Chapter 199: Chapter 94: Visit: Spirit Realm Starship
His physical body remained within the [Spirit Realm Gate].
His Holy Witch Spirit Body, with his own Spirituality as its core, entered the vast, boundless "Star Realm."
Unlike the silent, dark void of the real world,
the "void" of the [Star Realm] presented a strange "silver" color.
You could hardly even call it a color—perhaps it was merely a sensation.
Vast, luminous rivers gurgled and flowed, their ends nowhere in sight.
Against the silver backdrop of the void, one could faintly see a few scattered rocks, as well as larger "Star Islands" floating quietly.
These things could only be used as reference points within a certain area.
They might be here this time, but the next time you entered through the same [Star Realm Gate], they might be gone.
The strange, melodious song of a Star Realm whale drifted over from the distance.
It intertwined with the whisper of Spiritual Energy.
Energy flowed naturally through Zorn’s Holy Witch Spirit Body.
The senses of taste and smell had all but vanished.
The only scent that could be detected in the Star Realm was the scent of stardust.
After roughly identifying twelve possible locations for the "Lost Starship," Zorn chose one and began his voyage.
The location of the "Lost Starship Ruins" was near the World.
But its location was extremely well-hidden. One needed to discover clues about the ruins on the Holy Land Continent and go through a series of steps to unlock them before finally finding the coordinates to enter.
However, Zorn knew the method of entry. As long as he found the specific location, he could get in.
The Lost Starship Ruins didn’t just have one entrance.
It had... many!
Fortunately, after opening the entrance from the Holy Relic World, there would be a relatively safe area.
It was enough for Zorn to gather some materials and construct a decent "Lower Rank Starship."
But to construct a Middle Rank Starship, he would have to venture deeper into the Starship ruins and clash with Transcendents from other Worlds.
With Zorn’s strength, he naturally wasn’t afraid of ordinary Transcendents below Level 8.
But as a High Level map,
set against the backdrop of numerous [Worlds], even Level 8 Transcendents were considered weak here.
But at this stage, Zorn’s main priority was exploration.
A Lower Rank Starship was enough for Zorn to find a suitable "Magic Ring Seed" for himself.
However, Zorn’s luck wasn’t very good.
His first exploratory trip into the Star Realm yielded no results.
He only encountered a desolate Floating Island. After Zorn was affected by the strange cry of a peculiar Star Realm whale,
he came to his senses and found the desolate Floating Island had already vanished.
Zorn, who possessed a "Spiritual Realm," sensed that he seemed to be falling into the Star Realm’s "Time Paradox" and quickly returned.
Once caught in the vortex of a "Time Paradox,"
by the time one struggled free and returned,
one would discover that while only a moment seemed to have passed according to their Perception,
three to five days, or even two or three months, would have gone by in the real world.
If one’s physical body could survive that long, they would live.
If the physical body had already died,
then returning meant Death.
Even simple exploration
still carried the risk of Death in the Star Realm.
For a period of time after that,
Zorn began a period of steady growth and development.
First and foremost were the resources he had traded for with the Blood Sail Pirate Gang.
Using his Spiritual Realm, Zorn continuously absorbed those resources. His Source Energy Experience grew rapidly, increasing by about 2% each day.
Next was the construction of the Steam Ceremony Tower.
Once Zorn started putting in the effort, the height of the Steam Ceremony Tower naturally shot up.
At the same time, Zorn was also undertaking the most crucial mission of the current stage.
That was to explore the "Lost Starship Ruins" and build a "Star Realm Spirit Ship."
As a relatively Low Level Zorn entering a High Level area, he was naturally cautious.
After all, if an enemy discovered him, Death was a high probability.
He headed in the direction of the Magic Ring Seed he knew about.
It would take at least a month to arrive.
Zorn naturally couldn’t spare a full month right now.
But after building a Spirit Realm Starship, traveling for half a day each day would allow him to safely reach the "Magic Ring Seed" area quickly.
Unconsciously, more than half a month flew by.
...
「On this day.」
After returning from the Congress Tower, Zorn finished his dinner as usual.
He then entered his basement.
He first inspected the Steam Ceremony Tower.
In half a month’s time,
the "Steam Ceremony Tower" within his Steam Spirit Realm had already reached 9 floors.
Zorn’s Steam Ceremony Tower was already 9 floors, to say nothing of the others.
Some were nearly 20 floors tall.
Compared to the resource investment of the other major factions in their Steam Ceremony Towers,
Ogrande City’s investment was a bit weak.
Although the wealth of Ogrande City Hall was not insignificant,
in terms of Extraordinary Power, they were severely suppressed by the Holy Fierce Sun Church.
This resulted in them not having many Extraordinary resources.
The main point of the meeting held today was to be wary and guard against Surprise Attacks from Saintisman’s Assassins.
Saintisman already knew that the nascent Steam Realm was about to conduct a powerful ritual in the Ancient Porcelain Holy City.
In this matter, it was crucial for the [Tower Guardians] to protect the Steam Ceremony Towers.
Once a [Tower Guardian] was killed, even if someone else took over the "Steam Ceremony Tower," they wouldn’t be able to handle it as skillfully as before.
Zorn, on the other hand, didn’t have to worry.
With the Steam Magical Castle and his Spiritual Realm in hand,
he was not someone an ordinary Middle Rank Level Transcendent could contend with.
