Free Web NovelChapter 350: Chapter 210: Hundred-Year Plunder, Demise of the Jade Magic Ring
It would only take a little over a hundred years.
The very source of the Jade Magic Ring Tree in this Ancient Divine Kingdom was about to be drained dry.
Zorn controlled the timeline, keeping it at around a century, mainly to provide himself with enough time for stable Ascetic Practice.
A century was neither too long nor too short.
It was enough time for Zorn to accumulate a profound number of Rune Magic Rings and build a solid foundation.
As time went by.
Although people from the Jade Realm constantly tried to destroy Zorn’s Ritual Altars and disrupt his secluded cultivation...
Zorn was always able to eliminate his enemies in time and replenish the Ritual Altars.
At times, when the frequency of their attacks began to interfere with his cultivation...
Zorn would even use a projection to manipulate the Insect King Curse and charge directly outside the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
He would sacrifice an Insect King Curse to slay a large number of Middle Rank Gods from the Jade Realm, forcing them to back off for a while.
With the source of the Jade Magic Ring Tree and the feedback from the Ritual Fire that was sacrificing the entire Ancient Divine Kingdom...
As time passed...
The opportunity presented by the Jade Realm drew ever closer.
And Zorn’s strength, in turn, grew substantially with each passing year.
Generally speaking, for those who had reached the level of an Upper Rank God, increasing their strength was an incredibly difficult task.
But for Zorn, he had a massive wealth of resources to back him up. Combined with the foundation he had from controlling numerous special resources, his power underwent a startling transformation over that century.
Before anyone knew it, one hundred and twenty years had silently slipped by amid the Divine Kingdom war.
...
The war in the Taigula Ancient God Country, which had continued for over a century, had a tremendous impact on the Star Dust Plateau, and even the entire Star Realm Cosmic.
After all, this battle could be seen as a direct confrontation between the Jade Magic Ring Realm and the Hidden Wilderness Realm.
Of course, the three major powers of the Star Dust Plateau were also involved, both openly and secretly, in this massive war.
Throughout this war, Divine Spirits from both factions continuously fell, while others rose to prominence, their power growing dazzlingly as they made a great name for themselves.
But the truly massive change was the war’s impact on the two major powers.
In the beginning, the Calamity Court Realm was merely forced to defend against the Jade Realm’s attacks.
But according to rumors, a peculiar existence within the Calamity Court Realm employed all sorts of unbelievable methods.
They ultimately turned the tables, allowing the Calamity Court Realm to start gaining the upper hand in the conflict against the Jade Realm.
Then, with the Secret Wilderness joining the fray, the Calamity Court Realm’s advantage expanded directly.
Eventually, the war shifted from a defensive struggle to a battle to seize the source of the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
This, naturally, left many of the other powers dumbfounded.
After all!
The Calamity Court Realm had been at an absolute disadvantage.
However, the facts were the facts.
And no one could afford not to believe them.
Furthermore, by now, nearly all the Divine Kingdoms and Divine Realms of various sizes throughout the Star Realm Cosmic knew that the strange flames were on the verge of consuming the entire Taigula Ancient God Country.
That’s right!
Zorn’s Ritual Fire was about to set the entire Taigula Ancient God Country ablaze, and this was the most astonishing change to have occurred over the last century.
Whether it was the lowest-level caverns and dungeons of the Taigula Ancient God Country, the World layers of the central regions, or the Starry Sky District above the celestial dome, any place where Energy flowed, matter existed, or Crystal Walls were constructed was now being burned and sacrificed by the Ritual Fire.
As for the Jade Magic Ring Tree, whose source was originally expected to take several centuries to move, it had now entered a state of withering decay.
The Jade Magic Ring Tree was withering!
The Divine Kingdom was about to be consumed by the Ritual Fire.
The entire Divine Kingdom was on the verge of collapse.
This was the true state of the Taigula Ancient God Country.
And as the Taigula Ancient God Country approached its collapse, numerous hidden Treasure Lands and resource caches within the Divine Kingdom began to appear one after another.
This, in turn, prompted the Divine Spirits from both sides to continuously send personnel into the Taigula Ancient God Country.
Although this Ancient Divine Kingdom was being burned by the Ritual Fire, the flames posed little threat to Middle Rank Gods. Even if they were set alight, the fire could be extinguished.
Therefore, the more fiercely the flames raged in a particular area, the more intensely the Divine Spirits from both sides would fight there over treasures and resources.
...
Within the Golden World.
Zorn’s Divine Power Projection sat cross-legged in silence.
