Chapter 358: Mythical Titan Level, Serpent's Breakthrough (II)

As the Silver Dragon doubted itself, the Thunder Emperor let out a low roar.

Roar! My bloodline has evolved again, and I can help you all trigger another bloodline surge.

Roar! Thunder Fiery, awesome, I want it!

The Dragon Turtle roared excitedly.

It knew the benefits of a bloodline surge. When the Thunder Fiery Emperor Beast triggered their bloodline potential before, their strength had skyrocketed, and they had broken through to level 8.

After contemplating the deeper stages of their bloodline power, they had a more thorough understanding of their innate abilities, and were able to exert even greater power.

Not just the Dragon Turtle, but the Kun and others were also excited, including the Silver Dragon, whose large eyes were filled with anticipation.

The Thunder Emperor let out a low roar.

Roar! This is your last chance. I hope you use it when breaking through levels; the effect will be the best then.

Roar! This time, only Ghidorah and Hu Yi, Hu Er, and Hu San have reached the breakthrough limit. The rest of you will have to wait.

Squeak! Listen to Thunder Fiery, it's smarter.

The Thunder Emperor glanced at Ghidorah, then at the three thirty-meter-long little orcas swimming excitedly.

Boom!

Accompanied by the majestic Dragon Emperor’s Might, an endless pressure descended from the sky, collapsing the sea surface. A roar resounded within the three little orcas' consciousness as their bloodlines boiled.

Wuuu!

Amid the whistle-like humming, the Dragon Emperor’s Might stirred their bloodlines, and the three small orcas slowly sank to the seabed.

On the Thunder Emperor’s other side, the Serpent let out chaotic roars. An ancient aura was stirring on its body, and a vague phantom flickered behind it.

The nine heads blocked out the sky, and its massive body coiled like a mountain, terrifying and imposing. After a series of roars, the Serpent coiled together, every head closing their eyes and falling into a slumber as it exuded a subtle yet oppressive aura.

Squeak! Thank you, thank you, Great King.

The female orca gratefully nodded repeatedly.

The three small orcas had already experienced one bloodline surge, and now, after consuming a large amount of the level 9 king's flesh and being stirred by the Dragon Emperor's Might, they were almost guaranteed to awaken king-level bloodlines, reverting to ancestral forms and awakening stronger abilities.

The Kun was also excited, approaching the female orca and patting its back with its wing-like fins as it let out a proud squeak.

Squeak! This is brotherhood, eating good things together, killing and plundering together.

...This guy is getting more and more roguish, isn't it?

The Thunder Emperor shook its head.

Roar! Alright, I am going to sleep now.

Before that, however, there was one more thing to do.

The Thunder Emperor crossed the palace with heavy footsteps and approached the lava lake at the rear. Its massive body stirred the searing waves as it reached the purple dragon egg.

Because it was stuck at the peak of level 8, it had accumulated a lot of energy. It could share some essence with the egg without affecting its upcoming breakthrough.

Hum!

As the Thunder Emperor gently held the egg, it emitted a humming vibration, conveying a sense of joy and happiness.

Roar! Eat up.

With that low roar, pure life energy gathered from the Thunder Emperor and was greedily absorbed by the egg.

With the Thunder Emperor’s pure life force, the egg's life aura continually strengthened, producing effects far beyond before.

As the life aura flourished, wisps of purple energy emerged from the egg, forming pure purple life essence, and the Thunder Emperor paused slightly.

It realized that these emerging essences weren't an issue with the egg, but possibly its innate ability. Unlike the Thunder Emperor's combat-enhancing abilities, this dragon egg's emperor-level life form seemed to possess a power of creation, bestowing life to others.

However, this ability wasn't under its control and continuously drained its life force, which was likely the reason for the egg's continued weakness.

After some thought, the Thunder Emperor placed the egg, which radiated joy and attachment, back down.

Roar! I am going to sleep now; stay safe.

As it growled, its claw emitted a suction force, pulling in the condensed life essence from the egg.

