Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast-Chapter 362: Slaying the Demon Puppet, The Seventh Battle Body (II)

Chapter 362: Slaying the Demon Puppet, The Seventh Battle Body (II)

"Chu Batian, you're still so modest. After my brother sparred with you, he said you were holding back and hadn't shown your full strength."

Chen Chu replied calmly, "Brother Qingqiu overestimated me. I had already exerted my full strength back then, and even entered the first stage of my rune transformation."

The young girl wasn't easily fooled, blinking her big eyes. "If there's a first stage, then there must be a second and third stage, too."

"You think this is an anime with Super Transformation One and Super Transformation Two?" Chen Chu shook his head, though he did indeed have a second stage transformation.

"Oh, right, let me introduce everyone." Turning around, Qingqiu Mingyue hugged the white fox behind her, which stood over a meter tall at the shoulder and three meters long, with six tails each over two meters long.

"This is Xuexue, my good friend who grew up with me."

"Come on, Xuexue, say hello. This is my favorite Sister Ruoyi, and this is Chu Batian. Even my brother couldn't beat him at the Sixth Heavenly Realm."

Looking at the two as they were introduced, the white fox showed a human-like calm expression, letting out a low hum that carried spiritual thoughts. Squeak, squeak! Hello, I am Tian Xue[1].

Yan Ruoyi's eyes widened in surprise. "Such high wisdom! It can actually vocalize its thoughts! Mingyue, can I pet it?"

"Hehe, of course, Sister Ruoyi."

As Yan Ruoyi enthusiastically moved closer and joined Qingqiu Mingyue in hugging and petting the white fox, a hint of surprise flashed in Chen Chu's eyes.

This fox was incredibly strong. While it was concealing its aura, it still seemed to be at the peak of level 6. Yet, there was a faint, terrifying power hidden within it, so strong that Chen Chu felt it would take two strikes from his halberd to destroy it.

This fox beast likely possessed a king-level bloodline, and was possibly descended from the mythical colossal beast known as the Eight-Tailed Celestial Fox, with a strong ancestral bloodline evolution.

Alright, but despite that, why did it make a squeaking sound? It's not a mutated orca.

As Chen Chu observed it, the six-tailed white fox cast a subtle, slightly alluring glance at him, a flicker of wariness and doubt in its eyes, as it felt a faint bloodline suppression.

But how is that possible? Isn't he human?

As they interacted, the surrounding dancers and some staff members curiously watched the six-tailed fox beast. For ordinary people, the opportunity to be near such a powerful mutated creature was rare.

"What a beautiful fox."

"Your fox is bigger than a buffalo! This mutated beast is very ferocious, it can eat a person in one bite."

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At the edge of the stage, a young assistant helping the sound engineer adjust the equipment looked on with shining eyes. "That fox is so beautiful, I really want to pet it."

The bald, middle-aged sound engineer discouraged her. "Don't even think about it, Xiaowei. That's a genuine high-level mutated beast. If you touch it without its approval, it might bite you."

Gasp!

The pretty assistant drew in a sharp breath at the mental image of getting bitten by those large jaws, her adorable reaction making the nearby staff laugh.

***

Meanwhile, in the center of a cave deep beneath a small island, the pool had emptied of blood and mutated beast carcasses, revealing an unfathomably deep, pitch-black hole.

Sacrificial runes, like malevolent spirits baring their fangs and claws, were carved all over the walls and floor, faintly glowing red and exuding a strong, evil aura. The Blood Cultists had long since turned to ash after sacrificing their flesh and souls.

At the edge of the black hole, a long-haired youth with red ripples on his forehead gazed ahead with deep eyes, seemingly staring into a distant place.

Not far behind him, a rhombus-shaped[2] black crystal hovered, slowly rotating and emitting black specks of light that resembled gradually accumulating runes.

Soon, the black specks of light expanded, forming a large rune array with a diameter of one meter in the air.

Hum!

Centered on the black crystal, the rune array vibrated, then collapsed like a black hole, creating a dark area several meters in diameter around it.

The crystal shone brightly in the center of the darkness and emitted waves of dark energy that pierced through space, acting as a coordinate and disappearing into the depths of the void.

The black rune array entirely absorbed and swallowed the crystal’s energy fluctuations, causing no impact on its surroundings. With this, it wouldn't be detected by the satellites in the sky.

