Free Web NovelChapter 295: Chapter 176: Upper Rank God Sacrifice
Zorn slowly opened his palm.
The wondrous sensation of ancient time flowing through the gaps between his fingers permeated his mind.
’Players are wondrous beings who traverse the river of time.’
’Although I’m not a Player, the Star Trace Fighter Sequence carries this trait.’
’Now that the ritual at the Ancient Time Altar is complete, my Evil Spirit Wizard Sequence has this trait as well.’
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Zorn gazed at the Ancient Time Altar before him.
Now that the ritual to form the Holy Crown was complete, the world outside and the world around the altar began to synchronize.
WHOOSH...
The currents of time washed over the Ancient Time Altar.
At first, only a few specks of ash drifted away.
But as time went on, the entire altar began to disintegrate and dissolve.
In just a few moments, the altar, now reduced to ash, vanished completely into the torrent of time.
Having channeled the power of the eternal and undying Dragon of Time from the depths of the ages, the altar had fulfilled its purpose.
After staring for a moment at the spot where the Ancient Time Altar had completely vanished, Zorn took a deep breath.
He focused his attention above his head.
There, a translucent, ethereal, ring-shaped crown shimmering with the Power of Time floated silently above his head.
The appearance of the Holy Crown above his head signified that Zorn had successfully forged his nascent Holy Crown!
Yet, Zorn’s aura remained that of a Level 15 Peak Upper Rank Transcendent.
Zorn wasn’t surprised by this.
This was the peculiar nature of the Players’ Ancient Time Holy Crown.
One first forges the Holy Crown, but the transformation is not yet complete.
One must then accumulate the corresponding Holy Crown Essence.
Only when the Holy Crown Essence reaches 100% would Zorn truly ascend to the Holy Crown rank.
This was a unique path exclusive to Players, different from the system in the current version of the world.
’Time-infused Fighting Essence for the Fighting Master, and Time-infused Spiritual Essence for the Evil Spirit Wizard.’
’These are the two types of Time Essence I need to acquire.’
’The Dark Demon Tree contains a considerable amount of accumulated Time Essence. If I spend two or three years converting it, I can officially undergo the transformation and join the ranks of the Holy Crown.’
’And it’s not just the Dark Demon Tree in White Calamity Demon City that I can absorb from.’
’The Dark Demon Tree in Blood Ash Demon City can also accumulate it as well.’
’With two Dark Demon Trees, both thousands of years old, I can alternate between them. That should shorten the time considerably.’
With these thoughts, Zorn calmed his mind.
He began to use his Steam Magical Castle to interface with the Dark Demon Tree and absorb the Time Essence within.
......
Ever since the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom took control of the dozens of surrounding Dark Demon Cities, a large number of Transcendents had been continuously entering the Dark Cosmic Realm through the Dark Gate.
Many had even settled down within the various Dark Demon Cities.
「White Calamity Demon City. Inside a castle estate.」 freewebnovel.cσ๓
Afra, a Level 15 Peak Wizard, made his way to the attic on the top floor of the estate, just as he always did.
He then took out his Source Material Telescope to perform a routine observation of the Essence levels in White Calamity Demon City.
’Dark Essence, no issues!’
’Aether Essence, normal.’
’Spatial Essence, normal.’
The Wizard, Afra, recorded over a dozen special types of Essence in a row, all of which showed no anomalies.
Even the few fluctuations he noted were minor.
But when he got to recording the Time Essence...
Afra froze.
He rubbed his eyes and carefully compared the current readings with the previous set of data.
Half a month ago, the Time Essence concentration was 9.65.
This time, the reading was 9.12.
A discrepancy of 0.1 was already considered a significant fluctuation.
But this time, the drop in concentration was a full 0.53.
This could only mean one thing.
Someone was absorbing the ancient Time Essence.
’Time Essence... to think Zorn Corick would actually choose this path.’
’His ambition is truly immense.’
’After all, this path offers a chance to touch upon the Sequence Essence of an Ancient God, a being above Level 30.’
At this thought, the Wizard, Afra, couldn’t help but smirk.
’Being too greedy isn’t necessarily a good thing.’
’Many who aim too high fail to even reach the Legendary Realm.’
Whether the Evil Spirit Wizard Zorn Corick was too greedy was not Afra’s concern.
Observing that Zorn was attempting to ascend to the Holy Crown rank... *that* was the most important piece of intelligence.
