Translator: CinderTL
Buzz!
That night, within the mist-shrouded ruins of the city, a figure with an azure armor and a single horn stood atop the roof of a towering concrete building, gazing down at the endless swarm of creatures surging toward them.
"The Black Tide..."
Chen Feng's eyes flickered, recalling the Star Spirit's words.
This was a force born from the chaos beyond the star realms—the final destination of the dead and the so-called Abyss. Its Origin power was nearly limitless, making it the natural enemy of all life in the star realms, capable of obliterating every trace of civilization.
Even mighty technological civilizations like Ancient Taiduo and the High Wall Alliance, with their formidable individual power, had fallen to this tide. Wherever it passed, not a blade of grass remained, leaving only deathly silence and icy desolation.
ROAR!!
Suddenly, hundreds of massive crimson eyes blazed to life within the distant black mist.
A thunderous roar reverberated across the land, shaking the skyscrapers of Qinggang City to their foundations.
Then, with a whoosh, the mist dispersed, and the swarming, mutated creatures scattered.
Boom! The High Wall trembled.
Shattered metal and stone rained down as colossal creatures landed atop the wall.
Looking up, Chen Feng could see the source of those hundreds of crimson eyes.
It was a humanoid creature, but with two wings sprouting from its back and a headless body hundreds of meters tall—a headless angel.
Each Scarlet Eyeball, shaped like a vertical pupil, opened across its chest and abdomen in a dense, swarming mass.
Its ashen-white skin exuded an aura of deathly stillness and icy coldness.
The creature's dangling arms stretched seventy to eighty meters long, crimson veins clearly visible, writhing like pythons coiling around its limbs.
With just a single glance, Chen Feng felt a strange sense of corruption and decay, as if a mad voice were whispering in his ear.
Before he could recover, the monster—comparable to a Lower-Ranking Angel—suddenly widened the hundred eyeballs on its chest and abdomen.
Buzz!
A blood-red light erupted, bathing the world in crimson.
Simultaneously, the surrounding Black Tide Creatures surged forward in overwhelming numbers, instantly engulfing Chen Feng and plunging the area into pitch-black darkness.
"So, you're essentially the undead of the star realm," Chen Feng murmured, narrowing his eyes as he coldly observed the swarm of mutated creatures closing in like locusts.
According to the Star Spirit, when Ancient Taiduo was destroyed, the other worlds under its dominion suffered the same fate.
As world after world shattered, the countless lives lost within naturally became sustenance for the Black Tide, transforming into chaotic undead.
In other words, the Black Tide's boundless power and the Evil God's terrifying might stemmed from these endless lives that had been destroyed across countless worlds.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dark Flash Bursts erupted in rapid succession, filling the sky with explosions.
A hundred-meter radius around Chen Feng briefly cleared, and he immediately sensed a chilling presence.
Glancing sideways, he saw the headless angel in the distance had completed its charge.
The crimson light coalescing in its chest and abdomen formed a massive, hundred-meter-wide crimson orb. Its black wings had unfurled behind it, seemingly without warning.
Boom!!
A pillar of light erupted, an attack comparable to a laser cannon blast.
Black Tide Creatures swarming toward it were instantly vaporized. These mindless beings had no need for their own kind.
Flesh and blood evaporated, and the ruined buildings crumbled into ash.
The crimson light annihilated everything in its path. Chen Feng neither dodged nor blocked; instead, a platinum radiance surged forth from his body to meet the attack head-on.
Boom!!!
The giant hovered in mid-air, its golden wings forming an impenetrable shield.
The Holy Shield Colossus withstood the laser cannon-level crimson blast, then soared skyward, charging straight toward the black-winged headless angel in the distance.
Seeing this, Chen Feng paused to consider his next move.
Instead of immediately joining the fray, he turned to survey the ruined city below.
The bright Light Orbs were dwindling rapidly. The latest wave of descending orbs was nearly exhausted, with less than ten percent remaining.
A sudden thought struck him, and he looked up into the sky.
The Golden Palace shimmered between reality and illusion, as if existing in another dimension.
