Chapter 425: Sharpening the Blade (Part 2)

The 22nd level of the Abyss of Destruction.

The world on this level was twisted and shattered, contorting into turbulent energy flows. These endless energy flows swirled around a strange cube, 'Demon Ruin', which remotely sensed Luo Feng's presence.

"He's here," Demon Ruin said, filled with anticipation.

He was born at the pinnacle of the Infinite Mixed Yuan Space, immortal and indestructible. His close-range destructive power was arguably the strongest! However, Ancestors and Lords were not foolish enough to engage him in close combat. His movement technique was weak, which naturally diminished his deterrent power significantly. In the Abyss of Destruction, he only occupied the 22nd level, lagging far behind Luo Feng and Starburst.

A figure traversed space and arrived; it was Luo Feng.

"You've come," Demon Ruin vibrated with excitement.

Luo Feng observed his surroundings. The destructive world on this level had been shattered and twisted to revolve around 'Demon Ruin'. This scene reminded Luo Feng of the fourth sculpture on Destruction Mountain—a being similar to Demon Ruin, formed by 125 smaller cubes. That fourth sculpture possessed far stronger abilities than 'Demon Ruin'; it was not only formidable in close combat but also skilled in long-range attacks, with lethality that completely overwhelmed Luo Feng's current capabilities. "Demon Ruin has potential; it might evolve into the 'fourth sculpture' form," Luo Feng thought. "Right now, its moves are too simple."

After all, since its birth, Demon Ruin's strength had not shown any significant improvement.

"How do you need me to cooperate?" Demon Ruin asked eagerly. "Should we go one-on-one, or should I arrange for World Emissaries to besiege you?"

"Either is fine," Luo Feng said with a slight smile.

He had animosity towards Infinite Serpent Ancestor, but no enmity whatsoever with Demon Ruin. For such a solitary, immortal, and immensely powerful existence, no force was willing to make an enemy of it.

"Hahaha, then let's start with one-on-one!" Demon Ruin's colossal cube erupted with terrifying fluctuations, then roared as it tore through the sky, rushing forward with an endless torrent of energy.

This flying speed seemed incredibly fast, but at the Lord and Ancestor levels, it was considered quite weak. Powerful beings like 'Infinite Serpent Ancestor' and 'Feather Sovereign' could achieve omnipresence! Luo Feng, with the aid of Blood Crane Lord's power, could also move and shift with ghostly swiftness over short distances. Among the eight Lords, Wu Lan, who had the slowest speed, was still slightly faster than Demon Ruin.

"Don't dodge, don't dodge!" The colossal cube approached, full of anticipation. It loved head-on clashes the most. If Luo Feng were to dodge, this confrontation would be far too dull.

Luo Feng, clad in his crimson robe, stood his ground, not moving a single step. Considering the entire Infinite Mixed Yuan Space, no one could evade him better. Luo Feng was also curious to see just how strong the so-called entity with the strongest close-range destructive power truly was.

Boom!

"Hm?" Luo Feng carefully sensed the impact as the 'tip' of the strange, colossal cube collided with his protective energy layer.

His protective energy layer was supplied by 1.08 billion units of origin energy and formed by the profound mysteries of the Mixed Yuan Path of Life and Death! It was further augmented by the power of Blood Crane Lord, possessing characteristics such as 'indestructibility' and 'shadow'.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle." The moment the tip touched the protective energy layer, it caused the layer to indent, and the sharpest point easily pierced through it. It then contacted the crimson robe, penetrated that as well, and continued to stab into Luo Feng's skin and bones...

This...

"Truly remarkable."

Although he had previously fought the fourth sculpture on Destruction Mountain, that sculpture no longer needed to employ such 'crude' methods. Luo Feng had never experienced such a 'pure' approach.

The tip of the strange cube, its sharpness, even surpassed the theoretical limits of the Infinite Mixed Yuan Space. This rendered that single point capable of inconceivable destructive power. Solely in terms of a 'single point', its destructive might was so terrifying that dozens of Ancestors combined would fall far short. However, it also possessed a fatal flaw—

This sharp point was theoretically smaller than anything in the Infinite Mixed Yuan Space. Luo Feng's body, it should be noted, was incredibly vast, approximately one-third the size of a 'normal Source World'! Moreover, his entire body had no vital points. Therefore, even if this 'smallest point' pierced through all obstacles, the injury to Luo Feng remained very slight.

"Though it has an unstoppable point, its damage area is too small." Luo Feng stood there as the tip of the strange cube pierced him. Its edges were also incredibly sharp, and its overall power was extremely formidable, allowing it to forcibly embed itself into a part of Luo Feng's body. However, it eventually became completely stuck. The minimal energy loss caused by this attack was instantly recovered by Luo Feng.

"You dare to clash head-on with me, Luo Feng? I like opponents like you!" Demon Ruin was incredibly excited, its favorability towards Luo Feng rapidly soaring.

It had once fought Lord Starburst, who remained untouched and unharmed right in front of it because Lord Starburst would never foolishly engage in a head-on clash. Sand Boat, transforming into endless flames and becoming omnipresent, also would not clash head-on with it. Luo Feng, being immensely powerful and willing to clash head-on, naturally delighted Demon Ruin.

"I like opponents like you too," Luo Feng replied, swiftly deciphering Demon Ruin's 'point strike'. That point was unstoppable due to its infinitesimal size.

"This sharp point of its is not matter, but a rule."

"At a point beyond theoretical limits, no matter or energy can exist independently. Only rules can exist there, forming a point of super-strong destruction."

"The rule at this point is formed by the entanglement of two immensely vast profound mysteries: 'extreme point' and 'destruction'."

