Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast-Chapter 825: Reverse assimilation, Chen Chus Return

On the outskirts of the logistics city was a divine tree ten thousand meters tall. Dense transcendent energy spread around it like mist, rendered into a golden sea of clouds under the sunlight.

Several members of the Heavenly Feathered Race hovered around the divine tree, their two pairs of golden wings spread wide. A gentle halo radiated from their backs, pulsing in resonance with the tree.

Ten orbital battleships, each stretching over several kilometers, hovered in the sky between the divine tree and the logistics city, casting vast shadows that blocked out the sun and creating an invisible pressure.

Thousands of energy bombers were docked on the battleships’ surfaces, with figures moving around as they conducted final checks. On one ship’s black deck was Mech No. 1, a towering figure three hundred meters tall. Clad in black and red armor, its imposing form radiated power and menace.

Luo Fei floated in front of it at a height of over two hundred meters. She wore a silver battle suit with red-trimmed edges, which made her look bold and commanding. A strong energy fluctuation spread from No.1, and its eyes glowed with a blueish-white light.

At the same time, dark golden lines emerged along Luo Fei’s exposed neck and chin. Her aura, now at the peak of the Eighth Heavenly Realm, resonated with No. 1, growing steadily stronger.

Meanwhile, as her soul fluctuations aligned with No.1’s cultivation, Luo Fei began to emanate No.1’s menacing aura, a force that had struck fear into countless beings.

A strong wind howled in the distance, and an eighty-meter-tall black-and-white mech flew over, trailing scorching shockwaves as it slowly landed next to No.1.

The Black Demon White King mech raised its head, its eyes flashing with white light, and Gabriella’s voice rang out, "Luo Fei, a notice just came down. The departure time has been delayed by two days."

Hearing this, Luo Fei slightly lowered her head with a cold look in her eyes. At the same time, No.1, synchronized with Luo Fei, did the same.

Even though Gabriella couldn't see Luo Fei's eyes directly, she couldn't help but feel a chill through No.1’s blueish-white eyes.

Luo Fei asked, "Didn’t they say we would depart today? Why the sudden delay?"

"They said there are still some things that aren’t ready."

"Is that so?" Luo Fei nodded slightly.

Sensing the coldness from Luo Fei, Gabriella was a little intimidated. "Luo Fei, are you... okay?"

Luo Fei’s gaze flickered, and she shook her head slightly. "I’m fine. These markings are just from reverse assimilating No.1."

The mechs from West Meng were not merely mechs, but transcendent creatures formed by fusing massive colossal beast materials with technology. It wasn't just a simple fusion of human and machine; it was more like using the mech as an external shell for a living being, cultivating through this external incarnation.

This path was different from the one Luo Fei had discussed with Chen Chu when she was in the Third Heavenly Realm. The path of technological martial arts they had talked about back then had yet to be done by anyone.

The strongest practitioner of the bio-mech path was currently the Celestial King, whose mech’s core material came from an ancient colossal beast, making his combat power extraordinary.

After advancing to the Eighth Heavenly Realm, Luo Fei officially began refining No.1. Thanks to their Soul Synchronization, the two were already one, and as a result, No.1 didn’t resist. However, the gap between them was too vast. While refining No.1, Luo Fei was also being eroded by No.1's power, causing her to also assimilate with the mech.

The difference was one was controllable, while the other wasn't.

***

The burly Chen Hu sat cross-legged in his room, his entire body covered in a golden-black power that exuded a heavy and oppressive presence. It was as if the figure sitting on the ground wasn’t a person, but a colossal beast.

In his hands, he held a bronze-colored ore the size of a basin. The Dark Star vitality flowed within his body, transforming into a web of thin strands that enveloped the vibrating ore. Small but heavy metallic elements were converted by the vitality web, wrapping around and flowing into Chen Hu’s body through his hands and circulating along with him.

As the elements entered his body, Chen Hu’s meridians were instantly shot through with a piercing pain, as if they were being torn apart.

However, with the protection of his Innate Tyrant Body, Chen Hu’s flesh, blood, and meridians were incredibly resilient. His only response to the intense tearing pain was to furrow his brows slightly.

Seeing this, Chen Chu nodded in satisfaction and slowly withdrew his right hand. Although Chen Hu had followed him around since childhood, his younger brother had always been very opinionated and strong-willed.

However, even though Chen Hu broke through to the second stage of the Dark Star Tyrant Body with his help, Chen Chu didn’t leave. Instead, he sat cross-legged behind him, quietly meditating and guarding him. After all, he was his younger brother, so he still needed to look out for him.

Chen Hu was unaware of this. At that moment, he was fully immersed in the feeling of growing stronger from his cultivation, excitedly circulating his qi and absorbing the heavy elements from the bronze ore in his hands.

