Chapter 951: He is King Daohe

“Unique?” Luo Feng couldn’t believe it. An extremely rare unique life form had appeared before him in such a manner.

Previously, he knew of two unique life forms—the fallen Beast God, born a Cosmic Lord, and his teacher, the Mountain Sitter, who was among the strongest beings in the cosmos. Luo Feng had always assumed that unique life forms must possess extraordinary, heaven-defying power.

“A unique life form at the Eternal level, ranked among the top three inheritors of the Crape Myrtle Island?” Luo Feng felt a surge of joy. “Right, the Crape Myrtle Island gathers the elites and geniuses from across the universe. Even my teacher, Venerable Zhenyan, rarely enters. Being ranked among the top three is no small feat!”

Luo Feng no longer felt any pride.

Compared to the Worm King, there was nothing for him to be proud of.

“Special life forms, indeed, all kinds of immensely powerful and unique beings. Even the Guardian Beast God of the Ancestral God Sect mentioned that this Ancestral God Secret Realm gathers the greatest concentration of unique life forms in the universe,” Luo Feng pondered. “Perhaps I can find an opportunity here to determine my third avatar. The third avatar will play an absolutely crucial role in my future. I don’t necessarily need to pursue the strongest, but I must find the one most suited to me.”

…

As Luo Feng was profoundly awed by the Worm King and immediately began contemplating his third avatar, Qianyu of the Heiwu Clan couldn’t help but transmit a voice message in admiration: “The Worm King is also a King-level Eternal. Though we share the same title, the disparity in our strength is immeasurable! Our foundational power is five thousand times weaker than his—greater even than the gap between Cosmic Sovereigns and us! With his innate secret techniques and treasures, he can defeat opponents far beyond his rank. It’s said that the human race’s Daohe King once slew a King-level Eternal while still a World Lord. Similarly, the Worm King, while remaining an Eternal, has felled ordinary Cosmic Sovereigns. No wonder the Ancestral God Sect holds him in such high regard.”

“Worm King, you’d better not meddle,” Bafen Sovereign frowned deeply.

“Oh?” The Worm King’s body suddenly expanded, matching Bafen Sovereign’s size, and stared at him. “First, I am a King-level Eternal. Second, this newcomer is human. You should know that my best friend is a human. How can my involvement be meddling?”

Before Bafen Sovereign could speak, the Worm King continued, “The status of Sovereigns is higher than that of King-level Eternals. King-level Eternals should respect Sovereigns, and there are long-standing customs. When a Sovereign is seen from afar, King-level Eternals usually make way voluntarily. But if someone like you, Bafen, acts so arrogantly and pushes things to this extent, who can blame anyone for resisting? This is the Five-Color Aurora Lake area, where killing has long been forbidden. Yet you forced that human to burn his divine body. Hmph!”

“Hmph!” Bafen Sovereign let out a cold snort and immediately transformed into a streak of light, vanishing into the sky without another word, completely ignoring the Worm King.

The Worm King watched this scene and then shrunk back to three meters tall.

“Human,” the Worm King looked at Luo Feng.

“Thank you, Worm King,” Luo Feng smiled.

“I couldn’t really help you much. If I had discovered your situation earlier, I could have intervened sooner. Now that you two have clashed, Bafen Sovereign will likely hold a grudge. Be careful,” the Worm King warned.

“Alright,” Luo Feng nodded with a smile.

The Worm King was somewhat surprised. Knowing he was being targeted, how could he remain so nonchalant? He had no idea that Luo Feng had simply grown numb to his mounting troubles.

“You can find me in the Glory World if you have time,” the Worm King said with a smile, then transformed into a streak of light and flew away.

Luo Feng watched the Worm King leave. At that moment, Qianyu of the Heiwu Clan flew over.

Qianyu landed on the mountain peak, exhaled in relief, and then smiled apologetically at Luo Feng: “Don’t blame me, brother. I really didn’t want to provoke a Cosmic Sovereign. But this time, Bafen Sovereign went too far. I was even ready to give way, but he still slammed me away. Just showing off his power.”

“I didn’t blame you,” Luo Feng smiled. Suddenly, his ears twitched, and he gazed into the distance.

There was a chorus of murmurs in the distance.

Because of the confrontation between the Worm King and Bafen Sovereign, the attention of tens of thousands of powerful beings nearby had been drawn. Remember, the entire treasure area was vast, so drawing the attention of tens of thousands of strong beings was quite an exaggeration.

“Truly, not many look down on me,” Luo Feng listened and smiled.

“You thinking they consider you foolish is normal. How many King-level Eternals dare to confront a Cosmic Sovereign directly? For us, the normal races, even the most supreme bloodlines, like the top bloodlines among the Star-Sea Beasts, are only ten times stronger than ordinary bloodlines. Therefore, the most outstanding geniuses among our countless races generally only reach invincibility at the King-level and find it hard to contend with Cosmic Sovereigns. To dare to confront and even suppress Cosmic Sovereigns at the Eternal level, only unique life forms can achieve that, and even then, only the most heaven-defying and powerful unique life forms. Those unique life forms with only a hundredfold increase in genetic potential are not enough.”

“Among the inheritors, only a few Kings are heaven-defying.”

“We others still need to endure a bit,” Qianyu said helplessly. “Otherwise, being targeted by a Cosmic Sovereign would be very troublesome.”

“Right,” Luo Feng listened to the distant murmurs and then said, “I’ll go check out other places.”

“Haha, I know you’re here and can’t stand listening to those comments. I’ll accompany you,” Qianyu said.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Luo Feng and Qianyu immediately transformed into two streaks of light and flew into the distance.

