Chapter 186: The Curtain Falls

“Ten Chaos States?” Grand Lord Tiankun looked at Luo Feng. “Are you sure?”

“Do you think I’m asking for too much?” The ten Luo Fengs also stared at Grand Lord Tiankun.

Grand Lord Tiankun could feel the will of God-King Luohe.

“How did he get involved in the matter between me and Grand Lord Yushui, and why is he so difficult to deal with?” Grand Lord Tiankun had a headache. In terms of strength, he wasn't afraid of Luo Feng. His might, when unleashed, was even superior; he could fight or leave as he pleased, and Luo Feng couldn't stop him.

But if Luo Feng's ten avatars were to attack the Food Kingdom, he couldn't stop them either, as he only had one true body.

He governed the vast second-tier kingdom, the 'Food Kingdom,' which had its own clans and many followers. Luohe, however, had no attachments; even the ten Chaos States he had recently acquired were gifts from the Yu Kingdom.

The one with nothing to lose fears not the one with much to lose.

Grand Lord Tiankun was the one with shoes; his territory was too vast.

Luo Feng was the barefoot one, with little territory and few attachments. He even had only one disciple.

If the fight truly continued, could the Food Kingdom endure it?

“Alright.” Grand Lord Tiankun, with his blood-red eyes, looked at Luo Feng. “This time, I underestimated God-King Luohe. I didn't expect him to possess such terrifying strength, despite being only at the God-King First Realm. Consider these ten Chaos States as compensation.”

“Grand Lord Tiankun is quite straightforward.” Luo Feng nodded. “From now on, we'll be neighbors and will frequently interact.”

“Hmph.” Grand Lord Tiankun also felt a headache.

He already had a headache with the second-tier kingdom, the 'Yu Kingdom,' nearby. After all, he could freely annex some third-tier kingdoms, but facing opponents of the same level was not so easy.

The faction led by Luo Feng, in Grand Lord Tiankun's eyes, was even more troublesome than the Yu Kingdom.

Whoosh.

With a flap of his wings, Grand Lord Tiankun vanished into the void, disappearing.

The ten silver-clad Luo Fengs, towering as high as the heavens, also vanished in an instant.

“It's over.”

“I didn't expect God-King Luohe to be an existence comparable to Grand Lord Tiankun.”

“Another formidable overlord has appeared on the Origin Continent.”

All observing factions realized how formidable Luo Feng was. Any one of Luo Feng's avatars could withstand Grand Lord Tiankun's killing moves without sustaining significant damage.

Only when swallowed into the stomach did Luo Feng actively self-detonate. Otherwise, the stomach's corrosive power alone could not have destroyed that avatar.

“My disciple can actually rival Grand Lord Tiankun now.” Sitting Mountain Guest's eyes were a little red, his emotions too stirred. “It's time to go see Luo Feng.”

In Huyang City, at the City Lord's Mansion, on a pavilion.

“Brother Luohe, thank you so much.” Grand Lord Yushui's avatar appeared, quite excited. Luo Feng's strength exceeded his expectations, and the matter was resolved too smoothly. If Luo Feng had been a normal invincible God-King at the First Realm, there would have been many more conflicts.

“It's nothing.” Luo Feng smiled. “Brother Yushui, I heard your true body is in the treasure land 'Tianhe'. You must be careful.”

“Although they outnumber me, I'm not that easy to bully.” Grand Lord Yushui was quite confident. “Brother Luohe, you should also be careful. This time, because of me, you've gravely offended Grand Lord Tiankun. With his temperament, he won't give up easily. If you encounter any trouble, just call, and I will surely come to your aid.”

Luo Feng laughed, “Brother Yushui might not know, but I just demanded ten Chaos States from the Food Kingdom as their compensation.”

His negotiation with Grand Lord Tiankun was naturally shielded from external perception.

“Ah!” Grand Lord Yushui was astonished. “You demanded ten Chaos States?”

“Since I've offended him, I might as well offend him thoroughly.” Luo Feng smiled slightly, then looked towards the distant Food Kingdom. “From now on, the Food Kingdom and I will be neighbors, and there will be many days of struggle ahead.”

“If the Yu Kingdom's help is needed, just call anytime,” Grand Lord Yushui responded.

During this invasion by the Food Kingdom, Luo Feng unhesitatingly chose the side of the Yu Kingdom, which greatly moved Grand Lord Yushui.

Undoubtedly, in the future, when facing the Food Kingdom, the Yu Kingdom would certainly stand with Luo Feng's faction.

In the Food Kingdom's capital, within the royal palace.

“Brother.”

“Grand Lord.” The other four God-Kings of the Food Kingdom all looked at Grand Lord Tiankun.

