Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast

Chapter 258: Bloodbath, Reflecting Hell, the Soul is Gone (II)

Amid the all-encompassing shockwave, five figures grunted as they were flung away by the overpowering force.

Such immense power left the students watching from a distance in shock, unable to believe their eyes as they stared at the rolling clouds of dust and air waves that extended for hundreds of meters.

Is this the level of combat expected from a Fifth Heavenly Realm cultivator? How is he not in the Seventh Realm?

At that moment, from the depths of the swirling dust, a deafening roar suddenly echoed. Blinding light flared up again, and waves of powerful auras exploded forth.

"Ninth Heaven Divine Transformation!"

"Heavenly Domineering Saber!"

"Divine Ghost Terror!"

"True Dragon Demon Seal!"

"Behold, my Celestial Immortal Strike..."

"I refuse to believe you can sweep all of us away!"

As Chen Chu explosively fended off a dozen top fighters in an instant, the remaining nine freaks at the peak of the Fifth Heavenly Realm joined forces, unleashing their strongest strikes. Under the locked-on willpower of this combined attack, Chen Chu had no way to dodge or escape.

Did he really need to, though?

Just as all of the attacks were about to hit him, the red light surrounding Chen Chu flared up. An oppressive aura exploded from within him, accompanied by roars of dragons and elephants, and golden light shone brilliantly.

"Eight Desolations Purgatory!"

In an instant, centered on Chen Chu, nine golden-red halberd shadows, each nine meters long, swept in all directions, unleashing an earth-shattering might that stirred up massive air waves.

With the state of dual enlightenment and external pressure from today's battles, Chen Chu's understanding, perception, and comprehension of the Eight Desolations Purgatory Halberd reached their peak at this moment.

Without even using attribute points for enhancement, he comprehended the final fusion move of Dominating the Eight Desolations and Infinite Purgatory—the ultimate technique, the Eight Desolations Purgatory.

In an instant, the nine halberd lights intercepted the sword qi, dragon images, and swirling saber light. At the moment of contact, these halberd shadows emitted a dazzling brilliance.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The nine bursts of true dragon power, each containing fifty percent of the Infinite Purgatory's might, exploded like missiles descending from the heavens, and the resulting light illuminated the night sky.

The ground shook violently, sending countless clods of earth and stones into the air. The ensuing shockwave of destruction swept across a hundred-meter radius, plunging everything into darkness and resonating with tremors.

After ten minutes, when the explosions subsided and the dust slowly settled, a series of craters with diameters of over ten meters each appeared. The ground was riddled with pits and intersecting rifts.

In this desolate, almost ruinous landscape stood about twenty figures, including Zhang Tianlong and others. Compared to those geniuses who either spewed blood or had their weapons shattered and armor broken under Chen Chu's single strike, they had fared little better.

Faced with the combined assault of more than twenty top-level geniuses, even Chen Chu dared not hold back. He had unleashed almost all of his power; the only thing he hadn’t done was activate his runes.

As a result, these individuals' auras were somewhat weakened, their arms trembled while holding their weapons, and some even had blood at the corners of their mouths, caused by significant injuries. Compared to their physical wounds, however, the blow to their spirits was even more severe.

They had lost.

Over twenty of the strongest geniuses had joined forces and were still suppressed by this freshman's absolute and domineering power. Such vast, overwhelming, and invincible strength was unstoppable.

No matter how exquisite their techniques or how powerful their sword qi, once touched by the golden-red halberd light, that sword qi was instantly destroyed by the explosive force.

Moreover, with indescribable reflexes and attack speed, Chen Chu had effortlessly faced the onslaught of over twenty people. Such a disparity in strength made it unimaginable that he was in the same realm as them.

No wonder he dared to boast that no one of the same rank could withstand three of his moves. His battle prowess was a despair-inducing monster.

Just as everyone was shaken to their core, Chen Chu, holding his halberd at the center of the battlefield, exuded an even more terrifying aura. The blood-red light emanating from him almost obscured the sky.

The battle will radiating from him, as if declaring his invincibility in a world akin to Purgatory, grew more intense, nearly materializing and interfering with reality. Around him, faint illusions began to appear. Countless mutated beast carcasses piled up like mountains, their blood forming vast oceans, and ferocious mutated beasts within these seas roared skyward.

Among the endless blood sea, there were also shadows of Blood Cultists and Purgatory Demon Clan members, each letting out mournful wails.

"What is that will?"

"Didn't they say he wanted to condense the Invincible Battle Will?"

"Such strong killing intent. Calling it a mountain of carcasses and a sea of blood isn't an exaggeration. Has he killed hundreds of thousands of peo— no, tens of thousands of mutated creatures?"

