Chapter 223: [Legendary Bones] and [Demon Soul]

Dream layer.

The silhouette of the Dark Sun, dark and silent, clearly emerged upon the firmament of the dream layer.

Blood-colored halos wreathed the Dark Sun's silhouette, and then a curtain of blood fell like a waterfall, drenching the entire barren, dilapidated wasteland of the dream.

Upon the wasteland stood a solitary, ramshackle dream cabin, looming alone.

Martha Clark surveyed the surrounding scene, studying the solitary dream cabin.

"Creak!"

The dream cabin's door opened, revealing the silhouette of Taku's figure.

"Bevis Twain has already told me about what happened during the underground journey."

"This time, you banished a powerful sixth-rank Blood Kindred. Well done!"

"As long as the approval comes through, waiting a little longer is no problem at all."

"Given the various deeds you have accomplished in Saint Rand, you can indeed forge a legendary weapon of your own."

Taku was still fairly clear about the Three-Eyed Divine Church's attention toward him.

As the tides of the era surged, there was no shortage of extraordinary beings who wished to seize the power of the era to forge legendary sparks.

"Even extraordinary beings from foreign realms are constantly making their way to Saint Rand."

Taku smiled upon hearing this.

"As for those foreign hunters who've come from outside, you need to be careful."

"Those demon hunters who worked with you before came from the foreign extraordinary world — you should already know that!"

"Archbishop Reagan Qiao wishes to use a special extraordinary-form meditation secret canon that he has personally treasured for many years — the Sacred Blazing Sun · World · Meditation Secret Canon — to complete a transaction with you."

"Your existence is currently of enormous help to Saint Rand."

Taku was taken aback.

Taku had also heard many extraordinary beings discussing how the Lamour Steam Lighthouse's ecology was recovering faster than that of other lighthouses.

Then he swiftly searched for information in his mind.

Sacred Blazing Sun · World · Meditation Secret Canon

Bishop Martha fell into thought as she looked at Taku.

Constructing a steam high tower could also allow extraordinary beings to more effectively attune deeply with Source Energy, making it easier to comprehend the profound meanings within canonical texts.

World:

"Quite a few extraordinary beings with no small talent have already been hunted."

"You only need to wait until the Lamour Lighthouse is built, then go to the Star Orbit Market in the Undercity during the next Gray Sun cycle."

"The Church still reviews this kind of important resource fairly strictly."

Just from hearing the name, Taku knew that such a rare secret canon was not something an ordinary person could master.

Inside the wondrous little house behind the Star Orbit Market.

"Right now, the entire ecology of Saint Rand is in a wounded state and needs a sufficiently long time to recover."

Taku quietly withdrew from this peculiar dream.

Now it seemed that Bevis Twain had likely observed as well.

And this was moreover a gift bestowed upon the archbishop by a mysterious angel.

"The full refinement of a year's worth of materials, plus the additional addition of some level-40 elite materials."

Taku said crisply and directly.

Saint Rand Undercity.

Compared to the Sacred Furnace Ring Staff, which could be upgraded by infusing Source Energy experience during forging.

After successful forging, the Demon Ring Staff would become a level-1 ring staff.

"You will receive a third-rank Demon Soul from me at a price of 100,000 demon gold — this is a friendly price!"

Though he did not quite understand the reason Bishop Martha was asking this.

"I need a set of bones that possesses legendary properties."

"Perhaps the Three-Eyed Divine Church would prefer the emergence of a God-Favored who kicks a demon's head like a ball and unleashes divine thunder majesty upon enemies!"

But seeing Martha Clark's warm, holy smile.

This matter had already been fully confirmed during this period of time.

"I accept this transaction. If I can unlock and study this gift secret canon from an angel, then in the future I will, at an appropriate time, construct the meditation sequence seed of this secret canon in Saint Rand."

"Your current strength is not weak either; you now have a certain ability to protect yourself."

Those few days previously spent trapped in the underground world.

After all, that was a legendary spark.

Taku directly acknowledged this.

Moreover, this form could perfectly unleash the power of the Steam Angel.

Hearing Taku's affirmative reply.

Even Gustav might, in the future, seek the other party's help.

Bishop Martha, standing to the side, continued to speak in a gentle voice.

It was conceivable that the threshold for unlocking it must be extremely high.

"As for the legendary bones, I will contact you again after the item is in hand."

