Chapter 639: Refining Worlds, Summoning the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor Again

The demon god—Its dragon form bore some resemblance to the dark red form of the Heavenly Azure Dragon Emperor. It burned Demon God Origin to activate draconic power from within the body to enter its ultimate state.

In this state, all power would merge with the physical body, with no distinctions of law or domain power. There was only pure destructive force.

At that moment, the hundred-meter-tall Chen Chu stood suspended in the void, his overwhelming and unfathomable power warping space within a thousand-meter radius. Then, the void collapsed, giving birth to a dark realm.

Feeling this overwhelming presence, Xiao Tianyi's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression turning serious.

So this was the source of the dangerous aura I sensed back then,

he thought.

Meanwhile, a hundred kilometers away in the void, on top of a floating meteoroid, Ji Wuji was visibly shaken. "This guy... I can't believe he's gotten so strong!"

Engulfed in red flames, Chen Chu gripped his halberd as he felt the apocalyptic power surging within him. Chen Chu's eyes locked onto Xiao Tianyi, standing in the distance within his golden divine domain. Then, in a deep, resonant voice, Chen Chu spoke.

"We go again."

Boom!

The void shattered as Chen Chu transformed into a streak of red light. Wherever he passed, space itself groaned under the unbearable pressure, fracturing apart.

The moment Chen Chu struck, Xiao Tianyi's cold voice resounded through the void. "I am the Lord of Holy Light, and I shall grant all beings equality. Now, let heaven descend."

As he finished speaking, the void trembled. Around him, golden crystalline walls, each a thousand meters high, rose layer upon layer, exuding an unbreakable force.

The distinction between a king in the mythical level and a heavenly king lay in the complete mastery of one's laws—comprehending them to their absolute peak and seamlessly merging them to create a personal, law-bound world.

Within this world, only the cultivator's laws existed. Even the fundamental laws of heaven and earth were suppressed, leaving the cultivator with full control.

This differed from the planar worlds Chen Chu had forged. Existing between illusion and reality, it transcended dimensions. It was the true source of power for kings and heavenly kings.

Having reached the peak of the mythical level, Xiao Tianyi had already begun condensing his own law-bound world.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Under the black halberd enveloped in red flames, Xiao Tianyi's golden walls shattered one after another, obliterating like dried wood in a storm as they dissolved into scattered energy.

Even the power from the laws of the Holy Light couldn't touch Chen Chu. Before reaching him, they were crushed by the powerful aura radiating from his body.

Confronted with such overwhelming power, Xiao Tianyi's eyes narrowed slightly. The golden battle spear in his hand surged with currents of draconic energy, while behind him, the faint silhouette of a vast kingdom slowly took form.

Boom!

The flame-enveloped black halberd collided once more with the golden battle spear. In an instant, the surrounding space shattered, tearing open black rifts that stretched for kilometers in every direction.

The devastating impact sent out a circular shockwave, shattering the Holy Light domain in a blinding explosion. From a distance, it resembled the detonation of a supernova.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Meteoroids scattered across dozens of kilometers exploded into dust as the shockwave charged through them.

Watching from afar, Ji Wuji was left in utter shock. His expression changed drastically. "This is bad."

A hundred kilometers away, two intertwined streaks of light shot toward him at blinding speed. They annihilated everything in their path, leaving behind a massive zone of destruction over ten kilometers wide and stretching for thousands of kilometers.

Boom!

Ji Wuji was caught in the shockwave, and the meteoroid beneath him shattered instantly. Coughing out blood, he quickly transformed into a divine white dragon and fled frantically into the distance.

This was insane... Even the shockwave was more powerful than he could withstand.

The Battle Demon God—In his dragon form, Chen Chu’s physical power had reached monstrous heights. Even against Xiao Tianyi, who stood at the peak of the mythical level, he held his ground without faltering.

Chen Chu's divine ability, Vacuum Supremacy, granted him unmatched destructive power, while his defensive ability, Absolute Barrier, allowed him to be immune to all explosive impacts.

On top of that, his Heaven-Stepping Divine Movement ability allowed him to cover vast distances in a blink of an eye, making his speed nearly unmatched. Even though he had to fight in his true form while in dragon state, he had almost no weaknesses.

Boom!

A massive landmass, spanning hundreds of kilometers, shattered in the void. At its core, two streaks of light—one golden, one black—clashed relentlessly, each impact unleashing devastating shockwaves that rippled through space.

In just over ten minutes, the two figures had torn across tens of thousands of kilometers.

Witnessing such an apocalyptic battle, Xia Zuo, Hong Zhen, and the others were utterly stunned. They didn’t dare to approach—just sensing the overwhelming aura of power from afar was enough to send them fleeing without hesitation.

"Chen Chu's grown even stronger."

Standing atop a meteoroid, Xia Zuo gazed at the dazzling light hundreds of kilometers away with a hint of amazement in his eyes. At the same time, he felt pleased that his younger brother had made an incredibly powerful friend.

