Free Web NovelChapter 344: Chapter 208: Gnawing on the Jade Magic Ring Tree
SHH... SHH...
SHH... SHH...
Amidst his quiet meditation, a strange rustling sound wave reached Zorn’s ears.
The serene, starry night sky and the flowing river of time manifesting around Zorn began to blur.
Gradually, the starry night sky and the flowing river of time—manifestations of a Divine Spirit’s power—were devoured by the invisible, rustling sound waves.
Soon!
The rustling sound turned its attention to the towering figure seated in meditation.
Just as the main body of the Insect King Curse, the source of the rustling waves, was about to gnaw on the figure...
SHH... SHH...
The same hiss echoed from within the towering body, responding to the Insect King Curse.
The Insect King Curse studied him for a moment, then slowly retracted its sound waves and entered the main body of the towering figure.
Reflecting on the scene that had just unfolded, which had seemed quite dangerous,
Zorn remained as calm as a mountain.
Once an Ancient God Curse with its own life, like the Insect King Curse, was unleashed, Zorn only needed to provide his will, and it could act freely.
The benefits were many, but naturally, it came at a corresponding price.
Sufficiently strong self-awareness would give it an instinct to devour its host, thereby breaking free on its own.
Fortunately, when Zorn had first constructed it, he had made himself a part of the Insect King Curse.
He wasn’t too worried about the threat it posed to him.
Besides, even if the Insect King Curse were to turn on him, Zorn had other means to resist and suppress it.
Letting out a long breath, Zorn looked around.
’My stardust phenomenon and the ancient time phenomenon can both be devoured and digested by the Insect King Curse.’
’As expected of the Level 13 Insect King Curse.’
’Then, next up...’
Zorn’s mind paused for a moment.
’It’s time to attack the Jade Magic Ring Tree.’
Zorn had originally planned to spend five years raising the Insect King Curse to Level 13.
But now, he had managed to do it in less than four years.
He focused on the Insect King Curse for a moment.
Zorn’s Perception extended along the Cosmic Magic Net, probing the World outside the Ancient Divine Kingdom.
Ever since the Hidden Wilderness Sect began supporting the Calamity Court Realm a few years ago,
the eyes of many powers throughout the Star Realm Cosmic had gradually fallen upon the war for the Ancient Divine Kingdom within the Jade Realm.
They already had an advantage established by Zorn himself.
Coupled with the fact that a large number of top-tier Middle Rank Gods from the Hidden Wilderness Sect were continuously pouring into the Ancient Divine Kingdom,
As things stood now, within the Ancient Divine Kingdom, the Disaster Court Magic Ring Tree and the Desert Magic Ring Tree were already showing signs of suppressing the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
However, when it came to seizing the foundational power of the Jade Magic Ring,
the two realms still struggled to contend with the Jade Magic Ring.
But!
With Zorn’s Ancient God Curse reaching the heights of Level 13, things were different now.
...
For the past few years, Zorn had been cultivating the Ancient God Curse, the Eating Phase·Insect King Curse.
The Cosmic Magic Net had also made great progress during this time.
This allowed Zorn to more easily probe the area irradiated by the Jade Magic Ring Tree’s power.
Within the core, colossal World at the very center of the Ancient Divine Kingdom,
three green suns floated in the sky.
A majestic and enormous Jade Magic Ring Tree, standing tens of thousands of kilometers tall, quietly stretched out its jade-green branches and leaves here.
With the Jade Magic Ring Tree at its center,
waves from a jade-green Elemental Sea Waves spread outward for tens of thousands of kilometers, layer by layer.
Whether it was the land, the sky, or the vast Star Realm, all of it was suffused with the surging, jade-green Elemental Sea Waves.
Just by observing the Jade Magic Ring Tree from a distance, Zorn could feel the power of his own Rune Magic Ring being greatly suppressed.
’And this is only one-tenth of the Jade Magic Ring Tree’s power. If it were at its full strength, it would be unimaginable.’
Surveying the verdant World, Zorn remarked with a sigh.
’Normally...’
Zorn held out his palm and gave a light push forward.
BZZZT...
A layer of verdant light blocked Zorn’s path.
Although his projection could continue advancing, the barrier of verdant light would only grow stronger the deeper he went.
Eventually, he would definitely be discovered by the many Divine Spirits guarding the Magic Ring Tree.
’It’s very difficult to directly attack the main body of the Jade Magic Ring Tree.’
’But... a Level 13 Eating Phase·Insect King Curse is no ordinary tool.’
Zorn’s projection rapidly expanded.
Then, with a POP!, an over ten-meter-long Insect King Curse broke free from the projection.
The moment it appeared, the Insect King Curse looked toward the distant Jade Magic Ring Tree, its dozen or so dark, profound insect eyes filled with greed.
If the Insect King Curse was left to its own devices,
it would surely just be throwing its life away.
Therefore, Zorn took direct control.
A portion of his will descended into the Insect King Curse.
GURGLE... GURGLE...
As the Insect King Curse swam through the light, it began to continuously devour and digest the jade-green halo.
As it devoured and digested the light, the small Insect King Curse rapidly turned a translucent, verdant green.
Even its own aura began to match that of the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
The ability to freely convert into the properties of whatever it devoured—this was the power of the Level 13 Eating Phase Insect King Curse.
GURGLE... GURGLE... GURGLE...
As the Eating Phase·Insect King Curse absorbed the power and properties of the Jade Magic Ring Tree and gradually grew stronger,
Zorn began to enhance the stealth properties of the Eating Phase·Insect King Curse.
After all, even though the Eating Phase·Insect King Curse could achieve a state of coexistence and shared characteristics with the Jade Magic Ring Tree,
there were still many Middle Rank Gods in the vicinity.
If they noticed anything amiss, they would absolutely come to investigate.
