Chapter 3423: Absorption
Chapter 3423: Absorption
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Pena frowned.
The Seed of Ouroboros!
The creep!
"Chi chi chi..."
One small worm body after another crawled out from unknown places, climbed onto the creep-covered ground, quickly condensed into a heaving bulge, and writhed as it gestated. In just a few moments, a raised wormhole teleportation passage formed on the creep-covered ground.
As the wormhole emitted a faint glow, small creep worms crawled out one after another, rapidly scattering and climbing toward the ore crates placed around the warehouse. Using their sharp mouthparts, they forcibly ripped open the metal crates, sucked the ore into their insect pouches, then returned the way they came and disappeared back into the wormhole.
Seeing this, Pena stared at the wormhole, her expression growing even heavier.
A bidirectional spatial teleportation passage?
She had long heard that the Seed of Ouroboros was troublesome to deal with, but she had not expected its transportation method to be this convenient.
"Pena, leave the ore outside the warehouse from now on. I don’t want anyone entering the warehouse to disturb us. If anything comes up, you can contact Xia Xi. She will assist me with the ore registration."
As Fang Heng spoke, he tossed a small pouch filled with void crystals toward Pena. "A fair trade. Can you manage that?"
Pena caught the pouch, and a warm smile immediately appeared on her face. "Of course, no problem. My lord is very glad to trade with you. It is my honor to work with you."
After Pena and her people left, Fang Heng looked toward Xia Xi.
Xia Xi said, "Sir Beetle King, according to the material exchange ratio that Pena proposed, we will suffer a heavy loss. At this rate, the void crystals will be depleted very soon."
"That was within expectations," Fang Heng replied calmly.
Zane curled his lips and added, "Brother Fang Heng, the five King of Gods have been here for so long, their wealth is enormous. Don’t let Pena’s frequent material supplies fool you—those are all scraps from storage. She hasn’t taken out any real treasures yet."
"No rush. Be patient. You always need to bait the hook before fishing."
Zane wondered if the bait being given was too much, then continued, "Brother Fang Heng, do you have any spare void crystals? Give me a bit too. I can use it. I need to raise my strength. I can’t keep dragging you down."
Hearing this, Fang Heng took out a pouch full of void crystals and tossed it to Zane. "I’m going to cultivate. Keep an eye on Pena for me. Let me know if anything unusual happens."
Zane caught the pouch and immediately beamed. "Alright, leave it to me."
...
Periphery of the Endless Domain.
Fang Heng was teleported through the wormhole onto the continent.
The entire continent was covered by a fine layer of creep. Hundreds of pillars of game black fog stood across the land. Nearby, creep worms moved back and forth through the wormhole, discarding and piling up elemental energy crystals on the ground.
Under the shroud of the game’s black fog, a game hint immediately appeared on his retina.
[Hint: The player mastered mid-tier Origin Power (Level 3).]
Skill: Origin Power.
Type: Academic.
Description: This skill was a special academic type and must be mastered through special means.
Skill description: Granted an additional 20 mental strength, 5 willpower, and mental strength increased by skill level*1.
Skill description: This academic discipline could not be directly used as a skill. When using other academic skills, Origin Power could be fused into them.
As expected, Origin Power was also a type of special academic discipline, and it was currently only at the mid-tier stage. It was still far from reaching the max level.
Take it slow.
Fang Heng wasn’t in a hurry. He walked to the center of an open area filled with alchemy magic arrays, sat down cross-legged, and slowly closed his eyes.
"Chi, chi chi..."
The magic arrays ran rapidly.
A layer of elemental crystals discarded around the magic arrays was influenced by psychic force, slowly floating up into the air toward the center, quickly turning into clusters of elemental energy, which were then absorbed and converted through the magic arrays, flowing into Fang Heng’s sea of consciousness.
After passing through the transformation within the sea of consciousness, the energy formed qi, then rapidly transformed into mysticism energy and was absorbed by his body.
Lines of game hints flashed across Fang Heng’s retina.
[Hint: The player’s current mysticism experience +12,000...]
...
At the same time, the five Evil God clones possessed their respective followers and gathered in a room to discuss matters.
After the blue barrier at the periphery of the End of the Void vanished, the remaining three main gods quickly received news. Hearing that the God of Eternal Silence and the God of Decay had recently been gathering void gemstones, they immediately realized the matter was related to the two of them.
Knowing that the King of Gods’ clones had arrived with ill intent, Pena made preparations in advance and gave a general explanation.
"Honored King of Gods, that is the situation. We have already reached an agreement with the new Beetle King of Ouroboros. My lord is also willing to share the void crystals with you."
Beside her, a fierce-eyed young man let out a low hum, then said coldly, "The God of Eternal Silence is underestimating us. We don’t care for a few void crystals. What we want to know is what exactly happened at the End of the Void, why the barrier disappeared, and how Ouroboros obtained so many void crystals."
"These two points are still unclear."
Pena shook her head. "According to Ouroboros’s explanation, a void vortex released by the Void Clan caused a massive spatial explosion. If not for Ouroboros’s terrifying vitality, they would have died in the blast."
"We sent people to inspect the periphery of the void vortex earlier, and we found nothing unusual, nor did we locate the Void Clan."
An old man possessed by the God of Final Filth looked up and speculated, "Could the Void Clan also have been severely wounded by the explosion?"
"It is possible. We still need further confirmation."
A young woman said, "If that is true, this may be our chance to eliminate the Void Clan."
"Don’t be too optimistic. I never trust my luck."
"We can keep guessing, but it won’t change anything. Ouroboros will run out of the void crystals they obtained tomorrow. They already agreed to re-enter the End of the Void to help us acquire more void crystals."
Pena scanned the group and said, "I have already prepared the accompanying team. I also invite all of you to participate. By then, we should be able to determine how Ouroboros acquires its void crystals."
The old man thought for a moment and asked, "Pena, can Ouroboros be trusted? The previous Beetle King was extremely difficult to control. Don’t let him use you."
Erko, possessed by the God of Decay, said, "There is no need to worry. I have already planted a Chaos Seed in him. He cannot break free. If you are still uneasy, you can plant more seeds on him tomorrow."
"Hm."
The old man agreed. "It is always better to be cautious. Pena, we will need your cooperation then."
"Of course."
The group exchanged looks.
The Seed of Ouroboros’s physical enhancement had reached terrifying levels, but in comparison, their control over the spirit was very weak.
Long ago, they had used the Chaos Seed to threaten the previous Beetle King.
The Evil Gods were certain that this new Beetle King would also be unable to break their shackles.