Chapter 667: Breaking Through, the Arrival of the Ancient Thunderbolt Tribulation (II)

The Single-Horned Kunpeng fluttered over to the base of a distant mountain, where flames still burned around a fissure that oozed with black energy-infused liquid.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Thunder Fiery, that good stuff is deeper inside!

Roar! The deeper layers of the space, huh?

The Destructive Dragon Emperor rumbled lowly. It tossed aside the white python's corpse and slowly flew forward, its presence heavy and oppressive.

Before it was a massive rift in the mountainside, over ten meters wide and slanting upward for several hundred meters.

Hot breath billowed from its nostrils as the Dragon Emperor extended its claws into the depths of the fissure, gripping the invisible fabric of space itself before unleashing its raw power.

Boom!

With strength surpassing even that of ordinary titans, the Dragon Emperor triggered a mountain-shaking collapse. The entire peak trembled violently as a massive fissure spread for thousands of meters.

The very fabric of space, composed of intangible material, was forcibly torn open to reveal a passage stretching a thousand meters long and hundreds of meters wide, leading into the deeper void. At the end lay a subspace, resembling a kilometer-wide energy bubble and filled with a vast quantity of black liquid—enough to cover the area of a football pitch.

Even the Dragon Emperor's eyes gleamed with excitement at the sight.

The black liquid streamed out of the fissure like a flowing creek, exuding a dense, pure, and rich energy aura, infused with subtle traces of law resonance.

In terms of quality, it was equivalent to ordinary god-level resources. However, this liquefied natural treasure could be absorbed effortlessly by both cultivators and colossal beasts alike, with no resistance.

More importantly, there was an abundant supply.

The Silver Dragon let out an ecstatic roar.

Roar! Ao Tian, so much energy marrow!

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Thunder Fiery! Thunder Fiery! We're rich!

Compared to the exhilaration of the other two beasts, the newly joined Qiongqi appeared slightly restrained. The massive creature merely stood at the back, stomping its feet in silent excitement.

The Dragon Emperor growled deeply.

Roar! This gain is indeed substantial. The energy marrow will be divided into ten shares—I will take four, and the remaining six will be split evenly among you.

None of the three beasts objected to the distribution. Given the Dragon Emperor’s overwhelming power, it was only natural that it took the largest share.

Boom!

The Dragon Emperor extended its claw, blotting out the sky as it forcibly pulled the subspace from the depths of the spatial layers, along with all of the energy marrow contained within.

Under the influence of its invisible domain, the black energy liquid hovered in midair, divided into four portions.

Roar! Eat up. Once we've absorbed everything, we’ll continue taking over.

The Dragon Emperor growled. It opened its mouth wide, inhaling the massive sphere of liquid energy.

Boom!

Under its immense suction, a hundred-meter-wide volume of energy liquid—equivalent to a tenth of the Dragon Emperor’s body size—was swallowed in a single gulp. Instantly, an endless explosion of energy erupted within its body.

Crack! Crack!

As the energy surged, the Dragon Emperor's body expanded, bones grew, and its muscles swelled, pushing its scales outward. Its entire being radiated intense energy fluctuations.

By the time it had fully absorbed the energy, the Dragon Emperor’s size had increased by over thirty meters, reaching a massive 1,400 meters in length—nearing the peak of the mythical level.

𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

For a standard mythical creature, the limit of body size was around 1,500 meters.

Glancing at the Silver Dragon and other beasts, who had also devoured their portions and were now emanating powerful energy fluctuations as they absorbed the resources, the Dragon Emperor turned and approached the corpses of the two mythical beasts.

Grabbing the white python’s lifeless body, the Dragon Emperor tore off a massive chunk of flesh and began chewing, producing deep rumbling sounds. Blood and meat fragments dripped from the corners of its mouth, giving it an even more savage appearance.

Feeding on the flesh of creatures of the same level, or even those stronger, was the Dragon Emperor's path to rapid growth.

Meanwhile, deep within the Chaotic Region, as the Dragon Emperor rampaged with unrestrained slaughter, a Heavenly Feathered Race vessel approached human territory.

The enormous golden ship, spanning dozens of kilometers, floated in the skies. On its edge stood Heavenly King Xuanwu and a powerful late-stage heavenly-king-level Feathered warrior, gazing ahead.

A vast expanse of endless red mist emerged on the horizon, stretching into the void and exuding a dangerous aura.

