The main guests at this banquet were all high-ranking figures from Chudu.

Yu Jiufang, for example, though only a peak Chaos Realm expert, was exceptionally rare in the Origin Continent for achieving such a level in culinary arts. God-Kings frequently sought his services, so his standards were naturally very high; he wouldn’t necessarily accept an invitation from a first-rank royal marquis.

However, this occasion was a discussion banquet between two transcendent Chaos Realm cultivators!

Yu Jiufang was keenly aware of his place. He could afford to be particular with other Chaos Realm experts and royal marquises, but when it came to God-Kings or transcendent Chaos Realm cultivators, he adopted a very humble demeanor.

“Brother Luo He,” Governor Yuan Xiu said, seated with a slight smile, “I have cultivated for a long time, mainly refining a Dark Abode Prison. Today, I’d like to use some Dark Abode techniques to spar with you.”

The guests in the main hall immediately realized that the central event of the banquet was about to begin.

They rarely had the opportunity to witness a confrontation between beings of this caliber.

“As I specialize in physical cultivation, I will use some physical techniques to test myself against Brother Yuan Xiu,” Luo Feng nodded.

Governor Yuan Xiu nodded. His dark robe, slightly frayed, resembled a broken, shadowy world. Faint dark flames began to spread from it, creeping across the main hall towards Luo Feng. “This is the Flame of the Dark Abode,” he explained, “capable of incinerating the divine bodies and souls of prisoners.”

Luo Feng watched the dark flames. Instantly, black liquid also began to spread from his own black robe.

The black liquid flowed forward like water, quickly making contact with the dark flames.

A sizzling sound filled the air as the dark flames burned.

Yet, the black liquid swiftly enveloped and coated the flames; every flicker was encased.

This black liquid was, in fact, the ‘Black Abyss Transformation Method’ in its Yin-Yang particle form. Although it appeared to be only a small amount of liquid spreading, it had actually extended to hundreds of millions of units.

Luo Feng was well aware of his transformation method’s advantage: overwhelming with sheer quantity.

“Their robes are extraordinary,” someone whispered. “Governor Yuan Xiu’s robe can manifest the Flame of the Dark Abode? And Grand Saint Luo He’s robe can extend black liquid?”

“The black liquid has enveloped all the Flames of the Dark Abode.”

“Even though the Flame of the Dark Abode is inextinguishable, the black liquid seems to easily contain it.”

The first and second-rank royal marquises, Chaos Realm guest elders, and direct disciples of God-Kings present all possessed extraordinary insight, immediately recognizing the terrifying power of both techniques. The Flame of the Dark Abode was infamous; even typical peak Chaos Realm experts wouldn’t dare confront it directly, as it would incinerate them into oblivion.

Grand Saint Luo He, furthermore, was a transcendent Chaos Realm expert specializing in physical cultivation. Everyone understood that a transcendent Chaos Realm expert focused on physical cultivation was virtually indestructible at the Chaos Realm level.

“What secret art is this black liquid?” Governor Yuan Xiu exclaimed in surprise.

He could sense that the Flame of the Dark Abode was completely unable to harm the black liquid. Indeed, if Luo Feng willed it, the black liquid could envelop and crush the flames, utterly annihilating them.

Luo Feng had already demonstrated this by annihilating a few wisps, making Governor Yuan Xiu realize the terrifying power of the black liquid.

Luo Feng smiled faintly, “You could call it the Water of the Black Abyss.” He knew that a single unit of the Black Abyss Transformation Method would undoubtedly be disintegrated by the flames. However, with hundreds of millions of units sweeping forth, it naturally gained an overwhelming advantage.

“The Water of the Black Abyss?” Governor Yuan Xiu murmured, enlightened. “Remarkable, truly remarkable.”

The numerous guests observing secretly marveled.

The renown of the Flame of the Dark Abode needed no explanation, but this Water of the Black Abyss appeared to be in no way inferior.

With a whoosh, the Flame of the Dark Abode retreated, all of it retracting back into Governor Yuan Xiu’s shadowy robe.

At a thought from Luo Feng, all hundreds of millions of units of black liquid also retracted.

“I possess an axe that gathers the power of the Dark Abode to strike down its prisoners,” Governor Yuan Xiu declared. Immediately, the surrounding space dimmed, and a colossal axe blade flickered into existence, resembling a divine punishment. “This is also one of my strongest techniques.”

