Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent-Chapter 288 : Seven Hundred Eras in Rainlan City

Chapter 288: Seven Hundred Eras in Rainlan City

Time flowed on.

A Black Flying Boat had already begun its return journey, heading toward Rainlan City.

Inside the front hall of the flying boat, Emperor Qing controlled the vessel while observing and sensing the surroundings in all directions. Luo Feng sat nearby. The Simulated Eye of Life and Death at his forehead remained open. While observing the vast surrounding region, he could not help but sigh inwardly.

“Seven hundred eras have already passed since I arrived at Rainlan City. This is also my third hunt with Emperor Qing, yet my Path of Life and Death still hasn’t broken through to the Early-Stage God Emperor.” Luo Feng sighed inwardly.

Seven hundred eras was an extremely long time.

Back on the Origin Continent, Luo Feng had grown from an Eternal True God to someone capable of killing Emperor Yuan in only five hundred eras.

“For the two paths of Life and Destruction, I only cultivated slightly and reached the Early-Stage God Emperor. But merging the two… that’s far too difficult.” Luo Feng shook his head gently.

He had consumed several auxiliary cultivation treasures. He had also used the Eye of Life and Death to observe large quantities of materials from Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms. In addition, he had the assistance of the Heart of Immortality, the Eye of Life and Death, and the Star Tower. With the help of these treasures, his cultivation could truly be described as advancing thousands of miles in a single day.

Yet the Path of Life and Death was simply too vast.

“Brother Luo Feng, I originally thought that after this third hunt, once I broke through to the Mid-Stage God Emperor, my strength would finally be comparable to yours.” Emperor Qing spoke from the side, his emotions still stirred. He sighed with emotion. “Who would have thought your strength would take another huge step forward compared to the previous hunt?”

“I only created a physical body technique,” Luo Feng replied.

“But that physical body technique of yours is terrifying.” Emperor Qing exclaimed in admiration. “I had just reached the Mid-Stage God Emperor. With the two of us joining forces, I never imagined we could actually kill a Mid-Stage God Emperor Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform.”

Luo Feng smiled.

Indeed.

During the third hunt, they had killed a total of seven Early-Stage God Emperor Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms and one Mid-Stage God Emperor Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform.

“When you relied purely on your body to fight that Flame Zheng Beast head-on, you completely dominated it. I was only supporting you from the side, yet you still forcibly killed that Mid-Stage God Emperor Flame Zheng Beast,” Emperor Qing said, vividly recalling the scene.

At the time, Luo Feng had revealed his powerful body technique. His entire body had been covered in a layer of blood-colored scales. Those blood-colored scales possessed terrifying defensive capabilities. The Flame Zheng Beast launched a frenzied assault on Luo Feng, yet only a few cracks appeared on the surface scales—and they quickly recovered. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

But every strike from Luo Feng tore huge wounds into the Flame Zheng Beast’s body. Luo Feng dragged it with one hand while unleashing relentless attacks with the other. At the same time, surging waves of blood rolled and swept around them, making it impossible for the Flame Zheng Beast to escape.

Emperor Qing merely used his sword formation to assist, adding a few vicious strikes like icing on the cake. Luo Feng then completely killed the Flame Zheng Beast.

“My physical body is only comparable to a Mid-Stage God Emperor Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

That was indeed the case.

It was because Luo Feng’s killing methods and defensive techniques were far more profound. In addition, he had two great secret treasures assisting him, allowing him to suppress the Flame Zheng Beast from every direction.

“To be nearly equal to the body of a Mid-Stage God Emperor Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform is already terrifying,” Emperor Qing said with emotion. “Their advantage is their physical bodies. Our advantage lies in our realm. With your realm, being able to display such a body… even one-on-one, you could hunt Mid-Stage God Emperor Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms.”

“Ordinary Mid-Stage God Emperor hunting teams usually have at least three experienced Mid-Stage God Emperor Comprehenders cooperating together, sometimes even six or seven,” Emperor Qing continued. “With your current strength, you already rank among the strongest within the Mid-Stage God Emperor level.”

