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On this day, an urgent intelligence report was delivered to the observatory.
Xingchen slightly withdrew his mind from his deep comprehension of the laws and read through the intelligence.
The contents of the intelligence stirred a clear ripple in his eternally calm eyes once again.
Intelligence reports indicate that the "Luo River," which had disappeared for centuries, has recently reappeared in the border region of the Yu Kingdom!
The first thing it did after reappearing was to be ambushed by an elite squad from the Food Kingdom, which was even led by a Chaos Overlord!
However, what should have been a one-sided hunt turned out to shock everyone in the know.
That "Luo He" actually annihilated the entire Food Kingdom team with an absolutely dominant attitude, and even the Chaos Overlord could not withstand three moves from him!
The strength it displayed was clearly at the level of a true Chaos Ruler!
Moreover, it is by no means as simple as just entering this realm. Its strength is so formidable that it is comparable to those veteran Chaos Overlords who have accumulated profound experience!
When the news spread, the high-ranking officials of the Yu Kingdom were shocked, and the Shi Kingdom was even more shocked and furious.
"The Lord of Chaos..."
Xingchen put down the intelligence report, and the corners of her lips involuntarily turned up, revealing a genuinely hearty smile.
"Good! Good! You have not disappointed your teacher!"
After several eras of secluded cultivation, with the help of the power of the leaves of the Void Mother Tree, Luo Feng finally successfully crossed that crucial threshold, transforming himself from a fish into a dragon and truly stepping into the core level of the forest of strongmen on the Origin Continent!
With Luo Feng's background and methods, once he steps into the Chaos Ruler realm, his true combat power will definitely far surpass that of others of the same level.
Xingchen had never doubted this. Now that the intelligence had confirmed it, his teacher was extremely gratified.
"Now that the Chaos Ruler has been established, the next step is to strive for the God-King realm."
The stars gazed into the distance.
"The Kingdom of Food... the Kingdom of Yu... this stage is just right for his upcoming training."
He could almost foresee that Luo Feng, having entered the Chaos Dominator Realm, would stir up even greater storms on this turbulent border between the two nations. And this was precisely the necessary tempering for growth.
"Continue to monitor the situation, but do not intervene unless it is a life-or-death crisis."
Xingchen gave a brief instruction to his subordinates waiting in the shadows, then closed his eyes again.
His disciple's outstanding performance made him, as the teacher, proud, and he was also eager to see how far Luo Feng could go in this chaotic situation.
Era after era, like grains of sand in a galaxy, accumulating continuously.
The star remained seated cross-legged, and the starlight flowing around it was no longer just simple energy radiance, but had transformed into countless extremely fine law runes. These runes combined and evolved on their own, constantly being born and dying, as if they were enacting countless possibilities from the birth to the end of the universe.
His understanding of his own "Laws of the Stars" has reached an unprecedented level.
It's not just about drawing upon the power of the stars, but also about thoroughly understanding the birth, aging, sickness, and death of stars, the condensation of stellar cores, the blooming of starlight, the movement of galaxies, and even the annihilation of the starry sky.
His miniature universe projection became increasingly realistic, and even began to faintly emanate a life force unique to his own universe.
At the same time, thanks to his long-term companionship with Mu Qing and his experience of devouring the source of destruction of the Yuan Kingdom, he also gained a very profound understanding of the "source of destruction" in contrast.
Destruction is not merely destruction and end; it is also an indispensable part of reincarnation, an inevitable process in which all things return to silence and await rebirth. Birth and death, these two seemingly extreme opposing laws, gradually intertwine and complement each other in his understanding, forming a grander and more balanced worldview.
This deepening understanding of the origins of life and destruction, mutually reinforcing each other, made his accumulation increasingly terrifying, and the barriers to his realm became increasingly thin.
This process took much longer than previously anticipated.
Ten epochs... twenty epochs... fifty epochs...
Time has no meaning for the God-King, but the accumulation of dozens of eras is still a long period of time.
Chapter 364 Divine Body Tempering
At the summit of the divine palace, the stars have sat silently for over fifty epochs.
The light flowing around him was no longer dazzling starlight, but a torrent of countless minute, self-generating and self-destructing runes of law. These runes intertwined to form a cocoon, enveloping him, like a singularity giving birth to a new universe. The entire observatory, and even the entire Star Palace, was permeated with a vast, ancient aura, as if it were the very origin of the universe.
Mu Qing, who had been lying prone to the side, had already been awakened from its deep cultivation. It shrunk in size and looked at the giant cocoon formed by the law runes with awe. It could sense that its master had reached a critical juncture, and the power contained within the cocoon made even this world beast king feel a sense of unease.
On this day, the giant cocoon of laws, which had been dormant for decades, suddenly trembled slightly.
Immediately afterwards, an indescribable tremor spread from the top of the Divine Palace throughout the entire Star Kingdom!
Within the kingdom, billions of stars, regardless of size or distance, trembled in unison at this moment, radiating unprecedented brilliance! The power of the stars became exceptionally active, converging frantically towards the capital as if paying homage to a monarch!
"Om-"
A voice, seemingly from the beginning of the universe, emanated from the giant cocoon of laws, resounding clearly deep within the souls of every living being in the kingdom.
On the surface of the giant cocoon, the ever-changing runes suddenly stopped evolving and then abruptly shrank inward!
It resembled the explosion of a singularity, or the birth of the universe!
