Luo Feng and the Jin Kingdom God King

Luo Feng advanced along an ancient, solemn, and secluded path, composed of massive square flagstones. Each flagstone bore a unique carving, no two alike, every one a masterpiece. Luo Feng couldn't help but be captivated when he looked down.

What appeared to be an ordinary path and courtyard wall, in reality, concealed boundless luxury.

Turning a corner, he saw a door, which was open.

“Hmm?”

Luo Feng glanced through the door and saw various mechanical components, weapon parts, and other items haphazardly placed inside. As he reached the doorway, he saw a man dressed in a magnificent royal robe, intently examining different styles of mechanical components nearby.

The magnificently robed man turned to Luo Feng and smiled, “Since you’re here, have a seat first.”

Indeed, there was an exquisite black throne before him.

Luo Feng didn't say much, obediently stepping forward and sitting down. Since His Majesty, the God King, had created the Wuqi Tower and set up so many difficult challenges, causing countless elite soldiers of the Jin Kingdom World to rush forward one after another… there must be a purpose.

“This man…” Luo Feng observed carefully, “It’s strange. Even the previous virtual consciousness of Duan Dong River carried an imposing aura. Why does he have none?”

It was as if he were a neighborly grandfather Luo Feng had met on the street when he was a child.

Facing this man, he couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity, without any apprehension, only ease.

“Remarkable,” Luo Feng thought in surprise. “Even with my willpower, I can’t help but feel such goodwill towards him.”

“You must be very curious,” the magnificently robed man looked at Luo Feng. “Why did the God King create this Wuqi Tower and these numerous challenges? Now I will tell you. First, let me tell you my identity… I am the God King of this Jin Kingdom World.”

Luo Feng was startled.

His Majesty, the God King?

Although he had his suspicions, he still couldn't believe that this ordinary man, resembling a common old grandfather from Earth, could be His Majesty, the God King?

“To be precise, I am the virtual consciousness left behind after the God King’s death,” the magnificently robed man looked at Luo Feng.

Virtual consciousness?

Luo Feng was secretly alarmed. It was indeed as he had suspected; His Majesty, the God King, had truly died.

“You don’t seem very surprised,” the magnificently robed man looked at Luo Feng. “Everything hasn’t exceeded your expectations too much? Although I observed you from afar before, I didn’t notice anything else… but now I know, you are not a lifeform from my Jin Kingdom World.”

Luo Feng was greatly shocked, almost self-destructing immediately.

However, Luo Feng remained outwardly calm: “I am not unsurprised, it’s just that everything you’ve said is too incredible. So I’ve maintained a skeptical attitude. You say you are the God King, and then you say you are the virtual consciousness left after the God King’s death… The great God King is far removed from me, and how could the great God King die? Also, what do you mean by saying I am not a lifeform from the Jin Kingdom World?”

“Haha…” the magnificently robed man laughed, a very happy laugh.

“No need to be wary, no need to worry,” the magnificently robed man chuckled. “I’ll explain it to you in detail, and you’ll understand.”

Luo Feng listened attentively.

“Back then…”

The magnificently robed man’s eyes held a trace of reminiscence. “That was a very, very long time ago. I chose a path that was almost certainly fatal, so before I set out, I created the Wuqi Tower in the Jin Kingdom World and left this title mission. If I failed, then perhaps I would still have a chance to reverse my fate.”

“I left.”

“But I left a virtual consciousness here. This virtual consciousness possesses my memories and thoughts, but it cannot be considered a true lifeform.”

“Of course—I, this virtual consciousness, subconsciously still believe myself to be the God King.”

Luo Feng nodded in understanding.

After all, the virtual consciousness possessed all the memories and thoughts of the ‘Jin Kingdom God King’.

“What kind of dangers the God King encountered after leaving, I do not know. After all, I cannot contact him,” the magnificently robed man sighed. “It was only through my understanding of the Jin Kingdom World that I one day realized the God King had fallen.”

“The Wuqi Tower has nine levels, and this ninth level connects to the cosmic origin core of the entire Jin Kingdom World,” the magnificently robed man said. “I frequently visited the origin core of the Jin Kingdom World, and the God King’s demise naturally caused a major change in the Jin Kingdom World’s origin core.”

The magnificently robed man looked at Luo Feng: “Also, the reason I am certain you are not a lifeform from my Jin Kingdom World is because—”

“When you entered this ninth level, the cosmic origin core connected to it did not acknowledge you,” the magnificently robed man said. “If you were a lifeform within the Jin Kingdom World, you would be a child of this Jin Kingdom World, naturally acknowledged, and you would be absolutely loyal to the God King, willing to die for the God King.”

Luo Feng understood.

Just like the Nine Nethers Master, the lifeforms created by the Nine Nethers Master were also absolutely loyal to him.

The principle was the same.

