Mythical Era: My Evolution into a Celestial Beast

Chapter 286: The Space that Carries All Things, True Martial Body With Three Heads and Six Arms (II)

Over the past few days, Chen Chu had attempted this process over a hundred times. Although each attempt showed some progress, he felt that the conflicts grew more intense the further he went.

Despite the difficulty, however, the potential rewards of a successful fusion would be immense. So, after a short rest, Chen Chu continued to test and construct his own path. Even if the runes repeatedly collapsed and caused spiritual shocks, he remained undeterred. The allure of a True Martial Body stronger than any ordinary secret scripture provided Chen Chu with boundless motivation.

Moreover, he had a significant advantage over other cultivators of the Sixth Heavenly Realm. His spiritual force was dozens of times more robust, and due to his powerful soul, his spiritual will was extremely resilient.

While others would need to rest and recover after a few collapses a day, he could endure dozens, even hundreds of attempts without stopping.

Over two hours later, as the plane pierced an invisible barrier, all cultivators above the Third Heavenly Realm suddenly felt the transcendent energy of the world become thin. It was like moving from a lush forest into a barren wasteland, with the fresh, moist air turning dry and somewhat uncomfortable.

"We've left the borders of East Xia."

"So this is what our teacher meant when he said the world outside is different from our own."

In the rear of the cabin, some martial arts school youths, who were traveling abroad for the first time, were excited and thrilled.

In contrast, Chen Chu, who had known this beforehand, remained very calm. Even he, however, had been quite surprised when he had first experienced it.

Chen Chu opened his eyes, fatigue evident in them, and frowned slightly at the wordless book in his hand.

Yan Ruoyi, noticing his expression, curiously asked, "Uncle Ling mentioned that you are creating your own secret scripture. Are you having difficulties?"

Chen Chu shook his head slightly. "More than just difficulties. I haven’t even constructed the foundation for the True Martial Phantom."

"That’s odd." Yan Ruoyi looked puzzled. "Uncle Ling told me that you practice the Dragon Elephant Tyrant Body, and that you also used the Divine Might Dragon Elephant secret scripture as a reference.

"Given that both arts share the same origin, and that the core true martial runes are of the same type, creating your own secret scripture should be smoother, shouldn’t it?"

In the cultivation world, it was quite common to create a new secret scripture based on an existing one, using oneself as the blueprint. In fact, this was the mainstream approach, as very few people could create a complete secret scripture from scratch.

With this in mind, Yan Ruoyi became curious. "Can you tell me what problems you’ve encountered? Although I can't cultivate, I’ve read quite a bit about martial arts and secret scriptures over the years."

As the daughter of a heavenly king, Yan Ruoyi had more exposure to cultivation than many high-level cultivators. She had once believed she could also cultivate and had read countless martial arts books, but her incomplete soul had made it impossible for her to sense transcendent energy.

Chen Chu thought for a moment and said, "I once had a stroke of luck and managed to understand the rune power and essence of another colossal beast through some of its remnants. That beast also focused on strength and defense, and it felt even stronger to me than the Divine Might Dragon Elephant."

"You want to merge the power of two colossal beasts," Yan Ruoyi said, her gaze fixed on him.

Chen Chu nodded. "I have that idea. I want to use the Divine Might Dragon Elephant runes as a base and combine them with the runes of that colossal beast to construct a stronger true martial art body.

"But that’s where the problem lies. The Divine Might Dragon Elephant’s power is domineering, and the ability runes of that colossal beast are similar, leading to significant conflicts between them."

Yan Ruoyi pondered slightly. "Typically, True Martial Phantoms based on mythological colossal beasts are built around a single beast, capturing its essence and integrating it with oneself. There have been attempts to merge the power of two or even multiple mythological colossal beasts to forge the strongest true martial art, but all have ended in failure.

"The reason is that each mythological colossal beast's power represents a complete set of laws. Even if they are both power-oriented beasts, their core runes are vastly different. Just as there are no two identical people in the world, even if two people cultivate the same high-level martial art, the runes they condense will have subtle differences."

"Does that mean it’s not possible?" Chen Chu furrowed his brows.

Yan Ruoyi shook her head. "It’s not impossible. There was once a powerful cultivator who thought of another solution: assembly."

"Assembly?"

"Yes. Since it’s impossible to merge the essences of two or more colossal beasts, then simply abandon the idea of a complete fusion and instead piece together the strongest parts of these beasts.

"Construct a shell that can encompass everything and carry all the power of the colossal beasts you wish to merge. They don’t need to fuse with each other, as long as they don’t interfere with one another.

"Of course, if you can merge these powers, the resulting power would naturally be terrifying, akin to the fusion of laws. But so far, no one has achieved that."

Chen Chu nodded slowly. "It’s a bit like building mechs."

Yan Ruoyi nodded. "Exactly. Over in West Meng, they follow the path of external carriers, using mechs to bear their true martial art. However, while this makes their mechs very powerful, they become overly reliant on external objects. By the time they reach the Eighth or Ninth Heavenly Realm, this path becomes extremely difficult.

"The beast-human fusion path in North Lin can also offer many insights. After the Seventh Heavenly Realm, they can even use their True Martial Phantom to transform into colossal beasts.

"You still have two secret scripture slots left. I think you should consider choosing one from North Lin and one from West Meng. Your cultivation is only at the beginning stage of the Sixth Heavenly Realm. There’s no need to be so impatient. Taking your time to perfect your path will lead to greater success."

Yan Ruoyi’s words enlightened Chen Chu.

Yes, if fusion isn’t possible, then I might as well piece together a humanoid True Martial Phantom using myself as the blueprint.

I can use the Divine Might Dragon Elephant runes as the core, the Defense, Agility, and Regeneration abilities of the Thunder Fiery Colossal Beast as the body, and the Strength, Blue Thunder, and Golden Flames to form six arms. And to make it look better, I can design it to have three heads and six arms.

Of course, this combination wasn't just a simple assembly; it would involve the fusion and linking of various ability runes. For this, he could refer to North Lin’s genetic secret scriptures and West Meng’s mech-based true martial arts, which should solve the problem.

Luckily, since he hadn't fully understood the Divine Might Dragon Elephant secret scripture yet, he hadn't applied for other secret scriptures. Now, he could use the two slots perfectly.

As for a shell that could encompass everything, what was more suitable than the innate spatial rune? He could even reconstruct it with the innate spatial rune as the core foundation.

Alternatively, he could build the three-headed, six-armed True Martial Battle Body based on space, using the Thunder Beast’s abilities as the core, without merging the Dragon Elephant.

This method could indeed work. The reason he hadn’t thought of it earlier was that he had read too few books, and until now, had been stuck in a fixed mindset.

A smile appeared on Chen Chu’s face.