Chapter 426: It's Over Just Like That?
Right now, Chen Ye's true high-power technique was his transformation into Azure Dragon form.
The reason he hadn't used it immediately was because he wanted to first observe what kind of abilities the cosmic beast, Water Demon, might possess.
In other words, all his current attacks were merely tests.
Once he transformed into the Azure Dragon, his size would multiply countless times, making him a much larger and more visible target, and his mobility would also decrease.
If the Water Demon had some devastating move, he would be placed in a passive position.
After being pounded for several minutes,
The Water Demon seemed enraged. It suddenly whipped all of its tentacles toward Chen Ye in one instant.
Its tentacles numbered not in the thousands, but in the tens of thousands.
Combined with its tremendous defense, even Chen Ye had to momentarily yield. So he chose to dodge.
However, after dodging, Chen Ye realized—the Water Demon's attack had been a feint.
Just as he evaded, the Water Demon suddenly opened its enormous maw.
It was a colossal mouth comparable in size to the moon.
Inside the mouth were countless brush-like soft tissues, likely used to filter water and prevent other material from being swallowed.
The next moment,
A terrifying gravitational force erupted, sealing off all the surrounding space around Chen Ye.
The entire void began to pour toward the monster's mouth.
The gravitational pull was comparable to that of a white dwarf star.
Several nearby livestream drones were immediately caught. Even with their propulsion systems at maximum, they couldn't escape and were sucked into the monster's mouth.
Chen Ye was also caught by the overwhelming pull.
Clearly, the beast wanted to swallow him whole and digest him along with everything else.
Originally, with Chen Ye's flight power, he could have escaped.
However—
He noticed that the soft tissues inside the beast's mouth were far more vulnerable than its outer shell. It occurred to him that breaking through from the inside might be the key to killing it.
Was this too risky?
Chen Ye didn't think so.
He still hadn't used his flame ability. And with its terrifying heat, he believed that few substances in the universe could withstand it.
With that in mind, Chen Ye simply stopped resisting and allowed the immense gravitational force to pull him into the Water Demon's mouth.
Seeing this scene,
Countless people were terrified…
"Did I see that right? The god was swallowed by the Water Demon?"
"Th-this…"
"Could it be that not even our god can defeat the Water Demon?"
"It's too terrifying. Even our drones—several of them—got swallowed."
"It's over. No one can stop this monster now. We're… doomed."
...
Chen Ye had arrived with a total of twelve drones—more than enough backups.
Although several had been destroyed, plenty remained, enough to capture that horrifying moment just now.
Watching Chen Ye get swallowed, many people fell into despair.
If even a god as powerful as Chen Ye couldn't stop the Water Demon, then humanity's civilization stood no chance of survival.
At that moment,
Even the commander watching the battle was shocked.
"He failed?" the commander quickly asked.
Fortunately, there was a powerhouse beside him.
The Night Saint furrowed her delicate brows, thought for a moment, and said, "I don't think so. His expression was calm—there was no panic or sign of being cornered. That indicates he's confident, at least capable of protecting himself… I suspect he allowed himself to be swallowed on purpose to attack from within."
Her analysis was quite accurate—not because she was particularly insightful, but because Chen Ye had made no attempt to hide his intent; it was plainly obvious.
Hearing the Night Saint's explanation, the commander immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After swallowing Chen Ye, the cosmic beast continued flying forward.
Though that minuscule microorganism had proven unbelievably powerful, its size was too small. To the cosmic beast, swallowing Chen Ye was nothing—it couldn't even feel it and certainly wasn't full.
However—
Moments later, the cosmic beast suddenly froze.
Then,
The Water Demon's vast body began thrashing violently, as if enduring unbearable pain.
Nearby, there happened to be a supermassive asteroid.
Such asteroids were common in the universe.
If that colossal asteroid fell to the homeworld, it would undoubtedly annihilate all life and might even shatter the planet itself.
Now, amid the Water Demon's thrashing, it accidentally collided with that asteroid—shattering it instantly…
The horrifying scene immediately drew the attention of countless humans watching the livestream.
There were many sharp minds watching—people quickly realized this had to be connected to the bald-headed god!
Not long after,
Through the livestream feed, viewers could see the Water Demon's massive body rapidly turning red.
Then,
With a "boom," a towering pillar of flame erupted straight out from the Water Demon's abdomen, blasting open a massive hole.
Because there was no atmosphere in space, the flame vanished in a flash—but that eerie white glow was unmistakable to the commander.
It was the same flame Chen Ye had used to destroy the nanometal insects of the Gold Saint.
As the flames faded, the camera captured a clear view: the Water Demon's lower abdomen had been gouged open, leaving a gaping, abyssal hole.
The surrounding flesh was scorched crimson, the mark of being seared by intense heat.
Truth be told,
The Water Demon's internal body had considerable fire resistance.
After all, most planetary cores are extremely hot—filled with molten magma.
When the Water Demon devoured planetary water, it would inevitably swallow magma as well. Without high resistance to fire, how could it endure such heat?
To be blunt, temperatures of several thousand degrees meant nothing to the Water Demon.
But—
The flame unleashed by Chen Ye had long exceeded a hundred thousand degrees!
That was hotter than the surface of the sun.
Most substances in the universe could not withstand such temperatures, and the Water Demon was no exception.
Thus, it was burned through by Chen Ye's flames.
Moments later,
The livestream drone quickly approached the gaping wound and captured the moment Chen Ye flew out from within it.
He looked completely unharmed.
Meanwhile, the Water Demon's colossal body floated motionless in space.
"Is it… is it dead?"
"No way, right? That was a Level 6 cosmic beast! That's two full levels above our entire civilization, and it died just like that?"
"I find it hard to believe too. It's still a Level 6 being—it shouldn't be that weak…"
"You've misunderstood. The Water Demon wasn't weak. In fact, if it had reached our planet, it would've meant annihilation. No one could've stopped it. It's the god who's too strong—we didn't expect him to possess such terrifying flames."
"Honestly, the monster was just stupid. Sucking a god into its own body? That's suicide."
"I don't care about any of that—I just want to know, are we safe now? Have we avoided extinction?"
(End of Chapter)