Chapter 194: Ascension to the Third Tier!

The No. 5 satellite lighthouse sat in the bottommost corner like a cellar.

Taku, seated in the guard compartment, silently chanted the incantation.

Buzz!

The two-star Spell "Sculpted Light Spear·Sphere", a Light-type Spell that had been following Taku, was released.

Taku did not use a Light Blaze Ring Staff of the One-Loop Form; instead, he simply combined incantation and gestures to construct it.

In principle, a two-star Spell does not carry rune‑secret power.

But at this moment, the "Sculpted Light Spear·Sphere" itself bore a very stable Light rune‑secret power, raising its potency noticeably to a level approaching that of a three-star Spell.

He examined this Spell, altered by the Angel Sequence power.

Taku's eyes narrowed slightly.

"The Angel Sequence truly is formidable; it has caused a comprehensive minor metamorphosis of my Light-type Spell."

"The Sculpted Light Spear·Sphere and the Holy Light Healing Technique have both seen astonishing improvements."

After a moment of inspection, Taku waved his hand, reabsorbing the condensed Spell back into source energy.

Taking a deep breath, Taku looked inward at his own body.

Approximately two days had passed in total for the absorption.

Under the influence of Taku's powerful innate talent of Steam·World·Primordial Static,

Taku completed a perfect supplementation of the Angel Sequence trait of the Steam Wizard Ecology Tree.

At this moment, Taku's Steam Wizard Ecology Sequence Tree

was suffused with an extremely strong aura of Light, Angel, and Sacred energies.

Even Taku's Ecology Sequence Tree had absorbed a portion of life metal, exhibiting a highly potent sequence activity.

What delighted Taku most was that the "Angel Ability Sequence Fruit" on the Steam Wizard Sequence Tree had already coalesced, pulsating with rune‑secret energy.

In other words, Taku's Ascension was complete; this at least constitutes a rune, a three-star Angel Ability.

He felt his current perfect state.

After a moment of thought, Taku promptly fetched the small wooden board for the Barrier Ritual and began summoning the barrier.

Next gray date, double gray date advancement?

It does not exist.

Ascension to the Third Tier is today.

Others require long periods of preparation and scheming for advancement; the process itself is very lengthy.

For example, the puppet master from Black River Valley who previously ascended from Sixth‑tier Peak to Seventh‑tier.

The reason he spent such a long time completing the Ascension ritual

was simply to use the Ascension ritual to digest those powerful materials!

For Taku,

Ascending to the Third Tier is not inherently difficult; the Ascension ritual is entirely unnecessary.

Moreover, the three top‑grade Ascension materials in Taku's possession have already been refined inside and out many times, making them perfectly harmless.

Taku only needs to ingest the materials and complete the framework construction of the Third‑tier sequence level.

A steady Ascension that requires only hands can be finished within a few hours.

Soon, a small Barrier power was erected by Taku.

The Silver Radiant Holy Barrier Crystal Source initially formed a tiny crystal barrier, just the size of Taku's compartment.

"My ecology itself possesses the World trait, allowing it to conceal certain steam anomalies,"

"and additionally the hindrance of Barrier power,"

"Finally…"

Taku glanced at the source‑energy steam engine before him.

To others, the slightly noisy, low, heavy rumble of the source‑energy steam is precisely Taku's current third‑layer protective shield.

Taku calmed his mind and gradually produced this Ascension material.

It was a deep azure Third‑tier Wizard Ascension elixir, crafted from the depths of the Eastern Transcendent Ocean using "Fountain of Youth" water.

Taku bought it from the Star Track Cultivation Association, ten bottles in total, costing him 24,000 mana gold.

In a medium‑sized beaker, Taku poured all ten bottles of the deep azure Third‑tier Wizard Ascension elixir, filling more than half the cup.

The materials Taku ingested this time were of high specification and large volume.

Lord‑level Dark Dragon, Quasi‑Lord‑level Blue Whale, and a Leader‑level Light Church Talisman imbued with the Angel Sequence.

A larger dosage was needed to melt them.

Taku first added the Blue Whale Ocean Crystal.

The crystal itself naturally resonated with the Transcendent Ocean.

As it entered the elixir,

the small beaker instantly surged with waves of ocean, accompanied by the whoosh of surf crashing against the shore.

Soon after, a low, melodious whale call filled the air.

The originally deep azure elixir turned an even deeper, profound blue.

Then Taku dropped the Leader‑level Light Church Talisman, representing soul material, into the mixture.

Goo goo goo…

Accompanied by deep azure bubbles.

"Buzz…" A rich Light power blossomed.

Accompanied by light that nearly solidified, Taku saw many angels gently flapping pristine white wings, soaring freely in the radiance as if they were in a Divine Realm, eternally carefree.

After staring briefly, Taku gathered his mind.

Continue to pour resources into it.

Finally, what was placed inside was the black dragon crystal.

The black dragon crystal entered it.

Sizzle...

Gurgle...

The holy light potion instantly turned viscous.