“That Luohe's world power has enveloped ten Chaos States of our Food Kingdom, declaring that they now belong to him and demanding that the Chaos Realm cultivators evacuate within a day.” Patriarch Wuxiang said urgently, “Brother, are we just going to concede ten Chaos States like that?”

“If we don't, do you think Luohe would cease hostilities?” Grand Lord Tiankun sat in the main seat, giving Patriarch Wuxiang a cold glance. “His ten avatars are invading the Food Kingdom; which one of them could the four of you stop?”

The four God-Kings were stunned.

They had witnessed it; each of those ten avatars was terrifying.

“If the fight truly continued, the entire Food Kingdom would have no peace,” Grand Lord Tiankun shook his head.

“Although he has ten avatars, during combat, you still hold the upper hand, Brother,” said God-King Daomo. “If it truly came down to attrition, he would still lose.”

“I cannot outlast him,” Grand Lord Tiankun said.

Patriarch Wuxiang, God-King Daomo, God-King Liuyu, and God-King Kufeng were all stunned.

“His colossal body possesses extremely strong regenerative capabilities, as if it carries its own wellspring of life. He recovers while fighting; during the recent battle... his energy reserves didn't diminish at all.” Grand Lord Tiankun explained, “Even if I hold the upper hand, I cannot destroy a single one of his avatars.”

“He is even more troublesome than Grand Lord Yushui,” Grand Lord Tiankun shook his head. “Until we find a way to deal with him, we must not provoke him again.”

“Yes,” the four God-Kings exchanged glances, only able to obediently comply.

If even their own Grand Lord admitted he couldn't destroy one of Luohe's avatars, then there was no way to fight.

Grand Lord Tiankun then stood up and departed.

Soon, within the treasure land 'Tianhe', Grand Lord Tiankun arrived in just over ten breaths of time.

The Tianhe, an infinitely wide and long celestial river, swept through space-time, engulfing all things, flowing mightily and ceaselessly. Its mere power was enough to make God-Kings tremble.

This was a treasure land considered by outsiders to be even more valuable than 'Infinite Space'. Practitioners of the 'Water-Aligned Primordial Bloodline' especially valued this place immensely.

Grand Lord Tiankun transformed into his true body and merged into the Tianhe's waters. The river water naturally washed over his colossal form, purifying his body.

Simply being immersed in it was a form of cultivation.

“You also have no way to deal with Luohe?” Grand Lord Tiankun remotely transmitted a message to his five other friends via karma. “This time, I suffered a great loss, forced to give him ten Chaos States.”

“If you can't wear down one of his avatars, then naturally, neither can we.”

“Furthermore, through karmic sensing, I can confirm that he also has hidden avatars in Huyang City, Chudu, and Xiangjie City. Ten avatars... that's probably not his limit.”

“His unleashed power is slightly inferior to ours. But he is just too difficult to deal with.”

These powerful beings all held reservations about Luo Feng, unwilling to provoke such a formidable enemy.

They could form a consensus and unite to deal with 'Grand Lord Yushui'. However, they had no consensus when it came to 'Luo Feng'; not one of them was willing to fight him.

“Since we can't pressure Grand Lord Yushui from the outside, we'll have to find a way to completely deal with him within the Tianhe.” The six of them still had patience.

There were only a dozen or so practitioners of the Water-Aligned Primordial Bloodline who had reached their level on the entire Origin Continent. Below the Emperor, the biggest threat to them was 'Grand Lord Yushui'. Grand Lord Yushui was too accustomed to the Tianhe, and his ability to acquire treasures far surpassed theirs, so they naturally had to unite.

Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, Polu City, Polu Mountain.

“Master.” Zhang Yunguo arrived excitedly to pay her respects, having been summoned by the God-King.

It had been a long time.

It was the first time her master had specifically summoned her.

“Yunguo.” God-King Polu smiled, looking at Zhang Yunguo. “Brother Luohe has just become a God-King, and now he has battled Grand Lord Tiankun without falling behind in the slightest. I am preparing to go congratulate him! You can accompany me.”

God-King Polu was in a good mood.

Zhang Yunguo's heart trembled. Congratulate God-King Luohe? And she would accompany him?

“You've been on the mountain for so long; this time you can also reunite with Moyu Qingyan,” God-King Polu smiled.

Zhang Yunguo hesitated, then dared not conceal anything: “Master, Qingyan and I have already separated.”

“Separated?” God-King Polu was somewhat puzzled.

“Having become your disciple, I devoted myself entirely to cultivation and did not wish for other distractions. That is why I separated from Qingyan,” Zhang Yunguo respectfully said.

God-King Polu's gaze turned cold.

