Swallowed Star Chapter 1486 - Transcending Reincarnation (The Final Episode) Part 2
Previously on Swallowed Star...
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Star Tower along with another vessel plunged into Tilted Peak Sector. One belonged to an eternal true god, the other to a true god of void space. They effortlessly bypassed numerous barriers. Both were aware of the precise location of the “incarnation.”
“Can you sense the summons, Teacher Origin?” Luo Feng sent via transmission.
“Yes, I sense it clearly. It lies directly ahead,” Teacher Origin replied through voice transmission. “According to the charts sketched by fellow great beings who previously transcended the incarnation, this is exactly the spot.”
In a brief moment, Star Tower led the way with the other ship trailing behind. They reached an expansive region.
“Is that…?” Luo Feng gazed ahead, Morosa positioned next to him.
“That has to be the incarnation,” Morosa declared.
Luo Feng observed intently. Amid the boundless void stood a cavernous opening. A gateway swirled with vibrant energies at its face. Hazy figures lingered by the entrance—some humanoid, others beastly. Billions of such entities crowded around the portal.
“Indeed, that’s the incarnation.” Luo Feng felt the intense pull, ripples from supreme laws pulsing forth. Clearly, it beckoned Luo Feng and Teacher Origin inside. The map confirmed this as the destination.
“Let’s examine it closely first,” Teacher Origin suggested via transmission.
“Alright.” Luo Feng agreed with a nod.
They scanned the incarnation’s entrance thoroughly, but its interior remained obscured.
Teacher Origin messaged, “Who enters first, Luo Feng? You or I?”
“I’ll take the lead,” Luo Feng responded.
His assurance stemmed from Star Tower being a godly king weapon and his own status as an eternal true god. One of them had to venture in ahead; Teacher Origin couldn’t be risked first.
Hua!
Star Tower approached steadily. Slowly, it submerged into the portal’s radiant hues. Soon, it vanished entirely within.
“Luo Feng? Luo Feng! Luo Feng!” Teacher Origin lost all connection to Luo Feng. He retrieved a communication token.
A godly power avatar of Luo Feng resided in his miniature universe, equipped with a communication token as well.
“Luo Feng?”
“Teacher Origin,” the godly power avatar of Luo Feng replied.
“What’s the situation?” Teacher Origin inquired.
“Enter now,” Luo Feng urged. “It’s secure here.”
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Excitement surged through Luo Feng. No threats had materialized, and upon crossing into the incarnation portal, a profound sense of ease washed over him.
“This incarnation portal.”
From within Star Tower, Luo Feng peered outward. Inside the portal, indistinct figures darted about—humans, beasts, plants, and myriad other forms traversing the realm.
“What in the world…?”
Luo Feng relocated Morosa to a separate chamber. With a gesture, a golden crystal materialized in his hand—the one from Sitting Mountain Guest.
Hua!
A figure coalesced above the crystal: Sitting Mountain Guest’s virtual consciousness.
Sitting Mountain Guest surveyed the surroundings. “Ah, so you’ve stepped into the incarnation already?”
“Teacher.” Luo Feng faced Sitting Mountain Guest, questions flooding his mind. “Teacher, what task do you have for me? Tell me now. Also, where did the Nine Volume Manual come from? And Star Tower—it’s surely a godly king weapon.”
“Hahaha! Hold on, no need to hurry.” Sitting Mountain Guest chuckled warmly.
Luo Feng drew a steady breath. “Please explain, Teacher.”
“My knowledge surpasses your wildest guesses,” Sitting Mountain Guest revealed. “Star Tower is truly a godly king weapon, crafted by my own hands.”
“What?” Luo Feng stood stunned.
Had Sitting Mountain Guest forged a godly king weapon? Did that make him a godly king? Yet he possessed a miniature universe—that much was certain!
“Forging Star Tower confirms it: I am a godly king, unmatched in crafting true treasures.” Sitting Mountain Guest grinned proudly at Luo Feng. “I am the Godly King of Jin.”
“You’re the Godly King of Jin?” Luo Feng reeled in shock.
How could Sitting Mountain Guest be the Godly King of Jin? Luo Feng had once tested Star Tower in the World of Jin, but the Godly King of Jin’s virtual consciousness there hadn’t recognized it.
“But I tested Star Tower within the World of Jin,” Luo Feng pointed out.
