Chapter 222: The Death of the Ruler of the Food Country (Part 2)

The Royal Capital, deep within the palace.

"Phew." The Sky鲲 National Lord arrived and settled onto the throne in the vast hall.

"Yi Xiu, prepare a large serving of food." The Sky鲲 National Lord immediately sent a voice message with his order. After serving Emperor Yan for an epoch, he hadn't dared to get distracted by consuming countless beings and had long been famished.

"Yes, National Lord."

Soon, Grand Sage Yi Xiu, the Sky鲲 National Lord's most loyal subordinate, presented the prepared food. Inside a transparent bottle, billions of beings were imprisoned.

As a Chaos Realm expert, Grand Sage Yi Xiu was responsible for the regular harvesting of countless beings due to his unwavering loyalty and meticulous work. He commanded a secret army dedicated to capturing these beings alive.

"National Lord, this large serving contains approximately 3,000 Eternal True Gods, 50 million Void True Gods, 5 trillion True Gods, and 300 billion smaller beings who haven't reached the True God level, all contained within this feeding bottle," Grand Sage Yi Xiu respectfully reported.

The Sky鲲 National Lord looked at the 800 billion-plus beings inside the transparent bottle and nodded in satisfaction.

Even as the ruler of a vast consuming nation, accumulating such a large quantity of food was not easy. Tribes living in the wilderness of the consuming nation scattered wherever they pleased, and Eternal True Gods were often the core pillars of large cities. Capturing them on such a massive scale, even covertly within the entire consuming nation, was a difficult feat.

"Very good." The Sky鲲 National Lord gazed at the transparent bottle, feeling his Primal Chaos bloodline boiling within him, craving the countless beings.

Meanwhile, the 800 billion-plus beings inside the bottle had no idea that a terrifying entity outside was about to devour them completely. As the Sky鲲 National Lord reached out and grasped the bottle, he suddenly felt everything before his eyes vanish. He lost all perception of his physical body, seeing only an immense, mighty star condense and form!

He watched the colossal star rotate, discerning every process, yet he had no means of evasion. It seemed slow, but in reality, it was as swift as a fleeting moment of thought. In that instant, there was no escaping, nor was there time to employ a reincarnation secret technique. His only option was to resist head-on! If he withstood it, he lived. If he couldn't, he died!

This rolling star was too terrifying. It was even more dreadful than Emperor Yan, whom he served! It was the most terrifying power the Sky鲲 National Lord had ever witnessed in his long existence!

Before the Sky鲲 National Lord could even resist, a perception arose within him—he could not withstand it.

The star rolled, crushing his spiritual will. His spiritual will was instantly shattered into dust, and under the star's sweeping motion, not even a speck remained.

In an instant, his spiritual will was completely extinguished.

One of the Origin Continent's dominant figures, the renowned Sky鲲 National Lord, had become a mere corpse. He was dead.

He died so suddenly, with no ability to resist.

Inside the vast hall. "Whoosh."

The Sky鲲 National Lord remained seated, his hand still reaching for the transparent bottle. But the fervent gleam in his eyes had now completely vanished, replaced by a dull emptiness.

"Rumble~~"

At the very instant of his complete demise, the Sky鲲 National Lord's body naturally began to revert to its true form. An invisible wave swept through, collecting the Sky鲲 National Lord's corpse, Grand Sage Yi Xiu's corpse, and the transparent bottle.

Under Luo Feng's terrifying will, Grand Sage Yi Xiu was slightly affected, and his spiritual consciousness was utterly annihilated, leaving no trace.

Firstly, if Yi Xiu had remained alive, witnessing the Sky鲲 National Lord's death could have allowed outsiders to infer much information. Secondly, as the Sky鲲 National Lord's henchman, Grand Sage Yi Xiu had long captured countless beings, and Luo Feng had no desire to show him mercy.

"Although the Sky鲲 National Lord wasn't as deranged as the Snow Realm Ancestor, his domain, the consuming nation, was far vaster. The number of beings who died by his hand... was likely far greater than those by the Snow Realm Ancestor." The eight hundred billion-plus beings in the transparent bottle made Luo Feng even more acutely aware of the immense harm some peak existences on the Origin Continent could inflict once they turned destructive. The stronger they became, even harvesting just a small portion within their domain meant numbers many times that of the Snow Realm Ancestor.

