Chapter 295: Luo Feng and Wu Ya

Although they had agreed to go hunting, Luo Feng and Di Qing both needed to prepare. Luo Feng had to familiarize himself with his newly acquired ‘Profound Azure Heaven Annihilation Diagram,’ while Di Qing needed to consider which secret treasures would be necessary to face powerful enemies.

They finally departed half an epoch later.

“Luo Feng and Di Qing have gone out hunting,” Di Ming and Di Fu noted as they saw them off. “They offended Vice-Master Elder Tianhe of Guifang last time. Now, with them going hunting, if Guifang retaliates...” Di Ming worried. Having been in Yulan City for so long, he was keenly aware of Guifang’s methods.

Di Fu smiled, gazing at the entrance of the cave dwelling. “Since they dare to venture out, they must have a plan to cope. If I’m not mistaken, our time in Yulan City is about to take a turn for the better.”

For over three hundred epochs, Di Ming had not dared to venture out, and Di Fu had remained in seclusion within the cave dwelling, without any work.

“You trust them that much?” Di Ming asked, surprised.

“I believe in Luo Feng!” Di Fu had invested significant effort into studying Luo Feng’s every action. Only after discerning Luo Feng’s character did he repeatedly offer assistance, caring little even if it meant offending Di Yan. Di Ming looked at Di Fu, puzzled.

“Haven’t you noticed?” Di Fu said with a faint smile. “Throughout his cultivation, Brother Luo Feng has only ever acted when he possessed absolute confidence!”

Di Ming pondered, realizing it was true. “From an Eternal True God to someone comparable to Di Qing, he spent only a little over a thousand epochs,” Di Fu murmured.

“You must understand, Brother Luo Feng has also been in Yulan City for over a thousand epochs. The cultivation resources here are superior; logically, Brother Luo Feng’s progress should be even swifter,” Di Fu explained. “Even the Ancestors said that Brother Luo Feng is either a reincarnated alien or possesses terrifyingly prodigious talent. From what we see now, it’s likely the latter.” Di Fu smiled. “We simply need to wait for good news here.”

Luo Feng and Di Qing traveled together in a black flying vessel, heading directly towards Yulan City’s outermost gate.

A hum resonated.

The entirety of Yulan City was enveloped by a myriad of colorful protective systems, while invisible waves repeatedly swept across the city. These measures allowed for the precise location of every resident. Once a resident was identified as having unpaid ‘residence fees’ or lacking a domicile for three days, they could be immediately targeted or expelled from the city. These protective systems also served to prevent lower-grade Chaotic Origin beings from infiltrating. “Luo Feng and Di Qing, traveling together in the same flying vessel, are heading towards the East Gate.” This information was naturally relayed to Guifang Vice-Master, Elder Tianhe.

In Yulan City, intelligence organizations could provide real-time updates of the latest information, provided a sufficient fee was paid.

“They both went out together?” Elder Tianhe, seated, slowly opened his eyes. His narrow eyes held a gaze as calm as still water.

“Going hunting after just over three hundred epochs – how impatient,” Elder Tianhe chuckled softly, immediately summoning a subordinate.

A grey mist figure materialized outside. Its emerald eyes fixed on Elder Tianhe, and it bowed respectfully, “Vice-Master.”

“Wu Ya,” Elder Tianhe instructed with a smile, “Luo Feng and Di Qing are piloting their flying vessel towards the East Gate. Go there, lock onto their positions, and notify me once they are well beyond Yulan City.”

“It’s not ideal to engage them near Yulan City. If they escape back into the city, it will be difficult to pursue and eliminate them. The further they are, the harder it will be for them to return to the city, giving me ample time to deal with them one by one.” “Understood,” Wu Ya replied respectfully, vanishing without a sound. Elder Tianhe mused, “Even if they come from the Source World, they are only at the God-Emperor Mid-Stage Enlightened One level, so they are likely quite poor. Even if they bring their most suitable treasures for hunting, they’re probably only worth tens of millions of Chaotic Origin items.”

Killing enemies and seizing their treasures was merely a convenient byproduct. Elder Tianhe’s main objective was to establish deterrence!