"Your pioneering of the surrounding steam and world ecology has also effectively helped Saint Rand."

"However, for you, this seems... not too great a problem."

"So straightforward — it seems my identity as a refiner is becoming more and more useful."

Ta Ke nodded cautiously.

Although the price is a bit high.

Bishop Masha smiled gently.

This will be Ta Ke's first form.

"Demon Ring Staff."

"Bei Wei Si·Tu Wen accompanied you underground this time and praised you greatly; even His Excellency the Archbishop called him over to inquire closely about you."

Immediately, Bishop Masha realized something.

"Having absorbed Angel Sequence Power, you can also endure the scorching of the holy blazing sun, right?"

Prior to this, the Startrack Cultivation Association indeed sold two Demon Souls at a high price.

"Legendary Skeletons are extremely rare and precious resources; I need to apply to His Excellency the Archbishop."

One must possess a certain World Talent.

When hearing the Refinement Master before me propose to purchase a Demon Soul.

And this is also why the Demon Ring Staff bears the word "Demon."

"Yes!" Ta Ke nodded.

This trait indeed matches the legendary characteristic.

But Ta Ke is clear.

Unwittingly, the alternating gray days have returned.

"This time I came, there is also another matter: the transaction between His Excellency Archbishop Li Gen·Qiao and you."

"Apparently other geniuses are also borrowing Saintland's wave to forge the spark of a legendary weapon."

They cannot continue to use the wave of the era and their own accumulated legendary traits to advance that legendary weapon.

Yet Bishop Masha spoke with a slight smile.

"I understand." Ta Ke nodded.

At the same time.

"This is a mysterious meditation scripture that His Excellency the Archbishop obtained from ancient ruins, and it is a gift from an angel."

The Demon Ring Staff requires killing to complete its upgrade.

"You are already at the third tier; to ascend to the fourth tier, you will need the meditation scripture to forge a Transcendent State."

In fact, many seek to purchase a Demon Soul from within the Startrack Cultivation Association.

But the Demon Ring Staff is different.

"These hunters will not spare you merely because you are a member of Saintland's Tower or the Three‑Eyed Divine Church."

One must have sufficiently high Light Talent or Flame Talent.

They continuously supply steam energy to Lamor Lighthouse, which is the main force behind the restoration of the Lamor Steam Lighthouse.

Undoubtedly.

"If you can study the meditation scripture within."

But the Refinement Master before me is somewhat different.

"Yes!"

After carefully reviewing in his mind the discussion with Bishop Masha Ke La Ke, Ta Ke let out a light breath.

If the Three‑Eyed Divine Church does not approve, and the item is unavailable on the external market, that becomes quite troublesome.

"Is Bei Wei Si·Tu Wen a master within the Three‑Eyed Divine Church?"

The nearby Bei Wei Si·Tu Wen could not possibly be unaware.

Startrack Cultivation Association Bishop Gu Si Ta Fu was slightly startled.

After thinking, Ta Ke said in unison.

"As a convergence point of the era's wave power, Saintland is one of their footholds."

But Ta Ke still responded affirmatively.

"Also… you may consider it a sealed meditation scripture!"

All have legendary stories of the Three‑Eyed Gods leaving home in youth, transforming through pain and blood.

"Additionally, after this period of consideration, have you decided on the resources for cultivating the divine favored?"

To stably manifest the Steam Angel form.

Upon ascending to the fourth tier, each Transcendent requires the corresponding meditation cultivation scripture.

"The first matter is that Bei Wei Si·Tu Wen will arrive at Lamor Long Street to guard the lighthouse in the coming days."

Although half a month has passed since the Ecological War.

"After all, the other materials for legendary gear like the Demon Ring Staff also require some preparation time."

The Demon Ring Staff's core material, the Demon Soul, may be second, third, or fourth tier.

Meanwhile, the massive steam lighthouse is continuously being repaired by earth‑caster brothers' spells, gradually regaining its former outline.

"You need to be sufficiently suitable, or possess sufficiently high corresponding talent, to unlock it."

"And this transaction is…"

Previously, when Ta Ke was in the tavern, he also noticed some faces with exotic features.

Ta Ke said cautiously.

A fusion of Light and Flame, also bearing the holy blazing sun—Blazing Flame State.

Ta Ke guessed that the other party likely intends to lend a helping hand.

Nowadays, most of the time is devoted to these two aspects.

