[{"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-318":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},2332946,4561,"Chapter 318","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-318",318,"\u003Cp>Wei Yang Palace Master’s cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Luo Feng is extremely arrogant. Even though the Palace Master personally invited him, he claimed he was too busy with affairs, saying he would visit you only after screening tens of thousands of cultivators and finishing his duties,” reported the phantom of the Wan Ying Pavilion Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thinks he has Yuan Xiang’s support and can ignore me?” A faint smile appeared on Wei Yang Palace Master’s sculpted face. “Then wait. Let him come to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wan Ying Pavilion Master bowed slightly and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Elders of Yulan City, the most follow Wei Yang Palace Master! The fundamental reason… is that Wei Yang Palace Master is strong enough! His array expertise is also the most vital to Yulan City’s defense system!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Luo Feng arrived, Yuan Xiang Palace Master had planned to transfer the “City Founder” authority to Wei Yang Palace Master—he was originally the top alternate candidate! But when Luo Feng appeared, Yuan Xiang Palace Master was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng’s talent and potential far surpass Wei Yang Palace Master’s!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Yuan Xiang Palace Master could only grant Luo Feng the City Founder authority once Luo Feng mastered two and a half Hunyuan-level Dao principles—because only at that level of absolute dominance could he sweep away all opposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Luo Feng and Wei Yang Palace Master or Gai Tao Palace Master were at the same realm, Wei Yang Palace Master’s array expertise would offer the greatest benefit to Yulan City’s defense system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So even Yuan Xiang values you?” Wei Yang Palace Master looked down at Luo Feng with the condescension of a true powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the number one existence in Yulan City, a half-Hunyuan-level Dao cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physical body had been refined to an extreme degree—he could single-handedly obliterate a Low Hunyuan Lifeform at the Divine Emperor Peak level through sheer physical might alone. Just this feat revealed the staggering height of his bodily cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his most terrifying strength lay in his array expertise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His terrifying arrays, combined with his physical might and powerful artifacts obtained through his status, firmly secured his position as the top figure in Yulan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Low Hunyuan Lifeform clans attacked Yulan City, they regarded Wei Yang Palace Master as the greatest threat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to see just how strong you are to dare ignore me,” Wei Yang Palace Master said with keen anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll teach you a lesson.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter who supports you, your own strength is the only true foundation of your status! Even Yuan Xiang Palace Master relies on me to guard Yulan City!” Wei Yang Palace Master resolved to make this Luo Feng wake up—once and for all—to know who truly ruled Yulan City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a grand hall within the Xun Tian Palace, at the core of Yulan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng sat upon a throne, with rows of soldiers standing on either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many suspected cultivators have we captured?” Luo Feng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report, Commander, we have captured fifty-three thousand six hundred and twenty-two cultivators,” reported one of the Patrol Team Captains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded: “Bring them in one by one, and have them walk past me in sequence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Walk past me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers inside the hall were startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No more than a thousand cultivators at a time,” Luo Feng ordered. “As long as they walk past me, any possessed soul will not escape my sight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” the soldiers replied, though stunned, they obeyed without question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large groups of suspected cultivators lined up and entered through the main hall door, then exited directly through the side doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the supervision of patrol members, the cultivators walked obediently, none daring to disrupt order. They also noticed the black-haired, black-robed man seated above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s third eye—the “Simulated Annihilation Eye”—had opened on his forehead, observing them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hum.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force enveloped the entire hall, seeping into each cultivator’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single cultivator dared resist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the force penetrated their bodies, Luo Feng’s “Simulated Annihilation Eye” saw even more clearly—he could glimpse the deepest structures of every cultivator’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this state, Luo Feng believed no one could evade his scrutiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander, during the arrest operation, seven cultivators committed suicide on the spot,” reported one Patrol Team Captain respectfully. “We assumed they were possessed, so we also detained cultivators who had contact with them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded: “Any cultivator who walks out of this hall may be released immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Released immediately?” The Patrol Team Captain and nearby soldiers were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that? Let them go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to past practice, they were always ruthlessly exploited!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, no matter how harsh the exploitation, these ordinary soldiers never received a single benefit—the profits went entirely to Wei Yang Palace Master and the Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m screening them now. Anyone who walks out has passed the screening. They are free to leave,” Luo Feng glanced at the Patrol Team Captain, his eyes cold. “Do you have a problem with my decision?