Chapter 779 - 779: 729 Growth 4

It was a vague, instinctual piece of information, like how humans are born knowing how to blink, how to breathe.

And in the intuitive warning, this stream of information was also materialized.

'Intuitive Warning: You are gradually awakening to the essence of the abyss, to the essence of life, which is evolution and transcendence.

From birth to the end, life is inherently a journey for the soul to reach the pinnacle of transcendence.

Having endured 381 episodes of despair, 97 episodes of extreme pain, and 563 episodes of insane rage, you have gained a Holy Soul that transcends to a qualitative change. You can bestow a bloodline reward upon it.

Second Hint: No matter what bloodline a Holy Soul acquires, it is destined to grow into the ultimate form of that bloodline.'

'Third Hint: A Holy Soul entity can generate life feedback once every year. The specific Holy Soul level requires self-exploration.'

"Wow...! Life feedback once a year! Even if it's just ten points each time, if there are many, I'd still make a huge profit!" Zhang Rongfang was utterly exhilarated upon seeing that message.

In past years, he absorbed too few sinister souls, unable to form a large cycle, thus unable to produce a Holy Soul.

But now… he absorbed at least several hundred thousand sinister souls at once.

And the Sea of Oblivion around him seemed unchanged, still with endless sinister souls frantically pouring in.

So many sinister souls, just within visible range, the count would be in the tens of billions at the least.

If he absorbed them all... wouldn't the Holy Souls produced exceed ten thousand?!

At that point, his life value might skyrocket like a rocket!

Thinking of this, Zhang Rongfang suddenly realized why, in past life stories, the abyss consciousness had such an urgent thirst for Holy Souls.

Now it seems, these Holy Souls are like a hen laying golden eggs! The more, the better!

With this thought, he withdrew his mind, quickly deciding that the first born Holy Soul deserves some preferential treatment.

Among the bloodlines he currently controls, the most powerful is his most familiar ultimate biological prototype.

'It's you.' With a thought, the bloodline talent belonging to the ultimate creature instantly glowed with faint light.

Simultaneously, an invisible wave shot from his head, pouring into that dazzling white Holy Soul.

Inside the internal space, the Holy Soul rapidly twisted and transformed, growing into a human shape, with its physique becoming larger and larger.

Soon, countless pale arms grew from its back, skin turning a pale gray and taking on a metallic sheen.

Long black hair quickly grew, draping down to its waist.

Apart from a different face, the rest was exactly the same as Zhang Rongfang's previous final form.

'Go, I love combat, show your bravest side, and I will bestow upon you the highest rewards!'

Zhang Rongfang transmitted a thought to the Holy Soul.

The Holy Soul respectfully kneeled, bowed, and saluted towards the sky above, evidently receiving the transmission.

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The earth's surface.

The massive Eye of the Earth glowed with brown light in rings, while the pupil in the center was a rotating black vortex, swallowing all surrounding light.

The tiny lines of light streamed in like rivers into a black hole, gathering vast amounts of energy into the energy furnace deep underground.

The entire Eye of the Earth, aside from these energy-gathering belts, was surrounded by clusters of observation zone buildings constructed on the edges.

In these buildings, the closest one was an odd white house resembling a right-angled triangle.

On its elegantly decorated rooftop terrace, several figures stood silently gazing at the grand Eye of the Earth.

"Over two hundred years... the energy furnace is finally almost fully stocked."

Standing at the forefront, La, her voice deep, gazed at the ever-spinning central region with apparent emotion.

She originally thought the search for the mystical lock would be quicker than the energy furnace's energy collection, but unexpectedly, it took two hundred years just for the third mystical lock, yet they still found nothing.

The Chana Tower almost overturned the entire Spirit Eye Race Region, still to no avail.

The Eternal Palace also joined the search but found no clues.

The clues from the Chana Tower before were completely false, a misleading guide given by Sol.

"We've searched all possible places, Chana Tower even went through the Evil Forest State, and still found nothing. We suspect that the third mystical lock may exist in a place inaccessible to everyone. Not above the three major states," the Spirit Alliance representative Fen, now completely different from two hundred years ago, stated.

The golden crown of royalty she wore on her head, and her aura transformed from cold to a dignified grace.

Over these years, the Spirit Alliance completed its unification plan, enduring countless internal struggles, finally establishing Fen as the unified ruling authority.

"There's one place no one has searched." another Human Alliance representative said gravely.

He was no longer Xuezelas, but... another unexpected person.

Ounan, the bloodline bearer.

With Sol's support, Ounan and other bloodline bearers unified the Human Alliance over these years, becoming the only Human Alliance representative.

Now, with a face aged and weathered, skin full of wrinkles, and a foot-long white beard on his chin, he appeared completely aged and frail.

Two hundred years were also reaching the life limit for someone like him.

"Perhaps in the final days of my life, I won't be able to truly see the third mystical lock..." Ounan said, his sight somewhat blurred.

"Why not transform to extend your life?" La glanced back at him.

