Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

Emperor Qing stood there, naturally gathering endless sword light into his body, he himself seemed to be a sword, and even the vast Blood River could not erode him the slightest bit.

“Three Thousand Kill Array—Heavenly Pillar Realm!” With a single thought from Emperor Qing, the Sword Array transformed immediately. Amidst the Endless Blood River, pillars of sword light converged and towered into the sky. Each Heavenly Pillar was immensely majestic, infinitely tall, naturally supporting a vast world.

“Thirty-six Heavenly Pillars?” Luo Feng looked at the scene in front of him in amazement.

In this vast world, with thirty-six Heavenly Pillars supporting the sky, the torrential and heavy Endless Blood River was completely trapped.

“Brother Galaxy, these are the thirty-six Heavenly Pillars I have comprehended from the Heavenly Pillar Realm, a slight glimpse of understanding integrated into the Formation,” Emperor Qing said with a smile, “What do you think of its power?”

“Using thirty-six Heavenly Pillars as the foundation, propping up a world, this world’s Sword Array is indeed extraordinary,” Luo Feng felt the endless murderous intent contained within the thirty-six pillars of sword light and laughed, “However, my Blood River is not that simple!”

“Rise!”

Luo Feng’s vast Spiritual Will merged with the entire Endless Blood River.

In this moment, the entire Endless Blood River was like a giant python, and with a fierce swish of its tail, the entire river lashed at one of the pillars of sword light.

“Boom~~~” At that instant, the sword light pillar trembled violently, numerous cracks appearing.

“Such profound mystery hidden within this Blood River?” Emperor Qing was secretly shocked, the seemingly simple lash of the Blood River’s tail actually carried an incessant onslaught of an endless might, not simply an outburst of power from Land of Origin!

It was a continuous outburst of power, either with a sharp cutting force, a soft penetrating force, or the most basic crumble… a continuous unleashing of maximal power, coupled with different profound mysteries. Just by one lash, the Heavenly Pillar already showed cracks.

“Boom boom boom.” The vast Blood River, like a serpent, rolled and lashed wildly, causing the sword light Heavenly Pillars to begin to topple, utterly unable to hold steady.

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“What might is this?”

“Is this the strength of Emperor Qing and Galaxy Ruler?”

The other Godly Kings from Land of Origin watched from afar, including emperor levels from Flame Wind Ancient Country and Monarchs from Thunder Ancient Country, all feeling suffocated! Those infinitely tall pillars of sword light, that vast and unparalleled Blood River, were forces they could not resist.

“This is the power Above God King level!”

“Emperor Qing and Galaxy Ruler are too terrifying!”

These Godly Kings shuddered.

The Sector Beast from Tianmu Kingdom also watched from afar: “No matter how hard I cultivate, I can’t break the bottleneck. I reached the Ultimate Realm by eating and drinking, but I am forever trapped in the Ultimate Realm. Compared to these two, I’m far behind!”

From the beginning, it hadn’t relied on its own comprehension for cultivation, suddenly having to rely on itself to advance ‘from Ultimate to Above God King’ was naturally highly improbable.

“Above God King?” Lord of Ten Thousand Realms was also watching from afar, “On the basis of a complete Great Dao, drawing upon other mysteries, integrating them into one’s own Dao, taking the Dao one step further! But this step is too difficult.”

A complete Dao is already perfect.

Integrating other mysteries often becomes gilding the lily! The power does not increase but decreases instead.

Lord of Ten Thousand Realms was indeed able to integrate some mysteries into his Dao, the power could increase slightly, but it was clearly not a qualitative change!

“Perhaps I should leave the Land of Origin and take a look at other worlds,” the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms thought.

Before, the only one stronger than him was Emperor Qing, but now there was another Galaxy Ruler.

The Lord of Ten Thousand Realms developed a desire to venture forth.

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Emperor Qing watched the vast and torrential Blood River, roaring wildly, sweeping everything aside, even his own thirty-six Heavenly Pillars of sword light collapsed one after another, unable to resist this fearsome might, he couldn’t help but smile, “Brother Galaxy, your Blood River indeed has extraordinary power, so I will display the strongest form of this Three Thousand Kill Array—Three Thousand Worlds!”

