Chapter 347: Watching the Enemies

“Primordial City is the very first city in the entire Dark Sacred Realm, and the large-scale Primordial Hall there contains countless resources.” Boshuo smiled. “Brother Luo Feng, you have sufficient war merits—there, you’ll be able to exchange for even more resources.”

The red-robed youth Chi Zheng said, “Brother Luo Feng, you’re carrying tens of trillions of Primordial Crystals with you. Once you leave Chengfeng City, you’ll very likely be targeted for raiding! Even if the three of us join forces with you, we might not be able to handle the danger.”

“It would be best to gather more than ten additional peak-level existences,” Boshuo said. “Brother Luo Feng, you already possessed peak-level strength before arriving in the Dark Sacred Realm. It should be easy to gather some peak existences in Chengfeng City who are willing to help.”

“No need.”

Luo Feng gently shook his head. “There’s no need to make it that troublesome.”

Inviting peak existences to escort him would mean owing favors—and favors had to be repaid!

“The three of you can simply set out with me,” Luo Feng said.

“Us?” Boshuo and Chi Zheng were both somewhat stunned.

Divine Emperor Baiyin couldn’t help but say, “Brother Luo Feng, we already discussed this before. The faction led by Divine Emperor Mixu, as well as the Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf, are both likely to attempt a raid. If we face their plundering, we won’t be able to withstand it!”

Boshuo nodded. “The Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf received gifts from Heavenly Wolf Guest. Although their temperaments changed drastically, their strength has increased. Once all eight join forces… the three of us wouldn’t last more than a few moves.”

“As for Divine Emperor Mixu and his fifteen Divine Emperors working together, their coordinated methods are even superior to the Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf. We still wouldn’t be able to hold out.”

“We truly need some helpers.”

Boshuo clearly understood how terrifying the three major factions of Chengfeng City were.

Luo Feng smiled and gently shook his head. “If we encounter a raid, I alone will act.”

Boshuo, Chi Zheng, and Baiyin were all momentarily dazed.

I alone will act?

Of course they understood what those words implied!

“Divine Emperor Mixu and his fifteen Divine Emperors—when working together, their strength undergoes a qualitative transformation,” Divine Emperor Baiyin said, looking at Luo Feng. “Unless one possesses invincible-level strength, it’s impossible to defeat them.”

“Now that you say that, I’m actually looking forward to them making a move,” Luo Feng said with a smile. “Make your preparations. Once you’re ready, we’ll depart! If the three of you are uneasy and unwilling to go, then I’ll set out alone.”

“No, no, no.”

“We’re naturally willing to accompany you, Brother Luo Feng.”

“We’ll make some quick preparations and can depart shortly.”

Boshuo, Chi Zheng, and Baiyin all responded.

Luo Feng nodded and turned to leave.

Watching Luo Feng’s departing figure, the three of them felt their emotions surge.

“From what Brother Luo Feng said, does he have the confidence to deal with Divine Emperor Mixu and the fifteen of them working together?” the red-robed youth Chi Zheng asked in disbelief.

“You heard correctly—that’s exactly what he meant!” Boshuo nodded lightly.

“Could it be that Brother Luo Feng has already reached the invincible level?” Baiyin wondered. “But if he had, shouldn’t Senior Yuan and the others have come to guide him?”

Boshuo frowned. “When Brother Luo Feng came out of seclusion earlier, that terrifying pressure vanished instantly. But I felt it clearly—this time, his closed-door cultivation must have brought a major breakthrough! My guess is, even if he can’t defeat Divine Emperor Mixu and the others, he should at least have the confidence to preserve his life and escape.”

“Mm.” Chi Zheng and Baiyin both nodded slightly.

Defeating Divine Emperor Mixu and the fifteen required invincible-level strength.

But merely preserving one’s life and escaping was far easier.

……

That very day, Boshuo and the other two followed Luo Feng, piloting a vessel as they departed Chengfeng City.

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng has finally left the city. Only Boshuo and the other two are with him.” The faction of Divine Emperor Mixu had been constantly monitoring the movements within Chengfeng City, and through causal sensing, they immediately confirmed Luo Feng’s departure.

