Chapter 264: One Person Is the World, One Thought Commands the Ecology!

Star Sea Blue Four-Ring Tower, 72 floors.

As the vast, viscous shadowy gray mist dissipated.

The Shadow Demon Spider Lord's tank‑like, solid, burly body emerged.

At this moment, the Shadow Demon Spider Lord was no longer the weakened form that Ta Ke had blown half away a few days earlier.

Now it had fully restored to its Level‑48 peak state.

The barely perceptible yet powerful pressure emanating from the Demon Spider Lord felt tangible, causing the Level‑54 Shadow Priest Mayers Harper's calf to tremble slightly.

As a priest!

He is not adept at fighting enemies; most of the time he handles logistics and heals the wounded from the rear.

At most, when manpower is lacking, he goes to lower‑level zones to clean up ecosystems polluted by shadow or dark forces.

He has never had such close contact with a powerful Shadow Lord, let alone a Level‑48 Shadow Demon Spider Lord.

Although Ta Ke had told him that the Shadow Demon Spider Lord had completed a contract and would not harm anyone.

Yet the fierce pressure of the Shadow Demon Spider Lord, who has crawled over seas of corpses and blood and survived slaughter, still made him too frightened to even breathe.

Seeing the Shadow Demon Spider Lord fully recover, Ta Ke beside him nodded with satisfaction.

"The ecological war is about to erupt; with the Level‑48 Spider Lord restored, the slaughter can be carried out more effectively."

At this moment, Ta Ke was naturally being controlled by the soul projection of his Soul Veil.

"Thank you, Senior Mayers Harper; your shadow healing technique is truly impressive."

Ta Ke turned his head toward the priest and expressed sincere gratitude.

"Hehe…"

The Tier‑Five Shadow Priest Mayers Harper, whose complexion had turned slightly pale, waved his hand.

"It's nothing special; I was just lucky."

"Back then, my companions and I made a slight discovery on a ruined island in the Eastern Transcendent Ocean, extracting a special seed of the shadow healing sequence from the ruins."

"That allowed my shadow healing method to undergo a sequence metamorphosis, enabling powerful treatment and restoration."

"Are there such good places on the Transcendent Ocean?"

Ta Ke felt a slight stir in his heart.

"Your Excellency, the Divine Favored One, that you can, at Tier‑Three level, enslave… um… forge a contract with such a powerful Tier‑Four Lord is simply inconceivable."

"Know that many Tier‑Three transcendants are merely food before such a formidable Tier‑Four Lord."

Mayers Harper examined the motionless Shadow Demon Spider Lord crouching nearby, clicking his tongue in amazement.

After a round of mutual flattery, Mayers Harper departed.

The Shadow Demon Spider Lord sprang up, then slipped into the outline of Ta Ke's Soul Veil and vanished.

At this moment, from the shadowed corner, Bevis Twain finally emerged.

These past few days.

Bevis Twain not only brought Ta Ke abundant information on the many talents of the Dark Sun Evil God Church's Triple Sanctum and magical scroll projections,

but also recruited a sizable group of spellcasters.

The number was about fifteen or sixteen.

There were Tier‑Three, Tier‑Four, and Tier‑Five members, and even two dwarf mages.

Though few in number, each was a skilled caster and an elite member of the Three‑Eyed Divine Church.

These individuals were dispersed across the floors from Level 70 to Level 75.

Their mission was, when the ecological tide of the Saint Land Steam Tower surged, to enter the Saint Land Tower's ecosystem, project their consciousness layer by layer into the steam ecology, and seek out the Dark Sun Church's talents.

Then report the located targets to Ta Ke.

At this moment.

Standing atop the Star Sea Blue Four‑Ring Tower and looking outward, the steam of Saint Land covered the sky.

The sky's veil was completely interwoven with the source‑energy steam power of the Steam Tower.

At this point, Saint Land's steam ecological power gradually rose to its peak.

Within the vast steam source energy of the firmament, a faint golden outline of a Meditative Star shimmered.

Simultaneously, the active steam power of Steam·World, like a giant whale, rolled in the steam waves, presenting an incomprehensible spectacle.

Meditative Star.

Steam·World.

The two forces Ta Ke brought to Saint Land.

