Chapter 115

Origin Continent, the Heavenly Extreme Ice Plain has a vast territory named 'Black Heaven Realm'. For endless years, this place has been shrouded by a vast layer of black clouds. The range covered by these black clouds is so vast that it is almost comparable to the entire territory of second-rate nations like the Yu Kingdom or the Shi Kingdom.

"Luohe?"

Deep within the black clouds, a winged figure was hidden.

"This Luohe is quite bold; he should have guessed that there is a God King behind the exotic beast, yet he still doesn't give me face?" the winged figure pondered. "The Marquis Chu Yu he follows is a newly promoted First-Rank Marquis! The struggles among the First-Rank Marquises of the Di Chu lineage are cruel; it won't be long before this Luohe is entangled in trouble."

"When a suitable opportunity arises, I'll take action then." The winged figure had lived for endless years and was becoming increasingly cautious in his actions.

Those who can become peak Chaos Realm existences can maintain their complete memories after reincarnation.

Even he was unwilling to easily incur a great enemy.

But he knew very well that adding fuel to the fire at a critical moment could cause some powerhouses to fall into desperation.

"This exotic beast was enslaved by me in secret and was never made public."

"This time the exotic beast's identity was exposed, and I also used secret techniques to cover the causality; those in the entire Origin Continent who can trace it to me can be counted on one hand..." the winged figure pondered. "The 'Di Qing' of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and the contemporary Emperor 'Di Fu'—both of them are good at investigating causality and can find out my identity."

"However, the Tianqu Mining Area I attacked is territory controlled by the Di Chu lineage. Di Chu wouldn't go so far as to ask Di Qing or Di Fu for help over this tiny bit of theft."

A long time ago, the winged figure was also a Chaos Realm guest minister of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom; in that era, he was even a 'Chaos Realm transcendent' level existence.

Later, after becoming a God King, his strength naturally became deeper, and he left the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom.

Many God Kings establish a nation or a force, all believing they have the strength to stand tall in this world; the difficulty of destroying them is extremely high. Back then, Master Zuoshan also believed he had enough strength to protect himself and could deal with the vast majority of dangers on the Origin Continent; he also didn't expect the Shi Kingdom's King to be so unscrupulous.

"The Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and the Lei Ting Ancient Kingdom occupy the core territory of the entire Origin Continent, and all kinds of treasures are almost monopolized by them; what does it matter if I take a little bit? After all, they are rare treasures gestated by heaven and earth themselves," the winged figure thought. "The other few exotic beasts haven't been exposed yet."

"Hum."

The winged figure merged into the endless black clouds; these infinite black clouds were where his true body resided.

The entire Black Heaven Realm shrouded by the black clouds was home to a massive number of cultivators and exotic beasts; every time a Chaos Realm exotic beast was born, it would be quietly enslaved by him. Afterward, they would be sent to the two great ancient kingdoms to steal some rare treasures of heaven and earth.

Chu Capital, Marquis Chu Yu's Mansion.

"Brother Chu Yu." Luo Feng informed him of the detailed situation of this task.

Master Di Chuyu frowned slightly after hearing it: "This Chaos Realm exotic beast was never recorded in the intelligence. It should have been captured and enslaved not long after it was gestated. I don't know who its master is."

"Those who dare to send exotic beasts to steal rare treasures of heaven and earth in the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom are either powerful enough not to fear investigation by my Di Chu lineage, or they are powerhouses within my own royal family." Master Di Chuyu knew very well that those who stole the most treasures were the many Marquises within the royal family.

The Marquises compete fiercely; when they can't get enough resources through competition, they resort to crooked ideas.

"Being able to investigate the detailed identity of this exotic beast means your task has already succeeded," Master Di Chuyu laughed. "As for the rest, there's no need to worry about it. Whether the exotic beast's backer is a royal Marquis or some ancient existence, it's not suitable for you to intervene."

Luo Feng nodded: "After that exotic beast died, there were no weapons or secret treasures, only some Tianqu Stone Essence."

As he spoke, he waved his hand.

Pieces of Tianqu Stone Essence half a person tall and a pile of Tianqu Stone Essence particles appeared.

"A total of twenty-three pieces of Tianqu Stone Essence and some fragments," Luo Feng said.

