Chapter 315: Transcendent Divine Skill [Anti‑Magic Passage]

Deep within the street of broken walls and ruins.

The night writhes.

Viscous blood mist mixed with a metallic scent pours into Ta Ke's lungs.

Although Ta Ke's chest has already been bloodied by that bishop gunner.

"Tick… tick…"

A few drops of fresh blood trickle down the shattered dragon scale armor.

"Wha… la…"

As the flame imbued with luminous power rises.

Ta Ke's Transcendent Form 【Lord·Ancient·Flame State】 erupts swiftly.

In the Flame State, Ta Ke becomes like a small sun, burning intensely.

Before long, the chest torn by dark forces recovers about seventy‑plus percent.

"In clashes among mid‑high‑rank Transcendents, staying standing still depends on the Transcendent Form."

Feeling his wounds closely, Ta Ke murmurs softly to himself.

Just now, that Dark Sun gunner's close‑range melee.

In the flash of lightning, enough astonishing destructive power already erupted.

Ta Ke's Rune·Earth Shield was shattered, and the dragon scale armor fused to his skin was torn open.

Fortunately, Ta Ke's 【Master·Blood Source Scale Armor】 has already begun cultivation and made modest progress.

Thanks to the blood pool Ta Ke has stored.

【Master·Blood Source Scale Armor】's strength far exceeds that of fourth‑tier dragon scale armor.

Of course!

The core remains Ta Ke's current 【Lord·Ancient·Flame State】.

It is a massive 65 times Ta Ke's base life tank.

【Master·Blood Source Scale Armor】 combined with a 65‑fold 【Lord·Ancient·Flame State】.

Ta Ke now is a super blood ox, capable of enduring attacks!

That Dark Sun gunner bishop, though he shattered Ta Ke's mortal chest.

Ta Ke looks terrible.

In fact.

The misery only affects the mortal body.

Ta Ke's Transcendent Form is as steady as Mount Tai.

The opponent's attack merely stripped away half a life‑point of 【Steam·Wizard】's vitality.

While Ta Ke possesses 65 times the vitality of 【Steam·Wizard】.

Ta Ke absorbed so much 【World Star Grid】, condensing a dense Transcendent life tank.

All to stand firm when damage resistance is needed.

Now it seems.

Transcendent defense and Transcendent Form perform exceptionally.

"【Master·Blood Source Scale Armor】's defense, both hard and soft, blocked the sixth‑tier bishop's attack while cushioning massive damage."

"As a wizard, one must stack the thickest armor to withstand the harshest blows!"

As the Flame State fades, Ta Ke reenters the Shadow State.

His gaze sweeps over the surrounding broken walls and ruins.

The gunner before him is instantly annihilated at close range by the End‑Sight, leaving no remains.

Not far away, the ignited Dark Sun Pasturer Bishop, controlled by Sairsi the Forbidden Raven, is being pecked at the forbidden seal by the raven.

Two massive stone golem statues still roll on the ground, wailing in pain, crushing many houses under their bodies.

Don't be fooled by their terrible screams; their anti‑magic ability still suppresses a large surrounding area.

If not for these two giants' suppression of source energy and rune secrets.

Ta Ke wouldn't be so on the defensive.

"Anti‑magic, even the suppression of rune secrets, is indeed a troublesome matter."

"The Stone Golem Empire, many great city‑states, walls, houses, towers, palaces, all forge with anti‑magic stone."

"The Transcendent Warrior sequence's battles are hardly affected within it."

"After all, they do not need to emit source energy or runes outward."

"But wizards cannot; once source energy and rune secrets leave their body, their power is fully suppressed, becoming a dud."

With that thought, Ta Ke rubs his forehead.

"Fortunately, my divine skill is unaffected by anti‑magic properties."

"In this battle, any other wizard would probably have died seven or eight times."

"Regardless, these senior bishop elites still pose some threat to me; one cannot underestimate these centuries‑old veterans."

A phase shift carries Ta Ke to the side of the Dark Sun Pasturer Bishop.

At this moment, Sairsi the Forbidden Raven has already devoured the dangerous-level forbidden seal.

With his right hand, wielding the legendary demonic ring staff, he gently swings, and the flames quickly extinguish.

That Dark Sun Pasturer Bishop is nearly cooked through by Ta Ke's divine flame.

Fortunately, he is not dead yet.

While the heat remains, a sacrifice yields a sixth‑tier Soul Veil.

