Chapter 141: Second Wave of Eruption

Chu Capital, one of the most prosperous cities on the Origin Continent, is home to Divine Kings and countless Chaos Realm cultivators. Emperor Chu himself resides here, and no faction dares to stir up trouble in this city.

Many great clans from the Origin Continent have established branches here.

Numerous idle Eternal True Gods come here seeking opportunities—like Yu Youyi, who specializes in musical illusions.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have connections that can lead you all into the service of Marquis Chu Chang." Inside an ordinary tavern, a group of Eternal True Gods gathered together, one of whom, a Black-Scaled Eternal True God, spoke.

"Marquis Chu Chang is one of the seven First-Class Marquises. Even if we join his household, we'd only be servants." The other Eternal True Gods weren't fooled by mere words.

The illusory avatar of Yuan Zu was among them.

His illusory avatars could assume different forms. Now he maintained nine distinct avatars, living in Chu Capital under nine different identities.

These nine avatars either joined ordinary factions as core members, ran businesses, blended into groups as idle cultivators, or became peripheral members of secret organizations.

His illusory avatars were true physical bodies, indistinguishable on the surface, each possessing roughly three-tenths of his true body's strength.

When Yuan Zu first appeared, five peak Chaos Realm cultivators—including Marquis Chu Ji and Marquis Chu Yuan—failed to detect they were mere avatars. As long as he avoided contact with Divine Kings, exposure was nearly impossible.

"Yuan Qi, haven't you always wanted the Divine King-level inheritance of illusion arts? For us Eternal True Gods, obtaining a Divine King-level inheritance is extremely difficult. But if Marquis Chu Chang is willing, he can easily bestow one upon you." An Eternal True God smiled at Yuan Zu.

"Even if we follow Marquis Chu Chang, we'd still need to earn sufficient merit before being granted a Divine King-level inheritance," Yuan Zu's avatar replied, concerned.

"I fear that even after serving for ten thousand eons, we still won't receive the inheritance."

"As long as he grants the inheritance immediately, I'm willing to follow him."

"I'm willing too."

"As long as we get the inheritance, we'll follow."

One by one, the Eternal True Gods—including Yuan Zu—spoke.

"Marquis Chu Chang does recruit followers, but do you really think you'll get a Divine King-level inheritance the moment you join?" The Black-Scaled Eternal True God shook his head slightly. "That's pure fantasy."

"Marquis Chu Chang's recruitment is likely tied to competition among the First-Class Marquises," another Eternal True God said. "I've heard the First-Class Marquises are fiercely competing, each taking large groups of followers into training—and many have already died."

"I've heard that too. Besides taking followers, some First-Class Marquises have even hired Chaos Realm Transcendents to fight over Blood Spirit Golden Pearls."

"The Lord of Huangfeng City, Great Sage Biyun, Great Sage Luohe, Great Sage Yansu, and Lord Yuanxiu—five Chaos Realm Transcendents—fought fiercely over the Blood Spirit Golden Pearls! They're fighting over them because of our Emperor Chu's seven First-Class Marquises."

The idle Eternal True Gods grew excited as they spoke of Chaos Realm Transcendents.

While seeking opportunities in Chu Capital, they naturally focused on Divine King factions, then on the disciples of Chaos Realm Transcendents, and only afterward on the Imperial Clan's First-Class Marquises.

"I've heard that in this competition, Great Sage Biyun is the strongest, Lord Huangfeng second, and Great Sage Luohe and Great Sage Yansu are nearly equal, with Lord Yuanxiu ranking last."

"I've also heard that Lord Huangfeng and Great Sage Luohe clashed directly—they both specialize in physical bodies, and every movement they make is capable of destroying heaven and earth."

"But neither of them compares to Great Sage Biyun."

These idle Eternal True Gods were most eager to gather rumors about powerful beings. Whether true or false, they drank and chatted enthusiastically.

