Chapter 1066 - 463:

The first thing they did upon obtaining this immense power was to fiercely execute those Molten Steel People around them who outwardly showed respect but inwardly treated them like livestock!

And the Molten Steel People could not even escape, as the ground moved continuously under the will of the Ming Race People, trapping those Molten Steel People firmly within the palace!

For a moment, the entire palace was transformed into a bloody slaughterhouse!

However, in the area where Red Swan was located, there were people who were not in a hurry to act.

They all looked at Red Swan with anticipation, eager to see what kind of power Red Swan would possess with her astounding bloodline!

"Ah——"

But to their surprise, Red Swan did not rapidly enhance her strength like they did. Instead, she appeared to be enduring some immense pain. Suddenly, in the astonished gazes of the crowd, Red Swan’s body was engulfed in flames! The golden fire was like divine punishment bestowed by a god, intending to burn her to ashes!

"This..."

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what was happening, while Red Swan’s screams grew increasingly harrowing, like a beast being executed. Someone attempted to help with the power of their domain, but was horrified to find that their domain was beyond their control! Even the combined efforts of everyone could not shake it in the slightest, as if there was a presence far superior in authority personally executing this fiery punishment!

Red Swan’s skin quickly festered, her eyes had been burned blind, leaving only two empty sockets, yet the golden flames showed no intention of subsiding, as if they wanted to incinerate even her bones to ashes!

The crowd displayed expressions of fear, as Red Swan’s vitality quickly dissipated, yet just as she was about to perish entirely, suddenly a cold snort echoed within the area.

"If you want the golden blood, just take it, is it necessary to drain even this bit of life energy?"

"It was hard enough for me to finally break through, and I wanted to consolidate my realm properly, but with these flames reaching me, I can’t just sit by idly."

As the voice resonated, a bizarre scene occurred. The golden flames on Red Swan’s body rapidly retreated, not extinguishing, but instead flowing back into Red Swan’s body as if time were reversing.

Only then did the crowd, in shock, realize that at some point, a young man was already standing beside Red Swan!

When did he appear? Not a single person had noticed!

At this moment, someone noticed something wrong, exclaiming, "That person looks exactly like the statue on the captain’s back!"

It was only then that everyone’s expressions turned incredulous.

But Chu Xiu, the focus of the crowd’s attention, seemed to have no intention of acknowledging them and merely frowned as he looked into the depths of the palace.

Suddenly, an extremely terrifying aura descended upon this territory without warning! Simultaneously, some things seemed to be surging in the depths of the palace, rushing towards here at great speed!

Chu Xiu clicked his tongue, lightly pointed behind him, and instantly the alloy wall a thousand meters away opened up a hole! The crowd hadn’t even started exploring the palace’s periphery, and Chu Xiu, with a shift of his body, carried Red Swan and darted out of the palace.

Looking back, a blurry old figure stood at the edge of the hole he had opened, quietly gazing at him.

"Outsider, are you sure you want to be our enemy?"

"Put down the Source Blood, hand over the Inheritance Star Stele, and in accordance with our Ming Race tradition, I will reward you for bringing back the sacred item, which should be enough to satisfy you."

Chu Xiu remained silent, and the elder seemed to sense he was weighing his options, continuing to speak calmly:

"Do not be insatiable. A Peak Demigod may be unfettered on an ordinary planet, but in the land of the gods, there is still only the option of kneeling in devout worship."

"Is that so..." Chu Xiu appraised the elder, suddenly chuckled coldly, and transformed into a streak of light, swiftly disappearing into the distance.

This caused the elder’s face to instantly become grim!

Yet he did not pursue further.

"The Holy Blood has been ignited, heralding the inevitable return of the Bright Venerable."

"The lost sacred item will eventually return due to the thief’s greed."

With these seemingly prophetic words, the elder’s figure dissipated like the wind.

...

A quarter of an hour later, within a hidden mountain range several thousand kilometers away, Chu Xiu set Red Swan down, frowning as he looked towards the colossal palace that remained imposing even from this great distance.

"So this is the power of a god... truly awe-inspiring."

Even Chu Xiu couldn’t help but marvel.

"However, is a mere remnant soul fit to replace a god?"

Over the past two years, although he dedicated almost all of his mental effort to cultivation, he always devoted a few strands of divine thought to observing the outer world.

His cautious nature had him assess that even in relatively safe environments, some basic situations needed to be understood to avoid unexpected changes.

So he knew all about the matters concerning Blue Boy. The reason he hadn’t appeared to stop them earlier was that he had reached the final stage of Core Formation, where all his inner power was highly concentrated, leaving no spare energy to deal with Blue Boy?

Moreover, at that time, Chu Xiu was unaware that Blue Boy’s actions would cause such a tremendous shift.

But while watching the burning Red Swan earlier, he somewhat understood.

"The Source Blood, the Inheritance Star Stele... is this Source Blood what Blue Boy previously distributed to Red Swan? Though I’m unsure what it’s specifically used for, it’s undoubtedly something extremely important."

Given this is such a treasure, Chu Xiu naturally had no intention of handing it over.

Additionally, from the elder’s intentions, it seemed the other party believed him to be merely an ordinary Peak Demigod, likely intending to use some basic items to brush him off.

Of course, the main reason Chu Xiu made his final decision was still...

Chu Xiu gently clenched his fist, feeling the quietly floating sphere within his Dantian, and couldn’t help but reveal a smile of irrepressible joy.

Two years, consuming a total of forty-six million Cause and Effect Points! He finally refined the entire nebula’s power, including the King of Bronze’s divine power, and successfully completed Core Formation!

He couldn’t even estimate the cost he had paid and the resources he had invested for this Star Pill!

And now, it was finally the time for harvest!

"Boom!"

With a thought, Chu Xiu’s body unleashed an energy wave that was over ten times more massive than before!

Feeling the endless power coming from within him and his body and spirit now so strong they rival a Celestial God’s, Chu Xiu’s smile grew even more pronounced.

After forming the Star Pill, his constitution and spirit had simply tripled in growth!!!

One must know that Chu Xiu was a monstrous being who, even during the Foundation Establishment Stage, had profoundly cultivated the top three inheritances: Great Freedom Celestial Demon God, Yama Scripture, and Fighting Spirit Yuanshen! This gave him an incredibly high Basic Attributes level, making him comparable to a Nascent Soul at the Foundation Establishment!

Thus, during ordinary Core Formation, even if he formed a First-Grade Perfect Pill, it only increased his constitution by sixty to seventy percent.

And now, after the enhancement of Core Formation, he could amplify that by threefold!

This left Chu Xiu completely unable to estimate how powerful he had become!

"If I encounter Lilith again now, even if she possesses an [Immortal] weapon, I’m unafraid. Without [Immortal], I could suppress her as effortlessly as dealing with a child."

Not to mention Lilith, even Ashtar, as a Main God’s Envoy, Chu Xiu had the confidence that his Basic Attributes could utterly crush the opponent!

And that was just the improvements in constitution and spirit; the largest increase came from energy, which directly shot up by over twenty times!

The energy contained in the Star Core was already substantial, and after devouring the King of Bronze’s divine power, Chu Xiu’s Star Pill inflated to a level far beyond that of a Demigod!

With an energy value amplified twenty times, even casually wielding Chiwen could unleash the power of a Peak Demigod! If he fully exerted his Divine-Demonic Power and Artifact Origin... Chu Xiu feared Chiwen wouldn’t withstand his power!

This was the foundation of Chu Xiu’s confidence to confront a former High Priest of a deity! Now, his strength far surpassed that of a Peak Demigod!