Chapter 941: Ancient Divine Weapon, Descent of the Dragon Emperor’s True Form (III)

Soon, an order was relayed from the Expansion Division back to the Blue Planet.

At Nantian Martial Arts High School, School Director Hong Zetian stared at the newly issued directive with a puzzled expression. "What’s going on? Why are all the Life Crystals allocated for Q4 suddenly being recalled?"

Across from him, the teacher he was speaking with was also stunned. "All of the Life Crystals? Why?"

Hong Zetian examined the information displayed on his smart watch and said thoughtfully, "It looks like there’s a need on the mythical world side. The document also states that going forward, all Life Crystals produced by the Blue Planet will be supplied exclusively to that front."

"W-What about the first and second-year martial arts students? How will they manage their early-stage physical enhancement?" The teacher hesitated.

Every year, the Blue Planet’s many Life Crystal farms, including those on the southern battlefield, had specific allocations for their output. When used with the Body Refining Art and other cultivation arts, the crystals allowed new students to rapidly progress through the First and Second Heavenly Realms and break into the Third sooner.

In response, Hong Zetian could only shake his head. "I’m sure the higher-ups considered this. But if they still issued this order, it means the other side is more important right now. Besides, we still have those ancient body enhancement arts, don’t we? The publicly available foundational versions are already enough to make up the difference. In fact, I’ve recently noticed that for some students well-suited to body enhancement, abandoning true martial arts in the early stages and focusing solely on body enhancement has actually led to even faster progress."

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In a dim and turbulent world, a golden-black colossal beast more than 7,100 meters long stood tall. Golden-red lightning leapt across its body, exuding a world-destroying aura. In the Destructive Dragon Emperor’s claws, a titan-level colossal beast over 2,000 meters long lay torn in half.

Not far away, the Silver Colossal Dragon and the Golden-Blue Colossal Dragon were both roaring, locked in battle with two mythical beasts—one wreathed in flames, and one shaped like a giant elephant. Before these peak-mythical colossal dragons, their late-stage mythical opponents stood no chance. Their scales shattered, flesh burst apart, and blood sprayed through the air.

The Dragon Emperor brought the titan-level beast’s corpse to its maw and took a savage bite. Scales were crushed, bones shattered with thunderous cracks, and the unleashed energy was like a nuclear detonation.

Thanks to its massive frame and the Dark Realm Devourer ability, the Dragon Emperor consumed at incredible speed. In just a few bites, it had swallowed half the titan's body. Soon, the entire late-stage titan had been devoured. It was an utterly brutal sight.

Yet for all its size—2,700 meters long—it only gave the Dragon Emperor a growth of ten or so meters. There was nothing to be done. The energy level disparity was simply too great.

Roughly ten minutes later, the two dragons finally finished off their opponents.

Ao Tian, this one’s for you!

The Silver Dragon, its wings stained with blood, flapped over while holding a beast carcass just over a thousand meters long.

Thanks, Saixitia.

The Dragon Emperor growled, stretching out a massive claw to receive the carcass, and with three crunching bites, devoured it.

The Golden-Blue Dragon also returned, similarly exhilarated.

Thunder Fiery, there’s another one over here!

Mhmm.

The massive golden-black beast nodded and grabbed the half-blasted corpse of the other beast, chewing and swallowing it in two bites. To the Dragon Emperor now, even mythical colossal beasts were no more than snacks. Devouring two massive bodies barely earned it a meter of growth.

Once it finished eating, the Silver Dragon eagerly said,

Ao Tian, let’s keep moving! The great Saixitia feels surging power all over!

The Golden-Blue Dragon beside them showed a matching gleam of destructive desire in its eyes.

In the past few days, as they followed the Dragon Emperor into the Chaotic Region, they encountered more than ten mythical colossal beasts and three titan-level beasts. Aside from one black-armored beast, the rest were all in a berserk and chaotic state of mind.

