[{"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-296":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},2332924,4561,"Chapter 296: Book Seven: Prey of the Divine Emperor","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-296",296,"\u003Cp>Huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black airship sped forward, piercing through thick clouds, growing ever farther from Yulan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the map, we’ve now entered the Elder Hunting Zone.” Di Qing grew tense, exerting every ounce of his strength to scan the vast surrounding void, “In this region, my power is too weak—I rely on you, Luo Feng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng’s third eye opened—the Simulated Annihilation Eye—and the “Xuanqing Tian Annihilation Array Diagram” within him activated, enveloping the surrounding expanse in a subtle array field centered on the airship, guarding against ambushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know the hunting rules, Luo Feng,” Di Qing whispered. “I’ll say this once: if you’re new to the Elder Hunting Zone, maintain maximum vigilance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunting guidelines and experience were sold by intelligence dealers in Yulan City—Luo Feng knew them well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But others’ experience must become your own through repeated trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh-shhh-shhh~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Feng and Di Qing slowly piloted the black airship, a phantom creature resembling a centipede with hundreds of legs drifted silently through the void—completely concealed, undetectable even by Luo Feng’s Simulated Annihilation Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was called the “Blood Demon E Li Si.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Demon E Li Si clan was among the largest and most notorious of the low-level Hunyuan lifeforms, famed for stealth and deadly poison. Cultivators feared them deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh-shhh-shhh~~~ The Blood Demon E Li Si drifted slowly, fixating on the distant black airship. It sensed the array field surrounding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two cultivators dare venture this deep? But their appearance doesn’t match any Yulan City Elder.” The Blood Demon E Li Si observed. As a late Divine Emperor-tier E Li Si, it held considerable status within its clan and possessed some outdated intelligence on Yulan City’s Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intelligence it had was quite old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under normal circumstances, Yulan City’s Elders changed very little over vast spans of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s test them first.” After a moment of observation, the Blood Demon E Li Si no longer waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delay invites change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longer it waited, the more likely another of its kind might spot these two cultivators—and those two pieces of “meat” might be snatched away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators hunted low-level Hunyuan lifeforms—but so too did low-level Hunyuan lifeforms hunger to hunt cultivators! Bloodline evolution, power ascension, complete liberation—kill enough cultivators, and they gained all manner of benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is my prey!” The Blood Demon E Li Si lunged—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Luo Feng and Di Qing piloted the black airship with maximum vigilance; Luo Feng continuously maintained the operation of the “Xuanqing Tian Annihilation Array Diagram,” sustaining the array field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they had not detected the Blood Demon E Li Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tearing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying disturbance instantly pierced through the Xuanqing Tian array field, causing Luo Feng’s expression to darken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trouble!” Luo Feng only realized the presence of a twisted, densely clawed creature resembling a centipede when it had already pierced the array. Merely perceiving it triggered nausea, dizziness, and a sense of inverted heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Blood Demon E Li Si!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng instantly recognized its identity, and his Imperishable Blood Sea Body erupted fully in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—boom—boom~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An endless sea of blood surged outward in all directions, striking the charging Blood Demon E Li Si. The boundless blood sea, centered on the “Xuanqing Tian Annihilation Array Diagram,” unleashed terrifying power and forcibly blocked the E Li Si’s lunge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll secure you first!” Luo Feng unleashed his Imperishable Blood Sea Body to protect Di Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Qing was already swaying, on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely seeing the Blood Demon E Li Si induced poisoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical contact would multiply the effect a hundred or a thousandfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh.” As he transmitted a message, Luo Feng immediately sealed Di Qing away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Demon E Li Si’s poison was too terrifying—even late Divine Emperor-level Dao-seekers with weak physiques could be instantly poisoned to death. Di Qing could not risk any contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Di Qing secured, Luo Feng could now fight the Blood Demon E Li Si with full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This poison.” Luo Feng blocked the Blood Demon E Li Si with his endless blood sea, but the poison naturally seeped into the blood sea, spreading wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die.” The Blood Demon E Li Si had absolute confidence in its poison. However lowly they were, they were born Hunyuan lifeforms—beings naturally freed from the cage! Their poison was exceptionally deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, merely through poison, they could repel or even kill late Divine Emperor Dao-seekers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng’s Imperishable Blood Sea Body was vast enough—he no longer held back, swinging his claw backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal, furry claw was enormous! It covered a vast area—the Blood Demon E Li Si had nowhere to dodge and was torn apart by the claw’s impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant of contact and tearing, the Blood Demon E Li Si naturally split into billions of fragments—billions of miniature “centipedes” dissolving into the endless blood sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One strike shattered my true form!” The Blood Demon E Li Si recoiled in shock, “So violent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claw’s power was too terrifying to resist—it could only fully split as a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chit-chit-chit~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven and earth reversed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood sea surged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xuanqing Tian!