In the dark depths of the ocean, Luo Feng and the other five rapidly descended.
Luo Feng wore the Cloud Contact Armour, while the other five possessed Black God Suits. With their physical strength alone, they were fully capable of reaching the deep sea.
“Luo Feng, the Devouring Beast is about 1,200 metres beneath the seabed. If we get too close, could we wake it up and interrupt your secret technique?” Tripathi Singh from India could not help asking.
The other four also looked towards Luo Feng.
This mission revolved entirely around him.
After all, none of them understood these secret techniques.
“Don’t worry.”
With a thought from Luo Feng, a Liquid Silver Guard in a black combat uniform appeared beside him out of thin air.
“Hm?”
The other five stared in surprise.
By looking at its face, they could tell it was not a real person but the special “robot” that had previously rescued Hong and Thunder God.
“This is something I obtained from an ancient civilisation ruin.”
As Luo Feng spoke, he landed on the seabed. The others landed beside him.
“Call an intelligent fighter aircraft here.”
His voice was low.
“Why?” the others asked, puzzled.
Intelligent fighters could operate on land, sea, and air, but why bring one to the ocean floor?
“After the secret technique is used, you will die. I will have your bodies transported away by the fighter. As for me, I will immediately battle the Devouring Beast.”
The five nodded.
They understood their role.
Their purpose was to become sacrifices, allowing Luo Feng to become unimaginably powerful for a short time.
As for Luo Feng, he might very well end up with no body left at all.
Whoosh!
The intelligent fighter high above rapidly entered the ocean and soon arrived.
“Sit down and close your eyes. Remember, do not resist.”
“Understood.”
Mohanderson, East, Tripathi Singh, Jia Yi, and Sokolov exchanged glances.
A strange smile appeared on each of their faces.
Yet those smiles possessed a charm that touched the soul.
All five sat down cross legged.
Together with Luo Feng, there were six people.
Exactly enough to form the six points required for the sacrificial formation of the Six Pointed Star secret technique.
“Let’s begin.”
Luo Feng also closed his eyes.
Inside his sea of consciousness were three miniature planets.
The central planet had appeared when he first reached the first planetary level.
The other two had formed when he advanced to the second and third planetary levels.
The smaller planets revolved around the central one, just as Earth revolved around the Sun.
The central planet was the largest.
All three miniature planets were blood red.
Each emitted wisps of crimson mist that spread throughout the enormous structure filling nearly his entire sea of consciousness.
The Tower of the Void.
A blood red pagoda.
Its interior seemed as vast as the universe itself.
Luo Feng’s three miniature planets floated within it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Five blood red threads flew out from the Tower of the Void.
They left Luo Feng’s body.
Strangely, in the physical world, these spiritual threads were completely invisible.
The five threads entered the seas of consciousness of Mohanderson, East, Tripathi Singh, Jia Yi, and Sokolov.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The souls of all five ignited instantly.
…
On the ocean floor, the six sat cross legged.
As the five souls burned, invisible waves spread around them.
Under Luo Feng’s precise control, vast amounts of spiritual power flowed through the six pointed formation and gathered at its centre.
Luo Feng.
The energy entered the Tower of the Void within his sea of consciousness.
The life forces of the five volunteers steadily weakened.
Luo Feng’s life force continuously strengthened.
Yet smiles remained on the faces of the five sacrifices.
…
Paris Base City, European Union.
A giant screen hung beside the street.
“The six individuals have stopped moving on the seabed. The strongest life force belongs to Luo Feng. The second strongest belongs to East…”
The broadcast echoed through the streets.
Many men and women stood watching silently.
“Their life forces are weakening. Mohanderson, East, Tripathi Singh, Jia Yi, and Sokolov’s life forces are steadily declining. Luo Feng’s life force is steadily increasing.”
On the screen.
The projections representing the six people were visible.
Five became increasingly faint.
Luo Feng’s became increasingly clear.
Suddenly.
The five projections disappeared entirely.
The life detection systems could no longer detect them.
“Oh…”
“My God…”
Countless people covered their faces.
They understood what it meant.
The disappearance of life force meant death.
