The evolution of form began, and the Four-armed Corpse let out a deep roar. Then its already enormous body underwent violent changes.
The bulky figure became even more robust; the muscles gradually took on a dark red color, the skin membrane toughened, its eyes turned a ferocious scarlet, and its mouth unexpectedly sprouted spider-like chelicerae on either side, fierce and terrifying.
Its lower body was dramatically deformed; from the waist down, the skeleton melted, and the flesh collapsed, turning into a dark red meaty mass.
Enveloped by the red glow, the meaty mass continually changed shape, growing larger and larger, bones fermenting within, and then one by one, black spider legs began to emerge, sharp as spears and hard as steel. In the blink of an eye, the lower half of the Four-armed Corpse transformed into a pitch-black spider's body.
Half-human, half-spider, its lower body black as ink, its upper body dark red and bulky, eyes glowing crimson like a demon – it resembled a five-meter-tall Demon God.
"Roar"
A low growl, filled with deterrence, sounded out. The patterns belonging to Black Armor lit up; ferocious black armor appeared on its body, from the dark red upper half with four arms to the massive lower half that was a spider's body – the Black Armor was densely packed, like a heavy armored tank.
The power of the Spider Warrior continuously climbed, breaking through the barrier of First Order Upper Grade in an instant, and the strength around its body surged to Second Order Low Grade.
In that moment, Su Han's arm lit up with red light, the Book of Blood Spirit appeared in front of him, and a powerful force surged back into his body. His muscles became stronger and bulged, hard as rock, and his aura was as deep as an abyss, significantly enhancing his spirits and vigor.
However, at that time, Su Han had no extra energy to feel the changes in himself.
The red light from the Book of Blood Spirit drew him in, and after a new page was born, it pulled him into a space of consciousness.
"Is this a new page?"
The space of consciousness was still an endless expanse of darkness. In this darkness, the Book of Blood Spirit floated in the center, emanating red light.
On the ancient-looking parchment of the Book of Blood Spirit, there was now an additional blank page, with light flowing around it. The red light fluctuated like flowing rays.
Su Han stood in front of the Book of Blood Spirit, and suddenly, as if the book felt his presence, a wave of red light engulfed him.
The light fluttered like a thin veil, gradually enveloping him, and the shadowy images started to emerge before Su Han.
The mist-like red light also changed in this space of consciousness.
It was an Angel Envoy in human form, who approached a blood-red altar where monstrous creatures with bared fangs and claws were howling.
The Angel Envoy stepped onto the altar, and the fighting with the monsters began.
Fighting to the death, without mercy.
He was like an onlooker, yet also like the Contractor of the Angel Envoy, his mind fully immersed, almost fusing with the Angel Envoy.
Finally, the Angel Envoy won.
That was his advantage, and it was also why he received formal Divine Initiation after Second Order. It was because neither the Four-armed Corpse nor the Black Armor warrior had limits that were merely First Order Upper Grade.
His Divine Initiation wasn't due to reaching the power ceiling of the Envoys, but because he had reached Second Order and officially stepped onto the ladder of Transcendent Evolution.
"Divine Initiation Ritual, I'm not sure if it's good or bad, but getting stronger at least ensures survival. Anything beyond that can only be dealt with later."
Su Han's brows slightly relaxed, the strangeness of Divine Initiation reminding him of the human epic myths that included appeasing the gods with sacrifices — battles and slaughter, offering lives as tribute was always a significant ritual in worshipping gods.
He didn't believe that the Book of Blood Spirit came into existence by pure chance, nor did he think that the Divine Initiation Ritual was just a trivial game of Evolution.
Even the Fusion Ability in him must have originated from somewhere.
Every gift was already marked with a price in the shadows.
He understood this principle, but what he needed now was to survive and then use the 'gift' to leverage more resources, making himself capable of paying that future price.
Returning from the space of consciousness, Su Han finally had the chance to feel the increased strength of his own physique.
The explosive power contained within his bulging muscles was unimaginable; with just a little effort, his muscles tensed, and then he lifted the cage of the Giant Claw Zombie with nearly a ton's weight with ease, startling the Giant Claw Zombie inside, which let out a deep roar.
"This will be a good test."
Su Han became interested, his gaze intensifying as he focused on the Giant Claw Zombie.
Then, the Four-armed Corpse, transformed into a Black Armor warrior, brought its sharp spider legs close to the cage. The metal bars bent immediately, and Su Han walked in.
The Giant Claw Zombie, as if spotting prey, charged at him with its gaping maw, its vast Claw striking towards Su Han.
Su Han hadn't learned professional combat, but after evolving to the Second Order Low Grade of a Black Armor warrior, his strength had greatly increased, and his senses had sharpened. At the instant he acted, he captured the motion of the Giant Claw Zombie.
He grabbed hold of the Giant Claw Zombie and the tremendous force burst from his hands, instantly slamming the Giant Claw Zombie against the entire iron bars.
Closing in, he punched heavily on the Giant Claw Zombie's head, staggering it.
Punches, elbow strikes, knee slams... Su Han's moves were swift, far beyond ordinary, and the Giant Claw Zombie was completely suppressed, no match for him.
In less than three minutes, the Giant Claw Zombie couldn't fight back, with several more broken bones, and having just recovered a bit, now it could only lie on the ground again.
The Black Armor warrior manipulated the metal to open the cage and let Su Han out.
After warming up, Su Han also had a certain understanding of his body's strength. Although it wasn't comparable to the Black Armor warrior, it definitely wasn't worse than some First-level Intermediate or First Order Upper Grade monsters.
However, compared to these, there was another question before Su Han: For the second Contract position, should he contract the Meat Mountain Demon or reserve it for the fish monster leader in Yunling Lake?