By becoming a Transcendent, Yumiko's connection to the Spirit Ocean managed by the World's Will was severed. In place of the severed connection, a miniature Spirit Ocean of her own was conjured for her Seas to establish the connection.
That miniature Spirit Ocean of hers will become a real one as soon as she completed her Mortal Pathway. However, it wouldn't be the same as what I saw as when the World's Will of the World of Spirit summoned me.
Well, let's just say, it was probably the uniqueness of this world's Spirit Pathway. The same thing will happen to Jayna once she completed her Transcendent Trials.
Right now, Yumiko's Spirit Pathway is still at 4-Seas Noble Spirit Stage. After becoming a Transcendent, just like me, she advanced two small stages by conjuring two more Seas. And after more than 2 weeks since her Transcendence, she conjured another one increasing her strength once more.
"Ezyn, when will you reach the threshold?"
I asked Ezyn who was currently trying to appease his wife. Like always she was once again upset with him.
We're currently riding Yumiko's Spirit Ocean which she shaped into a huge flying carpet and her four Seas were being used as kind of thrusters, boosting the speed at which it flew in the sky.
By doing that, everyone will arrive at the destination at the same time. Jagu, his wife and the twins were still at Transformed Spirit Stage after all.
Though Teleportation is also possible to learn here, no one has mass teleportation except that Higher Spirit that Yumiko called before.
The Spiral Guy.
What was his title again? I couldn't remember well but it has Dimensions in it. That was that one time when Yumiko danced in front of us to open a portal to escape this Spirit King.
Now that I remember him, I wonder what kind of Pathway that guy cultivated. For him to call himself as Something of Dimensions, his skills were probably all about utilizing dimensions and portals.
In any case, even if she wouldn't be controlled by his mannerisms anymore, that time when she danced became a dark history for her. She vowed not to call upon that Higher Spirit anymore.
"Around a month from now if everything goes well."
Ezyn answered. When I first came here as an Incarnation, Yse already broke through and became a Ruler Spirit like him.
He, at that time, didn't know whether he should be happy or not. He was supposed to be the strongest but everyone was now catching up on him, even his wife. If not for Yse scolding him about it, he'll probably remain stagnant at his previous state because of how he kept minding others' business when he just has to focus on his own cultivation.
"I see. If we cleared these Dark Elves out of this world, you will need a new stage, right?"
With the upcoming descent of the Dark World Transcendents, if we pooled the Transcendents of Mortal Worlds where we successfully managed to close the Portals, we will gain sizable Transcendent allies to fight them off.
Yuko's Party members might also reach Transcendence with both of our influences soon. There's also Old Man Reol at the World of Barbarians and maybe Ophelia too if her growth continued.
The option to gather all Rank 5 Mortals from every world and train them all under me is also there. Just like how I am doing it in the World of Elements currently.
However, the prerequisite is… the closing of the Portal and cleaning up the Dark World forces in every Otherworld.
I guess we could start here and scour every Mortal World after. That's a good plan, right? I didn't overthink this time.
"Of course. I will challenge those cheeky guys at the Federation who wanted to attack us."
"Huh? That will be boring. Once you reach Transcendence, I will ask for your help to save other worlds like this."
"Are you serious? I… I can go to other worlds?"
"Yes. We can make it possible. However, the battles there will be more dangerous as it will involve Transcendents."
"It doesn't matter! It was also during the chaotic times did I advance quickly. Oohh. Thank you, Daisuke! My enthusiasm is back at its peak!"
Ezyn was instantly filled with excitement upon the thought of fighting Transcendents that he even howled which took everyone's attention.
"Calm down, will you? You're not planning on leaving me behind, are you?"
Yse who was sitting beside him interjected and pulled him down back to her side and hit his shoulder like she always did.
"…"
Upon hearing that question from his wife, his excitement also instantly died down that he forgot to answer her.
