Chapter 122: Him, Then

These high-reward, troublesome tasks, besides hunting down some Chaos Realm beings, are all tied to the Thunder Ancient Kingdom.

For example, the "Seize the Tianyin Fruit" task: each Tianyin Fruit, the Di Chu lineage is willing to pay ten thousand merits for, the more the better, no upper limit. Near the border between the two ancient kingdoms grows a Tianyin Fruit tree, now in full ripening season, estimated to yield over a thousand fruits maturing in succession. The Thunder Ancient Kingdom has deployed powerful arrays, guarded by a leader who is a Chaos Realm transcendental.

"The two ancient kingdoms control the most central and prosperous regions of the Origin Continent, monopolizing the myriad rare treasures born of heaven and earth. They even attack each other, fighting over each other's treasures." Luo Feng studied these tasks.

Like Tianqu Stone Essence, even among the two ancient kingdoms' resources, it ranks low, and only daring thieves occasionally steal it.

Something rarer, like Tianyin Fruit, even a Divine King dares not steal lightly—usually, only the two ancient kingdoms raid each other for it.

"These troublesome tasks fall into three categories: bounty tasks, garrison tasks, and treasure-seizure tasks." Luo Feng observed, "Bounty tasks are hard to completely eliminate. If the target reincarnates, they become a hidden, formidable enemy."

"Garrison tasks consume immense time."

"Treasure-seizure tasks are extremely dangerous."

Luo Feng pondered.

With brute force, he could bully the weak.

But high-reward garrison and treasure-seizure tasks would likely pit him against peers. Those Chaos Realm transcendentials far surpass him in realm, and their methods are mysterious and unpredictable.

"Compared to other Chaos Realm transcendentials, I only charge headlong—I'll easily be toyed with. I must accumulate more." Luo Feng studied the tasks, "Only bounty tasks suit me."

"Abandon targets with exceptionally strong mental will."

"Choose targets with weaker mental will."

Luo Feng scanned the bounty tasks, finally fixing his gaze on one.

Bounty Task: Completely annihilate Bei Yu Da Sheng!

Bei Yu Da Sheng had never offended the Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom; he was bounty-listed because he had a habit: devouring cultivators as food.

Within his territory, he deliberately built many ordinary cities for cultivators to reside in, occasionally swallowing an entire city's cultivators—not all at once, but slowly, savoring them.

His territory was too small; he couldn't feast to his fill! He occasionally ventured elsewhere to devour.

When he went elsewhere, he feasted fully—one bite, an entire large city's life. But such acts enraged the lords of those territories! Bei Yu Da Sheng dared not make too many enemies and had to limit his attacks.

His actions eventually landed him on the Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom's bounty list! He'd been slain several times in his true form, yet he still lived unharmed. This task was worth one hundred thousand merits!

"This Bei Yu Da Sheng…" Luo Feng recalled, when he'd been in Hu Yang City, fighting Mei Wu Qi, Mei Wu Qi had mentioned this Bei Yu Da Sheng who devoured entire large cities in one bite.

"He's at the peak of the Chaos Realm, said to cultivate the Path of Life's Origin. His survival ability is extremely strong." Luo Feng studied the intel; to him, such a being who devoured life indiscriminately was scum.

Reading the intel, he already stirred murderous intent.

"No one says his mental will is particularly strong. Let's see if he can withstand my Lie Yuan Technique." Luo Feng thought.

By now, using Lie Yuan Technique against a Chaos Realm being was nothing extraordinary.

First, the Lie Yuan Technique, as a supreme secret transmission, was unique—only he knew it. No one knew its signature; it was nearly impossible to identify him as its user.

Moreover, as a Chaos Realm transcendental, accidentally mastering a supreme secret transmission was not unusual!

According to Luo Feng's knowledge, Yuan had left behind many opportunities, most monopolized by the two ancient kingdoms.

"To completely kill a peak Chaos Realm being is truly difficult. Even I… must rely on the Lie Yuan Technique." Luo Feng sighed inwardly; no wonder Divine Kings rarely accepted such tasks.

His close-range combat was formidable—one strike could obliterate an enemy.

But enemies had countless survival techniques: blood-rebirth, rebirth through resurrection vessels—commonplace. No matter how strong his close combat, he couldn't threaten a resurrection vessel hidden somewhere on the Origin Continent.

…

Tianji Ice Plain.

Bei Yu Da Sheng stood tall, his massive, furry head moving leisurely through the harsh wilderness, gazing at the city ahead.

"This city's cultivators have multiplied enough." Bei Yu Da Sheng eyed his cultivated food, his mouth watering.

Devouring cultivators was not just a habit—it was Bei Yu Da Sheng's cultivation method, helping him comprehend the Path of Life's Origin.

On the Origin Continent, some Chaos Realm and Divine King cultivators of the Path of Life's Origin, like Luo Feng, cherished weak life. Others, like Xuejie Ancestor and Bei Yu Da Sheng, treated countless lives as cultivation materials—great demons.

This lineage might not be strong in direct combat, but universally possessed extraordinary survival ability.

