254: Chapter 254 Battlefield of Giant Beasts, Time-Space Divine Shadow

As the light of the 9th-Rank Advancement Divine Stone flared, the space around Lu Chen twisted violently, and a vast, majestic power of space-time instantly enveloped him!

Hum—

The next moment, he was already standing on a completely unfamiliar battlefield.

The sky was a shattered dark red, as if torn apart by countless sharp claws.

On the ground, bones were piled like mountains, blood flowed like rivers, and the air was thick with an inseparable stench of blood and violent Evil Qi.

Countless giant beasts of various shapes and sizes were roaring crazily on this battlefield; every collision of theirs caused the ground to shake and space to vibrate!

[Task Name: Beast Battlefield · Bloodline Trial]

[Task Rounds: 10 Rounds]

[Task Content: Complete ten rounds of Bloodline Trials on the Beast Battlefield to forge the foundation of a 9th-Rank Legend!]

[Round 1: Ten Thousand Beasts Stampeding! Kill 1000 battlefield giant beasts within one hour!]

The task panel popped up.

"One hour? One thousand?"

There was not a ripple in the depths of Lu Chen's eyes, only Battle Intent boiling like magma!

"Kill!"

He didn't even make any unnecessary movements; he unleashed his strongest combat power the moment he attacked. He wanted to complete the advancement quickly!

Boom!

[Infinite Beast Domain] fully deployed!

The phantom of the desolate, primitive Beast Realm was no longer a background but had transformed into a tangible Domain, directly covering the battlefield!

The phantom of ten thousand beasts roaring overlapped with the real giant beasts on the battlefield, creating a scene like a prehistoric purgatory!

[Nine Beasts into One]!

[Power of Prairie Dragon Fire]!

Dong—!

Wherever the Dragon spear pointed, hundreds of giant beasts fighting in front were struck as if by an invisible giant hammer; their massive bodies instantly exploded into a mist of blood, and severed limbs mixed with internal organs fell like a rainstorm!

He transformed into a dragon-shaped killing machine, charging through the battlefield of stampeding beasts!

Wherever he passed, not a single giant beast could stop him for even a second. Giant beasts fell in swathes like mown straw, fresh blood dyed the earth red, and bones piled up into new hills!

[Round 1 Complete!]

[Round 2: Giant Beast Lord! Kill 10 battlefield giant beast lords!]

As soon as the task prompt changed, earth-shattering roars came from afar. Ten exceptionally large giant beast lords, exuding 9th-Rank pressure, broke through the beast tide and charged at Lu Chen with destructive force!

"Bring it on!"

A sharp glint shot from Lu Chen's eyes. Instead of retreating, he advanced, and the god-slaying spear was finally in his hand!

"God-slaying—Break!"

A crimson spear light that spanned the sky tore through heaven and earth like blood-colored lightning, instantly piercing through the ten giant beast lords!

Their tough Physical Bodies, which were strong enough to withstand a Forbidden Spell, were like paper in front of the god-slaying spear. Together with their roaring Souls, they were instantly shredded and annihilated by the fierce Evil Qi contained within the spear light!

[Round 2 Complete!]

[Round 3: ...]

The difficulty of the subsequent task rounds increased layer by layer, from holding a specific area to hunting specific mutated elites, and then to facing several 9th-Rank Peak ancient giant beasts simultaneously...

But no matter how the tasks changed, Lu Chen always had only one way to deal with them—sweep through!

Absolute power, an attitude of crushing everything!

Like a tireless war machine, he treated this giant beast battlefield, condensed by the rules of space-time, as a trial ground to vent his anger and verify his strength.

The god-slaying spear had drunk its fill of giant beast blood. The speck of crimson divine blood on the spear tip became increasingly bewitching, as if it had come alive, trembling slightly and emitting a joyful hum.

[Round 10: Final Trial! Kill the Battlefield Dominator · Space-Time Giant Beast (10th-Rank Demigod Phantom)!]

The final task round lit up. The giant beasts across the entire battlefield retreated like a tide. In the center of the battlefield, the earth cracked open, and a terrifying giant beast, comparable in size to a mountain and wreathed in silver space-time turbulence, slowly crawled out!

It resembled a giant lizard, with countless twisted space-time spikes on its back. Its single eye seemed to contain the birth and death of stars, and the pressure it emitted reached the level of a 10th-Rank Demigod!

Although it was just a phantom, its power was enough to make any 9th-Rank powerhouse despair!

"Roar—!"

The Space-Time Giant Beast phantom roared, its single eye locked onto Lu Chen, and a beam of light capable of freezing space-time shot out instantly!

"Finally, something decent!"

Lu Chen was not alarmed but delighted. His Aura climbed to its Peak. The light of Nine Beasts into One and the wild atmosphere of the Infinite Beast Domain blended perfectly. He held the spear with both hands and poured all his power, along with the monstrous killing intent he had accumulated for so long, into the god-slaying spear!

Rumble!!!

The god-slaying spear transformed into a roaring blood-colored mad dragon. The speck of divine blood on the spear tip flared, as if an ancient sleeping god had opened its eyes!

The blood dragon and the space-time beam collided violently!

There was no stalemate, no explosion!

The beam, capable of freezing space-time, instantly dissolved and crumbled the moment it touched the blood-colored spear light, like ice meeting a scorching sun!

