Chapter 59: My Only Friend

“Did Entropy Brother die?” Luo Feng whispered softly.

Luo Feng had witnessed too many deaths in his journey; even back on Earth, he had watched heroes give their lives for the planet. Later, he saw countless figures—including the Axe Founder—perish during the rise of humanity in the Primordial Universe.

Having endured so much, Luo Feng’s spirit had long grown unbreakable.

“How did Entropy Tianyan die?” Luo Feng sent a message to the Dark Hall of the Yanfeng Guild.

“This information is worth one Cosmic Sand.” The Dark Hall of the Yanfeng Guild replied, as the news was spreading rapidly and the Guild had lowered its price.

“I purchase this information.” Luo Feng responded.

“Tonight, Entropy Tianyan went to observe the battle between General Yong and Blood Cloud Shenjun. After returning to Tianyan Gate to arrange matters, he met the Master of Menghua Tower. Then, he went alone to see Sang Shuiyun—and a fight erupted at Sang Shuiyun’s residence. During the fight, he sent a message via the Causal Transmission Token, confirming that Sang Shuiyun was Blood Cloud Shenjun. The battle lasted only an instant; Entropy Tianyan died, and Sang Shuiyun fled and vanished.” The Dark Hall of the Yanfeng Guild transmitted the information.

Luo Feng understood.

“Entropy Brother, you didn’t tell me because you feared implicating me?” Luo Feng murmured, “Blood Cloud Shenjun cannot threaten me—I can kill him!”

He had been on the Origin Continent for over twenty eons.

Entropy Tianyan was his only friend!

Though he knew many Eternal True Gods, they were only casual acquaintances. The only one he admired, the only one he truly considered a friend… was Entropy Tianyan.

He remembered their first meeting—he had no fame then, ordinary within Menghua Tower. Even the renowned Eternal True Gods ignored him, but Entropy Tianyan was the only one who actively sought him out.

He didn’t care about Luo Feng’s strength—he simply reached out warmly. At their first meeting, he gave Luo Feng information about Hu Yang City, warning him of its dangers.

For over twenty eons, it was always Luo Feng asking him for help—always asking him to guide him in body refinement.

The only time Entropy Tianyan urgently asked for help was when he wanted Luo Feng to save his friend’s children.

“You never once asked me for anything for yourself,” Luo Feng gazed into the distance, and Mo Luo Sa immediately sensed it.

“Come with me,” Luo Feng ordered.

“Yes,” Mo Luo Sa noticed the unusual look in his master’s eyes—he had never seen this expression in all the time they had been on the Origin Continent.

Whoosh.

Riding his flying vessel, Luo Feng took Mo Luo Sa straight to the Dark Hall of the Yanfeng Guild.

…

Inside the City Lord’s Mansion.

Mo Li Xiao, the Hu Yang City Lord, and the White-Haired Elder gathered there.

As the supreme commander of the Hu Yang Army, Mo Li Xiao could traverse the void directly—he had already visited the Yanfeng Guild and retrieved the Causal Tracking Token.

“This is the Causal Tracking Token left by Entropy Tianyan,” Mo Li Xiao said, holding a token. “With it, we can pinpoint Blood Cloud Shenjun’s location.”

“Entropy Tianyan performed a great service,” said the Hu Yang City Lord.

“Too bad he’s already dead,” the White-Haired Elder shook his head.

Mo Li Xiao said calmly: “Now, we wait for the Marquis’s orders.”

“Blood Cloud Shenjun is too powerful. Even General Yong cannot defeat him without the Hu Yang City formation,” the Hu Yang City Lord said solemnly. “Killing him with such power is extremely difficult.”

“Yes,” the White-Haired Elder nodded. “Among the Marquis’s subordinates across the Nine Jiang Chaos Region, none surpass General Yong.”

“The most terrifying Eternal True Gods of Yu State almost all serve the Five Shenwang,” Mo Li Xiao said. “Why would they come to a place like Hu Yang City unless there’s a special reason?”

The resources a Shenwang can grant naturally far exceed those of a Chaos Lord.

That’s why the Five Shenwang attracted so many powerful beings! Those of General Yong’s caliber naturally preferred to follow a Shenwang.

“Indeed,” the Hu Yang City Lord nodded. “If the Marquis wants to mobilize forces, he’ll likely need to summon experts from outside. It won’t be resolved quickly.”

The two divine states had a mutual understanding in their conflicts.

Normal conflicts, no matter how many Eternal True Gods died, were considered low-intensity—only the weak perished, and that was accepted.

But if a Chaos Lord entered the fray, the war’s intensity would become terrifying. Even a single ripple could kill countless lives; Eternal True Gods dared not participate. Whichever side’s Chaos Lord won, that side would win outright.

As for Shenwang, their direct involvement was extremely unlikely.

If they acted, the consequences would be profound—possibly drawing attention and intervention from all major divine states on the Origin Continent.

