Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Cangya was more composed, but standing next to Yuji, he still raised his wolf head slightly, his eyes calm yet filled with undisguised shock.

He could clearly feel the chaotic power outside the passage, a power capable of destroying the world, and he could also appreciate the immense spatial power required to maintain the stability of this passage.

Just how prosperous must the cultivation system of this origin continent be?
"Uncle-Master," Cangya respectfully asked Guji, "What kind of foundation has Master established on the Origin Continent? And what kind of place is this Xuanhu City?"

"Hehe, you've hit the nail on the head." Guji shook its fat head smugly, its huge golden eyes sweeping over the three of them with a hint of boasting. "Our master is something else! He's now a peerless expert at the peak of the Chaos Ruler! In the entire Origin Continent, he's someone who can shake a whole region with a stomp of his foot!"

"Peak of Chaos Ruler?" Cangya gasped. He hadn't had a clear understanding of the power of the Chaos Realm before, but after Guji in Blackstone City displayed his might, he had a very real feeling about it.

Yu Ji clapped her hands excitedly: "Father is really amazing!"

"As for power..." Guji gestured with its paw, "Master didn't establish his own power, but instead joined the top power on the Origin Continent, 'Mother River of Life.' Master's core foundation is in our destination—Xuanhu City! That's nothing like Blackrock City, that barbaric and chaotic stone fortress!"

As Xu Yang's soul servant, Guji naturally knew about the situation of his two avatars, Blood Shadow and White Jade. However, although he was impulsive, he wasn't stupid. These two avatars were of great importance, and if anything was to be discussed, it should be his master who spoke about it, not something he would use to show off.

Moreover, there are many methods on the Origin Continent, and he and Xu Yang, master and servant, are not yet top-tier. If an enemy targets them... even if they can withstand it, Yu Ji and Cang Ya may not. Therefore, the less Yu Ji and the others know, the better they are protecting them.

Guji's tone was full of pride: "Xuanhu City is located within the territory of the Green Origin Kingdom. The entire city is an extremely prosperous metropolis in the entire Origin Continent!"

“Not only that,” Guji continued, “Xuanhu City is perfectly orderly, and private duels are strictly prohibited. The City Lord’s Mansion governs the entire area, with the ‘Xuanjia Army’ directly under its command guarding the city, led by the Eternal True God. There are also many Eternal Families and powerful sects that are attached to the master. The city has the ‘Myriad Phenomena Pavilion’ for trading rare treasures from all over the world, the ‘Inquiry Pavilion’ for collecting the inheritance of all laws, and the ‘Heavenly Craft Workshop’ forging divine weapons… Tsk tsk, it’s many levels higher than a place like Black Stone City!”

Although these were not Xu Yang's private property, they could be considered part of his forces due to his power and influence.

"Green Origin Kingdom?" Mengcha asked softly, more concerned about her husband's environment.

"Green Origin Kingdom is one of the many divine kingdoms on the Origin Continent," Guji explained. "It's a divine kingdom under the Mother River of Life, and it's filled with powerful beings from the Mother River of Life. You must know, the Mother River of Life is..."

Hearing Guji's description, Cangya, Mengcha, and Yuji were all deeply moved.

They knew their master (husband/father) was powerful, but they never expected that he would establish such a magnificent foundation on the Origin Continent in such a short time.

Peak Chaos Overlord!

Top-tier metropolis!

The master of one party!
This was even more shocking than they had ever imagined.

Just as the three were immersed in shock and anticipation.

hum!
At the end of the silver passage ahead, a single, incomparably brilliant, yet gentle, emerald-green light suddenly shone. The light rapidly expanded, carrying a soothing, womb-like warmth and tranquility that instantly filled the entire passage.

"We're here!" Guji's voice was filled with excitement. "Get ready, we're home!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the silver vortex passage collapsed inward as if it had completed its mission.

A brilliant light shone before my eyes!

As the blinding light dissipated, the three felt their feet become solid, and a rich, refreshing aura, imbued with pure chaotic energy and vibrant life, instantly flooded their lungs and permeated their souls.

They have already put their feet on the ground.

The scene before them instantly plunged Cangya, Mengcha, and Yuji, who had just experienced the desolate wilderness of Blackrock City, into a tremendous and indescribable visual and emotional shock.

The sky was clear and blue, without a single impurity.

The soft sunlight, like a golden veil, fell upon me.

