Chapter 221: The Death of the Ruler of Shiguo (2)

Chapter 221: The Death of the Ruler of Shiguo (2)

The royal capital, deep within the palace.

“Hu.” The Heavenly Kun Ruler descended, sitting upon the grand throne of the vast hall.

“Yixiu, prepare a large portion of food.” The Heavenly Kun Ruler immediately transmitted the order. After serving Emperor Yan for an epoch of time, he had not dared to be distracted by devouring countless living beings. He had long been suppressing the hunger.

“Yes, Ruler.”

Very soon, the Heavenly Kun Ruler’s most loyal subordinate, ‘Great Sage Yixiu’, presented the prepared food. Inside a transparent bottle, billions upon billions of living beings were imprisoned.

As a Chaos Realm being, Great Sage Yixiu was entrusted with this task because of his loyalty and diligence. The regular harvest of countless living beings fell under his responsibility. He commanded a secret army, tasked with capturing them alive.

“Ruler, this large portion of food contains about 3,000 Eternal True Gods, 50 million Void True Gods, 5 trillion True Gods, and 3 trillion lower-level beings who haven’t reached the True God realm. They are all within this food bottle,” Great Sage Yixiu reported respectfully.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler looked at the more than eighty trillion beings within the transparent bottle and nodded in satisfaction.

Even ruling over vast Shiguo, accumulating such a portion of food was not easy. The tribes of Shiguo lived in wildernesses, burrowing into the most remote places. Eternal True Gods were the backbone of many major cities. To capture so many on such a large scale—even by quietly harvesting across all of Shiguo’s territory—was no easy task.

Yet the more than eighty trillion beings inside the bottle had no idea that outside awaited a terrifying existence, about to devour them completely.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler reached out and grasped the bottle, when suddenly—

He felt everything before his eyes vanish. His physical body lost all sensation. All he could see was a vast and boundless star, condensing and forming before him! The colossal star spun, every detail clear before his eyes, yet he had no way to dodge.

Seemingly slow, yet in truth faster than the instant of a single thought.

In the flash of a thought, there was no way to escape. No time to cast the Reincarnation Secret Technique.

The only choice left—was to withstand it!

If he endured, he would live.

If he failed, he would die.

The star rolling toward him was far too terrifying. Even more terrifying than Emperor Yan, whom he had once served! This was the most horrifying force the Heavenly Kun Ruler had ever witnessed in his endless years.

Even before resisting, he felt a foreboding in the depths of his being—he could not block it!

“No—”

The rolling star crushed his mental will. In an instant, his will shattered into dust, obliterated completely, leaving not even a trace behind.

In but a moment, his mental will was annihilated.

The mighty overlord of the Origin Continent, the awe-inspiring ‘Heavenly Kun Ruler’, was reduced to nothing but a corpse.

He was dead.

Dead so suddenly, with no chance to resist.

…

Within the grand hall.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler still sat there, his hand outstretched to grasp the transparent bottle. But the fiery gleam in his eyes had now completely faded. His gaze was utterly dim. R̃ἁɴＯ𝖇ÊŞ

“Rumble~~~” The instant he died, his body naturally began to reveal its true form.

“Hu.”

An unseen ripple swept through, collecting the Heavenly Kun Ruler’s corpse, the corpse of Great Sage Yixiu, and the transparent bottle together.

Under Luo Feng’s terrifying will, even a slight touch erased Great Sage Yixiu’s consciousness without leaving a trace! First, leaving Yixiu alive would expose too much information if he witnessed the Heavenly Kun Ruler’s death. Second, as the Heavenly Kun Ruler’s claw and fangs, who had captured countless beings, Luo Feng showed no mercy.

“Although the Heavenly Kun Ruler wasn’t as mad as the Snow Realm Ancestor, ruling over the vast Shiguo meant far greater slaughter. The number of lives dead by his hand… is likely far beyond the Snow Realm Ancestor’s.”

