Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

"Dream Flower Tower," Morosa stated mysteriously.

"The Myriad Clans' Cultivators usually conceal their True Bodies to appear similar, but they actually are from various clans," Luo Feng said. "Some don't even have genders, and their preferences can differ vastly. How can this Dream Flower Tower attract cultivators from all the Myriad Clans?"

"Wait and see, Master. You'll understand soon," Morosa replied.

As they conversed jovially, a magnificent complex of buildings emerged ahead. The complex covered a vast area and was enveloped in a formation. Numerous attendants could vaguely be seen flying around, their laughter, the sounds of musical instruments, and roars softly emanating from the area.

"There's the Dream Flower Tower ahead," Morosa remarked poignantly. "Everything is perfect, except that it's expensive!"

A green-robed figure flew toward them to greet them, acting very humbly, "It's an honor for Dream Flower Tower to host the Supreme."

Inside Huyang City, the eternal true gods were the most powerful beings—as they were the "sky" of Huyang City! They each had their affairs, and it was only on rare occasions that Dream Flower Tower could host an eternal true god.

"This is my first visit; you take care of the arrangements," Luo Feng instructed.

"Yes," the green-robed attendant answered with a charming smile. "I shall arrange for the most prestigious Orchid Star Hall for the Supreme."

Leading the way, the attendant flew ahead with Luo Feng and Morosa following.

The formation of the entire Dream Flower Tower was like a vast labyrinthine world. Morosa marveled, "I've visited several times but never ventured this deep into Dream Flower Tower. It seems this place is only for truly honored guests."

Suddenly, Luo Feng frowned slightly as he looked ahead. Being a Perfect Divine Body, his sensing range was broad and sensitive. At that moment, he sensed something he disliked happening in a hall ahead.

The spacious hall was gathering guests from the Myriad Clans, all of whom were drinking, talking, and laughing as they watched a life-and-death battle unfolding at the center of the hall.

Two True Gods were trying everything they could to kill their opponent!

The center of the hall was bloody, with more than ten bodies of True Gods that had reverted to their original forms after death.

"Kill, kill, kill him for me! If you lose, your entire family will join you in death!" an enraged green-robed guest roared.

"Congque Mountain, out of the ten servants you dispatched for this ultimate battle, only this one remains, while I still have three servants yet to fight," another guest, with eight arms, chuckled leisurely. "It seems this bet will belong to me."

"Hmph, it's not over yet. My guard has exceptional talents, capable of killing all your remaining servants," the green-robed guest retorted angrily.

"Is that so?" the eight-armed guest raised his glass.

The other guests were also exceedingly excited.

"Congque Mountain, I bet on your side to win, but your servant isn't doing well; only one left."

"My servant will win. He must win," said the green-robed guest, his face contorting fiercely. Meanwhile, the eyes of the two True Gods fighting in the center grew increasingly frenzied, having no way out.

Each side had sent ten servants, and the battle wouldn't end until all from one side were dead.

Who would willingly participate in such a cruel gamble?

But they had no choice!

"I left my tribe and came to Huyang City in search of opportunities. I gained inheritance and grew stronger. But now, I am dying here. I wonder how my sister is doing in the tribe?" a bald True God, clearly at a disadvantage and struggling to hold on, thought.

"Kill him!" the green-robed guest shouted fiercely. "And after that, kill the remaining three. I will reward you handsomely!"

"Amusing," said the assured eight-armed guest.

At that moment, Luo Feng, Morosa, and the attendant flew past from a distance, and Luo Feng glanced over here briefly.

The laws of Huyang City prohibited killing.

However, considering the True Gods' pursuit of strength, some also craved battle. Therefore, as long as both parties signed a life-and-death contract, agreeing to fight voluntarily, Huyang City would not intervene.

But Luo Feng understood at a glance that these True Gods fighting in the center of the hall were clearly 'volunteered' to fight.

"Buzz~~~"

Luo Feng merely glanced once.

An intangible aura then swept across all creatures in the grand hall; originally reveling and betting guests suddenly felt targeted by an unimaginably terrifying being.

The two True Gods, originally fighting to the death, found their thoughts stalling and their minds blank under this terrifying aura.

Almost all of these extraordinary guests were true gods of void space, yet the silence was deafening, with none daring to make a sound.

"Supreme," the flying green-robed attendant exclaimed in shock, halting immediately.

"I was feeling quite good today," Luo Feng said, a hint of coldness in his brow, speaking indifferently, "but seeing this dirtied my eyes, spoiling my mood."

The green-robed attendant trembled in fear, hastily responding, "It's an oversight on Dream Flower Tower's part. Such life-and-death betting is not allowed here. It's our mistake for spoiling the Supreme's mood, tonight all your expenses will be on Dream Flower Tower."

"Let's go to Orchid Star Hall," Luo Feng said.

"Yes," the attendant resumed leading the way.

Morosa glanced back at the hall from a distance, chuckling sinisterly, "A bunch of brats." He then followed Luo Feng towards Orchid Star Hall.

Inside the hall of the life-and-death bet.

