Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

All eyes instantly focused on him, their gazes filled with a barely perceptible sense of awe.

This old man was unremarkable in appearance, but he was recognized as the most unpredictable and bizarre of the eight people—"The Hermit of the Dead Tree"—who cultivated the Great Dao of the Origin of Life, which was extremely evil and insidious.

The old hermit withered wood swept his cloudy old eyes over the crowd, and his withered fingers gently tapped the vast, churning Chaos Thunder Pool below: "Before Lord Polu left, he had something to say to me."

He paused deliberately to draw everyone's attention before slowly continuing, "The lord said: 'The Heart of Thunder Source is the forbidden possession of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom. With the law of karmic retribution before it, it cannot be touched in the slightest; those who act rashly will die. However, the Thunder Source Crystals born in the Chaos Thunder Pool, thirty thousand miles outside the Abyss, and even the ancient thunder beast skeletons and fragments of incomplete thunder Dao runes that may be hidden beneath the Thunder Pool… are all unclaimed. Each person must obtain them through their own chance and means!'"

These words were like throwing a boulder into a calm lake.

"Really?!" A burly man carrying a huge flaming wheel on his back and covered in shining runes, "Crimson Rune Battle Sovereign" Yan Luo, had his eyes blazing with intense light, and all his previous concerns vanished.

"Haha, Lord Polu is wise! I knew it, how could our Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom be intimidated by them..." Another figure, covered in dark gold bone armor, wielding a huge bone hammer, and exuding a savage and ferocious aura, known as the "Wilderness Bone War Demon," let out a low roar, greedily licked his lips, and glanced at the floating crystal mountains in the distance.

“That’s right, we can’t touch the Heart of Thunder Source, but these Thunder Source Crystals, and the treasures that may be hidden in the Thunder Pool, don’t have anyone’s name on them!” Hou Tong, a short dwarf with darting eyes and agile like a monkey, rubbed his hands together and excitedly looked around.

The others, including the lava giant Yan Kui and the wind shadow blade Qing Ling, also had greed and fighting spirit burning in their eyes.

King Bharadvaja's words undoubtedly gave them a boost of confidence and also set the bottom line for their risky ventures and the scope of their potential gains.

The withered hermit forced a stiff smile onto his emaciated face: "That is what you mean, sir. The abyss is dangerous, but opportunities are also present. As long as we don't fight over the Heart of Thunder Source, the rest are our prey! Rather than hesitating here, let's each display our unique abilities."

"Good!" Yan Kui responded in a deep voice, and with a loud bang, his huge foot stomped in the void, transforming into a crimson meteor that rushed towards the nearest crystal mountain, which was sizable and shimmering with a rich purple light.

"Let's go!" Gu Zheng, Yan Luo, Hou Tong and the others couldn't hold back any longer. They all transformed into streaks of light, their targets being the Thunder Source Crystals that looked to be of the highest quality and contained the most concentrated energy.

Qingling transformed into a wisp of breeze, silently merging into the spatial turbulence, searching for the most hidden, and perhaps most precious, crystal.

The withered wood hermit stood still, his cloudy old eyes not looking at the shimmering crystal mountains, but rather at the depths of the chaotic thunder pool below, which was deep and oppressive, like a giant ferocious beast lurking.

A faint gray light quietly shone from the tip of the withered bamboo cane in his hand.

……

With the addition of the top eight teams from the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, the Jingshan region, which was originally temporarily "divided" by the six princes, was instantly engulfed in a fierce struggle.

"You bastards! You dogs from the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, how dare you covet my Crystal Mountain!" From afar, above the Crystal Mountain that the Fifth Prince occupied, which shimmered with seven-colored light, came his furious roar.

Clearly, someone had their eye on his high-quality outpost.

The roar of battle, accompanied by the light of colliding laws, suddenly erupted near several crystal mountains. The strongmen of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom were not weak, and they were not afraid of the princes who offered sacrifices. For the sake of high-purity Thunder Source Crystals, the battle was about to break out.

