Chapter 262: Chapter 143: Occupying the Tower, Abundant Resources
As Betsey’s voice echoed in his ears, the Divine Mage Frank’s thoughts raced.
’We can still activate the Forbidden Wall and mount a full-power defense.’
’But if we do that, we’ll completely lose any chance of escape.’
’And...’
He looked down at the Calamity Black Mist, where even the surging waves of sound reeked of death.
’With that Evil Spirit Wizard Zorn Corick’s current Upper Rank-Level destructive power, plus that unfathomable Calamity Black Mist...’
’He might even be able to break through the Forbidden Wall.’
’What if we charge into the Calamity Black Mist?’
The scene of six powerful Transcendents being instantly crushed to death by a hand of Calamity Black Mist was still fresh in his mind.
Going in would be a near-certain death.
Their only way out was for the Evil Spirit Wizard to charge up and fight them in close combat.
Although his Witchcraft was extremely powerful, he was still just at Sequence Level 10. If they focused their fire, there was still a chance of killing him.
But that Evil Spirit Wizard clearly had no intention of charging up.
He was hiding deep within that terrifying Calamity Black Mist, attacking them from afar.
Now, facing that Upper Rank-Level killing power, plus the constantly surging Black Mist Power, the longer they delayed, the worse their situation became.
BUZZ!
Another Arrow shot through the air.
Despite his best efforts to dodge, the Ethereal Walker Betsey was still hit in the arm.
He felt half his body stiffen.
Not only was his Sequence Ability disrupted, but even the Sequence Energy resonating with his Sequence was interfered with to some extent.
"Frank!" the Ethereal Walker Betsey growled, his face grim.
Gritting his teeth, the Divine Mage Frank immediately roared.
"We fight our way out."
"Everyone, together! We fight our way out!"
"Otherwise... we’re all going to die here."
As the Ancient God Curse "Light of Divine Art," filled with ancient power, bloomed to its fullest...
BUZZZZ...
...a strange, ancient halo spread over everyone.
The Divine Mage Frank also possessed a powerful "Ancient God Art."
But his Ancient God Art wasn’t for combat. Instead, it blessed others with powerful Defense and resistance to various forms of Natural Elemental Power.
Just as the Divine Mage Frank was casting his Ancient God Art, Zorn noticed.
He fired three consecutive Arrows at the casting Divine Mage Frank.
But beside him, the extremely strong Wizard, Abbs, used powerful Scrolls and techniques to block Zorn’s three successive attacks.
’He has some impressive tricks,’ Zorn thought, seeing the Wizard block several of his attacks in a row.
Once the spell was cast, a strange, ancient halo spread over the approximately 20 remaining Transcendents.
"Fight your way out!" the Divine Mage Frank roared, taking a deep breath after he finished casting.
"Go!"
"Together! We fight our way out!"
"Kill..."
"Charge!"
The roaring crowd was now brimming with killing intent.
The first few Travelers to charge through immediately felt a mountain-like force weighing down on them the moment they entered the Calamity Black Mist.
Even though they were of the Wanderer Sequence, they were severely hampered.
But thanks to the blessing of the Ancient God Art, they could still press deeper.
For a moment, these five members of the Wanderer Sequence joined forces and pushed forward rapidly.
The "Path of the Traveler" they blazed would help the Transcendents behind them pass through the Calamity Black Mist more easily.
The others quickly followed, advancing along the Path of the Traveler toward the Tower Gate at the bottom of the Star Track Ceremony Tower.
During this time, Zorn fired another seven Arrows.
However, he only managed to kill four people.
With the blessing of the powerful Ancient God Art, these people were indeed much more durable.
Given the current situation, it seemed quite a few of them might actually escape.
Soon, the dozen or so remaining people reached the middle section of the erupting Calamity Black Mist.
"Work together to block that guy’s Arrows! We’re almost at the exit!"
"The exit is controlled by our Tree of the Magic Ring! That damn Evil Spirit Wizard can’t control it!"
"As long as we reach the exit, we’ll survive!"
The Divine Mage Frank’s voice filled everyone’s hearts with renewed hope for survival.
Just as they were pressing deeper, suddenly!
A magnificent and vast starlight converged from all directions.
For a moment, it was as if a piece of the starry night sky outside the Star Track Ceremony Tower had been cut out and brought here.
The power of a Starry Sky Ancient God, a power that made everyone’s heart tremble, gathered within the Calamity Black Mist.
Zorn appeared, draped in the Ancient God’s Curtain Robe, woven from stars, the night sky, and Fissures.
At the same time, whether it was the surrounding Calamity Black Mist, the Golden Arm behind Zorn, or the golden Arrows, everything was suffused with the strange luster and texture of stars and Fissures.
When that strange halo, filled with the power of the ancient Starry Sky, entered his vision, the Divine Mage Frank’s vision blurred, and the despair welling up from the depths of his heart completely overwhelmed him.
"It’s the Rift: Ancient God’s Curtain Robe! The ancient Ancient God Curse buried here has been unearthed."
"We’re... finished!"
If this group had put up a desperate fight from their original position, Zorn would have needed more time to finish them off.
But since they dared to charge into the Calamity Black Mist, they had only accelerated their own demise.
"Die!"
A massive amount of Evil Energy poured in.
Countless hands of Calamity shot out from all directions to imprison, suppress, and strike all the intruders.
The dozen or so people were almost all controlled or restricted to some degree.
Some who were already injured died instantly under this wave of attacks.
RUMBLE...
Then!
