Chapter 711: The Silver Time Butterfly and the Ancient Arena (II)

Chen Chu stood in a colossal arena, stretching nearly three hundred kilometers across, its structure forged from massive, rugged stone. Faint traces of dried blood could be seen along the towering five-thousand-meter-high walls.

All around the vast colosseum’s spectator stands, thousands of stone statues stood in eerie silence. Some took human form, while others were colossal beasts, each radiating a lingering aura of dread.

As Chen Chu carefully observed his surroundings, information suddenly surfaced in his mind.

The Ancient Arena.

This unique ruin was shrouded in the immense power of ancient principles, and at certain times—when two chosen duelists appeared—these principles would activate.

Only the victor could leave the arena, earning a random but extraordinary reward. The rewards could range from a powerful forbidden weapon and bloodline enhancements to an indestructible body or even a direct leap from the early mythical level to its peak.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Chen Chu’s face. Since the dueling principles dictated a life-or-death battle between opponents of the same level, any enemy that appeared next, whether an alien or a colossal beast, would be at the mythical level.

With his current strength, Chen Chu was confident he could obliterate any mythical-level opponent, even if they hailed from a civilization superior to the Purgatory Clan.

The Time Butterfly remained unseen, yet Chen Chu could keenly sense its elusive gaze. It was obvious that the creature sought to eliminate him indirectly, leveraging the Ancient Arena to do the job.

Of course, there was another possibility. The Time Butterfly could potentially be a lure, a creature designed to attract powerful beings from different space-times into this arena for battle.

As Chen Chu scanned his surroundings, lost in thought, the space dozens of kilometers away suddenly twisted. A towering figure over a hundred meters tall appeared, unleashing an explosive and domineering aura.

Boom!

The air around the figure erupted, unleashing a semicircular white shockwave that surged across more than ten kilometers. Beneath it, the ground sank, forming a massive crater over a kilometer wide.

The sheer pressure of its aura was astounding. Even Chen Chu couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

Clad in red battle armor, this figure took on a human form, but its body was covered in black fur. It had a fierce, ape-like face, protruding jaws, sharp ears, and a long tail.

The middle-stage mythical aura radiating from this alien was unmistakable. Yet, the oppressive force it emitted far exceeded the mythical level. This was a strong opponent, as expected of the Ancient Arena.

The towering ape-like alien exhaled a gust of wind. Its dark red eyes fixed on Chen Chu, and its already ferocious face twisted into a cruel grin.

"Insignificant alien, I am the great Kovdale, from the supreme Fridi Race. As my opponent, you are at least worthy of me knowing your name." Due to the Ancient Arena’s principles, the ape’s language was automatically translated into the human language as he spoke.

Chen Chu slowly responded, "Human race, Chu Batian."

Human race.

Kovdale thought for a moment, but found no record of such a species in his bloodline inheritance memory. His expression grew even more savage, his voice turning deep and menacing.

"Human race? Never heard of it. Seems like a weak and insignificant civilization... but I will remember your name."

As he spoke, his aura intensified, radiating immense pressure. A brilliant light flashed in his hands as a colossal iron pillar, over two hundred meters long, materialized and slammed into the ground with a heavy crash.

Boom!

The earth trembled as the gray rock shattered, and fragments surged like tidal waves in all directions, a testament to the pillar’s immense weight.

"Three breaths. That's all it will take to end this fight." The black-furred ape's low, chilling voice resonated with unstoppable battle will, crashing down like a divine force, and the heavens and earth quivered beneath his presence.

The instant he spoke, the black ape disappeared, moving faster than the eye could follow. In a flash, he reappeared above Chen Chu, as if teleporting. Only then did a deafening sonic boom echo through the sky.

Roar!

The red iron pillar came crashing down from above. The sheer force of the strike shattered space, detonated the atmosphere, and sent a blinding white shockwave stretching for ten thousand meters with a thunderous roar, shaking the heavens and earth.

Boom!

The devastating strike shattered the ground, splitting it into a massive rift stretching dozens of kilometers long and several kilometers wide. The sheer force of the destruction sent tremors rippling through the entire area.

Amid the swirling dust and debris, the black ape, now bathed in a red glow, exuded an even more overwhelming aura. Yet, his previously confident expression had turned grave.

At the edge of the shattered ground, Chen Chu revealed his true form, towering at three hundred meters tall with three faces and six arms. Standing firm, he held his halberd and effortlessly blocked the black ape’s strike.

Golden flames burned around Chen Chu as thunderbolts crackled at his sides, radiating an oppressive aura. His expression remained indifferent as he looked at the black ape. "This is your strength? Pretty weak."

