Chapter 160: First Encounter with Shiguo

Luo Feng looked at the massive figure in the yellow robe before him, feeling a bit surprised.

“I didn’t expect that my first encounter with a Shiguo Divine King on Origin Continent would take place in the ‘Infinite Space,’ a treasure land left behind by Yuan.” Luo Feng, who had knowledge of every Divine King on the surface of Origin Continent, recognized the identity of the yellow-robed figure at a glance. It was Wuxiang Laozu, one of the five Divine Kings of Shiguo.

Among the five Divine Kings of Shiguo, Wuxiang Laozu ranked second in strength.

The early rulers of Shiguo were three figures: the Heavenly Kun Ruler, Wuxiang Laozu, and the Blade Demon Ancestor. These three had destroyed Jin Kingdom, making them sworn enemies of Master Zuo Shan Ke, who hated them deeply.

The Heavenly Kun Ruler was a being at the second realm of Divine King. Wuxiang Laozu was at the peak of the first realm of Divine King, stronger than even the Snow Realm Ancestor. The Blade Demon Ancestor was also considered extremely powerful in the first realm of Divine King.

“Laozu, with the help of my brother, became an outer member of the Two Worlds Palace and accumulated enough merit to exchange for an opportunity to enter the treasure land. Yet this Luo He, merely a Chaos Realm Transcendent, was able to enter.” The towering yellow-robed figure gazed at Luo Feng with jealousy and resentment.

He knew very well the price he had paid to obtain the chance to enter the treasure land!

“I have some skills?” Wuxiang Laozu sneered at Luo Feng. “Since you’re courting death, I’ll oblige you!”

In the Infinite Space, once the body perished, wanting to re-enter would require a new quota and the use of another token.

Each entry into the treasure land was extremely precious.

“Hmph.” Luo Feng looked at him, harboring the same killing intent!

Though his current strength wasn’t enough to deal with the three rulers of Shiguo, he didn’t mind destroying Wuxiang’s body in Infinite Space, cutting off one of his opportunities.

The two sides faced each other from a distance, with neither retreating.

“He seems quite confident?” Wuxiang Laozu, despite his domineering nature, was cautious. “He hasn’t become a Divine King in the outside world. How high could his realm be after opening a new path in Infinite Space?”

Infinite Space sealed off nineteen Origin Paths. Apart from spiritual will, normal confrontations relied on the development of new paths!

Even an Emperor might not have a strong newly-developed path.

This was why Wuxiang Laozu was so confident. Although he hadn’t comprehended a full branch of the Origin Path, he had developed two Divine King-level secret techniques.

The new paths were like this. Without a clear Origin Path to reference, one usually had to comprehend multiple Divine King-level techniques before understanding a branch of the path.

“Perish.”

With caution in mind, Wuxiang Laozu’s will moved, and an invisible force ignited Luo Feng’s body.

Sizzle~~~

Colorless, transparent flames burned Luo Feng’s body and even his spiritual will.

“This is the new path I developed based on the Infinite Origin Path, ‘Sin Fire’.” Wuxiang Laozu was very confident. Even though he hadn’t mastered a full branch of the Origin Path, he was certain of the power of Sin Fire.

“This fire?” Luo Feng was somewhat shocked by how strange the Sin Fire was.

There was no visible move from the opponent, yet colorless flames appeared out of nowhere, burning both his body and spiritual will.

His spiritual will was already strong enough that even without the “Lieu Yuan Technique,” the current Sin Fire couldn’t extinguish it. With the protection of the “Lieu Yuan Technique,” the burn from Sin Fire made Luo Feng’s spiritual will feel comfortable rather than harmed.

But his body was a bit more troublesome.

“Sizzle.” Luo Feng’s body was special, filled with endless vitality, yet it constantly consumed part of its power.

It was somewhat similar to the Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique, constantly tempering his body. The parts that couldn’t endure would be obliterated, giving birth to new parts afterward.

This was the “Body of Life and Death,” a Divine King-level body-refining technique Luo Feng had comprehended while developing the Life and Death Path.

Now, being burned by Sin Fire was also a form of tempering for Luo Feng’s body. The weaker parts were actively destroyed, while the vitality transformed, and new power was reborn.

In just a moment, his continuously regenerating body had greatly increased its resistance to Sin Fire.

“Pure life force alone isn’t resilient enough.”

“Only by constantly destroying the weak and allowing the strong to remain can the body evolve stronger.” Luo Feng was quite pleased with the power of the newly comprehended “Body of Life and Death.”

Luo Feng looked at Wuxiang Laozu. “Wuxiang Divine King, it’s my turn now.”

“You—”

Wuxiang Laozu was shocked to see Luo Feng withstand the Sin Fire.

At that moment, Luo Feng stood still, then raised his hand!

His hand became a blade!

The blade light was as fine as silk, containing the tenacity of life as well as the destructive rule of severing all ties.

This blade technique was the Divine King-level Blade Art, “One Slash to Sever All”!

Whoosh—

The blade light flashed and vanished, like a silk thread slicing through Wuxiang Laozu’s body, too quick for him to evade.

“Whoosh.” Wuxiang Laozu’s entire body transformed into colorless flames. Even after being struck by the blade, he could feel the lingering blade force, filled with tenacity, continuously wearing down his body. He fully focused on suppressing it, and only after a breath or two did the blade force inside the flame body completely dissipate.

“You, a mere Chaos Realm being, can develop a path to Divine King-level strength?” The flame-bodied Wuxiang Laozu couldn’t believe it. “Why haven’t you become a Divine King with your original path?”

“No rush.” Luo Feng looked at him. “Wuxiang Divine King, this body of yours is interesting, but how many of my strikes can you endure?”

