Chapter 596: Heavenly Reincarnation Elixir and the Mighty Colossal Beast (I)

The kings and demon kings stood frozen, shocked by the overwhelming aura radiating from the Thunder Fiery Demonic Dragon. Meanwhile, Chen Chu turned visibly pale. Summoning the Demonic Dragon had consumed half his energy and vitality, as though an unseen principle had instantly erased them.

Every second that the Demonic Dragon remained, Chen Chu's energy and soul power were siphoned away at an alarming rate. He could sustain the summoning for no more than three minutes; any longer, and he risked complete depletion of both his energy and soul power.

Unexpectedly, after all this time, he found himself again as a "three-minute man."

After all, forcibly reversing space-time to summon the Demonic Dragon—a creature whose strength rivaled peak mythical cultivators—put an immense burden on Chen Chu, who was still in the beginning stage of the Ninth Heavenly Realm.

He cultivated celestial summoning and strike techniques precisely because he had long anticipated such limitations. The very reason Chen Chu could sustain the summoning for three minutes was that he had an enhanced physique, and he had evolved into an Innate Demon God. Without these enhancements, the immense strain could instantly drain and kill ordinary beginning-stage Ninth Heavenly Realm cultivators.

Manipulating time and causality was no trivial feat; invoking a technique like this came with an immense and unavoidable cost.

In truth, Qingqiu Tianyao created the secret art purely for convenience. Being a mythical cultivator himself, he could sustain the summoning of the Eight-Tailed Celestial Fox, another mythical colossal beast, for an extended duration. Moreover, once the battle concluded, the Eight-Tailed Celestial Fox could retreat and recover in its own domain.

Still, he couldn't believe a Ninth Heavenly Realm cultivator had managed to cultivate this secret art to such excellence—to a level of mastery that had taken him decades to achieve.

The menacing black-and-red colossal beast exhaled scorching breaths. Its cold, golden eyes glinted as it raised its head in unison with Chen Chu to look toward the sky.

Huff!

The Three-Horned Demon King had expended sixty percent of its origin power and was currently dominating two human kings with crushing force. Nevertheless, when the Demonic Dragon’s piercing gaze locked onto the demon king, the latter instinctively recoiled, its neck drawing back in a display of unease.

Fortunately for it, the terrifying beast only glanced at it briefly before shifting its fierce gaze to Barus, who was fighting the Qingqiu Celestial Fox.

Fervent battle intent glimmered in Chen Chu’s eyes. "So you're a great demon king, huh?"

Chen Chu initially wanted to avoid direct confrontation with demon kings so he wouldn’t attract the attention of the higher-level demon gods who held dominion over the battlefield.

However, with the situation escalating and a demon god already targeting him, he decided to go all out.

Roar!

Standing atop the altar, the colossal beast roared deafeningly. Black-and-red lightning crackled across its body, enveloping it in a far more terrifying aura.

Instinctively glancing downward, Great Demon King Barus and the demon king couldn’t help but be stunned.

How can it grow even stronger?

Boom!

Blinding black-and-red lightning crackled violently as a dark-red colossal beast, nearly two thousand meters long, emerged from the chaos. Its overwhelming energy rippled outward, shattering the stabilized space around it. Hundreds of kilometers of land quaked uncontrollably, seemingly struggling to withstand the sheer magnitude of its existence.

To confront Barus, Chen Chu wasted no time in unleashing the Demonic Dragon’s ultimate dark-red form. Against a great demon king, there was no room for carelessness.

However, as the beast’s power surged, Chen Chu collapsed onto the ground, his aura weak and his energy completely drained. This time, he was genuinely too exhausted to continue.

"Have I finally reached my limit?" Chen Chu muttered weakly as he gasped for breath. Using his will power, he retrieved a golden bottle from his Sumeru Bracelet.

Within the translucent bottle hovered a single drop of jade-colored liquid, exuding an aura of immense power. The energy it contained swirled the liquid into a perpetual vortex that was brimming with vitality.

The Heavenly Reincarnation Elixir was a law-level resource capable of fully healing a king-level cultivator in a short time. It could also heal soul injuries, provided their origin power remained intact.

Gabriel had given Chen Chu two extra doses before the mission.

For someone in the Ninth Heavenly Realm, a single drop of this priceless, law-infused elixir could restore them completely, healing even the most grievous injuries and pulling them back from the edge of death. Giving two to Chen Chu was a testament to the Federation’s unwavering trust in him and their extraordinary investment in his success.

Had it not been for the immense peril of this battle, the Federation would not have parted with such a priceless treasure. Typically, resources like this were reserved exclusively for powerful kings embarking on the most dangerous missions.

Compared to the Purgatory Clan, the Human Federation lacked various resources. However, for select individuals, the Federation had plenty to offer. After all, they focused their investments on nurturing a limited number of geniuses.

Still, using the miraculous elixir to recover physical strength was rather wasteful.

Boom!

Upon swallowing a drop of the Heavenly Reincarnation Elixir, a surge of energy infused with the essence of reincarnation and the flow of time erupted within Chen Chu. An invisible, swirling force enveloped him, instantly restoring his drained vitality, blood energy, and soul power. In no time at all, he was brought back to peak condition.

"As expected of a law-level divine resource containing the complete power of laws," Chen Chu marveled. He then looked up at the colossal beast behind him.

