Chapter 482

Chapter 482: Giant God Body, Wings of Light

The towering Giant of Light stood imposingly, radiating such sky-supporting might that it brought comfort to all who saw it. What filled the Celestial Spirits with pride was how Mu Lin, even after his Giant Transformation, retained their racial traits—the dense spiritual patterns covering his colossal form added sacredness and profound mystery to his invincible presence.

Witnessing this, every Celestial Spirit swelled with pride, though some couldn’t suppress lingering doubts.

“Can our Celestial Spirit tribe’s innate talent truly reach such heights?”

Some shook their heads uncertainly, while others bluntly declared, “It’s not our talent—it’s Lord Mu Lin himself who’s extraordinary.”

Though partly true, this remark drew immediate rebuke.

“Fool! Lord Mu Lin *is* a Celestial Spirit!”

“…Right. I spoke carelessly. His achievements *are* the achievements of our tribe…”

Mu Lin’s overwhelming form even stirred irreverent thoughts among some Celestial Spirits:

“Had he become our Goddess of Life sooner, our world might never have fallen!”

Such blasphemy against their deity quietly took root, revealing both the awe Mu Lin inspired and his towering status among them.

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The foreign demons and evil spirits competing for divinity shuddered as Tian Yu and Mu Lin’s rising value showed no signs of stopping.

“Curse them! How are they this powerful?!”

“They can’t… keep growing forever… can they?!”

“Tian Yu’s already 1,100 meters! Mu Lin’s 900! Make it stop—!”

The duo’s gargantuan sizes filled their enemies with dread and helplessness.

Relief came when both finally halted their expansion. Tian Yu plateaued at 1,180 meters, its energy reserves depleted. Despite mending flaws through creative authority, a Titan’s growth demanded millennia—its prior spurt stemmed from cosmic void-hoarded resources now exhausted.

Mu Lin’s Giant of Light stabilized at 960 meters, not from lacking energy but reaching his genetic limit. Like rice crops whose yields plateau after generations, biological perfection couldn’t be rushed.

Tian Yu exhaled in relief. “He’s still a giant, not a thousand-meter Titan…” Its pride in size and power remained intact—for now.

However, it soon realized its relief had come too soon.

"Reached my limit… No matter. I’ll keep merging genes."

"Plus, there’s existing Templates to borrow from."

After glancing at Tian Yu, Mu Lin turned to Yue Ling.

"Your clan’s allied with giants. Do you keep their genes… vital blood?"

"Yes. The Mother Goddess’s vault holds a Cloud Giant’s heart. I’ll fetch it."

Treasures from the Goddess of Life’s vault were meant for divine heirs.

Normally, Yue Ling couldn’t retrieve them before heir selection.

But like her clan, she saw Mu Lin as their best hope – the ideal successor.

So when Mu Lin asked, she acted immediately.

The Goddess of Life didn’t stop her.

Thus Mu Lin easily obtained the Cloud Giant’s heart.

After grafting it and enduring multiple rejections, his physical limits shattered again.

"Hum!"

His body expanded rapidly.

This time breaking the 1,300-meter mark… Growth takes time, and the original three-day trial period had long expired during his transformation.

Seeing his continued growth, the goddess didn’t halt his advancement but calmly ordered: "Mother Goddess shows mercy. The trial continues."

Geniuses get privileges. This blatant favoritism angered many.

Especially Tian Yu – energy depleted, unable to grow further, needing years to rebuild strength.

Fighting Mu Lin now offered his last chance. Waiting meant certain defeat.

He protested: "Unfair! The trial period was set!"

The Goddess replied mildly: "My decision stands. Dissenters may withdraw… or try seizing the position by force."

All objections died instantly.

Withdrawal? Unthinkable after tasting life’s powers.

Force? Not even True Gods dared try.

The Goddess wasn’t dying from weakness, but corruption.

Embracing that corruption would make her stronger than ever – capable of destroying any peer opponent.

Tian Yu’s group stood no chance.

Helplessly, they watched Mu Lin grow ever larger.

The attention didn’t bother Mu Lin – he was too absorbed in genetic fusion’s mysteries.

As he expanded, he kept merging genes – not just the Celestial Spirit clan’s collection, but Xuanling world specimens too.

Even Feather Tribe genes became part of him.

The merging process was not smooth, as numerous rejection reactions and genetic conflicts erupted within Mu Lin’s body.

Yet these issues caused him no harm. The light’s purification cleansed all rejections and genetic breakdowns, while the immense vitality from the powers of life replenished his losses.

Crucially, Mu Lin possessed limitless energy, allowing him to wield the creative authority without restraint.

These combined factors made Mu Lin’s evolution seem boundless.

After transforming into the Giant of Light, he utilized Feather Tribe genes to sprout wings on his back.

Starting with two wings, the creative authority rapidly optimized them—doubling to four, then eight. Now sixteen magnificent wings stretched behind the luminous titan, enhancing his Celestial Spirit body’s divine grandeur.

These wings served more than flight—each feather stored energy rivaling a hydrogen bomb’s blast.

Mu Lin now realized his body could reach True God-level perfection through the Deity’s creative authority, infinite energy, and his past life’s knowledge.

In fact, his life-optimized True God form would rank among the mightiest divine bodies.

"A shame True Gods rely on conceptual rules rather than physical might. Otherwise, this creative authority would make me the supreme deity."

Though a powerful divine body couldn’t ensure total dominance, it offered significant advantages. Thus, deities wielding life powers often became pillars of strength, even if not supreme rulers.

Like Gaia from Olympian myths—wielder of creation, mother of gods, once queen though never king.

Or Nuwa from Chinese legends—never the strongest, yet eternally revered.

Forging a True God body granted Mu Lin immense potential. Yet despite infinite energy, crafting such form required vast time.

Mu Lin couldn’t hide under the Goddess of Life’s protection indefinitely—his growth period ended abruptly.

On the thirty-third day, when his body reached 3,300 meters with sixteen wing pairs, Mu Lin paused his metamorphosis.

(Thirty-three days in the Spirit Flower Garden meant merely three outside—the Goddess had accelerated time using stolen Celestial Spirit treasures like the time-warping sands.)

Now towering above ant-like monsters and evil spirits, a faint smile graced his face.

"Well then. My evolution’s paused. Come challenge me, if you dare."

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