Chapter 508: Quasi-Emperor!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Crunch.
A sharp sound rang out starkly in the silent cosmos.
Everyone looked at the cultivator with a combat body of 40 million kilometers from the Fire Sect. Lin Feng's palm struck him at this moment. It looked like an ant versus an elephant. It was not proportional at all.
However, with this strike, everyone heard the sound of bones shattering and cells collapsing.
Splash.
The combat body of the cultivator with a combat body of 40 million kilometers from the Fire Sect actually melted like snow. It collapsed and was annihilated on a large scale at a visible speed.
On the other hand, Lin Feng's palm enveloped the four Fire Sect cultivators with overwhelming force, and slammed down hard.
"Ahhh, how is this possible?"
"A Grand Emperor? Could it be a Grand Emperor?"
"How can it be a Grand Emperor? Spare us, spare us. We are from the Fire Sect…"
Agonized screams echoed through the cosmos. Unfortunately, there was no one nearby, let alone cultivators of the Fire Sect. Their voices were drowned out by the terrifying explosions.
With a palm strike from Lin Feng, it was as if the cosmos had collapsed. Terrifying tidal power surged over like a black hole. The four people from the Fire Sect all had combat bodies of at least 20 million kilometers, but it was as if they were made of clay under Lin Feng's palm strike, and collapsed rapidly.
With a single palm strike, four people were dead!
The cosmos fell silent all of a sudden. They were really dead, without even a trace. There were four Venerables, and one of them was a peak Venerable with a combat body of 40 million kilometers.
Just like that, they were destroyed by Lin Feng with a single palm strike.
Raymond, Yu Jing, and Long Wu all stared blankly at the scene before them.
Yu Jing felt that her throat was a little dry. She enunciated, "Grand Emperor!"
As Yu Jing saw it, only a Grand Emperor could be so powerful. Only a Grand Emperor could crush everything and disregard Venerables.
No matter where, a Grand Emperor was the hegemon of a region, and an absolute pinnacle of existence.
In the upper district of the Divine Palace of Bemond, there were so many planetary lifeforms and so many terrifyingly talented disciples. The most outstanding lifeforms in the entire Bemond Galaxy were all in the upper district of the Divine Palace.
However, in billions of years, how many people could truly become a Grand Emperor?
The Divine Palace disciple who became a Grand Emperor was a disciple from a million years ago…
Lin Feng had become a Grand Emperor without anyone knowing. This was like a dream. Yu Jing, Raymond, and Long Wu could not believe it.
However, facts spoke louder than words. The truth was right before their eyes. With a single palm strike from Lin Feng, he had instantly killed four peak-level Venerables of the Fire Sect, and without using any Origin Weapons. Was this not enough proof that Lin Feng was a Grand Emperor?
"I'm not a Grand Emperor!"
Lin Feng shook his head. He had seen a Grand Emperor before, and had even fought with a Grand Emperor. When that Grand Emperor Scorpius used his combat body, it spanned a full light-year. How devastating was that?
Right now, the Big Bang had only spread to a range of one light-year. If a Grand Emperor attacked at full force, all cultivators within a light-year would be dead.
The might of a Grand Emperor was unimaginable.
"That's right. His Highness Lin Feng is not a Grand Emperor yet," Raymond suddenly said. He looked at Lin Feng with a rather complicated expression.
"Not a Grand Emperor?"
Even Long Wu and Yu Jing were stunned. If he wasn't a Grand Emperor, how could he be so strong? He could defeat all the Venerables. How could he not be a Grand Emperor? At least, they couldn't imagine anyone else who could deal with these peak Venerables so easily.
Raymond smiled weakly and said, "I don't think you guys know yet. There's actually another type of people among cultivators, between Venerables and Grand Emperors. They're called Quasi-emperors!"
"Quasi-emperors?"
Even Long Wu had never heard of it.
That's right, Quasi-emperors! A Quasi-emperor does not differ in the level of cultivation, but in combat power. Under normal circumstances, if a Venerable comprehends a planetary Law, with the enhancement of a planetary Law, what kind of Venerable can be their match? Such an entity has power enough to defeat all Venerables, but they're not a Grand Emperor, so they're called a Quasi-emperor!"
"I see."
Long Wu and Yu Jing both nodded in realization, but then, Long Wu asked, "Your Highness is a Quasi-emperor? But Your Highness isn't a Venerable yet, right? Your combat body hasn't even reached a million kilometers. If you're not a Venerable, and only have planetary Laws, how can you become a Quasi-emperor?"
"Who said that elementary planetary lifeforms can't become Quasi-emperors?"
A sharp glint flashed across Raymond's eyes as he asked in a low voice, "Your Highness Lin Feng, if I'm not wrong, you've probably already comprehended the advanced Law of Tides, right?"
"Advanced Law of Tides?"
Long Wu and Yu Jing's eyes widened. They rarely even saw elementary Laws, let alone advanced Laws. Advanced planetary Laws were also known as advanced Laws. In the entire Divine Palace of Bemond, apart from a few emperors and Divine King Bemond, almost no one could comprehend advanced Laws.