Luo Feng's Mixed Yuan Blade Path also pursued the power to sever all things, but compared to Demon Ruin's innate talent, the gap was quite significant.

"Here I come!" Demon Ruin's voice boomed, reverberating through heaven and earth.

It charged recklessly again, engaging Luo Feng in clash after clash.

Luo Feng also actively engaged in repeated clashes, familiarizing himself with Demon Ruin's destructive moves.

"My extreme point is unstoppable, but it's too small. Even if an enemy is destroyed at that one point, their injury is still very minor." After fighting Luo Feng, Demon Ruin increasingly felt its own powerlessness.

"Kafixu told me... he saw a sculpture, and I can evolve towards that form."

"Splitting myself? Splitting into 125 of me? I tried it, but once split, each sub-body becomes very weak, and my strength decreases instead of increasing." Demon Ruin was also contemplating methods of evolution.

But even with Kafixu's help, knowing there was such an evolutionary direction, it still didn't understand how to evolve in that direction, or how to become stronger after evolving.

"I understand." Luo Feng, who had long mastered the 'Power of Severance' and possessed immensely profound accumulation in his Mixed Yuan Blade Path, finally glimpsed the profound mystery of destruction within that 'sharp' point after repeated clashes with Demon Ruin.

Demon Ruin possessed such destructive power because it was born with the 'Power of Extreme Point' and the 'Power of Destruction', making its destructive force so terrifying. The 'Power of Extreme Point' also granted it its immortal and indestructible ability.

It and Initial represented two extremes, yet it was incredibly difficult for either of them to improve even slightly further. This was because their inherent powers were already quite perfect.

What Luo Feng glimpsed was merely a part of its destructive profound mystery; he could not fully grasp Demon Ruin's innate ability. After his insight, Luo Feng began experimenting with other moves of his Mixed Yuan Blade Path.

Demon Ruin, utterly devoted to the battle, also summoned 90 World Emissaries to jointly besiege Luo Feng, but their combined strength was still somewhat inferior. Luo Feng's blade formation could easily defeat those World Emissaries.

Until, at a certain moment, Demon Ruin suddenly stopped, hovering there, seemingly in a daze. The World Emissaries continued to execute their prior orders, still besieging Luo Feng. Seeing its opponent in a daze, Luo Feng didn't disturb it. He simply took a step, traversed space, and escaped the World Emissaries to proceed to the 23rd level.

This clash was also within the predictions of all forces in the Infinite Mixed Yuan Space. Demon Ruin's flaw was very obvious; no one believed it could contend with Luo Feng!

The 23rd, 24th, and 25th levels of the Abyss of Destruction.

These were destructive worlds that Yuan, Ice Peak Ancestor, Infinite Serpent Ancestor, and Demon Ruin had all attempted but failed to pass.

Luo Feng traversed these levels one by one, honing his blade skills, and easily passed through all three, arriving at the 26th level.

This level was also where Lord Starburst resided.

Luo Feng temporarily stayed on the 26th level. He and Starburst did not engage in combat, which somewhat disappointed many Ancestors who were watching from afar.

At The Origin.

Yuan, Jin, Wu Lan, Ming Huang, Gu Qi, Starburst, and Moman—the seven of them—met Luo Feng together.

"Luo Feng," Yuan said with a smile, "do you need opponents now?"

"There's no need for outsiders to know about our sparring as Lords," Starburst said with a smile. "The seven of us will spar with you one by one."

Jin looked at Luo Feng. "I want to see whose Path of Destruction is more powerful, yours or mine?"

The Lords understood each other very well. They knew that Luo Feng had become a Lord primarily through his 'Life'-dominant Mixed Yuan Path of Life and Death! Therefore, Luo Feng's second, most difficult Mixed Yuan-level path must be a Destruction-dominant one.

"Among the seven of us, I became a Lord most recently," Moman said with a smile. "I'll go first!"

"Thank you all, I won't decline!" Luo Feng replied with a smile.

While traversing the Abyss of Destruction, he had not fought any Lords. However, in reality, Lords who had mastered at least one Mixed Yuan-level path were the most skilled in combat arts.

And so...

At The Origin, Luo Feng and the other seven Lords, eight in total, maintained a 10% energy reserve and sparred with each other one by one.

These successive clashes made Luo Feng feel the threat posed by each of the other Mixed Yuan Paths! Perhaps in terms of energy reserves, the other Lords were far inferior to Luo Feng, but in their specialized areas, they were much stronger than him. These clashes tested his Mixed Yuan Blade Path from various angles.

Luo Feng's understanding deepened, and what kind of 'Mixed Yuan Blade Path' he truly desired became incredibly clear.

The 26th level of the Abyss of Destruction.

Starburst, who had been sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes and saw Lord Luo Feng in the distance.

"If you're willing, you should be able to open your Mixed Yuan Blade Path now, right?" Lord Starburst looked at Luo Feng.

"Yes, I can open my Mixed Yuan Blade Path at any time," Luo Feng nodded and admitted. During his battles with the seven Lords, he had felt an incredibly strong urge to open his 'Mixed Yuan Blade Path'.

"However, I still have one more battle," Luo Feng said, looking towards the deeper levels of the Abyss of Destruction. "After the battle with Sand Boat concludes, that will be the most suitable time to open my Mixed Yuan Blade Path!"

Starburst smiled and nodded.

"I'm off," Luo Feng said, taking a step, and was already heading to the 27th level.

Sand Boat would be the final opponent of this training expedition, and the one with the most terrifying destructive capabilities. At this moment, across the entire Infinite Mixed Yuan Space, the gazes of over two hundred Ancestor-level and Lord-level existences pierced through space, looking on from afar, none willing to miss this battle.