Chapter 373: Freaks from Various Countries, One Heavenly Realm A Month

Just as the Blood God descended, the planet’s magnetic field became chaotic, interrupting the live broadcast.

In Wujiang City, Zhang Xiaolan felt nervous as she sat in Chen Chu's room. "Ah Hu, what was that in the sky just now? Your brother will be alright, won't he?"

Even through the internet, the overwhelming blood-red light instinctively frightened ordinary people like Zhang Xiaolan.

Chen Hu comforted her, excitement building up in his voice. "Mom, don't worry, Big Bro will be fine. Remember how powerful he was before? He destroyed that giant blood snake with just a couple hits of his weapon.

"And before you came up, he charged into those red monsters and killed tens of thousands in no time. So even if there was danger in the sky just now, he could easily escape with that speed he showed. So, Mom, don't worry."

With Chen Hu's reassurance, Zhang Xiaolan's panic eased a little. Yes, her son had become so powerful; he would be fine.

Chen Hu scratched his head. "But, Mom, how did he become so strong all of a sudden? Three months ago, when he went to the mutated beast battlefield, he’d just broken through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm. Is cultivation really that easy?"

After all, Chen Chu had only been cultivating for a little over six months since last year, transforming from a sickly youth into a terrifying powerhouse capable of shattering mountains and splitting the earth.

Soon, communications resumed, and countless people worldwide learned of the final strange event in Miamir City, where the true form of the legendary cult god had descended. Yan Ruoyi, who had safely returned, announced the details of the battle.

Kleide, a genius who had swept through the cultivation world of two countries, had been colluding with the demon cults and betrayed humanity, and was executed on the spot by Chu Batian.

Meanwhile, the true form of the descending god had been repelled by the kings who guarded humanity’s inner world, and was even chased through the world passage.

The internet instantly exploded. Unlike the previous god avatar in Miamir, this time it was the true form that descended.

"It must be because Chu Batian killed two avatars in a row. That angered the Blood God enough that he descended to kill him."

"I think so too, Chu Batian is too strong. According to an expert from East Xia, that nine-headed blood python that appeared had at least the strength of the beginning-stage Eighth Heavenly Realm, but even so, Chu Batian defeated it."

"

Gasp!

It was actually at the Eighth Heavenly Realm, no wonder it looked so terrifying."

"But Chu Batian is even more terrifying. To kill an enemy across two major realms with his late-stage Sixth Heavenly Realm strength is an otherworldly combat ability. I don't think there's anyone else like him in the entire Federation.

"And the tens of thousands of monsters he killed, this battle has made him a god. I say he's the number one of humanity’s younger generation, any objections?"

"No objections, he's such a freak."

"Yeah, never seen such a strong Sixth Heavenly Realm cultivator."

"Uh... the more you talk, the more exaggerated it gets. Chu Batian is strong, I admit, but being the number one of the entire younger generation is too much for him.

"The Federation has had countless geniuses over the years, like Beast King Bardas from North Lin, who broke through to the Seventh Heavenly Realm and achieved full beast transformation at nineteen. His talent is peerless.

"And when Bardas had just broken through the beginning stage of the Seventh Realm, he tore apart a level 8 colossal beast that destroyed a fishing boat by the sea. His combat power is terrifying.

"Then there's Gabriella from West Meng's Holy Academy, who reached the peak of the Sixth Heavenly Realm at seventeen and designed her own high-level mech armaments.

"Not to mention East Xia, which produces geniuses frequently. I heard the military has a prodigy named Ji Wuji, who is even more freakish than Innate Awakeners. And these are just the more famous geniuses. Many are rising or cultivating quietly all over the world.

"As far as I know, there's a high school student named An Fuqing in East Xia’s southern battlefield, who’s made terrifying progress since breaking through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm, almost one realm per month.

"And that's not all, this girl also has a terrifying talent for comprehension. She’s already mastered four sword wills, making her invincible."

"Really? Four sword wills? That's too unbelievable. And brother, how do you know all this?"

"Because I am East Xia's strongest genius, Ji Wuji."

"Damn! You've been building up to this sentence, haven't you? I can tell you're lying. If that's the case, I am Bardas' brother from North Lin."

In an apartment in North Lin, Bardas typed furiously on his computer, feeling indignant.

"Let's leave, let's leave."

"I knew this guy was bragging. One heavenly realm per month? I could ascend the throne in a year."

The impact of the battle outside Miamir City was greater than Chen Chu and the others had imagined. Soon, various short videos appeared on the internet.

There were clips of Chen Chu crushing Kleide with overwhelming power, scenes of him displaying his battle phantom, and a montage of him slaughtering tens of thousands of blood demons. The most viewed and clicked-on video was of him transforming into the Divine Might Dragon Emperor and blasting apart the nine-headed blood python.

There were also videos online of Li Daoyi wielding thunder and drawing lightning with his battle sword. However, compared to Chen Chu’s popularity, his viewership was much lower.

