Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Outside the Thunder Punishment Abyss, beyond the distorted spatial barrier.

A massive ship, crafted entirely from dark golden divine wood and engraved with countless runes of fire and storm, floated silently amidst the raging void currents.

At the bow of the ship stood a holy white-scaled creature, clad in a crimson-gold flame robe, with a majestic face and three flame-shaped divine markings on his forehead. He exuded a scorching yet gentle aura; he was none other than the God-King of Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom—Polu God-King.

With his hands behind his back, King Bharadvaja gazed calmly at the swirling, twisting vortex of lightning at the entrance to the abyss, but in reality, his divine sense had already penetrated the spatial barrier, closely monitoring the movements in the abyss region.

"Hmm?" King Bharadvaja frowned suddenly, and his white pupils contracted sharply.

He clearly sensed that the desolate sea of ​​lightning at the core of the abyss suddenly erupted with a terrifying fluctuation that even caught his attention. Immediately afterward, a vast and boundless domain power, carrying the alternation of decay and rebirth, expanded like a blood-red tide, instantly covering a large area.

"The Great Dao of Life? Transcendence of the Chaos Realm?!" King Bulu's expression changed, his voice filled with anger. "Thunder Ancient Kingdom! You actually resorted to such despicable tactics!"

He led the team here and was very familiar with the situation inside the abyss.

Each of the six princes of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom brought their own retainers, the strongest of whom were only at the peak of the Chaos Realm. It was absolutely impossible for a Chaos Realm Transcendence to suddenly appear.

As for the eight he brought with him, it was even less likely that any of them could transcend the Chaos Realm!
Just as King Bharadvaja was filled with rage and gritted his teeth, the twisted vortex of lightning at the entrance to the abyss suddenly began to fluctuate violently.

puff!puff!puff!
Three figures, utterly disheveled, shot out of the vortex like tattered sacks thrown with tremendous force, accompanied by a shrill whooshing sound and violent fluctuations of the laws.

"Your Majesty the God King! Help...help me!" When the Sovereign of the Thousand Eyes saw the God King of the Vairocana's ship, it was like seeing a lifeline. His hoarse voice was filled with fear as he rushed towards the ship with all his might.

King Bharadvaja's face was so gloomy it could drip water!

He took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of the three rulers of Quanmou, using his divine power to support their swaying bodies.

"What...what happened inside?!" King Bharadvaja's voice was filled with suppressed anger as he sternly questioned the Lord of the Eyes.

The Sovereign of Quanmu was like a frightened bird: "Blood... Blood Hidden! That withered old man must be Lei Zhan's retainer. He... he is a Chaos Realm Transcendent! A true Chaos Realm Transcendent!"

"With just one finger, the entire core of the Thunder Sea... was enveloped by his world! Space was frozen, escape techniques failed, the life vines of the withered trees withered instantly, and the Blade Demon's domineering blade... was also shattered by him... by him with a single finger!" The Sovereign of the Radiant Eyes was still shaken.

Venerable Yanqing coughed up a mouthful of black blood mixed with stone chips, his voice muffled: "He captured the peak of the Chaos Realm like catching a chick... We tried to resist, but the power of our domain rebounded... We almost... almost didn't make it back..." As he spoke, another crack spread across his body, and a deathly aura surged.

The Lava Giant was barely breathing, his voice weak: "He...he stole the Chaos Thunder Source Crystal that Kumu almost got his hands on...and...he forced us to pay half of our possessions to ransom our lives...Kumu and the others...didn't escape..."

hiss--!
Even though King Brahma was a god-king who had seen many storms, he couldn't help but gasp in shock, his heart filled with turbulent waves.

The transcendence of the Chaos Realm and the peak of the Chaos Realm are indeed not on the same level; they are worlds apart.

but--

The eight peak Chaos Realm experts he brought were no pushovers either. Among them, Kumu, Daomo, and others even possessed a few God-King techniques. Even if they were no match for Chaos Realm Transcendent experts, they could usually buy themselves a chance to escape.

However, according to Quanmou and the other two, they were all defeated instantly and captured by the Domain World!

"These cultivators of the Great Dao of Life just love creating their own domain worlds," the God-King Bulu said angrily, his words causing the three Chaos Realm cultivators to feel a sharp pain in their eardrums.

The Blood Shadow's strength must have reached the upper-middle level of the Chaos Realm Transcendence, otherwise he wouldn't be able to stroll around so leisurely.

"Thunder Kingdom!" The eyes of the God-King Bulu burned with fury, almost spewing out tangible flames. A terrifying divine king's pressure erupted uncontrollably, instantly dispersing the surrounding turbulent void currents and forming a huge vacuum zone!

"Good! Very good! How dare you harbor such a person, break the rules, and bully my Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom! Do you really think I, Polu, am made of clay?!"

He felt like he had been thoroughly tricked!

They were outmaneuvered by the Thunder Kingdom!
Five peak Chaos Realm experts were suppressed, and then half of their wealth was extorted from them?! Putting aside the losses themselves, the fact that he, as the leader, suffered such a loss is an utter disgrace!
“Bolo, stop barking here.”

