Chapter 216: Between Emperors

In Chudu, of the Yenfeng Ancient Kingdom, Luo Feng, clad in black, flew leisurely above the city under the night sky.

"After reaching the second stage of the God-King realm in the path of Destruction... I can now glimpse the complete Grand Dao of Destruction. Morosa's usefulness has significantly diminished," Luo Feng mused with a slight smile.

Mastering a branch of a Grand Dao allows one to glimpse a portion of it. Reaching the second stage of the God-King realm grants the ability to glimpse the complete Grand Dao and mobilize a certain degree of its power. At the Ultimate realm, one completely masters the Grand Dao itself.

"Once my path of Life also reaches the second stage of the God-King realm, the Primitive Universe's assistance will become negligible," he thought. "Many precious opportunities from the past are continuously decreasing in importance!"

For example, the Wings of Wu, a mechanical stream secret treasure of Eternal True God level, were helpful to Luo Feng when he first arrived in the Origin Continent. But as his strength grew, they became little more than a valuable keepsake.

The Primitive Universe is becoming useless to me. Morosa might still offer some assistance if it reaches the Ultimate realm.

"The *Formulas of Elemental Arrangement*, as the most profound will-based secret art I've encountered, remains incredibly helpful. As for the Star Tower... it seems to become even more crucial later on!" Luo Feng found this amusing.

When he was in his home Primitive Universe, and still weak, he had considered the value of the Tomb-Suppressing Boat, the Wings of Wu, and the Blood Shadow Blade to be superior to that of the Star Tower.

This showed that when one's strength is low, it's hard to discern the true value of treasures, even when they are right in front of them. Even his master, Sitting Mountain Guest, who personally refined the Star Tower, only regarded it as a God-King level secret treasure! He didn't see through its true nature.

Luo Feng continued to fly leisurely while pondering, soon arriving at Emperor Chu's Palace. He came to receive the subsequent inheritances for *Eight-Calamity Lifeform* and *Seventy-Two Blades of Annihilation*. He only needed to demonstrate the profoundness of his second-stage God-King realm in the path of Destruction to prove his attainment.

A short while later, Luo Feng had acquired the complete God-King stage inheritances for *Eight-Calamity Lifeform* and *Seventy-Two Blades of Annihilation*. Of course, he currently only uses these two inheritances as reference.

"Compared to the Special Grade inheritances, these are indeed much simpler, and the secret arts are relatively ordinary," Luo Feng thought. Special Grade inheritances, which contain theoretically the strongest techniques at their respective stages, are incredibly difficult.

For instance, with the Twenty-Four Forms Lifeform, which involves comprehending the essence of the twenty-four forms and researching materials that adapt to them, Luo Feng has only comprehended one aspect and still hasn't fully grasped it.

Another example is the Unification secret art from *Chaotic Cavern Beast Body* — a battle technique designed to complement the Chaotic Cavern Beast Body! Luo Feng only comprehended the battle technique itself, not the Chaotic Cavern Beast Body. Instead, he used a more powerful World Lifeform to apply the technique.

Therefore, for these two major Special Grade inheritances, Luo Feng has only comprehended a portion of their theoretically strongest techniques.

After completing the inheritances, Luo Feng naturally went to pay his respects to his master. These two inheritances had saved him approximately two hundred million guest elder merits, so he certainly had to express his gratitude.

"Luo Feng," Emperor Chu said, a smile naturally appearing on his face upon seeing Luo Feng. He was exceedingly pleased with this disciple.

After just over two hundred epochs as a God-King, he had already reached the second stage of the God-King realm. Emperor Chu was truly astonished by this talent. "Master, your disciple has already received the subsequent content of the two inheritances," Luo Feng reported.

Emperor Chu nodded in satisfaction. "When you first became a God-King, you were already invincible in the first stage. I knew your talent was formidable, but to reach the second stage of the God-King realm in such a short time... there are truly only a handful faster than you in the history of the Origin Continent."

