I Can Transform Into a World-Destroying Colossal Beast-Chapter 122 - 118: The Divine Demon Awakens

"Jiang Hou, let’s go."

At the airport, Qin Siyu called out to Jiang Hou, who was looking at his phone.

"Oh, okay." Jiang Hou put away his phone.

In the taxi on the way back, Jiang Hou glanced at the composition of points this time. The Stone Tower was valued at four thousand points after conversion, only one-fifth of its original value.

Of course, this point exchange was calculated based on the black market rate of 1 point to 5000.

Slaying the Giant Shock, which had power reaching Early-tier Six but whose body had not yet completed transformation, earned three thousand points, and the remaining two hundred were from some residual resources within the Stone Tower space.

Over seven thousand points, enough to exchange for two Divine Weapon Fragments, of course, assuming there is stock available. Many scarce resources cannot be exchanged just because you have the points.

And if these points were exchanged for money on the black market, they would be worth several tens of millions; this is even with the "low price" of slaying missions. Overseas assassinations of Tier Five Peak start at a minimum of a billion... Thinking of this, even Jiang Hou couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Qin Buyi, as a security team leader for a large corporation, only earns fifteen thousand a month, with about two hundred thousand a year including bonuses.

Yet Jiang Hou, by merely slaying a criminal Transcendent, earns enough income to last him over a hundred years of working; this is one reason why so many people risk touching pollution at the forefront.

No matter the era, there are always more people at the bottom, many living lives worse than cattle or horses.

Instead of struggling through life, why not take a wild gamble? If successful, you can change your life from a bicycle to a BMW, living worry-free and free-spirited; if you fail, you’ll become a monster and who would care then.

Of course, Jiang Hou was able to earn this many points because he is already a ’Tier Six’ powerhouse.

Such a level of expert is rare even worldwide in the Extraordinary Realm; if he entered the Western Continent Alliance and Abudan’s battlefield frontline, he could command a region.

Having earned money, naturally, it’s time to spend.

However, when Jiang Hou opened the exchange page on his smart watch, he found that the Yidu City Branch’s stock of usable resources, including basic Energy Crystals, was nonexistent.

As for Divine Weapon Fragments, such items were even more elusive; the Yidu City Branch might not have a piece in years.

"I’ll have to ask the president in the afternoon to help enhance my permissions."

The Heavenly Punishment members’ levels and permissions differ; for example, Jiang Hou currently only has Tier Four permissions, restricting his exchangeable range to the Yidu City Branch.

And a single branch has limited resources; many high-level rare materials are not available in Yidu.

To exchange for a Dark Divine Weapon Fragment and continue absorbing resources from other eras to enhance his Giant Beast form, he would have to ask Jiang Ruochan for help.

As for what Jiang Ruochan might have guessed, he didn’t care. He never intended to continue hiding his Giant Beast form.

By now, he needs to exhibit greater strength to involve himself in higher-level events and gain higher permissions and high-level resources.

As an heir of the Giant Beast Era, being able to transform into a giant beast is normal, right?

Meanwhile, on the plane, watching the white clouds slowly recede beneath them, Divine Palace Feirou suddenly said in a low voice, "Sis, I heard you talking with Jiang Tongxue."

"You like him?" Feirou’s eyes glinted with curiosity as she said this.

Divine Palace Feiyue, who was reading a magazine, shook her head. "I wouldn’t say I like him; I just have a bit of fondness and appreciation for him. When talking to him, I feel like we resonate on many topics."

"If we weren’t going to Bauhinia, I would indeed want to try dating him."

"But with this farewell, we likely won’t meet again. Bauhinia and Dongqin are too far apart, and the most important thing is we don’t know how long we might live."

"That’s why I said those things to him; some words must be spoken, or there won’t be a chance."

"It’s a real pity." Feirou nodded with a grin, "If you two were dating, I could go to Yu’s house anytime to play with her."

Feiyue said in exasperation, "...Your sister’s first thought of dating, and it’s not as important as you playing with Yu."