As if sensing the two additional Fragments of Divinity he now possessed, the palace trembled, momentarily solidifying.
Buzz!
The massive golden palace gates slowly creaked open, the golden gap gradually widening.
When the opening reached half a meter, Chen Feng peered inside.
The scene remained unchanged: a hazy white light illuminated the interior.
A hundred-meter-tall golden stele stood at the center, engraved with dozens of names.
The uppermost names were obscured, leaving only the middle and lower sections visible.
After a cursory glance, Chen Feng turned his attention to the left and right sides.
Rows of golden humanoid statues lined the walls, each clad in different attire: ancient robes and Martial Arts Uniforms, combat suits and some kind of battle armor.
Both male and female figures were represented, their expressions ranging from hearty laughter to solemn seriousness, each statue lifelike and distinct.
As his gaze swept over familiar statues, their corresponding information panels swiftly appeared:
Pandor: Envoy Rank Extraordinary One
Ability: Physical Body Enhancement
Personality: Impulsive, quick-tempered
Yan Changkong: Transcendent-Realm Martial Artist, Envoy Rank
Ability: Proficient in swordsmanship, Qi Force control
Personality: Bold and forthright, hates evil like poison
Meister: Lower envoy-class transcendent
Ability: Ice manipulation
Personality: Cold exterior, warm heart
**First batch of Angel Fire Seed members in the Heroic Spirit Hall.
Resurrection Progress: 1/9
Warning: Insufficient Fragments of Divinity to resurrect the first batch of Heroic Spirits!
A series of messages flashed across the screen, revealing information about six Angel Heroic Spirits.
Four Envoy Rank angels and two Lower-Ranking Angels, all part of the first batch of resurrection candidates.
Chen Feng familiarized himself with their names, abilities, and personalities once more, a wave of emotions washing over him.
Though their civilizations had been destroyed, these former Star Civilizations had desperately tried to preserve their legacies and Fire Seeds.
Ancient Taiduo had fled to other star realms aboard their world ark, leaving behind the crystallized essence of their technology.
The High Wall Alliance, guided by Wang Yu's unique talent, had secured resurrection opportunities and Martial arts legacies for the angels.
This was their defiance against the Black Tide—an unwavering spirit that refused to surrender even in death.
A jolt ran through Chen Feng's heart, and the accumulated negativity within him instantly dissipated by more than half.
Buzz!
Finally, the Golden Palace slowly closed once more.
New Light Orbs surged forth from the ever-narrowing gap in the palace gates, cascading downward like a meteor shower.
The luminous rain dispersed some of the dense mist high above, and fresh bright spots reappeared across Qinggang City, confirming Chen Feng's hypothesis.
"These Light Orbs are remnants of spiritual will, and also the legacy seeds left behind by the High Wall Alliance," Chen Feng mused.
"Though I don't know how they did it, they must have preserved them within the Heroic Spirit Hall using some method."
"To replenish them, we can only rely on the power of the Fragments of Divinity to stimulate the Heroic Spirit Hall to release them."
As he pondered, Chen Feng formed a deduction in his mind.
But simultaneously, a new worry arose.
If these Light Orbs were indeed left by the High Wall Alliance, did that mean they weren't truly inexhaustible?
Could there come a day when the power stored within the Heroic Spirit Hall would be completely depleted?
His heart sank, and the black mist beyond the High Wall suddenly trembled violently.
The headless angel's earth-shattering roar shook the heavens as it led countless non-human creatures into battle.
Yet the Holy Shield Colossus neither flinched nor evaded, meeting the onslaught head-on with a thunderous punch that descended like a mountain crushing the sky.
Whoosh!
Chen Feng exhaled a long, turbid breath, his mind snapping back to focus.
Since this was the only method to rapidly grow stronger, he couldn't afford to dwell on doubts or concerns. He trusted that once he reached a higher level, he would find solutions to any remaining issues.
Whoosh!
Without hesitation, Chen Feng unfurled his Blood Wings and shot forward at breakneck speed.
