[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent":3,"chapter-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-145":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Devouring the Starry Sky 2: The Origin Continent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2332773,4561,"Chapter 145: Each Pursues Their Own Path","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-145",145,"\u003Cp>The Food Nation, Flowing Shadow Chaotic Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Latest complete intelligence on Luohe?” In the meditation chamber, the Marquis of Flowing Shadow was already reviewing this intelligence. He had long subscribed to Luohe’s intelligence reports, receiving every new update immediately. But as Luo Feng’s power grew stronger, the price of intelligence kept rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The top transcendent in the entire Origin Continent? And he created his own body refinement method?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will he become a Divine King soon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And his clones? Innumerable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each piece of information darkened the Marquis of Flowing Shadow’s expression further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the threat of death already enveloping him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He can effortlessly spawn countless clones. Wei Yang City is his city—there must be clones stationed there.” The Marquis of Flowing Shadow looked up; they were neighbors, far too close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This intelligence is correct. Without external aid, he’s already the top transcendent in the Chaotic Realm! Such talent could ascend to Divine King at any moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once he becomes a Divine King, his power will surge further… he might even kill me outright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Marquis of Flowing Shadow trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a peak Chaotic Realm cultivator, his survival ability was formidable! But Luo Feng’s current power was already terrifying—how much stronger would he become as a Divine King?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He cultivates the three primordial Dao paths: Life, Destruction, and Matter. After becoming a Divine King, who knows what terrifying killing techniques he might awaken? If my resurrection vessel is annihilated in an instant, I am truly dead.” The Marquis of Flowing Shadow thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely annihilating a Chaotic Realm cultivator—preventing even the use of reincarnation secrets—is extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given Luohe’s terror, the Marquis of Flowing Shadow dared not gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Luohe despises evil. From my understanding of his nature, his current indifference toward me is merely because he lacks the certainty to kill me outright. Once he gains that certainty… he will strike silently.” The Marquis of Flowing Shadow’s eyes turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Abandon everything I have now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the intelligence and pondering briefly, the Marquis of Flowing Shadow made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only reincarnation can sever my karmic entanglement with Luohe. I cannot fight him—I can only flee.” The Marquis of Flowing Shadow thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the operation of the Supreme Rule, no one can locate a reincarnated form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must act quickly. If I delay, he might become a Divine King any moment.” The Marquis of Flowing Shadow was decisive. His clan? His fief? In his heart, nothing mattered more than himself—he decided in moments to abandon it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That very day, the Marquis of Flowing Shadow emerged from seclusion and began making arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everything was settled, it would be time for reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Snow Realm, countless snowflakes fell perpetually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each snowflake melted upon landing, becoming water that gradually merged into countless rivers. These rivers surged, their main channels and tributaries dense as veins, spreading across the entire Snow Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These countless snowflakes, these rivers blanketing the Snow Realm—were the true body of the Snow Realm’s Primogenitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a mighty being who had cultivated the Life Primordial Dao to an inconceivable level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?” A figure coalesced from drifting snowflakes high above, smiling as he gazed toward the Flame Wind Ancient Nation, “The last time I heard Luohe’s name, it was because he killed my disciple and made an enemy of the Marquis of Flowing Shadow. He himself had gone to the Flame Wind Ancient Nation with Emperor Chu. Who knew that, in an instant, he had become the top transcendent in the Chaotic Realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snow Realm Primogenitor’s sins ranked among the top ten on the Origin Continent, yet his aura was transcendent, seemingly immaculate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had mastered all six branches of the Life Primordial Dao and unified them under the “Sutra of Dripping Blood,” cultivating it to the ultimate limit of Divine King First Stage, achieving the state of “A Single Drop of Blood Forms a Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Life Primordial Dao offers the greatest survival ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve pushed the ‘Sutra of Dripping Blood’ to the ultimate limit of Divine King First Stage. In survival, even many Divine King Second Stage cultivators cannot match me. But… my offensive power is too weak.” The Snow Realm Primogenitor shook his head slightly, “In direct combat, I estimate I’d be roughly equal to this Luohe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his reputation, his direct combat strength seemed weak indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the “Seventy-Two Cuts of Annihilation” required no external aids. Once reaching the ultimate limit of Divine King First Stage, it could allow one to fight beyond their rank. That’s the difference in cultivation paths! The Destruction Primordial Dao’s six branches are all for killing—naturally, its killing power is extreme. The Life Primordial Dao, though it possesses