Chapter 1130: Colossal Beast of the Galaxy, Eternal Qi

Above the mythical level, natural treasures and materials were divided into law-level, principle-level, and world-creation-level, which could aid primordial beings or enhance strength.

Chaotic divine objects, however, stood apart from these three levels, unique to the Ancient Battlefield. Such objects might only be ordinary law-level, yet at times they were more precious than even world-creation-level treasures. This was because every chaotic divine object contained the power of Supreme Chaos, or the eternal qi that had condensed from the dissipated essence of the two eternal beings who once fought there.

Cultivation-type divine objects could greatly boost one’s realm and break through bottlenecks. Weapon-type treasures required no explanation; housing immense might and strange abilities, a top-level chaotic treasure could even surpass world-creation-level weapons in power.

Thus, upon learning that a chaotic divine object had appeared in the Heavenly Pool Forbidden Zone, not only did Chen Chu feel stirred, Shi Feirou and the other strong figures beneath him all revealed excitement.

Shi Feirou looked up at Chen Chu on the city lord’s throne and softly said, "We’ve just arrived at the imperial city, and already a chaotic divine object has emerged. It seems this treasure was destined for you, Big Brother Chen."

Chen Chu smiled. "That’s too early to say. We don’t even know the exact situation over there yet. Still, I am indeed interested in that chaotic divine object."

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

He looked toward the mighty figures below and slowly said, "This time, the emergence of a divine object will inevitably trigger a great battle among the races. Cultivators belonging to the Chaotic City who are below the ancient titan level need not participate. As for the Black-Armored Imperial Guards, each of the three legions will assemble three hundred and fifty thousand troops, and combine into a million-strong army to head for the Heavenly Pool Forbidden Zone. Once there, the Guards will station outside the forbidden zone to deter all sides and provide protection for the divine region experts within..."

After issuing more detailed arrangements, the newly appointed Divine Might City Lord sent forth his first command, causing the Chaotic Imperial City and its surrounding regions to quake. Cultivators training here from the six divine regions, as well as friendly and vassal races, all learned of the chaotic divine object’s emergence. Even other top and peak civilizations began mobilizing large numbers of experts toward the Heavenly Pool Zone.

The phenomenon of the chaotic divine object’s birth pierced through time and space, reflecting across countless realms. Seeing the sign only confirmed that a divine object would appear in that forbidden zone, though no one knew exactly where. The zone was vast and reversed within, its dimensions distorted, meaning everyone had a chance. Perhaps fate itself would grant someone the treasure.

Cultivation-type objects could be refined on the spot, while supreme weapons could be bound directly. At that time, even if besieged by the guardians of other civilizations, the wielder would have the power to resist. If a true-spirit-level expert obtained a top-grade treasure, they could directly become an overlord of a region.

Meanwhile, outside the Chaotic City, a silver battleship shaped like a battle sword, a thousand kilometers long, tore through the void and plunged into turbulent currents of time and space at breakneck speed toward the Heavenly Pool Zone. Nine rings of runic chains surrounded the silver sword-shaped ship, shattering the rushing turbulence as thunderous roars echoed.

Inside the ship, seated across from Chen Chu at the bridge, Shi Feirou said, "This Primordial Origin Sky Tower is a chaotic treasure I seized last time in the Ancient Battlefield. It’s a pseudo-world-creation-level treasure. Its offensive capabilities are ordinary, but its main function is flight. Its speed matches the full-speed evasion of a peak true-spirit-level expert. Its core lies in space-time-crossing travel, ignoring most cosmic forbidden zones. Coupled with a sword body indestructible below the primordial level, it is extremely convenient for travel and escape."

Chen Chu nodded. "This truly is an excellent treasure."

Though called weak in attack, the body being indestructible to attacks beneath the primordial level alone spoke of great power. With this weapon in hand, Shi Feirou, in her late-stage true-spirit-level cultivation, could sweep nearly all true-spirit-level experts. Even semi-primordial beings likely couldn't suppress her without world-creation-level weapons.

Shi Feirou whispered, "With the Sky Tower, we can bypass the Luotian Galaxy and the Hundred-Forest Void within half a day. Using the large cosmic rifts there, we can leap directly over seven hundred star rings[1], arriving at the Heavenly Pool Zone earlier than the imperial guard legions."

Chen Chu nodded faintly and closed his eyes. However, while he seemed to cultivate, his thoughts summoned the attribute panel. Looking at the empty origin points and over twenty-six million attribute points, he pondered briefly.

Burn one million attribute points to enter epiphany state.

With half a day’s time, Chen Chu prepared to reconstruct and reinforce the space-time summoning altar in preparation for the coming battles. Outside the chaotic heavens, the principles here, including those of the Ancient Battlefield, differed from those of the mythical world. Moreover, Chen Chu and the Dragon Emperor of the End had already broken through to the true spirit level. The consequence was that the space-time summoning altar could no longer bear the strain. Even if a summoning succeeded, it would be unstable.

