Luo Feng steered the Void Stare Ship, not daring to relax even for a moment, fully focused on controlling the vessel.

Of all the flying boat-type treasures in Raindust City, Luo Feng chose the ‘Void Stare Ship’ precisely because the mysteries of its inscription patterns were similar to the ‘Eye of Destruction and Creation’.

The ship’s forging materials were sourced from several lesser Primordial lifeforms of the ‘Void lineage’, making the ship incredibly attuned to the void. “By relying on the ship’s ‘Stare’, I can more clearly perceive the composition of this heaven and earth void,” Luo Feng thought as he maneuvered the flying boat with agility through the void, making it impossible to detect its trail by ordinary means.

The creator of this flying boat had reached the half-Primordial level in both the paths of life and destruction, a realm far higher than Luo Feng’s current one. Luo Feng could only exert five or six tenths of the flying boat’s full capabilities even with his best efforts.

“Hoo–” Luo Feng scanned the surroundings while making haste.

“I’ve completely flown out of the Elder hunting area,” Luo Feng thought. Still, he didn’t dare to relax, fearing that the Primordial Roughhoof leader might still be tracking him. He flew for a long time until he was completely out of the usual hunting area before finally easing up.

“The Void Stare Ship conceals all aura fluctuations. It’s even more effective than my own methods of concealing my life aura,” Luo Feng smiled. “That Primordial Roughhoof leader is too powerful. I can’t fight him at all. If my feigned death secret technique had been seen through, this avatar would have completely died there, and the Heart of Annihilation and Palm World would have been lost there.”

Losing those two treasures would have been a significant loss.

Luo Feng was too confident.

The perfected Undying Blood Sea Body was considered a powerful secret technique even at the Elder level, and with two treasures, Luo Feng felt confident he could escape from even an average God Emperor Perfected Primordial lifeform. That’s why he dared to try the Elder hunting area, never expecting to encounter the ‘Primordial Roughhoof leader’. “The Primordial Roughhoof leader isn’t even the strongest among the lesser Primordial lifeforms,” Luo Feng mused. “There are even more powerful lesser Primordial lifeforms in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm, called ‘Beyond Limit’ grade! If I encountered a Beyond Limit grade, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even have a chance to resist; I’d be done for in an instant.”

Beyond Limit grade lesser Primordial lifeform materials were generally transported from the Dark Sacred Realm.

After all, Beyond Limit grade creatures were common in the Dark Sacred Realm! All sorts of bizarre, powerful, and even rare ‘lesser Primordial lifeforms’ were placed there, clashing with the strongest cultivators selected from countless worlds! The Nine Rivers Sacred Realm…

God Emperor Perfected level lesser Primordial lifeforms were rare enough; Beyond Limit grade was practically legendary.

“I thought I was being cautious enough, but I was still careless,” Luo Feng reflected. “This time back in Raindust City, I must make good use of these spoils of war to comprehensively improve my strength.”

Luo Feng then released Di Qing with a thought.

Di Qing breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Luo Feng. He then smiled, “Brother Luo Feng, I was worried the whole time that you’d be killed by that Primordial Roughhoof leader.”

“There’s no way to fight the Primordial Roughhoof leader,” Luo Feng shook his head. “I could only try my best to escape, and I barely managed to survive thanks to an escape secret technique. But I suffered a considerable loss.”

His body was only left with a little over twenty percent of its energy reserves.

The rest of his energy reserves had been consumed in the battle and escape.

“Being able to escape is already something to be proud of,” Di Qing said. “According to the information, only the three Palace Lords have the strength to face a God Emperor Perfected level Primordial Roughhoof leader head-on. All other Elders have to escape when they encounter it, and most can’t even escape.”

Luo Feng nodded.

The Undying Blood Sea Body had the ‘Heart of Annihilation’ boosting it, and his energy was sufficiently vast, but after only a few exchanges, he was left with just over twenty percent of his energy reserves.

“You’re right; being able to escape is already very good,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

“Where have we flown to now?” Di Qing asked, looking out at the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

“We’ve already flown out of the normal hunting area. It won’t be long before we reach Raindust City,” Luo Feng replied.

Di Qing’s expression changed slightly. “Brother Luo Feng, we were followed when we left Raindust City before! You were the one who dealt with the trackers back then. Now that we’re returning to Raindust City, the Tricky Pavilion might have an ambush waiting.”

Luo Feng nodded.

That Elder Sky Crane wanted to use him as a deterrent, and the tracker he sent was killed by him. Elder Sky Crane’s killing intent must be even stronger!

“The closer we get to Raindust City, the more likely we are to be ambushed,” Luo Feng nodded. “That Elder Sky Crane wants to use me as a deterrent, so he can only act outside the city.”

Attacking within the city was usually done with secret techniques, silently and without a trace.

A head-on battle? That could only happen outside the city, unless one was prepared to turn against the entire Elder Hall.

The Elder Hall had three Palace Lords and over three hundred Elders, and they controlled the entire city’s formation! Together, they could kill even a ‘Beyond Limit grade lesser Primordial lifeform’.

The city’s rules were the foundation for the three Palace Lords and Elders to continuously obtain massive profits, so they would certainly not break those rules.

“Brother Luo Feng, how do you plan to deal with this?” Di Qing asked, looking at Luo Feng.

“Then let’s have a fair and square fight!” Luo Feng grinned. “He wants to use me as a deterrent; I’ll just use him as a stepping stone!”

Earning resources wasn’t just limited to hunting.

Once one’s strength was sufficient, like those at the Elder level, their hunting frequency was very low. Their main way of earning resources was… through various revenues obtained within the city. “Once my strength is sufficient, even if I can’t eat the meat of Raindust City’s vast resources, I can at least drink some soup.”

