Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin: Volume 12: [Lord Luo Feng]: Chapter 5 (430): [Deep into the Abyss of Destruction]

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Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin
Volume 12: [Lord Luo Feng]
Chapter (430): [Deep into the Abyss of Destruction]
(5th of Volume 12)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Luo Feng descended slowly, gazing down at the twenty-ninth Chaos Destruction Realm.

Before him stretched a vast expanse of semi-molten, dark-red metallic land. Most of the terrain had already melted, flowing sluggishly. Only the surface and scattered patches remained solidified into metallic plates, resembling metal islands.

"This twenty-ninth Chaos Destruction Realm is a treasure trove of precious ores," Luo Feng observed.

He could sense that the harsh environment here could incinerate even World-Level Hunyuan Lifeforms. Yet these metals persisted, which was a testament to their extraordinary resilience.

"Buzz." 

Luo Feng attempted to collect some of the metal with a thought, but found it impossible to separate the fused mass.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" 

The molten metallic earth rumbled as twenty colossal figures emerged from its depths.

Each figure was half-melted, radiating terrifying power.

Twenty towering figures now stared at Luo Feng simultaneously.

"Are there twenty Realm Envoys of this level?" Luo Feng wondered, surprised.

He was the first to kill his way through the twenty-eighth level.

As for the twenty-ninth... no previous expert had ever reached this far. No intelligence existed about this environment or the Realm Envoys here.

"The Abyss of Destruction's first level has 3,000 Realm Envoys. As you descend deeper, their numbers decreases, but their power increases exponentially." Luo Feng could sense that the aura of each of these twenty towering figures before him was no less than that of a Hunyuan Ancestor.

Suddenly-

The twenty Realm Envoys sprang into action, transforming into streaks of light as they charged toward Luo Feng.

With a single thought, Luo Feng summoned his vast Domain!

In the past, Luo Feng's Domain of Life and Death glowed with a pale cyan light, excelling at enhancing his allies' vitality and replenishing their energy reserves. Its threat to enemies had been relatively low.

But now, Luo Feng's Domain of Life and Death manifests as a dual-colored field, intertwining cyan and obsidian hues! This fusion of two Hunyuan-level Daos drastically increased its threat to enemies, making it a truly deserving "Domain of Life and Death."

This Domain was also part of Luo Feng's fifth combat technique, the Clone Combat Technique.

For Luo Feng, every fragment of his power carried a sliver of consciousness, akin to a weak Clone. When this power radiated outward to form a Domain, it was as if countless Clones were collectively deploying a formation.

Thus, the Domain of Life and Death was integrated into the Clone Combat Technique framework.

"Boom! Rumble!"

As the Domain enveloped him, isolating him from external observation, Luo Feng could now freely attack the twenty Realm Envoys.

...........

"I can't see anymore."

"Lord Luo Feng has activated his Domain, blocking all observation."

When Luo Feng entered the 29th level of the Abyss of Destruction, several Hunyuan Ancestors observed from afar, even sharing the spectacle with their allies. In no time, over a hundred Hunyuan Ancestors were watching the battle unfold.

The 28th level and below of the Abyss of Destruction remained a mystery, and Luo Feng was the first to venture into this uncharted territory.

All factions wanted to witness this, eager to gauge the true strength of the Practitioner Faction's "Lord Luo Feng."

Yet Luo Feng activated his Domain of Life and Death, concealing his combat process.

"This Lord Luo Feng is deliberately hiding his methods," lamented a veiled woman watching from afar. She was the Yunmu Hunyuan Ancestor, an unaligned entity who protected her kin and rarely engaged in conflicts.

The Yunmu Hunyuan Ancestor wields the Highest-level Power of Life Force. However, relying solely on Life Force prevented her from achieving the theoretical state of Immortality.

Because her limited killing power, combined with being the sole Hunyuan Ancestor of her clan, left her people vulnerable to oppression. In their most tragic ordeal, approximately two-thirds of their clan were devoured.

This incident also fueled the Yunmu Hunyuan Ancestor's killing intent, driving her to secretly pursue greater destructive power.