Just as King Bharadvaja was burning with rage and rushed into the abyss to demand an explanation, a clear, cold, and majestic female voice resounded through the void like a thunderclap from the heavens.

The space at the entrance to the abyss rippled like water, and a blurry figure condensed from countless points of light slowly emerged.

She was surrounded by fine, fluorescent white light spots that seemed capable of annihilating everything. Her aura was light, yet extremely concentrated, carrying a sense of order that controlled everything.

It is the embodiment of the divine power of the God-King Jiayin.

Although the figure of King Jiayin was blurry, his cold gaze was clearly locked onto the enraged King Polu.

"Breaking the rules? Hmph!" King Jiayin's voice carried an undisguised sarcasm. "The Abyss Trial is an internal selection process within my Thunder Ancient Kingdom. The rules have long been stated that princes can invite worshippers based on their own abilities, and they are responsible for their own lives and deaths, each relying on their own methods! Blood Shadow was invited by Prince Lei Zhan with sincerity. Although his realm is beyond the Chaos Realm, he has not violated any of the rules regarding the 'worship realm' in the trial rules."

"But it is your Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom." King Jiayin's voice suddenly turned fierce, like thunderous rage, "You trespassed into the core forbidden area without permission, not only stealing the Thunder Source Crystal, but also attempting to seize the Chaos Thunder Source Crystal! Such behavior is the real violation of the rules, treating my Thunder Ancient Kingdom as nothing. Blood Shadow took action to suppress the villains and maintain the order of our forbidden area. What is wrong with that?!"

King Bharadvaja was speechless for a moment, his face turning ashen from the barrage of questions from King Gain.

The rules of the Abyss Trial do not prohibit princes from inviting a Chaos Realm Transcendent to serve as an offering. After all, who would have thought that a prince could invite such a person?

Their Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom's infiltration into the deepest part of the abyss was indeed in the wrong.

"That's just sophistry." King Bulu was enraged. His divine pressure and the will of King Jiayin collided violently in the void, producing a silent explosion that distorted and annihilated space inch by inch.

"That Blood Shadow was clearly a trump card you deliberately concealed! Otherwise, how could a Chaos Realm Transcendent being, whom we've never heard of before, suddenly appear here? And just so happens to have been invited by Lei Zhan? It must be a trap set by your Thunder Ancient Kingdom! Deliberately luring us into a snare so you can extort money from us!"

“Extortion?” A faint, cold smile seemed to appear on the blurred face of the God-King Jiayin. She ignored Polu’s sophistry and turned her gaze to the entrance of the abyss.

At this moment, the distorted vortex of lightning fluctuated once again.

Three figures flew out from within, moving slowly and deliberately.

The leader was Lei Zhan, who held the Heart of Thunder Source, shimmering with purple light, tightly in one hand, and a dazzling, purplish-black crystal—the Chaotic Thunder Source Crystal—in the other. His face was filled with undisguised excitement and high spirits!

Lord Liekong followed closely behind.

The Blood Shadow Elder, who walked at the very back, still hunched over and with an ordinary aura like an old farmer, instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Even more striking was a blood-red, transparent barrier, about ten feet in diameter, suspended beside the Blood Shadow Elder. The barrier's membrane was as thin as a cicada's wing, flowing with a strange luster that seemed to cycle through life and death.

Within the barrier, five figures were clearly imprisoned.

The withered hermit was emaciated, like a piece of rotten wood completely drained of moisture. He sat cross-legged, his breath weak and his eyes vacant. The sword demon, on the other hand, resembled a prisoner bound by invisible chains, his body stiff and his face frozen in extreme rage.

There were three other people, who were acting like madmen, hysterically activating various secret techniques and divine weapons, frantically bombarding the thin blood-red barrier membrane.

Boom boom boom! ! !
Blades powerful enough to tear stars apart, flames capable of burning the void, and immense power capable of shattering mountains... rained down on the barrier membrane.

however.

That seemingly fragile crimson barrier was as stable as a rock.

All attacks landed on it like mud oxen entering the sea, without even a ripple. The violent energy was silently decomposed, devoured, and annihilated by the flowing power of decay and prosperity the moment it touched the membrane.

It was as if their attacks were merely pebbles thrown into an abyss, unable to even make a sound.

This futile and desperate attack was more impactful than any words, silently proclaiming the despairing power gap between the inside and outside of the barrier!

It's important to understand that the area within the barrier isn't filled with random cats and dogs; rather, it contains super-powerful individuals who could dominate any country on the Origin Continent.

"Blood Shadow!!!" King Bharadvaja could no longer restrain himself. His divine pressure surged towards Elder Blood Shadow like a tangible tsunami of flames. "Release them, or else..."

The Blood-Hidden Elder slightly raised his cloudy eyes and calmly looked at the enraged King Brahma.

That gaze was devoid of any emotional fluctuation; it was neither angry nor provocative, but rather possessed an indifference that seemed to have settled from countless cycles of rise and fall.

