1: Chapter 1 Godzilla: The Devourer of the Universe!

"Chew, chew, chew... Hmm?"

"What is this thing? A cream-filled candy? It's actually quite fragrant..."

Ling Tian chewed dazedly. An indescribable flavor exploded in his mouth and slid down his throat. A warm current instantly surged through his limbs and bones, making him feel so comfortable he almost groaned aloud.

But the next second, he felt something was wrong.

Why was this candy still moving?

It seemed... to have legs?

And what was up with this perspective?

Why was the table in front of him as big as a plaza?

He subconsciously looked down.

"Holy crap!!!"

What came into view were not the hands and feet he was familiar with, but a pair of small claws and a slender tail swaying unconsciously.

He, Ling Tian, an outstanding corporate slave of the 21st century, had apparently, probably, possibly... turned into a Gecko?!

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! What did I just eat?!"

Ling Tian felt a wave of disgust and shook his head frantically, trying to spit out the remaining filling in his mouth.

Unfortunately, that thing had already gone down, leaving only a lingering fragrance in his mouth.

Just as he was on the verge of a mental breakdown, a voice suddenly rang in his mind:

[Ding! Detected host's strong desire for survival and evolution, Divine Beast Evolution System activated!]

[Scanning for compatible evolution routes for the host... Scan complete!]

[Newbie benefits issued. Please choose one of the following three Supreme evolution routes:]

[Route 1: Goblin King. Green-skinned glory, the god in charge of reproduction! Lead your Goblin army and drown the enemy with numbers! Ultimate form: Goblin God Emperor. Pros: Fast formation, many minions. Cons: Might be a bit smelly, and easily farmed by groups of heroes.]

[Route 2: Minotaur Titan. Muscle is truth, horns solve everything! Become a Minotaur War God, charge into battle, and experience the ultimate physical transcendence. Ultimate form: Earth-Shaking Bull Demon. Pros: Thick skin and flesh, explosive sense of power. Cons: Might not be very smart, and prone to triggering some strange developments.]

[Route 3: Godzilla: Cosmic Devourer. Taking planets as desserts and stars as staple food, Godzilla is mighty, leaking domineering aura! A walking natural disaster, a mobile nuclear arsenal, Atomic Breath warning! Ultimate form: Star Abyss End Devour. Pros: Handsome, strong, invincible. Cons: Weak in the early stages, and has a huge appetite.]

Looking at the three options floating before him, Ling Tian's mouth twitched.

"Is this even a choice?!"

He roared internally, "What kind of crappy options are the first two? Either a green-skinned dwarf or a blockhead with horns on its head! Godzilla! It must be Godzilla! Being cool is a lifelong matter!"

"I choose three! Godzilla: Cosmic Devourer!"

[Selection confirmed! Ultimate evolution route locked: Godzilla: Cosmic Devourer!]

[Host: Ling Tian]

[Race: Godzilla]

[Rank: None]

[Evolution Points: 5 / 100]

[Attributes: Strength 1, Agility 1.1, Stamina 1.2, Spirit 10]

[Talent: Devour (Elementary): Eat, eat, eat! After devouring food, it can be converted into Evolution Points, and you can randomly obtain attribute improvements based on the quality of the food.]

[Skills: None]

[Current Evolution Stage: Larval Form (First Rank)]

[Evolution Tree Preview: Larval Form → Enhanced Form → Growth Form → Mature Form → Complete Form → Planet Devourer → Star Devourer → Universe Devourer → End Devour.]

[Friendly Reminder: Devouring is the only shortcut to evolution. Even mosquito legs are meat, don't turn your nose up at them. Once Evolution Points are full, besides advancing, there is a chance to draw magical traits, such as "Hard-as-Rock," "Slippery," "Fast-Runner," and so on. Who knows, they might be useful? You still need to have dreams!]

Ling Tian looked at the panel, feeling his Gecko blood boiling.

Devour stars! Devour the Universe!

What Beast Tamer world? In front of the future Godzilla, they are all little brothers!

However, the priority was to get something to eat to pad his stomach and accumulate Evolution Points.

Godzilla is strong once developed, but first, it has to develop!

He tried to control his tail and wiggle his body.

The instinct of a Gecko was still there, allowing him to easily crawl on vertical walls.

He widened his eyes and began to search for prey.

Soon, a mosquito flying slowly entered his field of vision.

"It's you! Take this!"

Pfft!

His slender tongue shot out like lightning, accurately sticking to the mosquito, and retracted.

[Devoured an ordinary mosquito, gained 0.005 Evolution Points. Physical strength gained an extremely weak increase.]

Ling Tian: "..."

0.005?

This would require eating twenty thousand mosquitoes to evolve?!

His tongue would probably develop calluses!

Although complaining, he could still feel the almost negligible warm current after swallowing the mosquito.

Better than nothing.

"Forget it, a fly is meat no matter how small, and a mosquito is protein no matter how small! Let's go!"

Ling-Gecko-Tian began his scavenger career in the room.

Mosquitoes, small moths, and even ants that accidentally passed by all became his snacks.

Evolution Points increased at a snail's pace: 5.005... 5.011... 5.02...

Just as he was chasing a small beetle and crawled to the top of what looked like a stone platform in the center of the room, he suddenly stopped.

