Its body resembled a vast world, entirely crimson with flames rising from it.
It had a full eight pairs of enormous wings, and its four massive hooves seemed to support the entire world.
Its giant single eye stared coldly in Luo Feng’s direction.
Every movement it made was laborious, as chains bound it, emerging from the void and penetrating every part of its body and soul, making it difficult for it to resist.
It gazed at Luo Feng, filled with terrifying killing intent.
Luo Feng could even see the ‘traces of time’ on its body, witnessing the marks of its growth from a small, insignificant Tribulation Beast to a mighty force—exactly what was recorded in the *Three Thousand Void Tribulation Beast Diagram*.
However, what Luo Feng saw now was far more detailed and far more oppressive than the *Tribulation Beast Diagram*.
“This is an image of a powerful being watching the Tribulation Beast,” Luo Feng began to understand. “That powerful being was able to see the traces of the Tribulation Beast in ‘past time.’ They recorded this image, preserving it for the future.”
The ability to see the traces of the Tribulation Beast across time was beyond Luo Feng’s comprehension.
Even the emperors of the Ancient Flame Kingdom could only watch the shadow of the Tribulation Beast and paint the Tribulation Beast Diagram.
The *Tribulation Beast Diagram* was merely a fraction of the real Tribulation Beast.
“The Tribulation Beast is actually bound?” Luo Feng was somewhat shocked. The chains extending from the void clearly prevented the Tribulation Beast from escaping.
“My Divine King Second Stage mental will can only barely watch the shadow of the Tribulation Beast. Its strength must be beyond the ultimate Divine King stage. Even such a being is bound.”
While Luo Feng was shocked, he quickly deduced…
The being binding the Tribulation Beast was likely on the side of the cultivators. After all, the shadow of the Tribulation Beast had been passed down to the Ancient Flame Kingdom.
“Judging by the growth path of the Tribulation Beast, it likely doesn’t belong to the cultivator side,” Luo Feng thought. “It must be a terrifying lifeform from outside the Primal Cage.”
Luo Feng had to admit.
Just watching the growth of the Tribulation Beast filled him with awe. Yet there was an even more powerful existence capable of binding the Tribulation Beast.
“Always keep a sense of reverence.” Luo Feng silently reminded himself, “Even a terrifying being like the Tribulation Beast, beyond the ultimate Divine King stage, can still be bound. And I… am merely a small Chaos Realm being right now.”
Luo Feng carefully memorized this image.
After all, it had cost him 100,000 merit points to view it, and the Hall of Inheritance was giving him ample time.
The original *Three Thousand Void Tribulation Beast Diagram* was a drawing, but this was a temporal image, far more detailed and realistic. Luo Feng immersed himself in it, studying it meticulously.
“Only with an undying heart can one survive the endless tribulations.” Luo Feng’s understanding of the undying heart of the Tribulation Beast deepened as he carefully observed.
“It could abandon everything, even its own life. Only by being willing to sacrifice everything… and being reborn again and again through nirvana could it reach this point,” Luo Feng shook his head slightly. “But because of this, it even abandoned its former friends.”
“It devoured the very friends who endured hardship alongside it.”
Luo Feng saw far more detailed traces of its growth than in the *Tribulation Beast Diagram*.
In the later stages, the Tribulation Beast had grown incredibly powerful, surrounded by a few friends who followed it. Yet in its pursuit of greater strength, the Tribulation Beast defeated, ambushed, and devoured them one by one.
On its path of growth, it didn’t need companions; it only needed to become more powerful.
One day, it was captured! It didn’t even see who took action. With just a change in the flow of time, it was thrown into a prison world, bound by void chains, never to escape again.
“Is this the Tribulation Beast’s end?” Luo Feng watched, sighing. “It was captured merely through a change in time? It couldn’t even see its opponent?”
“Its mental will was strong, but in the end, it came down to strength.”
“Without enough strength, it too became a prisoner.”
This served as a warning to Luo Feng as well.
Defeating an enemy with mental will alone was exceedingly difficult; it required a massive advantage in mental will and a superiority in will techniques. The *Lieu Yuan Technique* would become less advantageous as his strength increased.
Luo Feng could completely annihilate some Chaos Realm beings because their will was much weaker than his, and the *Lieu Yuan Technique* gave him a large advantage.
However, on the Origin Continent, some ancient beings had will techniques that would narrow the gap with the *Lieu Yuan Technique*.
“Even the emperors of the Ancient Flame Kingdom and the monarchs of the Ancient Thunder Kingdom haven’t been able to kill a Divine King using will alone,” Luo Feng understood this clearly. “Mental will is ultimately just one factor in cultivation. Comprehending the Dao… that is the essence of cultivation.”
Watching the shadow of the Tribulation Beast had solidified Luo Feng’s dedication to his path. He understood that there were no shortcuts in the Dao of cultivation. The *Lieu Yuan Technique* would eventually offer him less and less help. Additionally, he was reminded that there was always a higher power, and one must always keep a sense of reverence.
Time passed, and Luo Feng became more focused on his Dao comprehension.
In the blink of an eye, it had been 27 epochs since Luo Feng arrived in Chu Capital.
In a hidden space at the core of the Primal Universe.
Luo Feng’s Divine Power Incarnation faced the complete Origin Path of Life, able to see the six major branches of the Path of Life at a glance.
“I’ve already cultivated the Life Body branch to the peak of the Chaos Realm,” Luo Feng said, looking at the Origin Path of Life before him. “I’ve collected seven pieces of perfect Chaos-level biological materials, but I still haven’t fully comprehended the ‘Trinity Form.’”
