## Chapter 250: Episode 6 – Above God-King

Upon a desolate, boundless wasteland,

A youth gazed into the distance, where an overwhelming, endless river of blood shrouded half the sky.

“I was slain, yet the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom did nothing?” The youth’s eyes were cold. “Now, that Black Robe is even more arrogant, seizing vast territories, intending to establish a colossal Divine Kingdom comparable to the two great Ancient Kingdoms. I shall see if they will continue to endure this.”

“Di Qing, Yanfeng Ancestor, Lightning Ancestor, can the three of you truly bear it?”

The youth mused inwardly.

He was none other than Di Yuan, reborn!

Knowing he didn’t have enough cultivation points to reach the ‘Ultimate Lifeform’ realm, he would not return to the Yanfeng Royal Clan! He knew there were those within the clan who desired his death! If he dared return, his identity… would likely be leaked to that Black Robe.

“Di Qing and the other two, they might be in seclusion.”

“Their focus is largely on the outside world; they only emerge from seclusion during times of rest and relaxation.”

“As for me, my most pressing task is… to comprehend the complete Great Dao!” The youth thought. “Seeking aid from others is never as good as relying on oneself!”

His true cultivation was at the peak of the God-King Second Realm. Having devoured countless beings to aid his cultivation, he had even comprehended five Ultimate Realm secret techniques, making him relatively outstanding among the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom’s Emperors.

In terms of realm accumulation, he ranked among the top Emperors.

In the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, those who became ‘Ultimate Lifeforms’ solely through the aid of some Origin Wonders, without relying on Origin Bloodlines, generally had a deeper realm accumulation. Di Yuan, Di Chu, and Di Jiufeng were all examples of this.

Under normal circumstances, Di Yuan was powerful enough to roam the world unchallenged… it was only when he encountered Luo Feng, with the Star Tower in hand, that he was completely defeated.

“If I can comprehend more Ultimate Realm secret techniques, perhaps I can break through.” The youth took a step, vanishing without a trace.

…

With the establishment of the Galaxy Divine Kingdom, all parties in the Origin Continent were observing, awaiting the reaction of the two great Ancient Kingdoms.

Night.

Galaxy Divine Kingdom, the capital.

“Establishing a Divine Kingdom is relatively easy, but maintaining its existence, standing alongside the two great Ancient Kingdoms, will be difficult.” Luo Feng sat atop a nine-story pavilion, drinking alone. “Given the pride of the two kingdoms’ ancestors, will they tolerate the existence of a ‘Galaxy Divine Kingdom’? It remains to be seen.”

“Haha, I truly anticipate the two kingdoms’ ancestors making a move; it will allow me to test my skills and see if I lack in certain areas.” Luo Feng was quite eager to clash with the two kingdoms’ ancestors.

As his research into the Star Tower’s deeper secret markings progressed, his Blood River naturally became increasingly profound and terrifying, but it was also becoming more difficult to find opponents.

The Eight Emperors joining forces were not worth mentioning. Even all the Emperors and Lords joining forces would be of little use.

Only Di Qing, the Eastern Domain Ancestor, and the two kingdoms’ ancestors posed a challenge.

“Master, a guest has arrived,” Molosa appeared silently by his side.

“I already detected him.”

Luo Feng looked up into the distance.

A faint crimson wave swept past, and a middle-aged man appeared in the distance, somewhat disheveled.

“In establishing the Divine Kingdom, I was prepared for the two great Ancient Kingdoms to take action, maintaining the Star Tower’s domain at all times, yet the first to arrive is the Space-Time Old Devil.” Luo Feng shook his head inwardly.

He had never underestimated the two great Ancient Kingdoms, so even the body sitting here… was formed from the endless Blood River.

His power could explode with a single thought!

With continued use, Luo Feng’s control over the Star Tower became increasingly refined.

“The Divine Kingdom Lord’s methods are truly formidable.” The disheveled middle-aged man approached with a smile. “That endless Blood River contains boundless mysteries of life. It can penetrate the past and the future, permeating everything. Even this wisp of my time-space projection could not avoid it.”