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng has been in Chengfeng City for over a thousand eras. He purchased quite a number of treasures and even exchanged for thirty million war merits. The amount of Primordial Crystals he carries is estimated to be close to thirty trillion! Shall we act?”

“Less than half remains!”

Originally, the total transaction amount had been seventy-three trillion Primordial Crystals—now more than half had already been spent.

“Even if much has been spent, it’s still worth making a move.”

“If we miss this opportunity, who else would carry nearly thirty trillion Primordial Crystals on them?”

One peak-level existence after another communicated. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

They felt no fear whatsoever.

As long as it wasn’t an invincible-level opponent, they had nothing to worry about.

“Since there are no objections, we act,” Divine Emperor Mixu transmitted orders. “Assemble immediately and pursue them.”

Whoosh!

A flying vessel silently left Chengfeng City.

……

“Divine Emperor Mixu and his group have set out. Their secret treasure vessel can traverse space—it’s faster than ours.”

Inside a black vessel, the Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf gathered together. A dense dark aura filled the entire vessel, making the interior dim and oppressive. Only eight auras intertwined and influenced one another.

“If Divine Emperor Mixu and his group act first, we won’t get anything.”

“Luo Feng’s side also has four peak-level existences. As long as the battle drags on a bit, we’ll arrive. At that time, we can join forces with Luo Feng’s side—haha! Compared to Luo Feng, Divine Emperor Mixu and the others make a far better whetstone.”

“Using Divine Emperor Mixu and his group as a whetstone, we might be able to advance further—allowing our mental will to escape the prison cage and completely rid ourselves of contamination.”

The gift from Heavenly Wolf Guest also carried a degree of contamination.

However, it was not malicious contamination, but rather a minor byproduct naturally accompanying a great opportunity. Thus, the Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf were far better off than Hall Master Yuan Xiang—their strength had not decreased but had instead slightly increased.

The Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf were already peak-level existences. With such an opportunity for tempering… there was a faint hope that their will could break free from the prison cage.

“This might be our chance.”

“A complete breakthrough of mental will.”

They clearly understood that for lifeforms, breaking free from the prison cage in terms of life level was extremely difficult. Achieving it first through ‘mental will’ was far easier.

……

“Divine Emperor Mixu’s faction and the Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf have both gone after them—we should go take a look as well.”

“Send a clone to observe this battle.”

There were only a little over a hundred peak-level existences in the city. News spread quickly, and quite a few of them dispatched clones to watch this terrifying battle.

******

Inside the ancient vessel.

Boshuo, Baiyin, and Chi Zheng were somewhat nervous.

“I can sense the causality of Divine Emperor Mixu and his group—they’re rapidly closing in,” Chi Zheng transmitted. “It won’t be long before they catch up.”

“It’s not just Divine Emperor Mixu—they Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf are also approaching,” Divine Emperor Baiyin said, feeling the pressure.

Boshuo looked toward the front hall of the vessel.

There, Luo Feng stood alone, gazing out and appreciating the scenery.

The heavens and earth were vast. On one side, all matter had transformed into a flowing stream of particles—like boiling water, surging endlessly and emitting dissipating energy. In the far distance, a raging wind vortex shredded everything.

The Dark Sacred Realm contained many harsh environments. In many of them, even weaker low-rank Primordial Lifeforms could not survive.

“What a magnificent sight,” Luo Feng said with a smile, completely at ease.

He truly did not place Divine Emperor Mixu’s fifteen peak existences or the Eight Companions of the Heavenly Wolf in his eyes.

During these thousand-plus eras of cultivation, Luo Feng had used the Book of Wisdom and the Eye of Life as assistance, and had also consumed various cultivation treasures. His thinking speed had long been maintained at no less than a hundred times normal.

“The ‘mental consciousness systems’ contained within the three high-rank Primordial Bloodlines—I’ve studied them thoroughly, over and over again.”

“But their systems are best suited to themselves. They don’t suit me.”

The Shadow of Heavenly Fire, the Nether Prison Calamity Beast, and the Nine-Headed Chaos Beast each possessed completely different mental consciousness systems.

The Shadow of Heavenly Fire’s system permeated every fragment of life force.