Now they can already play a certain role in Saint Land's ecological war.

Saint Land's second ecological war.

It is set to erupt today.

Although previously Ta Ke used the primordial static alignment of Steam·World to harmonize with the surrounding ecology,

this is the first time Ta Ke has actually formed an "Ecology Projection" to wield ecological power in battle.

"Boom—boom—..."

The tower's source energy roared, low and fierce, sweeping across Saint Land, and the tower quivered slightly.

"We will commence the ecological war soon; first, try to condense an Ecology Projection,"

Bevis Twain, having withdrawn his gaze from the surging steam waves outside, looked at Ta Ke first.

"Hmm!"

Ta Ke, the Soul Veil, nodded.

【Ecology Projection】

It is a projection form that transcendent beings create by resonating their own Transcendent State with the Transcendent Sequence Ecology and the external ecological environment.

It differs from things like Will Projection or Soul Projection.

An Ecology Projection can command the powerful ecological forces of the ecology it resonates with.

At this moment, Ta Ke, seated in the magical cottage, did not use his Former·Blazing State or Steam·Wizard Sequence Ecology to resonate with the Tower Steam Ecology.

Instead, he directly employed the Steam·World·Primordial Spirit State to communicate with and command the surrounding ecological forces.

Wooo…

Accompanied by the faint sound of a steam whistle.

A massive amount of source‑energy steam rapidly gathered from all directions.

Soon, a giant Ecology Projection about four meters tall, resembling a huge human face, appeared in this spacious room on the 72nd floor.

The outline of the giant face was indistinguishable from Ta Ke's own features.

Once the Ecology Projection solidified, Ta Ke could feel that the abundant Tower Steam ecological power around him could be carried and controlled by him.

At the same time, Ta Ke also sensed the Ecology Projections condensed by many other transcendent beings.

Most of them existed in the form of facial outlines.

"Divine Favored, your Ecology Projection's solidity is astonishingly high."

At that moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

Ta Ke's Ecology Projection looked up and saw that the thick floor that once separated the upper and lower levels had become transparent.

The Ecology Projections above fell one by one into Ta Ke's Ecology Vision.

These Fourth‑Rank and Fifth‑Rank masters' Ecology Projections were slightly larger than Ta Ke's, as their ranks were higher.

However, compared with Ta Ke's, the solidity of their Ecology Projections was of a completely lower tier.

Their Ecology Projections were quite thin, only allowing a clear view of an outline.

When looked at closely, the gaze easily penetrated their projected outlines, revealing what lay behind them.

Ta Ke's Ecology Projection, however, could completely block most of the view, being in a highly solid state.

"Divine Favored, you are only Third‑Rank yet possess such a solid projected ecology; the name truly lives up to its reputation."

"This Ecology Projection, though its outline is small, its solidity likely surpasses many Sixth‑Rank strongmen."

"Indeed impressive!"

Ta Ke's Ecology Projection attracted the observation of many surrounding transcendent beings who were also performing Ecology Projections.

Words of envy and praise rang continuously.

Ta Ke quietly gathered his spirit, while an unusual light deep within his pupils flickered faintly.

"Steam·World·Primordial Spirit State, truly… is it this powerful?"

At this moment, Ta Ke used the Ecology Projection condensed by his SSS‑Rank transcendent talent.

He only employed a small portion of his power; in Ta Ke's view, his Ecology Projection was already quite weak.

Nevertheless, even so, compared with the Ecology Projections of those around him, it still held an absolutely crushing advantage.

If Ta Ke were to unleash all of his SSS‑Exclusive talent power,

He would likely condense a hundred‑meter‑tall Ecology Projection, and mastering the ecological forces of this Four‑Ring Tower would be a trivial matter.

And this is without Ta Ke having tapped the World's Primordial Trait power.

Having used the World's Primordial Trait power, Ta Ke estimated his ecological control would double.

Moreover, the World's Primordial Trait power can be continuously stacked.

"One person is a world; a single thought commands ecology!"

"When my strength becomes sufficient, can I alone launch a massive transcendent ecology war?"

Ta Ke rubbed his palm, deep in thought!

At that moment.

Wooo…

Above the Five‑Ring Tower, an Ecology Tide blossomed.

The ecology war has officially begun!