In the endless cosmic void, a young man with a third eye on his forehead wore a solemn expression. "What a terrifying power this human wields... It's a good thing I didn't fight him." He shuddered. "And that other cultivator at the peak of the mythical level–where did he come from?"

The young man wasn't the only one with this question. Across the void, other members of the alien races, as well as Hong Zhen, also looked unsettled. No one could understand how a cultivator of that level had suddenly emerged within the ruins.

At such a level, if this mysterious figure bore any hostility, he could wipe out everyone here—except for Chen Chu—and they would be completely powerless to resist.

As Hong Zhen and the others grew increasingly uneasy over the sudden clash between peak mythical-level cultivators, Xiao Tianyi's expression grew even graver, for Chen Chu’s power seemed limitless.

Although Xiao Tianyi didn’t fully grasp the true extent of Chen Chu’s ultimate form or abilities, he understood one thing—such an overwhelmingly explosive power must come at a tremendous cost.

It wasn't just a matter of true power and energy; there was also the toll on mental and spiritual will from burning one's origin, along with the immense soul power required to continuously convert and maintain the explosive power of their law.

This kind of power, fueled by burning true blood origin, was incredibly strong, but it shouldn’t have lasted this long. Yet, Chen Chu not only maintained it, but he remained in peak condition the entire time, defying all logic.

A stone gate, nearly a thousand kilometers wide and towering tens of thousands of meters high, stood immovable. Above the land where Chen Chu and the others had first descended, golden light blazed like a sun, cascading from the heavens.

Boom! Boom!

Two mountain peaks, separated by over ten kilometers, crumbled simultaneously. Massive boulders, fused with molten lava, were flung in all directions, while towering clouds of dust billowed skyward in a cataclysmic upheaval.

Above the shattered peaks, Chen Chu stood firm in his hundred-meter form clad in black and red dragon scales, with three faces, six arms, and a halberd. Blood-red flames roared around him, radiating an aura so overwhelming that it shattered the void and twisted space.

His mere presence was so immense that the very ground beneath him quaked, as if struggling to withstand the weight of his existence.

In the distance, Xiao Tianyi hovered within an endless golden radiance. Now, however, the golden battle spear in his hand had been broken in half, and one side of his body was covered in cracks, which glowed with golden light as they slowly dissolved the golden flames and blue lightning energy clinging on to them.

Looking at the Demon God standing tall, radiating an overwhelming aura, Xiao Tianyi's expression remained cold. In a deep, firm voice, he said, "Your strength... far exceeds my expectations.

"I never thought that after just a decade, the Human Federation would produce such a monstrous freak like you. Calling you the strongest of all time would not be an exaggeration."

Hearing Xiao Tianyi’s praise, Chen Chu remained unfazed. His voice rumbled with a deep, dragon-like growl as he replied. "You are strong as well. No wonder you once shook the Federation’s cultivation world. It's impressive that a mere avatar could wield such power."

Xiao Tianyi’s eyes narrowed slightly. "So, you figured out that I’m just an avatar."

Chen Chu said calmly, "It was never a mystery to me. With your talent—reaching the Ninth Heavenly Realm in a single year and creating your own top-level secret scripture—how could your cultivation level still be only at the mythical peak after more than a decade?"

Xiao Tianyi cast a glance at Chen Chu, whose aura remained as overwhelming as ever, and let out a quiet sigh. "It seems I have no choice but to leave this place ahead of schedule."

As he spoke, a special power radiated from his body, reaching deep into the void.

Boom!

Deep within the ruins, a sudden tremor erupted, shaking the entire place. The ground quaked violently, while floating meteoroids along the void's edge began to crumble.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Across the ruins' inner world, fourteen stone statues, each towering over two thousand meters, began to shake. At the same time, thirty-seven other stone statues, each standing over a thousand meters tall, also trembled.

Spatial distortions rippled around the statues, and under the pull of an invisible force, they shifted through space and appeared around Xiao Tianyi like an unbreakable mountain range sealing him in.

Then, from above, a brilliant azure radiance descended, enveloping Xiao Tianyi. Bathed in this divine light, his aura shifted—becoming vast, unfathomable, and as untouchable as the Heavenly Dao itself.

Cold. Majestic. Absolute.

At that moment, beneath the glow of the azure radiance, the fifty-one war puppets—each with power ranging from the Ninth Heavenly Realm to the mythical level—suddenly awakened.

Their eyes flared open with an eerie light as the intricate runes covering their bodies pulsed with energy, linking together to create a formation that spanned hundreds of kilometers. A black mist surged out and engulfed the war puppets, causing a chilling aura of unfathomable dread to spread outward, and casting an eerie darkness over the entire world.

Huff! Huff!

