Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

Luo Feng looked at the figure of the Mountain Sitting Guest before him, whose physique was much sturdier than the teacher he remembered from his memories. After all, when he was in the Primordial Cosmos Region, the Mountain Sitting Guest was merely a True God. It was only close to when he was to challenge the Samsara Channel that he had broken through to become a true god of void space. Now, however, he was a Cultivator of the Primal Chaos Realm, cultivating the Primordial Bloodline.

"You've engaged in combat with the Master of the Shi Kingdom so quickly, much earlier than I expected," the Mountain Sitting Guest said with a smile, looking at his disciple.

Hearing this, Luo Feng was certain without a doubt: "Teacher!" Discover more stories at empire

It was impossible to confirm the identity of his teacher by life force and causality alone.

But those who knew he was Luo Feng were countable on one hand in the Land of Origin; Yuan, Morosa, and Emperor Chu were all deeply trusted by him. Being able to call out his name, Luo Feng trusted him mostly already.

The feud between the Mountain Sitting Guest and the Master of the Shi Kingdom was only revealed to him by his teacher when he was about to challenge the Reincarnation Era. Only he and his teacher knew about it, with no third party in the know!

"I've placed my hopes for revenge on you—it's unfair to you," the Mountain Sitting Guest looked at Luo Feng and expressed his feelings. "Because to completely kill a Second Realm Godly King is something not even Emperors and Monarchs can necessarily achieve."

"But I see no other possibility. Only in you do I see a chance," the Mountain Sitting Guest continued, "And I know, such pressure, you simply wouldn't care about."

Luo Feng just smiled.

Indeed, this kind of pressure was nothing to him! His teacher also hadn't forced him to meet his death but rather to make his move when he was confident!

"You've only been in the Land of Origin for less than two centuries... yet you've achieved such a realm, far surpassing me," the Mountain Sitting Guest said with complex emotions, remembering the time he transformed Earth and nurtured a powerful race.

He had watched Luo Feng rise from weakness step by step.

As a Godly King, he had always been detached, protecting and guiding his weak disciples towards growth.

In a blink of an eye, his disciple had completely surpassed him!

"To kill the three Masters of the Shi Kingdom, my strength is far from enough," Luo Feng stated. "This time, it was merely establishing causality with the Emperor of Tian Kun, acting as a catalyst."

"There's no rush," the Mountain Sitting Guest replied. "Even if you were stronger and could destroy the Emperor of Tian Kun's True Body, he could still cultivate himself back to strength! He would even become more cautious. If we scare him into reincarnating, then it would be problematic."

"I have a plan for how to thoroughly kill the three Masters of the Shi Kingdom," Luo Feng stated.

"Oh?" the Mountain Sitting Guest's eyes brightened. "Are you confident in your plan?"

"Mm," Luo Feng nodded. "There are multiple methods, but all need sufficient time for cultivation."

Multiple methods?

The Mountain Sitting Guest, in all his experience, thought the complete annihilation of the three Masters of the Shi Kingdom, especially 'Emperor Tian Kun', to be extremely difficult. Yet his disciple claimed to have multiple methods.

The Mountain Sitting Guest felt exhilarated and exclaimed, "Now, even your visions far surpass mine."

"But remember, your own safety comes first," the Mountain Sitting Guest looked at Luo Feng. "I was originally just a First Realm Godly King, not involved in the top-level struggles of the Land of Origin. But I've seen a lot. I know how brutal and crazy those at the top can fight."

"The strongest existences in the Land of Origin, the detached Godly Kings, and the two Ancient Countries fight fiercely! There have been many clashes at the level of Emperors," the Mountain Sitting Guest spoke. "The detached Godly Kings have more numbers and more highly talented individuals, while the two Ancient Countries have excessively fearsome Emperors and Monarchs... Amidst all the slaughter and conflict, the detached Godly Kings would even reincarnate and hide their identities, striking again in secrecy later on."

The Mountain Sitting Guest looked at Luo Feng. "As a First Realm Godly King, I was a bystander, which allowed me to see everything clearly. All strife stems from the struggle for resources."

