Chapter 335: Divine Favored, the Holy Son, Void Little Train!

If…!

If that means the Purple Magnolia Supernormal World has already fallen, and this information was the message sent out by the Insect Race after capturing a supernormal.

For a moment, a cold dread seized everyone's hearts.

If that were truly the case.

No matter what choices the others make, the final outcome will not differ much.

Fortunately, Xi Luo's explanation dispelled everyone's doubts.

"The Purple Magnolia Supernormal World has not fallen at present. Hmm… you may understand this as a special perception ability of mine."

"I… can sense the Supernormal World from a distance."

"Through some mysterious thread, whether the world is in a normal, orderly state, a chaotic war state, or an invasion by alien creatures, I can perceive it clearly and effectively."

"At present, the Purple Magnolia Supernormal World is in a small‑scale chaotic war state."

"Clearly, the alien shark‑insects are gathering strength; they have not yet launched a large‑scale war against the Purple Magnolia Supernormal World."

"For now it is only a small‑scale war offensive."

"After all, the war has not been underway for long, and the gathering of the alien shark‑insects also takes considerable time."

"But as time passes, who knows what will happen."

Having said that, Xi Luo looked at Ta Ke.

"Ta Ke, do you have any solution?"

The powerful eighth‑tier Time Crown strongman Xi Luo asked an ordinary sixth‑tier wizard.

The old man on the ship found the scene unsurprising.

But the newly boarded sixth‑ and seventh‑tier supernormals were somewhat puzzled.

At this moment, however, it was clear that no one would answer their questions.

"Dismantle the Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train."

Ta Ke said succinctly.

"This Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train inherently possesses the 【propulsion】 attribute; when supplied with a certain amount of steam source energy, it gains tremendous source‑driven power and moves forward."

"Whether we flee to the Purple Magnolia Supernormal World or later depart from it,"

"we will need a void vessel,"

"You wouldn't think that, amid war, a Startrack Steam Train would still arrive at a station, would you?"

"The Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train has already brought us here; from now on, it depends on us."

When Ta Ke spoke, everyone's hearts trembled slightly.

Indeed!

Once war breaks out,

no matter how many Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Trains there are, the Insect Race will gnaw them clean.

The links between worlds will no longer have the Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train.

The road ahead truly depends on each one's methods and strength.

"Disassemble the barrier crystals of the Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Trains each needs; using one's own methods, condense the broken crystal material into corresponding armor, hand and leg guards, or even more simply into small‑form steam trains,"

"If one belongs to the Steam Sequence, that's easier, for the Steam Sequence can rely on its own steam core to obtain the source power for void navigation,"

"If not part of the Steam Sequence, it depends on each one's methods and abilities,"

"Overall, possessing a vehicle derived from the Spiritual Realm Startrack Train yields better results and provides capital for long‑distance voyages,"

"And thereafter, reaching the Purple Magnolia Supernormal World and the subsequent journey will depend on each one's skill and means,"

As Ta Ke explained, many people's eyes flickered with inner light.

Ta Ke chose the second path: abandoning the steam train, flying through the void toward the Purple Magnolia Supernormal World.

And that was precisely many others' choice as well.

Only… Ta Ke was more thorough, intending to squeeze every last remaining value from the steam train.

Soon, someone began to act, dismantling the Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train.

Most of those acting were spellcasters.

After all, spellcasters have many techniques; after breaking the train's crystal fragments, they can reuse them.

The vehicle of the Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train remains very important for long voyages.

Supernormals not of the spellcaster sequence, who broke a pile of crystal fragments, gained little benefit.

Moreover, if one cannot maintain these "barrier crystals,"

the crystal fragments will dissolve and disappear on their own.

Many spellcasters went to harvest the dismantled train's crystal fragments, but Ta Ke made no move.

Among the many melee‑sequence supernormals, some sat cross‑legged, adjusting their state, preparing for the upcoming battle.

Others took out their weapons and gently polished them.

"You… aren't going to dismantle those train crystals?"

Drawing his legendary long sword and placing it before him, while nurturing it with the Time Rune Technique, Xi Luo looked at Ta Ke with slight curiosity.

After all, dismantling the train's crystals to forge a void vessel with 【navigation】 and 【propulsion】 attributes was Ta Ke's own suggestion.

Ta Ke thought for a moment and replied,

"When I was studying at the Supernormal Academy, one of my main fields was Supernormal Ecology,"

"Moreover, a former companion of mine could use the Walker ability to construct a small steam train,"

"I was very envious at the time,"

"After landing on the Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train, I studied its ecology in detail."

I... have already absorbed a great deal of the refined wall-crystal essence from the Spirit Realm Star Rail train.