Shenwang would not intervene without certainty. These ancient beings sought cultivation resources—they wouldn’t risk their lives without a clear advantage.

When Yu State destroyed Jin State, they struck without giving Jin’s Shenwang any chance to resist—completely annihilating all strongholds in Jin’s capital, leaving only Jin’s Shenwang fleeing in disgrace into the Cosmic Sea.

“The Marquis has sent orders,” the White-Haired Elder’s eyes lit up—he, as the leader of the Jiang clan in Hu Yang City, received the command directly.

“What does it say?” asked the Hu Yang City Lord and Mo Li Xiao.

“The Marquis’s order is simple: raise the bounties on Blood Cloud Shenjun, Yu Tianhu, and Yu Tianyi,” the White-Haired Elder said.

The Lord of Hu Yang City understood: “So he’s counting on the bounty to attract some terrifying experts to act.”

“Summoning reinforcements takes time. If someone takes the bounty and kills Blood Cloud Shenjun and the others, that’s still good,” Mo Li Xiao said. “I’ve heard that both ancient states and some mysterious great forces on the Origin Continent train elites who roam the land—high bounties might draw them to Hu Yang City.”

“How much is the reward?” the Hu Yang City Lord pressed.

“The Marquis has raised Blood Cloud Shenjun’s bounty to ten million Cosmic Sand. Yu Tianhu’s to two million. Yu Tianyi’s to one million,” the White-Haired Elder said.

Mo Li Xiao and the Hu Yang City Lord were stunned.

!.

No wonder he’s the Marquis—such a grand gesture!

The Marquis rules the entire Nine Jiang Chaos Region, with three major cities and one hundred eighty-nine ordinary cities. All residents pay a “residency fee”—each pays little, but the total is enormous. After covering city operations, some funds are sent to the Shenwang, some to the Nine Jiang Marquis.

Just in one eon, the entire Nine Jiang Chaos Region generates immense wealth.

Ten million Cosmic Sand? To the Nine Jiang Marquis, it’s negligible.

He’d rather spend Cosmic Sand on a bounty than trouble a Shenwang over such a matter.

“Just in Yu State, there are over a dozen Eternal True Gods equal to General Yong, and three or four even more outstanding,” the White-Haired Elder said. “Not to mention the elites trained by great forces on the Origin Continent—ten million Cosmic Sand… I’m certain within one eon, we’ll attract a powerful enough force!”

…

Luo Feng arrived at the Dark Hall of the Yanfeng Guild in his flying vessel.

“Luo He Brother,” the deputy head of the Yanfeng Guild personally greeted him. “These are all the items Entropy Tianyan left for you.”

He handed over a jade vial.

Luo Feng opened it and saw over three million Cosmic Sand, vast quantities of materials, weapons, and secret treasures—most prominent among them, a letter.

“Luo He Brother, when you read this, I’m likely already dead. Don’t grieve for me. When I first returned alone to my homeland, Hu Yang City, I never intended to live. But then some of the city’s young ones moved me—I thought, let me pretend I’m already dead. The days left, I’ll make meaningful. Every day, I’ll live meaningfully.”

“I leave all my accumulated resources to you. I ask for nothing, because your hatred of evil, your willingness to stand for the weak—this is already what I hoped for.”

“After so many years in Hu Yang City, meeting so many friends, I admire you most, Luo He Brother.”

“The path of cultivation is hard. Protect yourself. If you face a great enemy, bowing isn’t shameful—what matters is surviving. Only the living can kill. Sometimes… surviving is harder than dying.”

“My life is over. May you, my friend Luo He Brother, achieve your dreams—and may every day feel worthwhile.”

This letter was an old friend’s rambling words—but Luo Feng felt even greater sorrow.

“Entropy Brother, you are the only friend I’ve made since arriving on the Origin Continent,” Luo Feng whispered. “And the only one I truly admire. Rest assured—I promise you: he will die. He cannot escape!”

Luo Feng turned and left.

The deputy head of the Yanfeng Guild watched: “Luo He Shenjun and Entropy Tianyan were close… but Blood Cloud Shenjun is no easy target either.”

“Whoosh.”

Leaving the Yanfeng Guild, Luo Feng took Mo Luo Sa, who had been waiting outside, and immediately flew away in his vessel.

“Master,” Mo Luo Sa looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng gazed at the vast, darkened Hu Yang City beneath the night: “I recall—if you’ve ever sensed a life’s aura, you can track it? Sang Shuiyun—we’ve encountered him more than once. Can you find him?”

Mo Luo Sa sent a mental message: “Master, rest assured. Unless he possesses a perfect divine body that completely seals his aura, once we’re close enough, I will lock onto his scent.”

“First, search the entire Hu Yang City,” Luo Feng said. “I’ll pilot the vessel—you focus on sensing and tracking.”

“Yes,” Mo Luo Sa replied.

Luo Feng immediately flew the vessel at high speed across Hu Yang City’s districts, while Mo Luo Sa carefully scanned each area.

(End of Chapter)