Chapter 550: External Incarnation
Both dharma aspects were itching to take over the body of the Heaven Devouring Beast. In the end, the past aspect prevailed and entered the body of the Heaven Devouring Beast.
Chu Hao immediately felt a strange sensation in his heart.
He now had two bodies!
One was his original human body, and the other was the Heaven Devouring Beast. There was no difference between the two bodies; both were containers for his soul, and he could control either one with a single thought.
Moreover, the past aspect had also split from his soul, and although initially it did not fit well within the same Sea of Consciousness, it was now as easy to control as moving his own arm, seamlessly integrated.
One soul, two bodies.
Thump, thump, thump, the heart of the Heaven Devouring Beast began to beat fiercely, and its massive body burst forth with astonishing vitality.
Chu Hao was astonished because the corpse of the Heaven Devouring Beast was exceptionally well preserved, with almost no physical damage, primarily because its soul had been directly eradicated, losing all vitality. However, now that his soul had entered, the past aspect had mysteriously merged with this body, as if his soul was the rightful master of this magnificent beast.
Of course, this was also because the rank of the Heaven Devouring Beast was extremely high; otherwise, having been dead for so many years, it would have turned to bones long ago.
"What!" Everyone else cried out in surprise, feeling the ground shake. A terrifying aura circulated, as if a Heavenly God had descended, instinctively making them tremble.
This was a suppression at the level of life itself, just like a True Dragon being born, even in its youth it naturally suppressed all other beasts, let alone this being a Heaven Devouring Beast, which could reach the level of an Immortal Emperor when mature.
Even Fat Cat gawked, thinking that refining an incarnation was like having an extra magic tool, but a magic tool itself is an inanimate object. But now, it faintly heard a heartbeat, thunderous, showing incredible vitality.
How could this be!
It's just a dharma body, how could it come to life?
Luo Qingyan was also shocked, saying, "You actually refined the Heaven Devouring Beast into a Dharma Body? But that's not right, it's been dead for countless years, and although its body is still here, its soul has long been annihilated, so it shouldn't be possible for it to regain vitality unless—unless you've possessed it! But that's not right either, your body still has fluctuations of soul power!"
She pressed her head, looking utterly bewildered. This was far beyond her imagination, and she simply couldn't understand how a person could split their soul in two, inhabiting two bodies, each becoming a complete life?
"Why not?" Chu Hao said, and the Heaven Devouring Beast also opened its massive mouth, uttering the same words—such a creature being able to speak was not unusual, and now that the soul was Chu Hao's, speaking human language was no problem at all.
"You're a monster!" Luo Qingyan pointed out, unable to comprehend, she concluded that calling him a monster explained everything.
Chu Hao smiled slightly, nobody knew that he actually possessed three dharma aspects, because theoretically he could have three bodies, and even if any of those bodies died, he wouldn't really die, he would just lose a body.
Three Phases Technique, the Time Law, too awesome!
Luo Qingyan could never have imagined that the Three Phases Technique Chu Hao picked not only was mastered by him, but also allowed him to form three dharma aspects during his breakthrough to War Emperor, thereby enabling him to inhabit the body of this magnificent beast and gain an incredibly strong and potentially limitless incarnation.
—As long as it grows smoothly, this incarnation could become an Immortal Emperor!
There are only a few such beings in the entire universe!
Boom, boom, boom, the Heaven Devouring Beast stood up. Because it was so massive and heavy, this process was like a terrible earthquake, almost overturning the sky. However, Chu Hao quickly operated his body, and the body size of the Heaven Devouring Beast kept shrinking until it was the size of an ordinary small dog, floating in the sky.
It couldn't land, for the Heaven Devouring Beast was as heavy as a planet, if it stood on the ground in its current form, it would definitely sink like a stone in water.
"Wuwuwu, you little stinker, how much good stuff did you trick out of me?" Luo Qingyan was almost mad.
"It's nothing really, I couldn't learn the Three Phases Technique at all, and I only ate a bit of your weed, this skeleton of the Heaven Devouring Beast was useless to you anyway," Chu Hao said nonchalantly, yet these three things were intrinsically linked.
Having learned the Three Phases Technique, only then could he form three dharma bodies while eating the Spiritual Medicine and breaking through to War Emperor, allowing him to inhabit the body of the Heaven Devouring Beast and possess an entirely independent incarnation, not just a mere avatar in the ordinary sense.
Luo Qingyan huffed, saying, "You owe me a big favor!" She was very frustrated; the body of the Heaven Devouring Beast had been lying here for who knows how many years, but why couldn't anyone else acquire it, being completely unable to possess it, yet Chu Hao managed to seize a great opportunity as soon as he arrived?
This kid had the lucky fate of the heavens and earth, you couldn't deny it.
Chu Hao nodded, saying, "I owe you a big favor, if you need anything in the future, I will not refuse."
"That sounds more like it," Luo Qingyan huffed.
