Chapter 998: The Harvest
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Countless light streams whizzed in the space warps. Within every stream of light, there were droplets of Thunder Marrow shimmering with silvery light, making a low rumble of thundering noise along the way.
Zoom!
Among the light streams in the sky, there were five colored lights flying quickly across the space. They seemed to carry strong attraction force which absorbed all the light streams around at once.
Bang! Bang!
As soon as the light stream got attracted and blasted into the light, it yielded a few painful screams of sorrow, as if a ghost were mourning. The screams were so mournful that it made the space more sullen and creepy.
However, Mu Chen was leading the way in front of these lights. He sat quietly on the thundercloud while absorbing the power of the light streams with his powerful attraction forcefield. Due to his overpowered attraction force, he was the one who absorbed the most light streams of all.
With the Real Dragon and Real Phoenix mark as his shield, he did not have as many scruples as Han Shan, Ink Blade, and others. He just wanted to fully enjoy reaping the opportunities.
Pew! Pew!
Lines of Thunder Marrow struck Mu Chen’s body like a meteor shower. The Thunder Marrow erosion followed by the tremendous pain had turned his body into nothing but blood and pulp. None of his body parts were unscathed upon getting blasted by countless drops of Thunder Marrow.
Underneath the blood and flesh, the Dragon-Phoenix mark on his arm was shimmering with purplish gold light. It seemed like it was cheering as it greedily devoured the Thunder Marrow power that surged into Mu Chen’s body. At the same time, it released the cry of the Dragon and Phoenix to suppress the pain that Mu Chen was suffering.
However, even with the help of his mark, the pain was still heavily torturing Mu Chen, almost making him faint. He could only depend on his instinct and obsession to insanely absorb the light streams that passed through.
Moreover, his absorption speed was getting faster and faster, and eventually, almost each and every light stream that passed over him got absorbed by his flesh and blood.
Seeing Mu Chen go mad as he was absorbing the power, Han Shan, Zong Teng, Ink Blade, Xu Kun, and others were feeling chills running down their spines. They were having palpitations when they saw Mu Chen’s figure turn into blood and pulp on the thundercloud.
This guy is out of his mind!
They, who had the body of the Divine Beast, did not dare to consume such a huge amount of light streams, but Mu Chen with his human body was tough enough to do it. Seeing this, Han Shan and the rest started to doubt themselves…
Who are the mythical beasts here, actually?
Han Shan and the rest looked into the distance, realizing the aperture was getting closer and closer. They had passed more than half of the distance of the space and therefore, they would be reaching the fourth stage of the tower in a short while. By that time, the opportunity of getting the Thunder Marrow baptism would be gone, too.
Although they understood they were running out of time, they still shook their heads silently. They began to slow down their absorbing speed because they noticed that their bodies could not resist the pain that resulted from the melting of the Thunder Marrow.
If they insisted on continuing the absorption, their bodies would be damaged, and it was not worth the price.
As for Mu Chen at the front… he must be using some special techniques. Otherwise, he would not be able to achieve that kind of madness.
“This is too rewarding for him!” Zong Teng’s face was gloomy. He had not cared about Mu Chen before entering the Body-refining Tower, but Mu Chen’s ability had surpassed his time and time again, causing him to lose his status.
I have to figure out a way to get rid of him when we reach fourth floor. Zong Teng intended to kill Mu Chen because he had been getting too many rewards. If this situation continued, he would be one step behind Mu Chen if there was any chance of getting a legendary item later on.
The five thunderclouds underneath them continued to move towards the entrance but this time, Han Shan and the others’ ability to absorb the light streams began to slow down. On the other side, Mu Chen’s consumption was getting stronger and faster. It seemed like he could not wait to consume the countless light streams in the entire space.
Han Shan and the others were too jealous when they saw what was happening. Therefore, they decided to close their eyes and pretend not to see what he was doing.
Time passed as the clouds moved closer and closer to the entrance. After a long while, Han Shan and others opened their eyes and noticed the view of the aperture leading to the fourth floor was getting clearer, while the amount of light streams was decreasing.
They turned around and looked at the space full of light streams that they had left behind. They could not help but sigh. Nevertheless, they were able to recover quickly from the dull feeling and continued to seek advancement for their bodies because they were not normal human beings.
After this investigation, the four of them showed happiness in their faces because they could clearly perceive the incredible power in their flesh and blood. Their bodies had gone through cultivation, making them tempered and even stronger than ever.
