The base had too many awakened ones, and the black mist and origin were limited. They could only prioritize those with higher ability levels to absorb it, resulting in a portion of demigods not yet forming their Law Chains!
But there was nothing to be done about it. "You dream of delaying the time for human powerhouses to ascend to godhood!"
"Kill!"
A group of awakened ones immediately engaged in battle with the zombies.
They were all acutely aware of the consequences if the base's humans took too long to reach the god level. Therefore, at this moment, they fought with all their might to hold back the zombies!
Of course, it wasn't just them. Yang Shu and the other had also deployed a portion of awakened ones who had already comprehended complete Law Chains. If those individuals couldn't hold the line, they would intervene immediately. Even during the critical moment of absorbing divine essence, the safety of the base was still ensured.
Meanwhile, the surface world saw the divine ascension pillar, and both the alien beasts and beastmen frowned deeply. The connection of the two realms was not good news for them, as their kind in the underground world couldn't possibly dispatch any god-level powerhouses for this. They were still fighting zombies underground and had no time to spare. Thus, the connection of the two realms only benefited the zombies the most.
On the other side, a colossal lizard let out an excited roar: "Hahaha, I, General Lizard, have finally ascended to godhood!" "That damned human base, are you prepared to face this god's wrath?" He gazed in the direction of the Anluo City base, his eyes filled with hatred.
The last time he was beaten by that human and forced to flee back to the underground world, faced with his divine father's questioning, General Lizard could only lie, claiming he was besieged by other divine sons, which forced him to use that tactic. Otherwise, if he admitted to being defeated by a human demigod, his divine father would likely kill him personally. After all, it was too shameful! It would be laughable if it got out.
"Now is the time for my revenge!" General Lizard transformed back into a beastman, strode into the air, and flew towards the Anluo City base. Upon reaching the god level, any race could fly!
"Presumptuous! Who dares to fly above this god-son? Are you seeking death?" Suddenly, General Lizard heard a reprimand. He looked down and saw a bear-headed, human-bodied divine son roaring at the sky.
"Seeking death!" General Lizard's large hand reached down, and a surge of vast divine power pinned the divine son, rendering him unable to move. Then, he was grabbed like a puppet. Simultaneously, a verdant law divine ring floated behind his head, emitting a verdant divine radiance that undulated outwards like waves! This was the mark of a deity – divine aura!
"A deity?" the bear-headed man exclaimed. What rotten luck did he have to run into the only deity in the surface world. Before he could even beg for mercy, General Lizard's hand tightened with a 'bang', crushing him into a mist of blood. He then inhaled it into his abdomen. "Tastes good, but still not as delicious as humans!" he declared, continuing his flight towards the human base.
Beside the base, the battle between zombies and awakened ones raged on. They were determined to delay humanity's ascension to godhood. However, they still couldn't breach the defense line immediately. At the demigod stage, the suppression from ability levels still existed. Thus, many were rapidly absorbing divine essence. Wang Luo was no exception. However, unlike others, he transformed directly into his Azure Dragon form, as he felt the human form absorbed too slowly. After transforming into the Azure Dragon, he chose a spacious fissure and entered it with his massive body. Then, he opened his mouth wide and inhaled.
Rumble! The surrounding divine essence surged towards him like ten thousand rivers flowing into the sea. If others saw this, they would likely be terrified to death. His single gulp was equivalent to a day's absorption for others. Purple lightning flickered across his dragon body, revealing various laws. At the same time, he kept an eye on the area below the fissure, lest any black mist or god-level zombies appear.
To reach godhood, one had to absorb divine essence and combine it with laws, while simultaneously tempering their body with divine essence to make it suffused with divinity, thus transforming into a divine body. A divine body was infinitely more powerful than a demigod's body, possessed divine aura, and had unimaginably strong defenses. However, only demigods who had at least one complete Law could absorb divine essence. Other awakened ones, even those who had comprehended law fragments, could not.
Wang Luo possessed multiple laws. But with time being so pressing, he couldn't combine divine essence with all his laws, so he prioritized his lightning law. This law had strong destructive power and, more importantly, was highly effective against black mist. As for abilities like space, time, and chaos, although powerful, they required a more prolonged period.
"According to Yuan Ye and the others, under such concentrated divine essence, if undisturbed, it would take about a day and a night to absorb enough divine essence to ascend to a first-tribulation god!"
The most difficult part of reaching godhood was the laws. As long as the laws were comprehended, ascending to godhood was very fast. And for Wang Luo, it was even faster! His speed of absorbing divine essence was truly terrifying.
After absorbing divine essence, he transformed back into his human form. The purple lightning law divine ring appeared behind his head. Streams of divine essence emerged from his body, pouring into the law divine ring. As the divine essence entered, the entire law divine ring became increasingly mystical, its radiance shining brightly. Simultaneously, the divine essence absorbed into Wang Luo's body began to flow continuously within him, traversing his blood, bones, and internal organs, rapidly changing his physique. Gradually, his skin became more crystalline and lustrous, like exquisite jade. His body was undergoing a transformation.
One day later, General Lizard arrived near the base with a grim expression. "Damn black mist, you've wasted so much of my time!" Originally, with his speed as a deity, it would have taken at most a few hours to reach here, but he had encountered a mass of black mist from the underground world halfway. He was moving at high speed and almost crashed headlong into it. That patch of black mist was vast, covering an area of tens of miles. Upon discovering him, it dispatched god-level puppets to pursue him. Although he was already a first-tribulation god, his ability was poison-based, and he couldn't resist them. Therefore, he had to flee, and only recently did he manage to escape the black mist's pursuit with great effort. He only arrived near the base now.
"That black mist is too terrifying. To be safe, I'll just eat all the humans in this base. Otherwise, as more and more black mist descends in the future, these humans will also become energy for the black mist!" General Lizard stuck out his forked tongue, licking his dripping lips.