methods to extinguish life, is far weaker in direct combat compared to other paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which path—Destruction, Matter, Time, Space, Infinite—doesn’t surpass Life in direct combat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I cultivate Life to comprehend the higher-level Hunyuan Bloodline—this suits me as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But once I cultivate it, the residual will within the Hunyuan Bloodline will corrupt me.” The Snow Realm Primogenitor was well aware of the flaw in this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Hunyuan Bloodline merges into the body, it doesn’t merely reshape the body—it twists the soul and pollutes the mind and will. The residual will within the Hunyuan Bloodline constantly corrupts one’s own will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flaw of the Hunyuan Bloodline path grows worse the deeper one goes. It is said that beyond Divine King Ultimate Stage, the Hunyuan Bloodline has even more defects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how severe the flaws, one truth cannot be obscured—these bloodlines originate from the Hunyuan Life beyond the Cage! That is a higher-level existence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To cultivate the ‘Sutra of Dripping Blood,’ I’ve amassed countless sins and entangled too many karmic bonds. I can sense… I must grow stronger, or my life will vanish utterly.” The Snow Realm Primogenitor thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure dissolved, and he resumed deep cultivation of the Hunyuan Bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luohe’s rise—his self-created body refinement method, his status as the top transcendent in the Chaotic Realm—spread among the true masters of the Origin Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Thunder Ancient Nation lay a sacred place called “Thunder Mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thunder Mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Guest had arrived here. From afar, Thunder Mountain appeared as a towering peak, but upon climbing, one discovered it was vast and boundless, filled with countless isolated spacetimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine Lords of the Thunder Ancient Nation maintained their true bodies or avatars here. Other Divine Kings and elite members of the imperial clan frequently came as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My disciple is far stronger than I ever was.” The Mountain Guest was in high spirits, “Top transcendent in the Chaotic Realm? When I was at my peak, I was roughly equal to Luo Feng’s current power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, as Jin the Divine King, he had cultivated his divine body like a secret treasure weapon, reaching the “Cosmic Body” state—his physical form was terrifying, no less formidable than Luo Feng’s today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when fleeing, his body functioned like a secret escape treasure, possessing numerous evasion abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, the three sovereigns of the Food Nation launched a surprise attack with full preparation—yet the Mountain Guest still escaped. But under that sudden assault, his wife, his sect companions, his tribe and clan—all were annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fueled by endless hatred, the Mountain Guest chose to enter the Cosmic Sea to seek revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My wife, my sect companions, my sworn brothers, my tribe and clan…” The Mountain Guest’s hatred, fermented over endless ages, had sunk deep into his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For revenge, he would pay any price. “Have patience. Wait for Luo Feng’s growth.” The Mountain Guest did not even seek out Luo Feng—he feared pressuring him, wanting only for Luo Feng to grow steadily and safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought, he walked—and suddenly saw a figure ahead. He bowed immediately: “Lord of Huangfeng City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Huangfeng City’s divine force avatar merely gave an impatient reply before departing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Guest took no offense—he knew the Lord of Huangfeng City’s true body was currently imprisoned by his disciple, Luo Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Guest arrived at an ancient hall. He waited patiently in the empty hall. Long after, a figure bathed in flame appeared upon the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zuo Shan Jin, you wish to cultivate the Hunyuan Bloodline?” The flame-enshrouded figure looked down at the Mountain Guest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Lord Chihuo.” The Mountain Guest bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Chaotic Realm guest minister wishes to cultivate the Hunyuan Bloodline? Either accumulate sufficient merit, or fully join the Thunder Ancient Nation.” The flame figure regarded him, “Your merit is insufficient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Guest said, “I am willing to fully join the Thunder Ancient Nation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guest ministers enjoyed great freedom; leaving the nation was normal. But to fully join meant being bound to the Thunder Ancient Nation’s war chariot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.” The flame figure nodded, “Fully joining the Thunder Ancient Nation merely grants you eligibility to cultivate the Hunyuan Bloodline. To truly master it? Many obstacles remain. Even among imperial clan members, few succeed in entering the Hunyuan Bloodline and becoming Chaotic Realm transcendants.