Chapter 533: The Blue-White Colossal Dragon: Did I Sleep Too Much?

Chen Chu stayed in seclusion for almost two full days.

As the thick doors of the cultivation chamber slowly swung open, a heavy and oppressive aura spread outward. An invisible force also coursed through the area, making many of the locals in the distance stiffen in awe.

These cultivation chambers were built along the sacred tree’s roots, which were as vast as mountain ranges. With the tree’s protection fortifying them, the practitioners didn’t have to worry about external disturbances.

A kilometer away from it, a modern city had been built into the mountainside. It housed hundreds of thousands of locals, including women and children.

The New Humans didn’t have any elderly yet. After all, they were only a few decades old.

Despite the distance, the people’s shock was still evident on their faces. Their gazes filled with reverence as they watched the black-haired young man slowly emerge from the cultivation chamber.

Chen Chu glanced at the ordinary people in the distance. He then shot skyward, ascending swiftly through a layer of clouds and reaching an altitude of over ten thousand meters.

After passing multiple security verifications, Chen Chu arrived at the office of the silver-haired youth.

Chen Wang raised an eyebrow in mild surprise. "Are you sure you don’t want an energy fighter jet for transportation?"

Chen Chu shook his head slightly. "No, a fighter jet’s too large; dragging one around would be too inconvenient."

He had used three thousand attribute points to enhance his Sumeru Bracelet with Ethereal Crystals. After a hundred expansions in all directions, its storage had grown significantly. It could even store a fighter jet over twenty meters wide and several tens of meters long.

However, that would leave little room for anything else.

His goal was to venture deep into the mythical world, hunt large beasts to harvest crystals, and, if possible, locate top-tier artifacts or large crystal mines.

With a steady stream of "earnings," he could not only meet his own needs but also support his family, saving a little capital for Chen Hu.

This drive to secure a better future for their families was why so many advanced cultivators had joined the Exploration Division.

In this world, not everyone was free from attachments. Some strove for themselves, while others did it for their children or siblings—like Lin Xue and Lin Yu’s parents or Xia Youhui’s brother.

Chen Chu was no different; he, too, had things he wished to protect. One of them was Chen Hu, whose talent was not as exceptional as his own.

Chen Wang nodded approvingly before pulling out a small box from a drawer.

"This is your upgraded smartwatch. It now includes the most detailed map of the mythical world available to the Federation."

"It features marked danger zones, locations of mythic creatures, various plant and creature data, and, most importantly, a moonstone-positioning function that will keep you from getting lost in the infinite worlds.

"Here’s the Divine Lure Liquid you requested. It was recently brought in from the front lines. We only got one, though. We harvested it from a powerful Purgatory Demon."

Chen Wang’s expression grew solemn. "This item is special. Even one of the Purgatory Clan’s demon kings wouldn’t use it recklessly."

"The mythical world has devoured countless other worlds over millennia. It is incredibly dangerous and complex, inhabited not only by humans but also by mutated beasts and the Purgatory Demon Clan.

"So, before using the Divine Lure Liquid, you should scout the surrounding area within a radius of one to two thousand kilometers to avoid provoking any especially terrifying entities. Otherwise, you might find yourself in grave danger."

Chen Chu nodded. "Don’t worry, Your Excellency. I’ll be careful with it."

After providing a few additional reminders, the silver-haired youth watched Chen Chu depart. With everything in order, Chen Chu took off, tearing through the air and vanishing into the endless sea of clouds.

Chen Chu traveled at supersonic speed, a long trail of air ripples following him. He covered over a thousand kilometers within an hour.

Boom!

In the distance, clouds churned as a colossal beast appeared. It had wings spanning a hundred meters, stirring up fierce winds. Upon spotting Chen Chu, it let out a shrill cry.

You’re courting death.

Chen Chu’s gaze turned cold, his vertical, black-gold pupils flashing ominously.

Boom!

A thousand meters away, the space around the late-stage level 7 beast suddenly froze. The devastating force of the void energy obliterated it, leaving pitch-black rifts all over the sky.

In an instant, the once ferocious and violent beast was torn into pieces, its blood scattering and its remains raining down.

Just as Chen Chu annihilated the level 7 beast, a towering tornado appeared up ahead, stirring the atmosphere for hundreds of kilometers and tearing everything in its path to shreds.

Sensing the looming threat, Chen Chu’s expression hardened as he decisively descended from the sky.

***

Beneath the deep sea of the Blue Planet.

