Chapter 147: World Entrance

"Don't think you can escape punishment just because you're a disciple of an Emperor." Yan Su had been a Chaos Realm Transcendent for a long time, and he understood the thirteen Emperors of the Ancient Yanfeng Kingdom even better.

The thirteen Emperors of the Ancient Kingdom faced few external threats, leading to intense internal conflicts. Apart from Emperor Qing, who remained somewhat detached, the other twelve Emperors were locked in fierce disputes. Had it not been for the Yanfeng Ancestor suppressing them, they would likely have engaged in life-and-death battles long ago.

Given such conflicts, even Luo Feng, as Emperor Chu's direct disciple, would find it difficult to escape punishment.

"I never said I wanted to escape punishment," Luo Feng laughed. "Yan Su, there's no need to stall. Just die."

The boundless Black River surged mightily towards Yan Su.

"Luo He!"

Yan Su's face contorted as two colorful divine cones suddenly appeared around his body. The moment these two divine cones emerged, a void array diagram materialized beneath his feet. These two divine cones were precisely the two core elements of the array diagram.

"Kill!" The two divine cones, combined with the array diagram, unleashed incredibly terrifying destructive power, forcefully crushing the surging Black River before them.

"Interesting," Luo Feng, colossal in stature, observed from a distance. "With that pair of Divine King weapons, his power has at least doubled. Unfortunately, he's still inferior to Great Saint Biyun."

The boundless Black River ceaselessly engulfed him. Yan Su struggled with great difficulty, despair rising in his heart.

"The power gap is too immense." Although he had known this outcome long ago, Yan Su was still filled with grief and indignation. He excelled at fighting by manipulating the void, but Luo Feng's Black River World exerted much stronger internal control. This stronger control completely suppressed some of his domain techniques.

As for a head-on confrontation? The difference was even more significant.

"It's over," Yan Su thought, struggling with his pair of void divine cones. After just a few breaths, facing the crushing might of the boundless Black River, he was utterly annihilated.

His complete clone lasted for a mere few breaths. Inside the city, his two other weaker clones were instantly obliterated, showing no resistance whatsoever.

Xiangjie City, though a border stronghold, was nevertheless a safe place, thanks to the presence of a Chaos Realm Transcendent. Over the long ages, it had attracted a vast number of cultivators, and even much of the trade between the two ancient kingdoms took place in these border cities, leading to a thriving commerce.

"Is that General Yan Su?"

"The other one must be Great Saint Luo He."

Several thousand Eternal True Gods resided within Xiangjie City. The moment they perceived the world plunging into endless darkness and the Black River engulfing every part of the city, they knew something major was unfolding.

As they looked up and saw Luo Feng's colossal figure confronting General Yan Su in the sky, they couldn't hear their conversation, but most recognized Great Saint Luo He due to his widespread fame on the Origin Continent.

"Something big has happened."

"A truly momentous event."

These Eternal True Gods were filled with apprehension. For many long ages, General Yan Su had been the very 'heaven' of the entire city, the most terrifying presence within Xiangjie City; his will was the will of the entire city itself.

But now, Xiangjie City's 'heaven' had encountered an even more terrifying existence.

"General Yan Su is a Chaos Realm Transcendent, comparable to a newly ascended Divine King, yet he couldn't defeat Great Saint Luo He even with the help of an array?"

"They're fighting, yet there isn't a single ripple of after-effect from their clash?"

"The after-effects of their clash are entirely contained by this black river."

Even those with limited insight could sense the terror emanating from this black water.

It could cover every part of the entire city in the blink of an eye, and was even rapidly eroding and engulfing General Yan Su.

"The battle is over, it's over." These Eternal True Gods, some from the city's army, others from the commercial forces of the two ancient kingdoms, and even some with significant backgrounds, found themselves greatly relieved.

If the after-effects of the clash between these two terrifying beings hadn't been contained, all cultivators in the city would have perished.

When the battle concluded, all they felt was immense relief.

High in the sky, quite a distance from Xiangjie City, a figure appeared, crossing the void. It was one of Yan Su's ordinary clones.

This ordinary clone of Yan Su gazed from afar towards Xiangjie City, observing the Black River World completely engulfing the city, leaving no vulnerabilities.