As the visions emerged, everyone grew restless, their faces reflecting shock and horror. They couldn't comprehend how Chen Chu, a first-year student, had amassed such intense killing intent, or when he had slain so many mutated creatures.

Boom!

The illusions surrounding Chen Chu, along with the spiraling red blood aura, began to tremble and slowly compress into his body under the powerful invincible will.

The mutated creatures, Blood Cultists, and Purgatory Demon Clan figures in the sea of blood let out even more dreadful screams, creating a scene of ghostly wails and godly roars.

Then, with a thunderous sound, all of the illusions disappeared, merging into Chen Chu's body.

As his aura retracted, the overwhelming oppressive sensation that had filled the heavens and earth slowly dissipated, and everyone inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Fu Jiangtao said with envy, "He succeeded."

Chen Chu slowly opened his eyes, which faintly reflected the illusory scene. Even his gaze had turned a spine-chilling red, causing everyone to instinctively avoid it.

However, he only glanced at these people briefly before focusing his attention on the attribute page visible only to him.

Will: Hellblood Battle Will [Special battle willpower, bloodbath, reflecting hell.

When activated, it draws in transcendent energy and plunges the consciousness into a frenzied bloodlust state, enhancing all combat skills' destructive power by 50%.

Slaughter Desire: During battle, the user absorbs the invisible blood aura created by slaying enemies, temporarily boosting battle willpower. The more lives taken, the stronger the battle will's amplification.

Desperate Invincibility: When injured or experiencing a significant drop in vitality during battle, invincible will activates. The more severe the injuries and the greater the vitality loss, the stronger the battle will.]

Upon seeing the notes next to the battle willpower, even Chen Chu couldn't help but breathe faster, feeling a surge of excitement.

The ability to enhance combat skills' power by fifty percent when the battle will stirred transcendent energy was similar to the initial increase provided by sword will or saber will, nothing too surprising.

However, the Slaughter Desire, which increased the battle will's amplification the more he killed and the more blood aura he absorbed, left Chen Chu stunned. On top of that, the Desperate Invincibility aspect, which activated invincible battle will in response to injury or a significant drop in vitality and grew stronger the greater the severity, was a game-changer.

This trait perfectly complemented the Tyrant Elephant state. By burning vitality, not only would his strength increase eightfold, but his battle willpower would also grow stronger over time.

The stronger he became, the more enemies he killed, the more blood aura he absorbed, and the more powerful his battle will would become. Thinking of this made Chen Chu's eyes glow red.

Such a unique ghastly battle will was tailored for the battlefield. Once he entered the front lines of the mythical world, wouldn't he create a sea of blood with his slaughter?

Phew!

Chen Chu let out a breath, suppressing his excitement. He glanced over the rest of his attributes and noticed that, apart from his Spirit attribute increasing by 50 points, nothing else had changed.

Spirit attribute!

As he had suspected, the Spirit attribute represented his soul. Each time his avatar fed back the enhancement of his physical body, the feedback from his essence, qi, and spirit gradually strengthened his soul.

In the moment when his battle will had condensed and ascended, Chen Chu had vaguely sensed the presence of his soul, which filled his entire body yet seemed to exist beyond it, vast and immense like a colossal deity in slumber.

Moreover, his soul was in a peculiar state: part human, part beast, with one half within him and the other half existing in an unknown void. Or, more precisely, the other half of his soul was with the Thunder Fiery Colossal Beast.

That would explain why his comprehension and spiritual force weren’t significantly stronger than others’, despite his immense Spirit attribute. His soul power was being used to maintain the synchronization between his main body and his avatar.

If he wanted to harness his soul power, he would likely need to enhance his soul's innate abilities first. Otherwise, his top-level soul talents wouldn't be able to fully manifest their extraordinary properties.

Lost in thought, Chen Chu willed the attribute page away. Then, with a respectful tone, he said, "Thank you all for your assistance. I apologize for any offense caused earlier."

Zhang Tianlong, with a complex look of envy and cheer, said, "Congratulations on condensing your battle will."

"Congratulations."

"Hahaha... Congratulations, Chen Chu, for becoming the foremost young warrior in the south."

Chen Chu's courteous demeanor helped to dissipate any dissatisfaction or unpleasantness. Given that his earlier state was likely influenced by his battle will, no one held any grudges.

"Everyone, I need to go and consolidate my gains. Farewell." With that, Chen Chu stowed his halberd, and with a slight flicker, he vanished into the night.

At the same time, a line of dazzling red characters appeared on all of the large screens in the base squares.