Quite Bold

Origin Continent, within the Tianji Ice Field, there lies an expansive territory known as the 'Dark Sky Realm.' For countless eons, this area has been shrouded by a vast expanse of black clouds. These black clouds cover a region almost comparable in size to second-tier nations like the Yu Nation and the Shi Nation.

"Lord Luo He?"

Deep within the black clouds, a winged figure was hidden.

"This Luo He is quite bold. He should have realized that the beast he encountered had a God King behind it, yet he still dared to show no respect?" The winged figure pondered, "He follows Chu Yu Marquis, a newly promoted first-tier marquis! The competition among the first-tier marquises within the Chu faction is brutal. It won't be long before Luo He finds himself in trouble."

"I'll wait for the right opportunity to strike." The winged figure, who had lived for countless eons, was exceedingly cautious.

Anyone who has reached the pinnacle of the Chaos Realm is capable of retaining complete memories across reincarnations.

Even for him, making enemies lightly was not an option.

But he knew very well that by subtly manipulating events at the right moment, he could push even powerful beings into dire situations.

"This beast was secretly enslaved by me, never revealed to the public."

"Now that the beast's identity has been exposed, I've already used a secret technique to obscure the cause and effect. On the entire Origin Continent, only a handful could trace it back to me..." The winged figure contemplated, "Yan Feng Kingdom's 'Emperor Qing' and the current emperor, 'Emperor Fu,' are both skilled at tracing cause and effect; they could potentially uncover my identity."

"However, the Tianqu Mining Area is under the control of the Chu faction. It's unlikely they would involve Emperor Qing or Emperor Fu just for a small theft."

The winged figure had, long ago, been a Chaos Realm guest official in Yan Feng Kingdom and had even reached the level of a 'Transcendent Chaos Realm' being.

Later, after becoming a God King, his power grew deeper, and he left Yan Feng Kingdom.

Many God Kings go on to establish their own nations or factions, believing that their power is sufficient to stand tall in this world, making it extremely difficult to destroy them. Even the former Sit Mountain Guest believed he had enough power to defend against most of the dangers in the Origin Continent, never expecting the Shi Kingdom Lord to act so brazenly.

"Yan Feng Kingdom and Lei Ting Kingdom occupy the core territory of the Origin Continent, monopolizing almost all the treasures. Taking a little bit shouldn't be a big deal. After all, these are treasures nurtured by heaven and earth," the winged figure thought, "Besides, the other beasts under my control haven't been exposed yet."

With a soft hum, the winged figure merged into the endless black clouds. These endless black clouds were his true form.

The entire Dark Sky Realm, shrouded by the black clouds, was home to countless cultivators and countless beasts. Whenever a Chaos Realm beast was born, it would be silently enslaved by him, then sent to the two ancient kingdoms to steal some of heaven and earth's rare treasures.

Chu's Capital, Chu Yu Marquis's Mansion.

"Brother Chu Yu," Luo Feng began, detailing the events of his recent mission.

Chu Yu frowned slightly after listening, "This Chaos Realm beast isn't recorded in any of our intelligence. It must have been recently born and then captured and enslaved. We don't know who its master is."

"Daring to send a beast to steal heaven and earth's treasures within Yan Feng Kingdom suggests either a powerful figure who doesn't fear our Chu faction's investigation or a powerful figure within our royal family," Chu Yu remarked, understanding well that the majority of treasure thefts were orchestrated by various marquises within the royal family.

The competition among the marquises is fierce, and when they can't secure enough resources through competition, they resort to underhanded means.

"If you can uncover the detailed identity of this beast, your mission is considered a success," Chu Yu smiled, "As for anything beyond that, it's best not to get involved. Whether the beast's master is a royal marquis or an ancient entity, it's not your place to interfere."

Luo Feng nodded, "After the beast was killed, it didn't leave behind any weapons or secret treasures, only some Tianqu Stone Essence."

With a wave of his hand, several half-human-sized pieces of Tianqu Stone Essence and a pile of smaller particles appeared.

"A total of twenty-three pieces of Tianqu Stone Essence, along with some fragments," Luo Feng said.

"The beast must have regularly handed over some of the stolen Tianqu Stone Essence to its master," Chu Yu Marquis glanced at the stones, "These twenty-three pieces are worth about 23,000 contribution points. Keep them! The spoils of executing a mission belong to you."

Luo Feng nodded and put them away.

Contribution points in Yan Feng Kingdom were highly valued, and cosmic sand could not be exchanged for contribution points.

According to what Luo Feng knew, a single piece of complete Tianqu Stone Essence required 1,000 contribution points to exchange for. On the open market, it would cost nearly 3 billion cosmic sand, although the price fluctuated since Tianqu Stone Essence was very rare.