Other people's strong protection is no match for Ta Ke himself concealing his identity and strengthening his power.

"Demon Ring Staff? That would require a large amount of souls, flesh, and extraordinary traits to nurture, and slaughter will follow like a shadow."

…………

Normally, such a sudden request could be outright refused by the Star-Orbit Daoist Society.

When Ta Ke was forced to counterattack earlier, the disturbance caused was not small.

This refiner is truly a gold mine.

As Bishop Martha Clark departed.

"That is, many powerful 【Hunters】 have also come one after another into our world."

Through continuous slaughter, the 【Demon Ring Staff】's level can be raised to the corresponding forging tier.

"Bevis Twain is one of the candidates for the next bishop." Martha Clark explained softly.

The steam ecology of the Ramor Steam Lighthouse is also rapidly recovering.

Nowadays.

Sacred Blazing Sun:

Bishop candidate?

Ta Ke raised his eyebrows.

A powerful weapon with legendary traits.

A new round of brutal slaughter will officially commence.

Ta Ke heard people say it seems due to the excessive deaths of underground blood clan bats.

"Bevis coming over is also, to a certain extent, a substitute for some of my time."

"Legendary trait skeleton?"

This is obvious to anyone.

During Ta Ke's secluded cultivation, time flew by swiftly.

"Archbishop Reagan Joe hopes you will someday build a tower here, leaving behind the ecological sequence tree of the meditation method."

Previously, Ta Ke worried whether the Three-Eyed God Church would approve materials like legendary skeletons.

Martha Clark turned her gaze to Ta Ke, her tone as soothing as ever, calming the mind.

"These foreign visitors, coming to our Augu Double-Star extraordinary realm, and even visiting Saint Rand, could it be they also have designs on the things our extraordinary world is about to welcome?"

"Then…"

"Deal!"

"You want to forge your legendary weapon?"

At least, you need to come with a bishop-level powerhouse to give the Star-Orbit Daoist Society face.

When Bishop Martha asked thus, Ta Ke's eyebrows immediately twitched.

Then the condensation and construction of the shadow form need not be rushed.

Ta Ke: "…"

Ta Ke himself possesses astonishing talent in runic mysteries.

But the underground city black market area still has a foul smell drifting about.

"Meanwhile…"

【Sacred Blazing Sun·World·Meditation Secret Canon】

Gustav's remark made Ta Ke chuckle lightly.

Ta Ke also spoke bluntly.

Listening to Bishop Martha's exposition, Ta Ke relaxed slightly.

"Mm!"

The forged legendary weapon remains usable even in a past life.

Once Ta Ke's 【Demon Ring Staff】 is successfully forged.

Moreover, he is merely a third-tier extraordinary being.

"Meanwhile, you also need to pay attention to these matters."

Bishop Martha, observing Ta Ke, slowly opened her mouth.

After all, the 【Steam·Angel】 in form has stronger adaptability than the shadow form.

Meanwhile, Ta Ke does not intend to rely too much on the protection of the Three-Eyed God Church.

Therefore, he also did not actively choose the corresponding meditation secret canon.

Bishop Martha paused.

Gustav can hear in his dreams the roaring surge of the era's waves.

"The 【Nether·Blood Clan】 can help the Nether Blood Sea resist the steam ecology."

"As your divine favored one, and the heretic Ta Ke, the application will face no major issues, just needing some time."

"Your extraordinary talent can let you easily harmonize with the surrounding world, right!"

Even if later he cannot continue to be the era's tide‑rider.

Ta Ke previously hadn't decided what form his first extraordinary state should take.

Before departing, Bishop Martha Clark finally said: "A few days later Bevis Twain will come over; I will instruct him not to get too close to you, lest your identity be exposed."

I didn't expect Bishop Martha to happen to run into him now.

Werewolves, blood clan, and the human holy halls of the Eclipse Church all fell silent in unison.

To infer which super‑genius recently appeared in Saint Rand this refiner is.

"There's such a deal too? How come I didn't know?"

To construct one's own "Transcendent Form."

Incidents of genius experts issuing challenges emerged one after another.

Or the Holy Rand Tower, certain powerful transcendent families, or the Dark Sun Church, and so on.

"Not only did he obtain the legendary skeleton, he also obtained a powerful transcendent-form meditation secret manual for his upcoming advancement to Tier Four."

There was a powerful secret manual that came as a gift from an angel.