Luo Feng knew that there indeed were some who reached the second stage of the God-King realm faster than him. This was also partly because he had honed his comprehension by studying high-level secret arts while still at lower realms.

"Your cultivation path has been very smooth," Emperor Chu remarked. "Some highly talented individuals might shine brightly in the early stages, but then suddenly get stuck at a bottleneck and become ordinary. Yet, you have broken through to the second stage of the God-King realm very smoothly."

"For you, the next goal is the Ultimate realm!" Emperor Chu said with anticipation. "The Ultimate realm is immeasurably more difficult than the second stage of the God-King realm. You must still devote yourself to diligent effort and not be careless in the slightest."

"Your disciple understands," Luo Feng naturally replied. "As your strength grows stronger and stronger..." Emperor Chu looked at Luo Feng, "Some of your master's disputes and conflicts will likely involve you as well."

"Involve me?" Luo Feng was momentarily stunned.

"You are my disciple," Emperor Chu explained. "Previously, when you were weak, the most powerful beings in the Origin Continent wouldn't pay any attention to you. But now that you've become a second-stage God-King, you've entered their sight."

"Who are they?" Luo Feng inquired.

Emperor Chu looked at Luo Feng: "Who do you think my enemies in the Origin Continent might be?"

After his will and mind had transformed, Luo Feng completely restrained his presence, concealing himself, yet his senses remained keen! His master sat there, an invisible oppressive aura around him that was terrifyingly potent. It was far stronger than Emperor Guixu, and even more powerful than the Mother River Master! Luo Feng had personally seen the Mother River Master and Empress Fengdu; these two could contend with Emperor-level beings across realms by virtue of their cultivation and secret treasures. However, in terms of the might of their lifeforms, they were far inferior to the Emperors themselves.

"With your strength, Master, your main opponents in the Origin Continent would primarily be other Emperors. There are very few unaligned cultivators who could be your adversaries," Luo Feng stated.

"My greatest enemies are primarily the other Emperors of the Yenfeng Ancient Kingdom!" Emperor Chu's eyes grew somewhat colder. Luo Feng was taken aback.

"The Yenfeng Ancient Kingdom and the Thunder Ancient Kingdom are naturally opposed!" Emperor Chu looked at Luo Feng. "When facing external threats, the thirteen Emperors of the Yenfeng Ancient Kingdom naturally unite against their enemies; as natural adversaries, their grievances are quite clear. But internally within the Yenfeng Ancient Kingdom, it's different."

"Whether it's exploring numerous treasure grounds, various opportunities, or resource allocation, the conflicts are far greater."

"Deep within treasure grounds, to seize treasures, they would even deliver fatal blows to fellow Emperors of their own race... They would ruthlessly attack the disciples of other Emperors, wipe out their entire lineage, and seize their treasures."

Emperor Chu looked at Luo Feng: "On the surface, there are thirteen Emperors of the Yenfeng Ancient Kingdom, but in reality, their enmities are even greater than those with external unaligned cultivators."

Luo Feng was secretly astonished. Rumors outside had long claimed that the Emperors' relationships were extremely poor, and it seemed to be true.

"In the future, you must clearly distinguish between who is an enemy and who is a friend," Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. "Among the thirteen Emperors of the Yenfeng Ancient Kingdom, Emperor Qing is the most transcendent and has the strongest rallying power."

"Next comes Emperor Yan, someone you must be extremely careful of," Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. "Emperor Yan was the Yenfeng Ancient Kingdom's first Emperor. He once led the ancient kingdom, holding significant power over resource allocation... because at that time, he was the only Emperor in the ancient kingdom, and he was also very friendly to the imperial family, assisting many juniors. Thus, his influence is currently immense."

"He and Emperor Wu are like siblings, with a bond of life and death. He and Emperor Xi are married. These three—Emperor Yan, Emperor Xi, and Emperor Wu—have always advanced and retreated together. Being ancient and possessing ruthless methods, they have accumulated the most treasures." Emperor Chu looked at Luo Feng, "All three of them possess full sets of secret treasures surpassing the God-King level. Their combined strength is even more terrifying."

