124: Devouring Demon Souls, The Eldest Son's Transformation

"Next."

These two words, like a death sentence from the Grim Reaper, were clearly transmitted to every Demon Race warship through Divine Thought.

After a brief, dead silence, the entire Demon Race fleet fell into complete chaos and panic.

"Lord Baal... is dead!"

"Even Lord Baal, who used the blood of the demon god, was insta-killed by him in one move!"

"Monster! He's a monster!"

"Run! We're no match for him at all! Quickly ask His Majesty the Devil Emperor for help!"

On the flagship, the Second Demon General, who had taken over command and was also a powerhouse at the Great Perfection of Soul Transformation Stage, now had a deathly pale face, his demonic body trembling uncontrollably.

He had witnessed the entire process of Baal going from being insufferably arrogant to being reduced to ashes; that terrifying dragon might originating from the Primordial Dragon God made him unable to even conceive the thought of resistance.

"Retreat! All forces retreat!!" He let out a hoarse roar with all his strength. "Activate the spatial jump and leave this damned world immediately!"

However, it was already too late.

Chu He's figure appeared in the center of the Demon Race fleet as if he had teleported.

He just stood there quietly, but that massive dragon might was like an invisible net, covering the Void Realm for tens of thousands of miles around, churning the space like boiling water. Forget spatial jumping; even basic flight became incredibly difficult.

"I said, your Souls are still useful," Chu He's voice rang out again.

He didn't strike again but instead flickered and returned to Chu City.

His family immediately surrounded him, their faces filled with excitement and admiration.

"Father! You're so amazing!" Chu Tian's eyes shone as he looked at his father with a gaze full of filial devotion.

"Husband, are you okay?" Lin Waner checked his body with concern.

Chu He smiled and shook his head, indicating he was fine, then turned his gaze toward his Eldest Son, Chu Tian.

From his storage space, he took out the light sphere of Baal's remnant Soul, which was sealed layer by layer with golden runes.

"Tian'er, come here."

Chu Tian didn't understand why, but he obediently stepped forward.

"Father?"

Chu He looked at his firstborn child with a complex expression. The grey power of destruction inside Chu Tian had always been a thorn in his heart. That power shared the same Origin as the Star-Devouring Demon Clan; whether it was a blessing or a curse remained unknown.

But now, he had found a method that might solve the problem.

"The power inside you often goes out of control, right?" Chu He asked.

Chu Tian nodded, a look of distress on his face. "Yes, father. Especially when I'm emotional, it comes out on its own. I feel like... I can't control it."

"That is because it is still missing a 'key,' a 'medium' that can completely integrate it with your Bloodline," Chu He said slowly as he handed the remnant Soul light sphere to Chu Tian.

"This is that key."

"This is... that Devil Head's Soul?" Chu Tian hesitated, feeling the evil aura coming from the light sphere.

"Exactly," Chu He's voice became serious. "This is the remnant Soul of the Star-Devouring Demon Clan's Seventh Demon General. It contains a trace of insight into the 'Pseudo-Void Refining' Realm, as well as the purest Demon Race Origin. The power inside you shares the same Origin as it. As long as you can devour and refine this remnant Soul, you will not only be able to completely control that power of destruction but also allow your cultivation to skyrocket in a single bound!"

"But," Chu He's tone shifted, "this process will be extremely painful. If you're not careful, your mind will be eroded by the demon Soul, and you'll turn into a Devil Head who only knows how to kill. Do you dare?"

There was no hesitation in Chu Tian's eyes, only a blazing fire.

He didn't want to be a child who needed his father's protection anymore! He also wanted to possess powerful strength to share his father's burdens and protect this home!

"I dare!" Chu Tian said resolutely.

"Good! As expected of my, Chu He's, son!"

Chu He laughed loudly and said no more. He reached out a finger and tapped Chu Tian's forehead. A massive and pure Soul Transformation Stage Divine Thought surged into Chu Tian's Sea of Consciousness, building a solid line of defense for him.

"Guard your mind; I will be your Protector!"

After saying that, he undid the Seal on the light sphere.

"Ah—!"

As soon as Baal's remnant Soul regained its freedom, it immediately let out a venomous roar, turned into a streak of dark-gold light, and drilled directly into Chu Tian's forehead!