Meanwhile, among the many mountains, hillsides, lakeshores, and lake surfaces, tens of thousands of powerful beings from around the area were scattered about, chatting in small groups.

“The Worm King is truly amazing, directly overpowering Bafen Sovereign, leaving him unable to utter a word in defiance.”

“Bafen Sovereign has only the fourth inheritance, and his divine strength pales in comparison to the Worm King’s. The Worm King’s divine strength is five thousand times stronger than the normal King-level limit. What’s more, Bafen Sovereign is helpless because the Worm King also possesses two treasures… Haha, how can he possibly fight back?”

“There’s no wonder he dares not challenge him. The Worm King has killed Cosmic Sovereigns before and even has a record of defeating three of them. How dare Bafen Sovereign provoke him?”

“Truly heaven-defying!”

“It’s impossible to compare when one’s divine strength exceeds the normal King-level limit by five thousand times.”

“Today, Bafen Sovereign has truly lost face. First, he encountered a foolish human newcomer, and then was suppressed by the Worm King.”

…

Many Cosmic Sovereigns were secretly delighted.

“Poor Bafen.”

“Bafen has really lost face this time. Although he’s a bit domineering, it’s nothing serious. He just encountered a somewhat foolish human newcomer. Who would have thought that the human would stubbornly refuse to back down?”

“Right, this human newcomer is somewhat foolish. He couldn’t endure a moment of anger and now has incurred the enmity of a Cosmic Sovereign.”

“Weak in strength, one should just endure.”

…

As Luo Feng and Qianyu flew from the mountain peak toward the distant horizon, after flying several hundred thousand kilometers, they were intercepted by three figures in the distance.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng looked at the three figures before him. They should all be King-level powerhouses.

“Human, are you the Daohe King?” The leader of the three, whose appearance resembled an upright beetle, fixed his compound eyes on Luo Feng and spoke in a hoarse voice.

Luo Feng was slightly taken aback.

“Daohe King?” Qianyu also looked at Luo Feng in confusion and surprise.

“Human, don’t bother hiding. Based on my intelligence and analysis, there is no King-level Eternal among your race that matches your description—except for the elusive Daohe King.” The beetle-like King-level powerhouse rasped with confidence, his compound eyes gleaming with excitement. “Daohe King, haha… I’ve long heard of your reputation and exploits. What an honor to finally meet you. That fool Bafen Sovereign actually dared to provoke you—haha! Now, both the Mechanical Race and the Demon Race have openly issued bounties, and countless powerhouses seek your head. Yet they all tread carefully—who doesn’t know how fiercely the human race shields you? As for that Bafen Sovereign… to oppose the Daohe King? Hahaha…”

Luo Feng frowned.

Swoosh.

He immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew away. Although puzzled, Qianyu quickly followed.

“Daohe King! Daohe King!” The beetle-like Sovereign shouted loudly, his voice booming across the sky.

“Daohe King?”

“What Daohe King?”

“Of course, the most incredible super-genius of the human race—the Daohe King! Where is the Daohe King? Where?”

“It’s that human, the one who just confronted Bafen Sovereign. He is the Daohe King! I was staring at him earlier, wondering who he was. My intelligence from the Nine-Region Alliance is detailed enough. The one who received the inheritance token should be the most outstanding genius of the human race. In theory, it should be easy to find his information, but I couldn’t find anything. Now I understand—it must be the Daohe King. They say the Daohe King used the Beast God Path when he fought against the Heiwu King. It must be him.”

“That human newcomer is the Daohe King?”

…

The many strong warriors on the mountain, who had been watching the spectacle with amusement and gossiping, suddenly erupted into chaos.

“He is the Daohe King. Unless the human race has suddenly produced another super-genius, the probability of two super-genius appearing simultaneously is extremely low. The probability that he is the Daohe King exceeds 99.1%.” Giant King spoke to his friend, while his friends couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.

“It’s actually the Daohe King, coming to the inheritance place as a World Lord.”

“Truly amazing.”

“He didn’t back down at all in front of a Cosmic Sovereign, what pride.”

“How could such an extraordinary figure lack pride? A World Lord capable of slaying even the mightiest King-level Eternals—how utterly heaven-defying! And he is merely human. Humans are not unique life forms! For the human race to produce such a genius, the supreme beings among them must have cherished him dearly. Which faction—be it the Demon Race, the Mechanical Race, or the Insectoid Race—wouldn’t want to eliminate him in secret? Hah! No wonder he pays no heed to the Bafen Sovereign. Compared to the Demon Race, the Mechanical Race, or the Insectoid Race, what significance does the Bafen Sovereign hold?”

(Note: “妖族” is translated as “Demon Race,” “机械族” as “Mechanical Race,” and “虫族” as “Insectoid Race,” which are common renditions in sci-fi/fantasy contexts. “Bafen Sovereign” is retained as a proper name.)

It was simply unbelievable. It was actually the Daohe King.

The explosive news of the Daohe King appearing in the treasure area and confronting Bafen Sovereign spread with astonishing speed.

The powerful beings from across the universe were almost all aware of Daohe King. Even those few who rarely concerned themselves with external affairs heard the news from friends and were left utterly stunned, mouths agape: “A World Lord capable of slaying even the mightiest King-level Eternals? Once he ascends to King-level Eternal himself, wouldn’t he be able to challenge Cosmic Sovereigns? Am I hearing this correctly? Are you telling me this is a human, not one of those exceptionally rare, heaven-defying unique lifeforms?”

A non-unique life form achieving such heaven-defying strength.

This was precisely why the Daohe King was so renowned! And also why the Zerg, the Monster Race, and the Mechanical Race sought to eliminate Luo Feng.