Chapter 475: The Flesh-Devouring, Soul-Swallowing Monster, True Battle Form

Inside the cultivation room, as the Thunder Emperor rapidly expanded, waves of potent evolutionary energy surged through the soul passage and flooded into Chen Chu.

Especially when the Thunder Emperor began devouring the Bladed Colossal Beast, the energy contained within the law particles became even more overbearing and violent, flooding him with waves of denser enhancement energy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A dull roar echoed from within Chen Chu as the enhancement energy coursed through him. His cells frantically divided, compressed, and evolved, becoming increasingly powerful.

This enhancement in strength, speed, physique, resistance, endurance, recovery, and soul became even stronger as he progressed into the late stage.

On the attribute page, Chen Chu’s four main attributes soared at an astounding pace. His strength quickly surpassed 7,200, then 7,500...

As the density and strength of his body continued to rise, a heavy aura radiated from Chen Chu and pressed down on everything around him like a colossal beast inflating with power.

The oppressive aura filled the space, causing the entire cultivation room to tremble slightly. Even the ground beneath him, harder than any alloy, began to slowly sink.

Chen Chu was as incredibly intimidating as a colossal beast.

Moreover, with each day spent refining two Tianyuan Stones, the progress of his battle phantom turning from illusion to reality rapidly increased.

While Chen Chu was in seclusion, the top-level geniuses who had returned to their respective countries spread news about the ruin expedition to the upper echelons.

Naturally, those aware of the ruins' details were far from ordinary individuals.

West Meng, Tianyuan Base One.

"Commencing the seventh test of Number One."

"Energy levels confirmed."

"Soul synchronization rates are normal."

"The pilot’s mental state is stable. No signs of corruption."

"All physical aspects are normal. No signs of assimilation have been detected."

"Unlock the safety controller."

"Pilot, please move Number One to the center of the testing grounds."

"In ten minutes, begin charging the Annihilation Beam. We will test the spatial barrier strength, the activation level of the super energy, and the maximum power release threshold..."

As the controller in front of him slowly unlocked, a 150-meter-tall mech in thick black and red armor emanated a terrifying sense of pressure.

When its eyes glowed blue, many of the staff members in the distance felt an overwhelming fear welling up from the depths of their souls, causing their legs to buckle.

Meanwhile, even further away, a massive black gate, two hundred meters tall and ten meters thick, slowly slid open.

Boom!

The black-red mech walked out, each step making the ground tremble. The entire research base shook ever so slightly as it moved.

The giant mech soon emerged from the base. On a building a kilometer away, Gabriella stood with a silver-haired woman.

Watching the fearsome mech in motion, Gabriella’s eyes gleamed with curiosity. "Teacher, is that the legendary Number One? I’ve heard the pilot was a classmate of Chen Chu’s."

"Yes, that’s Number One." The woman nodded. She looked at the terrifying "creature" with complexity. After over a decade, the dormant mech had finally been reactivated.

Gabriella’s curiosity grew. "I heard it contains a god-level organism that requires a soul-compatible pilot to operate. If so, its essence and soul should be fundamentally different from humans. How could anyone’s soul be compatible with it?”

"Under normal circumstances, it would certainly be impossible to achieve soul synchronization. That’s why, during the development of Number One, they... No, forget it.

“There’s no point in you knowing all the details. You and mech have both reached the Seventh Heavenly Realm. Once you stabilize everything you’ve gained from the ruins, you’ll enter the mythical world along with Number One.

"When you get there, your task will be to protect its pilot and prevent any accidents during the separation from the mech. Remember, Number One is extremely important to humanity, even more valuable than a king-level powerhouse. Nothing must go wrong."

“If it’s so important to humanity, why send it to the mythical world? Wouldn’t it be safer to keep it here?"

The silver-haired woman sighed slightly. "It needs energy. To get some, it has to devour countless high-level, even mythical-level, flesh and souls. Only then will it grow to the level we desire."

"What?!"

***

An open space at the center of a passage vortex deep beneath the sea.

The Silver Colossal Dragon comfortably settled down, having devoured the flesh of the Bladed Colossal Beast and consumed a Heavenly Dragon Fruit. Soon, however, it stirred. Not far away, the Dragon Emperor rose to its feet.

I should be able to break through to the Eighth Heavenly Realm in a few more days. I’m still missing thunderbolts and flames, though.

A day had passed since their most recent battle. After consuming all the colossal beast's flesh, the Dragon Emperor had grown to over two hundred fifty meters in length.

Its massive body, several times denser than others at the same stage, now seemed more like a living mountain. The invisible aura of power it emitted distorted the surrounding space and caused the ground to sink. Moreover, its evolution points had increased dramatically to almost thirty thousand.

Feeling the ground tremble, the Silver Colossal Dragon opened its eyes and saw the Dragon Emperor turn its head. It swiped through the air with its claws, unleashing terrifying force upon its own dorsal fins.

Boom!

The space shook as energy exploded. Several black-blue fins, each five meters thick and over seven meters long, crashed heavily to the ground.

The Silver Colossal Dragon’s eyes widened in shock.

Ao Tian, why are you hitting yourself?

The Dragon Emperor replied,

I’m experimenting.

After inspecting its body, the Dragon Emperor realized that, unlike Destructive True Lightning, the Golden Flames were carried by its flesh and couldn’t be used as materials.

With that in mind, its golden vertical pupils shifted to the Silver Colossal Dragon. Startled, the Silver Colossal Dragon immediately reared up, taking two steps back while covering its back with its claws.

Don’t hit me! It hurts.

