Chapter 532: Enhanced Soul Ability, the Wall of Four Worlds

The chest opened, revealing a dense collection of gleaming blue and pale gold crystals. An intense surge of life energy emanated from within, filling the air.

Due to the limitations of distance and time in last night's battle, Augusta’s beast tide effect wasn't widespread, covering only a radius of about a thousand kilometers in.

The lure's effectiveness weakened with distance, drawing only the strongest colossal beasts that could sense it.

Chen Chu estimated that he had slain around a hundred thousand mutated beasts.

The smallest among them was still larger than an elephant, with an average length of twenty meters and a height of over ten meters. They gathered into a beast tide with astonishing momentum.

Especially striking were the colossal beasts, some stretching tens or even hundreds of meters in length and resembling moving mountains. By the time Chen Chu killed them all, the entire plains and valleys had already been covered with piles of their corpses, turning the landscape into a scene of pure devastation.

In terms of levels, most of these mutated beasts were level 2 or 3 juveniles and level 4 or 5 adult mutated beasts. Colossal beasts at level 7 or 8 were fewer.

On the Blue Planet, creatures that underwent mutation and evolution were called mutated beasts; once they broke through to level 7, they were classified as colossal beasts.

In the mythical world, creatures with stable genes and ecosystems were also called mutated beasts. Those at level 7 and above were similarly classified as colossal beasts.

Due to their stable genes, these large creatures started as level 1 mutated beasts from birth and grew naturally into adulthood.

There were also distinctions among mutated beasts, like cattle and predators on the plains. The weaker mutated beasts capped at level 4, and stronger ones could grow to level 5, 6, or even level 7, becoming colossal beasts.

It all depended on their bloodline.

However, stable genes didn’t mean an inability to surpass these limits.

With abundant transcendent energy and access to various natural treasures, these creatures could break through species limitations, becoming colossal beasts or even higher life forms.

Some could even mutate their genes and awaken latent bloodlines, becoming mutated beasts with kingly blood. This allowed them to lead their kin in collective evolution toward a stronger race of colossal beasts.

Yet, since growth from juvenile to adult was natural, mutated beasts didn’t condense Life Crystals within them until they reached the peak of their species.

This scarcity was why Life Crystals in the mythical world were rare and typically level 4 or higher.

The Life Crystals Chen Chu harvested this time were predominantly level 4. None were lower level like 2 or 3.

Despite this, the haul was still remarkable.

Clank!

Chen Chu poured out the crystals. Hundreds rolled across the floor, illuminating the cultivation room with a radiant glow.

Chen Chu smiled as he grasped two of the crystals and began to absorb their energy. "You converted a high-purity Life Crystal, gaining 78 attribute points."

"You converted a high-purity Life Crystal, gaining 74 attribute points..."

As each level 4 Life Crystal was absorbed, his attribute points skyrocketed, swiftly climbing from twenty thousand to thirty thousand, then forty thousand...

By the time the Life Crystals in the cultivation room vanished, his attribute points had surged to 89,508—nearing ninety thousand.

"This is a great reward for all that killing," Chen Chu mused.

Under ordinary circumstances, it would have taken countless missions and an enormous accumulation of merit points to get this many Life Crystals or top-level resources.

The same applied to his colossal beast avatar.

If the avatar hunted mutated beasts on its own to gather crystals, accumulating a thousand low-level ones would take an extremely long time.

Chen Chu turned his gaze to his attribute page.

The Dragon Emperor was currently dormant since it was preparing to ascend to mythical level. Hence, Chen Chu decided to enhance his soul ability and the Double Void Pupils to the divine transformation level for the upcoming peak of the Ninth Heavenly Realm.

Which ability should I enhance first?

Chen Chu's gaze lingered between Soul Splitter and Double Void Pupils before finally settling on Soul Splitter.

His intuition suggested that due to the unique nature of Soul Splitter, enhancing it was unlikely to immediately boost his combat strength, which was why he’d previously focused on strengthening the Dragon Emperor.

However, since this was one of his innate top-level abilities, enhancing it to the divine transformation level was bound to yield incredible changes, especially since it was tied to the soul.

Moreover, he estimated that he’d still have around forty thousand attribute points after that enhancement. He could just delve deeper into the mythical world and slay a few level 8 peak colossal beasts to gather the rest that was needed to upgrade the Double Void Pupils.

Waiting a few extra days hardly mattered.

"Consume fifty thousand attribute points to enhance the soul ability."

Boom!