On the dark purple impurity crystal mountain where Lei Zhan was located.

"Hmph, a rabble, only interested in petty gains." Lord Rift stood at the edge of Crystal Mountain, his silver-gray robe fluttering in the chaotic air currents. He watched the conflict erupting in the distance with disdain in his eyes. The Void Sword Box on his back trembled slightly, emitting a sharp cutting intent, as if yearning for a higher level of battle.

"Your Highness, when shall we set off to venture deeper? Are we really going to waste our time here and watch them fight like dogs?" He turned to Lei Zhan, his tone urging.

Lei Zhan did not answer immediately.

He stood atop the crystal mountain, purple lightning patterns flowing across his Thunder Punishment Armor, intently sensing the movement of the deep purple lightning pool below. The Blood Shadow Elder stood a short distance away on a relatively flat black rock, eyes closed in meditation, seemingly oblivious to all the turmoil outside. His withered body almost merged with the impure crystal mountain, his aura obscure and inexplicable.

"Lord Rift Sky, calm down," Lei Zhan said in a deep voice, his sharp gaze fixed on the eerily calm thunder pool. "There must be something strange about this pool. Xue Yin's words were true; if we can find a gap to pass through here, we can indeed save a lot of effort. But we need..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

boom--! ! !
The deep purple thunder pool beneath Crystal Mountain, which had been dormant for so long, suddenly exploded without warning.

It wasn't an explosion, but rather like a pot of boiling oil being doused with cold water. The viscous lightning paste churned violently, and an enormous shadow broke through the lightning paste at a terrifying speed, soaring into the sky!

What a terrifying creature that was!
Its size is as large as a mountain, and it is made of the purest deep purple liquid lightning. Its shape is vague and uncertain. Sometimes it is a giant python, sometimes a multi-headed lizard, and sometimes it condenses into countless entangled lightning tentacles.

Countless distorted faces made of lightning appeared, howled, and roared on its massive body. The aura it exuded had reached the peak of the Chaos Realm!
A violent, chaotic, and destructive will swept across the entire Crystal Mountain like a tangible tsunami.

"Roar--!!!"

A terrifying roar, seemingly emanating from the deepest abyss and mixed with the agonizing cries of countless living beings, shattered the space. The crystal mountain shook violently, and countless purple crystal fragments fell down.

The first to be hit, Lord Liekong, had a drastic change in expression. He felt a chaotic impact, and the spatial barrier protecting him flickered wildly, almost shattering.

"Not good, it's 'Soul-Devouring Thunder Nightmare'! A monstrous creature born from the combination of resentment from the Thunder Pool and the dissipated energy from the core Thunder Domain, retreat quickly!" Lei Zhan's pupils shrank sharply as he issued a stern warning. The Thunder Punishment Spear in his hand erupted with a blinding purple light, and destructive thunderous power instantly condensed.

"Roar--!!!"

The roar of the Soul-Devouring Thunder Nightmare, mixed with endless resentment and destruction, struck the mind of the Sky-Splitting Marquis like a tangible hammer. The chaotic and violent energy field, like an invisible swamp, tightly bound his body, making the spatial teleportation that should have covered thousands of miles in an instant extremely sluggish!

"You monstrous creature!" The arrogance in Liekonghou's eyes turned into icy rage. He was not afraid of the monster's strength—although the aura of a peak Chaos Realm cultivator was strong, its intelligence was chaotic, and its attacks relied purely on instinct and the accumulation of massive energy. In his eyes, it was nothing more than a powerful beast!

What truly enraged him was that this beast dared to shake the void domain he controlled, which was a contempt for his life's work on the Great Dao!
"The void... how can it be defiled by filthy things like you!" A low, cold shout, as cold as ten thousand years of ice, burst from between his teeth.

Clang——! ! !
The Void Sword Box behind him suddenly emitted a deafening sword cry that seemed to pierce through gold and shatter stone, as if it could cleave the universe in two!
The sound was incredibly piercing, carrying an absolute sharpness at the level of law, instantly overwhelming the roar of the Soul-Devouring Thunder Nightmare. It even made several princes and retainers who were fighting or watching in the distance jump and suddenly turn their gazes over.

