Chapter 163: First Killing of a Divine King

Luo Feng clearly sensed the terrifying power descending, as if capable of corroding all things, its might so fearsome that if his true body were here, he could stand firm against it.

But with only a single avatar, Luo Feng now had no confidence.

"Mo Luo Sa, prepare the contingency plan," Luo Feng transmitted mentally.

"Contingency plan?" Mo Luo Sa, who had been ready to watch the battle, jolted in surprise.

Upon arriving on the Origin Continent, Mo Luo Sa's identity as a 'Realm Beast' would not be revealed until he possessed absolute power. Yet the master and servant did have a contingency plan—using their shared ability of 'Formless and Featureless.'

At that moment, they would swap identities: Luo Feng would become Mo Luo Sa, and Mo Luo Sa would become Luo Feng, masking each other! Once transformed into 'Luo Feng,' Mo Luo Sa could unleash even more terrifying power.

"Alright, I'm ready for your order," Mo Luo Sa said eagerly.

"It's probably not that serious yet. Keep an eye on them," Luo Feng said, then instantly passed through the airship into the outside world.

Mo Yu Qingyan and his wife watched the impending clash of Divine King-level power through the airship, while the attendants beside them were both terrified and excited—such a battle at this level was exceedingly rare to witness.

"Watch closely," Mo Luo Sa glanced at Mo Yu Qingyan and the others. "If things turn dire, I'll temporarily seal you inside a spatial treasure."

"Yes, Second Master," Mo Yu Qingyan and his wife watched intently.

…

Luo Feng stood in midair, unarmed. Far away loomed a massive gray mist cloud—radiating evil energy, as if ready to corrupt and pollute all creation.

"I know much about ancient beings on the Origin Continent, but I don't recognize you," Luo Feng said, staring at the opponent. "I've heard the Shadow Heaven Realm has secret methods to conceal members. Indeed impressive."

For a mysterious faction capable of deploying Emperor-level power, Luo Feng dared not underestimate it in the slightest.

"You still have much you don't understand, little one!" The gray mist cloud formed a face, fixing its gaze on Luo Feng.

"Who hired the Shadow Heaven Realm to act?" Luo Feng said. "Daring to strike at my servant and disciples—how despicable."

"The Shadow Heaven Realm never betrays its employers," the gray mist cloud replied. It didn't even know the employer's identity—there were specialists handling clients; he was merely the one who carried out the strike. "This mission didn't require confronting you. But I'd like to test… whether I can kill your servant and disciples right before your eyes."

Luo Feng stared at him: "When I strike, I won't show mercy."

"Hahahaha! You, a little one, dare speak of mercy?" The gray mist cloud erupted in thunderous laughter, its sound echoing across heaven and earth.

The laws of heaven and earth shifted rapidly, influencing the direction of the distant airship.

The entire world seemed to turn gray.

"Bad."

Inside the airship, Mo Yu Qingyan and his wife saw the once-vibrant world suddenly turn entirely gray. They felt a sense of impending doom—if the gray engulfed them, they would surely die.

In the gray world, the only color remaining—Luo Feng's figure—suddenly vanished.

"Droplet. World."

A colossal droplet-world appeared, enveloping a range of ten trillion kilometers, shielding the airship and enclosing the massive gray cloud.

Within the vast droplet-world, the laws of heaven and earth were also altered, rapidly suppressing the gray region.

"Your understanding of the Dao seems rather mediocre?" A phantom image of Luo Feng emerged within the droplet-world.

Guided by the Special Legacy 'World Lifeform,' Luo Feng had newly awakened five 'Triune Forms.' These differed from the Black River Form he had previously awakened by chance.

The Droplet Form, recorded in the 'World Lifeform,' was best suited for deploying worlds, domains, and long-range attacks.

Under the condition of deploying only a few avatars, the Droplet Form was naturally the most suitable.

