Chapter 56: The Heart of the Sea King

  Frenzied and uncontrollable violent thoughts surged forth, like wave after wave of turbulent tides, constantly battering Liu Ting's consciousness. Finally, they transformed into a ferocious beast wrapped in infinite malevolent energy, roaring as it charged into Old Liu's sea of consciousness. The beast swung its fists and kicked its feet, attacking everything it could, stirring up the calm sea of consciousness that Old Liu had only just managed to tidy up. Seeing that all around was already destroyed, the beast still wasn't satisfied, continuing to attack the core of his consciousness. Suddenly opening wide its mouth, it bit down with great force, swallowing away Old Liu's consciousness source, actually wanting to devour Old Liu's original consciousness and replace it with itself!

  On the surface, Old Liu now seems to have gone mad, constantly roaring with anger and attacking everything in sight. Giant trees, stubborn rocks, vines, flowers, and even the ground - anything that can be seen has become his target for venting. The violent Old Liu's thunderous knife energy, imbued with explosive properties, blasts everything apart, either shattering them into dust or sending them flying high into the air, turning them to dust. As the rainwater and strong winds scatter and spread out, they drift away.

  The high priest let out a loud "ah" and didn't dare to slack off, taking big strides to approach Old Liu. He took one look at the steel ape-like image faintly appearing behind him and his eyes widened in shock, saying incredulously: "The Dominant Body has actually condensed into a physical form and turned into a Fierce Beast! This, this is impossible! It's already extremely difficult to give birth to a Dominant Body. He's not even the true King Kong Beast, although he can steal abilities from other species, but his bloodline isn't innate, it's acquired later in life, so no matter how much refinement, it's impossible to reach the same level as the original. Originally, according to my predictions, if he could develop three abilities within his body to seventy percent of their original power, that would already be a miracle! It's also impossible for there to be any further changes! But how did he evolve to this extent!? Could it be, could it really be the will of the War God protecting me!!!"

  With a suppressed sense of shock, the High Priest muttered to himself: "If the bloodline of the King Kong Beast has been refined to this extent, then what about the power directly related to thunder and lightning, as well as the lava power that grazes it? Could it be that they have been further refined, transformed into even more powerful thunder energy and magma energy?" As soon as he thought of this, a glint flashed in the High Priest's eyes. He flipped his palm over, first reaching down to the ground as if grasping something, then swiftly pointing at Old Liu who was going crazy: "Earth Roar Cannon!"

  A dense rain poured down, and a bright yellow light suddenly shot out from the palm of the high priest, carrying with it the movement of the plates, a massive earthquake-like sound, and an incredibly shocking momentum, striking Liu squarely on the body. It directly knocked Liu, who had been standing upright and still, into a puddle of water mixed with blood, flesh, and mud, where he fell with a thud, getting his face covered in dirt, looking utterly disheveled.

  Old Liu was completely dominated by a violent, urgent and murderous mood at this moment, and for a while he didn't even recognize the High Priest. Seeing himself being pushed to the ground, having taken such a big fall, his heart surged with an indescribable rage, like a giant ape, his fists clenched on his chest, pounding fiercely several times, then his legs bent and forcefully pushed off the ground, shooting towards the High Priest like a cannonball. At the same time, he raised the divine sword Lei Wang in his hand, and a thick layer of lightning flashed out from the blade, like an arc, crackling with energy as it was about to slash down on the High Priest! It seemed that he clearly wanted to crush this extremely annoying old man into dust.

  A fierce killing intent came at the high priest, but he smiled and didn't dodge or defend himself. In that moment, a chain generated by the contract between the two was activated, pulling out a ferocious beast from Liu's soul. The beast appeared in mid-air, but was instantly destroyed by the Sky Dragon's power. It transformed into a mass of malevolent energy with a strong sense of resentment, but it couldn't coalesce into a shape and was eventually trapped by the high priest's magic, shrinking to the size of a marble.

  Even so, this team only has one unyielding intention to support something that doesn't want to be grasped by others. Although it's been sealed away, it continues to struggle fiercely in the hands of the high priest. Unbeknownst to them, a thought is emerging: it would rather shatter like jade than remain whole as pottery, and even if it were completely destroyed, it wouldn't want to exist within this narrow space as someone else's collection.

  Since the beast had been subdued, Old Liu was stunned for a moment before he came to. He dazedly patted his dizzy head, glanced at the High Priest and silently cursed: "You old thing, you're so ruthless, intentionally pushing me to trigger my killing intent and attack him. It almost got me killed by the Heavenly Dragon's seal. Luckily that ghost was causing trouble, nothing happened to me. Damn it, you calculate everything so meticulously, every time setting a trap for me to fall into. You manage so many things, in the end it's people like you who exhaust themselves to death."

  The high priest looked up and down at Old Liu for a moment, then smiled: "Not bad. Although you've only evolved to the higher ranks, it looks like you're already similar to those super magical beasts that have lost their physical form, all of which are humanoid in shape. Did you refer to the shape of the Water Spirit when you chose to evolve? It's strange and interesting."