"That exotic beast should have been regularly handing over some of the stolen Tianqu Stone Essence to its master," Marquis Chu Yu glanced at them. "Twenty-three pieces and more, worth over twenty-three thousand merit. You keep them! The spoils from executing tasks are all yours."

Luo Feng nodded and put them away.

The value of merit in the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom is very high, and Universe Sands cannot be exchanged for merit.

According to Luo Feng's understanding, one complete piece of Tianqu Stone Essence requires one thousand merit to exchange. Purchasing it from the outside world requires nearly 300 million Universe Sands; this price is floating because Tianqu Stone Essence willing to be sold is very rare.

"By the way, I have briefly looked into the 'Chaos Layer creature' materials of the perfect level you need," Master Di Chuyu said. "Our Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom should have seven; six are in the hands of God Kings, and one is in the hands of 'Marquis Wuhuang'. Marquis Wuhuang is of the 'Di Wu' lineage... and the relationship with our Di Chu lineage is very poor."

"I need to spend more effort; these Chaos Layer creature materials will probably take a relatively long time to obtain," Master Di Chuyu also felt the difficulty.

"If it can't be obtained, then so be it; there's no need to force it," Luo Feng said.

Because the first tribulation of "Eight-Tribulation Lifeform" does not contain transformation technique records, Luo Feng needs to rely on himself to continuously perfect his transformation techniques. Now, Luo Feng has made great progress in 'Life Spirituality', but Luo Feng also realized...

The life structures of the Chaos Layer creatures he captured were still too simple, and their upper limits were relatively low. And deducing more profound life structures out of thin air was too difficult.

Luo Feng naturally hoped to obtain some more perfect Chaos Layer creatures to study their life composition.

But now it seems that even for Master Di Chuyu, it is very difficult to obtain them.

"Take it slow," Master Di Chuyu laughed. "I have been a First-Rank Marquis for a short time; as I make more and more friends in the future, there will be ways. There are seven perfect-level Chaos Layer creatures in my Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom; I don't believe that I can't get one kind, just the materials."

Master Di Chuyu knew very well that the thirty epochs after becoming a Chaos Realm existence were a protection period, with no mandatory tasks, giving him enough time to grow.

When the protection period ends, he will need to face the same competitive environment as the other six First-Rank Marquises, and he will need the help of Guest Minister Luohe.

Time flowed by, and Luo Feng had been in the Chu Capital for more than three epochs.

He was wholeheartedly contemplating the inheritance of the first tribulation of "Eight-Tribulation Lifeform"; the inheritance was as vast as the sea, and Luo Feng absorbed knowledge, continuously attempting to perfect his transformation techniques.

Inside an elegant pavilion, Marquis Chu Yu and a woman in red armor sat opposite each other.

"Marquis Chu Yu, you can rest assured. As long as the 'North Sea Beast Forest' is placed under my management, the perfect-level 'Chaos Layer creature' materials you need, I will definitely help you get them," the red-armored woman smiled brightly, full of confidence.

"I naturally believe in City Lord Lianyu's promise," Marquis Chu Yu smiled slightly. "In a moment, City Lord Lianyu should be able to receive the appointment." The red-armored woman and Marquis Chu Yu chatted while drinking wine.

A moment later.

"Hmm?" The red-armored woman showed joy; she had received a task issued by the royal family, asking her to be responsible for managing the North Sea Beast Forest for ten thousand epochs.

She accepted this task without hesitation.

"Marquis Chu Yu is indeed true to his word," the red-armored woman immediately stood up. "I will go and ask my father the King right now! Within three days, I will definitely bring you the materials you need."

Marquis Chu Yu stood up: "I'll trouble City Lord Lianyu."

Besides the God Kings of the royal lineage, the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom also had some guest minister God Kings. These guest minister God Kings were completely integrated into the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, and some were even granted fiefs, with their family descendants even multiplying in the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom.

This City Lord Lianyu's father was the 'Heavenly Capital King', who had been granted a fief by the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom.

The Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom looked down on some ordinary God Kings, and those ordinary God Kings were not qualified to obtain fiefs in the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom!

This Heavenly Capital King was a personal disciple of the Yanfeng Ancestor, addressed the Emperors as fellow disciples, and was an extraordinary existence.