Amidst the turbulent lightning of the abyss, the figure of the Sky-Splitter suddenly became blurred and transparent.

He seemed to have ceased to be a physical entity, but had become part of the space itself, completely merging with that small area. An indescribable, terrifying sword intent, seemingly capable of cutting through everything, erupted from him!
"Thirteen Styles of Sky Splitting - Seventh Style: Flow Interruption!"

He did not draw his sword, but simply pointed his fingers as if they were swords, and slashed them in mid-air at the overwhelming, deep purple lightning tentacles that were reaching out from all directions.

laugh--!
A thin, almost transparent, silvery-gray ray of light appeared out of thin air. This ray was so faint, inconspicuous against the backdrop of the raging nine-colored lightning, yet the moment it appeared, the space itself emitted a mournful wail. It was like the sharpest blade slicing through solidified grease!
The enormous lightning tentacle, containing terrifying spiritual impact and destructive energy, did not explode or clash with the silver-gray light the moment it came into contact with it. Instead, it seemed to be thrown into another dimension and completely erased from existence by an invisible and absolute "cutting" law.

The enormous tentacle broke off in the middle, the cut as smooth as a mirror!

The first half, brimming with destructive energy, vanished silently into the chaotic spatial currents, while the second half, like a severed venomous snake, twisted and convulsed wildly.

"Such exquisite spatial cutting!" On the distant Crystal Mountain, Thunder Lord Fury's pupils contracted slightly, and he couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice. This move pushed the condensation and sharpness of spatial cutting to the extreme, breaking through the surface with a single point, which was extremely fierce.

"Hmph, this is interesting." The Palace Master of Qiyun paused slightly on the Fortune-Seizing Purple Gold Bell in his hand, his mysterious smile unchanged, but his eyes became more serious.

Beside the Jade Carriage of the Sixth Prince Lei Jin, Huang Wu's icy blue eyes swirled with pure ice flames and blazing golden flames, clearly reflecting the trajectory of the silver-gray light. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and her cool voice echoed in Lei Jin's mind: "Your Highness, this person's control over the origin of space has reached the pinnacle of the Chaos Realm. This sword strike was very powerful."

Lei Jin nodded slowly with a solemn expression.

This sword strike from the Marquis of Rift made him completely abandon his contempt for this person. It seems that Fourth Brother not only recruited the great master Blood Shadow, but also won over a terrifying spatial master.

In the arena, the Soul-Devouring Thunder Nightmare's rage was completely ignited by the pain of losing its arm.

Its massive body suddenly contracted, and the intensely compressed deep purple lightning sphere at its core surged to a blinding level, the destructive shockwave causing the entire dark purple crystal mountain to crumble inch by inch. At the same time, countless twisted, wailing faces on its body opened their illusory mouths, emitting silent yet soul-piercing shrieks.

Countless invisible shockwaves of resentment, like billions of poisoned needles, ignored spatial distance and instantly pierced the three people on the crystal mountain.

This is a true mental attack stemming from deep-seated resentment, and it is impossible to defend against.

Lei Zhan's expression changed drastically, his soul trembled violently, and purple lightning flashed wildly on his Thunder Punishment Armor as he focused all his efforts on building a soul defense. The spatial barrier around Rift Void Marquis fluctuated violently, which could weaken physical attacks, but its defensive power was greatly reduced against this mental impact that directly targeted his true spirit.

Right at this critical moment!
"Om..."

A deep, resonant, and strange hum, seemingly emanating from the depths of the earth and the cycle of decay and rebirth, echoed from the top of Crystal Mountain.

The Blood-Hidden Elder slightly opened his aging eyes, and the black rock beneath him, as well as the entire dark purple impurity crystal mountain, suddenly lit up with countless fine gray lines.

wow——

An invisible gray ripple, centered on Blood Shadow, spread out silently, instantly enveloping the entire top of Crystal Mountain.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment.