"Everyone should leave quickly," the serving attendant urged urgently. "That unfamiliar eternal true god apparently dislikes this life-and-death betting."

"Hurry up, everyone leave quickly," said Congque Mountain, the green-robed guest, immediately.

"You were lucky," said the Eight-Armed Guest. He dared not linger and ran swiftly, disappearing quickly outside the hall with three guards escorting him; other distinguished guests also hastily fled.

The two True Gods who had been fighting glanced at each other.

"Unexpectedly, we both escaped disaster," they said, collecting the bodies of their fallen comrades before also making a swift departure.

...

Deep within the Dream Flower Tower was the core hall, "Orchid Star Hall."

"Even though Dream Flower Tower is one of the top places for enjoyment in Huyang City, only occasionally does an eternal true god visit," Morosa said as he sat aside, "Usually, the guests are primarily the true gods of void space, who indulge wildly while those attendants dare not stop those from influential clans."

The green-robed attendant was helping to pour wine by his side.

"There is too much impurity in the world, how could I possibly manage it all?" Luo Feng said leisurely, "The air I dispersed was merely a warning to them."

"What if they ignore your warning, Master?" asked Morosa.

"Then they are disrespecting me, slapping my face! Then their deaths can blame no one else," Luo Feng stated.

Upon hearing this, Morosa hastily replied, "Master is indeed kind-hearted to still give them a chance to live."

The attending green-robed attendant silently trembled in his heart.

Many distinguished guests in that hall had come from top influential families within Huyang City, and this strange eternal true god spoke of killing so easily—could it have been just casual words?

"Hmm?" Luo Feng noticed a woman dressed in black walking into the hall from outside, who bowed slightly after entering.

"Supreme," the green-robed attendant helped introduce her, "this is the direct disciple of our tower's master, 'Musician Su Ya.'

Morosa also added, "In the whole of Huyang City, very few eternal true gods excel in Illusion Technique, and only the Dream Flower Tower Master is willing to perform illusions to entertain the guests."

Luo Feng nodded.

He had also practiced the "Nine Netherworlds" and had just reached the level of eternal true god. Indeed, if Illusion Technique was not used for combat but for entertaining the masses, it could have remarkably effective results.

"Begin," Luo Feng was curious as to what kind of illusion technique the Dream Flower Tower used to attract the cultivators of the Myriad Clans.

The woman in black sat by herself, waving her hand to make various musical instruments appear before her.

As divine power was infused into the instruments, sounds of various instruments resonated immediately. Every instrument had the capacity to affect the spirit, and their combination instantly transported Luo Feng back to his past memories.

His emotions began to heat up.

Luo Feng seemed to see the scenario where many people on Earth bravely faced the Golden Horned Giant Beast.

"Using musical instruments as a guide, the foundation of illusion technique influencing emotions—"

"Thrilling! Exciting! Flaring up!"

"For those of us who have cultivated for endless ages, our spirits become more and more tranquil, like the vast land, hardly fluctuating! It's very difficult to make my emotions violently fluctuate," Luo Feng had no resistance and let himself be influenced by the musical illusion voluntarily.

But his spiritual will was too strong, at the pinnacle of the Primal Chaos level, and no ordinary illusion technique could shake it.

It merely reminded Luo Feng of some memories from Earth.

That period of passionate burning years!

"Right, within the 'Lie Yuan Technique' there are many secret techniques for cultivating spiritual will, including one called the 'Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique.'" As numerous surging memories from the past emerged, Luo Feng also recalled the 'Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique.'

"The 'Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique' actively amplifies the perceptivity of the spirit, making it very easy to be touched, joyful, furious, or sorrowful... Afterward, using these varied emotions as nourishment to refine the spiritual will."

With that thought in mind, Luo Feng began to perform the 'Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique.' As the method operated, his perceptivity of the spirit quickly amplified.

The previous music and illusion technique that had only slightly resonated with Luo Feng now had an effect many times stronger in an instant.

"Boom!"

Luo Feng was momentarily transported back to the past.

"Sit down, close your eyes, remember, do not resist," Luo Feng said in a deep voice.

"Understood." Mohanderson, Ist, Tripati Singh, Jia Yi, and Sokolov were sitting in their respective positions according to the "Six Blades" secret technique. They looked at each other, their faces revealing strange smiles.

It was indeed the scene where they six sacrificed themselves against the Golden Horned Giant Beast.

A passionate thought surged in Luo Feng's heart, transcending life and death, with only the single thought of slaying the Golden Horned Giant Beast.

Under the aid of the 'Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique,' this intense emotion made Luo Feng's eyes well up with tears.

...

The purpose of the musical illusion technique was to serve the guests by invoking beneficial emotions.

Passion burning, love, unyielding promises, brotherhood shared through life and death...

After a while, the black-clad female musician stopped playing, and she was somewhat surprised by the expression of the unfamiliar eternal true god, as eternal true gods generally do not indulge so deeply in their illusion effects.

Luo Feng's eyes faintly filled with tears as he slowly opened them.

"Good, very good," Luo Feng quietly said, "Excellent."

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Thanks to the two new Alliance Hierarchs for their rewards: Invincible War God Luo Feng, LA Wind is Rising