If it were the complete Great Dao of Life, it would indeed be like a river of life, able to traverse the past and future.

Luo Feng’s understanding of the path of life was only at the God-King Second Realm. However, the ‘Star Tower’ had life as its core! Luo Feng had completely comprehended some of its secret markings, allowing him to create the eight-branched techniques. While he didn’t fully understand others, he could still control them.

The domain he unleashed already affected the past and future, making it difficult for any concept of life to escape its penetration.

“The name Space-Time Old Devil, I have long heard of,” Luo Feng said.

The middle-aged man looked at the silver-robed, golden-masked man before him. With his cultivation, he could see at a glance that this ‘silver-robed, golden-masked man’ was an aggregate of incredibly terrifying energy! Once this power erupted, it would be devastating! Within this Origin Continent, he would have no rival.

“This Galaxy Divine Kingdom Lord is likely following the path of life, and has already surpassed the God-King level.” The Space-Time Old Devil sensed the terror of this power. “These existences who follow the path of life… become increasingly troublesome as they progress.”

As a cultivator of the Dao, the Space-Time Old Devil understood this well.

The path of life favored self-preservation in its early stages, with weaker offensive abilities. But as one progressed, the path of life became increasingly ‘unpredictable.’ This was because it could target all life, performing fundamental penetration, distortion, and destruction.

Even if you couldn’t kill them, they could severely weaken you. And you couldn’t kill them!

“The Yanfeng and Lightning have met a troublesome opponent. The terrifying existence who follows the path of life, with the Origin Continent’s power restrictions, is practically invincible here.” The Space-Time Old Devil was somewhat gleeful.

The Origin Continent was the Yanfeng Ancestor’s and Lightning Ancestor’s backyard. Most treasures ultimately ended up in their hands.

The emergence of the Galaxy Divine Kingdom Lord was there to snatch their meat!

His competitiveness was far greater than that of the three great alien races.

“The Divine Kingdom Lord should know what we three alien race experts desire most,” the Space-Time Old Devil said, believing that this masked Galaxy Divine Kingdom Lord was an expert from the Origin Continent.

But now, even he couldn’t see through the Galaxy Divine Kingdom Lord’s true identity. “Four kinds of treasures,” Luo Feng said.

“Yes, mainly the special lifeform remains and the secret techniques and arts left behind by Yuan,” the Space-Time Old Devil nodded. “I believe that with the Divine Kingdom Lord’s strength, you have a great chance of obtaining such treasures. I welcome the Divine Kingdom Lord to trade with me at any time; the conditions I offer will surely satisfy you.”

In his eyes, the Galaxy Divine Kingdom Lord was an existence beyond the God-King level, and the treasures he obtained in the Origin Continent would certainly be extraordinary.

This was a big customer!

“Take a look, what can I exchange for these five secret treasures?” Luo Feng waved his hand, releasing the five spoils of war he had obtained from Di Yuan: a cloak, an abyss pearl, armor, battle boots, and gloves.

The Space-Time Old Devil glanced at them and laughed. “Is this the set of weapons and secret treasures left behind after Di Yuan died? The Yanfeng Ancestor is indeed stingy, preparing only early-stage God-Emperor secret treasures for his clan’s descendants.”

“Early-stage God-Emperor secret treasures?” Luo Feng’s heart stirred.

“Galaxy Divine Kingdom Lord, have you not left the Origin Continent, knowing nothing of the outside world?” Seeing this, the Space-Time Old Devil immediately understood.

Luo Feng nodded. “Indeed, I have not been, and know very little.”

The Space-Time Old Devil happily said, “From the God-King Ultimate Realm to ‘beyond the God-King level’, this step is a qualitative transformation! Once you surpass the God-King level, there are no Great Daos to guide you; everything requires you to explore in the dark.”

“You have no idea whether the path you are exploring is right or wrong,” the Space-Time Old Devil sighed. “Sometimes, even if you take the wrong path, your strength can still increase. But at some point, many hidden dangers will emerge, and you may never be able to progress again.”

The novel speaks!

Luo Feng nodded.

