LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 137
Chapter 137: The End of the First Wave of Competition
“Close combat is not just about strength!” The Arid Wind City Lord suddenly drew two short spears from behind him. His towering figure of ten trillion kilometers merged with the wind, instantly closing in on Luo Feng.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
The wind howled, and in an instant, the Arid Wind City Lord’s figure appeared around Luo Feng from all directions, repeatedly stabbing with the short spear shadows.
Luo Feng stood his ground, coldly observing.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!” The short spears struck Luo Feng’s body, and immediately, black liquid attempted to entangle the spears. However, the Arid Wind City Lord was also incredibly powerful, making it difficult for the black liquid to restrain him.
“Not a single drop of blood?” The Arid Wind City Lord was shocked. “What kind of body cultivation technique is this?”
Suddenly, a Blood Shadow Knife appeared in Luo Feng’s hand. The knife’s aura had become even more terrifying, with the potential to grow into a ‘Divine King Ultimate Weapon.’ Heavy and razor-sharp, Luo Feng slashed with the knife, and the Arid Wind City Lord blocked it with his short spears, resisting the strike head-on.
Boom!
The massive weapons collided, and the shockwaves swept across billions of kilometers.
With their enormous sizes, every move carried destructive power capable of wiping out entire cities with a single step. Such overwhelming might made the nearby Chaos Realm peak experts tremble in fear.
“The difference between Chaos Realm Transcendents and Chaos Realm peak experts is just too great,” these experts thought.
Although they could easily annihilate a large city, their power seemed insignificant compared to the two towering beings before them.
Both Luo Feng and the Arid Wind City Lord halted, knowing they couldn’t overcome each other.
“Luo He, your strength is equal to mine,” the Arid Wind City Lord’s voice rumbled like thunder. “But you should understand that our biggest rival in this fight for the Blood Spirit Gold Pearls is Great Saint Bi Yun.”
Luo Feng also realized this.
Both Bi Yun and the Arid Wind City Lord were among the top Chaos Realm Transcendents. However, when it came to snatching the Blood Spirit Gold Pearls, Bi Yun’s abilities were superior.
Even now, Luo Feng couldn’t sense Bi Yun’s presence.
“Luo He, do you think this is enough to block the Blood Spirit Star?” A cold voice suddenly rang out.
Whoosh.
A gray figure ignored the black liquid covering the Blood Spirit Star and appeared inside it.
Scarlet flames surged on the Blood Spirit Star, and the gray figure stood amidst them, calmly observing the surroundings.
“Luo He, your strength is not enough to seal off the Blood Spirit Star,” Bi Yun’s voice echoed, and in an instant, the black liquid enveloping the Blood Spirit Star shattered.
Luo Feng felt the space where the black liquid resided collapse, causing the liquid to break apart.
“Just the Black Abyss Transformation Technique isn’t enough to stop her.” In his brief confrontation with Bi Yun, Luo Feng could already sense her terrifying power.
The sharp aura she exuded left Luo Feng in awe.
Bi Yun’s body was quite ordinary, far inferior to Luo Feng’s or the Arid Wind City Lord’s. But her destructive power, capable of cutting through the heavens and earth, was even greater than theirs.
“Great Saint Bi Yun is indeed formidable,” said the gray shadow, standing on the surface of the Blood Spirit Star with a smile.
Luo Feng, Bi Yun, and the Arid Wind City Lord were all wary of the gray shadow, Great Saint Yan Su.
In terms of direct combat strength, Yan Su was indeed inferior to the other three. But, as a practitioner of the Space Origin Path, Yan Su excelled at snatching Blood Spirit Gold Pearls, and he had also mastered cloning techniques.
“For the Seven First-Class Marquises of Emperor Chu’s lineage, this Heavenly Task has attracted so many powerful figures,” observed the Abyss Rest Lord from a distance. “I’d better stay back and hope to snatch one pearl if I can.”
Among the Chaos Realm Transcendents present, Abyss Rest Lord was best at imprisoning and trapping his opponents.
However, Luo Feng and the Arid Wind City Lord’s bodies were too formidable to be restrained.
On the other hand, Bi Yun and Yan Su, with their comparatively weaker bodies, could potentially be locked up, though Bi Yun’s terrifying destructive power meant she could break free even if imprisoned. As for Yan Su, his cloning ability allowed him to quickly create a new body if one was trapped.
Picking a fight with them would be troublesome.
“I’ll just do my best,” Abyss Rest Lord thought, content to play the opportunist and avoid unnecessary risk.
…
Looking at the Blood Spirit Star before him, Luo Feng felt a headache coming on.
Among the rivals were two beings of equal strength: the Arid Wind City Lord and Great Saint Bi Yun. Yan Su, while slightly weaker, was a space expert, and Abyss Rest Lord was lurking from a distance, ready to pounce.
“Humm.”
The Blood Spirit Star, naturally formed by heaven and earth, had a solid core, a liquid middle layer, and a fiery outer layer. Ancient Divine Kings from the Flame Wind Kingdom had long placed an array in the core, allowing the star to absorb the energy of heaven and earth to produce more Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.
In fact, most of the treasure-yielding locations across Origin Continent were controlled by someone.
Arrays were placed to protect and even nourish these treasure troves.
Only on the borderlands between the two great kingdoms could such treasure troves be openly contested, with whoever was stronger winning the prize. But there was one rule: no damaging the treasure troves.
Treasure troves could continue producing rare treasures!
Whoever had the strength could take the prize, but intentional destruction of the treasure trove was forbidden, and both great kingdoms would severely punish any violators.
Even a small treasure trove that produced only a few thousand credits’ worth of treasures each era could accumulate millions of credits’ worth of treasures over millions of eras. The value of a treasure trove was clear.
