Chapter 482 – Body of the Giant God: Wings of Light

The majestic and vast Giant of Light, merely standing there, gave a sense of overwhelming strength capable of holding up the heavens, bringing a feeling of reassurance.

What made the Celestial Spirits even prouder was that Mu Lin, in his Giant Transformation, had not removed the characteristics of the Celestial Spirits—the intricate spiritual patterns covering his body added an aura of sanctity and mystery to the already invincible and magnificent Giant of Light.

Seeing him like this, all the Celestial Spirits could not help but feel a surge of pride, mixed with a hint of doubt.

“Can the innate talent of our Celestial Spirit Clan truly be this powerful?”

In response, some shook their heads with uncertainty, while others spoke bluntly: “It’s not the innate talent of us Celestial Spirits that is powerful—it’s Lord Mu Lin.”

This statement held some truth, but soon, they were reprimanded.

“Fool, what nonsense are you spouting? Lord Mu Lin is a Celestial Spirit!”

“…Right, I misspoke. Lord Mu Lin is one of us Celestial Spirits. What he achieves is what we Celestial Spirits achieve.”

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Due to the exaggerated nature of Mu Lin’s Giant of Light, some members of the Celestial Spirit Clan even began to harbor irreverent thoughts:

“If Mu Lin had become the God of Life of our Celestial Spirit Clan earlier, perhaps our world would never have been breached!”

Such thoughts were blasphemous and disrespectful to the Goddess of Life, yet they had genuinely taken root in the hearts of the Celestial Spirits.

From this, one could see the awe that Mu Lin’s transformation into a giant inspired among the Celestial Spirits, as well as his standing in their hearts.

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“Hum!”

While the Celestial Spirits swelled with pride, the frenzied and explosive growth of Tian Yu and Mu Lin caused the Foreign Races and demonic beings participating in the Divine Position struggle to gasp in shock.

“Damn it, how can they be this strong!”

“It’s over. They won’t keep growing endlessly like this, will they?”

“Tian Yu is already 1,100 meters tall, and Mu Lin is 800 meters… Stop, stop growing!”

The rapid increase in their size filled the Foreign Races and demonic beings with dread and a sense of invincibility.

Fortunately, to their relief, the growth of Mu Lin and Tian Yu did not continue indefinitely.

Tian Yu eventually grew to 1,180 meters… Its energy was exhausted.

Even with the Genesis Authority slightly compensating for its inherent flaws, its growth required time and immense amounts of energy—the maturation of a normal Titan was always measured in centuries or millennia.

Its rapid growth earlier was due to the resources it had accumulated during its long wanderings in the Cosmic Void.

Having exhausted these resources, it grew to 1,180 meters, but the resources it possessed could only support its growth up to this point.

As for Mu Lin, his Avatar as the Giant of Light grew to a height of 960 meters.

He stopped growing not due to a lack of energy but because he had reached his limit.

The optimization of biological genes is never an overnight process. Just like rice seeds, each optimization only increases their yield per acre slightly. After seven or eight generations, they can only yield two to three thousand kilograms per acre and cannot increase indefinitely.

“Phew… Thankfully, he can only grow to 960 meters. This still falls within the category of giants and hasn’t broken through the thousand-meter mark to reach the realm of Titan Gods…”

Mu Lin’s cessation of growth allowed Tian Yu to breathe a long sigh of relief.

Massive in size, unparalleled in strength, and abundant in energy—these had always been its advantages. It truly feared that Mu Lin might surpass it in these aspects.

However, it soon realized it had breathed a sigh of relief too early.

“Have I reached my limit…? But it doesn’t matter. I can still continue to integrate other genes.”

“Besides, there’s a ready-made template for me to copy right now.”

After glancing at Tian Yu, Mu Lin turned to Yue Ling and asked, “I remember your clan is on good terms with giants. Do you retain the genes… or the essence blood of giants?”

“Yes, in the Mother God’s treasury, there is a preserved heart of a Cloud Giant. I’ll fetch it for you right away.”

The items in the Goddess of Life’s treasury were meant to be handed over to the successor of the Divine Position. Logically, before the successor was selected, Yue Ling should not have been able to retrieve treasures from the treasury.

However, like the other clan members, she regarded Mu Lin as the best candidate for the Divine Position and the hope of the Celestial Spirit Clan. Thus, when Mu Lin made a request, she acted immediately.

The Goddess of Life did not intervene in this matter.

And so, effortlessly, Mu Lin obtained the heart of a Cloud Giant.

After integrating it through grafting techniques and enduring several rounds of rejection and experimentation, the limits of Mu Lin’s body were once again shattered.

“Hum!”

His size surged once more.

This time, Mu Lin directly broke through the limit of 1,300 meters… Well, growth takes time. The three-day assessment period granted by the Goddess of Life had long passed during Mu Lin’s growth.