Endless light burst forth from the shrinking giant cocoon. That light was not merely bright; it contained the ultimate mystery of the birth and death of stars, the evolution of time and space, the cycle of life, and the end of all things!
Wherever the light reached, the shattered void was automatically repaired, the depleted star cores were rekindled, and even on some originally barren planets, the most primitive life force began to emerge out of thin air!
This is the light of creation, and also the manifestation of the perfect advancement of the Great Path of Stars!
"Roar!"
Mu Qing couldn't help but let out a low roar, a mixture of excitement and awe. It sensed a fundamental leap in its master's life force!
The light lasted for a moment, then slowly receded.
The silhouettes of the stars are revealed within.
He was still sitting cross-legged, but his appearance had changed drastically.
The original black hair transformed into a flowing galaxy, with countless miniature stars born, growing, decaying, and exploding between the strands, in an endless cycle.
His eyes transformed into two swirling nebula vortexes, incredibly deep, as if containing all the secrets of the universe. His skin was as white as jade, yet faintly glowed like stars, and mysterious stellar patterns naturally appeared on his body.
His aura... has completely surpassed the scope of the first realm of God King, reaching a level that is more vast, more profound, and closer to the origin!
God King Second Realm – Achieved!
Xingchen slowly raised a hand, and without any deliberate movement of its fingertips, it naturally gathered boundless stellar power, which contained a wondrous meaning that could revive all things and also bring them to an end.
His mastery of the laws of the stars has reached a completely new level.
His thoughts moved slightly.
The small cosmic projection that had been faintly visible behind him suddenly became incredibly solid and enormous, expanding in an instant to encompass the entire Star Kingdom!
All living beings within the kingdom looked up in astonishment, only to see the sky replaced by an incomparably real and vast starry expanse. Every star in that expanse emanated an aura far more magnificent and majestic than any they ever saw before! It was as if that were the true, complete universe!
Under the projection, all the citizens of the Star Kingdom felt their divine power flow more smoothly, their understanding of the laws became clearer, and even their cultivation speed increased significantly.
If there are external enemies here, they will be subjected to terrifying suppression from the entire projected universe!
Its power far surpasses that of a simple projection in the first realm; it is almost as if a portion of the power of its own miniature universe has been directly brought forth!
"Congratulations, Master! You have taken another step forward on the path to enlightenment!"
Mu Qing quickly lowered his head and offered his congratulations in a deep, resonant voice, filled with genuine respect.
The oppressive feeling emanating from the stars at this moment is more than ten times stronger than before!
Xingchen's nebula-like eyes slowly turned, his gaze sweeping over Mu Qing, over the Divine Palace, and over the entire vast kingdom.
He felt a surge of new power within him, an unparalleled force that seemed to be able to set the rules for the movement of stars and define the boundaries of the universe's birth and death with a wave of his hand.
The accumulation of dozens of eras has finally come to fruition at this moment, a natural and inevitable outcome.
He stood up slowly.
As he rose, the surging stellar power and rhythmic laws of the entire kingdom gradually calmed down, and the small cosmic projection that had enveloped the sky slowly retracted into his body.
But the boundless majesty emanating from him has been deeply imprinted on every inch of this territory.
"The second realm... I see."
The stars murmured to themselves, sensing the earth-shattering changes within themselves.
After his breakthrough, his perspective on the world changed, and many previously obscure and mysterious laws became crystal clear.
"The next step is to move towards the final 'ultimate realm'."
Starry Sky cast its gaze into the depths of the endless void.
While the second realm of God-King is powerful, it is not the end. Only by reaching the ultimate realm can one truly stand at the pinnacle of the Origin Continent.
He will transcend reincarnation and have an even brighter future.
However, he was in no hurry.
"Let's go, Mu Qing."
With a single step, Xingchen left the summit of the divine palace and appeared in the sky above the kingdom.
Those nebula-like vortex-like eyes slowly swept across the vast land below.
In his perception, everything within the kingdom was clearly visible.
The movement of stars, the flow of energy, the cultivation of the people, the prosperity of the city... everything was in perfect order, and even more vibrant because of the Daoist aura that had dissipated when he broke through.
He could sense that the arrival of his cosmic projection and the extraordinary phenomena that triggered his breakthrough had made the entire nation aware of his return and breakthrough.
Countless thoughts of faith, reverence, and excitement flowed like gentle streams from all directions, merging into the nation's destiny and making it more solid and profound.
"It seems that the kingdom has been operating well for the past few decades."
Xingchen nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction in her voice.
During his absence, the governance system under his command clearly maintained the stability and development of the country effectively.
Mu Qing's massive body swam slowly behind him, radiating a suffocating pressure.
The stars quietly savored the new perspective that came with this breakthrough, and the sight of the nation flourishing under his will.
However, he did not dwell on it for long.
Soon, he averted his gaze, the nebula-like vortex in his eyes slowly calming down, returning to its deep and serene state.
"Although the realm has been broken through, the transformation of the divine body has not yet fully caught up."
Xingchen sensed his own situation. He had broken through to the second realm, a leap in his life level, but the strength of his divine body and the reserves of his divine power still needed time to grow before they could fully match his current realm. This required a massive amount of energy and time to hone.
Touring the territory and receiving homage are of little significance to him. Consolidating his cultivation and elevating his strength to the peak of his current realm are his most pressing priorities.