Volume Six: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada

The Snow Realm Forefather, Heavenly Howl God King, and Bleak Wind Lord were not particularly powerful, yet their sins ranked among the top ten on the Origin Continent, and they had still roamed free for countless years. The core reason was their exceptional ability to preserve their lives!

After all, some Ancient Existences hated evil, while others had conflicts with them, yet they had still been unable to do anything about them.

The Snow Realm Forefather followed the Life Origin path, Bleak Wind Lord followed the Spatial Origin path, and Heavenly Howl God King walked the Infinite path. Their various life-preserving abilities were exceedingly troublesome. Yet all three had died at the same time! It truly shook the entire continent.

"Good riddance!"

"They should have died long ago."

"These Great Sinners have been roaming the Origin Continent so freely all this time. A supreme expert should have wiped them out long ago."

Those who hated evil were thrilled and cheered.

Some God Kings with deeply accumulated sins began to feel uneasy. "The one who killed Heavenly Howl God King and the other two at the same time... will they continue hunting us?"

"What a busybody."

"What do we do? What do we do? Should we reincarnate?"

"There are so many Great Sinners across the Origin Continent. This expert is probably only targeting the top ten. They probably won't find me."

These Great Sinners were thrown into all manner of panic.

Of course, the vast majority of God Kings were more concerned with the mysterious expert's identity. "Who exactly killed Heavenly Howl God King and the other two? Was it that Black-Robed Golden-Masked Expert?" They cared deeply about this mysterious expert's impact on the overall situation of the Origin Continent.

"The Yan Feng Pavilion and Thunder Merchant Guild should soon uncover some information about the murderer." All sides waited.

"No traces can be found."

"Not even the past timeline contains any trace of the murderer."

The Two Great Ancient Nations each employed their own methods, yet they could not uncover a single trace.

When Luo Feng had killed the three country lords of Food Country last time, the traces had been obvious, and even the images had been exceptionally clear.

But this time, there were no traces whatsoever! Time and space, karma... even every sort of energy fluctuation—none revealed the murderer.

"Could this murderer not be the Black-Robed Golden-Masked Expert?" The Two Great Ancient Nations were somewhat puzzled. After all, the only similar recent deaths had been those of Food Country's three country lords. Heaven Kun Country Lord had likewise been a Great Sinner, so their greatest suspect had been the black-robed figure!

But now, they could find no trace.

"This murderer's methods are more brilliant than the black-robed figure's."

"Could they be an Ultimate Realm existence? Or perhaps an existence Above God King?"

The Two Great Ancient Nations felt somewhat uneasy.

Huyang City, City Lord's Mansion.

Luo Feng drank leisurely as he watched the dazzling stars in the night sky.

"Three God Kings have been killed, yet the stars in the night sky are still dazzling," Luo Feng said.

Moluo Sa looked at the night sky and could not help saying, "Those three were all rather ordinary in strength. They were inconspicuous among the stars in the night sky. The most conspicuous are Ultimate Realm existences—the Emperor Lords."

Luo Feng smiled.

"Master, I've always been somewhat puzzled," Moluo Sa said.

"What puzzle? Let me hear it." Luo Feng poured himself another drink.

"Master, if you wanted to kill the top ten sinners, why not act all at once? Send out ten avatars... and wipe them out instantly!" Moluo Sa said. "Now that you've killed the three weaker ones first, the remaining seven will definitely become vigilant. Some might even be frightened into reincarnating on their own. Then we won't be able to find them at all."

Luo Feng looked at Moluo Sa.

"Among the top ten sinners of the Origin Continent, the three I killed were the weakest, and their sins were also at the bottom among them."

"The remaining seven are all extraordinary."

"Three are royal God Kings! They reside respectively in Thunder Mountain, the sacred land of the Thunder Ancient Nation, and Yan Capital of the Yan Feng Ancient Nation. Once we enter, we will immediately be discovered," Luo Feng said. "The other four are independent cultivators. Their strength is quite terrifying, and their sins are monstrous."