After half an hour of continuously emitting energy signals, the crystal suddenly shone even brighter, and a blurry scene appeared in the depths of the darkness.

In the image, ancient palaces stood amid black mist, and a majestic figure sat high on a throne, its gaze penetrating infinite space and time to look toward the long-haired youth.

A deep, resonant voice filled with an indescribable sense of oppression came from the other side. "Akunus, you actually activated the Nether Boundary Crystal."

The long-haired youth replied indifferently. "The defenses within the Blue Planet are even tighter than we estimated. With my current avatar, the hope of retrieving the dragon is very slim.

"That fool Kaotoros couldn't wait to act after only a couple of probes and got himself killed by a Federation genius at the Sixth Heavenly Realm. Otherwise, I could have thrown him out as a distraction during the critical moment. With him drawing attention, I would have had a sixty percent chance of retrieving the dragon."

The voice on the other side sounded wary. "Kaotoros was indeed killed by those Federation people in the Wasteland of a Hundred Dragons not long ago."

"I am aware of this. I need your help, Gai. If I can get the dragon back, my strength will return to its peak within a year. Then, with us working together, the chance of success in that place will be much higher."

The Giant Cult’s god was silent for a moment before speaking in a low tone. "The human world's inner realms are too dangerous. I can't send an avatar in there.

"However, I can send you a Demon-Slaying Puppet. I'll extract the law power from it, so that it only has the pure Battle Body and an Activation Demon Crystal. This should allow it to pass through the Nether Boundary Crystal’s temporary dimension and be transmitted across folded space."

A smile appeared on the long-haired youth's face. "With this, I have more confidence in the upcoming plans.

"The Federation people are trying to lure me out, keeping the protection around that little girl at the Sixth Heavenly Realm to deter me from making a move. And the person they've prepared to deal with me is at the Eighth Realm. To avoid alerting my divine soul, that person usually stays a hundred kilometers away.

"But this puppet’s Battle Body retains the strength of the beginning Eighth Heavenly Realm even without law power, and its Demonic Blade of No Mercy can slice even the domains of Ninth Realm cultivators.

“It can hold off that Eighth Realm protector for a while before the demon crystal exhausts itself, and that time will be enough for me to retrieve the dragon."

Using the Demon-Slaying Puppet to annihilate everything directly wasn’t as good of a plan; the puppet's aura wouldn’t escape Chu Batian's perception, which could easily scare them off.

"As long as you are confident," the deep voice said, followed by an explosive burst of power from the towering figure, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Hum!

The crystal at the center of the dark void trembled, and a faint "world" appeared inside, emitting strong spatial fluctuations. The “world” expanded until the crystal shattered, forming a desolate, transparent space connecting the two realms.

"Now!"

Boom!

The towering figure threw a three-meter-tall black corpse with blade-like arms into the desolate space. Intense spatial fluctuations erupted, causing a series of strong vibrations that were all absorbed and devoured by the black rune array.

The cult god on the other side exerted a powerful force, and the transparent space spanning the void slowly rotated, emitting creaking sounds as if it could collapse at any moment.

Just as the space became riddled with cracks and was on the verge of collapsing, it finally reversed.

Boom!

As the black puppet fell, the already fractured desolate space shattered, followed by the collapse of the void passage.

However, since it was merely a projection, rather than a full passage between both realms, the impact was weak, only sweeping through the cave like a strong typhoon.

Akunus’ eyes showed a hint of pain as he looked at the black Demon-Slaying Puppet, while it lay quietly on the ground like a monster.

The Nether Boundary Crystal had been extremely precious. It was worth ten times more than this puppet, even with the infusion of law power giving it Ninth Heavenly Realm combat strength.

If not for the dragon, Akunus wouldn't have used the crystal. This divine object, containing a part of the Nether within it and capable of temporarily forming a complete small dimension to bridge two realms, had been his only one, and he had intended to use it for exploring that dangerous place.

As long as he could get the dragon back, however, it would all be worth it. Then, he would make everyone pay.

Thinking of this, the long-haired youth's eyes turned icy cold and cruel.

1. Xuexue is Tian Xue's nickname. It is common to repeat one's name two times to show endearment in Chinese ☜

2. A rhombus is a four-sided shape with all sides being equal length, but without the 90 degree angles of a square. It’s also commonly called a “diamond,” after the symbol for the playing card suit. ☜