Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

Chapter 26 Mind Metamorphosis (Part 3)

In a majestic palace, within the Quiet Room.

Jiu Ye God King revealed his true form, a massive avian creature! His body was shrouded in ink-like mist, with a hint of blood red at the top of his head, and his cold eyes appeared both closed and open.

He was born in the Primordial Cosmos and had come to the Land of Origin via the Samsara Channel.

In the Primordial Cosmos, he was a special kind of life form, inherently a ferocious avian creature that delighted in consuming other creatures... He was like a nightmare in that cosmos, annihilating one group after another.

Eventually, he became the most terrifying entity in the border territories of that Primordial Cosmos. All living beings within were consumed by him, and only after he passed through the Samsara did the newly-born creatures in that area get a chance to breathe.

Yet upon arriving in the Land of Origin, his strength continued to rise, and he later took control of his home Primordial Cosmos too! His Divine Power Incarnations randomly consumed living beings at will.

"In the Land of Origin, I'm still not strong enough," Jiu Ye God King lamented. Although he was born with a predilection for consuming living beings, he could now only indulge himself within his own territory to 'whet his appetite.'

The children he had raised in the Land of Origin had extraordinary bloodlines and were born powerful, most of them also preferring to devour creatures.

"When will I become truly invincible in the Land of Origin?" Jiu Ye God King wondered expectantly, his icy eyes shining with anticipation. "Only then can I consider the entire Land of Origin my hunting ground." It would be a true delight, utterly carefree.

Suddenly—

An invisible attack descended.

Jiu Ye God King vanished silently into nothingness.

As if a rubber had erased him, he was no more.

His weapons and treasures, however, fell to the side, untouched by the assault.

"Hmm?"

In the Quiet Room, Luo Feng dressed in black appeared on the scene.

"He's too weak," Luo Feng shook his head lightly. "With just a slight penetration of my Great Extinction Style, he's gone."

Great Extinction Style was a combination of six branches of the Great Dao of Life and Death with curse-killing properties that could affect all avatars of the opponent! Of course, Jiu Ye God King did not have an avatar, and at the moment of his death, his Resurrection Carrier was impacted as well.

A Resurrection Carrier could be something as simple as a drop of blood or a feather, which was far less resistant than an avatar.

Under the Great Extinction Style, it was instantly annihilated.

Because it happened so swiftly, Jiu Ye God King didn't even have time to use his Reincarnation Secret Art.

"You are the first Godly King to die under my Great Extinction Style," Luo Feng was quite pleased with the power of this move, which he had created over the span of thirty-plus years referencing the memories from his dreams.

"Annihilate." With just a thought from Luo Feng, a wisp of black smoke instantly crossed vast distances and descended upon the seven children of Jiu Ye God King. Aside from a daughter who loathed consuming living beings and took a different Godly King as her master, the rest of the seven were like Jiu Ye God King himself, relishing the prolonged consumption of countless creatures.

...

With the death of Jiu Ye God King, the Primordial Cosmos he controlled was once again free.

"Buzz." Outside the Primordial Cosmos, a slightly smaller, vast Small Universe also began to collapse.

"The Holy Land is collapsing? Has the Ancestor died?"

"Impossible, how could the Ancestor possibly die?"

In this Small Universe, the descendants of Jiu Ye God King were filled with horror.

However, in the Primordial Cosmos and numerous Small Universes, the mighty beings cheered! The creatures from many Reincarnation Eras had lived in the shadow of Jiu Ye God King, with even the Primordial Cosmos under his control.

Previously, they had been mere food on Jiu Ye God King's plate, chosen at will for consumption, powerless to resist.

Until today, Jiu Ye God King had finally perished, and they had all been liberated at last!

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Although the death of Jiu Ye God King drew some attention from the powers of the Land of Origin, they didn't care too much.

After all, it was not uncommon for ordinary First Realm Godly Kings to fall. Even if they were weak and destroyed, they usually had time to reincarnate! Reincarnating to escape disaster was a common practice among ordinary Godly Kings.

Jiu Ye God King was weak, but even before Luo Feng had discovered the Great Extinction Style, Jiu Ye God King could still reincarnate to escape.

The power of Chaotic Hole Undying Light was not enough to instantaneously annihilate Jiu Ye God King along with his Resurrection Carrier.

Even with the God King Ultimate Realm Will combined with the Lie Yuan Technique, there was no certainty of completely exterminating Jiu Ye God King. After all, Jiu Ye God King had traversed from the Primordial Universe, unlike those Godly Kings created through external forces in the Shadow Sky Realm.

"Hu hu hu~~~"

After returning his disciple An Fengya to Huyang City, Luo Feng himself continued to travel through the Land of Origin.

Tianji Icefield was a harsh environment, growing more frigid the deeper one went.

"Here..." Yet Luo Feng arrived at a warm and comfortable expanse, where no snow or wind could be seen, and lush vegetation thrived, with many tribes living in the wilderness.

This environment was comfortable, and the number of Cultivators had greatly increased.

"This is the Fire Ancestor Realm."

The Fire Ancestor had long resided in Fire Ancestor City, ruling over an extremely vast territory. This vast area... due to his presence, had become warmer, more suitable for life.

Taking up less than a tenth of the Tianji Icefield, this place housed over half of the field's creatures.

"There are five reclusive Cultivators with the strength of Emperors in the Second Realm of Godly King. Among them, the Wind City Empress and the Fire Ancestor stand aloof."

"He stands aloof because he does not contend."

