[{"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-79":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},2332707,4561,"Chapter 79: Hire Luohe Shenjun?","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>\"Luohe Shenjun?\" The colossal military mechanical relic observed the unremarkable small cave dwelling, yet showed caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, the sect master already ordered us not to touch Luohe Shenjun’s cave dwelling,\" the disciple said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not be fooled by the massive army of the Heart Shadow Sect now sweeping through, trampling over one cave dwelling after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before leaving the Food Kingdom, they had thoroughly investigated every detail of Huyang City—each cave dwelling’s owner in Chaos Armor District was known to them. Cave 913 in Chaos Armor District had long been on their list as absolutely off-limits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the head of the Yunbao Pavilion’s Huyang City branch. Are you going to seize my cave dwelling?\" The Yunbao Pavilion head, with a single enormous eye, roared at the Heart Shadow Sect disciples who had descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal mechanical relic patrolling the skies immediately turned toward him, and a cold voice rang out: \"Yunbao Pavilion head of Huyang City branch—if you don’t want to die, get out now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yunbao Pavilion head looked up, met the gaze of the colossal mechanical relic, shuddered inwardly, and reluctantly bowed his head: \"Fine, I’ll move out immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand, gathering up a few commonly used items, took along two elderly servants, then ignored the rest of his subordinates and flew off alone. His subordinates, terrified, quickly fled the cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Qiu Shisan, deputy head of the Qianshi Merchant Guild’s Huyang City branch,\" said a stern old man, scanning his surroundings. \"Are you going to seize my cave dwelling too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deputy Head Qiu,\" a colossal plant life slowly descended, its voice considerably gentler. \"Don’t make this difficult for us! If you continue living here, you’ll be easily caught in the crossfire once war breaks out. Don’t you agree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stern old man stared at the plant life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of influence, within Huyang City, aside from the utterly transcendent Yanfeng Pavilion, the Qianshi Merchant Guild came next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We won’t disrupt the Qianshi Merchant Guild’s business, but you, the Qianshi Merchant Guild’s Eternal Gods, must not interfere in this war,\" the colossal plant life added patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stern old man understood: if the branch were destroyed, the headquarters might rage. But if their Eternal Gods’ cave dwellings were seized, such a minor matter wouldn’t even qualify for reporting to headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qianshi Merchant Guild operated across multiple kingdoms; a branch in a large city was utterly insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the several Shenwang behind the Qianshi Merchant Guild had no desire to get entangled in the conflict between the Food Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I’ll move,\" the stern old man gritted his teeth and submitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng, Mo Luo Sa, and Mo Yu Qingyan quickly returned to the cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, it’s bustling,\" Mo Luo Sa stood atop the mountain peak, gazing around—his power naturally let him see through Huyang City’s great array, observing every cave dwelling in Chaos Armor District. \"The Heart Shadow Sect is frenziedly seizing cave dwellings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng stood atop the peak too, calmly surveying the surroundings: \"Whether local clans, dark factions, or powerful branches with backing—all their cave dwellings in Chaos Armor District have been taken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, they haven’t seized our cave dwelling,\" Mo Yu Qingyan spotted the massive airship and colossal mechanical relics hovering afar, feeling deeply tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Luo Sa sneered: \"They may act arrogant, but they’re smart enough to know who not to provoke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t boast—the Heart Shadow Sect isn’t easy to provoke,\" Luo Feng chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conflict between Liu Yin Marquis and Jiu Jiang Marquis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no need to get involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, the most urgent thing was growth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three oldest sovereigns of the Food Kingdom were his true enemies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luohe Brother,\" the Huyang City master contacted Luo Feng via a communication token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The city master seeks me? What is it?\" Luo Feng flipped open his communication token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luohe Brother, you’ve seen it—the Heart Shadow Sect suddenly arrived in Huyang City. Their strength is too great; my city master’s mansion cannot resist,\" the city master transmitted. \"Marquis Jiang will soon dispatch reinforcements, but right now, the most critical thing is holding the city master’s mansion. The mansion… is the core of all Huyang City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three forbidden zones were important—they were tied to Huyang City’s great array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the city master’s mansion was the true core of this \"supermassive mechanical city,\" capable of unleashing terrifying power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Heart Shadow Sect, with its strength, would suffer casualties if it tried to storm the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"City master, what can one man like me do against an entire powerful sect?\" Luo Feng transmitted. \"My strength is insufficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No Eternal God in the Yu Kingdom can stand alone against the entire Heart Shadow Sect. But if you come to the city master’s mansion, with your aid, we can hold it completely,\" the city master transmitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hide with you in the city master’s mansion?\" Luo Feng transmitted. \"I’m just a lone Eternal God—I have no wish to be fully entangled. An Eternal God like me, caught in the Liu Yin Marquis and Jiu Jiang Marquis conflict, might die at any moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You needn’t worry—the Chaos Dominator won’t bully the weak in this two-kingdom war,\" the city master transmitted. \"If you’re willing to help, any condition is negotiable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any condition?\" Luo Feng asked. \"One hundred million cosmic sands? If you hire me, I’ll gladly assist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hundred million cosmic sands?