"CRACK... CRACK..."
The faint sound of fracturing could be heard.
A moment later, he opened his dark, profound eyes, glanced around, and mused thoughtfully.
"Heh heh... It’s about time."
As he thought, Zorn slowly reviewed the results of his Ascetic Practice over the past one hundred and twenty-odd years.
[Time·Evil Spirit Wizard] [Legendary Demigod]
Level: 25 (99%)
Tarktos’ Hand (Ancient God Forbidden Technique): LV14 (85%)
Rift: Ancient God’s Curtain Robe (Ancient God Curse) LV14 (22%)
Space-Time Disaster Thunder Echo (Ancient God Curse): LV14 (15%)
Seven Phases·Star Trace·Eating Phase Worm Curse (Ancient God Curse): LV15 (13%)
Sea of Ultimate Destiny (Ancient God Curse): LV16 (29%)
Calamity Rune Magic Ring: 2,895.
His gaze swept over his powerful Ancient God Curses, one by one—Level 14, Level 15, and even Level 16.
Finally, Zorn’s focus landed on the number of his Rune Magic Rings.
A full 2,895 Rings.
He was not far from 2,900. In another ten or so years, Zorn estimated he would have no problem reaching 3,000 Rings.
For Divine Spirits, every step of Climbing beyond 1,000 Rune Magic Rings was incredibly difficult.
This was especially true for the phase barriers at the 100-Ring and 1,000-Ring milestones.
Those were hurdles that were extremely hard to overcome and climb past.
However, for Zorn...
He was perfectly compatible with the Cosmic Demon Pool.
Furthermore, over the past two to three hundred years, his Divine Kingdom had been completely immersed in the Cosmic Demon Pool, absorbing its source. This allowed him to increase his Rune Magic Rings with astonishing efficiency.
Even though the difficulty increased the higher he climbed, he still ascended steadily.
’Five hundred Rings is the threshold for an Upper Rank God.’
’One thousand Rings is only considered average among Upper Rank Gods.’
’Reaching 2,000 Rings is considered impressive for an Upper Rank God.’
’And 3,000 Rings is the threshold to become one of the Ancient Gods.’
’Those ancient Ancient Gods possess 4,000, or even 5,000, Rune Magic Rings.’
’Although I’m still a considerable distance from those ancient beings...’
’...my current count of nearly 3,000 Rune Magic Rings puts me at the top tier throughout the entire Star Realm Cosmic, aside from those powerful Ancient Gods themselves.’
’Not to mention the many powerful techniques I have at my disposal, and all my High Level Ancient God Curses.’
’Once I become an Upper Rank God... my Level will soar, and I will instantly rank among the peak Upper Rank Gods.’
’And even after ascending to Upper Rank God, I can still continue to improve rapidly for a while.’
’This time, the Ancient Divine Kingdom and the Jade Magic Ring Tree still have plenty of resources left for me!’
’And... I haven’t finished squeezing out the last of those resources yet!’
While Zorn was contemplating this...
"CRACK-CRACK-CRACK..."
From the depths of the Ancient Divine Kingdom, the sound of fracturing grew increasingly clear.
It was like the precursor to an ice sheet cracking apart.
With this in mind, Zorn raised his head and looked toward the Divine Kingdom’s Celestial Dome Curtain.
After a moment, he took a deep breath and quickly sent a message to Lord Ossirion through the Cosmic Magic Net.
"The Divine Kingdom is about to shatter. I am about to ignite the Jade Magic Ring Tree. Be ready to respond!"
A moment later, Lord Ossirion’s crisp reply came back to Zorn.
"Understood!"
Zorn smiled faintly upon receiving the message.
He then used the Cosmic Magic Net to unleash the Ritual Fire directly into the tens of thousands of Tree Nests inside the Jade Magic Ring Tree.
"FWOOSH..."
Tens of thousands of Insect Nests caught fire simultaneously. One can only imagine how quickly the blaze spread.
The part of the Jade Magic Ring Tree within the Taigula Ancient God Country was already on the verge of collapse.
Now, with a fire starting from within, the Jade Magic Ring Tree had no power to resist. In no time, the internal flames surged violently, spreading and seeping outward.
Before long, the entire dying Jade Magic Ring Tree was devoured by the vast, black Ritual Fire.
At that very moment, a roar filled with fury and alarm suddenly tore through the entire Divine Kingdom as its source descended.
"Evil God Zorn, you’re courting death!"
An Ancient God tore directly through the already-ravaged Ancient Divine Kingdom and struck at Zorn!