As soon as he spoke.

Billions of sword lights appeared, full of endless mysteries, naturally forming a grand formation.

“Hm?” Luo Feng’s expression changed slightly.

Within a vast expanse, a world of chirping birds and fragrant flowers appeared, with endless land, skies, and mountains rising and falling, even some ordinary life was being born.

“Life is being born?” Luo Feng was shocked.

“Three Thousand Worlds can evolve everything in the world. Although it is far from the operation of the Supreme Rules, it’s also considered a slight glimpse of understanding,” Emperor Qing appeared in this world, smiling at Luo Feng.

Within this world, the Endless Blood River almost spanned half of the world, but it was suppressed by invisible rules, the whole world’s power was suppressing the Blood River, making the tumultuous river struggle.

The entire world’s power was suppressing this Blood River.

Hiss hiss hiss~~~

Within the Blood River, sword lights flickered, annihilating strands of the river’s power. Yet the Blood River was filled with endless vitality, as one strand of power was annihilated, another would naturally recover.

“Within this Endless Blood River, every movement is strenuous, I am completely suppressed,” Luo Feng was shocked; this was the Endless Blood River driven by the Secret Patterns within the Star Tower, yet it was suppressed.

“Brother Luo He, your Blood River is indeed profound, and in terms of realm, it is also at the early stage of Divine Emperor,” said Emperor Qing, “Within the power limits of Land of Origin, although I can have a slight advantage, I cannot harm you in the least.”

The Blood River that spanned most of the world thrived with terrifying vitality.

“Unexpectedly, within the Land of Origin, I have been suppressed,” Luo Feng laughed, “Brother Emperor Qing, I shall give my all! You should also bring out your Secret Treasure!”

“Give your all?” Emperor Qing was momentarily stunned.

“Come forth!”

Luo Feng stood amidst the Endless Blood River and shouted.

Suddenly, within the Endless Blood River, a dark and deep nine-story tower began to emerge.

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“Boom~~~~” As this nine-story tower appeared, the surrounding three thousand worlds began to tremble, and countless cracks emerged. The earth, mountains, sky…everything was shattering.

Before, Luo Feng faced his enemies simply by driving the Star Tower’s Secret Patterns to control his Physical Body into transforming into the Blood River.

Now, he truly controls the Star Tower itself to confront his adversaries!

“This power?” Emperor Qing’s expression changed; upon the appearance of this nine-story tower, it naturally eroded the Three Thousand Worlds, which then started to disintegrate.

“This is no ordinary Secret Treasure.” Emperor Qing sensed the terrifying aspect of this treasure.

As the Star Tower emerged, it grew larger and larger!

Vast! Majestic!

As it grew upon appearing, it naturally caused the collapse of the Three Thousand Worlds, and it continued to grow, crushing all around! Emperor Qing’s Three Thousand Kill Array could no longer be executed.

“This…”

Emperor Qing looked up at the nine-story tower with palpitations, “This Secret Treasure must be one forged by Primordial Life. Within the Land of Origin, the Infinite Space is where one could most easily obtain such treasures.”

Even though they are both ‘Beyond God King Level’ Secret Treasures, the ones the Divine Emperors like him forged and the ones Senior Yuan and company casually produced have a great disparity.

Senior Yuan and the others had already stepped out of the Braided Cage. Even a casual creation by them could achieve effects of Supreme Rules. For instance, reducing all attacks from beings below Primordial Life by ninety percent, including soul attacks and all other types.

Such ‘rule-based’ effects are beyond what Divine Emperors could forge.

At this moment, Emperor Qing also felt a sense of supremacy in the rules from the Star Tower, entirely unlike the Secret Treasures forged by ordinary Divine Emperors.

At this instant—

Various powers on the Land of Origin watched this scene from afar.

The nine-story tower appeared! Its might had already reached the limits of the Land of Origin! And there was also a terrifying rule-based erosion, making those who merely witnessed it feel innate fear and despair.

“What a treasure.” All three Alien Clans, seeing it, grew covetous and greedy, “It might be a Secret Treasure refined by Yuan.”