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand.” The Mountain Guest replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To cultivate the Hunyuan Bloodline, your mental will must be as strong as possible, your understanding of the Dao as profound as possible. If the residual will of the Hunyuan Bloodline completely corrupts you, erasing your self, you will lose control entirely.” The flame figure said, “According to Thunder Ancient Nation law, once you fully lose yourself, you will be imprisoned in a dungeon for ten million years. If you still haven’t regained your self after ten million years, you will be executed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand. I am prepared.” The Mountain Guest said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once been a Divine King—his realm far surpassed Chaotic Realm. After countless trials, his mental will was at the level of Divine King Second Stage. He was confident he could maintain clarity upon entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for later stages? That remained uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, the ancient Thunder Ancient Nation being known as Snow Demon Divine King lost control. Snow Demon Divine King’s power rivaled that of the nine Lords of the Thunder Ancient Nation—he never became a Lord because he could not fully master his own power and occasionally lost control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this latest Shikong , he indiscriminately devoured all things, even consuming the true body of another Divine King Second Stage, Lei Shashen, who was also of the imperial clan. He swallowed a Divine King Ultimate Stage weapon whole and digested it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with me. First, choose your Hunyuan Bloodline inheritance, then select the corresponding Hunyuan Bloodline.” The flame figure led the Mountain Guest away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Huangfeng City was also paying homage to a Divine King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor, my true body is now imprisoned and suppressed by Luohe.” The Lord of Huangfeng City’s divine force avatar pleaded urgently, “He says he’ll release me only if I provide three hundred billion cosmic sands. I can gather eight hundred billion myself—I still need two hundred twenty billion cosmic sands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re incompetent, and you come to me for cosmic sands?” A towering giant sat there, stroking his scales, sneering, “I’m short on resources for my own cultivation too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor!” The Lord of Huangfeng City was desperate, “Could you speak to Luohe on my behalf?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering giant roared, “No discussion! Don’t you know the rules of the Thunder Ancient Nation? Among equals, the higher-ups never interfere! If your power is inferior, you deserve to die! Even when our Divine Kings battle those of the Flame Wind Ancient Nation, countless Divine Kings have died throughout history… our two Primogenitors have never intervened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among equals, higher-ups never interfere. Death means only insufficient power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one abuses power against the weak, neither ancient nation would tolerate it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what can I do? No Chaotic Realm cultivator can match Luohe.” The Lord of Huangfeng City was helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is a way.” The towering giant smiled slyly, “The Snow Demon Prison currently needs a warden. Serve for one million years, and you’ll earn one million merit points. I can exchange that for three hundred billion cosmic sands for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Warden of the Snow Demon Prison?” The Lord of Huangfeng City panicked, “Snow Demon Divine King is imprisoned there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder Ancient Nation was tolerant of Snow Demon Divine King, hoping he might eventually master his bloodline power. If he could remain permanently lucid, he would become a true Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no other way to gain one million merit points quickly,” the towering giant said. “Don’t worry—Snow Demon Divine King is securely imprisoned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Huangfeng City grimaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even a single mistake occurs—his true body will be obliterated, possibly even corrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me think. Let me think again.” The Lord of Huangfeng City was uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This assignment is scarce. Once a Divine King-level puppet can be deployed, this task will go to them.” The towering giant said. Serving as warden of the Snow Demon Prison involved many duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine King-level puppets were ideal—they were immune to will pollution. But they were exceedingly rare. The Thunder Ancient Nation had too many occasional Shikong  beings, and Divine King-level puppets were insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor, I’ll think of another way.” The Lord of Huangfeng City bowed and withdrew immediately. If there was any alternative, he would never accept the Snow Demon Prison warden role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second wave of blood-spirit star eruption lasted about three days. Luo Feng encountered no further interference and easily collected all the Blood-Spirit Gold Pearls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second eruption has ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng looked at the now-calming Blood Spirit Star and nodded slightly. “This time, we gathered seventy-two Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a thought, Luo Feng retracted the vast Black River World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these three days, the Black River World had been maintained continuously, just in case someone came to steal the Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three days have passed—can this Lord of Havoc Wind City not even produce three hundred billion Cosmic Sands?” Luo Feng shook his head. After negotiations with the Lord of Havoc Wind City, Luo Feng had agreed to let him go if he delivered three hundred billion Cosmic Sands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred billion Cosmic Sands are roughly equivalent to one million Merit Points. Cultivating a Hunsu Bloodline body requires at least several million Merit Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m only asking for the value of one million Merit Points—it’s not much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, send the Blood Spirit Gold Pearls back.” Luo Feng shot through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While flying, Luo Feng naturally split off a clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One clone carried the Blood Spirit Gold Pearls straight toward Chu Capital. The true body, however, headed directly for the border city of Xiangjie City, where Master Yan Su dwelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you, Venerable Xu Xin, for your Zaicimengzhudashang .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2457,"2026-06-20T20:44:59.403Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","417e83505d98fa95604c4a596986450e575321193a8f7a808c2b6f957230048e","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-146","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-144",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]