Chu Tian's body jerked violently, his eyes instantly turning blood-red, and a painful, distorted expression appeared on his face.

In his Sea of Consciousness, Baal's demon Soul transformed into a hideous Demonic Beast, frantically crashing against the line of defense left by Chu He's Divine Thought, attempting a Possession of this perfect body.

"Steady!" Chu He's roar was like a heavy hammer striking Chu Tian's heart.

Chu Tian suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, the sharp pain restoring a trace of clarity. He roared and actively circulated the Nine Revolutions Tyrant Dragon Art, mobilizing the power within his Golden Core along with the grey power of destruction to begin a counter-siege of Baal's demon Soul!

This was a contest of will and power!

Chu Tian's body became a tragic battlefield.

On the surface of his skin, golden Dragon scales appeared at times, and grey demonic patterns at others, as two completely different powers crashed wildly inside him.

Time passed minute by minute.

Under Chu He's protection and Chu Tian's stubborn resistance, Baal's demon Soul was, after all, like a tree without roots; its power was continuously consumed and ground away.

Finally, with an unwilling wail, Baal's demon Soul was completely devoured by the grey power of destruction inside Chu Tian!

Buzz—

A mysterious transformation began.

After devouring the demon Soul of the same Origin, the grey power inside Chu Tian's body seemed to have been completed. It began to undergo a marvelous Fusion with his Primordial Dragon God Bloodline and the Nine Revolutions Tyrant Dragon Art he cultivated.

In his Dantian Qi Sea, mysterious grey patterns began to appear on the surface of that dragon-shaped Golden Core.

A contradictory aura, both divine and destructive, emanated from him.

His entire being was wrapped in a cocoon of intertwined gold and grey light.

"Crack!"

A crack appeared on the cocoon.

The next moment, the cocoon shattered!

Chu Tian walked out. His appearance hadn't changed much, but his eyes had turned into heterochromatic pupils of gold and grey, looking eerie and powerful.

And his cultivation also skyrocketed from the previous Early Golden Core Stage all the way to the peak of the Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage, only one step away from forming a Nascent Soul!

More importantly, he could clearly feel that the grey power that once caused him such headaches was now as easy to use as his own limbs, having completely integrated into his Bloodline and Cultivation Technique.

Behind him, in addition to that golden Dragon phantom, there was now a hideous demonic Dragon that was completely grey and emitted an endless aura of destruction!

Just then, the long-awaited System notification sounded in Chu He's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations Host, your offspring 'Chu Tian' has successfully fused with the 'Mutated Demonic Dragon Origin'. His Bloodline has undergone a secondary mutation, Awakening as the SSS-grade 'Chaos Annihilation Dragon Body'!]

[Triggered "Descent of the Divine Son" ten-fold crit reward!]

[Reward Host: Three-Thousand-Year Cultivation Empowerment!]

[Reward Host: Divine Ability—"Great Annihilation Divine Light"!]

[Reward Host: 10,000 family fortune value points!]

Boom!!!

A torrent of energy, vaster and purer than any before, appeared out of thin air and surged frantically into Chu He's body!

His cultivation Bottleneck, which was already at the peak of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, didn't even show a ripple under the impact of this massive energy—three thousand years of cultivation, what a terrifying concept!

Chu He felt his Divine Soul rising infinitely, and his comprehension of the Great Dao reached an unprecedented level.

In his Dantian Qi Sea, that nine-point-nine-inch tall glazed nascent soul had light flowing over its surface, emitting an aura of immortality. Only one final thin membrane remained before the legendary "Shattering the Nascent Soul to become a God"!

Great Perfection of Soul Transformation Stage!

It's done!

A terrifying pressure, enough to make the entire Xuanhuang Realm submit, flashed across his body before being instantly and completely restrained.

Chu He slowly opened his eyes, feeling the power in his body surging to the extreme, his face showing a look of wild joy.

However, before he could celebrate, another change occurred!

That Three-Thousand-Year Cultivation Empowerment, after pushing him to the Great Perfection of Soul Transformation Stage, still had a massive amount remaining!

This energy seemed determined not to stop until it pushed him into the next Realm!

"Not good!" Chu He's face changed.

He wasn't ready to Undergo Tribulation yet!