Chapter 7: Arriving at Huyang City

Node Eighteen

"He died before even reaching Huyang City?" President Zanyun mused. "I have no idea where or why he died. This must be reported immediately!"

He dared not hesitate. With a thought, a miniature universe descended, and clouds billowed around the Skycloud Tower, naturally concealing its entire top floor.

When Eternal True Gods manifest 'A Thought Creates a Universe,' they usually do so silently and subtly, with the manifested cosmic scene naturally blending into the surroundings, completely controlling the nearby area.

President Zanyun then stood up and, with utmost reverence, activated a secret technique. A small crimson flame materialized out of thin air, emitting an aura of disaster and darkness.

"'Marquis,' President Zanyun said respectfully. 'Just now, my communication token could no longer detect Heidomo.'"

"'His life token has shattered; he is indeed dead.' The crimson flame slowly exuded an aura of disaster. 'He died just as he arrived at Huyang City. Was it an expert dispatched by the Yu Kingdom? Or by Marquis Jiujiang?'"

The Shi Kingdom coveted the surrounding divine kingdoms. Relations between the Shi Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom were naturally poor, and their secret conflicts never ceased.

It was normal for subordinates to die.

"'He hadn't reached Huyang City yet,' President Zanyun immediately clarified."

"'Oh?' The crimson flame questioned, perplexed. 'He should have arrived.'"

"'Heidomo was supposed to have arrived by now; today was the last day of the deadline for his arrival,' President Zanyun respectfully stated. 'Just today, I even contacted him to urge him on. He merely said he would be delayed by a few days and didn't mention anything else.'"

The crimson flame spoke: "'Since he said he would arrive in a few days, he should still be within the Jiujiang Chaos State. Investigate carefully and find out how he died.'"

"'Yes, Marquis,' President Zanyun replied respectfully. 'Marquis, we are a bit short on experts here...'"

"'Soon, you will not be short.' The crimson flame then vanished."

President Zanyun breathed a sigh of relief.

"'That idiot Heidomo, he lost his life just traveling.' After reporting, President Zanyun calmly sat down. 'Anyone who could kill him must be extraordinarily powerful. I certainly don't have the ability to investigate! Presumably, the Marquis won't blame me either.'"

Serving a Chaos Master, and even coming to another kingdom's territory, risking so much, President Zanyun naturally wanted to reap significant benefits.

As for putting his life on the line? He would avoid it if he could.

Behind Heidomo's death, it was clear there was a powerful expert involved, and President Zanyun had no intention of investigating at all.

If he rushed into everything, President Zanyun wouldn't have lived this long.

Under the night sky.

Luo Feng sat cross-legged beside the blue-purple blood crystal flower.

The captured spaceship could be released after the blue-purple blood crystal flower was harvested; there was no hurry.

"'This is my first time fighting an Eternal True God from the Origin Continent since I arrived, and it truly reveals many of my shortcomings,' Luo Feng thought. 'I've only just become an Eternal True God, and I haven't even begun cultivating many secret techniques.'"

In this confrontation, he was completely outmatched in close combat.

It was only by relying on his perfect divine body that he withstood all attacks.

"'If I encounter someone skilled in trapping opponents, I could probably be ensnared in just two or three moves. At that point, I'd have to rely on will-based secret arts or mechanical-stream treasures!' Luo Feng thought. 'From a long-term perspective, my future opponents will likely be at the level of the Three Kingdom Masters of the Shi Kingdom.'"

"'Therefore, I still need to strengthen my advantages, cultivate the *Primal Element Technique*, and elevate my will to a higher level!'"

"'At the same time, advancing to a higher realm is crucial. I must now find a way to break through to the Chaos Master realm.'"

"'To become a Chaos Master, I must comprehend the Chaos Laws,' Luo Feng thought. 'On one hand, I need to actively comprehend the Chaos Laws, and on the other, I need to learn some secret techniques related to the Chaos Laws.'"

Through practice, he could grasp some fundamental mysteries of the Chaos Laws.

Combining practice with theory would accelerate his mastery of the Chaos Laws.

"'The body refining secret techniques I've chosen, *Chaos Strength Diagram* and *Nine Breaking Blades*, are both techniques that lead to the Chaos Realm.' Luo Feng didn't lack secret techniques; he was just a bit poor."

"'For the time being, my primary focus will be cultivating *Chaos Strength Diagram*, *Nine Breaking Blades*, and *Primal Element Technique*, while also supplementing with *Annihilation*, *Donghua*, and *Nine Nightmares Realm*.'"

His own development dictated his choices for primary and supplementary cultivation methods.

The three inheritances of the Duan Donghe lineage were effective, but they were all auxiliary, mainly allowing successive inheritors to be better at preserving their lives. As for resources, inheritors had to acquire them through their own efforts.

"'This *Chaos Strength Diagram* requires cultivating the divine body like a secret treasure, demanding vast resources. I wonder how long this 'blue-purple blood crystal flower' will suffice for my cultivation,' Luo Feng thought."

The key to the divine body was the 'Heart of the True God'; as long as it remained undamaged, the divine body could be refined without restraint.

Thus, generations of powerhouses on the Origin Continent created various body refining secret techniques. However, there was no doubt that the stronger the divine body's foundation, the better the effects after cultivating a body refining secret technique. As Luo Feng possessed a perfect divine body, he naturally chose a body refining secret technique to further enhance his divine body!

