Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast-Chapter 454: Heavenly King Youming, Demon God (II)

Chen Chu let out a long roar. The surrounding apocalyptic hell instantly contracted, merging with the faintly appearing projection of a molten world behind him and fusing into the Eight Desolations Purgatory Halberd in his hand.

Boom!

The halberd, a thousand meters long and imbued with the power of a molten world, radiated destructive light as it appeared in front of the phoenix.

Under the indescribable force, the phoenix’s domain shattered, and the halberd tore through its chest, piercing straight through. Immediately, a crimson light burst forth.

Boom!

Amid the extreme explosion of violent energy, the Black Fiery Phoenix let out a cry, as if unwilling to accept its fate, even as half of its body was blown apart by the strike.

The explosion fractured the land within a thousand-meter radius, with countless rocks and soil shooting into the sky, melting into a fiery curtain of lava that flew in all directions.

Under the intense tremors, the earth cracked, with rifts spreading out for several kilometers, all radiating from the Demon God. From a high vantage point, the scene resembled a shattered world.

With the explosive impact of the strike, the power of laws surrounding Chen Chu was also depleted. His massive body rapidly shrank, like a deflated balloon, and in the blink of an eye, he returned to his normal size of thirty meters.

Immediately, Chen Chu felt a strong sense of emptiness within him—a sudden drop in power that left him feeling disoriented.

Just moments ago, he had been overwhelmingly powerful, his every move akin to that of a late-stage Ninth Heavenly Realm expert. Now, in an instant, his strength had plummeted by hundreds of times, making it difficult to adjust.

Before he could reflect on the gains from the battle, beams of white light appeared from the void above, transforming into ten strands of origin that descended upon him.

Boom!

The ground beneath Chen Chu’s feet shattered, forming a deep pit that extended into the void. His entire body plummeted rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he once again found himself in the depths of the violent void.

Here, it was pitch black, and in the distance, a white path appeared, leading deeper in.

As Chen Chu landed on that white path, an invisible pressure instantly descended upon him, causing his body to sink and his soul to tremble.

In response, the soul power within Chen Chu emerged, forming a faint, blurry phantom behind him, while the Taixu Nether Light Scripture automatically began to operate.

Under the soul pressure coming from all directions, the scripture’s cultivation speed was astonishing, more than ten times faster than when Chen Chu had cultivated it at night over the past few days.

Feeling the invisible pressure on his body, Chen Chu’s expression grew slightly serious. "This pressure is equivalent to five times the basic soul strength. So the prerequisite to step onto this path is to have a soul at five times the base strength."

As he spoke, Chen Chu took a step forward. The void beneath his feet trembled, and the soul pressure on him increased even more, causing the Taixu Scripture to cultivate at an even faster pace.

"This path seems like an ideal place for me to cultivate a soul art." Sensing the subtle pressure on his body and the rapidly accelerating speed of the Taixu Scripture, Chen Chu’s face showed a hint of surprise.

Step by step, Chen Chu slowly moved forward, using the soul pressure from all sides to cultivate the Taixu Scripture.

Outside the Void Continent, when the ten strands of origin appeared in the void and fused into Chen Chu’s body, everyone who had already emerged displayed shock on their faces.

"Twenty-four strands. He’s already acquired twenty-four strands of origin. That amount is enough for two peak Ninth Heavenly Realm experts to break through to become kings."

"East Xia has produced a monster. Could it be that the path of true martial arts really is the strongest?"

"This guy... he really has the potential of a Heavenly King."

As they watched the figure in the Eye of the Sky gradually moving deeper along the path to divinity, many geniuses from North Lin and West Meng began to doubt themselves. East Xia’s performance this time had been too overwhelming.

Even Xie Chen couldn’t help but express his astonishment. "It’s been less than half a day, and he’s already walked through the path of both kings and heavenly kings.

"Even in the era where Innate Awakeners were everywhere and monsters roamed, only a few could compare to such talent."

Ji Yongning’s expression was grave. "I initially thought it would be impressive if he could break through to the path of heavenly kings by nightfall, but I didn’t expect him to do it this quickly.

"And have you noticed? After finishing the path of heavenly kings, he’s still moving forward. Either he hasn’t acquired a monarch's inheritance, or... He’s on the soul path."

Xie Chen’s tone became excited. "He’s definitely stepped onto the soul path—the fourth inheritance path, which can only be entered once one’s soul strength surpasses ten times the base.