Having activated its giantification ability, the Demonic Dragon had nearly doubled in size, now towering past the typical titan-level colossal beast height of 1,500 meters. Its physical strength could now rival one as well, but the power of laws it wielded remained at the mythical level.

When the Demonic Dragon had just reached the beginning stage of the mythical level, it had been able to fuse its destruction law with the vajra law during giantification. However, due to its overwhelming power now, such a fusion was no longer possible.

With three high-level laws, six top-tier powers, and a mythical true form dozens of times stronger than mythical colossal beasts of the same level, the dragon's might was unrivaled. However, it was also because of its immense power that its gigantification ability could no longer channel these forces into its dark red form. That limitation could only be overcome if the gigantification ability itself evolved into a law-level power.

"It's still not enough!"

Chen Chu solemnly looked up and stared at Barus, who was radiating an overwhelming demonic aura.

The Demonic Dragon was barely at the titan level. While it could hold its ground against a great demon king, defeating or killing one would be significantly challenging.

Chen Chu stepped forward and disappeared. He then reappeared atop the colossal beast, which was covered in heavy crimson scales.

He had not interacted with his avatar since releasing the armored beast into the river. Yet, as he stood on the dragon's head, a profound sense of completeness surged through him. His soul resonated with the colossal beast’s, and his soul ability began to tremble.

Chen Chu and the Demonic Dragon were fundamentally two halves of the same entity. Once merged, they could ascend into a state of divine transformation, evolving into an even more formidable lifeform.

Merge... Merge...

Chen Chu calmed his divided consciousness as he initiated the synchronization between his and his avatar’s souls.

Within the unfathomable depths of the soul dimension, a towering figure emerged, draped in an imperial black robe and wielding the Soul-Suppressing Imperial Seal.

In another corner of the soul dimension, a colossal beast also materialized, its mountainous form shrouded in blazing white flames. Both the majestic figure and the towering beast instinctively extended their right hand and claws toward one another.

The synchronization of their souls awakened a power deep within Chen Chu and the beast, causing radiant red light to burst from the surface of the crimson beast.

A surge of devastating, destructive energy burst forth, shaking the heavens and earth to their core. Its overwhelming presence was so immense that even the four demon-god-level beings clashing in the sky momentarily shifted their focus toward it.

Barus and the Three-Horned Demon King looked shocked and horrified.

From within the vast expanse of red light below emerged a towering colossal beast enveloped in thick and sharp, blood-red scales. It stood over 1,000 meters tall and over 2,400 meters long.

The crimson beast had streaks of swirling black, red, and dark-purple patterns. Moreover, chaotic lightning danced all over it, obliterating everything in its path. Its power was so overwhelming that an endless illusion of a red world seemed to shimmer behind it.

Within the illusion, terrifying phantoms of dark-red beasts flickered, sending chills through the hearts of the Qingqiu Celestial Fox and the others.

In that world of pure destruction, the dark-red phantoms were the embodiments of annihilation.

Chen Chu's consciousness, thoughts, and soul aura had now fully merged with the Demonic Dragon. Their fusion created a force so overwhelming that it felt as if it could shatter the heavens and earth.

Boom!

A terrifying aura burst forth. A massive section of space shattered, and the ground below formed a crater several kilometers wide. In an instant, the dark-red beast vanished from its original position.

Not good!

An overwhelming sense of danger gripped the Three-Horned Demon King. It felt such an intense sensation of imminent death that it nearly consumed him.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Space shattered dozens of kilometers away as the dark-red beast reappeared over a space-time summoning altar that had an eerie blue glow. Crossing such distances in an instant served as a testament to its terrifying speed.

However, the beast paid no attention to the Three-Horned Demon King. Instead, it targeted Barus, who was battling the Qingqiu Celestial Fox several hundred kilometers away.

Just as the Three-Horned Demon King sighed in relief, a red tail wrapped in chaotic lightning slashed through the void.

"You can't kill me!" the Three-Horned Demon King roared.

Boom!

The blade of the dark-red tail sliced through the air and instantly cut through the Three Horned-Demon King, who was surrounded by demonic dragons. The attack left a black rift several kilometers long in the sky.

Bang!

The devastating blow blasted apart the Three-Horned Demon King's true form and the void. The resulting shockwave hurled Ling Zhan and Moss, two formidable kings, dozens of kilometers away.

At that moment, a black demonic aura surged from a distance. Using the power of its laws, the Three-Horned Demon King had reappeared. It was now pale, its aura weak.

Having already depleted sixty percent of its origin power to enhance its strength and fight the two kings earlier, the Three-Horned Demon King was now critically weakened. The dark-red beast’s devastating strike had obliterated a portion of its true form, leaving it with barely a shred of strength to endure.

They’re going to kill me! I have to escape!

In a state of panic, the Three-Horned Demon King turned. It then transformed into a black beam and shot off into the distance.

"Don't leave now, Kudon."

Boom! Boom!

Golden chains that resembled roaring dragons tore through the void and coiled tightly around the black beam. Moss, standing a thousand meters tall, then transformed once more into a ferocious black rampage ape.

As kings, they could not allow a demon king to escape, especially not a frail and weakened one. Slaying a demon king would bring them substantial rewards.