The blood-colored mad dragon did not lose momentum. With unyielding determination, it instantly pierced through the single eye of the Space-Time Giant Beast phantom and exited from the back of its massive head!

The Space-Time Giant Beast phantom's movements suddenly froze. The light in its single eye dimmed rapidly, and the space-time turbulence wreathed around its body went out of control.

Finally, it let out a cry of unwillingness. Its massive body collapsed like a sand sculpture, turning into the purest space-time energy, which was greedily absorbed by the god-slaying spear.

[Ten-round task completed! Congratulations on passing the Bloodline Trial! The Space-Time Divine Tribulation is about to descend!]

A grand prompt sound rang out.

The entire giant beast battlefield began to tremble violently. The shattered dark red sky above was forcibly torn open, revealing the endlessly deep Void Realm. A massive, indescribable phantom of a god, seemingly woven from countless star veins and rivers of time, slowly condensed!

Its face was blurred. Only those eyes, like two slowly rotating Universe vortexes, looked down at Lu Chen below, indifferent, ancient, and devoid of any emotion.

The moment this god phantom appeared—

Hum—!

The god-slaying spear in Lu Chen's hand actually began to tremble violently and uncontrollably!

The speck of crimson divine blood on the spear tip, which had been silent, seemed to have been summoned by its Origin. It erupted with unprecedented, brilliant light, actively detaching from the spear tip and floating in mid-air, beating like a heart, resonating strongly with the Space-Time God phantom!

"What?!"

Lu Chen's pupils contracted sharply, and a stormy sea surged in his heart: "The divine blood on this god-slaying spear... actually has something to do with this Space-Time God?!"

Could it be... that the fierce weapon that had accompanied him on his conquests until now and had killed gods, the divine blood on it, originated from this ancient entity who controlled space-time?

Before he could think further, the Space-Time Divine Tribulation—descended!

It was not thunder, not fire, but an intangible, formless storm of space-time turbulence capable of erasing all existence!

Where the storm passed, space shattered and reorganized in layers, and the flow of time became chaotic, as if trying to completely erase Lu Chen's existence from the past, present, and future dimensions!

"So strong!"

Lu Chen suppressed the shock in his heart, his eyes sharp as knives. Facing this space-time storm that could instantly annihilate an ordinary 9th-Rank, he did not dodge or evade!

[Life Divine Spring] effect fully activated!

Boundless vitality, like a vast ocean, protected his Origin!

Most importantly—the [resurrection ring] light appeared!

Rumble—!

The space-time storm completely engulfed Lu Chen, crazily tearing at his Physical Body and Soul.

His skin cracked, blood evaporated the moment it spilled out, and his bones groaned under the unbearable burden...

But, that was all!

His eyes remained clear, his spine remained straight!

In that violent space-time turbulence, he stood like a reef that had existed since time immemorial, unmoving despite the washing of the waves!

The massive blood energy brought by Nine Beasts into One and the primitive will of the Infinite Beast Domain formed the strongest barrier, forcibly withstanding the erosion of space-time!

It was unknown how much time had passed, perhaps an instant, perhaps ten thousand years.

The space-time storm slowly subsided.

Lu Chen's figure reappeared. Although his clothes were somewhat damaged and his Aura slightly disordered, the pressure exuding from his body was more condensed, deeper, and more vast than before!

A massive power belonging solely to a 9th-Rank Legend was surging and roaring within him!

He had officially stepped into the 9th Rank!

And gained the SSS-level Perfect Space-Rending ability!

Just at this moment—

The Space-Time God phantom hovering high above the Void Realm seemed displeased that Lu Chen could pass the tribulation safely, and even more furious that the floating drop of divine blood, which was of the same Origin as It, had been "profaned."

It slowly raised a finger made of star veins and pointed lightly at the pulsating crimson divine blood.

Pop—

With a soft sound, like a bubble bursting.

That drop of divine blood, which had boosted the god-slaying spear's fierce power and had a mysterious Origin, lost all its brilliance in an instant. It was as if it had been erased by an eraser, completely dissipating into nothingness, leaving no trace behind!

The god-slaying spear let out a mournful cry. Its luster dimmed for a moment. Although it remained incomparably sharp, it seemed to have lost a certain spirituality.

Lu Chen stood holding the spear, looking up at the Space-Time God phantom that was beginning to slowly dissipate, his eyes cold to the extreme.

The divine blood was erased; not only was he not disappointed, but he had completely confirmed his suspicion.

"The divine blood on the god-slaying spear... it really is His!"

He whispered to himself: "Then, the Gods Game that was launched behind the scenes, involving the whole world and dragging hundreds of millions of lives into it... could it be this god?"

This god manipulating everything behind the scenes...

He, Lu Chen, had noted it down!

The Space-Time God phantom completely dissipated, and the giant beast battlefield collapsed along with it.

Lu Chen's figure slowly disappeared, wrapped in endless brilliance.

When he stepped on solid ground again, he had returned to the base.

The surging 9th-Rank Legend pressure around Lu Chen converged like a tide, but the sharpness and depth contained in his opened eyes made Alien King Dong Ligee, Wasteland Guardian, Lu Xiaoyun, and the others waiting outside tremble in their hearts!

Lu Chen!

9th Rank, achieved!