After confirming there were no major issues with the 9-floor Steam Ceremony Tower,
Zorn first built half a floor, then continued his journey through the Star Realm.
Passing through the "Star Realm Gate," he once again entered the Star Realm.
He felt his Holy Witch Spirit Body, which appeared as an interwoven silhouette of green and gold.
After some careful identification, he locked onto a direction.
He couldn’t help but smile.
’There were twelve potential locations in total.’
’After detailed exploration and elimination, the first eleven turned up nothing.’
’I can basically confirm that the [Lost Starship Ruins] is in this last location.’
’My luck... is really something else.’
’The version has changed. I’m no longer the darling of fate riding the wave.’
As he journeyed toward the final location,
he opened his system panel.
[Star Trace Fighter]
Level: Level Six (52%)
The resource consumption over the past half-month had caused Zorn’s level progress to increase rapidly.
Level Six was at the very bottom of the Middle Rank Level. He could get things done, but not much.
Only by using this batch of resources to quickly develop and advance to Level 7 could he contend with the true experts.
After traveling for what would be about half a day in the real world,
Zorn faintly detected the scent of stardust.
’I’m here!’
His spirits lifted, and he began to pinpoint the exact location of the entrance by judging the concentration of the stardust scent nearby.
As a veteran, it didn’t take Zorn long to find the hidden entrance.
This was a very ordinary-looking area of Star Island debris.
The debris field radiated out over an area the size of two or three small towns.
Generally, Travelers would do their best to avoid these Star Island debris fields.
After all, no one knew if terrifying Star Realm creatures or other powerful Travelers from Exotic Realms were hiding within.
Beside a relatively flat piece of Star Island debris about the size of a house,
Zorn recited the Spell to open the hidden gate of the [Lost Starship Ruins].
You see, this was a Spell that could only be obtained after completing a series of quests in an ancient shipwreck area on a remote island in the seas of the Holy Land Continent, a questline intended for those who had reached Middle Rank Level, Level 10.
It could be said that the current Zorn was relying on his Resurrection Ability.
That was the only reason he dared to come to a High Level area at such a Low Level.
In this Star Realm, any slightly powerful individual he ran into could take his life.
A place where even Upper Rank Powerhouses could fall was no joke.
A silver ripple spread out.
The hidden gate to the [Lost Starship Ruins] was now open.
Zorn maneuvered his Holy Witch Spirit Body and plunged right in.
Entering the [Lost Starship Ruins],
what came into view was an "Airship Cabin" with a gray-silver color scheme and a highly exotic style.
The cabin was a suite for a family. Many objects that looked like daily necessities, as well as some broken debris, floated silently here.
There was no gravity throughout the entire [Lost Starship Ruins].
But this didn’t hinder the use of various methods and Abilities.
Extraordinary Equipment, which also possessed Extraordinary Power, could be used in the Star Realm thanks to the resonance effect of the Sequence framework.
When Zorn entered, the room seemed to activate.
Zorn went directly to the "Energy Gate."
In the Energy Slot on the right side of the doorframe, only two bars of energy remained, and they were red.
Following the established procedure,
Zorn quickly completed the verification process.
He became the master of this room.
He now had the authority to open and close the "Energy Gate."
This room would also become his "Safe Zone" within the [Lost Starship Ruins].
At the same time, he also completed the anchoring and solidification of the coordinates here.
In other words, next time, he could directly resonate with these coordinates and have his Spirit Body arrive here instantly.
"Haaa..."
After finishing all this, Zorn let out a light sigh of relief.
Boarding the [Lost Starship Ruins] and completing the authentication and coordinate binding was a crucial step.
In the vast Star Realm,
there weren’t many places that could serve as anchored coordinates.
And those that were also safe were even rarer.
’Two bars of energy is enough to last a long time, but to be safe, I should still gather materials as quickly as possible and build my own ’Lower Rank Star Realm Spirit Ship.’’
Using his authority, Zorn opened the Energy Gate.
A wide corridor filled with all sorts of floating debris appeared before Zorn.
He moved forward, collecting the wreckage and materials he needed.
These wreckage materials, belonging to the [Star Realm], were difficult to bring back to the [World].
Only extremely special and rare resources could be brought back to the [World].
Such as the "Magic Ring Seed" Zorn needed.
He collected continuously, and materials constantly fell into his hands.
At the same time, Zorn was also on guard against the potential dangers within the [Lost Starship Ruins].
With his Resurrection Ability, Zorn rediscovered the feeling of exploring the [Lost Starship Ruins] from his past.
Now, he had plenty of time. If he scavenged this entire area clean, he could definitely build a decent "Lower Rank Star Realm Spirit Ship."
Soon, Zorn arrived at the "Eternal Sleep District."
Here, there were over a hundred "Hibernation Pods," each twice the size of a human coffin.
The reason it was called the "Eternal Sleep District"
was because the large number of Middle Rank Level Transcendents sleeping here had entered their eternal slumber during the [Starship]’s crash.
However, a very, very long time had passed.
Although they still maintained their original forms, they were in fact now just remnants of spiritual ash, possessing no value whatsoever.
"Hm?"
As his gaze swept over the Eternal Sleep District’s cabin in the [Lost Starship Ruins], Zorn’s mind stirred.
His keen sense for the spiritual allowed him to detect "Silver Spirituality" flowing slowly there.
There was... an injured prey hiding here!
And it was even Level 7.