Moluo Sa agreed. "The three royal God Kings and four independent cultivators—the sins of those seven... are far greater than those of the Snow Realm Forefather and the other two."

Luo Feng said, "In terms of sin rankings, first place is Iron Hū Demon Lord. He once plundered nearly every living being in twelve entire nations. Over the long years since then, his sins have become impossible to count. Second is Black Vulture Old Ancestor. Black Vulture Old Ancestor once ravaged dozens of nations; even countless living beings of the Thunder Nation were harmed by him. Why has he still been able to roam free to this day? Third is Food Fox God King, fourth is Deceitful Yīng God King, and only after them come the three royal God Kings."

"Moluo Sa, don't you find it strange? The sins of the four independents overwhelm those of the three royal God Kings, yet they have still roamed free to this day?" Luo Feng said.

"Isn't everyone guessing that the four independents have Emperor Lords and monarchs behind them?" Moluo Sa said as if it were only natural. "They all say those four are the claws and fangs of Emperor Lords and monarchs."

Luo Feng nodded. "That is what I think as well."

"It's about time." Luo Feng looked at the night sky. "The next target is Food Fox God King."

Food Fox God King resided at the border region of the Skypeak Ice Field, and the territory under his rule was quite vast. Not only were countless living beings within his territory frequently devoured, but he also actively invaded numerous surrounding nations.

"After killing the three weaker ones, Heavenly Howl God King and the others, will they come after us?" A massive blood-red fox lay there, a hint of worry in his golden eyes.

Food Fox God King was likewise a peak God King Second Realm existence. His renown far surpassed that of Gui Xu Emperor Lord and Wu Xin God King.

He cultivated the Void Origin path and possessed nine powerful avatars! Relying on his unpredictable spatial methods, he invaded various nations and wantonly devoured countless living beings. No one could stop him.

Beyond his nine powerful avatars, he also had many weaker avatars.

"Emperor Lord, I have a bad feeling about this." Food Fox God King transmitted his voice from afar.

"Relax. You have an avatar within my palace; no one can threaten you." A frivolous, casual voice replied.

Food Fox God King suppressed his worries.

Suddenly—

Food Fox God King 'saw' a massive star rolling toward him, and he was utterly horrified! At this moment, no matter how many avatars he had, he could only endure this terrifying mental attack head-on.

"Emperor Lord, save me!"

The rolling star crushed down upon him. First, Food Fox God King did not possess an Ultimate Realm Lifeform body; second, he lacked the protection of a perfect Great Dao; third, he had no exceptionally powerful secret treasure. Only the avatar hiding within the Emperor Lord Palace remained, and the Emperor Lord Palace could weaken the force of will somewhat.

"Pfft."

The Emperor Lord Palace weakened the will's might by twenty to thirty percent, yet beneath the crushing rolling star, Food Fox God King's Mind Will was still annihilated.

"Food Fox died even under my palace's protection?" That Emperor Lord was both shocked and furious as he looked at Food Fox God King's avatar corpse.

"This time, I barely managed to kill Food Fox God King." Luo Feng frowned slightly. He could sense that crushing all of Food Fox God King's mental consciousness this time had been rather strenuous.

This also made Luo Feng understand that his Mind Will, combined with the Lie Yuan Art, could sweep aside all God King-level beings with willpower!

Even with an imperial palace blocking him, he could still kill them.

But if they had even stronger protective measures, his will-based methods likely would not be able to kill them.

"My Mind Will still needs to become stronger," Luo Feng thought.

Whoosh.

Luo Feng and Moluo Sa collected the two avatar corpses and numerous items from Food Fox God King's lair, then departed.

Previously, when Heavenly Howl God King and the other two died, all sides across the Origin Continent had paid attention, but their reactions had remained steady.

Yet Food Fox God King's death sent many powerful figures into a panic! He was a peak God King Second Realm expert and a Void Path cultivator. Even an Emperor Lord would find it difficult to kill him—yet he had actually died?

Whoosh!

Upon an endless grassland, Luo Feng and Moluo Sa walked side by side.

