Chapter 303: Chaos Rune Stone!

"Not only are there contracts from the forbidden curse, there are also contracts from the source of life."

"Of course, the soul contract has little effect, but it should still be applied, after all soul memory is a key component for carrying information."

"All these restraints are anchored inside and outside this guy's transcendent life framework."

"Afraid that this guy might slip a word."

"From head to toe, everything except his ecology is an anchor, a binding anchor!"

Examining the life state of this Sixth‑rank Bishop, Ta Ke couldn't help but shake his head.

"Joining such a mysterious organization is really asking for trouble."

"The crucial parts of the contract are anchored in the forbidden curse and the source of life."

"If this guy tries to voluntarily explain those 'secrets', or if others use similar methods—interrogation, soul probing—"

"A bishop‑ranked strongman would instantly be struck by a powerful forbidden curse, erasing that portion of information."

"The secrecy measures are indeed effective."

"Unfortunately…"

Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly.

"These contractual restraints are basically useless to me."

Ta Ke, who already possesses the innate ability of 'Higher‑Dimensional World', can see the contract‑curse threads of these restraints.

And the forbidden crow feeds on them.

The two combine.

Allowing Ta Ke to break the enemy's binding restraints, then using the Sears Crow's Truth Word ability to conduct deep interrogation of the enemy, even extracting all information from them.

About ten or so minutes later.

The Sixth‑rank Bishop's forbidden bindings and source‑of‑life restraints have been completely torn apart by Ta Ke.

Watching the flame of the raven swarm burn, the exotic swordsman bishop sinking deeper into death.

Having entered Shadow Form, Ta Ke slowly opened his mouth to ask.

"Your identity and name?"

"I am a 'Star‑Chaser' of the Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui, Awar·Boli."

"What is a Star‑Keeper?"

"Star‑Keeper is the title the Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui gives to mid‑rank transcendent beings."

"Low‑rank transcendent beings are 'Star‑Learners', mid‑rank are 'Star‑Chasers', high‑rank are 'Star‑Keepers'."

"What about the Chao Shen Da Shi?"

"Those at the Chao Shen Da Shi level already qualify to receive the Star‑Curtain Robe woven by the Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui, so master‑level strongmen are also called—Star‑Curtain Master."

After noting the rough hierarchy within the Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui, Ta Ke asked again.

"What is your purpose in going to the Ogu Twin‑Star Transcendent World?"

Ta Ke's question seemed to touch a forbidden zone he could not answer.

But that forbidden zone had long been removed by Ta Ke.

After a moment of adjustment, the shattered body of the transcendent swordsman trembled and replied slowly.

"I, under Lord Solomon·Marz's command, traveled to the Ogu Twin‑Star Transcendent World to rendezvous with the Bishop of the Dark Sun Church and the Bishop of Mo Lei·Shen Ting, seeking to establish a holy‑tower base and thus usher in the arrival of a great divine miracle."

Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly.

"The arrival of the great divine miracle naturally refers to the Chaos Rune of the ancient Chaotic Continent manifesting in the world."

"For the Ogu Twin‑Star Transcendent World, this is most likely its only chance in its transcendent plane journey to touch the Chaos Rune; its rarity truly rivals a great miracle."

In his thoughts, Ta Ke asked again.

"What other objectives do you have, or what orders do those strongmen give?"

Fully possessed Awar·Boli, under the effect of the Sears Truth Word, continued to elaborate.

"Also, we must find a way to investigate and confirm the true identity of the Three‑Eyed God's favored one, Ta Ke·Lamor; if possible, track him down and execute him."

"As far as I know, the Three‑Eyed God places great importance on the favored Ta Ke, even descending the God's Gaze projection to resolve his death‑plague curse."

"Lord Solomon's secret contract Truth Word told me that."

"That the Three‑Eyed God's favored Ta Ke is most likely not an S‑rank transcendent talent, but an SS‑rank, perhaps even approaching SSS‑rank."

"The legendary wave of the Ogu Twin‑Star Transcendent World has already been set in motion by him."

"If he does not fall, he will most likely become a Chao Shen Da Shi; with a small chance he may achieve legendary status, and must be executed."

"Meanwhile, Mo Lei·Shen Ting is also covertly investigating, either to capture the favored Ta Ke or to erase him."

"Furthermore... the Black Witch God, who harbors extreme hatred for the Three‑Eyed God's favored Ta Ke, if possible... the god will act personally!"