Lin Feng had comprehended an advanced Law? This was simply unbelievable.
Lin Feng looked at Raymond in surprise. He did not expect Raymond to have guessed it. In any case, he did not intend to conceal it anymore. Hence, he nodded and said, "That's right. By chance, I comprehended the advanced Law of Tides!"
"So that's really the case!"
Raymond smiled weakly as well. Advanced Laws. He was not even able to comprehend a rudimentary Law, let alone advanced Laws. Forget about the Divine Palace of Bemond, even among the top geniuses of other galaxies, he had never heard of anyone who could comprehend advanced Laws as an elementary planetary lifeform.
It seemed like His Majesty the Divine King had really been wise when he made an exception and promoted Lin Feng to the upper district. Lin Feng's aptitude in Laws was simply incomprehensible.
In terms of his ability to comprehend Laws, Lin Feng could almost be considered a monstrosity!
Lin Feng looked at the surprised expressions of the three of them and did not say anything else. He knew his aptitude very well. Although it was not bad, it was definitely not top-notch.
It was all thanks to the Sacred Stone of Anathema that his Laws could improve so quickly!
He wondered just what kind of treasure this Sacred Stone of Anathema was, that it could actually manifest Laws. This exceeded Lin Feng's understanding. Perhaps this Sacred Stone of Anathema was also a new substance?
"An advanced Law can give rise to a thousandfold enhancement. In that case, His Highness Lin Feng's combat body is equivalent to a combat body of 200 million kilometers. This is indeed enough to defeat all Venerables. He is undoubtedly a Quasi-emperor!"
Long Wu's expression was solemn. He did not even dare to imagine a combat body of 200 million kilometers.
Lin Feng shook his head and said, "The realm is the foundation. Your Highness Long Wu's combat body is already 30 million kilometers in size. If you can comprehend the corresponding Law, even if it's just the rudimentary Law, enhancing your combat body by ten times would make it equivalent to a combat body of 300 million kilometers. Then, you would naturally be a Quasi-emperor, and one who's much stronger than me."
This was the truth.
However, Long Wu could only smile weakly. It was easier said than done. The rudimentary Laws appeared very easy, but in reality, among so many Venerables, how many could truly comprehend rudimentary Laws?
If Laws were so easy to comprehend, everyone would be a Quasi-emperor. However, this was completely impossible. If one could comprehend Laws, they could; if they could not, they would never be able to comprehend Laws.
There was no shortcut to comprehending Laws.
Being able to obtain the Sacred Stone of Anathema was simply rule-defying to the extreme. Lin Feng himself knew very well that he could not expose the slightest hint of such a rule-defying treasure.
Perhaps… Perhaps even a Divine King would be tempted by it.
"Your Highness Lin Feng, quick, let's look at what that colorful new substance is. We spent so much effort to get it. Let's see what it is first."
Yu Jing suggested looking at the new substance. After all, this was a new substance that Lin Feng had salvaged after killing four top-notch Venerables.
"All right, let's take a look then."
Lin Feng nodded. With a thought, he retrieved the new substance.
Chapter 509: Obtaining a New Substance
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The colorful new substance in Lin Feng's hand seemed to be still struggling, like a living thing. However, Lin Feng grabbed it firmly and it could not break free.
"What a pretty new substance."
Raymond and the others all stared at the new substance carefully. Through the iridescent light, they could see that there was something like a lump of soil inside, but it was constantly squirming. It looked very miraculous.
Lin Feng reached out and took out a little of the new substance. He placed it in his palm and checked it carefully with his mental power.
"Hmm, the energy is very strong!"
Not only did Lin Feng sense it, even Raymond, Long Wu, and Yu Jing sensed it. This tiny bit of new substance contained a terrifying amount of energy.
It simply contained more energy than any energy module they had ever seen. The two were not comparable at all.
Moreover, how daunting would the amount of energy contained in such a large piece of new substance be? No wonder it could cause such huge waves. It was indeed extraordinary.
However, what was the use of such a huge amount of energy?
Just as Lin Feng was pondering, the trace of new substance on his hand seemed to come "alive" all of a sudden. It actually turned into a thread and burrowed into Lin Feng's palm.
Lin Feng was shocked. Although he did not mobilize his Laws, his 200,000-kilometer Tidal Combat Body had astonishing defense to begin with. How could this tiny amount of new substance destroy it so easily, and even burrow into his palm?
"Your Highness Lin Feng, what's wrong?"
Lin Feng made a prompt decision. He did not dare to let this new substance enter his body unobstructed. Hence, he immediately separated all the cells in his entire palm. To Lin Feng, it was a piece of cake.
The huge palm stretched across the cosmos, but it had already been separated by Lin Feng.
"The new substance burrowed into my palm."
"It burrowed into your palm?"
Raymond and the others all realized the problem. Could this new substance really be a living thing? Otherwise, how could it have burrowed into Lin Feng's palm? Moreover, the defense of Lin Feng's combat body was very strong. How could the new substance have burrowed into it so easily?
