Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast

Chapter 524: A Battle Between Kings and Demons

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Under the cover of night, two figures raced forward at lightning speed, crossing mountains and rivers with ease. As they ran, the ground behind them trembled. The air howled as dense swarms of colossal beasts gathered.

Even ahead of them, numerous mutated creatures had been stirred into motion.

Suddenly, strokes of black blade lights, each spanning hundreds of meters long, tore through the atmosphere. They shredded the beasts ahead effortlessly, leaving a path of destruction. The domineering aura reflected the overwhelming power of a middle stage Ninth Demonic Mark Purgatory True Demon—invincible among its peers. Ordinary mutated beasts stood no chance of slowing them down.

The duo quickly crossed over a hundred kilometers and arrived at the mountain outskirts. Katoto halted abruptly and gazed deep into the mountains.

Even from dozens of kilometers away, he keenly sensed the powerful energy fluctuations flowing from within the mountains. Each attack was steered with the vast power of heaven and earth, and emanated strength close to the beginning stage of level 9.

"They’re over there?" Katoto asked in a deep voice.

Jin Chengmin nodded respectfully. "Yes. I lured a group of colossal beasts there. Their mission this time is to eliminate those beasts."

"Well done." A sinister grin spread across Katoto’s face.

Now that they had arrived at Chen Chu's location, Katoto was tempted to kill Jin Chengmin on the spot and take the Demon God Blood for himself. However, he held back, as Dayianna had forbidden it.

To Dayianna, killing Chu Batian was just one part of the operation. It was also a propaganda effort to showcase the might of the Purgatory True Demon Clan and their generosity. By turning Jin Chengmin into a top-level noble through the Demon God Blood, they aimed to sway wavering humans who were contemplating betrayal against their own race.

Katoto’s grin widened. "Let’s go. It’s time to give those humans a little surprise."

With that, the two figures rushed forward again. Behind them, waves of mutated beasts filled the mountains. Among them were colossal beasts, some exceeding a hundred meters in size.

Numbering in the tens of thousands, these beasts—many over ten meters tall—advanced as one. The earth shattered beneath their march, ancient trees toppled, and the mountains seemed to quiver under the weight of their charge.

Guided by Jin Chengmin, Katoto soon arrived at a narrow pass between two towering peaks, each spanning over ten thousand meters.

The wide valley had become a wasteland. Rifts scarred the land, streams ran dry, and peaks had collapsed. Amid the devastation, enormous craters, some over a hundred meters wide, glowed with blazing flames, while molten lava flowed freely within them.

On the shattered ground, a colossal beast over ten meters tall lay with its limbs severed, emitting agonized roars. Standing atop its head, clad in black and crimson armor, Chen Chu held his halberd steady.

In the distance, Lan Caiwei and her squad were spread out, taking turns to unleash powerful combat skills into the sky and surroundings. The explosions shook the earth, filling the air with rolling dust and smoke.

Scattered around were the corpses of numerous mutated beasts, most of which were at least level 4.

Taking in the scene, Jin Chengmin and Katoto immediately realized what was happening, their expressions changing drastically. "This is a trap! The humans have set an ambush!"

"Chu Batian!"

An icy voice echoed across the heavens, accompanied by a terrifying eruption of pressure from a demon king. The sky darkened as endless demonic qi surged forth, forming a rapidly rotating vortex.

At the center, a colossal black demonic claw, spanning nearly half a kilometer in diameter, descended from the heavens, aiming to obliterate Chen Chu with a single strike.

Under the oppressive force of the attack, the world seemed to freeze. The very air within a radius of several kilometers compressed into a tangible, crushing force, as if heaven itself was plunging down.

Lan Caiwei and the others turned pale at the sheer magnitude of the assault, their expressions filled with dread. This was their first time confronting the overwhelming presence of a demon king.

On the other hand, Chen Chu stood calmly on the ground and gazed upward with an unshaken demeanor. His face remained tranquil.

