Chapter 206: Chapter 99: [Gray Mist Giant] and [Ancient Porcelain Mother of the Source Furnace]
This had cost Lady Sun quite a bit of effort.
"Three Seniors."
After bowing to the three seniors, Zorn got straight to the point. The time of Upper Rankers was precious, especially since this was a remote ritual that had gathered them in the Steam Spirit Realm.
He began by briefly explaining what had happened with him and Rekano of the Jade Realm.
Even powerful beings of the Upper Rank Level knew how dangerous and terrifying the Taboo: Dream Corridor was.
For the Level Six Zorn Corick to enter it, braving the risk of death, was no small sacrifice.
They fixed their heavy gazes upon Zorn.
For a moment, Zorn’s Spirit Body felt an immense pressure.
During this joint operation with Rekano, they had actually obtained very little key information, not enough to piece together the full plan or the truth.
The problem was, as a "Player," Zorn was a clandestine existence with a form of "pseudo-omniscience."
By extracting the key pieces, Zorn could easily assemble all the details of Saintisman’s current plan.
Moreover, the Taboo: Dream Corridor didn’t contain the complete plan.
Therefore, even if Saintisman’s Forbidden Bloodline and its Harvesters noticed something, they wouldn’t believe the plan had been exposed.
Even if they used clandestine methods to investigate and verify, the result would still be that the plan had not been leaked.
The plan hadn’t been leaked, but that didn’t mean no one else knew about it.
Zorn was essentially exploiting a bug against them.
Zorn explained in detail.
"The terrifying plan I discovered is this..."
"It seems Saintisman’s Evil God Organization, the Forbidden Bloodline, has made some astonishing achievements in their research of the Gray Mist Giant’s Forbidden Blood."
"They can use the Gray Mist Giant’s Forbidden Blood to lure an awakened Gray Mist Giant to the Ancient Porcelain Holy City."
"Furthermore, over the years, the Forbidden Bloodline has also been deep within the Ancient Porcelain Holy City, stealing a significant amount of the Furnace Flame: Forbidden Blood from the Ancient Porcelain Mother of the Source Furnace."
"After cross-contaminating the two,"
"it will be very easy to make the Gray Mist Giant and the Ancient Porcelain Mother of the Source Furnace fight each other to the death, triggering a terrible war between Upper Rankers."
"Although the Gray Mist Giant is powerful, the Ancient Porcelain Mother of the Source Furnace is undoubtedly even stronger."
"Just the Gray Mist Giant’s arrival in the Ancient Porcelain Holy City will cause us immense trouble."
"The gray mist brought by the formless Gray Mist Giant will cause everyone within its area of effect to completely lose their bearings."
"Even we Transcendents will be affected."
"When the terrifying giant’s foot falls within the mist, some unfortunate souls will perish."
"Once a battle breaks out, the giant’s trampling will cause countless houses to collapse and residents to die."
"When the Gray Mist Giant dies in the Ancient Porcelain Holy City, the forbidden contamination will instantly cause large numbers of Transcendent residents to melt into billowing steam on the spot."
"Although the Ancient Porcelain Mother of the Source Furnace will devour and incinerate the Gray Mist Giant’s remains,"
"the incineration process will spew out vast amounts of forbidden power and contamination along with the Steam Grey Mist."
"At that time... horrific Death and contamination will completely cover the Ancient Porcelain Holy City."
"If that truly happens, then... the Ancient Porcelain Holy City will meet its final, ruinous end."
"But for us, the story will be far from over. The death of one Gray Mist Giant will inevitably attract more. As more and more Gray Mist Giants awaken,"
"the horrific forbidden calamities spreading from the conflict between Upper Rankers will erupt again and again across the Northern Border Region."
Zorn laid out the situation quietly.
The three powerful Upper Rank Powerhouses, Lady Sun, and Isabelle all listened in silence to the terrifying picture Zorn painted.
Sensing the silence from everyone, Zorn thought quietly to himself.
’This... this is the terrifying and dreadful side of this World.’
’Humanity has never been the master of this World.’
’Human civilization only serves to make the Flesh and Blood Ranch more bountiful and prosperous, and nothing more!’
In the grand picture of Ogrande City, the "calamities" were, to a certain extent, still quite safe.
The rat infestation, the Evil Spirit Calamity, the Crying Blood Sun, the Forbidden Bloodline’s research.
At most, they would only destroy Ogrande City, and everyone would have time to escape. They wouldn’t endanger a wider area.
But as more Chapters of the story unfolded, all sorts of terrifying disasters would sweep across every corner of the World like a storm.
Even dreadful forbidden calamities capable of destroying the World would appear.
As part of the "Flesh and Blood Ranch" of the Steam Era, humanity could only pray to the Divine Spirits for protection.
They had neither the right nor the power to control their own destiny.
They could only beg for the protection of the Divine Spirits.
Meanwhile, Transcendents like Zorn could only navigate through these disasters, constantly striving to cultivate, increase their strength, and make various preparations. Only by doing so... could they secure a small haven for themselves.
The war between the ineffable Upper Rankers.
Even Upper Rank Powerhouses would find it difficult to intervene.
"Ailuviya, has a Gray Mist Giant awakened in the mists?"
Iron Ash Dominator Calos spoke, breaking the silence.
"Yes."
Ailuviya responded.
"The roar of the steam tides resonated with the giants sleeping in the gray mist."
"Last winter, one Gray Mist Giant did indeed awaken."
"And a while ago, due to the tremors from that hidden Divine Kingdom, the Gray Mist Giant moved much closer to the south."
"I suspect that’s when the Forbidden Bloodline discovered the Gray Mist Giant."
"Those underground rats have been secretly researching the power of the Gray Mist Giant’s bloodline for years."
"If... it is truly as Zorn says,"
"I’m afraid our Ancient Porcelain Holy City will be in great trouble."
"More than great trouble. If we can’t stop the Gray Mist Giant from heading south and it really ends up fighting the terrifying Ancient Porcelain Mother of the Source Furnace, the entire Northern Border Region will face a devastating blow."
"The fledgling Steam Empire will be utterly snuffed out."
Calos’s words made everyone’s hearts sink.
If a terrifying Upper Ranker were to cause trouble here, it would indeed be a devastating disaster for the new Steam Empire.
"I think it would be better to ask the Sun Goddess for help. What do you think, Veselar?"
"The Holy Fierce Sun’s counterattack is putting a strain on the great Sun Goddess."
"Lately, I’ve been constantly calling on the Believers to make sacrifices."
"I might even have to go to the Star Realm myself to search for resources to help the Sun Goddess."
"I’m afraid... the Sun Goddess will find it difficult to help us at this point in time."
After the three Upper Rank Powerhouses finished their explanations, the entire Steam Spirit Realm fell into a deathly silence once more.
"Perhaps..."
At that moment, Zorn spoke up slowly.
"I have a good idea!"
