Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent

Chapter 53: Attack in the Dark

Magili Xiao ordered, “The information about Divine Lord Luo He guarding this place must be kept secret among you three.”

“Yes.” General Jin Xiao and the two Huyang Guard commanders responded respectfully. They were placed here because they were highly trusted.

“Luo He, brother, I’ve already arranged a place for you in this legion camp,” Magili Xiao said as he led the way out of the building to a nearby elegant cave residence.

After all, a Huyang Legion consisted of more than twenty million true gods, so the camp was naturally immense.

The ordinary soldiers only knew this as a legion camp and were unaware of its true significance.

“Not bad,” Luo Feng remarked as he looked at the cave residence. In such a vast military camp, arranging such a cave residence was already quite rare. The soldiers had much poorer living conditions and stayed inside the legion’s mechanical secret treasures while on duty.

“If you need anything, just let me know,” Magili Xiao said. “But you must not leave the camp, as the forces of the Shiguo could attack at any time.”

“Don’t worry, I will keep my promise,” Luo Feng nodded.

“Then we’ll take our leave now.”

Luo Feng looked at the cave residence, which was only ten thousand kilometers wide. Though small, it was quite exquisite. “From today, the three of us will live here.”

“Yes, master,” Morosa and Moyu Qingyan responded.

……

Five days later, Magili Meng brought the black ze poison.

“Divine Lord Luo He, this black ze poison is a deadly toxin produced by a chaos-level beast. If you plan to take it yourself, be cautious and only take one drop at a time,” Magili Meng said, handing a jug of black ze poison to Luo Feng with a serious expression. “If you take too much, it could be fatal.”

Currently, the City Lord’s mansion was hiring Divine Lord Luo He, and if he poisoned himself to death with the black ze poison, it would be a joke.

“Don’t worry,” Luo Feng said. He had inherited two lineages and was well aware of how to use the black ze poison. Based on his estimation, his soul, nurtured by his Perfect Divine Body, was strong, and his mental will far surpassed that of a typical Eternal True God. Taking too little of the black ze poison might not have any effect on him.

******

From then on, Luo Feng resided in the Jin Xiao Legion camp.

The Jin Xiao Legion and the two Huyang Guard units continued their normal rotations. Ordinary members were completely unaware of the camp’s importance. Only the generals and deputy generals of the legion, and the commanders and deputy commanders of the Huyang Guard, knew the secrets.

“Whoosh.”

Gao Wushui steered his flying boat back to his family’s cave residence. When he rested, a deputy commander took over the guard duty.

“Patriarch.”

“Patriarch.”

In the Gao Wu family’s cave residence, many family members greeted Gao Wushui with utmost respect.

Gao Wushui was now the family’s only Eternal True God. Moreover, he was ruthless, having nearly wiped out the previous family high officials. His deterrent power within the family was unquestionable.

Who in the family didn’t fear him?

With a cold expression, Gao Wushui headed to an underground prison in the family. The prison guards were extremely respectful.

“Leave us,” Gao Wushui ordered.

The guards exited.

“Gao Wu Commander, you actually came to see me?” In the prison, a man bound by chains laughed loudly. “You killed the patriarch and many elders, why not kill me too? Are you still considering our father-son relationship?”

“It disappoints me that you still haven’t figured it out after being imprisoned for so long,” Gao Wushui said coldly.

“Disappointed in what? Do you want your father to kneel and beg you?” The man’s face twisted. “You owe your existence to the family, yet you’re a traitor!”

“You have a hundred and nine children,” Gao Wushui said calmly. “And I am merely the offspring of you and a maid during a moment of passion. I never saw you after I was born. Later, I left the family to seek my fortune alone and eventually joined the Huyang Legion. My master saw potential in me and took me as a disciple. Only then did you, this so-called father, see me for the first time.”

“That was the first time we met.” Gao Wushui sneered, “At that time, you finally realized the grievances I had suffered within the clan. You finally learned that my mother, who served as a maid, died silently within the clan. It was only after I apprenticed under Commander Magili Xiao that you felt remorse and knew you wronged my mother. Where were you when I was young? Where were you when my mother died? Do you even deserve to talk about father-son affection?”

“I am still your father!” The man’s face twisted with rage, “Without me, there would be no you!”

“My growth was entirely due to my master’s painstaking cultivation. As for you, all you contributed was a moment of passion.” Gao Wushui said, “When I became an Eternal True God, the family suddenly knew how to ingratiate themselves with me.”

“When you became an Eternal True God, the family treated you well, didn’t they?” The man retorted angrily, “Even the clan leader treated you with great respect when meeting you, didn’t he? But what did you do?”

“Respect me?” Gao Wushui shook his head, “At first, they pretended, but at that banquet, he actually wanted me to be an internal agent for Shiguo! I never expected that this clan leader, an ordinary Eternal True God, would collude with Shiguo.”

“You are slandering!” The man rebuked.

“At this moment, I disdain slander.” Gao Wushui said, “To make me an internal agent, once exposed, I would die without a place to be buried. Besides, I would rather die than betray my master.”

“Since they wanted me to be an agent, disregarding my life and death, then all those colluding with Shiguo must die!” Gao Wushui declared, “As for you, Gao Wuyi, you are allowed to live because you were unaware and because you are my father.”