Of course, these treasure troves were protected by Divine King-level arrays, making them difficult to destroy.
“I’ll take what I can get.” Luo Feng’s mind stirred, and a vast silver river spread out from him.
The Galaxy Transformation Technique!
An endless silver river, ever-changing, surged around the Blood Spirit Star.
As long as any Blood Spirit Gold Pearl spewed into the silver river, it would be bound, and no other experts could take it.
“Hmm?” The Arid Wind City Lord’s expression shifted, and he exerted his Arid Wind Domain to suppress the silver river.
Boom!
The Galaxy Transformation Technique, composed of billions of units, clashed with the Arid Wind Domain and was clearly stronger.
This was Luo Feng’s last resort, using the wide-range domain-like power of the Galaxy Transformation Technique to snatch Blood Spirit Gold Pearls. The technique’s fluidity, speed, and unpredictability made it perfect for long-range combat.
“This Luo He has another trick up his sleeve?” The Arid Wind City Lord realized the situation was turning against him.
His Arid Wind Domain penetrated everywhere, making it highly effective for treasure snatching.
In terms of flexibility, fluidity, and penetration, the Galaxy Transformation Technique was inferior to the Arid Wind Domain. However, the Galaxy Transformation Technique was stronger in raw power, and in the areas it covered, it completely suppressed the Arid Wind Domain!
“Luo He’s domain techniques are quite formidable,” the gray shadow on the Blood Spirit Star remarked with a smile.
As soon as he spoke—
The vast silver river seemed to freeze, its movements becoming much slower.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s expression shifted as he sensed space constricting, heavily binding the Galaxy Transformation Technique. Though he could still move it with brute force, its speed was reduced to a fraction.
“Forgive me,” Yan Su said with a smile. “Your domain technique is too powerful. I had no choice but to suppress it a little.”
“Good, good.” Luo Feng glared at him.
At that moment, boom~~~
The Blood Spirit Star, in the midst of its eruption phase, spewed forth liquid flames, and within the flames, a total of ten Blood Spirit Gold Pearls burst out.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Razor-sharp edges cut through the world, instantly slicing out two pieces of small worlds, carrying with them three Blood Spirit Gold Pearls. These pieces of space were swept away.
Luo Feng’s Galaxy Domain, covering a large area and close to the Blood Spirit Gold Pearls, immediately attempted to seize them.
But—
The space around him seemed to freeze, and the level of confinement surged, making his Galaxy Transformation Technique even slower.
“Damn it,” Luo Feng cursed in frustration.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The Arid Wind City Lord, Yan Su, and Luo Feng all acted quickly.
The Arid Wind City Lord’s gusts swept up two Blood Spirit Gold Pearls. Yan Su teleported to grab two more. Although Luo Feng’s Galaxy Transformation Technique covered the entire area, it moved so slowly that he only managed to capture two Blood Spirit Gold Pearls. Even Abyss Rest Lord, lurking in the distance, managed to snatch one Blood Spirit Gold Pearl with his Abyssal Prison.
“Yan Su.” Luo Feng glared at Great Saint Yan Su. If not for Yan Su’s space constraints, Luo Feng could have doubled his haul with the Galaxy Transformation Technique.
Yan Su just smiled.
“Great Saint Yan Su,” Luo Feng transmitted telepathically, “Five Chaos Realm Transcendents are competing. Are you really only going to target me?
If you stop obstructing me, after this wave is over, I’ll give you three Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.”
“Haha… The competition for Blood Spirit Gold Pearls depends on our own abilities,” Yan Su laughed, his eyes gleaming.
Luo Feng could tell that Yan Su was deliberately targeting him.
Space could just as easily restrict the Arid Wind Domain, but Yan Su focused all his effort on Luo Feng.
“Fine, we’ll see who’s stronger,” Luo Feng shot him a cold glare and said no more.
…
Time passed.
This wave of Blood Spirit Gold Pearl eruptions lasted about three days.
Great Saint Bi Yun, who had not shown herself from start to finish, took the most, snatching a total of 25 Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.
The Arid Wind City Lord used his Arid Wind Domain to seize 12 Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.
Despite the Galaxy Transformation Technique enveloping everything, Yan Su’s space constraints left Luo Feng with only 9 Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.
Yan Su himself secured 8 Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.
Abyss Rest Lord, lurking at a distance and waiting for the right moment to strike, managed to snatch 3 Blood Spirit Gold Pearls.
“Is there some grudge between Great Saint Yan Su and Luo He?”
“Yan Su’s space constraints could have easily targeted both Luo He and the Arid Wind City Lord. If he had done that, Luo He could have gotten two or three more pearls, and the Arid Wind City Lord would have lost a few.”
“Looks like Yan Su has seriously offended Luo He.”
“So what? Great Saint Yan Su has mastered the cloning technique, making him much harder to deal with than a typical Chaos Realm Transcendent.”
Even among Divine Kings, very few had mastered the art of cloning.
The Chaos Realm peak experts, who had been observing from afar, discussed the events as they began to leave.
After witnessing the first wave of competition, they had given up any thoughts of joining the fray.
“Hahaha…”
The Arid Wind City Lord stood beneath the Blood Spirit Star, looking around, his voice booming across the heavens. “I’ve gotten 12 Blood Spirit Gold Pearls. I’m willing to sell them, starting at 100 billion Universe Sands per pearl! Highest bidder wins!”
Luo Feng, Great Saint Bi Yun, Abyss Rest Lord, Yan Su, and even the Chaos Realm peak experts preparing to leave all heard his declaration.
“Starting at 100 billion Universe Sands per pearl? He must be crazy!”
Even the wealthiest, like Great Saint Bi Yun, thought the price was outrageous.