NOVPUBSu Changkong felt a deep sense of appreciation.
The Cultivation Technique Su Changkong practiced had already transcended its original category. To make progress, he could only rely on his own cultivation and understanding, unlike others who simply followed Unparalleled Techniques to perfection, reaching Divine Skills level.
The difference between the two, the latter had a path already forged by predecessors, just follow that path. But Su Changkong not only needed to advance, he also had to blaze his own trail, making the difficulty vastly different!
Su Changkong’s Five Animal Frolics reached the 11th level by observing the True Beast Picture left by Bai Xingzhi.
Although a painting is just a painting, even if it left by the Paint Saint Bai Xingzhi, it couldn’t possibly be identical to a True Beast in every way. Su Changkong felt that to achieve the realm of Divine Skills with his Five Animal Frolics, the best way would be to encounter a real True Beast related to the Five Animals and battle with it to truly grasp its spirit and form.
However, Su Changkong also knew this was almost impossible. A True Beast that appears once in a thousand years, and suddenly five of them related to the Five Animals? It was simply fantasy.
Fortunately, Su Changkong wasn’t confined to progressing only through Five Animal Frolics—his Turtle Breath Technique was actually the most reliable and hopeful path. By continuously accumulating Mysterious Turtle True Essence and pushing it to its limit, he could elevate it to the realm of Divine Skills!
Gathering his focus, Su Changkong quietly refined the Divine Seed of the Beast of the Evil Emperor, the process went smoothly! Su Changkong gradually established a connection with the Divine Seed of the Beast of the Evil Emperor, allowing him to sense and utilize its Divine Skills!
"One Divine Seed already puts a great strain on the body, it seems controlling one is the limit. If I were to refine two Divine Seeds at the same time, my body simply wouldn’t be able to withstand it."
During the refining process, Su Changkong also discovered that Martial Artists couldn’t refine multiple Divine Seeds simultaneously due to the heavy toll on the body.
Even with Su Changkong’s physique that nearly matched a Martial Saint, controlling one Divine Seed was already the limit; otherwise, his body wouldn’t stand the collapse, and utilizing the Divine Skills from the Divine Seed would likewise burden the body!
Unless it was completely refined, he couldn’t unleash the full potential of the Divine Skills contained within the Divine Seed!
"I need to find a place to test out the potency of this Divine Seed."
A month passed, and Su Changkong refined the Divine Seed of the Beast of the Evil Emperor. He could now initially utilize its Divine Skills and decided to find a place to experiment.
Su Changkong could master the Divine Seed of the Beast of the Evil Emperor so quickly not only because of its high compatibility with him but also because of his profound foundation in Martial Arts, making him much faster than an average Martial Artist!
Immediately, Su Changkong rode a white crane and flew to a deserted mountain.
"Beast of the Evil Emperor!"
Standing on the mountain, Sm Changkong’s thoughts stirred slightly, activating the power of the Divine Seed within his heart.
"Buzz Buzz Buzz!"
Su Changkong’s body integrated energy into the Divine Seed, which trembled like a black crystal stone, causing an immense swirl of nature’s spiritual energy.
In front of Su Changkong, black mist rose, turning the already dark deserted mountain even darker.
In the darkness, a massive beast with a body diameter of nearly two miles manifested. It had eight tentacles, each capable of extending over a kilometer; these tentacles were as thick as pythons, and its squid-like body was covered in thick scales exuding a fearsome aura, causing the mountain’s birds and beasts to scatter in terror.
Some couldn’t bear it and died instantly. The ’Beast of the Evil Emperor’ evolved from the Divine Skills transcended ordinary creatures!
"Crack Crack Crack!"
With a slight thought from Su Changkong, a massive tentacle of the Beast of the Evil Emperor swept out, accompanied by a series of snapping sounds, like clearing off a tabletop, the trees in front broke like straw, mountains smashed, and uneven ground was flattened and smoothed out.
With just a swipe, the fan-shaped terrain in front was cleared into a flat, bare area.
"With just a casual strike, it has already surpassed ninety percent of the pseudo Divine Skills!"
Su Changkong was immensely impressed. The Beast of the Evil Emperor, evolved from the Divine Skills of the Divine Seed, even if it manifested only a small part of its potential, was still far stronger than most pseudo Divine Skills!
The Beast of the Evil Emperor is a Divine Skill created by the Evil Emperor after encountering a True Beast, taking a True Beast as a prototype. A strong physique is a characteristic of True Beasts and also of the Beast of the Evil Emperor.
Apart from a strong body that allows it to attack with tentacles, the Beast of the Evil Emperor also has another means of attack, which is poison!
"Gurgle!"
The mouthparts of the Beast of the Evil Emperor opened, spraying a jet of black ink-like liquid that seemed inconspicuous but when it fell to the ground, rock and soil rapidly dissolved and corroded away.
"This beast’s poison is quite formidable, lacking any sophistication, but able to corrode everything, including the soul! If my Blade Soul hadn’t been attached to the Blood Prisoner’s Knife and had directly stabbed into its body, I fear even the Blade Soul would have suffered great damage!"
Su Changkong marveled endlessly.
The poison of the Beast of the Evil Emperor could even corrode the Mysterious Turtle Elemental Armor formed by his Mysterious Turtle True Essence!
Not to exaggerate, but by merely utilizing the Divine Skills of this Beast of the Evil Emperor, Su Changkong could almost dominate the Innate Realm, unless the opponent also possessed a Divine Seed!
"Although I haven’t completely refined this Divine Seed of the Beast of the Evil Emperor and can’t unleash all its power, theoretically, it might be less than Wei Shengxin, but if I use a large amount of Mysterious Turtle True Essence to amplify it, the potency I could exert might be greater than Wei Shengxin!"
Su Changkong estimated and was quite satisfied.
Compared to Wei Shengxin, Su Changkong’s advantage lay in being able to rely on his robust Mysterious Turtle True Essence to make it manifest a power beyond the limits. Even without completely refining the Divine Seed, it could exert the power of a full-performance Divine Skill!
With a slight movement of his thoughts, the Beast of the Evil Emperor slowly dissipated into the air, and the Divine Seed in his heart also stopped trembling, returning to calm.
Mastering a Divine Seed indeed brought an instantaneous enhancement to his strength! Without rigorous cultivation, he could exhibit some of the Divine Skills’ potency!
However, Su Changkong also knew that the power of the Divine Skills within the Divine Seed ultimately wasn’t his own strength but similar to weapons like swords and knives. Personal progress was what mattered most!