“I prefer blade techniques, and this is one of my strongest direct combat moves,” Luo Feng said. With a wave of his hand, eighty thousand streams of Milky Way blade light condensed into a similarly immense blade glow.

The Thirteen Star Hall, having once been the gathering place for thirteen emperors, possessed terrifying formations.

With the formations active, there was no concern that the aftershocks from the sparring of two transcendent Chaos Realm experts would affect the other guests.

“These are both of their peak-level techniques.”

“I wonder who will prevail.”

The guests watched anxiously, while some in the side halls didn’t even have the privilege of observing, only knowing that the confrontation in the main hall had begun.

The colossal axe blade, resembling a divine punishment, descended slowly. Its speed was not great, but its sheer might was clearly irresistible.

“Strike,” Luo Feng willed. The immense blade glow, forged from eighty thousand streams of Milky Way blade light, met the axe with a ‘Blade River Slash’! Mobilizing such a vast number of blade lights while simultaneously executing a sophisticated Chaos Realm technique placed a significant burden on Luo Feng’s mind and will. This was indeed close to the limit of his long-range offensive capabilities.

The axe blade and blade glow collided!

The instant they collided, a colossal phantom image of the Dark Abode Prison faintly appeared behind the axe blade. It seemed empowered by the might of an entire world, imbued with forces of annihilation, penetration, and divine punishment, making the axe blade terrifyingly potent.

Meanwhile, Luo Feng’s immense blade glow was like the full-power strike of eighty thousand mid-level Chaos Realm experts simultaneously burning their divine power to their limit. Unleashed according to the concept of the ‘Blade River Slash,’ its might was utterly terrifying.

The current Blade River Slash incorporated profound insights from both the ‘Sky-Splitting Lineage’ and ‘Dark Sky Lineage’ of the ‘Seventy-Two Slashes of Annihilation.’ Though simplified, it embodied the profound concept of dividing everything in two.

With a *whoosh*, the colossal axe blade was forcefully cleaved by the blade glow, snapping in two.

Luo Feng’s immense blade glow, however, was not a complete weapon or secret treasure, but a convergence of eighty thousand streams of Milky Way blade light. The collision caused numerous cracks to appear within it, but in an instant, it re-coalesced into one.

The colossal axe blade also healed after splitting, as it was a manifestation of the Dark Abode world’s power, not a physical weapon or secret treasure.

“Impressive,” Governor Yuan Xiu praised.

“Formidable,” Luo Feng acknowledged, sensing the subtle differences. While the colossal axe blade’s might was far inferior to his own strike, it could easily pinpoint weaknesses in his blade glow. It quickly recognized that the eighty thousand streams of Milky Way blade light were not a single entity, naturally infiltrating and causing them to separate.

In that single clash, three of his eighty thousand Milky Way blade lights were annihilated! Of course, he still possessed a vast reserve of Milky Way Transformation Method units.

“All my techniques originate from the Dark Abode,” Governor Yuan Xiu stated. “The Dark Abode is also my strongest technique. Brother Luo He, do you dare to enter and test it?”

Luo Feng chuckled, “I dare not.”

Governor Yuan Xiu was momentarily stunned.

As this was merely a friendly spar held within the Thirteen Star Hall in Chudu, he naturally had to abide by the rules.

“But I can project a portion of my power to test the might of the Dark Abode,” Luo Feng said, waving his hand. Instantly, one billion units each of five different transformation methods flew out, finally condensing into a silver light figure.

“Excellent,” Governor Yuan Xiu replied, a delighted expression on his face. He immediately focused on the silver light figure, intending to capture and imprison it within his Dark Abode.

*Buzz!*

The terrifying power of the Dark Abode world enveloped the silver light figure, attempting to drag it inside. Yet, the silver figure stood firm, as if rooted to the spot, utterly unyielding to the dragging force.

*Rumble!*

The Dark Abode world’s dragging force erupted with full power, twisting the surrounding space into chaos. The guests, protected by the Thirteen Star Hall’s formations, watched the scene unfold in astonished silence.

“It won’t budge?”