The more than eighty trillion beings in the transparent bottle made Luo Feng keenly aware—when a peak existence on the Origin Continent turned malevolent, the calamity they wrought was unfathomable. The stronger they were, even if they reaped only a fraction of their domain, the numbers dwarfed those of the Snow Realm Ancestor many times over.

“With my current strength, I can already change part of the Origin Continent.”

“Of course, for now, only part.”

“To completely change it, to establish my own rules—I must become even stronger!”

Luo Feng knew this path would be difficult. Under the restrictions of the Supreme Laws, the power of any technique was capped at the Ultimate Realm. No matter how powerful he became, techniques could not surpass that limit. Against Emperors and Monarchs, the restraints were limited.

It was the Emperors and Monarchs who decided the order of the Origin Continent. If he sought to change that order, many of the two Ancient Kingdoms’ Emperors and Monarchs would never allow it.

“A cultivator is one who stands against Heaven and Earth with their own strength!”

“To change the fate of countless beings on the Origin Continent—that is part of my cultivation. If I can’t do even that, what right have I to speak of defeating Heaven and Earth!”

As Luo Feng stared at the eighty trillion lives within the bottle, and recalled the endless darkness he had witnessed while wandering the Origin Continent, the resolve in his heart became unshakable.

Lacking strength, he would bide his time in silence.

But once he was strong enough, he would bare his fangs, and tear apart the curtain of darkness!

…

The cities of Wuxiang and Blade Demon within Shiguo were attacked simultaneously.

To ensure the death of the ‘Heavenly Kun Ruler’ was absolute, Luo Feng focused on him first. After all, the other two—‘Wuxiang Laozu’ and the ‘Ancestor of the Blade Demon’—were only at the First Stage Divine King realm. Even by curse-killing methods, Luo Feng was certain he could annihilate them.

The instant the Heavenly Kun Ruler died, Luo Feng’s other two bodies struck. Wuxiang Laozu and the Ancestor of the Blade Demon had no time to react. Against Luo Feng’s terrifying will attack, they were instantly slain without resistance.

“Collect.” Luo Feng also gathered the corpses of the two Divine Kings.

Huyang City, within the quiet chamber of the City Lord’s Mansion, inside the Star Tower.

Luo Feng and Zuo Shan Ke stood within one of the Star Tower’s many spaces. Here lay the true bodies of Shiguo’s three rulers, corpses intact, but with their mental wills utterly extinguished.

“They are dead.” Zuo Shan Ke examined the corpses carefully.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler’s body was vast beyond measure, hundreds of millions of kilometers long, its scales thick and unyielding. Having cultivated the Origin Path of Matter and tapped deeply into his Primordial Bloodline, this body was far tougher than even Luo Feng’s earlier ‘Ten Directions World Form Life Form’. Even if Emperors or Monarchs attacked, the Heavenly Kun Ruler could normally manage to cast the Reincarnation Secret Technique.

But this time, he had no chance.

Against a secret art targeting only the mental will, his mighty body was useless! Only by reaching the Ultimate Realm Life Form, achieving true completeness, could one resist mental will assaults.

As for a Beyond Divine King-level treasure to shield his will, the Heavenly Kun Ruler had no ability to obtain one. On the Origin Continent, such treasures were scarce. Without sufficient strength, possessing them only invited calamity. Even an Emperor like Emperor Guixu, in a past life, had suffered great disaster for holding such a treasure.

Without being an Ultimate Realm Life Form, without possessing a Beyond Divine King-level treasure for defense—he stood no chance against Luo Feng.

A Beyond Divine King-level will, augmented by the 《Lieu Yuan Technique》!

“They couldn’t reincarnate?” Zuo Shan Ke asked, “Even the Heavenly Kun?”

“I’m certain.”

Luo Feng nodded. “The instant I cast the will secret art, he died. He had no time at all to reincarnate.”

“Will secret art?” Zuo Shan Ke nodded slightly. Luo Feng had not concealed this from him. The will he displayed before was indeed vast, as though even a trace of its power could crush Divine Kings.

“Good, good.”

Zuo Shan Ke ran his hand across the scales of the Heavenly Kun Ruler’s massive corpse, then looked at the corpses of Wuxiang Laozu and the Ancestor of the Blade Demon.

