Chapter 206: The Monarch's Tour

At the entrance to the 'Heavenly River' treasure land, one could perceive an illusory river. Yet, upon actually flying into it, one would discover that this river was boundless! The Heavenly River's depth was equally endless.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Deep within the Heavenly River, a flying boat drifted. Inside, a hairy figure sat cross-legged, naturally absorbing the Heavenly River's water into his body to nourish his primal bloodline.

"Tiankun and his group truly won't give up; they're still surrounding me," Lord Yushui commented disdainfully. "But they don't dare venture into the deepest parts of this Heavenly River."

Lord Tiankun's side comprised six powerful beings. They were exploring for treasures and cultivating within the Heavenly River while simultaneously blockading key areas.

Lord Yushui was also very patient.

Even if it took hundreds or even thousands of epochs, Lord Yushui had the patience to endure.

"Let them slowly wear themselves out. If my strength advances further and I comprehend an 'Ultimate Realm Secret Art' from my primal bloodline, then I alone can deal with all six of them!" Lord Yushui yearned for further advancement.

But they all knew it was incredibly difficult to break through, having failed to advance for hundreds of millions of epochs!

"Brother Yushui, Monarch Landau of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom has entered the Heavenly River! Flee quickly!!!" A message suddenly arrived.

Lord Yushui's heart trembled upon receiving the message.

"This is bad!"

Lord Yushui instantly retracted his flying boat and, without hesitation, plunged deeper into the Heavenly River!

Rumble, rumble, rumble! The deeper one went into the Heavenly River, the more dangers lurked, with hidden horrors. But Lord Yushui, at that moment, fearlessly plunged into the depths!

Suddenly, he spotted an underwater mountain range. Lord Yushui immediately wanted to approach it, but as he drew closer, invisible fluctuations eroded his body, causing it to rapidly disintegrate.

"Go." Lord Yushui threw the God-King level secret treasure flying boat he held. This secret treasure boat contained all the gains he had accumulated during his long years in the Heavenly River. The secret treasure boat withstood the mountain range's fluctuations, clearly far more resilient than Lord Yushui's body, and finally landed within the mountain range.

Lord Yushui immediately turned and fled towards another direction.

He frantically fled, but after only about ten breaths of time, he sensed a terrifying power had remotely locked onto him.

"Monarch Landau." Lord Yushui looked up. As the terrifying power locked onto him, he also saw the source of that power... a majestic figure clad in a watery blue robe.

His entire body was covered in blue-white scales, he possessed three scaly tails, his appearance was sacred, and his eyes were cold, as he gazed distantly at Lord Yushui.

Through causality, he could easily pinpoint Lord Yushui.

Even across an immeasurably vast distance, yet still within the Heavenly River's confines, Monarch Landau simply cast a glance, and endless might descended.

Whoosh!

Lord Yushui's body was resilient and full of vitality, and he constantly absorbed the Heavenly River's water to sustain himself. Yet, under the endless might, most of it was already extinguished. In less than a single breath of time, Lord Yushui's body was completely annihilated.

"Are the treasures all hidden?" Monarch Landau glanced around, then continued hunting other targets.

The Heavenly River seemed vast, but its relatively safe areas were limited in size. Monarch Landau, intimately familiar with the region, patrolled it thoroughly, intending to inspect most of the Heavenly River's safe zones.

"Monarch."

"Greetings, Monarch Landau."

Within the Heavenly River, ancient God-Kings, upon sensing the Monarch's power, each became immensely respectful.

The God-Kings of the two ancient kingdoms' royal families were not affected. The guest God-Kings of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom were also spared! As for the others? Any other God-King discovered by Monarch Landau was instantly annihilated!

"It's Monarch Landau of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom!" Upon receiving the news, Lord Tiankun and his companions were so terrified that they frantically plunged deeper into the Heavenly River.

Lord Tiankun was a guest cultivator of the Blazing Wind Ancient Kingdom! Monarch Landau would not spare him either!

Just a moment later.

Monarch Landau patrolled close to Lord Tiankun, and an invisible domain had already locked onto him.

"It's over." Lord Tiankun knew it was over the moment that terrifying power locked onto him; he even knew that begging for mercy would be useless.

Lord Tiankun's body was also annihilated.

Among the ancient God-Kings in the Heavenly River, mainly rogue God-Kings and the guest God-Kings of the Blazing Wind Ancient Kingdom, over ninety percent had their true bodies destroyed under Monarch Landau's sweep! Only a handful managed to escape, either possessing exceptional escape abilities or by utilizing the Heavenly River's environment.

During Monarch Landau's patrol of the Heavenly River this time, both Lord Yushui and Lord Tiankun had their true bodies perish. Four of Lord Tiankun's five companions also died, with only one narrowly escaping.

Huyang City.

"What?" Luo Feng also received the news.

"There's nothing to be done; my luck was too bad. I ran into Monarch Landau of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom!" Lord Yushui messaged.

Luo Feng, who had never visited the Heavenly River, asked, "I've heard that the Heavenly River environment greatly assists water-attribute beings but repels other powers of the Great Dao. Among the two ancient kingdoms, only Emperor Xuan and Monarch Landau possess water-attribute primal bloodlines, correct?"

"Yes, just those two. They have incredibly deep foundations and rarely come to the Heavenly River anymore," Lord Yushui sighed. "But once they do, they conduct a full sweep, annihilating everyone except for the royal families of the two ancient kingdoms and their own kingdom's guest cultivators."

Luo Feng nodded. "The Heavenly River environment doesn't make it easy to hide."

