Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast-Chapter 835: Heavenly Roar, Are You an Idiot? (II)

The Ancient Beast King unleashed a soul-piercing roar. Two violet tentacles over seven thousand meters long surged outward from beneath it, coiling around the glowing rings and sweeping toward the Destructive Dragon Emperor. Waves of overwhelming soul energy rippled through the dark void.

The Dragon Emperor roared in turn. White Soul Flames flared across its body, burning through the void, and it spewed a scorching breath of white fire that set the heavens and earth ablaze.

Boom!

The ring-bound tentacles lunged forward with immense soul power and dove into the flames, instantly shredding them apart as they aimed at the Dragon Emperor. What greeted them were two massive claws, wreathed in soul fire, slashing through the void and clamping down on the tentacles spanning tens of thousands of meters.

Boom!

As claws and tentacles clashed, both colossal beasts' souls shuddered. In soul combat, there were no flashy tricks; it was a contest of pure soul strength, density, innate ability, and will.

The outcome shocked the Beast King. The Dragon Emperor’s soul was unimaginably powerful—almost indistinguishable from its physical body. Even an attack imbued with the Beast King’s soul laws couldn’t shake it.

This result caused the Beast King, which had believed victory was assured, to roar in stunned fury, its will shuddering the void. Impossible! Your growth level is clearly only at the middle stage of the titan level. How can your soul be this resilient?

A deep, resonant voice echoed across the soul void. There is no such thing as impossible.

The Dragon Emperor stepped slowly out from the white sea of fire, exuding an invisible pressure that stood above all beings.

It was the oppression of heaven itself.

Once all of its abilities had been enhanced to the divine-transformation level, and its life stage transcended to the heavenly-tier, the Dragon Emperor had been bestowed the name "Azure" by the core of the mythical world. From that moment, not just its body, but even its soul had undergone a fundamental metamorphosis.

In essence, the Dragon Emperor’s soul—one with Chen Chu’s soul essence—had risen above all others, standing shoulder to shoulder with heaven itself. It had become incomparably mighty, not just in soul strength, but in essence as well.

I don’t believe it! the Beast King roared furiously. The nine violet rings surrounding it blazed brighter and transformed into nine massive, jagged light wheels, each ten thousand meters in diameter.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Spinning at high speed, the violet light wheels shredded the soul void, tore through the sea of flames, and slashed toward the Dragon Emperor’s soul. Just before they struck, an invisible force field radiated from a glowing sigil at the Dragon Emperor’s brow—the rune of the great Dao[1] named Azure—and instantly shattered the attack.

The Dragon Emperor let out a thunderous roar, unleashing a torrent of white flames that surged toward the Beast King. In an instant, a battle far more brutal and perilous than anything in the outer world erupted. Or rather, a one-sided massacre exploded forth.

Boom!

A single strike from the Dragon Emperor sent the much larger Beast King flying. Its tentacles were shredded by flame-wrapped claws, and in the same breath, a razor-sharp tail blade swept across. A soft tearing sound echoed as the Beast King’s soul will was cleaved clean in two.

Just then, however, a violent ripple of soul power burst from the Beast King. Dazzling violet light exploded outward as it self-destructed. Even the Dragon Emperor’s consciousness trembled from the impact of the intense blast.

Roar!

In the outer world, the Beast King let out a pained cry, as blood spurted from its eyes like a fountain. Horror filled its gaze as it looked toward the sky, where the explosion had occurred. Its eight legs suddenly curled.

Boom!

The land over a hundred kilometers crumbled, and space collapsed, as the Beast King blasted away with blinding speed, crossing a thousand kilometers in an instant in a streak of violet light.

You think you can escape? a deep and commanding growl thundered across heaven and earth. A streak of crimson lightning descended even faster, appearing above the Beast King’s head. A towering figure nearly eight thousand meters tall brought with it a world-crushing pressure.

Boom!

A massive crimson dragon claw fell from the sky. Space detonated on impact, forming a black hole dozens of kilometers wide, and exuding a destructive aura that could annihilate the world itself.

Roar!

