Chapter 249: Above the God King

On a vast, desolate wilderness.

A young man gazed into the distance, where a boundless, mighty river of blood enveloped half the sky.

"I was killed, and the Ancient Kingdom of Blazewind did nothing?" The young man's eyes were cold. "Now that black-robed figure is even more rampant, seizing vast territories to establish a formidable divine kingdom comparable to the two great ancient kingdoms. I'd like to see if the two great ancient kingdoms will continue to tolerate this."

"Di Qing, Blazewind Ancestor, Thunder Ancestor, can the three of you truly stand idly by?"

The young man mused silently.

He was none other than the reincarnated Di Yuan!

Knowing he lacked the resources to cultivate into an ultimate life form, he had no intention of returning to the Blazewind Imperial Family. He knew some members of the royal family wished him dead! If he dared to return, his identity would likely be quickly revealed to that black-robed figure.

"Di Qing and the other two might be in seclusion."

"Most of their energy is focused on external matters; they only emerge when resting or relaxing."

"As for me, my most pressing concern right now is... comprehending the complete Grand Dao!" The young man thought, "It's better to rely on oneself than on anyone else!"

His true realm was at the peak of God-King Second Tier. By devouring countless living beings to aid his cultivation, he had even comprehended five ultimate-level secret techniques, making him quite exceptional among the God-Emperors of the Ancient Kingdom of Blazewind.

In terms of realm accumulation, he ranked among the top God-Emperors.

In the Ancient Kingdom of Blazewind, those who became ultimate life forms without relying on Primordial Bloodlines, but only on some Primordial rare treasures, generally had deeper realm foundations. Di Yuan, Di Chu, and Di Jiufeng were all examples of this.

Under normal circumstances, Di Yuan would have been formidable across the world, but he met Luo Feng, who wielded the Star Tower, and thus suffered complete defeat.

"If I can comprehend more ultimate-level secret techniques, perhaps I can achieve a breakthrough." With a single step, the young man silently vanished.

With the establishment of the Galaxy Divine Kingdom, various factions on Origin Continent were watching, awaiting the reactions of the two great ancient kingdoms.

The capital of the Galaxy Divine Kingdom.

"Establishing a divine kingdom is relatively easy, but ensuring its stable existence and parity with the two great ancient kingdoms presents a challenge." Luo Feng sat high in a nine-story pavilion, drinking alone. "Given the pride of the two ancient kingdoms' ancestors, whether they will tolerate the existence of the Galaxy Divine Kingdom is still hard to say."

"Haha, I truly anticipate the two ancient kingdoms' ancestors making a move; it would also verify any flaws in my methods." Luo Feng looked forward to clashing with the ancestors of the two kingdoms.

As his research into the deeper secret patterns of the Star Tower progressed, his River of Blood naturally became more profound and terrifying, yet it also made finding worthy opponents more difficult.

The combined efforts of the Eight Great God-Emperors were negligible. Thus, the combined might of all God-Emperors and Lords would be of little use.

Only Di Qing, the Ancestor of the Eastern Extreme Domain, and the ancestors of the two kingdoms offered any real challenge.

"Master, we have a visitor," Morosa appeared silently beside him.

"I've already noticed."

Luo Feng looked up, gazing into the distance.

A faint crimson fluctuation swept through, and a somewhat dishevelled middle-aged man appeared in the distance.

"When establishing the divine kingdom, I prepared for the two great ancient kingdoms to intervene, consistently maintaining the Star Tower's domain. Who would have thought the first to arrive would be the Temporal Devil?" Luo Feng secretly shook his head.

He had never underestimated the two great ancient kingdoms, so even the body he was sitting in was formed by the boundless River of Blood.

Its might could erupt with a single thought!

With continuous use, Luo Feng's proficiency with the Star Tower grew.

"The Divine Lord's methods are truly formidable," the dishevelled middle-aged man said with a smile as he approached. "That boundless River of Blood contains infinite life mysteries. It can penetrate the past and future, permeating everything. Even my shadow, reflecting time and space, couldn't avoid it."