He understood.

The God-King level had three realms, guided by the Great Daos.

Above the God-King level, one explored in complete darkness, relying entirely on oneself. That was why elite inheritances taught cultivators ‘to create high-realm secret techniques at a low realm’, training their comprehension. So they could travel further in the ‘darkness’ in the future.

“The powerhouses above the God-King level come from countless worlds and have different schools of thought, so the names vary,” the Space-Time Old Devil said. “Some call it the God-Emperor realm, some call it the God-Sovereign realm, some call it the Witch-Ancestor realm, and some call it the Dao-Lord realm.”

“Because cultivation with bloodlines is the mainstream! Because it is the simplest, over ninety-nine percent of powerhouses belong to the bloodline school,” the Space-Time Old Devil said. “The bloodline school generally calls it the ‘God-Emperor realm’. So the title God-Emperor is the most commonly used.”

“The God-Emperor realm is divided into four steps. They are: early-stage God-Emperor, mid-stage God-Emperor, late-stage God-Emperor, and peak God-Emperor.”

“The so-called ‘Dao-Lord realm’ is also divided into One-Step Dao-Lord, Two-Step Dao-Lord, Three-Step Dao-Lord, and Four-Step Dao-Lord.”

“Different names, but all divided into four steps.”

“Walking four steps in the darkness! The fourth step has a common name: Half-Origin Realm.”

The Space-Time Old Devil didn’t mind sharing this common knowledge. “The Half-Origin Realm represents a limit! Only by breaking this limit… can one become an Origin Lifeform. Like ‘Yuan’, who was a very powerful Origin Lifeform.”

Luo Feng understood.

Above the God-King level, walking four steps in the darkness, reached the Half-Origin level? And above that was the Origin Lifeform?

“And the mysteries contained in these weapons and secret treasures determine their level,” the Space-Time Old Devil said. “Your five secret treasures are all early-stage God-Emperor secret treasures, and the craftsmanship is also excellent, making them relatively suitable for God-Kings to use.”

“Actually, these secret treasures are useless to me,” the Space-Time Old Devil looked at Luo Feng with a smile. “But for our first transaction, I will help the Divine Kingdom Lord, and I happen to have a late-stage God-Emperor life-type secret treasure, which I believe will be of some use to you.”

“I will trade it for the armor and the pearl,” the Space-Time Old Devil said.

Luo Feng listened.

Both being early-stage God-Emperor secret treasures, the value of a set of armor was much higher than that of the gloves, boots, and cloak. Only the abyss pearl could compare.

The Space-Time Old Devil had obviously chosen the two most valuable items.

“Don’t worry, I won’t take advantage of you. Once you leave the Origin Continent, you will understand… I am still at a disadvantage in this trade,” the Space-Time Old Devil said with a smile.

“Okay, I agree to the trade,” Luo Feng didn’t waste words.

To be honest, Luo Feng looked down on Di Yuan’s five treasures.

Because the Infinite Space Treasure Vault could also exchange for secret treasures. According to those secret treasure introductions, many secret treasures could be used up to the Half-Origin level. For example, the one worth 50,000 reward points could weaken all attacks below the Half-Origin Lifeform level by ninety percent.

Judging from those secret treasure descriptions, some were conceptual methods, and Luo Feng guessed… they might be secret treasures casually refined by Origin Lifeforms, suitable for God-Emperor level use.

Compared to those, the five secret treasures used by Di Yuan were much inferior.

“In the Infinite Space, both inheritance and treasures have extremely high value. The only problem is that reward points are too difficult to obtain,” Luo Feng also thought. “My reward points must also be used with utmost care.”

The Space-Time Old Devil smiled and said, “I will arrange for an incarnation to bring the treasure over immediately.”

When he came to see Luo Feng, he hadn’t carried any valuable items with him.

He transported many treasures across endless distant distances to the Origin Continent, naturally hiding them carefully. He would only take out a portion for each transaction.

Luo Feng sat there patiently waiting.

Soon—

Another Space-Time Old Devil incarnation came through the air, bringing the items for the trade.