Chapter 1708: New Ability, Horror Engulfment

“Burp…”

The little whale’s stomach swelled, and it let loose a loud burp.

The Heavenly Void Beast’s forte lay in engulfment.

It could engulf heaven, earth, and even space.

The Chaotic Nightmare Monster was on the brink of death already, so it was no problem whatsoever for the little whale to swallow it. In any case, it was unkillable in the sea of vital energy anyway, so it wasn’t afraid of any repercussions from swallowing the Chaotic Nightmare Monster.

However, An Kirin and the Holy Flame Vermilion Bird were given a fright by this, and both of them stared intently at the little whale’s bulging stomach, as if they were afraid that something would pop out.

And then, change really did strike.

A dense black mist began to waft up from the little whale’s body, creating a pair of extremely bad*ss black mist wings.

Furthermore, its aura suddenly became extremely terrifying.

This was an aura of vast horror and destruction that struck fear into the hearts of all living beings!

It was the Chaotic Nightmare Monster’s aura!

No, it was a combination of the Chaotic Nightmare Monster and the Body of Chaotic Essence’s auras.

It was even purer, more substantial, and even more terrifying!

Not only were An Kirin and the Holy Flame Vermilion Bird given a fright, even An Lin himself was struck by an indescribable sense of fear.

At the same time, he suddenly felt like his connection with the little whale became more intimate.

This was like the feeling of his connection with An Kirin. He could communicate directly with it and even use its power…

The little whale had evolved! After swallowing the Chaotic Nightmare Monster, it had undergone a transformation that allowed it to bypass the obstruction posed by the sea of vital energy to communicate directly with An Lin!

An Lin raised his hand and pointed a finger.

The little whale responded within his sea of vital energy, and its power rose from the sea of vital energy initially before flowing along his meridians toward his fingertip.

Whoosh…

A black spot suddenly appeared on his fingertip. Terrifying engulfment power erupted forth, threatening to engulf everything around him. The power was imbued with a vast aura of horror and destruction, making the surrounding space seem as if it were a ghastly abyss.

Everyone was given a fright by this power, and all of them drew their weapons.

“Calm down! It’s just me,” An Lin spoke with an apologetic expression.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

“Mr. An Lin, please make sure to tell us in advance before you experiment with your spell techniques next time. I’m sitting here trying to meditate, and I almost snapped my back after standing up so abruptly,” Dongfang Zhuangshi spoke with an exasperated expression.

“My heart can’t take this.” Emperor Ziwei wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

“That aura was way too terrifying! And it was the Chaotic Nightmare Monster’s aura too. Brother An Lin, how did you gain control over such power?” The Battling Buddha’s eyes lit up as he paced around An Lin in circles while staring intently at the black spot of light on his fingertip.

In reality, everyone’s reaction would not have been so vehement had it not been for the fact that the technique An Lin had unleashed contained the Chaotic Nightmare Monster’s aura.

Xu Xiaolan wound her arms around An Lin’s arm with a faint smile on her face. “An Lin has always been gaining power from eating things, so it’s nothing to be surprised about.”

Everyone was a little speechless upon hearing this.

Why did she make it sound like that was normal?!

An Lin withdrew his spell technique, but shock still lingered in his heart.

He had only unleashed a wisp of that power, and it had already created such a startling effect. He didn’t dare to imagine what it would be like if he was to completely unleash the little whale’s power.

This was the dao of engulfment!

Not only that, but it was also an extremely effective spiritual attack.

The power would scare the enemy first before swallowing the enemy with a very high success rate. Furthermore, after swallowing the enemy, many interesting things could happen.

An Lin was starting to get excited. The powers of the Chaotic Nightmare Monster and the Body of Chaotic Essence had fused together to perfection! He really wanted to find a subject to test out his new power on.

However, he repressed his excitement in the end. Everything would have to wait until they got out of here.

Within his sea of vital energy.

Peace and quiet resumed.

An Kirin sat down on the little whale’s head with a dissatisfied expression.

The little whale’s body had expanded in size, and it had grown a pair of black wings. Aside from that, there weren’t any other differences. Perhaps it had become more powerful, but none of that was important.

An Lin fell into deep thought.

The little whale was actually a little different from An Kirin and the Holy Flame Vermilion Bird.

An Kirin was something he gave birth to during tribulation transcendence, whereas the Holy Flame Vermilion Bird was something that had been born after he absorbed the essential Holy Flame of the Vermilion Bird before absorbing the power of the Vermilion Bird’s essential blood essence.

Hence, these two were both beings who were born from his power.

However, the little whale was different. The little whale was something that he had plundered from the Heavenly Void Beast. Even though An Lin could keep it in his sea of vital energy, it was very difficult for him to draw upon its power. After that, An Lin instructed the little whale to swallow the Chaotic Nightmare Monster, and their two powers merged to break down this barrier.

Hence, this must’ve had something to do with the Chaotic Nightmare Monster.

The Chaotic Nightmare Monster was a life form created by the Heavenly Illusion God after it went beyond the limits of its power of imagination. This had gone beyond its power as a representative of the Heavenly Dao, which was a power that transcended beyond that of the Heavenly Dao and was not restricted by the Heavenly Dao.

A thought occurred to An Lin. “A life form and a power that transcend beyond the Heavenly Dao…”

Perhaps the little whale would provide more surprises for him upon further research.

He set this new discovery aside for now.

An Lin began to meditate in order to facilitate recovery.

Soon, an exquisitely beautiful fairy descended from the sky with supreme divine light emanating from her body before arriving beside An Lin.

“Giant An Lin,” an enticing voice sounded.

An Lin opened his eyes and was greeted by the sight of a smiling fairy.

Tina was now brimming with divine energy and was even more captivating than before. Her emerald eyes shimmered with an enchanting glow, and the slight smile on her face indicated that she was quite pleased with herself.

Tina was much more adorable now than when she had slain Heavenly Goddess Wu Ming.

An Lin pinched her delicate cheeks with a smile on his face. “Congratulations, Little Na. The Divine Mirror World has upgraded once again!”

Xu Xiaolan also made her way over and latched onto Tina’s hand with a smile. “Little Na, it’s also thanks to you that I was able to progress to the Dao Integration Intermediate Stage.”

“Big Sister Xiaolan, you don’t need to be so polite with me.” Tina stuck out her cheeky little tongue.

Little Huang was quite dejected. “Chirp chirp chirp…”

Xu Xiaolan and An Lin had received blessings from the Divine Mirror World, but it had been completely ignored. This made it feel extremely sad and disappointed.

Tina stroked Little Huang’s head in consolation. “Little Huang, your bloodline is so good, and you were once a mythological beast at the Dao Integration Pinnacle Stage. All you have to do is progress as normal, and you’ll be as powerful as you were in your past life in no time. I can’t use my blessings on you, so it was only right that I bestowed it upon Xiaolan.”

“Chirp chirp.” Little Huang nodded with understanding.

In reality, Tina had been a little selfish. She liked An Lin the most and Xu Xiaolan was a close second, so she naturally prioritized them when there were benefits to be bestowed.

As for all of the other members of the God Slaying Team, they were clearly not her top priority!

However, they didn’t walk away from this empty-handed. After all, the upgrade in the Divine Mirror World benefited all living beings within this world. As super mighty figures, they had reaped some valuable rewards as well.

As such, everyone had benefited from this experience.

After a brief period of rest and recuperation, everyone set off to return to the Tai Chu Continent!