Chapter 219: Twenty-Four Phases Form

Hu Yang City, Lord's Mansion, Inner Chamber, Star Tower.

A vast, boundless, towering body of Luo Feng sat cross-legged; since his mental will surpassed the Supreme Sovereign limit, the World Lifeform had begun growing again! Perfect Divine Bodies and Destruction Demon Clan avatars all had growth limits—but the "World Lifeform" was unique: as long as Luo Feng's consciousness could control it, it could keep ascending.

Now, this "World Lifeform" continued to grow, still far from reaching the limit of his mental will's endurance.

"Finally, I've comprehended the Twenty-Four Phases Form."

"Break through!"

Luo Feng had waited for this day too long.

He had been certain he could kill the Sovereign of the Devouring Nation the moment his mental will broke through—but he had endured! Because killing the three Sovereigns of the Devouring Nation… would expose him, and at that time, he had no confidence he could survive the combined assassination attempts of certain Sovereign-level beings!

For example, the groups of Emperor Yan, Emperor Xi, and Emperor Wu—they possessed countless treasures, and their alliance was even more terrifying than "Emperor Ming." Before, with only his mental will advantage, Luo Feng truly had no confidence to resist those three.

So he had patiently waited until this very moment!

"Condense."

The immense body of Luo Feng's World Lifeform extended a hand; a single thread of World Power restructured its most fundamental form, evolving from the crude "Ten Directions World Form" into the "Twenty-Four Phases Form."

In the Ten Directions World Form, each life unit required only ten particles to form a miniature world.

In the Twenty-Four Phases Form, each life unit required a full two hundred and forty particles, forming twenty-four perfectly fused spatial structures—stability increased by countless times, a complete qualitative transformation.

"Beautiful." After condensing one life unit in his palm, Luo Feng smiled and began increasing the proportion.

Ten thousand at once, a million, a hundred million…

Luo Feng's immense soul and powerful mental will ensured high transformation efficiency.

But this time, the energy reserves of Luo Feng's World Lifeform were too vast! Even with full effort, it took thirty-two days for his entire World Lifeform body to complete the transformation.

The individual avatars stationed across Dream Domain, Heaven Pillar Realm, Chu Capital, Xiangjie City, and elsewhere also subtly transformed—their energy reserves were small, so the transformation was much faster.

"Success."

Luo Feng stood up within this layer of the Star Tower.

"I feel… after the lifeform transformation, controlling my body is easier?" Luo Feng sensed that his previous Ten Directions World Form had been loose and sluggish, difficult to command.

The Twenty-Four Phases Form's life units were far more tightly packed, making control effortless.

Like a two-hundred-pound fat man on Earth who gasps while walking—but a two-hundred-pound athlete, all muscle, looks leaner, yet possesses superior speed, strength, and explosive power.

"Previously, my World Lifeform's energy reserves were roughly twenty-nine times that of a Perfect Divine Body. With my mental will, controlling it was slightly strenuous—I could only activate techniques at the threshold of Supreme Sovereign Second Layer."

"Now, with the Twenty-Four Phases Form, energy reserves remain unchanged, but control is effortless—I can even effortlessly unleash my strongest technique, 'Great Annihilation Form.'"

"This body can still grow significantly."

Luo Feng's skin naturally formed a black robe, itself woven from the Twenty-Four Phases Form.

"Boom."

As Luo Feng slightly released his aura, the surrounding void collapsed—layer upon layer of space crumbled until only the primordial world's membrane remained. The natural laws of the surrounding realm shifted accordingly.

"Such immense power—I feel my body is now no weaker than my Master's." Luo Feng had personally seen his Master, Emperor Chu, and Emperor Xuan.

In terms of realm depth, his current World Lifeform still lagged slightly behind his Master's—they possessed that ultimate, perfected sensation he lacked.

But his World Lifeform was simply too vast! The sheer quantity of power compensated for much of the qualitative gap.

"Finally, I've touched the Sovereign level." Luo Feng silently sighed.

Previously, his body had been too weak.

One strike would reduce him to dust; even with his life-recovery ability, he could barely withstand two or three more.

"The Life Lotus is also growing." Luo Feng observed his inner world—its range had expanded a thousandfold, allowing the Life Lotus to continue growing, enhancing the stability of his inner world and his body's vitality.

"As my World Lifeform strengthens, my inner world expands—this nurtures the 'Primordial Void Imperishable Light' even further." Luo Feng was deeply satisfied.

Whoosh—

The black robe spread outward, transforming into an endless black river.

The black river surged wildly, engulfing all directions.

Each droplet of "river water" was a Twenty-Four Phases unit—its binding force and aura vastly stronger.

"The World Lifeform has no fixed form—I can be humanoid, beastlike, even a river or a star." Luo Feng understood this clearly.

Any form composed of the basic life units was possible.

"With this power, combined with the Star Tower… how many on the Origin Continent could stand against me?" Luo Feng felt a sudden surge of arrogance.

"Calm down. Calm down."

"Take it step by step."

Having just perfected the Twenty-Four Phases World Lifeform, Luo Feng, per the Special-Class Legacy's description, gradually familiarized himself with his body's abilities and contemplated how to maximize his combat techniques.

…

Thunder Ancient Nation.

After Luo Feng publicly reached Supreme Sovereign Second Layer, Zuo Shan Ke also quietly broke through to the Supreme Sovereign level—but since his Hunyuan bloodline had become a Supreme Sovereign, it caused no stir on the Origin Continent.