"If you are not in dire need of resources, don't get involved," the Mountain Sitting Guest cautioned. "Focus on cultivation, and grow stronger. Once you're strong, even the two Ancient Countries will have to respect you."

"The waters of the Land of Origin are deep. I can't see through them but know that Emperors and Monarchs have repeatedly made their moves, shattering the heavens and the earth! Your clash with the Emperor Tian Kun, compared to that level... it's a qualitative difference," the Mountain Sitting Guest said.

Of course, Luo Feng understood.

The difference between the Second Realm of Godly King and the Ultimate Realm was a qualitative transformation.

Like his master Emperor Chu, who could obliterate his body with a single move. Even with his life force regenerating him, it would only take Emperor Chu a few more moves. The Emperor Tian Kun, whose life force was somewhat inferior to his own but who had a more terrifying burst of power, could probably be dealt with by Emperor Chu in a single move.

This showed the vast gap between a normal Second Realm Godly King and an Ultimate Realm Life Form!

"Teacher, don't worry. I've just become a Godly King, and I'm not in a hurry to join the struggles," Luo Feng said.

The Mountain Sitting Guest smiled. "Good, I should be going now. You can contact me anytime if you need anything."

Having met once and confirmed the identity, they could communicate via causality in the future.

"Good," Luo Feng nodded. With his understanding of all those in the Land of Origin who had achieved Transcendence of Primal Chaos Realm, he naturally knew the reincarnated identity of his teacher was the 'Zuo Shanjin', the Transcendence of Primal Chaos Realm from the Thunder Ancient Country.

Sigh.

With one step, the Mountain Sitting Guest had quietly departed.

...

In the night sky.

The Mountain Sitting Guest looked back toward the direction of Xiangjie City.

"In this world, all my dearest have perished." Although the Mountain Sitting Guest had returned to the familiar Land of Origin, he found no kin, no dearest, and no Sect!

His sensation of profound solitude had always haunted him.

He lived in the Thunder Ancient Country like a solitary ghost, with his purpose of existence being revenge.

But this night, he felt relieved and less lonely.

"On this Land of Origin, I still have a disciple," murmured the Mountain Sitting Guest. He had watched his disciple grow from weakness, step by step, and now in the Land of Origin, his disciple continued to strive for revenge on his behalf.

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The bustling Huyang City witnessed a silent shadow sneaking into the City Lord's Mansion; it was a child, who smiled while observing Luo Feng.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng, sitting in a pavilion, was surprised to see the newcomer. When his teacher, the Mountain Sitting Guest, had gone to Xiangjie City, it was through causal sound transmission that he had faced no obstacles. However, this child had ignored all formations and Luo Feng's attempts to block him, appearing silently in front of him.

In terms of cultivation realm, he was clearly much higher than Luo Feng.

"Luo He," the child said with a smile, "I am the 'Boat Master' of the Time-Space Lonely Boat."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Luo Feng looked at the other party.

In the shadows of the Land of Origin, the three major forces—the Two Realms Palace, Wanfa Tower, and Time-Space Lonely Boat—were all established by powerful alien entities. Because these aliens traversed great distances to reach the Land of Origin, their might was suppressed to the level of the Primal Chaos Realm; even with their profound moves, they possessed only the fighting strength of the First Realm of Godly King.

The true powerhouses of these three forces were some of the extremely powerful ancient entities native to the Land of Origin.

The Time-Space Lonely Boat was especially famous for its Boat Master.

The Boat Master had cultivated the Time Primordial Dao to an inconceivable extent and was considered the highest master of the 'Time Primordial Path' on the Land of Origin.

His identity in reality had long been exposed; after all, it was quite easy to guess, given his accomplishments in the path of time. He was the Heart Honing Godly King, who in a past life had studied under the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms. Later, he had a fallout with the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms and reincarnated in hiding… Now, even the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms could not do anything against him.

"Boat Master," said Luo Feng with a smile.