Thus, he needed to fortify the existing temporal and spatial framework, expand it, and modify core parts of the altar to allow for reverse summoning. This would prove invaluable, whether for escape or combat.

***

While Chen Chu moved toward the Heavenly Pool Zone, preparing to confront the myriad strong races, the Dragon Emperor, which had been following the Divine Void Dragons, finally reached their ancestral land.

In the chaotic void, a continent billions of kilometers wide stretched across the endless expanse. Around it, turbulent murky shockwaves rolled and roared like crashing seas. At the continent’s edge stood a black-and-red colossal beast 730,000 meters long, golden vertical pupils coldly fixed ahead.

There, the vast world-barrier of the mythical world loomed like a celestial dome, covering all directions. In its center stretched a black rift. Over ten light-years wide, it was like a colossal scar carved into the mythical world.

Beside this rift, the Chaotic Continent, billions of kilometers in size, was as insignificant as a sesame seed. Colossal beasts like the Dragon Emperor were even more minuscule in comparison.

At that moment, a vast shadow fell across the Dragon Emperor’s head. Zihuang, a million kilometers long, appeared above the sky, its massive head poking through the clouds as it let out a low growl.

King of the Dragon Palace, ahead lies my race's ancestral land. It was thanks to your aid that we have safely returned with the Chaotic Continent. We wouldn’t have been able to do so without it.

The Dragon Emperor let out a low growl.

Monarch Zihuang, there is no need for such courtesy. As fellow mythical colossal beasts, it is only right that we look after each other.

"Mythical colossal beasts" was the collective name for the giant beasts that originated from the mythical world, just like their adversaries, the Nightmare Yu. The Dragon Emperor’s words made the Third-Primordial-Heaven dragon even more friendly toward it. Then Zihuang glanced at the Dragon Emperor’s head.

There, the Little Purple Dragon, which was now more than five thousand meters long, stirred restlessly. Its eyes showed an inexplicable yearning as it gazed at the enormous rift ahead, and it let out a tender growl.

Big Brother, Xiao Yi feels as though something there is calling me, like... my mother.

Standing on the Dragon Emperor’s shoulder, the Silver Colossal Dragon, which was over six thousand meters long, turned its head curiously.

Xiao Yi, wasn’t your mom already dead?

It’s a feeling, a feeling.

The Purple Dragon waved its claws, scratching at its purple mane. That call from the depths of its bloodline left it with a complex mixture of emotions: nervousness, expectation, a strange heaviness of returning home. It almost seemed that once it entered that place, it could truly see its mother again.

The Dragon Emperor rumbled.

Xiao Yi, do not be nervous. As a descendant of the Ancestral Void Dragon, it is normal for you to sense your race's ancestral land.

The ancestral land of primordial colossal beasts must surely hold inheritances of power. Yet, judging by the three Divine Dragons’ demeanor, they had no intention of explaining further, so the Dragon Emperor spoke no more.

As it gazed at the approaching black rift, the Dragon Emperor grew curious about what benefits these primordial beasts gained by bringing fragments of the mythical world back, enough to make them spend countless years in the chaotic void battling ferocious beasts. It was also curious about the broader state of the primordial beasts.

When Chen Chu had met the True Radiant Sky Emperor earlier, he had asked about the situation of the colossal beasts, but even a true emperor knew little of them. What primordial beast races were there, and how powerful were their strongest members? How many different Nightmare Yu races were there, and what abilities did they wield? Were there any beings at the Ninth Primordial Heaven, and in which regions were they usually active?

These things were of great importance to the Dragon Emperor. Its growth had already reached the peak of the true spirit level, only a step away from breaking into the primordial level. It was estimated that once its body length reached eight hundred thousand meters, it would be ready.

Once it broke through, its goal would be to hunt primordial Nightmare Yu to hasten its growth. Thus, it needed a rough understanding of the colossal beasts’ territory. Otherwise, should it blunder into the territory of a primordial emperor or even a Seventh Primordial Heaven beast, not even it could guarantee escape.

Though Chen Chu and the Dragon Emperor had always seemed to fight above their level, they were in fact cautious. Every risk had been measured, always kept within bearable limits. They never provoked foes beyond their capacity.

Now, before the Dragon Emperor’s expectant gaze, the Chaotic Continent, billions of kilometers across, struck the rift with a speed that seemed slow, yet surpassed the speed of light.

Boom!

The instant the continent entered the rift, an overwhelming force descended, so great even the Dragon Emperor’s heart quaked. This force twisted space worse than a real black hole, shaking even the supremely durable continent.

Amid the startled cries of the Purple and Silver Dragons, the sky above the Chaotic Continent shattered, the earth collapsed, and enormous rifts tens to hundreds of millions of kilometers long tore open. Countless fragments and matter were crushed and returned to their origin, dissolving into strands of gray energy that the mythical world absorbed, like an apple decomposing layer by layer.

