Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent-Chapter 185: The Price

“Luo He can actually command ten powerful incarnations?” The Ruler of Yuguo wasn’t surprised to see Luo Feng using incarnations—after all, it had been known even when he was in the Chaos Realm that he possessed such a technique.

But in the battle just now, anyone could see the might of that one incarnation. Luo Feng was only at the First Stage Divine King, yet he could battle across realms due to his powerful body.

Even controlling one such incarnation was already extremely difficult! Usually, only clumsy moves could be employed. Yet Luo Feng was controlling ten?

“Could Luo He’s strength really be nearing mine?” Ruler of Yuguo found it hard to believe.

“Luo Feng is only at the First Stage Divine King!” Zuo Shan Ke watched the scene in astonishment. “Can he already rival those who have deeply accumulated strength at the Second Stage Divine King?”

“Controlling ten incarnations at once is far harder than just one.”

All the powers across the Origin Continent were watching.

Strength—was something earned through battle!

Not just through bluffs and intimidation!

“Hmph.”

In the sky, the massive Heavenly Kun Ruler looked into the distance at Luo Feng and said coldly, “I’d like to see how much power you can actually unleash by controlling ten incarnations at once.”

“Come then.” Ten silver-clad Luo Fengs, each towering like the heavens, stood before Huyang City.

“So this is City Lord Luo?”

The guards at the city gate of Huyang City, as well as countless citizens within, all looked up at those ten identical silver-clad figures, towering with the sky. They were utterly shaken. With such terrifying beings, a single breath could likely annihilate billions of lives.

“Master’s power has already surpassed mine.” Morosa’s incarnation watched distantly from a pavilion in the City Lord Residence. “I was born from the Origin Path of Destruction and possess a Perfect Divine Body—yet I’m being suppressed by Master within the same realm?”

Morosa’s techniques all came from the Origin Path of Destruction, and his capabilities were confined to that path.

Luo Feng, on the other hand, cultivated in the paths of Life, Destruction, and their fusion, Life-and-Death, and also mastered aspects of the Origin Path of Matter through the Transformation Technique. He had also exchanged for many Top-Tier Inheritances in the treasure land Infinite Space, drawing from the wisdom of past predecessors.

This was the advantage of a cultivator. The lower bound might be weak—but the upper bound was limitless!

“Hopefully, Master will bring back even better food so I can reach the Second Stage Divine King soon,” Morosa mused. His advantage lay in being able to charge directly toward the Ultimate Divine King. His weakness was in self-cultivation—having essentially loafed his entire life, it was hard to expect initiative now.

That was also why the two ancient kingdoms placed great importance on Rulers of the Myriad Realms and looked down on the so-called “Realm Beasts” from the Tianmu Kingdom. The Rulers of the Myriad Realms comprehended a complete Origin Path on their own, and could potentially surpass the Ultimate Divine King. As for the Realm Beasts? Their chances of breaking that ceiling were negligible.

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All forces were watching the battle.

The ten silver-clad Luo Fengs focused intently on the Heavenly Kun Ruler, brimming with fighting spirit. He hadn’t lied—this truly was his strongest form.

Without using any weapons, his peak strength came in two forms.

The first form was when he commanded the full World Life Form true body. This form granted boundless energy reserves, terrifying regeneration, and overpowering physical might with each strike. But the downside was the clumsy nature of its techniques—it was easy to be outmaneuvered.

The second form was simultaneously commanding ten incarnations. Each could exhibit 70% of his power and use moderately advanced Divine King-level techniques. Working in formation, they achieved a perfect balance of might and technique, ideal for handling various difficult situations.

Of course, when commanding the World Life Form, its immense energy reserves made it ideal for weapon usage. If he wielded the Bloodshadow Blade, its power would increase even more. If he used the Star Tower, his strength would soar dramatically.

The Star Tower had always housed Luo Feng’s true body for cultivation and research. He had always felt that its powers of suppression, sealing, weight, and durability had no clear limits. The stronger Luo Feng became, the more power the Star Tower could unleash. He still didn’t understand why it was so powerful—it defied the explanation of any ordinary Divine King weapon. Even at the First Stage Divine King level, Luo Feng didn’t dare to use the Star Tower at all.

“Boom!”

The ten silver Luo Fengs moved at once, merging into the heavens and appearing around the Heavenly Kun Ruler as though teleporting.

“He can still use such movement techniques while controlling ten massive incarnations?” The Heavenly Kun Ruler’s heart sank. His blood-red pupils grew ever more frenzied. The massive bloody maw that made up a third of his body opened wide once more.

“ROAR!!!”

That roar was like heaven and earth’s wrath—a doomsday bellow.

