Invincible on the Surface!

"BOOM!"

Lightning and flames detonated simultaneously within the body of the Thunder Dragon Emperor. The Nihility Devouring Flame was greedily consuming the flesh and blood of the beast, causing the Thunder Dragon Emperor to let out a cry of agony. Its entire body writhed incessantly, churning the seawater below into a frenzy.

It was fortunate that this was taking place in the depths of the Pacific Ocean; otherwise, the waves, which were rising hundreds of meters high, would have been enough to deal a devastating blow to those coastal cities.

Though, in truth, there probably weren't many coastal cities left anyway.

Su Zhe flew into the air and looked down at the Thunder Dragon Emperor, a look of delight appearing on his face.

This move was an ability Su Zhe had developed by referencing a well-known technique.

Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.

Compared to the true Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, this move of Su Zhe's could only be considered a very basic prototype.

After all, Su Zhe had only mastered one type of Heavenly Flame.

Although he had consumed a massive amount of flesh energy to forcibly generate the lightning, it still paled in comparison to the Nihility Devouring Flame.

Being able to achieve this level of destructive power was already enough to surprise Su Zhe.

The Thunder Dragon Emperor had been heavily wounded by this strike!

The injuries sustained internally left the Thunder Dragon Emperor with less than ten percent of its original strength. The Nihility Devouring Flame remaining inside it continued to devour its flesh and blood without pause; with every passing second, the aura of the Thunder Dragon Emperor withered further.

"ROAR!!!"

The Thunder Dragon Emperor struggled and twisted its body, attempting to dive into the seabed to escape, but how could Su Zhe possibly give it such an opportunity?

"SLASH!"

Su Zhe stepped on the air to gain leverage, a massive amount of black flames condensing upon the blade held in his right arm. Combining it with some techniques from the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, he possessed an understanding far beyond the ordinary, even if he hadn't yet reached the stage of creating his own secret manuals.

The black-flamed long blade slashed down!

The intent of fire merged into his blade technique, and with a single strike, Su Zhe cleaved through the lightning surrounding the Thunder Dragon Emperor, carving out a wound over a hundred meters long.

A vast amount of blood sprayed out, only to be instantly absorbed by the Nihility Devouring Flame, transforming into the very strength Su Zhe used to strike the Thunder Dragon Emperor.

This was the formidable nature of the devouring ability.

When facing an opponent of similar strength, Su Zhe could completely achieve the feat of growing stronger the more he fought!

Su Zhe's figure flashed, the wings behind his back unfurling. His body moved like a bullet, following the wound into the Thunder Dragon Emperor's body, piercing through from the other side and simultaneously drilling through the brain of the Thunder Dragon Emperor.

The mournful cries of the Thunder Dragon Emperor came to an abrupt halt.

Its body stiffened, then slammed heavily onto the surface of the sea, kicking up a massive spray of water!

Su Zhe stood in the air, hands behind his back, the corpse of the Thunder Dragon Emperor beneath his feet.

"SNAP!"

The live broadcast signal was cut off.

Su Zhe quickly dove into the seabed, found the sinking corpse of the Thunder Dragon Emperor, and began to devour it without a moment's delay.

[Devoured a Planetary Level 6 monster, gained 32 Devour Points]

[Martial Artist level increased: Planetary Level 5]

"Hoo!"

Su Zhe let out a long breath.

To deal with this Thunder Dragon Emperor, his consumption had been quite significant.

Primarily, it was that Flame Thunder Burst move.

To gather enough lightning, he had exhausted most of the energy stored within his body, turning it into the lightning that combined with the Nihility Devouring Flame to unleash the strike that heavily wounded the Thunder Dragon Emperor.

He couldn't help but feel that if he hadn't played it that way and had instead relied on his other energy reserves to wear the Thunder Dragon Emperor down, it wouldn't have been nearly as taxing.

But it didn't matter; looking cool was all that counted.

Heavily wounding the Thunder Dragon Emperor in one strike versus slowly grinding it down—the final impression left on the audience was entirely different.

Su Zhe knew this well.

"Master, the broadcast effect was excellent. You have already been hailed as the new hero of humanity!"

Atkin flew over from the side and said excitedly.

Over the past few days, besides taking control of the HR Alliance, Atkin had been constantly creating the illusion that humanity had not yet achieved total victory. It was the perfect timing, as the incident with the Devourer Beast had just ended, and the hearts of the people were filled with anxiety.

Atkin's marketing was highly successful.

Furthermore, perhaps because Su Zhe had killed too many, the monsters on land had united, leading to multiple beast tide incidents across the globe.

The final result was that Su Zhe became the hero of humanity, having slain the Thunder Dragon Emperor—one of humanity's great enemies—and successfully resolving the crisis facing mankind!

After this, those factions would not dare to act recklessly again.

The strength Su Zhe displayed might not be on par with the likes of Luo Feng, Hong, or Thunder God back in their prime, but on the current Earth, he was already invincible!

"Mm, well done."

Su Zhe offered a word of praise; Atkin had indeed been exceptionally diligent over the past few days, playing a significant role in both consolidating the HR Alliance and maneuvering between the major nations.

Otherwise, it would not have been so simple for Su Zhe to subdue those various factions on Earth.

Once everything was settled.

Su Zhe took Atkin and departed from the Pacific Ocean.

He intended to first return to clean up the aftermath of the live broadcast before coming back to search for traces of Luo Feng.

Su Zhe vaguely remembered that it would take Luo Feng at least two and a half years to gestate his Earthling clone.

Without the Earthling clone, Luo Feng would not leave the depths of the Pacific Ocean, let alone leave Earth, so there was no need to be in such a hurry for the time being.

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean.

As the live broadcast feed vanished, Luo Feng fell into silence.

"What is going on here?"

Luo Feng asked aloud.

"I suspect this must be some kind of unique life-form bloodline; I have no idea why it would appear on Earth," Babata shook his head.

He was just as clueless about Su Zhe's situation; otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to wait until Luo Feng had awakened to ask him about it.

"A unique life-form?"

Luo Feng was stunned, and he began searching through the inherited memories of the Golden Horned Beast for any information regarding unique life-forms.

After a while.

Luo Feng opened his eyes once more.

"A unique life-form... I never imagined such an existence could be on Earth, but looking at his actions, he seems to be on the side of humanity," Luo Feng wondered aloud.

"That is exactly what I find strange," Babata said helplessly. "He seems just like you, as if he had possessed some kind of life-form."

"Why would a normal unique life-form have the spare time to help humanity?"

"What is his name?" Luo Feng asked.

"Su Zhe. Like you, he is from Yangzhou City in Jiangnan Base City. His growth trajectory from childhood is well-documented; he didn't just appear out of thin air."

Babata replied, having long since gathered all the information on Su Zhe.

Luo Feng took a deep breath.

"Forget it. Since he stands on the side of humanity, there is no need to worry about him for now."

Babata nodded: "If he didn't possess another body, it means he has been raised and educated by humans since birth. It is perfectly normal for him to lean toward the human perspective; such things have happened quite often in the universe."

"That is true," Luo Feng agreed. "Not every unique life-form possesses inherited memories."

"Let's put that aside for now."

"Babata, I discovered that the Golden Horned Beast has three innate secret techniques, one of which is 'Clone'..."

Luo Feng and Babata began to discuss more information regarding the Golden Horned Beast.