Chapter 844: Eight-Armed Demon God, Time Ability (II)

Meanwhile, aboard the distant fleet over two thousand kilometers away, countless powerful figures were startled by the presence of this awe-inspiring aura—including Heavenly King Zhenwu, as well as the chief god and other gods of the Heavenly Feathered Race.

Appearing suddenly above Battleship 5, Zhenwu gazed in Chen Chu’s direction and thoughtfully murmured, "So this is the reason he left the fleet..."

As one of the main pillars of this expedition, news of Chen Chu’s sudden departure had already been relayed to Zhenwu and the other mythical kings. He smiled and nodded. "Truly this era’s Child of Fate—his cultivation knows no bounds."

"Chen Chu has grown stronger again." On the front deck of Battleship 1, Mech No.1 slowly turned its head, its eyes flashing with white-blue radiance that pierced over two thousand kilometers and captured the terrifying phenomenon in full.

Within the dark space of No.1’s inner core, Luo Fei’s body was enveloped in a semi-transparent suit of divine energy-based battle armor. Dark golden markings coursed across the mech like blood vessels, intimately connected to Luo Fei inside. They extended into the void, linking with No.1 and pulsing with its super-divine origin power.

Through the mech’s continuous reverse energy infusion, Luo Fei’s aura, already at the peak of the Eighth Heavenly Realm, began rising at astonishing speed, approaching the Ninth HRealm.

However, in the process of reverse-refining No.1, the surging super-divine energy also carried soul information belonging to the ancient creature within the mech, constantly washing over Luo Fei’s mind and soul.

Under normal circumstances, facing the unknown soul information of such a creature, even a Ninth Heavenly Realm cultivator’s spiritual will would instantly collapse, be assimilated and devoured.

However, Luo Fei’s eyes now shone with icy calm. Within the state of the Reflecting the Heavens with the Heart, her spiritual will had merged with the heavens, becoming infinite, vast, and untouchable by No.1’s soul information.

Yet this synchronization with the "Heavens" from the ancient secret art was gradually eroding her personal identity. Therefore, this state couldn’t be maintained for long—after every half-day of cultivation, she had to stop immediately. Otherwise, the consequences would be dire.

***

In the dim depths of the Chaotic Region, darkness loomed thick. At the center of a vast lava lake, a colossal black-and-red beast, over three thousand meters long, stood unmoving. From its mouth, flames of gold, blue, and purple seared through the void, radiating overwhelming heat.

Its mixed flame, fused with three high-level laws, neared the power of a future supreme law. Bathed in this blaze, the mutilated corpse of the Silver Time Butterfly continued to melt, leaving only the essence condensed from its flesh and bones.

Dozens of kilometers away, at the edge of the lava lake, the Silver Colossal Dragon and Golden-Blue Colossal Dragon hovered in the air, wings spread wide as they curiously watched from above.

Having consumed a vast amount of natural treasures and undergone many battles to refine the resulting energy, the strength of all three colossal beasts had rapidly increased over this period.

Though none of them could match the Destructive Dragon Emperor in growth speed, the Silver Dragon and Golden-Blue Dragon had each grown to nearly nine hundred meters in length, while the Single-Horned Kunpeng had reached over eight hundred and fifty meters.

The Golden-Blue Dragon asked in puzzlement,

Saixitia, why didn’t Thunder Fiery devour that time-based beast? Isn’t it wasteful to just burn it all away?

Since it had come to know the Dragon Emperor, it had never once seen a same-level beast’s remains left untouched—devouring them had always allowed it to grow stronger. This was the first time it had seen the Dragon Emperor act so wastefully.

The Silver Dragon let out a low, thoughtful growl.

Ao Tian is probably trying to comprehend the law of time.

Comprehend the law of time?

The Golden-Blue Dragon looked even more lost.

Thorsafi, Ao Tian is incredible,

the Silver Dragon growled proudly.

Not only can it enhance its own abilities, but it can also extract traces of laws and runes from the tempered bones of other beasts to learn their abilities. A while back, Ao Tian slew a level 9 Rampage Ape. After tempering the bones, it managed to glean remnants of the beast’s innate ability, and learned the Gigantification ability from it.

At that, the Golden-Blue Dragon’s eyes widened. It roared in disbelief,

Impossible! It truly learned that Gigantification ability from the bones of a level 9 beast!?

For a moment, the Golden-Blue Dragon stood stunned, unable to believe what it had just heard. The Dragon Emperor’s Dark-Red Gigantification ability was monstrous. Once it entered its gigantified form, its combat strength would leap an entire major realm, easily overpowering even ancient titans.

Such a horrifying innate ability was actually learned from the remains of another beast? If it hadn’t known that the Silver Dragon, while simple-minded, never lied, the Golden-Blue Dragon would’ve slapped it with a claw on the spot.

At that moment, the bored Kunpeng, lying nearby, let out a smug chirp.

It’s true, Thorsafi. We all saw it—Thunder Fiery learned the ability from that beast’s spine!

Uhh...

The Golden-Blue Dragon was momentarily speechless. It felt like its entire worldview had been upended. Even after witnessing the Dragon Emperor repeatedly shift its abilities, master nine high-level laws, and evolve into a terrifying lifeform, none of that compared to the shock it felt now.

The idea that one could learn desired innate abilities by extracting residual ability traces from the remains of other beasts, and then evolve them into high-level laws, was simply too horrifying.