The Fire Ancestor lived in the secluded Tianji Icefield, not joining any power, and was rarely seen at various sacred sites. His strength was immense.

Both Ancient Countries liked such powerful beings!

"He does not contend, yet he shelters more than half of the creatures in the Tianji Icefield," Luo Feng mused as he journeyed through the Fire Ancestor Realm, observing its prosperity and the reverence countless creatures held for the Fire Ancestor.

Luo Feng also caught a distant glimpse of Fire Ancestor City.

Fire Ancestor City seemed like a warm origin, with intangible rules in operation, naturally affecting the vast territories.

"Though it does not contend, it still protects countless creatures to the best of its ability."

"Admirable."

Luo Feng also felt respect, there were very few powerhouses in the Land of Origin he admired, and the Fire Ancestor was one of them.

Huu~~~

Luo Feng continued to roam.

"Luo He?" Inside Fire Ancestor City, a figure with simple clothes and red hair looked at Luo Feng from a distance and smiled, "The Land of Origin is about to see the rise of another formidable being."

As long as one comes to the Fire Ancestor Realm, the Fire Ancestor can sense it.

The Fire Ancestor then closed his eyes, his spirit and the myriad flames between heaven and earth seemed to merge as one. Some of these flames were used to cook food, some to refine pills, others to refine artifacts, and his spirit was one with these flames...

Luo Feng arrived in the East Extreme Domain, the most remote and desolate place in the Land of Origin.

"The Ancestor of the East Extreme Domain protects this place, and the Wind City Empress also hails from here." Luo Feng traversed this vast territory, where the power of heaven and earth was much thinner, and the treasures of the world were rare.

However, this place was comfortable, and various fruits were common.

These indigenous creatures were generally burly and gigantic, and they seldom used exquisite Weapon Secret Treasures, opting instead for simple weapons like stone and wooden clubs. Their diet was also very ordinary, consisting mainly of common fruits.

They worshiped heaven and earth and many indigenous creatures were attuning to and comprehending the universe.

When they fought, it was also cruel and frenzied.

"The indigenous creatures care not for external objects, but seek what is within."

"Yet among them, many Godly King Level beings have been born, even existences on the level of the Wind City Empress. Who can say that their path is mistaken?" Luo Feng understood their way.

Casting aside all externals, focusing on oneself, focusing on the Great Dao! This was the path of the indigenous beings.

Luo Feng walked to the end of the Land of Origin, looking ahead at the endless Universe Ocean.

The Primal Chaos Current surged tumultuously, dark and without end in sight.

"Whether it's the Primordial Cosmos or the Land of Origin, the world is fascinating." Luo Feng sat cross-legged at the edge of the continent, gazing at the Universe Ocean, "Yet many ancient Godly Kings have used countless creatures as fodder for their cultivation."

"They are all extremely intelligent and have partially unraveled the profound mysteries of the operation of the Great Dao."

"However, they do not care about the joy and sorrow of ordinary creatures, what they care about is their own power! Whether they can reach the Ultimate Realm? Whether they can transcend the Source World?"

And so, those ancient beings meticulously schemed.

"Perhaps, this is a part of the natural order of the cosmos."

Luo Feng understood this too.

The operation of the cosmos is composed of nine complete Great Daos.

The law of the jungle... is just one aspect of it, which also drives countless creatures to strive and compete.

Empathy... is a characteristic of living beings, and Luo Feng also understood that his pity for the weak was an aspect of 'compassion' in his emotions.

The functioning of the cosmos, with the law of the jungle, emotions, order, cleansing of destruction, hope... all interwoven, contributed to the operation of the world.

"All things have their own Dao, and each has its fate."

"However..."

"I have my Dao!"

"Cultivators are those who overcome the cosmos with their own strength!"

"With their Dao, they transcend the Dao of the cosmos and utterly break free from the Source World." Luo Feng's eyes remained calm, "When the time comes, I will be able to decide how everything operates. The so-called order and fate will be determined by me!"

"This is cultivation!"

To follow the way of heaven is the path of the mediocre.

To overcome the cosmos with individual strength is the pursuit of cultivators and the hope of the Supreme Rules that give birth to countless creatures, expecting them... to transcend it!

At this moment, Luo Feng's spirit underwent another transformation.

For more than two centuries as a Godly King, with a powerful soul foundation, cultivation in the Dream Domain, cultivation in Infinite Space, the assistance of treasures like the Five-Colored Treasure Medicine and the Destruction Scale, creating the 'Great Extinction Style' from direct confrontation with dream memories, the Seven Emotions of Heart Refining, journeying across the Land of Origin...

A series of slow transformations, until now, had finally led to a qualitative change through accumulation.

"One's strength can prevail over heaven!"

The will of Luo Feng's spirit formed a clear humanoid figure, with a face similar to Luo Feng's.

This clear figure enveloped Luo Feng, with terrifying will congealing, surveying in all directions with an intimidating presence.

"A Spirit Body?"

The will had become so powerful that it could leave the body and form an illusory entity.

"I feel... this Spirit Body... is even stronger than my physical body." A will surpassing the Godly King's Level, extremely formidable, could suppress or even destroy any Godly King's Will before it.

Breaking through this bottleneck from a Godly King's Will to a will Beyond God King was the most difficult threshold on the path of Luo Feng's spiritual will.

This bottleneck had trapped many Godly Kings.

In the Land of Origin, only a very few could achieve this step. As of now, Luo Feng was one of them.