At the same time, the Dragon Emperor, the Silver Dragon, the three Divine Dragons, and over a hundred thousand True Void Dragons were enveloped in purple radiance. Drawn by that power, the colossal beasts pierced through layer after layer of void and emerged at the edge of a silver land spanning the void.

It was an immeasurably vast world, where both sky and earth were shrouded in silver brilliance. In its skies, blue, white, and red true dragons, hundreds to thousands of meters long, coiled and roamed, their roars resounding majestically. Across the mountains, rivers, and lands, many massive true dragons slumbered like mountain ranges, their bodies exuding principles that invisibly reshaped the environment.

At once, an ancient, majestic aura swept forth like a boundless tide. This was a world that belonged to dragons.

Just as the Dragon Emperor, the Purple Dragon, and the Silver Dragon were captivated by the sight before them, the entire world suddenly quivered, and the cloud layer millions of kilometers above shattered apart.

From behind the clouds, a boundless silver dragon head slowly emerged, so vast it seemed to cover the entire world. Its golden-silver vertical pupils were as immense as stars, radiating dazzling brilliance and exuding an overwhelming majesty. In an instant, a pressure even stronger than that of the True Radiant Sky Emperor spread throughout the land.

Boom!

Under that suffocating aura, the Dragon Emperor sank heavily. The ground beneath it for hundreds of thousands of kilometers fractured, mountains and boulders erupting skyward. It wasn’t just the Dragon Emperor. At the very moment that terrifying colossal dragon appeared, every true dragon in the silver world collapsed onto the ground, trembling.

It was suppression from a bloodline. Even the three primordial-level Divine Dragons were forced down beneath that bloodline pressure, crashing into the earth with tremors and explosions. Through the smoke and dust, the million-kilometer-long Zihuang lifted its head in excitement, staring at the silver dragon above.

Great Emperor, y-you’ve broken through!?

Beyond the heavens, the silver dragon, nearly as vast as a galaxy, slowly nodded.

Correct. I have crossed the Fifth Primordial Heaven and broken through to the Sixth

Heaven's primordial supreme realm.

Zihuang suddenly understood.

No wonder. No wonder our cries for aid received no response from you, Great Empero—No, Supreme. Thankfully, we were lucky this time. Only a few ordinary primordial beasts engaged us, and with help from the king of the Dragon Palace, we managed to bring this continent fragment back safely.

It hadn’t forgotten the Dragon Emperor when reporting the task.

The Silver Divine Dragon inclined its head.

Your gain this time is indeed impressive. To find a fragment this large, the feedback alone will be enough to elevate your strength by a step. Dragon Palace's king... This little one?

Its dreadful gaze swept over the Dragon Emperor, surprise flashing in its eyes. In its vision, the small Dragon Emperor, insignificant in size, was in truth a dark world of endless destruction resembling a colossal beast, a world of destruction even greater than that of a primordial star.

Soon, however, its attention shifted to the Purple Dragon atop the Dragon Emperor’s head. Excitement and shock gradually welled in its eyes.

It’s purple... Its bloodline!

Boom!

Overcome with emotion, a strand of the Silver Divine Dragon’s power leaked out, shaking the entire world, which could hardly bear it. Clearly, the existence of a descendant of the Ancestral Void Dragon stirred even this beast that had broken through to the Sixth Primordial Heaven.

At once, the silver dragon suppressed its emotions. An overwhelming will descended, enveloping the three Divine Void Dragons. Through that will, the Silver Divine Dragon instantly read all of the information about the Dragon Emperor and the others. Even it was astonished by the Dragon Emperor’s heaven-defying combat power. A late-stage true spirit, yet clashing head-on with a primordial overlord!

I see.

The immense silver dragon head turned toward the Dragon Emperor, its gaze softening, as its resounding growl filled the world.

King of the Dragon Palace, thank you for bringing back Purple’s descendant. Purple’s bloodline is of great importance to our race. As thanks, you shall be granted half of the eternal qi bestowed by the Eternal King.

Eternal qi?

The Dragon Emperor was stunned.

The Silver Divine Dragon nodded slowly, shaking the world with the motion.

Correct. Eternal qi is the reward given by the Eternal King to primordial beasts who return fragments.

No wonder!

The Dragon Emperor turned back toward the disintegrating Chaotic Continent, unable to contain its excitement. No wonder these primordial beasts disdained contact with the peak civilizations of humans and other alien races, and seldom reached out to the supreme planes.

They had no time; they were all occupied, venturing deep into the chaotic void in search of these fragments of Chaotic Continents. Bringing back even a single one earned them a vast amount of eternal qi. This was far more rewarding than the slaughter for scraps of eternal qi in the Ancient Battlefield.

What thrilled the Dragon Emperor most was the thought that, if this reward of eternal qi was great enough, it could very well break through to the primordial level in one leap. To break through to the primordial level in less than two months after entering the chaotic heavens... Even the Dragon Emperor found such growth difficult to believe.

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