Chapter 324: An Excellent Ritual Site, Silver Horn Evolution! (Combined)

A Heavenly Ripple Holy Array Eye has already made Qin Chuan feel the trip was worthwhile.

Although it isn't of much help to him and Lin Yue, for a race it is absolutely an extremely important treasure.

Even the Mythic Stage First Realm is absolutely not common cabbage for a race, let alone the existence at the limit of Mythic Stage First Realm.

And what about the Legendary Stage? In the Heavenly Stairway, such strength can easily be found in any city where races gather, and you could meet several of them.

Just this daytime, Qin Chuan also communicated with Feng Yin, saying that after a new Mythic Stage breakthrough, other members of the Human Race could successively enter the White Flood Dragon Territory and formally develop their strength in the Heavenly Stairway.

I never expected that upon entering the Heavenly Stairway, we would have such a pleasant surprise.

Having the Heavenly Ripple Holy Array Eye means the Human Race no longer needs to wait.

There are nine Legendary Stage beings, and the Human Race certainly has them.

At the critical moment, relying on the Heavenly Ripple Holy Array Eye they can fully exert the limit of Mythic Stage strength, plus the help of Senior Bai Xi and the lord's identity bound to the high-stage Descent…

The Human Race's development plan can be moved forward even further.

"We can arrange the first batch of the Human Race to enter the Heavenly Stairway tomorrow." Qin Chuan smiled, "I never expected everything to go so smoothly."

While speaking, he couldn't help but glance at the girl beside him.

Although there is no basis, he always feels this is inseparable from the Blessing of Fate.

Every race on the Heavenly Stairway was once a player in the Dream World; although the systems and rules of different Dream Worlds differ completely, there is one point in common: players possess their own player talent.

This player talent can be retained in the Heavenly Stairway, becoming a unique power belonging to the individual and setting them apart.

After Qin Chuan's understanding, the talents of other races are similar to the Human Race's situation, also divided into six grades of gold, red, purple, blue, green, and white, with the highest gold talent also being unique.

But the gold talents of the various races are not exactly the same.

At least, Qin Chuan has never heard of other races possessing such a special gold talent as the Blessing of Fate.

Such a mystical talent that secretly influences fate is practically a class of its own among gold talents.

This might truly be the Human Race's good fortune, or it could be inseparably related to the influence once brought by the Immortal Race.

No longer thinking about it, Qin Chuan casually placed the Heavenly Ripple Holy Array Eye into the item equipment slot.

Hum—

Accompanied by a low humming sound, the entire hall rumbled and shook.

Qin Chuan and Lin Yue exclaimed, turning their heads in all directions, and soon discovered that the light inside the hall was gradually fading while the hall itself was rapidly collapsing.

It seemed that with the disappearance of the Heavenly Ripple Holy Array Eye, the last remnant of the Lan tribe also lost its significance.

"Let's go out first." Qin Chuan pulled Lin Yue away from the palace, returning to the vast cavern; the spherical cavern space that had previously been filled with the palace's light had now completely turned into pitch darkness.

Besides piles of who-knows-how-many layers of bones, there is nothing else here.

Qin Chuan was about to take Lin Yue away from this place when his heart suddenly stirred.

Darkness… bones…

"What's wrong?" Lin Yue sensed Qin Chuan's oddity and turned her head to look.

"I suddenly realized this place seems very suitable as an evolution ritual site." Qin Chuan's voice carried a hint of a strange smile.

Truly, having worn out iron shoes searching in vain.

【Dark Burier: In pure darkness, a place filled with death, absorbing the power of departed souls to undergo evolution】

This is the evolution ritual of the Silver Horn.

Among the twelve Spirit Beasts, the Silver Horn's evolution ritual demands are among the most difficult, because whether it is pure darkness or a place filled with death, both are extremely hard to find.

Before, Qin Chuan had absolutely no clues.

I never imagined that upon entering the former Heavenly Stairway entrance of the Lan tribe, I would actually coincidentally find such a suitable ritual site.

"Silver Horn?" Lin Yue's eyes lit up, and she quickly understood Qin Chuan's meaning, "Then let's get started quickly!"

Qin Chuan nodded, light patterns intertwined beneath his feet, and soon a figure wrapped in black flames walked out.

The Silver Horn silently glanced at Qin Chuan and Lin Yue, nodded, then turned and walked to the very center of the cavern, the area amidst the endless bones.

Under the blessing of the Blessing of Fate, Qin Chuan opened the Silver Horn's panel, and in the page corresponding to 【Evolution】, he filled three coronet equipment items into the equipment synthesis array.

