Lord of the Star River

“Only then can I truly gauge the gap between myself and the most peak existences among Cosmic Lords.” A fighting spirit ignited within Luo Feng. He stared at the dark void leading the six figures in the distance. The other five Cosmic Lords were completely ignored by Luo Feng; his gaze was fixed solely on the Lord of the Star River.

“You didn’t flee!” the dark void’s voice boomed.

“And neither did you,” Luo Feng retorted, his eyes locked on his opponent.

“Hahahaha…” The dark void let out an earth-shattering laugh. “Interesting, Blood Cloud Palace Master. You truly live up to your reputation, provoking almost every major power in the cosmos to seek your death. At the very least, your courage is immense, and your arrogance, boundless.”

“If you want to fight, then fight. Stop with the idle chatter; my time is precious.” Luo Feng snapped, his eyes blazing with visible, substantive light. Since he was inheriting the identity of ‘Blood Cloud Palace Master’ on behalf of Teacher Zuo Shan Ke, he naturally had to act the part. The Blood Cloud Palace Master was a notorious, fearless, eccentric, arrogant, and mad existence who roamed the cosmos.

“Truly the Blood Cloud Palace Master.”

From the dark void, an arm-shaped emptiness suddenly extended, and abruptly, a square-shaped mace-like supreme treasure weapon appeared in its grasp. Simultaneously, another void arm stretched out, also holding a mace-like weapon. Both long maces were bronze-colored, with a hint of gold along their edges.

“This pair of supreme treasures of mine is named ‘Kunye,’ and they are top-tier among peak supreme treasures,” the Lord of the Star River declared.

“Top-tier among peak supreme treasures?” Luo Feng understood that even treasures of the same tier had varying qualities. The supreme treasures used by the Lord of the Star River… were considered second only to ultimate supreme treasures, on par with the mace-like weapons used by the Two-Faced Ancestral God of the Ancestral God Sect. The mere fact of using such supreme treasures indicated his status and power.

The other five Cosmic Lords present scattered to the sides, watching from a distance. They remained silent and did not interfere.

They had immense faith in the Lord of the Star River’s strength!

“Withstand three of my moves, and I shall not hinder you.”

“First move…”

No sooner had the Lord of the Star River’s voice faded than he moved. During their conversation, the Northern Territory Alliance faction had already closed in to a distance of ten million kilometers. The moment the Lord of the Star River moved… a black phantom instantly streaked across the sky, directly pressing towards Luo Feng.

“Come on.”

Luo Feng, holding the Star Tower Shuttle, also transformed into a streak of light and charged forward with a single step.

“Bloodlight!”

Luo Feng’s divine body first swelled to tens of thousands of kilometers. Immediately after, he unleashed his strongest ultimate technique, his burning divine power surging into the shuttle in his hand. *Whoosh, whoosh*~~~ The tens of thousands of kilometers long shuttle possessed terrifying power. With a single thrust forward, it instantly created a distorted vortex, shredding the surrounding space.

Its immense power caused the five Cosmic Lords in the distance to change their expressions.

Meanwhile, the twin maces held by the Lord of the Star River instantly struck like thunderbolts—

*Crack!*

Two black streaks of light shot out fiercely, simultaneously striking the Star Tower Shuttle. The collision of immense powers… sent the ‘dark void’ holding the two divine maces flying backward, and even Luo Feng retreated several steps.

“That was the first move—‘Curtain.’” The dark void in the distance, holding the pair of divine maces, its oppressive aura spreading, said, “I underestimated you. This ultimate secret technique of a Cosmic Lord is clearly not enough to suppress you. Instead, it put me at a disadvantage. With this single display… you are certainly among the peak ranks of Cosmic Lords.”

“Now, face my second move. This technique is the strongest secret art of a Cosmic Lord that I created.”

The voice directly pierced Luo Feng’s mind.

The Lord of the Star River moved again.

Silently, the black phantom lunged directly at Luo Feng.

*Rumble*~~~~ With both maces raised, the surrounding world instantly plunged into darkness, forming a dark realm.

“A miniature universe?” Luo Feng was secretly startled.

It was very similar to a miniature universe, yet subtly different.

*Boom!*

Carrying the boundless power of that dark realm, the twin maces, like two worlds, smashed directly towards Luo Feng.

“Break!” Luo Feng gritted his teeth and roared, charging forward. The Star Tower Shuttle in his hand thrust out fiercely, imbued with the entirety of the Beast God Path.

*Thud!*

Luo Feng felt his entire body shake. The powerful impact struck his Robe Armor, which, after weakening it, rendered it no longer a threat. However, that force still sent Luo Feng plummeting downwards, only stopping when he hit the ground below.

…

“This is the first ultimate secret technique of a Cosmic Lord I created back then—‘Dark Night’,” the Lord of the Star River stated. “It seems the shuttle in your hand is at least a peak supreme treasure. Otherwise, you wouldn’t merely be at a disadvantage.”

Luo Feng merely glanced at the dark void from afar.

“Peak supreme treasure?”

“What a joke. Ordinary peak supreme treasures are abundant within clans; there are many such as peak domain-type supreme treasures and peak soul-type supreme treasures! But ultimate supreme treasures… that’s an entirely different tier, completely surpassing them. An absolute transcendence! Despite the weakness of his divine body and secret techniques, the immense advantage of the Star Tower Shuttle over those two peak supreme treasures… had allowed him to be only slightly at a disadvantage.”

“Huh, his first move was an ultimate secret technique of a Cosmic Lord, his second was the strongest secret technique of a Cosmic Lord, so what about the third?” Luo Feng wondered inwardly.

“Could it be…”

“Something even stronger?”

But that didn’t seem right. The strongest secret technique of a Cosmic Lord should be the Lord of the Star River’s ultimate capability.