Once it returned to the volcano, the Thunder Emperor fought off drowsiness for another two hours until the silver runes on its feathered horns began to shine.

At the same time, a golden-red light appeared on Chen Chu's arm, who was already waiting in a hotel room.

Hum!

With the emergence of a spatial passage, a small black bottle appeared at the volcano. Under the Thunder Emperor's mental control, the purple substances were sealed inside.

As the bottle containing the emperor-level dragon life essence vanished, the Thunder Emperor closed the passage. Its aura had been completely unaffected, remaining mighty and vast. It was now capable of handling such a spatial passage with ease.

Now that it had finally dealt with everything, the Thunder Emperor roared and dived into the volcano. The lava exploded, and flames erupted.

In the scorching lava, the Thunder Emperor continued to dive. Five hundred meters, one thousand meters, three thousand...

As it descended further, the surrounding lava turned into magma and grew hotter, while the invisible pressure from the earth, dozens of times stronger than seawater, pressed in from all sides.

At nearly ten thousand meters deep, the magma around the Thunder Emperor had turned dazzling gold, constantly churning and radiating intense heat.

Here, the magma temperature was only about two thousand degrees Celsius, not much higher than the surface eruptions. However, the immense pressure that could crush matter into diamonds due to the depth made this place far more formidable, squeezing the Thunder Emperor from all directions.

Roar! Comfortable.

With a human-like expression of comfort, the Thunder Emperor slowly closed its eyes, its massive body lying on a protruding black-golden rock as it fell into slumber.

The breakthroughs to level 8 and 9 were different for a colossal beast. Level 8 was about manifesting and condensing innate abilities.

Level 9, on the other hand, involved integrating the physical body, spirit, will, domain, and innate abilities into a unified whole, resembling a small world. In this state, a colossal beast's body would undergo a leap in growth, with its form and innate abilities becoming even more powerful.

The Black Tortoise could affect a range of kilometers when its innate ability was fully unleashed, freezing everything with seemingly endless power.

All of this was in preparation for breaking through to the mythical level, to advance innate abilities into the realm of laws.

Whoosh!

As it slept, the Thunder Emperor emitted a powerful suction force, causing the searing energy contained in the surrounding magma to rush in wildly. Its body, equivalent to dozens of level 8 colossal beasts, acted like a black hole, devouring all of the energy around it.

***

While the Thunder Emperor slept, Chen Chu also felt somewhat affected, as if half his consciousness had become drowsy and sleepy.

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Chen Chu shook his head, suppressing the strong urge to sleep, and then focused on the life essence in his hand.

The life energy of an emperor-level dragon... he wondered if he could absorb it.

Thinking this, Chen Chu slowly opened the bottle. A wave of aura, radiating immense pressure, immediately spread out, and he quickly released his spiritual will to envelop the aura and seal the surrounding area.

“What a strong aura. Unfortunately, it can't be converted into attribute points.” Chen Chu felt a bit disappointed when he saw no reaction on the attribute page to the bottle. He pondered for a moment and then poured a few drops into his mouth.

Boom!

Just those few drops exploded within Chen Chu, transforming into violent life energy that surged out.

The dragon emperor's energy in Chen Chu's body was also activated and transformed into energy-infused black-red scales that covered his entire body, exuding a heavy and fierce aura.

When the boiling vitality in his body finally calmed, Chen Chu exhaled slowly, showing a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

As an essence material that could promote the bloodline evolution of transcendent beings above level 7, the life energy contained in these essences was secondary. The core was that power to stimulate bloodline evolution.

However, humans and colossal beasts were two different lifeforms. Humans couldn’t casually consume this, as it was not only ineffective, but also lethal. Ordinary cultivators would explode if they drank it.

Chen Chu was unharmed because his physique had already transformed, possessing half dragon and a faint hint of elephant attributes, with his dragon half reaching the emperor-level. It was precisely for this reason that the essence did nothing more than energize and strengthen his life force.

That was fine, however. He had mentally prepared for this kind of outcome. The life essence wasn’t intended for himself anyway.