Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast-Chapter 674: Strength Reigns Supreme, Stepping into the Realm of Kings (I)

Chapter 674: Strength Reigns Supreme, Stepping into the Realm of Kings (I)

As Zhulong returned to the Blue Planet, and Chen Chu was sorting through his path...

Two thousand kilometers away from the Thirtieth Legion's base, atop a towering mountain over twenty thousand meters high, more than a dozen advanced cultivators stood in shock, gazing toward the distant sky.

This place was a resource mining site for the Expansion Division, primarily extracting a transcendent metal known as Mingled Copper. Over a hundred special forces soldiers were stationed here.

The site was overseen by three Eighth Heavenly Realm powerhouses, ranging from the beginning to late stage, whose main duty was to repel and exterminate colossal beasts migrating into the area.

As they looked at the projection spanning over four hundred kilometers in the sky, along with the black rift tearing through the azure sky and extending over a thousand kilometers, the three Eighth Heavenly Realm experts were left in utter shock.

After a long silence, the late-stage cultivator leading the group finally let out a slow exhale in marvel. "I wonder which peak powerhouse is breaking through this time. The sheer magnitude of this event is unbelievable."

Another middle-stage Eighth Realm elder, his face weathered with age, nodded in agreement, still in awe. "A fourfold divine tribulation anomaly—this clearly indicates that all four laws he has condensed have reached a high level. Only such mastery could trigger a divine tribulation of this scale.

"And with the successful world creation, he’s on the verge of comprehending a supreme law. This practically guarantees that the moment he steps into the king level, he will already stand at an invincible level."

As he spoke, the elder couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter. "Hahaha... The heavens bless our race! Another king has emerged, one with the potential to be a supreme powerhouse!"

Among them, a young man appearing to be in his twenties, a beginning-stage Eighth Heavenly Realm cultivator, also smiled and nodded in agreement.

After watching the expanding world projection for a while longer, the burly leader exhaled again and declared, "That king is likely already condensing a supreme law. That’s enough. Everyone, disperse.

"With such a massive breakthrough, the disturbance has already triggered turmoil among mutated beasts for thousands of kilometers. Stay on high alert and patrol the surroundings. Be wary of high-level colossal beasts roaming near us."

"Yes, Sir!"

The gathered special forces soldiers, who had been watching in awe, immediately straightened up, their expressions turning serious, albeit still filled with excitement, as they dispersed.

Standing atop the mountain peak, Kordas, the beginning-stage Eighth Heavenly Realm cultivator, took a deep breath, gazed at the celestial phenomenon for a moment longer, then turned away.

As an Eighth Realm powerhouse, he could still clearly perceive the phenomenon occurring over the Thirtieth Legion’s base despite the two-thousand-kilometer distance. After all, in a straight line, that was merely two million meters—a negligible distance at their level.

Of course, the primary reason was the descent of the mythical heavenly tribulation, which had cleared the skies within a radius of ten thousand kilometers under the oppressive, divine might. Additionally, Chen Chu was situated tens of thousands of meters above the ground.

Most striking of all was the awe-inspiring sight of his ten-thousand-meter true form performing world creation, an event that left all who witnessed it utterly shaken.

And Kordas, upon seeing the figure with three faces and six arms, wielding a halberd, instantly recognized who it was. It was Chen Chu, the most monstrous genius of the human race in this era.

That man had another name—Chu Batian.

Why? Why is he able to reach the mythical level in just one year? Why does his breakthrough into the king level trigger a tribulation, why is he allowed to grasp a supreme law?

Kordas’ heart was filled with unhappiness and jealousy. As a cultivator of the true martial arts, he had once been hailed as a genius, graduating at the Fifth Heavenly Realm. Afterward, he had entered the mythical world and joined the Expansion Division.

Unlike the confidence he had back then, however, after entering the mythical world, he had spent ten years cultivating painstakingly before barely breaking through to the Eighth Heavenly Realm.

Even so, his progress was already considered fast. If he continued his efforts, he had a good chance of reaching the Ninth Heavenly Realm within the next decade, becoming a top-level transcendent powerhouse.

But compared to that monster who had broken through to the mythical level in a single year, his achievements were utterly insignificant. Even the latest batch of geniuses entering the mythical world had already surpassed him.

