Chapter 1936: Chapter 1929: The Spread of Fear
"Effortlessly, directly killing a martial artist at the Peak of Dao Realm?"
"Not a trace of flesh left behind, and even absorbed all his power and life..."
"This kind of means, could it be a life form beyond the Dao Realm? If he wants to kill us, what can we possibly do to resist?"
...
The scene before their eyes frantically stimulated everyone’s eyes and brains, a top-tier strongman at the Peak of Dao Realm was killed instantly, which was undoubtedly hard for many to accept.
Not to mention they already lacked fighting spirit, even if they had it, at this moment, it had completely vanished; they were utterly unqualified to entertain thoughts of resistance against such a presence.
"I understand!" Zhang Menglong said thoughtfully, "Those golden liquids must be this guy’s blood. He deliberately lured us here, and his purpose is likely to use our life energy and power to complete a new level of life evolution!"
Combining some information given by Gou Dan, a massive conspiracy began to take shape in Zhang Menglong’s mind.
Perhaps the existence of the Endless Land itself is a colossal conspiracy!
The bald man didn’t seem to want to directly kill anyone; he floated back and forth in front of everyone and began to tell his story.
"In the era of my life, none of you existed; it was an extremely ancient time when everyone longed to break through to higher life levels until one day, we discovered that the Ultimate Life Form is the life endpoint we could reach through cultivation and opportunity."
"But I don’t believe it; I’ve always been convinced that there are higher levels of life above the Ultimate Life Form. I discovered the method to condense blood; I gathered all my power into a single drop of blood, and then began to accumulate one drop at a time. My energy reached billions of times that of the Ultimate Life Form, but in essence, I was still only an Ultimate Life Form."
...
He seemed indifferent to whether others wanted to listen, talking to himself incessantly.
Like many others, he was exploring higher life levels above the Ultimate Life Form; although his power continued to grow, the essence of life remained stagnant.
Until one day, he pondered a question.
No one’s root is perfect; he had a high gift for cultivation, but is still ordinary in some domains.
Yet in his ordinary domains, many others were exemplary, while in the domains he excelled in, those people were mediocre.
Such life is forever a blend of perfection and mediocrity, but what if someone reached the extreme of perfection? Might there be a chance to become a higher-grade life form?
He began to research and try, over the long years, he found a method to devour other life forms to perfect his genes, gradually transforming from imperfect to perfect. In the process, he increasingly believed that when he becomes truly perfect, he will be another more powerful life form!
But then a problem arose, an upheaval occurred in that era, countless lives perished, akin to the mass extinction on Earth. Even martial artists at the Peak of Dao Realm found it hard to endure.
Why did such extinction happen? He attributed everything to higher-level life forms.
He narrowly escaped, but evolution regressed thousands of years; he could no longer find beings to continually complement the imperfections in his life.
And gradually, he entered slumber, transforming his body into a world, and created those creatures called Phantom Profound Beasts, using them to attract martial artists.
It was as if he used his body to establish a breeding ground, and when those trained pigs in the breeding ground are fattened enough, they begin slaughtering.
Those who reached the Ultimate Life Form undoubtedly possess immense talent in certain domains, and this is exactly what he desires!
These revelations reminded Zhang Menglong of how, after leaving Earth, it was like they were bred pigs too; once they reached the limits of power in that world, they’d be destroyed.
The revelations left everyone utterly shocked.
Whether it’s the Endless Land or these Phantom Profound Beasts, they were all created by the bald man’s power. Coming here now was just walking into a trap, wasn’t it?
Looking subconsciously for a retreat, they were already trapped amid a starry sky turned extremely dark, with no way out.
"Perhaps this will lessen your pain upon leaving," the bald man slowly said, "Maybe if I slaughter you all, I can thoroughly break through the Ultimate Life Form."
"Thinking of us as pigs? You might be oversimplifying things."
"Even if our strength was given by you, sometimes when cattle grow fat enough, they can kill their masters too."
"There are more than 30 million of us, perhaps you can’t slaughter us all? When your energy’s exhausted, you’ll die just like us; you are destined to die as long as you remain an Ultimate Life Form!"
Although everyone knew they faced an almost unbeatable opponent now, since they would all die anyway, they’d rather choose to die on their feet!
Everyone exchanged glances and almost immediately reached a consensus, launching overwhelming attacks towards the bald man.
The bald man seemed about to topple at any moment, as if he might be overwhelmed by those attacks.
"It’s useless," Zhang Menglong said blandly; although the bald man hadn’t truly become an Ultimate Life Form, even just taking half a step in that direction made all the difference.
The bald man didn’t even furrow his brow; he merely tapped lightly forward with a finger, and instantly a powerful wave appeared in space, shattering all the attacks with its visible ripple.
But seemingly provoked by the ants’ challenge, he didn’t intend to swallow his anger—he threw a punch forward, and a strong wave violently assaulted the crowd.
The martial artists didn’t even have time to react; their bodies burst into blood mist, which then converged on the bald man’s body.
The more life force he absorbed, the more intense the aura emanating from him became, incomparable to any existence Zhang Menglong had seen, aside from elders and certain teachers at the Super God Academy.
"Why is he so strong? Is he going to kill all of us here today?"
"Damn it, I don’t want to die yet!"
"I’ll just fight you like mad!"
All the martial artists roared as they surged forward; some even began to burn their own lives, but the bald man was like a ruthless killing machine, moving slightly to cause at least hundreds to fall.
Only now did they truly realize that, in the bald man’s eyes, they were merely pigs for slaughter, and all their cultivation till this moment would become his nourishment and stepping stones.
At this moment, despair filled their eyes...
