Chapter 279: Ascension, Nuclear Explosion in Claws, Divine Abilities Achieved (I)

Chapter 279: Ascension, Nuclear Explosion in Claws, Divine Abilities Achieved (I)

Runes were not actually words, but manifestations of a certain kind of power. Because they couldn’t be described in words, observers would present them as characters within their understanding, including their comprehension of the patterns.

This was a weak point for Chen Chu. His cultivation time had been too short, and he had only been exposed to runes for just over half a month.

Although he had learned to recognize those basic runes and understood what kind of power each rune represented, this understanding was superficial. He only knew what they were without understanding why they were so.

He knew that a "flame" rune represented fire and heat, but why did it represent fire and heat? If he wanted to condense this rune, where should he start? What issues might arise during the formation process? What would be the specific effects after condensing it?

He didn’t know even these things, let alone how to combine various runes representing different abilities to achieve the desired result. This was the advanced martial foundation that Chen Chu lacked.

Under normal circumstances, even geniuses would take several years to cultivate to the Sixth Heavenly Realm. For ordinary geniuses, breaking through from the Sixth to the Seventh Realm could take several years, even up to a decade. Such a long time was sufficient for them to cultivate and study the related content of runes.

Therefore, having possessed the secret scripture of the Divine Might Dragon Elephant for only a few days, Chen Chu had just finished reading the structure of the runes for condensing the True Martial Phantom of the Seventh Heavenly Realm. He had been comparing and analyzing each section through the general outline.

In this situation, it would take him at least a month to comprehend the contents of the scripture's seventh to ninth levels, to say nothing of creating his own secret scripture based on this reference.

But now, with the Thunder Fiery Colossal Beast breaking through to level 8, and its seven major abilities manifesting and condensing from nothing, it was almost as if it was explaining the essence of runes to Chen Chu bit by bit. He was frantically absorbing the information, his mind operating at a frenzied speed, with countless thoughts colliding and exploding like sparks.

Many previously incomprehensible rune structures and principles suddenly became clear to him. This opportunity was one that could not be replicated throughout history.

The process of a colossal beast breaking through to level 8 could only be perceived by the consciousness of the beast itself; other beings couldn't see or sense it at all. The runes that humans observed and studied came from the remnants inscribed on the scales, bones, or crystal horns of slain colossal beasts, which were incomplete.

Furthermore, most level 8 colossal beasts were in a state of slumber when they broke through. The few that remained conscious during their breakthroughs would only look at the scene in confusion. For mutated creatures, the concept of knowledge didn't exist in their minds, let alone the notions of thinking, referencing, and comprehending.

Only Chen Chu could simultaneously learn, comprehend, and compare the basic runes he had studied during this period, frantically absorbing countless universal truths to enrich himself.

The ten-meter-diameter, seemingly solid golden sphere of light emitted an invisible heat reaching hundreds of thousands of degrees Celsius, vaporizing and annihilating everything.

The temperature was so high, and the gathered energy so intense, that numerous black spots appeared around the light sphere, with the surrounding space seemingly warping. The water within a ten-meter-radius had long been vaporized and disappeared, creating a thirty-meter diameter vacuum on the seabed due to the intense heat and pressure.

Under the convergence of such extreme flame power, the Thunder Beast's right claw turned red, with the scales at its fingertips showing signs of melting and even disintegration.

No, I can't control it.

Roar!

The Thunder Beast slammed its claw down, hurling the golden sun into the ground beneath it.

Crack! Crack!

The ground under the Thunder Beast's feet continuously cracked. Massive rifts spread out hundreds of meters in all directions, dazzling golden light shining from the fissures. Immediately after, the ground arched upward, rapidly lifting the Thunder Beast atop it as it released an infinite burst of golden light.

Boom!

From the depths of the sea, a light resembling a nuclear explosion rose, with golden destructive shockwaves sweeping across a range of a thousand meters from the immense explosive force. Wherever the shockwaves passed, the ground shattered, and the mud and rocks instantly melted into lava under the scorching golden light.

The water boiled, and countless white steam bubbles mixed with the shockwaves shooting skyward. The sea surface a thousand meters above exploded, sending water spraying hundreds of meters into the air.

In the wake of the shockwaves, all ordinary marine life within several kilometers were killed, their bodies floating densely in the water.

When the explosive aftershocks subsided, a crater over three hundred meters in diameter appeared on the seabed, with the surrounding ground within a kilometer looking as if it had been plowed, full of pits and hollows.