A roar unlike any human sound erupted from Azure King's throat. Bracing both hands against the ground, he slowly straightened up, his beastly pupils fixed tightly on Ye Chen.
"If you didn't take the chance to defeat me just now, you'll regret it."
Azure King said coldly.
Ye Chen said, "I can still defeat you now."
"I won't give you the chance."
"Roar!"
Azure King roared again. His eyes shifted further toward beastly pupils, his body grew nearly two-thirds taller, and three spikes extended from his back. Each spike radiated a cyan halo, like a divine weapon embedded in his back.
At the same time, a chilling aura burst from his body, making him seem like a demon. But the aura quickly withdrew without leaking the slightest bit. Azure King's body instantly turned dark cyan, his skin as smooth as a dark cyan gemstone, gleaming with a cold luster.
"Hm? Similar to the second stage of the Selfless State—the Selfless Body."
Ye Chen raised a brow.
"Demon Beast Realm. Azure King has entered the Demon Beast Realm."
The Demon Beast Realm was the Selfless State of demon beasts. This realm did not require one to squeeze out cellular potential; one only needed to refine demon beast factors. As everyone knew, humanoid form was the best form for battle. Of course, humanoid form did not refer solely to humans—any humanoid creature counted as humanoid form.
Though demon beasts were incomparably formidable in the early stages, their advantages dwindled the further they progressed, until they eventually became disadvantages. This was because their original bodies were too enormous—or rather, too crude. In terms of controlling power, they fell far short of humanoid forms. Even if they transformed into humans, they were still demon beasts in essence, and power control was never their strength.