Due to a combination of his innate awakening and his Gigantification ability, Chen Hu’s physical body had become incredibly strong. In this state, his cultivation in body enhancement was twice as effective.

As a result, every time the Dark Star power circulated within his body, his vitality grew stronger, and his meridians and flesh became even tougher from the heavy elements’ reinforcement.

As time passed, Chen Hu’s aura became increasingly heavy. Even the golden-black aura covering his body began to show streaks of azure-colored markings.

Boom!

Chen Hu’s aura surged as he broke through to the third stage of the Dark Star Tyrant Body, equivalent to the power of body enhancement and true martial arts at the Third Heavenly Realm. The immense power pressed down on the surrounding air, causing gusts of wind to stir.

At the same time, the bronze ore in Chen Hu’s hands emitted a cracking sound, and with a loud bang, it shattered into countless grayish-white fragments scattered on the ground. He let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes, which gleamed with a golden-black light and exuded a domineering aura as fierce as a tiger.

At that moment, he heard Chen Chu say, "Not bad. Now your body enhancement art has reached the beginning stage. From here, you just need to cultivate steadily. Let’s go. It’s time for breakfast. After we eat, I’ll be leaving soon."

Chen Chu’s words caused Chen Hu to pause. Only then did he notice that it was already dawn outside. The fierce look in his eyes faded, and he seemed a little confused. "Bro, did I cultivate the whole night?"

"What do you think?" Chen Chu smiled. He opened the door and stepped outside, where Zhang Xiaolan had already prepared breakfast.

Seeing the tall and upright Chen Chu, followed by the even more burly Chen Hu, Zhang Xiaolan’s face lit up with a gentle smile. "You're both out! How was it, Ah Hu? Did your cultivation go smoothly?"

"Mom, my brother’s a king, nothing could go wrong with him watching me." Chen Hu clenched his right fist, and the muscles in his broad shoulders and arms bulged with power. "The technique my brother gave me is amazing. I feel like I could punch yesterday’s me into the air with one hit."

"I'm glad it went well." Zhang Xiaolan nodded, then added a reminder. "But now that you're cultivating, it doesn't mean you can go pick fights. Don’t go bullying others just because your brother’s powerful, understood?"

"Mom, I get it. As long as nobody messes with me, I won’t start anything."

After that stern reminder, Zhang Xiaolan hesitated, then turned to Chen Chu. "Ah Chu, please be extra careful when you head out this time. There were rumors online that you were being hunted by some demon god and died in the mythical world. That really gave me a scare."

Chen Chu smiled. "Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll be careful. And don’t pay attention to those online rumors."

Previously, after Chen Chu vanished while being pursued by the three demon gods, the enemy attempted to spread disinformation in the Sky Battlefield to shake human morale. As a result, rumors began circulating online on the Blue Planet.

Fortunately, the authorities quickly locked down the online chatter and tracked down several demon cultists from a nation in North Lin. However, since it involved Chen Chu, who had risen to fame as the Divine Might King, the news spread quickly, and Zhang Xiaolan inevitably caught wind of some of it.

After having breakfast with Zhang Xiaolan, Chen Chu, and Chen Hu left the house like they used to when heading to school.

By the side of the road, seeing Chen Chu about to depart, Chen Hu grinned and said, "Brother, save a couple of those demon kings for me. Once I break through to the king level, I’ll blow them all up."

"Alright, I’ll leave two for you to practice on." As he spoke, Chen Chu patted Chen Hu’s shoulder, then shot into the sky, transforming into a streak of golden light that pierced through the clouds.

Standing on the front steps, Zhang Xiaolan looked up as the golden light disappeared into the sea of clouds, a trace of worry appearing in her eyes.

Although Chen Chu said he was fine, the lingering weakness in his body was obvious, and the explanation about his white hair being caused by a cultivation technique wasn’t enough to convince her. Clearly, after becoming a mythical-level cultivator, the enemies Chen Chu faced were growing even stronger and more dangerous.

***

Above the sea of clouds, a streak of golden light shot across the sky at more than twenty times the speed of sound, leaving behind a trail of booming sonic shockwaves stretching for kilometers. In just moments, it reached the edge of the forbidden zone, where dense mist blocked out the sky.

Boom!

With a thunderous impact, space shuddered as the golden light tore through the barrier separating the outer world, emerging high above the base at Passage One.

There, Xie Chen was already standing on the rooftop of a tall building, and he watched the golden light descend from the sky to reveal Chen Chu. "You’re here, Chen Chu. Let’s go. We’ll head straight to the core region of the Celestial Think Tank."

