Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Blood Shadow appeared in the core quiet room of the Blood Shadow City Lord's Mansion.

He had no interest in managing the city, so he naturally didn't need to deal with mundane affairs. Everything was left to the original staff, and he only needed to collect taxes on a regular basis.

Therefore, without any pause, he immediately sat down cross-legged to cultivate.

The Abyss Devouring Blade hovered in front of him, its dark red blade trembling slightly and emitting a deep, satisfied hum. The three reverse scale vortexes slowly rotated, while the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Scale Armor quietly covered his entire body, like the most loyal rock.

A pure energy far surpassing that of the previous Jing Shi was continuously replenishing itself through Yuan Shi, cleansing the divine body and nourishing the bloodline.

The weakness caused by the removal of essence and blood has long since disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented fullness and surge.

"God King Realm..." Blood Concealment's mind sank into his body. As he delved deeper into the primordial Dao, the previously invisible barriers seemed to gradually become perceptible.

The God-King Realm is naturally as unattainable as a mountain for those at a lower level.

But for someone like Xue Yin, who has already reached the pinnacle of the Chaos Realm, comprehending several branches of the fundamental Dao to their peak might only take a moment for him to fully understand one of them and become a great god-king who reigns supreme in the world!
Although Xueyin is not in a hurry to break through to the God King Realm, he will not refuse to cultivate and comprehend more branches.

……

Time is slipping away quietly.

Two centuries have passed in the blink of an eye.

hum!
The deep purple token at Xueyin's waist, representing his core identity in the Thunder Ancient Kingdom and his control over Xueyin City, suddenly lit up.

A majestic, grand, yet subtly feminine thought resounded directly in his mind: "Blood Shadow, I am Jia Yin!"

Xueyin's mind sharpened, and he immediately responded with his thoughts: "Lord Jiayin."

King Jiayin, who usually oversees military campaigns and foreign affairs, holds a prestigious position and is not typically contacted. The fact that he has been contacted now likely indicates that something has happened.

"You have been forging the Chaos Origin Bloodline and ruling Blood Hidden City for some time now. Now, there is a matter that requires your attention." The voice of God King Jiayin was without any nonsense and went straight to the point, "In the northeast of the country, in the 'Thunderfire Crystal Forest' area, the people of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom have been active recently, repeatedly crossing the border to plunder the 'Chaos Thunderfire Crystal' mine, injuring our country's guardians, and acting arrogantly."

Sure enough, something happened.

"Thunderfire Crystal Forest?" A flash of lightning appeared in Blood Shadow's eyes, and the map of that place instantly came to mind.

That region, located at the border between the two countries, had an extremely unique environment. Beneath the earth lay molten lava erupting from the ground, while the sky was perpetually shrouded in raging chaotic lightning. The collision and fusion of these two extreme forces gave birth to the precious "Chaotic Lightning Fire Crystal"—a refining material that simultaneously contained the power of the fundamental laws of lightning and fire, making it extremely important to both ancient nations.

The two ancient kingdoms have been vying for resources and fighting each other in this region for countless ages.

The higher-ups were tacitly aware of this, and even tacitly approved of this limited conflict, which was controlled at the level of the Chaos Ruler, regarding it as a bloody "vegetable garden" for honing the strength of their subordinates.

"The Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom has dispatched 'The Burner,' a Chaos Realm Transcendent under its command," said God-King Jiayin, his voice icy. "This fiend is also a bloodline cultivator, having forged the 'World-Burning Flame Lizard' bloodline. His 'World-Burning Flame' is incredibly domineering, earning him some renown among Chaos Realm Transcendents. He has already declared his intention to raze the Crystal Forest Outpost and monopolize the mines for ten thousand years! This is a provocation against our nation's prestige!"

"Your mission is to immediately proceed to the Thunderfire Crystal Forest outpost and drive out Fro! Remember, make him pay a heavy price! Let him remember that the territory of my Thunder Ancient Kingdom will not tolerate Yanfeng's arrogance." King Jiayin's command was resolute, carrying an undeniable, ruthless intent. "This battle is also a test of your strength for the Ancient Kingdom. Do not disappoint me!"

God-King Jiayin spoke frankly; to be honest, she was very disappointed in Xueyin. When she first met Xueyin in the Thunder Punishment Abyss, she quite admired him. But later, Xueyin completely joined the Ancient Kingdom for the sake of the Chaos Origin Bloodline... Even though what he ultimately forged was the Devouring World Thunder Dragon Bloodline, she still lost interest in Xueyin.

In her view, the most important thing for a cultivator is that their thoughts are clear and their will can guide everything. If they cannot even carry out their own will, then what good is it if they have mastered supreme power?
They are merely puppets of power.