The Nether Prison Calamity Beast was like a prison itself, layering and sealing away its own life force. Its mental system actively restrained and confined its power, allowing it to possess an enormous body. Though its direct explosive power was weaker, it could unleash power continuously.

The Nine-Headed Chaos Beast, however, had nine separate consciousnesses! Each controlled part of the body, developing independently while also intertwining with the others.

“I’ve obtained three complete systems. I must extract what suits me and construct my own mental consciousness system,” Luo Feng thought.

“After refining it over a thousand eras, it has finally taken shape. I can now perfectly control a ‘millionfold Perfect Divine Body energy reserve.’”

Luo Feng was quite satisfied with this progress.

Compared to before his seclusion, he had improved tremendously.

“But theoretically, the Half-Primordial Life-and-Death Path should control 1.2 billion times energy reserves. So I need to go to the large-scale Primordial Hall—only there can my physical body rapidly reach that level.”

He needed to expand his body further and continuously test his system.

“They’re here.” Boshuo, Baiyin, and Chi Zheng instantly arrived at Luo Feng’s side, all sensing their surroundings with solemn expressions.

Through causality, they could confirm that Divine Emperor Mixu and the fifteen had arrived nearby.

“Fifteen peak existences?”

Luo Feng opened the Simulated Eye of Life and Death at his brow, observing with interest.

Suddenly—

The vast surrounding region turned into endless darkness.

Within that boundless darkness, there was no sense of direction, no light at all. Luo Feng and the others could only rely on secret techniques to perceive their surroundings.

“What a formation,” Luo Feng softly praised.

Through the Simulated Eye of Life and Death, he saw that within the darkness were actually the combined powers of fifteen peak existences—blazing flames, annihilating winds, devouring black liquid, countless insects gnawing at everything…

All fifteen forces operated simultaneously, unified by the formation, reducing everything to annihilation and returning all to its origin.

The world within the formation seemed to be heading toward its end.

Even peak-level existences would be annihilated within such a formation.

“It’s the Primordial Annihilation Formation!” Boshuo, Baiyin, and Chi Zheng grew tense, glancing at Luo Feng.

Wasn’t it said that “I alone will act”?

“The operation of Primordial rules—everything returning to annihilation? It does resemble a great destruction,” Luo Feng remarked approvingly. “Divine Emperor Mixu must have witnessed the great destruction of a Source World.”

“But this level of destruction is far too fragile.”

Luo Feng stepped forward.

Whoosh.

In an instant, he left the vessel and appeared midair.

Standing there, with over a millionfold Perfect Divine Body energy perfectly controlled, Luo Feng became the center of a collapsing and distorting spacetime.

In the Battle of Rainlan City, even his weaker power had torn open spatial cracks.

Now, his lifeform aura was far stronger. With a large-scale release, the surrounding billions of kilometers of spacetime completely twisted and collapsed. The closer to Luo Feng, the more severe the distortion—and even time flowed faster.

“What’s happening?”

The fifteen peak existences, hidden within the formation, suddenly felt the entire spacetime collapsing.

It was as if an immensely “heavy” existence was crushing spacetime itself!

“The spacetime of the Dark Sacred Realm is extremely stable—short-distance traversal is already difficult. How can such large-scale collapse occur?”

“Was this done by Divine Emperor Luo Feng?”

“How is that possible?”

They saw, in the distance, that black-robed, black-haired figure standing at the center.

Even with the naked eye, they could see spacetime collapsing around Luo Feng. He was the core of distortion. The surrounding vast region twisted and was drawn inward, shattering the formation. The fifteen of them were dragged along by the collapsing spacetime, forced toward Luo Feng.

“The spacetime is too heavy—I can’t break free!”

“I can’t escape!”

“Within this collapsed region, spatial traversal is impossible!”

The fifteen peak existences realized in despair—they didn’t even have the ability to escape.

Before the overwhelming collapse of spacetime, they couldn’t form a formation, couldn’t coordinate. Each could only face it alone, all being dragged toward Luo Feng.

Luo Feng stood there, calmly watching.

He didn’t even need to act.

The enemies would come to him one by one.