Chapter 261: Kill the Monarch

Both Monarch Baimo and Monarch Landuo felt a sense of dread at this moment.

"It's Yinhe," Monarch Baimo thought, trembling. "He killed Diyuan in just two or three breaths. I probably wouldn't last more than two or three breaths in front of him either." He was terrified because he had no avatars.

"Is this Lord Yinhe really that insane?" Monarch Landuo, however, remained composed. He had an avatar at Thunder Mountain, so he was confident in his ability to survive.

"Lord Yinhe..." Monarch Baimo forced a smile and began to speak.

"Hmph!" Luo Feng, wearing his golden mask, let out a cold snort as his mental will secret art descended. His mental will, now at the Origin Continent's limit, unleashed the 'Primal Array Art'!

"Boom!" "Boom!" At that moment, Monarch Baimo and Monarch Landuo saw nothing else. All they 'saw' was a colossal star slowly rolling and crushing towards them. Even with their ultimate realm lifeforms and the protection of God-Emperor level secret treasures, the vast, rolling star still crushed their spiritual consciousnesses. Crackle, crackle, crackle. Innumerable dense cracks appeared in both their spiritual consciousnesses. The remnant will of their Chaotic Origin bloodlines had always influenced them, and at this moment, they could no longer suppress it. Both lost control completely.

"Aaaah!!!" Monarch Baimo screamed in agonizing madness. Originally appearing as an elderly man with white skin, his skin now stretched and spread, turning pallid and imbued with a deathly aura, while a pair of white bone wings erupted from his back. Monarch Landuo's blue-white scales began to glow with a darker, eerie blue, and his body and face transformed rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he became an ugly monster, completely dark blue.

As they lost control, the Eye of Life and Death on Luo Feng's forehead constantly observed them.

"After losing control, their destructive weaknesses increased..." Under Luo Feng's observation, Monarch Baimo and Monarch Landuo's few dozens of weaknesses instantly became thousands of dense, new vulnerabilities.

These weaknesses also varied: some were minor frailties, others significant, and some even fatal. However, any weakness required sufficient attack power to pose a threat. A typical Level 1 God King, even knowing these weaknesses, could not harm either monarch in the slightest.

"After losing control, without their intellect, their life-saving abilities are greatly diminished," Luo Feng thought. After clearly observing with the Eye of Life and Death, he extended a hand.

A nine-story pagoda appeared high above, instantly descending. As it fell, it subtly affected the timeline.

The Star Pagoda's descent and impact on the enemies occurred simultaneously! There was nowhere to hide!

"Thud." "Thud." What appeared to be a simple falling pagoda was in fact a terrifying killing move executed by manipulating the Star Pagoda.

Since acquiring the Eye of Life and Death, Luo Feng had been reorganizing his knowledge system. Previously, he had comprehended nine 'eight-branch fusion' secret methods within the Dao of Life and Death, but none could progress further. Now, after a comprehensive evolution, Luo Feng finally took that crucial step, comprehending a 'nine-branch fusion secret method'. Moving from an eight-branch fusion secret method to a nine-branch fusion secret method seemed like only one step, but it represented a qualitative leap. This was an ultimate realm secret method belonging to the Dao of Life and Death! Over the past seventy epochs, Luo Feng's Eye of Life and Death had long observed the Star Pagoda, and his comprehension of it had reached a new level, allowing him to unleash more of its power.

"No!" The instant Monarch Baimo was struck by the Star Pagoda, perhaps due to his life's primal survival instinct, he experienced a fleeting moment of clarity. In that brief moment, he had an inexplicable feeling: he was going to die! "Under the impact of this nine-story pagoda, he has no chance of survival. Didn't Diyuan last two or three breaths?" In this final moment, Monarch Baimo had no time to do anything but feel utter confusion and unwillingness. Like a mountain descending to crush an egg, Monarch Baimo was utterly annihilated.

Luo Feng's Star Pagoda attack also incorporated methods like curse killing and karmic entanglement, naturally affecting all of Monarch Baimo's revival vessels! His revival vessels were too fragile; even if hidden within Thunder Mountain, a mere trace of curse killing power could destroy them all.

Curse killing? Karmic entanglement? Luo Feng already understood these techniques before acquiring the Eye of Life and Death. After gaining it, he could 'see' the intricate details of how these techniques operated with greater clarity. These techniques naturally evolved comprehensively. It's important to know that true high-level Chaotic Origin lifeforms can even spiritually contaminate God-Emperor realm experts, causing their avatars hidden within source worlds to eventually perish. Luo Feng's current level of curse killing and karmic entanglement was indeed not worth mentioning by comparison.

"Thud." The nine-story pagoda simultaneously struck both Monarch Baimo and Monarch Landuo. Both were utterly defenseless and annihilated. However, the God-Emperor level secret treasures they carried, being indestructible in the Origin Continent's environment, all remained.

"Killed Monarch Baimo, but Monarch Landuo is still alive?" Luo Feng slightly frowned, his Eye of Life and Death on his forehead gazing toward Thunder Mountain.

He first used a mental will attack to make them lose control, then perceived Baimo and Landuo's most fatal weaknesses, and finally delivered a full-power strike with the Star Pagoda. Baimo died instantly and completely, without even time for reincarnation. But Monarch Landuo... while his avatars elsewhere were destroyed, the one at Thunder Mountain remained alive.

"Most of my curse killing methods were blocked by Thunder Mountain. The remaining small amount of power couldn't destroy Monarch Landuo's ultimate realm lifeform," Luo Feng sighed inwardly.