“Pity it’s within the Land of Origin.”

“Within the Land of Origin, nobody can snatch it.”

The Three Alien Clans also realized this.

Meanwhile, the other powerhouses on the Land of Origin were completely shocked.

“The power of the Galaxy Ruler is actually capable of suppressing Emperor Qing?”

“How can this nine-story tower be so terrifying?” Emperors and Monarchs all felt their hearts tremble, “Turns out he didn’t exert his full strength when he killed Di Yuan! With this tower, his strength is far too fearsome!”

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“Galaxy brother, hurry up and retrieve the Secret Treasure.” Already taking distance, Emperor Qing spoke out immediately.

Instantly, the Star Tower merged into the Endless Blood River and disappeared from sight.

The Endless Blood River then converged into the form of Luo Feng.

After sparring with Emperor Qing, Luo Feng confirmed… Emperor Qing could not even scratch his Blood River, and only then did Luo Feng publicly display the Star Tower!

There are too few on the Land of Origin worthy of wielding the Star Tower against! Luo Feng also itched for a challenge!

Emperor Qing stepped closer to Luo Feng and smiled, “With such a talent, Galaxy brother, it is only natural for you to possess a powerful Secret Treasure left by Senior Yuan. I, too, once received a Secret Treasure from Senior Yuan, but I have taken it to the outside world.”

“Galaxy brother, be cautious when you bring this nine-story tower to the outside world in the future,” Emperor Qing reminded, “It can easily become a target for strong individuals of the Alien race.”

“Aren’t you afraid of it being stolen?” Luo Feng asked.

“Ha ha, just be careful,” Emperor Qing said, “There are quite a few Secret Treasures casually refined by Senior Yuan, such as those that can be exchanged within the Infinite Space! Places like the Heavenly Pillar Realm and other valuable sites might occasionally see the emergence of Secret Treasures.”

Luo Feng understood.

Emperor Qing… considered his Star Tower as one of those that could be exchanged within the Infinite Space.

“The Secret Treasures exchanged in the Infinite Space are all refined by Primordial Life, and some might even be personally crafted by Senior Yuan,” Emperor Qing said, “Of course, their value varies, with the highly valued costing over a hundred thousand Reward Points, and the ordinary ones around twenty to thirty thousand Reward Points.”

“A Secret Treasure worth over a hundred thousand Reward Points, each one would drive the Divine Emperors mad,” Emperor Qing exclaimed, “The ones worth twenty to thirty thousand Reward Points are much more common.”

Luo Feng nodded.

Those few treasures in the Infinite Space worth one hundred thousand points each could all aid in ‘stepping out of the Braided Cage.’ Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire

He had never exchanged a Secret Treasure before, so he wasn’t clear on the differences between those of the Infinite Space and the Star Tower.

“The Star Tower is not so important to me for combat, but rather for aiding in my Cultivation,” Luo Feng understood this point well. Comprehending the Star Tower Secret Patterns greatly benefited his Cultivation along the Life and Death Path.

Thus, even if he ventured outside the Source World, Luo Feng had no plans to take the Star Tower with him!

As long as the Star Tower remained in the Land of Origin, then no one would think of stealing it!

“Brother Emperor Qing, has any Cultivator exchanged for a Secret Treasure worth over a hundred thousand Reward Points?” Luo Feng inquired.

“None from our Land of Origin, but there are from other Source Worlds!” Emperor Qing smiled and said, “Senior Yuan has left the Infinite Space in many Source Worlds. It is commonly acknowledged that one hundred thousand Reward Points is a threshold; every treasure reaching this threshold is invaluable, even potentially helping in stepping out of the Braided Cage. Sadly, reaching a hundred thousand Reward Points is too difficult.”

Luo Feng agreed.

Indeed, it was difficult.

He himself also received one hundred thousand Reward Points when his Spiritual Will broke through. But one can’t possibly exchange all the Reward Points for just one treasure. The offers like the Special Grade Inheritance and Perfection Level Inheritance in the Infinite Space Treasure Vault are also very attractive! The scarcity of a Secret Treasure worth at least one hundred thousand Reward Points can be imagined.

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