Chapter 773
Refining the Divine Finger, the Cauldron Suppresses the Galaxy
The starry sky was deathly silent, with only the embers of long-extinguished stars flickering with a desolate light on the outskirts of the Eternal Heaven.
However, above this void ruin capable of freezing everything, a chillingly hot aura is rising.
Eternal Heaven, Divine Court Square.
The colossal bronze cauldron, large enough to hold the stomach fluids of an ancient god, was once again erected. Beneath it, the nine-headed golden lion, exhausted and foaming at the mouth, its nine heads drooping, dared not slacken in the slightest, still desperately spewing forth its innate Samadhi Divine Fire. And within that golden flame, there was also a strange, dark red flame—that was Su Chen's [Origin·Gluttony Fire].
There was no soup in the cauldron.
There is only one enormous, mountain-like golden finger.
That was the index finger of the Judgment God King, which was transmigrated and then bit off by Su Chen!
Even detached from its original form, this finger still radiated a despair-inducing divine power. Intricate and profound divine runes flickered on its knuckles, each flash causing the surrounding space to shatter. It seemed to possess its own consciousness, thrashing wildly within the cauldron, attempting to smash through it and escape back to the unreachable realm of the gods.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The sound of fingers striking the cauldron wall was not the clang of metal against metal, but the mournful cry of the collapsing Great Dao. Each strike made the Eternal Heaven Continent below tremble. If it weren't for Su Chen's Purple-Gold Dragon Spine suppressing it, this area of tens of thousands of miles would have long been reduced to dust.
"It's still moving?"
Su Chen sat upright on the white bone throne carved from the spine of a star-devouring whale, toying with a crystal-clear divine fruit in his hand, his eyes lazily glancing at the cauldron.
"Once you're in my pot, you're meat on the chopping board."
"Give me... the town!"
Su Chen slowly raised his right hand, and in his palm, the ancient and weathered phantom of the [Origin Dao Fruit] suddenly appeared.
boom!!!
An immense pressure, originating from the beginning of chaos and transcending all the heavens and myriad realms, instantly descended upon the bronze cauldron.
"Awooo—!!"
The severed finger of the God-King emitted an extremely shrill scream, a lamentation from the divine consciousness contained within it. Under the suppression of the power of origin, the once indestructible golden flesh and jade bones of the God Realm began to show fine cracks.
"Hun Tian, add water."
Su Chen gave the order in a calm tone.
"Yes! Lord!"
The Demon Lord of Chaos, who had been waiting nearby, was now filled with fanaticism, holding a jade bottle in both hands—this was the [Taiyi True Water] extracted from the ancient god's bladder... cough, the ancient god's water treasure.
slam-la-
When real water is poured into the cauldron, it boils instantly.
"Zizzi-"
Golden divine blood seeped from the cracks in the severed finger, merging into the true water. In an instant, an intensely dense golden mist shot into the sky, transforming into auspicious symbols of dragons and phoenixes, and unicorns offering good fortune, swirling in the starry sky.
Fragrant.
So delicious.
If the previous "Soup of the Power of All Beings' Vows" was an exquisite delicacy, then this "Soup of the Finger of the God King" that is currently being simmered is the fragrance of the Great Dao, which is uniquely supreme in heaven and earth!
This fragrance is not just a sensory pleasure, but also an ultimate allure to a higher level of life.
Pfft!
Qian Duoduo, the manager of Wanbaolou, who was kneeling at the edge of the square, no longer cared about the dignity of a businessman. He was limp on the ground like a lump of mud. He breathed in the overflowing fragrance, and the bottleneck in his cultivation that had been stuck for hundreds of years actually cracked with a crisp sound under the washing of the fragrance.
"Broken...broken?"
Qian Duoduo stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.
He was about to break through to the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal just from smelling the aroma of the soup?
"Gudu."
He swallowed hard, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Su Chen had changed from awe to worship, as if he were looking at the creator god.
That's the benefit of following the right mentor!
"It's almost done."
Su Chen stood up, took a step, and instantly arrived above the giant cauldron.
At this moment, the severed finger of the God-King in the cauldron had completely melted, leaving only a crystal-clear finger bone, like amethyst, still floating. The soup had transformed into pure liquid gold, each drop containing terrifying energy powerful enough to crush mountains.
"The essence of divinity is contained here."
Su Chen took a deep breath and inhaled deeply.
call--!!!
Like a whale sucking in water, the most essential golden liquid in the cauldron, which accounted for 70% of the total, transformed into a golden dragon and directly entered Su Chen's mouth.
"Boom!!!"
A deafening roar, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart, emanated from Su Chen's body.
That was the [Law of Gluttony] operating wildly, violently dismantling, devouring, and assimilating this primordial power from the sixth-realm true god.
His physical body, which had already reached the "Great Perfection of Ancient God Body," underwent another transformation under the nourishment of this power.
The purplish-gold luster on the skin's surface deepened, and a faint layer of chaotic color even appeared.
That is a return to simplicity, a sign that the physical body is about to touch that "forbidden realm".
"belch--"
After a long while, Su Chen let out a burp.