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, none at all!” The Patrol Team Captain immediately replied, terrified. This Commander didn’t even spare the face of the Wan Ying Pavilion Master or Wei Yang Palace Master—what was he, a mere captain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng glanced at him once more and said nothing further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of cultivating close ties with the two Deputy Commanders or any of the Captains of the Xun Tian Palace. He didn’t care about the web of interests within—but if anyone defied his orders, he would enforce the law strictly, killing one to warn a hundred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng suddenly sensed a Huxin Worm hidden within the soul of one cultivator entering the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still someone who thinks they can hide from me?” Luo Feng’s will shifted—a streak of bloodlight instantly engulfed the cultivator, who collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Huxin Worm landed in Luo Feng’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack.” He crushed the worm effortlessly, his Simulated Annihilation Eye tracing the karmic threads—now clearer than ever—and thus pinpointed the locations of its other incarnations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his cave dwelling, Luo Feng immediately dispatched clones to capture the Huxin Worm’s other forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More Huxin Worm incarnations?” The surrounding soldiers were startled; the suspected cultivators grew anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Feng continued screening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only tens of thousands of cultivators total—each group entering the hall numbered several hundred—and within moments, they had all passed through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the discovery of new Huxin Worm incarnations, large numbers of patrol members were deployed, spending considerable time to capture over ten thousand more suspected cultivators. After they were brought to the Xun Tian Palace, Luo Feng screened them all—and released them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They just let us out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re free of the Xun Tian Palace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These suspected cultivators had been imprisoned for less than a day and were released without losing a single Hunyuan Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They didn’t exploit us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t believe it, turning back to gaze at the towering Xun Tian Palace. They had braced themselves for prolonged imprisonment and brutal exploitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up and go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Still thinking of going back in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards at the main gate shouted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators scrambled away, each feeling immense relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now, after finishing his duties, did Luo Feng relax and fly out of the Xun Tian Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander!” The guards at the main gate bowed deeply, watching Luo Feng fly far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Xun Tian Palace Commander used to be the Wan Ying Pavilion Master. Now it’s Luo Feng, the Divine Emperor! Luo Feng Divine Emperor only made us walk through the hall once—and let us go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Feng Divine Emperor is far superior to the Wan Ying Pavilion Master—in both detection techniques and methods! He doesn’t even deign to exploit us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We hope more cultivators like Luo Feng hold high positions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators whispered among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were deeply excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If more cultivators like Luo Feng held power, ordinary cultivators’ lives would be much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alas…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world of cultivators, the strong devour the weak! Those in power who retain mercy are but a minority. Many others are like Wei Yang Palace Master, Wan Ying Pavilion Master, or the Hive Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after finishing his duties did Luo Feng proceed to Wei Yang Palace Master’s cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Feng Divine Emperor?” The guard at Wei Yang Palace Master’s dwelling smirked. “My master has been waiting for you a long time. Please enter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng nodded and stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the largest cave dwelling in the entire city, under the guard’s guidance, Luo Feng walked for several moments before arriving at a vast courtyard, where only a single figure stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang Palace Master’s figure resembled a statue, expressionless, almost like a puppet. Only his deep eyes—containing boundless heavens and earth—revealed his extraordinary nature to Luo Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Feng,” Wei Yang Palace Master looked at him, forcing a smile onto his otherwise blank face. “You are a powerhouse from the Source World, with countless clones. How could you not spare even one clone to visit me? You waited until after screening tens of thousands of cultivators—were you deliberately trying to humiliate me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Screening tens of thousands of cultivators demands full focus. No distraction allowed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng regarded him. “To meet you, I must come with sincerity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sincerity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang Palace Master nodded. “Now that you’ve finished screening tens of thousands of cultivators, here’s my offer: resign from your position as Xun Tian Palace Commander, and I’ll consider you a friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I cannot resign from my post,” Luo Feng shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang Palace Master froze, then spoke coldly again: “I order you to resign as Commander!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was surprised, then burst into loud, unrestrained laughter: “Hahahaha! Hahahaha! How amusing! So amusing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang Palace Master’s face darkened. “Is this funny?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course it’s funny,” Luo Feng said, staring at him. “We’ve never met before today, and you demand I resign my post—isn’t that the height of absurdity? What gives you the confidence to command me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang Palace Master stared at Luo Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black flames erupted spontaneously across Luo Feng’s body, their power so terrifying that even a Low Hunyuan Lifeform at Divine Emperor Peak would suffer grave injury under them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Feng’s “Indestructible Blood Sea Body” had reached a new level—already equal to a Low Hunyuan Lifeform at Divine Emperor Peak—and with the “Indestructible Heart” enhancing him, his physical form was unimaginably formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just this little flame?” Luo Feng smiled. “It can’t even burn a single hair of mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master of Wei Yang Hall saw this and laughed: “You’ve got some skill after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the city’s regulations, he couldn’t make a big show, so he merely revealed a bit of his ability, hoping to make Luo Feng back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who knew that when he unleashed this flame, Luo Feng treated it as if it were air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Feng, in Yulan City, you’d better listen to me,” said the Master of Wei Yang Hall, looking at Luo Feng. “If you listen to me, I can make you Hall Master someday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng looked at him and smiled: “In Yulan City, you don’t get to decide!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Luo Feng turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Luo Feng’s retreating back, the Master of Wei Yang Hall sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You blocked a wisp of my ‘Black Sun Flame’ and think you can challenge me? Ridiculous!” The Master of Wei Yang Hall was furious. Few in all of Yulan City dared to disrespect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was one more: Luo Feng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1928,"2026-06-20T20:45:00.697Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1e3dbf88762a24c6295e15fc0ce6e08631c589b25b92feb88c8d86eefdab9171","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-319","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-317",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]