System: Replicating The Heavens

Chapter 530: Ch 530: Karoth: A Terrifying Hybrid

Generally speaking, finding even a trace of the Divine Blood Race is almost impossible.

Alex never expected to encounter one here, in this place. Moreover, this member of the Divine Blood Race seemed to be injured. After all, there were traces of his blood scattered in several places around the area.

Alex saw broken chains nearby that were clearly used to restrain something extremely powerful. Each chain was made from rare metals and carved with countless sealing runes. Alex was sure that even Great Saints would not be able to break them easily.

Yet now, all of them were shattered.

"Whatever was sealed here has already escaped. I also sensed living here, but now, it is as if whatever was here has vanished."

Alex muttered and then looked around again.

On the walls, he saw huge glass tubes that had already exploded. Inside them, there were signs that something had been cultivated, nourished, and strengthened over a very long time.

Suddenly, Alex stopped because he sensed a very weak, faint pulse.

He walked toward a corner of the chamber. There, hidden behind collapsed metal plates, was a small, cracked device. It looked like a core. Crude energy was slowly leaking from it.

Obviously, this cracked device was the source of crude energy that blocked his Divine Sense earlier.

Alex bent down and observed it carefully. The surface of the device was broken in many places. The energy inside was unstable and chaotic.

While Alex was still observing the broken device, a sudden feeling of danger exploded in his heart. It was sharp and overwhelming, causing his scalp to go numb. His instincts screamed at him to escape.

Without any hesitation, Alex activated his talent for space.

"Teleportation."

His body vanished instantly.

Bang!

The instant he disappeared, the place where he had been standing was destroyed with a loud bang. The ground shattered, and metal plates were torn apart. A terrifying force smashed into the chamber like a falling mountain, making dust and broken fragments fill the air.

"What was that?"

Alex reappeared in a far corner of the chamber. His eyes were sharp and cold as he looked toward the destroyed area. His heart was beating fast. If he had been even a little slower, he would have been hit directly. Moreover, that attack was so strong that he would have definitely been injured heavily.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

As Alex looked at the place where he had just been standing, he heard the sound of deep footsteps. He didn't have to wait long to see a shadow slowly walk out from the dust.

It was a completely dark creature. This creature's body was tall and thick.

Although it walked on two legs like a human, it was clearly not human. Its skin was pitch black, like it was made from darkness. A long, thick tail dragged behind it, scraping against the broken ground.

On each side of its shoulders, two giant horns had grown. The horns curved upward and were covered with dark patterns. It had a pair of dark eyes that were glowing with a deep red light at this moment.

The aura it released was terrifying. If anyone else had been there, they would have felt as if death itself were walking toward them.

Even Alex felt pressure crashing onto his body, causing his breathing to become heavy.

Sha~

The dark creature suddenly bent its legs and disappeared from its spot.

Alex's pupils shrank. Before he could even fully react, the space in front of him distorted. A massive black shadow appeared right in front of his chest, as if it had crossed space in a single step.

"Too fast...!"

He tried to activate teleportation again, but it was already too late.

Boom!

A heavy and terrifying force slammed into Alex's chest. He felt like a mountain crashing directly into his body. His bones groaned, and his internal organs shook violently. A sharp pain spread through his entire body in an instant.

"Pfft!"

Alex spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood scattered in the air like red mist.

His body was sent flying backward uncontrollably as he smashed through several broken metal structures and crashed into the wall of the chamber. The wall cracked deeply, and dust fell like rain.

Bang!

His body slid down and hit the ground heavily. For a moment, he felt his chest burning with pain, and his breathing became uneven and rough.

"This thing..."

Alex struggled to stabilize his body. Blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth. The impact had shaken him badly, and even his spiritual energy became chaotic.

The dark creature stood where it was, slowly lowering its arm. The air around its fist was still trembling from the power of the strike. Its red eyes locked onto Alex without any emotion, as if it were looking at prey that had already been injured.

Alex forced himself to stand. His legs were slightly unsteady, but his gaze remained calm and sharp.

He wiped the blood from his lips and took a deep breath. The pressure coming from the dark creature was far heavier than anything he had faced before.

Before Alex could stand stably, the dark creature took another step forward.

Tap.

Bang!

The ground cracked under its foot in an instant.

Tap.

The dark creature took another step, and Alex felt like this creature was stepping directly on his chest. The oppressive aura pressed down harder and harder, making the surrounding air feel thick and suffocating.

Alex immediately looked at the information.

[Name: Karoth

Cultivation: Ninth Layer of Saint King Stage

Race: Hybrid (Human Soul + Divine Blood Race Body + Heart of an Abyssal)

Skills: Dark Blood Seed, Dark Blood Regeneration, Shadow Phase Step, Blood Abyss Roar, Abyssal Corruption Aura, Blood Arrow, ...

Dao: Dao of Darkness (75%).

Domain: Dark Blood Domain (Big Achievement).

Details: This creature was created by the Heavenly Blood Pavilion through a forbidden experiment that combined three terrifying existences into one body. First, they used the body and bloodline of a Divine Blood Race member as the main vessel, giving it an unmatched physique, terrifying vitality, and endless bloodline power. Second, they implanted a human soul inside it to grant it intelligence, consciousness, and the ability to cultivate and adapt. Third, they fused the Heart of an Abyssal into its core, turning it into a living source of darkness.

The Heart of an Abyssal is the true foundation of its strength. It constantly releases abyssal energy that strengthens its flesh, corrodes all life around it, and suppresses cultivation. This makes the creature naturally hostile to all living beings. Its presence alone is enough to distort spiritual energy and weaken nearby cultivators.

Because it possesses Divine Blood Race blood, its recovery ability is terrifying. Even fatal wounds can heal rapidly as long as the core is intact. Because it has a human soul, it can think, judge, and fight strategically instead of relying only on instinct. And because of the Heart of an Abyssal, it has a natural attraction to destruction and devouring.

This monster was never meant to exist. It is not a natural lifeform, but an artificial god of slaughter created by the Heavenly Blood Pavilion. Their goal was to create a controllable weapon that could suppress entire sects and deliver this weapon to the Divine Blood Race.

P.S: Karoth is the first of its kind. Because the soul, body, and heart come from three completely different beings with different Life Essences, the fusion is imperfect. The heart is the core that holds everything together, and also its weakness. If the heart is destroyed, Karoth will die instantly.]

Alex was surprised.

This creature was only an experiment subject, but it actually had the comprehension of the Dao of Darkness and had even comprehended a Domain at the Big Achievement level, which is shocking.

Alex could not understand how the Heavenly Blood Pavilion had managed it, but they had clearly succeeded in creating a terrifying monster.

If not for the sudden attack by the three sects, this experimental subject would have already been delivered to the Divine Blood Race. And once that happened, no one could imagine what they would have done with Karoth.

To create Karoth, the Divine Blood Race had even sacrificed a member of their own race. This alone showed how important and valuable this project was to them. They had poured an unimaginable amount of resources into it, and it was clear that once they confirmed its success, they would try to create many more such beings.

As for how Alex knew that Karoth was the only one of its kind, and that no such creature existed anywhere else in the universe, it was because the System had already informed him of this in its P.S.

[Replication Successful!]

[Congratulations to the Originator for successfully replicating skills: Dark Blood Seed, Dark Blood Regeneration, Shadow Phase Step, Blood Abyss Roar, Abyssal Corruption Aura, Blood Arrow, ...]

[Replication Successful!]

[Congratulations to the Originator for successfully replicating Dao of Darkness (75%)]

[Replication Successful!]

[Congratulations to the Originator for successfully replicating Dark Blood Domain (Big Achievement)]