[{"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-305":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},2332933,4561,"Chapter 305: Book Seven: Choice (End of This Book)","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-305",305,"\u003Cp>Since the Heavenly Crane Elder had given it, he naturally accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These twelve invitations,” Luo Feng sat in the courtyard, gazing at the night of Yulan City, frowning slightly, “the other eleven can wait—but the most critical is… the invitation from the Deep Elephant Hall Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of the three Hall Masters, only the Deep Elephant Hall Master invited me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng felt slightly puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This contradicts the intelligence I have!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gluttony Hall Master needs no explanation—he focuses solely on artifact forging, and all his Elders are interested in forging. Naturally, he wouldn’t invite Luo Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the Wei Yang Hall Master not to invite me—that’s unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wei Yang Hall Master loves to court Elders above all! Though he joined Yulan City later, he’s gathered the largest number of Elder-level beings in the entire city! He typically invites every newly promoted Elder.” Luo Feng thought, “Yet he didn’t invite me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are over seven hundred Elder-level beings in the city; three hundred and twenty-seven have passed the Elder trial and earned their status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang Hall Master’s enthusiastic courting of Elder-level beings has given him the strongest influence in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Frankly, I don’t like Wei Yang Hall Master’s methods,” Luo Feng thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All thefts and plundering operations are carried out under his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tomorrow, I’ll meet the Deep Elephant Hall Master!” Luo Feng was curious—he was the founder of Yulan City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the founder of Yulan City, the Deep Elephant Hall Master’s cave dwelling was originally the largest in the city. But later, Wei Yang Hall Master seized multiple caves and merged them into one, deliberately making his own larger than the Deep Elephant Hall Master’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng arrived at the main gate of the cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Feng, Divine Emperor?” The main gate stood wide open; a slender man stood there, smiling at Luo Feng, “The Hall Master has been waiting for you, Divine Emperor. Please follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slender man wore loose robes, yet his body was covered in thick hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, General Di San,” Luo Feng said politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master had three puppets, each possessing power equal to a low-grade Hyper-Origin Life at the Divine Emperor’s peak. In other words, if ranked among Yulan City’s Divine Emperors, all three could place within the top fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he’s the founder of Yulan City—his cultivation base is immense; even his servants are this powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked through the cave dwelling, moments later, in a garden, Luo Feng saw a figure seated cross-legged on the ground, smiling at him: “Luo Feng, come, sit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Luo Feng had received intelligence on him, this was his first time seeing the Deep Elephant Hall Master’s true appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master’s face wasn’t particularly handsome, yet he naturally radiated boundless charm—Luo Feng couldn’t help but feel fondness upon seeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hall Master, I’ll take my leave,” General Di San said respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng then walked over and sat across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Deep Elephant Hall Master’s aura is indeed very weak.” As Luo Feng drew near, he sensed it clearly—the Hall Master, even while seated, carried a faint air of exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this cultivation level, exhaustion? That was inconceivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng even felt that the Hall Master’s life flame was barely holding on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old ailment,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master poured wine for Luo Feng with a smile. “Back then, I went hunting hyper-origin life with some friends—we’d hunted them often enough. But one hyper-origin life suddenly broke through, becoming a high-grade hyper-origin life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I came face-to-face with a high-grade hyper-origin life—and ended up like this,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way to cure the corruption?” Luo Feng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master smiled at Luo Feng: “According to records from the Dark Sacred Realm, only by freeing one’s spiritual will from its cage can one escape this corruption. It’s the only way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were instantly killed upon encountering the high-grade hyper-origin life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As powerful beings of the Origin World, their avatars back home shared memories—and were also corrupted. Clearly, that high-grade hyper-origin life had intense murderous intent, aiming to utterly exterminate these cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Deep Elephant Hall Master had the protection of the Origin World and a secret method safeguarding his spiritual will, allowing him to barely survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since then, I’ve devoted myself entirely to cultivating my spiritual will,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master smiled. “And since I was so bored, I exchanged merits to apply for city founding in the Nine River Sacred Realm—this Yulan City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Founding a city required immense battle merits—the Deep Elephant Hall Master must have been immensely powerful originally, accumulating vast merits. After being corrupted, the power he displayed during city founding was still superior to Wei Yang Hall Master’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ranks second in the city only because maintaining his own consciousness under corruption is already difficult. He avoids combat whenever possible and has no interest in power struggles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side: the Deep Elephant Hall Master, who doesn’t seek power and rarely acts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other: Wei Yang Hall Master, who courts powerful beings and frequently intervenes—his influence is naturally stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the Deep Elephant Hall Master rarely invites Divine Emperors,” Luo Feng said. “Yet you invited me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re different.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master looked at Luo Feng. “Yesterday, after you defeated Heavenly Crane Elder, I inquired about you with the two Divine Emperors from the Origin Continent in the Dark Sacred Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inquired about the Origin Continent’s two Divine Emperors? The two nation Ancestors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though my power has weakened, my reputation still holds,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master smiled. “I found them—they told me briefly about you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In a thousand cycles, you rose from Eternal True God to early Divine Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another thousand cycles, you advanced from early to late Divine Emperor—and even overpowered Heavenly Crane Elder.” The Deep Elephant Hall Master looked at Luo Feng. “You’re far stronger than I was at your age.