[{"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-196":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},2332824,4561,"Chapter 196: I'll Try","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>“Bad!” The Emperor of Gui Xu, Divine King Wu Xin, and Divine King Yun Tian all paled; they had ventured into the Dream Realm numerous times and possessed far greater experience than Luo Feng, fully aware of the terrifying nature of such a vast horde of Dream Realm creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most terrifying aspect of Dream Realm creature hordes is their ability to coordinate their power perfectly, as if they were a single entity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—rumble~~~” The entire sky and earth began to redden; the operating rules of the Dream Realm shifted, centered around the hundreds of stone monsters, who gazed at Luo Feng and the others with endless hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal binding and crushing force erupted across the vast surrounding area, pressing down on Luo Feng and the other three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This binding and crushing force was not mere power—it was a rule! Luo Feng’s “World Power” could not weaken it, nor could the methods of the Emperor of Gui Xu and the others resist it; they could only endure it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The more Dream Realm creatures there are, the greater their impact on the Dream Realm’s operating rules. Hundreds of them have already drastically altered the surrounding rules… we must find a way to escape.” The Emperor of Gui Xu transmitted his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Concealment Technique is also suppressed by the Dream Realm’s rules—I can’t hide.” The Divine King Wu Xin was also anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any form of escape technique—including those of the Two Worlds Palace, the Ten Thousand Methods Tower, and the mysterious beings behind the Time-Space Solitary Boat—could not conceal themselves under the Dream Realm’s rules. If they could hide… they could freely steal all kinds of rare treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My poison mist is also suppressed—it can’t spread.” Although the Divine King Yun Tian’s poison mist was invisible and hard to detect, the Dream Realm’s operating rules now suppressed it comprehensively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar~~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the loudest roar from the largest stone monster, a massive swarm surged forward, causing the entire heavens and earth to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor of Gui Xu immediately manifested his eight arms and clashed directly with the stone monster leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone monster leader was immensely huge; its massive arm swung down with no mystic technique, only boundless, overwhelming force. The Emperor of Gui Xu blocked with his eight weapons, employing subtle methods: deflecting force, neutralizing impact, and stacking momentum for counterattacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet with a single collision, the Emperor of Gui Xu was blasted backward, while the stone monster leader only stepped back once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t clash with it directly.” The Emperor of Gui Xu transmitted his voice. “Its strength equals mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In sheer might, the stone monster leader far surpassed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only because the Emperor of Gui Xu’s realm was sufficiently high could he match it evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff-puff-puff!!!” Divine King Wu Xin drew his sword; in an instant, countless sword shadows erupted from his blade, engulfing every stone monster. The intangible field of the Dream Realm naturally weakened these shadows, yet even the diminished shadows still struck each stone monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The larger stone monsters remained unscathed; only the smaller ones bore minor surface wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This single technique, splitting into countless sword shadows, carried little power—but it allowed Divine King Wu Xin to perceive the true nature of the Dream Realm creature horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The leader of this Dream Realm creature horde has reached the peak of Divine King Second Layer. Another 92 can also be considered Divine King Second Layer. Over two hundred more are at least Divine King First Layer—all of them possess incredibly resilient bodies.” Divine King Wu Xin immediately transmitted this information to his companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, the Two Worlds Palace team stood watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White-Haired Palace Master used a secret technique, causing the air before him to display the clash between the stone monster horde and the Reincarnation Pavilion team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This vast Dream Realm creature horde unites its power, forming a rule-domain that suppresses all large-scale domains—Reincarnation Pavilion can’t even escape easily.” The Two Worlds Palace members watched with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are nearly a hundred stone monsters with Divine King Second Layer strength,” the White-Haired Palace Master smiled. “Together, they can easily crush Reincarnation Pavilion. It’d be a miracle if even one of those four survives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dream Realm creatures don’t care about secret treasures or weapons. After they die, we’ll collect their remains. Hahaha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, Reincarnation Pavilion suffers a major setback.