Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

"Buzz!"

Dark formations in the high sky had already erupted, covering the black shadow with terrifying dark forces.

"Heartshadow Sect, during my travels across the Land of Origin, nobody has ever searched me!" the plain elder said wildly. With his voice echoing everywhere, the black shadow had already disappeared.

"He escaped? I didn't expect that aside from Lord Luo He, there would be another expert hidden within Huyang City." The super-large mechanical secret treasure, unable to locate its target, immediately contacted the Master of the Heartshadow Sect, "Master, a formidable enemy spotted, we need causality tracking to lock onto the perpetrator."

The Heartshadow Sect sprang into action, beginning their pursuit of the plain elder. Having established such causality and locked by the sect's great formation, it was quite easy for Heartshadow Sect to trace causality.

Just a moment later.

The Elder-led super-large mechanical secret treasure—a massive plant life, waving countless vines, and those vines, like a Heavenly Net, strangled the fleeting black shadow, who struggled and resisted with difficulty.

"So be it, to die in my hometown. To have killed thousands of Heartshadow Sect disciples before dying isn't a loss," he said.

In the end, the black shadow was completely obliterated, leaving behind only some treasures.

"Hmph, not everyone is qualified to challenge the Heartshadow Sect." The massive plant life, brimming with murderous intent, wielding the power of a super-large mechanical secret treasure, was now as formidable as Elder Hearteye, one of the Eighteen Elders.

...

Dark Forces' 'Thousand Mountain Tower' headquarters.

"All our treasures have to be given to you?" Faced with two super-large mechanical secret treasures, suspended in mid-air, and surrounded by many disciples of the Heartshadow Sect, the seven masters of the Thousand Mountain Tower and many true gods of void space were utterly furious.

As a dark force, they were only used to looting; when had they ever been looted like this?

"Hand everything over, and we will search you as well," said a man in green clothes.

"Search us too?" the seven masters exclaimed angrily, "Even if the Five Great Families govern the entire city, they still show us some respect."

"In the future, Huyang City will be ruled by my Heartshadow Sect. In place of the Heartshadow Sect, no dark forces are needed," the man in green clothes said indifferently.

Cities ruled by the Heartshadow Sect.

Apart from major force divisions, all other commercial and local family forces were established by disciples of the Heartshadow Sect!

Entities like the Black Butcher, the Dream Flower Tower Master, and the Zhu Clan, which could be somewhat independent, cannot exist on Heartshadow Sect's turf. The Heartshadow Sect's control over a city far exceeds that of the city owner's mansion.

The seven masters of Thousand Mountain Tower looked at each other.

"We are willing to hand it over, but we won't allow you to search us," one master said.

The man in green clothes smiled faintly, glancing to the left where a large group of Thousand Mountain Tower members were reduced to dust, including Suo Yun.

"I—" Suo Yun, careful among the group of Thousand Mountain Tower members, felt the True God's Heart disintegrating as the man in green clothes glanced over, realizing at that moment he was about to die.

He didn't even have time to think further before he completely perished.

A weakling, he had not said a word nor resisted, and just like that, he was caught up and killed.

Initially, when he and Suo Zi left their tribe, they were rescued by Luo Feng, which allowed them successfully to reach Huyang City. Within Huyang City, he and Suo Zi took different paths; he did everything possible to seize all opportunities, even stepping over boundaries and risking his life.

Meanwhile, Suo Zi learned the culinary arts in peace at the Fire Realm Restaurant and, five eras earlier, followed his teacher, the Black Butcher, who was taken to the Royal Capital by Her Royal Highness Princess Yushui Tianyu.

And today, Suo Yun died quietly.

No one even cared.

"You..." the seven masters of Thousand Mountain Tower exclaimed in shock and anger.

"This is a warning. Say another word, and the seven of you are dead," the man in green warned as he gazed at them.

The seven masters of Thousand Mountain Tower could only endure it.

"Fine." The seven masters could only lower their heads, allowing the disciples of the Heartshadow Sect to search their bodies, taking all their treasures, leaving not a single Primal Chaos Stone behind.

******

In the entirety of Huyang City, aside from the city owner's mansion, the eight major forces' branches, and Luo Feng's cave mansion, all eternal true gods and true gods of void space in other locations were being pillaged, not one could escape.

Facing such a pillage, those who resisted out of anger all ended up dead. The vast majority could only endure being pillaged, as the disparity in strength was too great.

"What is happening?" Luo Feng, sitting on the peak of his cave mansion, also noticed that disciples of the Heartshadow Sect were dispersed throughout the city, several large Flying Boats, and numerous super-large secret treasures were in action.

"Lord Luo He." Suddenly, the Dream Flower Tower Master contacted him, "The Heartshadow Sect has blockaded the Dream Flower Tower, intending to completely pillage it and even search my body."

"A body search?" Luo Feng was surprised.

Searching the body of an eternal true god, naturally, they would search for the True God's Heart.

"First mention my name, delay them for a while," Luo Feng messaged, "and if it really can't be helped, don't resist. I'll head over right now."

"Okay." At this moment, the Dream Flower Tower Master could only hope for help from Lord Luo He.

He practiced the Seven Emotions of Heart Refining Technique, needing the Dream Flower Tower Master's musical illusion techniques. Furthermore, since he and Shang Tianyan were friends, he also needed to help the Dream Flower Tower Master.

"Master, master."

Moyu Qingyan rushed to the mountain peak in a flash, his eyes red with desperation, "Master, my brother Moyu Liuxing is dead."

"Dead?" Luo Feng was surprised. Among the three brothers of the Moyu family, the one called 'Moyu Liuxing,' whom he had also met at the Heavenly Flame Sect, had a talent for artifact refining.

Over the long years, the oldest and youngest brothers of the Moyu family had also occasionally come to visit with gifts, so Luo Feng was quite familiar with the three brothers of the Moyu family.

"The Heartshadow Sect arbitrarily slaughters former disciples of the Heavenly Flame Sect, forcing other true gods of void space to obediently search their bodies and hand over their treasures. My brother merely spoke out, and he was instantly killed," Moyu Qingyan was bewildered at this moment.

The three brothers had grown up in Huyang City. Now, his brother was just gone like that?

Although aware of the many dangers on the path of growth, when his brother was truly gone, Moyu Qingyan felt like something was missing from his world, feeling hollow and empty.

"Lord Luo He." Luo Feng received another plea for help.

"Elder Qiu?" Luo Feng knew that Uncle Qiu was an old servant of Shang Tianyan, who handled many affairs of the Heavenly Flame Sect.

"Lord Luo He, I beg you, save the disciples of the Heavenly Flame Sect." Uncle Qiu has always been reluctant to bother Lord Luo He, but he was desperate this time, "When the Heavenly Flame Sect disbanded, many disciples went their separate ways, among them some established Artificing Shops, the largest of which are the nine major shops."

"This time, the Heartshadow Sect is pillaging all true gods of void space, sparing none. And the slightest dissatisfaction leads to slaughter; many disciples have been killed," Uncle Qiu urgently said, "I know it's hard for the Divine Monarch, but I only ask that you save those nine Artificing Shops."

Whoosh!

Morosa suddenly appeared beside them, looking at Moyu Qingyan: "What did you say, your brother is dead? Is it that little guy who came to deliver food last time?"

"Killed by the Heartshadow Sect," Moyu Qingyan nodded, still unable to accept it.

"Master, what are we waiting for!" Morosa looked towards Luo Feng.