A Threat Arrives

Over 500 days into Luo Feng's seclusion, a figure in a gray robe entered Huyang City through the southern gate.

"I finally arrived at Huyang City," the gray-robed figure thought as he flew leisurely. He habitually surrounded himself with a small universe domain, making him undetectable by the constant surveillance of the City Lord's mansion or other cultivators around him.

Due to frequently accepting assassination missions, he had grown accustomed to hiding his presence.

"This is on the border of the Yu Kingdom. As a major city on the frontier, Huyang City is more prosperous than most large cities," the gray-robed figure noted. With his vast experience, he recognized that the scale, number of cultivators, and bustling activity in Huyang City ranked it among the top cities he had visited.

Suddenly—

"Boom!" A massive flying treasure shot through the sky at high speed, creating turbulent waves that spread in all directions.

"Quickly, move aside!"

"Stay clear!"

Ordinary True Gods operating their own flying treasures hurriedly avoided it, and even some Void True Gods flying nearby had no choice but to move out of the way.

"In Huyang City, those who fly so recklessly are usually disciples of powerful families."

"According to Huyang City's laws, only killing is a serious crime. If it's just a flying treasure collision... the most those family disciples will face is a fine of some Chaos Crystals."

Many cultivators had no choice but to tolerate this.

Inside the massive flying treasure were several guards, six young disciples from prominent families drinking and making merry, and musicians playing music.

"How does this musician compare to the ones from Dream Flower Pavilion?" one of the family disciples laughed.

Just then—

An invisible force subtly altered the source of the laws, affecting the operation of the laws within the flying treasure. In an instant, all the disciples, servants, musicians, and guards inside silently disintegrated into dust, disappearing without a trace.

With no divine power driving it, the massive flying treasure traced an arc in the sky, crashing into the protective barrier of a distant mansion. The barrier deflected it, causing the treasure to fall onto the street outside, creating a stir among the cultivators.

"It almost hit me," the gray-robed figure thought as he flew, glancing at the massive flying treasure in the distance. "To offend those above you, death is deserved."

Crushing a group of weaklings was merely a thought for him.

The gray-robed figure continued to fly leisurely, paying no further attention to the incident.

Such events were commonplace in his long life. As someone who often traveled between cities to carry out assassination missions, he had a habit of crushing anyone who angered him. Since he always kept his presence hidden and had no previous connections, officials could never trace the killer's identity.

"Whoosh."

Patrol units of the Huyang Guard rushed to the scene where the massive flying treasure had crashed.

"Killing young disciples of powerful families in broad daylight?" The Huyang Guards were both shocked and furious as they inspected the flying treasure.

Rumble~~~ A huge black-scaled beast with three swords on its back tore through the sky.

"Commander!" The surrounding Huyang Guards saluted respectfully.

Atop the head of the sword-bearing black-scaled beast appeared a figure, the favored disciple of Marshal Mo Li Xiao—Gao Wushui. Gao Wushui's aura was now significantly stronger; he had become an Eternal True God.

"I received word that six young disciples, including those from the Qumeng royal family, were killed instantly. Their servants and guards also perished," Gao Wushui said as he looked down. "Have you found anything at the scene?"

"Reporting to the commander, we found no traces of the attacker, nor any energy fluctuations," a Huyang Guard captain reported. "To achieve this so silently, it must have been an Eternal True God."

Gao Wushui stood atop the three-sword black-scaled beast, surveying the fallen flying treasure. His small universe domain naturally enveloped the area as he carefully examined every detail.

"To kill so silently, yet leave behind their belongings in the treasure—clearly, the assailant didn't care about such trifles," Gao Wushui frowned. "The attacker must have been an Eternal True God."

Recently, Gao Wushui had broken through to become an Eternal True God, and due to the favor of his master, Mo Li Xiao, he had quickly risen to become one of the ten commanders of the Huyang Guard. He now commanded one of the ten great mechanical treasures of the Huyang Guard—the "Three-Sword Sky-Splitting Beast."

Compared to the ten great legions of Huyang, the Huyang Guard's overall strength was much weaker, and their legion-class treasures were also far less powerful.

The Three-Sword Sky-Splitting Beast required just one Eternal True God and three thousand Void True Gods to operate.

"The City Lord's mansion has been investigating the surveillance footage of the entire city, but they haven't found any trace of the attacker," Gao Wushui shook his head lightly. "If that Eternal True God is careful, the City Lord's mansion won't be able to track them."

…

"Investigate, find every possible clue! Who was behind the attack on our family members!"

"Investigate! Whoever dared to kill a member of the Jiang family must be found out!"

Among the six young disciples killed, two belonged to the five great families—one from the Qumeng royal family and one from the Jiang family. The City Lord's mansion naturally mobilized its top investigators to search for clues, but no discoveries were made in the short term.

In the end, these young disciples were just a few among many. For instance, the Qumeng royal family had countless members after long ages, and those in Huyang City were merely an unremarkable branch of the royal family.

"It seems the family disciples I killed weren't of significant status," the gray-robed figure mused as he flew leisurely through Huyang City. "It's been so long, and no strong figure has come after me."

"Clearly, the City Lord's mansion hasn't used divination to track me down," the gray-robed figure thought. Due to his frequent assassinations, he had developed various methods to conceal himself from causal tracking. Divination would be an easier way to trace him, but the cost was high.

He was unpredictable, striking whenever he pleased, and had even once killed the child of a Chaos Master, which had caused a major disaster!

Fortunately, that Chaos Master had over 300 children, so losing one wasn't a major blow. The Chaos Master sent a force to hunt him down, but it wasn't strong enough, allowing him to escape using his life-saving secret techniques! It was this incident that drove him to flee to the Yu Kingdom.

