103: A terrifying power boost! A monstrous, one-of-a-kind skill!

Four days passed in a flash.

Following the eradication of the Sea God Cult strongholds, the United States fulfilled the *Pacific Security Treaty*, incorporating its entire territory into Divine Summer,

becoming its first “Special Administrative Region” (a de facto subordinate).

Countries like Goryeo and Fusang immediately submitted National Letters and swore allegiance, recognizing the shift in power.

The old Blue Star Alliance completely dissolved, and the world order was reshuffled.

Divine Summer took full control of the United States' vibranium ore vein,

and, combining them with the massive amount of Shadow Scale Clan technology and resources seized from the Sea God Cult's lair, its technology tree climbed at an astonishing speed!

A brand new era centered on Divine Summer, where vibranium technology and Primal Energy Cultivation proceed side-by-side—the [Divine Summer Era]—

officially began!

Divine Summer,

without a doubt, became the Blue Star's sole Overlord.

And the Kraken—Kraken—who single-handedly established all of this,

was publicly recognized by all humanity as the planet's “Guardian Great Demon”!

Divine Summer erected a towering Totem Statue for it, and across the world, faith and worship of the Kraken spread like wildfire.

At this moment,

the Guardian Great Demon, admired by countless people, was lying comfortably inside the newly expanded No. 3 Safe Harbor.

Ten pitch-black tentacles, measuring 1,270 meters long, stretched out, swaying gently with the waves like ten lazy, giant sea snakes.

Inside the harbor, mountains of the freshest High-Level Sea Beast corpses emitted a rich energy aura.

"Crunch—!"

Su Chen casually extended a tentacle, wrapped up a Giant Sea Lion over eighty meters long, and stuffed it into his massive mouth. His sharp teeth easily crushed the bones, making a grating sound.

"Hiccup~"

After swallowing the energy-rich Behemoth, Su Chen let out a satisfied burp,

his tentacles happily slapping the surface of the sea, stirring up layers of huge waves.

"Ah... this decadent life where clothes are brought to you, food is put in your mouth, and you get stronger just by lying down..."

"It's simply too wonderful!!"

With a thought,

Su Chen summoned the System Panel visible only to him.

The shimmering data flowed into his "eyesight,"

and compared to four days ago, a world-shattering change had occurred!

[host: Su Chen]

[Species: Kraken (Legendary Species) - juvenile stage]

[Arm Span: 1270 meters (Increase of 660 meters)]

[Head Diameter: 127 meters (Increase of 66 meters)]

[Weight: 104,000 tons (Increase of 60,000 tons)]

[Realm: Tier 40 (0k/370k) evolution points]

[faith value: 1,050,000 (Increase of 850,000)]

[Strength: 12700 (+6600)]

[Agility: 12900 (+6600)]

[Physique: 19850 (+9900)] (50% increase)

[perception: 12700 (+6600)]

[Talent: Abyssal Sea God (Unique-Level), Space Control (A-rank), Water Resonance (B-rank), Earth Resonance (B-rank), Lightning Control (C-rank), Physique Reinforcement (C-rank), Venom Control (C-rank)]

"Hehe! Tier 40! Leaping 22 Tiers! Awesome!!!"

Looking at the exaggerated data on the panel, especially the terrifying Arm Span that had already exceeded a thousand meters,

an indescribable sense of satisfaction welled up in Su Chen's heart.

In the battle of Los Angeles, the evolution points gained from devouring the entire fighting force of the Sea God Cult were too massive to calculate!

Coupled with Divine Summer's relentless, cost-no-object feeding effort over these four days,

they forcibly pushed him from Tier 18 to Tier 40!

Among these gains,

the evolution points provided by Rlyeh's massive Awakening Level body alone were enough for him to advance over ten levels consecutively!

And the biggest surprise,

was successfully absorbing the B-rank Talent—[Earth Resonance]—from Rlyeh's genes!

This greatly enhanced Su Chen's control over the earth.

Advancing 22 Tiers consecutively, the harvest was explosive!

But... that wasn't all!

The truly greatest gain was the massive Core Attributes accumulated for Su Chen by thousands of corpses via the [Abyssal Sea God] Talent!

It was time to tally the spoils of war!

Su Chen took a deep breath of sea air, suppressed his excitement, and issued the command:

"System! Absorb all attributes ingested by the Abyssal Sea God during this period!"

[Ding! Absorbing...]

[Ding! Absorbing Red Reef Destroyer (Tier 65 Behemoth), gained Strength +500!]

[Ding! Absorbing Deep One Warrior (Tier 45 Shadow Scale Clan), gained Agility +100!]

...[Ding! Absorbing Nightmare Behemoth Rlyeh (Tier 101 Behemoth), gained Strength +10,000 points!]

Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!

The system notification sounded like an invisible floodgate had opened!

An indescribable, terrifying torrent of energy, vast as a sea of stars,

instantly erupted, surged, and merged within Su Chen's massive body, which was over a thousand meters long!

Muscle fibers frantically tore and reorganized!

Neural reaction speed skyrocketed exponentially!

Cell Vitality broke through its limit! perception range expanded wildly!

Pain!

Yet, he was becoming supremely powerful!

The seawater in the entire Safe Harbor boiled and spun due to the violent fluctuations of energy inside him, forming a massive vortex!

[Absorption complete! Total attributes gained: Strength +65000, Agility +55000, Physique +82500, perception +55000!]

The brand new Attributes Panel suddenly refreshed!

[Strength: 77000 (↑64300)]

[Agility: 68000 (↑55100)]

[Physique: 102000 (↑82150)] (50% increase)

[perception: 67000 (↑52300)]

Su Chen stared at the completely transformed Attributes Column, his massive compound eyes freezing for a moment.

All Four Primary Attributes... broke the 60,000 mark?!

Physique even ridiculously surpassed 100,000?!

This was merely the base panel for Tier 40?!

It already completely crushed the Tier 101 Awakening Level Rlyeh?!

Then, once he truly broke through to the Awakening Level... what kind of world-destroying Strength would he possess?!

"Invincible... truly invincible..."

Su Chen muttered to himself, his massive tentacles trembling slightly with excitement,

"Abyssal Sea God... this Unique-Level Talent... is too abnormal!!"

Just as his heart was surging and he could barely restrain himself from roaring toward the sky—

Woo woo woo—!

A huge Conch Shell placed on a nearby reef suddenly vibrated, emitting a soft light.

Immediately after,

a woman's voice, carrying a hint of laziness, a touch of magnetism, and a trace of fatal temptation, came out of the Conch Shell.

"Hey~ Big Guy, what are you doing?"

"Eating, of course!"

Su Chen crunched and swallowed the remaining half of a Giant Sea Cucumber, replying indistinctly,

"Spider Spirit, didn't you say you'd leave the Blue Star once your injuries stabilized? Why are you still here?"

"Ugh..."

Aria's sigh and sound of covering her forehead came from the other end of the conch,

"You Glutton, can your brain hold anything besides food?... You don't even notice danger approaching you..."

"Danger?"

Su Chen stopped chewing, his tentacles raised alertly, and his perception instantly swept across hundreds of Nautical Miles. "Where is the danger? What on the Blue Star can threaten me now?"