"There's no way to fight; the gap is too immense," Yan Su sighed inwardly. "Luo He's strength is beyond dispute; he's the foremost Chaos Realm Transcendent. Even compared to a Divine King at the first stage, he should be considered a Divine King at an extremely powerful level."

A profound sense of powerlessness filled his heart.

The disparity was so vast that he couldn't even muster the will to fight.

This was also why, upon seeing Luo Feng, he immediately offered to apologize and resolve their animosity.

However, Luo Feng's demand for the pair of void divine cones was something Yan Su found truly difficult to accept.

"My most crucial treasures, this pair of Divine King weapons, were seized by him," Yan Su lamented, filled with indignation.

Beyond these, he possessed no other precious treasures.

The value of these Divine King weapons to him was akin to the value of the Star Tower and Blood Shadow Blade to Luo Feng; how could he not feel heartbroken at their loss?

"Ah well, ah well. Having lost the Divine King weapons, I might even be without weakness now," Yan Su murmured, his eyes turning cold.

"This confrontation with Luo Feng proved one thing: merely possessing strong life-saving abilities isn't enough; one's combat power must also be formidable."

"A Chaos Realm Transcendent like Luo He already possesses such strength. Once he ascends to Divine King and undergoes an all-around enhancement, he will likely swiftly become a hegemon of the Origin Continent."

Yan Su pondered.

Having lived for a long time and possessing considerable strength, he clearly understood that the order of the Origin Continent was determined by a group of ancient hegemons.

Who could truly be called a hegemon?

Those who possess extremely strong life-saving abilities, making them almost impossible to kill on the Origin Continent, and who also have terrifying combat power against enemies. For example, the Snow Realm Ancestor could not be called a hegemon on the Origin Continent simply because his combat power was still somewhat lacking. If he had successfully cultivated the Primal Chaos Bloodline, and his combat strength could rival a Divine King at the second stage, then he too could be considered a true hegemon.

Only then would the Two Realms Palace be willing to invite him to join.

As for now? In the eyes of true hegemons, even though they couldn't kill the Snow Realm Ancestor, he posed no real threat to them—merely a tickle.

"Many Divine Kings at the first stage have, throughout the long river of time, either perished or been forced into reincarnation."

"But Luo He's foundation is too profound."

Yan Su was well aware of this. In fact, many forces on the Origin Continent understood this point, as did Luo Feng himself, and even the formidable entity from the Two Realms Palace. Despite their gnashing of teeth, there was nothing they could do.

It was foreseeable that Luo He would become a Divine King. It was also foreseeable that after becoming a Divine King, he would swiftly rise to become a hegemon on the Origin Continent, with his overall strength surging far beyond his current level.

Yet, who could possibly stop his growth?

"Luo He, you've attacked a border city, and what's more, a city that suppresses a world entrance. You will certainly pay a heavy price for this. You've only been a Chaos Realm Transcendent for too short a time; you simply don't understand the madness of regional conflicts. Once you're implicated, hmph!" Yan Su watched from afar.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, in the direction of Xiangjie City in the distance, the very ground violently trembled.

"It has begun," Yan Su remarked, not surprised in the slightest. "Without me controlling the sealing array, the Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures within that world will surely attempt to burst out. If they truly manage to escape, your offense will multiply tenfold, a hundredfold."

"Rumble, rumble, rumble..."

At this moment, the distant ground continued to shake. Yan Su watched from afar, highly anticipating some Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures bursting forth—that would be truly spectacular.

In Xiangjie City, after obliterating Yan Su's complete clone and his two weaker ones, Luo Feng collected his spoils of war.

"A pair of void divine cones; Yan Su must be utterly heartbroken over these," Luo Feng mused, believing himself merciful enough. He hadn't provoked Yan Su, yet Yan Su had deliberately targeted him. Merely taking his treasures was only a minor punishment.

If Yan Su didn't know better and continued to pester him, seeking revenge by relying on his cloning technique, then once Luo Feng became a Divine King and his spiritual will was strong enough, he wouldn't mind employing the Fiery Origin Art to send Yan Su on his final journey.

Of course, if Yan Su stopped here, Luo Feng wouldn't expend any more thought on him.

"Now, the most crucial thing is the world entrance," Luo Feng thought. In an instant, his vast Dark World rapidly contracted to a mere few hundred million kilometers in range, sealing off the world entrance deep beneath the city's core guardian mansion.

