Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent-Chapter 206: The Monarch’s Patrol

At the entrance of the treasure land known as the Heavenly River, one could see an illusory river. But if one truly flew into it, they would discover that this river was boundless! The depth of the Heavenly River also had no end.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~”

Deep within the Heavenly River, a flying vessel floated. Inside, a figure covered in fur sat cross-legged, naturally absorbing the water of the Heavenly River into his body to nourish his Primordial Bloodline.

“Heavenly Kun Ruler and his lot… really are persistent, still surrounding me,” the Ruler of Yuguo scoffed, “But they don’t have the courage to enter the deepest parts of the Heavenly River.”

There were six formidable beings on the side of Heavenly Kun Ruler. While searching for treasures and cultivating within the Heavenly River, they also blocked off critical regions.

The Ruler of Yuguo was patient.

Let alone hundreds of eras, even if it were thousands of eras, the Ruler of Yuguo was willing to wait.

“Let it drag on. If my strength progresses further, and I comprehend a Secret Technique of the Ultimate Realm from my Primordial Bloodline, then I can handle all six of them by myself,” the Ruler of Yuguo longed to go further.

But they all understood—if one couldn’t break through after over a hundred million eras, then doing so was unimaginably difficult.

“Yu Shui, the Monarch Lando of the Ancient Thunder Kingdom has entered the Heavenly River! Run!!!” A sudden message came through.

The Ruler of Yuguo trembled upon receiving the message.

“This is bad!”

In an instant, the Ruler of Yuguo stowed away his flying vessel and, without hesitation, dove deeper into the Heavenly River!

“Rumble~~~” The further he went into the Heavenly River, the more perilous it became—crises and hidden terrors everywhere—but at this moment, the Ruler of Yuguo fearlessly charged deeper!

Suddenly, he spotted a submerged mountain range and attempted to approach it. But as he drew closer, formless fluctuations eroded his body, quickly tearing it apart.

“Go.” The Ruler of Yuguo tossed the Divine King-level secret treasure flying vessel in his hand. This vessel held all the gains he had amassed over countless years in the Heavenly River. It withstood the mountain range’s fluctuations—clearly far more resilient than the Ruler of Yuguo’s body—and ultimately landed within the mountain range.

Whoosh.

The Ruler of Yuguo immediately changed direction and fled toward another location.

He fled frantically. Yet after merely ten breaths of time, he sensed a terrifying power had locked onto him from afar.

“Monarch Lando.” The Ruler of Yuguo looked up. This terrifying power locked onto him—and he saw its source… a majestic figure clad in a water-blue robe. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

His entire body was covered in blue-white scales, with three scaled tails. His visage was holy, his eyes cold, and he was gazing from afar at the Ruler of Yuguo.

Through causality, he could easily pinpoint the Ruler of Yuguo.

Even though they were separated by an immense distance, so long as they were within the Heavenly River’s bounds, with just a glance, Monarch Lando unleashed overwhelming might.

Whoosh—

The Ruler of Yuguo’s body, resilient and filled with vitality, constantly absorbed the Heavenly River’s water to maintain itself. Yet under that boundless might, most of it was annihilated in under a breath. His entire body was completely obliterated.

“Already hid the treasures?” Monarch Lando gave a glance, then proceeded to hunt down other targets.

Although the Heavenly River appeared vast, in truth, the relatively safe areas were quite limited. Monarch Lando patrolled these regions with great familiarity, intent on sweeping through nearly all the safe zones.

“Monarch.”

“Greetings, Monarch Lando.”

Within the Heavenly River, all the ancient Divine Kings, upon sensing the Monarch’s power, showed utmost reverence.

The Divine Kings of the Royal Clans of the Two Ancient Kingdoms were not targeted. Even the guest Divine Kings of the Ancient Thunder Kingdom were spared! As for the rest? Any Divine King discovered by Monarch Lando—was killed without exception!

“It’s the Monarch Lando of the Ancient Thunder Kingdom!” Heavenly Kun Ruler received the news. He and his companions immediately fled deeper into the Heavenly River in panic.

Heavenly Kun Ruler—a guest of the Ancient Flame Kingdom! Monarch Lando would show no mercy!

Only moments later—

Monarch Lando arrived near Heavenly Kun Ruler. A formless domain had already locked onto him.

“It’s over.” Heavenly Kun Ruler knew the moment that terrifying force locked onto him—it was over. He even knew begging would be useless.

Heavenly Kun Ruler’s body was likewise annihilated.

……

Among the ancient Divine Kings within the Heavenly River—mainly the idle ones and the guest Divine Kings of the Ancient Flame Kingdom—over ninety percent had their true bodies destroyed during Monarch Lando’s patrol. Only a few—thanks to exceptional escape skills or the unique environment of the Heavenly River—managed to survive.

During this patrol of the Heavenly River by Monarch Lando, both the Ruler of Yuguo and Heavenly Kun Ruler perished. Of Heavenly Kun Ruler’s five companions, four died, and only one escaped by sheer luck.

“What?” Luo Feng had received the news as well.

“No choice, just terrible luck—we ran into Monarch Lando of the Ancient Thunder Kingdom,” Ruler of Yuguo transmitted.

Luo Feng had never been to the Heavenly River. “I’ve heard the environment of the Heavenly River greatly benefits water-type powers but rejects other Origin Path forces? Of the two Ancient Kingdoms, only ‘Emperor Xuan’ and ‘Monarch Lando’ possess water-type Primordial Bloodlines, right?”

“Right, just those two. Their accumulations are deep, so they rarely come to the Heavenly River anymore,” Ruler of Yuguo sighed. “But whenever they do come, they always patrol the area. Except for the royal clans of the two Ancient Kingdoms and their own kingdom’s guest officials, all others are exterminated without exception.”