"Then what kind of legendary weapon do you want to forge?"

Quite a few genius experts had their reputations rise to prominence.

Transcendents, while constructing towers to absorb source energy, raising their levels, and expanding their abilities—

Even in the divine biography of the great Three-Eyed God—

"You banished that powerful bishop, the Nether Blood Clan member, which can be considered indirectly helping us complete our strike against the Nether Blood Sea."

The surrounding dreamscape began to grow hazy.

"This is all what I should do."

But the greater role still came from those numerous minor ecologies that had already completed their steam-ecology transformation.

"Sacred flame is one of my forms."

When Taku was conversing with Bevis, Bevis told Taku.

But Taku could use the constructed legendary-nature "Demon Ring Staff" to solve this problem.

"And this... also led to another matter."

After the matters on several fronts were settled.

"At the same time, the 【Sacred Blazing Sun · World · Meditation Secret Manual】 that His Grace the Archbishop bestowed upon you, I will also have him bring to you."

After all, no one could be certain who would forge a legend!

Nobodies, accumulating deeply before bursting forth, achieving Chao Shen Da Shi, pursuing the path of legend.

Originally Taku had wanted to say, "Actually, I was just forced to counter-kill."

At the same time, after the ecology war.

Only then would Gustav sell it to you.

Then the direction of Taku's first-form transcendent form was very clear.

After advancing to become a mid-tier transcendent, rune profundities would become a key link determining how far experts could go in the future.

Inside the Lamor Steam Lighthouse, the human-source-energy steam engines operated by Taku and several others played a certain role.

"You didn't even try to persuade me? Just agreed like that?"

Once it succeeded, it would be a massive gain.

"Among these powerful hunters, a portion are born specifically to hunt geniuses."

"However, given the current situation where Holy Rand is surrounded by powerful enemies, mercy and forgiveness would only invite the enemy to push their luck."

Such matters, across many transcendent worlds and the tides of different eras, all had similar stories.

This wave of war had truly hurt the Dark Sun Church.

Bishop Martha was taken aback; she hadn't expected Taku to directly demand such expensive resources.

It was just unexpected that the Tier Six 【Nether · Blood Clan】 member, whom the two of them together couldn't defeat, was banished by Taku.

The 【Steam · Angel】 form simply lacked sufficient concealment.

It would only hurt more from here on.

Whether it was the Dark Sun Church faction, the Dark Sun humans, werewolves, or the Blood Clan.

"It seems this fellow is exactly the talent I need."

Martha Clark looked around.

Fortunately, on the Three-Eyed God Church's side, there were no major problems.

"A large part of the reason they were able to arrive was that Grand Duke Celions opened a world passage."

Taku had already planned to seek out Bishop Martha to inquire about the "legendary skeleton" matter.

"I have many matters; it's impossible to devote all my energy to Lamor here."

Bishop Martha's tone grew solemn.

Amidst Taku's thoughts, Bishop Martha spoke slowly.

"I came this time for several matters."

A forged legendary weapon, as long as the holder possessed it, the spark of its legendary trait would never extinguish!

Right now, Holy Rand was at the crossroads of destiny of the entire steam age, amidst the surging roar of the era's tide.

But as long as it was forged, as long as life endured, the legendary spark would not be extinguished.

While drinking at a tavern outside.

It could directly raise the level of the "Sacred Furnace Ring Staff" to the corresponding forged level.

"A deal?"

"Moreover, before this, an apparition of the God of Furnaces and Craftsmen had already appeared at Dwarf Long Street."

Then, Martha Clark continued to explain.

During this period, a large number of transcendents gathered in Holy Rand, and quite a few genius experts from other realms also came to Holy Rand.

After pondering for a moment, Bishop Martha then nodded.

Taku asked with some curiosity.

Amidst his thoughts, Taku gradually gathered his mind and once again entered into contemplation of the rune profundities.

Bishop Martha Clark's tone was gentle and calm, with a kind smile on her face.

But Taku had enough confidence.

"Currently, the tide of the era has gathered in Saint Rand."

"No wonder it's so powerful; it turns out to be a reserve candidate for bishop‑level experts."

"Bevis's arrival will help you better protect the safety of Lamorel Main Street."

Taku pondered silently.

Bishop Martha asked again.

With the confirmation of the demon's soul.

Taku faintly heard.

The forging sound of the era's tide roared onward!