Chapter 298: The Largest Race

Science Fiction

“The Blood Demon Erlis was killed?”

A monstrous wave surged through Di Qing’s mind. These innate Origin-Realm beings, despite their crude techniques, possessed extremely tenacious vitality. Defeating them was easy; killing them was difficult! According to the experience in the Nine Rivers Holy Realm, a Dao-comprehender at the same level, when fighting a low-level Origin-Realm being one-on-one, would generally have a slight advantage. However, killing them was exceedingly difficult, which is why multiple team members were required. “Luo Feng, single-handedly, killed a late-stage God-Emperor low-level Origin-Realm being. Such power is top-tier even among the Elders,” Di Qing mused to himself. “Elder Tian He is nothing to fear then.” No matter how profound Elder Tian He's cultivation, as long as he hadn't reached the Half-Origin Realm level, he absolutely couldn't kill Luo Feng, who possessed such strength. Even if Elder Tian He held a slight edge, Luo Feng would still become widely renowned throughout Rain Mist City!

“Alright, let’s continue hunting,” Di Qing said, calming his emotions as he piloted the black flying boat forward. “Brother Luo Feng, this will likely be the last time we hunt together,” Di Qing remarked with emotion. “I thought I could still be of some help, but I found myself completely unable to contribute, even becoming a burden to you.” The threat posed by a late-stage God-Emperor low-level Origin-Realm being was simply too immense; just like the previous “Erlis’s Poison,” even a drop touching Di Qing would have annihilated his clone.

Luo Feng smiled and said, “Your talent surpasses even that of the two nations’ ancestors. In the future, not only will you reach the Elder level, but you might even aspire to the Half-Origin Realm!” Di Qing smiled faintly at this. He indeed harbored that confidence, yet he also understood that reaching the Half-Origin Realm would demand immense time, countless hardships, and teetering on the brink of life and death—and even then, it might be his lifelong limit. However, Luo Feng’s growth speed was astonishing; the Half-Origin Realm seemed within his grasp, unhindered. “Perhaps only breaking free from the cage would take Brother Luo Feng a long time. With his talent, he might truly have a hope of breaking free from the cage,” Di Qing mused. He also knew that breaking free from the cage was an almost impossible feat. In the Dark Holy Realm, late-stage God-Emperor Dao-comprehenders were merely the lowest threshold, and Half-Origin Realm powerhouses were ubiquitous. Though countless strong individuals from various worlds converged here, “breaking free from the cage” remained a mere legend—it was incredibly, overwhelmingly difficult! “I wonder if Luo Feng’s potential will allow him to break free from the cage and become an Origin-Realm being,” Di Qing secretly speculated. As they conversed, they maintained a high level of vigilance. Luo Feng’s Bio-Annihilation Eye, located on his brow, constantly surveyed their surroundings, and the Profound Azure Heaven Annihilation Formation Diagram within him continuously operated, forming a vast protective domain. It was precisely this formation domain that allowed Luo Feng to timely rescue Di Qing during the Blood Demon Erlis’s previous ambush.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s Bio-Annihilation Eye, located on his brow, looked far to the front-left. There was a mass of clouds, obscuring their view, yet Luo Feng could still barely discern eight-hoofed creatures within, covered in blue-white scales, each with a single horn, exuding cold energy that naturally formed the surrounding mist. “They are Frost Soul Watchers, fifteen of them,” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. Among the low-level Origin-Realm beings in the Nine Rivers Holy Realm, there were numerous races. In terms of sheer numbers, the Frost Soul Watcher race ranked first, their quantity astonishing. Hunters in Rain Mist City had even witnessed thousands of Frost Soul Watchers moving collectively, three of whom were at the God-Emperor Consummation level! No cultivator in Rain Mist City dared to obstruct such a vast group. They almost always acted collectively in the wild; a single Frost Soul Watcher was extremely rare. Solitary Frost Soul Watchers were usually those expelled after failing to contend for leadership, and only God-Emperor Consummation level powerhouses could vie for such a position. Therefore, encountering a lone Frost Soul Watcher was often even more terrifying and dangerous. “Fifteen Frost Soul Watchers?” Di Qing asked in surprise from the side. “It seems to be a small team.”