The Thunder Marrow baptism indeed brought them benefits that were beyond their imagination.
While they were pleasantly satisfied with their efforts, Mu Chen, on the other side, had been meditating on a thundercloud. He opened his eyes, and the moment he did so, he noticed that his body was glowing with golden light.
Underneath the golden shimmering skin, his bloody body was recovering at an incredible speed. Above his epidermis, golden glowing lines could be seen, and those lines looked like dragon scales and phoenix feathers. It was absolutely amazing.
Mu Chen looked at the Dragon-Phoenix mark on his arms and noticed that the purplish golden glow had become clearer. The dragon claw had became even sharper with the purple light lingering around it. There was an extraordinary, indescribable aura emitted which was sharp enough to tear the void apart.
The phoenix’s wings had become even more beautiful than before. As it unfurled its wings, it seemed like it could fly 1,000 miles away, and its huge wings could even cover the entire earth…
In particular, the eyes of the Dragon and Phoenix had become even bigger and brighter. Underneath their eyelids, majestic golden light could be seen, leaving people in awe.
This Thunder Marrow baptism had clearly enhanced the power of the Dragon and Phoenix mark to a great scale.
Seeing this bodily transformation, Mu Chen could not suppress the joy inside him. He slowly clenched his fist tightly, converging devilish power that seemed to be strong enough to destroy mountains.
Mu Chen let out a light punch and wherever the wind of the fist passed through, the space was twisted and distorted. He was only using his mortal body to release the punch, but this weak punch could easily knock out a Grade Six Sovereign without any issue.
Mu Chen showed satisfaction on his face. It seemed like all the pain he suffered had been worthwhile. The benefits granted by the Thunder Marrow were even stronger than the overall power from the previous three levels.
However, if he had not experienced the hard times from the previous three stages, even with the help of the Dragon-Phoenix mark, he could not have survived under the extreme absorption of the huge amount of Thunder Marrow.
Upon examining the enhancement of his power, Mu Chen stood up from the thundercloud and took a glance at the aperture leading to fourth floor.
Nearby on Mu Chen’s left and right sides, Han Shan and the three others had caught up.They scanned Mu Chen from top to bottom. Although there was no expression on their faces, deep inside their hearts, they were slightly terrified.
This was because they could feel that the Mu Chen they were looking at now was way more dangerous than before.
Obviously, this guy had gone through some high levels of cultivation during the Thunder Marrow baptism.
Zong Teng’s eyes had shown some signs of chill. Mu Chen seemed to become stronger every time he passed through a level in the Body-refining Tower. Before entering the tower, Zong Teng did not regard him as worthy opponent, even though he had the ability to unleash a spiritual array.
However, after conquering three levels in the tower, Mu Chen had become more than a threat to him with this level of improvement, making him terrified.
“We have to find a chance to eliminate this guy!” Zong Teng clenched his teeth, unleashing the murderous intent within.
Mu Chen, who was standing on the thundercloud, noticed the change in expression on Zong Teng’s face. Mu Chen glanced over at the moody Zong Teng, and noticed that his eyes had become colder. Zong Teng had been creating trouble for him all this time. Perhaps he should find a chance to settle the issue.
He would have to remove this kind of enemy once and for all.
However, now was not the time. Zong Teng was nothing when it came to the opportunity given by the Body-refining Tower, and Mu Chen clearly understood this.
As Mu Chen was analyzing the situation, Han Shan was staring at the aperture leading to the fourth floor. He then took a leap and immediately dove into the aperture, disappearing in front of them.
Zong Teng, Ink Blade, and Xu Kun also entered the aperture one by one after Han Shan.
Mu Chen smiled as he saw their disappearing figures. There was a hint of expectation in his black eyes. He had already gained so much power through the previous three levels, what kind of challenges would he face in the fourth level?
He gently touched his arm with his palm. He used to have doubts about forcing a breakthrough on his Dragon-Phoenix scripture before entering the Body-refining Tower, but now he had absolute confidence to achieve that.
Once his Dragon-Phoenix scripture managed to break through, Zong Teng would not be a threat to him anymore, and it would be a piece of cake to get rid of him.
At this point, Mu Chen chuckled and hopped with his toe from the thundercloud, diving towards the aperture like a hawk and directly entering the fourth level.
Fourth level, please do not disappoint me.