214: He forcibly devoured the abyss demon god, and his physical body unleashed a power exceeding 100 tons!

It suddenly reached out its large hand, wanting to crush Lu Sheng's consciousness in one go.

However.

Just as that massive black hand was about to touch Lu Sheng.

A cold, mechanical, and supremely majestic voice suddenly exploded throughout the entire Sea of Consciousness.

【Warning! High-risk alien Soul invasion detected!】

【Warning! host's mental world is being violated!】

【Automatically activating defense mechanism—myriad things furnace!】

"What is this?!"

The Abyssal Demon God froze, a tremor originating from the depths of its Soul instantly sweeping through its entire body.

In the golden Void Realm behind Lu Sheng, an ancient, vast bronze cauldron that seemed to exist at the source of the river of time slowly emerged.

This massive cauldron was a hundred times larger than the Abyssal Demon God's Soul body!

At the mouth of the cauldron, a golden vortex was slowly rotating, emitting a terrifying suction force capable of devouring the heavens and the myriad things.

"No... This is impossible!!"

The Abyssal Demon God discovered with horror that its Soul Power, of which it was so proud, was as fragile as an infant's in the face of this suction force.

Its massive black shadow began to twist and stretch, flying uncontrollably toward the mouth of the cauldron.

"What kind of power is this?! This does not belong to this world!!"

The Abyssal Demon God let out a shrill scream, gripping the edges of the Sea of Consciousness tightly in an attempt to resist.

"Spare me! I can be your slave! I can teach you Abyssal secret arts!!"

Lu Sheng sat on a small stool, picked his ear, and a playful arc tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"A slave? Sorry, I think you're ugly."

"As for the secret arts..."

Lu Sheng stood up and snapped his fingers.

"If I devour your Soul, won't your memories become mine?"

"myriad things furnace, refine it for me!"

"Boom————!!"

The bronze cauldron let out a roar, and the suction force instantly surged tenfold.

"No————!!"

Accompanied by one last desperate wail, the Abyssal Demon God's Soul body was completely torn apart, turning into streams of extremely pure black light that were swept into the golden vortex.

【Ding! Refining successful!】

【Congratulations host! Successfully devoured a pseudo-Level 11 Drowned Ones Soul!】

【Conducting feedback...】

Outside.

Beneath the previously deathly silent sea surface, a deep, eerie blue light suddenly lit up.

"Glug..."

A huge bubble surfaced.

Immediately after, that massive Dragon head, which had been stiffly sinking, suddenly surged out of the water, sending water spraying everywhere.

Those dark golden Dragon Eyes reignited, only this time, there was a touch of Soul-stirring eerie blue luster in the depths of the pupils.

Lu Sheng opened his Dragon mouth and burped without any decorum.

"Burp—"

"A bit full."

As the burp was released, a dazzling stream of data refreshed crazily before Lu Sheng's eyes.

【Ding! Soul devouring complete!】

【host's Soul strength increased by 200%! Mental resistance significantly enhanced! Immune to mental attacks of the same Rank!】

【Obtained attribute feedback!】

【Dragon Bone evolution: Rank I -> Rank II! Skeletal strength increased, Strength + 2000 jin!】

【Dragon Muscle evolution: Rank I -> Rank II! Muscle explosive power increased, Strength + 3000 jin, Speed + 40 m/s!】

【Rank: Level 8 Spirit Source Practitioner (1000/15000)】

【Base Strength: 41887 jin (approx. 21 tons)!】

【Normal Speed: 380 m/s!】

Lu Sheng felt the power surging within him once more, his mouth curling up crazily.

Forty-one thousand jin!

And this is just his normal state!

If he activated his Dragon Transformation Form, with a fivefold increase, that would be two hundred thousand jin! One hundred tons of power! 5.5 times the speed of sound!

Now, even without relying on Dragon Breath, just by using his Physical Body for basic attacks, he could pin that Abyssal Demon God to the ground and hammer it!

"This Abyssal Corpse King is truly a good person..."

Lu Sheng sighed.

