Lake that Mirror Void and River that Reflect Starry Sky

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--- Chapter 234 ---

Yu Long slowly glanced down at the Heavenly King of Burning Venom's sliced corpse and extracted the essence. He couldn't let rare, evolved essence go to waste.

Sovereign Profound Beasts, who had yet to form Divine Sense, couldn't see what Yu Long had done to Burning Venom's body. Yet, the Heavenly King of Tempest and Heavenly King of the North froze upon seeing white and red particles gather into a pinkish sphere on Yu Long's palm.

It was like a feverish dream to them.

However, they knew they were in reality.

'Did he just...' The Heavenly King of Tempest shivered.

'Demonic Core!' The Heavenly King of the North felt his body fall into a cold lake.

Never in their wildest thought had they ever imagined the strong human who tamed them could create the Demonic Core, something Ten Heavenly Kings fought over for the last sixteen years.

No wonder.

No wonder this human is so abnormal.

The power he wields is unlike any other humans they ever faced.

Yu Long stared at the pinkish marble and ate it, feeling the information of Burning Venoming flow into his head.

Sunlight Incarnation (A) Acquired.

Burning Venom Snake's Physique (S) Acquired.

Yu Long ignored the ringing noises because these abilities weren't good enough for him. They might be able to put the Heavenly King of Burning Venom amongst the Heavenly King's rank, but they were rubbish in Yu Long's eyes.

'Let's see....' Yu Long engrossed himself in the Heavenly King of Burning Venom's memory. He witnessed many things and finally discovered the Dead Star Lake.

A massive lake filled with dark water entered Yu Long's vision.

At first, he thought the lake was deep, but that's not the case because no living dares to walk into its perimeter. So, a one to two hundred meters area around the lake is empty.

From the Heavenly King of Burning Venom's memory, Yu Long learned that any living beings that come in touch with the Dead Star Lake lose their lifespan and age rapidly into a withering mess.

Yu Long also witnessed the Star River, a flowing water from the Dead Star Lake. The water is still as dark as the latter, but one can see a starry reflection on the dark water.

And Star River is safer to touch. One wouldn't lose their lifespan upon touching it.

However, safety is not part of it. As the Heavenly King of Tempest said, the Star River is 'directly' connected to another dimension. This other dimension is as dangerous as Dead Star Lake because it has a strong suction force that drowns and pulls you to that dimension.

A Heavenly King with strong cloning ability tried to send her clones to this another dimension, but she injured herself instead and lost a portion of her cultivation base.

Then, the Heavenly Kings discovered they could fish in the Star River and obtain Demonic Cores, which could strengthen their genes and blood to evolve.

Yu Long frowned at the Dead Star Lake and Star River because he might have some guesses on how these places formed. Fortunately, these places exist in a Secret Realm.

"The Heavenly Kings are smart to monopolize these places." Yu Long rubbed his chin amusingly.

He glanced at the Little Bird and Turtle, "You guys can transform into humanoid forms, right?"

"Yes, God Master." 2x.

The Heavenly Kings answered immediately.

Yu Long smiled a little, "It seems the Demonic Cores give you wonders, huh?"

"Anyway, order your subordinates to retreat."

"Your wish is our command!" The Heavenly King of Tempest and Heavenly King of the North hurriedly ordered their subordinates to leave the Plain of Solitude.

They stared at the massive group of snake-type Profound Beasts that had lost their leaders and were confused about what to do with them.

Yu Long saw their confused look and chuckled, "Old Man Fu Zhong, you take control of the Burning Venom's snakes. They will be the Heavenly Demon Cult's force from now on."

"If possible, cultivate the project no.7, which we suspended years ago."

Fu Zhong's eyes lit up, "Are you perhaps talking about the Super Body Initiative, Lord Shadow?"

Yu Long nodded, "Yes."

"In the past, I was a bit iffy about this project, but I have the Sky Poison Pearl now. Some poisons wouldn't hurt our members."

"Then, I will start building the facility." Fu Zhong grinned and flew toward the horde of snakes. He began shouting at them and leading them into the Earthly Dragon Enclave.

A million snakes moved like a tsunami and slithered into the Earth Dragon Enclave.

"Well, what to do with you guys." Yu Long focused his attention on the Heavenly Kings again. "Let's start with your transformation ability."

The Heavenly King of Tempest and Heavenly King of the North nodded with their hearts. They let out a green and blue light, condensing their gigantic bodies into that of humanoid form.

The Heavenly King of Tempest transformed into a tribal-looking woman with deep yellow eyes.

She wore a feathery coat that stopped by her exposed tummy and a short feathery skirt that exposed her toned thighs. Her dark green hair has some slivers of white, framing her cute yet fierce face.

Interestingly, she didn't lose her green-feathered wings. They attached to her elbows and made her look like a harpy.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly King of the North transformed into a dignified-looking elderly. He was bald yet had a well-maintained mustache and beard.

He wore a green tunic robe with an attached golden shell on the back and had shades on. His appearance reminded Yu Long of a certain hermit who lived on an island.

Compared to the Heavenly King of Tempest, the Heavenly King of the North's transformation is tamer.

Yu Long looked at them interestingly, "Well done."

"Your humanoid transformation is more stable than I thought. I could see that you two have absorbed the Demonic Cores' energy perfectly."

"But this is far from enough."

"Little Bird, you ranked 7th on the Heavenly King Ranking."

"And you, Little Turtle, are ranked 4th on the Heavenly King Ranking."

"Although you two are better than the Little Snake, who was ranked 8th, your strength is minuscule compared to the top three, right?"

Little Bird and Turtle lowered their heads in embarrassment.

They should be mad because Yu Long was mocking them, but they didn't dare to. Yu Long has every right to criticize their weak strength.

Yu Long shook his head helplessly, "You're wasting a decade and a half just to absorb Demonic Cores' true essence."

"At this point, you're going to get replaced soon. You think getting the so-called Heaven and Earth Treasure will put you on a higher pyramid system, but here I tell you it would be useless."

"And we couldn't let that happen. The Secret Realm you two mentioned will appear in a week."

"You don't know this, but other Heavenly Kings have planned some plans."

"W-What do you mean, God Master?" Little Bird was shocked.

Yu Long smirked, "I have absorbed Burning Venom's memory."

"From it, I learned that the 2nd and 3rd Ranked Heavenly Kings have planned to kick you guys off by making their children the new Heavenly Kings."

"How dare they?!" Little Turtle was speechless.

...

Far away from the Plain of Solitude.

A gigantic cow lies on the grassland. The cow is muscular with purplish fur and runic characters all over its body.

Beside the cow is another gigantic beast. It was a towering bison with curved golden horns and a slightly leaner but menacing body covered with white furs.

"Honey, it seems the Burning Venom has died." Said the bison with a feminine voice. "He got killed in the Plain of Solitude."

The cow opened his eyes and blinked a few times. "Are you telling the truth?"

The bison huffed, "Some of my spies in the Tempest's group told me."

"They fought with a human in the Plain of Solitude..."

"A human? Is it the Little Demon Empress?"

"No, apparently, it was a human boy."

The cow's eyes shimmered with golden light. "Hmm..."

"I can't read the atmosphere."

"We must forward our plan."

He glanced back at a peculiar-looking mountain, which seemed alive as a heartbeat echoed inside the rocky area.

It's not just one heartbeat, though.

Three heartbeats are coming from the mountains.

The cow smiled, "Nothing will stop our ambition."

"Mm." The bison smiled back.

"Our children will be the rulers of this world!"