Chapter 856: The Beast of World Destruction (I)

In the Chaotic Region, the perilous land once shrouded in yellow sand had vanished. Above the sky, golden flames blazed fiercely, while towering blue-violet lightning bolts descended from the heavens, radiating dazzling light.

Elsewhere, streaks of black and red lightning crackled through the skies. Purple light spread in all directions, carrying a corrosive aura of death so intense it seemed to erode even space itself.

When the Destructive Dragon Emperor’s tenth innate ability underwent a divine transformation and evolved into a high-level law, all of the power within its body broke free of control while it slept, turning thousands of kilometers into a deadly forbidden zone.

Aside from its restrained Vajra Law, Chaotic Dark Force, Source of Life, and the Law of Speed, the power from five high-level destructive laws howled and surged, bringing devastation to heaven and earth.

From time to time, a streak of black lightning would tear across the sky, and the destructive aura it unleashed made the Silver Colossal Dragon and other colossal beasts tremble inside.

When the Dragon Emperor restrained its power, they hardly felt anything. They would circle around it cheerfully, roaring as they followed. Now, however, with all of that power completely out of control, they suddenly realized that a single stray bolt of lightning from the Dragon Emperor was enough to take them down.

Thunder Fiery is growing stronger and stronger. I can barely keep up!

The nine-hundred-meters-long Single-Horned Kunpeng circled the air. Its dark-golden wings spread wide, resembling an airborne battleship that radiated an oppressive presence. However, a faint trace of frustration also lingered in its eyes.

It thought back to a year ago, when it encountered the Dragon Emperor at sea. Back then, the Thunder Fiery Colossal Beast had only been a dozen meters long. Though it looked ferocious, it had still been dwarfed by the then Single-Horned Orca's massive form.

After that, they started a journey that felt like a fantasy. Ever since encountering the Dragon Emperor, the Kunpeng felt like life had handed it a cheat code. Their battles let it consume all kinds of resources, growing at an incredible speed. In just a single year, it had become a mythical colossal beast, a level it once didn’t even dare to dream of.

However, compared to the Dragon Emperor, whose progress was even more outrageous and who continued to grow at a terrifying speed, the Kunpeng couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness. As the distance between them grew, it began to worry it might soon lose sight of the Dragon Emperor entirely since it couldn’t seem to keep up.

Isn’t it great that Ao Tian’s becoming so strong?

The Silver Dragon flew excitedly through the air. Despite the terrifying aura from the Dragon Emperor, its tail trembled with excitement.

Hearing that, the Golden-Blue Colossal Dragon floating nearby let out a sigh.

Saixitia, you really are as dumb as ever.

The Silver Dragon immediately turned in protest.

Damn you, Thorsafi! How dare you call the great Saixitia dumb! What was wrong with what I just said?

The Golden-Blue Dragon stretched its wings gracefully.

Of course there’s something wrong. But you’re too dumb to understand, so the great Thorsafi can’t be bothered to explain.

Nonsense! Thorsafi, what you just said is a real waste of breath!

the Silver Dragon retorted indignantly.

The Golden-Blue Dragon ignored it, thinking,

Saixitia is too stupid. Talking to it is a total waste of saliva. It hadn’t even noticed the worry hidden in Big Horn’s words.

It wasn’t just the Kunpeng; with the Dragon Emperor’s incredible growth rate, even they themselves might soon be left behind, unable to keep up as it stepped into higher realms. When that time came, the gap would be too vast, and being left behind would be an inevitable outcome.

Still, perhaps it was better that Saixitia hadn’t realized this. At least that way, it wouldn’t feel disheartened. Maybe just staying blissfully ignorant and being a happy idiot was the better path after all.

Suddenly, a fierce and commanding roar echoed across the heavens and earth. In the next instant, a terrifying aura exploded outward, shaking the entire world. Above the sky, a sea of golden flames churned violently, and countless fireballs rained down like meteors. Then, from pillars of lightning and arcs of electricity, a colossal beast slowly emerged.

Its massive body stretched 3,300 meters long, primarily black and red, adorned with streaks of dark golden markings. Each step it took caused the void to tremble, grounds to quake, and mountains to shake. Even before it got close, the three colossal beasts instinctively dropped to the ground and lowered their heads.

In the presence of this fearsome creature that looked like the ruler of the world, no being had the right to remain standing. Its very existence demanded reverence—a fear and awe etched into the deepest part of their genetic memory.

However, as soon as it lowered its head, the Silver Dragon snapped back to itself and excitedly roared,

Ao Tian, how do you feel now? Can we go on another rampage?

The Dragon Emperor slightly opened its mouth, letting out a deep, resonant growl

. I feel great... just a bit hungry. Let’s go find something to eat.