As he spoke, the muscles in Chen Chu’s arms tensed, surging with a colossal power. With an explosive burst, he swung his halberd in a sweeping motion.

Boom!

A deafening shockwave erupted, shaking the space within kilometers as if an earthquake had struck.

Boom!

Kovdale was sent hurtling through the air at dozens of times the speed of sound. The sheer velocity generated layer upon layer of transparent shockwaves around him before he crashed into the colosseum wall dozens of kilometers away.

The wall immediately collapsed, sending a cascade of shattered rock tumbling down and raising a billowing cloud of dust.

With just a single strike, the one who had arrogantly declared that the fight would end in three breaths had been blown away.

At that moment, a deep and resonant voice rumbled from within the crumbling wall. "Human, Chu Batian... your strength is worthy of my full attention."

Boom!

The collapsed wall exploded, unleashing an aura that shattered the very boundaries of the mythical realm. Under this overwhelming pressure, the earth itself trembled. From within the swirling dust, a towering three-hundred-meter figure strode forward.

Kovdale's eyes blazed crimson, seething with unbridled fury and a murderous aura. His form had undergone a dramatic transformation, his entire body now engulfed in roaring golden-red flames.

These were the embodiment of his mastery over two advanced high-level laws, fused through his bloodline power to enshroud his entire being in fire.

In this transformed state, Kovdale radiated immense power. The very air around him warped, distorting light and ripping open black rifts in space.

This scene bore some resemblance to the Dragon Emperor's transformation into its dark red form, both merging all of their power to the extreme and enhancing their physical bodies to unleash absolute force capable of obliterating everything.

Now, having suffered the humiliation of being struck down in a single blow, Kovdale had directly activated his bloodline transformation. The overwhelming aura radiating from him made even Chen Chu’s expression turn slightly serious.

Beginning stage heavenly king level... No, this power surpasses even that.

Roar!

Kovdale stomped down with a thunderous boom, shattering the ground beneath his feet as he soared tens of thousands of meters into the sky in an instant.

The red iron pillar spun through the air in his grasp, infused with the immense power of his two fused high-level laws. The force was so overwhelming that it conjured the phantom of a world teetering on the edge of destruction.

From afar, it seemed as though a ten-kilometer-wide crimson world was crashing down, radiating an invisible force of annihilation. The sheer power shook the heavens, sending white shockwaves rippling in all directions.

Boom!

The sky fractured and the ground collapsed. With that strike, the earth within a span of dozens of kilometers erupted in a massive explosion. Gray rocks shattered from the rings of shockwaves, blasting outward in all directions.

The immense force completely shattered the space in the center of the colosseum, giving rise to a raging torrent of chaotic energy.

Amid the raging storm, Kovdale let out a deep growl. With slow, unstoppable force, he pressed his pillar down on Chen Chu. Below Kovdale, Chen Chu's six arms merged together, gripping his halberd and pushing back on the attack.

Roar!

Kovdale’s body unleashed an even greater surge of power as he let out another deafening roar. Chen Chu was blasted backward, crashing dozens of kilometers away with a thunderous impact. His body skidded across the ground, carving out two deep trenches stretching over ten kilometers.

Standing atop the shattered battlefield, the three-hundred-meter-tall ape radiated pure savagery. His deep, resonant voice echoed. "Chu Batian... this is the true power of the Fridi Race."

Getting unexpectedly sent flying by Chen Chu’s strike had caused Kovdale to erupt in fury and activate his bloodline transformation. Now, with a single strike, he had blasted Chen Chu away in retaliation, finally settling his burning rage. As expected, the Fridi Race alone stood unrivaled among peers.

Chen Chu slowly said, "You are strong indeed."

With his bloodline transformation and the fusion of high-level laws, Kovdale's combat power had nearly reached the middle stage of the heavenly king level. Chen Chu could no longer rely solely on the True Demon God Form to battle him.

Boom!

Golden flames burst from Chen Chu, expanding into a vast, ten-kilometer-wide domain. Massive blue thunderbolts, each over ten meters thick, crackled and roared with destructive power within the domain.

Simultaneously, black and red scales spread across Chen Chu’s body as his aura erupted with overwhelming force. A pair of black dragon horns emerged from his forehead, and a powerful dragon tail unfurled behind him.

There was no need for words.Two geniuses at the top of their level, from different times, worlds, and races, had ascended to their strongest forms. Now, the real battle began.

Boom!

The black halberd, wreathed in golden flames and crackling thunderbolts, slashed through the air with devastating force. A massive black energy wave, stretching for dozens of kilometers, ripped through the void, surging straight toward the black ape.