Accompanied by the press of the 【Confirm】 button, the array instantly burst forth with a dazzling light; after the light faded, a long, spine-like, ferocious and icy tail appeared before Qin Chuan's eyes.

【Congratulations, player successfully synthesized Mythic Item: Dark Night Burial Rope】

The Mythic Item was successfully synthesized and immediately embedded into the Silver Horn's evolution array.

The already-embedded advanced array and evolution array simultaneously burst forth with bright light; before Qin Chuan's eyes, the Silver Horn's entire body suddenly surged with powerful strength.

The surrounding darkness was stirred, the bones beneath its feet trembled violently, everything rumbled under the terrifying power, and the Silver Horn, seated cross-legged on the ground, had already become the center of the roar and turmoil.

In the absolute darkness, Qin Chuan vaguely saw illusory figures emerging from the bones—these were the forms the bones had before death, and also the manifestation of the departed souls' power that the bones now possess.

The Silver Horn was like a black hole, recklessly devouring the power of departed souls without restraint, leaving them utterly unable to resist.

Amidst countless faint wailing sounds, the scene here resembled hell.

"What terrifying power." Lin Yue's face tightened slightly, "The Silver Horn's evolution seems to cause a greater commotion than Snowball and Little White."

"Yeah." Qin Chuan gave a slight nod, agreeing, "I have a rough guess."

"In the process of a Spirit Beast growing from weak to strong, it needs to undergo multiple evolutions; the outcome of evolution and the direction of power increase depend on the equipment forged during the evolution."

"Moreover, when a Spirit Beast breaks through to the Mythic Stage, besides evolution, it also requires a ritual."

"So the quality of the ritual conditions may also directly affect the strength of the Spirit Beast in the Mythic Stage."

Qin Chuan couldn't help but look up toward where the palace had been, "This place is certainly not an ordinary land of death."

"What died here was an entire race."

As Qin Chuan's words fell, the cavern's rumbling came to an abrupt halt.

In the dazzling light, the Silver Horn stepped out in a completely new form; its black body became more illusory, as if entirely turned into black flame, with white bone armor covering its body, and the slender figure cloaked in its cape exuded a power that made one's heart palpitate.

What is striking, moreover, is that tail entirely formed from vertebra-like bone links, the tail surging with icy black flames throughout, and faintly one could hear the wails of departed souls being scorched.

It seemed like an emissary of eternal stillness; its appearance signified death and void, separation and passing.

Silver Horn, mythic evolution completed. —Real world.

Qin Chuan and Lin Yue slowly regained consciousness.

In the garden outside the window, the other little ones surrounded Silver Horn and Little White, watching nonstop.

Another two companions completed the final stage of evolution, gaining overwhelming power, making the other few little ones envious. Qin Chuan even felt the resentful gaze Little Black cast upon him.

Its twin, Little White, had already broken through, but it still couldn't, filling it with resentment.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan could only smile helplessly.

Because the ritual Little Black needs to break through is probably the most difficult among the twelve little ones.

For Little White's breakthrough ritual, he could still try to negotiate with other races for their cooperation.

After all, it's just hypnosis; it won't truly harm anyone's life.

But Little Black's ritual is truly life‑threatening.

It needs to fight bloody in an extremely brutal war to complete its final evolution.

The human race and other races will surely have that day someday, but not now, so its evolution must be temporarily put on hold.

Among the other contracted spirit beasts, some rituals are relatively easy to carry out. After Qin Chuan and Lin Yue finished Silver Horn's evolution, they held a discussion and made arrangements, and will soon let these spirit beasts break through and evolve.

With a thought, Qin Chuan's hand gained a brilliant gold‑colored spherical pupil; inside it, intricate star‑like mysterious patterns could be faintly seen, and just a glance gave Qin Chuan an incredibly profound feeling.

This is the Heavenly Wave Holy Array Eye.

Qin Chuan brought it back to the real world mainly to let Feng Yin test its actual effect.

If there are no problems, then the human race's steps into the Heavenly Stairway could perhaps be taken a bit larger.

A pair of slender hands wrapped around Qin Chuan's waist from behind; Lin Yue looked at the Heavenly Wave Holy Array Eye in Qin Chuan's hand, a faint smile appearing on her face, and said, 'Shall we go find Feng Yin later?'

'Mm.' Qin Chuan nodded slightly, 'If we confirm it works, tonight we'll arrange for the strong to enter the Heavenly Stairway step by step.'

Lin Yue nodded understandingly, 'Then I'll accompany you?'

'No need, you stay with them; I'm fine going alone.' Qin Chuan smiled.

