly reduced.”

“The cultivator faction has not recorded any ‘Ancestor-level bloodlines’.” Luo Feng noticed this point.

According to the database:

Ancestor bloodlines contained the highest level of infinite Primordial power! To this day, no lifeform had been able to extract a complete ‘Ancestor-level bloodline’. Even the Primordial Lord ‘Naigu’ could not accomplish this.

“The Origin Land also possesses the ability of ‘material transmission’.” Luo Feng discovered this as well.

As long as the target was locked onto and was an inanimate object, it could be transmitted across infinite distance.

Back when he exchanged for treasures within Infinite Space, those treasures had been directly transmitted from an endlessly distant location into the Origin Continent—this was precisely that method.

But it was limited to lifeless matter.

Any living being attempting ultra-long-distance transmission would be greatly affected.

“Transfer the Star Tower, the Eye of Life and Death, the Book of Wisdom, and the Split Sky Blade over here.” Luo Feng thought. Only in the Origin Land could he better study the Star Tower and the Split Sky Blade.

……

Origin Continent, Huyang City, within the Quiet Chamber of the City Lord’s Mansion.

One of Luo Feng’s clones looked at the Star Tower, the Eye of Life and Death, the Book of Wisdom, and the Split Sky Blade before him.

“Buzz.”

Once the four treasures were locked onto, they instantly disappeared without a trace.

Luo Feng watched this scene. The infinite Primordial space was boundlessly vast, yet Senior Starlight’s mastery of space-time was unimaginably profound. This method of transmitting matter across infinite distance had been created by him.

Whoosh.

Luo Feng walked out of the Quiet Chamber and stood atop a pavilion of the City Lord’s Mansion, gazing beyond the Origin Continent.

When the sky collapses, the tall ones hold it up.

But now, on the Origin Continent, Luo Feng was the tallest! Even the Ancestors of the two nations all followed his commands.

“The war situation is dire. Even in the best outcome, most of the territory will be lost? And in the worst case, all territory will be lost?” Luo Feng felt an immense pressure weighing upon him.

This was his homeland.

His family, his friends, his human kin, and countless living beings all lived and multiplied here.

If the ‘Dark World Cluster’ were to fall, his homeland—the Origin Continent—would be specifically targeted. At that point, if the Source World were destroyed, what would happen to the countless living beings?

Even if there was a so-called ‘migration plan’, the Origin Land was only so large. The number of beings he could bring would certainly be limited.

“Against the entire naturally born Primordial Lifeform faction, to reverse the tide of war and protect my homeland—even becoming a World-level Primordial Lifeform would not be enough.” Luo Feng understood this clearly. Just by looking at how many enemy World-level Primordial Lifeforms the cultivator faction had killed, one could tell—there were likely thousands upon thousands of them, all mere cannon fodder before Primordial Lords and Ancestors.

“Only by becoming a Primordial Lord can one truly influence the war.”

Luo Feng pondered.

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Origin Land, Primordial Island, inside the Quiet Chamber.

Luo Feng looked at the four treasures that had appeared before him.

“The Book of Wisdom can be returned.” With a thought, Luo Feng communicated with the Origin Land. While the Book of Wisdom could analyze all things, the Origin Land itself possessed even stronger analytical capabilities.

With his authority, Luo Feng could freely observe all Primordial Bloodlines and materials without restriction.

After returning the Book of Wisdom, he received 200,000 Reward Points in return.

“The Eye of Life and Death allows a lifeform within the cage to gain a perspective beyond the cage.” Luo Feng stored the Eye of Life and Death, and it appeared on his forehead. “My current observational ability has probably surpassed most High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms.”

Luo Feng sensed his own progress.

On one hand, he had comprehended the Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path, allowing him to unleash greater power from the Eye of Life and Death. On the other hand, his mental will had also broken free from the cage, enabling him to further tap into its potential.

At present, he might only be utilizing one or two percent of the Eye of Life and Death’s full capability. But this was a treasure refined from the corpse of a World-level Primordial Lifeform that excelled in observation—even one or two percent already surpassed most High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms.