The Heaven Devouring Beast would inevitably become an Immortal Emperor, one of the most powerful existences in the whole universe, so the favor indeed was remarkably huge. Of course, if Luo Qingyan had known earlier that Chu Hao could bring the Heaven Devouring Beast back to life, she certainly would not have agreed to give it away; she would have kept it for her own research, maybe one day it could become her own incarnation as well.
People of the Alien Race were all green with envy.
No matter how freakish Chu Hao was before, his strength was clear, he was only a War Emperor after all, and the Alien Race had plenty of powerful beings to suppress him. But the Heaven Devouring Beast... that was a being at the level of a War God the moment it was born, and its combat power as a heavenly extraordinary beast definitely far exceeded that of a regular War God, who now could control Chu Hao?
Su Wanyue and others were happy for Chu Hao, of course Gu Fei, Duanmu Changtian, Yan Feixue still filled with envy, this was destined to be beyond godly.
Chu Hao carefully observed his new body, but found that the situation was not as good as everyone thought.
The body of the Heaven Devouring Beast was extremely weak, and its combat power had only reached War Emperor level, not even close to War God. Compared to its main body, it wasn't much stronger.
It made sense, the Heaven Devouring Beast had been slain as soon as it was born, its soul obliterated, and after so many years, wouldn't the energy essence in its body be lost? Even if it was alive, being unfed for so many years would have weakened it, let alone being dead.
Falling from War God to War Emperor only demonstrated how terrifying the Heaven Devouring Beast had been. Its inner essence continuously leaked, yet its strength only slightly decreased.
Unfortunately, the Heaven Devouring Beast fed on planets, and now Chu Hao had nothing that could feed this body—could it possibly eat Sky Martial Star?
Setting aside the fact that planets are categorized by ranks, and whether he could even bite into or digest a Superior Star at this moment, what would happen to the people on Sky Martial Star if he devoured it now? Chu Hao couldn't bring himself to doom billions of lives.
So, he waited, ready to enter the Star Universe once the path opened. In the cosmos, planets were plentiful and absurdly abundant. It would be easy to find planets without life to devour rampantly and naturally boost his cultivation skyrocketingly.
"Chu Hao, I want to ride a horse!" Yun Cai pointed at the Heaven Devouring Beast.
"Miss here wants that too!" Gu Qingcheng also joined in the fun.
Chu Hao rolled his eyes and said, "Do you realize this is my avatar? Are you trying to ride on my head?"
"Hehe."
"Heehee!"
Both women laughed and said together, "It wouldn't matter to ride a bit. Don't you want to try riding it yourself?"
"No way!" Chu Hao quickly shook his head. "No way, I'm not letting you ride over my head."
"Stingy!"
"Yep, totally stingy."
Chu Hao ignored them and continued forward, while the two women giggled and refused to give up, determined to ride the Strange Beast of the Starry Skies.
Half a day later, a wall appeared in front of them.
What kind of wall was this?
It stretched from earth to heaven, like a barrier between the world, blocking two worlds.
"Beyond this lies the Secret of Eternal Life," Luo Qingyan pointed at the wall and said.
"You're willing to let us in?" Chu Hao asked in surprise. The witch was notoriously stingy, and now she was liberally letting them see the Secret of Eternal Life, which was beyond imagination.
"Why not?" Luo Qingyan giggled.
"Feng Piaoling, Xiang Wushuang, what's going on here?" A young man strode over majestically, followed by a large group of people, each radiating powerful auras.
Dragon Crown Prince!
Seeing the Dragon Crown Prince, everyone involuntarily tensed their eyes because the strongest young warrior of the Alien Race had advanced into the War Emperor Realm!
Clearly, he had gained a rare opportunity here, even more astonishing than Xiang Wushuang and Feng Piaoling, having not only stepped into the War Emperor Realm but also reached Third Tier.
This was a bit frightening.
He had every reason to be angry because these two had turned into a mount and a bird in a cage, completely disgracing the Alien Race.
"Little Loach?" Luo Qingyan glanced over and shook her head. "I hate loaches the most."
Chu Hao stepped forward, smiling, "Little Loach, let's have a fight!"
"Human Chu Hao!" the Dragon Crown Prince strode forward, scanning his gaze and letting out a cold laugh. "I didn't expect your strength to improve so rapidly, already becoming a peak War Emperor. However, there's a huge gap between War Emperor and War Emperor, and I'm a Third Tier War Emperor, my combat power inscrutable. What makes you think you can contend with me?"
At his words, the people of the Alien Race all displayed peculiar expressions because Chu Hao now possessed an avatar of the Heaven Devouring Beast—not to mention the War God-level combat power, just the immortal body alone over millions of years was proof of its indestructibility!
To defeat such an avatar, one would have to be at least a Star Master, right?
"So what are you afraid of?" Chu Hao smiled faintly, beckoning with his finger, "Come on, let me see the strength of the strongest young warrior of the Alien Race."
"You'll regret this," the Dragon Crown Prince stated flatly.
"Haha, you'll just end up battered by me," Chu Hao shot back.