He didn't even say a word.

However, the light of decay and prosperity flowing on the membrane of the blood-red barrier that imprisoned the five peak Chaos Realm cultivators suddenly brightened by a sliver.

Inside the barrier, the three who were attacking frantically suddenly froze, as if they had been choked by an invisible giant hand. Extreme pain instantly appeared on their faces. Their bodies turned gray and withered at a visible speed, and their life force was drained away like a flood. Even the withered tree and the sword demon curled up in pain.

"Stop!" King Bharadvaja roared, his eyes bloodshot.

He sensed that the deadly power of decay and prosperity was frantically eroding the essence of the five people; if this continued, their five true bodies would surely be destroyed.

The Blood-Hidden Elder's cloudy eyes remained calm, but the corrosive power within the barrier did not stop, only slowed down slightly, as if silently declaring—your threat is meaningless.

King Jiayin observed coldly, then spoke at the opportune moment, his voice like a chilling judgment: "Polu, things have come to this point, your powerless rage will only make you a laughingstock. Xueyin just stated the ransom price in the abyss."

She looked at Xueyin and nodded slightly, indicating, "Xueyin, just do it your way."

The Blood-Hidden Elder then slowly spoke, his hoarse voice clearly echoing through the void: "Withered Wood and Blade Demon, each valued at 30 billion cosmic sands, or equivalent rare treasures."

His withered fingers pointed at the other three people inside the barrier: "Each of these three is worth two hundred billion cosmic sands, or an equivalent amount of rare treasures."

They didn't ask for an exorbitant price. These eight peak Chaos Realm cultivators knew they were coming to fight against the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, so they didn't bring their most precious treasures with them. If they asked for too high a price, exceeding the value of their true bodies, then they would have come up empty-handed.

"Twelve hundred billion?" King Bharu was so angry that his fiery robes fluttered wildly, and his divine aura surged endlessly. "Blood Shadow, what impressive methods you have, managing to plunder so much so easily..."

The Blood-Hidden Elder's cloudy eyes remained calm and still, but the corrosive power of decay within the crimson barrier began to accelerate once more. The withered tree and the sword demon let out painful groans, and the signs of their bodies withering became increasingly obvious.

"Give it to me, I'll give it to you." King Bharadvaja practically spat out these two words through his teeth.

He was extremely frustrated, but there was nothing he could do!
The other party held the true bodies and lives of five peak Chaos Realm cultivators under his command, and with God King Jiayin watching him covetously from the side, if he dared to make a move, not only would he fail to save them, but he himself would likely pay a heavy price.

He suddenly waved his hand, and a crimson-gold storage token flew out, transforming into a massive spatial portal in the air.

Inside the portal, mountains of cosmic sand, exuding a rich aura of primordial chaos, surged like a golden ocean. At the same time, dozens of rare and precious treasures, divine metal ores, and several secret treasures radiating powerful energy were all thrown out and suspended in the void.

"This is a resource worth 120 billion! Release them!" King Bharadvaja's voice was filled with suppressed rage. He wasn't actually heartbroken, because he was paying on behalf of the five people, and they would definitely return the resources to him after being rescued. What angered him was the loss of face!

The Blood-Hidden Elder's murky gaze swept over the dazzling torrent of resources, and he flicked his sleeves lightly.

Wow——!
Like a whale sucking in water, the wealth was instantly taken away and disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, the crimson barrier that imprisoned the five powerful figures of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom silently dissipated.

The five, including Kumu and Daomo, were exhausted and their auras were weakening. They were instantly pulled back onto the dark gold ship by the divine power of the God King Polu.

Seeing the miserable state of his powerful subordinates, and then looking at the withered and ordinary figure of the Blood Shadow Elder, as well as the two dazzling Thunder Source Hearts and Chaos Thunder Source Crystals in Lei Zhan's hands, King Polu felt a mouthful of blood stuck in his chest, and his anger and resentment were hard to quell.

"Good, good Thunder Ancient Kingdom! Good Blood Shadow! Today's 'blessing' will be remembered by my Flame Wind Ancient Kingdom." King Polu glared venomously at King Jiayin and Blood Shadow, then, unwilling to linger any longer, abruptly waved his hand.

boom!
The dark gold ship erupted with a blinding crimson-gold light, tearing through the void before instantly disappearing into the depths of space without a trace. Only the lingering energy ripples in the void remained, telling the story of the clash that had just taken place, a clash powerful enough to shake two ancient kingdoms.

The divine incarnation of God-King Jiayin turned to Elder Xueyin and Lei Zhan, her blurred face seemingly carrying a hint of approval: "Elder Xueyin's methods are extraordinary. His contribution in upholding the dignity of the ancient kingdom is indispensable." She then looked at Lei Zhan, her voice filled with expectation: "Lei Zhan, you deserve the most credit for the Abyss Trial. With these two items, return with me to the Holy City to meet the Emperor and receive your reward."

"Yes, thank you, God-King Jia Yin." Lei Zhan was extremely excited and bowed deeply. (End of Chapter)