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They watched from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the Palace Master, the other six were all Divine King Second Layer—each a dominant force on the Origin Continent! Outside, they rarely clashed. But within treasure-rich zones, their rivalries ran deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, when two parties discovered an extremely precious treasure, would they yield? Naturally not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Repeated conflicts accumulated these grudges over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resource competition on the Origin Continent was complex; independent Divine Kings harbored grudges against one another—like the Mountain Guest, who hated the three sovereigns of the Food Nation with bone-deep fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many independent Divine Kings also competed with the two ancient kingdoms; some even allied with or pledged loyalty to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the two ancient kingdoms, among Emperor and Emperor, Sovereign and Sovereign, faces were routinely torn off. You kill my disciples and entire clan, seize my cultivation resources—so what if we’re both Emperors? If you can strike in the dark, can’t I retaliate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among ancient beings with long lifespans, those who maintained truly harmonious relationships were exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reincarnation Pavilion!” The White-Haired Palace Master gazed at the scene from afar; his true body was powerful enough to rival the founders of the two kingdoms. Among the resources left by Yuan, only the absolute pinnacle ones truly attracted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reincarnation Pavilion has ruined my plans multiple times.” The White-Haired Palace Master had suffered many losses. “Reincarnation Pavilion has the Wind Capital Empress and the Earth Divine King—its high-level strength far exceeds mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To many strongholds on the Origin Continent, Reincarnation Pavilion’s members were secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to the White-Haired Palace Master, once he’d seen them once, he confirmed the identities of the Wind Capital Empress and the Earth Divine King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But so what if he saw through their identities? Whenever Reincarnation Pavilion’s Wind Capital Empress or Earth Divine King led a team into a treasure zone, neither Two Worlds Palace, Ten Thousand Methods Tower, nor Time-Space Solitary Boat could match them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, the number of strongholds exploring treasure zones matters greatly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Worlds Palace had many members; as the foremost power in the shadows, they deployed multiple teams to explore treasure zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Palace Master, he sent out his own avatars to assist—naturally to claim a large share of the glory. He didn’t keep most of the treasures he gained; he exchanged them for the opportunities and artifacts he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor of Gui Xu urgently transmitted: “We must find a weakness in this Dream Realm creature horde quickly—then exploit it to break out. If we delay too long, we won’t escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless it’s Brother Wu Xin, we’re all likely doomed.” The Divine King Yun Tian was also desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the team, neither the Emperor of Gui Xu nor the Divine King Yun Tian had avatars. If their true bodies died, even if they used a “Resurrection Vessel” to cultivate again, they’d have to start from scratch—and restoring their peak power by nurturing their Primordial Bloodline would be an enormous cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might take the rewards from ten expeditions into the Dream Realm to make up for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll find a weakness.” In an instant, the Divine King Wu Xin transformed into a blurred streak of light, spreading outward to engulf a cluster of stone monsters. The largest stone monster leader stared at the vast blur and roared violently! The roar shook heaven and earth, warping reality itself—its might made the Emperor of Gui Xu flinch slightly and forced the Divine King Wu Xin’s blurred light to coalesce back into his true form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff.” Even the Divine King Yun Tian, whose body was immensely tough from cultivating Primordial Bloodline, had his skin split open from the roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng’s World Lifeform also felt intense discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This leader is too troublesome.” The Divine King Wu Xin was anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a serious mess.” The Emperor of Gui Xu swung his eight arms, struggling to hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll try.” Luo Feng suddenly transmitted his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor of Gui Xu, the Divine King Wu Xin, and the Divine King Yun Tian all froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’ll try?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this vast Dream Realm creature horde, the Emperor of Gui Xu and Divine King Wu Xin had been the ones devising strategies; they hadn’t expected any help from the Divine King First Layer “Yun Tian Divine King” or “Luo He Divine King.