Chapter 34: He Has Come

After five hundred and some days of Luo Feng’s seclusion, a figure in gray robes entered the southern gate of Hu Yang City.

“Finally arrived at Hu Yang City.” The gray-robed figure floated leisurely, his miniature universe domain naturally encircling him; whether it was the constant surveillance from the Marquis’s mansion or other cultivators nearby, none could detect this gray-robed figure.

Because he often took assassination missions, he was accustomed to hiding himself.

“This is the border of Yu State; Hu Yang City, as a frontier metropolis, is far more prosperous than ordinary large cities.” The gray-robed figure, well-traveled, noted that Hu Yang City’s scale, number of cultivators, and liveliness ranked among the top few of all large cities he had ever visited.

Suddenly—

“Boom!” A massive flying treasure surged across the sky at supersonic speed, leaving turbulent airwaves that rippled outward in all directions.

“Get out of the way!”

“Move farther!”

Ordinary True Gods piloting flying treasures hastily dodged; even some flying Void True Gods could only reluctantly veer aside.

“In Hu Yang City, only those with some background dare charge around like this.”

“According to Hu Yang City’s rules, killing is the grave offense; merely colliding with a flying treasure… won’t lead to serious punishment for these noble youths—perhaps just a fine in Chaos Crystals.”

All cultivators were helpless.

Inside the massive flying treasure, there were guards, six noble youths drinking and reveling, and musicians playing.

“How’s my musician? Isn’t he as good as those from Meng Hua Pavilion?” one noble youth laughed loudly.

At that moment—

The invisible source of cosmic laws was subtly disturbed, disrupting the flow of laws within the flying treasure; all living beings—the noble youths, their servants, the musicians, the surrounding guards—dissolved soundlessly into dust, vanishing into the heavens and earth.

The massive flying treasure, deprived of divine power, arced downward and crashed into the formation of a distant cave dwelling. The formation blocked its descent, sending it tumbling onto the street outside the cave, sparking uproar among the cultivators.

“Almost hit me.” The gray-robed figure, still flying, glanced at the distant flying treasure. “To defy one’s superior—deserves death!”

Crushing a group of weaklings was merely a thought to him.

The gray-robed figure continued his leisurely flight, paying no heed to the incident.

In his long life, he had long grown accustomed to such things. He frequently traveled to different cities for assassination missions; anyone who annoyed him, he would casually crush! Because he always concealed his form and had no prior connections, the authorities could never trace the killer.

“Huh.”

Near the fallen massive flying treasure, patrols of Hu Yang Guards arrived.

“During daytime’s bustle, six noble youths were just killed?” The arriving Hu Yang Guards were shocked and furious, meticulously inspecting the flying treasure.

Boom boom boom~~~ A colossal black-scaled beast, bearing three swords on its back, tore through the sky.

“Commander!” All nearby Hu Yang Guards bowed respectfully.

Upon the beast’s head appeared a figure—it was Gao Wu Shui, the favorite disciple of Commander Mo Li Xiao. Now, Gao Wu Shui’s aura was clearly far stronger—he had become an Eternal True God.

“I received word that six noble youths, including one from Qu Meng’s royal clan, were instantly killed, along with all their servants and guards.” Gao Wu Shui gazed down. “Examine the scene—any findings?”

“Report, Commander: no traces, no energy fluctuations from the attack.” One Hu Yang Guard captain reported. “To achieve this silently, the killer must be an Eternal True God.”

Gao Wu Shui stood atop the three-sworded black-scaled beast, gazing at the fallen flying treasure; his miniature universe domain naturally spread out, meticulously scanning every inch.

“Killed silently, yet their treasures remain inside the airship. Clearly, the killer didn’t care for such minor loot.” Gao Wu Shui frowned. “The attacker must be an Eternal True God.”

He had accumulated profound foundations and had just recently broken through to Eternal True God. Thanks to his master Mo Li Xiao’s favor, he was directly appointed one of the Ten Commanders of Hu Yang Guards; now he commanded one of the Ten Mechanical Treasures of Hu Yang Guards: the “Three-Sword Sky-Shatter Beast.”

Compared to Hu Yang’s Ten Military Legions, the Hu Yang Guards overall were far weaker, and their legion-type treasures were also vastly inferior.

The Three-Sword Sky-Shatter Beast required only one Eternal True God and three thousand Void True Gods to operate.

“The Marquis’s mansion has reviewed all city surveillance footage—no trace of the killer.” Gao Wu Shui shook his head lightly. “If that Eternal True God was cautious, the Marquis’s mansion won’t find anything.”

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“Investigate! Find every trace—find out who killed my noble youths!”

“Investigate! Whoever dared kill a Jiang Clan heir must be found!”

Of the six dead noble youths, two came from the Five Great Clans: one from Qu Meng’s royal clan, one from the Jiang Clan. The Marquis’s mansion naturally deployed elite investigators to scour every trace—but found nothing within a short time.

These noble youths dying meant little; the Qu Meng royal clan, after countless ages, had countless heirs, and those in Hu Yang City were merely an insignificant branch.

"It seems the noble youths I killed were of low status." The gray-robed figure drifted lazily through Hu Yang City. "So much time has passed, and not a single strong one has come after me."

“Clearly, the Marquis’s mansion hasn’t attempted cosmic divination to find me.” The gray-robed figure thought. He frequently carried out assassinations, so he did everything possible to conceal his karmic traces—tracking him through karma was difficult. Cosmic divination was easier, but came at a high cost.

He was capricious; when he felt like killing, he killed—even once crushing a child of a Chaos Sovereign. That incident had caused great trouble!