“Indestructible!”

Luo Feng’s body suddenly split apart, forming thirty-six clones in an instant.

“Clones?” Wuxiang Laozu knew the situation was bad. “He can use clones in the new path of Infinite Space. He must have hidden a clone somewhere else! It’s nearly impossible to cut off his chance in Infinite Space.”

“Slash!”

Thirty-six of Luo Feng’s clones simultaneously swung their arms, their hands forming blades!

With Luo Feng’s spiritual will, he could wield this Divine King-level blade art with more than fifty clones. However, the coordination of thirty-six clones was perfect for forming a blade array.

“One Slash to Sever All, Cycle of Life and Death!”

Thirty-six Luo Fengs simultaneously unleashed blade strikes, and thirty-six strands of fine blade light instantly enveloped Wuxiang Laozu’s body like a vast, inescapable net, relentlessly cutting him down!

“No, no—” As Wuxiang Laozu was being torn apart by the net of blade light, he felt his flame body rapidly depleting. The blade force was terrifyingly destructive!

While its destructive power was immense, it was also full of tenacity.

The blade force kept returning to continue the assault, wave after wave, like an endless cycle.

“Stop, stop!” Wuxiang Laozu couldn’t escape the net of thirty-six strands of blade light, which constantly cut him down. “Stop! We can talk! I’m willing to pay a price to compensate, just spare me!” Wuxiang Laozu, feeling desperate, no longer cared about his pride. If this body perished, he would be expelled from Infinite Space. The opportunity to enter was far too hard to come by!

Luo Feng looked at him.

Everything can be discussed?

With ordinary opponents, Luo Feng would be merciful and let them go after compensation.

Unfortunately, you are one of the three rulers of Shiguo! A mortal enemy of my master!

“No—”

“A treasure worth a million merit points.”

“A treasure worth five million merit points, I can pay you that.”

“We can talk about anything!”

“Why are you treating me like this!”

“Luo He, Luo He, very well, I will remember this!”

The thirty-six strands of blade light circled him, cutting him down for just over ten breaths before Wuxiang Laozu’s flame body was completely annihilated. As he was being destroyed, Wuxiang Laozu stared at Luo Feng with crazed eyes.

Luo Feng looked at him, remaining calm.

This was just an appetizer!

“You and I, we’ve met now,” Luo Feng murmured softly.

This was his first encounter with one of the three rulers of Shiguo.

…

In Wuxiang City of Shiguo.

Inside the grand palace, countless guards and servants adhered to a strict order.

“Luo He, Luo He!!!” A furious, low voice echoed from the depths of the palace, reverberating throughout the entire place, causing the disciples, guards, and servants in the palace to tremble.

Such a terrifying aura could only belong to Wuxiang Laozu.

“Is Laozu furious?”

“Does it have something to do with Luo He?”

Everyone in the palace held their breath, sensing the extreme rage of Laozu!

In a grand hall deep within the palace.

Wuxiang Laozu’s eyes burned with fury.

“He ruined my chance in the treasure land.” Wuxiang

Laozu was seething with anger. He still had more than twenty reward points unredeemed, and with enough time, he could have accumulated even more to exchange for precious resources.

He had paid a huge price to get the opportunity to enter.

Now, it was all destroyed.

“I was willing to compensate, but he didn’t give me a chance.” Wuxiang Laozu was beyond furious. “In reality, on Origin Continent, the Origin Paths are not sealed. This Luo He will only grow stronger. Indeed, he’s not afraid of me.”

“But I, Laozu, am not afraid of you either. Even if you become a ruler one day, what difference will it make?”

In reality, Wuxiang Laozu was also stronger, an existence at the peak of the first realm of Divine King, unafraid even of second-realm Divine Kings.

“I refuse to believe you have no weaknesses. None of your closest family or disciples have weaknesses?” Wuxiang Laozu’s eyes turned cold. “Ruining my chance comes with a price.”

“I need all the information on Luo He! Details on his close family, disciples, everything.”

Wuxiang Laozu had never intended to let it go and immediately purchased information from Two Worlds Palace.

…

In Chu Capital, inside Luo Feng’s retreat in Star Tower.

Luo Feng was in deep meditation.

“Although I destroyed Wuxiang Laozu’s body in Infinite Space, cutting off his opportunity there, his strength is still formidable.” Luo Feng thought. The opponent had indeed comprehended Divine King-level secret techniques in his new path. It was only because Luo Feng had insights into his Divine Body, clone technique, and blade array that the battle was one-sided.

“My Life and Death Path still hasn’t comprehended a full branch of the Origin Path. If I get too arrogant, I might end up like Wuxiang Laozu, hitting a brick wall.”

Luo Feng reflected. Infinite Space was full of hidden dangers, with many ancient beings inside. Some of them might have already developed branches of new paths.

“I’ve been in secluded cultivation for a hundred eras, with a deep enough foundation now to consume another Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit. I can also consume that bottle of Cleansing Spirit Liquid.” Luo Feng made up his mind.

The Cleansing Spirit Liquid, which Luo Feng had inquired about from his master Emperor Chu, was even more valuable than a Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit. It was incredibly rare, even for royal elites. Emperor Chu Yu had given it to Luo Feng.

A single bottle of Cleansing Spirit Liquid was only one portion.

“Whoosh.” Luo Feng took out a Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit and began to eat it, while a golden bottle was placed beside him.

After building a solid foundation, consuming the treasure.

Using the treasure! To push himself further!

“The effect of the Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit is still so miraculous.” Luo Feng felt his soul being nourished, his thoughts speeding up significantly. Then, he picked up the golden bottle beside him, uncorked it, and drank it in one go.