“If you don’t obediently admit your wrongs, you will stay in this prison forever.” Gao Wushui sneered.

“No matter which side the family leans towards, you shouldn’t betray the family.” Gao Wuyi said.

“Betray the family?”

Gao Wushui sneered, “Now, I am the clan leader, the only Eternal True God of the family! As long as I live, the family can continue. If I die, the family will immediately collapse, plundered by all sides. You speak of loyalty to the family, then you should be loyal to me.”

“I am your father!” Gao Wuyi couldn’t bear his son’s attitude.

“In this world, my mother gave birth to me, my master painstakingly cultivated me. And you, what do you count for?” Gao Wushui turned and left.

…

In Huyang City, in a secret underground hall of an ordinary cave mansion.

Xue Yun, Yutian Hu, and Yutian Yi were gathered here.

“We have tried every means to gather information on the three forbidden areas,” Xue Yun said, “but the City Lord’s Mansion has tightly sealed the news. Those guarding the three forbidden areas are their core members and are difficult to bribe.”

“Gao Wuwei of the Gao Wu family was easy to bribe, but he did such a poor job. Not only did he fail to persuade Gao Wushui, but he also lost his life.” Yutian Hu shook his head.

“A useless person died, so be it.” Yutian Yi said, “Divine Lord Xue Yun, we have collected information for so long, when will we take action?”

“After preparing for so long, it is time to act,” Xue Yun said.

Yutian Hu and Yutian Yi’s eyes lit up.

“How will we act?” Yutian Hu asked.

“Our target is the three forbidden areas,” Xue Yun said, “On the surface, the City Lord’s Mansion has only Magili Xiao. They might have hidden forces, but the three of us together do not fear the City Lord’s Mansion. As long as we can break into one forbidden area and destroy it, the power of Huyang City’s grand formation will drastically decrease.”

Huyang City’s grand formation had many critical nodes, and damage to ordinary nodes had little effect on the formation.

But the three forbidden areas were the core.

“The detailed action plan will be disclosed on the day of the operation,” Xue Yun said.

“Alright, we will follow Brother Xue Yun,” Yutian Hu and Yutian Yi were confident.

Yutian Hu, due to his awakened special bloodline, had a divine body considered the pinnacle of the bloodline cultivation path among Eternal True Gods. Xue Yun, well-informed, believed that Yutian Hu’s divine body was comparable to the Infinite Divine Body.

Of course, the Infinite Divine Body had great potential, effective even in the Chaos Realm and at the Divine King level. In contrast, the ‘bloodline cultivation path’ peaked at Chaos Overlord, with much less potential.

But this did not affect Yutian Hu’s current formidable strength.

And Yutian Yi, as one of the ‘Five Gods of Yutian,’ was also a strong figure on the same level as Magili Xiao.

The three strong ones together naturally had great confidence.

******

In a refined cave mansion within the enormous camp of the Jinyu Legion.

Luo Feng held a wine jug.

“Gurgle, gurgle.” He drank a couple of sips, immediately feeling the poison permeate his soul, shaking his mental will. At the same time, Luo Feng was practicing the “Great Destruction Tempering Heart Technique,” repeatedly attempting to annihilate his own will.

“The Undying River of the Broken Eastern River lineage trained generations of heirs by preparing ‘Black Ze Toxic Liquid,’ enhancing its effects,” Luo Feng thought. Using Black Ze Toxic Liquid as the base material, supplemented by some ingredients and infused into fruit wine, it could be concocted into a uniquely flavored wine. It was more effective for training mental will.

“My soul is too strong, and my mental will is even stronger. Relying solely on the toxic liquid, the consumption is too great.” Luo Feng thought, “Black Ze Fruit Wine combined with the ‘Great Destruction Tempering Heart Technique’ is the best, and it can also save Black Ze Toxic Liquid.”

Such training would be unbearably painful for ordinary practitioners. But Luo Feng’s will had been tempered through countless trials, especially the pain of the Star Tower’s acknowledgment, far surpassing the current level.

After all, normal tempering methods could not reach the pain level of the Star Tower’s acknowledgment.

Therefore, Luo Feng was very calm. He even found this little pain to be a bit of fun in his cultivation.

“Master, are we going to stay here for a whole epoch?” Morosa walked over, somewhat unwilling, “As a servant, I’m irrelevant. Can I go out and take a walk?”

Having often enjoyed himself in the city before, Morosa was finding it hard to stay in the camp for a long time.

“Look at you.” Luo Feng shook his head, “You can’t even endure this bit of patience; your mental will is really mediocre.”

“I believe in enjoying life in time. What does that have to do with mental will?” Morosa retorted.

“I, as the master, am guarding here, and you, as the servant, want to go out and enjoy yourself?” Luo Feng looked at him, “Do you think you are being excessive?”

Morosa lowered his head.

“Wait, either until the forces of Shiguo attack, or until an epoch passes.” Luo Feng said.

Suddenly—

Without warning, an incomparably terrifying chill descended, instantly covering the entire camp of the Jinyu Legion. In this dark night, the vast camp, spanning billions of kilometers, was entirely covered in frost.

“So soon?” Luo Feng looked up in surprise.

“Finally here!” Morosa rejoiced.