"'The resources required for body refining secret techniques can only be purchased after I reach Huyang City.' Luo Feng composed himself and immediately began to comprehend *Nine Breaking Blades*."

Within one of the Star Tower's layers of space.

A spaceship was present here, and the patriarch along with over a dozen True Gods observed this layer of space with confusion. They only felt that the surrounding space was a boundless gray at its edges, and spacetime was completely sealed, making it impossible to leave.

"'Patriarch, what does that Venerable one intend to do with us after bringing us here?'"

"'Will he treat us as experimental subjects?'"

"'I heard many True Gods in Huyang City go to test medicines. Is this Venerable one going to capture us to test medicines?' The True Gods in the group made various uneasy conjectures, as they were utterly powerless to resist.

Suo Zi and Suo Yun, the two young True Gods, listened to the discussions of their clan elders, and also felt various worries.

The patriarch smiled and said, "'If not for this Venerable one, we would all be dead by now. This Venerable one saved our lives. If he needs us to do something, it is also our opportunity. In Huyang City, many True Gods long to serve Eternal True Gods but never get the chance.'"

"'Patriarch, what should we do now?' Suo Zi asked."

"'Wait patiently,' the patriarch said."

Day and night cycled.

A day on the Origin Continent was exceptionally long. Luo Feng cultivated for three days beside the blue-purple blood crystal flower, gaining some insights into *Nine Breaking Blades*, *Primal Element Technique*, and *Annihilation*.

"'A day on the Origin Continent is incredibly long, roughly equivalent to a year on my home planet, Earth,' Luo Feng thought."

At this moment, the sky was bright, with white clouds drifting, indicating it was daytime. Yet, if one looked up, a few of the brightest stars could still be seen.

"'Hmm?'"

Luo Feng suddenly smelled the increasingly strong fragrance of the flower, which filled his soul and consciousness with immense pleasure. He immediately turned his head to look and saw the blue-purple blood crystal flower gently swaying, its petals appearing to glow.

"'It's finally fully maturing,' Luo Feng smiled. After emitting its most intense fragrance, the blue-purple blood crystal flower's glow finally subsided, becoming ordinary, and then silently detached from its stem, falling towards the ground."

Luo Feng waved his hand, and enveloped by divine power, the blue-purple blood crystal flower floated before him.

"'I heard this blue-purple blood crystal flower greatly aids bloodline cultivation,' Luo Feng remarked admiringly. 'However, I'm not a native of the Origin Continent, so I can't undertake bloodline cultivation.'"

The geniuses who journeyed through reincarnation from the three thousand primitive universes to the Origin Continent could only comprehend laws.

Beings born on the Origin Continent had various special bloodlines latent within them, which qualified them to enter 'bloodline cultivation methods.'

Luo Feng stored the blue-purple blood crystal flower in a wooden box.

"'Time to go to Huyang City.'"

Luo Feng took a step and vanished, traversing through the void, simultaneously summoning Molosa and Moyuhu.

"'Moyuhu, continue to lead the way,' Luo Feng said."

"'Yes, Venerable one.' Moyuhu dared not ask further. He glanced around briefly and then continued to lead the way."

Luo Feng looked at Molosa beside him. "'You look delighted. Did you gain a lot?'"

"'Yes, I gained quite a bit,' Molosa said, looking pleased, and transmitted via mind, 'Master, if this kind of good fortune happens a thousand more times, I estimate I'll have hope of reaching the Chaos Realm.'"

Luo Feng glanced at him.

Devour a thousand Eternal True Gods? He really dared to dream!

"'You should just absorb the power of heaven and earth,' Luo Feng said, no longer paying him attention. On the Origin Continent, the abundant energy between heaven and earth had materialized into a tangible mist, so absorbing the power of heaven and earth also had good effects."

Whoosh—

After traversing the void for a long time, Luo Feng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"'What's that?' As a perfect divine body, Luo Feng's perception range was extremely vast. He could now faintly see an infinitely towering city at the end of their flight path."

The city seemed like a wall of the world. Its walls were taller than any mountain Luo Feng had seen since arriving on the Origin Continent! Heidomo's true body, when compared to the height of these walls, wasn't even one ten-thousandth as tall.

Shrouded by mist condensed from the power of heaven and earth, the entire majestic city appeared faintly discernible, and Luo Feng couldn't even see the end of its walls.

"'Although I've long known about the immense size of large cities on the Origin Continent, seeing it with my own eyes is still shocking,' Luo Feng thought to himself."

"'Venerable one, we are about to arrive at Huyang City,' Moyuhu said, having also spotted the city's outline in the distance. 'The entire Jiujiang Chaos State has only three large cities. Each large city is built on the ruins of chaos, jointly constructed by experts of the mechanical faction, making them incredibly stable fortress cities.'"

As they flew closer, Moyuhu pointed ahead and said, "'Venerable one, ahead is Huyang City's East Gate. Those two colossal objects suspended above the East City Wall are two of Huyang's Ten Great Legions—the Vine Dragon Legion and the Golden Jade Legion!'"

Luo Feng looked over. Suspended above the south side of Huyang City's wall was a massive cluster of plants, entirely emerald green, with countless vines. Innumerable True Gods could be seen entering and exiting this colossal plant along its vines.

Above the north side of the city wall, a golden octahedron floated. This octahedron was immensely vast, and countless True Gods also moved in and out along beams of light.

The massive cluster of plants and the golden octahedron were two of Huyang's Ten Great Legions.