Chapter 558: Targeting Mech No. 1

In the depths of the ocean, within the World of Water and Fire, the Ice Dragon Crystal Palace, destroyed by the Thunder Fiery Heavenly Dragon's strike and then subsequently recondensed, stood tall once more. Its grand hall spanned a thousand meters in height and over two thousand meters in width, and atop the highest ice throne lay the Silver Colossal Dragon. On the same level beside it was an even larger and more intimidating black and red colossal beast, exuding a commanding presence.

Headed by the two dragon kings, the ice platform extended outward, hosting four other colossal beasts: Zhulong, the Nine-Headed Serpent Ghidorah, the Single-Horned Kun, and the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle.

Below the grand hall, turbulent seawater churned as two hundred mutated colossal beasts, led by the female orca Horn Hime and the Blue Giant Crab, floated respectfully on the water. These creatures, massive in size, gathered together to create a majestic scene.

The menacing black and red colossal beast turned slightly, letting out a low growl.

Roar!

Saixitia, do you have any plans for the Dragon Palace moving forward?

The Silver Dragon’s eyes flickered with a hint of uncertainty before it replied.

Roar! The great Saixitia has some ideas, but Ao Tian, you go first. Afterward, the great Saixitia will add its insights.

The Heavenly Dragon cast a strange glance at the Silver Dragon. It seemed Saixitia had grown a bit smarter—knowing to let it speak first and then only adding comments later.

With a majestic gleam in its eyes, the Heavenly Dragon scanned the army of colossal beasts below before roaring in a deep, commanding tone.

Roar! The mythical world is fraught with dangers. I plan to first take Zhulong and Big Horn there to establish a foothold. Once we’ve secured new territory, the rest of you can follow.

Roar! Although we’ve defeated the four colossal beast empires, it doesn’t mean there are no other level 9 beasts in the deep sea. In the coming days, Zhulong, Ghidorah, and Saixitia will each lead an expedition in three different directions to sweep through the five remaining smaller sea regions.

Roar! All colossal beasts above level 9 must either submit or be driven into the mythical world. Any that resist shall be struck down.

Roar! Additionally, any colossal beasts above level 7 that are at their peak, must be eliminated upon encounter. I require more Life Crystals to further comprehend my abilities and purify my bloodline.

The Silver Dragon roared triumphantly.

Roar! Ao Tian, rest assured, the great Saixitia will slay every colossal beast encountered. The great Saixitia loves rivers of blood!

Despite its sleek, shimmering silver appearance and graceful form, this dragon remained a savage creature. It meant it with every fiber of its being when it spoke of rivers of blood.

The Heavenly Dragon continued its deep, resonant growl.

Roar!

After we leave, Ghidorah and Baxia will oversee the Dragon Palace. Horn Hime will command the entire army, while a separate unit of beasts will be led by Hu San. During this time, you can continue expanding the mutated beast forces.

Roar! However, the Dragon Palace’s mutated beasts are only allowed to operate in the deep sea, at least three hundred kilometers from the coast. They are not to disturb human fishing vessels or battleships.

Roar! As for the resources produced from the ocean’s resource points, Baxia and Ghidorah will oversee distribution, while Horn Hime will manage the operations.

Roar! Apart from regular patrols of the sea regions, Horn Hime, you will continue leading the army to gather Life Crystals for me. I will find a way to retrieve them later.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! Yes, my king.

The female orca in the waters below nodded respectfully.

The Heavenly Dragon looked at a few of the colossal beasts below.

Roar!

All of you must strive to cultivate diligently. When I take beasts to the mythical world, only those at level 9 or above will qualify, because it is only at level 9 that you can gain the ability to fly.

Roar! Big Horn and Baxia, this includes both of you. Your breakthroughs to level 9 are nearly stabilized. Consume the two Dark Molten Divine Fruits soon to enhance your strength further.

As soon as it finished speaking, the Little Purple Dragon lying on its head, Xiao Long, waved its right claw toward the Kun, all high and mighty, as it cried.

Eeya! Eeya!

This time, upon entering the mythical world, the Heavenly Dragon naturally wouldn’t bring all of its colossal beast subordinates along. The environment there was completely unfamiliar. Even bringing subordinates with mythical-level combat strength wouldn’t help much. On the contrary, they might become a burden.