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City Lord Lianyu... was the only one among the Heavenly Capital King's many children to become a Chaos Realm existence. It's just that the management of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom was led by the thirteen Emperors and was the responsibility of the royal First-Rank Marquises. Guest minister God Kings had no right to intervene.

"The ancient existences who explore the entire Chaos Layer and capture perfect Chaos Layer creatures are either Emperors or existences at the level of the Heavenly Capital King," Marquis Chu Yu also felt it was not easy. "Planning until today, it is finally a success."

Marquis Chu Yu believed in City Lord Lianyu's promise.

Whoosh.

Marquis Chu Yu walked out of the pavilion with a group of subordinates; among the subordinates were also two Chaos Realm cultivators. The Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom also had some Chaos Realm existences with ordinary strength; they tried every means to get close to a First-Rank Marquis, seeking some opportunities.

"Master Di Chuyu!" A fierce voice rang out.

Marquis Chu Yu's expression changed slightly, and he turned his head to look.

He saw two figures walking over with a group of subordinates.

"Master Di Chuyu, this North Sea Beast Forest task... both Marquis Chu Ji and I asked you for help, and you didn't give either of us face!" said an ugly figure covered in black hair, with thunder flowing in his eyes. "I guessed you were helping City Lord Lianyu, and it really is so."

"In the last three epochs or so, I have been quite accommodating in task distribution, but this North Sea Beast Forest task is very important to me," Master Di Chuyu said. "I cannot yield anymore."

"You've grown bold." The black-haired figure gave a strange laugh, and the murderous aura hit his face, making Master Di Chuyu feel a bit heart-palpitating.

Among the seven First-Rank Marquises, this Marquis Chu Yuan was a madman. Because he possessed the bloodlines of both the Yanfeng royal family and the Lei Ting royal family, Marquis Chu Yuan had experienced many hardships and tortures in his youth, which made his temperament increasingly twisted and violent.

Marquis Chu Yuan only had a good relationship with Marquis Chu Ji, who shared his temperament.

"When your strength is weak, you should do things that match your weak strength," the burly figure beside him looked at Master Di Chuyu. "Are you even worthy of taking a King-level task?"

"We First-Rank Marquises have equal status," Master Di Chuyu's face was also ugly. "I yielded all the previous King-level tasks; I haven't taken a single one! This time, the North Sea Beast Forest task... because I have never taken one, I naturally have priority."

"Priority?" The black-haired ugly figure scolded angrily, "I've already told you to yield it to us! And you still dare to snatch it?"

Bang!

A terrifying wave of energy slammed into Master Di Chuyu's body, also affecting the subordinates beside him. Even the two Chaos Realm existences beside him felt a terrifying power ripple over.

The array of this place of pleasure immediately appeared; Master Di Chuyu was blasted backward and hit the array, and the two Chaos Realm existences beside him also hit the array, causing a loud boom that attracted many guests to look over.

As for the few ordinary attendants beside Master Di Chuyu? They had long since turned into fly ash.

"I accidentally killed a few of your attendants," the black-haired ugly figure laughed strangely. "I guess I'll be fined a few thousand merit? Hahaha, fine me whatever."

"This is a warning."

"Next time, I won't be so gentle." The black-haired ugly figure turned and left.

Marquis Chu Ji on the side also coldly glanced at Marquis Chu Yu: "Master Di Chuyu, you know Marquis Chu Yuan's temper! Behave yourself, and you'll suffer less. Otherwise, even I can't stop him."

After speaking, Marquis Chu Ji also left.

Master Di Chuyu and the two Chaos Realm existences beside him all had ugly expressions.

"Marquis, are we just going to endure this?" a Chaos Realm existence with several tentacles couldn't help but say.

"Go back," Master Di Chuyu said coldly, turning and leaving.

The many guests in this place of pleasure also had quite some status, but seeing the conflict between the three First-Rank Marquises, none dared to look too much.

Two days later.

Master Di Chuyu came to Luo Feng's cave dwelling.

"Brother Chu Yu." Luo Feng came out of seclusion to meet him.

"I finally didn't let Brother Luohe down," Master Di Chuyu laughed. "After planning for three epochs, I finally obtained the materials of this perfect-level Chaos Layer creature."

As he spoke, Master Di Chuyu took out a jade box and opened it; inside the jade box lay a yellow feather, the feather shimmering with a strange luster, like a precious jade.

(End of chapter)