landbeastnovel Chapter 1526 - 120: Reality (13)
Chapter 1526 - 120: Reality (13)
As for why the experience since entering the Divine Country was the most exhilarating for Lu Hong, the reason is quite simple. It was because after that, Lu Hong’s slaughter knew no bounds, marking the period of his fastest power gain.Without the countless experiences in the Divine Country, if he had still been wandering in the Star Sea, even if he killed everyone there, he likely wouldn’t have reached the Heavenly God realm.
Thus, the journey through the Divine Country was the beginning of Lu Hong’s unrestrained massacre.
This beginning seemed to open a Pandora’s box, unleashing Lu Hong’s inner madness, transforming him into a walking meat grinder, shredding everything he encountered, striving to reap all life to gain experience, power, and the potential to get one step closer to going home.
Guided by the Demon Clan, Lu Hong successfully left the Star Sea and stepped into the Nine Domains, this massive Great World.
Even in this Great World, combat power at the Heavenly God Level still stood at the pinnacle.
Moreover, before killing the Netherworld God, Lu Hong had already broken through to the Earth Realm Celestial Gods level, making him a dominant presence in the Nine Domains Heavens.
Subsequently, Lu Hong traveled through one place after another, seeking world after world, slaughtering everyone above the God Realm level, gaining experience and enhancing himself.
Quickly, Lu Hong’s reputation as a slaughterer began to spread in the Nine Domains, instilling fear in people far and wide.
As a result, many families and worlds in the Nine Domains began to form alliances to ambush Lu Hong.
The brink of life and death had never left Lu Hong’s side; the text may downplay it lightly, but the numerous difficulties and perilous situations can only be truly appreciated when experienced first-hand.
One could say that Lu Hong, who advanced entirely through slaughter, had his combat abilities surpass everyone else.
After all, while others were cultivating, Lu Hong was killing; while others were practicing skills, Lu Hong was still killing. The act of killing was often the fastest way to gain strength, bar none.
Therefore, a plan of baiting and encircling Lu Hong, devised by the alliances of the eight great worlds and families of the Nine Domains, failed. Lu Hong slaughtered all six Earth Realm Celestial Gods and more than twenty Mortal Realm Celestials.
Subsequently, these eight great worlds and families faced Lu Hong’s bloody revenge.
This time, Lu Hong did not simply target the combat power beyond the Heavenly God Level in each world, but he annihilated, leaving no living thing in his wake.
In such terrifying and frenzied slaughter, Lu Hong also created a Secret Technique unique to himself.
Lu Hong’s frenzied actions in the Constant Domain continued to expand in influence.
Eventually, a supreme figure from the Celestial Realm intervened, attempting to eliminate Lu Hong, this unruly and socially inept fellow.
Lu Hong fought back with all his might and managed to escape narrowly, but he was seriously injured and forced to hide in a realm, secretly healing.
During his healing period, Lu Hong also engaged in a story of playing the pig to eat the tiger, overpowering various flamboyant scions and black forces. Reflecting on this, Lu Hong couldn’t help but smack his lips, feeling like he had finally experienced the clichéd plot of transmigration novels.
Underneath these acts of showing off and slapping faces, Lu Hong’s perspective on killing changed to some extent. Yes, not everyone deserved to die. Even when he appeared extremely weak during his healing, there were still those willing to help him, bringing a bit of warmth to his otherwise lonely heart.
However, Lu Hong did not reflect or feel remorse for his past excessive killings. Those he killed were from another world, and his psychological burden had long been worn down by his initial transmigration experience.
As time passed, Lu Hong’s injuries gradually healed, but he didn’t plan to continue wreaking havoc in the Nine Domains in the short term. After all, the Celestial Realm God Lord, knowing he hadn’t managed to kill him, would probably keep an eye on his movements for at least the next few decades. If Lu Hong engaged in large-scale slaughter again, it was very likely to provoke the Celestial Realm God Lord, as escaping from him had surely shamed him greatly.