“Patience. Hear me out.” Sitting Mountain Guest’s gaze held deep layers of emotion.
Luo Feng nodded, absorbing every word. Sitting Mountain Guest might truly be the Godly King of Jin.
“First, I’ll clarify the power hierarchy to frame my tale better,” Sitting Mountain Guest began. “Beyond true gods lie true gods of void space, eternal true gods, the holy, and godly kings. You know the stages from true gods to eternal true gods well.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“Eternal true gods birth a miniature universe with mere intent,” Sitting Mountain Guest continued. “They’ve grasped core universal origins—like water and fire, space and time, light and darkness. Mastering any one elevates you to eternal true god.”
Luo Feng had mastered the origin of life and death, merely his initial stride on the Path of Destruction.
“One more step commands chaos itself! Chaos births all laws, the supreme law. Dominating chaos elevates you to master of chaos, entering the holy realm. Innumerable eternal true gods falter here. In Jin Country’s golden age, eternal true gods abounded, yet holies numbered scarcely over ten. Mastering chaos transforms your Heart of True God into ‘chaos space,’ a feat demanding personal mastery of chaos laws.”
Luo Feng pondered deeply. His own Heart of True God sheltered a soul space linked to his miniature universe’s origin.
“Chaos space accommodates vast godly power reserves,” Sitting Mountain Guest explained. “Pushing further, you wield that inner chaos space, evolving it into a miniature universe. The World of Jin originated thus within me—seemingly compact, yet vast enough to nurture legions of great beings. Perfection comes solely through one’s efforts.”
Luo Feng marveled. His miniature universe’s growth baffled him. Forming one internally required first chaos space, then evolution—an arcane universal mastery.
“Godly kings vary in specialties,” Sitting Mountain Guest noted. “Their internal miniature universes reflect this. Mine excels in valuables, intricately wrought. Others craft simpler realms.”
The holy! Godly kings! Commanding chaos, even birthing universes.
Sitting Mountain Guest pressed on. “True gods, true gods of void space, eternal true gods, holies, godly kings. Yet legends whisper of a pinnacle beyond godly kings, unbound by supreme laws—capable of forging them. My eyes burn for it, though endless contemplation yields no breakthrough.”
“Beyond godly kings?” Luo Feng questioned dubiously.
“Undoubtedly,” Sitting Mountain Guest affirmed. “Consider the ultimate: Yuan! He transcended. His might defies comprehension.”
“Yuan?” Luo Feng started.
The “Linear Element Technique” he cultivated stemmed from Yuan.
“You possess the Linear Element Technique,” Sitting Mountain Guest observed with a smile. “Yuan’s creation!”
Luo Feng gaped. “How did you know?”
Even if Sitting Mountain Guest was the Godly King of Jin, he’d never entered the World of Jin. Only the Godly King of Jin’s virtual consciousness knew of Luo Feng acquiring the Linear Element Technique.
Sitting Mountain Guest laughed heartily. “Simple deduction! Hundreds of universe masters from Purple Moon Holy Land and the alliance perished instantly! Your power alone sufficed… yet you lacked command over those generals. Only one explanation: triumph in Wu Qi Tower yielded the Linear Element Technique, granting supreme authority from my virtual consciousness—surpassing the four generals, enabling that massacre.”
Luo Feng froze.
“Moreover,” Sitting Mountain Guest added, “I bore a Linear Element Technique manual, intended for you post-universe master with bolstered willpower. But my body arrived just after your ascension. You delved into the World of Jin, mastered it, shattering my manual. Yuan’s legacy destroys duplicates upon success.
“My manual crumbled, your Remote Ocean unleashed willpower shocks, slaughtering hundreds of universe masters… Irrefutable: you mastered Linear Element Technique.” Sitting Mountain Guest sighed. “Yuan, the transcendent loner—his Linear Element Technique legendary. Godly kings covet it, yet it suits law masters and true gods best. Higher beings can’t grasp it. Empires push talents, all thwarted!”
“Teacher!” Luo Feng pressed. “What’s truly unfolding?”
“My full saga will clarify all,” Sitting Mountain Guest promised.
Luo Feng hung on every word. This was Sitting Mountain Guest’s long-veiled epic.
“Universe Ocean’s edge holds the Land of Origin—your fabled ancient civilization,” Sitting Mountain Guest disclosed.