"That's merely my natural influence over heaven and earth," the gray mist cloud said, even as it realized the true power of this First Luohe of the Chaos Realm.

A single avatar could suppress his influence over heaven and earth.

"You're just a tiny avatar—how much power do you truly have to dare block me?" The gray mist cloud erupted violently, charging forward like heaven collapsing and earth splitting; every spatial layer it passed through was annihilated.

Luo Feng instantly judged: this was still the opponent restraining his might. The full explosion would come only at the moment of contact.

"My Droplet World holds only a thousand droplets—it can't withstand this direct collision," Luo Feng understood. He was only an avatar, containing merely a thousand droplets.

"Splash."

The colossal droplet-world suddenly split into three hundred and sixty Luo Fengs.

The avatar Luo Feng had dispatched contained a thousand droplets, capable of producing up to a thousand avatars.

Each droplet was formed from ten quadrillion particles—equivalent to a perfectly cultivated Chaos-level lifeform. Even ordinary techniques from such a perfected Chaos-level lifeform could reach the peak of the Chaos Realm. Luo Feng's single droplet… when unleashing a Divine King technique, could achieve the power of the Chaos Realm's Transcendent tier.

"One Cut, Two Halves—Cycle of Life and Death!"

The three hundred and sixty Luo Fengs instantly transformed into three hundred and sixty blades of light.

Each blade was the Divine King technique 'One Cut, Two Halves!'

He used this technique because it could form a blade array, and because it was the easiest for him to execute, placing the least strain on his mind.

After reaching the Ultimate Divine King state of will, Luo Feng could have a hundred avatars simultaneously use 'One Cut, Two Halves.' Now, with three hundred and sixty avatars using it simultaneously, it was due to the effects of the Hunyuan Crystal Fruit and Qingxin Spirit Liquid.

Luo Feng's mind now operated far faster than before, and his mental state was exceptionally pristine—enabling this feat.

"Hmm?"

The massive gray mist cloud charged forward, only to be stunned as three hundred and sixty razor-sharp blades instantly sliced toward it, piercing its body with devastating destructive force.

The three hundred and sixty blades coordinated perfectly, continuously strangling and annihilating—visibly, the massive gray mist cloud was being worn down.

"How can a single avatar be this strong?" The gray mist cloud couldn't believe it. He didn't know that in long-range combat, this was already one of Luo Feng's deadliest techniques. Of course, there were even stronger long-range techniques… but they required sheer quantity to compensate—for example, simultaneously controlling ten million droplet-blades to unleash the 'Blade River Slash,' a technique barely meeting the Chaos Realm threshold. With the sheer volume of ten million blades, its power surpassed Luo Feng's current array.

Alas, Luo Feng had sent only one avatar.

"Bad."

A blade array formed by Divine King techniques was indeed terrifying. In the Infinite Space, Luo Feng had defeated the 'Formless Ancestor' with only thirty-six blades. But the 'Formless Ancestor' in the Infinite Space couldn't even manifest a single Dao branch—his power was far weaker than his true body.

The mysterious being before him was his true body on the Origin Continent—immensely profound in foundation.

Luo Feng had always relied on his near-limitless physical body to overpower opponents. Now, the tables were turned—his opponent's body was terrifyingly vast.

"His true body's energy reserves are too immense. Even if I wear down all my blades, I won't harm him much." Luo Feng appeared to be holding his own, but as the blade array strangled and eroded his opponent's body, his own blades were also steadily depleting.

"A single avatar like you ranks among the top in the Chaos Realm's Transcendent tier. Too bad—you're still just an avatar. Your servant and disciples will still die." With thunderous sound, Luo Feng's three hundred and sixty blades were utterly annihilated.

Inside the airship, Mo Luo Sa, Mo Yu Qingyan, his wife, and the attendants watched tensely.

They had hoped the blade array formed by Grand Saint Luohe would overwhelm the gray mist cloud—but now, defeat loomed.

!