"It all matters, after all, you’re my most beloved sister," Feirou said, hugging Feiyue’s arm with a blissful smile, distorting its elegant curve.

.........

Returning to the somewhat cold and quiet home, Qin Siyu felt a bit unaccustomed, regretting, "If only Rourou and the others would stay at our home, it would be so lively."

Cough, cough!! Jiang Hou suddenly started coughing dryly.

"What’s wrong, Jiang Hou?" Qin Siyu asked, puzzled, looking over.

"Nothing, just choked on my saliva." Jiang Hou shook his head.

By this time, it was almost noon, and Qin Siyu went to the kitchen to cook.

Jiang Hou came to the window, watching the bustling street scene outside and falling into contemplation; the third shock had passed, the Giant Demon Association was thoroughly resolved, and the Divine Palace sisters had left.

But the challenge of the Demon God is still looming.

The Demon God, even the weakest, is a Tier Seven existence, and with his current strength, he can’t resist. So in the coming days, he will need to work even harder.

Not to mention slaying that Demon God, at least preparing for the event of failing to stop the invasion and being able to lead Qin Siyu and Qin Buyi to escape.

In the afternoon, after lunch, Qin Siyu took Feitong to school.

And Jiang Hou likewise returned to the long-unvisited Third High School.

Having missed several days, he almost forgot he was still a senior high school student.

Passing through the first and second-year teaching buildings where classes were in session, Jiang Hou arrived at the fifth-floor activity room located at the back of the school.

As soon as he entered, he saw Jiang Ruochan sitting by the window, as always, wearing a black trench coat, holding that book with a title obscured.

The sunlight spilled outside, casting on the strands of hair falling beside her lowered head, shimmering with the luster of black satin.

The alabaster-like profile was outlined clearly by the sunlight, with a halo casting a semi-transparent amber hue on her eyelashes, creating an exceptionally beautiful scene.

This moment placed in a romance novel would be the start of a romantic story.

Unfortunately, this is an era of Transcendent resurgence.

Jiang Hou walked into the activity room, his tone tinged with surprise: "Just a few days of not seeing you, President, have your injuries already healed?"

Seeing the quiet black-haired girl in front of him, Jiang Hou felt once again the instinctive wariness of a giant beast encountering a powerful creature, just like the first time he met her.

Jiang Ruochan shook her head: "My injuries haven’t healed that quickly, but the conflict between light and dark has eased, so I can maneuver part of my power normally."

Just being able to maneuver part of her power made him instinctively feel danger, as expected of a powerhouse from Dragon City.

Jiang Ruochan closed the book in her hands, casually sweeping back the black hair hanging over her right shoulder, and spoke: "Before we discuss the main issue, let me tell you about the true structure of Heavenly Retribution."

"Please go ahead, President." Jiang Hou dragged over a chair and sat down.

"Heavenly Retribution is divided into inner and outer. The outer part, needless to say, is mainly responsible for maintaining stability in the real world, suppressing domestic illegal Transcendents and invading monsters."

"The inner part mainly explores ruins, deciphers secret realms, slays Demon Gods and Ancient Gods lurking in forbidden perilous lands, even eradicating Ancient Gods and Demons that are resurrecting."

"Eradicating Ancient Gods and Demons!"

Before Jiang Ruochan could finish her sentence, Jiang Hou couldn’t help but interrupt: "Weren’t those gods and demons from the ancient eras all fallen? How can they still resurrect!?"

Currently, the giant beast form’s combat strength has just crossed into Early-tier Six, and the power displayed is already extremely exaggerated, completely incomparable to the first three or four tiers.

And the span between Four and Six tiers is already so vast, then what about Seven, Eight, or even Nine tiers?

Let alone those above, it’s terrifying just to think about it.

Jiang Ruochan gave a faint smile: "It’s true that those gods and demons from ancient eras have fallen, but to those who reached the utmost end of an era, death is merely a rebirth."

"In the Divine Era records we’ve uncovered, there are traces of gods and demons resurrecting in several eras following the Immortal Demon era."

