[{"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-316":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},2332944,4561,"Chapter 316","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-316",316,"\u003Cp>Outside Yulan City, in a modest cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad luck—my offspring worm has been discovered.” A cultivator inside the cave sensed it, puzzled, “How did my offspring worm get exposed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart-Misleading Worms possess strong disguise abilities, infiltrating cultivators’ souls. Yulan City’s numerous defense systems cannot detect them. Normally, if one offspring is exposed, it does not affect the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must be more cautious,” the cultivator thought, still remaining inside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only moments later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of bloodlight instantly pierced the array protecting this ordinary outer-city cave dwelling, slicing past the cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” The cultivator’s eyes widened, still unable to believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodlight coalesced into Luo Feng’s figure, clutching one of the Heart-Misleading Worm’s offspring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These Heart-Misleading Worms are cunning—they usually send only offspring into the city; the mother worm likely hides outside.” Luo Feng frowned. The Heart-Misleading Worms and the Soul-Devouring Snakes that infiltrate the city are indeed the most feared by cultivators. As for the Void-Wandering Clan, their appearances across the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm are exceedingly rare—their threat can be ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng’s various clones, guided by the Simulated Annihilation Eye along causal threads, hunted down each Heart-Misleading Worm offspring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The cultivator can track all my offspring!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As more offspring were captured, the rest panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Heart-Misleading Worm can produce at most nineteen offspring; each death is a significant loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out of the city immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a gathering of cultivators, two exchanged glances and immediately rose to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Xi Ke, why are you two leaving so quickly?” others at the gathering asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Urgent business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two gave vague replies and moved to depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of bloodlight pierced the array and flashed past the two cultivators preparing to leave; they collapsed helplessly. The bloodlight condensed into Luo Feng’s figure beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two more offspring,” Luo Feng said, looking at the two Heart-Misleading Worms in his hand, crushing them instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other cultivators at the gathering saw the offspring—and saw Luo Feng’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were Xi Ke and the other one controlled by Heart-Misleading Worms?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are the Heart-Misleading Worms targeting us, preparing to take control?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group shuddered with relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Elder Luo Feng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators present were mostly at the Early Dao-Understanding stage of the Divine Emperor realm; all had intelligence on Luo Feng, knowing he had crushed Elder Tianhe with overwhelming force and completely ignored the Worm Nest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Luo Feng, I’m Nan Fengyu,” a woman spoke quickly, “Thank you for saving our lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng glanced at the woman—she was one of the official sales staff of the Elixir Tower, someone he’d met several times. He gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nan Fengyu was deeply moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng instantly vanished in a streak of bloodlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heart-Misleading Worms infiltrating Yulan City are nearly impossible to track. Yet Elder Luo Feng hunted them down.” The cultivators present were stunned—they, with their weak power, could not sense even a trace of the worms face-to-face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Heart-Misleading Worms, they could only rely on brute resistance to the innate technique “Heart-Misleading.” This is one reason cultivators value mental will so highly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger one’s mental will, the greater the chance to resist “Heart-Misleading.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a modest cave dwelling in the outer city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin cultivator sat cross-legged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?” The thin cultivator mentally contacted his companions, “All thirty-five branches of the Heart-Misleading Worm Clan in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm have gathered in Yulan City! This operation cannot fail. Why are ordinary members launching attacks now? Which branch is responsible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My branch,” came a reply. “Per the King’s orders, only the leaders must remain secret. I brought my kin here and only strictly controlled my core descendants. As for the lower and middle ranks… I merely told them to be cautious, nothing more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiu Yu! At this critical moment, we must all remain hidden—no more attacks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Occasional attacks by lower members are normal in every cultivator city. If a city goes too long without any hidden attacks, that’s the real oddity,” Jiu Yu’s leader replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin cultivator sent a mental message: “Remember—if an ordinary member is exposed, let them die! Do not rescue comrades—it risks exposing more of our kind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The King’s matter is the priority.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the leaders responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-level Hunsou beings normally dwell within the Nine Rivers. To hunt cultivators, they formed thirty-five major branches based on the locations of the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm’s thirty-five cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart-Misleading Worms already had a branch near Yulan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different branches were far apart and rarely communicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the King’s call, all thirty-five branches of the Heart-Misleading Worm Clan in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm answered. Each branch sent at least half its core forces, quietly converging in Yulan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin cultivator looked toward an elderly cultivator approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard your Heart-Misleading Worm Clan has members acting?” the elderly cultivator asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Low-rank members acting on their own,” the thin cultivator replied mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this final moment, no carelessness is allowed. This time, the Soul-Devouring Snakes of the entire Nine Rivers Sacred Realm have committed over half their strength. All of you ‘Kings’ are also prepared. At any cost, we will unite internally and externally to utterly destroy Yulan City,” the elderly cultivator whispered mentally. “Such a massive investment cannot afford any mishaps.