Emperor Qing praised him, yet his feelings were complicated.

He had originally believed that after breaking through to the Mid-Stage God Emperor, he would finally qualify for a fifty-fifty division of the spoils.

“By the way, for this hunt’s spoils… let’s split them thirty-seventy,” Emperor Qing said.

“Didn’t we agree on fifty-fifty?” Luo Feng looked at him.

That had been agreed upon before they set out.

At the time, Luo Feng had even borrowed some Primordial Crystals from Emperor Qing to purchase a secret treasure Formation Diagram, which was also used to assist his body technique.

“I didn’t expect you to single-handedly kill a Mid-Stage God Emperor Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform,” Emperor Qing said. “Last hunt, I took advantage of you. This time it won’t do! Thirty-seventy is enough.”

If it were twenty-eighty, then based purely on contribution, Emperor Qing’s share wouldn’t be as low as twenty percent.

Thirty percent was enough in Emperor Qing’s opinion.

Luo Feng looked at Emperor Qing’s expression and understood his thinking. He immediately smiled and nodded.

“Alright, then thirty-seventy.”

Seven hundred eras had passed since arriving in Rainlan City. Although his Path of Life and Death had not yet reached the Early-Stage God Emperor level, Luo Feng’s accumulation during cultivation had grown deeper and deeper. He had also created several secret techniques that combined life and death.

Among them, the strongest secret technique was a body technique he created by using the blood-red scales of the Star Tower as a template and absorbing the profound mysteries of the powerful battle body within the Heart of Immortality.

It was called the Immortal Blood Sea Body.

With purely his physical body, he could rival Mid-Stage God Emperor Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms.

“I’ve only uncovered a small portion of the mysteries of the Star Tower’s blood-red scales and the Heart of Immortality, yet I already created such a technique.” Luo Feng was very clear about this. “Once my realm advances further, this body technique can continue to be improved.”

His previous body techniques had relied on Formless and Phaseless transformations.

But now, his physical body had to rely entirely on his own comprehension. Fortunately, the Path of Life itself involved extremely deep research in this area, so Luo Feng progressed smoothly.

“Luo Feng’s growth speed is truly terrifying.” As Luo Feng’s teammate, Emperor Qing could clearly feel it. “He has only been in Rainlan City for seven hundred eras. At the beginning, his strength was slightly inferior to mine. Now, among Mid-Stage God Emperor Comprehenders, he already ranks among the strongest. If he advances another step, wouldn’t that make him a Late-Stage God Emperor Comprehender?”

Even the Ancestors of the Two Kingdoms were only at that level of strength.

“So this is the talent possessed by the tiny group at the very peak among countless worlds?” Emperor Qing sighed inwardly.

On the Origin Continent he had been dazzlingly brilliant. But when compared with the massive number of experts across Source Worlds and billions of worlds, he could only be considered “one in ten thousand.”

Within a single cycle of reincarnation of a Source World, Emperor Qing had already become a Mid-Stage God Emperor Comprehender. That was extremely astonishing. In Rainlan City, there were only tens of thousands with such strength—and that included many old monsters who had cultivated for endless years.

“In the Jiugang Holy Realm, I can be considered one in ten thousand. But Luo Feng… he’s at least one in a hundred million,” Emperor Qing thought.

…

The Black Flying Boat continued flying.

After reaching the Mid-Stage God Emperor in the Great Dao of Space, Emperor Qing’s ability to observe the void had greatly improved.

“Hm?” Emperor Qing carefully sensed the surroundings.

Everything seemed normal. In the distance, clouds rolled and churned, while dust swirled across the earth below.

“We’ve fallen into a Formation Array,” Emperor Qing transmitted to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng’s expression did not change, but he immediately became vigilant inside.

“I haven’t sensed any danger,” Luo Feng replied while observing with the Simulated Eye of Life and Death.

“It’s an extremely powerful void technique. The transition of space is too natural. I only realized it after we were already inside the formation,” Emperor Qing transmitted. “I’m turning around immediately and escaping at full speed.”

