Chapter 491: "Dragon" Attribute, Mythical Train

Roar! Ao Tian, why didn’t you wait for it to condense and see what it had to say?

The power of laws floating in the air had just been shredded and scattered by the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor's tail blade. The Silver Colossal Dragon watched in confusion, eyes narrowing at the dissipating remnants of energy.

The Dragon Emperor glanced back, speechless.

Roar! Do you think this is some kind of anime, Saixitia? Wait for the villain to show up, let them finish their threats, and then take action?

Of course, the real reason it was in no mood to waste time was that it wanted to gain as much time as possible. By using the gap in information, it aimed to confuse the Black Abyss King and gather more crystals.

At the same time, it hoped to find a chance to break into the middle zone, plunder the Dark Molten Divine Fruit—something only a few of the larger tribes could grow—and kill the late-stage level 9 colossal beast guarding it.

Once its strength increased a bit more, it'd be more confident in dealing with the mythical colossal beast.

Roar! Ao Tian, what's anime?

The Silver Dragon growled, still puzzled.

The Dragon Emperor responded casually.

Roar! Anime is a type of projection from the human world, presented in virtual images. It’s kind of like the stories your mom used to tell you when you were little.

Roar! Ao Tian, you know so much! You even understand things about those humans from the undeveloped world.

The Silver Dragon still looked a bit confused.

Roar! But didn’t you say those humans from the land are terrifying? How do you know all this?

The Dragon Emperor's voice deepened.

Roar! Because I once had contact with a human—a friend of sorts. That’s how I learned about the human world.

Roar! Ah, I see. Was that human powerful?

The Silver Dragon roared curiously.

The Dragon Emperor thought for a moment.

Roar! That human wasn’t very powerful at first. Back then, I was only level 5, but he was a genius no less talented than me.

Roar! Now, months later, his strength has grown significantly. Though his cultivation is only at the beginning stage of level 8, even Ghidorah might not be able to take him down.

Roar! How is that possible?!

The Silver Dragon roared in disbelief, eyes widening.

Roar! Ghidorah has a king-level bloodline and is level 9! And you're telling me he can’t defeat a mere human at the beginning stage of level 8?

The Dragon Emperor nodded, its voice low.

Roar! That’s right. That human’s strength is unimaginable. When he was at the late stage of level 6, he already killed a beginning-stage level 8 opponent.

Roar! After breaking through to the middle stage of level 7, he even managed to kill a beginning-stage level 9 Black Fiery Phoenix. He's truly fearsome.

Gasp!

The Silver Dragon gasped, sucking in a deep breath that stirred the winds. Its eyes filled with shock.

Roar! Humans can be that terrifying? A mere middle-stage level 7 could kill a beginning-stage level 9 colossal beast?

Just as the Silver Dragon was marveling at the strength of humans, the Dragon Emperor roared.

Roar! Saixitia, help me carry that food. We don’t have much time—we need to score big.

With that, the Dragon Emperor grabbed the dragon's carcass in its claws, its thunderbolt wings condensing behind it. With a loud boom, it shot into the sky.

Roar! Wait for me, Ao Tian!

The Silver Dragon snapped out of its daze, quickly grabbing the dragon’s sliced off limbs. With a powerful flap of its wings, it transformed into a streak of silver light, chasing after the Dragon Emperor.

As for the three severed python heads? Well, its claws couldn’t carry everything.

High above, tens of thousands of meters in the sky, boundless dark clouds rolled, resembling a black carpet that covered the world. Under the silver moonlight, the Dragon Emperor flew while feasting.

The dragon’s scales shattered under its enormous, sharp teeth, its flesh torn apart, and in a series of booming crunches, it was crushed and devoured.

The flesh and blood of the late-stage level 9 beast barely had time to settle in its stomach before its furnace-like belly quickly digested it. With this influx of biological energy, its body visibly expanded, growing in size in the blink of an eye.

The Silver Dragon couldn’t help but edge closer, its wings flapping behind it as it curiously growled.

Roar! Ao Tian, why do you grow so fast?

Roar! Well, if you eat, you grow, right?

The Dragon Emperor turned its head, giving a strange look as it roared.

Roar! If eating didn’t make you grow, why would we bother eating at all?