“This is Mohanderson’s fighter aircraft. It has already left the ocean. According to our information, there are five bodies aboard. The bodies of Mohanderson, East, Tripathi Singh, Jia Yi, and Sokolov.”
“They sacrificed themselves for humanity.”
“Please remember them forever.”
“Luo Feng!”
“Luo Feng is rapidly approaching the Devouring Beast!”
The broadcaster’s voice suddenly became tense.
On the screen, Luo Feng’s life force plunged rapidly downward towards the vast life force of the Devouring Beast.
“Let us pray.”
“Pray that Luo Feng can win.”
Everyone on the street clasped their hands before their chests and stared at the screen.
…
At this moment, countless people across Earth were praying.
Hoping.
Waiting.
For victory.
Beneath the rocky layers under the seabed.
Luo Feng continued descending.
“Eight hundred metres. Six hundred metres. Four hundred metres. Three hundred metres.”
Babata constantly reported the distance.
“Two hundred metres!”
Luo Feng suddenly stopped.
The surrounding rock was forced apart.
“Golden Horned Beast, die!”
Murderous light flashed in his eyes.
Inside his sea of consciousness.
Within the massive Tower of the Void, the two smaller planets continued orbiting the central planet.
Suddenly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
All three planets transformed into blazing fireballs.
More accurately, vast quantities of blood red mist erupted from them and poured into the Tower of the Void.
The pagoda had already absorbed enormous amounts of spiritual energy from the five sacrifices and shone brilliantly.
Now it began spinning violently.
Faster and faster.
The entire pagoda became blurred.
Only its tip remained visible as a dazzling point of light.
“Years of hard work, all gone.”
Inside the intelligent space within the wrist device, Babata sat in a chair and shook his head.
“I hope… I hope he can be like Hong and Thunder God. Preserve a little foundation and fall into slumber.”
“At least then he wouldn’t die.”
…
Luo Feng felt himself becoming weaker and weaker.
“Go!”
Whoosh!
An invisible Tower of the Void spun like a drill.
It crossed two hundred metres instantly and entered the Golden Horned Beast.
“Woooo!”
An enraged roar erupted.
Rumble!
The surrounding rock exploded apart.
Luo Feng immediately saw the furious Golden Horned Beast.
Its dark golden eyes stared at him with rage.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two Liquid Silver Guards positioned themselves in front of him.
“Its sea of consciousness isn’t in its head.”
Luo Feng’s expression changed.
After entering the beast’s head, the Tower of the Void had found no soul whatsoever.
At last he understood.
That was why destroying its head could not kill it.
The Golden Horned Beast was completely different from humans and ordinary monsters.
Its sea of consciousness and soul were not located in its head.
The Tower of the Void quickly moved down through the neck and entered the beast’s torso.
Whoosh!
The pagoda swept through.
Being formed from spiritual power, flesh and blood offered no resistance.
“Hm? There it is!”
Inside the Golden Horned Beast’s body floated a transparent crystal sphere over twenty centimetres in diameter.
Complex golden runes covered its surface.
Golden light radiated from every rune.
When the Tower of the Void touched it, Luo Feng immediately felt immense resistance.
The soul was inside.
“Boom!”
The spinning Tower of the Void smashed directly into the crystal sphere.
“Woo! Woo!”
The Golden Horned Beast roared in agony within the rock.
Its scaled wings sliced like giant blades.
Its claws struck with terrifying speed.
Its tail whipped through space with deadly precision.
Every attack targeted Luo Feng.
The two Liquid Silver Guards desperately blocked the assaults.
“This is bad. Its soul defence is too strong!”
Luo Feng’s face changed dramatically.
Then his expression twisted with determination.
“I’m going all in!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three miniature planets became visible and flew out of his sea of consciousness.
Rumble!
Having lost its foundation, Luo Feng’s sea of consciousness immediately began collapsing.
…
“No! Luo Feng, no!”
Babata was horrified.
Hong and Thunder God had burned their souls.
But they had never removed them from their bodies.
Luo Feng was abandoning his original body entirely.
He was merging his whole soul into the Tower of the Void.
