Chapter 519: Integration:100%
[System module detected...]
[Energy being absorbed]
[Integration 10%.. 20%...50%]
’This gain’, Apollo murmured, as this wasn’t the time something was happening. He felt a terrifying infinite energy without end seemed to be absorbed.
Within his mind, he saw the same gate he had seen when he first awakened the system. It seemed to open and started to devour the infinite energy from the Creation list.
But even a bit of energy that leaked seemed to make his body tremble, as just that seemed to have increased his cultivation rapidly, making him groan with pain at the massive power within it.
His aura quickly reached the peak of second-order transcendent, but the most energy wasn’t spent on his cultivation realm; it was absorbed by his supreme body like a black hole.
His blood boiled like a sun and absorbed this mysterious and terrifying power, becoming stronger with every moment.
But at that moment, he seemed to forget that he had sneakily come here. As his strength increased, he couldn’t maintain the space-time corridor to hide himself. And immediately, his fluctuating aura was noticed by the supreme and half-step supremes guarding the creation list.
"Fuck!"
Apollo could only curse, but he seemed unable to move his hand and could only hear the system’s cold voice.
[Integration 70%...]
There was still thirty per cent remaining, and he could not move his hand until the process was done. But those half-step supreme and hidden old monsters at the supreme level wouldn’t let him stay like this.
"Stop! What are you doing? Stay away from it!" And immediately, one of the half-step supreme attacked directly, and a giant arm as big as a mountain seemed to appear above Apollo.
Somebody able to come here silently with so many strong guards cannot be simple, so he attacked without hesitation.
Apollo wore a mask that concealed both his face and his aura. Even now, no one could identify who he truly was.
But that no longer mattered. His body was being flooded with violent energy. Part of his concentration had to remain focused on suppressing and refining it. His hand couldn’t leave the Creation List.
And now...
He had to face countless powerful enemies at the same time. As those thoughts flashed through his mind...
The giant hand descended upon him.
His expression changed; he had to hold them off until he could move. He quickly used the space rule, and instantly he teleported and forced away the giant hand-like attack.
The half-step supreme showed a surprised expression seeing such profound rule of space. He stopped and looked at Apollo with a serious expression, but he felt that Apollo seemed to remain in the same place, not even trying to run.
"Why isn’t he running? Didn’t he know there are many strong beings here, even supreme?" He was confused and feeling doubtful.
And just at that moment, other half-step supremes and transcendent beings also appeared and looked at Apollo, who remained at the same place.
[Integration 90%]
"Fucking hell, why the hell are you this slow at this moment!" Apollo cursed as he looked at the integration process, which still needed 10%.
It felt like eternity as the integration process continued, and he looked at the surrounding guards in the transcendent or half-step transcendent realm. But his expression changed as his spiritual sense noted a terrifying spiritual power surpassing even his own.
He looked at distant space, but he knew from there a terrifying being was looking at him with interest, trying to figure him out.
"Do you know something about it?"
A calm voice echoed throughout the land. The empty space distorted, and a six-armed human slowly stepped out from the void.
His aura was completely restrained, yet the surrounding space instinctively trembled simply because of his presence.
Apollo’s pupils contracted slightly.
This person... Was undoubtedly a Supreme.
The six-armed man calmly looked at Apollo before speaking again.
"From the moment you appeared, you haven’t moved your hand."
"It’s almost as though..."
"...you can’t."
A faint smile appeared on his face. His eyes shone with excitement rather than hostility.
"We’ve exhausted countless methods over it and tried everything we can, but we’ve never been able to understand what this Creation List truly is."
"Everyone believes it’s merely a treasure that displays the rankings of strength."
He paused, staring directly at Apollo.
"But judging from your reaction... it seems you know something that we don’t."
Apollo’s eyes remained calm as his behaviour was too obvious. What he tried to avoid still happened, but he became calmer even though the danger increased.
"Come, let’s talk!" The supreme being made his move. The sky seemed to turn dark, and black mist seemed to envelop Apollo. The mist seemed to contain terrifying corrosion that seemed to corrode the space and stop any spatial movements.
It was clear that he had noticed that Apollo had a deep understanding of space rules, so he wanted to make sure he could not leave.
Apollo attempted to activate the Space Rule once more. But the surrounding space had already been corroded beyond recognition.
The Supreme’s understanding of the Rule of Corrosion far surpassed Apollo’s own understanding.
He had likely reached at least the late Fifth Layer of the rule, making him one of the stronger Supremes. His true cultivation was probably at least a Fifth-Order Supreme, perhaps even higher. Although he was suppressed, he was still terrifyingly stronger than half-step supremes.
Apollo could only maintain a fragile spatial barrier around himself while reinforcing it with the Rule of Destruction.
He didn’t need to defeat the enemy. He only needed to survive a little longer.
[Integration 99%...]
It was about to complete, so he gritted his teeth and decided to take on the incoming attack from the Supreme.
"Looks like you really cannot move, so let me make it easy for you!" The Supreme seemed to smile and then attacked.
"Corrosion World!"
And immediately, hundreds of miles seemed to descend, turning into a world of corrosive death and decay. Even the other guards present seemed to feel their bodies and souls being corrupted and destroyed.
Apollo’s defences also collapsed; his body seemed to be submerged by the world of corrosion.
[Ding! Integration: 100% ]