Ounan smiled: "The circle of life, illness, and death is a fulfilled life; it's the grand unifying cycle of life. I just wish to go with the flow."

"It doesn't really matter; if the third mystical lock isn't found, everyone will die. We'll just live slightly longer than you." Fen said somberly.

Ounan remained silent, his eyes glazed, as if lost in distant memories.

"Let's go have another look at the energy furnace's scale progress," La sighed, waving a hand to cut open the space in front of her to step through.

Whoosh!

Suddenly a purple light shot from the distant sky, precisely landing mid-air beside her, remaining suspended.

La paused, frowning at the purple light.

Within the purple light was a subtle scroll, floating up and down.

"This is Long's personal transmission of information!?" She reached out and pinched it; the purple light immediately dispersed automatically, revealing the scroll inside.

Unfolding the scroll, she glanced briefly, and her expression halted, eyes rapidly flooding with an unbelievable surprise.

"Finally.... finally found it!!" She called out softly, instantly attracting the attention of the two people around her.

The two quickly stepped forward to look at the content of the scroll.

'The third secret lock Xuanyuan has been found in Evil Forest State, the energy core charging is nearing completion, please begin verifying the transmission coordinates.'

"Xuanyuan!? Isn't it the unkillable red?" Fen questioned quickly after the initial joy.

"The unkillable red is just a codename, its real name is Xuanyuan." La explained. "As long as it's found, it's good; Long is invincible, he can certainly quickly resolve the Secret Keeper King!"

"Finally.... the passage can finally be opened." Ounan felt delighted too; he was about to die, and if he could see everything come to fruition before his death, it would naturally be best.

"But the coordinates have been checked, why check them again?" Ounan quickly reacted.

"Repeated verification is normal." La replied, "After all, we only have one chance, White Eye will not give us a second charging time for the energy core.

So, if this passage opening fails, then the world will fall into complete grayness, losing all hope."

Only one chance....

The words weighed heavily on the three's hearts for a moment.

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Evil Forest State.

Beams of daylight were like woods, illuminating the earth into a peculiar plain of contrasting lights and shadows.

Boom!!

A brilliant crimson light exploded from underground with a thunderous roar.

Beams of red light, like iron stakes, pierced the earth, shooting into the sky.

Uncountable crimson cracks surfaced on the earth, which persisted for a second before utterly shattering.

The entire ground bulged, detonating.

A slim red figure shot out from within.

It was a slender metallic dragon, entirely crimson; its head bore two sharp black horns extended to the waist.

Its overall form resembled the Dragon Race of Eastern mythology, five claws, fish scales, serpent body, emitting red light throughout.

Moo!!

The Red Dragon suddenly opened its mouth, unleashing a chillingly deafening roar.

But before it could finish its call, a gray light shot up from underground, penetrating its forehead in an instant.

With a deafening blast, the Red Dragon exploded, transforming into countless light dots scattered around.

Yet before the dots could disperse far, they regrouped in the distance, reforming the colossal body of the Red Dragon.

"You cannot kill me!!" The Red Dragon roared furiously at the gray light's dots.

"Many years ago, a person like you once said that to me."

From the gray light emerged a faceless person holding a gray longsword, smiling at the corner of his mouth, draped in a purple-black cloak, floating mid-air.

"Later, he vanished." The faceless one was Long, the master of Chana Tower at that moment.

He raised the sword, pointing it remotely at the Red Dragon.

"Once I deal with you, I can truly confirm the final coordinates."

After confirming the coordinates, the passage can be opened.

This is the final step.

And now, with the energy core fully charged, once La sets the coordinates, he will have no further concerns.

White Eye is only moments away from truly engulfing this planet; he can actually ignore the passage and wait in peace.

Sadly.... he worried he might not survive until that time.

In an instant, gray light flickered, and the longsword in Long's hand shattered, turning into countless golden powder, drifting away.

In the blink of an eye, it flew onto the Red Dragon, encircling it tightly.

After a few breaths, the gold dust disappeared, the Red Dragon was completely gone.

To Long, the vitality of the unkillable red was strong, but not as enduring as the Blood King of the past.

He had not killed but a few thousand times before ending it all.

"Fifteen years left...." he exhaled slowly. "I must go, if not now..."

Many assumed his age was reckoned from the birth of this body, but it was not.

Long before the Spirit Eye Race, many, many years ago, he had arrived at this planet.

Later, the Spirit Eye Race built Taoyuan, invoked Decaying World's power, and amassed the Sea of Oblivion. Established interactive zones, sealed off everything.

At that time, he drifted freely on the earth, until the Spirit Eye Race began its most potent plan....

His soul, in this barren world, was nearly exhausted; if not for this body nourishing him, he should have vanished several hundred years ago.

And now, even with this body, he was nearing the limit.

"Fortunately, there's always a way." Long watched the Red Dragon crumble, completely disappearing, and the vexation that had gradually grown over the century, gradually dissipated.

"Now that the energy core is fully charged, the Eternal Palace and other forces are no longer needed."

The corner of his mouth slightly curved into a relaxed smile.

"It's time to end this once and for all."