"My current strength can already change a part of the Origin Continent. Of course, for now, it can only change a part. To change it completely, to establish my rules, I need to become even stronger!"

Luo Feng knew this path was difficult because, under the supreme rules, the power of techniques was capped at the Ultimate Realm! No matter how formidable he became, the power of his techniques could not exceed this limit, which meant limited restrictions on Emperors and Monarchs.

It was the Emperors and Monarchs who determined the grand order of the entire Origin Continent. If he were to change the order of the Origin Continent, many Emperors and Monarchs of the two ancient kingdoms would likely not tolerate it.

"A cultivator, by their very nature, conquers heaven and earth with their own power! Changing the fate of countless beings on the Origin Continent is part of my cultivation. If I can't even do this, what talk is there of conquering heaven and earth!"

Upon seeing the 800 billion-plus beings in the transparent bottle and witnessing the various darknesses encountered while roaming the Origin Continent, Luo Feng's conviction became unshakeable. If his strength was insufficient, he would temporarily hide his claws. Once it was enough, he would unleash them and tear through this veil of darkness!

Simultaneously, the City of No Phase and Blade Demon City in the consuming nation also came under attack.

To ensure the Sky鲲 National Lord's death was foolproof, Luo Feng first went all out against him! After all, the other two, Ancestor of No Phase and Ancestor of Blade Demon, were only at the first stage of the God King realm. Luo Feng was confident he could eliminate them even with a curse-killing method.

The instant the Sky鲲 National Lord died, Luo Feng's other two avatars simultaneously took action. The Ancestor of No Phase and the Ancestor of Blade Demon had no time to react; they instantly perished without any power to resist against Luo Feng's terrifying will attack.

"Collect." Luo Feng also collected the corpses of these two God Lords.

*****

In Shuyang City, within the quiet room of the City Lord's Mansion, inside the Star Tower.

Luo Feng and Sitting Mountain Guest both arrived at one of the Star Tower's levels. In this space were placed the true bodies of the three National Lords of the consuming nation. Their bodies were all intact, but their spiritual consciousness was completely extinguished.

"They're dead," Sitting Mountain Guest murmured, carefully examining the corpses.

The Sky鲲 National Lord's body was incredibly massive, hundreds of billions of kilometers long, with tough, thick scales. He cultivated the Dao of Material Origin, tapping into the potential of his Primal Chaos bloodline. This body was far tougher and more terrifying than Luo Feng's early "Ten Directions World Form World Lifeform." Even if an Emperor or Monarch attacked, the Sky鲲 National Lord would normally have had time to activate his reincarnation secret technique.

But this time, he didn't have time to reincarnate. Against a secret technique that fully targeted the spiritual will, his powerful body couldn't help him! After all, one had to reach the Ultimate Realm lifeform, becoming self-perfected, to resist even part of a spiritual will attack.

As for secret treasures surpassing the Godly Realm, the Sky鲲 National Lord was even less capable of obtaining one. There were few such treasures on the Origin Continent; lacking the strength to wield them would only invite disaster. Even Emperor Guixu, with his immense power, brought great calamity upon himself in his past life by possessing such a treasure.

Not having reached the Ultimate Realm lifeform, and without a secret treasure beyond the God King level to resist spiritual will... he stood no chance against Luo Feng! A will surpassing the God King level, further empowered by the *Formula of Elements*!

"None of them managed to reincarnate?" Sitting Mountain Guest couldn't help but ask. "Even Sky鲲 didn't make it in time?"

"I'm certain." Luo Feng nodded. "The instant I unleashed my will secret technique, he died. He had no time to reincarnate."

"A will secret technique?" Sitting Mountain Guest nodded slightly. Luo Feng hadn't hidden anything from him; the will he had previously displayed was indeed vast and mighty, feeling as though even a slight show of power could crush God Kings.

"Excellent, excellent." Sitting Mountain Guest touched the scales of the Sky鲲 National Lord's massive corpse, then looked at the corpses of Ancestor of No Phase and Ancestor of Blade Demon beside him.