“The Dark Abode is a prison world cultivated within Governor Yuan Xiu’s very being!” someone exclaimed. “Once confined inside, escape is nearly impossible. Yet, the silver light body, a mere fragment of Grand Saint Luo He’s power, cannot be imprisoned by the Dark Abode?”

Everyone watched intently.

Luo Feng appeared calm, though his mind and consciousness were intensely focused on the silver light body, resisting the Dark Abode world’s pulling force.

The Dark Abode world’s pulling force was mysterious, capable of affecting one’s mind and consciousness. However, Luo Feng’s God-King second-tier mind and will, combined with his ‘Element Array Art,’ completely ignored this influence.

While the world’s pulling force was immense, the silver light body, accumulated from five billion units of transformation methods, simply trembled slightly with power and broke free from its restraints.

“Brother Luo He’s body refinement technique is truly incredible,” Governor Yuan Xiu praised. “I cannot trap it within the Dark Abode; the Dark Abode world must descend upon it actively instead.”

A shadowy world materialized from nothingness; this was Governor Yuan Xiu’s cultivated Dark Abode. It could exist within his body or be manifested externally, though its power would diminish slightly when externalized. At this moment, it actively descended to envelop Luo Feng’s silver light body.

As the Dark Abode world enveloped it, the silver light body’s restrictions greatly intensified, and eight chains immediately coiled around it.

These eight chains, each of a different color, bore various secret runic imprints and contained the aura of Primordial power. They were the eight prison chains formed by Governor Yuan Xiu’s integration of Primordial materials into his Dark Prison. As the chains bound him, Luo Feng felt various forces—sealing, suppression, restraint, strangulation, penetration, and tearing—permeate his power avatar.

The silver light body erupted with power, but the eight chains remained incredibly tough and utterly unharmed.

“Hmph.” The silver light body suddenly expanded, forcefully stretching the eight chains, yet still unable to break them.

“My transformation method is formless and can gather and disperse at will, yet once bound by these eight chains, not a single unit can escape,” Luo Feng observed in surprise. “I can only resist with brute force.”

The silver light body became high and mighty, its head touching the main hall’s ceiling. Its entire being erupted with power, yet it still couldn’t break free from the eight prison chains.

“Brother Yuan Xiu’s Dark Abode is indeed formidable; my power avatar cannot break free,” Luo Feng remarked with emotion.

“I couldn’t even drag Brother Luo He’s power avatar into the Dark Abode; what good are chains if they still cannot harm a power avatar?” Governor Yuan Xiu said aloud, though he was secretly astonished.

He had cultivated secret arts and even forged this Dark Prison with Primordial materials!

Yet, who would have thought that Grand Saint Luo He’s physical body cultivation had reached such a realm that even a mere power avatar of his was difficult for Yuan Xiu to fully imprison in the Dark Abode.

“I can trap his avatar, but I can’t harm it,” Yuan Xiu mused. “What if it were his true body? Whether I could trap it at all remains to be seen.” Governor Yuan Xiu now truly understood the terrifying power of Luo Feng’s physical body.

With a thought, Governor Yuan Xiu withdrew the Dark Abode world.

Luo Feng similarly withdrew his power avatar. Such a massive power avatar could only be deployed at close range, as he didn’t possess a clone technique, meaning he could only project a faint wisp of divine power over long distances.

“This power avatar, consisting of five billion units of transformation methods, couldn’t even break free from the chains, meaning its power is already two or three tenths of my true body’s,” Luo Feng mused. He currently maintained a total of twenty billion units of transformation methods. “If my true body were trapped, I might not necessarily be able to break free either.”

This exchange also made Luo Feng understand the terrifying capabilities of typical transcendent Chaos Realm cultivators. The Dark Prison, successfully refined with the aid of Primordial materials, would only detain an ordinary God-King for a period before they could escape, unable to harm the prison itself in the slightest.

“This discussion with Brother Luo He has truly shown me the might of transcendent Chaos Realm cultivators who specialize in physical cultivation,” Governor Yuan Xiu said, raising his cup. “Please.”

“Please,” Luo Feng replied, raising his own cup.

As the two sparred, the other guests in the main hall watched with stunned awe! The power of these two… truly far surpassed the Chaos Realm, reaching the domain of God-Kings, where even a slight exertion of their power could annihilate the onlookers.

The banquet concluded in a friendly atmosphere.

News of this confrontation quickly spread throughout Chudu.