Outside the crumbled research base, Kevin, Emily, and Dan could be seen lying beside the massive corpse of the giant, gasping heavily for breath. Their chests rose and fell in uneven rhythms, each breath sounding rough and broken, as if even breathing had become a painful task. Blood soaked the ground beneath them, forming thick pools that reflected the dim light in a dark red glow. The air was filled with the heavy stench of iron and burnt flesh. Broken weapons, shattered armor, and torn fragments of clothing were scattered everywhere.
Kevin was lying on his side, his face pale and drenched in sweat. One of his legs was completely gone. The wound was rough and mangled, and blood had only barely stopped flowing because he had used all his remaining strength to seal it.
Emily was leaning against a broken tree's trunk. Her expression was filled with pain and exhaustion. One of her arms had been torn off. The empty sleeve of her robe was soaked in blood, and her shoulder was wrapped in crude bandages formed from torn cloth and spiritual energy. Her face was as white as paper.
Dan was kneeling on the ground, holding his face with one hand. One of his eyes was gone, leaving behind a bloody and terrifying wound. Blood streamed down his cheek and mixed with dirt and sweat. His breathing was heavy and unsteady, but his back was still straight, showing the stature of a powerful figure.
After a fierce battle, Dan, Emily, and Kevin finally managed to kill the transformed Elder Henry.
Even though everyone was riddled with heavy injuries, at least they were still alive.
The corpse of the giant that was once Elder Henry had already been twisted to an unrecognizable state. The ground around it was drenched in blood, flesh, and broken bone. The battle had been so brutal that the area looked more like a slaughter field than a research base.
Aside from the three of them, there was not a single living person in hundreds of thousands of miles. Everyone had already run for their lives.
Huff! Huff! Huff!
Currently, Dan, Emily, and Kevin were gasping for breath. They were too exhausted to even move.
But they were still happy that they got rid of the dangers and successfully destroyed the Research Base of Heavenly Blood Pavilion.
Suddenly, a powerful devouring force swept through the area. A brilliant golden-red light bloomed in the air, warm yet terrifying. The light wrapped around the giant's corpse like a living flame.
Shuaaaโ
The massive body began to shrink rapidly. Blood, flesh, and even the remaining energy within it were pulled away as if swallowed by an invisible mouth. In just a few seconds, the corpse of the massive monster vanished completely.
Not even a speck of dust from the giant's body was left behind.
"This... This..."
Kevin, Emily, and Dan stared in shock. Their eyes widened despite their exhaustion. None of them had the strength to speak. They could only watch as the terrifying existence that had nearly killed them all was erased so completely, as if it had never existed.
Then, everything went quiet. The golden-red light faded, and the devouring force disappeared without a trace.
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Inside a quiet room of a hotel in Star City, Alex was standing alone. The atmosphere here was completely different from the chaos of the research base.
A translucent information panel was floating in front of Alex.
[Originator: Alex White.
Cultivation: Ninth Layer of Great Saint Stage.
Skills: Dark Blood Seed, Dark Blood Regeneration, Shadow Phase Step, Blood Abyss Roar, Abyssal Corruption Aura, Blood Arrow, Nine Sword Azure Heaven Art, Ten Thousand Realms Sword Art, Myriad Sword Return to One, Heavenly River Sword Art, Heaven-Shattering Palm, Nine Heavens Suppressing Fist, Dao Severing Sword Art, Heavenly Tribulation Annihilation Art, Solar Sky Severing Blade Art, Nine Heavenly Seps, Heavenly Star Fist, Heavenly Star Palm, Heavenly Star Crimson Tide, Heaven and Earth-Shattering Palm, ...
Unique Skills: Heaven Star Grand Awakening, Devour, Lightning God's Wrath, Godfiend Awakening, Undying Soul Eye, Silver Flame Sword Intent (10%), Blood Devour, Soul Arrow.
Cultivation Technique: Primordial Chaos Nine Transformation.
Special Physique: Divine Thunder Titan Body (dormant), Devouring God Body, Lightning God's Source Body, Godfiend Phantom Body (90%), Primordial Chaos Body (20%).
Bloodline: Silver-winged Angle Bloodline, Lightning God's Source Bloodline, Ancient Sovereign Bloodline, Primordial Chaos Bloodline (10%), Blood Devouring Abyssal Bloodline (40%).
Soul: Supreme Undying Soul (45%).
Lawful Spirits: Shadow Devouring Flame, Heavenly Lightning Bolt, Clear & Pure Heart Flame.
Curse: Loren's Curse!
Dao: Dao of Darkness (75%), Dao of Fire (75%), Dao of Ice (50%), and Dao of Water (30%), Dao of Thunder (15%), Dao of Lightning (0.1%).
Domain: Dark Blood Domain (Big Achievement), Solar Flame Domain (Big Achievement), Frozen Heaven Burial Domain (Small Achievement), Celestial Thunder Domain (Introductory), and Fire Domain (Introductory).
Weapons: Solar Flame True Blade (Tier-8 Origin), Cold River Blade (Tier-9 Origin), Inferno Skull Blade (Tier-3 Astral Rank), Seven Blades of Hell (True Weapon), Flamevoid Sovereign Blade (True Weapon).
Universe Treasure: Blood Devouring Abyssal Pearl, First Chapter of Chaos Scripture (Incomplete).
World Treasure: 3633 Red Source Crystals, Celestial Lotus Seeds, 100,001 Golden Source Crystals, 1 Undying Fruit, Life Creation Core, Mirror of Myriad Worlds.
??? Treasures: Stone of Tomorrow, Heavenly Spirit Stone, Stone of Immortality.
Other Treasures: Immortal Binding Keystone (Tier-5 Origin), Sun Immortal Essence (Tier-1 Origin), Nine Leaf Sword Grass (Tier-1 Origin), Boundless Spiritual Wine (Tier-1 Origin), Profound Light Cloud Milk (Tier-1 Origin), Originflare Crystal (Tier-1 Origin), World Ring (Tier-1 Origin), Deep Memory Crystal (Tier-1 Astral Rank), Heavenly River Armor (Tier-9 Origin), Crimson Lotus Inferno Petals (Tier-9 Origin), Nine Frozen Leaf Herb (Tier-1 Astral), Sky-Cleaving Storm Stone (Tier-1 Astral), Celestial Lotus (Tier-1 Astral Rank), ...
Personal Space: 1,000,000.]
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Alex's strength had increased greatly. His cultivation had already soared to the Ninth Layer of the Great Saint Stage, and it was possibly only by devouring two Saint King Stage monsters.
"The requirement for leveling up is getting bigger and bigger," Alex sighed and shook his head.
Even though he had devoured Karoth, a peak Saint King Stage hybrid, his cultivation only increased from the First Layer of the Great Saint Stage to the Seventh Layer.
Elder Henry's corpse pushed his cultivation up by two more layers.
Alex knew if he wanted to become a Saint King, he had to devour at least one genuine peak Saint King Stage warrior.