"I consider my talent exceptional, but compared to you, Brother Luo He, I am still quite inferior," the child grinned. "I am here to invite Brother Luo He to join the Time-Space Lonely Boat. I can offer you resources worth 'one billion merit points' for you to choose from at will."

"Resources worth one billion merit points? Thanks, but I have no plans to join another force," said Luo Feng.

"Even if you join one force, you can still join others," said the child with a smile.

Luo Feng gently shook his head.

"Is it because the Time-Space Lonely Boat was established by an alien race?" the child looked at Luo Feng. "Aliens are very limited in the power they can exert on our Land of Origin and pose no threat at all! And their True Bodies… are existences that transcend the Ultimate Realm of God King. Why not cooperate with them?"

"Even the ancestors of the two Ancient Countries are not usually on the Land of Origin; they also cooperate with alien race powerhouses in the outside world, don't they?" said the child. "As long as one has sufficient strength, cooperation with aliens can still be advantageous. For example, when the aliens invited me to join the Time-Space Lonely Boat, my condition was… I become the master of the Time-Space Lonely Boat, and he could only assist me."

The child looked at Luo Feng: "You possess great talent, but you still need time and resources! You must become an Ultimate Realm Life Form before the great destruction of this Source World, or you will perish alongside the destruction of the Source World… Time is precious. The Time-Space Lonely Boat is willing to offer you far more than the two Ancient Countries."

"No rush," Luo Feng shook his head.

"Still not in a hurry?" the child looked at Luo Feng. "Let me also tell you a secret: the duration of this Source World has already been quite long, and the remaining time is probably just a few billion eras at most."

"Thank you for the information, Boat Master," replied Luo Feng.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

A few billion eras?

That long?

He had arrived at the Land of Origin just over a century ago!

In the Primordial Cosmos, a Reincarnation Era, whether long or short, corresponds to about ten thousand eras on the Land of Origin.

A few billion eras… For Luo Feng, it was indeed a very long time! The time for cultivation was more than ample.

"It's incredibly difficult for one at the Second Realm of Godly King to achieve the Ultimate Realm. Time is still very tight," the child looked into Luo Feng's eyes and stopped persuading. "My invitation from the Time-Space Lonely Boat always stands."

"Thank you for the invitation, Boat Master," said Luo Feng.

"We will meet frequently in the future," the child said with a slight smile, then vanished into thin air.

Luo Feng was amazed: "Walking different timelines, just like that, he's gone?"

Cultivators of the Time Primordial Dao were indeed formidable.

Compared to him, he was still too naive.

"This Boat Master is indeed well-informed, the Source World has only a few billion eras left? I must become an Ultimate Realm Life Form before then?" Luo Feng realized.

…

When Luo Feng was in the Primal Chaos Realm, few major forces invited him. After all, in their eyes, even if Luo Feng became a Godly King, he would only be unrivaled in the First Realm of Godly King, barely reaching the threshold of an Overlord.

At that time, only the Two Realms Palace and Reincarnation Tower had invited him, and naturally, Luo Feng had chosen the Reincarnation Tower.

However, Luo Feng's battle with the Emperor of Tian Kun not only demonstrated his terrifying strength but also his potential for talent! His power at the First Realm of Godly King even surpassed the history of the Land of Origin! This talent made all sides astounded.

Speculations arose among all parties… Could this Luo He, in the future, contend with Emperors and Monarchs across levels?

And so, many forces came to invite Luo Feng, who gained broader insights into the hidden forces of the Land of Origin and understood various kinds of intelligence.

"For the time being, I reject them all."

In the Quiet Room of the Huyang City Lord's Mansion, inside the Star Tower.

Luo Feng knew that the Land of Origin was undergoing tumultuous changes, with the forces openly and secretly fighting over various treasures. Yet, he did not intend to get involved. Focused on solidifying his own strength, he was well aware that he still had much room for progress in the First Realm of Godly King.

"Hum." Luo Feng sat cross-legged in the Star Tower, cultivating.

With an unprecedentedly strong foundation of the soul, Luo Feng's thought processes were much faster, over ten times quicker than when he was in the Primal Chaos Realm.