Chapter 509 - Disassembling Divine Egos

Han Wu had fully recovered along with his Earthsunder life forms, and they attacked Crouching Dragon once more. The latter was already on his last legs, so Han Wu brought him down with little effort.

Crouching Dragon vomited his units out after another, which then shriveled up and died. He looked at the last unit that had taken the last injury for him and died. His eyes filled with tears. After all, he was their God, but they had sacrificed themselves to keep him alive.

“You’ve lost.” Han Wu didn’t land the final blow.

When the last unit of his core race died, a thin membrane of light wrapped around Crouching Dragon. The Blood Coliseum granted this protection only to candidates who had lost all of their units.

Crouching Dragon wiped his tears and leered at Han Wu with raw fury. “Locust Plague, I will remember you. I will avenge my units when I rebuild my army.”

Han Wu admired his spirit and nodded. “I will wait for you.”

Crouching Dragon didn’t reply as he disappeared in the light. His defeat marked his elimination from the ceremony.

The crowd gasped when they realized Crouching Dragon had fallen even though he held the advantage only seconds earlier. They felt cheated, but Han Wu’s power was undeniable. They wanted to complain, yet no one could speak.

Meanwhile, a small portion broke from the general mood and cheered because Han Wu had defeated Crouching Dragon.

“Locust Plague, I knew you could do it!”

“Locust Plague, you rock! You defeated a Major God! I will forever be your fan!”

Several spectators then noticed something odd.

“Hey, why isn’t Locust Plague’s core race the locust? What’s going on?”

“Of course he bought a lot of powerful units through the market so that he could win in the ceremony. Someone like him couldn’t beat Crouching Dragon otherwise. That’s not fair.”

“There’s no pride in winning with powerful races that anyone can buy from the market. Also, it's only temporary. And don’t forget, there’s another Major God still in the ceremony!”

“Yes, there’s still Sandstorm! Kill that lousy insect!”

Those who supported Crouching Dragon suddenly switched to Sandstorm.

Naturally, Han Wu had no idea what was happening. After defeating Crouching Dragon, he had received a Core fragment the size of an aquarium tank. That alone could push his Level 30 Core up at least six more levels. He stored it in his divine realm with real satisfaction.

The Umbral Mouse approached him and took out six Divine Egos. They belonged to the six foreign Gods who had died fighting Crouching Dragon.

Han Wu was confused because he remembered Crouching Dragon taking them. The Umbral Mouse raised its snout up with pride. “I stole them.”

Han Wu was surprised and elated. The feat proved how extraordinary the Umbral Mouse was since it had stolen them from a Major God. Crouching Dragon likely had no idea anything was missing even as he was sent away.

Stealing on that level counted as a legendary skill, which explained why the Umbral Mouse’s notoriety had spread through many civilizations. The legends were true!

The six Divine Egos were Earthquake, Hurricane, Magic, Spirit, Mental, and Demon. The Hurricane Ego was compatible with Steely, so he gave it to him for absorption. Spirit and Mental suited Han Wu’s telekinesis, so he decided to use them himself.

The remaining Egos held no value for him since none of his other Earthsunder life forms could use them. He planned to keep them in the vault, then he stopped as a thought surfaced.

The Divine Ego comes from a foreign civilization and functions in a way similar to Divine Authorities and Divine Jurisdictions. What if I can refine and gain something from them?

Curiosity pushed him to test the idea. In addition to the three, he still had Divine Ego: Berserk in his vault. The four Divine Egos counted as precious assets, but he was willing to risk one to see what refinement would yield.

After some contemplation he chose the Demon Ego. It was rare and few units could use it, so it held little practical value.

He took out the Refinery and used Creation and the Transmutation Ring to turn it into the Fabricator once more. He then placed the Demon Ego inside and watched the process through the compartment’s glass door.

Han Wu easily tracked every stage of the refining period. The Fabricator shattered it into pieces, then drew the energy from each fragment. Now, Han Wu waited for it to complete its work.

After thirty minutes, the Fabricator chimed, and Han Wu quickly retrieved the final product. The Demon Ego had turned into an orb and a small pouch of powder.

The tiny orb contained the primal power of Demon Energy, but Han Wu had no idea how to use it. The pouch interested him more because it contained exceedingly pure Divine Essence that could strengthen the power of his Divine Authority and deepen his control over his Divine Jurisdiction upon consumption.

Han Wu stored the orb and shoved the powder into his mouth. It dissolved at once and released its effects. He clearly felt that he could control his Divine Authority easier now, and his grasp of his Divine Jurisdiction had grown sharper. He only needed to consume more of it to improve his comprehension of his Divine Aspects and Divine Jurisdiction.

While Han Wu was considering ways to improve the powder\s efficiency, his units reported another intruder. He stored the pouch and prepared for battle.