\" The Huyang City master was stunned—this Luohe Shenjun was truly ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a vast fortune would make even a Chaos Dominator wince. Though Chaos Dominators received steady income from their fiefs, they needed to support large retinues, nurture their clan’s younger generations, and fund their own cultivation—all expenses that drained their reserves. They rarely kept much saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending savings to enhance one’s strength was the true foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who carried hundreds of millions of cosmic sands were already quite wealthy. Some Chaos Dominators lived barely above subsistence, their income nearly entirely spent, unable to immediately raise even one hundred million cosmic sands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This price isn’t high at all,\" Luo Feng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must report this to the Marquis first,\" the Huyang City master dared not agree—the reward for capturing Xueyun Shenjun had only been ten million cosmic sands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty to fifty million cosmic sands were the standard rate to hire the strongest Eternal Gods in the Yu Kingdom—assuming they had time and were willing to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report it to the Marquis first,\" Luo Feng said, then severed the transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This price isn’t high at all. My strength surpasses even the strongest Eternal Gods in the Yu Kingdom by a notch.\" Luo Feng thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only by a notch. Though he possessed a Perfect Divine Body, Luo Feng intended to unleash only near-maximum power of his Infinite Divine Body. This was logically consistent—no cultivator on the Origin Continent had ever possessed a Perfect Divine Body before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his true strength exceeded the Eternal God range by too much—surpassing even the prodigies of the two ancient kingdoms—he might draw suspicion from ancient beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My strength must appear normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Logically normal,\" Luo Feng was cautious—he bore the weight of his master Zuo Shanke’s vengeance, and the future of humanity; within his small universe alone, countless humans lived and multiplied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to be cautious—every step must be deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, nearly all surrounding cave dwellings have been seized,\" Mo Luo Sa surveyed the surroundings. \"Only the five great families’ dwellings and yours remain. The Heart Shadow Sect truly acts with brutality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiu Jiang Marquis won’t just watch,\" Luo Feng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the former dwelling of the Zhu Clan, this was now the temporary gathering place for the Heart Shadow Sect’s high leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect master and the eighteen Elders were all gathered here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, only the five great families’ cave dwellings and Luohe Shenjun’s small dwelling remain in Chaos Armor District,\" one Elder said. \"Should we move against the five great families’ dwellings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-eyed man surveyed the Elders. \"We must first pacify the two most dangerous sources in Huyang City: Yanfeng Pavilion and Luohe Shenjun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eighteen Elders listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yanfeng Pavilion was founded by the strongest factions of Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom. No matter how the war develops, we must show it absolute respect. Give them no reason to intervene,\" the three-eyed man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only a fool would provoke Yanfeng Pavilion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eighteen Elders knew: Yanfeng Pavilion never interfered in other kingdoms’ affairs—but it also would not tolerate provocation. Those who dared provoke it faced consequences far worse than provoking the Nine Sources Great Sage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, offending the Nine Sources Great Sage had cost the Heart Shadow Sect one Chaos Realm death and two escapes, leading to the sect’s decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Provoking Yanfeng Pavilion? There would be no escape. The Food Kingdom’s sovereign might personally intervene, capture them alive, and hand them over to Yanfeng Pavilion for judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will personally visit Yanfeng Pavilion,\" the three-eyed man said. \"Yanfeng Pavilion is the most terrifyingly powerful faction in the city, while Luohe Shenjun is the strongest in power. According to plan, Elder Xinyan will visit him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave it to me,\" the blind Elder said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though both had deep cultivation, the blind Elder’s inherited lineages far surpassed those of Xueyun Shenjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember—do not make enemies,\" the three-eyed man fixed his gaze on the blind Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured—I know exactly what to do,\" the blind Elder nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other eighteen Elders dared not visit Luohe Shenjun—they feared being killed in a single word!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sending merely a divine energy avatar would seem disrespectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, only Elder Xinyan was suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Heart Shadow Sect was whole, it ruled three Chaos Provinces; Elder Xinyan had been its strongest Eternal God. After the sect’s decline, he traveled the Origin Continent, cultivating further, deepening his accumulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the blind Elder arrived quietly at Luo Feng’s cave dwelling with two disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chaos Armor 913,\" the blind Elder gazed at the dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One disciple knocked on the door; as he did, invisible ripples spread outward, and he announced: \"Elder Xinyan of the Heart Shadow Sect comes to pay respects to Luohe Shenjun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Yu Qingyan smiled: \"My master has been awaiting you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blind Elder looked up—he sensed the terrifying aura atop the nearby peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, an Infinite Divine Body,\" he felt the boundless, surging power—endless, vast. Every time he faced an Infinite Divine Body, his emotions grew complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was born humble, beginning his cultivation through bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after his brilliant talent emerged, his divine body could never match the Infinite Divine Body. Despite the Heart Shadow Sect’s resources and favor, his bloodline cultivation, though powerful, still fell short by a notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abnormalities like Yu Tianhu, whose bloodline body rivaled the Infinite Divine Body, were exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does an Infinite Divine Body matter? I’ve defeated more than one,\" the blind Elder stepped forward—suddenly, he stood atop the peak, his two disciples right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng sat before the pavilion atop the peak, sipping wine leisurely, watching the blind man and his two disciples approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Luo Feng sensed the blind man’s aura was tightly contained, yet concealed boundless sharpness that made Luo Feng slightly alarmed—\"His concealed sharpness threatens my Life-Death Domain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Life-Death Domain was the invisible realm formed by combining Luo Feng’s three Chaos Realm techniques of the Life-Death Path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xinyan, greetings, Luohe Shenjun,\" the blind Elder said, his two disciples bowing respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve long heard of Elder Xinyan’s renown. Please sit,\" Luo Feng smiled. \"Qingyan, serve wine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1934,"2026-06-20T20:44:59.403Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","830e18f99d086506a512e1bbf9611c483c5bf1adbabb203cadb0a5ca34660575","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-80","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-78",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]