Knowing it couldn’t escape, the Beast King’s eyes turned ferocious, as its four machete-like claws extended in fury. Golden light coiled along their blades like four massive saber lights, each dozens of kilometers long.

Those four slashes, wrapped in the power of law, cleaved through the world itself, forming four endless black abysses that intersected with the falling black hole from above.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The black hole and the abysses collapsed together. Amid the chaotic storm of destruction, the crimson dragon claw, moving beyond the bounds of time, shattered the saber lights with unimaginable speed and precision.

In the Beast King’s terrified gaze, that monstrous red claw descended like a celestial curtain, collapsing space and time as it smashed down upon its head.

A low, reverberating dragon roar echoed through the heavens. Compared to your soul will, this shell is far too weak.

The Beast King’s head and upper body instantly exploded, crushed beneath the dark-red colossal beast’s claw.

Boom!

The strike shook heaven and earth. The land within a thousand kilometers collapsed, and all was obliterated. Amid the apocalyptic explosion, the towering dark-red colossal beast stood over four thousand meters tall, clutching the Beast King’s massive abdomen in its claws, and tore.

Bang!

A tidal wave of dark-red blood surged forth, flooding the shattered void. From the colossal beast’s split corpse emerged a spherical core, a kilometer in diameter, covered in violet scales and sprouting hundreds of slender tentacles.

At the center of this sphere was an enormous eye, hundreds of meters wide. Now it trembled as it stared in terror at the dark-red colossal beast blotting out the sky before it.

This was the true form of the Beast King—the one that had controlled millions of mutated beasts and created a Beast Calamity so dreadful that even titan-level beasts like the Azure-White Colossal Dragon feared it.

As it looked at the terrifying giant, its eyes glowing with the light of the Dark-Red Destructive Thunderbolts, the Purple Sphere shivered and whimpered, N-No, don’t eat me. I-I’m willing to submit to you.

The Dragon Emperor lowered its head slightly. Its massive, hideous jaws parted as it growled, a sound that made space and time tremble. Submit? What use do I have for you?

When the Dragon Emperor didn’t kill it immediately, the clearly intelligent Purple Sphere hurriedly sent out frantic soul waves. I—I can fight for you! I can control many, many colossal beasts!

The Dragon Emperor’s lips curled into a cold, merciless grin. You couldn’t even withstand a single strike from me. How can you face the kind of enemies I must defeat?

The Purple Sphere panicked. I-I’m powerful! Though I can’t match your greatness in direct battle, I’m much better at soul-will-based attacks! The ancient titan I possessed just now—I shattered its soul will and took it over. Surely I can be of some help to you!

To preserve its life, the Purple Sphere kept advertising its value. However, the Dragon Emperor knew very well—this peak-titan-level colossal beast had only temporarily submitted, cowed by the power it had witnessed.

Indeed, the aura it emitted now was only at the peak of the titan level. Yet this beast possessed an extraordinarily powerful soul and mastered several unique abilities and laws. With the ability to control millions of mutated beasts and even influence their evolution, it could unleash power far beyond its realm.

Still, as the silent dark-red colossal beast loomed above it, the Purple Sphere began to hope that it might survive, until the Dragon Emperor growled. Pity. You're too weak. Might as well eat you.

As it spoke, the massive crimson claw came crashing down. The Purple Sphere could only watch in horror as its tentacles were seized and yanked.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Hundreds of nerve-like tentacles were torn apart, and the Purple Sphere let out a shrill, miserable shriek. The Dragon Emperor grabbed it in one claw and flung it aside. With all of its nerves severed and its soul already heavily wounded, the Purple Sphere's aura grew even weaker.

At the same time, the crimson lightning covering the Dragon Emperor’s body dimmed. Its own aura plummeted, and its body rapidly shrank, soon reverting to its normal form of just over 2,900 meters tall.

This battle had devastated thousands of kilometers of land. Wild energy storms raged across the broken heavens and earth. The ground had collapsed and fractured, with molten lava flowing through vast rifts stretching tens to hundreds of kilometers.

Farther away, battles still erupted sporadically across the zone. The Silver Colossal Dragon and its companions, having fully regained their strength now that the suppressive principle had vanished, were hunting down the surviving colossal beasts and unleashing the murderous rage pent up inside them.

