A Cunning Pervert in the Cultivation World Chapter 349: The First Calamity (3)

Hearing those words, Li Feng just smiled.

He knew he was almost out of time, yet there wasn’t a trace of fear in his eyes.

Instead, with a slow, deliberate exhale, Li Feng shifted into a wide, grounded stance as if he was charging his energy.

The silver constellations across his body began to dim slightly as he channeled every last ounce of his stellar energy inward, compressing it toward a single, final attack.

The black ocean sensed the gathering power and laughed in a gurgling, multi-voiced mockery that bubbled up from every corner of the domain.

[...Foolish... No matter how much you destroy, no matter how brightly you burn... I will always come back. I am... the ocean itself!]

Li Feng’s smile never faded.

If anything, it grew colder, sharper, more dangerous.

The mocking laughter faltered for a split second.

Before the calamity could respond,

A tiny shatter sound echoed softly as the ice cocoon finally gave way.

Then, along with a beautiful piercing cry of the phoenix that shook the very laws of the tower, a pair of bright golden eyes opened within the swirling mist.

Ice began freezing the black ocean at an insane speed.

And the corrosive black water stiffened instantly as the massive waves froze mid-crash, turning into jagged black glaciers.

Thousands of red orbs cracked and went dark as thick layers of translucent ice encased them.

The screaming faces inside the liquid were trapped forever in silent, along with it agonized expressions.

But the cold did not stop at the ocean... as it began spreading to the tower itself.

In mere seconds, the entire interior of the tower transformed into a frozen wasteland.

[...Curse you Ice Phoenix!! But... it’s useless! You think... the Divine Ice can... hold me forever—]

Its words were cut short as the False Cultivator finally noticed the strangeness.

[...My "Blessing" has...been frozen ?!...]

Then it finally turned to look for Li Feng... only to find that he had already disappeared along with the others.

Li Feng had manipulated space itself and was now standing calmly outside the tower.

Right now, the frozen tower structure have become small and was floating before him like a giant icicle trapped inside a distorted spatial bubble of his own creation.

He smirked coldly, staring at the now fully condensed black sphere of ice suspended in the twisted space in front of him.

His right fist was already shining with terrifying brilliance.

Countless phantom stars had gathered around his knuckles as ancient celestial bodies that had willingly sacrificed their remaining lifespan and essence to fuel this final strike.

Many of the star phantoms floating above him had already dimmed or vanished completely, their light given freely to him.

he murmured quietly, a rare moment of genuine respect in his voice toward the old stars that had answered his call.

Then his eyes blazed with ruthless determination.

He raised his fist high and smash it toward that sphere.

The moment his fist touched the spatial sphere—

It was as if glass shattered or reality itself fractured.

A hairline fracture appeared on the surface of the frozen black sphere.

In the next instant, the entire twisted space bubble imploded violently.

The collapsing gravitational force of the punch crushed inward while the stellar annihilation exploded outward at the same time.

The frozen tower let out a final, ear-piercing screech as every layer of ice, every sealed drop of the black ocean, and every remnant of the calamity’s essence was pulled into the heart of the collapsing star.

!!!

A silent yet cataclysmic explosion bloomed in the void.

Silver and black light intertwined as the sphere was ground down to nothing.

The calamity’s final roar echoed for only a fraction of a second before it was completely devoured... its "eternal" existence erased by the combined weight of sacrificed stars and absolute stellar destruction.

When the light finally faded,... there was nothing left.

No tower... no black sphere and no more calamity.

Only faint motes of harmless ice crystals and dying starlight drifting silently in the empty space, slowly dissolving into nothingness.

And with that-

[Ding!]

[Ruler of the Stars state has ended!]

"Haa.... Haa..."

Li Feng lowered his smoking fist, his enlarged Ruler of the Stars form shrinking back to normal size.

His breathing was heavy, as sweat covered his brow.

He fell onto his back, feeling completely drained as if the last strike had taken everything he had.

"...Haaa.... Haha... hahahaha!"

Despite being unable to move his body anymore, Li Feng began laughing by himself as he stared at the clear sky and felt the grass beneath him.

Just then, he heard soft footsteps beside him, and soon a beautiful face came into view above him, looking down with those familiar golden eyes.

Yue Lan blinked, curiosity and worry flickering within them, as if trying to confirm whether Li Feng was truly alright.

"...Li Feng, are you okay?"

Li Feng gazed at that beautiful face... one that seemed to have grown even more breathtaking, as though she had transcended both mortals and immortals alike.

Noticing her hair had turned pure white, he smiled wryly.

But then, he simply shook his head before breaking into a warm grin.

"Yes, I’ve never felt better. And... welcome back, Senior Sister."

Yue Lan blinked at his words before letting out a soft smile, her gaze resting gently on Li Feng.

Countless words seemed ready to spill from her lips, yet in the end, she only murmured—

"Yes... I am back."

Suddenly-

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, Host! on successfully passing Yue Lan’s First Calamity!]

[Ding!]

[Yue Lan’s karma entanglement with host has reached a ??? stage!]

[Ding!]

[Reward compiling...]

Li Feng blinked at the flood of notifications and then burst into even louder laughter.

’Heck yes! After everything I went through, that reward better be worth it!’

Yue Lan watched him, worry tightening around her delicate features as she saw him bursting into another laughter.

Above him, the Divine Brick also arrived and hovered excitedly as if eager to share in its master’s joy.

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Meanwhile, a short distance behind them stood Goldie who was silent, unmoving and... alone.

Goldie’s gaze remained fixed on Li Feng, watching his joyous, radiant smile... as a complex and unreadable emotion flickered within its eyes.

"..."

Then, from the depths of its being...

....a soft woman’s voice, laced with faint amusement, whispered.

{...Your time to fulfill your duty has come...}

{...O Divine Authority of Gold.}