Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

In Qingdu of the Flame Wind Ancient Country, the most transcendent of capital cities, none dared to be presumptuous, including the three powerful Alien Clans on the Land of Origin.

At this moment, inside the Emperor Qing Palace.

“While the Master is in closed-door meditation, no one can disturb him,” a puppet creature said coldly as it stood outside the palace doors, facing the eight figures before it.

Marquis Di Fu and the other seven Emperors had gathered here.

“There has been a major incident,” Di Fu began, “One of the thirteen Emperors of our Flame Wind Ancient Country, ‘Emperor Yuan,’ has been murdered. This is no trivial matter; you should go and report to your master immediately.”

Although they had all sent messages to ‘Emperor Qing,’ during his meditation, he uniformly ignored all communication.

“You, servant, report to your master at once,” Emperor Di Yan rebuked.

“Hurry up and report,” Emperor Jing Feng also urged.

The puppet creature looked at the eight Emperors, expressionless, and shook its head: “The Master has ordered that no matter the significance of the event, he shall not be disturbed during his meditation.”

“You—” Emperor Chu couldn’t hold back, “Did you not hear that Emperor Yuan has been murdered?”

“Even if all the Emperors were killed, it would not be permissible to disturb my master,” the puppet creature said coldly. It would carry out the master’s orders without exception, regardless of who came.

The eight Emperors were fuming.

What kind of reasoning was this?

All the Emperors dead, and Emperor Qing wouldn’t care?

“This puppet servant is too inflexible, impossible to reason with,” Di Kong also commented from the side.

“Enough,” Di Fu said, “Emperor Qing must be dealing with an important matter. Let’s go to the Ancestor.”

Although the eight Emperors were quite dissatisfied, none of them dared to forcefully enter Emperor Qing’s place of meditation, and they could only leave helplessly.

…

Within a hidden world in the Flame Wind Ancient Country, there lay a simple and ancient cave mansion.

The eight Emperors stood respectfully at the entrance of the mansion, not daring to show the slightest carelessness.

“Informing the Ancestor, a black-robed figure accompanied by an old servant attacked and killed Emperor Yuan, forcing him to choose reincarnation,” Di Fu reported respectfully at the entrance of the cave mansion, “This black-robed figure is extremely powerful. All eight of us together were no match for him and he is suspected to be a being Above a God King. How shall our Flame Wind Ancient Country deal with this black-robed figure? Please instruct us, Ancestor.”

After Di Fu finished speaking, the other seven Emperors also stood respectfully to the side, patiently awaiting a response.

After a long time…

The cave mansion was silent, with no response whatsoever.

“I have reported as well, but the Ancestor has not responded. He must also be in meditation,” Di Fu said to his companions, “Following the rules, the Ancestor will naturally become aware of everything once he comes out of his meditation.”

“Mm,” the other seven Emperors also felt helpless.

If the Ancestor’s avatar were in an awakened state, it would have responded immediately.

But if he was in meditation, when he would respond was uncertain.

“Let’s go,” they said.

The eight Emperors could only leave, not daring to step into the simple and ancient cave mansion.

******

All the powers on the Land of Origin could sense the complete disappearance of Emperor Yuan’s causality! This signified… Emperor Yuan was either dead for good or had been forced into reincarnation. This was a matter of grave importance.

“Emperor Yuan is dead?” A middle-aged man arrived at the previous battlefield. As he walked along the timeline of the past, he effortlessly discovered the pre-battle scene. The Iron Demon Lord was in a secret palace while Emperor Yuan lurked nearby.

Suddenly, the surrounding scene became indistinct.

“The killer must be at least of the Ultimate Realm,” the middle-aged man murmured in astonishment, “A perfection of the Great Dao, leaving no trace behind.”

“The battle made a huge commotion. I only saw from a distance the collision between the Endless Blood River and the Eight Phase array of the eight Emperors,” the middle-aged man mused. “It’s unclear who the killer is.”

“Interesting.”

“Daring to disrespect the Ancestors of the two countries and killing Emperor Yuan,” the middle-aged man was quite curious.