So, Lu Hong continued to conceal himself, posing as an ordinary Third Transformation Powerhouse, and followed the small family that once saved him, venturing into business, coming to Weyang City, the core of the Nine Domains where the Four Great Families resided.
Although Lu Hong was well-traveled, he was secretly stunned by the vastness and prosperity of Weyang City upon his first visit.
As Lu Hong was experiencing life as an ordinary person in the Nine Domains, an Earth Realm Celestial God from the Duksa family approached him.
However, the other party did not display hostility, merely inviting Lu Hong to the Duksa family for a meeting.
Lu Hong pondered for a moment and ultimately agreed.
It was Lu Hong’s first encounter with the Clan Leader of the Duksa family, whom he found the most astute old man in the entire Otherworld. In the Dream Realm, Lu Hong had been quite close to Nuoshan, but in reality, their relationship had only been one of slight cooperation.
Thus, the actual intelligence of Nuoshan was supplemented by Taichu in the Dream Realm; at least Lu Hong was not aware of it.
But before him was the Duksa family Clan Leader, whom Lu Hong found exceptionally intelligent at first glance.
Upon their first meeting, the Duksa family Clan Leader unexpectedly showed unreserved goodwill towards Lu Hong, expressing an intent to form an alliance.
This left Lu Hong quite puzzled.
The reason provided by the Duksa family Clan Leader was quite straightforward: Lu Hong’s ability to escape from the Celestial Realm God Lord demonstrated immense potential. The Duksa family was keen on nurturing and allying with the top talents of the Nine Domains. Even a simple cooperative relationship could earn the Duksa family more strong friendships, ensuring the family’s endless succession.
Lu Hong accepted this reasoning. After all, he was alone in this vast Nine Domains Great World, with no one particularly looking out for him.
If they intended to kill him, the Duksa Family’s Clan Leader wouldn’t have met with him.
Lacking anything he could be plotted against, the truth presumably matched what the other party stated.
Subsequently, the Duksa family Clan Leader asked Lu Hong if they could offer any necessary assistance, even mediating with the Celestial Realm God Lord who once chased him. However, Lu Hong must stop the rampant killing in the Nine Domains Heavens, as it caused significant environmental disruption. Nobody liked rule-breakers.
The prosperity and peace of the Nine Domains owe much to compliance with rules. Otherwise, who knows what conflicts would erupt between worlds?
At this point, Lu Hong wondered aloud whether any powerful world or family ever attempted to unify the Nine Domains.
Upon hearing this, the Duksa family Clan Leader chuckled heartily and enlightened Lu Hong about the Nine Domains.
Firstly, the Nine Domains is too vast, making information transmission exceedingly difficult. Dominant control requires having sufficient authority over the governed domain.
But no matter how powerful a world or family, its largest sphere of influence cannot exceed a quarter of a domain. Extending beyond this, the control inevitably weakens. Venture past one domain, and it’s as if the sky were high and the Emperor far away. Behind closed doors, local lords become emperors, how can you monitor them?
Moreover, the Nine Domains aren’t without external threats. Any large-scale internal conflict provides other heavens with an opportunity to attack. Thus, the Nine Domains cannot easily unify, nor can it afford significant power loss, or it would spell doom for everyone.
Upon mentioning the other heavens, Lu Hong became very curious.
Through inquiry, he learned that the Nine Domains occupies only a small corner.
There are three worlds comparable in size to the Nine Domains: the Dao Yi True Realm, the Hanqiu Mountain Realm, and the Eight Desolations Heavens. Together with the Nine Domains Heavens, they are collectively known as the Four Great Heavens.
Above the Four Great Heavens lies another immensely vast ultimate world, a thousand times larger than the Four Great Heavens, known as the Celestial Realm.
In the Dream Realm created by Taichu, the Celestial Realm was destroyed, and Lu Hong traveled back to an ancient Celestial Realm. But in reality, the Celestial Realm was never destroyed. Such a powerful existence could never be annihilated by four Lower Realms.