Chapter 618: The Immortal Heavenly Tier Lifeform, Late-Stage Ninth Heavenly Realm (I)

As the Heavenly Azure Dragon Emperor’s life stage underwent transformation, the entire micro-world began to quake. The atmosphere trembled, the earth and mountains roared, and the heavens resounded with unrelenting thunder.

Beyond the rift world, dark clouds gathered endlessly, spreading across thousands of kilometers. Deep within the void, deafening thunderbolts roared with unimaginable ferocity.

A supreme pressure, as though summoned from the heavens themselves, descended upon the rift world. This oppressive force struck fear into the hearts of all living beings within its bounds.

The Silver Colossal Dragon and the Golden-Blue Colossal Dragon, unable to resist the overwhelming aura, collapsed from their lofty heights, crashing to the ground with a resounding boom. The earth fractured beneath their immense weight, shrouding the area in a dense cloud of dust.

The Silver Dragon’s eyes widened in shock as it gazed at the distant figure.

Roar! Ao Tian has grown so much stronger. Even the great Saixitia’s tail has gone limp.

Compared to previous breakthroughs in the Dragon Emperor’s power, this transformation was on an entirely different scale. Even the seasoned Silver Dragon was left trembling in awe.

Feeling the instinctive tremors in its bloodline, the Golden-Blue Dragon growled softly.

Roar! Its bloodline... it feels as though it can evolve infinitely.

From the moment it first encountered this beast named Thunder Fiery, to now, only half a day-cycle had passed. Yet, in that short time, it had witnessed the Dragon Emperor’s bloodline ascend twice, defying all conventions.

It was as if this colossal beast, born of a primitive world, knew no bounds.

Even the mermaids, thousands of meters deep beneath the lake, succumbed to the intense pressure. One by one, they collapsed, releasing streams of bubbles before losing consciousness.

Eeya? Eeya?!

Under the oppressive might of a heavenly-tier transformation, even the Little Purple Dragon could no longer stand as effortlessly as before. Weak and trembling, it sprawled atop the Dragon Emperor’s head.

However, its eyes were filled with confusion and doubt. Despite its own sacrificial offering, its older brother grew stronger, while it felt no change within itself.

Could it be that offering eggshells was insufficient? Did it need to sacrifice Life Crystals instead?

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Black bolts of destructive lightning erupted from the Dragon Emperor’s body, shattering space and obliterating mountain peaks in their wake. These were soon followed by radiant golden light, murky streams of chaotic energy, blazing gold-white flames, and thunderbolts as blue as the ocean.

As high-level laws and divine transformation abilities unleashed their might, the Dragon Emperor became a colossal sphere of destructive light, spanning several kilometers in diameter.

At its center, chaos surged, consuming everything within a range of dozens of kilometers. Under the blistering heat of its energy, all matter was reduced to ash, space fractured, and the very fabric of reality crumbled.

Amid this devastation, an indescribable aura of terror emerged, breaking through an unseen shackle with a deafening explosion.

In that instant, the Dragon Emperor’s consciousness was drawn into a radiant, multicolored world. There, its awareness merged with an ancient character: "Azure."

Boom!

An infinite stream of vast and profound knowledge flooded the Dragon Emperor’s mind, plunging its consciousness into a dreamlike, chaotic state. Simultaneously, its soul underwent a profound transformation, nourished by the metamorphosis of its physical body.

At that moment, as the abilities went through divine transformation, the Dragon Emperor’s life level transcended to the heavens themselves.

Far away, deep within the mythical world, a subtle tremor rippled across the skies. Beyond countless millions of kilometers, dozens of stars suddenly radiated dazzling light, visible even in broad daylight.

Throughout the endless expanse of the mythical world, countless beings instinctively gazed upward, their faces reflecting curiosity, shock, and solemnity as they beheld the celestial phenomenon.

In human territories, many people were equally astounded.

Why are so many stars suddenly appearing in the sky?

The last time three stars were seen was over half a month ago, shortly before one of them fell, nearly annihilating the Abyssal Battlefield.

In the territory of the Alliance of Gods, a man clad in snowy white robes, tall and imposing, stood atop a towering tree hundreds of meters high. Ji Wuji, with his hands clasped behind his back, gazed at the stars and sighed in admiration.

"Only in the mythical world would stars appear in broad daylight."