Fifty thousand attribute points converted into enhancement energy exploded within Chen Chu, surging through his body and into an unknown, deep recess within him.

Boom!

In that instant, his consciousness surged, faintly sensing for the first time the existence of his soul essence and a series of countless black rune sequences lying deep within him.

Since attribute energy, derived from life force, could not directly enhance the soul or improve soul-related arts, it was mainly effective on abilities and arts tied to the body.

Although his soul ability worked on the soul, it was still anchored to the body and connected to the soul essence.

As the sequence chains of his soul ability resonated, materialized from the void, and advanced to the next level, Chen Chu began to sense his soul essence with unprecedented clarity.

In that boundless and formless dimension, a hundred-meter-tall Soul Emperor appeared, clad in a dark imperial robe and holding a Soul-Suppressing Imperial Seal.

On the other side of the Soul Emperor, a colossal beast spanning several hundred meters slowly materialized. It was lying prone.

Between the two seemingly independent, complete souls was a soul black hole. It warped dimensions and existed on a higher plane that pierced through endless space and time.

Soon, countless black rune sequence chains extended from the depths of Chen Chu's being, densely linking his body, soul essence, and the two souls into a single entity.

These black runic sequences were profoundly mysterious. It was as if their very existence embodied a Dao[1], the Dao of the soul.

However, upon clearly sensing his soul essence, the somewhat dazed Chen Chu blinked in confusion.

My soul essence... is a hole?

This enhancement touched upon the very core of his soul, so it was nearly a full day before Chen Chu slowly regained consciousness.

Upon awakening, he found the world seemingly different. It was clearer, as though a thin veil that had once covered him had been lifted.

Chen Chu sharply perceived the breath of the heavens and the subtle tremors of the earth; everything around him now had its unique rhythm, each movement containing a distinct trajectory.

It felt as if he could reach out and touch the laws of the universe with ease.

With this enhancement of his soul ability, the former separation caused by Soul Splitter, which had prevented him from fully comprehending the world around him, vanished.

This single change lifted Chen Chu’s spirits; at last, he was no longer the brute he had once been.

After enjoying this newfound clarity, Chen Chu summoned his attribute page with a thought.

[Abilities]

Soul Splitter(Divine transformation)

- A profoundly enhanced soul ability, allowing one soul to split into two complete and independent soul entities that originated from the same source.

- Soul Synchronization: A higher-dimensional special passage links the two souls, balancing their differences and preventing disharmony.

- Divine Fusion: A unique power that enables both souls and the body to undergo divine transformation, uniting body, soul, strength, and talents into one. In this form, the life stage is elevated to a higher, more complete level of existence, breaking through the current stage’s limitations.

- Tip 1: If the human body is prioritized in the divine transformation form, all aspects of the colossal beast form will act as divine transformation energy to support the human form, and vice versa.

- Tip 2: During divine transformation, the greater the power disparity between the main body and the colossal beast avatar, the more significant the life stage and power level increase.

- Note: Once Divine Fusion is initiated, it is no longer possible to split into two separate entities unless one touches upon Creation Origin.

Chen Chu exhaled slowly, unsurprised by the outcome. "Enhancing the soul ability didn’t directly boost my combat strength after all."

Although he did not gain a direct increase in power, he did gain extremely powerful ability skills.

The first was an in-depth enhancement of how his colossal beast avatar’s growth fed back to strengthen him.

This explained why each time his avatar advanced, evolutionary energy would appear within him; it was due to the Synchronized Reinforcement of his soul, which prevented imbalance.

The fact that the physical enhancement was actually secondary came as a surprise to Chen Chu.

The second skill, was even more alarming, allowing his soul to reunite after splitting apart.

The fusion wasn’t merely a simple one-plus-one combination either. Rather, it created a formidable divine transformation that enabled Chen Chu to directly break through his current realm. The higher his and his avatar’s cultivation levels, the greater the boost.

If he reached the heavenly king level and his avatar was at the mythical titan level, merging would instantly turn him into a supreme powerhouse.

Moreover, if he and his avatar reached the Second Heavenly Realm of supremacy or if his colossal beast form reached the ancient titan level, he could directly transcend to an even higher life stage.

If he chose to prioritize the human form in fusion, he would break through as a civilization's emperor.

However, if he prioritized the colossal beast form, his human body would vanish, and Chen Chu would ascend to the level of an ancient true spirit beast, a level beyond the ancient titan level.

He would become an embodiment of the principles.