If it were the complete Grand Dao of Life, it would indeed resemble a river of life, capable of traversing past and future.

Luo Feng was currently only at the God-King Second Tier on the path of life. However, the Star Tower was centered on life's mysteries! Luo Feng had completely deciphered some of its many secret patterns, for instance, enabling him to create eight-branch techniques. Though he didn't fully understand others, he could still wield them.

The domain he wielded already spanned the past and future, and no concept of life could escape its penetration.

"I have long heard of the Temporal Devil's name," Luo Feng said.

The middle-aged man looked at the silver-robed, golden-masked figure before him. With his realm, he could discern at a glance that this figure was a conglomeration of incredibly terrifying energy! Once unleashed, this power could practically destroy heaven and earth! Within Origin Continent, there was already no match for it.

"This Galaxy Divine Lord must be on the Grand Dao of Life and has already surpassed the God-King level." The Temporal Devil perceived the terrifying nature of this immense power. "Beings on the path of life become increasingly difficult to deal with the further they progress."

As an enlightened one, the Temporal Devil was well aware.

In its early stages, the path of life excelled at self-preservation but was weaker in terms of offensive power. However, the further one advanced, the more enigmatic and unpredictable the path of life became. This was because it could fundamentally penetrate, distort, and destroy all life.

Even if it couldn't kill you, it could severely weaken you, and you still wouldn't be able to kill it!

"Blazewind and Thunder have encountered a formidable opponent. A terrifying entity on the path of life, under the power restrictions of Origin Continent, is practically invincible." The Temporal Devil felt somewhat gleeful.

Origin Continent was the personal garden of the Blazewind Ancestor and the Thunder Ancestor.

The vast majority of treasures ultimately ended up in their hands.

The emergence of the Galaxy Divine Lord was like someone coming to snatch their share of the meat!

His competitiveness far surpassed that of the three alien races.

"The Divine Lord should know what the three of us alien powerhouses desire most," the Temporal Devil said. He was convinced that this masked Galaxy Divine Lord was some powerful figure from Origin Continent.

However, at present, even he could not see through the Galaxy Divine Lord's true identity.

"Four types of treasures," Luo Feng said.

"Correct, mainly the remains of special life forms and the secret techniques left by Yuan." The Temporal Devil nodded. "I believe with the Divine Lord's strength, there's a strong chance of obtaining such treasures. I welcome the Divine Lord to trade with me at any time; the terms I offer will certainly satisfy you."

In his eyes, the Galaxy Divine Lord was likely an existence beyond the God-King level, and any treasures obtained on Origin Continent would certainly be extraordinary.

This was a major client!

"Take a look, what can these five secret treasures get me from you?"

With a wave of his hand, Luo Feng revealed the five spoils he had obtained from Di Yuan: a cloak, an abyss pearl, armor, combat boots, and gloves.

The Temporal Devil glanced at them and smiled, "Is this the set of weapon-secret treasures left by Di Yuan after his death? The Blazewind Ancestor is indeed stingy, preparing only early God-Emperor stage secret treasures for his descendants."

"Early God-Emperor stage secret treasures?" Luo Feng's heart stirred.

"Galaxy Divine Lord, you haven't left Origin Continent yet and know nothing about the outside world?" Seeing his reaction, the Temporal Devil immediately understood.

Luo Feng nodded. "Indeed, I haven't been there, and I know very little."

The Temporal Devil chuckled delightedly. "From the God-King Ultimate Realm to 'beyond God-King level' is a qualitative transformation! Once you surpass the God-King level, there is no Grand Dao to guide you; everything must be explored in the dark by yourself."

"Whether the path you discover on your own is right or wrong, you'll have no idea," the Temporal Devil lamented. "Sometimes, even if you take a wrong turn, your strength might still increase. But at a certain point, numerous hidden dangers will emerge, potentially preventing any further progress forever."