Under the Origin Continent's power limits, killing an Emperor or Monarch was incredibly difficult! When he had killed Diyuan, it had taken him two or three breaths. Now, even with significant power advancements and the Eye of Life and Death, he still couldn't completely eliminate Monarch Landuo. This was also why Luo Feng had previously asked Thunder Ancestor to mete out punishment! If Thunder Ancestor had truly killed those two scoundrels, Luo Feng would naturally have owed him a favor. However, Thunder Ancestor was inherently proud. "You, Yinhe, ask me to kill my subordinates, and I just do it? What kind of Thunder Ancestor would I be?" In the end... Luo Feng had no choice but to act himself.

"One killed, one escaped." Luo Feng waved his hand, collecting the God-Emperor level secret treasures left behind by the two monarchs, feeling quite regretful.

"This—" "This, this, this..." Deep within the Heaven Pillar Realm, the God Kings of the two ancient royal families watched from afar, completely stunned. Lord Yinhe's forceful passage through the two ancient kingdoms' formations had already drawn the attention of other God Kings deep within the Heaven Pillar Realm. According to custom, the Emperors and Monarchs guarding the depths of the Heaven Pillar Realm were required to repel invaders. Both ancient royal families, including their Emperors and Monarchs, witnessed Lord Yinhe attacking Monarch Baimo and Monarch Landuo. In that instant, neither royal family dared to intervene.

"Two monarchs died in the blink of an eye?" they muttered. "Monarch Baimo is completely dead; even his karma has vanished. He died so cleanly, he probably didn't even have time to reincarnate." "Monarch Landuo had many avatars, but now only the one at Thunder Mountain remains!" The God Kings of the two ancient royal families were utterly shocked! Last time, when Lord Yinhe killed Diyuan, it took him two or three breaths, giving Diyuan ample time for reincarnation. But this time? Gone in an instant! No time for reincarnation!

"Those two were truly foolish. They knew Lord Yinhe detested evil, yet they still dared to plunder on a grand scale. Now look at their fate." "From now on, we must never provoke Lord Yinhe in the slightest." At this moment, the two ancient royal families had already placed Lord Yinhe on par with their own ancestors, considering him a level that absolutely must not be 'offended.' Not even a single word could be offensive! The two royal families naturally reported what they had witnessed without delay! God Kings from other parts of the Origin Continent also quickly received the news, even seeing recorded footage of the battle.

At the entrance to the Heaven Pillar Realm, Luo Feng was standing guard.

"Luo He, Luo He," his master, Di Chu, transmitted.

"Master," Luo Feng responded.

"Lord Yinhe entered the Heaven Pillar Realm, instantly killing Monarch Baimo, and Monarch Landuo was killed to the point where only his avatar hidden in Thunder Mountain remains. Did you see that battle clearly?" Di Chu asked.

Luo Feng replied, "I saw it perfectly clearly. The battle happened not far from the entrance. That Lord Yinhe is still there now."

"You absolutely must not interfere," Di Chu anxiously transmitted. "You're just a gatekeeper; beings of that level are not for you to manage."

"I understand," Luo Feng replied.

"You don't understand! You don't understand how terrifying beings at the level of the two ancestors are," Di Chu reminded him. "Remember, you must not show the slightest disrespect. Not even with your eyes. A single hint of disrespect... could mean utter disaster! No one in the entire Origin Continent would be able to save you."

Luo Feng felt his master's concern for him, especially since he was currently on the edge of the battlefield.

"Don't worry, Master. I believe Ancestor Yinhe detests evil, so he shouldn't implicate the innocent," Luo Feng transmitted.

"Don't just assume!" Di Chu warned. "Monarch Baimo and Monarch Landuo also thought that plundering and devouring countless beings wouldn't incur punishment from Thunder Ancestor. But what was the result?" Di Chu reminded him, "When facing beings at the level of the two ancestors and Lord Yinhe, never gamble on their mercy or their temperament."

Luo Feng smiled, "Don't worry, Master, I understand, I understand."

He was currently keeping his identity secret to avoid implicating his master and the strong members of the human race, allowing them a safer environment to grow. Furthermore, it allowed him to act more freely. "It seems this action of mine has greatly shaken my master and the others," Luo Feng thought. Last time, he killed an Emperor; this time, he killed a Monarch! This clearly showed... no matter how powerful their background, Lord Yinhe was equally ruthless! Most importantly... killing an Emperor in two or three breaths was completely different from instant annihilation.

Holy Land, Thunder Mountain. Inside one of its palaces, Monarch Landuo resided.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss." Monarch Landuo sat cross-legged, his blue-white scales covered in numerous cracks, blood seeping through. He stared blankly at the outside world. "All my avatars outside, including some in the treasure realm, are gone?" Monarch Landuo was somewhat bewildered.

His avatar within Thunder Mountain, though severely injured, had survived the simultaneous onslaught of Luo Feng's curse killing, karmic entanglement, and other methods. But the instantaneous obliteration of all his external avatars chilled Monarch Landuo to the bone.

"Is this Lord Yinhe's true power?" Monarch Landuo was both shocked and terrified. "I even lost two of my secret treasures!" His trip to the Heaven Pillar Realm in search of treasures had been a forceful command from Thunder Ancestor. Monarch Landuo's avatar had also carried two God-Emperor level secret treasures, but now both had become Lord Yinhe's spoils of war.

Monarch Landuo gradually calmed down. He could accept the loss of a few avatars and two secret treasures. "Regardless, it's much better than Baimo. He must be completely dead," Monarch Landuo thought. "Facing Lord Yinhe's two moves, there was no time for reincarnation."

"Landuo, quickly come with us to pay respects to the Ancestor," Monarch Leixiao transmitted.

"I'll be right there," Monarch Landuo immediately rushed over.