Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast

On the thirteenth plane, Mech No.1, towering more than five hundred meters tall, let out a savage roar. It suddenly turned its head, and two blue-white beams of light shot from its eyes, tearing through the void.

"Watch out!"

The two demon kings chasing after it vanished and reappeared dozens of kilometers away, narrowly avoiding the blast.

Boom! Boom!

The blue-white beams carried overwhelming power. They disintegrated everything in their path and left behind two deep black streaks on the ground, each stretching over two hundred kilometers long and a kilometer wide.

Immediately after finishing its attack, No.1 launched itself hundreds of kilometers ahead. There, a unit of one thousand high-level true demons was leading a demonized vassal army of over one hundred thousand in an assault on a floating island fortress.

Boom!

A blood-red shockwave erupted, and within a range of over a hundred kilometers, the entire demonized army was blasted into a mist of blood. The floating island fortress, hundreds of kilometers wide, shook violently. Countless rocks exploded, and the fortress embedded with golden leaves rumbled loudly, frightening the Heavenly Feathered warriors inside so badly that their faces turned pale.

They weren't afraid of dying in battle against the true demons. What truly terrified them was the thought of their bodies bursting apart under the blood light and being devoured by that monstrous dark-golden creature.

Roar!

As No.1 absorbed a vast amount of transcendent flesh, blood, and souls, its aura surged once more, becoming even more monstrous. Watching the monster shrouded in blood-colored light, the two demon kings chasing from behind couldn't help but slow their steps.

It had only been a few minutes since the humans had stepped onto the battlefield. Yet, in that short time, this monster had already devoured eight of their vassal legions and two main battle corps, totaling a million troops.

Bruuuuuuhm!

From the churning dark demonic clouds below came a deep horn blast. It echoed with the oppressive power of a demon god, delivering a clear command to retreat. For a brief moment, all Purgatory true demons and demon kings froze in place.

Then, the highest directive from Zuo Mo transmitted through the communication tokens they carried. This scene played out simultaneously across three battlefronts: the tenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth planes.

Far above, a black-haired youth was effortlessly blasting apart the true forms of three demon kings. At the same time, the two great demon kings fighting Anstira exchanged glances.

Boom!

A massive aura burst from the Six-Horned Great Demon King. Behind it, a massive dark red moon ten kilometers wide formed in the sky. It radiated a crimson blood light, then exploded.

It was as if an entire world had shattered. Even Anstira was forced to retreat from the apocalyptic power's shockwave.

As the Six-Horned Demon King unleashed its divine bloodline ability, the other great demon king's chilling voice echoed through the air. "The Grand Marshal has given the order for all legions to withdraw at once."

Across the battlefield that stretched tens of thousands of kilometers, all of the true demons froze.

"...Understood."

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Under the orders of their respective legion commanders, the demons began to withdraw from the battlefield. One by one, demonized colossal beasts surged downward into the rolling clouds below.

The sudden turn of events left Chen Chu momentarily stunned.Wait, what? I haven't even warmed up yet. I was planning to keep a low profile, take my time, and quietly take out a few demon kings and great demon kings. Why are you all retreating now?

Chen Chu looked into the distance. Mech No.1 was still feasting. An Fuqing, the battle-patterned mech legion, and the Sky-Splitting Sword King were working together to pin down a late-stage demon king, sword light flashing in every direction. Chen Chu let out a quiet sigh. "Looks like I'll have to reveal a bit of my strength after all."

Chen Chu swept his halberd, and a golden-black light burst forth, transforming into a kilometer-long halberd light that instantly appeared in front of Katodes, who had just recreated its true form several dozen kilometers away. The demon king, whose aura was already weak after having its true form shattered five times, exploded once again.

Chen Chu stood tall with his halberd in hand, then raised his head to the skies. "Divine Kings of the Heavenly Feathered Race, I am about to go all out to eliminate these purgatory legions and demon kings. I ask you to block the demon gods on the other side."

His voice echoed across the entire plane, and then a terrifying aura erupted that struck fear into the hearts of all demon kings and great demon kings.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Endless golden-white flames spread out from Chen Chu and formed a fireball with him at the center, enveloping a hundred-kilometer radius in the blink of an eye. The wave of scorching heat vaporized everything in its path, spreading like a red sun flare across a two-hundred-kilometer radius.

On two nearby floating islands, each several dozen kilometers wide and covered by the sun flare, trees caught fire and turned to ash in the blink of an eye. Rock and soil melted, turning into lava that flowed downward.

Blue-violet thunderbolts circled the golden-white fireball, tearing through space as they moved. Wherever they passed, they left behind deep black cracks.

At the center of the fireball, Chen Chu shifted into a form with three faces and eight arms. He wielded the thousand-meter-long Eight Desolations Halberd, radiating fierce and unstoppable power that warped and shattered everything around him. Even the light bent and twisted under the overwhelming presence of his true form.