"We must act immediately. This information needs to be reported at once, and we should summon the Heavenly King Youming to return and seal off this news."

Ji Yongning nodded solemnly. "Even if he doesn’t end up obtaining the emperor’s inheritance, the news of this expedition must be kept secret.

"With the talent he’s displayed so far, it might take only ten years, perhaps even five, for him to become a heavenly king. And if he manages to acquire that inheritance..."

Both kings' eyes gleamed with excitement. Before the path to divinity, they had felt that Chen Chu had the potential to become a heavenly king, but it had only been a feeling.

Now, with Chen Chu having obtained over twenty origin strands, completed the path of heavenly kings, and comprehended the power of a micro-world's origin under fortunate circumstances, their certainty grew.

Even if he didn’t acquire the emperor’s inheritance, as long as nothing went wrong, Chen Chu would soon ascend the throne with the protection of the human experts, and the prospect of him becoming a heavenly king was within reach.

Faced with such a genius, someone who represented the very foundation of their race, information about him had to be sealed, and all news about his completion of the path of heavenly kings had to be erased.

If this news reached the demon cults, especially the Purgatory Clan, and they learned of Chen Chu’s entrance into the mythical world, they could send even a great demon king to personally assassinate him.

After all, ambushing and killing a genius with the potential to become a heavenly king was vastly different from taking down an actual king-level expert.

Ji Yongning glanced at Chen Chu’s silhouette, now over six thousand meters ahead, then swept his gaze over several other geniuses who were nearing the end of the path of kings. "Old Xie, you stay here. I’m heading to the other side."

Xie Chen nodded slightly. "Go ahead."

Ji Yongning transformed into a beam of white light and shot out, traveling several dozen kilometers in just a few breaths at ten times the speed of sound. The distance was so short that there was no need to distort space for a jump.

At Passage One's base...

[Alert! A high-energy signature from a king-level entity is rapidly approaching.]

[Energy signature identified... Identification complete. Welcome, King Yongning.]

At the edge of a kilometer-wide silver vortex, Ji Yongning stood in the void and said in a deep voice, "Celestial, close off the passage barrier. I have urgent matters to attend to in the mythical world."

[Please wait a moment, King Yongning.]

As the voice responded, several celestial bodies resembling satellites and orbital weapons trembled slightly, and the glowing light below dimmed.

Simultaneously, the energy annihilation cannons around the base deactivated their firepower systems.

As East Xia’s most important passage, Passage One's Base was not only guarded by kings year-round, but also fortified with top-tier technological firepower.

Whether someone came through from inside or outside, if they weren’t registered, they would face instant annihilation. The energy unleashed in such an attack would be unbearable even for a king.

Once the defensive systems were disabled, Ji Yongning turned into a beam of light and entered the silver passage. The massive tunnel trembled slightly at his entry.

Although they appeared just over a meter tall on the outside, the true essence of a king-level existence was vast and immense. Therefore, passing through a world passage caused intense vibrations.

Ordinary spatial passages or world rifts couldn’t accommodate the passage of a king-level being.

Meanwhile, as Chen Chu stepped onto the soul path, someone finally finished the path of kings.

With the power of four thunderbolt runes enhancing him, Li Daoyi’s strength surged eightfold, transforming him into a thunderbolt giant over fifty meters tall with endless purple thunderbolts.

His opponent was a king’s projection, armed with a thunderbolt spear and enhanced by a single thunderbolt rune.

The battle was intense, especially since Li Daoyi’s Thunder Prison true form was nearly immune to the opponent's thunderbolt attacks. Combined with the rune amplification, he quickly overpowered his foe, exchanging injury for injury.

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Boom!

As the king's projection collapsed, four strands of origin slowly descended from the void. Added to the one from the path of the pinnacle and the one rewarded by Purple Spirit, Li Daoyi now held six strands of origin.

Just like Chen Chu, after clearing the path of kings, Li Daoyi’s subspace world shattered, and his figure plummeted into a world filled with thunderbolts.

"This is it. I can sense the Thunderbolt Monarch’s inheritance here." Li Daoyi’s face lit up with joy.

However, when a wisp of golden light landed in his hand, his smile froze.

To obtain the Thunderbolt Monarch’s inheritance, one had to contemplate the world and complete the path of heavenly kings. Otherwise, they weren’t qualified to receive the inheritance.