Yuan Zu's avatar also enjoyed the conversation, praising Great Sage Luohe one moment and extolling Great Sage Biyun the next.

After Luo Feng perfected his Three-in-One Form, he underwent a complete transformation, reaching a new level of strength—even among Divine King Level One cultivators, he stood among the strongest.

"All five branches have reached peak Chaos Realm."

Luo Feng gazed at the quiet Blood Spirit Star in the distance.

Because he was in the state of consuming the Hunsuan Crystal Fruit, the Split Heaven Line and Dark Heaven Line had already reached the pinnacle of the Chaos Realm. Now that Mo Luo Sa had become a Divine King, Luo Feng could directly observe the full materialization of both the Split Heaven Line and Dark Heaven Line branches—and his progress accelerated rapidly, naturally pushing both lines to peak Chaos Realm.

"The gap between peak Chaos Realm and Divine King is immense."

With the detailed inheritance of the Eight Trials Lifeform's First Trial and the First Volume of the Seven-Two Slash, Luo Feng knew exactly how to proceed.

This was the advantage of inheritance.

Inheritance could guide Luo Feng—breaking the path to breakthrough into clear, sequential steps.

Step by step, his accumulation deepened until one day, he became a Divine King.

"Practicing powerful secret arts—or even creating them—can further deepen one's accumulation," Luo Feng thought.

Secret arts were the practice.

With the profundity of peak Chaos Realm, one could master one secret art after another. Even Lord Yuanxiu and Great Sage Biyun had mastered ultra-powerful Hunsuan secret arts, granting them the strength of Chaos Realm Transcendents.

Their spiritual accumulation naturally grew deeper as well.

For example, Luo Feng had awakened the Divine King-level technique known as the Three-in-One Form—his understanding of life essence and life form had deepened accordingly.

"The only way to become a Divine King is through slow, steady accumulation," Luo Feng knew. Rushing would not help.

…Suddenly, nearly half an eon had passed since the first eruption of the Blood Spirit Star.

After a long period of stillness, the Blood Spirit Star's accumulated energy reached another threshold and began boiling again, its surface churning with liquid flames.

"Hahaha, another eruption is coming!" The towering, massive Lord Huangfeng had already arrived near the Blood Spirit Star. Now he rose on all four hooves, and the surrounding wasteland winds spread outward.

"The struggle is starting again," Lord Yuanxiu watched from afar. "While they fight, I'll snatch as many Blood Spirit Golden Pearls as I can."

Lord Yuanxiu had no intention of getting too close—it was too risky, not worth it.

Meanwhile, clouds across the heavens also observed the Blood Spirit Star. Great Sage Biyun was ready to act at any moment.

"It's about to begin," Yansu concealed himself in the void, calmly watching the Blood Spirit Star—then his expression subtly changed.

For a figure had appeared directly near the Blood Spirit Star: Luo Feng.

The Blood Spirit Star hung high, with Lord Huangfeng on one side and Luo Feng on the other.

"Luohe? You come here just to challenge me?" Lord Huangfeng's eyes glowed with ferocity. This Great Sage Luohe's physical body rivaled his own, and his vast Milky Way could suppress his wasteland winds. "Good. Last time we didn't settle it. This time, let's fight properly… I've even prepared some gifts for you."

Luo Feng glanced at Lord Huangfeng.

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He hadn't spoken a word, yet Lord Huangfeng's eyes blazed with murderous intent, his invisible killing aura darkening the surrounding heavens.

"Chaos Realm Transcendents who cultivate Hunsuan bloodlines all have such ferocious tempers," Luo Feng thought silently. In the Thunder Ancient Nation, cultivating Hunsuan bloodlines and becoming violent was already a relatively mild outcome.

"Great Sage Yansu," Lord Huangfeng kept his gaze locked on Luo Feng as he spoke. "You have old grudges with this Luohe. I suggest we join forces—deny him even a single Blood Spirit Golden Pearl."

"Agreed."