Sensing the pressure comparable to a peak great demon king, all beings above the Ninth Heavenly Realm within tens of thousands of kilometers stared towards Chen Chu's direction in horror. This included the fourteen demon kings, and the two great demon kings that were preparing to retreat.

After recovering from that momentary shock, the Six-Horned Great Demon King roared fiercely. "Retreat! Fall back!"

Chen Chu was only at the peak of the mythical level, but after revealing his true form, he seemed to have jumped an entire major realm. The invisible, heavy oppression he radiated matched the terror of that monstrous beast he had summoned before.

Just like the demon kings, the Heavenly Feathered Race's warriors were equally shocked and stirred. Seeing Chen Chu's power, Anstira pushed down the surprise in her eyes and let out a long howl. An eight-hundred-meter-tall angel phantom rose behind her, raising a battle sword. "Stop them! Do not let them escape!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

All of the demon kings and Heavenly Feathered warriors erupted into a frenzy, and the entire battlefield descended into chaos. The dark demonic clouds below, rolling like an abyss, shook violently. A powerful will descended, and countless dark tentacles tens of thousands of meters long shot up into the sky.

"Orobna, have you forgotten this is my territory?"

Boom!

In the sky above, golden light blazed fiercely. Another supreme-level will descended, and golden pillars of light rained down, shattering the dark tentacles.

It had only been a few seconds since Chen Chu revealed his true form. All of the demon kings, the Heavenly Feathered divine kings, and the demon gods outside the plane reacted instantly.

The demon gods beyond the plane especially wanted to forcibly suppress Chen Chu, so that their legions could withdraw at a minimal loss. However, the Heavenly Feathered divine kings standing against them naturally would not allow that.

"Seems like they can only summon part of their will. It's not that powerful." Standing amid the Great Sun, Chen Chu watched the collision of these overwhelming wills. After determining the power the demon gods could exert, he immediately gained confidence.

It seemed that the Heavenly Feathered Race wasn't too weak after all. At least on their own turf, they could hold back hostile demon gods. Since that was the case, everyone would stay today.

"Luo Fei, eat these three." As he spoke in a cold voice, three streaks of blue-violet light pierced through the sky, flying over a thousand kilometers toward Mech No.1. The moment Chen Chu revealed his true form, the high-level law of Heavenly Purple Lightning had suppressed the weakened demon kings, leaving them unable to resist.

If it weren't to leave No.1 some food, those three demon kings would have been completely erased by the Law of Death when Chen Chu released his power. After reaching the advanced cultivation realm, this law fully revealed its true might, which could erase all life, including so-called immortal mythical beings.

Boom!

With that done, the golden-white Great Sun, with a diameter of a hundred kilometers, descended from the sky like a falling star. It crashed into the rolling sea of dark clouds below with a thunderous roar, stirring up massive shockwaves.

The battlefield stretched across tens of thousands of kilometers. Even with Chen Chu's overwhelming power, he couldn't eliminate every enemy instantly. To keep all of the demon kings, great demon kings, and their legions around, the entrance had to be sealed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Around the golden-white Great Sun, dark demonic qi raged and roared, erupting with immense power that relentlessly battered Chen Chu's law domain in an attempt to prevent his descent.

This demonic qi was generated by the demon gods' power, forming an endless dark domain. If it weren't for the golden pillars of light descending from the sky, stirring the black clouds and suppressing the wills of the demon gods trapped inside, even Chen Chu would have to use his full strength to break through.

Now, however... nothing could stop him.

Boom!

The golden-white Great Sun pierced through more than two thousand kilometers like a beam of light, descending all the way to the deepest part of the plane. There, a rift over a hundred thousand meters long had opened up, unleashing endless streams of demonic qi. At the same time, many demonized creatures and true demons frantically fled toward the rift through the rolling dark clouds.

"Today, I will be the one to suppress this realm."

Boom!

The golden-white Great Sun shot into the rift and exploded like a supernova. It released boundless light that lit up the entire lower part of the plane, creating rings of golden-white radiance that melted everything and destroyed all within a thousand kilometers. With the demon god-level combat ability, the World-Ending Sun, the rift collapsed instantly.

"How dare you!" A cold roar filled with the will of a demon god echoed through heaven and earth.

At the center of the explosion, chaotic energy storms surged fiercely. Chen Chu stood holding his halberd, looking up with an indifferent expression. "Don't like it? Then come kill me."

Seeing Chen Chu's strength, the Purgatory legions showed expressions of terror and despair. As the rift collapsed, all of the true demons lost the support of the dark demonic clouds, and their true demon auras weakened significantly. Most importantly, they lost any means of retreat, and no longer had a continuous supply of demonic qi to replenish their strength.

Roar!