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was secretly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew everything about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no hostility,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master smiled. “I’m barely clinging to life now. Freeing my spiritual will from its cage is too difficult—I don’t even know if I’ll ever succeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Yulan City is my creation. I can feel the low-grade hyper-origin life’s infiltration growing stronger.” The Deep Elephant Hall Master looked at Luo Feng. “I fear one day the city will fall—and billions of cultivators here will face a terrible catastrophe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cities are built, and cities are destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know Wei Yang’s nature—he’s utterly selfish,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master shook his head. “He came to Yulan City to gather resources. If things turn bad, he’ll flee alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This city is mine. Billions of cultivators came here because of my karmic ties,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master said. “I don’t want to see them all slaughtered in the catastrophe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I invited you here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master looked at Luo Feng. “Your talent isn’t comparable to Wei Yang or the others! Once you grow, your single strength will surpass the combined power of all Elders!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If your power is sufficient, I can transfer to you the maximum authority of the city’s founder,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master said, gazing at Luo Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The founder’s authority?” Luo Feng was astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. The city’s rules were set by me,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master said. “I can offer Wei Yang Hall Master greater benefits to bind him—or reduce them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, your power must surpass Wei Yang and Gluttony Hall Master,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What level of power counts as surpassing them?” Luo Feng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re both half-hyper-origin level Dao cultivators, with deep accumulation and many treasures,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master smiled. “To fully surpass them, you must cultivate two Dao paths, both reaching the half-hyper-origin level. Only then can I transfer the founder’s authority to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master two half-hyper-origin level Dao paths?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, my Life and Destruction Dao are only at late Divine Emperor—my Life-Death Dao is still early Divine Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m still far from it,” Luo Feng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With your talent, it won’t take long,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master smiled. “I’ve seen talents like yours in the Dark Sacred Realm. I believe you’ll reach this within ten thousand cycles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his power was intact, the Deep Elephant Hall Master was already a peerless powerhouse in the Dark Sacred Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two nation Ancestors were at the bottom tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master stood among the elite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hall Master truly trusts me,” Luo Feng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master flipped his hand, offering Luo Feng a space ring. “A small gift for our first meeting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space ring was unclaimed—Luo Feng could sense it with a single thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he sensed it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the ring was a mountain of hyper-origin crystals—not individual pieces, but large blocks. Each large block equaled ten thousand individual crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five billion hyper-origin crystals?” Luo Feng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a small token,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master smiled. “Nothing significant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng thought for a moment, then reached out and accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gift was heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accepting it meant owing a great debt—but for me now, five billion hyper-origin crystals are vital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo Feng accept it, the Deep Elephant Hall Master smiled and nodded: “For now, focus solely on your cultivation. Don’t meddle in other city affairs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded: “Thank you, Hall Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching Luo Feng depart…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master’s emotions were complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The corruption keeps seeping in, growing stronger. I don’t know when I’ll collapse entirely, my consciousness erased,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master felt powerless. “Before I die, I’ll do something for the billions of cultivators.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived in Yulan City so long, he had grown attached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew a city couldn’t last forever—but he hoped Yulan City endured as long as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Luo Feng, he saw hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hall Master, in the outer city’s Yun Nine District, cultivator Qu Feng, Cave 331297, appears to be controlled by a low-grade hyper-origin life,” a voice echoed in the Deep Elephant Hall Master’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Monitor Qu Feng’s every movement and contacts within the city,” the Deep Elephant Hall Master ordered. “Try to uncover more hidden infiltrators.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” the voice replied respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Elephant Hall Master felt deeply weary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-grade hyper-origin life had diverse talents; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t prevent some from sneaking in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care about those who killed openly—he feared those who remained hidden, inactive. When those hidden ones finally erupted, the trouble would be immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was now returning to his own cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Having accepted this gift, I’ve effectively chosen a side among the three Hall Masters of Yulan City,” Luo Feng said, smiling as he looked at the space bracelet on his wrist. Based on the intelligence he had gathered, he had always leaned toward Master Yuan Xiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To reach that realm within ten thousand years? Does the Hall Master really have such high hopes for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng flew into his cave dwelling with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this volume)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow is a day of rest; the new volume begins the day after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1903,"2026-06-20T20:45:00.697Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","42cfc51d793381013d475ec2c99ae166d87d9ddbc640219f50d9017a93783203","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-306","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-304",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]