Luo Feng observed the complete form of the World-level Primordial Bloodline ‘Blackwater Monarch’ floating in the distance. Using the Eye of Life and Death, he could observe it more easily and more thoroughly, detecting its key nodes.

“I’ve always struggled to peer into the deeper secret patterns of the Star Tower’s blood scales. Let me try the capabilities of the Origin Land.” Luo Feng thought.

“Origin Land, observe the complete form of the Star Tower’s ‘blood scales’.” Luo Feng submitted a request.

The power of the Origin Land began to permeate the Star Tower, penetrating into that blood-red scale within.

Buzz—

“This is one of the three blood scales of the Primordial Ancestor ‘Ten Thousand Stars Ancestor’. During the second war between the naturally born Primordial Lifeform faction and the cultivator faction, the Ten Thousand Stars Ancestor perished in battle.”

“These three blood scales are also known as the ‘Undying Scales’. To this day, no method has been found to destroy them. Throughout the entire infinite Primordial space, there is still no way to fully observe them. The Origin Land can only perceive about 80% of their secret pattern mysteries.” Luo Feng received this response after submitting his request.

Soon, an incomparably massive phantom of a blood scale appeared within the vast space-time, occupying nearly half of it.

Within the enormous blood scale phantom, countless secret patterns emerged.

“This—”

Luo Feng flew into the massive blood scale phantom. The Eye of Life and Death on his forehead observed the transformations of the countless secret patterns.

“This is far richer than what I previously managed to perceive.” Luo Feng was astonished. Unfortunately, even across the entire infinite Primordial space, there was no way to fully observe the ‘blood scales’.

“Even just this 80% is far more complex than World-level Primordial Bloodlines.”

Instead, Luo Feng felt even more invigorated.

The more he observed, the more he realized that the Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path within the cage still required immense supplementation before it could rival the mysteries of an Ancestor-level bloodline. Only then might it be possible to achieve the Primordial Life-and-Death Path.

……

Luo Feng did not rush into cultivation. Instead, he first gathered a vast amount of information to formulate a detailed cultivation plan.

He understood clearly—without a defined plan and direction, breaking all techniques with strength would be impossible!

“Fellow Daoist Luo Feng, I am Teng. I also come from the Dark World Cluster.”

“Our Dark World Cluster has produced a total of 13,922 High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms so far. However, no World-level Primordial Lifeform has ever been born.”

“We, more than ten thousand High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms from the same homeland, wish to visit you. May I ask if you have the time?” This High-Rank Primordial Lifeform named ‘Teng’ took the initiative to send a message to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng was somewhat surprised upon receiving the message.

For High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms, coming from the same World Cluster indeed counted as being from the same hometown. After all, the vast majority of Source Worlds could not even produce a single High-Rank Primordial Lifeform.

“More than ten thousand High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms all want to visit me?” Luo Feng also noticed that only ‘Teng’ had contacted him—none of the others had sent messages to disturb him. They had likely agreed upon this beforehand; otherwise, thousands or tens of thousands of messages would indeed be disruptive.

“You all want to see me?” Luo Feng replied.

He was willing to meet them.

After all, chatting with these fellow townsmen would be beneficial. These more than ten thousand High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms had lived for extremely long periods—some possibly even longer than ‘Yuan’! Their experience in many aspects likely surpassed his own.

“We cannot enter Primordial Island,” Teng replied. “We can choose a location outside the island. All ten thousand-plus High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms will collectively welcome Fellow Daoist Luo Feng.”

“Alright, you choose the place,” Luo Feng said. “As for the meeting time, make it soon. I will be entering seclusion shortly.”

Upon hearing this, Teng secretly let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they had acted wisely and contacted him immediately after learning of Luo Feng’s situation.

After learning of Luo Feng’s information, they had already understood one thing…

This Fellow Daoist Luo Feng, as the soon-to-be first World-level Primordial Lifeform born from the Dark World Cluster, would naturally become the leader of their more than ten thousand High-Rank Primordial Lifeforms!