Chapter 305

Meanwhile, one year after Baichuan had fallen into a deep slumber for evolution.

In the western region, a giant dragon swept across the sky, trailing thunderclouds that stretched for miles, heading toward the Ice Plains where the Forbidden Spirit Domain had already been lifted, and subsequently vanished into a flickering vortex.

The next instant, on a vibrant planet, a massive, imposing thunder dragon quietly appeared.

This giant dragon identified its direction and then vanished once more.

One year later,

Countless dragon-type creatures spread across this planet rose into the sky one after another; some ascended with ethereal clouds, undulating their snake-like bodies as they climbed into the firmament, while others flapped their broad Dragon Wings, gathering into a majestic tide and flying purposefully in a certain direction.

On this day, numerous living beings on the earth witnessed this scene with their own eyes. The mysterious, ancient Dragon Species—the most noble and rare beings in this world—had appeared in such large numbers before all living things. Was it as if they were holding some ritual, or perhaps a mass migration of the entire race?

Naturally, this scene was also discovered by a certain mysterious dragon resting in the Abyss while injured. It watched the countless ancient dragons sweeping across the sky with confusion in its eyes, not understanding what was happening, yet a sudden sense of panic arose in its heart, as if that scene from the past had appeared once again.

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Time flowed on, and another two years passed by.

Inside the starship.

On this day, within the pitch-black molted shell, a pair of eyes formed from flames quietly opened. As his form turned ethereal, he slowly stepped out from the shell, and immediately, the entire shell vanished into the void.

After five years of evolution, it had finally ended.

This was the longest evolution Baichuan had ever experienced in his history.

But it was worth it!

Just after waking, he felt that the intangible sense of bloating in his body had long since vanished, and his entire body seemed to be emitting a frantic craving!

Having become so powerful, the hunger he had not felt for a long time appeared on him once again.

This meant that the energy stored in his body had been almost completely consumed, but it also meant that the growth that had been stagnant in his body had once again entered a state of development.

Not only that, but at this moment, he could vaguely sense an obscure power on this planet nourishing him, causing his lifespan and his aptitude for sensing energy to grow continuously.

Without a doubt, this was the effect of the power of a Star Beast!

And this was merely a fragmented ability!

Even with a fragmented ability, he could feel a mysterious power nourishing his body; Baichuan dared not imagine how powerful the complete ability would be, and how strong the mysterious power it could draw in—the kind that even the ability description could not display—would be!

Do not forget, the ability description stated it was fragmented and could not receive that mysterious power.

Perhaps that mysterious power was the very source of a Star Beast's strength?

Baichuan did not ponder deeply, because his body was urging him to replenish his energy.

With a movement of his dragon body, Baichuan stepped out of this starship and appeared on the frigid Ice Plains.

Now that the Forbidden Spirit Domain in this area had been canceled by him, creatures were gradually appearing in this region.

Baichuan merely scanned the area and discovered a group of horse-like creatures with six legs, their bodies burning with raging blue flames. The next instant, his gaze flickered, and he saw that group of creatures immobilized and appearing before him.

Immediately after, he opened his dragon maw wide and began a meal he had not had in a long time.

The delicious texture, mixed with rich juices, exploded in his mouth, turning into a gentle, warm current that flowed down his throat.

For a moment, Baichuan felt a sense of lingering aftertaste.

It was a pity that this planet was not yet illuminated by the radiance of a star; otherwise, he would not need such a low-level energy replenishment method and could fully release the Light Point energy for Photosynthesis.

However, it was enough to solve his immediate urgent need; creatures possessing Spirit were different after all.

After this group of horse-like creatures was consumed, Baichuan remembered the storage space given by his Juanzhu previously. It was filled with special, rare creatures possessing unique abilities. Naturally, he released them directly, and the Light Points permeated and devoured them completely, not even sparing the bones.

After finishing his meal, Baichuan then discovered that his body size had actually reached three hundred meters.

One evolution, five years of slumber, had actually brought his size to three hundred meters—a full increase of one hundred meters!

Was this the bloodline power of a Star Beast descendant?

Not only that, but his nervous system had also optimized significantly without him realizing it. In the past, the nervous system in his body undoubtedly could not keep up with his current size; it was entirely through his connection between Light Point energy and consciousness that he bypassed neural information to achieve such a massive body without it being bloated.

Yet now, he no longer needed to bypass it!

After sensing the activities of his Juanzhu slightly and realizing they had not finished moving, Baichuan returned to the interior of the starship; he certainly had to return to that world.

