Chapter 774: Chen Chu's Death, Humanity Shaken (III)

In a major city at the border of the Dark Demonic Morkaya Empire, a horned True Demon pushed open the courtyard door. Spotting Brooks stepping outside in the distance, he called out with great enthusiasm. “Brooks, that human is dead—Chu Batian is dead!”

"Chu Batian is dead!?" Brooks frowned slightly, clearly finding the news hard to believe.

The horned demon nodded excitedly. "Yes, dead. You were wise, though, Brooks—beings of that level aren’t something we can even begin to touch.

"That human was truly bold. Not only did he not flee the border when he was discovered, he even pushed deeper into the empire, heading for a city in the southern domain.

"I heard that in that battle, half the domain was destroyed, over two million Purgatory nobles perished, and the land across ten thousand kilometers was flattened. Even more terrifying—the mighty peak titan-level demonic dragon Lord Kukutella, who guarded the domain, was slain by a red colossal beast that the human summoned!

"Chu Batian was clearly only at the middle stage of the mythical level, yet he could clash head-on with the demon gods. It took three of them working together to suppress him. They even say the great Lord Kaodes suffered grievous wounds and had to return to the eastern domain to enter seclusion after the battle.

"Good thing that human is finally dead. If he’d kept growing, he would have become such a monstrous enemy." At that point, the demon couldn’t help but shudder slightly.

It was hard to imagine a human becoming so powerful. It had already been shocking enough when Chen Chu had slain the great demon king Erebor while at the mythical level. Now, to directly confront and even force demon gods to join forces? It was beyond comprehension.

The demon’s words left Brooks frozen for a moment. Then his eyes narrowed slightly. "Yes... good thing he's dead."

Right now, the entire empire was shaken by the news. The information had come from the demonic domain, corroborated by many surrounding demon kings and advanced demons who had witnessed parts of the battle.

Deorus was spreading this news in a move to stabilize morale, letting all demons and subordinate alien races know that the human powerhouse who had invaded the empire and disrupted the rear lines had been slain.

Yet, the outcome had also brought an unintended side effect. Many demons who had never been to the frontlines, along with many powerhouses among the vassal races, now harbored a shadow in their hearts regarding the human race.

They had never imagined that after battling the Federation for over two hundred day-cycles, such terror lurked among them that a single human at the mythical level could cause such devastation. How terrifying must those human powerhouses at the frontlines be?

It was no wonder, then, that they and the Greeta Battle Demon Empire had still yet to achieve victory, even after joining forces and attacking the humans for so long. Rather, they had to dispatch wave after wave of legions to reinforce the front.

As Brooks was still digesting this shocking news, a black light suddenly flashed in the sky. An ominous aura, at the peak of the Ninth Demonic Mark, descended from above.

Faced with the arrival of the quasi-mythical true demon, Brooks and the horned demon immediately bowed and said, "We pay our respects, my lord."

The demon, with bat-like wings on its back, nodded slightly. "You are both here. Because of that human powerhouse’s invasion, the empire has suffered significant damage.

"His Majesty has given the order to bring out top-level divine objects from the imperial treasury to cultivate promising demon nobles. I have already submitted your names."

"Thank you, my lord, for your support." Brooks immediately bowed, a look of gratitude on his face. The horned demon was also extremely excited.

The quasi-mythical-level demon nodded in satisfaction. "If you are lucky enough to be favored by His Majesty, you may rise to the heavens in a single leap and receive massive resource support.

"You might even be granted law origins and other law-level objects, allowing you to break through to the Ninth Demonic Mark and possibly become a demon king in a short time.

"Go pack your things. Gather at the city gate in one star-hour. You will follow me to the demonic domain to meet His Majesty."

"Yes!"

After the two demons left, “Brooks” returned to his room, activated a shielding formation, and retrieved a black stone stele the size of a palm from his storage space.

In the vast mythical world, there were countless ways to communicate. The stone stele in Bredos’ hand came from the True Martial Stele of Heavenly King Zhenwu.

When he activated the stele and wrote on it, the message would be mirrored on Zhenwu’s side. Although it couldn’t transmit voices or images, it emitted no energy fluctuations whatsoever, making it highly secretive.