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng’s Xuanqing Tian Annihilation Array Diagram operated at full power; the endless blood sea enveloped the entire area, gathering all billions of miniature centipedes and sealing them within the Blood Sea Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Blood Sea Eye, the array diagram activated, imprisoning billions of miniature Blood Demon E Li Si in spatial cages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless miniature E Li Si frantically counterattacked—the spatial cage trembled, threatening to shatter. “Imperishable Heart, suppress!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a green pearl appeared. Guided by the pearl, countless veins extended through Luo Feng’s body and spread into the boundless blood sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever these veins spread, the blood sea’s power surged several-fold, its resilience increasing dozens of times, acquiring a faint taste of imperishability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Sea Eye—the core of the Imperishable Blood Sea Body—now merged into the interior of the green pearl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the “Imperishable Heart” enhancing it, the Blood Sea Eye’s stability skyrocketed; the spatial cage’s integrity surged, forcibly suppressing the billions of miniature Blood Demon E Li Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiiii—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Blood Sea Eye, rolling blood waves coalesced into a single furry claw—its power overwhelming as it crushed down upon the miniature E Li Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One claw, two claws, three claws… each strike shattered countless E Li Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible? He’s not even on Yulan City’s Elder list—how could he be this strong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The billions of miniature E Li Si continued to shatter, struggling desperately—but they could not escape, and the enhanced Imperishable Blood Sea Body’s furry claw was too devastating. By the sixth claw, Luo Feng tore open the hidden “life core” of the Blood Demon E Li Si. As the life core split, all E Li Si naturally merged back into one, revealing its original form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment of death, the Blood Demon E Li Si refused to believe its path of growth would end today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally killed it.” Looking at the massive corpse of the Blood Demon E Li Si, Luo Feng exhaled in relief. “I had to use both my treasures to kill it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alone, the Palm Realm could not contain the Blood Demon E Li Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Imperishable Blood Sea Body, enhanced by the Imperishable Heart, could fully suppress the E Li Si—and only then could he strike repeatedly, wound it, and ultimately kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve slain a late Divine Emperor-level low-level Hunyuan lifeform.” Luo Feng sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among Elders, few could kill a late Divine Emperor-level low-level Hunyuan lifeform in one-on-one combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng knew well—he had relied on the power of his treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the “Imperishable Heart” and the “Palm Realm,” his strength would plummet drastically—he could never have overcome this Blood Demon E Li Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm? Even dead, its poison still seeps?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the endless blood sea, the “Imperishable Heart” greatly slowed the poison’s corrosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only slowed it! The poisoned region expanded continuously, showing no sign of retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This poison cannot be eradicated.” Luo Feng had no time to hesitate—he severed all energy that had contacted the Blood Demon E Li Si, abandoning every tainted portion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He severed approximately one-twentieth of the endless blood sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poison corrosion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng watched as the severed one-twentieth of the blood sea was swiftly and completely consumed, leaving only a twisted, massive mass of poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison was pitch-black, shaped like a sphere three thousand kilometers in diameter, constantly twisting and churning, filled with countless filamentous substances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sphere formed by the twisted filaments collapsed inward, condensing into a fist-sized “black liquid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t do anything about it.” Luo Feng stared, startled—he dared not touch the poison again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the peculiar nature of low-level Hunyuan lifeforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were beings born free of the cage, possessing inexplicable traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some could hide so completely that cultivators could never detect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some could even penetrate Yulan City’s layered defenses and infiltrate the city itself. Each cycle, cultivators within the city were slain by these hidden low-level Hunyuan lifeforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was fortunate—he lived in the Inner City and had resided there only briefly, so he had not yet encountered such an incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“E Li Si poison can fetch a high price—I’ll store it for now.” Luo Feng immediately sealed the fist-sized black liquid into a storage treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storing E Li Si poison required extreme caution—never let it touch any living thing. Contact would cause instant infiltration and corrosion. Unless one had broken free of the cage, no energy within oneself could destroy this poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave quickly—don’t linger.” Luo Feng instantly transformed into a blood shadow, silently merging into the heavens and departing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First rule of hunting: After killing a low-level Hunyuan lifeform, immediately depart from the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fleeing for a while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng released the black airship and freed Di Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Qing still felt slightly unwell, but he was now fully alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We escaped?” Di Qing glanced around and immediately warned, “Blood Demon E Li Si has strong tracking abilities. If it failed to kill us, it might secretly follow—or even summon allies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—it’s dead.” Luo Feng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Qing froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blood Demon E Li Si are hard to kill. I had to use everything I had to finally slay it.” Luo Feng said. “We’re now far from the battlefield—relatively safe. Let’s continue hunting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1736,"2026-06-20T20:45:00.697Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0ff58a1791fec9c7817e247547c866ff398d19211dae2e68febe0aa208809dbf","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-297","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-295",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]