BOOM—

The Elephantman's head tilted backward, its massive body staggering back from the violent impact to its face.

The lower half of its face had been smashed to pulp by its own arm.

Large chunks of black, rock-like flesh shattered and flew in every direction.

Its towering, colossal body swayed like a giant mountain on the verge of collapse.

Also swaying... was its once unshakeable and firm faith in the great Elephant God.

"Demon Mountain!"

The Elephantman let out an anguished roar, but its arms were no longer beating its chest.

Its body blossomed with a strange, ethereal light, connecting it to the ground beneath. This light drew unending strength that flowed into its body, quickly mending its haphazardly cracked wounds.

Even its severed arms showed signs of regrowth.

However...

A demon-like figure quietly appeared above its head, obscuring its gaze towards the heavens like an ominous cloud.

"Demon Mountain?"

The handsome man's crimson pupils glinted with an icy light. His face was calm as he said softly, "Too bad... Demon Mountain can no longer hear your call."

With that, he calmly raised his hand and clenched it into a fist.

In an instant, the distorted air around him churned.

It swiftly formed a massive vortex, resembling a black hole.

An indescribable, terrifying aura entwined around the man's right fist.

Under this aura's influence, the fist itself appeared almost indented, collapsed, and blurred.

Fear finally appeared in the strange eye on the Elephant God Walk's forehead.

It roared in rage and stomped its feet continuously on the ground, as more ethereal light burst forth from its massive body...

But in the next second, a fist abruptly imprinted itself onto its skull. A cold, calm voice declared, "Power of A Territory!"

The Elephant God Walk's form suddenly froze.

Time itself seemed to halt in that very second.

Then... BOOM!

The colossal body of the Elephant God Walk exploded, transforming into countless fragments of black flesh scattering everywhere.

...

A broad, slender hand pierced through innumerable rock-like flesh fragments, precisely grabbing a throbbing object that pulsed with a black, ethereal glow, like a heart.

But before he could tighten his grip, the object abruptly exploded with a BANG.

A streak of ethereal light shot out, instantly striking the owner of the hand.

"Urgh..."

Caught off guard, Lu Yuan eyed the black, sand-like residue in his hand, his brows furrowing slightly.

The flesh of the exploded Elephant God Walk was as hard as rock.

Or rather, its very body was carved from some kind of black rock mixed with deep crimson.

And the true core driving its actions was the "heart" Lu Yuan had just grasped.

A body constructed from the stones of Demon Mountain?

Perhaps. Otherwise, there was no explaining how its wounds, shattered by Lu Yuan several times, could heal so quickly.

The Elephant God Walk was undeniably the most powerful servant of the Evil God Sect Lu Yuan had encountered so far.

The abilities represented by the Elephant God Religion also appealed to him—unimaginable pure Physical Strength, and terrifyingly extreme defensive power.

He had initially assumed that killing the Elephant God Walk would offer a high probability of its body yielding the Extraordinary material of the Elephant God Religion. This would fulfill the condition for opening the Elephant God Religion's profession panel.

And indeed, that had been the case.

To his surprise, however, just as he grasped the "heart" and the panel's notification was about to pop up...

The latter exploded.

Lu Yuan then checked the spot where the ethereal light had struck him and discovered a unique Demon Mountain symbol belonging to the Elephant God Religion on his right chest.

A faint, mysterious will lingered on it, impossible to erase, like some kind of special "mark."

A curse from the Elephant God?

Lu Yuan's expression darkened slightly.

Not only had the prize practically in his mouth flown away, but he also seemed to have been splattered with 'duck droppings.' It was truly rather sickening.

Never mind. At least the key was preserved. When the Secret Realm of the Elephant God Religion begins, obtaining materials to open the panel shouldn't be difficult... As for the curse...

Lu Yuan had no good solution for it and could only think of asking Yu Wentong later.

Regardless, the benefits and improvements he gained from this battle... were already immense.

...

Only after the battle concluded did Lu Yuan get the chance to properly inspect his current "appearance."

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His "Demon Body" was so cool it was explosive, so handsome he had no friends!

He felt he had never been in better condition than at this very moment.

With every breath he took, he could command the airflow in the surrounding space.

Every twitch of his nostrils allowed him to pick up hundreds of different scents.

He could hear several members of the Egersis whispering in the Havel language from kilometers away.

His pupils were red, yet the natural light he saw was composed of seven colors, making everything in his vision vivid and vibrant.

His Spiritual Power could effortlessly sense the emotional shifts of hundreds of individuals within the battlefield's range...

He had never been this powerful.

This power permeated him from within, as if his entire being had transformed into a core, constantly emanating a terrifying and surging force.

This force was even strong enough to counteract gravity's effect on him, allowing him to tread on air as if it were solid ground!

His "old" body had been obliterated and then reformed, achieving Newborn in the truest sense!

This feeling was like climbing out of an old-fashioned tractor and then settling into a brand-new, heavy-duty Mecha.

This feeling was like...

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