Bredos, his expression serious, stretched out his finger and condensed his spiritual will, writing down all of the information he currently knew. However, at the end, he also wrote that Chen Chu’s death was currently uncertain, since the information only came from three demon gods.

Once the text disappeared from the stone stele, Bredos quickly put it away, cleaned up the normal research equipment in his room, and then left to pack.

Soon after, five streaks of black light tore through the sky, flying toward the empire’s southern central region. Many demon kings' cities and even vassal tribes had powerful auras surge into the sky one after another and converge toward the demonic domain.

Chen Chu’s attack had dealt the Morkaya Empire a huge blow. Not only had demon kings been lost, but many elite demons had also been slaughtered, especially in that one breath attack the Destructive Dragon Emperor unleashed.

***

Meanwhile, on the frontline battlefield, Heavenly King Zhenwu, Qian Tian, and the Celestial King were all deeply shaken after receiving the message from Bredos.

However, what shocked them wasn’t the news that Chen Chu had supposedly died. Because of the faint soul aura left within the True Martial Stele, they knew he was still alive. Judging from this, it seemed he had successfully escaped the demon gods’ pursuit.

What truly shocked them was the chaos Chen Chu had managed to cause behind enemy lines—slaughtering multiple demon kings, great demon kings, and even a peak titan-level colossal beast, and clashing head-on with demon gods.

The Celestial King sighed. "This little one truly lives up to the requirements of being one worthy of the emperor's inheritance. His growth speed and combat prowess are simply outrageous."

Zhenwu nodded in admiration. "And that colossal beast, Thunder Fiery—at the Abyssal Battlefield, it was only at the beginning stage of the mythical level. Its explosive power was already comparable to the titan level.

"Yet in just one day-cycle, it’s leapt another major realm and grown even more powerful."

Boom!

At that moment, a terrifying demon-god-level pressure exploded at the edge of the sky, the overwhelming demonic force blanketing half of the world in darkness.

Over ten thousand kilometers away, a colossal figure, towering ten thousand meters tall, stood within the sky, exuding a demon god’s might that shook space-time itself.

Even at such a distance, the countless people at the Sky Battlefield’s war fortress trembled.

Boom!

An equally powerful force erupted from the human half of the battlefield. Divine azure light surged skyward, dispersing the demon god’s formless pressure.

It condensed into an enormous phantom that pierced the heavens, and a deep, commanding voice resounded through the world. "Belitir, what now? Didn’t I already beat you to the point you begged for mercy last time?"

The demon god’s projection let out a cold snort and replied with a low voice, "Qian Tian, I am not here to challenge you today. I merely came to deliver a message—the human genius of your race, Chen Chu, is dead.

"Just a mere human at the mythical level, daring to invade the rear of our Purgatory Clan... he was courting death. A single demon king was easily able to slaughter him.

"Right now, that human’s corpse is hanging at the entrance of the demonic domain. I wonder, do you humans even have the courage to come retrieve it?"

Back at the rear base, atop the ruined arm of an eighty-meter-tall, damaged black-and-white mech, Gabriella—wearing a blue worker’s uniform—froze, stunned, at what she overheard while busy repairing.

In the medical department, Pang Long, lying weakly on a hospital bed, stared in disbelief out the window. "Impossible... Chen Chu... dead!?"

"Nonsense! There’s no way that guy could be dead!" Lightning flashed across the sky as Li Daoyi shot upward, looking toward the darkness covering the heavens with an expression of suspicion and shock.

Across the entire Sky Battlefield, everyone who knew Chen Chu wore a look of disbelief.

Boom!

Inside the Research Department of the Thirteenth Legion’s rear base, a dark golden monster with a thin, twisted body over three hundred meters tall suddenly lifted its head. Blue-white light glowed from its eyes, and a suffocating aura swept across the battlefield.

"Chen... Chu..."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Waves of energy continuously erupted from Mech No.1’s body, causing the surrounding buildings to shake and the ground to sink. The aura made countless people tremble with fear.

"Luo Fei, stabilize your fluctuations!"

"Luo Fei, control your emotions! Your soul is still in the process of merging with No.1. If your consciousness returns to your body too soon, you’ll be assimilated!"

Inside the Research Department building, countless people shouted in panic.