This divine transformation skill was strong, but it came with a significant restriction: he’d have to sacrifice one identity. Hence, for now, it could only serve as a last-resort trump card.

After feeling the intensified connection between him and his avatar, Chen Chu took out the Sumeru Bracelet, which Chen Wang had given him.

This seclusion wasn’t solely for enhancing his ability; it was also to strengthen the worlds of earth, fire, wind, and lightning.

Although these worlds had been created, they remained illusory, thus offering limited power enhancement to Chen Chu.

Boom!

In front of Chen Chu, a yellow orb phantom, three meters in diameter, slowly appeared. Despite resembling a 3D projection, it radiated a dense, mountain-like aura.

At the same time, an irregular, half-meter object resembling a dark iron block appeared in his hand.

Boom!

The surrounding space trembled, and the weight in Chen Chu’s hand surged, nearly making him lose his grip.

"So heavy!"

With muscles bulging in his arms, Chen Chu unleashed his terrifying strength and opened the Earth World, He then tossed a World Star Core Fragment into it.

In response, the Earth World shook violently. An invisible World Force pulled the fragments toward its core.

Boom!

The entire world quaked. Within Chen Chu’s perception, the initial illusory space, only one kilometer in diameter, expanded rapidly until it had covered a five-kilometer radius.

At the Earth World’s boundary, a layer of invisible crystalline boundary wall formed from nothingness, gradually enveloping the entire world.

With the appearance of this crystal wall, the once-illusory Earth World instantly stabilized. The World Star Core Fragments had fused with it, transforming into a miniaturized star core that brought life to the world.

The crystal wall pulsated slightly, seemingly breathing and drawing energy from the void to grow.

At the center of the yellow Earth World, a spot of yellow material emerged from nothing, condensing into the first handful of real soil and rock.

This was the rarity of the World Star Core Fragments; as remnants of a former world, they innately possessed a world's complete attributes.

Fused with an illusory, newly created world, it could instantly elevate the world to a complete micro-plane world.

But this was not enough.

Looking at the small patch of earth, Chen Chu took a box from his Sumeru Space and poured out yellow soil as fine as sand.

Hum!

The Earth-Breath Soil began to swell and transform upon contact with the dense yellow energy of the Earth World. It quickly expanded into a thin, kilometer-wide layer of land that was several dozen meters thick.

The Earth World then trembled again, growing heavier and more stable. Its enclosing invisible crystal wall became even thicker and more robust.

At the same time, a row of transparent text appeared before Chen Chu.

[Worlds]

Earth World(Tier 1)]

- A micro-plane containing the earth element.

- World Force: When manifested, it can draw a trace of World Force and envelop the body with a defensive wall.

"Wall," Chen Chu murmured softly, then summoned the second world with a mere thought.

Boom!

A three-meter-wide sphere filled with golden flames projected itself before Chen Chu. It emitted a dazzling light and intense heat.

He once again tossed in a World Star Core Fragment, causing a brilliant burst of fire. The world expanded into a vast five-kilometer diameter.

Once the crystal wall of the Heavenly Flame World[2] was born, Chen Chu added a piece of burning material.

Boom!

The Heavenly Flame World shook. As its energy merged with the burning material, an immense golden-white sun formed, hovering within.

[Worlds]

Heavenly Flame World(Tier 1)

- A micro-plane containing the fire element.

- World Force: When manifested, it can draw a trace of World Force and envelop the body with a defensive wall.

Again, it formed an added layer of wall defense. After taking a mental note of it, Chen Chu nodded thoughtfully. He then successively fused World Star Core Fragments into the Windstorm World and Lightning Prison World.

Additionally, he used the Federation’s god-level wind and lightning resources.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The worlds of solid earth, blazing sun, howling black whirlwinds, and crashing thunderstorms coalesced around Chen Chu. Invisible planar forces radiated outward, causing the entire cultivation room to tremble.

Surrounded by the four worlds and exuding an indescribable majesty, Chen Chu, who was in a meditative position, looked like a master of creation—a being who could command earth, fire, wind, and lightning.

"Four worlds."

Upon sensing the four worlds’ transformations, Chen Chu slowly opened his eyes. He then made the four worlds condense into streams of light behind him.

The four radiant wheels rotated slowly, their combined World Forces further empowering Chen Chu. They also enveloped him with four layers of invisible walls that were imbued with an unshakable, indestructible power.

1. A reminder that Dao is a term in Chinese that can mean path, truth, and way. ☜

2. This is the name of Chen Chu's fire world. ☜