“Judging by their size, aura, and scale patterns, they should all be at the mid-stage God-Emperor level,” Luo Feng analyzed. “While Frost Soul Watchers are numerous among low-level Origin-Realm beings, they are relatively ordinary in other aspects.” They possessed some understanding of abilities like stealth, evasion, attack, and self-defense, but none of these were outstanding. “We need to find a way to capture all fifteen of these Frost Soul Watchers,” Luo Feng said. “Di Qing, lend a hand too.”

“Understood,” Di Qing nodded. “I’ll do my best to hinder them.” The cloud mass wasn’t flying fast. The fifteen Frost Soul Watchers stood within it, vigilantly observing all directions. Although their observational abilities were far inferior to Luo Feng’s secret technique, the ‘Bio-Annihilation Eye,’ they possessed some understanding of various abilities, including observation. They were extremely patient, constantly watching all four directions, and once they spotted “prey,” they would mobilize collectively. Low-level Origin-Realm beings most enjoyed hunting “cultivators,” and Frost Soul Watchers were a particularly ferocious race; with their vast numbers, they would occasionally even devour other low-level Origin-Realm beings. *Whoosh!* An endless wave of blood suddenly appeared, and boundless crimson spread across the heavens and earth. This sanguine realm enveloped the cloud mass, along with the fifteen Frost Soul Watchers.

“There are cultivators!” The fifteen Frost Soul Watchers simultaneously looked at the two figures at the center of the endless blood wave, who were Luo Feng and Di Qing. “Kill!” The blood wave furiously devoured and strangled the cloud mass, but the cloud mass steadily resisted its erosion. At this moment, Di Qing was also setting up a sword array in the distance. “The cultivator controlling the blood wave must be a late-stage God-Emperor Dao-comprehender. The one beside him is much weaker.”

“Together, we can surely break through this blood wave and tear them both apart.” The fifteen Frost Soul Watchers acted in unison, as icy frost permeated the air. The mist formed by the cold energy merged into one, protecting them and completely blocking Luo Feng’s blood wave erosion. “Cultivator, prepare to die!” Their enormous cloud mass transformed into a colossal claw, reaching for Luo Feng with astonishing power. Luo Feng struggled to resist, but he was still ripped apart by the massive claw, transforming into a blood wave that merged into the endless blood sea. “He’s good at transforming into a blood sea, but his close-quarters combat ability is average,” the fifteen Frost Soul Watchers instantly communicated through their consciousness. “Devour his blood sea.” Immediately, the colossal cloud mass they collectively formed began to frantically absorb the blood wave. *Rip!* The endless blood sea suddenly erupted in rage. “Profound Azure Heaven, World’s Horizon!” A ‘light,’ condensed from the aura of creation and destruction, instantly pierced through their colossal cloud mass, and also through the body of one of the Frost Soul Watchers. The moment it pierced through, it destroyed the life core within its body. The light, carrying the blood wave, swept past the Frost Soul Watcher’s corpse, which then vanished into thin air. “Hmm?” The remaining fourteen Frost Soul Watchers were startled. “His endless blood sea contains a formation; its power is quite strong.”

“Keep devouring the blood sea; the smaller it gets, the weaker his formation’s power will be.” The colossal cloud mass frantically absorbed, and the absorbed blood sea energy was temporarily suppressed. “These innate Origin-Realm beings have very peculiar talents,” Luo Feng thought. He deliberately feigned weakness at this moment, fearing that these prey would be intent on escaping. If the opponents fled with all their might, his ability to intercept them would be extremely limited. He wanted to first let these Frost Soul Watchers see the possibility of ‘winning.’ The endless blood sea Luo Feng released was only ‘one percent’ of his true blood sea’s energy reserves, but among cultivators, it was considered normal physical strength, so the Frost Soul Watchers did not suspect anything.

*Whoosh!* The light of creation and destruction once again pierced through the colossal cloud mass, taking another Frost Soul Watcher. “We’ve already absorbed thirty percent of his blood sea; he won’t last much longer.” The Frost Soul Watchers were unwilling to give up at this point. They frantically absorbed the blood sea, and its area visibly shrunk. *Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!* The light of creation and destruction struck three more times, and three more Frost Soul Watchers perished. By now, the endless blood sea had drastically shrunk. *Whoosh!* The sixth strike of the light of creation and destruction couldn’t even pierce through the cloud mass anymore. “His blood sea is down to only thirty percent; the formation’s power is greatly diminished and can no longer threaten us.” The remaining ten Frost Soul Watchers became even more frenzied. With five companions dead, their killing intent grew heavier.