Luo Feng nodded. “The Heavenly River environment really isn’t easy to hide in.”

In contrast, the Dream Domain had a vast number of spaces—each one existed independently. Only by being in the same space could one be discovered, which made it far safer.

In the case of the Infinite Space, one had to develop their own Origin Path. Even Emperors who entered had only their original bodies, and their strength was significantly reduced. Casual Divine Kings were naturally much safer there.

Many Treasure Lands offered some level of protection to the weak. However, that protection varied in strength. The flaw of the Heavenly River was that its safe zones were easily discovered, while its deepest danger zones were incredibly difficult to enter.

“Blessing and misfortune come hand in hand,” Ruler of Yuguo transmitted. “To us, the Heavenly River is a Treasure Land. Most of the time, there’s no major danger! The true threat in the Heavenly River… are other cultivators. If you run into an Emperor or Monarch, that’s just bad luck.”

“Is there anything you need my help with?” Luo Feng asked.

“No need. Heavenly Kun Ruler also had his true body annihilated this time,” Ruler of Yuguo replied with a laugh. “He doesn’t have the guts to stir up trouble again. I can sense it—among the six enemies I had, five of their true bodies were destroyed this time.”

Everyone had suffered enormous losses, so Ruler of Yuguo now felt balanced.

Luo Feng sighed inwardly.

Just one Monarch on patrol could sweep through everything in his path!

And yet, the Ancient Flame Kingdom had thirteen Emperors, and the Ancient Thunder Kingdom had nine Monarchs!

On the side of independent cultivators, among those at the Ultimate Divine King level, there were only a few such as the Ruler of the Myriad Realms, Realm Beasts, and those who could surpass their level to match Emperor-tier power—such as Queen Fengdu, Master of the Mother River, and a total of five figures. More than half of them were even on good terms with the two Ancient Kingdoms!

Though the number of independent cultivators was large, their top-level combat power lagged far behind.

And that was still not counting the two kingdoms’ Founding Ancestors and the East Extremity Region Ancestor, who rarely made a move.

“No wonder the independent cultivators hide in the shadows, many even joining the forces established by the Three Great Foreign Races,” Luo Feng sighed. With the guidance of those three Foreign Races, independent cultivators could barely compete with the two Ancient Kingdoms for resources.

There was still one thing to be grateful for:

These Emperors and Monarchs were one another’s greatest rivals! That rivalry gave the independent cultivators some breathing room.

…

Treasure Land—Infinite Space.

Upon a vast and desolate lake, there was a small island where one of Luo Feng’s avatars was cultivating.

Ever since Morosa reached the Second Stage Divine King, able to manifest the complete Origin Path of Destruction, Luo Feng’s cultivation along the same path had entered a period of explosive growth.

All his previous accumulations were now transforming.

“Whoosh.” A dark mixed cave appeared in the center of Luo Feng’s palm. This dark vortex brimmed with the tenacity of life and an unimaginably high density. Within it, the swirling power condensed countless shadowy blades of light, constantly merging and coalescing.

“The fusion of five branches.”

“Undying Light of the Mixed Cave.”

Luo Feng watched as a strand of nearly tangible blade light formed within the dark vortex.

This blade light’s might was terrifying—far more dreadful than even the strongest move Luo Feng had executed while sparring with Morosa using a one-third world life form and the Bloodshadow Blade.

“Undying Light of the Mixed Cave is finally complete.” Luo Feng looked at the blade light forming in his palm’s vortex, somewhat disbelieving. “The first secret technique I’ve comprehended at the Second Stage Divine King... turns out to be a secret technique of the Life-and-Death Path.”

Indeed—

Undying Light of the Mixed Cave had long been in its early form, originally created by Luo Feng through the Destruction Path’s “Sky-Cleaving Lineage, Dark Sky Lineage, Mixed Sky Lineage,” and fused further with the Life Path’s “Body of Life, Spirit Branch”—a total fusion of five major branches. As Luo Feng’s realm deepened, the integration of these five branches kept progressing and refining.

Just now, without even realizing it, Luo Feng had fully merged all five branches into this move—Undying Light of the Mixed Cave.

Secret techniques like the “Twenty-Four Phases Form” and “Return to One Secret Technique” that Luo Feng was still studying were, in theory, the ultimate limit of what could be created at the First Stage Divine King level.

But at this moment, Undying Light of the Mixed Cave—a fusion secret technique of five branches—emerged. And though those branches originated from two different Origin Paths—

“Life, Destruction, Life-and-Death… I ended up creating a Second Stage Divine King secret technique of the Life-and-Death Path first.” Luo Feng sighed with emotion.

Of course, creating a secret technique didn’t mean he had reached the Second Stage Divine King.

Only by fully grasping the essence of the ‘Path’ could one break through.

Just like Emperor Guixu and Divine King Wuxin, who had created Ultimate Divine King secret techniques by chance—yet still remained far from truly mastering a complete Origin Path.

Naturally, this move—born of the complete fusion of five major branches—was already extraordinary at the Second Stage Divine King level… After all, both the Origin Path of Life and the Origin Path of Destruction only had six major branches each.

Even Morosa’s current techniques couldn’t compare to Luo Feng’s Undying Light of the Mixed Cave in profundity!

“Life and Death…” Luo Feng sat cross-legged on the grass, murmuring to himself, as flashes of insight emerged in his mind.

For the first time, comprehending a Second Stage Divine King secret technique of the Life-and-Death Path had led Luo Feng’s understanding of that Path to transform.

In that very moment—

Branches of the Life-and-Death Path began to gradually form within Luo Feng’s mind.

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