Ta Ke didn't delay; he immediately took out the ritual template and began the sacrifice of the Soul Curtain.

It should be noted that Ta Ke originally intended to capture two alive; at this point he at least caught one, which is not bad.

Not long after.

The sixth‑rank Soul Curtain fell out of the Shadow Flame Curtain.

He tossed the sixth‑rank Soul Curtain into the shadow behind him.

At this moment, the two sixth‑rank stone statues also ceased struggling, about to be burned to death.

Ta Ke took a deep breath and spat toward the sky.

A massive torrent of divine fire erupted, then turned into a rain of flames that fell; before long the surroundings became a sea of fire.

During this period, Ta Ke consecutively destroyed several Dark Sun Church‑built Dark Sun city‑states.

The Stone Statue Empire has already dispatched a large force to hunt Ta Ke.

Currently, the Stone Statue Empire's ruler has discovered activity in the city‑state at the foot of Blood Demon Twilight Mountain.

Therefore, it won't be long before a massive number of Dark Sun Church and Stone Statue Empire strongmen arrive at Blood Demon Twilight Mountain.

While clearing the battlefield, Ta Ke used the spitted flames.

He burned away all the traces he had left behind in the surroundings, leaving nothing.

Immediately after, Ta Ke began to disperse the crows.

Soon.

"Caw caw caw…"

In the deep night, a massive flock of crows burst through the blood mist, scattering in all directions.

After these crows move a certain distance away from Sai Er Si·Jin Ji Wu Ya, they become ordinary crows.

But this does not prevent those crows from serving as Ta Ke's ecological eyes and ears.

He spreads the crows throughout the Stone Statue Empire's territory.

Ta Ke can sense many things.

For example… the Stone Statue Empire's ruler mobilizing the kingdom's ecological power, Dark Sun faith power, and so on—all of which Ta Ke can perceive.

If the Stone Statue Empire's ruler Fei Di Nan·Fei Li Ke Si wishes to initiate the Ascension ceremony.

Ta Ke can know immediately.

Moreover, now Ta Ke has ways to sabotage Fei Di Nan·Fei Li Ke Si's Ascension ceremony.

As long as Fei Di Nan·Fei Li Ke Si dares to make a breakthrough.

Then Ta Ke dares to stage a grand performance for him.

After the crows disperse.

Ta Ke then follows the road out of the city.

Outside the city lie many idle manors and villages.

"Hmm… set off fireworks so that all the surrounding residents wake up and fall back asleep!"

"And tell the locals that I've completely eradicated the Dark Sun Church's believers in the city‑state."

"A forbidden chant as a knock will make surviving residents spread the curse and fear of death more easily."

Ta Ke hurled a hair‑thin forbidden‑chant starburst into the high sky.

"Boom—"

The starburst's roar, like death's howl, woke the sleeping residents.

Gazing at the massive mushroom cloud in the heavens, the reality they observed was harsher than a nightmare!

Amid the forbidden chant's booming and the waves of flame.

Ta Ke did not advance deeper into the Stone Statue Empire's territory; instead, he followed a quiet path under moonlight toward the blood‑aura‑emanating "Blood Demon Twilight Mountain".

On the Stone Statue continent, because of its anti‑magic nature, many mysterious ancient relic sites remain undeveloped.

This Blood Demon Twilight Mountain is such a place—a mysterious treasure site imbued with powerful anti‑magic energy.

……

The sky began to brighten, yet the blood mist had not dispersed.

The eternally slumbering Blood Dusk city‑state welcomed new guests.

Two bishop squads.

Strongmen of seventh‑rank Grand Bishop level led six‑rank bishops, totaling over ten people.

Such a grand formation was naturally to capture the god‑defiling Ta Ke.

Soon, the two bishop squads gathered sufficient information.

Dark Sun Bishop "Bei Lei Ke", fell in battle!

Blood Dusk city‑state, bishop‑rank city lord "Ku Le", fell in battle!

What shocked the many bishop strongmen the most was that

In the ruins of battle, they discovered two bishop‑rank stone statues burned alive.

The wondrous creature "Stone Statue", which specifically suppresses "magic" power, was burned to death by that divine follower using flame "magic".

This is downright absurd, absurd to the core!

Nevertheless, some strongmen uncovered something different and obtained new information.

After some sorting.

