Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent: Volume 8: Chapter 28(333): [Difficulty in Cultivation]

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Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent
Volume 8: [The Battle of Yulan City]
Chapter 28(333): [Difficulty in Cultivation]
(28th of Volume 8)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The four Ultra-limit-level beings exchanged glances!

For the sake of their own survival, they had no choice but to let their subordinate legions share the burden.

"If these four legions focus solely on escaping and don't attack the practitioners, then Luo Feng might attack and destroy each of us one by one with the help of the Heaven-Earth Formation!"

The four Ultra-limit-level existences were well aware of this risk.

Even with all four of them attacking together, they were already at a disadvantage. It wasn't because the formation was not setup successfully.

Because even with the formation's aid, their chances of survival were rapidly shrinking.

"If the four legions begin a massacre, their destructive force would far surpass ours. Luo Feng will have to prioritize saving the practitioners."

The four ultra-limit-level kings knew their legions well.

Each legion is made of a group of perfection-stage God Emperor warriors, who were all leaders of their respective branches.

They had only come this far because they believed there was a real chance to breach the city and attain freedom by following their kings.

"I wanted to start slaughtering practitioners, the moment we entered the city," one of the leaders grumbled.

"But the King forced us to focus on the core area. And now we've fallen into a complete disadvantage."

"We've waited long enough. Let's kill. Kill wantonly! If we manage to slaughter enough practitioners, maybe we'll earn our freedom."

"We'll have to retreat while slaughtering. Our escape speed will be reduced by thirty or forty percent. And the casualties will be heavy."

"The King wants us to attract those practitioners on purpose."

"In the Nine Rivers Holy Realm, we've struggled just to survive."

"Freedom is right in front of us- why hesitate?"

"This might be our only chance to destroy a practitioner's city. If we don't do it now, we'll regret it for eternity!"

The four legions' Perfection-stage God Emperor Realm leaders communicated telepathically.

Within just a few breaths, the four legions' Perfection-stage God Emperor Realm leaders quickly reached a consensus.

They would retreat while slaughtering.

Although this would slow them down, it also gave them a glimmer of freedom- and even if they didn't regain their freedom, the bloodline potential within them might awaken.

In fact, these legions had long harboured bloodlust since the moment they entered the city.

But the King's official order was clear: waste no time, head straight for the core area, and if possible, annihilate Luo Feng's clones.

Now, under the guidance of the four ultra-limit-level kings, the four legions unanimously chose the same path.

"Withdraw!"

The massive legions began to withdraw, heading toward the nearest exit from the city.

But as they fled, they suddenly slowed down and launched wide-scale attacks.

Thunder, various flames, black wind curses, lethal poisons- all kinds of devastating forces rained down, breaking through the suppressive blue-black mist and sweeping across numerous nearby cave dwellings!

Luo Feng's Heaven-Earth Formation was designed for large-scale suppression and corrosion.

But when the legions concentrated their combined strength into a single strike, they could temporarily pierce through the mist.

"Ahh!"

"No!

Many practitioners within the cave dwellings had been watching the battle in the skies with bated breath.

When they saw the massive legion flying directly overhead, their hearts tightened.

And when the destructive force descended, they were filled with utter despair.

The blue-black mist tried its best to resist the attacks, but it could only a block part of its power. The remaining energy swept through everything mercilessly.

"The path of cultivation is filled with tribulations- slaughter, competition, bottlenecks, and battles with low-level Hunyuan lifeforms."

"But now, a disaster had descended in its most brutal form from the sky and broken the city."

A middle-aged man sat silently, looking up at the approaching destructive force. He is a practitioner from one of countless worlds- and this was his true body, not a clone.

"But this path of cultivation... it's far too alluring," he said with a smile.

He had come from a weak world, started at the bottom, and the moment he encountered cultivation, he was utterly captivated.

He trained his body, his spirit, and his swordsmanship.

He evolved endlessly, explored other origin worlds, and even entered higher realms.

His lifespan had already surpassed several cycles of reincarnation in his home world.

He had sought knowledge, power, and self-mastery.

"For this path... I, Cang Yu, have no regrets."
In the face of terrifying power, his body was reduced to dust- yet he smiled even as he perished.

One after another, the practitioners in those cave dwellings were annihilated.

Within Yulan City, all four legions were now retreating, but while doing so, they unleashed waves of slaughter.

Their methods varied widely, but all aimed to cut off any possible escape routes for the practitioners.

The practitioners who had made it to the Nine Rivers Holy Realm each had their own legendary journey- but in this disaster, one by one, they were extinguished.

That's how the path of cultivation was.

Apart from those who follows same path as you, most encounters are battles to the death.

Bottlenecks in training could destroy a future, and external calamities could wipe out origin worlds.

For example, whether an Origin World had been devoured, or the entire Holy Realms had vanished, or even a whole group of practitioners specialized in cultivating the God Emperors had been completely destroyed.

In the face of such disasters, even the strongest individuals are powerless.

"The four low-level Hunyuan lifeform legions have begun slaughtering!"

The expressions of the Elders changed drastically as they observed the shift.

Luo Feng, as the City Lord, sensed everything clearly.

The moment the city was breached, he had already predicted this outcome.

If the city defenses had been able to keep the legions outside, the loss within Yulan City would've been minimal.

But now that they were inside, massacring practitioners would naturally lead to endless deaths.

However, these low-level Hunyuan lifeforms were still thinking about gaining victory. So they raced toward the core area at full speed.

But now... everything had changed.

"All Elders, give your all to suppress the four legions!" Luo Feng gave his command from afar.

