Chapter 197: Book V - Left Alone

The sword in Divine King Wuxin’s hand suddenly split into twelve blades. These twelve blades formed a sword formation, launching a joint attack on the Stone Creature leader and the three extremely powerful Stone Creatures!

Emperor Guixu and Divine King Wuxin were so well-coordinated. Seeing his friend unleash the sword formation, Emperor Guixu immediately went all out as well. The Primordial Bloodline within his body erupted completely, and a torrent of blood-colored flame surged outward.

Without regard for the damage to his body, Emperor Guixu unleashed one of the two Ultimate Divine King-level secret techniques he had mastered—Heaven and Earth Great Collapse.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!!!” Emperor Guixu wielded eight weapons with his eight arms, causing even the fabric of space and time to twist.

The first strike he delivered was with a heavy hammer, which forcibly cracked the massive body of the Stone Creature. The third strike was a large black axe that made the Stone Creature howl in agony as its body was cleaved apart.

In the blink of an eye, the earth-shattering barrage of attacks seemed to return all things to chaos, and that Stone Creature was torn to pieces, reduced to chaotic airstreams.

The scene shocked the other Stone Creatures.

“Emperor Guixu is absolutely ferocious when he explodes in full force,” Luo Feng marveled. That Stone Creature had power comparable to the Heavenly Kun Ruler, and its body was no less durable than the Primordial Bloodline physique of the Heavenly Kun Ruler—yet with just over ten strikes, it was smashed to pieces.

“Beautiful!” Divine King Wuxin cheered. “Guixu, go take out those smaller Stone Creatures. I’ll hold off the three stronger ones.”

Now that he was only entangling the Stone Creature leader and two extremely powerful Stone Creatures, Divine King Wuxin’s burden lightened considerably. The sword formation was more than capable of managing them.

“Roar~~!”

The Stone Creature leader roared in fury, and the two other powerful Stone Creatures attacked with wrathful force as well.

Divine King Wuxin’s sword formation was incredibly resilient, like a cage trapping the three of them, forcing them to watch helplessly as Emperor Guixu—at full power—charged at the other Stone Creatures that were being held off.

The over three hundred Stone Creatures were currently being entangled by over three hundred clones of Luo Feng.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” …

Wherever Emperor Guixu passed, the ordinary Second Stage Divine King-level Stone Creatures fell. Their strength varied—those a bit stronger required three or four moves to kill, while the weaker ones were smashed to dust with a single hammer.

In the blink of an eye, over ten Stone Creatures were killed.

The entire Stone Creature tribe grew restless. Though low in intelligence, they could still feel anger, fear, and attachment to their companions.

“Regroup!” The furious leader of the Stone Creatures roared, its voice infused with willpower.

Previously, this Dream Domain Creature Tribe had tried to trap Luo Feng’s group, ensuring they couldn’t escape. But now, following the leader’s command, they no longer acted separately—they actively began to regroup.

The Stone Creature leader, along with its two powerful subordinates, also moved to reunite with their companions.

Rumble~~~

Luo Feng’s three hundred plus clones could only stall them; they couldn’t fully restrain them. As the Stone Creatures gathered, they began to fuse naturally.

“They can merge into a single entity,” Emperor Guixu remarked.

Divine King Wuxin laughed. “They’ve given up on the encirclement.”

Once they fused into a single being, their power might appear greater—but they became a single, slow entity. Even if their might was terrifying, such a clumsy individual form still couldn’t stop the Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion team from escaping.

“Rumble~~” As the Stone Creature leader also merged in with its kin, what formed was an ultra-massive Stone Creature, of incomparably vast proportions.

“Retreat!” Luo Feng and the others showed no fear.

With Divine King Wuxin’s Ultimate Divine King-level escape technique, his agility and speed in flight were far superior to the ultra-massive Stone Creature. They quickly shook it off and fled far into the distance.