"Luo Feng has become Supreme Sovereign Second Layer—his strength should far surpass the Sovereign of Tiankun Nation. But to utterly kill him, preventing reincarnation, remains extremely difficult." Zuo Shan Ke sat on his throne, deeply troubled. "From what I know, even Sovereigns or Lords would struggle to kill Tiankun's Sovereign—he'd likely survive one or two strikes and escape reincarnation."

Of the three Devouring Nation Sovereigns, Zuo Shan Ke hated Tiankun's Sovereign most.

Without Tiankun's Sovereign, the other two could never have destroyed his former nation.

"Luo Feng has only one chance to strike."

"If Tiankun's Sovereign reincarnates, he will hide his identity forever."

"How long must Luo Feng wait to grow strong enough to prevent Tiankun's Sovereign from reincarnating?" Zuo Shan Ke had patience—but he had been waiting for this day, his obsession deeply embedded in his soul.

He had soothed Luo Feng, telling him not to rush.

Yet he himself, day and night, dreamed of that day—this fixation had long seared into his soul.

"Chit-chit-chit."

Zuo Shan Ke closed his eyes and resumed cultivation, delving deeper into his Hunyuan bloodline.

!.

He could only temporarily forget his hatred through immersive cultivation—because the moment he stopped, he always remembered his hatred, always saw those haunting figures.

"Master." Suddenly, a voice came through karmic connection.

"Hmm?" Zuo Shan Ke paused cultivation, smiling in response, "Luo Feng? What is it?"

"Come to Hu Yang City—the time to kill the three Devouring Nation Sovereigns has come." The karmic voice struck Zuo Shan Ke's soul like a thunderclap.

His soul trembled.

"Now we can act?" As a Supreme Sovereign, Zuo Shan Ke was stunned for three full breaths before regaining composure—but now, he felt as if he'd swallowed the rarest treasure, his soul ablaze with unprecedented exhilaration.

His mental speed surged; his mental will grew sharper than ever.

"I'm coming." Zuo Shan Ke replied quietly, then immediately left his cave, heading silently toward Hu Yang City.

…

In the past, master and disciple met in Xiangjie City—it was closest to the Thunder Ancient Nation.

But this time, Zuo Shan Ke crossed half the Origin Continent, arriving quietly at Hu Yang City.

"Huh."

Zuo Shan Ke slipped into the Lord's Mansion and immediately saw Luo Feng seated atop a high pavilion—he flew over at once.

Hum.

Luo Feng's World Power had long enveloped Hu Yang City and its surrounding hundred million kilometers; the Lord's Mansion was entirely shielded by his mental will—no Qiangzhe on the Origin Continent could penetrate Luo Feng's World Domain or mental awareness to spy here.

"This mental will." Zuo Shan Ke felt Luo Feng's surrounding mental will—a force that filled him with dread, vast as an ocean, capable of instantly annihilating him.

"Master." Luo Feng, clad in black, smiled at him.

This black-robed Luo Feng was none other than the true body of his Twenty-Four Phases World Lifeform! For this operation, so significant to Master Zuo Shan Ke, Luo Feng would spare no effort—eliminating every possible risk.

"Luo Feng." Zuo Shan Ke gazed at his disciple; the invisible aura his disciple radiated was no less formidable than that of the Thunder Ancient Nation's Lord.

"Master, sit." Luo Feng said.

Zuo Shan Ke sat down; only then did Luo Feng take his seat.

"You sent word earlier—you can kill the three Devouring Nation Sovereigns?" Zuo Shan Ke stared at Luo Feng. "This cannot be rushed. If you strike, you must utterly kill them. If they escape reincarnation, you'll never find them again."

"I have the confidence to prevent their reincarnation." Luo Feng said.

"Even Tiankun's Sovereign cannot reincarnate?" Zuo Shan Ke asked again.

"Yes." Luo Feng nodded.

Zuo Shan Ke suppressed his excitement, carefully considering all possibilities, then asked: "How do you achieve this? Is it a powerful artifact? With the two Ancient Nations' abilities to probe past and future and divine fate—if they discover you're the one acting, won't they target you because of the artifact?"

"When I strike, I will alter my appearance, my aura, and obscure the karmic traces." Luo Feng said. "Even if they probe the past, they'll only see my false identity. As for divining fate—even if my identity is exposed, I've prepared for it."

Why had he waited for this day?

To become stronger than the Five—Mother River Lord, Fengdu Empress, and the others! Those five had thrived under the threat of the two Ancient Nations—Luo Feng had full confidence he could too.

"You've prepared?" Zuo Shan Ke stared at Luo Feng. "Though I long for revenge, the dead are dead—the living matter more! You're my disciple, the one I've watched grow… we still have time—we can wait!"

Even in his deepest impatience, Zuo Shan Ke could still endure.

"Master, I will not use any artifact this time." Luo Feng said.

"Without an artifact, you can kill the three Devouring Nation Sovereigns?" Zuo Shan Ke looked at his disciple.

"Yes." Luo Feng nodded.

At that moment, Zuo Shan Ke realized his disciple's strength had surpassed even normal Sovereigns and Lords.

"Good, good, good." Zuo Shan Ke's eyes blazed—since preparations were complete, let them strike.

(End of Chapter)