“Anyone who dares to offend me in Yulan City must pay a steep price!” Elder Tianhe’s eyes were frigid.

Inside the black flying vessel.

“The moment we left the cave dwelling, the Yulan City intelligence organization would have known, and by extension, Guifang would have known too,” Luo Feng said, looking at Di Qing beside him. “I fear Guifang’s experts are already tracking us.”

“Haha, if Brother Luo Feng is confident, what do I have to fear?” Di Qing laughed. Were he acting alone, Di Qing would naturally not dare to provoke Guifang. But since Luo Feng admitted to possessing the strength of a ‘God-Emperor Late-Stage Enlightened One,’ Di Qing was more than willing to join him on this venture.

“Brother Luo Feng, before we leave the city, we need to clarify the split for this hunt: one-ninth,” Di Qing stated, looking at Luo Feng. “This might be our last time hunting as a team, and with a one-ninth split, I’m already benefiting.”

Under normal circumstances, a God-Emperor Late-Stage Enlightened One would not bring a God-Emperor Mid-Stage Enlightened One on a hunt, as there was a fundamental disparity in their strengths.

“Very well, very well,” Luo Feng responded with a smile. “As you wish.”

Both were immensely proud and unwilling to take undue advantage of the other. Luo Feng understood this perfectly.

After this hunt, once Luo Feng revealed his true strength, Di Qing would likely no longer wish to team up. The disparity would be too great, rendering further collaboration pointless.

This would, in all likelihood, be their final hunt as a team.

“Upon arriving in Yulan City, Di Qing arranged my cave dwelling, lent me Chaotic Origin Crystals, guided me on hunts, and imparted hunting experience. I owe him a favor,” Luo Feng reflected silently. Di Qing had indeed nurtured Luo Feng as a companion through thick and thin, but Luo Feng’s growth proved to be exceptionally rapid.

The black flying vessel instantly soared out through the East Gate.

Not far from the East Gate, a grey mist figure observed the black flying vessel. “They’ve left the city.”

Wu Ya observed from afar.

As he watched, an invisible mark landed on the black flying vessel. He refrained from directly ‘branding’ Luo Feng and Di Qing themselves, knowing that stronger individuals possessed keener perceptions. Marking the vessel was a more discreet approach.

Wu Ya then piloted his own flying vessel, maintaining a sufficient distance behind the target, before exiting the city.

The Nine River Sacred Realm exerted immense suppression; even his tracking mark had to remain within a specific range. Beyond a certain distance, the sensation would become increasingly blurred.

Inside the black flying vessel. “Guifang could strike at any moment once we’re outside the city!” Di Qing remarked, observing his surroundings, yet he remained unaware of the invisible mark on the vessel’s surface.

Luo Feng’s ‘Simulated Eye of Life and Death,’ located on his brow, had long been open.

Luo Feng’s accumulated insights into the ‘Path of Life and Death’ at the God-Emperor Early Stage, and the Paths of Life and Destruction at the God-Emperor Mid-Stage, allowed him to delve deeper into the ‘Eye of Life and Death.’ This naturally made his secret art, the Simulated Eye of Life and Death, even more potent. “Brother Di Qing, the moment we exited the city, Guifang already locked onto us.” Luo Feng’s Simulated Eye of Life and Death could discern a faint mark on the vessel’s surface.

“Locked onto us?” Di Qing exclaimed, startled.

“It’s a mark from the Karma lineage, a very clever technique,” Luo Feng observed through his Simulated Eye of Life and Death. If he possessed the true ‘Eye of Life and Death,’ he believed that Yulan City’s entire defensive array wouldn’t be able to block its scrutiny. Standing right there, Luo Feng could perceive every living being and every movement within the city.

However, if the Eye of Life and Death were taken outside the Source World, he feared a great disaster would surely follow.

This secret art, the ‘Simulated Eye of Life and Death,’ could also detect a faint karmic thread extending from the mark. This thread permeated the void, stretching to a distant location.

“I’ll go see who’s tracking us,” Luo Feng said with a faint smile. A bloody phantom separated from his body, darted out of the black flying vessel, and swiftly followed the karmic thread towards its source.