For instance, the Dream Realm has countless spaces, each existing independently! One can only be discovered if they are within the same space. Its safety level is naturally much higher.

In places like the Infinite Space, one must forge their own Great Dao, and even Emperors entering it will have identical, greatly weakened physical bodies. Rogue God-Kings are naturally much safer there.

Many treasure lands offer a certain degree of protection to weaker beings. However, the protective capabilities vary. The Heavenly River's drawback is that its safe areas are easily discovered, while its extremely deep, dangerous regions are difficult to enter.

"Misfortune often accompanies fortune," Lord Yushui messaged. "The Heavenly River is a treasure land for us, and normally, there aren't many major dangers! The true danger in the Heavenly River... comes from other cultivators. Encountering an Emperor or Monarch is simply bad luck."

"Is there anything I can help with?" Luo Feng asked.

"No need. Lord Tiankun also had his true body destroyed this time," Lord Yushui chuckled via voice transmission. "He won't dare cause trouble again. I can sense that five of my six enemies had their true bodies annihilated this time."

Since everyone suffered great losses, Lord Yushui felt a sense of balance.

Luo Feng sighed inwardly. A single Monarch on patrol could sweep through everything in their path!

The Blazing Wind Ancient Kingdom, meanwhile, had thirteen Emperors, and the Thunder Ancient Kingdom had nine Monarchs!

On the side of the rogue cultivators, only Lord of All Worlds and World Beast were at the Ultimate Realm. Only five, including Empress Fengdu and Master of the Mother River, could challenge Emperors across ranks. And more than half of these powerful beings were on good terms with the two ancient kingdoms!

Although rogue cultivators were numerous, their top-tier combat power was vastly inferior.

This was also because the Ancestors of the two kingdoms and the Ancestor of the Eastern Extremity Domain, who were above God-Kings, rarely made a move.

"No wonder rogue cultivators hide in the shadows, with most even joining the factions established by the three alien races," Luo Feng mused inwardly. Only with the guidance of those three alien races could rogue cultivators compete for resources with the two ancient kingdoms.

There was also one fortunate aspect. The greatest rivals for these Emperors and Monarchs were each other! This also gave rogue cultivators a chance to breathe.

The treasure land, "Infinite Space."

On a vast lake, there was a small island, where one of Luo Feng's avatars was cultivating.

Ever since Moluo Sa reached the God-King Second Stage, capable of displaying the complete Great Dao of Destruction Origin, Luo Feng's cultivation in the Great Dao of Destruction Origin also entered a period of rapid advancement.

His accumulated knowledge from the past was all transforming.

Whoosh. A dark chaotic vortex appeared in the center of Luo Feng's palm. This dark vortex was filled with vital resilience and possessed an incredibly high density. Inside the vortex, power rotated, and countless condensed dark blade-lights flowed within, continuously converging and merging.

"Five Meridians Unified."

"Primordial Vortex Immortal Light."

Luo Feng watched as a wisp of blade-light, almost tangible, formed within the dark chaotic vortex.

The might of this wisp of blade-light was terrifying, far more formidable than the strongest move Luo Feng performed with the Blood Shadow Blade, using one-third of a World Lifeform's power, when sparring with Moluo Sa.

"The Primordial Vortex Immortal Light is completely perfected," Luo Feng said, looking at the blade-light forming within the vortex in his palm, somewhat disbelievingly. "The first God-King Second Stage secret art I comprehended is actually a secret art of the Great Dao of Creation and Destruction."

Indeed. The Primordial Vortex Immortal Light was a rudimentary form Luo Feng had created long ago. It was a fusion of five major branches: the "Heaven-Splitting Meridian, Dark Heaven Meridian, and Chaos Heaven Meridian" from the Great Dao of Destruction, combined with the "Source of Life and Life Spirit" from the Great Dao of Creation and Destruction. As Luo Feng's cultivation accumulated, the fusion of these five branches continuously progressed and refined.

Just now, without realizing it, Luo Feng had completely integrated all five major branches into this move, the Primordial Vortex Immortal Light.

Secret arts Luo Feng was comprehending, such as the "Twenty-Four Forms" and the "Return to One Secret Art," were theoretically the ultimate secret arts that could be created at the God-King First Stage.

Yet, the current Primordial Vortex Immortal Light was a secret art formed from the fusion of five major branches, even though these five branches originated from two Great Daos!

"Life, Destruction, Creation and Destruction... three Great Daos, yet the God-King Second Stage secret art was first created from the Great Dao of Creation and Destruction," Luo Feng mused with emotion.

Of course, creating a secret art did not mean one had reached the God-King Second Stage. True breakthrough required fundamentally mastering the Great Dao itself.

Just like Emperor Guixu and God-King Wuxin had, by chance, created Ultimate Realm secret arts! But they were still far from fully comprehending the complete Great Dao.

Of course, as a move formed by the complete fusion of five major branches, it was already extremely impressive for the God-King Second Stage... After all, the Great Dao of Life Origin and the Great Dao of Destruction Origin each only had six major branches.

Even the moves Moluo Sa currently wielded were less profound than Luo Feng's Primordial Vortex Immortal Light!

"Creation and Destruction..." Luo Feng murmured to himself, sitting cross-legged on the grass, a flash of inspiration appearing in his mind.

Comprehending a God-King Second Stage secret art of Creation and Destruction for the first time brought about a transformation in Luo Feng's understanding of the Great Dao of Creation and Destruction.

At this moment, various "branches of the Great Dao of Creation and Destruction" gradually began to take shape within Luo Feng's mind.