  "You're the one who's freakishly ugly! This body of mine has evolved based on my appearance in my past life, you know nothing. Old Liu curled his lips and looked at his current body, stunned for a moment. For a while, he even felt like crying tears of joy. Although his current physique and appearance were all references to his past life's style, selectively evolved. Just looking at the exterior, it was almost indistinguishable from ordinary humans. Moreover, with smooth lines, robust physique, and bulging muscles that made him look like one of those nearly perfect human sculptures from ancient Greece. The explosive power contained within was also unmatched by his weak body in his past life. If he had this strong body in his past life, even without those abilities to control lightning and fire, just relying on brute strength would be equivalent to being half a Superman. Old Liu would have been overjoyed to death. He might have even woken up laughing from his sleep in the middle of the night."

  However, times have changed, and Old Liu's mood is now cool and calm. Because he not only looks like a sculpture, but also feels like one to the touch. His bright silver skin seems to be wrapped in a layer of stainless steel, giving off a metallic luster that can't be found on humans. As the light shines on him, it's as if he's become a mirror plated with silver, reflecting not only his own astonished expression but also the chaotic scenery around him.

  "Seriously, this is too much. Is this what it means to shed one's original form? I thought it was like the mythological stories where you cultivate from a beast into a human shape. With my current appearance, how can I go out and blend in? It's not like I'm in some sci-fi movie set in America or something. If that were the case, I could still manage to get by, occasionally do some good deeds, and be a superhero for those pancake citizens. But the problem is, this is a different realm. MD, no, even if I went back to Earth, it wouldn't be much better. Once exposed, I'd definitely be treated as a monster and locked up. Being put in a zoo for people to gawk at and selling tickets would be the least of my worries. What I'm really afraid of is being hunted down by some secret organization that wants to dissect me. It's even worse here, with countless powerful humans who can see right through me. Even between nations with different beliefs, there's deep-seated resentment and a history of conflict, often using trivial matters as an excuse for war. Let alone my kind, which is a subspecies of human. If discovered, I'd definitely not be treated kindly. And here, even if I were just a regular human, I'm sure there are plenty of magical creatures and whatnot that would make it hard to deceive the masses like on Earth. If I go out now, I'll probably be exposed by the time I take two steps back. My chances of survival? Probably less than 5%."

  "Calm down, calm down, I haven't reached the point of despair yet, I'm still at a high level. I still have a chance." Old Liu cried with a gloomy face, as if he wanted to pour out all the bitter water in his stomach, while also advising himself to be calm and indicating that he must be determined. Perhaps it was a sudden burst of inspiration, but after suffering a huge blow, Old Liu suddenly thought of something and slapped his forehead, excitedly shouting: "Right! There's still a treasure at the Water Demon Temple, I'll definitely go take a look!"

  "Are you referring to the Heart of the Sea King?" The High Priest heard Old Liu's shout and suddenly furrowed his brow, saying: "Calculating the time, there isn't much time left before this great tide, perhaps it can be done..."

  Lao Liu didn't quite catch what the high priest said afterwards. The four words "Hai Wang Zhi Xin" were heard clearly, and in an instant, he rushed over with lightning speed, and to his surprise, he spoke human language (he finally learned to speak human language), and with a hungry look on his face, he asked: "What thing, old man, what did you just say?"

  The high priest rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "You've been bragging about receiving all the knowledge from the Water Spirit Pearl of the Eight Trigrams, but you don't even know the name of this sacred object. The Sea King is one of the eight great gods who created the world, the god-king who controls the vast ocean and rules over millions of sea creatures. Legend has it that when he gets angry, he can trigger a massive tsunami that can swallow up an entire continent. In ancient times, he was also one of the three giants of the Borweisna pantheon, launching several holy wars and staining his hands with the blood of millions of alien magic gods. And as for the Sea King's Heart, it's self-explanatory - it's the heart he left behind after his death!"

  "Such an awesome figure? Can also die!? Aren't gods supposed to have endless lives?" Old Liu took a deep breath, saying with some shock.

  "Infinite life doesn't mean immortality, no matter how powerful an existence is, there's always a possibility of falling. And it's not just the Sea King, I've heard that even the Sky Dragon, the Dragon God Emperor, and the Hell King, these great gods have all fallen one after another. Ah, you haven't heard of the other two? Oh, they're also figures from the Eight Great Gods of Creation. Are you scared? You ask me how they died? How would I know something like that? But according to what's been passed down in the outside world, these great gods have already been dead for tens of thousands of years." The High Priest stroked his sparse beard, saying with a mischievous face.

  Looking at Old Liu's stunned expression, the High Priest threw out another bombshell and continued: "If you can condense your divine aura and ascend to divinity, then you can immediately sever the contract left between us by the Heavenly Dragon. No need to wait a thousand years."

  "What!" Old Liu was taken aback, looking puzzled at the high priest with an unfathomable expression. Rubbing his bald head, he said: "Why tell me all this? Aren't you afraid I'll run away?"

  The high priest sneered coldly: "Run? How could that be possible. I see you're so focused on how to evolve into a human, you haven't even thought about how to improve your own strength, so I'm just reminding you. Don't go astray. If you really can reach the height of a divine spirit in one go, I'd be delighted."

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