With a solemn expression, Heavenly King Xuanwu spoke in a deep voice. "Ars, beyond the forbidden zone lies a concealed passage. Once we cross it, we’ll arrive at the headquarters of the Human Expansion Division’s Thirty-First Legion."

The golden-haired middle-aged man called Ars smiled. "So, we’re finally reaching human territory?"

***

At the Human Expansion Division, inside a seclusion chamber within the floating city that was the Thirtieth Legion’s basecamp, Chen Chu tossed eight pieces of bone essence from peak mythical and titan beasts into his four planar worlds. In an instant, the worlds trembled violently.

Wrapped in the core energies of their respective spaces, the eight colossal beast bone essences unleashed boundless energy, law power, and material infusion. The planar worlds expanded at an astonishing speed.

In the Earth World, soil and rock manifested from nothingness, reinforcing the ground and thickening the landmass. The crystalline barriers encasing the void-expanded world grew larger and denser, increasing spatial stability.

Similar transformations unfolded across the other three planar worlds, rapidly increasing their breadth—210 kilometers, 220 kilometers...

As time passed, the four worlds steadily approached the threshold required for world unification and creation.

As the worlds grew, the intangible World Force surrounding Chen Chu strengthened, merging with his Absolute Barrier. The resulting invisible barrier became even more impervious.

Meanwhile, nearing his breakthrough, Chen Chu had nearly completed the tempering of his law-condensed true form.

The void, death, Great Heavenly Sun Flame, and Divine Thousand-Tribulations Lightning laws had fully undergone transformation. Additionally, his soul law had condensed further, thanks to the consumption of two world origins.

Under the tempering of five high-level laws, Chen Chu’s aura became increasingly dense.

The divine resonance of his laws converged behind him, vaguely forming the phantom of a three-faced, six-armed demon god, towering at three hundred meters.

Apart from the overwhelming pressure of five high-level laws, this demon god phantom also emanated three other terrifying auras on par with laws—those of his three divine abilities.

An unknown amount of time had passed. Suddenly, Chen Chu’s eyes snapped open, and a massive aura erupted, piercing through the skies.

Boom!

In the seclusion district on the western side of the floating city, one chamber’s roof abruptly exploded. Amid the airborne debris and swirling dust, a golden-blue beam of light shot into the heavens.

Boom!

A blue sun hung in the azure sky, casting an eerie glow. Under its spectral light, transcendent energy in the surrounding hundreds of kilometers boiled into chaos. Endless dark clouds materialized out of nowhere, amassing at altitudes of tens of thousands of meters.

In mere seconds, these clouds coalesced into a massive vortex, blotting out the sky—like the very descent of the apocalypse.

The sudden upheaval instantly drew everyone's attention. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the floating city instinctively looked up, and some high-ranking experts even shouted in excitement.

"Look! A king-level breakthrough!"

"Someone is advancing to king-level!"

"Haha... The heavens bless humanity! Another mighty expert has shattered the limits and broken into the king level!"

At the center of the floating city, high above a thousand-meter-tall skyscraper, a middle-aged man with a scholarly aura and an elegant demeanor appeared out of thin air. Gazing at the sky, he smiled slightly.

"This little guy... is finally about to break through to king-level, huh?"

Not far from Heavenly King Jiuyou, a spatial tear unfolded, and Blade King Mu Jun stepped out, his face carrying a hint of amusement. "Jiuyou, how many laws do you think Chen Chu will condense?"

Jiuyou pondered for a moment. "At least two or more. Didn't Jingtai say that he exhibited both fire and thunderbolt powers when he clashed head-on with the alien mythical powerhouse?

"That single attack even wounded an alien middle-stage mythical-level god. Its power was overwhelmingly dominant—highly likely to be high-level laws."

At this, even Jiuyou couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.

"Two high-level laws... and now, he's about to initiate world creation. If he successfully masters a supreme law, then the moment he reaches king-level, he will be invincible among his peers."

Mu Jun said in a low tone, "Honestly, even before reaching king-level, his overall combat strength was already unrivaled in the mythical level. Let’s not even talk about the Abyssal Battlefield—that’s in the distant past. Recently, in the Gulado Ruins, he slaughtered Zuo Sheng’s peak mythical-level avatar."

Jiuyou paused momentarily, then chuckled wryly. "Alright, I admit I underestimated him. This kid’s talent is simply monstrous. After his breakthrough, he might even stand against heavenly kings."

At that moment, an elderly voice sounded from behind them. "Be careful. The commotion from Chen Chu’s breakthrough might be far greater than expected."

Both of them immediately became serious, nodding slightly in acknowledgment.