Tick… tick…

On the shattered, broken body, the blood‑red flame of the raven swarm kept burning, and blood dripped along with it.

When enough blood had dripped onto the ground and accumulated.

Quantitative change turned into qualitative change.

"Caw…"

A Sears Crow drew a large amount of blood from the raven‑flame, screeched and broke free.

Examining for a moment this newly‑born Sears Crow, and the shattered bishop's body burned and inhabited by the terror‑grade forbidden crow's raven‑flame.

Ta Ke mulled over the foreign bishop's words, rubbing his forehead.

"Mo Lei·Shen Ting has indeed set its sights on me, hasn't it?"

"With such great grudge, even the Dark Sun God hasn't acted against me; does your Black Witch God really want me dead?"

"Come to think of it, a transcendent world only produces an S‑rank prodigy once every ten or so years."

"And they inferred that I possess SS‑rank extraordinary talent, belonging to the extremely high‑potential type."

"While the world is open, they will certainly try to crush it in the cradle."

"On me, not even S‑rank or suspected SS‑rank, I won't even let A‑rank slip by."

After a brief moment of thought, Ta Ke then asked again.

"What is the power above the heavens that perceives the extraordinary oceanic world?"

"It is the Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui's 【Eye of the Stars】; it can gather the vast power of the stars to conduct detailed surveys of world regions from the position of the world's barrier."

"Indeed!"

Ta Ke's eyebrows lifted slightly.

Immediately, Ta Ke gradually steadied his mind, unfurled his knowledge network, and said softly.

"Tell me all the information you know about Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui, Mo Lei·Shen Ting, and the Dark Sun Church, one by one."

This is a rare perfect chance to gather information on the three major forces.

Ta Ke naturally would not miss it.

By using his knowledge network to sort and organize the content expounded by this exotic extraordinary swordsman bishop, he can understand the three forces more deeply, and Ta Ke will later be able to deal with them better.

This sixth‑rank extraordinary swordsman, who forged a fourth‑rank legendary long sword, looks pitiful, but his extraordinary form is quite formidable; if Ta Ke were to release him, he could fully recover.

Releasing him is impossible; this fellow is the sixth‑rank Soul Curtain that Ta Ke prepared.

Unconsciously, more than half a day sped by as Ta Ke gathered the information on the sixth‑rank extraordinary bishop swordsman.

The exotic bishop swordsman Awa'er·Boli, after Ta Ke lifted the forbidden curse's shackles, proved to be a small trove of information.

Much of the disclosed information has considerable impact.

For example, their "Dark Sun Saint" project on the Eastern Continent.

Yes, the Dark Sun Church truly intends to recreate a Saint on the Ogu Twin Stars' Eastern Continent.

And it would be a prodigy of extremely high talent on the Eastern Continent.

"I have no idea how much the Eastern Continent sacrificed to the Dark Sun evil deity to obtain this slot," Ta Ke shook his head.

"Hmm… it seems Mi Xie Er was involved; if… Mi Xie Er once again sends away this newly born Dark Sun Saint"

"Then the fun would be huge."

"The title 'Saint Terminator' would be inescapable."

"Also on the Eastern Continent, a seventh‑rank 【Dark Sun Angel】 has descended; it is said this seventh‑rank angel is extremely powerful, its rank higher than Mi Xie Er's."

"Hmm… the Eastern Continent is gradually becoming lively."

Besides the information on the Eastern Continent's Dark Sun Saint and Dark Sun Angel,

the hidden place of the extraordinary oceanic tribe, "Awa'er·Boli," also knows a location, and it is extremely critical and important.

Beyond that, other scattered pieces of information also number many.

These pieces of information were originally impossible to leak.

Any intention or act of leaking them would immediately summon a forbidden curse.

Unfortunately, Ta Ke has mastered these forbidden shackles and the constraints of the life framework.

But this time, with the advantage, Ta Ke did not underestimate the immensely powerful Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui that looms above the stars.

After all, the forbidden ecology that constructs shackles and constraints on Awa'er·Boli is only a 【Death‑grade】 forbidden ecology.

Above 【Death‑grade】 lies an even more powerful 【Terror‑grade】 ecology.

Moreover, Ta Ke learned from Awa'er·Boli's mouth.

Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui's control over forbidden ecologies is extremely deep.

Far more astonishing than Ta Ke imagined.

They use an entire continent to nurture a 【Destruction‑grade】 forbidden ecology.

They even employ all living beings of an entire extraordinary world to bear a 【Catastrophe‑grade】 forbidden ecology.

Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui truly does this, and has already done so.

Deep within many extraordinary worlds, there exist forbidden ecologies placed by Jin Jin Xing Mou Hui.

In the depths of the star curtain, the cold gazes of the forbidden controllers scrutinize countless extraordinary worlds.

The stars, like a pasture!

Within them, they freely unleash terrifying forbidden calamities, cultivating disasters that benefit them, while spreading horror among the stars.

…

Having gathered a large amount of information.

Ta Ke decisively began the Soul Curtain ceremony.

Accompanied by the sixth‑rank Bishop Awa'er·Boli's shadow live sacrifice.

A powerful sixth‑rank Soul Curtain fell from the shadow flame.

Thus, its sinful life ended.

What follows is a journey of atonement for it.

A hand, turned into shadow, probed into the body of this sixth‑rank Soul Curtain, and Ta Ke carefully sensed the past.

Soon, a satisfied smile appeared on Ta Ke's face.

"Not bad!"

"The sixth‑rank bishop‑level Soul Curtain bishop is indeed very formidable."

"Whether leaping across long distances between Soul Curtains, projecting extraordinary will over ultra‑long distances for rescue, or disguising oneself as the main body and splitting into eighteen routes when unable to defeat an enemy, the effect is outstanding—a reliable survival specialist."

"Moreover, aligning this sixth‑rank bishop's Soul Curtain perfectly with my shadow form yields a high compatibility."

"Using the sixth‑rank bishop's soul breath to fully match my own breath is also a very good concealment method!"

After finishing the handling of A Wa Er·Bo Li's true body.

Ta Ke looked at A Wa Er·Bo Li's fourth‑tier legendary blood‑red longsword.

Thanks to A Wa Er·Bo Li being live‑sacrificed by Ta Ke, the Soul Shadow fell.

A Wa Er·Bo Li died, yet was not completely dead.

Therefore, the legendary flame of this fourth‑tier blood‑red longsword still burns fiercely.

A fourth‑tier legendary longsword, though its legendary traits are relatively weak, is still a legendary longsword.

It ranks one tier higher than Ta Ke's legendary demon ring staff.

It is a rather rare trophy.

If one meets hunters who can hunt legendary weapons, this thing could fetch a hefty price.

After a careful exploration inside A Wa Er·Bo Li's extraordinary storage bracelet.

Ta Ke uncovered a fist‑sized, entirely withered‑yellow stone that emitted a rune stone Ta Ke had never felt before.

And it was indeed a "Chaos Rune Stone".

Having this Chaos Rune Stone, can one comprehend the Chaos Runes?

The answer is affirmative.

After all, the Chaos Rune Stone also contains the power of the Chaos Runes.

But without the response of the Chaos Rune source, gnawing this stone outright is far too inefficient.

With the source's response, Ta Ke can, using his innate talent, form a "Fundamental Essence Ocean" around himself.

Only through such a state of comprehension can Ta Ke attain the current understanding of the thirty‑plus ring‑state rune fundamentals.

And gnawing this tiny Chaos Rune Stone.

One year of contemplation may not yield as much as a single day of alignment with the Chaos source.

This Chaos Rune Stone is not for contemplation but a key to align with the source.

Using external guidance is very necessary in the early stage of grasping rune fundamentals.

When a transcendent being has condensed a ring‑state rune fundamental, such external objects as the Chaos Rune Stone become less needed.

At that point, the transcendent can use his own "ring‑state rune" to harmonize with the world's source.

When the transcendent advances further.

After condensing a manifestable "Rune Crown" and attaining the Crown Realm.

Now the transcendent has already begun to condense the corresponding "Rune Ecology".

At this stage, even external source response is unnecessary.

The transcendent's own "Rune Crown" is the embodiment of source power.

Immersed within the Rune Crown, one can naturally radiate the source's rune fundamentals, which the transcendent can comprehend on his own.

A strong one who has condensed the Rune Crown.

He has considerably condensed his own 【Rune Ecology】; this is a brand‑new realm.

And the "Rune Ecology" with the Crown as the threshold is also the necessary path to become a Chao Shen Da Shi.

After rubbing this Chaos Rune Stone in his hand for a moment, Ta Ke carefully put it away.

This is the door‑knocking brick that Ta Ke uses to strike the gate of Chaos Rune fundamentals.

After a day of quiet cultivation inside the magical cottage.

Ta Ke, carrying the organized data, went to the Three‑Eyed Divine Church Sanctuary on Pa De Lin·New Voyage Island.

