Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast

Chapter 248: Ascending to The Throne, Ranked First (I)

During the latter half of the night, Chen Chu stood at the edge of the cliff, hands behind his back. He gazed at the abyss shrouded in mist before him, feeling an inexplicable sense of grandeur, as if he were overlooking the world with everything in his grasp.

No wonder that guy liked to stand here. It wasn't just for show; it actually feels incredible.

A surge of heat inexplicably emerged within Chen Chu's body. Under the influence of this energy, his cells continually divided and compressed, making his muscles more robust and his bones tougher, including his internal organs.

Chen Chu was already restraining himself, but as his physical body strengthened at a clearly perceptible rate, the pure aura he involuntarily emitted still dispersed the surrounding fierce wind.

After a long time, Chen Chu exhaled, a look of astonishment appearing in his eyes. This time, the Thunder Fiery Colossal Beast's growth had not only brought him over 1,000 evolution points, but the feedback had also caused his main body's four attributes to surge by more than a hundred points each.

The most powerful attribute, Strength, had skyrocketed from 1,491 points to 1,612. While he couldn’t precisely test it at the moment, he estimated that his basic arm strength now exceeded forty tons.

Moreover, this enhancement was comprehensive. Including... the Spirit attribute?

Chen Chu's gaze swept over the 1,200 points that it had now risen to, revealing a look of confusion.

Logically, his Spirit attribute was already equivalent to hundreds of times that of an ordinary person. If unleashed, it should have been able to envelop an area of several hundred meters. Even without releasing it, it should still be very powerful, able to condense into telekinetic force with strong offensive capability.

Yet at this moment, Chen Chu felt that while his spiritual force was indeed stronger than that of ordinary people, it hadn't reached such an exaggerated level, let alone gotten to the point of interfering with matter to form powerful telekinesis.

The enhancement in his Spirit attribute felt more like it was strengthening... his soul.

When that thought crossed his mind, anticipation filled Chen Chu's eyes. "If the enhancement of my Spirit attribute involves my soul, then once I break through to the late stage of the Ninth Heavenly Realm..."

Chen Chu had read in a cultivation journal that above the king level, or rather, when a cultivator reached the peak of the Ninth Heavenly Realm, the soul became crucial for the comprehension and mastery of the power of the laws.

Before reaching the peak of the Ninth Heavenly Realm and dealing with the laws, cultivators only focused on their physical bodies, without involving their souls.

The only way to enhance the strength of the soul was through the power of will, which was why geniuses who could comprehend sword or saber will were so rare and highly valued.

With a soul hundreds of times stronger than that of ordinary people, once he reached the peak of the Ninth Heavenly Realm, wouldn't his strength explode? With such a powerful soul and the resulting control over the laws, wouldn’t he be able to fight at the king level while still just in the Ninth Realm?

I shouldn't get ahead of myself just yet. I'm still not certain about this.

Chen Chu restrained his excitement, reminding himself not to get too carried away, as the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

He would soon have a way to determine if the Spirit attribute represented the soul. After returning tomorrow, he planned to try condensing his battle will through the path of invincibility. If successful, he would be able to tell from the changes in his Spirit attribute whether it was indeed the soul.

Of course, if he failed, there was nothing he could do. With how special a power battle will was, he wasn’t completely confident that he would succeed.

Similarly to how children in a scholarly family would be well-versed in classics and ethics from a young age, children in cultivator families would often be exposed to the knowledge and inheritance of cultivation early on.

Because of his family’s financial situation, however, Chen Chu had only been able to enter the cultivation world after starting high school, resulting in a weaker foundation. Although he had already broken through to the Fifth Heavenly Realm, his total cultivation time was just over six months, leaving him with little time to perfect his system.

In such circumstances, attempting to comprehend battle will by overwhelming opponents of the same level was going to pose a considerable challenge for him.

Battle will was crucial for cultivators below the Seventh Heavenly Realm. Without it, even a peak Sixth Heavenly Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to withstand a few moves from a Seventh Realm opponent.

This was due to the fact that a cultivator’s true power underwent a second transformation when they broke through to the Seventh Heavenly Realm. Not only would it become incredibly condensed and domineering, but it could also passively absorb transcendent energy from one’s surroundings. The same amount of true power could unleash five times the power of the Sixth Realm.