This time, he didn't unleash divine light, but instead exhaled a breath of gray, turbid air. Upon landing, the air instantly transformed into a small mountain range and river, only to vanish in the blink of an eye.
One breath gives rise to all things!
"It's a bit salty and slightly overcooked."
Su Chen smacked his lips, seemingly not quite satisfied with the taste of the God King's fingers.
"However, its advantage lies in its chewy texture and calcium content."
With a casual reach, he retrieved the remaining amethyst finger bone from the cauldron. This finger bone had withstood the forging of the Origin Fire, clearly indicating it was a top-grade material.
"Take it."
Su Chen casually tossed the finger bone to the Hun Tian Demon Lord below.
“This thing is quite hard. Take it to the ‘Divine Weapon Pavilion’ and have the Nine-Headed Lion make you a new ‘mortar and pestle’ or a spiked club.”
The Demon Lord of Chaos hurriedly caught the still-hot divine bone, his whole body trembling with excitement.
"Thank you... thank you for the reward, my lord!! Your subordinate is willing to give your life for your lord!!"
This is the divine bone of a true god! In the outside world, it would be an unparalleled divine material that would make the major powers of the Star Sea fight each other to the death, and the master actually used it to make a spiked club?
That's too extravagant!
That's such a waste!
But he likes it!
After doing all this, Su Chen turned his head and looked at Qian Duoduo, who was still breaking through his cultivation realm on the ground.
"Manager Qian."
Su Chen's voice was calm, yet it exploded in Qian Duoduo's ears like a thunderclap, instantly pulling him back to reality from the pleasure of his breakthrough.
"Ah! Lord Su... Lord Su! Your humble servant is here!"
Qian Duoduo hurriedly kowtowed, his forehead hitting the purple-gold ground of the Divine Court with a thud.
"How did the soup smell just now?"
Su Chen looked at him with a half-smile.
"Great! Absolutely fantastic! This is a blessing I've accumulated over eight lifetimes!" Qian Duoduo exclaimed excitedly. "With just this one whiff of fragrance, my cultivation has been saved from a thousand years of arduous practice!"
"Since you think it's good, then the business is easier to discuss."
Su Chen walked back to the throne and sat down with an air of authority.
"I've always believed in equal exchange."
"I'm quite satisfied with the seasonings you just brought. But that's not enough."
Su Chen pointed to the depths of the starry sky, which was the direction of the northern star region.
"I want to go there."
"I heard there's an 'Ancient Dragon Tomb' there? Buried with the ancestors of many serpents?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo's entire body of fat trembled violently, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.
"Ancient... Primordial Dragon Tomb?!"
"Lord Su, where...where are you going?"
Qian Duoduo's voice was trembling.
"What? You can't go?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow, a dangerous glint in his eyes. "Or are you trying to tell me that the dragon meat there isn't tasty?"
"No, no, no! It's not that it doesn't taste good... ugh! It's not that you can't go there!"
Qian Duoduo hurriedly waved his hand, cold sweat pouring down his face.
“Reported by Su Shenrong! That Primordial Dragon Tomb is a major forbidden area in all the heavens and myriad realms! It is the ancestral tomb left behind during the heyday of the Dragon Clan in the last era! Not only are there countless ancient formations inside, but there are also ‘tomb-guarding corpse dragons’ entrenched there!”
"It is said that even experts at the peak of the fifth realm rarely come out alive!"
"and……"
Qian Duoduo hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said:
"Moreover, the location of the Dragon Tomb is unpredictable, hidden in layers of chaotic space. Without special 'Dragon Clan tokens' or star maps, the entrance cannot be found at all!"
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Su Chen not only didn't back down, but his eyes shone even brighter. "Unpredictable? That means they're hiding their true intentions."
"Heavily guarded? That means the goods inside are good."
"Can't even get out of the fifth realm? That means the meat hasn't been damaged by anyone else yet."
Su Chen slapped his thigh, producing a crisp metallic clang.
"Isn't this a 'private restaurant' tailor-made for me?"
"..."
Qian Duoduo was completely speechless.
This guy's thought process is definitely different from normal people. While others go on adventures to their deaths, he's going... to buy goods?
Where's the map?
Su Chen stretched out his hand, palm facing up.
“Since your Wanbaolou calls itself ‘Wanbao’ (meaning ‘ten thousand treasures’), don’t tell me you can’t even produce a decent map.”
Qian Duoduo took a deep breath, a resolute glint in her eyes.
He knew this was his best chance to demonstrate his value to Su Chen. If he could cling to this powerful figure, Wanbaolou's position in Xinghai would be unshakeable!
"Have!!"
Qian Duoduo took out an ancient brocade box from his pocket, which he kept close to his body and was covered with sealing talismans.
"This is the [Fragmented Star Map] that the first lord of this Wanbaolou risked his life to bring back from an ancient ruin!"
"According to the author's speculation, the destination indicated by this star map is the outer entrance of the Primordial Dragon Tomb!"
With trembling hands, Qian Duoduo raised the brocade box high above her head.
"Today, on behalf of Wanbaolou, I present this painting to God Su!"