With a deep, resonant, horn-like roar, the depths trembled as a massive black beast surged upward through the turbulent waters.

Wuuuu!

The ocean surface exploded, seawater cascading down from the black beast's thick scales like torrents.

Wuuu!

The Single-Horned Kun hovered hundreds of meters in the sky, its underside framed by two enormous, black-scaled fins over two hundred meters wide.

Having just broken through to level 9, the Single-Horned Kun had once again undergone changes.

Its fins had grown larger, now resembling a pair of sky-covering wings, and the triangular dorsal fin extending along its back had become even thicker and more menacing.

Its already wide mouth was now bristled with rows of serrated teeth, capable of devouring creatures of its own size in a single bite.

The blue horn on its head had become sturdier, sharper, and angled upward, giving the Single-Horned Kun an imposing and ferocious appearance—like an ancient beast summoned from the deep.

I can fly, I can fly!

The ecstatic Single-Horned Kun swirled in the air as its black-and-white domain rippled around it, stirring waves of energy.

As one of the earliest colossal beasts to follow the Dragon Emperor, the Single-Horned Kun had reaped the most rewards.

It had even received a half-drop of ancient creature blood, allowing it to adopt the form and ancient aura of the Kun.

Flying high in the sky after its breakthrough to level 9, it could understand why the Dragon Emperor began to love soaring into battles from above ever since it had gained the power of flight.

Just as the Single-Horned Kun reveled in its newfound ability, the sea below erupted once more.

Boom!

A golden beam of energy, radiating destructive power, shot up from the sea, piercing the clouds ten thousand meters in the sky before detonating in a series of energy waves.

The beam’s sheer power made the Single-Horned Kun pause mid-air, sensing a faint hint of danger.

Bang!

In the distance, the ocean burst apart as a dark brown mass resembling a small mountain surfaced, sending massive waves in all directions.

The enormous Deep Sea Dragon Turtle had emerged, now over 140 meters long. With thick, spiky armor and limbs covered in dense scales, it was now even more menacing.

Baxia, why are you spitting everywhere? Trying to pick a fight?

Barely dodging the Dragon Turtle’s blast, the Single-Horned Kun spread its fins. Black-gold light flashed along their edges.

Unfazed, the Dragon Turtle roared triumphantly. Its fierce dragon-like head poked out, gazing up at the Single-Horned Kun with excitement.

Today, I will fight ten of you!

As the two level 9 colossal beasts, both possessing top-tier abilities, prepared to clash, a tornado spiraled in the distance. At its center, the Silver Colossal Dragon, now over 170 meters in length, soared into the sky surrounded by storms.

The Silver Colossal Dragon roared furiously.

If you two want to fight, take it elsewhere! If you wake Ao Tian up, the great Saixitia will crush your skulls in one blow!

To emphasize the threat, the Silver Colossal Dragon gathered a black ice storm within its right claws. The mass of compressed energy radiated sheer destruction.

The two level 9 beasts recoiled slightly. They had been both thrashed by the Silver Colossal Dragon in the past.

With a quick beat of its wings, the Single-Horned Kun turned and flew away.

I suddenly miss my wife. Time to leave!

Wait up, Big Horn! I'm coming to see your wife too!

The Dragon Turtle charged forward, shattering waves as it moved like a small island across the sea.

Go away! Why would you even see my wife?

Roar! I misspoke! I’m going to see General Crab. He promised to carve a strong and mighty statue of me.

Satisfied, the Silver Colossal Dragon returned to the ocean depths.

At the center of the deep-sea vortex, a colossal black-and-red beast had grown to over 410 meters, its form exuding an aura of destruction so powerful that the surrounding space strained under its pressure.

The Dragon Emperor no longer displayed the black destructive lightning that once encased it. Now, all the power of laws was tempering its body from within, hastening its mythical transformation.

The Silver Colossal Dragon looked at the increasingly massive Dragon Emperor with envy.

I wonder how much longer it will take for Saixitia to reach the mythical level.

The Silver Colossal Dragon elegantly lay down beside the Dragon Emperor, closing its eyes in comfort.

The Dragon Emperor’s aura during its breakthrough made the Silver Colossal Dragon feel extremely relaxed, activating the power within its own bloodline.

However, such a benefit was not something just any beast could enjoy.

Unable to withstand the invisible bloodline pressure that the Dragon Emperor was emitting, even the Nine-Headed Serpent Ghidorah and the Single-Horned Kun had to retreat far away.