"He far surpasses me in mastery of life," the Yunmu Hunyuan Ancestor observed.

"Moreover, he's much like me. The second power I've spent epochs mastering is precisely Destructive Power."

To the outside world, the Yunmu Hunyuan Ancestor, who never involved herself in conflicts, was known only for her mastery of Life Force.

However, few realized she had secretly acquired a form of Destructive Power and was already planning her revenge.

"I wield both the Highest-level Powers of Life and Destruction. Even pushing myself to my absolute limit, I can barely reach the top ten. Yet he masters the Hunyuan-level Dao of both Life and Death... He far surpasses me."

The Yunmu Hunyuan Ancestor longed to witness Luo Feng's combat tactics in the Abyss of Destruction, but alas, she would never see them.

"Lord Luo Feng must be the strongest being in this era across the entire Infinite Hunyuan Space," a Strange Beast thought in an Origin World, gazing toward the direction of the Abyss of Destruction.

"Watching their factions clash is quite entertaining," the Strange Beast observed.

Within the Strange Beast's body existed a unique entity.

This was an Innate Hunyuan Spiritual Lifeform, spontaneously born from the intertwined spiritual energies of countless beings from myriad (countless) Origin Worlds- lives that were themselves innate manifestations of Hunyuan.

From its very creation, this entity's Life Core is infused with spiritual energy, rendering it Immortal and indestructible.

It differed fundamentally from Mo Gu Si.

Mo Gu Si delighted in devouring the souls of countless lives.

This entity, however, reveled in experiencing the joys, sorrows, desires, and hatreds of innumerable beings. It could traverse the "minds" of countless lives, cloning itself billions of times to inhabit their bodies and perceive their spiritual landscapes. When it encountered lives it favored, it would even offer assistance.

Its very existence was purely spiritual.

Consequently, no Hunyuan Ancestor or Lord had ever detected its presence.

Of course, another reason for its undetected existence was its refusal to kill any lifeform or engage in conflict with any Hunyuan Ancestor or Lord.

...........

Luo Feng sensed over a hundred forces probing on him.

He activated his Domain of Life and Death, isolating the area from their scrutiny. He wanted to keep his combat techniques a surprise for future battles, not revealing them so easily.

After becoming familiar with the coordinated attacks of the twenty Realm Envoys, Luo Feng slashed through them with his blade, leaving Life Marks on their Phantom Origins.

After having secured the 29th level, Luo Feng attempted again to harvest the precious minerals from this Chaos Destruction Realm.

This time, the process was much smoother, and he collected numerous valuable resources.

He gathered the most precious portion, equivalent to roughly one-tenth of the entire level's material.

"The deeper you go into the Abyss of Destruction, the more valuable the very building blocks of these worlds become," Luo Feng thought, pleased, "Time to descend to the next level."

As soon as he arrived on the 30th level, Luo Feng immediately deployed his Domain, enveloping the entire realm and blocking all attempts at observation.

............

"This Luo Feng is being far too petty!"

"He activated his Domain to envelop the entire 30th level as soon as he entered, blocking all observation. What unique properties does this level's composition have? How many Realm Envoys are there? We can't see any of it now."

The Hunyuan Ancestors cursed inwardly.

Even if they couldn't witness Luo Feng's battle, gaining more knowledge about the deeper levels of the Chaos Destruction Realm would have been beneficial.

But Luo Feng had sealed everything away completely!

..........

"Hahaha, well hidden! It should remain hidden!" Lord Jin observed, equally curious about the Abyss of Destruction's deeper levels.

After having spent countless ages unable to penetrate further himself, he naturally didn't want the Hunyuan Ancestors to easily glimpse the secrets of the abyss's lower realms.

"It should remain hidden," Lord Minghuang nodded in agreement.

"The deeper you go, the more likely you'll uncover some of the Abyss of Destruction's hidden secrets," Luo Feng's clone remarked, "Those Hunyuan Ancestors have piercing eyes. If they were to witness the deeper levels, they might unravel some of those secrets."