"Master, Deceitful Yīng God King's karma has completely vanished." Moluo Sa looked at Luo Feng. "He was probably so frightened that he immediately reincarnated."

"He was decisive enough." Luo Feng nodded.

"Iron Hū Demon Lord, ranked first, and Black Vulture Old Ancestor, ranked second, are both still around." Moluo Sa looked at Luo Feng. "Who are we going after?"

Luo Feng looked into the distance. "Iron Hū Demon Lord."

Iron Hū Demon Lord was unquestionably the most heinously sinful being on the Origin Continent. He stood alongside Pu Xin, the Space-Time Lone Boat's Boat Master, and Luo He God King as one of the most renowned figures.

In a single operation, he had plundered nearly the entire populations of twelve nations. Over the long years, the number of living beings he had seized was simply unimaginable. Only in recent times had he become much more low-key.

Within a hidden palace.

Iron Hū Demon Lord was clad entirely in armor, with only his eyes exposed. His icy gaze watched the outside world.

"Master, will that murderer come for me after killing Food Fox God King?" Iron Hū Demon Lord transmitted his voice.

"Every time he strikes, he succeeds. Right now, his confidence is at its peak—he will come." A voice answered. "As long as he dares show himself, he will not escape this time!"

Iron Hū Demon Lord waited patiently.

Suddenly—

He 'saw' rolling stars crushing toward him.

"What a powerful Mind Will attack." Iron Hū Demon Lord feared nothing, but beneath the rolling stars, his Mind Will was still crushed into annihilation.

Iron Hū Demon Lord, who had been sitting there, immediately lowered his head and went still.

"Something's wrong."

Luo Feng, who was unleashing the Mind Will attack outside the palace, had a slight change in expression. "There's something wrong with this Iron Hū Demon Lord." As he killed Iron Hū Demon Lord, Luo Feng noticed that Iron Hū Demon Lord's body was somewhat unusual.

Rumble~~~~

Across a vast area spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers, endless Black Flame suddenly appeared, surging forth to burn and destroy everything. The many living beings originally surrounding this palace were incinerated in an instant.

Amid the terrifying flames, Iron Hū Demon Lord raised his head, stood up, and respectfully saluted. "Master."

Beside Iron Hū Demon Lord stood an aged figure draped in a Red Cape. He laughed heartily as he looked at Luo Feng. "It wasn't easy for me to cultivate a powerful consciousness for this puppet, and you destroyed it."

The Blood-colored Flame blotted out the sky and covered the earth, its might terrifying. Even a peak God King Second Realm expert could not withstand such flames for more than a few breaths.

Luo Feng looked at the old man in the Red Cape before him.

"Emperor Yuan!" Luo Feng recognized him at once.

This Iron Hū Demon Lord was actually only a puppet lifeform cultivated by Emperor Yuan. The three personal guard generals beside his master, Emperor Chu, were also very unusual lifeforms.

"Though I lost a powerful consciousness, it was well worth it." His cape fluttered as Emperor Yuan's aura merged with the endless Blood-colored Flame. He stared coldly at Luo Feng. "I've caught you!"

Luo Feng looked at him and smiled.

His prey had never been lackeys like the Iron Hū Demon Lord and the Food Fox God King! What did killing a single lackey amount to? As long as the mastermind behind them remained, they would quickly cultivate other lackeys.

"Emperor Yuan!" Luo Feng spoke. "Do you know why I didn't kill all the Great Sinners at once?"

Emperor Yuan frowned slightly.

"Because you are my prey!" Luo Feng stared at him.

The moment his words fell—

Heaven and earth changed color!

Blood-colored rivers surged across an infinitely vast expanse. The mighty rivers instantly annihilated the Blood-colored Flame domain Emperor Yuan had unleashed with a supreme secret treasure.

"This is—" Emperor Yuan looked at the endless blood-colored rivers blotting out the sky and covering the earth, yet he remained unflustered.

Because he was one of the thirteen emperors of the Yan Feng Ancient Nation!

The moment he made his move, he had already notified the other emperors.