359: Chapter 359 Chaotic Creatures

Su Mo kept his mind steady, fully guiding his Chaos dao foundation to devour the massive amount of Chaos Qi, undergoing an unprecedented tempering and reshaping.

His body was like a Divine Artifact being constantly shattered and reforged, undergoing a transformation toward a higher level amidst extreme pain.

At this critical and focused moment, a strange fluctuation came from the distant depths of the Chaos, and it was rapidly approaching!

Su Mo's mind tightened slightly, and he sent out a strand of Divine Sense to investigate.

Deep within the color-shifting and violently energetic Chaos vortex, a massive shadow was shuttling through at an incredible speed!

As the distance closed, its form gradually became clear—

Was that a fish?

Its entire body was a constantly flowing dark purple, similar to the background of the Chaos Sea, and its silhouette resembled a giant fish, sleek and full of power.

But it had no eyes, no fins, and no clearly discernible facial features or organs like a mouth or nose. Its entire body seemed to be a highly condensed aggregate of Chaos Qi that had taken on a vague life form!

Its size was so immense that it was actually comparable to nearly half of the Cangxu Realm!

Its mere existence exuded an ancient, primal, and terrifying aura full of overwhelming pressure.

“A Chaos Creatures?!” Su Mo's heart jolted.

He had seen fragmented records in some of the oldest ancient texts. Legend has it that in the boundless Chaos Sea that nurtures ten thousand worlds, primitive lives of indeterminate form that feed on Chaos Qi are occasionally born.

They are known as 'Chaos Creaturess' or 'Ancient Chaos Beasts'.

Their strength varies, but without exception, they are all extremely difficult to deal with, and they possess an instinctive repulsion and appetite for energy and matter of a non-Chaos nature!

This giant fish-like Chaos Creatures was clearly attracted by the commotion caused by Su Mo's massive consumption of Chaos Qi, as well as the life fluctuations radiating from him that carried an enticing scent!

The Giant Chaos Fish did not hesitate. After locking onto Su Mo's position, it swung its massive body and swam straight toward him!

Its speed was so fast that it was like a fish in water within the Chaos Sea, far exceeding Su Mo's escape speed!

In the blink of an eye, that giant mouth, composed of constantly rotating Chaos currents and seemingly capable of swallowing stars, had already closed in, intending to devour Su Mo along with the entire surrounding area!

At the critical moment, the invisible yet resilient world barrier belonging to the Yuanguang Realm behind Su Mo played its part!

Buzz—!

A soft yet incredibly resilient seven-colored light membrane lit up behind Su Mo; it was the manifestation of the Yuanguang Realm's self-preservation instinct.

The Giant Chaos Fish's massive head slammed hard against this world barrier, producing a dull, thunderous boom and triggering violent spatial ripples, yet it failed to break through!

“The ‘Chaos Induction Grand Array’ set up by the Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable only opened a small, temporary crack in the world barrier; it wasn't a true opening of the gates. This Chaos Creatures's size is too massive; it’s very difficult for it to forcibly break through the complete barrier of a Great World.”

Su Mo understood this in his heart and breathed a small sigh of relief.

The Giant Chaos Fish seemed to be enraged by the world barrier's obstruction. It crashed and bit frantically outside the barrier, stirring up a monstrous Chaos turbulence, but it remained unable to truly break through that seven-colored light membrane which appeared thin but actually contained the Origin power of an entire realm.

Seeing that he was temporarily safe, Su Mo no longer distracted himself and threw his entire mind back into his own tempering.

Although the threat of the Giant Chaos Fish was imminent, completing the final metamorphosis of the Chaos Dao Body and increasing his strength was the fundamental way to deal with all crises.

Time lost its meaning within the Chaos Sea.

Under the scouring of endless Chaos Qi and the frantic devouring of his dao foundation, Su Mo's body underwent an essential leap.

His original flesh-and-blood body completely vanished, replaced by a body that was crystal clear and deep purple throughout, as if carved from the purest crystal!