The Abyss of Destruction was one of the "Three Poles" realm that resonated most with Luo Feng, so naturally, he was reluctant to share intelligence about it with the outside world.

Those Hunyuan Ancestors wanted to investigate? If they had the ability, they should go investigate themselves.

"Once I've thoroughly explored the Abyss of Destruction, I will add the detailed intelligence in the Land of Origin," Luo Feng said. Of course, this would be restricted to Lords only.

"Thanks," Lord Jin said.

Among the Eight Lords, aside from Luo Feng himself, Lord Jin was the one with the most ideas about the Abyss of Destruction.

However, his current strength was insufficient to even enter the Mountain of Destruction.

The Abyss of Destruction, as a Mysterious Land, doesn't understand the difference between the "Hunyuan-level Dao" and "Highest-level Power." Its natural operation only recognizes the strength of those who wield Destructive Power, favoring the strongest.

Relying solely on a single Dao, Lord Jin is still too weak. Among the over two hundred Hunyuan Ancestors and Lords, ranking in the top twenty is impressive, but the Abyss of Destruction demands extraordinary power.

The threshold of the Sevenfold Trial is impossibly high.

"The Abyss of Destruction starts with 3,000 Realm Envoys on the first level," Lord Xingmang said, "The deeper you go, the fewer there are. By the 29th level, there are only twenty Realm Envoys."

"The 30th level has only ten Realm Envoys, and the 31st level has only five," Luo Feng added.

His Main Combat Clone had already left an imprint on the Phantom Origin of the 31st level, beginning to gather precious materials from that level.

"Only five envoys left?" Yuan exclaimed, astonished.

"I'm now entering the 32nd level, which has only three Realm Envoys," Luo Feng said.

...........

The 32nd level only has three Realm Envoys. In terms of physical prowess, they rivaled Lord Wu Lan and the Bingfeng Hunyuan Ancestor, and their explosive power even matched Shazhou's.

Three physically formidable "Shazhou"-like figures unleashed their Destructive Power, launching a frenzied attack on Luo Feng.

The effectiveness of Luo Feng's Domain of Life and Death significantly diminished.

This Domain had proven remarkably effective in the previous 29th to 31st levels, as it could target all enemies within its range against mass attacks.

However, as he descended deeper, the number of Realm Envoys decreased while their individual power rapidly increased, causing the Domain's effectiveness to wane.

"Hmph~~~"

The 32nd level was shrouded in darkness.

Under the Domain of Life and Death, directions were inverted, time-space distorted, and every Realm Envoy was bound. Faint blade shadows stood at various points, forming an immense Blade Formation.

Countless blades of light descended, suppressing and slaughtering the three Realm Envoys.

"Roar-"

One of the Realm Envoys opened its mouth, a bottomless abyss that devoured countless blades of light, weakening the formation's power. However, Luo Feng continuously supplied energy to the formation, maintaining its power.

The second Realm Envoy twisted its body into flowing lines, coiling around the entire realm and effortlessly blocking every blade and aimed to strike at Luo Feng with its soft, serpentine form.

"Hmph."

The final Realm Envoy reached Luo Feng, its attack carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth.

Luo Feng felt immense pressure.

Fighting three at once, each stronger than Shazhou!

He was clearly at a disadvantage.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Clad in blood-colored robes, Luo Feng relied on the Blood Crane Territory to move with unpredictable speed. Combined with the Domain of Life and Death, which made him "omnipresent" within a small area, he unleashed a terrifying blade lights against the serpent-like Realm Envoy, which had completely enveloped the Phantom Origin.

"Boom!"

A cataclysmic explosion erupted - It was one of the forbidden technique of the Origin Combat Technique which finally severed a segment of the serpent-like Realm Envoy's body. A strand of imprint immediately branded itself onto the Phantom Origin.

"Success."

He didn't need to completely defeat the Realm Envoys; merely escaping their interference and imprinting the mark on the Phantom Origin was enough.

"This is only the 32nd level, and I've already been forced to use the Origin Combat Technique?"

Luo Feng observed the three Realm Envoys before him, now restored to normal and obediently following his commands.

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