“You are worthy of facing my third move, my strongest ultimate technique,” the Lord of the Star River declared.

The five Cosmic Lords in the distance instantly held their breath.

“Look, the Lord of the Star River’s ultimate technique.”

“We get to see it again.”

“Last time, with this very move, the Lord of the Star River caused one Cosmic Lord to perish and two others to flee in terror in the Universe Ocean, didn’t he?” They secretly communicated, filled with anticipation. After all, the Lord of the Star River wouldn’t unleash such a truly ultimate technique unless it was a crucial moment.

…

The same opening stance.

As the Lord of the Star River raised both maces, the environment of the Original Star once again plunged into darkness. An endless night permeated with dense dark power. Immediately after, a completely opposite force appeared on his maces, blindingly bright maces! Those maces were dazzling white, incredibly radiant.

Brighter than the light of tens of thousands of stars.

One black, one white...

*Whoosh!*

The twin maces blurred instantly, and an incomparably dazzling, brilliant river pierced through the darkness. The blindingly bright river flowed, seemingly slow, yet it had already reached Luo Feng.

*Rumble*~~~ The seemingly slow, bright river made Luo Feng feel as if he were facing a surging tsunami.

“Break!”

Even as Luo Feng faced it, he felt a wave of despair. He fiercely expelled this negative emotion; it wasn’t a soul attack, but rather an attack so perfectly executed that it made one feel awe and hopelessness, like gazing at an insurmountable mountain. Of course, Luo Feng’s will was exceptionally firm, and he instantly banished the negative emotions, gripping the shuttle in his hand tightly and thrusting it out fiercely once more~~~

*Boom~~*

With one thrust, heaven and earth trembled!

*Boom, boom, boom~~* The bright river furiously slammed into the shuttle. The massive shuttle, however, thrust out with unwavering resolve, stubbornly resisting the river’s impact.

The shuttle stood as firm as a mountain.

Yet, Luo Feng, holding the shuttle, was sent flying backward by the monstrous impact. Even after being weakened by the ‘Robe Armor’ to one hundred-thousandth of its original force, every bit of divine power in his divine body still trembled… The violent impact sent Luo Feng directly flying, as if he had been brutally crushed, only stabilizing himself in mid-air far away.

Everything dissipated…

It was still the tranquil Original Star, everything calm.

“My divine body actually lost two-thousandths?” A monstrous wave surged in Luo Feng’s heart; he was truly shocked. He had used the Star Tower Shuttle to first block the move, then relied on the Robe Armor for protection to withstand it head-on, yet still lost two-thousandths of his divine body! If he hadn’t used the Star Tower to block, but instead the Blood Shadow Blade, the impact would likely have been two tiers higher.

“One move could destroy 50% of a divine body?”

He was shocked, but what he didn’t know was that the Lord of the Star River was even more shocked.

“What?!” The usually calm Lord of the Star River was truly shocked. Currently, he stood at the absolute peak of Cosmic Lords. The strongest secret technique of a Cosmic Lord—he had initially created two such techniques, then spent endless effort and endured countless trials in the Universe Ocean, finally merging the two strongest secret techniques into a single move. It seemed simple, but in reality, simultaneously unleashing two strongest secret techniques and converging their power into one move was incredibly arduous.

This move!

It was this move that truly made him renowned throughout the cosmos, and it gave him the confidence to fear no ultimate cosmic being! He had always believed that among the Cosmic Lords in the vast cosmos, while a few heaven-defying monsters could rival him, none could surpass him.

“My move consumes an enormous amount of divine power, yet his divine body seems to have suffered little damage?” The Lord of the Star River was shocked.

What he didn’t know was.

Luo Feng possessed the ultimate supreme treasure ‘Star Tower’ and the top-tier among peak supreme treasures, the ‘Robe Armor’—a double layer of defense! If he had known he was defeated by an ultimate supreme treasure, the Lord of the Star River would likely have been relieved. But… he didn’t know that the Blood Cloud Palace Master opposite him wielded an ultimate supreme treasure.

“What is that move called?” the Blood Cloud Palace Master’s voice echoed from afar.

“River Under the Dark Night,” the Lord of the Star River replied.

“Impressive, very impressive. I’m truly impressed,” the Blood Cloud Palace Master’s voice came.

Luo Feng was genuinely impressed. He had faced three moves, the second of which was named ‘Dark Night.’ Luo Feng could clearly discern that the so-called third move, ‘River Under the Dark Night,’ was a fusion of ‘Dark Night’ and ‘River,’ combining their powers into a single, terrifying attack.

Luo Feng’s own strongest secret technique, ‘I Am the Universe,’ was a gift from the cosmos itself!

He hadn’t created a single one himself.

Yet his opponent had created several, and could even fuse them.

“Truly worthy of being the Lord of the Star River,” Luo Feng mused inwardly.

“You withstood my ultimate technique with only minor injuries. You may leave!” the Lord of the Star River said. Simultaneously, he instantly retracted the boundless Star River that had spread out, then transformed into a streak of light and flew away.

“Lord of the Star River.”

“Lord of the Star River.”

The other five Cosmic Lords called out, then shook their heads helplessly. They cast unwilling glances at Luo Feng but could only follow the Lord of the Star River and depart swiftly.

The five of them clearly understood… that being able to withstand the Lord of the Star River’s legendary ultimate technique meant this Blood Cloud Palace Master might not be much stronger than them, but even if they fought with all their might, they likely couldn’t inflict much more damage on him. Since the Lord of the Star River had already left, they might as well leave with him.

“Lord of the Star River,” Luo Feng murmured to himself. He had finally witnessed a peak existence among Cosmic Lords!

*Whoosh!*

He immediately transformed into a streak of light and swiftly vanished into the distant horizon.