Lifeforms within the Jin Kingdom World were also absolutely loyal to His Majesty, the God King. The four great commanders were all like this; if the God King commanded them to die, they would not hesitate.

“Oh… since you already know, what do you intend to do?” Luo Feng was wary.

To kill him, with the other party’s ability, would be too easy, no need for words.

A dignified God King speaking so much to him must have some purpose.

“You only need to make an oath,” the magnificently robed man said softly with a smile. “That when you become a powerhouse of the God King level in the future, you must do your utmost to kill the other three peak existences.”

“Hmm?” Luo Feng was stunned.

An oath?

Ancient civilizations naturally had many soul-binding oaths; once violated, the soul would be annihilated, truly dead for good.

“Wait until I become a powerhouse of the God King level?” Luo Feng was astonished. “I am only a Law Master right now.”

“So you don’t need to worry,” the magnificently robed man shook his head. “It’s too distant for you right now, and you can’t help my Jin Kingdom World at all. This is just a promise from you, a promise for after you become a God King. Don’t worry… if you agree, there will naturally be benefits for you. If you refuse, even if you choose to self-destruct, at the moment of your self-destruction, I can annihilate your soul. I know that many lifeforms from outside the Jin Kingdom World possess the ability to create avatars.”

Luo Feng was astonished.

It seemed…

This God King knew a lot.

“I know more than you imagine,” the magnificently robed man looked at Luo Feng. “Make your choice. Will you agree to me, or refuse me?”

Luo Feng gave a helpless smile: “Do I have a choice?”

Just kidding.

With the means left by a God King, Luo Feng believed that even if he self-destructed, at that very instant, his soul would probably be annihilated, and all his avatars would naturally perish simultaneously. Then he would truly be dead for good. Moreover, this oath was for after he became a God King.

A God King, how distant that was, a level above Eternal True Gods. Luo Feng himself didn't know if he could cultivate to that level.

After all, based on his scraps of evidence, a God King should be comparable to the third generation Ancestor.

…

“I must confirm that your oath is genuine. After all, I am just a virtual consciousness; if you deceive me…” the magnificently robed man chuckled, then pointed into the air. Immediately, streaks of law patterns began to appear in the surrounding mid-air. In an instant, the surroundings were enveloped in a massive cage formed by law patterns.

“Boom!”

A hazy green light enveloped Luo Feng.

“Only then can I know all the changes in your soul,” the magnificently robed man chuckled. “If you were to fake it, I would also—Ah!”

The magnificently robed man suddenly stood up, his face filled with shock.

Luo Feng was astonished.

The magnificently robed man looked at Luo Feng in shock, very surprised: “You, you…”

“What about me?” Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

“Hahaha, hahahaha…” the magnificently robed man burst into hearty laughter, laughing with immense satisfaction.

Luo Feng, however, grew even more puzzled. What was going on?

“Disperse,” the magnificently robed man pointed at the mid-air, and the streaks of law patterns that had formed and floated in the void all dissipated.

“His Majesty, the God King, weren’t you going to make me swear an oath?” Luo Feng asked, bewildered.

“No need.”

The magnificently robed man smiled as he looked at Luo Feng, “Because you have cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, there’s no need for an oath.”

“Nine Tribulations Secret Manual?” Luo Feng was greatly shocked, completely losing his composure.

Nine Tribulations Secret Manual?

This…

This was a secret manual that truly changed his destiny. It was precisely because of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual that his path as a powerhouse could reach its current level. Without the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, he might still have become a powerhouse, but probably not to this extent. According to Teacher Zuoshanke, the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual was created by him and could only be passed on to one cultivator, and that cultivator had to be a lifeform of the Earth lineage.

“How, what’s going on…” Luo Feng’s mind seemed to explode for a moment, countless thoughts surfacing.

The Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, which could only be cultivated by the Earth lineage.

The secret manual that could only be cultivated by one person.

Even a secret manual created by Zuoshanke.

Why… did this God King know about it?

Yes.

He had long suspected that the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual was simply too heaven-defying. No other True God could achieve such a feat; let alone True Gods, even Purple Moon Ancestor and East Emperor Ancestor were not known to have created such a heaven-defying secret manual. Yet, Zuoshanke had quietly created such a manual.

“What about the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual?” Luo Feng pressed.

“Haha, this Nine Tribulations Secret Manual…” the magnificently robed man laughed heartily, “is one of the Jin Kingdom’s exclusive ultimate techniques. Cultivating it not only rapidly transforms the divine body but also greatly benefits the soul, making it a super ultimate technique that absolutely changes one’s comprehension talent. Anyone who has cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual is a true core member of my Jin Kingdom. Since you have cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, you are naturally of my Jin lineage… When you rise in the future, even if you don’t kill those three, those three will kill you. So there’s no need for an oath.”