Fortunately, that Chaos Sovereign had over three hundred children; the death of one child meant the pursuit force sent was not overly strong, allowing him to escape using his inherited survival technique! That was how he fled to Yu State!

In Yu State, he remained the same—kill when he felt like it!

“I want to purchase all intelligence on Eternal True God Luo He.” The gray-robed figure, flying midair, contacted via the Shadow Hall’s communication token.

“All intelligence on Luo He costs 100 Cosmic Sands. Confirm purchase?” the Shadow Hall replied.

“Purchase.” The gray-robed figure didn’t care for the price; intelligence was graded, higher grades cost more. “All intelligence” was even more expensive—but since the Yan Feng Guild knew little about Luo Feng, the price was still reasonable. “Ying Cang, 100 Cosmic Sands deducted. You have 829,200 Cosmic Sands remaining in the Shadow Hall.” the Shadow Hall replied.

“Does Hu Yang City have a bounty on Luo He?” the gray-robed figure asked, having found no record via the communication token.

“No bounty.” the Shadow Hall replied.

The gray-robed figure was displeased and shut off the communication token.

“Yan Feng Guild’s intelligence is still detailed.” The gray-robed figure had also seen an image: Luo Feng with six pairs of golden wings unfurled, surrounded by Chaos currents.

“Based on the image, Luo He’s six pairs of wings resemble the single-unit mechanical treasure ‘Chaos Golden Wings’! Judging from battle traces, he held absolute dominance over the Blood Serpent Guild Master—likely has awakened a Chaos-level technique.” This detailed intelligence included some speculation.

Yan Feng Guild’s speculation had guessed most of it. But since the “Perfect Divine Body” had never appeared on the Origin Continent, Yan Feng Guild hadn’t considered this possibility.

Naturally, the speculation had deviations.

“Awakened a Chaos-level technique?” The gray-robed figure didn’t care.

Among Eternal True Gods, the supreme ones, relying on bloodline talent and understanding of Chaos laws, could occasionally awaken a lethal technique even without fully comprehending the entire Chaos law.

“No matter how high one’s insight, if the divine body is struck, it dies.” The gray-robed figure mused. “According to the intelligence, he should be in seclusion in his cave dwelling. During seclusion, he is most cautious. I must wait—for the moment he grows lax, then strike!”

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Yan Feng Guild.

“Director, Ying Cang has arrived in Hu Yang City. He just purchased all intelligence on Luo He via the Shadow Hall.” The deputy director stepped beside the burly man.

“He came to Hu Yang City? Then the one who killed the six noble youths today must be Ying Cang.” The burly man smiled.

“Too bad this intelligence can’t be sold.” The deputy director also smiled.

Yan Feng Guild’s rules were strict.

If one learned a client’s secrets through other channels, one could sell them as intelligence.

But if the information came from a client’s transactions with Yan Feng Guild, the guild absolutely forbade any leakage. For example, Luo Feng’s recent purchase of seventy thousand Cosmic Sands’ worth of alchemical materials was strictly confidential.

Transactions must remain secret!

The entire Yan Feng Guild operated under the surveillance of a formation spirit; even the director and deputy director dared not break the rules.

“He bought intelligence on Luo He—he must be here to confront Luo He.” The deputy director said.

“I’ve never been able to understand Luo He. Perhaps Ying Cang can uncover his true nature.” The burly man said.

Time passed, and Luo Feng’s seclusion had exceeded twelve hundred days; the second layer of the “Chaos Great Strength Diagram” was nearly complete.

His first seclusion lasted over one ji, primarily because his divine body took a long time to reach its peak; the actual body refinement time was not lengthy.

This second time, Luo Feng focused solely on body refinement, so it was naturally faster.

At this moment, in the underground hall of Cave 913 of Chaos Armor.

Inside the Star Tower, Luo Feng had manifested his divine body, towering 18 billion kilometers high.

Vast quantities of materials piled far away rose into the air, naturally melting and merging into his towering divine body; once integrated, Luo Feng split off countless thoughts to inscribe intricate arrays.

“The first body refinement was merely a rough foundation—everything was crude.”

“Now the treasure structure is far more refined.”

As he neared completion, Luo Feng’s perception became extremely clear.

His divine body was a colossal weapon treasure! An 18-billion-kilometer-tall weapon treasure—its power was unimaginable. The previous refinement had been crude, relying purely on sheer size and brute force to break through laws.

Now it was precise—his divine body’s power was terrifyingly greater.

“Hum~~~”

As his entire body completed refinement, Luo Feng felt profound inner joy; every movement now carried several times the power of before, and his agility and speed had undergone a qualitative leap.

“Since arriving on the Origin Continent, I’m still in a phase of rapid power growth.” Luo Feng smiled.

Top-tier Eternal True Gods usually reached their limits in all aspects—their bloodlines peaked at Eternal Tier Ten, their techniques reached the utmost limit of the Eternal level, and progress became extremely difficult.

Luo Feng’s “Chaos Great Strength Diagram” has three Eternal-level layers—he had just completed the second. His “Nine Breakthrough Slicing” technique, with six Eternal-level sword forms, he had mastered only three.

Techniques like "Annihilation" and "Dong Hua," divine king-level methods, progressed even slower; the "Lie Yuan Technique" progressed even more slowly, requiring cultivation measured in "ji" to gradually comprehend and improve.

“Time for a walk.” With his second refinement complete, Luo Feng was in high spirits. He quickly retracted the Star Tower and stepped alone out of the underground hall.

With a single thought, Luo Feng sensed the cave dwelling was quiet—Mo Luo Sa and Mo Yu Qing Yan had not yet returned.

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