Everyone stared intently at Lin Feng's palm. They wanted to see what would happen after the new substance had burrowed into Lin Feng's palm.
Perhaps this could also be a way to test what effect the new substance had.
In any case, it was just a palm. So what if it was lost? It was not much of a loss to Lin Feng at all.
Lin Feng's palm was enormous. There was very little of the traces of new substance, but Lin Feng and the others kept monitoring it with their mental power. Hence, they could also see that after the traces of new substance seemed to have burrowed into Lin Feng's palm, it was enveloped by a large amount of cells.
Buzz.
Lin Feng's palm was shaking violently. Then, everyone's eyes widened.
What did they see?
Lin Feng's palm was actually growing, and it was without direction from anyone. The palm that Lin Feng had already separated was actually growing. If one looked carefully, they would see that the cells in his palm were dividing at an extremely rapid rate.
"It's new substance. Even if there's only a trace of new substance, the energy contained in it is enough to support many divisions in the palm."
Lin Feng was a little excited. This new substance could actually invoke cell division. This was simply incredible, and it was also a miraculous item that Lin Feng dreamed of acquiring.
Even the star bloom was countless times inferior to this new substance.
"Dividing cells? It's something like star blooms?"
Lin Feng was not the only one who was excited. Raymond, Long Wu, and Yu Jing's eyes also lit up. New substances that could divide cells were also precious treasures to them.
It was just that ordinary treasures of cell division did not have much effect on them. For example, star blooms were actually useless to them.
"Let's observe for a while longer and see if there are any side effects."
Raymond, on the other hand, was very cautious. New substances meant that one had little to no knowledge of them. If there were any troublesome side effects and everyone used them rashly, it would probably be too late for regrets.
Hence, he would rather wait a little longer and see the exact situation first.
"This place isn't too safe either. The commotion caused by His Highness Lin Feng's battle just now was so huge that it would probably attract the attention of many cultivators. Even if Grand Emperors do not attack, if there are other Quasi-Emperors, it'll probably get dangerous."
Long Wu was also very calm. They were at the eye of the storm now, and could not let their guard down.
"That's right. We have to retreat first."
Lin Feng nodded and agreed to leave first. He was not so arrogant as to really think that he was invincible among all below the level of Grand Emperors. To use a very simple example, if a top-notch Venerable already had a combat body of 30 million kilometers, and had comprehended a rudimentary Law, a tenfold enhancement would make it equivalent to a combat body of 300 million kilometers.
This already exceeded the power of Lin Feng's combat body when enhanced by Laws in the present.
If the other party had also comprehended planetary Law and enhanced it by a hundredfold, making it equivalent to a combat body of three billion kilometers, Lin Feng would be even less of a match.
Although Lin Feng had the Black Hole Pearl bestowed by Divine King Bemond that could even resist a Grand Emperor, that was Lin Feng's final trump card. Lin Feng would not use it unless at the most desperate moment.
Since this place was already at the center of the storm, it would easily attract the attention of some cultivators. Lin Feng naturally would not be foolish enough to stay here and become a target.
"Let's retreat first!"
Lin Feng put away the new substance and left the center of the battle.
About a few hours later, Lin Feng and the others had already flown out of the range of one light-year from the Big Bang.
Previously, this place was already empty. All the cultivators had entered the tidal waves of the Big Bang to search for new substances. But now, as soon as Lin Feng exited, he sensed terrifying gazes.
"Grand Emperors. They are all Grand Emperors!"
Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. The ones who cast these gazes were all Grand Emperors, famous and illustrious Grand Emperors!
Previously, the Grand Emperors had not showed up. They must have only arrived one after another after the Big Bang occurred. Now, it was just the first wave of the Big Bang. There was still very little new substance. To these Grand Emperors, it was not worth mentioning. They were still waiting for the second, third, and fourth waves of the Big Bang to erupt.
Lin Feng had already seen Grand Emperors before, and had even fought with Grand Emperor Scorpius before. Hence, he was no stranger to Grand Emperors. There might be more than a dozen of them here, but all of them had deep gazes, emitting immense pressure.
However, Lin Feng still appeared very calm. On the other hand, Raymond, Yu Jing, and even Long Wu could not ignore the pressure from the gazes of these Grand Emperors.
Fortunately, the Grand Emperors did not pay attention to Lin Feng and the others. They only took a glance before retracting their gazes. Lin Feng and the others could not help but heave a sigh of relief. Even Lin Feng was definitely not a match for Grand Emperors now. They should try their best not to attract the attention of Grand Emperors, and keep a low profile as much as possible.
"Go, keep going!"
Although they were already out of the one light-year range from the first wave of explosions of the Big Bang, there would be a second, third, fourth wave, and countless other explosions in the future. Sooner or later, they would sweep through hundreds of galaxies and shake the entire universe.
Hence, no matter how far they fled, they could still catch the Big Bang. However, with so many Grand Emperors around now, they could only stay away from these Grand Emperors if they wanted to study new substances.