“You low-level Origin-Realm beings do possess some tricks. However, you cannot defeat me.” Suddenly, a blood shadow attempted to flee. “Flee?” The ten Frost Soul Watchers simultaneously looked at the blood shadow. Invisible fluctuations enveloped the blood shadow—this was their innate ability, Soul Freeze! The Soul Freeze cast simultaneously by just ten Frost Soul Watchers wasn’t too powerful. Luo Feng could withstand it even without the ‘Array Element Art’; at most, his escape technique would be slightly affected. Moreover, he had the ‘Array Element Art’ and the Heart of Immortality protecting himself. The Heart of Immortality also had a protective effect on the soul. This Soul Freeze, in reality, had no effect on Luo Feng whatsoever. “Ah,” the fleeing blood shadow seemed to be momentarily disturbed, its escape technique broken, revealing its physical form. “Cultivator, you can’t escape.” The ten Frost Soul Watchers were all excited. The colossal cloud mass suddenly became incredibly immense, attempting to completely devour all the blood waves, including Luo Feng’s figure.

“Is that so?” Luo Feng feigned madness. *Boom!* He transformed into an afterimage, forcefully piercing through the blood wave. A blurry claw swept past a Frost Soul Watcher, once again shattering its life core and taking its corpse. “What?” The nine remaining Frost Soul Watchers felt uneasy; a cultivator whose strength had supposedly greatly diminished had actually killed another companion. “That’s enough!” Luo Feng didn’t want to delay any longer. Firstly, with the number of Frost Soul Watchers reduced from fifteen to nine, the threat level was less than half of what it was before. Secondly, in the Elder hunting zone, battles had to be swift to avoid unexpected complications from prolonged engagements.

*Rumble~* The endless blood sea unfurled, and a towering figure appeared. Within this majestic figure resided the ‘Heart of Immortality,’ which guided countless meridians throughout its entire body and also extended across the boundless blood sea. The Immortal Blood Sea Body, empowered by the ‘Heart of Immortality,’ saw its might surge several times over. *Whoosh!* As the Immortal Blood Sea Body fully erupted, Luo Feng’s right hand also transformed into a huge, furry claw. Wielding this claw with his immortal body, this single strike instantly tore apart the colossal cloud mass and ripped through the Frost Soul Watcher team, instantly killing two Frost Soul Watchers.

“He was hiding his strength.” “He’s no ordinary Elder!” “Run!” The remaining seven Frost Soul Watchers realized they had been tricked. They instantly transformed into seven streaks of light. These seven streaks of light resembled light of the mind; the resistance from the blood wave was minimal, allowing them to rapidly flee. However, while they possessed some evasion skills, they were far inferior to beings like the Blood Demon Erlis. Luo Feng clearly saw all seven streaks of light.

*Whoosh!* The blood wave surged, and heaven and earth inverted. “Suppress!” The entire blood sea space exerted pressure, instantly trapping five of the streaks of light within the eye of the blood sea. Of the other two fleeing streaks, one was enveloped by Luo Feng’s furry claw wielding the ‘World in Palm’ technique, while the other was obstructed by Di Qing’s sword array. Soon, all the Frost Soul Watchers were captured and slain one by one. “We actually caught them all,” Luo Feng said, quite excited. A single Frost Soul Watcher was easy to deal with, but fifteen forming a team made them exponentially more difficult. By feigning weakness this time, he had outmaneuvered all of them.

“Fifteen Frost Soul Watchers, worth nearly two hundred million Origin-Realm Crystals!” Di Qing was also greatly invigorated; he had finally contributed. “Let’s leave this place first.” Luo Feng was also clear-headed, not daring to linger in the battle zone. The two immediately piloted the black flying boat and swiftly departed.

Just dozens of breaths later, nine Frost Soul Watchers with even more terrifying auras arrived at the location. Their gazes pierced through the void, and icy auras enveloped a vast surrounding area as they meticulously searched for any traces of battle.