## Chapter 248: Episode 6 – A Finger’s Stroke

“The Origin Continent is only so large, so in theory, such a powerful expert shouldn’t suddenly appear,” Emperor Qing mused, “I’ll ask the Lord of Myriad Worlds to see if it’s him.”

The eleven emperors waited with bated breath. Their primary suspect at the moment was also the Lord of Myriad Worlds.

They had previously believed the black-robed figure was the Divine Consort of Luohe, but now even that was in doubt. After all, how long had Luohe been a God King? And yet, he was able to overpower the combined might of eight emperors without revealing any trace?

*Whoosh—*

Emperor Qing remained seated.

But a wisp of his will had already crossed the immense distance, descending upon the capital of the Myriad Worlds Kingdom.

…

“Lord,” a voice, imbued with will, descended upon the capital.

The Lord of Myriad Worlds was currently in seclusion. His form was imposing, his face gentle. He looked up at the image of Emperor Qing, formed of pure will, and couldn’t help but sigh, “Old friend, your strength is becoming increasingly unfathomable.”

In this era, they were the only two on the Origin Continent to comprehend a complete Great Dao! They were rivals, and fellow travelers.

However, Emperor Qing’s access to resources was far superior to that of the Lord of Myriad Worlds, allowing him to become more powerful, stepping into the Divine King Realm ahead of the others! Then he began to explore the outside world, further widening the gap between them.

“Venturing into the outside world, while more dangerous, also offers greater experience and more opportunities,” Emperor Qing said, smiling at the Lord of Myriad Worlds. “I originally invited you to come with me, but you refused.”

“You ventured out only after reaching the Divine King Realm. I still remain in the Ultimate Realm,” the Lord of Myriad Worlds replied. “The difference between the Ultimate Realm and the Divine King Realm is qualitative. Ordinary Ultimate Realm experts…struggle to survive in the outside world.”

“We are all beings nurtured by the Origin World, and the Supreme Laws of the Origin World protect us,” Emperor Qing explained. “Even if our avatars die in the outside world, the avatar remaining in our homeland can recover its strength and send out another avatar.”

This was the advantage of beings born within a source world.

Being born in the Origin World and possessing the ability of avatars greatly reduced the possibility of death.

“I’ve heard that there are great dangers in the outside world! Dangers that can even affect the avatars within the Origin World,” the Lord of Myriad Worlds said.

“That’s true.”

Emperor Qing said, “If you are particularly unlucky and encounter a Higher Chaos Lifeform! Their level of existence and realm…are far beyond ours. Even if the Supreme Laws can block many attacks, soul corruption is unavoidable.”

“Once we are corrupted, the souls of all our avatars will be tainted.”

“Excessive corruption can even cause the complete death of an avatar,” Emperor Qing said.

Luo Feng’s mind and will, even as an Ultimate Realm God King, had only experienced a dreamlike vision and had still suffered a mild form of contamination.

“Higher Chaos Lifeforms are truly terrifying,” the Lord of Myriad Worlds exclaimed in shock.

“The probability is low,” Emperor Qing reassured him. “Venerable Yuan and others are trying to protect weaker ones like us and working hard to nurture us! That’s why we mostly face Lesser Chaos Lifeforms. If a Lesser Chaos Lifeform manages to evolve into a ‘Higher Chaos Lifeform’ and we happen to encounter it? Then we can only consider ourselves unlucky.”

“Look at the founders of the two ancient kingdoms; haven’t they lived for so long?” Emperor Qing chuckled. “As long as you are careful and avoid particularly dangerous places, we source-world beings with avatars are relatively safe.”

“I hear that most beings in the outside world don’t have avatars?” the Lord of Myriad Worlds inquired curiously.

Emperor Qing nodded. “Only beings born in a source world can have avatars. This is also our source-world’s unique advantage!”

The Lord of Myriad Worlds understood.

“By the way, do you know the identity of that black-robed figure who killed Emperor Yuan?” Emperor Qing asked.