…

The collision between the Endless Blood River and the Primordial Space Eight Phases Array was too terrifying to spy on. On the entire Land of Origin, only a few, such as the Three Alien Clans, the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms, and the Heavenly Wood National Boundary Beast, could glimpse some traces.

As for Luo Feng’s appearance, no one had seen it.

All parties investigating the truth could only deduce—

Emperor Yuan was murdered by a being at least of the Ultimate Realm!

“Emperor Yuan, possessing a full set of super secret treasures, died within moments?”

“Eight Emperors of the Flame Wind Ancient Country combined their strength and still couldn’t save him?”

This news was also spread among the Monarchs of the Thunder Ancient Country.

These monarchs were also shaken.

On the Land of Origin, it seemed as if the two ancient countries stood side by side. However, in terms of deterrence, the Thunder Ancient Country was a notch below the Flame Wind Ancient Country, which after all had Emperor Qing.

“That murderer, if targeting any one of us monarchs, could easily kill us,” they speculated.

“This person is very likely an existence Above a God King! One glance could damage our minds and drive us mad,” these monarchs felt unsettled, knowing well the clear flaw in those of them who cultivated the Primordial Bloodline.

In the face of a being Above a God King, just one look was enough to make them lose control.

“In the coming time, act more cautiously and identify the killer as soon as possible,” these monarchs also became more wary.

…

In the subsequent days, the entire Land of Origin was fraught with tension!

The once high and mighty royal families of the two ancient countries had significantly reined in their arrogance, and their acts of devouring countless creatures had completely ceased! Everyone knew that the culprit hated evil intensely.

“Our emperor from the Flame Wind Ancient Country has been killed, for the first time in history.”

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“The Twelve Emperors personally tried to save him but only managed to delay things a bit. Emperor Yuan had enough time for reincarnation! Probably he dares not return to the Royal Family, fearing that the killer will continue to pursue him.”

A group of Marquises from Emperor Chu’s Lineage gathered and also discussed this matter.

Now, at the gatherings of the Royal Families of the two ancient countries, the hot topic was the death of Emperor Yuan!

The relationship between Emperor Chu’s Lineage and Emperor Yuan’s Lineage wasn’t good, so these Marquises discussed the topic with visible excitement.

“That killer hates evil; he probably doesn’t even care about us from the Primal Chaos Realm Royal Family,” Emperor Chu Yu said with a smile.

The gap in strength was too vast.

The ordinary members of the Imperial Clan, on the other hand, were just onlookers.

The ones truly uneasy were the Godly Kings of the Second Realm from the Imperial Clan, the Emperors and Monarchs, and those members of the Royal Family entangled in major sins!

******

Emperor Qing Palace.

“Rumble~~~” The ancient great hall’s doors finally opened.

Emperor Qing, the most detached among the thirteen emperors of the Flame Wind Ancient Country, had emerged from seclusion, and this news quickly reached the ears of the other emperors.

Instantly, Emperor Fu, Emperor Yan, Emperor Xi, and the others, whether in their true presence or as avatars, all rushed over.

“Please, take a seat.”

Emperor Qing was seated at the head.

The eleven emperors took their seats, all with submissive postures.

They were well aware that although they all appeared to be emperors, they would soon have to leave the Land of Origin to venture forth! They were not on the same level as Emperor Qing, not even close.

“Emperor Qing, you should know about the matter,” said Emperor Fu. “What do you think we should do now?”

“Ha ha…”

Emperor Qing sat there, and actually began to laugh, “With Emperor Yuan’s death, we in the Flame Wind Ancient Country are down to twelve emperors.”

Emperor Fu and the other eleven emperors were somewhat speechless. Could Emperor Qing actually be laughing at such an event?

“Has Emperor Yuan returned to the Royal Family after his reincarnation?” Emperor Qing asked again.

A reincarnated identity is uncontrollable, and judging by the number of creatures in the Land of Origin, the likelihood of reincarnating into a tribe in the Wilderness was highest. Emperor Yuan had the realm and could quickly recover his strength in a short period.