Compared to the ferocious might of the Thunder Fiery Dragon Emperor, whose full power could shake the heavens to its core, this demon king’s oppressive aura was merely a shadow of fear. To Chen Chu, it was nothing more than a scare tactic for children.

"How dare you wreak havoc in the domain of humanity. Do you think we’re defenseless?" A cold voice rang out as an unparalleled sword will surged skyward, transforming into a golden sword light that spanned a thousand meters.

Boom!

The golden sword qi, tearing through space itself, obliterated the descending demonic claw instantly. The clouds darkening the sky were ripped apart, revealing the heavens, and a muffled groan echoed from the void.

"The Sky-Splitting Golden Sword... Chen Wang! As expected of you despicable humans. Using a young genius as bait... Aren’t you afraid of losing him?"

Then, from the folds of space emerged a towering figure over five meters tall, encased in black crystal armor. Its face, feminine and somewhat delicate, was covered in fine red scales.

Behind it, a mass of red, thick hair flowed as if alive. A venomous and serpent-like black tail swayed gently, occasionally disappearing into the void.

At the same time, on a mountain peak several kilometers behind Chen Chu and his group, countless mirror-like runes shattered. A silver-haired young man with hair cascading over his shoulders emerged, surrounded by a sword will that seemed to pierce the heavens and earth.

"Void Demon King Dayianna, you’re not leaving this time."

Then, several kilometers away on the mountainside, spatial distortions rippled. A man with thick eyebrows, appearing to be in his thirties, stepped forward.

With his appearance, the surrounding temperature dropped noticeably, filling the air with a cold so piercing that even the air seemed infused with the edge of a blade. The invisible pressure he exuded silenced the roars of the mutated beasts in the distance.

"The Bright Blade King, Mu Jun," murmured Dayianna as her pupils contracted slightly. She then smirked coldly at the sight of the two ambushing human kings.

"Do you both really think you're strong enough to kill me?"

Whoosh!

Suddenly, black flames ignited from the void. Amid the endless inferno, a massive figure, ten meters tall, emerged, its muscular form clad in a ferocious red armor.

The sheer presence of this Purgatory Demon Clan demon king distorted the air itself, causing audible cracks as if the void could no longer bear its weight.

"Battle Demon King Augusta." The presence of this demon king caused both Chen Wang and Mu Jun to frown. They didn't expect two demon kings for this ambush on Chen Chu. The demons were being extraordinarily cautious this time.

Smirking coldly, Dayianna said, "Fortunately, I erred on the side of caution. With two against two, do you still think you can stop me?"

As she spoke, a trace of relief flickered in her heart, silently thanking herself for bringing Augusta along. Without Augusta's presence, being attacked by two middle stage kings of the same level could have genuinely endangered her today.

Although the Purgatory True Demon Clan boasted unrivaled strength at equal levels, any being that ascended to king-level was an unparalleled genius, nullifying racial advantages.

"Well, we'll try our best," said a deep voice, brimming with an indomitable battle will. From tens of thousands of meters above the clouds, a majestic figure slowly emerged.

In an instant, an oppressive battle will exploded outward, shaking the heavens and earth. The surrounding atmosphere distorted and formed a vacuum that spanned over ten kilometers. The aura surpassed not only that of Chen Wang and Mu Jun, but also the two demon kings.

"The Sky-Suppressing War King, Hong Zhantian! But you've been trapped in the ruins for over a hundred day-cycles[1]!" Dayianna and Augusta gasped, as their expressions shifted dramatically.

The majestic figure above ignored their shock and let out a deafening battle cry instead. "Attack!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The silver-haired youth and the thick-browed man erupted with overwhelming sword will and blade will, ripping the heavens apart. The surrounding transcendent energy within a radius of dozens of kilometers was spun into a frenzy.

Within moments, a battle of kings and demons had broken out.

1. Roughly 10 to 20 years ☜