"Among the thirteen Emperors of Yenfeng, Emperor Qing ranks first, while the combined force of Emperor Yan, Emperor Xi, and Emperor Wu can be considered second."

"Emperor Ming's will and mind transcend the God-King level! This allows his Chaos Origin Bloodline Body to unleash even more terrifying power, and his mind-will secret arts are also formidable... He should be considered the third most powerful faction among the thirteen Emperors of Yenfeng."

"All other Emperors, including Emperor Fu, have their own interests and don't permanently form alliances," Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. "Those on the bloodline cultivation path, with the exception of Emperor Ming, are generally more violent and reckless."

"The Chaos Origin Body Refinement path is relatively more rational, but once they plot, they become even more troublesome," Luo Feng understood.

It is said that Emperor Fu's talent is high enough that he might become the next Emperor Qing! But in terms of strength, among the twelve Emperors besides Emperor Qing, Emperor Ming is the strongest.

"My greatest enemy, a mortal foe, is Emperor Wu," Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. "This also means Emperor Yan and Emperor Xi are targeting me."

"Your disciple understands," Luo Feng comprehended. "I was ambushed by her and fell into the Filthy Blood River, the deepest part of Heaven Pillar Realm, the Origin Continent's foremost treasure ground. Normally, if a second-stage God-King were to come into contact with the filthy blood of that river, their entire body would be corrupted, leading to instant death, and the corruption would even affect their clones, resulting in complete annihilation." Emperor Chu looked at Luo Feng, "I sank to the bottom of the Filthy Blood River, where over ninety percent of my Ultimate realm lifeform was eroded. I was on the verge of death when, by a stroke of luck, I obtained a secret treasure at the riverbed, allowing me to escape the Filthy Blood River and survive."

"Given the chance, I will definitely eliminate her," Emperor Chu said calmly.

"She deserves to die," Luo Feng nodded.

"Are there any Emperors with whom Master has a good relationship?" Luo Feng asked. Emperor Chu paused slightly before replying, "None!"

"While they aren't friends, at least no other Emperor has a mortal feud with me," Emperor Chu said. "As for the grievances among the other Emperors... I'll send you a detailed report."

Luo Feng received the report and scanned it. After studying it, Luo Feng realized that Emperor Chu was actually in a relatively good position. For instance, Emperor Kong! His relations with all other Emperors were extremely poor.

Emperor Ming! He had attacked all Emperors except for Emperor Qing, overpowering them and forcibly seizing their treasures! Because his strength was immense, no other Emperor dared to form a mortal feud with him. However, similarly... Emperor Ming had no true friends either.

"My master, Emperor Chu, is quite well-off among the thirteen Emperors," Luo Feng thought.

He didn't expect that Emperor Ming, who had been so friendly to him, possessed such a domineering and formidable nature.

"If you ever get involved with other Emperors, inform me immediately," Emperor Chu said. "Don't make decisions lightly, or you could easily fall into a trap."

"Don't worry, Master," Luo Feng replied.

Everything unfolded as Emperor Chu had predicted. Just half an epoch later, Luo Feng's guest elder token received a mission.

Inside Huyang City, Luo Feng looked at the mission with surprise. He had received many missions over the long years, but the content of this one was somewhat unique.

Mission Content: "Within the Imperial Forbidden Grounds, there are 192 worlds each nurturing one Chaos Origin Bloodline Beast Egg, totaling 192 eggs. This task requires a second-stage God-King and the deployment of 192 clones to meticulously care for these beast eggs for three thousand epochs. Very few guest elders are capable of completing this mission. After discussion among several Emperors, Guest Elder Luo He has been designated to undertake this task."

Luo Feng was very surprised. "Designated me?"

Unless it's a punitive assignment, like guarding Xiangjie City, normal guest elder missions are entirely voluntary, and guest elders have the right to refuse.