In the early stages of his growth, he naturally had to find ways to obtain various resources.

“My current strength is a bit weaker than my peak,” Luo Feng frowned slightly.

His Undying Blood Sea Body would increase in strength as its energy reserves increased, but it wasn’t without limit. Reaching ‘five hundred times perfect divine body energy reserves’ was his peak state. Even if his energy reserves were higher, it would only add to his reserves, and the power of his outburst wouldn’t increase further.

One hundred times perfect divine body energy reserves allowed him to unleash about five tenths of his strength.

Two hundred times perfect divine body allowed him to unleash nearly eight tenths of his strength.

Three hundred times perfect divine body allowed him to unleash about nine tenths of his strength.

The higher he went, the smaller the increase. Five hundred times allowed him to unleash his full strength. “At this moment, I can unleash eight tenths of my strength,” Luo Feng thought. “It should be enough to face Elder Sky Crane! If it really doesn’t work, I can still dispatch another avatar from Raindust City to come over.”

He cultivated in the Origin Continent and would bring sufficient energy reserves with him each time he came to the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm.

As time passed, the speed at which Luo Feng’s avatars absorbed energy also increased, approaching the absorption speed of a small universe.

Not far outside the east gate of Raindust City, a massive Tricky Shadow Formation had long been set up, patiently waiting for Luo Feng to walk right into the trap. “Luo Feng and Di Qing went out hunting; they should be returning soon, right?” God Emperor Misty Fang’s three avatars were scattered around, and with the help of the formation diagram, they cast the Tricky Shadow Formation, covering a sufficiently vast area around them.

“Elder Sky Crane originally dispatched four Plundering Teams to set up Tricky Shadow Formations to guard the four city gates,” God Emperor Misty Fang shook his head slightly. “Who would have thought that after hearing that one of my avatars was crushed to death and learning that… Luo Feng might have an Elder backing him, none of them were willing to block the city gates anymore.”

The members of the Plundering Teams were mostly not experts from the Origin World and only had one true body.

They joined the Tricky Pavilion for resources, not to die. They knew that this matter involved a struggle between two Elders! None of the four Plundering Teams were willing to take the risk. Elder Sky Crane couldn’t force them. Even if the three Palace Lords personally ordered it, the cultivators in the city probably wouldn’t listen.

In the end, Elder Sky Crane could only invite four experts from the Origin World in the Tricky Pavilion to use their avatars to set up the formation.

God Emperor Misty Fang was one of them!

Experts from the Origin World were only dispatching avatars to set up the formation. As long as the conditions were good enough, they were still willing to do it. “Hoo.”

The Tricky Shadow Formation was large enough and close enough to the city gate that it had completely sealed off the vast area outside the east gate! To enter the east gate, one had to enter this Tricky Shadow Formation.

The Tricky Shadow Formation wouldn’t block other cultivators.

The Tricky Shadow Formation had only been maintained for these few days. In such a short time, given the hunting frequency of teams in Raindust City, God Emperor Misty Fang hadn’t encountered a single hunting team since setting up the formation. “Hmm?” God Emperor Misty Fang suddenly looked into the distance.

A ship had already entered the range of the Tricky Shadow Formation. As the formation enveloped it, he instantly sensed two familiar life auras.

“Misty Fang, it’s you again?” Luo Feng flew out of the Void Stare Ship.

Misty Fang looked at Luo Feng from afar. “Luo Feng, hurry up and have the Elder protecting you show himself.”

“The Elder protecting me?” Luo Feng was surprised. He instantly understood that the Tricky Pavilion didn’t think Luo Feng and Di Qing could reach the Elder level in such a short time; they thought he had invited an Elder expert.

Luo Feng smiled. “There’s no Elder protecting me. I was the one who crushed you to death with one claw back then.”

Misty Fang was stunned.

“I won’t kill you. Hurry up and send a message to Sky Crane, telling him to come over,” Luo Feng said. “If he doesn’t come, I’m going into the city.” Misty Fang was setting up the formation here to block him, so Luo Feng instantly judged that Misty Fang, this expert from the Origin World, was probably prepared to die this time and wouldn’t be carrying any valuable treasures.

Luo Feng naturally didn’t bother to waste his strength on Misty Fang.

“You’re telling Elder Sky Crane to come?” Misty Fang looked at Luo Feng and nodded. “Alright, Elder Sky Crane will be here soon.”

In a cave dwelling near the east gate, Elder Sky Crane was residing there. In his opinion, that Elder would definitely return from the east gate if he wanted to save face.

“Hmm?”

Elder Sky Crane was leisurely carving when he suddenly received Misty Fang’s message.

“Luo Feng is that Elder? And he wants me to go over?” Elder Sky Crane was somewhat amused and disappointed. “I thought it was some Elder, but it’s just a newly advanced Elder.” Newly advanced Elders had just entered this level and had weak foundations. Elder Sky Crane’s long-awaited fighting spirit quickly faded.

“He crushed Misty Fang to death with one claw, so it seems he has a powerful treasure?”

“How immeasurable! He thinks he can challenge me just because he became an Elder and got a powerful treasure?” Elder Sky Crane stood up. “Very well, I’ll use five tenths of my strength to destroy him.”

Elder Sky Crane took a step and left the cave dwelling. With another step, his figure blurred, and he was already at the city gate, seeing the figure of the black-haired man in the Tricky Shadow Formation outside the city from afar. The black-haired man also looked over from afar.

“A newly advanced Elder,” Elder Sky Crane shook his head slightly.

End of Chapter