Black bubbles kept surfacing and faintly exploding.

Taku shook his head.

This scene looks too much like brewing some kind of evil potion.

If this were the ancient Dark Ages, once discovered, you'd definitely be dragged to the city-state's central square, a bonfire party thrown, and you'd become the main dish roasted!

He carefully examined the potion before him.

Taku waited for them to melt.

I have completely eradicated this holy faith power and the black dragon's will.

Only by using the sea's power as a medium can light and dark be merged.

Otherwise… mixing light and dark materials together would cause an explosion of extremely high artistic value right then.

About ten or so minutes later.

In the darkness, mixed with blue and emanating a glow similar to a dark-blue fluorescence, a bizarre potion appeared.

Taku probed it with his spiritual sense, confirmed it wouldn't kill to drink, then picked up the beaker.

Gurgle...

A large dose of the potion was poured into his stomach.

Soon after, Taku's body began to soften.

Taku tried to prop up his body, but could barely support it.

'Plop!'

Taku's bodily outline, like a viscous liquid, collapsed onto the ground and spread out flat.

Fortunately, Taku had previously built a bulwark.

At least Taku's body parts wouldn't flow away; otherwise, losing a piece would be disastrous.

In form, he entered a mysterious state.

At this moment, Taku's consciousness immersed itself in the steam witch sequence ecology, began absorbing promotion materials, and broke through the sequence hierarchy.

About an hour and a bit later.

Whooo...

Inside the bulwark, the steam's rumbling grew louder.

From Taku's liquid-state body, vast amounts of source-energy steam spewed out.

The 'liquid Taku' pooled on the ground kept evaporating.

Taku began transforming from the bizarre 'liquid state' toward the 'steam state'.

Soon, the ground's 'liquid Taku' was completely evaporated.

The steam state, meanwhile, permeated the entire small bulwark, becoming quite dense.

Whooo...

Deep within the steam state, whistles kept sounding.

At the same time, the aura of the third-tier sequence gradually emerged.

When a humanoid outline began to appear deep in the steam, Taku's third-tier aura grew clearer and more stable.

Using lord-level, quasi-lord, and chief-level materials as the three foundations, he promoted to third tier.

Taku's third-tier aura was far more ferocious than that of an ordinary fourth-tier transcendent.

Moreover, Taku's third-tier aura naturally carried the intimidating presence of a lord-level powerful lifeform.

Another hour and a bit passed.

Whooo...

Accompanied by the low, resonant rumble of the steam whistle.

Taku, possessing an aura that perfectly blended the witch sequence, steam sequence, and angel sequence, stabilized completely.

Taku's body within the source-energy steam formally returned from the steam state to the normal state.

Having smoothly and steadily completed the promotion ritual, Taku slowly opened his eyes.

Afterward, Taku opened his status window.

【Transcendent Sequence】

Steam Witch: Level 30.

Origin Dark Sea: Level 29.

Reviewing his levels, Taku fell into thought.

Although the angelic power in my sequence is already very strong.

But as the Steam Witch sequence is my main sequence, the angelic power can only be a part of it and cannot become the main sequence.

That's fine, after all, the angel sequence is someone else's creation.

And with the Steam Witch sequence as a foundation, I can develop my own unique sequence.

Hmm… and it will still contain the power of the angel sequence, making it a unique sequence.

After a moment of contemplation, a smile appeared on Ta Ke's face.

"When I advanced to the second stage, I used the life materials of the Quasi Lord Mountain Range Giant Bear."

"When I advanced to the third stage, I used giant dragon crystal. Now my life force is far stronger than that of steam knights of the same stage."

Clenching his fist, Ta Ke only felt a steam rumbling sound coming from within his muscles.

"In terms of pure strength, Xiluo'er might not necessarily be weaker than me."

"As for source energy, it's just a normal increase."

"As for wizard soul, the power comes from the Angel Sequence. Among third-stage wizard sequences, those who can match my soul strength are probably hard to find even across the entire Aogu Double Star Transcendent Realm."

Feeling after advancing to the third stage.

The body, source energy, and soul—three aspects—have at least doubled as a starting increase.

Ta Ke emanated his hot steam.

Feeling this wonderful moment.

"Now I've finally reached level thirty, and I can happily allocate points and level up again."

Just as the idea of allocating points surfaced, his thoughts were suppressed by Ta Ke after a moment.

"Hmm... Having just advanced, I need to consolidate my steam-wizard ecology for a bit before I can continue raising my level and allocating points. Anyway, it's just a matter of a day or two, no rush."

"Besides... my angel ability has also blossomed."

Ta Ke looked down his attribute panel.

In the 【Transcendent Ability】 column.

As Ta Ke advanced to the third stage, the power of the Angel Sequence finally blossomed 【Angel Ability】.

Steam Light Feather Blade (three-star, form ability): level 1.

He examined this powerful three-star Angel Sequence ability he had obtained.

Ta Ke sensed himself immersed in the sequence fruit of this angel ability, and began a detailed investigation.