The countless invisible shockwaves of resentment vanished without a trace the moment they touched the gray ripples, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

The Will of the God-King!

It was as if the angry clamor had been thrown into the boundless Dead Sea, failing to stir up even a ripple, and ultimately returning to eternal tranquility.

Lei Zhan felt his mind clear instantly, the sharp pain vanished, and the spatial barrier around Lie Kong Hou stabilized in an instant. He looked at Xue Yin with disbelief and shock in his eyes!

The will of a God-King? This alone was enough to make him put away his contempt.

At the same time, the destructive lightning orb at the core of the Soul-Devouring Thunder Nightmare finally reached its peak, and its deep purple light stained the surrounding rolling thunderclouds with a destructive hue.

Its massive body suddenly leaned forward, and the terrifying lightning ball, containing enough power to annihilate the entire crystal mountain along with space, shot out like a meteor.

Its speed was so fast that it left a deep purple trail of destruction, and space shattered inch by inch along its path!
"Lord Rift of the Sky!!" Lei Zhan roared, his eyes bloodshot. The Thunder Punishment Spear in his hand burst forth with unprecedented light. He was about to unleash a strike that concentrated all his divine power. He knew that he could hardly block this attack on his own.

"Hmph!" A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the Sky-Splitter Marquis, his earlier shock instantly transforming into overwhelming fighting spirit. This monster had successfully ignited his true rage. That previous sword strike was merely a test; now, he would show this beast how foolish it was to provoke the being who controlled the void!

"You beast! Let's see how much void you can swallow!"

He suddenly spread his arms wide, and the void sword box behind him trembled violently, emitting a hum like a dragon's roar. Countless fine silver-gray spatial cracks spread out from his body like a spider web!
"Thirteen Forms of Sky Rift, Eleventh Form - Void Cage - Strangling!"

He suddenly clasped his arms together.

Click! Click! Click!

The space around the massive body of the Soul-Devouring Thunder Nightmare, which was already distorted and solidified due to its own violent energy, suddenly underwent a terrifying change.

Dozens of enormous "spatial blades," composed of pure spatial fragments and with sharp, cold edges, shot out from the void without warning, like giant spatial fangs, instantly intersecting and closing!
This forms a colossal, terrifying cage composed of countless spatial fragments, constantly strangling inward.

Chi chi chi——! ! !
A piercing, chilling cutting sound rang out as the massive body of the Soul-Devouring Thunder Nightmare, composed of liquid lightning, was frantically sliced ​​and torn apart by countless incredibly sharp fragments of space.

The deep purple lightning plasma spurted out like blood, only to be annihilated in the raging spatial turbulence.

It let out a agonizing roar, its countless faces contorted in madness, and its immense energy raged against the spatial cage. Yet, like a giant beast trapped in a glass tank, each struggle only caused the sharp "glass" to cut deeper.

"What domineering spatial confinement and cutting!" Feng Yingren Qingling's figure appeared in a spatial fold not far away, looking at the terrifying void cage with solemn eyes.

This mastery of space has reached a state of perfection!

"Yan Kui, now's the time!" Gu Zheng roared, his huge bone hammer carrying savage force, smashing fiercely at the thunder slurry spewed out by the temporarily trapped Soul-Devouring Thunder Nightmare, which contained the pure essence of thunder. He actually wanted to snatch the essence from the fire and take advantage of the opportunity to seize the essence of this monstrous thing.

"You're courting death!" Lei Zhan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he was about to make a move to stop him.

The Blood-Hidden Elder's hoarse voice rang out again, like a thunderclap, precisely piercing the tense minds of Lei Zhan and Rift Void Marquis: "The time has come. The Thunder Pool below is raging, and the spatial nodes are in the most turbulent state. Five hundred feet below the right of Crystal Mountain, in the depths of the void, there is a brief passage... Rift Void Marquis, use your sharpest sword intent to cut it open!" (End of Chapter)