You make a lot of sense, but something still feels off about that logic.

Roar! No, what I mean is—why do YOU grow so fast?

The Silver Dragon finally realized what it wanted to ask.

The Dragon Emperor thought for a moment.

Roar! It’s probably because I have a strong digestive ability. I’ve always grown quickly since I was young. I just kept eating and eating, and eventually, I became this big.

Why do you have all the good abilities?

I also want to eat and grow bigger immediately.

The Silver Dragon drooled with envy.

The ability to grow just by eating, and the innate talent to comprehend and increase strength at will—Ao Tian is too much of a monster. Why can't the great Saixitia have such monstrous abilities?

While the Silver Dragon envied it, the Dragon Emperor flew around the edge of the hellish domain, searching for targets while devouring the colossal beast's flesh.

As it tore into the meat with massive bites, hot blood sprayed from the beast, making it appear ferocious.

With its increasing strength, the Dragon Emperor's speed of digestion and consumption had also improved. In just over an hour, it had devoured the entire 280-meter-long colossal beast.

A late-stage level 9 colossal beast wasn’t just twice as large as a beginning-stage level 9 one; it was several times more massive, and its flesh contained significantly more energy.

With this abundant biological energy, the Dragon Emperor's body grew by more than ten meters in an instant, reaching a staggering 270 meters in length.

Feeling the surge of power within, the Dragon Emperor’s golden pupils gleamed with a vicious light. As expected, the resources of the mythical world were far more bountiful.

On the ground below, a burning purple flame altar came into view, along with the Scaled Fiery Race members surrounding it in a devout sacrificial ceremony.

The Dragon Emperor's eyes lit up instantly.

Another batch of Life Crystals to harvest!

Boom!

Golden flames ignited around it as it tore through the sky at supersonic speeds, descending like a several-hundred-meter-wide meteor.

Roar! The great Saixitia wants to see rivers of blood!

The Silver Dragon let out an excited roar.

As the Dragon Emperor pierced through the thick black clouds like an apocalyptic meteor, its golden glow caught the attention of the Fiery Race below. They instinctively looked up.

"No!"

"Everyone, run!"

"Watch out!"

Boom!

Before they could even react, the golden meteor, accompanied by the oppressive aura of a level 9 colossal beast, slammed into the small town. In an instant, the earth was overturned, and the ground cracked open.

The impact shattered the land within a radius of over a thousand meters, as blinding light erupted across the terrain. Endless torrents of molten lava and golden flames spewed out, their destructive force obliterating everything in the vicinity.

Buildings and houses collapsed and melted in an instant. The weaker level 4 and 5 members of the Fiery Race, along with a few level 6 ones, were reduced to ashes in the first wave of the searing heat.

***

Meanwhile, inside a small building, Chen Chu, who had been cultivating throughout the night, slowly opened his eyes, a thoughtful expression on his face.

As he extended his palm, the very air in the room seemed to freeze under an invisible force. If he applied just a bit more pressure, the entire living room would collapse.

In the end, he decided not to. After all, he could test his strength outside.

"Is this ‘Dragon’ power?" Murmuring to himself, Chen Chu summoned the attribute page with a thought.

[Stats]

Realm: Eighth Heavenly Realm(Beginning Stage)

Physique(Dragon): 1.0120

- 10,120 points

- A physique that has surpassed the limit, granting the special traits of the Dragon—enhanced defense, strength, recovery, resistance, and endurance, all exceeding those of transcendent species.

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Strength(Dragon): 1.0423

- 10,423 points

- Constant: A special Dragon trait that enhances your base strength with every 1 point increase in attributes.

Agility(Dragon): 0.9235

- 9,235 points

- Your speed is no longer restricted by the laws of heaven and earth.

Spirit: 9,301

As the Dragon Emperor devoured the colossal beast, Chen Chu’s body also experienced significant enhancements in response. His physique and strength both broke through the 10,000-point mark.

In response, the Dragon Emperor's essence, which had already fused with him and altered his genetic makeup, underwent a transcendence. This change was reflected on his attribute panel, now labeled as "Dragon."

With a human body that rivaled the draconic colossal beasts, he possessed physical strength equal to those kinds of beasts of the same level. Yet, he also retained the path of laws belonging to a true martial art cultivator.

