Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent: Volume 9: Chapter 19 (357): [The Hunyuan Prisoner and Luo Feng]

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Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent
Volume 9: [Advancing Through the Darkness]
Chapter (357): [The Hunyuan Prisoner and Luo Feng]
(19th of Volume 9)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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In a desolate wilderness of the Dark Holy Realm...

Whoosh.

The space rippled as a towering fiery-red rock giant materialized on the barren land. Its eyes burned with ferocity as it looked around its surroundings.

"Exiled?"

"Only to be hunted down by those weak practitioners?" Rage and indignation surged within it.

As a high-level Hunyuan lifeform, how could it have fallen so low as to be torn apart by mere ants trapped in their cage?

It even considered suicide, but ever since becoming a prisoner, even that was beyond its control.

It has been reduced to a trophy- a resource- for the practitioners. They would dissect its body, study its bloodline mysteries, forge weapons from its flesh, and refine rare treasures. Every inch of its body would be exploited with ruthless efficiency.

"Practitioners!!!" A furious roar erupted from its throat. And the fiery glow on its body intensified, with its rocky surface melting as its aura skyrocketed.

However, at this moment, the sealing power activated within its body.

Ethereal chains, embedded deep within its flesh and anchored to the void, emerged, suppressing it with the boundless might of the universe.

"Your entire territory will be crushed! Aside from a few lords, every last one of you will become our prey!" It seethed with hatred, yet had no place to vent its wrath.

Step by step, it trudged through the wilderness, each movement weighed down by the endless force of suppression.

"Lowly race! Damned race!" It snarled, its killing intent thick enough to suffocate the air.

Many days later...

A group of practitioners was out hunting.

"Look! What's that?"

Inside their flying vessel, seven practitioners- all at the Semi-Hunyuan Enlightened Realm- detected an overwhelming, blazing energy through their observation techniques.

The Hunyuan Prisoner, consumed by endless fury, stood like a molten titan, lava dripping from its body, flames roaring skyward, its aura terrifying beyond measure.

"A Hunyuan Prisoner!" The seven instantly recognized it.

Even from a distance, the sheer pressure of its presence was suffocating. Though forcibly suppressed, the essence of its power far surpassed that of any practitioner- this was the aura of a high-level Hunyuan lifeform!

"To think we'd stumble upon a Hunyuan Prisoner! I've heard these prisoners are completely sealed, and their movements are also sluggish. Which is perfect for a group attack."

"Let's test it."

"Stay cautious. Keep your distance."

The team quickly formed a formation, launching long-range attacks at the molten prisoner.

Spells rained down- void-based ripples, crushing celestial forces- yet the prisoner remained seated, unmoved, as if the attacks were mere tickles.

"Pathetic insects." The Hunyuan Prisoner looked at them with a disdainful glance.

Even though its powers were fully suppressed, it had been released as an opponent for Luo Feng. A mere squad of practitioners was nothing to it.

With a sudden lurch, it stood up.

Boom-!

Ethereal chains materialized across its body, the sealing force was preventing it from flying, leaving it only the option to charge on foot.

The earth trembled as it barreled toward the practitioners.

At close range, a single strike from it could incinerate an entire stretch of void.

"Retreat!"

"This one's too strong! Our combined attacks don't even scratch it!" This group of practitioners were also experienced in battle, and knew that Hunyuan Prisoners varied in strength.

Weaker ones could be wounded- even slain- by a coalition of dozens of peak experts. But this molten behemoth was clearly very powerful.

"We need stronger reinforcements."

"This intel should be reported to God Emperor Luo Feng!" They fled in their vessel, leaving the flightless prisoner to glare in frustration.

A single day later...

Over ten thousand Semi-Hunyuan Enlightened practitioners, a hundred peak experts, God Emperor Ji Ke, and Long Jiu Daojun had assembled, forming a colossal formation.

Long Jiu, the foremost formation master of the Dark Holy Realm, took command. His transcendent spiritual will allowed him to flawlessly synchronize the power of every practitioner, merging their strengths into one.

BOOM-!

The formation's might awed even its participants, its power coalescing into a gargantuan blade that slashed at the prisoner's neck- only to leave a faint mark, swiftly healed by flowing lava.

Bolts of lightning, condensed from the formation, struck down with earth-shaking force, yet the Hunyuan prisoner's colossal body- chosen by Qiu Ge and Yi Feiya for its sheer size- barely flinched.

"How is that possible?"

Long Jiu Daojun and God Emperor Ji Ke and others exchanged stunned glances with disbelief.

Even with ten thousand practitioners combined, their attacks amounted to nothing more than superficial wounds.

"With so many practitioners joining force, We can't even do anything to it?"

"The Dark Holy Realm has never seen a Hunyuan prisoner this strong!"

Longjiu Daojun and God Emperor Ji Ke looked at each other!

They both knew these Hunyuan prisoners were deliberately released by transcendent practitioners, but this one's power was absurd.

"It must have been unleashed for Luo Feng," Long Jiu Daojun transmitted.

"Brother Long Jiu, with your formations and our combined strength, we should be close to Luo Feng's level, right?" Ji Ke asked.

Long Jiu frowned.

With his transcendent spiritual will, he believed their formation should rival Luo Feng's strength.

"Why hasn't God Emperor Luo Feng come yet?" Longjiu Daojun asked.

"I asked Bo Xiu. He said the God Emperor Luo Feng is in seclusion- and had cut off from all communication." God Emperor Ji Ke said.

"In seclusion?" Long Jiu nodded. 

"Then this Hunyuan prisoner will rampage a while longer."

The formation hovered in the distance as the molten prisoner scoffed, its voice dripping with contempt:

"Weak, pathetic practitioners. Even with my power sealed to this extent, you're helpless against me."

"Hahaha!"