“The battle earlier created quite a stir. I watched from afar and only saw the endless River of Blood and the Eight-Phase Formation of the Primordial Chaos Space. I couldn’t discern the black-robed figure’s identity,” the Lord of Myriad Worlds replied. “Are you suspecting me?”

“Superficially, you are the most likely candidate on the Origin Continent with the power to accomplish this,” Emperor Qing said with a faint smile. “But I know you too well. It’s not your style.”

The Lord of Myriad Worlds nodded. “I’ve also been wondering who this black-robed figure is. Even I couldn’t withstand the Eight-Phase Formation of the Primordial Chaos Space deployed by eight emperors, yet he was able to overpower the array.”

Emperor Qing frowned. “If it’s not you, and it can’t be the Ancestor of the Eastern Extremity Domain, then who could it be?”

“The rise of a powerhouse is a process; the Chaos Realm, the God King First Realm, the Second Realm, the Ultimate Realm—each step is a gradual progression. In theory, there should be traces,” the Lord of Myriad Worlds said.

“The Lord of Shadow Heaven Realm cultivates both the ‘Material’ and ‘Boundless’ Daos. If he were to reach the Ultimate Realm! If he were to create a new Great Dao, he could obtain the recognition of Infinite Space, and exchange for a powerful treasure perfectly suited to him, which could potentially unlock such a powerful performance.” the Lord of Myriad Worlds said. “Infinite Space offers generous rewards for creating Daos.”

“Fire Ancestor is also a favourite of Yuan, there’s also a chance…”

“There’s also Luohe; from the moment Luohe became a Chaos Realm expert, he surpassed all others in that realm. When he became a God King, he became the strongest God King First Realm expert in history. And after just becoming a God King Second Realm…he was able to clash with Dark Heaven, the commander of the Destruction Legion. This Luohe is also capable of creating miracles.”

The Lord of Myriad Worlds pondered, “After thinking it over, the only three beings on the entire Origin Continent who can create miracles and do the unthinkable are these three. The talents of the other cultivators pale in comparison.”

“The Shadow Heaven Realm, Fire Ancestor, and Luohe?” Emperor Qing smiled. “No hurry. With such power, he will reveal more and more.”

The Lord of Myriad Worlds nodded.

The black-robed figure’s power was too terrifying; they were unwilling to risk uncovering his identity.

…

The Blazing Wind Ancient Kingdom and the Thunder Ancient Kingdom occupied the most central and prosperous region of the Origin Continent. Surrounding them were also two top-tier kingdoms, the Heavenly Wood Kingdom and the Myriad Worlds Kingdom, as well as a large number of second- and third-rate kingdoms.

The Iron Tyrant Demon Lord, the Origin Continent’s greatest sinner, originally ruled a second-rate kingdom. In fact, he practically controlled over a dozen surrounding kingdoms. After all, he had once plundered the populations of twelve kingdoms in one go. The surrounding God Kings had long fled, unwilling to be neighbours with this Iron Tyrant Demon Lord.

Now…Emperor Yuan was dead, and the Iron Tyrant Demon Lord had vanished.

The surrounding dozen kingdoms, without a leader, were naturally rife with undercurrents.

“The territory actually controlled by the Iron Tyrant Demon Lord consists of three second-rate kingdoms and thirteen third-rate kingdoms! A total of 359 Chaos Province territories. Such a large territory is qualified to establish a first-rate kingdom.”

“Many factions are interested in this territory.”

“The forces supported by the two ancient kingdoms, the three alien races, and the black-robed figure himself may all intervene.”

At first, all the parties were still restrained, but as time passed, they slowly began to fight.

…

Huyang City, within the city lord’s mansion.

Luo Feng was inside the Star Tower, studying the spoils of his recent victory.

A red cloak, a set of armour, a pearl, a pair of gloves, and a pair of boots.