From below, a terrifying Ancient God’s Hand, suffused with stars and Fissures, came crashing up from the Spiritual Layer Realm.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The three fastest runners were instantly smashed into pulp, their Spiritual essence shattered.
The dozen or so people behind them were then struck by the ripple effect of the Ancient God’s Hand’s power.
Another seven or eight people exploded on the spot.
Empowered by the Evil Spirit Calamity, the two great Ancient God Curses worked in tandem.
Killing these Level 10 Transcendents was a completely one-sided slaughter, like snapping dry twigs.
Next, Betsey, who was already injured, struggled for a moment before being crushed to death on the spot by Zorn’s hand of Calamity. The Defense of the Wanderer Sequence was not particularly strong.
"Die!"
Imprisoned by chains and tentacles formed from the Calamity Black Mist, the Divine Mage Frank faced the descending Ancient God’s Hand. His expression was grim and cold as countless memories of his cultivation, breakthroughs, promotions, and pursuit of the path of the strong flashed through his mind.
BANG!
Under the Ancient God’s Hand, his entire past was annihilated.
When Zorn directed the Ancient God’s Hand to strike at the other Wizard, he saw the "Star Mage" Abbs flicker. It seemed he had escaped, and yet he hadn’t.
When Zorn crushed Abbs’s silhouette, Zorn’s brow furrowed slightly.
He saw the Star Mage transform into a brilliant shooting star, disappearing into the Starry Sky through the Doorway below.
’Some kind of powerful shedding technique? Sacrificing a tail to survive?’
After studying the Starry Sky for a moment, Zorn slowly withdrew his gaze.
’If I gave chase, I might be able to catch him, but there’s no need.’
’Wiping out everyone here, collecting all the resources, and then completely destroying the Star Track Tower will inflict the maximum damage on the Star Remnant Divine Kingdom.’
They had used this Star Track Ceremony Tower to try and kill him.
This was the tragic price they had to pay.
After the main experts were either killed or had fled, the remaining few were easily wiped out by Zorn’s Believers.
And with that, the strategic location established by the Star Remnant Divine Kingdom in the uppermost region of the Star Trace Spirit Realm Battlefield was officially conquered by Zorn.
"Master! What are your orders?"
After finishing the pursuit of the stragglers, Akelo quickly came to Zorn’s side and awaited his command.
Zorn glanced at Akelo and ordered, "You’re familiar with this place. Take some men and start clearing out and gathering the resources here."
As a gathering place for a Divine Kingdom’s top experts and a key war fortress, this place was packed with resources.
The resources on the Transcendents Zorn had just killed were enough to make him a fortune.
"Yes, Master!" Akelo said respectfully.
"Also..."
Zorn looked toward the top of one of the towers.
"I recall the top of this tower has a large reserve of Source Energy, right?"
"Yes, Master!" Akelo replied.
"At the top of the tower, there’s a large amount of Sequence Essence accumulated by the Star Remnants Realm."
"It’s all for the top-tier Transcendents to absorb and assimilate."
"Many Level 10 Transcendents come here. Even if their Experience Sequence is full, they can continue to absorb and assimilate Essence here to build up their Sequence Experience and Level for the Upper Rank."
"Some powerful experts, upon advancing to Level 11, will even grow to the peak of Level 11, close to Level 12. There are even some who break through directly to Level 12."
Zorn smiled at this.
Another one of his goals in attacking this Divine Kingdom battlefield fortress was to cultivate here for a while. Not only to reach the peak of Level 10, but also to build up his Sequence Experience for Level 11 and even Level 12.
"Additionally..."
Akelo paused before continuing.
"Once you advance to the Upper Rank Level, you can acquire powerful Skills from your resonating Divine Kingdom and the Tree of the Magic Ring."
"Therefore, at the Upper Rank Level, the faster you raise your Level, the more you can accumulate more powerful Upper Rank Forbidden Curses and Secret Techniques."
"Master, your Sequence is powerful and can surely bear even stronger Skills. When the Divine Kingdom begins to nurture you, you will be able to obtain the powerful Skills, Forbidden Curses, and Secret Techniques you need from the Tree of the Divine Kingdom."
Zorn smiled at his words.
"You certainly know a lot."
"Within the Star Remnant Divine Kingdom, I also received a complete education in Curse Magic, so I’m quite knowledgeable on the subject," Akelo replied.
At the Lower Rank and Middle Rank Levels, Transcendents can fight and grow using the Curse Skills they acquire through self-awakening.
But after advancing to the Upper Rank Level, things are different.
Transcendents need to find their own powerful Witchcraft, Skills, Secret Techniques, Ancient God Curses, and so on that are compatible with them.
The fact that Zorn previously had empty Skill slots for Level 9 and Level 10 allows him to bear many more powerful Upper Rank, Crown Level, and even Legendary Level Witchcraft.
As he masters more powerful ancient Witchcraft in the future, he can slowly burn away these earlier, more conventional Witchcraft.
For example, the Destruction Magic Ball, the Scythe of the End, and others.
Forget the future, they’re already starting to become useless even now.
After a moment of thought, Zorn waved his hand.
"Go get busy. It will take a lot of time to clean up and collect all the resources here."
"We’re going to be occupying this tower for a while, so get the defenses ready."
This Star Track Ceremony Tower would be destroyed by Zorn in the future.
But before destroying it, Zorn was going to squeeze this important war fortress dry of all its resources and value.
Whether it was the Sequence Essence resources, the potential roots of a Divine Tree of the Magic Ring, or any other hidden resources, these perfect spoils of war were not to be missed!