“Roar~~~” The ultra-massive Stone Creature roared in rage and unwillingness, chasing for several hundred steps, but Divine King Wuxin had already escaped the Dream Domain Creatures’ territory, completely vanishing from sight.

……

“They actually escaped.”

Far away, members of the Two Realms Pavilion expressed some disappointment.

“Members of the Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion may be strong, but if they’d faced a siege of nearly a hundred Second Stage Divine King-level Stone Creatures, more than half of them would likely have perished,” said the Winged Woman, shaking her head. “But this time, they had someone skilled in using clones.”

“Being able to control hundreds of clones simultaneously, able to stall eighty-nine Second Stage Divine King-level Dream Domain Creatures—even if just stalling—that’s still incredible.”

“A troublesome new figure has emerged on the Origin Continent.”

Observers from various factions looked on.

They were all Second Stage Divine King overlords, yet they knew well—there were vast differences even among those at the same level.

For instance, the Ark Master of the Time-Space Ark cultivated only a single Origin Path—Origin Path of Time—yet was the greatest expert on that path across the Origin Continent. Though only at the peak of Second Stage Divine King, he moved through different timelines with his three-fold body. Even the Emperors and Monarchs of the Origin Continent found him a formidable challenge.

“Even Emperors and Monarchs—even beings at the Ultimate Divine King level—could only come into contact with his ‘present body’. They were completely unable to threaten the ‘past body’ or the ‘future body’ of the Time-Space Ark.”

“For instance, Divine King Wuxin—ever since he began cultivating, except for that one time when he voluntarily sought death and reincarnated, neither encirclement by Emperors nor the dangers of various Treasure Lands have ever claimed his true body.”

“Such Second Stage Divine Kings are naturally far stronger than figures like the Heavenly Kun Ruler and the Ruler of Yuguo.”

“He’s able to entangle so many Dream Domain creatures only because they’re unintelligent and their moves are simple. If he encountered Divine Kings, whose techniques are far more sophisticated, just trying to engage one of them would cost him a great deal of mental effort.”

“Even so, entangling seven or eight Second Stage Divine Kings shouldn’t be too difficult.”

“No one knows which old monster he truly is, either.”

Everyone concealed their auras and altered their appearances. Naturally, they suspected that Luo Feng was some old monster in reality.

“Must be a peak existence among Second Stage Divine Kings.”

“The Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion’s team had never seen him before. Looks like there’s one more member now,” they commented.

The white-haired Palace Master was surprised that the Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion had gained another formidable member, but didn’t care too much. On the Origin Continent, there were many even more troublesome figures than ‘Luo Feng’. If someone at the level of Queen Fengdu or the Great Earth Divine King appeared, then that would truly shake the entire Origin Continent.

“Let’s go. There’s no need to linger in this Dream Domain space. Let’s head to the next one,” said the white-haired Palace Master.

“Let’s go.”

The Two Realms Pavilion team quietly left that space and made their way toward the next Dream Domain space.

…

Under the leadership of Divine King Wuxin, Luo Feng and the others quickly escaped from the pursuit of that Ultra-Massive Stone Creature.

“Haha! We all made it out alive!” Emperor Guixu laughed heartily.

“All thanks to Brother Luo He,” Divine King Wuxin looked at Luo Feng. “Brother Luo He, your technique of avatar division has reached an unimaginable level. On the entire Origin Continent, there aren’t many who can match you.”

Luo Feng smiled.

There were still many! Among the Emperors and Monarchs alone, those skilled in avatar techniques already exceeded a handful!

“This is the only area where I excel,” Luo Feng said. “I’m far behind in everything else.”

“The allocation we agreed on before no longer fits the situation,” said Emperor Guixu. “Brother Luo He isn’t just exploring dangers and seeking treasures. He can even hold off numerous powerful enemies.”

“In that case, Guixu and I will each give half a share to Brother Luo He,” Divine King Wuxin said. “That way, Guixu, I, and Brother Luo He each take thirty percent.”

“Luo He’s avatars are formidable—I’m the one gaining here,” said Divine King Yuntian with a smile.