But not now; the current priority was to inscribe all the rhythms of the entire stance. Thinking of this, he returned to the interior of the starship, drew the Ancient Bell into the mental realm, and inscribed the rhythmic changes of the stance regarding the operation of heaven and earth.

During this process, he had intended to multitask and analyze the small energy furnace and the entire starship, but unfortunately, the energy he currently possessed was only enough to maintain his inscription of the stance rhythms.

To split off excess Light Points, and in large quantities at that, was completely impossible.

This planet, isolated in another space by the Ancient Bell, was ultimately a bit scarce in energy, causing him to lose the most important Photosynthesis—although there existed creations like the Solar Chariot and the Radiant Kingdom acting as sunlight, how could the energy released by these creations, which fell upon him, satisfy him?

The most basic law of conservation of energy; Baichuan had not yet been able to forcibly distort this point.

If not for the birth of Spirit, the bulk of which came from that mysterious stance, whose energy source might come from the Xingkong or perhaps another even more mysterious space?

This planet should have already entered an ice age; that would be the normal situation.

It was a pity he had not yet been able to convert Spirit into the form of energy stored within his own Star Bag.

With this, Baichuan finally entered a rare period of leisure.

He could think of nothing and immerse himself in his own step-by-step growth and strengthening.

Occasionally, after inscribing rhythms, when he felt his spirit sink into a state of fullness, he would stop inscribing to look at his Juanzhu, provide them with a new round of ability enhancements, and bring along a Juanzhu or Xiao Hong (the name of the blood worm half-body)—this was something he had decided later, considering that all his Juanzhu had names, but it did not, so he chose this name—

to stroll together through this world with its own unique flavor. Sometimes, when the mood struck, even Baichuan, at the invitation of his subordinates who were True Monarchs in the mortal world, would take on a human form with his Juanzhu to appreciate various interesting events.

In the blink of an eye, two hundred years had passed.

This was also the first time he had truly spent such a long time, and unlike the last time, he had not fallen into a slumber; in that kind of slumber, he had absolutely no real sense of the passage of Time.

But now it was different; he had truly lived for two hundred years, relying on his own long lifespan (a True Monarch's true lifespan is five thousand years).

Two hundred years of time, even if there was not much free time, was enough for him to consider various plans for the future, determine how to take every step forward, and integrate all the ability models he had currently acquired, understanding the capabilities of each model and how to utilize them after finishing the inscription of the stance.

Among them, especially the one he had encountered in the past whose temperament was like that of an innocent child, "Cang"!

His ability was extremely powerful and could be said to occupy a large portion of his upcoming plans.

Speaking of this, Baichuan also suddenly discovered that the identity of "Cang" seemed very unusual; he felt a sense of familiarity in his model.

However, we shall not mention that here for now.

Beyond that, he also truly understood what is meant by the changing of the world, and where the true charm of Time lies.

With the former Destiny Heavenly Venerate no longer there to obstruct, even the high and mighty Main Gods disappeared, turning into Baichuan's Juanzhu, while Baichuan had no desire to interfere.

Even the True Monarch factions and families that once existed in this land began to follow the temperament of the great ones above, no longer disturbing the mundane world, transforming into hidden families, sitting back to watch the rise and fall of worldly affairs, the clouds rolling and unrolling.

Thus, the entire era entered a period of dynastic struggle, with True Monarchs no longer appearing—the "Source" deep within Mingtu had vanished, its permissions reclaimed by Baichuan through his connection with the Ancient Bell, waiting only to be destroyed after he comprehended it; relying on his own comprehension of the rhythms of heaven and earth while isolated by the Ancient Bell Barrier, and with Baichuan constantly engraving, this was truly an era where True Monarchs became legends!

And because of the disappearance of the Canglan Divine Corpse and the gradual thinning of Yin energy, the monsters in Mingtu no longer possessed their former rampant arrogance; powerful creatures that had already attained wisdom had long since retreated, no longer intending to step into Ren Jian.

From then on, the strongest power of the entire era was limited to True Men, and True Men ultimately belonged to the mortal realm, lacking the ability to view other powerhouses as ants; even if one were strong enough to be a match for ten thousand, there would eventually come a moment of exhaustion.

In this, heroes and men of extraordinary talent emerged one after another, vying for the supreme power that represented this vast world.

Yet, no matter how chaotic the world became, any hero who looked down upon the four directions knew clearly that this world was not simple; it contained hidden families and factions that were like behemoths, and if it weren't for the fact that these behemoths had no interest in such things, there would be no opportunity for them to vie for the throne.

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This day, inside the starship.