Ever since the Dragon Emperor had entered its dark-red form, they had known this battle was won. Naturally, they wouldn’t let the transcendent colossal beasts that had surrounded them earlier escape retribution. Yet most of those colossal beasts had already perished in the wave of the million-fold self-detonation. Fewer than a million remained—tossed away by the final shockwave.

The two colossal dragons roared in triumph

You foul, ugly creatures! You dared to attack the great Saixitia earlier. Today, the great Saixitia will wipe you out!

The great Thorsafi shall paint the land in blood! I’ll blow every last one of you to pieces!

As the Silver Dragon shot through the air like a comet, it unleashed the Destructive Ice Crystal Storm that blanketed dozens of kilometers around it. Wherever it passed, colossal beasts beneath the mythical level froze in an instant before being pulverized into bloody mush by the swirling black storm.

Meanwhile, around the Golden-Blue Colossal Dragon, countless rainbow-colored crystals lit the air like fireworks. It flew like an eight-hundred-meter-long fighter jet high above, launching countless strikes that reduced hundreds of kilometers below into a sea of explosions.

The Single-Horned Kunpeng had gone on its own killing rampage in a different direction. All of the mythical-level colossal beasts had been drawn away to besiege the Dragon Emperor and were wiped out effortlessly. What remained were merely peak level 9 transcendent colossal beasts, stripped of control and reinforcement of principle—nothing but lambs waiting for slaughter.

About two hours later, the three colossal beasts, bloodied and radiating fierce killing intent, returned from two thousand kilometers away.

There, the Dragon Emperor was devouring the ancient titan’s corpse in a savage and horrifying display. Each bite tore away hundreds of meters of flesh, and its chewing resounded like muffled thunder.

Unlike the mutated colossal beasts drained of their life force, this bloated middle-stage ancient titan was still packed with rich biological energy, roughly equivalent to a beginning-stage ancient titan. All in all, this battle hadn’t been a loss.

With this ample supply of energy, the Dragon Emperor visibly grew stronger. Muscles swelled, bones lengthened, and its thick scales cracked with a grinding crunch. Its aura intensified by the second.

Watching this from nearby, the Purple Sphere trembled in terror and despair as it slowly regrew some tentacle stubs. Once the black-and-red colossal beast finished eating the ancient titan, it would be next.

Just as that despair peaked, a roar of excitement echoed in from the distance. The Silver Dragon came crashing down from the sky beside the Dragon Emperor. Ao Tian! The great Saixitia had so much fun killing today!

The Kunpeng also soared in with excitement. I fought thousands—wait, no, tens of thousands today!

The Golden-Blue Dragon descended gracefully onto a rocky outcrop a kilometer high, eyes gleaming with delight. Today, the four of them had triumphed over ten million beasts; it was an astounding feat of unmatched strength.

The Dragon Emperor gave a low growl. Nobody got injured, right?

It sank its jaws again into the ancient titan’s corpse, its massive fangs shattering the purple scales. Bone and muscle snapped with explosive cracks.

We’re fine. All the dangerous ones went after you. The ones left couldn’t even scratch the great Saixitia. As it spoke, the Silver Dragon lowered its head and curiously looked at the nearby Purple Sphere. Ao Tian, what is that thing?

That is the Beast King.

What? That little thing is the Beast King? The Silver Dragon and Golden-Blue Dragon were both stunned.

As the two dragons leaned in, eyes full of curiosity, the Purple Sphere desperately suppressed its aura. Its eye shimmered with fear as it trembled.

H-Hi there...

The Silver Dragon blinked in surprise and roared, Ao Tian, this guy doesn’t even have a mouth but can still talk!

Immediately, the Purple Sphere looked at it as though it were an idiot.

1. The word for this concept, dao, indicates a “way” in the sense of a road or a path. Owing to the contextual nature of Chinese languages and depending upon its use in a sentence, dao can function as a noun or a verb. It may indicate the road upon which one travels, the act of wayfaring or traveling down a road, or even the act of way-making by leading someone down or constructing a road. It may also refer to speech, especially in philosophical or moral education. ☜

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