Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent-Chapter 188: First Seclusion After Becoming a Divine King

"There are indeed multiple ways to completely kill the Heavenly Kun Ruler," Luo Feng thought. His current knowledge had already surpassed that of his teacher, Zuo Shan Ke. Some of it was secret information told to him by Emperor Chu, while other parts came from insights gained through comprehending the four Top-Tier Inheritances.

Even though it was only the First Stage Divine King portion of the Top-Tier Inheritance, it still offered vague guidance toward the later stages of the path.

"For me, there are three methods with the highest probability of success in killing the Heavenly Kun Ruler."

"The first method is for my mental will to reach the level of ’beyond Divine King’! When combined with the Lieu Yuan Technique, it could almost sweep through any will at the Divine King level!" Luo Feng mused. "But this path is extremely difficult!"

From First Stage Divine King will to Ultimate Divine King will, it was still considered part of the same tier—slow, incremental improvements with no qualitative leap.

A major leap in level! That was a true transformation!

Back during his time in the Primal Universe, even when he was just a True God, Luo Feng’s will was already at the peak of the Chaos Realm!

Upon arriving at the Origin Continent, his mental will had only experienced one significant breakthrough—leaping from the Chaos Realm to the Divine King level!

"According to the intelligence provided by my master, in the current era of the Origin Continent, there are only three individuals whose mental will has reached the level of ’beyond Divine King’—Emperor Qing, the Ruler of the Myriad Realms, and Emperor Ming!"

The Founders of the Two Ancient Kingdoms and the Ancestor of the East Extremity Region were all powerhouses from the previous era!

As for the current era, only these three remained.

"Emperor Qing and the Ruler of the Myriad Realms both broke through only after fully comprehending a complete Origin Path, and only then did their mental will transcend the Divine King level. As for Emperor Ming... he used his Primordial Bloodline to forge an Ultimate Divine King-level life form. He has yet to comprehend a full path."

Rising in the path meant a complete elevation. One who could see through the essence of all things in heaven and earth would naturally possess a formidable mental will.

"According to my master, treasure weapons above the Divine King level usually have the effect of resisting will-based attacks. An Ultimate Divine King-level life form is inherently perfect and can somewhat resist as well. For Emperors and Monarchs facing Emperor Ming… they may at best be gravely weakened, or at worst, completely lose control."

"Treasure weapons that can resist will-based attacks are incomparably rare, not even my master has one."

Luo Feng silently sighed. He had noticed while studying the Star Tower that it had the ability to hinder will-based attacks.

"This path is very difficult, but if successful, there would be very few on the Origin Continent who could stand against me."

"The second method is to master the complete Origin Path of Life! At that point, my control over life itself would be unimaginable, allowing me to instantly... sever the vitality of all resurrection vessels of the Heavenly Kun Ruler, not even giving him time to reincarnate."

Every path had numerous flaws in its early stages, but once fully mastered, those flaws would vanish.

Take the Origin Path of Life—it was weak in terms of offense in the early stages. But a complete Origin Path of Life... would practically be the incarnation of the concept of “life” in the Source World, capable even of stripping life from others directly.

Other paths were similar. Once they reached the ultimate stage and became self-contained, they naturally became incomprehensibly powerful.

"The third method is to reach the peak of the Second Stage Divine King using the Top-Tier Inheritance of the Origin Path of Destruction! Then, I might be able to face Emperors and Monarchs directly—able to annihilate all of an enemy’s incarnations and resurrection vessels in an instant."

Even Morosa could now perform curse-kills.

If Luo Feng reached Second Stage Divine King and trained in killer moves from a Top-Tier Inheritance, he believed he would be capable of dealing with the Heavenly Kun Ruler.

"Three paths… step by step."

Luo Feng sensed his own mental will.

Back in the Chaos Realm, it had already reached the level of Ultimate Divine King will! Since then, his cultivation had brought only gradual improvements. Comprehending the World Life Form had nourished his mental will.

After becoming a Divine King, his soul had grown stronger, which in turn nurtured his will.

Having comprehended all six branches of life, Luo Feng now had a deeper understanding of life. His mental will was now full of infinite vitality and resilience.

"My mental will has reached the bottleneck of the Ultimate Divine King level. It’s completely impossible to improve it any further." Luo Feng could feel it—no matter how much he trained in the heart-refining techniques of the Lieu Yuan Technique, there was no progress.

He had reached a complete plateau! As if an insurmountable chasm blocked him.

"The Lieu Yuan Technique contains several heart-refining methods. I primarily use the ‘Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique,’ whose effectiveness depends on my realm in the Origin Path of Destruction."

"From now on, I’ll focus entirely on cultivating the Path of Destruction."

A secret technique surfaced in Luo Feng’s mind.

It came from the Top-Tier Inheritance of the ‘Beast Body of the Mixed Cave’—a secret technique originally designed to be used with that form! But Luo Feng already had the superior World Life Form, so he didn’t need to comprehend the Beast Body any further.

This battle technique was called Six Strikes of the Mixed Cave, with each strike combining the six major branches of the Path of Destruction. When used with an extremely powerful body, its might was immense.

"Each of the Six Strikes of the Mixed Cave fuses all six branches, and the difficulty rivals comprehending the Ten Directions World Form. As long as I can grasp even one strike… it will count as a killer move." Luo Feng was quite expectant.

Any one of the Six Strikes exceeded the power of the first three strikes in Seventy-Two Slash Annihilation!

When used with the World Life Form, such a move would make Luo Feng truly without weakness!