In that moment, he seemed to see those familiar figures once again.

“Ajin!”

“Senior Sister!” The young man back then, upon first meeting the radiant genius of the sect, his senior sister, had been nervous and uneasy.

“Ajin, Master has instructed that from now on, you will follow me. I will teach you on Master’s behalf.”

“Yes.”

…

“Ajin, you’ve reached the Chaos Realm! You even surpassed me.”

“Senior Sister, will you walk the path of cultivation with me?” The youth, now a Chaos Realm being, spoke the desire he had long buried.

She smiled brightly through her tears and nodded. “From now on, we will walk this path together.”

…

The founding of the Jin Kingdom.

Though merely a small border nation, it was still an unprecedented achievement for their sect! The Divine King of Jin, renowned across all regions for his mastery in artifact forging.

“Ajin has become a ruler.” His senior sister had been proud. “You have surpassed all the forebears of our sect.”

The Divine King of Jin smiled faintly.

He longed to grow even stronger, to walk further down the path of cultivation with his beloved senior sister. To lead his junior brothers and sisters, to lead their sect further forward.

…

Zuo Shan Ke seemed to glimpse again those familiar figures—his junior brothers and sisters who had revered him, the love of his life. That was the world that had been his haunting figures.

“I’ve avenged you. I’ve avenged you all,” Zuo Shan Ke whispered softly.

He had fled into the Universe Ocean.

Carrying endless hatred, endless unwillingness, into its deepest reaches.

Forced to reincarnate within the Primal Universe.

Through countless years…

Until today!

Zuo Shan Ke gazed at the three massive corpses before him, feeling faintly dazed.

The goal he had pursued all his life was finally achieved, yet he no longer knew what path to walk next.

“How I wish I could return to the past.” In this moment of fulfilled vengeance, Zuo Shan Ke felt no joy of triumph. Only endless yearning remained.

Luo Feng stood silently by his side.

He could sense the turbulence and shift in his master’s emotions. Even with his master’s mighty will, it would take time to adapt.

At last, Zuo Shan Ke calmed completely.

He turned toward Luo Feng.

“Luo Feng, thank you.” Zuo Shan Ke smiled faintly. “Now, I have no regrets.”

“Teacher, you have helped me endlessly. I should be the one thanking you,” Luo Feng replied.

Pointing to the three colossal corpses, Zuo Shan Ke said, “The other two don’t matter. But the Heavenly Kun Ruler was renowned. His sudden death will definitely draw the attention and investigation of the major powers. These three corpses must be destroyed completely. Otherwise, many clues could be traced from them.”

“I know.” Luo Feng nodded. These three corpses would never leave the Star Tower.

“The killing was satisfying, but there will be much investigation to follow. Especially since the Heavenly Kun Ruler was close to several Emperors of the Ancient Flame Kingdom. You must be careful,” Zuo Shan Ke warned.

“I am fully prepared,” Luo Feng replied.

“Your strength now far surpasses mine. I trust your caution more than my own.” Zuo Shan Ke smiled and nodded. “Alright, I should be leaving now.”

“Teacher, you’re going back? To the Ancient Thunder Kingdom?” Luo Feng asked.

“From now on, I’ll focus on artifact forging, researching the Primordial Bloodline, and live out peaceful days.” Zuo Shan Ke looked at Luo Feng. “If you need me, you can always call.”

“Yes.” Luo Feng nodded. “I’ll see Teacher out.”

Luo Feng personally escorted Zuo Shan Ke out of the Star Tower, even to the border of the Ancient Thunder Kingdom, before watching his departure.

“Teacher…” Luo Feng could sense the change in Zuo Shan Ke. The master who once bore an unyielding obsession in his heart was now completely freed of it.

This great karma had bound his master through countless years.

This great karma had also shaped himself.

“Teacher, I hope your days ahead will be happy.” Luo Feng thought silently. He decided, from now on, he would not disturb his teacher’s peaceful life.

(End of This Arc)

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