Chapter 247: Realm

January 14th was destined to be a day of madness!

Across the five continents where humanity dwelled, countless sea creatures surged forward along the rivers. Still distant, most had yet to reach the city strongholds. Yet, the “King-Class Monsters” and humanity’s “Stellar-Level Powerhouses” had already engaged in their final showdowns! Nations and city bases worldwide simultaneously launched live broadcasts across the globe!

Each battle gripped the hearts of countless people!

The collective will of all humanity across the planet coalesced into an intangible yet palpable force! This surging tide of fervor stirred even the most hesitant Stellar-Class Senators, igniting their dormant passions. One by one, they stepped forward with renewed conviction!

Battle! It would always be bloody!

Among the King-Class creatures, there were also distinctions in strength. The weakest were on par with “Planetary-Level One,” while the most formidable could rival “Planetary-Level Three or Four.” The sole advantage humanity’s Planetary-Level warriors held was their Black God Armor! This ensured that the casualty rate among humanity’s elite warriors remained lower than that of the King-Class beasts.

Yet even so, some mighty councilors still fell!

After all… the monsters had one greatest advantage—numbers!

On land, the number of Sovereign-tier beasts vastly outnumbered human member of Parliament. The oceanic Sovereign-tier creatures were even more overwhelming in quantity! Though humanity could boast nearly ninety Astral-tier warriors, on January 14th alone, over 903 Sovereign-tier sea monsters emerged from the abyssal depths.

Ten times humanity’s number! And that was only part of the total.

The final clash between mankind and the monstrous races unveiled numerous enigmatic powerhouses hidden among humanity, astonishing the entire world.

Luo Feng! Mohanderson! East!

One name after another shone brilliantly!

Among them, the most dazzling was Luo Feng. From his very first mission, where he single-handedly slew six King-Level beasts, he swiftly traversed the vast lands of Huaxia! When other Stellar-Level warriors engaged in battle against a King-Level monster, it was often a grueling and perilous ordeal—sometimes forcing them to flee for their very lives.

But Luo Feng was different!

Every time he went into battle, there was only one outcome—victory!

From the break of dawn till the stroke of three, the tally of Sovereign-tier beasts felled by Luo Feng’s blade had already climbed to a staggering thirty-seven! By the heavens, the combined harvest of all other Stellar-tier warriors across Huaxia paled in comparison—not even half the crimson trail left in Luo Feng’s wake!

His reputation shook the world!

In an instant, countless people in Huaxia and in countries broadcasting his battle videos began to idolize Luo Feng.

However!

Killing 37 King-Level monsters was a tremendous morale boost for humanity. But for the sea monsters… they were furious! Powerful monsters also possessed intelligence, and after losing 37 King-Level monsters, one of the two Emperors among the sea monsters was soon provoked into action.

The Octopus Emperor!

This Octopus Emperor was different from the Emperor that once appeared on Fog Island. The Emperor from Fog Island had been artificially enhanced purely through consuming Woodya Crystals. But the Octopus Emperor and the Thunder Dragon Emperor had grown stronger through countless battles and killings across the boundless ocean. Their power was far greater!

Over a hundred and twenty kilometers away from the Kyoto City Base, in midair.

It was the most intense battle of January 14th. One side was the Octopus Emperor, a monstrous creature so vast it seemed to blot out the sky, like a floating island. In terms of sheer size, the Octopus Emperor was the largest creature on Earth, even larger than the Emperor from Fog Island. Its massive head alone resembled a small mountain.

Its eight tentacles were even thicker and longer than the tentacles of the Fog Island Emperor.

On the opposite side stood the mighty human warrior, Luo Feng!

“Councilor Luo Feng’s speed is incredibly swift!”

“Danger!!!”

Countries around the world were broadcasting the battle live, but the combat speed was simply too fast to provide detailed commentary.

“You underestimated me. You fear Thunder and Hong, but not me?” Luo Feng gestured, and a golden arc-shaped blade dozens of meters long flew into his hand, reforming into an arc-shaped disc.

Luo Feng had also received intelligence.