Mountains crumbled into dust, the land split open, massive abysses appeared. Even the ten distant Luo Fengs felt the impact. Their robes were torn, but Luo Feng’s expression remained calm as he even turned his head toward the distance.

Beyond the wilderness, where life was sparse and scattered—

The roar’s range was still so massive that it reached a distant village of over a thousand beings. The terrified villagers saw the ‘black shockwaves’ form from the roar—like tides of annihilation sweeping forth.

“Father!”

A child cried in terror. Even the True Gods there watched helplessly in despair.

Under Luo Feng’s gaze, the World Power enveloped the entire village and instantly transferred all its buildings and inhabitants to a safer wilderness near Huyang City.

“You’re still distracted while fighting me?” The Heavenly Kun Ruler raged. After his shockwaves swept outward, they echoed back, continuing to spread through the battle zone.

With a flap of his wings, he lunged toward one of Luo Feng’s incarnations.

The ten Luo Fengs immediately closed in.

“Bang!”

In the first clash, one incarnation was forced back several steps. But the other nine surged in to attack.

“Slash!”

The Heavenly Kun Ruler flicked his tail.

A flash of light, and it was as if the heavens split! Despite being prepared, one of Luo Feng’s incarnations was sliced in two. Yet another incarnation instantly grabbed hold of the tail. The bisected body immediately healed.

“Die.”

One incarnation clung desperately to the tail while the others swarmed.

“ROAR ROAR ROAR!!!” The Heavenly Kun Ruler bellowed again. His overlapping shockwaves formed a vast domain of sound.

Each Luo Feng incarnation was ghostly in movement, like phantoms of the dark—ferociously tanking the sonic waves.

“Die.” With another flap of his wings, hundreds of golden swords burst from within. Each was sharp beyond measure, piercing through Luo Feng’s incarnations, riddling them with holes.

But to their towering bodies, these holes were insignificant—they healed instantly.

“Cycle of Life and Death!”

One incarnation held onto the Heavenly Kun Ruler’s tail like death itself, restricting the deadly Sky-Severing Tail. The other nine cast the Life-and-Death Cycle formation and attacked frenziedly.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler’s massive form dragged Luo Feng’s incarnation along, still brimming with might.

Roars continued, and the domain of sound pressed in.

Golden swords struck again and again, injuring Luo Feng.

Wings spanning 3 million billion kilometers lashed out, tearing the heavens and earth.

Occasionally, a Great Annihilation Golden Light burst from the crown of his head.

But even with severe injuries, Luo Feng’s ten incarnations kept up the assault. Their bodies were too powerful. Using Divine King-level techniques in formation, they ripped flesh from the Heavenly Kun Ruler.

Scales flew, blood sprayed—his injuries also kept healing.

“Each of the ten incarnations is this tough?” Even the Heavenly Kun Ruler found it unbearable. He felt that each incarnation was a ruler-level being—each incredibly difficult to deal with.

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All sides watched in silence.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler and the ten Luo Fengs were both severely wounded, engaged in savage combat. But everyone knew—they dared this only because of their unmatched physiques.

“The Heavenly Kun Ruler is famed for his powerful body, and Luo He dares fight him head-on?”

“A First Stage Divine King, and this strong?”

The battlefield was covered in soundwaves, World Power overflowed, and the aftermath was world-shattering.

Whoosh!

In the darkness—

The Heavenly Kun Ruler suddenly withdrew. With a beat of his wings, he vanished, taking the incarnation with him far from the other nine.

“Stop,” the Heavenly Kun Ruler said lowly.

Luo Feng’s incarnation released the tail—its threat greatly diminished once restrained.

Whoosh!

The other Luo Fengs teleported in, surrounding him again. All ten were fully healed, their robes immaculate.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler, his wounds healed, scales regrown, looked unscathed.

“You think it ends just because you say stop?” The ten Luo Fengs stared at him.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler looked around. “I admit you have the power to interfere. The two nations shall cease hostilities.”

“You think you can declare war, then peace, at will?” Luo Feng retorted. “You tried to raze Huyang City, and now you want to pretend it never happened?”

The Heavenly Kun Ruler scanned the surroundings. “What do you want?”

“You said it yourself—some acts demand a price,” the ten Luo Fengs said as World Power rapidly expanded, spreading from Huyang City toward Shiguo.

It covered ten Chaos States nearby!

Luo Feng’s World Life Form could already envelop sixteen Chaos States. Shiguo had twelve, and ten were now partially or fully covered—some completely, some by a third.

He chose the ten nearest.

“The Ruler of Yuguo gave me ten territories. I’ll take ten from Shiguo too,” the ten Luo Fengs said to the Heavenly Kun Ruler. “Let that be your price. If you agree, the war ends. If not… then I’ll conquer them myself.”

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