…

Time passed swiftly. In a flash, three eras went by.

Fengzhang City.

Zhang Yunge withdrew her aura, concealed her appearance, and returned to the ancestral land.

“Fengzhang City.” Zhang Yunge looked at the familiar city—where she had grown up—but felt somewhat timid.

She quietly made her way to her family residence and sent a message to her father.

Soon, the door of the residence opened.

“Why did you come back?” Zhang’s father stood at the entrance, anger flashing in his eyes. “Didn’t I already send a message telling you not to return?”

“This is my ancestral land. I wanted to come back and take a look.” Zhang Yunge looked at her father as she spoke.

“You still think our lineage hasn’t been humiliated enough?” Zhang’s father was furious. “You were with Moyu Qingyan and even became a disciple of Divine King Bolu. Because of that, the family had high hopes for our lineage—they gave us resources, status, and power. Many in our branch started living far better lives. And you? What did you do?”

“You broke up with Moyu Qingyan, offended Divine King Luo He, and then got expelled from the mountain by Divine King Bolu! Such a rare opportunity, completely ruined by you! The family patriarch was so enraged he stripped our lineage of all our power and privileges. We’re worse off than before you got involved with Moyu Qingyan! We have no say in any important family affairs now.”

“Our lineage has completely declined—worse than before you and Moyu Qingyan ever got involved! All because of you!” Zhang’s father glared at her. “As your father, do you think life has been easy for me? I’ve already submitted a request to the family. I’m about to relocate out of the ancestral land.”

“Relocate? Won’t that make us completely marginalized?” Zhang Yunge couldn’t help but say.

“Aren’t we already marginalized? Still enduring this humiliation.” Zhang’s father was furious. “You’d better leave now. If anyone from our lineage sees you, some of your elders might even lay hands on you.”

Their lineage still had over ten Eternal True Gods, and many Void True Gods and True Gods. Once a prominent branch of the family, they had now been cast to the margins due to the patriarch’s fury.

“I’ll leave now.” Zhang Yunge didn’t say more.

Zhang’s father watched his daughter’s departing figure and gently shook his head.

Perhaps, having grown up in the royal family, with a father who was also an Eternal True God of the royal bloodline, life had simply been too good for her.

...

After being expelled from the mountain, without an order from Divine King Bolu, Zhang Yunge could never return. Still, she retained the title of “personal disciple of a Divine King,” so in any city of the Ancient Flame Kingdom, no local force would dare oppress her.

She wandered about, and after several eras had passed, she once again arrived in Xiangjie City.

The pride in her bones had kept her going until now before she finally returned here.

She sat in a pavilion, gazing silently at the distant street, quietly waiting...

At last, she saw him.

Moyu Qingyan flew past in the sky, riding a Chaos Realm-level foreign beast, followed by a group of personal guards! Ever since he advanced to the Chaos Realm, the management of Xiangjie City had been entirely handed over to him.

Moreover, within the twenty Chaos States surrounding Huyang City, the Moyu family held great influence.

“Qingyan.” Zhang Yunge suddenly stood and hurriedly called out.

Moyu Qingyan turned to look—and spotted Zhang Yunge. After all, she was once his wife. He immediately steered his beast toward the tavern and went upstairs alone.

Inside the pavilion.

“Why have you come to Xiangjie City?” Moyu Qingyan looked at her.

Zhang Yunge said, “Qingyan, I know I made too many mistakes, I—”

“No need to say anything more.” Moyu Qingyan shook his head, unwilling to listen.

“I only came to ask you... can we ever return to what we once had? If you say no, I’ll leave immediately and never appear before you again.” Zhang Yunge looked at Moyu Qingyan.

Moyu Qingyan looked deeply at her and said, “Then let’s end it here.”

With that, Moyu Qingyan turned and left.

Zhang Yunge stood dazed on the spot. Her inner pride kept her from speaking again, from pleading. She simply watched as Moyu Qingyan walked away.

She knew—it was truly over.

...

Riding the Chaos Realm-level foreign beast with his guards in tow, Moyu Qingyan returned. Though his face was expressionless, turmoil stirred within him.

He had cared deeply for that relationship. It was his one and only love.

But in his heart, he knew the truth.

“She went to Bolu Mountain, and didn’t even want to leave a Divine Power Incarnation at home with me. From that moment, I knew... compared to her future, I meant nothing.” Even when he personally went to Bolu Mountain to ask her to return, she refused. That was when he made his decision to let go.

“Let us never meet again.”

Now, all Moyu Qingyan wanted was to wholeheartedly cultivate under the guidance of his two masters.

...

Time flowed like water. Twelve eras passed in the blink of an eye since Luo Feng became a Divine King.

In one layer of the Star Tower’s space.

Silver-robed Luo Feng stood still and lightly tapped with his finger.

“Boom.” At the point of contact, a spark of radiant light burst forth—blinding and brilliant! That point of light exploded with unimaginable power, instantly annihilating everything around, sweeping and destroying all in its path! Its force surged through the entire layer of space within the Star Tower, shaking it violently.

“I’ve finally comprehended it.”

Luo Feng smiled.

After becoming a Divine King, the speed of his soul’s cognition was more than tenfold what it had been. Only after twelve eras did he comprehend one of the Six Strikes of the Mixed Cave.

“Hmm?” In his mind, a complete sub-branch of the ‘Sky-Cleaving Lineage’ naturally appeared. Then, as if naturally triggered, he successively comprehended other branches like the ‘Dark Sky Lineage’ and ‘Mixed Sky Lineage’ one after another with seamless ease.

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