This time, Ta Ke went not to draw the world's star pattern from the deep well, but to deliver the informational data.

The important Ocean Tribe stronghold obtained from A Wa Er·Bo Li is top‑secret information.

After returning from the Three‑Eyed Divine Church Sanctuary.

Ta Ke began steady daily meditation practice, comprehending rune fundamentals.

First, the taboo ecology of the Forbidden Seal Land on Pa De Lin·New Voyage Island was directly destroyed by Ta Ke.

For half a year, Ta Ke had no place he needed to go.

Simply staying in cultivation is victory.

And!

The Captain and the Doctor also need time to settle down properly.

The two had just broken through and followed Ta Ke to Pa De Lin·New Voyage Island.

Taking advantage of this rare time point, the two also patched up gaps, solidifying the Bishop Realm thoroughly.

Second, Ta Ke's transcendent state progression is a bit slow.

Ta Ke wishes to further settle his transcendent state, so that when absorbing the world's star pattern and constructing the lord's life framework, the framework's strength will be higher and the life source more stable.

About a month later.

Ta Ke suddenly received a letter from the Doctor.

The Doctor told Ta Ke that, a few days earlier,

The Boiling Blood Adventurers took part in a siege war on Night Bat Island.

When seeing "Night Bat Island", Ta Ke was momentarily stunned.

"Night Bat Island" is the ocean core stronghold of the ocean evil spirit tribe that Ta Ke reported to Archbishop Lei Ya Ge.

He hadn't expected.

The Boiling Blood Adventurers actually participated in it.

But considering the Captain and Doctor's positions, Ta Ke felt relieved.

Although Ta Ke did not take part in this siege war.

But the Doctor's full seven-page short essay let Ta Ke clearly understand the entire process of the island's siege.

The war of the superhumans was truly manifested in this battle.

First came the huge steamship, the steam sea demon ship, which set up a barrier blockade around the entire island.

The sky and the sea were completely blockaded.

Even the island's source-energy veins deep in the ocean were directly sealed.

Next came a magic bombardment of the entire island by ship-mounted magic cannons.

Afterwards, flying wizards began a large-scale release of flame magic in all directions over the island town.

In half a day, the entire island was reduced to ashes.

Even the oceanic residents on Bat Island were not spared a single one.

The multiple attacks by oceanic evil spirits caused heavy losses to Padlin New Voyage Island.

Moreover, the oceanic residents on Bat Island were already part of the ocean tribe, and in a state of war, necessary retaliation was inevitable.

After that came a three-day assault on the mechanical magic gate.

At this point, the Doctor mentioned that if Ta Ke participated in this assault...

Then breaking the mechanical magic gate would not need three days at all, not even three minutes.

After blowing open the mechanical magic gate,

The many ocean tribes inside surged forth killingly.

A great war broke out.

There were strong confrontations between sixth-rank bishops.

There were life-and-death games between fifth-rank vice-bishops.

Also, large numbers of third- and fourth-rank superhumans fought in groups.

From mountain peaks to mountain feet, then to beaches, even to the sea surface, and even the seabed.

The battle spread to every corner of the island, with corpses visible everywhere.

Fortunately, this time Padlin New Voyage Island dispatched many large sea vessels, with even more personnel.

Even Captain Abraham and the Doctor were both pulled along; basically it was a full mobilization.

This battle lasted a full day and night.

And this battle also yielded abundant results.

On the ocean tribe's side,

One seventh-rank bishop died in battle.

Five sixth-rank bishops died in battle.

More than twenty fifth-rank vice-bishops died in battle.

Fourth-, third-, and second-rank superhumans died in battle without number.

Meanwhile, Padlin New Voyage Island's side paid the price of several fifth-rank bishops severely wounded, and a certain number of third- and fourth-rank deaths.

Several days later, Ta Ke reported on this great victory in the Ocean Steam Gazette with great enthusiasm.

And this Battle of Bat Island,

also made Padlin New Voyage Island famous throughout the deep supernatural ocean.

After the Battle of Bat Island,

Ta Ke continued to steadily cultivate on Padlin New Voyage Island.

Occasionally there would be letters from Bishop Martha Clark and the Doctor.

Aside from occasional outings for daily study, Ta Ke was completely immersed in comprehending the rune mysteries and cultivating the supernatural state of the 'Leader Old Day Blazing Flame State'.

Unbeknownst to him, more than three months slipped away silently.