Not everyone can eventually become a powerful figure like an emperor who can completely suppress the influence of bloodlines. Look at the ancient kingdom, where many powerful figures at the first, second, or even ultimate level of the God King realm cannot even control their own emotions... What use is such a cultivation achievement?
In her view, Blood Shadow had already followed the same old path as countless ancient Thunder Kingdom God Kings, and there was nothing new about it.

However, given the great distance and the communication was solely through telepathy, Xueyin naturally had no way of knowing these things.

"Your subordinate obeys!" Blood Shadow replied in a deep voice, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

Deportation?
repel?

The six words "pay a sufficient price" spoken by God-King Jia Yin have already set the tone—if you're going to fight, fight hard! Fight until the enemy is terrified!

This is not only a test, but also an excellent opportunity for him to establish his reputation and prestige through his bloodline, prove his worth to the high-ranking officials of the ancient kingdom, and gain more resources.

At the same time, he also wanted to test his current strength.

The Burner, Fro, forged the bloodline of the World-Burning Flame Lizard. Blood Shadow's fingertips unconsciously traced the cold hilt of the Abyss Devourer's Blade. A sense of contempt for low-level Chaos Origin Bloodlines, originating from the depths of the World-Devouring Thunder Dragon's bloodline, surged quietly like a suppressed volcano.

……

Thunderfire Crystal Forest Outpost, northeastern border of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom.

The environment here is even more violent and chaotic than the Wanlei Plains.

The sky was no longer a pure inky purple thundercloud, but a swirling vortex of violent energy interwoven with crimson and dark purple. The crimson world-burning flames and the destructive chaotic divine lightning were like two raging dragons, tearing and colliding wildly in the sky, constantly exploding into billions of miles of dazzling yet deadly energy spots.

On the earth, what flowed was not lava, but a boiling, crimson-gold "thunderfire lava" mixed with fragments of lightning. The scorching heat distorted space, and the pungent smell of sulfur and ozone permeated the air. Strange, enormous purple crystal pillars, like crystal forests, stood between the lava flows or atop isolated peaks. These pillars were crystal clear, and their interiors seemed to seal burning lightning and flowing flames—these were the precious Chaos Thunderfire Crystals.

The outpost fortress, like a battered and bruised steel behemoth, sits in the center of the largest crystal forest.

The thick walls, forged from a mixture of Thunderstruck Divine Iron and Crimson Fire Mystic Gold, were adorned with countless profound array runes that flickered and faded, forming a powerful defensive barrier. However, at this moment, the light shield enveloping the fortress was fluctuating violently, revealing numerous charred and twisted breaches, with the energy at the edges flickering like a candle in the wind, threatening to be extinguished at any moment.

Outside the fortress, shattered armor fragments and broken weapons lay scattered, the air thick with the acrid smell of burning divine power and the pungent stench of blood. At the edge of the watchtower atop the fortress's highest point, a burly figure leaned on a broken, dark purple giant hammer, breathing heavily. His lightning-patterned heavy armor was covered in scorch marks and cracks, and his exposed skin bore gruesome scars left by the flames of world-burning fire. Strands of golden-white fire poison stubbornly eroded the wounds, each breath bringing excruciating pain that penetrated to the very marrow of his bones.

He was none other than the general guarding this place—General Manlei, a peak Chaos Realm expert.

At this moment, his resolute face was filled with humiliation and exhaustion, but his eyes were fixed on the crimson figure that floated in mid-air like a flame king high in the crystal forest.

Fro!

The Burner, Fro!
He was exceptionally tall, with dark red skin like cooled lava, covered in fine, crimson-gold scales. His bare upper body was muscular, like a coiled dragon, exuding explosive power. His long, crimson hair burned and danced like flames. Most intimidating were his pupils, leaping with golden flames that seemed capable of igniting the void; wherever his gaze fell, space itself distorted.

At the tips of his ten fingers, golden-white flames danced silently, emanating a terrifying aura that could incinerate everything.

"Manlei! Have you called for reinforcements yet? I don't accept surrender. If no one comes soon, I'll really kill you." Fro's voice was like molten lava churning in the abyss, carrying the cruelty and contempt of a cat toying with a mouse. "Your shell is almost melting, and your reinforcements still haven't arrived? It seems your status in the ancient kingdom isn't so great after all." He casually flicked his finger.

laugh!
A spark of golden-white light shot out, swelled in the wind, and instantly transformed into a hundred-foot-long golden flame giant lizard with ferocious scales and claws, carrying extreme heat capable of incinerating everything, and viciously bit into the fortress's shaky light shield.

boom--! ! !
The shield dented violently, and the area hit instantly became blindingly bright white. The defensive runes flickered wildly, emitting a teeth-grinding "sizzling" sound, and there were even visible signs of melting.

A muffled groan of pain, barely suppressed, came from the top of the fortress. It was the reaction of General Manlei, who was in charge of the formation, as his divine power was severely depleted and his injuries were aggravated.

If it weren't for this peak Chaos Realm expert who desperately held the formation together as the core of the array, the fortress would have long been reduced to ruins!