At this moment, Sitting Mountain Guest seemed to see familiar figures before him.

"A Jin!" "Senior Sister!" The young man, upon first seeing his brilliant senior sister in the sect, had been filled with nervous determination.

"A Jin, Master has instructed that you follow me from now on. I will teach you on his behalf." "Understood."

"A Jin, you've reached the Chaos Realm! Even faster than I did."

"Senior Sister, would you walk the path of cultivation with me?" The young man, now a Chaos Realm expert, spoke the words he had long yearned to say.

His senior sister smiled happily, nodding through her tears. "From now on, we will walk the path of cultivation together."

The Jin Kingdom was established. Although it was a small, third-rate border nation, it was an unprecedented achievement for the entire sect! God King Jin also became renowned everywhere through his artifact refining skills.

"A Jin has become a National Lord!" his senior sister said proudly. "You've surpassed all the sect's predecessors." God King Jin offered a slight smile.

He still needed to grow stronger, to walk further on the path of cultivation with his senior sister. He also needed to lead his junior brothers and sisters, and the entire sect, to greater heights.

Sitting Mountain Guest faintly saw those familiar figures: his junior brothers and sisters who had worshipped him so much, the love of his life. That was the world he longed for in his dreams.

"I've taken my revenge. I've avenged you all," Sitting Mountain Guest whispered softly.

He fled into the Cosmic Ocean. Bearing endless hatred and boundless unwillingness, he entered the depths of the Cosmic Ocean! He was forced to reincarnate within the original universe. Long years passed... until today!

Sitting Mountain Guest looked at the three colossal corpses before him and suddenly felt a sense of bewilderment.

His long-sought goal was accomplished, yet he didn't know how to proceed.

"How I wish I could return to the past." At this moment of successful revenge, Sitting Mountain Guest felt no exhilaration, only endless longing.

Luo Feng watched silently from the side. He sensed his master's tumultuous emotions and changes; even with his master's powerful spiritual will, it would take time to adapt.

Finally, Sitting Mountain Guest became completely calm. He turned and looked at Luo Feng.

"Luo Feng, thank you." Sitting Mountain Guest smiled faintly. "At this moment, I have no regrets."

"Teacher, you've helped me countless times; it is I who should be thanking you," Luo Feng replied.

Sitting Mountain Guest pointed at the three massive corpses. "The other two are fine, but the Sky鲲 National Lord was renowned; his sudden death will certainly attract the attention and investigation of major powers. These three corpses must be destroyed without a trace, otherwise, much information could be uncovered from them."

"I know," Luo Feng nodded. These three corpses would not leave the Star Tower!

"It was satisfying to kill them, but there will be considerable investigation afterwards. Especially since the Sky鲲 National Lord had excellent relations with several Emperors of the Blazing Wind Ancient Kingdom, you must be careful," Sitting Mountain Guest cautioned.

"I'm fully prepared," Luo Feng nodded.

"Your current strength far surpasses mine, so your considerations are undoubtedly more thorough than mine," Sitting Mountain Guest smiled and nodded. "Well, I should be going now!"

"Teacher, are you returning? Back to the Thunder Ancient Kingdom?" Luo Feng asked.

"From now on, I will focus on studying artifact refining and Primal Chaos bloodlines, living my own peaceful life," Sitting Mountain Guest said, looking at Luo Feng. "If you ever need anything, just call."

"Okay." Luo Feng nodded. "I'll see you out, Teacher."

Luo Feng personally escorted Sitting Mountain Guest out of the Star Tower and even to the border of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, before bidding him farewell.

"Teacher..." Luo Feng sensed Sitting Mountain Guest's change. The Sitting Mountain Guest of the past always harbored a powerful spiritual obsession, but today that obsession was gone, completely released.

This great karmic entanglement of his teacher's had plagued him for a long time. This same great karma had also shaped Luo Feng himself.

"Teacher, I hope you can live happily from now on," Luo Feng murmured, deciding that he would not disturb his teacher's peaceful life unless absolutely necessary. (End of this chapter)