The magical messenger, bearing the latest intelligence, flew toward the Stone Statue Empire's capital, Holy Demon Stone Statue Royal City.

…

Holy Demon Stone Statue Royal City, atop the high tower.

"…Your Majesty, we surmise that the evil Defiler of the Gods possesses some kind of divine flame ability."

"The power of divine ability differs from magical power."

"It can damage the wondrous creature Stone Golem."

"Our examination found the Defiler's flame power to be very peculiar, seemingly able to deeply scorch the ecology of the Stone Golem…"

"Clad in a luxurious silk robe, the ever‑stoic sovereign Ferdinand Felix snapped the marble railing beside him with a crisp crack."

"Divine power!"

"Gazing into the distant frontier, feeling the kingdom's ecology torn open and hard to heal, an odd light flickered faintly in his pupils."

"The destructive cursed spell and the taboo calamity are polluting and counteracting the entire kingdom's ecology."

"If the kingdom's ecology is to operate and expand fully, it must be aided by the king's ecological support."

"Thus its supreme authority must be guaranteed."

"At minimum, within the kingdom's borders, no one should dare challenge the king's authority."

"And now."

"That Defiler, single‑handedly, is wildly provoking the entire Stone Golem Empire!"

"As a wizard, he can even slay the Sky‑Crushing Wizard's Stone Golem."

"This Defiler… how many tricks does he truly conceal?"

"Taking a deep breath and exhaling a wisp of murk, sovereign Ferdinand Felix regained his strategic composure and the bearing of a ruler who steadies mountains and rivers."

"Send word: summon Michel Samuel and Holy Son Matthew Fan."

"Also, Put Abram, hasn't he returned from abroad as well?"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

"The nearby Fifth‑Rank Shadow Knight said respectfully."

"Lord Put Abram returned from Mo Lei·Shen Ting's realm only a week ago."

"Sovereign Ferdinand Felix gave a slight nod."

"Then summon Put Abram together."

"As you command!"

"The Fifth‑Rank Shadow Knight hurried away with the king's order."

"Mo Lei·Shen Ting."

"Sovereign Ferdinand Felix smiled lightly."

"Hmm… I truly miss those brutal trainings of old, the struggle of trials between life and death, the metamorphosis that grants a hope to live."

"Otherwise, only death awaits."

"As the Stone Golem Empire's S‑rank extraordinary prodigy Put Abram, he survived the trial of Mo Lei·Shen Ting."

"I hope that now a Seventh‑Rank ascendant, he will not disappoint me."

"Otherwise… he will become the stepping‑stone skeleton for my ascent to Chao Shen Da Shi."

"........."

"Blood Demon Dusk Mountain."

"Within a valley, blood mist swirls hazily."

"Seated cross‑legged on a rock platform, Taku's whole body blazed like fire, radiating rolling heat waves."

"A great amount of refined blood source was drawn by Taku, the forging producing a sizzling 'shh' sound."

"Then those blood essence gradually seeped into Taku's 【Lord·Old Days·Flame Form】."

"After being tempered by Taku's divine flame, the blood essence fed back onto his extraordinary form's surface."

"A layer of 'Master·Bloodscale Armor' now clearly envelops the surface of his extraordinary form."

"It is considerably more solid than before."

"These past few days."

"Taku has been meditating and cultivating on Blood Demon Dusk Mountain."

"In less than half a day, Taku's extraordinary form returned to its peak state."

"Only the Fourth‑Rank Dragon Scale Armor was damaged, which Taku found slightly regrettable."

"Although Taku now cultivates both extraordinary defense and extraordinary form, who could refuse extra dragon scale armor?"

"In the following days, Taku performed the Master Heroic Spirit ceremony, recalling the Crowned Red Dragon's spirit, absorbing abundant heroic dragon‑scale traits, and reinforced the framework of his bloodscale armor."

"Thereafter he immersed himself in training with the Master·Bloodscale Armor, up to now."

"Soon, Taku concluded his Master·Bloodscale Armor training."

"Rising, Taku carefully sensed the results of his training, nodding with satisfaction."

"Then Taku looked toward this valley thick with blood mist."

"Within the valley lies not only a powerful anti‑magic property."

"There are also numerous scattered taboo traits."

"What Taku perceives most clearly, however, are the fractured layer‑realm traits."

"This towering, vast Blood Demon Dusk Mountain is not safe."

"Of course, safety depends on the individual."