"By the way, regarding the perfect-level 'Chaos Layer Lifeform' material you requested, I did some research," Chu Yu said, "Yan Feng Kingdom likely has seven such beings, six in the hands of God Kings, and one in the hands of Marquis Wuhuang. Marquis Wuhuang is from the 'Diwu' faction... and our Chu faction has a poor relationship with them."

"I'll have to put in more effort. It might take a considerable amount of time to acquire the Chaos Layer Lifeform material," Chu Yu admitted the difficulty.

"If it's too hard, forget it. No need to force it," Luo Feng replied.

Since the first tribulation of the "Eight Tribulations Lifeform" didn't record any transformation techniques, Luo Feng needed to continually perfect his own transformations. Although he had made significant progress in 'Life Spirituality,' Luo Feng realized that...

The Chaos Layer Lifeforms he had captured had overly simplistic life structures, with limited potential. Attempting to deduce more complex life structures out of thin air was extremely difficult.

Naturally, Luo Feng hoped to obtain more perfect Chaos Layer Lifeforms to study their life composition.

But it seemed even Chu Yu found it challenging to acquire them.

"We'll take it slow," Chu Yu smiled, "I've only been a first-tier marquis for a short time. As I meet more people, there will be ways. If there are seven perfect-level Chaos Layer Lifeforms in Yan Feng Kingdom, I refuse to believe I can't get my hands on at least some materials."

Chu Yu understood well that the first 30 epochs after becoming a Chaos Realm being were a protected period, with no mandatory tasks, giving him ample time to grow.

Once the protected period ended, he would face the same competitive environment as the other six first-tier marquises and would need Luo He's assistance.

As time passed, Luo Feng had spent over three epochs in Chu's Capital.

He focused wholeheartedly on studying the first tribulation of the "Eight Tribulations Lifeform." The inheritance was vast as the sea, and Luo Feng absorbed knowledge while continuously attempting to perfect his transformation techniques.

In an elegant pavilion, Chu Yu sat opposite a woman in crimson armor.

"Chu Yu Marquis, rest assured. As long as you give me control of the 'North Sea Beast Forest,' I will ensure you get the perfect-level Chaos Layer Lifeform material you need," the woman in crimson armor smiled confidently.

"I have full confidence in City Lord Lianyu's promise," Chu Yu Marquis smiled, "In that case, City Lord Lianyu should be receiving the appointment soon."

The woman in crimson armor and Chu Yu Marquis chatted and drank wine together.

After a while.

"Hmm?" The woman in crimson armor beamed with joy as she received a royal task, appointing her to oversee the North Sea Beast Forest for 10,000 epochs.

Without hesitation, she accepted the task immediately.

"Chu Yu Marquis truly keeps his word," the woman in crimson armor stood up, "I'll go speak to my father now! I will bring you the materials you need within three days."

Chu Yu stood up as well, "Thank you, City Lord Lianyu."

In Yan Feng Kingdom, besides the God Kings of the royal family, there were also some guest God Kings. These guest God Kings were fully integrated into Yan Feng Kingdom, with some even being granted fiefdoms, and their descendants living and thriving in Yan Feng Kingdom.

City Lord Lianyu's father was one such figure, known as 'King Tiandu,' who had been granted a fief by Yan Feng Kingdom.

Yan Feng Kingdom doesn't think much of ordinary God Kings, and those ordinary God Kings aren't qualified to receive fiefdoms within the kingdom.

King Tiandu was a direct disciple of Yan Feng's founding ancestor, regarded as an equal by the emperors as a peer and a formidable being.

City Lord Lianyu was the only one among King Tiandu's many children who had reached the Chaos Realm. However, the management of Yan Feng Kingdom was led by the thirteen emperors, with the royal first-tier marquises in charge. Guest God Kings had no authority in the kingdom's administration.

"The ancient beings who explore the entire Chaos Layer to capture perfect Chaos Layer Lifeforms must be either emperors or beings like King Tiandu," Chu Yu thought, acknowledging the difficulty, "After all this planning, I've finally succeeded."

Chu Yu trusted City Lord Lianyu's promise.

He led his retinue out of the pavilion, which included guards and guest officials.

Three days later, at the agreed location, Chu Yu received a package delivered by City Lord Lianyu's men.

Chu Yu opened it to find three exquisitely carved wooden boxes.

Inside each box was a precious, half-transparent piece of a perfect Chaos Layer Lifeform's material.

Chu Yu smiled and put the boxes away, then turned and returned to his mansion.

When Luo Feng saw the materials, his heart raced. "Finally, I've obtained the perfect-level Chaos Layer Lifeform materials. Now, my 'Transformation Techniques' should finally reach completion!"