And he could even acknowledge his Royal Family! Confirming his identity was relatively easy, such as the few Ultimate Realm Secret Techniques that Emperor Yuan possessed, or the detailed Merit Points Emperor Yuan owed to the clan, which could easily confirm his identity.

“He has not returned,” stated Emperor Fu. “He owes the clan too much, without enough points to exchange for adequate resources to cultivate into an Ultimate Realm Life Form again.”

“He’s quite clever,” nodded Emperor Qing. “As long as he doesn’t reveal himself, no one will know his reincarnated identity, making it the safest option.”

Emperor Yan also spoke up, “Emperor Qing, are we just going to let this go?”

“It’s a minor issue; why bother making too much of it?” replied Emperor Qing lightly. He considered it merely an amusement.

“A minor issue?” Emperor Di Wu could not help but interject. “The death of one of thirteen emperors affects the entire Royal Family of the Flame Wind Ancient Country.”

Emperor Qing’s gaze fell on Emperor Di Wu.

Emperor Di Wu’s heart trembled, and he did not dare speak further.

“They haven’t died completely; they’ve all reincarnated. What’s there to fuss about?” Emperor Qing’s gaze swept over the seated eleven emperors. “You’ve been living too comfortably in the Land of Origin, this small setback is nothing.”

Emperor Qing had left an avatar in the Land of Origin, but he had already started venturing outside.

The outside world was where true life-and-death struggles lay in darkness! That was where the real perils lurked!

In the outside world, at best one’s avatar would die in battle, losing many precious treasures accumulated. At worst… it would affect the avatar in the Source World, leading to complete obliteration.

Even the Ancestors of the two countries tread carefully, cautiously venturing outside.

In Emperor Qing’s view…

The Land of Origin was far too safe! These emperors had become too complacent.

“Yes,” said Emperor Fu. “Compared with venturing in the outside world, the Land of Origin’s issues are indeed minor. But we still need a plan of action.”

“You eight acting together already possess might reaching the limit of the Land of Origin,” said Emperor Qing leisurely. “Combined with the Array Formation Secret Treasure, even surpassing the Emperor Level in the intricacy of the moves. Even under such circumstances, you were suppressed by that Black-Robed individual.”

“Black-Robed, either he’s of a very high realm or he relies on a tremendously powerful Secret Treasure! In any case, his Endless Blood River… its realm is even higher than your formation,” Emperor Qing shook his head. “Even if I took action, it would barely be a match. Even if I had the upper hand, I would not be able to defeat him.”

“Under the rules of the Land of Origin, even an Ancestor wouldn’t be able to get the better of him,” said Emperor Qing.

The eleven emperors remained silent.

“Do not rush into battle heedlessly,” Emperor Qing advised the eleven emperors. “In the future, when you leave the Land of Origin, you will encounter many more powerful individuals. You should learn to make friends, or at least not make too many enemies.”

“If this Black-Robed individual reaches Above God King in the Land of Origin and becomes invincible, then we need to think of a way to coexist with him,” Emperor Qing said with a smile. “If we can’t kill him, we’ll have to adapt to him.”

The eleven emperors also understood the reasoning, but for the domineering Flame Wind Ancient Country Royal Family to now adapt to this Black-Robed individual?

“We’re willing to make friends with him, but what if he continues to be hostile towards us and strikes us down?” Emperor Yan inquired.

Emperor Qing gave a slight smile: “If we proactively seek friendship and he still affronts us, then we become enemies. Once enemies, we’ll kill him whenever we encounter him outside the Land of Origin!” In the outside world, making friends is important, but so is killing.

Power and position are won through battle.

“The foundation of our Flame Wind Ancient Country lies in the Land of Origin,” Emperor Qing addressed the eleven emperors. “Therefore, we should try our best to befriend him. After all, if things truly escalate, the Ancestor and I can hunt him down outside. But within the Land of Origin, he could cause utter chaos.”

“Mutual destruction is undesirable,” Emperor Qing stated.

“Yes,” the eleven emperors responded in agreement.