"How utterly pitiful!"

The practitioners burnt with humiliation, but there was nothing they could do.

Meanwhile, deep within the Large Hunyuan Hall...

Qiu Ge and Yi Feiya, the two high-level Hunyuan lifeforms, observed the battle from afar.

"Luo Feng is in seclusion," Qiu Ge muttered, displeased. 

"We picked this opponent specifically for him."

"He just exchanged for the Void-Severing Blade. Of course he'd study it thoroughly. Given his temperament, he won't stay secluded for long," Yi Feiya said calmly. 

"We'll wait a little longer."

As high-level Hunyuan lifeforms, they had enough patience. And they knew Luo Feng's growth experience- it has only taken a short time to grow up. How long could he stay in seclusion for?

As for Luo Feng...

His mind was wholly immersed on the highest level of Great Dao of Destruction mysteries contained within the Void-Severing Blade.

The profundities of its mysteries made Luo Feng immersed and obsessed. And so, a hundred epochs passed in the blink of an eye.

"My Dao of Life and Death is already perfected at the Semi-Hunyuan level- all it lacks is that final spiritual epiphany."

"The far more profound mysteries of destruction within the Void-Severing Blade can serve as nourishment for my 'Hunyuan Life-Death Dao,'" Luo Feng thought.

The gap between a Semi-Hunyuan Life-Death Dao and a true Hunyuan-level Life-Death Dao one is vast.

To comprehend a Hunyuan-level Dao of Life and Death, Luo Feng knew he needed to integrate countless profound insights- whether from the Blood scale of the Star Tower or the Void-Severing Blade, these were nothing but fragments of the greater whole.

In fact, even with both the Blood scale and Void-Severing Blade combined, it might still not be enough to fully construct a complete Hunyuan Life-Death Dao.

"The path of 'Breaking Through with Absolute Force' is still too distant for me."

"But since legends speak of it, some practitioners must have succeeded- ascending to become Hunyuan Lord through it."

"No need to think so far ahead. First, I must find that siritual epiphany."

With that, Luo Feng ended his seclusion.

The flood of previously blocked messages now poured in one after another.

"Hm? An unprecedented Hunyuan prisoner has appeared in the Dark Holy Realm? Even a grand formation of ten thousand practitioners couldn't subdue it?" Luo Feng was both surprised and intrigued.

Within the confines of the cage, he had long lacked worthy opponents.

This Hunyuan Prisoner might just be the challenge he needed.

"Let's take a look."

Luo Feng immediately departed the Large Hunyuan Hall, heading straight for the location mentioned in the intelligence reports.

As he traversed the heavens and earth, each step carried him across vast distances.

In just a few hundred strides, he caught sight of the towering Molten Hunyuan Prisoner in the distance.

"Indeed, a high-level Hunyuan lifeform." Luo Feng instantly assessed. Its aura was terrifying- only the suppression seals made it possible for him to even consider engaging it in battle.

"It's been here for over a hundred epochs. Only about a thousand practitioners remain to monitor it now." Luo Feng's gaze swept across the surroundings.

At its peak, more than a hundred thousand practitioners had gathered here!

But Long Jiu Daojun's formation could only command ten thousand practitioners at most. Any more, and it exceeded his control. Even with overwhelming numbers, without unified coordination, their attacks could only inflict superficial wounds on the Molten Hunyuan Prisoner.

Its body was simply too massive, too resilient, and its recovery too formidable.

"What an strong physique!" Luo Feng's battle spirit surged.

High above the battlefield, hidden in the void, two figures observed silently.

"Luo Feng has arrived."

"Finally."

The silver-haired man and the flame-robed woman had released this Hunyuan Prisoner precisely for this moment.

"Luo Feng's strength is too overwhelming. Even among fusion-path practitioners, few reach such heights. Within the cage, he has no rivals left. Only a suppressed high-level Hunyuan lifeform can provide him with the pressure he needs." Qiu Ge watched intently. 

"Perhaps this battle will be the final push his Life-Death Dao requires to reach perfection."

"In the future, our practitioner faction may gain another World-Class Hunyuan lifeform." Yi Feiya added.

Unlike the Innate Hunyuan Lifeform faction, the practitioner faction had far fewer World-Class existences.

The two waited, their eyes fixed on the impending clash.

"Let's test it first."

Luo Feng raised a hand.

His arm expanded violently, his palm tearing through the fabric of reality as it descended with apocalyptic force toward the Molten Hunyuan Prisoner.

The towering Hunyuan prisoner, seated motionless until now, suddenly sensed the spatial rupture.

"Hm?" Its instincts flared. It swung an arm to block.

BOOM-!

Luo Feng's palm strike- amplified by his 1.2-billion-fold energy reserves and the immortal Heart's power- landed with cataclysmic impact.

The blow shattered the Hunyuan prisoner's guard, caving in its chest with a thunderous explosion.

The Molten Hunyuan Prisoner was sent flying, its colossal body carving a billion-kilometer-long canyon into the earth before crashing at its terminus.

Lava-like blood oozed from the cracks in its shattered torso.

For the first time in its existence, it felt dazed.

"Exhilarating!" Luo Feng reveled in the release.

In the Dark Holy Realm, he had never been able to unleash his full strength without restraint.

Even his battle against God Emperor Mi Xu and the fourteen others had ended with him merely collapsing space, forcing them to kneel before he even moved.

Right Now, Luo Feng's strength is far stronger than before, he had feared even interacting with weaker practitioners- because even a careless motion can obliterate them.

But against this Hunyuan Prisoner?

He could finally use his full strength.

"This Hunyuan prisoner is still too weak." Qiu Ge and Yi feiya frowned from the void.

"Release another layer of suppression. Double its combat power!" Yi Feiya commanded.

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END OF CHAPTER

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