This world entrance was originally sealed by an array, which Yan Su was responsible for controlling. However, with the loss of its controller, the array's power waned, and the Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures within immediately sensed it.

"How to control this array? I don't know," he thought. Cracking an array was no easy feat.

Yan Su served as the guardian general because the Ancient Yanfeng Kingdom had entrusted him with the role and granted him the method to control the array.

"Om."

The thick, demonic wall of the Dark World sealed off the entire world entrance.

Furthermore, vast, surging darkness enveloped the area around the world entrance.

Luo Feng stood atop the Black River.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Without the array's controller, its power significantly diminished. Some Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures forcefully withstood the array's suppression, attacking the Dark World's membrane wall at the entrance.

Suddenly, sharp claws instantly pierced through the Dark World's membrane wall.

However, beyond the Dark World's membrane wall, a surge of bloodline suppression forced the claws back.

A series of tremendous thuds ensued.

Under the dual suppression of the greatly weakened array and the Black River World's membrane wall, those Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures, combining their efforts, barely managed to pierce through the Dark World's membrane wall, causing tremendous thuds that made the very ground tremble.

But the surging Black River effortlessly pushed them back.

The Black River World's membrane wall healed in the blink of an eye, continuing to enclose the Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures.

"I thought I'd have to intervene personally," Luo Feng remarked, observing the scene.

This action also allowed him to ascertain detailed information about the suppressed world entrance.

This world, named Xiangjie, contained Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures cultivated by the Yanfeng Ancestor. The Primal Chaos Bloodline itself originated from the true bloodline of Primal Chaos beings beyond the Cage. It was incredibly powerful and terrifying; even a Divine King, if they directly touched it, would be completely polluted and lose themselves.

Therefore, the Yanfeng Ancestor, Thunder Ancestor, and others cultivated various special creatures, many of which were not native to the Origin Continent.

Through the natural reproduction of these creatures, the Primal Chaos Bloodline was continuously diluted and weakened.

The creatures inhabiting Xiangjie were all of the so-called Chaos Realm level. For example, the golden scaled beetle corpse his master had once given Luo Feng was an extremely formidable Chaos Realm creature.

Despite being a Chaos Realm creature, its power rivaled that of an ordinary Divine King.

"Inside Xiangjie are only Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures of the Chaos Realm level," Luo Feng thought. "These are the weakest Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures, with the most diluted bloodlines. That's why only one Chaos Realm Transcendent was dispatched to guard it."

The Ancient Yanfeng Kingdom also possessed some creatures with even stronger Primal Chaos Bloodlines, born with Divine King level strength. However, these creatures were heavily imprisoned and personally overseen by powerful Divine Kings.

"According to intelligence records, even Chaos Realm creatures with Primal Chaos Bloodlines are generally inferior to Chaos Realm Transcendent who cultivate Primal Chaos Bloodlines, due to their lower intelligence," Luo Feng mused. He considered Chaos Realm Transcendent like the Arid Wind City Lord; after all, they possessed high intelligence and advanced realms. Their cultivation of the Primal Chaos Bloodline was, in essence, a different kind of Primal Chaos Bloodline being.

"Suppressing Chaos Realm is still very easy," Luo Feng thought. With a mental command, a vast amount of Black River integrated into the Dark World's membrane wall. When a full five billion Black Rivers had merged into the Dark World, those Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures could no longer breach the membrane wall.

"I was prepared for my true body to act, even ready to use the Star Tower to suppress the world entrance. Now, it seems unnecessary," Luo Feng remarked, sitting down cross-legged.

He had stormed the border city and killed Yan Su. At most, the Ancient Yanfeng Kingdom would impose some minor punishments according to regulations, which was insignificant. After all, conflicts among powerful individuals were common on the Origin Continent.

However, if a group of Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures had escaped because of him, the punishment would have been severe.

As time passed, the Primal Chaos Bloodline creatures, which had initially furiously attacked the Dark World's membrane wall, eventually gave up. Unable to break through and being of lower, somewhat deranged intelligence, they soon departed.

"Now, we'll see what punishment the Ancient Yanfeng Kingdom will mete out," Luo Feng thought. Simultaneously, his clone, far away in Chu Capital, immediately went to pay respects to his master, Emperor Chu.