Thus, it was only bringing Zhulong and the Kun. Zhulong had decent strength, while the Kun's unique horn-based treasure-hunting ability could play a critical role in the mythical world.

After entering the mythical world, the Heavenly Dragon needed more energy to grow. Simply eating mythical-level colossal beasts wouldn’t be practical, since such high-level creatures were also rare in the mythical world.

Hence, its next target was god-level natural treasures, including energy-rich crystal mines.

With each evolution of its bloodline and power level, the Kun’s treasure-hunting function became even more powerful. It could sense high-energy reactions within a certain range and detect valuable items by filtering the air.

At that moment, the Silver Dragon straightened up slightly, its gaze serious as it let out a roar of authority.

Roar! Ao Tian has finished speaking. Now, the great Saixitia will summarize!

Roar! When I return, the great Saixitia will seek out Thorsafi to boast... I mean, exchange feelings, and then begin the path to dominating the vast world. Our goal is to make the Dragon Palace the ruler of the vast world, defeating all colossal beasts and civilizations, and forcing them to submit beneath the great Saixitia’s feet.

Roar! Alright, the great Saixitia’s summary is complete.

After saying this, the Silver Dragon raised its tail high, all smug.

Indeed, only the great Saixitia could have such a grand ambition. However, as it basked in its pride, the surrounding colossal beasts exchanged strange glances, as if they were looking at a fool.

Dominating a world teeming with mythical creatures?

Roar! Saixitia, there's no rush to dominate the mythical world. We’ll talk about it later.

Regarding the Silver Dragon's ambition, the Heavenly Dragon thought it was fine—after all, it wasn’t entirely without hope.

Roar! Alright, meeting adjourned. This king needs to cultivate in seclusion now.

Boom!

As the Heavenly Dragon rose, the entire palace trembled slightly.

Before entering the mythical world, the Heavenly Dragon had many preparations to make. The most critical was the Ocean Phantasmal Demon secret technique.

Without it, the explosive release of its aura during battles would undoubtedly attract the attention of countless colossal beasts, especially if it continued its divine transformation and fully advanced its life stage to the heavenly tier.

At that point, it wouldn’t just face threats from ancient creatures, but also beings who had reached the peak of the ancient titan level and were already transforming into principles. They, too, would likely want to devour it.

Such a scenario—being hunted by countless powerful beings—was something it definitely didn’t want to experience.

In contrast, the Purple Dragon had no such concerns. As a naturally sacred being, its aura was restrained. Aside from the life aura it had emitted when it first hatched, it carried no king- or emperor-level pressure at all.

Deep in thought, the Heavenly Dragon stomped heavily as it made its way to the back of the World of Water and Fire.

The volcano there had collapsed during its last breakthrough, merging with the surrounding lava lakes to form an even larger crater.

Boom!

Just as a black and red colossal beast sent lava flying into the sky and sank into the crater, deep within the forbidden zone, at the Heart of the World, Chen Chu opened his eyes once again.

Consume 1,000 attribute points to activate an epiphany state for the avatar.

Even though the main body and the colossal beast avatar shared a unified consciousness and could multitask, commands still needed to be issued by Chen Chu for any reaction to occur, as the attribute panel resided in the main body.

As Chen Chu's mental command echoed, the remaining 1,431 attribute points on the attribute panel instantly dropped to 431.

Simultaneously, the energy formed from the attribute points passed through the soul passage, transforming into an epiphany aura that enveloped the colossal beast deep within the magma.

Soon, the Heavenly Dragon entered an epiphany state, quickly cultivating the Ocean Phantasmal Demon secret technique. Using the Purple Dragon as a reference, it simulated its concealed aura, then drifted into a deep slumber.

Eeya! Eeya!

The Purple Dragon, perched atop the Heavenly Dragon's head, looked around curiously. It instinctively stretched out its tiny claw to touch its surroundings, but found nothing this time.

Glancing around once more, the Purple Dragon eventually grew bored and picked up the remaining eggshells, resuming its chewing.

As it consumed the eggshells, which bore special and intricate patterns, a faintly terrifying aura occasionally flickered across the Purple Dragon's body. Its size also showed slight changes.