Luo Feng nodded.

He knew.

At the three tiers of the God-King level, there was guidance from the Grand Dao.

Beyond the God-King level, one had to explore entirely in the dark, relying solely on oneself. This was why special inheritances instructed cultivators to "create high-level secret techniques from a low realm," to hone their comprehension. This prepared them to go further when exploring in the dark future.

"Powerhouses above the God-King level come from billions of worlds and belong to different schools, so their titles naturally vary," the Temporal Devil explained. "Some are called God-Emperors, some God-Sovereigns, some Shaman-Ancestors, and some Dao-Lords."

"Cultivating by harnessing bloodlines is the mainstream because it's the simplest. Therefore, over ninety-nine percent of powerhouses belong to the bloodline school," the Temporal Devil continued. "Bloodline cultivators are generally referred to as God-Emperors, which is why 'God-Emperor' is the most commonly used title."

"The God-Emperor Realm is divided into four stages: early God-Emperor, mid God-Emperor, late God-Emperor, and perfected God-Emperor."

"Similarly, the so-called 'Dao-Lord Realm' is also divided into four steps: first-step Dao-Lord, second-step Dao-Lord, third-step Dao-Lord, and fourth-step Dao-Lord."

"Despite the different titles, they are all divided into four steps."

"Four steps taken in the dark! The fourth step all share a common name: Half-Primordial Realm."

The Temporal Devil didn't mind sharing this common knowledge. "The Half-Primordial Realm represents a limit! Only by breaking this limit can one become a Primordial life form. For example, 'Yuan' was an incredibly powerful Primordial life form."

Luo Feng understood.

So, beyond the God-King level, four steps taken in the dark lead to the Half-Primordial tier? And above that, is the Primordial life form?

"And these weapon-secret treasures, their contained mysteries determine their level," the Temporal Devil said. "These five secret treasures of yours are all early God-Emperor stage secret treasures, quite well-made and more suitable for God-Kings to use."

"Honestly, these secret treasures aren't much use to me," the Temporal Devil said, smiling at Luo Feng. "However, for our first transaction, I'll help the Divine Lord out. I happen to have a late God-Emperor stage life-type secret treasure, which I believe will be quite useful to you."

"Let's exchange them for this armor and this pearl," the Temporal Devil proposed.

Luo Feng listened.

Although they were all early God-Emperor stage secret treasures, the value of a set of armor was much higher than that of gloves, combat boots, or a cloak. Only the abyss pearl could compare.

The Temporal Devil had clearly chosen the two most valuable items.

"Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you. Once you leave Origin Continent, you'll understand... that I'm actually at a disadvantage in this trade," the Temporal Devil said with a smile.

"Very well, I agree to the trade." Luo Feng didn't waste words.

To be honest, Luo Feng didn't think much of Di Yuan's five treasures.

This was because the Infinite Space Treasury also allowed for the exchange of secret treasures. According to the descriptions of those treasures, many could be used up to the Half-Primordial level. For example, one valued at 50,000 reward points could weaken all attacks below the Half-Primordial life form level by ninety percent.

Judging from the descriptions of those secret treasures, some employed conceptual means. Luo Feng guessed they might have been casually refined by Primordial life forms, suitable for use at the God-Emperor level.

The five secret treasures used by Di Yuan were considerably inferior in comparison.

"Within the Infinite Space, both inheritances and treasures are of extremely high value. The only problem is that reward points are incredibly difficult to obtain." Luo Feng also considered, "I must be extremely cautious with my reward points."

The Temporal Devil smiled faintly. "I'll arrange for a clone to deliver the treasures right away."

He hadn't brought any precious items with him to meet Luo Feng.

He had transported numerous treasures across immeasurable distances to Origin Continent, naturally keeping them carefully hidden. He would only retrieve a portion for each transaction.

Luo Feng sat there, waiting patiently.

Soon, another figure of the Temporal Devil tore through the void, bringing the trade items.