He took out his Extraordinary Bracelet and sent a pre-drafted message.
It was just an ordinary-looking message.
But its recipient would understand the hidden meaning.
The meaning was clear: kill Zorn repeatedly the moment he attempts his ascension to the Holy Crown rank.
And this... was the perfect opportunity to assassinate Zorn Corick.
After doing all this, the Wizard, Afra, heaved a long sigh of relief.
Then, he began to pack his belongings, preparing to leave.
Before long, several powerful Holy Crown experts would converge on White Calamity Demon City, arriving silently from different directions.
At that time, not only would Zorn Corick die, but the entire White Calamity Demon City would fall as well.
And behind these Holy Crown experts, there were Divine Spirits and powerful rituals providing strategic support.
Their sole purpose was to annihilate that damned Zorn Corick.
And those Holy Crown experts were all important sleeper agents planted by the Jade Realm within the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom.
Assets like these were not to be deployed lightly.
But to eliminate a threat like Zorn Corick, the Jade Realm was willing to pay a hefty price.
......
GURGLE GURGLE...
The power of time flowed, washing over Zorn.
While absorbing the rich Time Essence from the Dark Demon Tree, Zorn was also silently condensing his Rune Magic Rings.
Although Zorn still had 30 million Star Trace Coins on hand, this sum was practically his last reserve of wealth.
He planned to save them for after his ascension.
However, thanks to the Calamity Divine Kingdom continuously drawing from the source of the Cosmic Demon Pool over the past few years, his own efficiency at comprehending and condensing the rings was already quite high.
Just as Zorn was completely immersed in his cultivation...
GURGLE GURGLE...
An unprecedentedly rich current of time began to flow toward him.
It drastically accelerated the rate at which Zorn could absorb and grow his Time Essence.
’Another Upper Rank God has made a sacrifice using their projection.’
Sensing the rich Time Essence, Zorn smiled faintly.
By interacting with ancient and powerful existences, Zorn could obtain Time Essence.
Normally, at his current level of power, it would be very difficult for Zorn to interact with such powerful and ancient beings.
But!
Zorn possessed the Cosmic Altar and had long ago constructed a Cosmic Altar Projection within the Cosmic Ancient Ruins.
As long as a powerful being made a sacrifice to the Cosmic Altar, it was equivalent to them making a sacrifice to Zorn himself.
Thus, the interaction with Zorn was completed.
And naturally, Zorn would receive a generous amount of Time Essence.
In the past two months, Zorn had only managed to fill his Time Essence progress to 12%.
But with this wave of resources from the sacrifice of a powerful Upper Rank God, Zorn’s Time Essence progress began to increase at an astonishing rate.
12%... 15%... 18%...
It finally stopped rising when it reached 25%.
’Not bad, not bad at all...’
Sensing this surge in his Time Essence, Zorn’s eyes narrowed slightly as he quietly savored the feeling.
Using the sacrifices made to his Cosmic Altar Projection to achieve a deep convergence, in order to obtain more Time Essence, had been part of Zorn’s plan all along.
If he was lucky, he’d run into such an opportunity.
If not, he wouldn’t.
For the past two months, although there had been sacrifices, none had been from an Upper Rank God with an exceptionally long lifespan.
Zorn had gained something, but not much.
But this time, Zorn estimated that this Upper Rank God, who was steeped in a profound amount of time, must have had a lifespan of at least three or four hundred thousand years.
Just this one sacrifice had brought Zorn astonishing gains.
After this wave of sacrifice, Zorn focused his mind and resumed his normal cultivation.
The sacrifice of an Upper Rank God steeped in ancient time could only be considered a pleasant surprise.
He couldn’t just sit back and wait for another lucky break.
Making steady progress on his own was the true path forward.
However, something that stunned Zorn happened just moments later.
Before long, a wave of Time Essence even richer than the last surged toward him, this one carrying the weight of seven or eight hundred thousand years.
’*Gasp*... There’s more? And it’s so much richer than before.’
Sensing this astonishing wave of Time Essence, Zorn simply stopped his cultivation altogether.
’Could it be... experts from some major faction are performing a joint sacrifice, and I just happened to stumble upon it?’
’That must be it. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be two Upper Rank Gods sacrificing one after another, and it’s clearly being channeled from the same altar.’
’At this rate, if a few more Upper Rank Gods make a sacrifice, I might just ascend to the Holy Crown rank today.’