Her share remained unchanged in percentage, but the overall strength of the team had increased, meaning more treasures would be gained, and thus she would receive more.

She was self-aware—given her contribution, receiving ten percent was already quite good.

“Then I won’t refuse.” Luo Feng accepted without false modesty.

“Straightforward,” Emperor Guixu said. “We were set up this time. That winged woman—though we don’t know who she is in reality—I’ve run into her multiple times in the Treasure Lands. She’s a member of the Two Realms Pavilion.”

“The Two Realms Pavilion plotted against us again,” Divine King Wuxin said with some irritation. “I also tried to trace them earlier, but their concealment methods are superb—not a single trace left behind.”

When it came to tracking enemies, Divine King Wuxin was also extremely skilled.

“Usually, the Two Realms Pavilion’s teams are led by the Palace Master’s avatar,” said Emperor Guixu. “The Two Realms Pavilion’s Palace Master is a member of the Foreign Race, with a cultivation realm on par with the ancestors of the two great nations. If he wishes to hide, none of us could detect him.”

At that moment, Luo Feng also understood why the two ancient nations were so hostile toward the Two Realms Pavilion, Ten Thousand Laws Tower, and the Time-Space Ark.

These three foreign race forces were vast in number, divided into multiple teams, and led by avatars of various powerful foreign race members to compete for opportunities. These leaders had sharp eyes and targeted top-tier treasures—their competitiveness far surpassed that of the Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion.

“We’ll find another opportunity in the future,” Divine King Wuxin said.

“Brother Luo He, conflicts among different factions are common. You’ll see much more of this in the future,” Emperor Guixu said with a smile.

Luo Feng nodded. “Let’s leave this Dream Domain space as well. Since the Two Realms Pavilion has already explored it, the easily found treasures are probably long gone.”

“Alright.”

“To the next Dream Domain space.”

Immediately, the Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion’s team quickly departed, heading to search the next Dream Domain space.

…

In that forested mountain space—

Luo Feng left behind one World Life Form avatar. This avatar consumed one-thousandth of his energy reserves and would slowly grow stronger over time as it absorbed energy naturally.

“This forested mountain space has been explored by both the Wheel Reincarnation Pavilion and the Two Realms Pavilion. Treasures are scarce now. It’ll probably remain calm for some time.” Luo Feng sat cross-legged on a patch of grass.

Dream Domain creatures typically stayed within their fixed territories.

Only in very rare, special cases would they leave.

“Let’s try cultivating the ‘Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique’ here.” Luo Feng didn’t immediately head to the deep layers of the Dream Domain to cultivate, as he still needed to accompany his teammates to search for treasures. Cultivating in the deep Dream Domain placed heavy strain on his Mental Will, which would impact combat performance.

The forested mountain spaces in the Dream Domain’s middle layer were more suitable.

“Rumble~~~”

As he activated the ‘Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique’, a dark vortex enveloped his Mental Will, constantly compressing, grinding, twisting, and annihilating it. Meanwhile, illusions from the middle layer of the Dream Domain continuously seeped in, influencing Luo Feng’s mind.

The increasingly harsh environment naturally strengthened the tempering of his Mental Will.

Any stray thoughts affected by the environment, having become less stable, were naturally shredded and annihilated by the ‘dark vortex’, leaving Luo Feng’s Mental Will even purer.

“Tempering the mind must be an eternal process.” Luo Feng understood this.

Because with time, new stray thoughts would always arise.

Only through constant training could one hope to improve.

Once the effort ceased, regression could follow.

This was also why some experts from the Ancient Thunder Kingdom went half-insane. At certain times, they could suppress the residual will in their bloodline, but the moment stray thoughts arose and their minds faltered, that residual will would strike back and send them spiraling out of control.

“The Dream Domain environment suits the ‘Great Destruction Heart Refining Technique’ very well.” Luo Feng calmly cultivated, while his other avatars continued accompanying Emperor Guixu and the others in their treasure hunt.