"Yes!"

Nearly two hundred Elders immediately activated their Formations, coordinating seamlessly with Luo Feng's Heaven-Earth Formation.

Together, they pressured the legions, forcing them to divert more energy into self-defense and leaving less for slaughter.

Luo Feng's strongest clone no longer paid attention to the four ultra-limit-level beings- instead, he charged directly toward the nearest legion.

"Luo Feng's ignoring us!"

"His other clones are here!"

The four ultra-limit-level beings watched in shock as ten more of Luo Feng's clones emerged from the cracks in the Heaven-Earth Formation, all heading straight for them.

Though each clone was weaker than an ultra-limit-level being, with the formation's aid, ten clones were enough to pin down all four of them.

"Retreat!"

The four Ultra-limit-level beings didn't dare hesitate. In unison, they turned and fled into the distance.

Luo Feng didn't press too hard. If he did, the four Ultra-limit-level powerhouses might go down fighting, slaughtering countless practitioners in their madness- an outcome he wanted to avoid.

At the same time a legion was slaughtering the practitioners while resisting the suppression of the Elders' formation.

This legion consisted of over 600 perfection-stage God Emperors, more than 8,000 Late-stage God Emperors, and some of low-level Hunyuan lifeforms.

Even though, they struggled against Luo Feng's Heaven-Earth Grand Formation and the layered Elder Formations, they still managed to allocate forces to massacre practitioners!

Suddenly, from within the dark teal mist, a massive, furry claw erupted without warning. It carried terrifying power, piercing through the layers of defense surrounding the legion.

"No!" members of the legion cried out in fury and alarm.

The gigantic claw tore through their barriers and swept through a large number of Late-stage God Emperors and some perfection-stage God Emperors, leaving behind a trail of death and devastation.

"Push it back!"

"It's Luo Feng's secret treasure- his claw! Repel it!"

While on the move, the legion hastily formed countermeasures to suppress and repel the claw.

"Protect the entire legion!"

More layers of defense emerged, wrapping tightly around the core forces.

But the damage had already been done: 19 leader-level figures and 126 elite clan members had perished from that single strike.

Panic rippled through the army.

Their formations had been intended to defend against the formation attacks, not pinpoint attacks like this.

After all, Luo Feng's strongest clone had burst power greater than all four Ultra-limit-level beings combined.

A single full-force strike from him was equivalent to a combined attack from hundreds of perfection-stage God Emperors!

"Luo Feng is far too powerful. We can't possibly defend the entire legion from every one of his attacks!"

"With the formations and the 200 Elders' Formations supporting him, we're already under tremendous pressure!"

Even worse, Luo Feng was hiding his presence, blending into the formations, making it impossible to pinpoint his location.

Swoosh!

Another claw tore into the center of the legion, claiming another hundred lives. Most of the legion was made up of leader-level and core members.

Many of the Low-level Hunyuan lifeform tribe members from other regions of the Nine Rivers Holy Realm hadn't even been summoned.

"Beep! Beep!"

The massive claw moved unpredictably, emerging from the black mist to strike from varying angles.

"We can't lock on to him!"

"He could be anywhere!" Panic consumed the entire legion.

In truth, Luo Feng's strongest clone had fused with the blood sea and the Heaven-Earth Formation, practically blanketing over half the battlefield.

Through cause and effect sensing, the legion only felt Luo Feng's presence everywhere.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

"Run!"

Under relentless attacks from the massive claw, the legion gave up any plans of killing practitioners. They went into full retreat, wrapping themselves in layers of protective power.

But how could their speed compare to Luo Feng's?

He struck again.

In total, over 200 perfection-stage God Emperors and 1,500 Late-stage God Emperors were slain. Only then did Luo Feng finally stop.

If he had continued, with the support of the formations, he could have wiped the entire legion from existence.

But while he focused on this legion, the other three were still massacring practitioners.

Exhaling lightly, Luo Feng's strongest clone vanished into the cracks of the battlefield, rushing toward the next legion.

"Luo Feng's claw has disappeared... He's not attacking us anymore!"

The legion which had suffered heavy losses, realized that the massive claw had finally disappeared. But after losing a third of their strength, they felt only fear.

Under constant siege by the Heaven-Earth and Elder Formations, their casualties continued to rise.

"We can't let Luo Feng come back. One more attack and we'll be finished!"

"Go!"

After taking a dozen or so claw strikes, the legion had no delusions left. They fled at full speed.

"Hahaha, we made it out!"

"We're free!"

The four Ultra-limit-level beings burst out of Yulan City and escaped beyond the range of Luo Feng's Heaven-Earth and Elder Formations.

Outside the city, a small contingent of troops had been stationed to prevent practitioners from escaping. But as defeat became clear, these low-level Hunyuan lifeforms had already scattered in terror.

"Thankfully, there were four legions massacring the practitioners. Luo Feng could only stop one at a time!"

After leaving Yulan City, the four Ultra-limit-level beings didn't dare slow down. They fled at full speed, and once far enough, they split up to flee in separate directions.

They grew more distant by the second, clearly planning to abandon this region entirely and escape to another area of the Nine Rivers Holy Realm.

On Yulan City's wall, four Luo Fengs stood silently, each with Bionic Eye of Destruction on their brows.

"Do you really think you can escape?"

His four clones maintained a safe distance from the Ultra-limit-level beings, using the Bionic Eyes of Destruction to track them from afar.

Because once the situation inside the Yulan city is handled, Luo Feng would deal with those four Ultra-limit-level beings personally.

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END OF CHAPTER

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