A Cunning Pervert in the Cultivation World

Chapter 559: Chapter 559: Realm of Malice and Flame.

Even so, there was a clear limit.

This past body was far too weak.

It could not endure an unrestricted flood of sacrificed starlight without collapsing under the strain.

But he had no intention of pushing it that far... because he only needed just enough.

...Enough to prepare for activating that.

Below, the regenerating False Crown finally completed its latest reconstruction.

The moment its body stabilized under the residual pressure of Starfall Domain, the calamity threw its head back and unleashed a deafening roar.

ROOOOOAR—!!!

The sound was not merely physical.

The instant the roar erupted, the world around them twisted.

The parted cosmic sky, the cascading rivers of sacrificed starlight, the ruined capital, and even the heavy gravitational field of Starfall Domain all began to distort like wet paint being smeared across a canvas.

Then space folded inward and light bent unnaturally.

In the span of a single breath, the surrounding reality was peeled away and replaced.

Li Feng’s figure, along with the colossal form of the False Crown, was dragged into an entirely different domain.

A closed world of deep crimson unfolded around them... an endless expanse of burning fog and solidified flame, sealed off from the outside universe.

This place had no sky, no stars, and no external cosmos to draw power from.

It was only a self-contained realm of fire and malice, shaped by the False Crown’s incomplete authority.

This was its method of isolation.

By forcibly pulling the battlefield into its own domain, the False Crown had severed Li Feng’s connection to the external stars... cutting off the continuous supply of light and life from [Star Sacrifice] at the root.

Within the sealed crimson world, silence lasted only a moment.

Then, one after another, strange crimson eyes began to open.

Across the burning fog, along the solidified walls of flame, countless crimson eyes emerged from the fabric of the domain.

Large and small, near and far... they all turned in unison and locked onto the dark-cloaked figure floating at the center of this closed world.

Their collective gaze carried hunger, hatred, and an oppressive weight that filled every corner of the sealed realm.

Li Feng stood calmly under that myriad scrutiny.

Yet his expression did not change.

Feeling his connection with the stars outside had been cut, a faint smile curved across his lips as he met the countless staring eyes without the slightest fear.

”...You’re quite smart.”

Then he slowly raised one hand, black energy coiling once more around his arm.

”Now... Come at me.”

The words settled across the crimson domain like a quiet challenge.

Yet, surprisingly, the False Crown did not attack.

The countless eyes filling the sealed world continued to stare, and the colossal flame-wreathed beast remained where it stood.

For a moment longer, the heavy atmosphere of killing intent lingered... then, without warning, a deep, rumbling laugh rolled out from its throat.

[Hahahahaha!]

The sound echoed strangely across the burning fog, less like a beast’s roar and more like genuine amusement mixed with something darker.

[Kid, you really are interesting... or should I even assume you to be the same as the kid before... oh stranger?]

[That body belongs to the same foundation ant I was toying with earlier. The scent is identical. The face is identical.]

Then its massive head tilted slightly.

[But the one looking out from those eyes... is not.]

The False Crown’s bestial maw stretched into a wide, fang-filled grin.

[So, which old immortal are you?]

Then a low, contemptuous chuckle rumbled from its throat.

[Tch. I even had the Second Emissary hunt all of you remnants down... but it seems he did a lousy job.]

”...”

Li Feng remained silent as he watched the calamity keep talking.

Eventually, the False Crown let out another low chuckle, the earlier edge of hostility dulling into something more calculating.

[...Hmph. Fine.]

[How about we stop this meaningless tearing at each other for a moment and talk like proper existences?]

[You clearly possess knowledge and methods far beyond what this world should allow... and that Divine Authority, the way you handle the Law, the sheer experience behind your movements... wasting you as an enemy would be foolish.]

The False Crown’s fang-filled maw curled into something closer to a grin than a snarl.

[So... Become one of my Emissaries.]

[Serve under me, and I will grant you status, authority, and a share of what the soon-to-come New World will bring.]

[With your capability, you would not be treated as a disposable dog and food like the others. You could stand near the top of the new order we will create.]

The countless eyes across the domain watched Li Feng closely, waiting for a response.

For a moment, he remained silent.

Then—

A soft laugh escaped him.

”Haha...”

It was quiet at first, almost inaudible, before growing just enough to be clearly heard across the crimson domain.

Li Feng raised one hand and lightly covered the lower half of his face, shoulders shaking faintly with restrained amusement.

The False Crown’s gaze narrowed at once.

[...What is so funny?]

Li Feng lowered his hand, revealing a faint amused smile as he looked straight at the calamity.

”...Nothing.”

”It’s just... I never thought I’d see you show fear.”

[...!]

The False Crown’s burning eyes widened sharply.

In that brief instant of reaction—

Li Feng moved.

His figure vanished from its position within the crimson domain and reappeared directly in front of the calamity’s massive head.

Black energy surged silently but even more powerfully after receiving the power from the stars around his raised hand, as an absolute cutting force bloomed outward in a tight, merciless flower.

[Sever].

”...And I think, I love seeing you tremble in fear more than being your Emissary.”

[...You—]

The moment the words left his lips, the invisible network of absolute severance fully unfolded.

Countless silent lines of darkness erupted through the False Crown’s entire colossal body at once—

SPLURT!

SPLURT!

SPLURT!

In the next instant, the calamity’s massive form simply came apart as the entire beast was reduced to minced meat.

”...That’s four.”

Li Feng murmured softly.