Chapter 328: The Ninth Heavenly Realm, Roar of The Beast King, Killing a Level 9 Colossal Beast (I)

Chapter 328: The Ninth Heavenly Realm, Roar of The Beast King, Killing a Level 9 Colossal Beast (I)

In a pure white room, a handsome young man in his twenties, with dazzling golden hair, smiled as he looked at the bald young man who had just sat up from the culture tank.

“Welcome back, my lord Demon King.”

The bald man, however, ignored him and began moving his arms. He then stood up, his face gradually breaking into a wild grin.

“Hahahaha... Not bad, not bad. Though this body is as weak as an insect, I can sense its boundless potential.”

As Kaotoros reveled in the new body that perfectly matched his soul, his smile grew even more smug.

Both the human race and that Akunus fellow must have thought I had perished. After all, I had even self-destructed my divine soul to create a dramatic fall. Who could have anticipated that I had prepared a reincarnation ritual with this body long ago?

Once its divine soul dissipated, a remnant of its soul essence would be reborn through this body through the ritual, becoming a true "human.”

As long as its soul essence fully integrated with this soulless body, even the strongest human king would be unable to discern its true nature.

However, this body was too weak and powerless. To increase its strength, it would need to cultivate afresh, though that also came with advantages. It could infiltrate the human ranks and gather crucial intelligence while studying their cultivation and power system.

Unfortunately, it had failed to kill Chu Batian in the end.

That human genius was terrifying—his soul strength was over ten times that of cultivators of the same rank, and he possessed innate divine patterns, just like their Demonic Battle Body.

His cultivation talent was even more remarkable. In just seventeen engravings, his life engraving wheel had grown to the middle-stage of the Sixth Demonic Mark and reached the peak of the Seventh.

Such potential needed to be eliminated; otherwise, once he grew, the humans would gain another king-level powerhouse.

For now, however, he was weak and could only find a way to relay this information back, so other demon kings could take over.

The "death" this time was actually an accident. At that moment, he hadn't decided whether or not to "die,” given the high cost—his avatar's divine soul would weaken, leaving only a sliver of soul essence and memory imprint for reincarnation, with only a thirty percent chance of success.

At that point, however, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to kill that terrifyingly talented human freak, and simply went with the flow.

As Kaotoros pondered, the golden-haired youth smiled and said, “Lord Kaotoros, how does this body feel? Is it suitable?”

Kaotoros snapped out of his thoughts, his gaze proud. He nodded faintly. “It’s acceptable, though a bit weak. Have you prepared the human cultivation arts and resources I asked for?”

The golden-haired youth nodded. “Rest assured, I have prepared all the resources needed for you to cultivate to the Sixth Heavenly Realm. They will allow you to regain some strength in a short time.”

Kaotoros nodded again in satisfaction. “Good. Once I recover to the Sixth Demonic Mark, I will be able to contact my main body. At that time, I will address your requests.”

The golden-haired youth bowed slightly. “It is my honor to serve. Lord Demon King, I will need your cooperation with some medical checks to assess the integration. If there are any issues, they will be adjusted promptly to avoid affecting your recovery.”

“Understood.” Kaotoros didn’t refuse, having immense trust in this human.

***

In the evening, Chen Chu received an additional reward from the authorities. He hadn’t received any materials, but having slain a king-level avatar, which was equivalent to killing a level 7 mutated beast, he was still awarded 2,000 contribution points.

Subtracting the 1,000-plus points he owed, he still had 214 remaining.

Chen Chu was somewhat surprised by this, as the official payment for the mission had already been made: two top-level secret scriptures, valued at 20,000 points.

After dinner, Chen Chu stood on the balcony of Yan Ruoyi’s suite, which overlooked a bustling city that differed from the East Xia style.

The demon king avatar had fallen, but a more cunning entity, Akunus the Blood God, remained hidden in the shadows. As an evil god of human origin, this being understood human civilization and habits better.

In the recent battle, both he and Li Daoyi had revealed their full strength, including the presence of an Eighth Heavenly Realm powerhouse in the rear, coupled with Kaotoros’s fall.

Akunus would become even more cautious after this. In fact, the more cautious he was, the more advantageous it was for Chen Chu.

The longer the delay, the more beneficial it would be for him as he continuously improved. By the time Akunus took action, Chen Chu could be able to fight at the Eighth Heavenly Realm.

Or perhaps, even without waiting to break through to the Seventh Realm, once the Thunder Fiery Emperor Beast grew to level 9, the enhanced physique from its feedback could allow him to contend with the Eighth.

At that point, it would truly be a matter of sheer strength! With this thought, Chen Chu's consciousness sank into the depths of the sea.

There, the Silver Colossal Dragon slowly opened its eyes, only to find a fearsome black-red colossal beast staring at it. It instinctively took a couple of steps back.

Roar! Batian, why are you looking at me like that?

The Emperor Beast’s mouth curled into a sinister smile as it growled. Roar! It’s nothing.

Roar! Really? The Silver Dragon was somewhat wary. By now, it was familiar with the Thunder Fiery Emperor Beast’s demeanor. It had seen this expression before, when the Thunder Beast had tried to view its innate spatial rune, and now it seemed to be focused on something else.

With this in mind, the Silver Dragon instinctively covered the reverse scale on its neck and growled. Roar! There’s only a bit of my food left. I can’t give it to you.

As a noble and sacred dragon, it had little interest in the flesh of mutated creatures, instead preferring to consume natural treasures rich in elemental energy. Since it had snuck out, however, it had brought only a limited amount of valuable items, just enough to sustain its daily needs.

Roar! Do I look like a dragon that wants to trick you into giving away good things? The Thunder Beast was taken aback at how it was being misunderstood as a deceitful creature.

The Silver Dragon growled. Roar! Then why are you staring at me?

The Thunder Beast growled back. Roar! It’s nothing major. I’ve recently developed an interest in wind-based powers and wanted to see your hurricane primal power.

Roar! Hurricane primal power? That’s... quite exhausting, and you won’t see much from it. The Silver Dragon hesitated.

1. Also referred to as the EEG, this is a test that measures electrical activity in the brain ☜