Chapter 97: The Path of Life

Luo Feng extended his hand, and strands of Beast Domain power appeared, swiftly merging to form a structure that seemed perfect.

“Hmm?” Mo Luo Sa stared in surprise.

He had long known that his master’s divine power could transform into Beast Domain power, but physical cultivation breakthroughs like this were only achieved by him after attaining the Chaos Realm.

“On the surface they appear similar, but internally there are differences,” Mo Luo Sa observed carefully.

“A hair’s breadth off, and the result is a thousand miles away,” Luo Feng nodded. “My understanding of the Destruction Origin is inferior to yours—I can’t replicate it perfectly.”

Only by fully comprehending a substance’s composition can one transform it perfectly; otherwise, one can only mimic its surface.

For example, if you’ve seen a Divine King in person, you can mimic their appearance closely, but their inner essence remains worlds apart.

“Moreover, you lack the ‘Realm.’ The ‘Realm’ within your body is the core of the physical cultivation method—the key to such immense strength,” Luo Feng shook his head. No matter how he changed, he could not generate a Realm.

Luo Feng gazed at the structure of Beast Domain power hovering above his palm: “It looks perfect, but it’s unstable—ready to collapse at any moment.”

Mo Luo Sa watched beside him.

He couldn’t help his master; his growth came naturally through eating and drinking. Studying secret techniques made his head ache just thinking about it.

“Go attend to your own affairs,” Luo Feng waved his hand, sending Mo Luo Sa away.

Alone, Luo Feng silently stared at the structure of Beast Domain power floating before him.

So beautiful!

Mo Luo Sa, a favorite of the Destruction Origin, possessed a physical cultivation method that—among all beings on the Origin Continent—likely ranked among the absolute pinnacle of its level.

“Hum.”

Luo Feng extended his hand and dissolved the Beast Domain power structure, then began forming one with his divine power.

The divine power formed an identical structure, yet it looked grotesque.

“Wrong. Completely wrong,” Luo Feng shook his head.

…

Alone within the Star Tower, Luo Feng attempted to modify, simplify, and infuse his own ideas, exhausting every method yet failing to discover a stable divine power structure.

“My realm is insufficient. Relying solely on imitation to research a physical cultivation method is pure fantasy,” Luo Feng smiled faintly and dispersed the dozen divine power structures floating in the air.

“I still need sufficient accumulation in realm before I can slowly explore.”

Luo Feng gazed into the distance.

In a corner of this layer of space, a small region had been sealed off, where fifteen Chaos Layer beings flew joyfully, living carefree so long as they were fed sufficient Chaos Crystals.

Luo Feng had once frequently observed Chaos Layer beings, but after breaking through to the Chaos Realm, their value to him had diminished.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s mind stirred.

“Chaos Layer beings have incredibly simple structures—I’ve studied them many times,” Luo Feng pondered. “Perhaps I can attempt transformation.”

The “Formless and Shapeless” ability of the Perfect Lifeform had failed on Mo Luo Sa’s cultivation method, but now Luo Feng turned his attention to the Chaos Layer beings.

“Change.”

Luo Feng tapped his finger.

Immediately, a droplet of silver liquid formed—extremely stable.

“I understand the Chaos Laws. This silver droplet creature is what I’ve studied most—it’s inherently composed of droplets of silver liquid,” Luo Feng smiled as Chaos divine power surged, forming droplet after droplet of silver liquid.

One hundred and twenty droplets of silver liquid floated in the air.

Luo Feng smiled as he watched, but gradually his brow furrowed.

“Wrong.”

“They… they can’t merge?” Luo Feng tried bringing the silver droplets into contact—they still refused to fuse. “True silver droplet creatures actively merge together, and their power undergoes a qualitative transformation. But my transformed silver droplets won’t fuse?”

“Why can’t they fuse?” Luo Feng pondered. “Have I not fully understood their essence?”

Fully understanding it would allow perfect transformation.

During the Primitive Universe era, he had already confirmed his “Formless and Shapeless” ability.

“This silver droplet creature has a relatively simple structure—what else have I missed?”

Luo Feng gestured, instantly seizing the longest silver creature—composed of 1,091 silver droplets—which offered no resistance before the Chaos Realm Luo Feng.

It was swiftly split into a single silver droplet.

“Shhh.”

Luo Feng lightly slashed with his finger—the silver droplet shattered into silver mist and the materialized Chaos Laws.

“This silver mist is merely a condensed form of Chaos energy. This materialized Chaos Law… hmm?” Luo Feng’s expression changed—he immediately sensed the issue.

When he was still an Eternal True God, he had instantly concluded this was materialized Chaos Law.

But now, having comprehended the Chaos Laws and attained the Chaos Realm, he perceived the flaw.

“This is indeed materialized Chaos Law, bearing traits of Chaos Metal and Chaos Water. Yet—it carries a quality of vitality,” Luo Feng realized.