"Father, I've become a True God!" A girl burst out of her meditation chamber, excitedly telling her parents.

"Big sister is amazing!"

Her younger brother and sister, both children, cheered around her.

Life on the Tianji Ice Plain was harsh; cultivation resources were far harder to obtain. The bloodline cultivation system required vast resources—without them, progress was agonizing.

Her parents smiled warmly at their eldest daughter. Her breakthrough was chiefly due to her father's risky expeditions outside the city to slay beasts and obtain their blood essence.

"I'll strive to become a Void True God. Then I can properly care for Father and Mother, and for my younger siblings." The girl brimmed with determination.

"Good! Then you'll buy us a cave dwelling someday." Her parents laughed happily.

Just then—

"Multiplied enough. Time to feast properly." Bei Yu Da Sheng, standing in the wilderness, stared at the city and suddenly opened his mouth.

BOOM!

Countless beings in the city suddenly saw a colossal head looming above them—so vast they could barely perceive its full form. Its fanged maw already engulfed the entire sky.

"No—"

"What is this?"

"Help!"

"Bei Yu Da Sheng, save us!"

Countless cultivators panicked; some even cried out for Bei Yu Da Sheng to save them.

Because Bei Yu Da Sheng always devoured entire cities, within his territory, no rumors spread of him devouring life—his power ensured any such rumors were swiftly silenced by devouring the spreaders.

"Huuu." An invisible, terrifying force swept across the city, engulfing all life, dragging them toward the sky-spanning maw.

"Father, Mother, brother, sister!" The newly awakened True God girl frantically reached for her family.

But they were all swept upward, unable to reunite—only helplessly watching each other vanish.

!.

"Hahahaha…"

On Bei Yu Da Sheng's massive head, his face was filled with ecstasy—he was addicted to devouring.

Suddenly, a flicker of shock appeared in his eyes—he spotted a black-clad man standing in the wilderness. The man had stepped out of the void, his form ordinary, like a common cultivator.

To Bei Yu Da Sheng, whose body dwarfed the entire city, the black-clad man looked like a speck.

Yet his heart trembled—he instantly recognized the man as the figure described in the intel: "Luo He Da Sheng." Luo He Da Sheng… that was a guest minister of the Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom, a Chaos Realm transcendental.

"Cut!" Luo Feng, witnessing the scene, said nothing—immediately activated the Lie Yuan Technique.

"Hm?"

Bei Yu Da Sheng found everything vanished—he could no longer see Luo He Da Sheng, nor sense his own body.

In his perception, only one infinite, majestic star remained—a star forged from Luo Feng's mental will through the Lie Yuan Technique, its power condensed into a single point, rolling forward, crushing against Bei Yu Da Sheng's mental will.

Puff—

His mental will was instantly obliterated, with not a shred of resistance.

Bei Yu Da Sheng, after eons of cultivation, possessed peak Chaos Realm willpower! Even facing a Divine King, the latter's will could only suppress him—could a Divine King kill him purely by will? Rare even among Divine Kings.

Yet now, in an instant, his entire mental will was erased.

"Huuu."

The colossal body of Bei Yu Da Sheng, now unconscious, began to plummet from the sky.

Countless citizens swept upward lost their momentum and began falling back toward the city below.

"Hum." Luo Feng waved his hand, collecting Bei Yu Da Sheng's corpse.

"His mental will still lies within the Chaos Realm range." Luo Feng confirmed after the clash, "As long as it's within the Chaos Realm, the Lie Yuan Technique can still kill with a single thought."

From peak Chaos Realm to Divine King is a qualitative transformation.

A Divine King's will, combined with the Lie Yuan Technique, could sweep away all Chaos Realm willpower.

But between Divine King First Stage and Second Stage, the difference was minor—even with the Lie Yuan Technique, one could only suppress, not obliterate.

"The Lie Yuan Technique is already incredibly powerful." Luo Feng knew well: completely killing a cultivator, leaving no possibility of reincarnation, was extraordinarily difficult!

Total annihilation of will was rare—requiring immense willpower. Normal will techniques lacked the Lie Yuan Technique's devastating power.

On the Origin Continent, total annihilation generally followed two paths.

One: the Path of Cause and Effect. Even a cultivator of the Cause and Effect Path needed overwhelming power to use cause and effect to instantly erase all resurrection vessels.

The other: the most difficult path—the Soul Path!

Soul Path masters could directly annihilate an opponent's soul, thus achieving total death.

Yet the Soul Path had no corresponding Great Dao in the Supreme Rules—it had to be forged alone in darkness. It was universally recognized as the hardest path to cultivate.

"Huuu… huuu…"

Countless cultivators fell from the sky, landing in the city.

"Father, Mother!" The girl reunited with her parents and siblings—they were terrified, yet confused, staring upward.

Countless cultivators who had landed trembled, looking up in dread.

The colossal maw that had once filled the sky was gone.

"Killing Bei Yu Da Sheng and securing his intact corpse—perfect fodder for Mo Luo Sa." Luo Feng had already traversed the void, heading toward the Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom.

(End of Chapter)