Those unwilling to submit and deemed of no value for taming were simply eliminated. Several of those mythical colossal beasts were dealt with by the two colossal dragons. After killing them, they would carry the corpses over to offer the Dragon Emperor an extra meal.

The relentless fighting had completely stirred the two dragons’ innate thirst for slaughter and destruction. Yet just as the two dragons were deep in bloodlust, the Dragon Emperor suddenly growled,

You two just went through a battle. Take a rest and recover. Besides, I need to leave for a couple of days.

Ao Tian, you're leaving? Where to?

The two dragons were stunned.

The Dragon Emperor's lips curled into a ferocious grin.

Naturally, I’m going to check in on Chen Chu.

As it spoke, a blue light flared beneath its feet, and a dark-blue altar spanning dozens of kilometers slowly emerged like it had descended from another space-time. A force that twisted time and space exploded outward, and in a flash of dazzling blue light, the Dragon Emperor vanished.

The Silver Dragon roared in frustration.

Damn it! That human must’ve encountered an enemy he can’t beat and called Ao Tian for help again!

As the Silver Dragon fumed, the Golden-Blue Dragon gave a lazy growl.

Alright, stop shouting, Saixitia. You wouldn’t be able to beat that human anyway.

It then looked at the spot where the Dragon Emperor had disappeared, eyes filled with awe. Though not the first time witnessing that act, it was still startling every time. No one knew what secret power allowed someone to summon the Dragon Emperor across space and time.

After being summoned for a while, the Dragon Emperor would always return quietly without fanfare. What was more astonishing was its complete trust in that human. It allowed itself to be summoned just like that, never worrying whether it was walking into a trap.

Far away beyond the borders of the human Expansion Division, a dazzling blue altar spread across the land, covering a hundred kilometers. Amid its brilliance, a massive golden-black beast over seven thousand meters long slowly materialized. A pressure far exceeding that of ordinary ancient titans instantly spread outward.

Beneath the colossal beast’s feet, the ground collapsed like sand in an hourglass, forming a massive abyss hundreds of kilometers wide. All around, space, matter, and light twisted and collapsed, forming a black-hole-like celestial structure. The surrounding laws of heaven and earth dissolved, transforming into rings of radiant halos.

The moment the Dragon Emperor descended, Chen Chu’s body suddenly sank. One-tenth of his essence, qi, and spiritual power vanished instantly. With the Dragon Emperor’s continued presence, a mysterious force of space-time descended upon him, rapidly draining his internal energy.

Though Chen Chu’s cultivation had already reached the middle stage of the heavenly king level, and his true form was strong enough to slay even demon gods when fully unleashed, the Dragon Emperor’s strength after its breakthrough into the ancient level was even greater. Maintaining it across a full major realm gap demanded extraordinary consumption.

However, Chen Chu didn’t mind. Even as his internal energy rapidly depleted, he slowly descended onto the Dragon Emperor’s head, landing beside the curled-up Little Purple Dragon, about twenty meters long, nestled in the Dragon Emperor’s dark mane.

"Xiao Yi, wake up," Chen Chu said, gently patting the Purple Dragon on the head.

Eeya! Eeya!

Sensing Chen Chu’s aura, the Purple Dragon slowly opened its gem-like violet eyes, still dazed.

𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Chen Chu rubbed its horn and smiled. "I’m going to be sustaining the Dragon Emperor’s presence here at full power for a while. It’s going to consume a lot of energy. Be ready to help replenish me anytime."

No problem, Big Brother!

Hearing it was needed, the previously napping Purple Dragon instantly perked up.

The Life Crystals were still being gathered, and there probably wouldn’t be enough for repairing the Celestial King's divine weapon. Chen Chu wasn’t going to waste the next four days. He intended to maintain the Dragon Emperor’s true form for an extended period, enduring the time curse while drawing upon temporal power to condense a temporal true form.

As Chen Chu prepared for the great battle ahead, on the rear side of the frontline battlefield, Deorus and other demon gods stood at the edge of the demonic domain and watched the horizon, where a terrifying demon god pressure was descending.