Looking around, the flying eaves and brackets, the carved beams and painted rafters, all exude a grand and majestic atmosphere. Between the palaces, a seven-colored rainbow bridge soars through the air, and clear spiritual springs flow down from the peak of Crystal Mountain, forming shimmering waterfalls that plunge into the deep, emerald pools shrouded in mist below, stirring up hazy water vapor and magnificent rainbows. Countless exotic flowers and rare herbs adorn the scene, some like burning flames, some breathing starlight, and some emitting invigorating fragrances... The air is filled with pure, chaotic spiritual energy and the fragrance of plants, and every breath feels like a cleansing of the body and nourishment of the soul.

"This is the highest residential area in the entire Xuanhu City, and it's protected by the city lord's grand formation, so it's very safe. I'll be living here from now on." Guji smiled and pointed to the surrounding palaces.

This place had been repaired long ago, but no one usually came to live here. He and Xu Yang usually stayed in the quiet room behind the city lord's mansion to cultivate... But now that the master's relatives have arrived, they can't just arrange for them to stay in the quiet room, so this incomparably luxurious palace has been put into use.

"There's no need to worry about safety or privacy. The servants live at the foot of the mountain and halfway up. They can't come up without our summons."

After walking a short distance, on the terrace of the mountain palace complex, clouds and mist swirled, like soft veils brushing against their feet. With a casual wave of its chubby little paws, Guji caused the invisible yet incredibly resilient space and energy barrier covering the mountaintop to ripple like water, revealing a wider and more realistic scene below.

As the ripples from the barrier spread, Yu Ji, Cang Ya, and Meng Cha's vision suddenly opened up.

The "human world" belonging to Xuanhu City, which had previously been obscured by clouds and celestial aura, unfolded like a scroll beneath their feet.

As far as the eye can see, there are clusters of equally exquisite, but much smaller, palaces scattered along the mountainside, extending all the way down to the mountainside. After passing through a section of open space, there is the gatehouse, and only outside the gatehouse does it connect with the streets of Xuanhu City.

The pavilions and towers where the servants lived were adorned with babbling springs and streams, and exotic flowers and plants. Although they could not match the grandeur and spiritual charm of the mountaintop, they were still elegant and extraordinary in every way, thanks to careful maintenance.

However, what truly made the three of them hold their breath and their pupils contract sharply was not the still ethereal environment, but the numerous figures moving within it!

Thousands of figures, like components of a precision instrument, busily moved about in the palace complex, gardens, roads, and even on platforms suspended in mid-air.

They were dressed in matching outfits.

On the mountainside, the most numerous were servants dressed in light blue robes with simple yet profound cloud patterns embroidered on the cuffs and hems. Some held jade hoes, carefully tending to the strange flowers and plants in the courtyard that emitted starlight and had leaves like seven-colored gemstones. Others carried trays made of warm white jade or strange metals containing spatial fluctuations, on which were placed precious fruits and divine wines of various shapes and sizes, exuding spiritual energy. They moved lightly and swiftly between the various halls. Still others were in front of huge crystal stoves engraved with flame runes, manipulating invisible divine flames to cook food that emitted an enticing aroma. Even a wisp of the aroma from a distance made Cangya's mouth water.

These servants, even the one with the weakest aura... are true gods!
Their divine power is pure and refined. Many of them have a life level that would be enough to make them the ancestors of a dominant race in the universe!

However, here, they are just the lowest-ranking servants!
Further down, near the foot of the mountain, the number of figures dressed in silver-gray outfits and exuding a more composed aura noticeably increased.

They were guards, standing guard at fixed posts like statues, their sharp eyes scanning the surroundings, or forming small teams to patrol low along fixed routes, their movements carrying a well-trained tacit understanding, subtly forming a battle formation.

Among them, there were countless Void Gods!
There were even some beings with exceptionally powerful auras, approaching the peak of the Void True God! These "Ancestors" who opened up holy lands in the cosmic sea and were worshipped by billions of living beings were merely their guards at this moment!
"Haha, not just them, look over there." Guji saw the three of them lost in thought and secretly praised himself for his successful plan. He pointed with his finger.

Following the direction of the gaze.

Not far from their feet stood a grand "dining palace" carved from a single piece of jade.

An elderly man, dressed in a dark green brocade robe, with a lean face and three long wisps of beard, stood with his hands behind his back. He possessed a refined and scholarly air, with deep and profound eyes. There was no deliberate pressure emanating from him, but his unwavering and majestic demeanor, as well as the fluctuations of the fundamental laws that he stirred with every gesture, almost connecting with the entire mountain, clearly demonstrated his powerful realm—an Eternal True God!
At this moment, the old man, the Eternal True God, was speaking calmly, even with a hint of humility, to several Void True God servants dressed in light blue robes.