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng had observed for only a few breaths and gathered enough intelligence on the stone monster horde to formulate a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in place, Luo Feng suddenly transformed into countless black shadows, each black figure darting in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng avoided the four strongest stone monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on prior observation, the stone monster leader rivaled the Emperor of Gui Xu; the three other powerful ones each matched the strength of the Skywhale Nation’s Lord. Luo Feng chose to completely abandon them, leaving them to the Emperor and Wu Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for all the other stone monsters… Luo Feng took them all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over two hundred Divine King First Layer stone monsters each faced over two hundred black-scaled, golden-horned Luo Fengs! Each avatar possessed only about a “ten-thousandth” of the energy reserve of a World Lifeform—each used crude, simple techniques and carried minimal mental burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A World Lifeform with only a ten-thousandth of its energy reserve, even using crude techniques, still possessed the maximum strength of a Divine King First Layer—more than enough to entangle these stone monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone monsters moved clumsily; Luo Feng moved just as clumsily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone monsters’ bodies were tough and hard to destroy; Luo Feng’s were too! He never intended to destroy them—entangling them was far simpler than destroying them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining 89 Divine King Second Layer stone monsters each faced a Luo Feng avatar with a “two-thousandth” energy reserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This avatar was slightly weaker than the one Luo Feng used against the Skywhale Nation’s Lord, but because he had mastered all six branches of the Destruction Primordial Dao, his combat techniques had vastly improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These 89 avatars’ techniques were barely at the Divine King level—but against the stone monsters, they were absolutely superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these 89 stone monsters… were generally weaker than the Skywhale Nation’s Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty-nine avatars entangled eighty-nine Divine King Second Layer stone monsters; Luo Feng felt fine—he could still handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously maintaining over three hundred avatars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Luo Feng’s soul foundation far surpassed all Divine Kings, and even though his mental will had long reached the peak limit of the Divine King level, he still felt he had reached the absolute limit of his mental endurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—rumble~~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over three hundred stone monsters tangled and fought with over three hundred black-scaled, golden-horned figures; both sides’ bodies were tough and indestructible, brimming with vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone monster leader and the three other powerful stone monsters froze—they were the only four not entangled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Emperor of Gui Xu, the Divine King Wu Xin, and the Divine King Yun Tian, who had seen countless wonders, were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was this possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this possibly be done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Two Worlds Palace team watching from afar refused to believe what they saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each of his avatars can hold off Dream Realm creatures. To control so many simultaneously is like one person commanding a vast Dream Realm creature horde! Even if his techniques are crude, controlling such a massive number of lifeforms imposes an unbearable burden on the soul and mental will—this is beyond what any normal Divine King could achieve.” A slender figure spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over three hundred avatars, each with this much strength? How is he controlling them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is his mental will beyond the Divine King level? But how many on the entire Origin Continent can do that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Two Worlds Palace dominators present refused to believe it—they had seen too much to not understand how impossibly difficult this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White-Haired Palace Master, upon seeing this, was secretly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This black-scaled, golden-horned one—I can’t even identify his aura. His concealment is beyond comprehension. How is he controlling so many avatars? Soul path? Or something else?” The White-Haired Palace Master memorized the black-scaled, golden-horned figure’s appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another mysterious stronghold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor of Gui Xu, the Divine King Wu Xin, and the Divine King Yun Tian were all stunned by Luo Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Guixu, Lord Wuxin, why aren’t you acting?” Over three hundred black-scaled, golden-horned Luo Fengs urged simultaneously. “I’ve held them off—quickly, pick them off one by one!” Even Luo Feng himself felt exhausted, juggling so many dream-domain creatures at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright.” Lord Guixu and God-King Wuxin replied, even as their very understanding of reality was shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could a God-King of the First Realm truly achieve this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t Brother Luohe only control ten clones when he fought the Skywhale Sovereign not long ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2187,"2026-06-20T20:44:59.403Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","afe6fece206eb7c419d43d2d13db7f8eaa71ea587fe2e74462890a1e93817b51","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-197","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-195",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]