"Hmm? What's that?"

His gaze was attracted by something in the center of the stone platform.

It was something emitting a faint golden light, looking a bit like a silkworm cocoon.

The key was that this thing emitted a rich fragrance, constantly enticing his desire to devour.

Ling Tian looked at the small golden cocoon close at hand and swallowed his saliva.

"If I eat it, won't my Evolution Points soar?"

But this thing didn't look like it was wild?

Forget it, eat first, talk later!

As someone who only watches Western films, he never had much patience.

Ling Tian kicked his hind legs, a standard Gecko pounce!

"Devour!"

...

Xia Youchu stood in the center of the quiet room and took a deep breath.

The contract array engraved under her feet, with every line outlined with Star Abyss sand, could amplify Soul fluctuations and increase the success rate of contracting a War Beast.

This quiet room, and the ritual she was about to perform, consumed enough resources to fund the military expenses of a small city for a year.

But all of this was worth it.

Because today, she would contract a Nine-Winged Golden Cicada larva!

This was her only goal in the eighteen years since her Rebirth!

Xia Youchu, the Empress of the Human Race in her past life, a powerhouse at the Peak of the Emperor Realm.

In the battle of the Jieguan Great Wall that decided the fate of the Human Race, because her life-bound War Beast, [Moonlight Wolf], had exhausted its potential and was Innate deficient, she was ultimately one move short and failed to take that crucial step into the Divine-Grade, leading to the collapse of the defense line.

She witnessed with her own eyes the Human Race territory trampled by the iron hooves of alien races, and the fire of civilization nearly extinguished.

At the last moment, she self-destructed her Emperor Soul, dragging several alien Emperors to their deaths with her, which was her final swan song for that land.

Perhaps it was because her obsession was too deep, or perhaps because fate had mercy, she had actually been Reborn back into her mother's womb.

In this life, she abandoned the pride of her past life and endured, laying out her plans.

She knew clearly that in this world of Beast Tamers, the first life-bound War Beast was crucial.

It shares a Soul symbiosis with the Beast Tamer, their lives are intertwined, and they evolve together.

The potential of the initial War Beast almost determined the future ceiling of the Beast Tamer.

She gave up the Gold-rank, and even the Emerald-rank Moonlight Wolf prepared by her Family!

Relying on her Rebirth memories, she went alone into the North Nether Abyss, a place of nine deaths and one life.

There, she contended with freezing storms, outwitted guarding Vicious Beasts, and exhausted countless life-saving trump cards before finally capturing this Nine-Winged Golden Cicada larva that was still in slumber.

The Nine-Winged Golden Cicada, born sacred, possesses the ability of nine transformations. Each transformation is a qualitative change in the level of life, with unfathomable potential, hailed by ancient records as the seed of the Divine-Grade!

As long as she successfully contracted with it, relying on her experience and resources, she could definitely Breakthrough to the Divine-Grade before the Jieguan war and reverse the future!

She carefully placed the silkworm cocoon emitting a soft golden glow at the core of the array.

The cocoon seemed to sense something, trembling slightly, emitting an even richer fluctuation of vitality.

"It has begun."

Xia Youchu forced a drop of essence blood from her fingertip and dripped it onto the Golden Cicada larva.

At the same time, her hands formed seals, and she chanted ancient contract incantations.

Hum—!

The array was instantly activated, the light of the Star Abyss sand intertwined with her Soul power, turning into streams of light, connecting her with the golden cocoon.

She could clearly feel a noble consciousness slowly awakening and slowly approaching her Soul.

Success!

The process was even smoother than imagined!

Xia Youchu was extremely excited.

She had even begun to plan to find the legendary Ten-Thousand-Year Stone Milk and Sky Crystal Honey to accelerate the growth of the Golden Cicada...

The Soul link became tighter and tighter, the golden cocoon's light flared brightly, as if it would break out of its cocoon like a butterfly in the next moment, completing the final symbiosis with her.

Just at this most critical moment.

Whoosh!

A tiny black shadow suddenly dashed out from some corner, with lightning speed, opened its big mouth, and "gulp" swallowed the Nine-Winged Golden Cicada larva in one bite!

The golden light disappeared instantly.

The little gray thing landed on the ground, patted its slightly bulging belly with satisfaction, and even let out a burp.

The expectation and excitement on Xia Youchu's face instantly froze.

She watched helplessly as the Nine-Winged Golden Cicada, for which she had spent years of hard work and pinned all her hopes...

Was... eaten by a Gecko that popped out of nowhere?!

At the same time, the Soul contract power that was originally linking to the Golden Cicada, because it lost its target, suddenly took a turn and forcibly wrapped around the Gecko.

Contract, complete.

At the other end of the Soul link, a thought wave came through, carrying the meaning of "I'm full, I'm sleepy, I want to sleep."

In the quiet room, only the fading glimmer of the array remained, along with Xia Youchu's dazed, beautiful face.

She, the Reborn Empress, the hope of the Human Race's future, her life-bound War Beast... was a Gecko.

For a long time.

A scream filled with endless breakdown nearly blew the roof off the quiet room:

"MY— GOLDEN— CICADA—!!!"

...

[War Beast Quality Classification: Bronze, Silver, Platinum, Gold, Emerald, Diamond, Legendary, Epic, King.]