As others observed the phenomenon, Chen Chu couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of awe.

His dual consciousness allowed him to perceive both his surroundings and the transformation of the Dragon Emperor. The bands of multicolored light around it were not mere energy, but manifestations of principles. Integral to the mythical world, these principles were imbued with infinite mysteries.

Boom!

When Chen Chu’s gaze fell upon the radiant surroundings, a torrent of incomprehensible knowledge surged into his consciousness, overwhelming his mind. Instantly, his face turned pale, and he clutched his head in pain.

Gasp!

Chen Chu inhaled sharply, retreating from the chaotic state of the Dragon Emperor’s consciousness.

The place was far too dangerous, far beyond his current level of comprehension.

Yet, even in this brief moment of contact, Chen Chu had gained a glimpse of the world’s essence. A phantom, a three-dimensional projection of himself, materialized in his mind.

This phantom was none other than his own form, or more precisely, the manifestation of the Battle Demon God within him.

In the Ninth Heavenly Realm, cultivators striving to advance their realm needed to grasp the true essence of their power, developing domains and integrating their strength to touch upon the laws themselves.

For Chen Chu, whose power encompassed an array of divine abilities and high-level laws, this process was daunting. Even with his extraordinary talent and abundant resources, he had been unable to break through to the rank of king within a month.

However, with the fortuitous encounter provided by the Dragon Emperor’s transformation, Chen Chu felt confident that he was on the verge of stepping into the late stage of the Ninth Heavenly Realm.

Inside his cultivation room, Chen Chu drew upon the god-level resources he had recently acquired. With astonishing speed, he refined and absorbed the energies, his Battle Demon God undergoing rapid evolution.

Behind him, four radiant light wheels emerged, representing four distinct worlds. Within them, the patterns of earth, flame, wind, and lightning laws interwove, becoming increasingly refined and stable.

In the mythical world, whether human, alien race, or colossal beast, reaching the mythical level required the refinement of laws to resonate with the heavens and earth.

As these laws were inherently tied to the individual, their might was profound yet limited to their wielder. A king who mastered the flame law could not incite all of the flames of the mythical world to incinerate it, but could transform an area spanning several kilometers into a sea of fire.

However, these limitations only existed within the context of the mythical world. Transposed to the Blue Planet, a king would be akin to a divine figure, capable of leveling cities with a mere gesture, and comparable to a nuclear weapon that could be used repetitively.

Time flowed swiftly as Chen Chu immersed himself in cultivation and the Dragon Emperor continued its transformation. Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

At the center of the rift world, the collapsed mountain had been replaced by a scorching lava lake spanning several kilometers.

Rising above the molten expanse was the Dragon Emperor’s colossal figure, now measuring over 980 meters in length. Its form radiated an indescribable aura of terror, causing the very air to solidify.

The transformation had further augmented its physique due to the three abilities that had undergone divine transformation being related to the physical body; its black-and-red scales had become even more robust and ferocious.

Notably, its tail, resembling a blade, had grown disproportionately longer, exceeding half its total body length. The imposing head now bore three pairs of dark red, bone-like feathered horns that unfolded majestically, with white flames burning on them.

The most noticeable transformation was on its back. Flanking the three sharp, coral-like rows of dorsal fins, a pair of dark red wings, resembling bone structures, had grown. They could fold and retract with an eerie elegance.

Crack! Crack!

With a mere thought from the Dragon Emperor, the black and red wings, formed from keratin with a metallic texture, unfurled, spanning approximately 1,400 meters.

Hum!

The edges of the black and red wings radiated golden blue light. Following this, a membrane-like layer of flame wings extended several hundred meters further, creating a total wingspan exceeding 1,800 meters.

Roar!

The Dragon Emperor let out a deafening roar as its double wings spread wide, echoing across the skies.

Boom!

Under its ancient, primal bellow, the entire micro-world within the rift trembled violently. Dense energy surged like tidal waves, engulfing an area spanning several hundred kilometers.

The Dragon Emperor appeared as though it had been born in the dawn of antiquity, perfectly attuned to the heavens and earth with every breath it took. It exuded an aura of majesty, divinity, and dominance.

While the Dragon Emperor reveled in its transformation, exerting its overwhelming presence across the rift world, Chen Chu slowly awakened. A profound aura belonging to the late stage of the Ninth Heavenly Realm emanated from his body.