The enemy had not attacked yet because they were patiently waiting for them to go deeper into the formation.

But once they turned to escape, the enemy would likely strike immediately.

Whoosh!

The Black Flying Boat suddenly turned around and shot away at extremely high speed.

At the same time, a massive Formation Diagram phantom appeared around the flying boat, covering its surface with sword light. Wrapped in sword light, the flying boat’s escape speed increased dramatically.

“They discovered it?”

“They’re quite sharp.”

A massive painting suddenly emerged from the void. Its range was extremely vast. The Black Flying Boat Luo Feng and Emperor Qing controlled appeared only as a tiny black dot within that enormous picture.

“You entered my secret treasure and still want to escape?” A cold laugh echoed through the surrounding void.

Rip!

Above the Black Flying Boat, a pair of gigantic hands suddenly condensed into existence.

Those massive hands erupted with the profundity of life and death. They forcibly tore open a crack within the giant painting. The Black Flying Boat immediately shot through the gap and escaped from the picture.

“Hm?”

Five figures stood in different directions, watching the Black Flying Boat that had escaped.

“So it’s friends from the Trick Workshop.”

The Black Flying Boat disappeared. Luo Feng and Emperor Qing revealed themselves, speaking politely.

Luo Feng also observed the five figures occupying different positions in the distance. Among the three major raiding forces, the first one that had attempted to steal his treasure was the Insect Nest. The raiding team he encountered last time belonged to the Ten Thousand Shadows Loft. This time, he had run into the Trick Workshop.

All three great raiding forces—he had now dealt with each of them.

“The leader of the Trick Workshop cultivates extremely unusual methods. He calls himself the ‘Master of the Trick Realm,’ and his methods are extremely ruthless. His subordinates are mostly the same.” Luo Feng naturally knew some basic intelligence about them.

“Emperor Qing, your sword formation—and that giant hand that tore open the treasure painting just now… It seems both of you have reached the Mid-Stage God Emperor,” one of the five figures said while watching them.

“Gentlemen, shall we follow the rules?” Emperor Qing spoke.

Being able to escape the ambush was already proof of their strength.

According to the rules, they would simply pay a fee as compensation for the raiders’ effort.

“Dealing with the two of them won’t be easy,” a tall figure transmitted. “Take a fee and let them go.”

“According to intelligence, Emperor Qing and Luo Feng were both Early-Stage God Emperor before. Even if they’ve broken through to the Mid-Stage God Emperor, it hasn’t been long, and their accumulation shouldn’t be deep.” A sinister man with a blood-red vertical mark on his forehead transmitted. “The five of us are all Mid-Stage God Emperor, and we’ve cooperated for a long time with rich experience. If we join forces against them… our chances are extremely high.”

“They’re both from a Source World. Even if we kill them, they might still have clones.”

“Experts who come out of Source Worlds sometimes carry very special treasures. If we obtain even one, we’ll make a huge profit,” the sinister man transmitted.

The moment he said this, the other four were tempted.

Indeed.

Compared with the countless worlds that were simply left to develop on their own, the experts from Source Worlds had access to more resources. Things like the remains of special lifeforms, innate treasures, and even treasures exchanged from the Infinite Space—all of these made experts from billions of worlds extremely envious.

Luo Feng and Emperor Qing remained extremely vigilant.

“The rules?” The sinister man sneered coldly. “Outside Rainlan City, there are no rules! Today, both of you must die!”

As his voice fell—

Black rain suddenly appeared.

The black rain covered an endlessly vast region. Within that enormous area, the massive painting appeared again, once more enveloping Luo Feng and Emperor Qing.

“They’re trying to kill us!” Emperor Qing’s face changed drastically, madness appearing in his eyes.

Not every raider followed the rules.

Once the rules were ignored, it became naked jungle law.

“Emperor Qing, I’ll deal with four of them. You handle one!” Luo Feng’s eyes were filled with cold killing intent.