After learning about the three innate abilities, Luo Feng realised he would be able to return home. Naturally, he was in an excellent mood.
“‘Deity of Heaven and Earth’ and ‘Absolute Space’?” Luo Feng immediately recalled some of the effects, requirements and details he had previously seen regarding these two secret techniques.
Absolute Space was an extraordinarily overpowered technique. Even in the universe, it would drive countless people into a frenzy. However, only Golden Horned Beasts could directly cultivate it.
The technique was divided into three levels.
The first level was called Arc Light.
The second level was called Infinite Transformations.
The third level was called Teleportation.
The primary requirements for learning this technique were relentless practice and exceptional comprehension.
Only through countless repetitions could one gradually gain mastery and understanding. Only after sufficient accumulation could one hope to achieve enlightenment.
This technique mainly focused on explosive instantaneous speed.
According to the principles behind the technique:
“Even if one reaches the first level of the Universe level and can eventually fly at a maximum speed of 500 kilometres per second, that speed can only be achieved through continuous acceleration over a long distance. Instantaneous burst speed is far lower than 500 kilometres per second.”
“In battle, what matters more is instantaneous burst speed. Instant acceleration forward, instant turns, instant stops and instant retreats.”
Luo Feng understood this principle well.
It was like a sports car travelling on a motorway. Its top speed might reach 300 kilometres per hour, but how fast could it go after only 0.1 seconds from a standstill? Reaching top speed required time.
Humans accelerated faster than sports cars.
Yet even so, their instantaneous burst speed remained far below their maximum flight speed.
“Teleportation, teleportation! Luo Feng, teleportation!” Babata was extremely excited. “Even your teacher, an undying expert, couldn’t achieve teleportation!”
“Which is exactly why…” Luo Feng said helplessly, “Absolute Space is incredibly difficult to cultivate.”
If even a powerhouse like the Master of Yun Mo Planet could not teleport, one could imagine how difficult it was.
Furthermore, the technique itself explained:
The first level could be mastered through enough hard work.
As for the second level, throughout generations of Golden Horned Beast inheritance, even though Golden Horned Beasts lived ten times longer than human World Masters, most practitioners remained stuck somewhere within the second level. Those who could fully master the Infinite Transformations stage were exceedingly rare.
The third level, Teleportation?
That was practically legendary.
It required immense effort, comprehension, opportunity and more.
“Luo Feng! You don’t understand how precious this is!” Babata said urgently. “What kind of technique is this? Is it simply about burst speed? No! It’s a technique that guides you step by step towards understanding and comprehending the laws of space itself! Your teacher had no such technique and could only cultivate blindly. If he had possessed this technique, he might have gained the incredible ability of teleportation.”
“Once you can teleport, damn it, killing you becomes extremely difficult. If your teacher had known this technique, he wouldn’t have died,” Babata said.
Luo Feng smiled.
“I’m only saying it’s difficult. I never said I wasn’t going to learn it.”
“Oh, hahaha…”
Babata laughed happily.
“Luo Feng, this technique doesn’t merely make your movement techniques ridiculously powerful. It also increases your flight speed. And once combined with Deity of Heaven and Earth… well, compared to Absolute Space, Deity of Heaven and Earth is even more ridiculous. Far more ridiculous.”
It truly was.
Luo Feng clearly understood both the cultivation requirements and effects of Deity of Heaven and Earth.
This technique was one of the eighteen special secret techniques recorded within the inheritance memories.
In terms of value, usefulness and efficiency, it was indeed superior to Absolute Space.
However, the eighteen special secret techniques were called special techniques not because all of them were necessarily stronger than ordinary techniques.
Rather, they were called special because their cultivation requirements were extraordinarily harsh.
Harsh in what way?
First, they required extremely complicated cultivation conditions. If certain conditions were not met, no amount of effort would succeed.
Second, shortcuts existed, but the requirements for those shortcuts were almost impossibly difficult.
Third, only Golden Horned Beasts could cultivate them.
The 3,199 ordinary secret techniques had largely been created by generations of Golden Horned Beasts after studying or adapting techniques from humans, the Mechanical Race and countless other races.
Although only Golden Horned Beasts could cultivate these techniques directly, most were based on techniques from other races. Similar versions existed elsewhere, with only minor differences.
However…
These eighteen special secret techniques were completely unique to Golden Horned Beasts.
Even if they were shared with other races, nobody could adapt or cultivate them.
Deity of Heaven and Earth was likewise divided into three levels.
The first level was considered Minor Achievement.
The second level was Major Achievement.
The third level was Ultimate Perfection.
Simply put, Deity of Heaven and Earth was a special technique that allowed a Golden Horned Beast to enlarge or shrink itself.
The abilities to shrink and enlarge were terrifying.
For example, if a Golden Horned Beast measuring 180 metres in length shrank while retaining its original mass, its density would increase dramatically.
Bone density would increase.
Muscle density would increase.
Its claws and horns would become far sharper and harder.
A punch delivered with 100 kilograms of force.
Compared to a sewing needle thrust forward with 100 kilograms of force.
The difference in destructive power was enormous.
Therefore…
After shrinking, the Golden Horned Beast’s claws became even more terrifying, and the penetrating power of its horns became vastly greater.
That was shrinking.
What about enlarging?