Fierce winds howled as fourteen towering black banners, each over three thousand meters tall, projected into existence. The raging wind churned the black mist, making the stone statues within the darkness appear even more oppressive.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. At that moment, Xiao Tianyi’s aura, which surpassed that of a heavenly king, was vast and majestic as it filled the ruins. Below him, endless black mist churned and shrouded the land.

Everyone stared in shock toward the center of the ruins' main gate, their eyes filled with disbelief. "The power of the king of gods—how is this possible?! How could a being of this caliber enter these ruins?!"

Standing atop a crumbled structure, Hong Zhen’s expression was grim. "This aura... it’s that powerful figure who fought Chen Chu earlier. This is trouble!"

The sheer presence radiating from the distance was utterly terrifying. Right now, even though Hong Zhen and the others were concerned about Chen Chu’s predicament, no one dared to approach the floating continent where the entrance to the ruins lay.

A battle of this scale—between a peak mythical-level cultivator and possibly a king-level entity—was beyond their reach. Trying to intervene would be futile. Not only were they powerless to assist, but even the shockwaves from the battle could obliterate them. They would be nothing more than burdens to Chen Chu.

While Hong Zhen and his group were filled with unease, many among the alien races wore cold smiles. They were certain that the once-in-a-generation human genius was facing his inevitable doom.

So what if he possessed peak mythical-level strength despite only being in the late Ninth Heavenly Realm? Against a terrifying entity with the power of the king of gods, he was utterly outmatched.

Especially since Ninth Heavenly Realm cultivators couldn’t create a law-condensed true form yet, meaning they lacked the immortality and indestructibility of higher beings. If that terrifying entity made a move, Chen Chu could be obliterated in a single strike.

However, after their initial amusement, a few among the alien races—those who had yet to be fully assimilated by the Holy Light—began to grow uneasy.

No one knew what that king of gods being would do after dealing with Chen Chu.

Far in the distance, beyond the towering ten-thousand-meter black stone gate, Chen Chu took a deep breath. Even he couldn’t help but grow serious—he hadn’t expected Xiao Tianyi to have such a trump card.

High above, bathed in a radiant azure light, Xiao Tianyi’s expression was icy. His gaze, fixed on Chen Chu, was filled with killing intent.

Because Chen Chu was too strong, he had been forced to prematurely begin the process of refining this world fragment ahead of schedule, resulting in significant losses.

Only Xiao Tianyi could sense it—At the edges of the ruins, which spanned the size of a dozen Blue Planets, more than ten spatial rifts had formed. Like a punctured balloon, they were leaking streams of pure energy into the void.

That energy was none other than the origin of law governing this place. The loss would decrease the strength of this world, causing it to suffer irreversible damage.

For the past several years within this ruin, Xiao Tianyi had dedicated nearly all of his time to refining this world's origin while also repairing the shattered crystal wall at the fragment’s edges.

Additionally, he had constructed a complex formation, using mythical-level war puppets as its core nodes and seamlessly integrating them with a grand formation inheritance he had uncovered deep within the ruins.

Before this, everything had been running smoothly. In just a few more months, once he finished refining this ancient supreme powerhouse’s inner world and merging it with the Holy Light laws, he would be able to break through to the heavenly king level in one fell swoop.

By then, with his Supreme Divine Demon Formation, powered by nearly twenty mythical-level war puppets, his combat strength would far surpass any ordinary heavenly king-level cultivator.

But now...

At this thought, the last bit of mutual appreciation Xiao Tianyi had for Chen Chu instantly vanished, leaving only icy killing intent. His voice was cold. "Let me send you off on your final journey."

As Xiao Tianyi spoke, a projection of a pair of golden eyes, spanning tens of thousands of meters, emerged behind him. In an instant, an overwhelming aura of death engulfed Chen Chu.

Chen Chu looked up at Xiao Tianyi and those golden eyes that radiated terrifying power. "Don't think you're the only one with a trump card," he said.

Boom!

A blue glow erupted from the back of Chen Chu's left hand. Endless sequences of runes shot out and formed a summoning altar that spanned a diameter of a thousand meters.

As soon as the altar took shape, it connected with a being in another region far away. Instantly, a ferocious roar echoed through the heavens and earth.

Roar!

As the roar echoed through the air, the altar radiated a bright glow. A monstrous black-and-red claw tore through the glow, followed by the emergence of a massive dragon head. Its scales shimmered in black and red, and three pairs of horns, each wreathed in golden-white flames, adorned its skull.

Under Xiao Tianyi’s solemn gaze, a black-and-red colossal beast, stretching a thousand meters long, took shape as a towering phantom behind Chen Chu.

What Chen Chu summoned this time was only a power projection of the Dragon Emperor. At that moment, Thunder Fiery was in deep slumber, and summoning its main body would disrupt its metamorphosis.

However, even at only thirty percent of its full power, the projection was terrifying beyond imagination. The moment it descended, a ferocious aura that seemed capable of devouring worlds swept across the entire ruins. Everyone instinctively felt a deep sense of dread, panic, and unease.