Huyang City's City Lord's Mansion set aside a separate courtyard, spanning over ten thousand kilometers, for Luo Feng's residence.
Inside the cultivation chamber, within the Star Tower, Luo Feng sat cross-legged, fully focused on sensing his "True God's Heart."
As his small universe expanded to a diameter of a trillion light-years, the True God's Heart, connected to the small universe, also grew stronger and more resilient. Chaotic divine power continuously surged into the True God's Heart.
"True God's Heart, chaos evolution," Luo Feng thought. Immediately, chaotic divine power surged within the True God's Heart, gradually forming a new space that eventually solidified into a stable chaotic space.
For a Chaos Realm cultivator following the path of the Law, evolving a chaotic space was relatively simple. Luo Feng's chaotic space was broader and more stable than those of other Chaos Realm beings at the same level.
"Rumble~~" A massive amount of chaotic divine power flooded into his divine body, initiating its transformation.
"It will likely take a long time for my divine body to grow to its full potential," Luo Feng sensed his divine body absorbing the chaotic divine power like a desert absorbing water, no matter how much power flowed in.
"Fortunately, my small universe's energy absorption and transformation efficiency into chaotic divine power is extremely high," Luo Feng mused.
His small universe was the "perfect form" of its kind, and its efficiency in absorbing and transforming energy was naturally high. Furthermore, the time flow in his distant homeland was 10,081 times faster than that of the Origin Continent, so the divine power generated at any moment was immense.
For an ordinary Chaos Realm being, absorbing such divine power would allow their divine body to reach its peak in less than a day on the Origin Continent.
But for Luo Feng's perfect Chaos Realm divine body, such a massive influx of divine power didn't even cause a ripple—it was silently absorbed.
"My divine power has become a hundred times purer," Luo Feng felt the changes in himself.
With his divine power a hundred times purer, his body much larger, and his realm fully enhanced, he was undoubtedly much stronger than he had been as an Eternal True God.
"I wonder how large the gap between me and Liu Yin Marquis will be once my divine body reaches its limit," Luo Feng thought.
The perfect Chaos Realm divine body was unrecorded in the Origin Continent, and Luo Feng could only speculate about its ultimate strength.
In the Shiguo Nation, there were nearly ten Chaos Realm beings with infinite divine bodies, yet Liu Yin Marquis, who didn't possess an infinite divine body, ranked among the top five in strength.
"Let's focus on cultivating secret techniques first," Luo Feng decided, sensing his divine body's slow growth. He pushed aside his distracting thoughts and began studying the secret techniques available at the Chaos Realm level.
Typically, Chaos Realm beings first study life-preserving secret techniques.
Why do God-Kings still give face to Chaos Realm beings? Because even a God-King can't guarantee they can completely kill a Chaos Realm being.
"Chaos Realm's first life-preserving secret technique—Reincarnation Technique," Luo Feng studied it carefully.
The Reincarnation Technique allows one to protect a sliver of true spirit and undergo reincarnation after death.
After death, a sliver of true spirit naturally follows the highest rules, undergoing reincarnation. With the Reincarnation Technique, there's a chance to retain memories during reincarnation.
According to records of previous reincarnated powerhouses, whether one can retain memories and remain conscious depends on the strength of their mental will.
A God-King level will can remain conscious from the moment of reincarnation, with complete memories intact, allowing the person to quickly regain their former power after being reborn.
A peak Chaos Realm will generally allows the retention of complete memories within a sliver of true spirit, but the exact moment of awakening is uncertain. It could happen during childhood or later as a Void True God or even an Eternal True God.
As for weaker mental wills, memories are often fragmented, and the likelihood of awakening is so low it can be ignored, leading to the complete demise of the previous life.
"Any trace of consciousness left in a Chaos Realm being allows for reincarnation, and there are many life-preserving secret techniques. Even God-Kings cannot guarantee they can completely annihilate a Chaos Realm being," Luo Feng knew this well. Even the relatively weak "Duan Dong River lineage" had the Immortal River secret technique.
More powerful and extensive lineages would naturally have even more life-preserving secret techniques.
As long as one isn't completely obliterated in an instant, they can reincarnate, and once reincarnated, their past life's karma is severed, becoming a new being.
From the outside, there would be no trace of their former identity.
Even God-Kings, who establish nations and have many ties, wouldn't easily create such terrifying enemies. This is why they afford Chaos Realm beings some respect.
"On the Origin Continent, there are occasionally rising geniuses, and even some newly ascended God-Kings," Luo Feng mused. "But in reality, these rising figures could very well be the reincarnations of old powerhouses."
For example, his master, Zuo Shan Ke, had already undergone reincarnation.
The founding God-King of the Heart Shadow Sect or the third ancestor of the Duan Dong River lineage—publicly, it's said they have fallen! But if they weren't completely dead, leaving behind a sliver of power to reincarnate in secret, who would know?
If someone provokes a terrifying enemy and finds themselves cornered, reincarnating and adopting a new identity would allow them to completely sever ties with their past.
"Because of the Reincarnation Technique, nearly all ancient God-Kings have infinite divine bodies," Luo Feng thought.