Within the spiritual domain.

A vast, mysterious sphere of light seemed to stand eternally here, not changing in the slightest with Time or space; only the rings of light constantly diffusing outward, containing endless information, manifested its great power.

However, unlike in the past, a mysterious existence nearly half its size appeared, coiling around it at this moment.

That existence had a serpentine body, yet it possessed four thick and powerful Dragon Claws, and above it swayed mysterious black-gold flames; on a pair of majestic heads—completely different from the sinister nature of snakes—a pair of beautiful coral horns rose toward the sky.

At this moment, this creature wrapped its massive body completely around the sphere of light that was nearly equal to it, its eyes, formed from gathered flames, devoid of sorrow or joy; it opened its large mouth, constantly inhaling and exhaling the rings of light upon the sphere.

As the rings of light were constantly inhaled and exhaled, the creature grew larger and larger, while the sphere of light grew increasingly dim and tiny; this was not a growth in physical size, but in existence and aura.

Clearly, the two still looked to be the same size, but at this very moment, if any creature were to step into this mysterious domain, they would surely see in their own perception that the sphere of light had begun to grow tiny, as if it were about to be swallowed by that creature in the next instant!

Yet, visually, there remained a contradictory sense of confusion where nothing changed, and in less than a moment, one would suffer a splitting headache and be ejected from this domain.

A few breaths later, the mysterious creature roared silently, transforming into rings of light almost identical to those of the sphere—

In an instant, the two types of light rings collided, and the sphere of light shattered with a boom!

Accompanied by a muffled sound from within the starship, an invisible aura spread throughout the entire world.

All living things froze in unison; even those in the midst of life-and-death duels could not help but stop their movements, prostrating themselves in a kowtow.

In this, even those True Monarchs and gods were no exception, but they were not surprised at all, even as their own True Monarch power continued to decline, as if it were about to cease to exist!

Because everything in this period of time had already been mentioned to them by that benevolent adult/senior, who had also long since prepared the corresponding countermeasures.

Feeling this aura, they each revealed expressions of joy, whether it was ecstasy, admiration, or celebration, saying toward the direction of that aura:

Congratulations to the adult on the breakthrough!

My Lord has taken that step!

Father God has broken through!

God! God!! A true god is born!!!

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In this instant, the entire world, even those mortals, could feel that a great existence whose life level far exceeded theirs by countless times had been born!

This was an existence that could be called invincible as long as it stood within the world, upon the planet!

It was a super life form that could stir the ecosystem by its own power, allowing it to be born or to be destroyed!!

And at this moment, as the center of the entire world, Baichuan was also carefully feeling the special sensation of this moment.

Although his combat power might not have increased as much as he had imagined, after all, he was already a Planet Overlord-level creature to begin with.

This breakthrough was mainly in the level of life, which represented the transformation of his most essential body and bloodline.

He had initially evolved starting from a small snake, and even after evolving so many times, in essence, it was merely the birth of all the strongest traits of the world's creatures within his body.

But everything ultimately took the snake body as the main subject; after all, his body did not mutate into the appearance of the other party every time it evolved, but rather maintained its original general shape.

It was precisely because of this that he did not become twisted and strange due to having too many abilities, but it was also because of this that he could not evolve the other party's life level over; he could only continue to climb under the passive bonuses of countless abilities, until his life level truly broke through.

Therefore, the previous him was completely over-qualified in combat power, but his life level had not reached the stage of that combat power; this was also the reason why his lifespan did not increase when he first evolved various abilities, because no matter how he changed, his life level had not yet risen.

Under normal circumstances, he could only gradually reach the point where his combat power and life level were consistent through the passive bonuses of various abilities as Time passed.

But at this moment, he had obtained another cultivation system regarding Biological Energy; this cultivation system cultivated the life level of a creature, so much so that he directly used this pure Biological Energy to reach the same level as his combat power in a short period of Time.

In other words, only now could he be considered a Planet Overlord-level (Earth Immortal) powerhouse with no true shortcomings!

Only when both nature and life are perfected does one have the opportunity to touch the next true planet-level realm!

Which is what can be called the existence of a True Immortal!

This was all information from the book he had obtained from inside the Ancient Bell.

The civilization behind that ancient book was extremely powerful; during its existence, it had even come into contact with various technological civilizations, as well as cultivation civilizations different from them.

It could be said that even in the Xingkong, it was once a behemoth that ordinary people could not imagine; regarding this, they had long since had a concrete, recognized power determination system:

The power of all things in the world is divided into two great Daos—

Nature, Life!

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(End of this chapter)