185: Chapter 185 The Demon's Arrival

Zhenbei Princess Manor

Ling Tian had no idea about the undercurrents surging beneath the Imperial Capital; all his focus was currently on the mountain of resources before him.

"Time to eat!"

He opened his massive maw and, like a great whale drinking water, took a fierce gulp at the spatial ring filled with rewards!

Boom!

The Restriction inside the spatial ring was instantly shattered by his overbearing power. The mountain of Ore and Heaven And Earth Treasure turned into a multicolored torrent, which he swallowed in one gulp!

The [Taotie Heaven-Swallowing Stomach] began to operate frantically. The Law of Devouring contained within his gastric juices quickly decomposed and refined these Yuan Emperor-level resources.

The [Five Elements Destruction Furnace] rumbled, transporting the purified energy after conversion to every part of his body.

System notification sounds scrolled through Ling Tian's mind like a waterfall.

[Devoured 5000 pieces of Red Flame Crystal! Obtained 80000 evolution points!]

[Devoured 4000 pieces of Profound Ice Iron! Obtained 75000 evolution points!]

[Devoured 3000 segments of Lightning-Struck Wood! Obtained 90000 evolution points!]

[Devoured...]

A massive amount of evolution points continuously poured in, causing his total number of evolution points to skyrocket.

In just half an hour, the batch of premium resources rewarded by the Human Emperor was completely devoured by him.

Ling Tian checked his System panel.

[evolution points: 9250000 / 4800000]

The 4.8 million evolution points required for evolution had been exceeded by nearly double!

"Refreshing!"

Ling Tian let out a satisfied burp.

He could feel that his body was undergoing subtle changes, and every cell was cheering with joy.

[Detected that evolution points have met the conditions for evolution!]

[Perform evolution immediately?]

The System's prompt sounded again.

"No, wait a little longer." Ling Tian chose to refuse again.

He always felt that something was still missing.

The transition from the third stage to the fourth stage of the reinforced body was a huge leap, and he wanted to build a more solid Foundation.

Just as he refused, a brand-new System notification sound perked him up.

[Ding! Detected that the host has accumulated more than twice the basic requirement of evolution points!]

[Hidden function 'Targeted Evolution' has been activated!]

[Targeted Evolution: The host can consume additional evolution points to perform advanced reinforcement on a specific part of the body, laying a stronger Foundation for the next overall evolution. View details?]

"Oh?" Ling Tian's eyes lit up. "There's actually such a good thing?!"

This was truly an unexpected surprise!

He was just worrying that his Foundation was not solid enough; this Targeted Evolution was practically tailor-made for him.

"View details!"

[Targeted Evolution allows selecting any part of the body for reinforcement. The reinforcement effect is determined by the characteristics of the part and the host's Bloodline talents. This reinforcement requires consuming evolution points: 3,000,000 points.]

Three million evolution points!

Although it hurt, it was absolutely worth it for a stronger Foundation!

So, where should he reinforce?

Ling Tian fell into thought.

His stomach had already evolved into the [Taotie Heaven-Swallowing Stomach], with digestive capability maxed out.

His heart? The [Power Furnace] was already strong enough.

His brain?

He wasn't a mage, so reinforcing it wouldn't be cost-effective.

Even if he reinforced it, it would probably only lead to one result.

That is: My super intelligence decides to use my super power to solve the problem.

After thinking it over, he finally locked his gaze onto his Dragon horns.

He currently had four Dragon horns, which were the [Dragon Emperor War Horns], mainly used for head attacks and energy focusing.

But he always felt that these four horns could have greater development potential.

Especially since he had awakened his Ying Dragon Bloodline and gained the ability to control weather phenomena.

If he could combine the Dragon horns with weather control, would it produce miraculous effects?

The more he thought about it, the more Ling Tian felt it made sense.

"System, if I use 'Targeted Evolution' to reinforce the Dragon horns, what will be the effect?" He tried asking in his mind.

[Deducing...]

[Based on the host's current Ying Dragon Bloodline and Heaven-Man Unity skill, reinforcing the Dragon horns has a 78% probability of evolving into 'Heaven-Leading Horns'. This can significantly enhance the sensing and control ability over the Laws of Heaven and Earth, reduce the consumption of casting weather-related Divine Ability, and has a certain chance to invoke higher-level Law powers, such as 'Nirvana Divine Thunder', 'Spatial Storm', etc.]

Heaven-Leading Horns! Nirvana Divine Thunder! Spatial Storm!

Ling Tian stared with wide eyes.

This effect is just too top-tier!

"That's the one!" Ling Tian didn't hesitate anymore.

"System, use 'Targeted Evolution', consume 3 million evolution points, reinforcement target: Dragon Emperor War Horns!"

[Confirmed usage! evolution points -3000000!]

[Starting reinforcement...]

Boom—!

A strange and vast energy instantly surged out from his body, pouring into the four Dragon horns.

He felt as if an invisible opening had been torn on the top of his head, establishing an unprecedentedly close connection with the mysterious Laws of Heaven and Earth.