As an invincible existence at the God-King First Realm who cultivated the Primordial Bloodline, God-King Polu usually treated all beings kindly. However, he was also affected by residual bloodline will contamination, though he had always been able to fully control it.

Now, as anger surged, an invisible malevolent aura naturally spread. Zhang Yunguo felt her soul tremble, and her mind went blank.

“Idiot!” God-King Polu snarled coldly, then flicked his sleeve.

An invisible ripple enveloped Zhang Yunguo, directly teleporting her out of Polu Mountain.

When Zhang Yunguo regained consciousness, she found herself in Polu City. She looked around and saw the distant sacred ground, 'Polu Mountain'.

“I've been expelled by Master?” Zhang Yunguo couldn't believe it.

“From now on, you are forbidden to return to the mountain without my permission.” Her master's voice echoed in her mind, like a brand, etched into her soul.

Zhang Yunguo's heart trembled.

She had thought that her master, being high above, a direct disciple of Emperor 'Di Qing,' and a renowned overlord-level existence on the Origin Continent, who was willing to preach to all beings, would not care about her personal romantic affairs.

“Idiot, Master called me an idiot.” Zhang Yunguo would never forget that angry rebuke.

For a being who had such a benevolent presence, to rebuke her so angrily, showed the depth of his fury.

“I was wrong.” Zhang Yunguo looked at Polu Mountain, feeling a chill in her heart. “I thought Master was willing to help the weak, publicly teaching countless weak beings out of compassion and immense benevolence, completely different from us Eternal True Gods.”

“But I was wrong. Master and the others are just like the Eternal True Gods; they also befriend powerful individuals and have entanglements of interest.”

In her master's single word, 'Idiot,' Zhang Yunguo fully understood: her master took her as a disciple not out of fate or pity, but to befriend God-King Luohe!

Once she and Moyu Qingyan separated, her 'master-disciple bond' with her master also weakened.

Huyang City was now much livelier. Many small and medium-sized factions reacted quickly, beginning to buy up numerous cave dwellings within the city at inflated prices. They understood that Huyang City would become the center of the surrounding twenty Chaos States.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One flying vessel after another swiftly departed Huyang City, heading to the surrounding Chaos States to begin taking control of various large cities.

Luo Feng's world power enveloped his dominion, so the migrations from the Food Kingdom and Yu Kingdom were orderly, and Huyang City's teams experienced no difficulty in taking control.

“With your strength, Brother Luohe, twenty Chaos States are still too few,” God-King Polu said with a smile, having already come to visit Luo Feng.

“I have no desire to contend for territory,” Luo Feng said. “This time, Brother Yushui asked for my help and actively offered twenty Chaos States; I even tried to take fewer. As for Grand Lord Tiankun of the Food Kingdom, since he made a move, he naturally has to pay a price.”

“Brother Luohe is generous; he only took ten Chaos States to help Grand Lord Yushui, making such a formidable enemy,” God-King Polu sighed.

Among the powerful existences on the Origin Continent, inviting any one of them to fully incur the enmity of the Food Kingdom would cost far more than ten Chaos States.

Luo Feng simply smiled.

“There is one more matter, for which I feel I owe you an apology, Brother Luohe,” God-King Polu said.

“What is it?” Luo Feng asked, surprised.

“Previously, I accepted Zhang Yunguo, the wife of your disciple 'Moyu Qingyan', as my disciple. Who would have thought it would cause them to break off their marital ties?” God-King Polu shook his head. “I have already expelled Zhang Yunguo from the mountain, so she can calm down and reflect properly.”

Luo Feng laughed, “Since they've separated, it simply means they were not fated to be. I should thank God-King Polu for helping them both see each other more clearly, more quickly.”

God-King Polu nodded.

While Luo Feng met God-King Polu in Huyang City, a mysterious guest arrived in Xiangjie City.

“Hm?”

Luo Feng sensed a rather powerful aura directly flying into the Garrison Mansion, and an invisible voice transmitted through karma, saying, “Luo Feng.”

Calling him directly by name? Luo Feng's heart skipped a beat.

Few on the Origin Continent knew his name.

Luo Feng entered a courtyard and saw an unfamiliar figure standing there. This figure was quite burly, with bluish-green scaled wings, and turned to smile at him.

As the figure looked at him, its appearance began to change, transforming into the likeness of Sitting Mountain Guest.

“Luo Feng, long time no see,” Sitting Mountain Guest said with a smile.

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(End of this episode)

This episode concludes here. The author will pause updates for two days to carefully plan the plot for the fifth episode.

Devising a complete plot for an episode in just one day is too rushed. The author also hopes to conceive an even better storyline for the 'God-King Arc', so please be understanding.

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