Knowing Chen Chu had urgent matters, neither of them wasted time with greetings. Xie Chen led him deep underground, a full kilometer below the surface. As the intelligence system that connected the entire Federation and managed all key operations, the Celestial Intelligence’s core mainframe was heavily secured.

Chen Chu had been here once before, so he was already familiar with the place. However, as they entered the vast underground base and neared the massive cube at its center, blue lightning began to crackle across Chen Chu’s body. A moment later, it surged outward, forming a web of electricity that spread through the entire facility.

Xie Chen was taken aback by the sudden action. "...What’s going on, Chen Chu?"

"I didn’t just bring back cultivation techniques this time,” Chen Chu replied. His wrist glowed, and over two hundred ancient cultivation manuals appeared. "I also brought back a virus."

Xie Chen’s eyes narrowed. He could sense faint, cell-like particles emerging from the manuals, drifting into the air and rapidly spreading at an alarming rate.

Chen Chu said in a grave tone, "This is a special type of virus. It can spread indefinitely, and it causes organisms, including plants, to mutate and evolve."

"Mutate and evolve? Is it similar to transcendent energy?"

"There are some similarities," Chen Chu replied, "but this virus primarily act on biological bodies. When used in conjunction with foundational body enhancement, the results are significantly enhanced. However, it’s extremely dangerous. There's a 70% chance that an ordinary person who gets infected will mutate. If not handled carefully, it could lead to an apocalypse."

Xie Chen’s expression turned solemn. "Then this is something we’ll need to personally research. It’s too risky to hand it over to lower-level personnel."

Chen Chu nodded. "That’s why I came here to upload the techniques directly."

The virus from the Lost World was far more dangerous than a typical bioweapon. It could reproduce endlessly and attach itself to material substances, breaching even the strongest defenses under normal circumstances. After testing, Chen Chu found that only the power of laws wielded by mythical-level beings could fully contain it.

However, while the virus was horrifying, its effects were astonishing. In the Lost World, it drastically boosted the physical capabilities of ordinary people. Some reached the strength of high-level cultivators in just a few years through pure physical evolution. The mutated creatures that completely lost control evolved into high-level monsters within three years. After careful thought, Chen Chu ultimately decided to bring it back.

Though it was a double-edged sword, if the virus could be paired with foundational body enhancement techniques and abundant transcendent energy, the strength of the Human Federation could grow explosively.

Moreover, cultivators already possessed strong resistance to the virus. If they could suppress the virus’ ability to spread while retaining its mutative effects, it could serve as a powerful tool to further enhance the physique of those cultivating.

Just then, Chen Chu's expression shifted slightly. He sensed that the viral particles dispersing through the air were decreasing. Xie Chen also reacted in surprise.

"Not good. The virus is being neutralized by transcendent energy."

Boom!

A surge of powerful sword will erupted, forming a ten-meter-wide vacuum in the surrounding transcendent energy. Within this space, the viral particles, hundreds of times smaller than dust, were shielded and preserved.

"Uh..." Both Chen Chu and Xie Chen exchanged looks, stunned as they watched over two hundred cultivation manuals float in midair, surrounded by particles invisible to the ordinary eye.

Chen Chu thoughtfully muttered, "No wonder I felt a strong resistance to the virus when I tested it on myself. So it turns out these viral particles fear transcendent energy."

That greatly reduced the threat the virus posed, to the point where it now had to be carefully preserved. Using it also became much simpler: The virus could be drawn with a syringe that blocked transcendent energy and then injected directly into the bodies of low-level cultivators.

Xie Chen thought for a moment. "Still, we need to proceed with caution. I’ll need to run further studies. If the virus mutates and develops immunity to transcendent energy, that could be a huge problem."

"I’ll leave that to you," Chen Chu said with a nod. The particles’ death earlier was likely due to environmental factors, but that didn’t mean they were harmless.

Leaving the virus issue to Xie Chen, Chen Chu connected his smart wristband to the Celestial Think Tank and began uploading all of his self-created arts. Half an hour later, he emerged from the underground base alone. In front of him loomed a towering silver vortex over a thousand meters high. Without hesitation, he stepped inside.

Boom!

The vortex erupted with violent tremors. Intense spatial fluctuations surged through the surroundings, shaking the heavens and earth as if the portal were a colossal beast being awakened.

The shockwaves alarmed the soldiers stationed at the passage base, and the ones across the portal as well.

Closest to the passage, standing on the deck of the orbital battleship marked Expedition 13, Li Daoyi stared at the passage radiating rings of silver light with a look of surprise on his face. "What the hell? What’s going on? Why is the world passage shaking this badly?"

The moment he spoke, a man with flowing black hair stepped out from the center of the violently trembling vortex.

"Holy shit!"

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