Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast

Chapter 451: Ruling the World, Great and Profound (I)

Beneath the vast ocean, Hu San stared ahead at the one-meter diameter black-and-red fruit swirling in the water, its mouth instinctively watering.

The mosasaur let out a low, slow growl. Roar! This is a divine object from a grand world. Once consumed, it will rapidly boost your growth and significantly enhance your strength.

Roar! As long as you join the Kurong Colossal Beast Empire and complete the mission of gathering intelligence on the Dragon Palace, you can come to me every ten days to receive a divine fruit like this.

Squeak! I’ll join! I want to join the Kurong Empire! I want to grow stronger and defeat the King of Black and White!

Without thinking, Hu San nodded excitedly. The other ordinary mutated orcas trembled in fear under the pressure of the level 9 colossal beast, their eyes filled with terror.

The colossal mosasaur nodded with satisfaction. Roar! Very well, eat it.

With a wave of the water, the resource from the mythical world was pushed toward Hu San. Picking up the alluring scent of the black-and-red fruit, coupled with the instinctual urge to devour, Hu San swallowed it in one gulp without hesitation.

The possibility of poison wasn’t a concern at all. After breaking through to level 7 and awakening its king-level bloodline, it gained the high-level ability known as the Devouring Stomach, allowing it to digest any material or energy.

Boom!

A blazing torrent of energy exploded within Hu San’s Devouring Stomach, and in an instant, a vicious and violent aura of a colossal beast erupted from the black orca's body.

This mutated orca leader has an impressive ability.

Sensing the king-level bloodline aura and the dangerous skill radiating from the black orca, the colossal mosasaur showed a hint of surprise in its eyes.

After completing this mission, I can consider recommending it to the king,

it pondered deeply.

Following its battle with the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor, the Kurong Empire mistakenly believed that a mythical beast was backing the Dragon Palace, due to the presence of the Silver Colossal Dragon's scale of law.

Thus, the Black Abyss King didn’t descend directly. It wasn’t ready to face another mythical beast, especially one that seemed stronger than itself.

Moreover, there was also the black-and-red colossal beast that had defeated the quasi-mythical Sword Dragon Colossal Beast, so the Kurong Empire had refrained from taking any immediate action.

However, both sides had already become enemies, so the Black Abyss King sent this relatively weaker colossal mosasaur to monitor the Dragon Palace's movements.

To avoid alerting the Dragon Palace, the Black Abyss King instructed the mosasaur to recruit low-level mutated beasts as spies, which was a safer approach.

That was how the mosasaur encountered this group of mutated orcas on the outskirts of the Dragon Palace’s territory.

According to the Sword Dragon Colossal Beast’s description, the Dragon Palace Empire had four dragon kings, including the Nine-Headed Dragon King and the Thunder Fiery Dragon King, both of which were level 9 colossal beasts in the beginning stage.

However, the true master of the Dragon Palace was a Silver Colossal Dragon, which had reached the late stage of level 8 with a mythical bloodline.

Additionally, there was another level 8 beast, an orca-like creature named the King of Black and White, commanding four level 7 orca-like creatures and a level 7 crab-like creature.

This was all the mosasaur knew. This orca group, however, only had one level 7 creature, while the others were weaker, ordinary mutated creatures, ruling out the possibility that they were from the Dragon Palace.

Furthermore, the mosasaur could sense the genuine determination from Hu San when it declared its intent to defeat the King of Black and White.

That was why it trusted the orca; after all, it needed a spy.

Over half an hour passed, and as the majority of the energy was absorbed, the Hu San's size grew to fifty-five meters, its aura becoming even more formidable.

Roar! Go now, and gather detailed information on the Dragon Palace, including the activities of those colossal beasts and the areas they occupy.

Roar! The more information you gather, the more divine objects you will receive from me to enhance your strength.

Feeling the power within it, far surpassing that of its elder siblings, Hu San excitedly nodded. Squeak! Let's get to work! I will defeat the King of Black and White, charge!

With that, Hu San led its group of mutated orcas toward the Dragon Palace with no sign of fear, their momentum unstoppable.

The mosasaur watched this scene with immense satisfaction.

That was exactly what it valued. Though the black orca had initially been a bit flustered under its pressure, the faint defiance in its eyes hadn’t gone unnoticed by the mosasaur.

This was a level 7 mutated creature brimming with savagery and wildness. Even in the face of a level 9 beast, it still harbored a rebellious spirit, making it the perfect candidate for a spy.

***

Mountain ranges crisscrossed the land, as volcanoes erupted, sending towering black columns of smoke and poisonous clouds into the sky to blot out the heavens.