The first tribulation of the *Eight Tribulations Life Form* recorded three major branches: Life Spirit, Life Body, and Life Source. Of these, the Life Spirit and Life Body had both been pushed to the peak of the Chaos Realm.
There was no way to advance further until he became a Divine King.
“I’ve been studying for so long and still can’t figure it out. Do I really have to become a Divine King before I can comprehend the Trinity Form?” Luo Feng wondered. “Maybe I should try consuming a Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit.”
Originally, Luo Feng had planned to bring all five major branches he was studying to the peak before consuming the Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit, using the remaining four to break through to the Divine King level.
Now, only two branches had reached the peak of the Chaos Realm.
“As Master said, I should consume five while in the Chaos Realm and five while in the Divine King First Stage,” Luo Feng thought. “It’s worth it to consume one for the sake of improving my transformation technique.”
Perfecting his transformation technique would also deepen his understanding of the two branches.
“Luo He, come to my Emperor Chu Palace.”
Luo Feng’s mental awareness received a telepathic message from his master, Emperor Chu.
“Master is summoning me for the first time in over 20 epochs?” Luo Feng was surprised, but his true body immediately headed toward Emperor Chu Palace.
Inside Emperor Chu Palace.
Emperor Chu sat cross-legged on the ground, his towering figure showing a slight frown.
“The Ancestor sent back a batch of resources, all meant for the clan,” Emperor Chu pondered. Not long ago, the Flame Wind Ancestor summoned the thirteen emperors of the Ancient Flame Kingdom and bestowed upon them a large batch of resources.
This batch of resources was divided into thirteen parts, one for each of the thirteen royal branches.
According to the Ancestor’s instructions, these resources were naturally meant to nurture the clan.
The Flame Wind Ancestor had this temperament: he would lavishly cultivate his own clan, while outsiders would generally be recruited as guest ministers. Guest ministers had to work hard to earn merit in exchange for benefits.
As for nurturing disciples? Whoever took a disciple would have to provide the resources themselves.
“This time, the royal elites will all receive a share of the resources,” Emperor Chu thought. “As for my three disciples, the other two come to see me often, asking for guidance. But my third disciple, Luo Feng… he hasn’t come once in over 20 epochs.”
Compared to the royal elites, Emperor Chu was just as close to his three direct disciples.
Since the royal elites were receiving resources, Emperor Chu thought he should give some to his direct disciples as well.
At that moment, Luo Feng walked into the hall and respectfully bowed.
“Since you became my disciple, you haven’t come to ask me for advice even once in more than 20 epochs,” Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. “Do you have no doubts about your cultivation?”
Luo Feng respectfully replied, “Master, I do have some doubts about the Origin Path of
Emperor Chu’s eyelid twitched slightly.
The Origin Path of Life?
He didn’t understand it at all!
“How about the Origin Path of Destruction? Are you progressing smoothly?” Emperor Chu asked. This was his area of expertise.
“It’s going well for now,” Luo Feng replied.
Although the two branches recorded in *Seventy-Two Slash Annihilation*, the Splitting Heaven branch and the Dark Heaven branch, were only at the peak of the Chaos Realm, this was mainly because he couldn’t face the complete Origin Path. Morosa was, after all, only in the Chaos Realm. So, his progress was slower than with the Origin Path of Life.
Emperor Chu nodded and asked, “What doubts do you have about the Origin Path of Life?”
Luo Feng waved his hand, and a gray particle appeared before him. The gray particle split open, revealing two yin-yang fused particles inside.
“This is the basic particle form of a perfect Chaos-level being—the Trinity Form,” Luo Feng said. “I’ve comprehended much, but I still haven’t fully understood it.”
Emperor Chu looked at it and felt a headache coming on.
He had been completely focused on cultivating the Origin Path of Destruction and had only dabbled in the Origin Path of Matter, the Origin Path of Causality, and the Origin Path of Space, at the level of an average Divine King.
As for the Origin Path of Life? He didn’t understand it at all.
“I’m very confused,” Luo Feng said. He had spent most of the past 20 epochs on this. “I ask that Master guide me.”
“The Trinity Form? It’s considered a relatively basic body structure,” Emperor Chu said while thinking rapidly. His thinking speed, as an emperor, was naturally extraordinary.
Suddenly, Emperor Chu waved his hand, and the corpse of a golden-scaled insect appeared in the hall. “This is the corpse of a Chaos Realm being. Its body structure is more advanced than the ‘Trinity Form,’ known as the ‘Tenfold World Form.’ With this body, it can even challenge Divine Kings. Study it carefully. Once you understand the more advanced ‘Tenfold World Form,’ you might be able to look back at the simpler ‘Trinity Form’ and figure it out.”
Luo Feng stared at the golden-scaled insect corpse in front of him.
Its aura was powerful.
“This corpse?” Luo Feng asked, puzzled. He had never heard of such a being.
“Thunder Ancestor is obsessed with researching various primordial bloodlines. This is one of the special lifeforms he cultivated,” Emperor Chu explained. “Go study it. Once you’ve accumulated enough understanding, you might be able to grasp the Trinity Form after consuming the Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit.”
“I understand, Master,” Luo Feng replied, realizing what he needed to do. He immediately collected the corpse.
“Off you go,” Emperor Chu waved his hand.
Luo Feng respectfully bowed and left.
“I had planned to give him some resources, and this golden-scaled insect corpse is worth a million merit points. It can count as a resource,” Emperor Chu thought, feeling satisfied. Since he had taken Luo Feng as a disciple, he didn’t want to treat him unfairly.