Meanwhile, within No. 1’s internal space, the silent divine battle armor slowly raised its head. Luo Fei’s once distant, ethereal gaze was gradually fading.

Just then, however, Qian Tian’s cold, indifferent voice emanated from above the sky. "Belitir, you think I’ll believe your words? Indeed, Chen Chu did venture deep into the Morkaya Empire, but he eventually retreated unscathed.

"Not only that, he slew seven of your Purgatory Clan's demon kings, a great demon king, and even a peak titan-level demonic dragon. Even with Deorus and two other demon gods against him, they still failed to capture him.

"Instead of spreading falsehoods here, you should worry about how to defend against his next attack. Who knows, he might already be wreaking havoc in the Greeta Empire."

Belitir sneered coldly. "Qian Tian, do you really think anyone would believe your words? A mere human at the mythical level escaping from three demon gods?"

Qian Tian calmly responded, "That’s because your demon gods are too weak. Three of them couldn’t even hold down one human king."

The demon god’s projection across the sky said in a heavy voice, "Since you claim Chen Chu isn’t dead, Qian Tian, then summon him here so we can all see."

"You think I'd fall for your trick and tell you where Chen Chu is?"

Belitir originally intended to use the news of Chen Chu's death to crush human morale. However, compared to the words of the Purgatory Clan’s demon god, the human race’s powerhouses placed more trust in the First Councilor.

Thus, after Belitir’s projection departed, morale among the humans didn’t collapse. Instead, it soared even higher.

Chen Chu’s achievements were simply too monstrous. Having only recently broken through to the king level, he had single-handedly carved through an entire Demon God Empire, and even escaped the joint pursuit of three demon gods.

Had this not come from the mouth of the First Councilor himself, no one would have believed it. Moreover, the demon god hadn’t dared to directly refute the facts, which only served to confirm them.

Li Daoyi stood a thousand meters high in the sky, surrounded by flashing lightning as he looked down at the stunned faces throughout the city below. He helplessly muttered, "Damn it... That guy is too strong. He’s already fighting demon gods."

Six months ago, when he first met Chen Chu, both of them had only been at the Sixth Heavenly Realm; at the time, Li Daoyi was even one minor realm higher. Who could have imagined that after just half a year, their gap had widened so much?

Logically, as an Innate Awakener, he should have been the one pulling ahead in cultivation.

On the mech below, Gabriella gasped in amazement. "Chen Chu is incredible! But... good thing he’s alive. I almost died of fright just now. If he had really died, Luo Fei would have been devastated."

In the hospital ward, Pang Long was so excited that he slapped the bed repeatedly, shaking the entire room. "

Hahahaha!

Nurse, nurse, my student is insane! Damn it! Just one year to cultivate to the king level is already absurd, but now he’s already clashing head-on with demon gods!

Hahaha!

"

Of course, he wasn't excited about currying favor. He was proud that he, Pang Long, had once taught a genius who would be remembered through the ages, a prodigy destined to be immortalized in humanity’s new era.

Once Chen Chu's name was carved into history, then as his first martial arts teacher, Pang Long would undoubtedly be mentioned as well. The thought made him so excited he could hardly sit still.

Meanwhile, as everyone buzzed with shock and excitement over the news about Chen Chu, back in the Thirteenth Legion’s Research Department, the rampaging energy within Mech No.1 gradually calmed after hearing Qian Tian’s declaration.

The blue-white light in its eyes dimmed, and peace returned.

Luo Fei’s emotions, which had briefly surged, also slowly faded away, and she returned to a calm, distant gaze, like a supreme deity overlooking all living beings from atop the heavens.

***

Meanwhile, back on the Blue Planet, at Nantian Martial Arts High School, Xia Youhui stared in disbelief at Chen Hu before him.

"You're saying... you’ve already cultivated true power?"

Chen Hu scratched his head and nodded honestly. "Mhmm. I’ve cultivated true power already."

Xia Youhui couldn’t help but curse. "Your whole family are monsters, huh!? One day to complete Foundation Building and straight to the Second Realm? Don't tell me you’ll break through to the Third Realm in a week!"

Chen Hu thought seriously for a moment and said, "One week... yeah, probably. I don't know if it's because I ate that stone, but the true power inside me is growing crazy fast. Just a little while and it surges by a whole lot."

"Fuck!"