***

In a pitch-black void, a row of thrones stood tall, occupied by six indistinct figures. Around them, tangible black demonic qi swirled, emanating a heavy aura.

A voice that shook the surrounding space slowly resounded. "Tarokal, half a day-cycle has passed. Have you uncovered any detailed information about the fall of Augusta and Dayianna?"

On the third throne to the left, demonic qi churned, followed by a cold, sinister voice. "It has been confirmed—they were ambushed.

"Half a day-cycle ago, a report was sent from one of our operational points in that region. It came from Katoto, stating that traces of Chu Batian had been discovered near the edge of the human legion's base. The informant was a human traitor who had previously provided accurate intelligence, enabling Katoto to assassinate a genius squad from the human race.

"Because of this, Dayianna chose to trust the information, but still summoned Augusta to come along out of caution. They planned to strike down Chu Batian with overwhelming force.

"But unexpectedly, they were still ambushed by the cunning humans. According to our reestablished covert operations, six mythical-level power fluctuations were detected in the direction of the Tianlan Mines at that time.

"Among them, aside from Dayianna and Augusta, four human kings joined the siege. At least three of them were confirmed to be middle stage or higher mythical-level beings.

"Otherwise, with Dayianna's mastery of the dark void law and Augusta's demon god bloodline, even at the cost of severe injuries, they would have been able to escape—even from four human kings."

After Demon King Tarokal finished explaining, a deep voice from across the space responded. "But currently, all known human kings are under our surveillance. If four of them were deployed, why didn’t the military intelligence department react?"

Tarokal replied coldly. "That is why I said they were ambushed. Among the four human kings deployed, one was the Sky-Splitting Golden Sword from the Seventh Legion, and another was Blade King Mu Jun from the Thirtieth Legion.

“The remaining two must have come from within the Blue Planet itself. We haven't been able to monitor kings from the Blue Planet's inner region, especially now that our agents in that region have been eradicated."

From the main throne, Demon King Barus spoke slowly. "That Chu Batian must have already entered the mythical world and appeared near the Expansion Division. They used him as bait to lure Dayianna and Augusta there.

"Otherwise, with Dayianna's cautiousness, they wouldn't have fallen for it. Even that human traitor must have been a pre-planned decoy."

The void trembled as another demon king snarled viciously. "Humans are truly insidious—willing to risk the use of a genius as strong as a demon king as bait. They even sacrificed a few so-called geniuses before to gain Katoto's trust, all for this single ambush on Dayianna and the others."

For a moment, the demon kings were shocked by the ruthlessness of the humans, feeling that they were the true demons—cold-blooded, cruel, devious, and cunning.

After a brief silence, Barus spoke coldly. "Tarokal, find a way to track Chu Batian's movements and inform the Demon Cult Alliance. It's time for them to contribute.

"Our focus will now shift to the Abyssal Battlefield. Reports indicate that the humans have developed a new type of bio-mech weapon. Its combat power rivals that of a demon king and can grow stronger by devouring life, flesh, and souls.

"Our task is to find a way to either control the pilot of this mech and lure it out of the human base, or destroy it outright. If we fail and the humans manage to mass-produce such weapons, it will pose a significant threat.

"We have only one day-cycle to succeed. If we fail by dawn of the next day-cycle, the empire's Demon King Division will take over. They have already devised a detailed plan to escalate the conflict into a larger-scale civilization war to draw that bio-weapon out of its base.

"At that point, with support from the demon kings at the rear and Demon God Deorus personally taking action, that bio-weapon will be utterly destroyed.

"However, that plan risks significant losses, so for now, the task has been assigned to us, the Assassination Division."

With that, the Purgatory Demon Clan continued formulating new plans against Chen Chu and the famed Mech No. 1 that had made its mark on the frontlines.

On the other side, in Tiannan City of East Xia, within the research lab's core, countless runes flickered on the pristine walls of a research chamber. It was now July 23rd, and the pattern, which had been running for nearly two months, continued its quiet operation.

At that moment, in the depths of the void, at the center of a burial ground, the rebirth pod, which had been dormant for nearly two months, suddenly radiated a dazzling light.