"Yet the resurrection of gods and demons always brings disaster. For example, during the Divine Era, the rampage of resurrected ancient demon gods caused civilization to stagnate or even regress."

"In the end, before reaching the peak of civilization, the era ended, leaving behind numerous ruins."

"So, more than twenty years ago, with the three major Transcendent powers at the forefront, the large organizations with Tier Seven Saint-level powerhouses signed the Ruin Agreement."

"When encountering an Evil God or Demon God, slay them. If unable to match, seek aid from the three major Transcendent powers."

"Therefore, it’s rare to see powerhouses above Tier Seven in the real world as most are deep within the ruins."

"Of course, these powerhouses also stay deep in the ruins for extended periods to enhance their own strength, especially those on the path to becoming a True God."

"So, you don’t have to worry about awakening abilities too strong and growing too fast to the point of drawing the attention of others. These issues don’t exist within Heavenly Retribution."

"In the past decades, those awakening extraordinary inheritances and abilities are too numerous to count, but only a few make it to the end."

"Including the Divine Palace Feiyue sisters, as the sole people in decades to merge with the divine ancient artifact Angel’s Feather. The upper echelons of Heavenly Retribution are just watching."

"If they are willing to join Heavenly Retribution, Heavenly Retribution will offer protection. Otherwise, it wouldn’t just be the Giant Demon Association; the powerhouses of Demon Dragon Divine Hall would also have come."

"Unfortunately, their issue was beyond even what Heavenly Retribution could solve, so they could only try at the Ancient God Research Institute."

Well, I was wondering why the Demon Dragon Divine Hall valued the Divine Palace Feiyue sisters so much, while Heavenly Retribution didn’t send out powerful figures.

At this moment, Jiang Ruochan’s tone shifted: "When you broke through the fourth tier’s physical limit earlier, did you awaken an ability belonging to the Giant Beast Era, or rather, a giant beast’s ability?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hou paused, surprised that Jiang Ruochan had already helped him think of a reason, causing him to nod accordingly: "...Yes, when I broke through the fourth tier, I awakened the ability to transform into a giant beast."

"As expected, only the fusion of two era systems could allow you to explode with such prowess, achieving an impressive feat of slaying an Early-tier Six with Mid-tier Four power."

Next, Jiang Hou gave a brief introduction of his beast transformation situation.

For instance, the transformed giant beast is in an ape-like shape, currently thirty-three meters tall, specific level at Late-tier Five, bursting with Early-tier Six combat power under ’dual era fusion.’

However, the real world suppresses the beast transformation, making it unsustainable for long.

"Although there are some limitations, transforming from Mid-tier Four to reach Late-tier Five proves that the giant beast system is as strong as expected."

After speaking, Jiang Ruochan’s lips slightly curved into a faint smile: "Besides the giant beast transformation, there should be something else, right?"

In this period, Jiang Hou’s power surged like a rocket, advancing from Tier One to Tier Four in less than a month, without exchanging many resources at the branch.

Earlier, it could be explained as the continuous emission of fused contaminant energy within, but it couldn’t explain the latter.

While saying this, her gaze fell upon Jiang Hou’s left palm, which had been wrapped in gloves and later white bandages since they met.

"When I awakened earlier, I also received this mark that allows access to the ruins at any time. I often fight and explore ruin resources over there at night."

Since the secret of his beast transformation was already ’exposed,’ Jiang Hou didn’t hide the mark any longer. The bandages wrapped around his left palm dissipated, revealing a black diamond mark.

"Sure enough, it’s an inheritance mark!" Jiang Ruochan slowly spoke, her expression turning serious.

"Although I vaguely suspected it might be this all along, I never thought I’d encounter an Inheritor in a place like Yidu."

"...President, is this thing important?" Jiang Hou was taken aback.

Even the ability to obtain from the Giant Beast Era did not surprise Jiang Ruochan, but this mark, which currently didn’t seem very useful, did.

"Very important, and I have it too." Saying this, Jiang Ruochan rolled up her left sleeve, revealing a segment of her fair and beautiful arm.

There was also a diamond mark on her forearm, only it was white with slightly different internal patterns.