Enlarging did not increase combat power.
However, if a giant tens of thousands of metres tall took a single step, an ordinary person with the same strength could never keep up.
The advantage of enlarging was simple.
Greater speed.
A 180 metre long Golden Horned Beast enlarged to 1,800 metres would resemble a floating island.
Its scaled wings would become ten times larger.
Each flap would propel it far faster than before.
The first level of Deity of Heaven and Earth allowed up to a threefold increase or decrease in size.
Combat power could increase up to three times.
The second level allowed a ninefold change.
Combat power could increase nine times.
The third level?
At that stage, size could be altered at will.
Combat power, however, could increase by a maximum of thirty six times.
Whether shrinking thirty six times, one hundred times or one thousand times, combat power would not continue increasing.
Thirty six times was already the ultimate limit of the technique.
Beyond that point, further shrinking would reduce physical strength accordingly, preventing additional gains in combat effectiveness.
Of course, although the technique allowed size changes at will, it could not be limitless.
According to legend, the ultimate limit was a ten thousandfold size variation.
In other words, a ten kilometre long Golden Horned Beast could shrink to one metre or expand to one hundred thousand kilometres in length.
Naturally…
The difficulty of reaching the third level of Deity of Heaven and Earth exceeded even the difficulty of reaching the third level of Absolute Space.
According to the inheritance memories, only the Golden Horned Beast who originally created the technique ever achieved the third level.
Throughout countless years and generations, no other Golden Horned Beast had ever reached it.
Historically, most Golden Horned Beasts remained at the first level.
Even reaching the second level was extremely rare.
Because this technique was simply too overpowered.
It defied the heavens.
For example, a ninth level World Master who dominated the universe had already reached the limits of normal combat power.
Most World Masters differed little in strength.
Only a few were noticeably stronger.
Yet Deity of Heaven and Earth allowed a Golden Horned Beast to multiply its already peak combat power several times over.
How could such a technique not provoke heaven’s envy?
After all…
Golden Horned Beasts already possessed an innate ability called Enhancement.
“Luo Feng, your three innate abilities consist of the cultivation ability Devour, the combat ability Enhancement, and the survival ability Clone,” Babata explained.
Back when the Golden Horned Beast had been severely injured by the B6 grade laser cannon, it had activated Enhancement. Its speed immediately skyrocketed, and the power of its golden horn attacks increased dramatically.
Because it was an innate ability, the enhancement effect itself never changed.
“Enhancement combined with Deity of Heaven and Earth’s shrinking ability allows your combat power to stack twice.”
“Enhancement combined with Deity of Heaven and Earth’s enlargement ability allows your flight speed to increase twice over.”
Babata sighed with admiration.
“And Absolute Space is your movement and survival technique. At first it focuses on instant dodging and movement, but later it becomes a method of comprehending the laws of space. The deeper your understanding becomes, the greater your flight speed grows. Even the trajectories and power of your golden horn attacks will increase dramatically.”
“So Enhancement and these two techniques perfectly complement one another, allowing their effects to be maximised.”
“Overpowered, truly overpowered!” Babata could not help exclaiming. “Absolutely ridiculous.”
Luo Feng smiled.
They really were overpowered.
That was also why they were so difficult to cultivate.
Absolute Space was difficult, but throughout history most Golden Horned Beasts had at least reached the second level.
Deity of Heaven and Earth was even harsher.
Many Golden Horned Beasts never progressed beyond the first level.
However, Luo Feng remained clear headed.
Abilities that defied the heavens invited heaven’s jealousy.
As a result, Golden Horned Beasts were unbelievably rare, even rarer than undying experts.
Moreover, among the starry sky beasts there were twelve bloodlines equal to the Golden Horned Beast.
Across the countless races of the universe, there were also strange lifeforms possessing unique abilities that were no weaker than those of Golden Horned Beasts.
Even humanity possessed vast numbers and countless secret techniques.
Take Luo Feng’s teacher, the Master of Yun Mo Planet.
His Soul Seal technique was incredibly overpowered, capable of enslaving powerful experts.
You had exceptional talent?
Fine.
While you were still weak, he could plant a Soul Seal within your soul and turn you into an absolutely loyal servant.
No matter how talented you were, you would simply become his bodyguard and enforcer.
Therefore…
Luo Feng understood clearly that no powerful expert should ever be underestimated.
As for the Golden Horned Beast’s three innate abilities:
The cultivation ability Devour allowed it to consume enormous quantities of metal and absorb them into its internal world. It also possessed some crowd control effects, allowing weaker lifeforms to be directly devoured and killed.
However, when faced with something truly threatening, the internal world would automatically stop devouring.
For example, the large quantities of metal released by Hong or a bundle of nuclear missiles.
The combat ability Enhancement instantly boosted speed and combat power, though the cost was significant.
The survival ability Clone allowed one clone at the Planetary level, a second clone at the Universe level, and a third clone at the World Master level.
In other words, a Golden Horned Beast could possess only three clones during its entire lifetime.
Each clone existed independently and cultivated separately.
For such an incomparably precious race that stood on the brink of extinction, the universe was fair enough to grant them a powerful survival ability.
For example, the Iceberg Beast, one of the twelve supreme bloodlines, possessed the survival ability Transformation, allowing it to transform into any appearance whatsoever.