"For Taku, who possesses the 【Terrifying‑rank】 taboo Crow and divine‑phase walking,"

"a little caution makes it hardly a problem."

"Squeak… squeak…"

"Inside the wondrous cottage, the little sniffing ducklet chirped anxiously again, looking restless."

Since arriving at Blood Demon Twilight Mountain.

Every so often, the little sniffing duck in the magical little house lets out rapid squeaks.

As if something precious outside is waiting for it.

A little sniffing duck that naturally possesses the ability to sniff treasures behaving like this leaves no doubt that there is something inside Blood Demon Twilight Mountain.

Ta Ke, whose condition has recovered to its peak, naturally goes to take a look.

"Raise a duck for a thousand days, use it in a moment—now it's up to you."

As Ta Ke just opened the magical little house, the little sniffing duck "whoosh"—turned into a afterimage and vanished into the blood mist.

"That speed—must be turbo‑boosted duck!"

Ta Ke's figure tightened, transforming into a Sears Crow; accompanied by a faint hum of the steam core, Ta Ke also performed a "Turbo‑Boosted Crow" and quickly kept up.

…………

About an hour and a bit later.

Outside the entrance of an unstable passage to a "layered domain micro‑world".

Shadow‑state Ta Ke stood silently, motionless.

And the little sniffing duck in Ta Ke's hand looked miserable.

Its tail was broken, its whole body continuously oozed blood, and its spirit seemed listless and weak.

"It ran pretty fast, almost cost me my life."

"Luckily I've raised you to nearly level forty; if you'd been only in the twenty‑something levels before—"

"—that fifth‑tier layered domain Blood Mist Demon Snake would have killed you with a single tail swipe."

"I've already found the place; you just go in and rest!"

As Ta Ke opened the magical little door, the little sniffing duck reluctantly crawled inside.

Focusing his mind on the 【layered domain micro‑world】 before him, a faint smile appeared on Ta Ke's face.

"I didn't expect there to be a layered‑domain micro‑world ecosystem hidden inside."

"Looks like the Trinity has a foothold on the Eastern Continent."

"And on the way here, not only is there powerful Demon‑Blocking power, but also layered‑domain traps."

"The safety level here is beyond doubt."

"Hmm… let's see how the development traits are here?"

Ta Ke opened the system and scanned the surrounding area.

He had cultivated for a long time inside the world barrier before.

Now Ta Ke can anchor a new development zone again.

Scan complete, when Ta Ke looked at the first development zone—

Ta Ke was slightly taken aback.

"Hm? This is…"

After examining for a moment, Ta Ke's brows furrowed as he kept checking the system.

As more and more information was uncovered,

gradually, a smile rose on Ta Ke's face.

"Inconceivable, truly inconceivable."

"Within the Undead·Canyon, there lies the Source‑Realm Island."

"And inside this massive Demon‑Blocking mountain, such divine‑skill power exists."

"Once I master this power, I won't fear the Demon‑Blocking force at all."

"Thus… the Stone Demon Empire… probably won't survive long."

【Blood Demon Twilight·Layered Domain Micro‑world】

Source‑energy experience: 8.6 exp/hour.

【Special Resources】

Talent fragments: 1.8 fragments/day.

Demon‑Blocking·Passage fragments: 2.2 fragments/day.

…………

In the layered domain micro‑world before him, source‑energy experience and talent fragments are fine.

The key lies in the 【Demon‑Blocking·Passage】 fragments.

According to the system, this 【Demon‑Blocking·Passage】 is a talent divine skill.

It has certain "talent" traits, but more so "divine‑skill" traits, ultimately judged by the system as a "Transcendent Divine Skill".

【Demon‑Blocking·Passage】 allows Ta Ke to exempt himself from the "Demon‑Blocking" restriction on his source‑energy and rune mysteries.

Free passage within Demon‑Blocking zones.

This is the wondrous method of the Transcendent Divine Skill 【Demon‑Blocking·Passage】.

"And… once I possess the 【Demon‑Blocking Divine Skill】."

"As a wizard, I will no longer fear those so‑called caster‑restricted zones."

"The Transcendent World is vast; I can go anywhere."

"I can say this 【Demon‑Blocking Divine Skill】 is a powerful divine skill that can cause my qualitative transformation; this fragment must be maxed, must be maxed!"

Opening the system, Ta Ke directly anchored the 【Blood Demon Twilight·Layered Domain Micro‑world】 before him.