Chapter 340: The Ascension Begins

Chapter 340: The Ascension Begins

Zhang Nu's use of the power of the Eight-Eyed Evil God was more than enough to instantly kill Tarak. However, he did not go for the kill. It would be a waste to directly eliminate such a powerful Demon King. After all, Tarak ranked around the top ten among Demon Kings. Killing him within the same faction would yield no rewards, but leaving him for Zhang Nu's own Heroes to finish off would bring immense, unparalleled rewards.

Thus, at the moment Tarak was about to be killed, he found that everything, including the flow of time, had stopped. His destroyed body began to rapidly repair itself.

"This is... the power of time!"

He realized, in utter despair, that not only could he not defeat this entity, but he couldn't even die a swift death. Zhang Nu had used the power of time to rewind his state from certain death to near-death. Tarak had never felt such hopelessness before. He never imagined that an individual could possess such overwhelming strength. It was beyond any comprehensible description.

"What on earth are you?"

Although he knew he was doomed, he at least wanted to understand what kind of entity he was up against. He activated an S-rank insight skill, hoping to glean detailed information about Zhang Nu.

[Abyssal Dragon (Eight-Eyed Evil God Transformation)] Level 6 divine unit, HP???, MP???...

Despite his Level 6 legendary titan strength and the powerful effects of his S-rank insight skill, the information Tarak could see was extremely limited. He could only discern Zhang Nu's race, state, and level.

Level 6... Divine Unit!

Tarak had never imagined that a divine unit could exist in this world. The fact that the No. 1 Demon King was a divine unit was simply unbelievable and explained why Zhang Nu was so overwhelmingly powerful.

Previously, the Dark Titan Demon King had always believed that even if he wasn't the strongest being in the world, he was certainly among the top few. He thought that only a handful of beings were qualified to challenge him. However, after facing Zhang Nu, he realized the enormous gap between himself and the true strongest being. This gap was the difference between a legendary unit and a divine unit. Such a disparity couldn't be overcome by mere numbers.

Before obtaining the essence of the Evil God, Zhang Nu, despite his immense strength and deep power, couldn't entirely disregard enemy quantity. After all, HP was finite, Zhang Nu was also limited by his extremities; he could die from exhaustion or lose combat capability when his power was depleted.

However, after collecting all eight Evil God fragments and fully grasping the essence of the Eight-Eyed Evil God, Zhang Nu could transform into an Evil God for a short period. In this Evil God form, he retained all his abilities. The most significant change was his transcendence from the limitations of ordinary beings, ascending from a legendary unit to a divine one.

No one should underestimate this leap. It was more significant than any previous rank transitions, even more than all the previous rank transitions combined.

The leap from mortal to divine was monumental. A god's life force was eternal and indestructible; there was no method in this world to truly kill a god. A god's mana was infinite, able to draw strength from the very roots of the world, making it nearly impossible to deplete a god's power through exhaustion.

Therefore, in his transformed state, Zhang Nu possessed at least two key traits. First, he had true immortality, rendering him impossible to kill. Second, his power was limitless; he could continuously unleash his strongest attacks without the concern of running out of mana.

Han Kexin asked, "How long do you think it will take?"

Zhang Nu estimated, "Around seven days. But according to my calculations and predictions, the Radiant Church's forces will arrive near the Chaos Forest in about five to six days."

Han Kexin nodded, "Go ahead and focus on your breakthrough. I'll hold them off. With the current strength of the Chaos Federation, we should be able to handle the Radiant Church."

Zhang Nu shook his head, "No, you mustn't underestimate them. The Radiant Church is not that simple!"

He then shared his visions with Han Kexin. After witnessing the scale of the Hero coalition and the demon-slaying army, Han Kexin was deeply shocked. "I didn't expect Lucas to be able to muster such a force!"

Zhang Nu said, "Even with our current power, dealing with their assembled forces will come at a significant cost..."

"So, until I return, your task is to hold the line. I will grant you the highest authority!"

Han Kexin thought for a moment and then nodded firmly. "If it's just a matter of maintaining defense, with our capabilities, it shouldn't be a problem!"

After making the necessary arrangements, Zhang Nu wasted no time and began his breakthrough. The Darkness City had an extensive reserve of souls, allowing Zhang Nu to easily gather one million soul points.

[You've activated the Level 6 Talent "Chaos Dragon God"!]

[You've activated all Level 6 talents, meeting the conditions for advancement. Congratulations on reaching the highest tier strength in this world!]

[You are about to advance to a divine-class unit!]

[You will need seven days to complete the ascension!]

Zhang Nu activated his final talent. This activation meant that Zhang Nu was on the verge of advancing from a Level 6 unit to a Level 7 unit. Moreover, by consuming the essence and godhood of the Evil God, Zhang Nu had activated the Chaos Dragon God. This breakthrough would propel him from a Level 6 legend directly to a Level 7 divine!

In other words, after this advancement, Zhang Nu would directly ascend to godhood. He would become a true Dragon God!