Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast

Boom!

Chen Chu's Eight Desolations Halberd came crashing down, and the ground beneath Nashigas shattered once more. The golden space around it splintered, revealing massive rifts across the void.

His power hadn't reached its limit?A flash of disbelief flickered in Nashigas's eyes.

The Eternal Golden Divine Race were known for their incredibly powerful true forms. Once any of them broke through to the mythical level, their physical bodies alone could rival colossal beasts of the same level.

Nashigas was no ordinary member. It was an unmatched genius who had awakened the heavenly god bloodline. Although only half a step into the divine king level, its pure physical strength was already on par with a middle-stage ancient colossal beast, powerful enough to shake the stars.

Yet now, even after revealing its true form, it was being physically overpowered by a human cultivator who specialized in the path of laws?

"Impossible!" Nashigas roared. Its body erupted with radiant golden light as the three-headed golden dragon phantom spiraling behind it let out a thunderous cry and surged into it.

Boom!

Nashigas's muscles doubled in size, transforming it into a towering giant of raw strength. Power exploded from within, increasing nearly tenfold in an instant. Even the Eight Desolations Halberd in Chen Chu's hands was knocked aside by the overwhelming force. He was forced to take a step back, and the heavy impact of his footstep stirred up shockwaves like a mountain crashing into the sea.

"Human, I dare you to come again!" With stronger power surging through it, Nashigas let out a long cry. The spear in its hand swept across the sky, multiplying into countless spear phantoms that rained down on Chen Chu. All things were reduced to ruin by that unmatched and overwhelming power. It was as if a heavy, destructive world was crashing down.

However, meeting Nashigas' world-ending strike was Chen Chu's black-and-gold halberd, shrouded in darkness and entwined with golden-white principles. It descended at a speed that surpassed even time itself.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At unimaginable speed, the two clashed tens of thousands of times in a single instant. Each strike held the power to tear through entire worlds, shaking the very fabric of time and space. The entire Ancient Arena trembled on the brink of collapse.

If not for the powerful ancient principles restraining the area, the entire arena might have already been blown into the sky. Even with the ancient principles containing the battle, some shockwaves still broke through the barrier and slammed into the statues in the spectator stands. Two of the statues, each towering tens of thousands of meters high, showed faint cracks from the impact.

Roar! Roar!

As the cracks appeared, two muffled roars echoed faintly from within the statues. A terrifying aura began to stir, as if something dreadful had been awakened. However, at that moment, a power imbued with a supreme aura descended upon the empty main seat of the dueling arena.

Boom!

The trembling statues fell still at once, and the cracks on their surfaces began to disappear. At the same time, the two streaks of light battling in the arena were suddenly pushed apart.

"Take this—Golden Light Wheel!" With a long roar, Nashigas unleashed a golden light wheel a thousand kilometers wide, rising from within the divine domain of golden principles. It swept forward, destroying everything in its path. Beneath its invisible, razor-sharp radiance, even the golden-white light that had filled half of the sky was silently torn apart, leaving behind a widening abyss of darkness.

Behind Chen Chu, who still stood tall with his halberd in hand, the glowing golden-white sphere held in one hand suddenly burst into radiant light. Now that his cultivation had reached the peak of the heavenly king level and his principles had reached completion, the once-illusory demon god combat skills had also now fully materialized, transforming into divine companion skills.[1]

As the World-Ending Great Sun expanded, it formed a massive sphere three thousand kilometers across, its core churning with golden-white flames in liquid form. The heat pouring from it was enough to evaporate oceans and ignite the heavens, carrying a destructive force capable of wiping out all existence.

However, Nashigas's Golden Light Wheel, infused with the divine power of its heavenly god bloodline, possessed incredible might. The wheel's sharp edge cut through everything in its path, including the very principles.

The moment the two clashed, the blazing outer layer of the World-Ending Great Sun, along with the liquefied golden-white flames swirling around it, was silently sliced apart by the principle-level sharpness of the wheel's edge.

Seeing this, a look of satisfaction appeared in Nashigas' eyes. The divine abilities of the Eternal Divine Race stood as the most powerful force in the vast world, surpassing billions of lifeforms and every other power. Their strength shattered the heavens and principles.

However, just as Nashigas celebrated its win, the severed World-Ending Great Sun flared even brighter, unleashing a surge of energy.

Boom!

An unending flood of golden-white light burst forth. The explosion at the core of the Great Sun shook the entire Ancient Arena with overwhelming force. Heat powerful enough to melt all of creation swept through the heavens and earth, filling every corner with destructive energy.

That devastating energy shattered the principles of the world, tore apart the golden domain, and engulfed Nashigas. The radiant golden-purple halos around its body exploded with a thunderous roar as they clashed against the wave of destruction.

This was the power of the World-Ending Great Sun, a single strike strong enough to erase the world from existence. If it had struck the Blue Planet, the impact would have been enough to tear the entire planet apart. Its power was truly beyond imagination.

At that moment, above the raging flames, a massive gray millstone appeared. Hanging high in the sky, it turned slowly, distorting space and the power of death as it descended toward Nashigas.

Sizzle!

Beneath the gray radiance, black smoke rose from the gaps in Nashigas's neck armor. The golden shine of its skin faded, now stained with the stench of decay and death. The power of death crept steadily across its corrupted flesh, seeping deeper into its body. Wherever it spread, the pure golden blood thickened and dried. Muscles that once gleamed like polished metal now gave off the stench of decay.

The Death Millstone, having become a divine companion artifact, was almost a true manifestation of the power of death. Its might was terrifying, capable of ignoring all defenses.