He had merely copied the materialized Chaos Law he understood. But in reality, the materialized Chaos Law within the silver droplets seemed… alive.

“Seemed alive?”

“Chaos Law imbued with vitality?”

Luo Feng’s expression shifted.

…

In the home region of the Primitive Universe, a divine power avatar of Luo Feng raced toward the Primitive Universe.

To the core of the Primitive Universe’s origin.

“The Path of Life Origin.”

Luo Feng returned here, gazing up at the majestic Path of Life Origin.

It manifested different “forms” depending on the viewing angle; after mastering the Chaos Laws, Luo Feng now found the Path of Life Origin seemed less difficult to comprehend.

“My realm was too weak—I once believed the silver droplet creatures contained only complete Chaos Laws. Wrong. Wrong,” Luo Feng, facing the boundless Path of Life Origin, knew he had been mistaken.

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Before him, the endless winding dragon could be viewed from countless angles, revealing a sinuous dragonbone connecting its entire body.

The information contained within this sinuous dragonbone made Luo Feng momentarily glimpse…

A flower blooming.

A furry creature breaking free from its shell.

An ancient tree, having survived countless years, suddenly gave birth to vitality—it awoke, becoming a plant life.

“Life’s vitality is the origin of life.”

“A single spark of life’s vitality can awaken even a lifeless stone, turning it into a rock-based lifeform.”

“Silver droplet creatures have no clear consciousness, cannot think or communicate—but their life essence is extraordinarily high,” Luo Feng thought. “Even their most basic component—a single silver droplet—contains life’s vitality.”

Like humans, like many animals.

In blood, bones, muscles—none possess life’s vitality. Only when the soul merges with the body does it become life.

Without a soul, it is merely a walking corpse.

Even True Gods, Void True Gods, Eternal True Gods—all are the same. The soul is the foundation!

“Some plant lives arise when the entire plant nurtures a single spark of vitality.”

“But silver droplet creatures—each individual droplet contains life’s vitality, causing the final fused life to become extraordinarily powerful.”

“I thought their core was merely complete Chaos Laws.”

“Now I know—their core is Chaos Laws infused with life’s vitality, though the vitality is not yet strong,” Luo Feng gazed at the endless sinuous dragonbone before him.

Facing the Life Origin, Luo Feng understood how terrifying life’s vitality could become if sufficiently potent.

A single spark of vitality could awaken a lifeless stone.

What if every drop of divine power contained vitality? How terrifying would that be?

“If imbued with potent vitality, every portion of divine power would seem alive, its essence transformed. Divine body strength, speed, and resilience could surge rapidly. One’s divine body would become immensely powerful, nearly unshakable,” Luo Feng thought. “Even, if desired, a single portion of divine power could develop independent consciousness and give birth to a new life.”

A single drop of his blood, guided intentionally, could form another powerful, vibrant life.

These vibrant lives were limited by the amount of power he bestowed—more divine power meant a larger independent life.

“If a Divine King divided his flesh and blood, he might create a thousand Chaos Realm avatars,” Luo Feng mused. “But the divided flesh and blood are parts of his own divine body.”

“Once separated, he himself grows weaker.”

The Path of Life’s Vitality.

“Awakening life” and “dividing powerful avatars” are merely auxiliary uses. For those who walk this path and become Divine Kings, their divine bodies are the most terrifying.

Their divine bodies are upgraded versions of the silver droplet creatures!

Some of their flesh and blood can condense into weapons! Destroying them is as difficult as destroying a Divine King-level artifact!

“My realm is too low—I can only perceive fragments of the Path of Life’s Vitality,” Luo Feng gazed at the endless sinuous dragonbone. “There may be other terrifying aspects.”

The Snow Realm Ancestor had mastered one branch of the Life Origin Path, achieving an unimaginable survival ability—his crimes were boundless, yet he still lived to this day.

“The Life Origin Path has multiple branches. The more branches one masters, the more terrifying one becomes. If one could fuse many branches into one… mastering the complete Life Origin Path,” Luo Feng gazed up at the endless sinuous dragonbone before him.

One who masters the complete Life Origin Path is like this endless sinuous dragon.

Such a being is the embodiment of the very concept of life.

“Life’s vitality,” Luo Feng sat cross-legged, carefully observing the boundless Origin Path, studying the sinuous dragonbone.

Luo Feng knew his realm was shallow—he focused only on information resembling the vitality of the silver droplet creatures. When he could perfectly transform the silver droplet creature, it would signify he had achieved a small mastery on the Path of Life’s Vitality.

Days passed.

In Luo Feng’s eyes, only the dragonbone brimming with infinite vitality information remained—he continuously absorbed its information.

The more he understood, the deeper his comprehension of the silver droplet creature’s vitality became.

He did not know how much time had passed.

"I should be able to summon it now." Luo Feng’s understanding of life spirituality had reached a point where confidence came naturally.

(End of Chapter)