Chen Chu represented the most perfect form that gene martial arts had been striving for—a flawless fusion of true martial arts and the strength of colossal beasts.

However, while his body had transformed into a humanoid dragon, his soul remained unchanged, likely due to its immense strength. Even a dragon couldn’t alter the essence of such a powerful soul.

Choo-choo!

The deep whistle of a train echoed in the distance, and a rumbling sound came from the direction of Base One.

From a high vantage point, one could see a massive white train, over thirty meters wide, rushing out of a silver vortex and thundering along its tracks toward the horizon.

The train was three kilometers long, and as it passed through the front base, the mythical-level aura it emitted left Xia Youhui and the others in awe.

They watched as the train vanished into the misty wall ahead, and only then did the people on the platform exhale in relief.

Xia Youhui chuckled wryly. "I can’t believe I got scared by a train just now."

Baitu Hong laughed heartily beside him. "It’s normal. Don’t underestimate that world train. It’s made from the carcass of a mythical-level draconic beast that was slain by Heavenly King Zhenwu.

"This beast had spatial abilities. After being refined into a train, its interior contains vast space, enough to store mountains of supplies, and it can pass through passages without causing disturbances."

"A mythical-level beast!" Hearing this for the first time, the crowd's faces showed visible shock.

Baitu Hong was quite pleased with their reactions, as his expression had been similar when he first heard about it.

"Exactly, and it’s not the only one. Currently, all three passages controlled by the Federation have world trains refined from mythical beast carcasses, responsible for transporting personnel and supplies."

As the crowd marveled, a similar massive blue train appeared in the distance, rumbling ominously as it approached the front station and gradually came to a stop.

"The Tongtian Train has arrived. All special forces applying to enter the mythical world, please board Car 103 in an orderly manner. Silence is mandatory once on board."

As the giant door slowly opened, Li Hao took a deep breath and looked at Chen Chu and the others. "Chen Chu, An Fuqing, Old Xia, I’ll head out first."

Xia Youhui waved with a grin. "Go on, and be careful over there. Don’t die before I get a chance to join you."

"Fuck off!" Li Hao gave him the finger.

Chen Chu, there to see him off, smiled faintly. "Good luck, Li Hao. I hope the next time we meet, you’ve already broken through to the Eighth Heavenly Realm."

Li Hao’s talent was already impressive, and after obtaining the inheritance of an ancient civilization’s general in the ruins, comparable to a king-level warrior, it was only a matter of time before he became a Ninth Heavenly Realm powerhouse... Of course, assuming he didn’t die first.

At that moment, Li Daoyi also approached, laughing. "Brother Chen, get in there soon. I’m looking forward to seeing you dominate the frontlines."

Chen Chu smiled back. "It shouldn’t take long."

Not only Li Hao, but Li Daoyi, Lin Mei, Zhang Tianlong, Ji Wuji, and other geniuses above the Sixth Heavenly Realm had also applied to enter the mythical world.

After saying their goodbyes, the Tongtian Train’s doors slowly closed, and the massive vehicle rumbled toward Base One, plunging into the passage.

This train wasn’t carrying just Li Hao and the others into the mythical world. It was also loaded with countless high-yield missiles, including enhanced nuclear and hydrogen bombs, to replenish the frontlines.

Watching as the passage gradually calmed, Chen Chu turned to Xia Youhui and Lin Xue. "Old Xia, Class Monitor, keep cultivating and break through to the Sixth Heavenly Realm as soon as possible. Once you reach the mythical world, you’ll realize that’s where everything truly begins."

An Fuqing could enter anytime, so Chen Chu didn’t feel the need to encourage her.

Xia Youhui immediately quipped, "Ah Chu, you talk like you’ve already been to the mythical world."

Chen Chu chuckled. "I haven’t been yet, but I’ll probably head over in a few days—so it’s not much different. Anyways, I’ll leave you guys to it. I’m heading out for a bit."

Waving goodbye, Chen Chu’s figure flickered, and he shot toward the edge of the fault in the void dozens of kilometers away.

He was planning to test a new combat skill he had contemplated last night, and see what changes had occurred in his physique and strength after gaining the "Dragon" attribute.