Even after arriving in the Yu Kingdom, he maintained his habit of killing whenever he wanted.

"I want to purchase all available information on 'Eternal True God Luo He,'" the gray-robed figure transmitted as he flew through the air, contacting the Dark Hall via his transmission device.

"All information on Luo He is priced at 100 Universe Sand. Confirm purchase?" the Dark Hall responded.

"Purchase," the gray-robed figure confirmed without hesitation. Information was categorized by level, with higher levels being more expensive. "All information" was particularly costly, but fortunately, the Yan Feng Pavilion had limited knowledge about Luo Feng, so the price wasn't too high.

"Ying Cang, 100 Universe Sand has been deducted. You have 829,200 Universe Sand remaining in your Dark Hall account," the Dark Hall responded.

"Is there a bounty on Luo He in Huyang City?" the gray-robed figure inquired, not finding anything through his transmission device.

"There is no bounty," the Dark Hall replied.

The gray-robed figure was displeased and shut off his transmission device.

"The information from Yan Feng Pavilion is quite detailed," the gray-robed figure observed as he reviewed an image—Luo Feng standing with six pairs of golden wings unfurled, surrounded by chaotic airflow.

"Based on this image, Luo He's six pairs of wings closely resemble the single-body mechanical treasure 'Chaotic Golden Wings.' Judging by the battle traces, he had an overwhelming advantage in his fight with the Blood Python Warden, likely having mastered a chaotic-level technique." The detailed report contained some speculative analysis.

Yan Feng Pavilion's intelligence was quite accurate, but they hadn't considered the possibility of a "perfect godly body" since it had never appeared on the Origin Continent before.

As a result, their speculation was somewhat off.

"Mastered a chaotic-level technique?" The gray-robed figure was unconcerned.

Top Eternal True Gods, with their innate bloodline talents and understanding of the chaotic laws, could occasionally develop a powerful killing move even without fully comprehending the entire chaotic law.

"No matter how high his comprehension, if his godly body is hit, he'll die," the gray-robed figure contemplated. "According to the information, he should currently be in seclusion within his residence. Seclusion is the time when one is most cautious. I need to wait for the right opportunity, wait until he's most relaxed, and then strike!"

…

Yan Feng Pavilion.

"Master, Ying Cang has arrived in Huyang City. He just purchased information on Luo He through the Dark Hall," the vice-master reported to the burly man beside him.

"So he's in Huyang City? It seems he was the one who killed the six young family disciples today," the burly man said with a smile.

"It's a pity we can't sell this information," the vice-master also smiled.

Yan Feng Pavilion had strict rules.

If information about a client was obtained from other sources, it could naturally be sold.

But when it came to transactions with Yan Feng Pavilion, the information was strictly confidential. For instance, Luo Feng's recent purchase of 700,000 Universe Sand worth of refining materials was something Yan Feng Pavilion would never disclose.

Transactions must remain confidential!

The entire operation of Yan Feng Pavilion was monitored by formation spirits, and even the master and vice-master dared not break the rules.

"He bought information on Luo He, likely to deal with him," the vice-master said.

"I've never been able to see through Luo He. Perhaps Ying Cang will be able to uncover his secrets," the burly man remarked.

…

Time passed, and Luo Feng's seclusion had already exceeded 1,200 days, with the second layer of the "Chaotic Force Diagram" nearing completion.

The first seclusion took over an era, mainly because it took a long time for his godly body to reach its peak. The actual time spent refining the body wasn't that long.

This time, Luo Feng focused solely on body refinement, so it progressed much faster.

At this moment, in the underground hall of the Chaos Armor 913 Residence.

Inside the Star Tower, Luo Feng's towering godly body, 180 billion kilometers tall, was revealed.

The vast amount of materials piled up in the distance began to melt and merge into his enormous godly body. As the materials were absorbed, Luo Feng divided his thoughts to inscribe dense arrays.

"The first refinement was just laying the foundation, and it was rather crude in many aspects."

"Now the treasure structure is much more refined."

As the second refinement neared completion, Luo Feng's senses became very clear.

His godly body was like an ultra-large weapon treasure! A weapon treasure standing 180 billion kilometers tall—the power it held was unimaginable. The first refinement was rough, relying purely on size and brute force to achieve such might.

But now, the structure was much more refined, and the power of his godly body was naturally far more terrifying.

"Buzz~~~"

As his entire body was fully refined, Luo Feng felt a deep sense of satisfaction. Every movement he made now carried several times the power it did before. Even his agility and speed had improved significantly.

"Since arriving on the Origin Continent, I'm still in a period of growth," Luo Feng smiled.

Most top Eternal True Gods had reached the limits of their cultivation, their bloodlines achieving the tenth level of Eternal Realm, and their techniques reaching the peak of the Eternal level. Progress was extremely difficult for them.

Luo Feng, on the other hand, had only just completed the second layer of the "Chaotic Force Diagram," which had three Eternal levels. His "Nine Blade Breaking" technique, at the Eternal level, consisted of six blade techniques, of which he had mastered only three.

As for the God-King-level techniques like "Annihilation" and "Donghua," progress was even slower. "Lie Yuan Technique" progressed the slowest, taking ages to comprehend and improve.

"Time to go out and relax." Having successfully completed the second refinement, Luo Feng was in high spirits. He quickly put away the Star Tower and exited the underground hall alone.

With a thought, Luo Feng noticed that the residence was quiet; Morosa and Mo Yu Qingyan had not yet returned.