With a low growl, the Dragon Emperor restrained its power and took a step forward. Each step sent ripples through space itself, as if reality could barely contain its existence. As Chen Chu had expected, the Dragon Emperor slept for five days, during which it completed the divine transformation of its ability and the transition of its laws.

Not only did this enhancement achieve its intended effect, it actually exceeded expectations. With the integration of the Dark Star rune, the Dragon Emperor gained a new skill that allowed it to devour heavy materials—elements and minerals with significant weight or density, including law- and principle-based materials—to strengthen its colossal body. Even the ancient skeletons of titanic beasts it had once been too lazy to consume could now be converted into heavy matter and absorbed by its body.

This skill made up for the limitation of its evolution ability, which could only devour natural treasures and the flesh of colossal beasts. From now on, it would be able to grow and accumulate evolution points at a faster rate.

The four colossal beasts moved out quickly. In just a short while, they had flown over a thousand kilometers, then the Dragon Emperor suddenly came to a halt.

A rare open plain stretched out ahead of the four beasts. Towering vegetation, over ten meters tall, grew in abundance, while a herd of hundred-meter-long herbivorous colossi grazed leisurely. The entire scene was vibrant with life.

The Kunpeng flew in front of the Dragon Emperor with a slightly puzzled squeak.

Thunder Fiery, I don’t sense anything valuable here.

The Dragon Emperor let out a low growl.

It’s fine. I just want to eat a little.

Its gaze fell on the mountain range in the middle of the plain, which stretched over a thousand kilometers and rose to more than seven thousand meters at its highest point. The Dragon Emperor could sense that there was a metal vein beneath the mountain range. The thick smell of heavy materials stirred an overwhelming urge within it to devour.

It was starving. Absolutely starving.

The Dragon Emperor let out a mighty roar, opening its jaws wide. Brilliant blue-violet light flared in its mouth, and the dorsal fins on its back lit up segment by segment.

Buzz!

Rings of lightning converged in front of its mouth, forming a concentrated point of energy. Then, a blue-violet beam, several dozen meters thick, shot down from the sky like a sweeping laser, tearing across heaven and earth.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The beam, forged from the fusion of lightning and corrosion laws, carried a violently destructive, crushing force. Wherever it passed, mountain peaks crumbled, blinding flames erupted, and earth-shaking explosions thundered through the land.

In just moments, the four-thousand-kilometer-long mountain range was crushed by a single breath from the Dragon Emperor. And as the billowing smoke and dust faded, a dark red metal ore vein was revealed. It stretched across a thousand kilometers, protruding over a thousand meters above the ground. At its widest, it spanned more than twenty kilometers; at its narrowest, only a few. It resembled an irregular, twisted spine.

Or rather, this mountain range had once been the body of an unknown colossal beast from ancient times. After its death, the laws and principles that sustained its existence broke down completely. Its flesh turned to stone over time, eventually evolving into the mountain range, much like what had happened with that other ancient creature.

Before the three beasts could even react, the Dragon Emperor slowly floated above the dark red ore vein. Its entire body radiated endless dark golden light.

Boom!

As the light spread, the vein crumbled and was devoured, and soon the entire mountain range was engulfed. In the blink of an eye, the dark-golden Great Sun, a thousand kilometers wide, appeared above the ground. The heavy aura it released distorted space and light, radiating an overwhelming power.

Is this Ao Tian’s new ability? What does it do?

High up in the sky, the Silver Dragon looked down in confusion at the dark-golden celestial mass. Other than an oppressive sense of heaviness, distortion, and tearing, it didn’t seem particularly impressive.

The Golden-Blue Dragon let out a low, calm growl.

This new ability probably isn’t meant for attacks.

Sensing the immense pressure emitted by the Great Sun below, the Kunpeng also thoughtfully murmured,

Thunder Fiery’s ability is somewhat similar to my devouring ability.

Within that Great Sun, countless heavy metallic materials were being broken down into dark-red light particles, which continuously flowed into the Dragon Emperor’s body to be absorbed. As these materials merged and transformed, it turned into a new type of material that fused with its muscles, bones, and cells, causing Dragon Emperor to grow increasingly heavy.

At the same time, as it continuously devoured the material, the Dragon Emperor rapidly regained the vast amount of life essence that had been consumed earlier when condensing its vital blood.

However, heavy metal substances were not beast flesh, so the amount of biological energy they yielded was limited. Most of the material was instead used to directly fuse with the body itself.

Half an hour later, the Great Sun gradually faded, revealing a black-and-red colossal beast whose body had grown several meters taller, bulkier in size, with scales that appeared even thicker and more solid. At the same time, the mountain range beneath it had vanished, replaced by a gray substance resembling rock weathered over thousands of years, covered in tiny pores.

However, what terrified the three beasts the most was the heavy, invisible waves emanating from the Dragon Emperor. They silently twisted the surrounding space and light, forming a gravitational vortex.

Feeling a trace of fear, the Kunpeng gulped hard.