Chapter 303: Fifth-tier Clone, Blocking the Third Layer

"Aberrant Mutation Suturing!"

After Su Hao came down from the altar, he had the Strong-arm Giants move all the Supernatural Fourth Tier giant corpses over, and he used the Aberrant Mutation Suturing skill on them.

This was also the first time Su Hao saw so many corpses that had reached the Supernatural Fourth Tier.

According to past experience, as long as the quantity is sufficient, even Supernatural Third Tier corpses, after Aberrant Mutation Suturing, can become Supernatural Fourth Tier, and moreover possess considerable strength as Supernatural Fourth Tier.

Likewise, if the quantity is sufficient, Supernatural Fourth Tier corpses, after Aberrant Mutation Suturing, also have a chance to reach Supernatural Fifth Tier.

However, the gap between Supernatural Fourth Tier and Supernatural Fifth Tier is greater; Su Hao's physique had already reached an upper level of Supernatural Fourth Tier early on.

But after multiple increases, he still could not break his physique into Supernatural Fifth Tier, only gaining a new breakthrough after using the Sequence Runes.

Therefore, with these hundreds of Supernatural Fourth Tier giant corpses, Su Hao had no confidence whether they could reach Supernatural Fifth Tier after Aberrant Mutation Suturing.

But regardless of feasibility, he had to try; even if it ended up only at Supernatural Fourth Tier level, it would still be stronger than many Supernatural Fourth Tier beings, a decent combat power, fully meeting the standard for becoming his own clone.

As his spiritual power continually poured into the depths of his soul, the Aberrant Mutation Suturing skill grew brighter and brighter.

The pile of giant corpses before him also began to show signs of melting into flesh and blood.

However, this time the number of targets for Aberrant Mutation Suturing was truly too many, and their Supernatural Grade was also high; it took over three hours before all the giants' corpses completely melted into flesh and blood.

Even the bones completely melted into bone powder, forming a massive flesh ball with a diameter of up to ten thousand meters.

This flesh ball seemed alive, writhing irregularly, like breathing, like a heart beating, appearing extraordinarily unusual.

But the appearance of this flesh ball was merely a beginning.

Su Hao's spiritual power flowed into his soul at an even faster speed, and the runes of the Aberrant Mutation Suturing skill became increasingly dazzling.

The undulating amplitude of that huge flesh ball also gradually increased, resembling a placenta, nurturing some huge life.

Time flew by; before he knew it, ten hours had passed.

Even with Su Hao's current spiritual power intensity, after using Aberrant Mutation Suturing at high intensity for over ten hours, his spiritual power could no longer withstand such consumption.

By replenishing multiple times with scarlet essence blood along the way, he avoided collapsing from exhaustion.

At that moment, the huge flesh ball suddenly stopped writhing; after a brief moment of calm, only a "puff" sound was heard, and a huge red-and-white arm stretched out from within the flesh ball.

Just a palm, yet it was even larger than a Supernatural Fourth Tier giant.

Shortly after, another "puff" sound, and another arm stretched out from within.

Immediately, the two arms grabbed the flesh on the surface of the flesh ball, lightly tore it apart to either side, and the enormous flesh ball was easily ripped into two halves by those two hands, a colossal figure then appeared before Su Hao.

The flesh ball's diameter reached up to ten thousand meters, but the giant that walked out from it was not that large.

The giant that emerged from the torn flesh ball stood about a kilometer tall.

His appearance resembled that of a Strong-arm Giant, with two strong, powerful arms, and these arms were very long, hanging down to the ground when he stood naturally.

To increase the Strong-arm Giant's defense, Su Hao also covered his body surface with a set of red-and-white armor formed from consumed flesh and bone, making him look somewhat more robust.

Su Hao well knew that a larger size does not necessarily mean greater strength.

At times, being too large becomes a burden instead.

When fighting small, agile units, being too large prevents one from exerting full combat power.

However, Aberrant Mutation Suturing is not omnipotent; the more material used, the larger the resulting size naturally becomes.

He exerted his utmost effort, finally reducing the Strong-arm Giant's size to about a kilometer in height.

