Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin: Volume 11: [The Hunyuan Blade Dao]: Chapter 31 (416): [An Unfair Victory]

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Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin
Volume 11: [The Hunyuan Blade Dao]
Chapter (416): [An Unfair Victory]
(31st of Volume 11)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The Nine-Headed Serpent coiled across the entire landmass of the Mountain of Destruction, its nine heads observing Luo Feng.

"Such a massive creature," Luo Feng thought, inwardly astonished.

The size isn't always an advantage.

For example, the Infinite Serpent Hunyuan Ancestor can expand his body to rival the size of an entire world cluster, but in that form, he would lack destructive power.

With limited energy reserves, every Lord and Hunyuan Ancestor has an optimal combat form. Deliberately increasing their size would only weaken them.

"Its energy reserves are much stronger than the Infinite Serpent Hunyuan Ancestor," Luo Feng sensed.

"Bang!"

Without warning, it seemed as if the entire world had slammed into him! The terrifying power sent Luo Feng hurtling backward. He carved deep furrows into the earth as he skidded across the ground. His Protective Energy Layer buckled and twisted, and even his blood-colored robe tore in places.

"Such immense power! This is the strongest opponent I've ever faced!" Luo Feng thought, startled. He realized he had been struck by the serpent's body.

"Bang!"

Unable to detect and resist, Luo Feng was struck again!

This time, it was the serpent's tail lashing out. The power was equivalent to the combined strike of twenty to thirty ordinary Hunyuan Ancestors.

Luo Feng was blasted backward once more!

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

On the vast land at the foot of the Mountain of Destruction, the Nine-Headed Serpent loomed colossal, while Luo Feng appeared tiny in comparison. Yet Luo Feng was repeatedly struck again and again! He had no time to even defend or evade.

However, Luo Feng's formidable defenses, combined with the protective energy layer and blood-colored robe that weakened the Nine-Headed Serpent's terrifying power, rendered him impervious to harm.

"Interesting," Luo Feng thought, allowing himself to be struck without the slightest urgency.

With his current strength, finding a worthy opponent in the entire Infinite Hunyuan Space is exceedingly rare.

This is especially true for the Seven Venerable Sculptures; once defeated, each sculpture could only be challenged by stronger ones in subsequent attempts.

Thus, Luo Feng cherished this encounter with the Nine-Headed Serpent.

He has no shortage of time. He preferred to spend more time thoroughly understanding every aspect of the serpent before unleashing his full power to defeat it.

"Huff."

After enduring hundreds of strikes without a scratch, Luo Feng suddenly sensed the surrounding space shifting. He found himself trapped within the Nine-Headed Serpent's body, which began to shrink rapidly. Space-time collapsed inward, violently compressing and attempting to crush him.

"The Nine-Headed Serpent's methods are remarkably similar to those of the Infinite Serpent Clan," Luo Feng thought, "It's practically the perfect embodiment of the ultimate form of the Infinite Serpent Clan."

During the war between the two factions, Luo Feng had encountered many Hunyuan Ancestor-level Infinite Serpents and he had also gained a deep understanding of the Innate Hunyuan Lifeform Faction's foremost clan.

According to intelligence reports, the Infinite Serpent Clan possesses the unique ability to merge their power. For instance, three World-Class Hunyuan Infinite Serpents could fuse into a single Three-Headed Serpent. Among the High-Level Hunyuan Infinite Serpents, whose numbers were vast, there had even been instances of nine serpents merging into a Nine-Headed Serpent- the clan's ultimate fusion limit.

"What stands before me is the Nine-Headed Serpent itself. Yet its Secret Patterns are even more flawless than those of the Hunyuan Ancestor-level Infinite Serpents! Its aura surpasses even that of the Infinite Serpent Hunyuan Ancestor!"

"This is an Ultimate Hunyuan Serpent, even more perfect than the Infinite Serpent Ancestor," Luo Feng guesse6.

"The seven sculptures on the Mountain of Destruction all seem to have origins," Luo Feng realized, "Could each sculpture represent a prototype?"

The Third Sculpture bore a striking resemblance to the "Hermit".

The fourth sculpture is a massive cube composed of 125 smaller cubes, bearing a striking resemblance to the "Mo Xu".

The fifth sculpture depicted a black star.

Some Hunyuan Ancestors are in the form of stars, and even certain Mysterious Lands are shaped like stars.

"Especially the seventh sculpture- it's constantly changing," Luo Feng thought.

The seventh sculpture housed all the powerful beings who controlled the Chaos Destruction Realm, except for the Challenger.