He was leaving himself no path of retreat.
This would maximise his attack power.
But even if he succeeded, his original sea of consciousness would be destroyed.
There would be no way back.
…
“Die! Die! Die!”
Luo Feng’s consciousness radiated absolute determination.
His entire soul merged into the Tower of the Void.
The pagoda became a giant drill.
It continuously struck the transparent crystal sphere covered in golden runes.
Meanwhile, the three miniature soul planets within the pagoda burned away.
Growing smaller and smaller.
“Why hasn’t it broken yet?”
“Why hasn’t it broken?!”
Luo Feng was desperate.
…
“Awoooo!”
The Golden Horned Beast shook its head violently and smashed itself against surrounding rock.
The soul attack caused unimaginable agony.
Worst of all, only hours earlier its soul had already suffered devastating damage.
This attack was no weaker than the previous one.
…
“Break! Break! Break!”
Luo Feng’s consciousness became frenzied.
He did not fear death.
He feared failure.
Inside the Tower of the Void, the soul planets continued shrinking.
Poof.
Poof.
The two smaller planets vanished completely.
Only the central soul planet remained.
It was now only one third of its original size.
The blood red planet continued burning.
Vast amounts of spiritual power flowed into the Tower of the Void.
Burning.
Burning.
Growing smaller and smaller.
Luo Feng felt his consciousness becoming increasingly blurred.
He knew.
He was dying.
“Kill it. Kill it. Kill it!”
Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base City.
On the streets.
White haired elders.
Infants still in arms.
Everyone stared nervously at the screens.
Among them stood Wei Wen.
His eyes were fixed on the display.
“Luo Feng. Luo Feng. My brother. You… you must survive. You have to survive.”
On the screen.
The life force representing Luo Feng had merged completely with the life force of the Devouring Beast.
They were clearly fighting.
The world held its breath.
Every person on Earth.
Then.
Boom!
The intertwined life forces suddenly erupted with incredible intensity.
Like the final explosion of a dying star.
Then…
They rapidly weakened.
“The life force is weakening. Weakening rapidly!”
The broadcast finally spoke again.
“It is impossible to distinguish whose life force it is. The two signatures have completely merged together.”
“It is still weakening.”
Wei Wen’s eyes widened.
Xu Xin.
Luo Hongguo.
Gong Xinlan.
Luo Hua.
Everyone watching the television was tense.
The entire world was tense.
…
The life force on the screen weakened.
Weakened.
Weakened.
Then vanished.
The projection representing life disappeared entirely.
Both Luo Feng and the Devouring Beast were gone.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
“They died?”
“Luo Feng and the Devouring Beast both died?”
People remembered that the Devouring Beast had revived once before.
Nobody dared relax.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
No life force appeared.
Not from the Devouring Beast.
Not from Luo Feng.
The entire world fell silent.
At 16:10 China time, three planetary level warriors descended into the deep sea and discovered the massive corpse of the Devouring Beast.
However, they were unable to damage its scales.
The news spread.
The world erupted into celebration.
“The Devouring Beast is dead. It’s really dead!”
“Let us remember their names.”
“Hong, Thunder God, Mohanderson, East, Tripathi Singh, Jia Yi, Sokolov, and Luo Feng.”
“It was they who saved everyone on Earth.”
“It was they who gave us hope.”
“Like Prometheus in mythology, who suffered to bring fire to humanity.”
“Like Nüwa, who exhausted herself repairing the heavens and preserving the world for mankind.”
“Hong, Thunder God, Mohanderson, East, Tripathi Singh, Jia Yi, Sokolov, and Luo Feng…”
“They gave us hope for survival.”
“Remember the names of these eight heroes forever.”
“The oldest was eighty nine years old.”
“The youngest was only twenty two.”
At 16:25 that afternoon, large numbers of monsters gathered in the region.
Many were king level monsters.
Humanity was forced to withdraw and could no longer enter the seabed.
That night, the sea monsters that had been relentlessly attacking human base cities around the world suddenly retreated.
And when the sun rose again the following morning.
Earth returned to peace.
A new chapter in human history began.