Some of the newly descended Light Orbs had already begun to expand and take shape. He swiftly absorbed them, prioritizing the Skill Light Orbs from Golden Day.
Finally, sensing the moment had come, he stood without hesitation at the center of the Black Tide's siege, within the protection of his Golden Steel Bones Round Shield, and silently intoned two words:
"Enhance!"
Buzz!
All remaining Golden Day energy was consumed, and the five hundred Limit-Breaking Light Orbs vanished simultaneously.
The residual spiritual will ignited like kindling, fueling endless insights.
A jolt surged through Chen Feng's mind as the bottleneck in his martial arts shattered.
Golden Dawn Art: Golden Body—Perfection (100%)+
Buzz!
A surge of power erupted as the Golden Steel Bones Round Shield abruptly retracted.
Mistaking the moment for their opportunity, the surrounding non-human creatures, driven by primal instinct, surged forward in a coordinated assault.
Griffins, Earth Dragons, Horned Crocodiles, orcs—hundreds, even thousands, of them—included Fifth-Tier elites and Sixth-Tier Saint-level beings.
But then...
Boom!!
A pillar of golden light erupted skyward, shaking the high-altitude mist and tearing a colossal hole through the heavens.
The overwhelming power of Chen Feng's Physical Body transformed into a crushing aura. Every Black Tide Creature within range exploded into gore and fragments.
In an instant, everything within a kilometer radius of Chen Feng's body was annihilated. Skyscrapers crumbled, the ground fractured, and the very earth buckled.
The Blood Moon in the sky seemed to blink in response, while the headless angel beyond the High Wall paused mid-motion, its body pivoting as hundreds of eyeballs swiveled to fix their gaze upon him.
The soaring pillar of light slowly receded, condensing into a three-dimensional, half-meter-thick layer of Golden Qi.
Thump!!
Chen Feng lowered his head. The surrounding air trembled violently, as if distorting space itself.
The reinforced concrete beneath his feet shattered anew, sinking several meters deeper into the ground.
"Golden Body Perfection..."
Clenching his fist, he could clearly sense the overwhelming power coursing through him.
The power of his Physical Body had doubled, each strand of Golden Qi transforming into an invisible pressure weighing over a hundred tons.
This single layer of defense could withstand a high-grade energy cannon.
If fully unleashed, it could manifest as the same pillar of light he had previously unleashed, expanding the area of destruction and crushing all objects and life forms under its immense pressure.
This had, to some extent, formed a unique physical domain, allowing him to completely suppress others.
In fact, it shared some similarities with the so-called heart's momentum.
"There's more to it than that."
Chen Feng clenched his fist, feeling that his improvement went beyond this.
Strength, speed, physical body... all these aspects should have reached a new level.
But.
His gaze fell upon the floating status panel.
Strength: 106 → ?
Agility: 97 → ?
Constitution: 113 → ?
Willpower: 100 → ?
He clearly sensed a new shackle binding him—the limits of the world itself, the maximum potential of the human body.
Without hesitation, he acted.
The Holy Shield Colossus, which had been guarding him from afar, swiftly returned to his side.
Without hesitation, Chen Feng focused his mind and immersed himself in his spiritual world.
The pristine, radiant Martial Dao Heavenly Ladder materialized layer by layer, its Legendary Imprint hovering high above like a sun, radiating boundless power.
Tap!
His foot landed firmly on the first step of the ladder.
Behind him stretched the arduous journey he had already traversed, its starting point lost in the distance. Ahead lay a higher platform, blocked by the Pinnacle of Speed, the third trial of the Martial Dao—a new rule manifested by the Will of the World.
Blue combat boots hovered in mid-air, crackling with arcs of electricity and illuminated by Thunder Light.
A phantom resembling Chen Feng materialized, donned the boots, and gazed intently at him.
In an instant, their eyes met.
Tap!
Chen Feng's gaze remained calm and intensely focused.
Without wavering, he stepped onto the new platform, his eyes fixed on the vast future that lay ahead.
Boom!!
Suddenly, the two figures collided in a blinding clash!
(End of the Chapter)
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