The Wu Jin Hunyuan Ancestor, for instance, resided in the lower depths of Kafuxiu. It was only recently that the Wu Jin Hunyuan Ancestor surpassed Kafuxiu.

Undoubtedly, the seventh sculpture adapted to external changes.

"The Mountain of Destruction also absorbs the killing intent, hatred, and intense emotions from the Infinite Hunyuan Space."

Luo Feng recalled the immense shock he experienced when he touched the mountain's surface earlier.

The Abyss of Destruction, this mysterious place, only deepened Luo Feng's curiosity.

Crack... crack... crack...

The Nine-Headed Serpent coiled around Luo Feng, its body forming a cage-like world, constricting and strangling him. Yet Luo Feng's formidable physique allowed him to withstand the crushing force.

"Its power is immense, but it seems rather clumsy?" Luo Feng observed.

Both the first and second sculptures possessed terrifying power, but their combat techniques were crude and direct.

"There's no need to continue."

Luo Feng, having recognized the Nine-Headed Serpent's clumsy tactics, immediately stopped holding back.

Instantly, with a swift draw of his blade, he unleashed a blindingly brilliant slash that cleaved through all obstacles, splitting the very heavens and earth in two. Naturally, this strike severed a section of the serpent's massive body.

"Cut!" Luo Feng stood his ground, showing no mercy as he unleashed a series of relentless slashes. Each strike carried the terrifying power to severing anything in its path, reducing the serpent's colossal, serpentine form into dozens of segments.

Yet these severed segments rapidly reassembled, with minimal energy loss.

In an instant, the Nine-Headed Serpent vanished, retreating into the depths of the void.

"Ten Directions Extinction!"

Luo Feng sheathed his blade and extended both hands.

Within his body, half the energy reserves of his 1.08 billion Origin Cores ignited, unleashing an endless torrent of power.

Guided by Luo Feng's will, this energy coalesced into ten incomparably ferocious blade beams that shot forth from his fingertips.

These ten blade beams crisscrossed the boundless void, forming the Ten Directions Blade Formation, completely sealing off the entire region surrounding the Mountain of Destruction.

The surrounding heavens and earth are now entirely within the formation's range.

Nothing could withstand its severing power!

Extinction of everything!

This is the result of Luo Feng's comprehension of the 34 mysteries of Destructive Power within the Mountain of Destruction.

By grasping the intricate combinations of these powers, he had gained profound insights, allowing him to refine his Five Directions Blade Formation into the Ten Directions Blade Formation.

Luo Feng is now capable of maintaining 50% of his energy reserves within the Ten Directions Blade Formation, Luo Feng's mastery over energy far surpassed his capabilities as a newly ascended Lord.

At that time, he could only unleash the explosive Great Origin Destruction. Now, he perfectly controlled his power, condensing it into blade light with zero dissipation.

Buzz!

Under the relentless attacks of the Ten Directions Blade Formation, dense black mist swirled across the surface of the Mountain of Destruction, resisting the extinction. Even the six motionless Sculptures remained unscathed, enduring the blade formation's onslaught without a scratch.

Only the Nine-Headed Serpent, whose very existence was intertwined with the void, could not hide. Its colossal, serpentine body shattered into countless fragments under the terrifying blade light. Though it repeatedly reformed, the relentless attacks eventually breached its core.

Whoosh!

The Nine-Headed Serpent dissolved completely, reforming into a Sculpture in its original position.

Luo Feng extended his hand, and the vast, surging blade light that had formed the Ten Directions Blade Formation flew back into his body. The brief activation of the formation had only consumed little energy reserves, leaving eighty to ninety percent of its power intact.

"Finally defeated the second sculpture," Luo Feng murmured, gazing at the Nine-Headed Serpent Sculpture with a hint of awe.

Once he unleashed his full power, he had forcefully crushed the Nine-Headed Serpent head-on.

But Luo Feng knew very well...

Even if Lord Xingmang took action, he might struggle to tear this creature apart.

"Although this Nine-Headed Serpent is clumsy, its power is immense. Its techniques rivals the combined power of twenty to thirty Hunyuan Ancestors. Its body is also incredibly resilient; apart from me, only Shazhou might be able to shatter its form," Luo Feng thought.

The mere second sculpture had already pushed him to his limits!

Luo Feng turned his gaze to the Third Sculpture, which resembled the "Hermit". He immediately approached it.