When the Golden-Horned Colossus rampaged across Earth, it deliberately targeted the martial arts academy headquarters at the Hongning City Base, seeking to eliminate humanity’s two supreme champions—Hong and Thunder! It was probable that the Twin Emperors had revealed to the Golden-Horned Colossus that among all humans, none surpassed the might of Hong and Thunder.

However—the Gold-Horned Giant Beast had failed.

Hong and Thunder had hidden inside the training room of the spaceship headquarters and survived.

The interstellar transport ship was already extremely sturdy. A Stellar-Level One Gold-Horned Giant Beast couldn’t possibly destroy it. Let alone penetrate the ship’s hull to attack the most solid and secure training room inside.

As for weight?

The interstellar transport ship was over ten kilometers long, its weight measured in “hundreds of millions of tons.” Consider that even aircraft carriers, which were tiny compared to interstellar transport ships, weighed tens of thousands of tons. The transport ship’s materials were far denser, its volume over ten thousand times greater. Its weight was unimaginable.

A Stellar-Level One warrior could lift objects weighing over a thousand tons at most. A Stellar-Level One Gold-Horned Giant Beast? Lifting an interstellar transport ship measured in “hundreds of millions of tons” was simply impossible!

It couldn’t destroy it.

It couldn’t lift it.

And attempting to devour it? Such a colossal entity was far too vast to consume. Even if it sought to dismantle and assimilate the behemoth, the Golden-Horned Colossus would require an eternity to digest a vessel of such staggering magnitude. After all, at present, the beast could scarcely manage to feast upon a handful of Earth’s metallic fortresses—its hunger was… well, one can only imagine.

Therefore, Hong and Thunder survived!

“I originally intended to end this quickly, but your defense is unexpectedly strong. Then I’ll take it a little slower.” Luo Feng’s eyes turned cold. “Die!” He swung the arc disc in his hand once more. The arc-shaped blade on the disc rapidly retracted and converged, finally transforming into a one-meter-long, golden curved blade as thin as a cicada’s wing.

Unlike the previous dozens-of-meters-long blade aura, this time it was extremely concentrated!

Whoosh!

The golden arc blade flashed, slicing into the Octopus Emperor’s island-like head as if cutting into an apple.

“Roar~~”

The Octopus Emperor let out a piercing cry. With a splash, dark, ink-like poison sprayed fiercely toward Luo Feng.

The world held its breath for this battle.

When Luo Feng was completely enveloped by the black poison, countless people around the globe felt their hearts tighten. Remember, aside from the devouring beasts, the strongest among the sea monsters were the two Emperors—the Octopus Emperor and the Thunder Dragon Emperor. The Thunder Dragon Emperor was renowned for speed, lightning, and strength! The Octopus Emperor was famed for defense, regeneration, poison, and crushing power!

In terms of poison?

The Octopus Emperor was number one!

“Roar~ Roar~ Roar~” The Octopus Emperor suddenly let out a pained cry. Its eight thick, long tentacles thrashed wildly. Its mountain-sized head swelled and caved in repeatedly. Its two eyes, larger than houses, were filled with madness and pain.

Boom!

A wound two to three meters in diameter burst open on its head. Immediately, white and red fluids erupted like a fountain.

The Octopus Emperor’s eight thick tentacles dropped lifelessly. Its massive body rapidly plummeted.

“Boom!”

The colossal body, like a floating island, crashed onto the wilderness below, shaking the entire earth as if an earthquake had struck. Some houses that had withstood decades of wind and sun instantly cracked and collapsed. A thick cloud of dust filled the air.

One of the two Emperors—the Octopus Emperor—was dead!

From within the black poison, Luo Feng flew out atop the Dark Cloud Shuttle, glancing at the Octopus Emperor’s corpse lying on the ground.

Instantly—

People across the globe, regardless of country, skin color, gender, or age, were all overwhelmed with excitement.

But Luo Feng remained calm.