At a considerable distance behind them, Wu Ya, piloting an ordinary flying vessel, had just exited Yulan City. Suddenly—

Inside the flying vessel’s cockpit.

Wu Ya looked ahead, having locked onto the black flying vessel’s position via the mark.

“Vice-Master, they are now a considerable distance from Yulan City, and I have also left the city and am following them,” Wu Ya immediately reported to Elder Tianhe. “I will provide their location updates whenever needed.” “Excellent, just keep a close eye on them,” Elder Tianhe replied.

Wu Ya piloted his flying vessel, feeling rather relaxed.

He excelled in tracking, evasion, and spellcraft, so tracking Luo Feng and Di Qing caused him no concern whatsoever. “This Luo Feng is truly arrogant! To offend Elder Tianhe for merely 50 million Chaotic Origin Crystals,” Wu Ya thought. As a mid-to-high-ranking member of Guifang, he was privy to the entire affair. “Elder Tianhe is notoriously ruthless and unforgiving; once he makes a move, he shows no mercy!” Wu Ya had witnessed Elder Tianhe’s actions firsthand.

It was truly terrifying!

No Elder in Yulan City should be underestimated. These Elders were typically powerful figures from the Source World, adept in clone techniques and never lacking opportunities. They had all honed their abilities to an exceptionally terrifying level.

Wu Ya continued piloting his flying vessel, maintaining a significant distance from Luo Feng’s, when suddenly—

A colossal, furry claw extended from the depths of the sky, seizing Wu Ya’s flying vessel.

“No! A lower-grade Chaotic Origin being! An ambush!” Wu Ya jolted. He specialized in evasion and tracking, and given he hadn’t ventured far from the city, he had never conceived of being ambushed by a lower-grade Chaotic Origin being at this location!

The instant the colossal, furry claw seized its target, the surrounding space seemed to be severed, forming a spatial cage!

The immediate area where Wu Ya piloted his vessel transformed into a complete heaven-and-earth cage. This cage… was now contained within the palm of that very furry claw.

An Innate Secret Treasure – the World in the Palm! “Escape!” Wu Ya roared in an instant, knowing that remaining in the vessel meant certain death. He transformed into an overwhelming, endless mist, attempting to tear through the heaven-and-earth cage and escape. Simultaneously, he concealed nine faint wisps of mist, instantly scattering them along obscure karmic lines to flee.

Wu Ya, a cultivator from the Source World, possessed clone techniques and therefore had not invested in overly powerful escape treasures. Moreover, his personal evasion methods were exceptionally strong.

A thunderous rumble.

The gigantic, furry claw suddenly clenched. With that grip!

The world within the palm was utterly annihilated!

Moreover, the majestic figure wielding the colossal furry hand opened his ‘Simulated Eye of Life and Death’ on his brow, clearly discerning the obscure karmic lines along which Wu Ya intended to escape. As his enormous hand clenched, simultaneously annihilating the world within his palm, it also targeted each karmic line, obliterating every escaping mist-body. “No—!” One by one, the mist wisps were annihilated, though some displayed extreme resilience, struggling and resisting.

However, Luo Feng’s furry hand, powered by his Undying Blood Sea Body, possessed boundless, terrifying might, forcibly crushing these resilient and troublesome mist wisps into nothingness, utterly annihilating them.

No matter how adept God-Emperor Mid-Stage Enlightened One ‘Wu Ya’ was at evasion, he perished in a single move beneath the colossal furry claw. His personal treasures subsequently fell into Luo Feng’s possession. “God-Emperor Mid-Stage, Wu Ya,” Luo Feng mused. “Elder Tianhe sent Wu Ya to track us.”

“This Innate Secret Treasure, ‘World in the Palm,’ truly possesses extraordinary power,” Luo Feng observed with satisfaction, gazing at his furry claw.

“With my current strength, without the World in the Palm, even relying on my Undying Blood Sea Body, it would likely take three to five moves to eliminate Wu Ya,” Luo Feng noted, quite satisfied. “With the World in the Palm, a single move suffices.” It was no wonder that Elders coveted such treasures; they truly offered a substantial increase in power.

Luo Feng shifted his form, transforming into a bloody phantom that merged into the surroundings and vanished from sight.