His voice wasn't loud, yet it clearly pierced through the space and reached the ears of the three people on the mountaintop: "...The Crystal Marrow Jade Dew must be warmed with the Samadhi Fire until its emerald color deepens before the 'Azure Wood Mystery' within can be activated. There must be no mistake. The 'Star-Patterned Fire Date' is fiery in nature and must be chilled in the Ice Soul Water of the Cold Pool for half an hour to remove its fire poison before presenting it to the masters... Also, since the masters are new to this place, their divine bodies may be slightly damaged. Prepare a 'Spirit Nourishing and Meridian Strengthening Soup,' the main ingredient of which is that 50,000-year-old 'Star Tear Grass'..."

Eternal God!

In the Cosmic Sea, it is a legend, a realm that the Eastern Emperor and the ancestors of the Purple Moon Holy Land dreamed of but could never reach due to the severance of the path.

It is a supreme being capable of suppressing an entire era of reincarnation and being revered by countless cosmic lords.

Yet at this moment, this eternal true god was actually... personally directing his servants to prepare a meal, mentioning "masters" in his words, his attitude as respectful as an old steward in an ordinary household.

The mountaintop terrace was deathly silent.

Yu Ji's mouth was agape, her eyes wide open, filled with extreme shock, bewilderment, and an indescribable sense of awe.

She looked down at the respectful and busy servants below the mountain, then at her chubby Uncle Guji beside her, and then at the magnificent and luxurious palace... In her little head, the knowledge about power and status that she had formed in the Cosmic Sea was as if it had been hit hard by a giant hammer and completely shattered.

"The Void... the True God of the Void... acting as a gardener? Waiting tables?" Cangya's voice was tinged with a dreamlike daze. He pointed down the mountain, his fingertips trembling slightly. "And... there's also the Eternal True God... directing the cooking? Pruning the flowers... the plants? Acting... acting as a butler?!"

He thought of the Cosmic Sea, and of the two mysterious and majestic figures who had created the vast sacred universe: the Eastern Emperor and the Purple Moon Ancestor!
Even those beings who possess unparalleled prestige in the Cosmic Sea might not even be qualified to be apprentices to the steward of the Eternal True God below!

This huge, disruptive difference made his heart pound wildly, almost as if it would jump out of his throat.

Such an existence should be revered everywhere, establishing its own school and being worshipped by all spirits.

Yet here... they willingly serve as servants, doing so so naturally, so... as if it were their right! What kind of suffocating power does this represent that the Master possesses here?
At the same time, it also made Cangya realize the suffocating level gap in the Origin Continent.

He thought that by becoming a true god of the void and passing through reincarnation, he would be a great figure who would be respected and revered... but he never expected that upon arriving on the Origin Continent, he would be humbled and subservient to others!
Eastern Emperor, Purple Moon!
Is this what you call a 'decent job'?
Although Cangya's wolf head was still held high, a monstrous wave was surging deep within his calm pupils. His clenched fists trembled slightly, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

If his master hadn't arrived at the Origin Continent first, overcoming countless obstacles and establishing such a vast foundation in this continent teeming with powerful figures, creating a strong force capable of protecting them... then what would have become of Cangya, the genius who once reigned supreme in the Cosmic Sea, upon arriving on this unfamiliar and cruel Origin Continent?

The best outcome might be becoming a "patron" or "guest" of some eternal family or powerful force below, dependent on others, risking one's life to fight for a pitiful amount of resources and protection.

More likely, they will struggle to survive at the bottom, like the hunter Yan Feng in the wilderness, living a precarious existence, and may even become a servant, test subject, or cannon fodder of some powerful being.

Below, those busy servants of the Void Gods, those stewards and commanders of the Eternal Gods... which one of them wasn't an invincible and powerful figure in their respective homelands?

But here, they are servants, they are guards!

This is the Origin Continent!
This is the cruel reality of a dog-eat-dog world with a strict hierarchy!

A strong sense of lingering fear and unprecedented relief swept over Cangya like an icy torrent, only to be replaced by a scalding current of "belonging" and "reverence".

I was filled with dread at the insignificance of the vast universe and my own ignorance.

I am so grateful to have my Master, this towering tree, protecting me!

I deeply admire my master's unfathomable strength and his ability to manipulate events!
"This... is the Origin Continent..." Cangya's voice was low and hoarse, carrying a sense of enlightenment and heaviness after experiencing a great shock, "Master... has held up a sky for us."

Seeing the three people's shocked and speechless expressions, Guji's huge golden eyes flashed with understanding. (End of Chapter)