Swallowing the Stars: Equipment Slots, Starting with a Genius Battle

Ye Feng's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of needles, and his heart felt as if it had been squeezed.

He suddenly looked up, his gaze passing over the statue that emanated a palpitating aura, and landing on the old man behind it, Yuan west, whose breathing was disordered, his face pale, yet he wore an almost ingratiating smile.

In an instant, a wave of emotion surged within me.

"Yuan west... actually found this thing?" Ye Feng was shocked.

Of the eighteen Beast God statues enshrined in the Immortal Temple of the Blood Continent, three have been lost, and the remaining fifteen are regarded as sacred sacrificial objects and placed on the top floor of the temple! Even though these statues are not ultimate treasures for combat to the immortal gods, they still symbolize great significance, involving the temple's inheritance and faith!

Yuanxi spared no expense to get him this item simply because he mentioned needing it.

"Yuanxi has treated me too well, I have nothing to say!" Ye Feng felt a complex mix of emotions that were hard to describe.

Seeing Ye Feng accept the statue, Yuan west's weariness vanished, and his smile widened, tinged with a cautious anticipation:

"Qing'er, are you satisfied?" His tone and expression were like a child offering a precious treasure, waiting for a word of affirmation.

Ye Feng's gaze was deep as he looked at the pure concern and devotion beneath the old man's pale face. A warm feeling welled up in his heart, and his voice unconsciously softened:

"I will forever remember my teacher's great kindness."

He gently stroked the cold surface of the statue and solemnly said, "This item... I am extremely satisfied with!"

How could he not be satisfied? This statue is an equipable item, which means it's not a loan to him, but a true gift, now belonging to him.

The equipment's effects are even more astonishing.

[Equipable Item: Beast God Statue]

[Equipment Effects: 1. 80% fusion comprehension of the Gold and Void Laws. 2. 10x increase in cultivation speed for the Gold and Void Beast God Path.]

[Note: Equipment effects are permanently granted upon reaching 1 epochs. Actively cultivating Beast God Path secret techniques and comprehending laws can shorten the time required.]

Despite the shock of the Golden Void Beast God's essence blood before him, Ye Feng was still stunned.

There are two paths to becoming the master of the universe, that is, the master of the laws.

Firstly, the Way of Space and Time: having thoroughly comprehended the two fundamental laws of space and time, one can break through and become the master of the universe.

Secondly, the path of the Beast God involves comprehending any lower-level law and its corresponding higher-level law, and perfectly integrating them to become a Beast God, comparable to a master of the universe.

The human camp, including many powerful races from the primordial universe, mostly follows the path of time and space, because this path is much, much simpler than the path of the Beast God.

The difficulty of walking the path of the Beast God is a hundred or a thousand times greater than that of the path of time and space, mainly due to the difficulty in the fusion of laws.

Comprehending the fundamental laws of space is already quite difficult; to integrate them further increases the difficulty exponentially.

Now, equipped with the 'Beast God Statue', Ye Feng can directly gain 80% of the fusion of the Gold and Void Laws, which is truly astonishing.

Herodo achieved the position of the supreme ruler of the universe by virtue of the perfect fusion of the two fundamental laws.

With this level of understanding and comprehension of the 80% integration of the Golden and Void Laws, one can easily pass the 18th floor of the Sky Bridge and has the opportunity to conquer the 20th floor.

Once equipped, Ye Feng's understanding of the laws will no longer be a weakness that holds him back in the Immortal stage.

The Beast God is the embodiment of the fundamental laws. The Beast God statue, sculpted using unknown methods, naturally contains and integrates the fundamental laws, so it is not surprising that equipping it has this effect.

"This Blood Luo Continent truly is my treasure land. First, there's the innate essence of the Beast God; second, there's the fusion of the Beast God's Dao with its laws." Ye Feng's heart burned with fervor.

"This is just one secret realm. With my strength, if I explore a few more secret realms and plunder them, I wonder what kind of gains I will get."

……

Outside the mansion, a cold shout, imbued with an unquestionable will, suddenly rang out.

"Yuanxi, come see me immediately!"

Ye Feng followed Yuan west out of the mansion.

In mid-air, Elder Xihe, clad in white robes, hovered, radiating a suffocating aura of a Marquis-level authority. His gaze swept indifferently over the two below, as if looking down at ants, his voice icy, carrying a judgmental tone:

"Yuan west, you gave up your position as elder in exchange for the Beast God statue. From this moment on, you are no longer an elder of the temple!"

Xi He's voice, amplified by divine power, boomed like thunder: "As the Third Elder of the Immortal Temple, I command you to immediately proceed to the core of the vortex of malevolent energy and devote yourself to arduous cultivation! You are not to leave even a step before breaking through your current realm!"

Yuan west's withered face remained expressionless, as if he had expected this all along.

Ye Feng's pupils contracted sharply as he turned to look at the old man beside him!

Giving up the position of elder?!

Although Ye Feng was new to the place, he was well aware of the immense power and authority that the position of Elder of the Immortal Temple represented! Even a genius like Tai Yun would exhaust all his efforts and energy just to earn a candidate status. And Yuan west... actually gave it up just to obtain a Beast God statue?

Just because... he said something offhand?

An indescribable shock rippled through Ye Feng's heart for the first time.

What chilled Ye Feng even more was Xi He's order—the core of the vortex of malevolent energy!

Yuanxi's consciousness had long been riddled with holes by the endless malevolent energy, leaving him half-mad. If it weren't for his sole obsession with "finding Haiqing," he would probably have already become a ferocious demon who only knew how to kill.

Throwing him into the core of that most intense and violent evil energy at this moment would be tantamount to pushing him into an abyss of utter destruction.

This is a slow and deadly attack disguised as "care"!

"Teacher! No..." Ye Feng cried out urgently, trying to stop him.

Although his time with Yuan west was short, the old man's almost obsessive doting and willingness to grant his every request quietly stirred a genuine sense of attachment in Ye Feng's heart, who had cultivated for less than a hundred years.

Although the other person was just a Bloodlok native, it felt very nice to be cared for and loved.

How could he just stand by and watch the other person walk down a dead end?

Yuan Xi's murky, crazed eyes strangely cleared the moment he heard Ye Feng's voice! A pure, almost childlike smile bloomed on his face, and his withered, twig-like hands gripped Ye Feng's shoulders tightly.

"Qing'er! You...you're concerned about your master?" His voice trembled, filled with unbelievable joy. "It's worth it! With Qing'er's words, I would be willing to die right now!"

He pressed hard on Ye Feng's shoulder, a final glimmer of light flashing in his cloudy eyes, and solemnly instructed, "Qing'er, you should focus on your cultivation here! When I... when I make a breakthrough in that core area, I will definitely return to help you ascend to the position of elder candidate! And even... the true elder's position!"

His words contained a promise to give his all.

Ye Feng was speechless for a moment.

At this very moment, Yuan west's thoughts were still on paving the way for him!

"Haiqing... how fortunate to have such a teacher!" Ye Feng sighed inwardly.

He also understood that Yuan west's almost life-burning care stemmed largely from the obsession that had been distorted by the evil energy—finding and protecting "Haiqing" was the only anchor that kept the mad old man from losing his last bit of clarity.