Despite the high popularity, however, no one dared to dig into Chen Chu's personal information. Investigating the background of someone endorsed by the authorities was as good as courting death; even a simple search could potentially bring special agents to one's door.

"Mom, now you don’t have to worry. Big Bro is fine."

Seeing the continuously refreshing information on the computer, Zhang Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as he’s okay."

"

Hmph!

That so-called god dared to try to kill my brother. Just wait, once I can start cultivating, I’ll beat the crap out of it within a year."

"Ah Hu, don’t use foul language. You’re only fourteen."

After saying this, however, she looked at her second son, who was already over 1.9 meters tall and incredibly strong, and found herself at a loss for words.

Since eating the mutated beast meat Chen Chu brought back, Chen Hu's physique had become more and more formidable. His thick arms were almost as wide as other people’s waists.

Moreover, he digested food quickly and was always hungry. When fishing, he would carry a barbecue grill with him, grilling fish as he caught them.

Despite his intimidating appearance, however, Chen Hu seemed to be well-liked at school and got along well with several classmates, especially a girl named Li Yiyi.

Meanwhile, in a research building, a beautiful girl sighed in relief. "

Phew!

As long as he’s okay."

The ethereal and transcendent aura around Luo Fei was more evident, and her aura had reached the peak of the Third Heavenly Realm. This cultivation level was already impressive for a first-year student, but when considering her talent, which was on par with Xia Youhui and the others, it seemed a bit slow.

Suddenly, Luo Fei’s aura became agitated. Her true power surged, and the surrounding transcendent energy actively flowed toward her, signaling an imminent breakthrough to the Fourth Heavenly Realm.

However, she suppressed the urge to break through. She slowly exhaled as she felt the boiling true power inside her and murmured, "Now is not the time to break through. I need to wait a bit longer."

***

Back at the hotel, both Li Daoyi and Chen Chu felt a great sense of relief. Kaotoros's true form had been slain, Akunus's avatar was sealed, and its main body had been drawn out. Along with those demon kings, this battle was essentially over.

On the other hand, the performers, employees, and bodyguards like Li Long were still in shock. By evening, after dinner and a short rest, everyone retired to their rooms.

Both Chen Chu and Li Daoyi were greatly exhausted from the battle, especially Li Daoyi, who had even activated his Innate Thunderbolts to stop Akunus.

That night, Chen Chu sat cross-legged on his bed, the transcendent energy from a hundred meters around him gathering and forming an invisible wind that made his hair move without a breeze.

Compared to East Xia, the transcendent energy concentration in the middle-tier country of Gunado was several times lower, despite these countries learning from the three major empires and setting up simple barriers around their major cities to gather and constrain transcendent energy.

After the battle today, Chen Chu felt his aura fluctuating. In this state, his cultivation speed would be faster than usual.

After cultivating for three hours straight, Chen Chu slowly opened his eyes. He glanced at the clock on the wall, which showed eleven o'clock, and felt the drowsiness in his mind. After some thought, he took out a black iron-like piece from his Sumeru Bracelet: the secret art of space-time summoning from the Qingqiu family.

With the successful construction of his secret scripture’s seventh stage, he had some time to spare before breaking through to the Seventh Heavenly Realm, allowing him to study and contemplate this summoning art.

The eighth stage could only be tackled after breaking through to the Seventh Heavenly Realm.

The Eighth Realm involved the process of integrating the True Martial Phantom into the main body, similar to remodeling the physical body rather than just infusing transcendent energy.

Therefore, after breaking through to the Seventh, Chen Chu needed to transform the power of heaven and earth from the virtual to the real, while continuously adjusting and optimizing the structure of the True Martial Phantom based on his own condition.

The more the True Martial Phantom fit him, the faster his cultivation would be in the Eighth Realm.

The kings who had appeared today, whose mere presence could collapse the void, made Chen Chu feel a strong sense of crisis and unease.

Although he was now strong enough to touch the threshold of the Eighth Heavenly Realm with his full power, he still had no means of protecting himself against king-level powerhouses.

Currently, he was three major realms away from becoming a king. Before reaching that point, he needed to find a way to either fight against or escape from one.

One option was mastering the space-time summoning secret art. With the power of the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor, whose strength would significantly increase after reaching level 9, he could then also enhance its Golden Flames ability to the top level.

Under the influence of five top-level abilities, even at the early stage of level 9, the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor could contend with a peak level 9 colossal beast that had touched the power of laws.

Whether he could defeat such a beast was something only actual combat would reveal; after all, in a battle to the death, one did not win simply by having higher stats.

After further development, when the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor reached the middle stage of level 9 and another top-level ability was enhanced to a stronger realm, his power would become even more terrifying.

In addition, Chen Chu needed to find a way to enhance his Double Void Pupils to the top level. He had a premonition that it would undergo astonishing changes once enhanced to that level. Moreover, enhancing his soul abilities had also become a priority.

Going down the list, Chen Chu felt overwhelmed by the multitude of tasks ahead.

Boom!

Chen Chu's consciousness once again entered the secret disc space, immersing himself in the secret technique that held the mysteries of time and space.