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are merely low-rank attacks—minor incidents, not worth mentioning. Occasional hidden strikes are normal for Yulan City,” the thin cultivator echoed the same excuse. “If there’s no attack for too long, the Three Hall Masters will grow suspicious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. By the way, when will the King arrive?” the elderly cultivator pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just be ready to act whenever needed,” the thin cultivator said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly cultivator stopped asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red-robed cultivator stood watching as a streak of bloodlight struck a cave dwelling high above, then vanished just as quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In close proximity, Luo Feng detected no irregularity in the red-robed cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to intelligence, this cultivator is Luo Feng?” the red-robed one observed. “His strength should rank among Yulan City’s top twenty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet in all of Yulan City, only one person truly matters—Wei Yang, the Hall Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-robed cultivator gazed toward the city’s core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hall Master Yuan Xiang’s injuries are worsening—he dares not fight anymore. Hall Master Gai Tao is obsessed with forging artifacts, fundamentally selfish. If a large-scale assault comes, he’ll flee first.” The red-robed cultivator thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hall Master Wei Yang is selfish and ruthless too, but he’s poured too much effort into Yulan City—he sees it as his domain and won’t abandon it lightly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My first target is Wei Yang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eliminate him first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once Wei Yang is dead, everything else becomes easier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-robed cultivator walked calmly, invisible among the countless cultivators of Yulan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng stood in midair as his clones merged back into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve killed fifteen Heart-Misleading Worm offspring,” Luo Feng thought. “All fifteen were offspring—likely belonging to two separate worms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killing these clones should have severely weakened those two worms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing enemies with many clones, Luo Feng found it frustrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like powerful beings from the Source World, they’re nearly impossible to kill outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Luo Feng faced the same problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HUMMM~ HUMMM~ HUMMM~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, waves of energy descended, covering every area Luo Feng had attacked. Yulan City’s patrol squads arrived swiftly, beginning to arrest large numbers of cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Per Yulan City regulations, when low-level Hunsou beings launch hidden attacks, all one thousand cave dwellings surrounding their hiding spots must be thoroughly screened for possible possession.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Per Yulan City regulations, all cultivators who knew the infiltrating low-level Hunsou beings must also be thoroughly screened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All cultivators must cooperate with inspections. Refusal means execution!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators across the regions were stunned, but upon hearing the patrol’s announcement, they obediently complied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you knew the hidden low-level Hunsou being, please cooperate with screening,” the patrols began arresting cultivators. They were bewildered but dared not resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrests unfolded everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng watched from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say ‘cooperate,’ but unless you pay a huge sum of Hunsou Crystals, you won’t be released anytime soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever got tangled up with the hidden low-level Hunsou beings? They’re the ones who get stripped bare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cultivators whispered quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was standard procedure in Yulan City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time a hidden attacker was discovered, a screening followed. Even those not possessed were stripped layer by layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a patrol arrived near Luo Feng. The patrol captain bowed respectfully: “Qiu Feng, thank you, Elder Luo Feng, for discovering fifteen Heart-Misleading Worm offspring and saving countless cultivators!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng watched it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Luo Feng!” A captured female cultivator far away cried out—she was Nan Fengyu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Luo Feng, do you know her?\" said the patrol captain Qiu Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded: \"She is a member of my Dan Tower. I can vouch that she is not possessed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Lord Luo Feng vouches for her, then there is no issue—release her,\" ordered the patrol captain, and Nan Fengyu was set free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Senior Luo,\" Nan Fengyu hurried to express her gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded, but his mood was far from good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been hunting the lowly Hunsourced lifeform—the Huoxin Worm—yet now tens of thousands of cultivators had been dragged into this, all subjected to screening and extortion! Ordinary cultivators worked tirelessly to earn even a few Hunsourced Crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Yuan Xiang,\" Luo Feng immediately sent a message to Lord Yuan Xiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, Luo Feng! How did you discover the Huoxin Worm clan? And how did you find as many as fifteen of its incarnations?\" Lord Yuan Xiang replied, greatly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1611,"2026-06-20T20:45:00.697Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0918678cc0de96a30eab8e1ebae8b381388aeee53a1244115600e58ddd534665","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-317","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-315",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]