One day later, a terrifying Divine Might at the Weak Divine Power Level emanated from the Steel Beast’s body. Its aura then continued to climb steadily, growing ever more frightening.
As the Iron Divine Marrow and Divine Steel were absorbed into the Steel Beast’s body, its aura immediately became even more terrifying. Countless incredibly sharp Steel Spikes erupted from all over its body, emitting a savage and ferocious air.
Two bulges appeared on the Steel Beast’s back, then split open. A pair of Steel Wings emerged, and the terrifying aura of a Weak Divine Power Level Divine Spirit erupted forth.
After evolving into a Weak Divine Power Level Divine Spirit, the Steel Beast frantically absorbed High-level Source Energy, continuing its evolution as its aura climbed unceasingly.
All the Iron Divine Marrow, Divine Steel, the Divinity of the Ancient Steel God, and the various resources like Divine Blood and Divine Marrow extracted from the Bloodthirsty Steel God’s body poured continuously into the Steel Beast.
Normally, it would have taken the Steel Beast at least several hundred, or even several thousand, years to absorb those resources. But nourished by the High-level Source Energy, it rapidly consumed them and evolved at a frenzied pace.
’Peak of Weak Divine Power! It still can’t break through to Intermediate Divine Power?’
Shu Feng watched the Steel Beast inside the great egg, a flicker of disappointment in his eyes.
Advancing from Weak Divine Power to Intermediate Divine Power was extremely difficult; it was, after all, an evolution to a new Great Realm. Although the Ancient Steel God had been a Divine Spirit of the Powerful Divine Power Level, it had fallen many years ago. Its Divine Format had already collapsed, leaving only the Divinity that remained in its physical body.
It was already the limit for the corpse of that Powerful Divine Power Level Divine Spirit to nurture a new Divine Spirit to the Weak Divine Power Level. The Steel Beast had only managed to reach the Peak of Weak Divine Power by also absorbing a portion of the Bloodthirsty Steel God’s Divine Power.
’Wait a minute, I think I still have the White Demon Origin Gold, the material for refining a Demon God-level Secret Treasure!’
With a thought, Shu Feng infused ten units of White Demon Origin Gold into the Steel Beast’s body.
The moment the ten units of White Demon Origin Gold entered the Steel Beast’s body, its Divine Fire trembled slightly. It began to transform once again, frantically absorbing High-level Source Energy.
The Steel Beast’s right hand rapidly changed from cyan to a platinum-gold color, emanating a mysterious and unfathomably powerful aura.
Streams of Divine Souls poured from the pipes, mixed with High-level Source Energy, and flowed into the Steel Beast’s body, becoming sustenance for its evolution.
The Steel Beast, which had already reached its evolutionary limit, finally broke through its bottleneck and began an even greater evolution and transformation.
「Seven days later.」
Inside the Energy Evolution Tower, a large egg cracked open. A ten-meter-tall Steel Beast stepped out. It had a pair of Steel Wings on its back, a long steel tail, and a ferocious, alien-like head covered in sharp serrations. Its body was encased in cyan steel armor, with sharp steel blades protruding from its joints, and its right hand was pure white.
At Shu Feng’s command, the Steel Beast’s stats appeared before him.
"Steel Beast."
"Intermediate Divine Power Divine Spirit!"
"Authority: Steel!"
"Divine Format: 11."
"Divine Attributes: Defense, Agility, Power, Constitution, and Spirit have a Fixed Increase of 1500%. Steel Magic power is increased by 1700%. Divine Resistance +11. Immune to Weak Divine Power Level Lethal Spells. Can gain up to a 5x power boost by Burning Divine Power."
"Power: 170,000. Agility: 150,000. Defense: 200,000. Constitution: 150,000. Intelligence: 100,000. Spirit: 150,000. Divine Power: 100/10,000."
"Charm: 10,000. Divine Soul: 11 points."
A look of delight flashed in Shu Feng’s eyes. ’Excellent! I finally have an Intermediate Divine Power Level Divine Spirit! Even though it’s among the weakest of its kind, it’s more than enough to protect me.’
Intermediate Divine Power Level Divine Spirits were also divided into different tiers. A Divine Format of 11 meant it had just advanced to the Intermediate Divine Power level.
At their peak, the God of Darkness and the other members of Gulondo’s Six Great Gods were monsters with Divine Formats of 14 or 15, far surpassing ordinary Intermediate Divine Power levels.
However, after advancing to the Intermediate Divine Power Level, the Steel Beast now had what it took to contend head-on with Gulondo’s remaining Five Great Gods. It would no longer be defeated in an instant.
The Gulondo World had five great oceans: the Molun Sea, the Blue Leaf Sea, the North Ice Sea, Longhai, and the Devil’s Sea.
Among them, Longhai was the location of the Dragon Country, a nation where Giant Dragons dwelled. However, the Dragon Country practiced a strict isolationist policy. The Giant Dragons lived within their borders and rarely ventured to other lands.
Back when Pirate King Andesaru rampaged across the Five Seas, even he didn’t dare provoke the Dragon Country’s fleets in Longhai. Then again, very few of the Dragon Country’s fleets ever sailed to other continents throughout the year.
As for the Devil’s Sea, it was the most terrifying sea in the Gulondo World. Countless dreadful Great Sea Monsters hid in its depths.
The islands within the Devil’s Sea were also filled with incredibly fearsome monsters. Even a Legendary Mage could perish there with the slightest misstep.
Legend had it that deep within the Devil’s Sea hid many of the Gulondo World’s ancient, un-dead Evil Gods.
’So this is the Devil’s Sea. It really does give off a strange and dangerous feeling.’
Shu Feng stood on the deck of a luxurious ship, gazing ahead.
He saw a black line appear in the blue ocean, dividing it in two. The blue part was the Molun Sea, and the black expanse was the Devil’s Sea.
The God of Darkness’s lair wasn’t in the Molun Islands, but within the mysterious Devil’s Sea. He had left behind countless precious Secret Treasures there, and Shu Feng had come precisely for them.
The luxurious ship Shu Feng was aboard sailed directly into the Devil’s Sea.
’Here they come, and they’re fast!’
Sitting on the deck, Shu Feng sent out a thought, and his consciousness connected with the God of the Sea below.
Through the God of the Sea’s vision, Shu Feng saw schools of Ship-Boring Demon Monsters swimming rapidly toward them. They were over twenty meters long, with sharp claws and fangs, serrated Bone Spikes on their heads, and gills.
The serrations on the heads of those Ship-Boring Demon Monsters were incredibly sharp, capable of sawing through even steel with ease.
Many of the ships that had sailed into the Devil’s Sea in search of treasure had been destroyed by these very Ship-Boring Demon Monsters.
Shu Feng chuckled. "Unfortunately for you, your opponent is a Divine Spirit."
A vicious glint flashed in the God of the Sea’s eyes as it cast a Divine Art.
One terrifying Spear of the Sea after another, like bolts of lightning, slammed into the Ship-Boring Demon Monsters.
The twenty-odd Ship-Boring Demon Monsters were instantly pierced through the heart, their corpses left to float in the water.
Currents surged, and the corpses of the twenty-odd Ship-Boring Demon Monsters immediately rose from the ocean and were delivered into Shu Feng’s hands.
The God of the Sea was a Weak Divine Power Level Divine Spirit with a Divine Format as high as 9, placing it among the top experts of its level. Along the way, all sorts of Sea Monsters emerged one after another from the Devil’s Sea, only to be slain by the God of the Sea, adding many delicacies to Shu Feng’s dinner table.