With a flick of his finger, Su Chen sent the brocade box flying into his hand.
The seal is broken.
An ancient, weathered star map projection, imbued with a powerful dragon aura, slowly unfolded above the Divine Court.
In the star chart, billions of stars appear as insignificant as dust, with only a vast "dragon-shaped galaxy" composed of countless star systems swirling in the void. And at the head of that dragon, a blood-red vortex mark is prominently displayed.
"A good place."
Looking at the picture, Su Chen felt as if he could smell the rotten and rich scent of dragon blood wafting from billions of light-years away.
“This is not a grave.”
"This is clearly... my granary."
Su Chen put away the star map, looked at Qian Duoduo, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
"Manager Qian, you're very good."
"I'll keep this picture."
"However, I won't take your things for nothing."
Su Chen pointed to the remaining 30% of the golden soup in the large cauldron.
"The soup base is yours."
"in addition……"
Su Chen flicked his finger.
A drop of purplish-gold blood flew from his fingertip and hovered in front of Qian Duoduo.
This drop of blood did not come from the God King, but from Su Chen's own [Ancient God Essence Blood]!
Although it was only a single drop, the terrifying vitality it contained instantly revitalized the several withered spiritual herbs around it, causing them to grow wildly.
"This is a drop of 'medicinal primer'."
Su Chen said calmly.
“Take it back. If your old master, who is in seclusion and near death, is still alive, this drop of blood should be able to extend his life by three to five thousand years.”
"what?!"
Qian Duoduo was struck dumb, frozen in place.
Immediately, he began to frantically kowtow to Su Chen, continuing even as his head bled profusely.
"Thank you, God Su!! Thank you, God Su, for saving me!!"
"The entire Wanbaolou is willing to die for God Su!!"
He knew all too well the value of that drop of blood!
In this era where the path to divinity has been severed, a single drop of ancient god's blood, capable of extending one's lifespan by thousands of years, is a priceless treasure enough to buy half a galaxy!
Su Chen waved his hand, indicating that he could get lost.
"Hun Tian!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
Su Chen stood up, his gaze like lightning, piercing through the dome of the Eternal Heaven and heading straight for the distant northern star region.
"Pass on my orders!"
"The entire army is to break camp!"
"Target—Ancient Dragon Tomb!"
"I'm going to set up a pot on that old dragon's grave!!"
"Hoohoho!!!"
Tens of thousands of demons roared in unison, their voices shaking the galaxy.
On this day, the Eternal Heaven stirred.
The enormous corpse of the ancient god slowly changed direction in the starry sky, like a prehistoric behemoth, carrying the momentum to crush everything, and roared towards the legendary forbidden land of the dragon race.
But on the other side of the starry sky.
Those ancient beings that have been dormant for hundreds of millions of years seem to have sensed something as well.
A chilling, deathly aura that could change the very fabric of the world was quietly resurfacing.
……
……
The starry sea is vast and radiant.
However, amidst this magnificent panorama of stars, a scene appears that is both extremely incongruous and full of violent aesthetics.
A colossal ancient god's corpse, stretching for thousands of miles, is traversing the void at a terrifying speed that appears slow but actually surpasses the speed of light.
In front of the ancient god's corpse, a nine-headed golden lion, as large as a mountain, was pulling thick chains made of star iron, the other end of which was deeply embedded in the ancient god's shoulder.
"Roar--!!"
The nine-headed golden lion roared thunderously, its muscles bulging, and its golden demonic aura burned like flames.
Once a powerful demon saint, he has now become the "boatman" for this colossal creature.
But it dared not utter the slightest complaint.
Because atop the ancient god's corpse, on that purple-gold divine court, sat a man eating "snacks."
Su Chen held a piece of "dried meat" cut from the Star-Eating Whale in his hand, chewing it with relish while watching the stars recede into the distance.
"Nine Heads, haven't you eaten?"
"Faster."
Su Chen's calm voice came through.
"Roar! Yes! Master!!"
The nine-headed lion trembled in fright, and all nine heads simultaneously spat out a mouthful of essence blood, burning their source power, instantly increasing their speed by 30%.
And behind the Eternal Heaven.
A purple-gold merchant ship that looked as tiny as a toy at this moment—the "Jubao" of Wanbaolou—was desperately following behind, eating dust.
Inside the cabin.
Qian Duoduo was kneeling in front of a huge array light screen, holding in his hands the drop of [Ancient God Essence Blood] that he had carefully collected in a top-grade immortal jade bottle.
On the other side of the light screen was a dimly lit, secret room.
Inside the secret room sat a gaunt old man with almost no white hair.
He was Shen Wansan, the owner of Wanbaolou.
A giant of the star sea who has lived for nine thousand years and whose cultivation has reached the fifth level, but is about to pass away due to the end of his lifespan.
"OP...you...you see..."
Qian Duoduo's voice was trembling.
On the other side of the light screen, Shen Wansan, who had been lifeless, suddenly had two terrifying beams of light burst forth from his cloudy old eyes the moment he saw the drop of purple-gold essence blood. (End of this chapter)