Free Web NovelChapter 347: Chapter 209: Annihilate the Divine Spirit Squad!
"That’s not quite it!"
The Magic Ring·Demon Tree Messenger, Derek, shook his head.
"The key is the ritual, not the Tree Nest."
"That Evil God Zorn has obviously set up more than just one or two nests."
"We can enter these nests one by one and destroy the rituals. That will effectively solve the problem of the Jade Magic Ring Tree’s source leaking too quickly."
"But to truly solve the problem, we have to eliminate whatever projection method Evil God Zorn is using to infiltrate the Jade Magic Ring Tree."
"As long as we can expel his invading projection or whatever method he’s using, we can completely resolve the invasion of the Jade Magic Ring Tree."
"But that’s obviously easier said than done."
While lost in thought, the Magic Ring·Demon Tree Messenger, Derek, arrived at the area of honeycomb-like passages that formed the Energy Hub.
"Everyone, we will now use my Vine Divine Artifact to enter the next nest area and destroy another of Evil God Zorn’s rituals."
"Regardless, our priority is to destroy those rituals."
As the Magic Ring·Demon Tree Messenger released his Vine Divine Artifact, more than a dozen Middle Rank Gods entered the Mystical Space and proceeded toward the next nest.
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「Golden Giant World!」
"Hmm?"
Zorn, who was absorbing the source of the Magic Ring to forge his Calamity Rune Magic Ring, suddenly felt a disturbance.
’Someone’s actually destroying my rituals?’
’Is the Jade Realm’s counterattack beginning?’
Zorn’s Insect King Curse technique was, of course, exceptionally powerful.
But he knew the Jade Realm would have ways to counter it.
However, he had already set numerous traps within the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
He now possessed a definite home-field advantage.
Naturally, he wouldn’t let the people of the Jade Realm destroy his preparations so easily.
As he began preparing his countermeasures, Zorn took a moment to review his progress over the past few years.
His Insect King Curse, which had already reached Level 13, was a given.
Across the entire Star Realm Cosmic, Zorn was likely the only one to possess an Ancient God Curse of that Level.
During these years, although Zorn’s Sequence Level remained at Level 24, he had reached 92% of the way to the next level, and his Legendary Demigod Power had grown ever more immense.
But the most crucial development was the enhancement of the Divine Artifact in his hand: Sikes’ Magic Wand.
After continuous refinement in Zorn’s Ritual Fire, Sikes’ Magic Wand had now reached the peak of a Middle Rank Divine Artifact.
It had reached a level of 499 rings.
Becoming an Upper Rank Divine Artifact was only a matter of time.
Zorn himself already possessed the power of a Rune Magic Ring with over 1,200 rings.
Combined with the enhancement from Sikes’ Magic Wand and the many powerful Ancient God Curses he now commanded, Zorn no longer feared even a top-tier Middle Rank God.
Before long, Zorn had established a connection through the Cosmic Magic Net.
Then, a projection of his will descended into the body of one of his Insect King Curses.
Inside a Jade Insect Nest.
The grotesque pupils of countless Insect King Curses bloomed open, one after another.
In an instant, the entire Insect Nest shimmered with starlight, creating a strangely beautiful sight.
Following the threads of the Cosmic Magic Net, Zorn began to meticulously probe his surroundings.
It didn’t take long for Zorn to sense a peculiar Middle Rank Divine Artifact, something akin to a Jade Life Vine, moving through the interior of the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
By this point, seven or eight of Zorn’s Ritual Altars had already been destroyed.
’It seems this Magic Ring·Demon Tree Apostle God Spirit is quite formidable, and he has a lot of help.’
’But... this is my Insect King Curse.’
’Even if this particular Curse Body shatters, it’s no great loss. I’ll just have to form a new one and send it back in.’
’But if they die... they’re dead for good.’
With this thought, Zorn gave a cold smile and immediately sent the Insect King Curse moving.
Zorn was already very familiar with the properties of the Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring.
In the years since he had acquired it, he had been gradually refining it with his Ritual Fire.
Now, Zorn had not only mastered the Ancient God Artifact, Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring, but he was also highly proficient in its various abilities.
Using the Cosmic Magic Net, Zorn was already radiating the power of the Resurrection: Cosmic Death Ring throughout the area.
Any Divine Spirit without the means of Resurrection would perish on the spot if killed.
As for those who could resurrect, their Resurrection would be confined within the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
Escape was highly unlikely.
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Inside a Jade Insect Nest.
Derek and the other Divine Spirits had just destroyed two Ritual Altars.
Before they could regroup to move on to the next location, a great jade-colored wave suddenly surged from a corner.
It was followed by a gaping maw, like an endless, abyssal black hole, that swallowed two Middle Rank Gods whole.
The two of them, both powerful Middle Rank Gods, had been completely unable to resist.
What horrified the group most was that they hadn’t even noticed that the damned Evil God Zorn had already used his terrifying Insect King Curse to get right next to them.
"Watch out! It’s the Insect King Curse!"
Though the warning stated the obvious, the expressions on the faces of the assembled gods still shifted dramatically.
At this moment, the expression of the immensely powerful Derek, wielder of the Vine Divine Artifact, turned grim.
He had originally assumed that Evil God Zorn had merely used some vicious, underhanded method to infiltrate the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
But now, it was clear he had been gravely mistaken.