Wind, water, earth, thunder... various elemental Laws, like docile sheep, jumped happily under the drive of his will.

His four Dragon horns began to undergo drastic changes. On the surface of the originally dark golden Dragon horns, countless mysterious patterns emerged, as if they were the most fundamental depictions of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. The tips of the horns became sharper, and faint lightning and starlight flowed within them.

[Reinforcement complete!]

[Dragon Emperor War Horns evolved into Heaven-Leading Horns (Mythical)!]

[Effect: Weather control power increased by 500%! Consumption for casting weather-related Divine Ability reduced by 80%! Can use Mental Energy as a primer to leverage Law power, forming 'Law Resonance', greatly enhancing the power of Divine Ability!]

[Special Ability: Four Symbols Heaven-Leading — The four Dragon horns correspond to the four basic Laws of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, and can simultaneously invoke four types of weather phenomena to form the 'Four Symbols Nirvana Array'!]

Ling Tian felt the brand new power coming from his Dragon horns, his heart filled with wild joy.

"This round of reinforcement, huge profit!"

He grinned and couldn't wait to test his new ability.

He lay in the courtyard, looking up at the cloudless clear sky.

"Bring some wind to help the mood!"

With a thought, the [Heaven-Leading Horns] glowed slightly.

In an instant, a gale formed above the Princess Manor without any warning!

This wind came extremely abruptly, as if born out of thin air, instantly blowing the few large trees in the courtyard into crazy swaying, with fallen leaves dancing all over the sky!

"Bring some thunder!"

Ling Tian's mischievous heart arose, and he activated the Dragon horns again.

Boom!!!

A blinding purple lightning bolt suddenly struck down from the clear sky, landing precisely on the ground three feet in front of him, blasting out a scorched little pit, a trace of destructive aura flashing and disappearing!

This sudden bolt from the blue and the gale instantly alarmed the entire Imperial Capital!

Deep within the Imperial Palace, an old man who was resting with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes, astonishing divine light erupting from his turbid pupils. He took one step, his figure already appearing on the top of the palace, looking toward the direction of the Zhenbei Princess Manor in shock.

"What overbearing lightning power! Who invoked such power within the Imperial Capital?!"

At the same time, in the mansions of major princes and top noble families, several powerful Divine Thoughts soared into the sky, simultaneously sweeping towards the Princess Manor.

"Strange, why did that fluctuation of Laws just now come and go so quickly?"

"Which Senior is testing their technique? To be able to invoke the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder?!"

And the culprit, Ling Tian, was also startled by the commotion he had caused.

He just wanted to test the power, he didn't expect the commotion to be so big.

He could clearly feel several powerful Mental Energies sweeping over the mansion, so he quickly restrained all his auras, lying on the ground and pretending to be a harmless, ordinary War Beast.

He felt those Divine Thoughts retreat with suspicion, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, but the excitement in his heart could not be suppressed no matter what.

These three million evolution points were spent so worthily!

...

At the same time, the Royal Library.

Xia Youchu, relying on the Princess token, entered the third floor without obstruction.

The space here was much smaller than the two floors below, but the books stored here were all unique copies or lost works.

Every single one recorded secrets that would drive the outside world crazy.

She didn't look at those Cultivation Techniques or secret arts, but walked straight to the area recording ancient history.

She quickly found her target.

《Era of Gods and Demons》, 《Record of Ten Thousand Races》, 《Records of Ancient Anecdotes》...

She picked up a thick 《Era of Gods and Demons》 and opened the yellowed pages.

The book recorded that in the ancient era, in the myriad worlds, the God Race and the Demon Race were the two most top-tier races, ranking in the top three and top four of the myriad worlds respectively. They were born powerful, controlling supreme Laws, and viewed all races as ants.

The description of the God Race in the book was: Order, Light, Judgment.

The description of the Demon Race was: Chaos, Darkness, Pollution.

Xia Youchu's brows furrowed.

She always felt that this description was too stereotypical, too black-and-white.

She continued reading, and soon, in an inconspicuous corner, she found a record circled with a cinnabar pen.

"Demons also have their Dao. The Demons of the primeval era grasped destruction and termination, and were the logic of the Universe's cycle. Later, Demons from beyond the realm descended. Their blood could pollute all things, and their hearts could confuse all living beings; these were 'Heavenly Demons'. Heavenly Demons are not true Demons, but the cancer of the Universe, the common enemy of all worlds..."

Heavenly Demons from beyond the realm?

Xia Youchu's heart stirred.

She thought of the polluted demon blood in the Phoenix Ruins, and the Abyss Apostles.

Could it be that what they believed in was not the Demon Race, but this kind of "Heavenly Demon" from beyond the realm?

This discovery cast a shadow over her heart.

If this were true, then the seriousness of the matter would far exceed her imagination.

She was just about to continue searching when suddenly, the entire Imperial Capital shook violently!

An extremely evil and terrifying aura soared into the sky from the deep underground of the Imperial City!