The surface world and the underground world having the same type of mutated beasts caused everyone to feel perplexed.
"Extinction?"
"Although the meteorite's power was immense, the Crocodile Dragon race had countless divine-level experts. It's unlikely they could be wiped out by a single meteorite, unless the Crocodile Dragons on the surface lacked strong individuals!" Yuan Ye said.
"That's not entirely clear. That era is too distant from the present, and much of it is based on conjecture!"
But everyone grew curious, could the two realms have been connected in ancient times?
"I say, are you guys focusing on the wrong thing?" Zhou Yiming asked curiously. With the meteorite so close, they were discussing other matters.
"What Yue Bai just said is correct. If this meteorite is allowed to crash into the ground, it's highly likely to destroy a vast majority of our water sources. Therefore, it must be shattered in the upper atmosphere!" Wang Luo said calmly.
"First, determine its impact location, then I'll lead a group of people to crush it!"
"Alright!"
This would have been quite troublesome before the apocalypse, possibly requiring missile interception! But now, a meteorite was nothing to them. Demigods were not just for show; their attack power was immense, capable of leveling mountains and splitting ravines with ease. Moreover, this meteorite didn't seem particularly large; an SSS-class demigod could handle it.
Not long after, Wang Luo led a group of people. The meteorite's impact zone was not far from the base, and they would reach it soon.
"I'll take the lead. You guys fill in any gaps and prevent the meteorite from causing too much damage to the ground!" It wasn't that Wang Luo was concerned about the environment; the post-apocalyptic world had already been ravaged by mutated beasts and zombies. Vast mountain ranges were destroyed, forests were annihilated, and bottomless chasms spanned the globe. The Earth looked broken, with little environment left to damage.
"Okay!" Zhou Yiming and the others nodded, preparing to act at any moment.
In the high sky, a meteorite larger than a mountain, burning with intense flames, plummeted downwards. Even looking at it induced a powerful sense of pressure. The sound of rushing air preceded the scorching heat.
Roar!
Wang Luo didn't hesitate. They were close enough to engage. He immediately transformed into a Azure Dragon, a miles-long serpent that spanned the sky above them, its colossal size rivaling that of the falling meteorite. He then unleashed his 'Thunder Dragon's Breath', a massive beam of purple lightning energy spewing from his maw, striking the meteorite in the sky.
"Holy crap, what is that thing?" Yuan Ye exclaimed, nearly using his spatial ability to escape. He thought a mutated beast was attacking them.
"Don't panic, that's Wang Luo's ability!" Zhou Yiming said calmly, though he was still inwardly awestruck every time he saw the giant Azure Dragon.
"An ability? What kind of ability is that?" Yuan Ye asked in surprise. He had never heard of an ability that could transform someone into a mutated beast, nor had he ever seen such a creature.
"We don't know what kind of ability it is, only that it's incredibly powerful!" Yang Chufeng said calmly.
The Azure Dragon was even larger than before, and the impact it made was even more profound! Each of its azure scales seemed forged from steel, gleaming with a cold, sharp light, clearly indicating their impenetrable toughness. Yuan Ye stared dumbfoundedly at the colossal beast circling overhead, his mouth agape, his heart filled with shock and disbelief.
[Could this be a special ability awakened only in the surface world?] he wondered, as he had never heard of any abilities beyond the known elemental types, let alone one that could transform into a mutated beast. It was utterly unheard of!
"Who is he? Not only does he possess dual SSS-class abilities in lightning and space, but he can also transform into a mutated beast?" Yuan Ye muttered in shock.
"We've already told you, he's not just limited to lightning and space abilities; he simply doesn't use them normally!" Zhou Yiming replied. Yuan Ye was speechless. After all this time on the surface, Wang Luo had provided him with too many shocks. Aside from the mysterious ability to transform into a mutated beast, his dual SSS-class abilities in lightning and space alone were enough to stun any awakened individual from the underground world!
"Even in the underground world, he would be considered a monstrous prodigy!"
"He would be eagerly sought after by many human powerhouses to take him as a disciple!"
Meanwhile, Wang Luo's ability, 'Thunder Dragon's Breath', slammed into the meteorite. However, instead of shattering, the meteorite was merely knocked aside.
????
Everyone looked bewildered. What was happening?
"It's an extraordinary material!" Yuan Ye, regaining his senses, shouted urgently. Only materials of extraordinary quality would be so hard that ordinary abilities could barely damage them.
"Extraordinary material? Such a large piece of extraordinary material?" Others were astonished. How many extraordinary weapons could be forged from a material of this size?
Wang Luo's eyes lit up. The moment the meteorite withstood his attack without breaking, he had suspected it was an extraordinary material.
"If only it were SSS-class extraordinary material!" After the Black Abyss was fractured, there hadn't been suitable materials for new forging. Although he already possessed two divine artifacts and the Sky-Opening Axe would appear in two years, he learned from Yuan Ye that divine artifacts were extremely rare treasures and should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary, as they could easily make him a target.
"Void Shift!" Wang Luo immediately used his spatial ability, teleporting the enormous meteorite that had been knocked aside to the ground beside him. At this moment, the meteorite was still burning with crackling flames and radiating immense heat.
"I wonder what level of extraordinary material this is?" everyone curiously gathered around. Wang Luo also approached, his massive dragon head hovering above them.
"Uh... Wang Luo, could you change back to human form? The pressure is too intense!" Yuan Ye said. His sheer size alone made him larger than most divine-level mutated beasts.
"Alright!" Wang Luo nodded and instantly reverted to his human form.
"He can really switch freely!" Yuan Ye marveled. He had even wondered if Wang Luo was a mutated beast himself. However, for a mutated beast to fully transform into a human form, it had to reach the divine level, and even then, they would retain some beastly features, much like a half-beast. Yet Wang Luo was only at the demigod level. This meant he was not a mutated beast but a true human!
[Could it really be because of the surface world that unique abilities, different from the underground world, have emerged?] Yuan Ye's suspicion resurfaced.