Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent: Volume 8: Chapter 31 (336): [The Practitioner Team]

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Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent
Volume 8: [The Battle of Yulan City]
Chapter (336): [The Practitioner Team]
(31st of Volume 8)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"The emergence of an Ultra-limit-level existence from Heart-Bewitching Worm Clan is a huge threat." Palace Master Yuanxiang said.

"The fall of Yulan City this time is primarily due to that Ultra-limit-level being."

Luo Feng agreed.

The possibility of breaching a city from the outside is extremely slim.

But breaching from the inside? That would require an Ultra-limit-level being which can infiltrate in the city!

Palace Master Weiyang was killed, and Palace Master Gaitao fled- all because of that Ultra-limit-level Heart-Bewitching Worm.

"That's why this practitioner team will still head to Yulan City. And by leveraging the cause and effect between us and that Heart-Bewitching Worm, they'll be able to track it." Palace Master Yuanxiang said, "We must eliminate it as soon as possible."

Luo Feng smiled slightly:

"My clone is already hunting that Heart-Bewitching Worm. It should be over soon."
Palace Master Yuanxiang was momentarily surprised, then smiled.

With Luo Feng's strength- capable of suppressing four opponents alone- it is indeed not difficult to hunt down a single Ultra-limit-level Heart-Bewitching Worm.

"Even if you do kill that ultra-limit-level Heart-Bewitching Worm, I suspect this Practitioner team will still come to Yulan City," palace master Yuanxiang said.

"Oh?" Luo Feng looked surprised.

"Their interest in you might far exceed their interest in the Heart-Bewitching Worm," palace master Yuanxiang said with a knowing smile.

He understood well how beings of their level thought.

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The world is vast and desolate.

The ultra-limit-level Heart-Bewitching Worm became a blur as it fled at high speed.

"It's over."

Although the world is vast, this Ultra-limit-level Heart-Bewitching Worm still feels despair in its heart.

"All of my dispersed worm clones have been killed by Luo Feng's clone. He's been tracking me the entire time. I can't get rid of him at all."

There was nothing it could do.

In terms of flying speed, even though its spiritual body was fast, it couldn't outpace Luo Feng, who could teleport short distances.

Its worm clones were instantly annihilated by Luo Feng's clone.

Only the mother(main body) worm could withstand the pursuit.

"Once his clone carrying that secret treasure arrives, I'll be dead."

At this moment, it was feeling powerless .

It could clearly sense that Luo Feng was following closely behind, yet it had no way to resist.

"There are only a few low-level Hunyuan lifeform legions in the surrounding areas who survived, and they couldn't stop Luo Feng either."

"I knew that a sneak attack had only one chance. If it fail, I'd be finished."

"Not good!"

Its heart trembled.

It sensed Luo Feng's speed rapidly increasing and closing the distance.

It stopped fleeing.

The speed gap was too great- it couldn't escape.

Whoosh!

A black-haired figure appeared from the earth nearby.

"Ultra-limit-level Heart-Bewitching Worm," Luo Feng looked at it.

"Luo Feng, is this your strongest clone?" The Heart-Bewitching Worm guessed.

Luo Feng nodded.

"Can you spare my life?" The Heart-Bewitching Worm looked at Luo Feng.

"I was captured and brought to the Nine Rivers Holy Realm by terrifying practitioners among your kind. Everything I did was under duress(pressure)."

Luo Feng looked at it with an expressionless face and pointed his finger.

Luo Feng's finger caused the heavens to split alert, and his finger passed through pierced space and appeared instantly before the Heart-Bewitching Worm.

His fingertip turned into a furry claw that penetrated the Heart-Bewitching Worm's body and struck its life core.

"Chomp."

At the moment of the strike, Luo Feng's soul was attacked by an invisible force, trying to confuse his consciousness.

"Not even a trace of hesitation?"

The Heart-Bewitching Worm, even in death, was unwilling.

Its plea for mercy was intended to shake Luo Feng's heart, and at the same time, it used the secret technique to confuse and change his mind!

If Luo Feng had really hesitated, the secret technique might have made him feel the Heart-Bewitching Worm was innocent, pitiable, and unworthy of death.

The innate technique "Heart Bewitchment" could influence thoughts and emotions to a certain extent.

But Luo Feng's mind never wavered- not giving it even the slightest chance.

"Hoo."

After killing the heart-bewitching worm, Luo Feng collected the corpse.

"Mercy?" Luo Feng's eyes were cold.

Luo Feng clearly understood when to show mercy.

If he showed mercy to every target during life-or-death combat, it would be incredibly foolish.

The Practitioners and native Hunyuan lifeforms were opposing factions, each aiming to eradicate the other.

Some terrifying native Hunyuan beings even sought to devour the Origin World itself.

Thus, the two sides were absolutely irreconcilable.

If one were merciful in this struggle, they would never have reached the level they are today!

"Many practitioners have died at the hands of this Heart-Bewitching Worm."

After collecting its body, Luo Feng also found many spoils of war- likely from Palace Master Weiyang and some elders.

"Now that the Heart-Bewitching Worm has been dealt with. The other three will be much easier," Luo Feng said, and turned to look in the other three directions.

Luo Feng had also assigned clones to trail the other three Ultra-limit-level beings.

A vast sea of blood engulfed the land, enveloping a black, serpent-like colossal creature.

"Luo Feng, I no longer pose any threat to you. Why not spare me?" It roared, struggling under the suppression of the sea of blood, its resistance growing weaker.