Meanwhile, on the Dragon Emperor’s head, a purple dragon egg was happily absorbing the life aura, its life fluctuations growing ever stronger.

Faint cracks had appeared at the top of the egg, signaling that the life within was about to hatch.

The Silver Colossal Dragon lay comfortably, dozing beside the Dragon Emperor.

***

The mythical world.

In a mountain range sealed in ice and snow, a colossal beast over 1,300 meters long and several hundred meters tall strode forward.

The creature resembled a black western dragon. However, it was bulkier and lacked wings, its body covered in thick black scales.

It bore some resemblance to the Black Abyss King, who had once been torn apart by the Dragon Emperor, but unlike the fierce and ruthless Black Abyss King, it looked simpler yet more imposing.

The colossal beast moved through the mountains, each heavy step making the ground tremble strong enough to trigger avalanches.

Soon, the creature reached a mountain’s peak.

There, a colossal dragon, three thousand meters long and covered in blue-white scales, lay asleep. Its dark, icy breath froze and shattered the space around it.

Before the immense blue-white dragon, the previously intimidating black beast seemed rather small.

The somewhat clumsy-looking black beast let out a respectful growl.

My king, the transcendent being you asked me to monitor—the one with Saixitia—is already nearing the mythical level.

The blue-white dragon slowly opened its eyes, its enormous gaze filled with pure destruction. It exuded an aura of terror, making it seem like destruction incarnate.

The dragon took a moment to orient itself and then opened its massive, sinister maw, releasing a slow, rumbling growl that shook the heavens and earth.

How long has it been?

One day cycle.

The blue-white dragon nodded slowly.

A day cycle, huh... Wait, what?

The mountain-like dragon rose abruptly, covering the skies and shaking the ground. A transparent shockwave rippled through the surrounding space.

The black beast lowered its head in deference.

My king, only one cycle has passed since you last told me to watch over Saixitia and that colossal creature.

Are you saying that in that short period, that young one—a creature only a year old in its world—has grown from the beginning stage of level 9 to the mythical level?

For a moment, the blue-white dragon wondered if it had slept too much that it had turned dumb.

No, my king. The one called Thunder Fiery has not fully reached the mythical level yet. It is still in a transformation slumber.

Does that even make a difference?

The blue-white colossal dragon steadied itself, slowly rousing its thoughts. Its eyes then filled with terrifying pressure as it let out a deep growl.

How long has it been since Saixitia entered that world? What has she done, and how did she encounter that little one?

The black colossal beast respectfully lowered its head.

Saixitia entered that undeveloped world five day cycles ago through the passage in my territory. That’s when she encountered that creature known as Thunder Fiery.

Back then, the transcendent creature called Thunder Fiery was only level 7. Still, it held its own against Saixitia, who was level 8 at the time. They fought to a draw.

Because I was concerned for Saixitia, I used the Eye of the Deep Sea to observe the battle from a distance.

Afterward, Saixitia and Thunder Fiery made peace, forming a deep-sea faction called Dragon Palace with the goal of uniting the seas of that undeveloped world.

Not long after, under Saixitia’s leadership as the great dragon king, the Dragon Palace expanded its territory and, within just three day cycles, came to rule vast stretches of the ocean.

Saixitia was only at level 8 back then, but under her command, the Dragon Palace managed to slay several level 9 creatures, including a middle-stage level 9 colossal beast with an awakened king-level bloodline.

The blue-white colossal dragon was stunned.

What? My daughter, who has always been a bit clumsy, is that formidable?

The main force in that battle was Thunder Fiery,

the black colossal beast admitted. It retracted its neck, realizing it had almost exaggerated Saixitia’s role.

I knew it; my foolish daughter couldn’t be that strong.

The blue-white colossal dragon slowly nodded, signaling for the black colossal beast to continue.

Just half a day cycle before you fell asleep, Thunder Fiery killed a mythical-level colossal beast on the other side of the passage.

Since it was rapidly growing stronger, I decided to stop using the Eye of the Deep Sea to monitor them further. That’s why I am unaware of the specifics now.

It is in a slumber right now, preparing to break through to the mythical level. Saixitia is guarding it closely, while the other Dragon Palace creatures are patrolling the area.

The blue-white colossal dragon slowly nodded and let out a deep, resonant growl.

When Thunder Fiery awakens, have Saixitia bring it here. Tell her I am summoning it.

Yes, my king.