BUZZ--

As he approached a certain distance, The Third Sculpture - The Mist Sculpture - suddenly shifted from its frozen state, its misty form begun to flow slowly. The eyes that had coalesced on its surface turned to observe Luo Feng.

Luo Feng glanced at the Third Sculpture and immediately sensed the world around him began to transform.

He found himself enveloped in a swirling white mist that flowed around him and across his skin.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng's expression shifted slightly as he realized every movement had become incredibly strenuous, even walking was extremely difficult.

"A Mist Domain? And it's even stronger than the Hunyuan Beast Ancestor's Domain?" Luo Feng was astonished.

The Hunyuan Beast Ancestor is considered the strongest Hunyuan Ancestor in Domain within the Infinite Hunyuan Space, yet the white mist emanating from the Third Sculpture exerted a Domain suppression several levels higher.

Every action Luo Feng took required immense effort.

"Cut!"

Unable to even swing his blade, Luo Feng ignited the 1.08 billion Origin Cores within him, unleashing dazzling blade beams from his body. These beams struggled to travel a short distance through the mist before being completely consumed. The mist devoured the dissipated blade energy, remaining vast and undiminished, its power undiminished.

Rumble...

Enveloped by the white mist, Luo Feng repeatedly unleashed attacks, even testing newly developed techniques. Yet the mist proved utterly resilient, effortlessly dissolving his blade lights.

Within the White Mist Domain, even the Ten Directions Blade Formation couldn't be deployed. The blade light would be completely eroded away in moments.

"There's no way to fight this!" Luo Feng muttered, frustrated. He knew his techniques were incredibly powerful, yet they couldn't even shake the white mist. And this was only the Third Sculpture.

Swish, swish, swish...

The endless mist suddenly began to shrink.

Luo Feng could see with his naked eyes that the white mist's density was rapidly increasing, and the pressure binding him also began to increase rapidly.

"What's this?" Luo Feng exclaimed in shock.

Just moments ago, he could still move and swing his blade.

But gradually, even moving became difficult, and swinging his blade became impossible.

Chi, Chi, Chi...

The increasingly dense white mist enveloped Luo Feng like a liquid.

Its range was shrinking, and the binding pressure also began to intensify! Luo Feng was now completely unable to move. The white mist had already condensed into a swirling stream of water, and began to strangle him!

"I can't move," Luo Feng realized.

The binding force was so terrifying that a weaker clone body would have been crushed to dust in mere moments.

But his own physique was exceptionally resilient, reinforced by the Immortal Power of the Blood Crane Territory's Shadow Power.

He stubbornly resisted the terrifying erosion and strangulation.

"No other options left."

Completely restrained and unable to move, Luo Feng had no choice.

He never imagined that the Third Sculpture alone would push him to this point. No matter what blade techniques or killing moves he used in direct combat, he couldn't overcome this Hermit Sculpture.

A thought flickered through his mind!

Luo Feng's physical body instantly transformed into energy, merging with his 1.08 billion Origin Cores. These Origin Cores, like brilliant stars, formed a vast array.

With his mastery of the highest-level "Severing Power" and his growing accumulation in the Dao of Destruction, the Great Origin Destruction array had naturally been optimized. Its self-detonation power was now approximately 20% stronger than during the faction war.

Boom---!

The array formed by 1.08 billion Origins instantly erupted into world-destroying energy.

When pure energy surpasses a certain threshold, it triggers a special reaction that annihilates all space-time and matter.

This annihilated energy then merges with the self-detonation's power, amplifying its destructive force to terrifying levels.

Driven by instinct, the eyes of the White Mist Water Flow, which had been restraining Luo Feng, flickered with a hint of shock.

Bang---!

It was too close!

The White Mist Water Flow had completely bound Luo Feng, pressing him against its surface.

Driven by its pursuit of power, it had continuously shrunk, concentrating its terrifying force into the smallest possible space.

As a result, it endured the full brunt of the cataclysmic impact at point-blank range.

Even its formidable resilience shattered under the strain. The instant its energy core was struck, the White Mist Water Flow dissipated into nothingness.

"Boom!!"

The shockwave from the explosion swept across the entire land of the Mountain of Destruction.

Guided by an invisible will, the residual energy coalesced into the form of Luo Feng, clad in black robes.

Drawing upon his connection to the Mysterious Land's Blood Crane Territory, he channeled a continuous stream of new Blood Crane Territory energy, forming a fresh blood-colored robe around him.

"I... I won?" Luo Feng stared blankly at the Third Sculpture materializing in the distance.

He felt his victory over the Third Sculpture was somewhat undeserved.

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