"General!" came the anxious shouts of his subordinates from inside the fortress.

General Manlei clenched his teeth, and blood seeped from his gums.

He felt utterly humiliated. If it weren't for Flor's deliberate attempt to toy with him, hoping to provoke the Thunder Kingdom to send even stronger reinforcements for him to play with, given Flor's terrifying strength at the Chaos Realm transcendence stage, his fortress, along with himself, would have long since been reduced to ashes! At this moment, his only hope was that reinforcements would arrive quickly…

Just as Fro's grin widened and he was about to snap his fingers again—

Boom! ! !

A massive, dark purple chaotic lightning bolt, so thick it distorted space, struck down without warning from the center of the raging crimson-purple energy vortex!
The target was incredibly precise, pointing directly at Fro, who was suspended in mid-air.

The destructive intent contained within the thunder caused the golden flames in Flor's pupils to surge violently.

"It's finally here!" Fro reacted with lightning speed, his body radiating a burst of crimson-gold light, and he clenched his right fist and unleashed a powerful punch.

Wherever the fist struck, space collapsed with a deafening roar, forming a massive vortex of flames. At the center of the vortex, the golden-white flames of world-destroying fire, condensed to their ultimate form, clashed fiercely with the world-destroying lightning, carrying boundless ferocity.

Rumble, rumble—! ! !
Golden flames and dark purple lightning clashed violently in mid-air, like two burning giant stars colliding head-on. The indescribable blinding light instantly engulfed tens of thousands of miles around, and the terrifying energy shockwave swept across in a destructive ring.

The flow of lightning and fire below was whipped into towering waves, and many smaller chaotic lightning and fire crystal pillars were broken and shattered like withered branches.

The light slowly faded away.

Fro remained suspended in place, unharmed, though the golden-white flames swirling around his fist dimmed slightly for a moment. He looked up, his golden flame pupils burning with ferocity and a hint of solemnity, staring intently in the direction from which the lightning had struck.

The space in front of the fortress rippled and tore like water. A figure clad in dark scale armor and wielding an ancient, dark red longsword, like a demon god of destruction born from shattering lightning, took a step forward and slowly solidified.

The dark and abyss-like Myriad Calamity Thunderscale Armor exuded a rock-like weight and composure amidst the surrounding raging and chaotic hell of thunder and fire, as if it could suppress all turmoil.

The long sword in his hand pointed diagonally at the ground. The blade was dull, but it made the World-Burning Flame Lizard bloodline forged by Flora tremble. A sense of fear and unease, stemming from the difference in their life levels, almost instinctively seized his mind.

"Lord of Blood Shadow City!" A joyous shout of relief erupted from within the fortress.

"Heh, so you're the newly promoted Blood Shadow?" Fro narrowed his eyes, which were flaming with golden flames, his voice filled with scrutiny and deliberate disdain. "I heard you forged the World-Devouring Thunder Dragon, you've got some skill, huh? You've only been around for a hundred epochs, yet you dare to block my path?"

Blood Concealed in Silence.

The only response Fro was a pair of black, hole-like eyes that seemed to devour all light, coldly locking onto him.

An invisible killing intent, a mixture of thunder and deathly silence, spread out instantly like an ice tide that froze the soul, forcibly pushing away and suppressing the scorching force field around him that could incinerate everything.

"Playing tricks!" Fro was utterly enraged by this silent contempt and roared, "Turn me to ashes!"

He suddenly spread his arms wide and pressed forward!
"World-Burning - Fiery Domain!!!"

boom--! ! !
Centered on Flor, endless golden-white flames of world-burning fire erupted simultaneously, instantly sweeping across the heavens and earth, transforming into a world-destroying sea of ​​fire with a diameter exceeding one million miles. Wherever the sea of ​​fire passed, space was burned and melted into huge black holes, the laws groaned in unbearable agony, and the raging chaotic lightning was evaporated and devoured like ice and snow.

The terrifyingly high temperature instantly vaporized the lightning and fire magma below, and the huge chaotic lightning and fire crystal pillar emitted a dying groan as its surface began to melt and drip scorching liquid.

This sea of ​​fire is not an inanimate object, but a destructive domain that carries the raging will of Flor!
Countless ferocious giant lizards, formed from the flames of world-burning, came from all directions, above, below, left, and right, carrying a terrifying will to incinerate everything tangible and intangible, and frantically bit at Xue Yin, who stood alone in the center of the sea of ​​fire.

The power contained in each of the Flame Giant Lizards is enough to make even ordinary peak Chaos Realm cultivators change color!

The fortress's defensive shield flickered wildly at the edge of the fire zone, like a candle flickering in the wind, emitting a mournful cry as it was about to shatter completely.

Even those generals hiding deep within the fortress were scorched by the terrifying aftershocks, their bodies feeling as if their souls were about to leave their bodies and burn! (End of Chapter)