Chapter 718: The Terrifying Devouring Power

Immortal still wore that smiling expression, his eyes slightly raised as he met Ye Feng’s gaze. But this time, Ye Feng felt differently from before. He had never dared to look into Immortal’s eyes before, for the dominance and strength reflected in them filled him with fear—it was the gaze of a born ruler. Yet now, those eyes conveyed different emotions: sincerity, expectation, vitality, and even a hint of concern.
“I trust you. No matter what your request is, I will fulfill it. Even if I can’t do it now, I will help you accomplish it someday.” Ye Feng nodded firmly; he had never made such a solemn promise before.
“Won’t you ask what it is first?” Immortal asked with a smile, shaking his head.
“There’s no need. You can tell me now—what do you want me to do?” Ye Feng replied, shaking his head.
Immortal’s gaze deepened. “I need to borrow your Heavenly Dao Remnant Stele.”
Hearing this request, Ye Feng frowned slightly—not because he was unwilling, but because it was impossible. “Dad, that stele is in my Sea of Consciousness. I can’t control it, let alone take it out. If you can do it, just take it—there’s no need to return it. If I need it later, I’ll ask you to lend it to me.”
“I know you can’t take it out, and neither can I,” Immortal said, shaking his head. “That Heavenly Dao Remnant Stele chooses its master. Even if I wanted it, I couldn’t take it. It has chosen you—no one else can take it away. By ‘borrowing,’ I mean entering your Sea of Consciousness to study it directly. That’s why I asked if you trust me. Remember, the Sea of Consciousness is a person’s most vulnerable part; usually, it won’t allow foreign entities to invade.”
“There’s nothing I can’t trust you with. If you want to enter, just do it,” Ye Feng agreed readily. “If it weren’t for your bloodline, I don’t know how many times I’d have perished—many times, I was reduced to nothing at all. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t even have a chance for reincarnation.”
“Good boy, so straightforward!” Immortal smiled. “Hmm, I have one more small request…”
“I’ll agree to any request. Don’t worry,” Ye Feng said, nodding before Immortal could finish speaking.

“That’s right. As you all discussed before regarding the fusion of divine powers, it’s indeed as Xiao Wu said—my fusion of divine powers has only reached 128 types. Among peers at the same level, this count is only average to below average. Therefore, fusion of divine powers is also the fastest way for me to improve my overall strength. Over the years, I’ve gathered quite a few divine powers and tried various methods to fuse them, but with little success. It wasn’t until I heard you obtained the Heavenly Dao Fragment that I thought of borrowing it. However, the Heavenly Dao Fragment is a special item; to see its contents, one must enter a state of enlightenment. So, in addition to entering your mind to study the fragment, I also need to borrow your supreme privilege once more.”

“Borrow the supreme privilege?” Ye Feng frowned slightly. “The supreme privilege can indeed be used for enlightenment, but it requires burning one’s life force. For every day of enlightenment, an amount of life force equivalent to 100 million years is consumed. This is too dangerous, which is why I’ve never used it either.”

“Haha… Do you know how long my lifespan is?” Immortal laughed. “The lifespan of a strong being in a primary main plane is one era; in an intermediate main plane, it’s ten eras; in an advanced main plane, it’s 100 eras. For those who have condensed a small universe within their bodies, the lifespan is 10,000 eras; for those with a medium universe, it’s 100,000 eras; and for those with a large universe, it’s 1,000,000 eras. My bloodline rank is level 9. Starting from level 2, my lifespan is ten times that of peers at the same rank, and at level 3, it’s a hundred times. In other words, my current lifespan is 100 trillion eras, with 100 trillion years being considered one era. Calculate for yourself—how many days of enlightenment can I achieve?”

“In that case, it should be enough for over 2.7 billion days of enlightenment. That’s sufficient…” Ye Feng finally nodded. “By that calculation, I’m at bloodline level 4, so my current lifespan should be 10 million eras, one ten-millionth of yours. If used for such enlightenment, it would be exhausted in about 270 years.”

“You still have time. As your cultivation improves, the speed at which your bloodline advances will increase as well,” Immortal said with a smile. “The higher your cultivation, the more valuable things you can obtain. Moreover, anything beneficial for your bloodline is of high quality—useless to you now.”

“Mm, I’ll strive to reach the large universe level as soon as possible,” Ye Feng nodded.

“Xiao Feng, since your father is here now, take the chance to ask about that special divine power of yours and find out exactly what it is,” Nian Cangsheng suddenly reminded from the side.

“What special divine power?” Immortal asked.

“The Devouring Power is a divine ability that has just awakened, and it reached the level of a supreme divine ability at the twelfth level as soon as it did.” Then, Ye Feng recounted how he had fallen into a state of hunger.
“I know about the Devouring Power. It’s a forbidden divine ability—not one that humans can learn, but rather one that foreign demons possess by birth,” said Immortal with a nod. “And the state you described is very similar to those foreign demons I’ve seen before. I don’t know much about this ability, but perhaps you could ask Heavenly Dao for information. My advice is to avoid using it at all costs to prevent future troubles. But I know that the evolution of this ability is different from that of other abilities—it evolves through consumption. The more you devour, the higher your level, and the faster your evolution. I once fought a being with the Devouring Power at level 120, and it took me months to defeat him. It’s extremely difficult to deal with. A Devouring Power at level 120 is even more formidable than my combined abilities at level 128. If it weren’t for my energy being far stronger than that of peers at the same level, I would likely have perished at his hands.”
“Can’t even the power of bloodline resist it?” Ye Feng, Nian Cangsheng, and Wu Kuang all frowned deeply.
“That ability can devour everything—space, time, even bloodlines. In short, anything that exists can be devoured. If the level of the ability is high enough, it can exert some resistance, but otherwise, one will be devoured instantly,” Immortal shook his head as well. “It’s an extremely terrifying ability. So, unless you understand it fully, it’s better not to use it.”
“I understand.” After learning about the horror of the Devouring Power, Ye Feng also frowned tightly, deciding to put this ability on hold for now.
“Alright, send me into your sea of consciousness, and then you guys should prepare well for the journey to the Secret Realm of Blood-red Sky. Don’t worry too much about other things,” Immortal said, not intending to go on further.
“Mm,” Ye Feng replied, then opened his sea of consciousness, allowing Immortal to enter.
After entering the sea of consciousness, Immortal looked around, pausing briefly on the Tower of Reaching the Sky. “You kid really have a connection with that old fellow, Heavenly Dao. Not only did he give you the Tower of Reaching the Sky, but you also obtained a fragment of Heavenly Dao’s relic just like him…”
Without waiting for Ye Feng’s reply, he walked straight to the relic, sat down in lotus position, and said to Ye Feng, “I’m ready. Use that supreme privilege on me.”
Ye Feng nodded and activated the Virtual Realm. “Using the supreme privilege for sudden enlightenment…”

After a moment, the Immortal fully entered a state of enlightenment, and Ye Feng also withdrew his soul power from his sea of consciousness…