557: bronze

After dealing with Yan Ci, Chen De let out a long sigh. "Boss, I have finally avenged you."

He, who was chivalrous, righteous, and of supreme morality... couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

Then, he turned his gaze toward Qiang Wu and Wu Dan; their forms were currently dissipating as well.

It turned out that their avatars had descended specifically to prevent the birth of a Legend.

Now that a Legend of this era had been born and the avatars' mission had failed, there was no reason for them to remain.

After Chen De's cultivation broke through to the Legend level, not only did the avatars dissipate, but even the world itself became clear and bright.

At the same time, however, Chen De felt that his range of activity seemed to be getting smaller and smaller.

Was it rejection, or something else... If he guessed correctly, this should be the reason why every Legend disappeared after being born.

To make room for the birth and development of the next Legend?

The fact that he could still be affected now—did it mean that not enough Legends had been born yet?

Furthermore, what would happen to him when his range of activity shrank to nothing?

Chen De took out the blood orb; his battle with Yan Ci hadn't consumed much energy at all.

He had only used a portion of it at the very end to speed up his breakthrough.

The final result was indeed good, allowing him to step directly across the threshold of a Legend.

As for the remaining blood orb, Chen De had originally planned to use it after breaking through to Legend level.

Only after the breakthrough did he discover that the Legend level was already the peak one could achieve in this world.

Therefore, it had no divisions like stage one or stage two, nor did it have early, middle, or late stages.

It was already the pinnacle, the kind where there was no further progress possible.

It was also the limit that individual stats could reach, and similarly, they could no longer be increased.

So even if he raised his Sheng Chu System to the Heaven Grade now, there would be no improvement at all.

Speaking of the Sheng Chu System, when he broke through to the Legend level, the Sheng Chu System had automatically advanced to the Heaven Realm.

Perhaps because there was no increase even after breaking through, or perhaps because the Magic Armor Master System had already broken through, the advancement was exceptionally easy.

Since it couldn't be used to break through his cultivation, could this remaining blood orb be used for something else?

After a brief thought, Chen De immediately had a plan.

Judging by the time and the speed at which his range of activity was shrinking, he had about one day left.

He couldn't do much, but he could do something else.

With this in mind, Chen De began to act according to his plan.

Densely packed blood vessels grew out of the blood orb in his hand like vines.

These blood vessels were intricate and complex, quickly growing into the rough outline of a human.

Then, Chen De took out some strange items he had collected during this period.

Among them were the special bones, eyes, and organs of certain geniuses... these were basically the leftovers that his current body hadn't chosen, but that didn't mean they were junk.

For example, there was a Great Emperor Bone; it was said that possessing this bone gave one the 'Bearing of a Great Emperor'.

Chen De didn't understand what kind of 'Great Emperor' it referred to, but it seemed quite powerful.

There was also a pair of Overlapping Pupils, which were said to be invincible or something; anyway, the claims were incredibly boastful.

When Chen De encountered them, he had dealt with them in a single move. He only collected them as a precaution since they weren't suitable for him at the time.

In this current situation, it was the perfect time to bring these things out and use them.

He stuffed over thirty pieces of Great Emperor Bones, Divine King Bones, Invincible Bones... and that pair of Overlapping Pupils all inside at once.

With the support of the skeleton, the blood orb took on a completely human appearance.

At this point, the skeleton was filled with internal organs, which were also special organs.

Then, through Chen De's manipulation, this body's meridians were naturally and perfectly clear; its cultivation speed could be described as a thousand miles a day.

The internal structure was complete, and next, the external flesh and skin began to grow.

With Chen De's abilities, he could naturally choose any appearance he wanted.

Without hesitation, Chen De made it look like Lu Li—the Lu Li from the outside world.

A simple avatar definitely wouldn't work, as his own will couldn't be transferred over.

The reason the other three Immortals hadn't done this was for the same reason.

However, Chen De naturally had other methods, similar to hypnotic Influence, making the avatar believe he was Chen De.

Of course, this was for Ancestor Wuguang on the outside to see, to make him think it was hypnosis.

In reality, Chen De could assimilate it during the hypnosis process, so it truly possessed a sliver of his own will.

Soon, this so-called avatar was completed.

The moment he opened his eyes, he bowed to Chen De. "Amitabha. Thank you, State Preceptor, for your enlightenment."

Chen De nodded. "You should know what needs to be done, right?"

"From today on, you shall be called Ancestor Lu."

"Yes," Ancestor Lu bowed again. "I shall obey the State Preceptor's decree."

Ancestor Lu had just been born, yet he already possessed combat power close to the peak of the Legendary Level.

Although he was very strong, he was still a bit short of the degree Chen De desired.

At the same time, not knowing what he would encounter next, Chen De would not use the power of his current body to help him.

Then, he thought of the Descender Alliance—that mountain!

There likely weren't any survivors there, but it wasn't certain.

Chen De had used about four-fifths of his remaining time to create Ancestor Lu.

So the little time left should be just enough.

Thus, without hesitation, he took Ancestor Lu and rushed toward their destination.

The speed of a Legend was countless times faster than that of a Legendary Level; in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the Alliance.

Looking at the scene before him, facts proved it was just as Chen De had thought.

There truly wasn't a single living soul left here; they must have all been killed by Lu Li before he left.

Fortunately, things like blood remained, though it was a pity they hadn't been properly preserved, so much of the energy had dissipated.

But it was just about enough to push Ancestor Lu from the peak of the Legendary Level to the limit of the Legendary Level.

After being busy for a while, Chen De left the place with a small blood bead and Ancestor Lu, who was now at the limit of the Legendary Level, by his side.

Just as he reached the entrance, his footsteps suddenly halted.

"So that's how it is."

Yes, his time was up, or rather, his range of movement had shrunk to nothing.

Chen De's body began to turn a bronze color, starting from his arms, and then that bronze hue swept across his entire body.

At first, he could still move a little, but then his movements became slower and slower.

However, Chen De did not resist this situation; instead, he watched it happen.

Until he was completely unable to move, his entire being had transformed into a Bronze Statue.

The Bronze Statue was only bronze in color, but that didn't mean it was actually made of bronze.

In terms of hardness alone, even those in the Legend realm probably couldn't destroy it, so Chen De wasn't worried.

At the same time, another piece of information was received in Ancestor Lu's mind.

Find the other three statues!

"As you command!"

After respectfully kneeling and kowtowing nine times to the statue, Ancestor Lu properly placed it in a certain secret location.