Through reincarnation, they can make up for any deficiencies in their divine body.
Of course, reincarnation also has its drawbacks, such as the uncontrollable nature of the reincarnated identity and the extreme weakness during the fetal stage. A fetus has a very weak soul, and even if one understands the Chaos Law, their power at this stage is far weaker than even a sliver of a Chaos Realm divine power incarnation. This makes them vulnerable to death.
Therefore, those who dare to reincarnate are usually at the God-King level.
God-Kings, at the very least, have mastered a branch of the Origin Dao! With a single thought, they can form a "complete universal operation rule" and create their own universe.
Simply relying on the complete universal operation rules, they can make the highest rules retreat. Their survival abilities and power far exceed those of a "reincarnated Chaos Realm" being, and their reincarnation risk is minimal.
"I hope I never have to use this Reincarnation Technique," Luo Feng pondered. He certainly didn't want to reincarnate. If he did, his small universe would collapse, and countless humans within it would perish, with only a tiny fraction being protected and sent to the Ancestor's small universe.
Moreover, his divine power incarnation would be annihilated, severing his connection with his family and preventing him from observing the Life Origin Dao. His soul enslavement of Morosa would also dissipate, allowing Morosa to become a free Sector Beast.
Only in the most desperate circumstances would he choose reincarnation.
"The Reincarnation Technique isn't difficult," Luo Feng spent three days mastering the technique.
The technique's origin was unknown, but its cultivation was relatively simple, with nearly every Chaos Realm being able to learn it. Any faction with even a bit of foundation would have records of this technique.
"'Chaos Force Diagram,' 'Nine Blade Breakthrough,' 'Severance,' 'Donghua,' 'Lie Yuan Art'... I'll study each of these one by one," Luo Feng settled his mind and began delving into these secret techniques.
In the southern border of the Shiguo Nation, there was an expansive lake, and in the center of the lake was an island. On the island stood a city, slightly larger than Huyang City.
Whoosh.
The divine power incarnation of the Jiujiang Marquis appeared in the sky, overlooking the ancient city below.
The city, ancient and majestic, had been formed by relocating numerous mountain peaks. The city was bustling and prosperous, filled with countless citizens.
The Jiujiang Marquis flew into the city, unnoticed by the ordinary guards, and quietly arrived at a mansion within the city.
"Brother Yan Yu," the Jiujiang Marquis greeted with a slight bow.
The mansion's door opened, and an old servant said, "Jiujiang Marquis, please come in."
The Jiujiang Marquis entered and proceeded to a pavilion within the mansion, where a four-armed man sat, focused on carving a model of a city. As he carved the model, intricate patterns appeared on the city walls of the island city in the lake, matching the patterns on the model.
The Jiujiang Marquis watched with a smile.
After a long while, the four-armed man finally set down his carving knife and looked at the Jiujiang Marquis. "What brings you here?"
"Brother Yan Yu, your skill in formations is simply extraordinary. Across the entire Origin Continent, few Chaos Realm beings can match you," the Jiujiang Marquis praised.
"It's nothing worth mentioning," the four-armed man replied, though a slight smile appeared on his face. "Why have you come? Speak plainly."
"You're aware that my fief borders Liu Yin Marquis's territory," the Jiujiang Marquis said, shaking his head. "Liu Yin Marquis is too domineering. He's now sent his army to take over my entire Jiujiang Chaos Province. I can't contend with him, so I've come to seek help."
"That does sound pitiful," the four-armed man nodded.
"Brother Yan Yu," the Jiujiang Marquis said seriously, "I've come to ask if you could go to my fief and help me defend against Liu Yin Marquis."
The four-armed man frowned. "You should know that I avoid getting involved in these conflicts."
"I do know," the Jiujiang Marquis said earnestly, "but I had no choice but to come. Liu Yin Marquis has already sent a Snow Realm Envoy to aid his Heart Shadow Sect. If I lose, he'll take over the entire Jiujiang Chaos Province, and even my mansion here might not be safe."
The four-armed man's frown deepened.
"I don't ask you to fight," the Jiujiang Marquis continued. "I only ask that you help set up the formations in my fief. With your skill, those formations would be impenetrable, and I could handle the rest."
"Liu Yin Marquis has a Snow Realm Envoy?" The four-armed man was slightly moved.
"Yes, and there could be more Snow Realm Envoys coming," the Jiujiang Marquis replied, "which is why I've come to you. Your help could change the tide."
The four-armed man sighed. "Alright, I'll help you."
The Jiujiang Marquis was overjoyed. "Thank you, Brother Yan Yu."
The Heart Shadow Sect had mobilized many of its powerful members, surrounding the City Lord's Mansion of Huyang City. With the City Lord's Mansion's powerful formations, both sides were in a stalemate.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng was cultivating within the City Lord's Mansion, focusing on stabilizing his newly formed chaotic space.
"Rumble~~" The small universe within Luo Feng's True God's Heart continued to expand and stabilize.
Outside, the tension between the Heart Shadow Sect and the City Lord's Mansion escalated, each side waiting for the right moment to strike.