Chapter 46: Star Realm Uprising

Evolving into the Youth Dragon Stage, Naimi Xisi once again achieved a massive boost.

A full-body, all‑round attribute enhancement is merely the foundation; the far more powerful Four‑Ring Spell and Mana have also opened a convenient gateway for him.

With the increase of level and attribute points, the Mind Gem's amplification of casting resources became increasingly terrifying; the Spell Slots from one‑ring to four‑ring all reached three‑digit numbers! Mana points, like Spell Slots, after bonuses from intelligence and level, reached as high as 90, and the Mind Gem's amplification turned that into 900! Naimi Xisi could feel the vast, abyss‑like Mana flowing quietly within his inner world.

"If all Mana were amplified at once for a single Psychic Ability,"

Juan Ce Long tried to imagine it, but then rebuked himself; the scene of strengthening the Energy Cone inside the Psionic Tower remained vivid in his mind.

At that time, he had invested only three hundred Mana points!

If he were to use 900 Mana points at once, his entire body would likely be blown apart by the Mana surging from his inner world.

The spiritual world is boundless; his body is not.

At this moment, Naimi Xisi began to feel remorse for having released the Shadow Sword Drow earlier; the rise in age tier caused his Spiritual Power to surge again, and his Mind Power could now simultaneously control one hundred level‑six Shadow Sword Drow.

The terrifying magnitude of Mind Power continues to grow with his professional rank; now it is becoming absurd—if he has already advanced to ninth rank, he could control that Black Dragon solely with Mind Power, without any contract.

And the number—fifty! Imagining himself in the future commanding fifty primordial giant dragons that would risk life and death for him, building a realm that dominates Frelen, Naimi Xisi began to drool.

"How many gold coins would that cost?"

His daydream didn't last long before Naimi Xisi snapped back; he hadn't forgotten today's primary task.

With a solemn expression, he produced a silver‑red gem whose faceted surface emitted a dazzling, brilliant light.

【Throne】.

For the past month, Naimi Xisi has been striving to synchronize with the Lesser Artifact "Darkest Hour", so that today he would be fully prepared to unlock the so‑called — Between the Throne — within this mysterious gem.

Regarding this mysterious gem, Naimi Xisi can be said to be extremely cautious; such an existence that completely defies Magic Net logic is not even mentioned in Juan Ce Long's vast inherited memories.

The day after synchronizing the 【Throne】, Naimi Xisi noticed something amiss.

Precisely, his Mana had become irregular.

Naimi Xisi extended his hand, and a clump of scarlet Mana manifested in his palm, then transformed into an Energy Cone released outward; astonishingly, the Mana did not transmute into various elements but retained its red Mana form.

The red energy wave swept over a stone, instantly shattering it into oblivion with immense force.

This is the irregularity Naimi Xisi sensed; after synchronization, his conversion‑type Mana underwent a drastic change.

The Psychic Ability that should have used Mana to transmute into elements for attacks lost that function, replaced instead by the red Mana's extremely strong material lethality.

Moreover, creatures struck by the red Mana wave fall into a frenzy; their spirits become wildly excited, and their bodies undergo strange alterations.

For example, a tentacle sprouting from their face.

Naimi Xisi guessed that this situation likely stems from the Throne's strange third function; when his Mana circulates through that gem, it becomes twisted Mana, causing many Psychic Abilities to undergo twisted mutations after using it.

This change is neither wholly good nor wholly bad. For conversion‑type, attack‑oriented Mana, twisted Mana greatly amplifies damage, but many functional abilities become counterproductive after being twisted.

Fortunately, the synchronized equipment can be unequipped; as long as Naimi Xisi puts away the 【Throne】, his Mana will no longer be affected. Such a bizarre situation naturally makes Naimi Xisi even more cautious.

The synchronization of "Darkest Hour" gave him ample confidence, with the dual curses of 【High-level Curse】 and 【Spell Incubation】; even the Elder Green Dragon on the ground, he is confident he can render crippled or mind‑blinded.

That is the power of a Lesser Artifact! In Frelen, Magic Items are divided into seven grades: common, rare, very rare, legendary, Lesser Artifact, Artifact, and High‑level Artifact.

Aside from the world‑rare Artifacts and High‑level Artifacts, "Darkest Hour" can be said to belong to the top‑tier wave of Magic Items.

This also showcases Menzoberranzan's might; a Matron Mother Family can even possess such a precious Lesser Artifact.

An invisible Mana wave surged from the silver gem suspended in the dragon's claw, activating the effect of 【Between the Throne】.

The next instant, Naimi Xisi vanished from the spot without a trace—within the Multiverse, the Star Realm Plane.

"Buzz~~~ buzz~~~ buzz~~~"

The buzzing echoed throughout the silver world; boundless Mana erupted in rebellion, and countless Star Realm Creatures fell into panic.

The Gis Yankees' hard‑built Mana sowing chambers on the Star Realm islands were torn apart by the Mana wave; the Astral Giant Whales altered their usual migration routes, becoming irritable and even actively attacking nearby creatures.

Everything fell into chaos.

At the Gis Yankees headquarters, within a massive palace.

A ten‑meter‑tall woman with brown‑yellow skin speckled with spots opened her eyes; her face lacked a nose, and her eye sockets glowed with dazzling silver Mana. She wore an ornate, delicate three‑pronged crown and held a strange faceted object in her hand.

"It's happening again—this is the fourth time. What on earth is this? It's causing a Star Realm uprising?" the woman said, her face solemn.

Since she ascended as the Gis Yankees queen, this is the fourth occurrence of the strange buzzing that sweeps a Mana uprising across the Star Realm.

Greed and longing shone in the woman's eyes: "It must be a deity‑spawn wielding Mana authority, or an primordial Mana Artifact!"

"I will obtain it!" the queen roared powerfully, demonstrating her resolve.

She glanced at the rhombus in her hand, casually tossed it to a nearby Gis Yankees riding a red dragon, and said, "Place the 【Star Realm Prism】 in the treasury and guard it well; also, send someone to investigate the source of this wave." — Naimi Xisi opened his eyes, filled with horror; moments ago, he had unknowingly entered a teleportation state.

He looked around; the surroundings were an exceedingly lavish palace.

Elegant artworks, gold‑crafted furniture, and massive crystal chandeliers filled the area.

At the far end of the hall stood a gigantic Throne, and before it, at the hall's center, was a round table with six seats.

Naimi Xisi's pupils widened; three cloaked figures at the round table stared at him.

One aged cloaked man teased, "How curious—so many years without new entrants to Between the Throne, yet in recent years two have sprung up at once."

He rose, ruffled his white hair, and laughed manically, saying, "Welcome to your joining, the fourth Duke."

The ground storyline begins now~ (End of chapter)