"Master is only an avatar, while this enemy is his true body. If Master's true body were here… this enemy would surely lose," Mo Yu Qingyan had great faith in his master, yet he knew the situation was dire. "If Master can't hold out, I suppose I'll die too."

Mo Yu Qingyan looked at his wife beside him, and his mind felt more serene than ever before.

"Are we going to die?" Zhang Yunge looked at Mo Yu Qingyan and smiled faintly. "Qingyan, we're still too weak in this world."

"Enough talk. Hide now," Mo Luo Sa waved his hand, sealing Mo Yu Qingyan, Zhang Yunge, and all the attendants away.

Mo Luo Sa appeared tense on the surface, but inside, he was ecstatic.

"Master, shall we begin the contingency plan?" Mo Luo Sa asked.

He had been desperate for this moment.

"Not yet," Luo Feng replied.

"Huh?" Mo Luo Sa was startled.

Did the Master still have another move?

The Master's other powerful avatars were stationed in Hu Yang City, Xiangjie City, and elsewhere—all far away. Logically, they couldn't arrive within the brief span of a life-or-death battle.

As for using treasures to open a space-time passage, a Divine King-level enemy would never allow such a passage to form stably.

…

As it annihilated the three hundred and sixty blades, the massive gray mist cloud surged toward the airship.

"Hmph." Within the droplet-world, a phantom image of Luo Feng appeared, coldly watching the gray mist cloud.

During the blade array clash, both sides' powers had mutually annihilated and depleted. Luo Feng could sense the will within the opponent's power. The opponent's mental will was not strong—Luo Feng subtly deduced…

It was merely the will of a Divine King of the First Layer.

"Extinct."

Luo Feng unhesitatingly activated the Lie Yuan Technique.

Especially with the influence of the Qingxin Spirit Liquid on his mind, Luo Feng felt this use of the Lie Yuan Technique was more perfect than ever.

"Hmm?" The massive gray mist cloud suddenly saw nothing else—only a colossal, rolling star looming toward it! The star's might filled it with heart-shattering despair, crushing down instantly.

"No—" In that moment, he understood his fate.

Plop!

Instantly, beneath the rolling star's crushing force, his mental will was utterly annihilated, leaving not a trace.

The once-mighty gray mist cloud rapidly shrank, finally becoming a liquid-like gray mist.

"His true body… is truly just this mist?" Luo Feng flew closer to examine the gray mist. The entire battle scene was enclosed by the droplet-world, invisible to outsiders.

Only Mo Luo Sa, far away inside the airship, clearly witnessed everything.

"Dead?" Mo Luo Sa stared, eyes wide. "Another will technique?"

Huh.

Mo Luo Sa retracted the airship and flashed to his master's side.

"Master, who was this Divine King-level being?" Mo Luo Sa stared curiously at the gray mist—its vapor condensed like liquid, slowly flowing, still attempting to corrode the surroundings.

"I don't know. But this is his true body," Luo Feng said. "Soon, news will spread across the Origin Continent that a Divine King has died. Then we'll know who he was."

"Can I have the corpse?" Mo Luo Sa's mouth watered.

He had been a Divine King for over a hundred eons. If he relied solely on absorbing heavenly energy, progress would be far too slow. Consuming a Divine King-level being whose path was utterly different from his own would offer far greater benefit.

"I'll study it first, then give it to you," Luo Feng said, waving his hand to seal the gray mist away. "Keep my complete annihilation of this Divine King a secret."

"Yes, Master," Mo Luo Sa immediately replied.

Luo Feng nodded. This was his first complete annihilation of a Divine King since arriving on the Origin Continent.

Of course, it was also because this Divine King's mental will was weak. Judging from his attack, Luo Feng could now barely manage to annihilate a Divine King of the First Layer's mental will. If this Divine King's will had been three or five times stronger, Luo Feng would have struggled to fully erase him.

(End of Chapter)