With a hand on her forehead, Yse turned her head towards me, the poor Spirit King was once again pinned down by his wife.
"Haa. You never learn. Daisuke, don't recruit this guy yet, I won't let him leave me behind here."
"No problem, Yse. You're being pulled up by his destiny, right? I'm sure you'll reach Transcendence soon after him."
She mentioned how her talent was lower than her but because her destiny is tied up with him, she's also slowly approaching the same height as Ezyn.
And that's what will also happen with my Companions. But yeah, at first, I was the one getting pulled up by them. Even now, the Transcendent girls were still more or less stronger than me but that doesn't mean they can defeat me. If anything, I'm the one with the highest survivability.
"Are you relying too much on what I told you about destinies?"
"I did rely on it for a while and noticed it after a few reminders. It will not hurt to use it as a reference, right?"
"I see. That's good. You're not me who has these eyes, it will muddle your judgement if you rely too much on something you don't understand."
You forgot to tell me about that back then…
In any case, after seeing how the four women at the World of Meta acted towards me as well as meeting Fleur, I already decided to stop relying on it to wait whether someone will be my companion or not.
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After that talk with the Spirit King and Queen, I also mentioned the same thing to the others such as Harlan and the two who came with him. Also, to the twins and Jagu.
If they really become a Transcendent, they will just wilt if they stay in this world. Giving them a new stage to think about will also motivate them to continue progressing in their pathway.
10 minutes later, we arrived at the already ruined final fortress of the Dark Elves.
As the Spirit Ocean-turned flying carpet landed slowly landed on the ground, I took in the current state of the surroundings. It was already razed to the ground by Yumiko and company during their first attack here and because of someone messing up by running towards the hill behind the fortress. By following him, they discovered the Underground Labyrinth hidden beneath this land.
"You really did a great job here."
I commented as we started to walk past the ruins. The corpses were already removed but the traces of battle were still visible.
Even here, they also used the same wood. The one that was durable and somewhat fire-resistant. However, no matter how sturdy it was, its fate was to break into pieces like this under Yumiko's Transcendent Strength.
"Don't flatter me, you can also do this. At this point, we're already too strong for a Mortal World."
Yumiko answered. At each step, her Spirit Ocean would sweep the ground clearing the way for us.
After passing through that ruined fortress, we arrived at the hill where the entrance is located.
However, it's not a hill anymore, apart from the already visible door made of unknown metal that would lead underground, only the base of the hill was left behind.
When they followed the Dark Elf before, Yumiko thought that the hill was another fortress they built. Because of that, she blasted it off with her conjured Seas which almost leveled it to the ground.
And by doing so, the carefully hidden door to the Labyrinth was unearthed.
Now that I had the chance to observe this place, there were no ripples of Energy that could show signs about the Labyrinth. If not for looking at this entrance, I would've thought that the Dark Elf found another place to migrate in.
In total, there are 12 of us who became the first group to arrive. The other Spiritas and Spirit Beasts who would provide support by creating a perimeter in the area still needed a bit of time before they arrived at this location.
Because of that, two will be left above ground to stand guard as well as look for the possible exit route of the Labyrinth.
The Dark Elves weren't stupid enough to enclose themselves without preparing for an escape path, right?
Even if the Portal is inside, if they want to live, there are others who will just forget everything and continue hiding elsewhere.
In the end, Jayce and Malborne volunteered to be left behind. Jayce went to his baby girl, Jayna, first before turning to me and reminding me to take care of her.
Right. He will become my father-in-law in the future when I marry Jayna. The same for the sly Principal…
"Daisuke, the Formation will be activated as soon as we enter. Even I can't work my way through it so…"
Yumiko reminded me. The door was already opened and my Adaptability was tingling a bit which indicated the slight danger that was inside
"I will be your Vanguard and lead the way inside. Don't worry. I'm just an Incarnation after all."
It's better to become their shield this time instead of staying in the back.
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