Noticing that Mu Lin’s growth had not ceased, the goddess did not interrupt his advancement. Instead, she instructed her subordinates with a calm remark: “The Mother God is merciful and willing to grant you more time to comprehend the Life Authority. The assessment will continue.”

It must be said that geniuses enjoy privileges, and such blatant favoritism left many dissatisfied.

Especially Tian Yu, whose energy was depleted, leaving no possibility for further growth. Instead, it required a long time to accumulate resources and gradually enhance its strength.

Thus, if it fought Mu Lin now, it still had a slim chance. But if it waited any longer, all hope would be lost.

For this reason, Tian Yu protested the Goddess of Life’s decision.

“I disagree. This is unfair to us… The assessment period was agreed upon and should proceed according to the rules.”

In response to this protest, the Goddess of Life replied gently, “This is my decision. If you disagree or feel that my Celestial Spirit Clan is unfair, you may withdraw from this assessment… or, you may attack me and forcibly seize the Divine Position.”

At these words, all protests instantly fell silent.

Withdrawal… was absolutely unacceptable. Having experienced the Life Authority, none were willing to relinquish such a powerful and nearly omnipotent Authority.

As for seizing it by force, even the True Gods dared not make such a decision.

The Goddess of Life was dying not because she was weak, but because she was corrupted.

If she abandoned everything and fully embraced the corruption, her strength might even surpass her peak state by a third. In such a state, she could drag any being of the same level to mutual destruction, let alone be something cultivators like Tian Yu, who had yet to fully mature, could withstand.

Thus, despite their dissatisfaction, they could only watch helplessly as Mu Lin’s strength grew step by step, becoming ever more immense.

Being watched by everyone, Mu Lin felt somewhat helpless. It wasn’t embarrassment, but rather that the Life Authority was too powerful, and genetic fusion held endless mysteries.

As his body rapidly expanded, Mu Lin continued to integrate genes into himself. Moreover, what he integrated wasn’t just the genes collected by the Celestial Spirit Clan in the past, but also those from the Profound Spirit World.

For instance, the genes of the Feather Clan were fused into his body.

The fusion process wasn’t smooth sailing. Many rejection reactions and genetic conflicts occurred within Mu Lin’s body.

However, these issues didn’t harm Mu Lin. The Purification of light would cleanse away all these rejections and genetic collapses, while the immense vitality of the Life Authority could replenish his losses.

Most importantly, Mu Lin possessed limitless energy, allowing him to freely use the Genesis Authority.

The combination of these factors gave the impression that Mu Lin’s evolution was endless.

In addition to transforming into the Giant of Light, Mu Lin used the genes of the Feather Clan to grow wings on his back.

Initially, there were only two wings. But under the optimization of the Genesis Authority, two soon became four, and four became eight. Now, sixteen magnificent wings appeared behind the Giant of Light, making Mu Lin’s Celestial Spirit Body appear even more sacred and majestic.

Moreover, these wings weren’t just for flight—they could also store vast amounts of energy. Each feather could hold the immense energy equivalent to a hydrogen bomb explosion.

At this point, Mu Lin understood that with the Deity’s authority of Creation, limitless energy, and the knowledge and imagination from his past life, his body could be optimized to the level of a True God.

In fact, because Creation excelled in matters of life, his True God Divine Body would rank among the strongest even among Celestial Deities.

“Unfortunately, the combat power of a True God relies on rules and concepts. A powerful Divine Body alone doesn’t guarantee invincibility. Otherwise, with the Genesis Authority, I might have become the strongest Deity.”

Of course, while a powerful Divine Body couldn’t determine everything, it still gave Deities many advantages. Therefore, Deities possessing the Life Authority, though not supreme gods, were mostly among the strong and pillars of the divine ranks.

For example, in Greek mythology, Gaia held the Genesis Authority. Though not the King of Gods, she was once the Queen of Gods and the mother or grandmother of many divine kings and deities.

In Chinese mythology, Nuwa, though not the supreme or strongest, held a high status wherever she was.

With the authority of a True God, forging a Divine Body gave Mu Lin an extremely high ceiling.

However, even with limitless energy, forging a Divine Body required a great deal of time.

And Mu Lin didn’t have the luxury of hiding under the protection of the Goddess of Life until that time, nor did he have the time to continue growing.

On the thirty-third day, when his body grew to 3,300 meters and possessed sixteen pairs of wings, Mu Lin temporarily halted his evolution and transformation.

Well… thirty-three days had passed in the Life Spirit Garden, while only three days had passed in the outside world.

The departing Goddess of Life had taken many treasures from the Celestial Spirit Clan to protect the hope of the race and rebuild civilization, including the Sands of Time that could accelerate the flow of time.

By enveloping the Life Spirit Garden with these Sands of Time, she accelerated time there, giving Mu Lin time to grow.

At this moment, having grown to a certain stage, Mu Lin looked down at the Demons and Monsters below, as insignificant as ants, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

“Well, my evolution has temporarily ended. Those who wish to challenge me, come forth!”

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(End of Chapter)