Ancient civilization equated to Land of Origin, Universe Ocean’s terminus!
“I hailed from a Land of Origin tribe, joining a valuables-crafting clan,” Sitting Mountain Guest recounted. “I loved a classmate, wed her, soared as a valuables prodigy. I founded Jin Country from my clan, crowned Godly King of Jin. Blissful wife, devoted officials—I reigned supreme. Perfection! But eternity eludes.”
Sitting Mountain Guest shook his head. “Eons later, Shi Country struck Jin Country. They slew my wife, officials, kin—razed my empire! All I forged, obliterated by Shi Country!” His eyes blazed with feral grudge, even before his disciple.
Luo Feng sighed inwardly.
Losing everything—family, comrades—unimaginable agony. Luo Feng battled Sector Beast Mo He to safeguard his own. Such devastation would ignite vengeful fury.
“Slaying a Godly King proves arduous,” Sitting Mountain Guest stated. “Three country masters pursued me into Universe Ocean’s depths! There… I sought to bind Sector Beasts!”
“Bind Sector Beasts?” Luo Feng gasped.
He himself had subjugated a Sector Beast king!
Sitting Mountain Guest nodded. “Precisely. In the Land of Origin, Sector Beasts are mythic calamities! Yet among mighty realms stands ‘Tian Mu Country,’ ancient and mightier than Shi Country. Its lord, ‘Purple Wood Godly King,’ once lost his nation. He fled to Universe Ocean’s abyss, returned with a tamed Sector Beast!
“Mature, rampant Sector Beasts demand coalitions to repel—a nightmare unbound. But Purple Wood Godly King’s thrall obeyed, annihilating foes. Rivals trembled; others thanked fortune he spared them. Who challenges a Sector Beast king’s master? Tian Mu Country flourished. Ages on, it dominates, its guardian Sector Beast legendary, unseen.”
Luo Feng puzzled. “World of Jin records lack Sector Beast details.”
“Haha! My body’s World of Jin breeds up to eternal true gods max.” Sitting Mountain Guest shook his head. “No such lore there. The tale spreads wide; Purple Wood Godly King avows it.
“Taming mature Sector Beasts? Impossible. I targeted the young. Thus, Universe Ocean’s depths. Many exiled sovereigns, hearts aflame with hate, pursued likewise—enslaving immature Sector Beasts. Like prior Duan Dong River’s era, with Universe Boat—perhaps a grand force. They charged, failed utterly. Even I couldn’t. They perished irretrievably.” Sitting Mountain Guest shook his head. “Universe Ocean’s perils intensify with depth.”
Luo Feng furrowed his brow. “Perils?”
Now Universe Boat’s ruin as a Land of Extremis made sense—its desperate warnings of a false path.
“Supreme laws bar intrusion,” Sitting Mountain Guest said. “Yet a loophole exists: they merely enlist the original universe’s primal mind against me. Lacking supreme sanction, the primal mind poses no threat. But empowered, it wields origin forces, twisting Universe Ocean. Proximity to original universe amplifies its dominion.”
Sitting Mountain Guest shook his head. “Inconceivable might. Trespass equals doom. Thus, contingency: I seeded virtual consciousness in World of Jin, hid Linear Element Technique for worthy heirs. Forged Star Tower—mid-creation, golden light infused it, birthing a godly king weapon. Nine floors, each with three techniques: twenty-seven total!
“To pierce to original universe via Universe Ocean’s core, I recruited from there. Star Tower’s techniques tiered: first two pre-true god; third-fourth for true gods; fifth-sixth void space true gods; seventh eternal true gods; eighth holies; ninth godly kings.”
Sitting Mountain Guest smiled. “Baseline assumptions. Post-Star Tower, I stowed valuables in Jin Emperor Palace—my pinnacle godly king weapon. Venturing deeper within it, trapped beyond retreat, I severed a life imprint sliver, embedding it for reincarnation.
“Jin Emperor Palace traversed boundless Universe Ocean, puppet-driven. Deceased, merely a reincarnating life trace endured. Supreme laws couldn’t halt an inert artifact. Reaching original universe, my imprint reborn as unique life: Sitting Mountain Guest.”
“Ah?” Luo Feng grasped it fully.
“Reincarnation falls under supreme laws’ allowance.”