If he had not deliberately compressed it, the height of this Strong-arm Giant would at least reach five or six kilometers.

Such a size is truly exaggerated; on the battlefield it would practically be a target, with low practicality.

But when the height is compressed to about a kilometer, the result is different.

Whether the height is five or six kilometers or increased to about a kilometer, the amount of material used is the same.

Now the Strong-arm Giant's height is only about a kilometer, which equates to the volume being compressed five- to sixfold, and thus the density increased five- to sixfold as well.

A giant about a kilometer tall yet weighing as much as a five- to six-kilometer giant—one can imagine how high its defense is.

However, whether this Strong-arm Giant's Supernatural Grade reaches the Fifth Tier cannot be judged solely by its size.

Immediately, Su Hao took out the Omnipotent Magic Book and used its Species Recording Function.

【Armored Strong-arm Giant】

Supernatural Grade: Fifth Tier

Skills: Dark Dragon Incarnation, Savage Charge……

Introduction: A new species produced from numerous Fourth Tier Hell Giants as materials, after Aberrant Mutation Suturing, possessing extremely high defense, arms of tremendous strength, capable of bursting forth with power on par with the Fifth Tier.

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"Fifth Tier mid-level? That exceeds my expectations."

Su Hao showed a look of surprise, nodding in satisfaction.

You must know that his current physique and spiritual power are only at the initial entry level of the Fifth Tier.

As a result, the Armored Strong-arm Giant created from Aberrant Mutation Suturing of Fourth Tier giants can actually exert Fifth Tier mid-level force with its arms—this was indeed something he did not anticipate.

The higher the Supernatural Grade, the larger the gap between each minor realm.

Even with a Fifth Tier physique, the difference between initial entry into the Fifth Tier and mid-level Fifth Tier is enormous.

If things go smoothly, a single punch from a mid-level Fifth Tier physique could likely blast apart a being whose physique has just entered the Fifth Tier, showing how great the difference is.

Even if the Armored Strong-arm Giant's strength lies only in its arms, reaching Fifth Tier mid-level, it remains a formidable force, stronger than many Fifth Tier Supernatural beings.

If that's the case, then there's nothing to hesitate about.

Su Hao gave a slight nod, then, without moving his thoughts, used the Aberrant Mutation Clone Ability to transform the Armored Strong-arm Giant into his third clone.

Afterwards, he again looked at the remaining flesh and blood corpses on the battlefield, hesitated a moment, then used the Aberrant Mutation Suturing skill again. This time, Su Hao was not intending to give himself another clone, but rather to strengthen his other two clones.

As his thoughts turned, all the flesh and blood on the battlefield, as well as those Supernatural Fourth Tier Strong-arm Giants, surged toward the Three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon and the Six-armed One-eyed Giant clones.

Eventually they formed a huge flesh-and-blood sphere, enveloping them.

Just as when the Armored Strong-arm Giant was born, these two spheres also writhed irregularly, resembling a huge placenta, nurturing whatever life within.

Time flew by, and before he knew it, another five hours had passed.

With a bang, two huge masses of flesh were torn apart from inside out, and two colossal creatures burst out from within.

The three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon and the six-armed one-eyed giant showed no obvious change in appearance, but their bodies became even larger.

The three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon's length reached nearly five hundred meters, its scales became thicker, and its defense obviously saw a considerable increase.

The magma flowing over its body became even hotter; even standing far away, it scorched nearby buildings to a faint red.

This was still without him using his ability, merely the effect of his own temperature; if he slightly released his temperature, those surrounding buildings would likely melt into a pool of scorching magma.

Unfortunately, his Supernatural Grade remained at four-four, and he had not reached Supernatural Grade five.

Su Hao had anticipated this result even before starting the aberrant mutation suturing.

After all, the armored strong-arm giant had consumed countless world giant corpses to reach Supernatural Grade five, so it was only natural that the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon could not meet that standard.

Moreover, even without reaching Supernatural Grade five, after this aberrant mutation suturing, the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon's strength had significantly increased.

Just like those hell giants before, in a one-on-one situation they stood no chance against the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon.

