The giant cauldron spanned the sky, as the harsh screams and joyful ripping sounds from the land rose and fell. With the dark giant serpent’s constricting and sinister shrinking, the muffled cries wrapped completely started to weaken, eventually plunging into deathly silence, leaving only the increasingly sticky and cold swallowing noises. Suspended in the sky, an unmatched sweet flavor spread in Zhu Haomiao’s mouth, while hot energy trickled into his stomach, turning into an incessant torrent that nourished his body and spirit. Countless dense wounds on his body slowly closed up, fresh red flesh filling the gaps, swiftly growing new skin. In an instant, the black-clothed boy’s injuries were fully healed, leaving only red tender new skin bearing marks of previous wounds. All attribute growth +20 All attribute digestion +20 ([Body] attribute gains doubled) Feeling the information from the [Book of Black], seven-colored divine light surged in and out within Zhu Haomiao’s pupils, as hot high-temperature energy was exhaled from his mouth and nose. But in the next moment, an even larger torrent of energy poured from the void into his spirit and body, causing Zhu Haomiao’s veins to bulge, and two terrifying beams as thick as thumbs to shoot from his eye sockets. Golden-red beams tore through the sky, instantly piercing a small mountain tens of kilometers away, the granite core melting and collapsing like a candle, and sticky, hot lava flowing quickly, creating a giant hollow. [Gluttony] devouring Source Quality All attribute growth +50 ([Body] attribute gains doubled) Forcibly closing his eyes to prevent energy spillover, Zhu Haomiao gritted his teeth with a grimace, exerting all his strength to withstand the overload of Source Quality injection. The shadow of Orochi beneath his feet let out a cry of pain and pleasure, its eight thick and sinister necks spreading like wings, swaying hideously. Initially massive, its body continued expanding, surpassing three hundred meters in the blink of an eye. More lavish and complex distorted runes grew on its scales, with serpentine heads swaying and peering in all directions with greedy, hungry eyes, as if to devour all living beings in the world. Even at a safe distance away from the battlefield, everyone could feel the articulate gaze, enveloping the heavens and the earth with a suffocating oppressive presence, causing them to tremble and fall into endless terror. It was a suppression of life levels, the impotence and despair faced by mortals against ancient gods and demons! But at this moment, a roar shaking heaven and earth exploded in the air. "Wretch! What are you doing?!!" In an instant, a golden beam shot down from the dome, fiercely hitting the bronze giant cauldron, shifting the towering cauldron several kilometers, revealing the bloody and brutal battlefield beneath. The air filled with a rich fragrance, and amidst the crisp and pleasant sound of clashing jewels, a figure descended from the sky. Adorned with a jeweled crown, a jeweled necklace, barefoot with a gauzy robe, and a beautiful ribbon floating behind, exuding fairy aura. Behind him, a circle of dazzling hot merit rings shone like the sun. The grand and solemn Buddha light pressed down like a solid body, clashing with the rising dark miasma from the earth, creating a clear boundary between light and darkness in the world. Slowly opening his eyes, black light rolled in Zhu Haomiao’s pupils as he gazed at Emperor Shitian with a half-smile. "Doing what? Of course, I’m having a meal." "Would you like a bite too? It’s pretty tasty." Pointing at the remaining meat scraps on the ground, Zhu Haomiao sincerely invited him. "Too bad you’re late, only some bits and pieces left." Trembling slightly with anger, Emperor Shitian’s sharp phoenix eyes glared fiercely, roaring loudly. "You’ve devoured the Master of Fate; you’ve disrupted the world line, throwing the entire Illusion Realm into chaos!" The roar containing divinity rattled his eardrums, causing Zhu Haomiao to pick his ear indifferently, sneering. "Don’t make it sound so serious, fate and world lines aren’t immutable. I’ve picked the biggest [Fruit], new [Fruits] will inevitably grow; this world runs with or without someone..." Murmuring to himself, Zhu Haomiao stared unblinkingly at the celestial beauty above, his eyes filled with insatiable greed and hunger, unconsciously licking his lips. "However, you came back even though I’ve destroyed the [Anchor]?" Even an ancient deity descending from the nine-layered heaven, Emperor Shitian felt his hackles raise under that evil gaze, followed by endless anger. Did this evil dragon actually want to devour me?!! Too angry to speak, Emperor Shitian snorted coldly, slowly grasping the Treasure Mallet in his hand. "Do you really think you’ve won?" "Without defeating me, this divine war is not over!" Emperor Shitian raised the Treasure Mallet high, as if holding a spear made of condensed light, and fiercely hurled it at Zhu Haomiao. Amidst an almost imperceptible tearing sound, a beam of light pierced the heavens and the earth, instantly engulfing the black-clothed youth, blasting out a bottomless black hole with a diameter of several meters on the ground. It was only seconds later that a terrifying rumble came from deep within the earth, causing mountains and rivers within a hundred miles to shake, as people toppled like a roller coaster, and buildings collapsed like dominoes. The immense pressure from deep within the Earth’s crust erupted through the opening, as scorching lava spouted in the center of the battlefield, quickly forming a dark red lake of fire. Overlooking the bubbling lake of fire, Emperor Shitian squinted his phoenix eyes, the holy circle of merit behind his head blossoming with seven-colored divine light. And under his watchful gaze, an evil and bizarre jet-black figure slowly rose from the lake of fire. Deadly bright red lava slid off his body like a cozy hot spring, washing away the filth and steaming up twisted black and red flames. Densely packed wounds on his body were healing rapidly, as Zhu Haomiao gazed at the elegant and majestic figure in the sky, helplessly pouting. Unlike Yi Lianzhen’s endless [Quantity], Emperor Shitian was [Quality]’s crush, possessing a high-positioned divinity from a heavenly position that nearly bypassed material-level defense, delivering destruction directly from the concept and law level. In his current state, he was not his opponent at all. "Tsk, why do you always have to force me to reveal my true self?" "I really didn’t want to break this last seal..." With his gaze passing over Emperor Shitian, Zhu Haomiao directly faced the vast sky, as if speaking to himself, or perhaps explaining. "It’s all because he cornered me relentlessly, and I had no choice." Immediately, the black-clothed boy’s gaze shifted downwards, his dark and profound look falling onto the "sweet darling" Emperor Shitian, as he couldn’t help but swallow. "Since you’ve forced me into a corner, don’t blame me for being impolite..." With a sticky swallowing sound, the last layer of grayish-white pupa shell covering Zhu Haomiao, imperceptible to others, quietly shattered, releasing terrifying dark divine light.