Not only did it give experience and a spirit source crystal core, but in the end, it even packaged and delivered its Soul; it's practically a living good Samaritan in the Apocalypse.

"Splash—"

In the sky, a crimson figure swooped down.

Luo Tianfei hovered in front of Lu Sheng, her golden Phoenix eyes staring fixedly at Lu Sheng's eyes, divine fire swirling around her body; she was clearly prepared to strike at any moment.

"Hey, big long worm."

Luo Tianfei's voice was somewhat tense, carrying a hint of probing: "Are you... still you?"

"If you've been subjected to Possession by that ugly freak, just blink, and this Young Miss will give you a quick end and cremate you while I'm at it."

Although she said that, the worry in her eyes could not be hidden.

After all, that was an attack targeting the Soul; if it were her, she wouldn't dare claim she could withstand it one hundred percent.

Lu Sheng looked at this Phoenix, who clearly cared but whose mouth was as hard as an iron plate, and found it amusing.

"Hum—"

A flash of golden light.

The massive hundred-meter Dragon body quickly shrank, transforming into human form.

Lu Sheng was bare-chested (his trench coat had exploded during the battle), revealing lean, statue-like muscles, with a few dark golden Dragon scales that hadn't completely faded still remaining on his skin.

He stood on the waves, reached out to rub his throbbing temples, then looked up at Luo Tianfei and grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.

"I say, Big Stupid Bird, do you want me to die that much?"

"If you cremate me, who will deal with the remaining Floating Corpses?"

Hearing that familiar "Big Stupid Bird," Luo Tianfei's tense nerves instantly relaxed, followed by a fit of embarrassed rage.

"Who are you calling Big Stupid Bird?!"

"This Young Miss is the Undying Divine Phoenix! I am the King of All Birds!!"

Luo Tianfei was so angry that all her feathers stood on end, and the surrounding seawater was instantly boiled by high temperatures.

"Alright, alright, Young Miss Phoenix."

Lu Sheng waved his hand, too lazy to argue with her.

He flipped his right hand, and a crystal core, as black as ink and emitting a heart-palpitating fluctuation, appeared in his palm.

This was the top-grade spirit source crystal core formed after the myriad things furnace refined the Abyssal Corpse King's Soul!

It was also the highest-Rank loot Lu Sheng had ever seen so far.

"Hey, come down."

Lu Sheng waved at Luo Tianfei in the air, a hint of craftiness in his eyes.

"Whoever sees it gets a share, let's divide the spoils."

Luo Tianfei snorted coldly and turned into a red light, landing on the sea surface.

When she saw that black crystal core, her breath hitched.

"This thing... is yours."

Lu Sheng casually tossed the priceless crystal core over, just like throwing a stone.

Luo Tianfei scrambled to catch it, looking at Lu Sheng in disbelief: "You... are giving it to me?"

This is a pseudo-Level 11 Abyssal Demon God core!

For any Spirit Source User, it is a priceless treasure!

"Don't misunderstand."

Lu Sheng pointed to his own head, a deep light flashing in his eyes.

"I ate its Soul and obtained something more valuable than the crystal core."

Just at the moment he devoured the Soul, countless fragmented memory pieces appeared in Lu Sheng's mind.

Those were secrets about the Abyss. About what lies beneath that sea, those truly... terrifying existences.

"And..."

Lu Sheng looked at Luo Tianfei, a meaningful smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Having taken my benefits, from now on you are my person... cough, my ally."

"The road ahead of us won't be easy."

Luo Tianfei gripped the crystal core in her hand, looking at this mysterious man before her, and for the first time, did not refute.

She could feel that this man's ambition went far beyond this small Gongga Mountain.

"Hmph, you're sensible."

Luo Tianfei put away the crystal core and arrogantly lifted her chin.

"But let's get this straight, this Young Miss is only responsible for fighting, not for being your babysitter."

"Deal."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

In the distance, the morning sun was just rising.

Golden sunlight spilled onto the sparkling sea surface, and also onto the devastated yet still standing Gongga Mountain.

In this battle, humanity won!