Take Bardas, for example—a fellow freak from North Lin. That guy had stepped into the Eighth Heavenly Realm the moment he graduated.

The reason? The Federation had drastically increased its investment in new-generation talents, offering them superior training and more abundant resources than ten years ago.

Because of this resource shift, veterans like Kordas had seen their benefits reduced. He had recently wanted to exchange for White Desolation Blood, a top-level resource, but due to the recent cancellation of merit-point discounts, he had to wait until next month.

The more he thought about it, the more anger surged within him. Why? This is too unfair! Damn these geniuses!

As his resentment intensified, a faint dark red light flickered in his eyes. Yet despite the fury boiling in his heart, Kordas maintained a calm facade. With a slight smile, he returned to his office.

The moment the door shut, his gaze turned icy cold. Reaching into his Sumeru Bracelet, he retrieved a jade token and pressed it against the wall.

Hum!

An invisible energy wave spread out, enveloping the entire office. Within this forcefield, spatial fluctuations were locked in place, forming a barrier.

Only then did Kordas fully drop his guard. Carefully, he withdrew a palm-sized black stone disk and a black crystalline stone from his bracelet.

Compared to the gray stone disk Jin Chengmin had once used to contact the Purgatory Clan's Assassination Division, this black stone disk was clearly of a much higher level.

As the black crystalline stone was inserted into the center of the disk, a surge of dark power spread outward, forming countless flickering black runes. Moments later, the runes coalesced into a palm-sized phantom figure.

The phantom flickered in the dimly lit room, its voice low and hoarse as it spoke in crude but understandable Federation language. ​​"Kordas, you contacted me so suddenly; have you discovered something about Chu Batian?"

Although the Assassination Division had previously abandoned the plan to send a great demon king to assassinate Chen Chu, they had still ordered their local branch to keep track of his whereabouts.

Kordas nodded. "That’s right. I have information on him."

The phantom remained silent for a moment before his deep voice sounded again. "Speak. What do you want?"

A smile appeared on Kordas’ face as he replied without hesitation. "I want god-level resources—something that can help me quickly break through to the late stage of the Ninth Heavenly Realm."

"To the late stage of the Ninth Heavenly Realm?" The phantom frowned. "Kordas, you’ve barely broken through to the beginning stage of the Eighth . Do you have any idea how rare and precious such resources are?"

"I know," Kordas said, his tone confident. "But the information I have on Chen Chu—or rather, Chu Batian—is even more valuable. It’s something that could shock even your demon god-level powerhouses."

The phantom’s expression darkened instantly. Seeing Kordas’ unwavering confidence, the Purgatory True Demon’s projection spoke in a deep voice. "Rest assured. We True Demons always keep our word. If your information is valuable enough, the resources will be delivered before nightfall."

"Good." Satisfied, Kordas nodded and then said, "Just now, Chen Chu appeared over the Thirtieth Legion’s base and broke through to the mythical king level."

"He broke through to the king level?!" the demon’s projection exclaimed in shock.

Through the new local branch head of the Expansion Division, he was well aware of this human’s background—how he had only cultivated for a year, equivalent to just ten day-cycles.

In the Purgatory True Demons’ perception of time, ten day-cycles were akin to merely two to three human months. Yet in such a short time, that human had advanced from the First Demonic Mark to reaching the demon king level. Such an absurd rate of progress was beyond belief.

Before the projection could recover from its shock, Kordas continued. "Not only has he broken through to the king level, but he also triggered a mythical heavenly tribulation upon his ascension. The moment he stepped into the king level, he condensed four high-level laws.

"Additionally, he manifested a fourfold world projection of earth, fire, wind, and lightning, successfully completed world creation, and is now contemplating a supreme law over the Thirtieth Legion’s airspace."

"What?! Four high-level laws and successful world creation?!" The demon’s phantom gasped, its expression filled with disbelief.

"That’s right." Kordas nodded, his gaze flickering slightly before adding, "If you intend to take action against him, now is your best opportunity. If you wait until his breakthrough is complete, even a great demon king may not be able to defeat him, let alone kill him. Unless, of course, a demon god descends."

A long silence followed. Finally, the demon exhaled slowly and replied with a solemn expression, "I must report this to my superiors immediately. The resources you requested will be delivered to you later by one of our kind."

With that, the projection flickered and vanished.