Within this body, countless even deeper black patterns formed a strange network of bones and energy meridians. These black patterns faintly radiated an intent of devouring all things and returning everything to the void.

His entire being appeared extraordinary and divine, like an ancient deity born from the Chaos.

He slowly opened his eyes, and the color of Chaos in his pupils faded away, turning into a pure and deep darkness, like the boundless night sky, yet seemingly able to see through all falsehoods and essences.

A vast aura far exceeding the Early Stage of Taiyi naturally leaked out, yet it was perfectly controlled by him.

Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal! Acquired Chaos Dao Body—complete!

Not only had he successfully tempered the Acquired Chaos Dao Body to the true stage of Major Achievement Perfection, but his cultivation had also climbed to the Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal level in one fell swoop, thanks to the providence of this endless Chaos Sea!

At this moment, in terms of the majesty of his magic power, the strength of his Physical Body, and his control over the Laws of Chaos and Devouring, he was no longer inferior to any veteran Taiyi Peak, and he might even surpass them!

However, just as Su Mo was feeling the unprecedented power within his body and preparing to return to the Yuanguang Realm, his brow furrowed slightly as he looked outside the barrier.

That Giant Chaos Fish actually hadn't left yet!

It seemed to have identified Su Mo as its prey, or rather, it was deeply attracted by the unique and powerful aura on Su Mo's body. Despite being unable to break through the world barrier, it still stubbornly lingered nearby, like the most patient hunter.

“Just as well...” A sharp light flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled into an eager arc. “I'll use you to test just how strong my newly formed Chaos Dao Body really is!”

He needed a battle to truly familiarize himself with and master this surging power.

And a Chaos Creatures of unknown but clearly extraordinary strength was the perfect whetstone!

No longer hesitating, with a thought from Su Mo, those black patterns on his purple crystal-like skin lit up slightly.

He took a step forward, proactively passing through the area that had become relatively thin due to his previous entry. He completely left the protection of the Yuanguang Realm's world barrier and truly stepped into the peril-filled Chaos Sea!

The instant he left the protection of the barrier—

The lingering Giant Chaos Fish instantly woke up!

Its featureless head turned toward Su Mo, and its massive body erupted with startling speed. It opened its giant mouth, composed of violent Chaos currents, and lunged at Su Mo like a moving Chaos vortex!

It intended to swallow him along with the surrounding Chaos Qi in one bite!

“Good timing!”

Su Mo neither dodged nor avoided it. He clenched his right hand into a fist, and upon his translucent purple fist, the black patterns shone brilliantly. A majestic devouring Fist Intent fused with Chaos power condensed, and he threw a punch toward the lunging giant mouth!

Boom—!!!

A condensed gray-black fist projection tore through the Chaos and landed solidly on the Giant Chaos Fish's lower jaw!

The expected scene of flesh flying or energy exploding did not occur.

That terrifying punch, which was enough to heavily injure or even blow apart an ordinary Taiyi Peak Cultivator, actually felt like a stone sinking into the ocean when it hit the Giant Chaos Fish!

The Chaos and Devouring power contained within the fist projection was actually assimilated and absorbed upon contact with the layer of constantly flowing dark purple Chaos Qi on the Giant Chaos Fish's body!

It only caused the giant fish's charging momentum to pause slightly and sent a somewhat violent ripple of Chaos across its surface, but it achieved nothing more!

The Giant Chaos Fish seemed to be enraged by this punch, and its charging momentum became even fiercer!

Su Mo's pupils shrank slightly. He flickered his body and narrowly avoided that terrifying bite, but his heart sank.

“Chaos Qi is ineffective?!”

This Chaos Creatures was itself composed of the purest Chaos Qi; its body structure was like a manifestation of Chaos itself.

For Su Mo to attack it with Chaos power was like using water to attack water or fire to burn fire. It couldn't cause any essential damage and might instead be absorbed and used by it!