The gray shadow-like General Yansu materialized, nodding calmly. "A fine suggestion, Lord Huangfeng."

General Yansu always acted this way: once a grudge was formed, there was no need to hold back.

"You two are teaming up?" Luo Feng looked between Lord Huangfeng and Great Sage Yansu.

During their last clash, every Chaos Realm Transcendent had fought alone—no one had teamed up. If they coordinated perfectly, the threat posed by General Yansu and Lord Huangfeng would skyrocket.

"Yansu, we're all members of the Flame Wind Ancient Nation. Lord Huangfeng is from the Thunder Ancient Nation. Are you really going to team up with him?" From afar, Lord Yuanxiu spoke, his voice echoing across heaven and earth.

"Hahaha… Yuanxiu, you're mistaken," Yansu replied calmly. "We're merely guest ministers of the Flame Wind Ancient Nation. The Flame Wind Ancient Nation has never considered guest ministers as true members—even you, Yuanxiu, as the personal disciple of the Lord of Ten Thousand Worlds, they likely still see you as a member of the Ten Thousand Worlds."

Lord Yuanxiu shook his head slightly.

"Moreover, the Flame Wind Ancient Nation has never restricted guest ministers from making friends—or from becoming enemies. If guest ministers kill each other, the Flame Wind Ancient Nation doesn't care," Yansu said.

"That's true," Luo Feng nodded in agreement.

General Yansu glanced at Luo Feng in surprise. Even Great Sage Biyun, merged with the heavens, was startled by Luo Feng's response.

"Guest ministers killing each other? The Flame Wind Ancient Nation truly doesn't care," Luo Feng nodded. Many Divine Kings on the Origin Continent had once been guest ministers of the Flame Wind Ancient Nation—didn't they fight and kill each other just the same?

"It seems Great Sage Luohe understands me," Yansu nodded. "Great Sage Luohe, you should see the situation clearly now. Don't even think about claiming the Blood Spirit Golden Pearls."

"Wum~~~"

The massive Blood Spirit Star boiled more violently, liquid flames surging and splashing everywhere—this sight drew the attention of all the Chaos Realm Transcendents.

"The Blood Spirit Golden Pearls are about to erupt. Lord Huangfeng, let's team up and drive him away quickly," Yansu said. If they forced Luo Feng far enough away, given his crude method of snatching Blood Spirit Golden Pearls last time, he'd likely get none at all.

"Agreed." Lord Huangfeng nodded, instantly drawing the chains strapped to his back and hurling them at Luo Feng. The chains transformed into dozens of black serpents the moment they flew, their aura terrifying.

Luo Feng watched the scene.

Now, he could naturally control the vast surrounding domain—a terrifying "Realm Domain" naturally possessed by his physical body. With a single thought, thirty billion Black Rivers instantly merged into his "Realm Domain."

Whoosh!

Across the vast expanse in every direction, a dark world suddenly appeared—its boundary walls thick beyond measure, formed from the fusion of thirty billion Black Rivers.

The dark world trapped everything within.

"What's happening?" Lord Yuanxiu stared in shock as heaven and earth darkened, a vast dark world sealing off all directions. "This world is larger than my Dark Mansion."

"What is this?" Great Sage Biyun, merged with the heavens, realized he was trapped. "The inner and outer realms are completely severed? This is a complete world!"

Lord Huangfeng had just thrown his chains at Luo Feng when he froze, staring at the immense dark world. It was too vast, its aura so heavy it sent chills through him.

"I can't sense the external void," General Yansu exclaimed in shock. The dark world completely severed inside from outside—even partially blocking causality, revealing its overwhelming sealing power.

In the center of the dark world, Luo Feng stood, his aura no longer restrained, radiating freely—an aura of terrifying physical power that influenced the surrounding heavens, forcing even the Supreme Laws to retreat.

Such terrifying energy made the Chaos Realm Transcendents present tremble.

(End of Chapter)