“This Octopus Emperor is truly courting death.” Within the intelligent space on his wrist, Babata clutched an apple and sneered, “It dared to leave the ocean yet couldn’t even defeat Thunder and Hong! Now that Hong and Thunder are in hiding, it actually believes itself invincible? Luo Feng, your strength already surpasses Thunder’s by a margin. Crushing it was effortless—utterly laughable!” Babata took a vicious bite of the apple, his disdain palpable.

As for Luo Feng now,

Killing a Stellar-Level Six Emperor with just the Arc Disc was enough!

Once he wielded the Fragment of Primordial Chaos Bronze, he could stand toe-to-toe with even the mightiest warrior on Earth—Hong!

The world erupted in excitement because Luo Feng had slain the Emperor!

The top-tier Stellar-Level powerhouses were utterly stunned. An Emperor! For countless years, even the two Emperors of the deep had remained untouchable by Hong and Thunder God. Though this time, Luo Feng’s clash with the Emperor unfolded in the skies rather than beneath the waves. Yet… apart from Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God, could there truly be a fourth on Earth capable of standing against an Emperor?

The Third Chancellor, the Ice Emperor Mohanderson? The Fourth Chancellor, East?

No!

At this very moment, the supreme powers of the world finally awakened to the truth… Luo Feng, the prodigy who had just stepped into the Stellar-Level and was once deemed equal to Mohanderson and East, had—within a single year—forged strength that could rival even Hong and Thunder!

In terms of power!

Luo Feng was already the Third Chancellor, or even possibly the Second Chancellor! But Luo Feng had never challenged anyone and remained low-key, staying quietly in Yangzhou City.

At the headquarters of the Limit Martial Arts Academy in Hongning City Base.

The interstellar transport ship, though bearing some exterior damage, remained intact inside. Within a training room of the ship.

A barefoot man in black clothes sat cross-legged in meditation.

Opposite him sat a bald man in white clothes, also barefoot.

One in black, one in white.

These two were Hong and Thunder, who had been hiding in the training room of the interstellar transport ship ever since the attack by the Gold-Horned Giant Beast.

“This Luo Feng truly deserves to be Earth’s greatest psychokineticist genius. His power has grown so quickly.” Hong opened his eyes, his gaze calm. “Now, he is undeniably Earth’s strongest psychokineticist! Compared to my second brother, he might not be far behind.”

“That’s good.”

“With a genius like this on Earth, even if I were to die, I could rest in peace.” Hong’s eyes were like a calm sea.

Suddenly—

Faint sparks of electricity flickered within the training room, causing Hong to show a hint of surprise. The white-robed bald “Thunder” who had been meditating cross-legged remained expressionless, but gradually, thin arcs of electricity began to appear around his body. In just a moment, the entire training room transformed into a lightning domain, with electric snakes crackling through the air.

The white-robed bald man opened his eyes. Lightning faintly flickered within his pupils. A faint smile appeared on his lips, a smile reminiscent of the Buddha in ancient Chinese legends.

“Brother Hong,” Thunder spoke slowly, “the ultimate ‘Unity of Heaven and Man’ realm from ancient Indian yoga legends, the perfected ‘Unity of Man and Flesh’ in Chinese internal martial arts. Transcending them all, I have finally stepped into the Domain.”

“Congratulations.” Hong smiled.

Hong himself was a master of Chinese internal martial arts, while Thunder had achieved mastery in both systems. Some of Earth’s secret techniques were forged by blending ancient martial arts with the raw power of modern humanity. In terms of sheer physical might, they might have been vastly superior, yet when it came to the realm of spiritual cultivation, both Hong and Thunder had always drawn profound wisdom from Earth’s ancient heritage.

Unity of Heaven and Man, Unity of Man and Flesh, Unity of Man and Sword, Tai Chi Perfection—these were all the highest-level descriptions.

However…

Above them stretched the Realm of Domains!

“Brother Hong, you and I have fought side by side for decades, facing life and death together! This time, how could I possibly retreat?” Thunder looked at Hong.

Hong gazed at Thunder, as if seeing the scenes from decades ago during the Great Nirvana, when the two of them had fought on the brink of death.

“Good, let’s go together.” Hong nodded slightly.

“Together.” Thunder smiled.