You don’t even have the flame ability. Why would I hit you?

The Dragon Emperor averted its gaze from the Silver Colossal Dragon and looked toward the sleeping red beast in the distance. It paused briefly before turning to Ghidorah, which was diligently cultivating with all nine of its heads.

Having consumed the flesh of the quasi-mythical colossal beast, these colossal creatures were now all resting and digesting their meals. After all, unlike the Dragon Emperor, they couldn’t immediately process whatever they consumed even if they possessed devouring abilities like the Horn Hime, which could swallow food directly into its stomach.

Due to its innate abilities, though, Horn Hime had a faster digestive system than the other colossal beasts.

Once its strength increased, and its abilities were further enhanced, it could even evolve into a monster that could devour everything—a true Kun capable of swallowing the heavens and earth.

Watching the Nine-Headed Serpent cultivate, the Dragon Emperor’s eyes flickered. It then stomped heavily over to Ghidorah.

A massive shadow suddenly loomed overhead, prompting all nine of Ghidorah’s heads to rise in confusion.

Ao Ba, what do you want?

The Dragon Emperor’s gaze fell on the red-horned head of Ghidorah.

Ghidorah, may I borrow something from you?

Sure,

Ghidorah agreed with no hesitation.

Before it realized what was happening, the Dragon Emperor grabbed one of its heads and clutched another. The intense pain made the Nine-Headed Serpent’s tail snap straight.

Ao Ba, that hurts!

Relax, it’ll only hurt for a moment.

The red horn on Ghidorah’s head wasn’t just symbolic—it was a fusion of its bloodline power and innate abilities, making it incredibly valuable, especially as a top-tier material.

Whenever one of its heads was destroyed, it took an entire day to regenerate, with the horn being the most resource-intensive part to regrow.

Bang!

Using its immense strength, the Dragon Emperor snapped off the five-meter-long, three-meter-thick red dragon horn.

The brutal scene left the Silver Colossal Dragon and Zhulong, which had been startled awake, wide-eyed.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the red colossal beast suddenly spun around and dove into the vortex of seawater, showing none of its usual clumsiness.

The Silver Colossal Dragon’s eyes widened again.

That fool has been faking it this whole time!

With its left claws holding its dorsal fin and its right gripping Ghidorah’s flaming horn, the Dragon Emperor nodded in satisfaction and stomped back to the passage.

Boom!

Scorching golden flames spewed from the Dragon Emperor’s mouth, enveloping the coral dorsal fin. The surrounding temperature skyrocketed, and the ground melted into lava under the terrifying heat.

Soon, a black-blue crystalline substance appeared. It was roughly the size of a human head and had faint thunderbolts dancing within it.

The Dragon Emperor tossed Ghidorah’s flaming horn into the fire and continued its work, this time infusing several strands of the golden flames' essence into the melting process.

Soon, a small, golden-red, crystal-like horn emerged from the fires. It was about forty centimeters long and as thick as a palm.

Saixitia, I’m heading out for a bit. Keep an eye on the passage.

With a low growl, the Dragon Emperor plunged into the sea, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Inside the cultivation room, Chen Chu slowly opened his eyes. The golden-red rune on his right arm flickered. The intense spatial fluctuations gradually created a head-sized vortex in front of him.

Boom!

A powerful force surged from the other side, causing the silver vortex to instantly expand several times. Moments later, a massive golden crystal, a small golden-red horn, and a blue-black crystal appeared.

Once everything had been transmitted, the spatial vortex vanished.

Even for the Dragon Emperor, forcefully enlarging the spatial passage this way took considerable effort. It seemed more spatial passage runes were still needed to stabilize the process.

Deep in thought, Chen Chu stored the materials gathered from the corpse of the level 9 colossal beast. He then placed his hand on the level 9 Life Crystal.

Feeling the astonishing life energy radiating from it, he grew excited.

"Convert this Life Crystal into attribute points."

Boom!

Boundless life energy surged into him, transformed into another type of energy, and disappeared.

This was Chen Chu’s first time experiencing the conversion of life energy into attribute points.

On the transparent screen before him, his remaining 8,804 attribute points began to skyrocket, surpassing 10,000 in the blink of an eye.

By the time the golden crystal disappeared, his attribute points had already reached 25,130; the level 9 Life Crystal seemed to be worth over sixteen thousand points.

"It’s a pity attribute points only account for quantity and not quality. Otherwise, the overall value of this peak-level 9 Life Crystal would be more than ten times that of a level 8 one."

After a brief sigh, Chen Chu closed his eyes and resumed cultivating.

For the next few days, nothing major happened in the deep sea and the human world.

As the Tianyuan Stones were absorbed and refined one by one, Chen Chu’s aura gradually approached the late stage of the Seventh Heavenly Realm. Four days later, he smoothly broke through.

However, he did not stop. With continuous refinement, the battle phantom behind him became increasingly solid. Eventually, it reached 99% completion. Moreover, Chen Chu’s cultivation reached the peak of the Seventh Heavenly Realm.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Inside the hundred-meter-wide cultivation room, built entirely of dark gray rock and towering several dozen meters high, a thirty-meter-tall figure stood behind Chen Chu.

It was no longer a battle phantom. Rather, it had become a true battle form.

Surrounded by golden flames and crackling with thunderbolts, the almost fully solidified true battle form stood with four glowing halos slowly rotating behind its head, resembling an ancient god summoned from the distant past.

"So this is its true form."

Filled with awe, both Chen Chu and the battle form behind him opened their eyes simultaneously, revealing cold, emotionless gazes.