"You must pay the price for your actions!" A massive claw in the sea of blood struck again and again.

After dozens of attacks, it finally found and shattered the creature's life core.

This black serpent-like colossal creature had the strongest physical body among the four Ultra-limit-level beings.

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"Die-!"

Amid the sea of blood, a massive burst of lightning exploded, its force overwhelming and tearing through the sea entirely.

"Is it dead?" Luo Feng wondered.

The Bionic Eye of Destruction on his forehead opened to examine the cause and effect traces.

His cause and effect connection with the thunder-tentacled beast had weakened greatly- but not completely vanished.

"There is still a thread of cause and effect remaining."

"It's not completely dead."

"Its current location feels extremely far away from me and is constantly shifting. I can't pinpoint its exact location," Luo Feng said, surprised.

'This distance... it felt like it is at the very edge of the heavens!'

Moreover, layers upon layers of concealment blurred even the remaining sliver of cause and effect thread- making it completely indiscernible.

"This thunder-tentacled beast must have left behind a backup plan before the war," Luo Feng thought.

"Now that it's activated... such a life-saving method, I really can't tell what kind of race it belongs to."

Breaking through from Perfection-stage God Emperor-level to the Ultra-limit-level... Some Low-level Hunyuan lifeforms undergo changes in their lifeforms when they evolve, even gaining innate abilities that even the leader-level beings don't possess- making it difficult for practitioners to discern their original race.

"Forget it." Luo Feng gave up.

There were already a few Ultra-limit-level beings in the Nine Rivers Holy Realm.

Since there was no way to track it, Luo Feng didn't push the matter.

"Let future practitioners deal with it." Luo Feng once again resumed pursuit- heading toward the final Ultra-limit-level being, the Destruction Bird.

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The Destruction Bird could transform into endless destructive aura, but all of its power had been suppressed within the Endless Blood Sea under the Blood Sea Eye!

The Blood Sea Eye, located inside Luo Feng's secret treasure, the Immortal Heart, had trapped the Destruction Bird, leaving it no chance to escape.

"Something's odd."

Luo Feng looked within the Immortal Heart, staring at the torrent of destruction aura suppressed under the Blood Sea Eye.

"An Ultra-limit-level being... has been reduced entirely to a mass of aura."

"I didn't expect that its physical body would be the hardest part to annihilate. It withstood dozens of claw strikes and still remained this powerful." Luo Feng thought.

If he expended several hundred strikes, he could certainly destroy the Destruction Bird completely- but he wasn't in a rush.

"Its talent on the path of 'Destruction' is quite intriguing."

Luo Feng shifted back to his human form and temporarily sealed the Destruction Bird under the Blood Sea Eye in the Immortal Heart.

"I'll study its path of destruction for now. Once I'm done, I'll destroy it." Luo Feng thought.

Now that his Dao of Life and Death had reached the late stage God Emperor Realm, it was time to begin exploring the Semi-Hunyuan level on the two Daos of Life and Destruction.

This Destruction Bird had value for insight and comprehension.

Whoosh!

Luo Feng began his return journey.

'In this battle of Yulan City, five Ultra-limit-level enemies were encountered.'

'One was killed inside the city, and three more were killed outside.'

'The thunder-tentacled beast likely still survived.'

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A massive, ancient-looking warship soared through the skies of the Nine Rivers Holy Realm at astonishing speed.

Inside the ship-

Three figures sat together, chatting leisurely.

"The latest news," said a winged woman seated with a soft smile.

Her wings were pure white, without a trace of blemish.

"Looks like our mission is complete." An elderly man flipped through a book in front of him and chuckled.

"Though we didn't took action, since we accepted the mission and the Ultra-limit-level Heart-Bewitching Worm really died within three days, we'll still receive half the merit."

No matter the reason- if the target died within three days, their squad would at least earn partial credit.

If the Ultra-limit-level Heart-Bewitching worm had died after three days and not by their hand, they'd get no credit at all.

"That Luo Feng is pretty impressive. At the critical moment, he broke through and turned the tide after the city had already fallen." A red-robed youth remarked in admiration.

"I heard he held the upper hand even while fighting four Ultra-limit-level beings. That's stronger than me!"

"I can't manage that either. Battling four Ultra-limit-level beings... at best, I could maintain a balance," the old man said.

"Truly impressive," the winged woman praised as well.

"He's this strong even though he hasn't been to the Dark Holy Realm."

"To have never cultivated in the Dark Holy Realm or benefitted from any of its unique resources, yet still reach this level..." the old man marveled.

"If he does enter the Dark Holy Realm, he might just become an invincible existence."

The red-robed youth's eyes gleamed with envy.

"Anyone who reaches the invincible level will be guided by Senior Yuan and the others."

"I heard that once you're taken in after reaching invincible level, most are able to transcend the cage. That's a whole different realm of existence." The old man sounded a bit envious as well.

All three of them had mastered two Semi-Hunyuan-level Daos, and their cultivation had reached extremely refined levels- but none of them could be called invincible, nor did they qualify to be guided by those like senior Yuan.

"Are you two going back?" the winged woman asked with a smile.

"I'm planning to visit Yulan City and meet this Luo Feng in person. Once he becomes invincible, we might not get the chance."

"He has such strength even without ever stepping into the Dark Holy Realm- he's worth meeting." The old man and the red-robed youth nodded in agreement.

They are naturally willing to make friends with anyone who has the potential to transcend the cage!

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