However, at that moment, an overwhelming surge of life force erupted from within Nashigas, rapidly and fiercely repairing the rotting flesh and decaying skin. The spread of death halted for a brief moment. Although the surge of life essence managed to resist the corrosive power of death, the intense pain from the rotting flesh still filled Nashigas with fury.

"Watch as I break your death ability with my Eternal Divine Judgment!" Nashigas roared, and its body burst into radiant golden light. Mysterious markings appeared across its cheeks and forehead, resonating with a distant force across time and space. Endless golden light pierced through the void and descended. High above in the sky, a massive gate of pure gold took form.

Huuuuum!

The gate slowly creaked open like an entrance to a heavenly kingdom. In that moment, the void filled with the whispers of billions of living beings, as if singing praises to the supreme power that was about to descend.

Amid the chanting of all living beings, a golden sword ten thousand kilometers long appeared, piercing through the gate as it slowly descended. Wherever it passed, everything was crushed by the golden power wrapped in its sword light.

In that moment, heaven and earth fell silent. Only the sword remained, like a supreme judgment from the gods. It fell upon the Death Millstone in an instant, moving at a speed that surpassed time itself.

The Death Millstone suddenly sank, and massive cracks split across its surface, letting out a sharp cracking sound.

Bang!

After a brief pause, Chen Chu's Death Millstone and Nashigas' Eternal Divine Sword both exploded, transforming into surging waves of gray energy that swept across heaven and earth.

Violent death energy and eternal golden principles surged across heaven and earth as Nashigas roared, "Chu Batian, take my next strike—Fall of the Myriad Worlds!"

Roar! Roar! Roar!

In an instant, the entire world trembled. Majestic dragon roars resounded across the heavens. Behind Nashigas, the towering phantom of the three-headed golden divine dragon slowly emerged, its massive form blotting out the sky. Surrounding its three raised heads, twelve phantom worlds appeared, each resembling a golden bubble, and existing across different points in time and space.

Amid the raging shockwaves, Chen Chu let out a furious roar. Behind him, the purple lightning spear held by one of his hands burst forth with dazzling light. The spear, over a hundred thousand meters long and formed from pure light, tore through heaven and earth as it surged to counter Nashigas' attack. As they clashed, the twelve golden worlds collapsed with immense force, plunging the entire Ancient Arena into chaos. The Lightning God Spear was instantly destroyed, and Chen Chu was engulfed by the blast.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The explosion shook heaven and earth, and the arena was blown into a chaotic mess. Sky and ground became indistinguishable, the void fell into disorder, and spacetime rippled in turmoil.

Nearly ten minutes passed before the massive three-headed golden dragon finally faded from sight. As the blinding explosion gradually dimmed, it revealed a turbulent and murky void, with a lone demon god standing unshaken in the darkness.

"Impossible!" Nashigas's eyes widened in shock.

Despite taking a full-force strike from Nashigas' divine ability, Chen Chu remained completely unharmed. Layers of diamond-shaped halos surrounded him, radiating an aura of indestructibility and unshakable dominance.

This was the power of Chen Chu's top-level divine ability: the Absolute Force Field. It possessed a defense that ignored all physical, energy-based, and illusory attacks. Only an attack with power exceeding ten times the bearer's endurance limit could break through it.

While Nashigas was still stunned, Chen Chu vanished without a sound. At a speed too fast even for consciousness to detect, he appeared directly in front of his opponent.

Boom!

The halberd in his hands shattered the void, and the invisible power condensed upon it was so overwhelming that even Nashigas felt a chill run through its body. Just as Nashigas moved to defend, the black chains coiled around the halberd suddenly exploded, releasing a sweeping black light that tore through the heavens.

It was the power of Soul Judgment. This force ignored all forms of defense and surged straight into Nashigas's body, striking directly at its soul. Its consciousness trembled and roared in chaos. A moment later, a majestic dragon's roar erupted from within it.

Boom!

The black wave of light that had engulfed Nashigas shattered beneath the overwhelming pressure of that soul-infused force.

As an unmatched genius of a powerful race, Nashigas was armed to the teeth with no apparent weaknesses. Even its soul had been fortified through the cultivation of a powerful bloodline defensive secret art. However, in the instant its consciousness was shaken by the soul attack, the Eight Desolations Halberd had already descended.

Boom!

Nashigas was blasted backward by the tyrannical strike, turning into a golden streak as it flew thousands of kilometers away and slammed hard into the arena's stone wall. Massive web-like cracks spread across the wall as it collapsed on Nashigas. The violent shockwaves from the impact shook the entire arena. The towering statues in the seating area trembled, and the intensity of the atmosphere was overwhelming.

Bang!

Nashigas pushed away the wall fragments burying it. Amid the billowing dust, it emerged slowly. Its chest armor was now dented and its body was covered in cracks. Battered and bruised, it narrowed its eyes at the distant figure that was standing tall with a halberd and radiating an aura both divine and demonic.

This human's strength is terrifying. His true form possesses unmatched physical power, his defenses are overwhelming, and he commands a continuous stream of profound divine abilities. In nearly every aspect, he's suppressing me, a member of the Eternal Golden Divine Race,Nashigas thought.Even his domineering principle power is no weaker than my eternal divine power. Such talent and overwhelming combat strength is rare even among my people.

1. In cultivation novels, the concept of companion skills, abilities, weapons, etc. refers to a powerful, usually divine-grade weapon or item that is born or awakened alongside a cultivator's breakthrough, bloodline, or innate talent. Most of the time, it is innately tied to the cultivator, often born from their bloodline, soul, or laws/principles. Generally, no two are the same, as they often reflect the user's nature, path, or innate potential. These companion skills, abilities, weapons, etc. also grow together with the cultivator and will stay with the cultivator for life. As the cultivator's strength increases, so too does their "companion." In some cases, it forms automatically upon a major breakthrough. ☜