Even without using the Dark Dragon Incarnation, the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon can now take on multiple foes at once, easily dealing with three to five hell giants in a single engagement.

Such power places him among the top tier of supernatural beings worldwide.

More importantly, with its current spirit and physique, after using the Dark Dragon Incarnation, the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon can still fight against some early fifth-grade supernatural beings.

Moreover, aberrant mutation suturing is not something that becomes unusable after just one or two uses.

If it can undergo one or two more such aberrant mutation suturings, reaching Supernatural Grade five for the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon would be no problem.

After this aberrant mutation suturing, the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon's Supernatural Grade still did not reach five, and since the six-armed one-eyed giant's strength was already inferior to the dragon's, it was even less likely to reach Supernatural Grade five.

The six-armed one-eyed giant's Supernatural Grade remained at four, but his improvement was more noticeable.

Its current strength is just a bit lower than the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon's, with spirit and physique both reaching upper-tier fourth-grade levels, perhaps because the materials used were all fourth-grade.

Su Hao nodded slightly, then led his three clones, thirty-five half-human oxen, and over a hundred five-headed bone dragons toward the church.

Although in the previous battle the half-human oxen used self-destruction, leaving only their cores.

But they are now in Hell, and as long as the cores of hellish creatures are not completely destroyed, they can slowly recover.

After ten or twenty hours, and with Su Hao providing plenty of fresh red essence blood as auxiliary energy, all the half-human oxen have fully recovered, showing no sign of injury.

On the contrary, some five-headed bone dragons look miserable, with some of their five heads reduced to four or even three.

These are expendables, so Su Hao didn't waste time repairing their bodies.

If nothing unexpected happens, all the five-headed bone dragons will have to remain forever in that place after entering the next layer of space.

Without the giants' obstruction, Su Hao soon arrived at that church.

The layout inside this church is exactly the same as that of the upper layer space.

When Su Hao pushed open one of the cabinets, that familiar hidden passage reappeared before his eyes.

Su Hao hesitated not, commanding the five-headed bone dragons and orangutans to lead the way as he strode into the passage, beginning the journey to the third layer space.

Just like the hidden passage on the first layer, here the hidden passage is pitch black all around, with nothing visible except the stairs.

But with the previous experience, Su Hao appeared quite calm, riding on the three-tailed Molten Weng Dragon's head, occasionally taking out an item to synthesize, and he did not feel bored either.

Only the experience of the armored strong-arm giant's clone was terrible, for its body was simply too huge.

Even though this passage was designed and built by the giant race, it could not accommodate his colossal form; he could only crawl forward here, making the experience utterly unpleasant.

But to enter the next layer, this is the only passage, and Su Hao only has the enlargement skill, with no ability to shrink others.

Helplessly, he could only let the armored strong-arm giant proceed like this.

In the passage there were no reference points, and he could not sense the passage of time; after an unknown duration, a bright light suddenly appeared ahead.

The armored strong-arm giant's clone instantly felt delighted, urging those ahead to quicken their pace; at last they were about to leave this cramped place.

As the main body, Su Hao could also experience the armored strong-arm giant's awful ordeal, and likewise did not want to linger; he therefore quickened the troop's advance.

After advancing another hour or so, accompanied by a flash of strong light, the figures of Su Hao's party vanished from the passage.

After they opened their eyes again, they once more found themselves behind the familiar altar.

But this time, Su Hao clearly felt a difference: the hell gate behind him seemed able to open.

In the previous two layers, although they also had hell gates, Su Hao faintly felt that passing through that hell gate would not return him to the real world, but would instead teleport him to some place in Hell.

To leave those two layers, one must either come to the third layer, or else only be able to summon a hell gate back oneself.

Precisely because Su Hao has the ability to summon a hell gate, he does not worry about being trapped in Hell, remaining calm throughout.

But upon feeling that the hell gate behind him could open, he still breathed a sigh of relief.

At least it proved he had come out, arriving at the third layer space, which is the real existence of this city within Hell.

To know the secrets hidden here and the true treasury of Suolu, one must search within this real city.

Just then, he suddenly heard a violent roar from afar.

(End of chapter)