“Five treasures surpassing the God King level,” Luo Feng mused, studying the mysteries contained within them. “Unfortunately, all five treasures are best suited for Emperor Yuan, each with the ‘World Origin Great Dao’ at its core.”

Each of these five treasures…

…used the “World Origin Great Dao” as its core and simultaneously incorporated other mysteries, clearly belonging to the realm above the God King level.

“This pearl is somewhat useful,” Luo Feng said, picking up a black pearl. Inside the pearl, a deep abyss was evolving. “This pearl uses the world as its core and incorporates the Paths of Life and Destruction. The evolution of the abyss with these three paths together is barely helpful to me.”

“These gloves also contain some mysteries of the Path of Destruction.”

“I can’t use the other treasures at all.”

Luo Feng was helpless.

Exchanging for treasures in the Infinite Space treasure vault allowed him to choose freely and select the ones most suitable for him.

But what about the spoils gained from killing Emperor Yuan? They were, unfortunately, treasures suited to Emperor Yuan.

“Even this pearl uses the World Dao as its core,” Luo Feng lamented. This Abyss Pearl could be used for comprehension and cultivation but was unsuitable for combat.

“It’s a waste for these five treasures to be in my hands. I need to find a way to sell them,” Luo Feng pondered.

“Master, Master,” Morosa suddenly transmitted a message.

With a thought, Luo Feng summoned Morosa into the Star Tower.

“What is it?” Luo Feng asked, looking at Morosa.

“Master, the territory originally controlled by the Iron Tyrant Demon Lord is now embroiled in conflict between various factions,” Morosa said urgently. “Should we intervene and seize that territory?”

With a wave of his hand, Luo Feng summoned a vast map of the Origin Continent.

“The Iron Tyrant Demon Lord actually controlled three second-rate kingdoms and thirteen third-rate kingdoms; that’s quite a large area,” Luo Feng observed.

“He was able to control such a territory because of Emperor Yuan’s support behind him,” Morosa explained. “Now that Emperor Yuan is dead, it has naturally attracted many forces. Such a large territory, the periodic production of natural treasures, the residency fees supplied by countless cultivators, even the consumption of living beings by some demons… this vast area will attract many ancient existences.”

“Their current fighting will affect many weak cultivators,” Morosa said, looking at Luo Feng. “If Master were to control this territory, it would bring stability to the region.”

Luo Feng carefully looked at the map of the Origin Continent, considering the situation.

“Killing these great sinners has left behind quite a bit of territory,” Luo Feng noted, casually drawing a line. “The Iron Tyrant Demon Lord’s territory, the Black Eagle Ancestor’s territory, and the Skyhowl God King’s abandoned territory are all in this area.”

With that stroke, Luo Feng…

The Iron Tyrant Demon Lord was situated between the two great ancient kingdoms.

The Black Eagle Ancestor was on the side of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom.

Luo Feng drew a line, completely enveloping the two and also including parts of other kingdoms, forming a long and narrow strip of territory.

“This territory has been plagued by long-term conflict and harbours many demons,” Luo Feng said. “Let’s go take it.”

“Master, the Black Eagle Ancestor is still alive and still controls this territory. The territory he actually controls amounts to 287 Chaos Provinces. Actually, it is the Thunder Mountain Monarchs behind him who control it.” Morosa couldn’t help but exclaim. “We have just offended the Blazing Wind Ancient Kingdom, and now we are going to take such a large territory from the hands of Thunder Mountain?”

“The Black Eagle Ancestor has objections? Or do the Monarchs behind him dare to object?” Luo Feng glanced at Morosa.

Morosa shuddered.

He was still too timid!

“As you command, Master,” Morosa immediately replied.

Luo Feng looked at the territory map before him. With that one stroke, he had drawn a territory of 729 Chaos Provinces! In terms of size, it was larger than the Heavenly Wood Kingdom, the Myriad Worlds Kingdom, and the Eastern Extremity Domain, nearly rivaling the two great ancient kingdoms.