After a quick wash, Qin Chuan alone came to the headquarters of the Special Affairs Group.

Sensing his arrival, Feng Yin walked out to greet him, somewhat surprised, and said, 'How did you come here?'

'This is for you.' Qin Chuan handed the Heavenly Wave Holy Array Eye to Feng Yin.

After taking it and glancing at the item description, Feng Yin's expression changed instantly, 'Where did this thing come from?!'

'It's the one you discovered yesterday in your intel—the entrance to the Heavenly Stairway found in the Lan tribe's territory.' Qin Chuan smiled.

'I'll set up the experiment right away.' Feng Yin spoke without hesitation.

In reality, gathering nine legendary‑stage beings is actually very easy—just Feng Yin's own contracted spirit beasts already make up six.

Find three more epic‑level players who can exert legendary‑stage power, and we'll have enough strength for the Heavenly Wave Holy Array Eye.

Soon, the experiment began.

On a large field specially marked out by the Special Affairs Group, the Heavenly Wave Holy Array Eye suddenly burst with bright light, and with the combined effort of nine legendary‑stage beings, it swiftly gathered in the void a four‑armed, one‑eyed giant.

'This is…' Feng Yin glanced at Qin Chuan.

'It's the image of the Lan tribe.' Qin Chuan explained.

Feng Yin nodded slightly, signaling everyone to begin control.

One of them acted as the controller of the Lan tribe giant, directing its movements, after which Qin Chuan personally engaged it in battle.

A battle at the mythic stage level caused a tremendous commotion; almost the whole of Yanjing Du felt the earth tremble, but after the battle ended, everyone was excited.

Because the Lan tribe giant conjured by the Heavenly Wave Holy Array Eye truly possesses the ultimate power of the first realm of the mythic stage!

'Today I'll arrange for all legendary‑stage beings to enter the Heavenly Stairway together.' Feng Yin took a deep breath, 'Hand over the lordship to one of them; with just basic management, we can soon build a human outpost on the Heavenly Stairway.'

'Good.' Qin Chuan nodded slightly.

The Dream World became larger than before, but the various guilds did not therefore relocate and scatter.

The original Dream World has become an island in the new Dream World, containing a hundred game zones; all of the human race's powerful guilds are located there, each guild occupying one zone.

This also made the area of the original Dream World become the true core of the human race today.

Every day new epic‑level and legendary‑level players are born; for the impending race war, nobody has ever slackened.

Just one command, and all legendary‑stage beings can instantly twist together into a rope and ascend the Heavenly Stairway together.

'The lord's token is here.' Qin Chuan handed the lord's token of the White Flood Territory to Feng Yin, 'Please pass this token on to Long Ji.'

'His talent makes him more than suitable as lord.'

'I won't hide it from you—I think the same.' Feng Yin smiled and took the token.

As for the subsequent arrangements, Qin Chuan didn't concern himself with them.

He and Lin Yue have already left the White Flood Territory and will not return for the time being.

This also serves to divert the attention of other humans who will ascend the Heavenly Stairway.

'Did yesterday's insight's second‑gift effect yield any gains?' Qin Chuan asked casually.

The second‑gift effect of Blessing of Fate not only can bolster the present target, but also can bolster targets previously contacted in history; this point is consistent with the third‑gift effect.

Although Feng Yin acts together with Qin Chuan and Lin Yue, this does not prevent Lin Yue from gaining one extra luck for Feng Yin each time she enters the Heavenly Stairway.

Now Lin Yue can use the second‑gift of Blessing of Fate three times each time she enters the Heavenly Stairway, fixedly using one of them to bolster insight; this brings great benefit to the entire human race and can largely make up for its lack of information.

'Yes.' Speaking of this, Feng Yin's face showed a smile, 'This time's information is likewise effective.'

'First clause: the Moon Spirit Clan has 16 seats for entering the second level of the Heavenly Stairway.'

'Huh?' Qin Chuan raised his eyebrows, but it wasn't too surprising.

Each race's initial seats in the second level are eight, and each time it devours another race's world source, it gains four more.

Over the past ten thousand years, the Moon Spirit has already devoured one race's world source; with 16 seats now…

The race that ought to have been the first chosen in this ten‑thousand‑year period has indeed been devoured by them.

As for why the Moon Spirits only have eight Second Realm on the surface, it's obviously an operation to deceive other races.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Moon Spirits at least still have eight limit powerhouses hidden in the First Level, who can at any time ascend to break through to the Second Level.

"What is the other piece of intelligence?"

"The other piece of intelligence…" Feng Yin's voice paused slightly.

"The Crystal Clan, it seems there are two Ancestors."

(End of chapter)