Did that mean the Dragon Emperor could potentially master dozens of high-level laws if it wanted? Could it be that the nine laws it already controlled had all been obtained in this manner?

In that instant, the Golden-Blue Dragon felt as though it had finally uncovered the source of the Dragon Emperor’s power. It wasn’t some supreme evolutionary ability—it was the ability to learn and absorb the abilities of other colossal beasts, empowering its bloodline again and again.

Too powerful. Far too powerful. This kind of strength...

Staring at the black-and-red colossal beast breathing fire in the distance, the Golden-Blue Dragon felt its whole body tremble. Hot air burst from its nostrils, and even its limbs and tail began to go limp.

Noticing the heat in the Golden-Blue Dragon’s eyes, the Silver Dragon immediately became alert.

Thorsafi, what are you looking at Ao Tian like that for? Are you planning something wicked?

The Silver Dragon knew its companion too well. Every time it showed that kind of gaze, some mythical beast in its territory would end up in trouble.

Huff...

The Golden-Blue Dragon let out a long breath, then folded its wings and gracefully landed, no longer bothering to reply to the foolish Saixitia.

To ignore such a powerful potential mate, and instead merely dream of conquering the Chaotic Region or the vast world... If that isn't stupidity, what is?

With the Silver Dragons abilities and potential, it could never hope to dominate the vast world even after tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years, let alone become one of the primordial beasts suspended above the heavens. However, if it became that black-and-red colossal beast’s partner...

The Golden-Blue Dragon’s dismissive glance instantly made the Silver Dragon stamp in fury.

Damn you, Thorsafi! What kind of look is that? Are you calling the great Saixitia a fool?

Sitting elegantly on the ground, the Golden-Blue Dragon cast a sideways glance at the Silver Dragon circling above and let out a low growl.

Does that even need to be said?

The Silver Dragon grew even angrier. Its wings flared wide as it roared,

Damn you, Thorsafi! The great Saixitia will teach you a lesson!

This time, however, the Golden-Blue Dragon had no intention of fighting. It lazily growled,

The great Thorsafi refuses. I’m afraid if I fight with you too often, I’ll end up just as dumb.

What is the point in fighting this fool again?

it thought.

With how its strength has grown, it’s no longer as easy to beat it up with a few tricks as before. Since I can't guarantee a win, there’s no point wasting the effort.

Just then, the Kunpeng, watching from a distance, suddenly called out.

Saixitia, don’t fight just yet. Thunder Fiery’s finished.

Far ahead, the flames from the Dragon Emperor’s mouth slowly died down, revealing a floating mass of silver material in the air. Due to the Silver Time Butterfly’s unique nature, it hadn’t possessed much flesh; most of its body had been composed of a cartilage-like material.

After undergoing tempering in the fused flame, what remained was a pair of butterfly wings over sixty meters wide, cast as if from pure silver, floating in the air and radiating waves of dazzling halos. Silver markings rotated and pulsed across their surface, continuously releasing the aura of the time law.

The Dragon Emperor had deliberately crafted the butterfly-wing shape, and because it hadn’t devoured the flesh this time, the rune traces of the time ability were better preserved.

Hum!

A terrifying will gathered in the Dragon Emperor’s golden vertical pupils. In its vision, the silver wings rapidly enlarged until they almost blotted out the sky.

Under a gaze like that of a microscope magnified a hundred thousand times, the flowing silver lights began to take shape as incomplete yet extraordinarily profound ability runes, constantly dissipating and re-forming.

Under normal circumstances, not even other beasts—let alone cultivators—could piece together a complete ability from such incomplete runes. Even for the Dragon Emperor, it required burning attribute points and entering deep comprehension. However, that wasn’t its purpose this time. Before long, it had already gained a rough understanding of the Silver Time Butterfly’s abilities.

Time Tide and Time Pull—two top-level innate abilities. Time Tide could drag enemies into the chaotic flow of time, eroding them with the force of temporal currents or banishing them into unknown time-space coordinates—just like how Chen Chu had once been pulled into the Ancient Arena.

These two abilities were powerful, but compared to Zhulong’s control over slowing time, or the Time Dragon’s Time Pause, they felt somewhat inferior. Still, ability was an ability; the law of time extended and transformed from these top-level abilities was the true essence. If the Dragon Emperor learned and eventually evolved the abilities to the level of divine transformation, it would be able to command an even greater time law.

However, the Dragon Emperor slowly grasped the silver butterfly remains, turned its head toward the distant three beasts, and let out a deep rumble.

Saixitia, Thorsafi, Big Horn, let’s keep moving.

The Kunpeng squeaked in surprise.

Thunder Fiery, you’re not going to comprehend time power?

The Dragon Emperor shook its head, releasing shockwaves like mountains and tsunamis.

This Silver Time Butterfly’s abilities aren’t that strong. I’m not interested in learning them for now. But while we search for more resources, keep an eye out for beasts with metal-related abilities.

The Silver Dragon was surprised.

A beast with a metal ability? Ao Tian, you want to learn to control metal?

The Golden-Blue Dragon also looked confused. Compared to the law of time, controlling metal seemed underwhelming.

I’m considering it. We’ll see when the time comes. Let’s go.

With a deep growl, the Dragon Emperor turned and walked forward. Each massive step shook the earth, sending kilometer-high waves across the lava sea. In just a few strides, it left the inferno it had created.

Ao Tian, wait for the great Saixitia!

With resounding roars, the three beasts spread their wings and flew after it. In no time, the four colossal beasts vanished into the depths of the Chaotic Region.