That didn’t sound like much at first, but Chen Chu's Infinite Purgatory could currently shatter twenty meters of ground with one strike, and his true power cultivation was only in the middle stage of the Fifth Heavenly Realm. If that power were multiplied several times, it would be calamitous.

The Elephant Fury Rune couldn't achieve this even though it could amplify his strength and defense tenfold when burned, since the strength it enhanced was his physical power. While his Dragon Force was incredibly fierce once materialized, it wasn't akin to a missile explosion or a chemical reaction like true power.

Once one comprehended a sword or saber will, they could not only touch their soul early, but also harness transcendent energy through the power of will, even below the Seventh Heavenly Realm.

Of course, an ordinary sword or battle will wouldn't compare to the power of a Seventh Heavenly Realm expert. Basic sword wills could only weakly draw on transcendent energy, enhancing the sword qi's power by about fifty percent and imbuing it with the special characteristics of the comprehended sword will.

However, once that sword will reached the intermediate level, the sword qi enhancement would surge to twofold. Once perfected, it could manifest outwardly, changing the color of the sky with a single thought.

This enhancement would persist even after breaking through to the Seventh Heavenly Realm. For advanced cultivators of that level, those who hadn't comprehended the power of will could only amplify their true power fivefold with a single gesture. In contrast, those intermediate in sword will could amplify it sevenfold, creating an immediately apparent gap.

However, battles weren't just about surface data. If one's combat experience and willpower was lacking, they could be defeated by a beginning stage Seventh Heavenly Realm opponent even if they were in the late stage.

It was like comparing an ordinary person's physique: a fitness coach was certainly no match for a special forces soldier.

As Chen Chu continued acting cool— No, continued standing guard, the night passed. With the sunlight piercing through the clouds at dawn, the mountains gradually quieted down.

Seeing Chen Chu ready to depart, An Fuqing looked at him curiously. "This time, when you go back, you're going to try to condense the Invincible Battle Will, right?"

"Yes."

Chen Chu nodded. "This invasion incident has gathered all the students back to the bases. If I miss this opportunity, I won't get another chance to challenge everyone."

"Challenge everyone, including the third-year students?" An Fuqing paused, as she had always thought Chen Chu's target was only the Fourth Heavenly Realm second-year martial arts students.

Chen Chu nodded. "Yes."

An incredulous thought surfaced in An Fuqing's mind, her mouth slightly open. "Your current realm...?"

When they met a few days ago, Chen Chu had been restraining his aura. Although he had emitted an invisible pressure, An Fuqing had assumed his realm was similar to hers, at the middle stage of the Fourth Realm.

After all, just over half a month ago, Chen Chu had still been at the beginning stage of the Fourth Heavenly Realm. Reaching the Fifth in such a short period of time seemed too fantastical.

Chen Chu didn't hide the truth. "I've had smooth progress in my cultivation recently. A few days ago, I broke through to the middle stage of the Fifth Heavenly Realm after condensing the Divine Might Tyrant Body."

"...Impressive!" This time, it was An Fuqing's turn to say those words.

She then looked excited. "I originally thought my progress speed had surpassed everyone in our grade. I didn't expect that in less than a month, you would have already surpassed me by so much. It looks like I'll be missing out on witnessing you counterattack and overwhelm all of the senior geniuses."

Originally, An Fuqing had planned to accompany Chen Chu on the way back, to witness the moment he would overwhelm all of the geniuses of the same level. However, learning that he had unexpectedly surpassed her by two minor realms and advanced to the Fifth ahead of her suddenly filled her with the motivation to continue cultivating.

In response, Chen Chu smiled indifferently and said, "Challenging those classmates in the Fifth Heavenly Realm is no grand spectacle. Wait until the day I ascend to the throne, then you can be my witness. Of course, it's also possible that you might ascend to the throne even before me."

Thinking of An Fuqing's shocking speed of improvement after breaking through to the Fourth Heavenly Realm, Chen Chu didn't speak too confidently. It would be embarrassing if he ended up eating his words.

The young girl nodded. "Alright, when you ascend to the throne, I'll definitely be there to witness it. If I do it first, I'll invite you."

After speaking, the two youths exchanged a smile, their eyes brimming with confidence, as if the throne, which only a handful out of billions could achieve, was easily within their reach.

Of course, they both understood how difficult it was to ascend to the throne, but as geniuses, they couldn't show any signs of weakness right now. Besides, bragging wasn't a crime.