Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1743: 981: Breaking Through the Tenth Heaven

“The moment has arrived.”

Su Lin gave the investment mark a gentle tap, causing the shimmering light upon it to gradually fade into stillness.

He remained uncertain, however, regarding what the “Unspeakable” would demand in exchange for the assistance they had provided him in the past.

In truth, Su Lin’s debt to them was not particularly heavy, aside from their help in tracking the “Nightmare” and providing three Golden Direction Foils.

During their initial encounter, they had intended to invest in him regardless, so they simply cleared away the cause and effect as they went.

Furthermore, following the star energy weapon deal during the super star war, Su Lin’s intelligence network and scouts had thoroughly investigated the Sirius System. He realized then that the “Unspeakable” had pocketed at least a twenty percent commission from his payments.

Such a profit margin was standard for any intermediary dealing in star energy weapons.

Nevertheless, because the Wolf Pack Civilization lacked any external channels for information at that time, Su Lin had to acknowledge the favor, even if the “Unspeakable” had sold him the entire shipment at a significant markup.

But in Su Lin’s mind, the weight of that favor had already dwindled considerably.

He suspected that the repayment the “Unspeakable” sought now would far surpass the value of what he actually owed.

“Phew! No matter what, I must proceed. But before I depart, I shall achieve another breakthrough!”

Su Lin let out a long breath and rose slowly. Around him, a massive surge of energy, rules, and Heavenly Boundary True Intent reached an intense climax.

While the Dimensional Truth was the most unique element present, the most concentrated was the Vitality Force of his physical frame!

This Vitality Force resembled an invincible blood-red dragon or a crimson pillar of heaven, poised to shatter the world itself!

Despite being incredibly potent and reaching the absolute limit for anything below a Taboo, he still had not ascended to the Ten Heavens!

The path of Genetic Metamorphosis demanded a staggering amount of resources that defied comparison.

The further he advanced, the more Su Lin understood the sheer difficulty of shattering each successive bottleneck.

Over the passing years, he had distributed the ten Heavenly Boundary Marks of the Lord of the Radiant Sun—granting two each to the Little Lone Wolf, Serpent Emperor, Roach Emperor, and Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly, while the Desperate Evil Tiger and Black Gold Demon Ape received one apiece.

He had refined everything else associated with the Lord of the Radiant Sun, yet he remained trapped at the Peak of Nine Heavens. Even Evolution Essence was unable to push him forward.

The total essence of a half-step Taboo had barely allowed Su Lin to move a single small step.

This stagnation forced him to drain a portion of the Sky Wolf System's highest-tier resources over the course of four thousand years.

He had even absorbed a portion of the genetic flesh from the trillions of tribes currently residing within the Sky Wolf System.

Only through this did he finally reach the threshold of another upgrade!

Furthermore, after consuming the genetic flesh of these countless tribes, Su Lin noted that his genetic metamorphosis—which had halted after he devoured the “Nightmare”—was finally becoming fluid once more.

At the same time, he detected a sensation he hadn’t experienced in an age.

The Genetic Barrier!

Now that his metamorphosis had unlocked the Heavenly Boundary, Su Lin finally felt the Genetic Barrier again after a gap of ten thousand years.

Though the feeling was faint, it signaled that a fresh chance for Genetic Metamorphosis was finally within his grasp!

“Awoo!”

Su Lin’s eyes remained steady and full of resolve. With a terrifying Wolf Howl, he leaped from the Destiny Stone Summit where he had sat for four millennia.

He tore straight through the atmosphere of Earth, entering a desolate, vast void of the cosmos.

His ascension commenced as thick blankets of Mysterious White Cloud gathered and took shape in this corner of space.

Simultaneously, the draft of the tenth Heavenly Boundary Mark began to truly manifest within his body.

This meant that if Su Lin could endure the refinement of the Mysterious White Cloud, he would truly break into the Ten Heavens and begin his rise to become a Peak Heavenly Venerate!

He also held onto the hope that this trial by the Mysterious White Cloud would grant him deeper realizations regarding Dimensional Truth!

He truly desired to witness the incomprehensible marvels that would be revealed once he achieved full mastery over Dimensional Truth.

However, the refinement process of the Mysterious White Cloud operates by its own laws, completely indifferent to Su Lin’s desires.

Despite his deep wish for Dimensional Truth to advance through this ordeal,

he soon saw that the Mysterious White Cloud showed no traces of Dimensional Truth this time around.

Yet, the arrival of the Mysterious White Cloud was more deliberate and slower than any other recorded instance.

Eventually, the Mysterious White Cloud left only a few wisps to mask the Heavenly Mechanism, while the rest of its mass condensed into a single point!

A few moments later,

as Su Lin’s wolf form expanded by several kilometers in height, nearly hitting a million meters,

the center of the gathering Mysterious White Cloud erupted with unprecedented tremors and fountains of Vitality Force reaching for the stars.

Emerging from the heart of this convergence was an entity with hollow, dazed eyes, yet it radiated a presence that dominated the Myriad Tribes—the ultimate power!

This peak entity relied solely on physical might; it possessed no Spiritual Soul Force, Origin Power, Heavenly Boundary True Intent, Dimensional Truth, or Rule Power.

Nonetheless, using only its physical strength, it appeared capable of pulverizing the starry void.

Its very presence caused this region of the cosmos to shudder, as if it were about to crack into black voids.

Fortunately, a flicker of the Mysterious White Cloud acted to stabilize the cosmos once more.

Though Su Lin’s specific hopes were not met, he faced the crushing pressure—like being under the gaze of a primal cosmic horror—with a look of absolute solemnity and gravity.