Between these volcanoes, scorching lava flowed, forming fiery dragons that spread across the earth.

This was an apocalyptic world full of volcanoes—oppressive, scorching, and lifeless.

The clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed, creating a hole surrounded by black mist. A streak of golden light pierced through the sky, descending from the heavens.

Boom!

A volcanic crater hundreds of meters high collapsed, and amid the rolling dust, Chen Chu appeared. Surrounding him was an apocalyptic hell glowing with blood, dispersing the billowing black smoke.

Chen Chu glanced around, feeling a heightened sense of reality in the world around him. A strand of golden light appeared and slowly floated into his hand.

Instantly, a surge of information flooded his mind.

He quickly learned that within one day of the path to divinity descending, he had to comprehend this world of desolate flames, master the power to rule the world, and slay the sealed guardian beast.

Guardian beast? Chen Chu gazed into the distance, where a towering volcano stood several thousand meters high. Its crater wasn’t spewing lava, but was blocked by a colossal beast.

It was shrouded in black flames and resembled a black phoenix, slumbering under a seal.

"A level 9 colossal beast." Chen Chu’s expression immediately became serious.

With his current strength, he was far from reaching level 9, unless he summoned the Dragon Emperor’s projection.

Hum!

At that moment, an enigmatic force descended from the heavens, forming a fiery world illusion with a diameter of several hundred meters around Chen Chu.

Within this realm, the passage of time accelerated—from nothingness to the birth of matter, followed by the gathering of scorching energy beneath the earth, eventually leading to volcanic eruptions.

This was the core essence of the micro-world. The process of material creation contained profound mysteries.

If Chen Chu could contemplate even a fragment of it, he could use his spiritual will to resonate with the world and obtain the blessing of its laws.

Only by gaining the support of these laws would the ones chosen to enter have a chance of defeating the Black Fiery Phoenix; while its power had been sealed to level 9, it was still two major realms higher than Chen Chu.

"So, this is the opportunity she spoke of—to contemplate the world." Chen Chu’s eyes revealed a trace of excitement.

Though this was just the projection of the micro-world’s origin, the chance to truly touch the laws, especially complete laws, was extremely rare.

The trial here was still a test of insight, combat power, and soul endurance. The higher one’s insight, the deeper one’s contemplation, and the stronger the laws they could activate for support.

The stronger one’s soul, the more law power it could bear. Otherwise, even if the world's origin was fully comprehended, one’s strength wouldn’t increase significantly due to the inability to withstand it.

Of course, even if someone lacked insight and didn’t possess a strong enough soul, if their raw combat power could transcend two major realms, they could still crush the guardian beast.

However, such monstrous geniuses were almost non-existent at advanced stages. This kind of cross-realm battle prowess only held hope for those at lower levels.

Back when Chen Chu was at the late stage of the Sixth Heavenly Realm, he managed to transcend two major realms and crush the avatar of Akunus, which had taken the form of a nine-headed blood python.

Even then, however, his victory had been a stroke of luck. His opponent hadn’t completely been at the beginning stage of the Eighth Heavenly Realm, and Chen Chu’s ultimate explosive power had a time limit.

Now that he had broken through to the Seventh Heavenly Realm, attempting to transcend two major realms in combat again was nearly impossible, unless he reached the peak of the Seventh Realm, where there might still be some hope.

Even then, it would only be possible to withstand the ordinary beginning stage of the Ninth Heavenly Realm.

The gap between the Eighth and Ninth Realms was too vast. At the Ninth, all major abilities would have fused into one, and the power of the domain would be much stronger, making level 9 beasts overwhelmingly superior in every aspect.

At this thought, Chen Chu’s voice echoed in his mind. Burn a thousand attribute points to enter an epiphany state.

Boom!

In the state of epiphany, Chen Chu’s thought process and comprehension ability became incredibly heightened. Flashes of insight continually flickered in his mind, allowing him to comprehend at an extraordinary speed.

Outside, just as Xie Chen and Ji Yongning thought Chen Chu would slow down and stop at the three-thousand-meter mark, he suddenly moved forward with large strides.

"He’s already started to comprehend the world so quickly!" Xie Chen was stunned.

Through the projection displayed to the outside world, it was clear how much Chen Chu was advancing in his comprehension of the world’s power, which left both Ji Yongning and Xie Chen in shock.

Comprehending an entire world!

Even though it was just a micro-world, the fact that someone at the Seventh Heavenly Realm was making such rapid progress was truly remarkable. After all, the difference in realm was immense.

If it had been a Ninth Heavenly Realm expert making such swift progress, they might have been able to accept it.