In Mech No.1's hands, the three weakened demon kings were compressed down to just over ten meters in size. Despair showed in their eyes as they looked at the dark-golden monster opening its huge mouth.

Crunch!

No.1 took one bite and devoured the upper body of one of the demon kings. Red blood sprayed out, staining its mechanical body. Immediately after, it took another bite and completely devoured the remaining half.

Boom!

A Blood Moon rose and fell in the sky. No.1's aura surged violently, and the red light surrounding it grew even denser. This brutal scene drove the other two captured demon kings into utter despair.

"Lord Bardi! Save me! Save us..."

Bardi, however, a late-stage great demon king, simply had no intention of paying attention to their pleas. It pulled out a white bone shard more than ten meters long, wrapped with eerie black demon runes. The collapse of the rift meant the demon kings couldn't escape, but it didn't mean the great demon kings had no options.

"Karlot, stop her for a moment."

"Leave it to me."

Boom!

Desperate to win this fight, the Six-Horned Great Demon King ignited its origin. Its aura immediately soared several times over as it charged at Anstira, who was trying to stop them. At the same time, a massive dark red dragon head, ten thousand meters long, appeared out of the void.

As the Six-Horned Great Demon King charged at Anstira, the black demon runes on the bone fragment in Bardi's hand shimmered, and in the blink of an eye, a thousand-meter-wide black vortex appeared.

Suddenly, a thousand-meter-long halberd, wrapped in dazzling white-golden flames and thunderbolts, descended from above. A deep voice rumbled, "Leaving so soon? You should stay. I'm curious how much No.1 can grow after devouring two great demon kings."

Boom!

The razor-sharp halberd's devastating strike shattered the bone fragment and ruptured space itself. Amid the raging shockwaves, Chen Chu's three-faced, eight-armed figure slowly emerged, his body radiating an aura that warped space and time.

"Human, how dare you interfere in the Purgatory Empire's war? You're asking for death." Bardi's eyes turned red with fury. In its anger, six arms behind it exploded. Blood and flesh burst out, forming a bizarre demon formation spanning ten kilometers in the void.

The formation flared with intense light. A sinister force descended, encasing the true form of the great demon king in swirling black markings. They solidified into pitch-black battle armor, greatly amplifying its aura.

Confronted by Chen Chu's overwhelming power and with no way to escape, the great demon king chose to sacrifice itself and unleash a secret art in a final act of desperation. The sheer ruthlessness of this move made Chen Chu hesitate for a moment, but then he said, "In front of me, this is just a useless struggle."

Boom!

The Eight Desolations Creation Halberd burst with radiant energy. Golden-white flames, blue-violet lightning, gray death energy, black void power, and dark laws of the soul twisted into bands of light, releasing an oppressive aura that shook the world.

"Five high-level laws? Impossible!"

A halberd light tens of thousands of meters long streaked across the sky, and time seemed to come to a halt. Over two hundred kilometers away, both the Six-Horned Demon King and Anstira watched in shock.

Boom!

Overwhelmed by the immense power, Bardi's law-bound world collapsed. Its true form exploded, leaving behind a crater one hundred kilometers wide. The terrifying shockwave of laws spread in five rings of light, sweeping across hundreds of kilometers.

As Bardi's true body was blown apart, a horrifying aura burst forth that shocked the Six-Horned Demon King. Behind Chen Chu, a thousand-meter-long stream appeared. Floating above it were nine figures in black imperial robes, each wearing the Imperial Crown of Twenty-Four Heavens. They were identical to Chen Chu in both appearance and aura.

"Time-based divine abilities!?" At that moment, both the Six-Horned Demon King, and the exhausted Bardi, who had drained its origin to repair its true form, showed looks of despair.

Chen Chu on his own was already overwhelmingly powerful, enough to dominate all opponents. Now, he had used time-based divine abilities to summon nine projections with auras nearly as strong as late-stage great demon kings. There was no way anyone could stand against him now.

Under the desperate gazes of all of the demon kings and great demon kings, the nine imperial-robed figures behind Chen Chu stepped down from the stream of time.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Nine auras equivalent to late-stage great demon kings soared, causing the entire plane to tremble slightly.

Earlier, when refining the nine Marks of Temporal Reincarnation, Chen Chu had not yet completed the second reforging of his demon god form. His normal peak strength was around the late-stage heavenly king level, and only through explosive bursts could he reach the peak.

Even so, when the nine late-stage heavenly king figures appeared, all of the demon kings showed despair. This scene also stunned all of the human cultivators, including Chen Wang and An Fuqing.

Li Daoyi was especially dumbfounded, mouth agape. "Damn! Brother Chu, when did you learn avatar divine abilities? There's ten of you and you're still maintaining peak power?"

The scene was so exaggerated that even Luo Fei inside No.1, whose consciousness was in another plane, was shaken.

The nine imperial-robed Chen Chus stood firm, their invisible pressure suppressing the entire region.