Furthermore, I have already constructed a small-to-medium-sized train vehicle.

Before this, this train vehicle was mostly an experimental product I used for research.

As it stands now, it can actually prove quite useful.

Ta Ke chuckled and said.

I see!

Xi Luo suddenly realized.

I said, "How do you know so much about the Spirit Realm Star Rail steam train's characteristics, and even got everyone to dismantle the steam train? Turns out you're an ecology researcher."

Being an ecology researcher is nothing to boast about; I merely have a slight insight into extraordinary ecology.

Ta Ke responded humbly.

As for the peculiar ecology of the Spirit Realm Star Rail steam train, Ta Ke naturally would not neglect researching it.

The miniature "Void Steam Little Train" is Ta Ke's research fruit from his leisure time.

Otherwise, Ta Ke wouldn't have so confidently told everyone that harvesting train crystals could enable the construction of a vehicle for void long-distance travel.

As the train moved forward, it continued to decelerate.

Inside the train, the bonfire jumped about like a demon.

From afar came the source-energy undulations of the magical explosions as the mages chiseled windows into the crystal walls.

The mages, by destroying the crystal walls, both gathered materials and cleared a path forward for everyone—two benefits in one.

The expressions of those gathered around the bonfire grew increasingly solemn.

Thus the divine war erupted.

Everyone was trapped inside this long-distance Spirit Realm train.

The road ahead is fraught with unknown danger.

No one knows whether they can reach the extraordinary world ahead.

Not long after.

Woooo...

Grrrr...

Outside the window, the hissing cries of exotic land sharks began to surface.

Through the window, scattered exotic land sharks could be seen beginning to appear.

Danger began to draw near.

At the same time, the attackers' assault on the train's rear window crystals quickly subsided.

Soon, everyone sensed something amiss.

Suddenly.

Someone in the crowd cried out.

Damn it... those mages have run away!

Huh?

What?

They ran?

In an instant, everyone turned to look behind.

Yet they saw that the mages who had been attacking the window had all fled completely.

Just then, a sinister voice came from the crowd.

Hehe... why not run? Staying here just to wait for death?

Or perhaps you're willing to cover their retreat?

Mages in the void are far better adapted to the environment than we melee fighters.

Those mages obviously despise us for holding them back.

As that person spoke thus.

Sure enough, many people's faces turned grim.

Indeed, quite a few had harbored the idea of following the mages.

As a result, that group of mages successfully gave them a lesson, letting them feel the treachery of people in the outside world.

When there was no danger, everyone remained in the train, with no ulterior thoughts.

Once this danger arrived.

Everyone, faced with great peril, scattered each to their own.

and one fled faster than another.

Just then.

Xi Luo glanced at Ta Ke from the corner of his eye, then immediately rose to his feet and said.

"I have informed you all of this information; I have done my utmost. Farewell."

Having said that, this eighth-order time crown powerhouse stepped upon the undulations of time runes, and after several shifts, arrived at the window opening previously made by the mages.

After looking left and right, Xi Luo stepped inside and swiftly vanished.

In that moment, the nearby sixth- and seventh-order extraordinary beings could no longer stay seated.

Now exotic land sharks have begun to appear around us; each extra minute brings extra danger, so it's best to disembark early.

They all rose and went to the window passage broken by the mages, each one entering and disappearing.

Before long, only two people remained by the campfire.

One was Ta Ke.

The other was a cold, aloof youth clad in legendary fire‑red dragon armor, wielding his own legendary dagger to carve wood, the Chaotic Crown‑rank Kelin Laolunsi.

The blood‑colored legendary dagger, in the hands of the Steam Reaper sequence's Kelin, turned into a lingering afterimage, like a rapidly blazing flame.

As wood shavings fluttered, before long a lifelike angel wooden statue was born in the hands of the aloof youth Kelin.

It was not until then that the aloof youth lifted his head, his gaze calmly examining Ta Ke.

"Honored Divine‑Favored Ta Ke·Lamuoer, greetings!"

Ta Ke's eyebrows lifted slightly, and he spoke gently.

"Honored Holy Son of the Three‑Eyed God Kelin Laolunsi, greetings!"

Indeed!

The aloof youth before him, at the seventh realm, embodied a super‑genius of the Chaotic Crown Rank.

He is a Holy Son of the Three‑Eyed God, a super‑genius from a distant border Transcendent World.

It is said his talent is so high that many legendary strongmen and Chao Shen Da Shi have taken notice.

Among the Holy Sons under the Three‑Eyed God, he ranks among the foremost.

The Three‑Eyed God has even descended for him.

Ta Ke obtained many useful pieces of vital information from Duke Sairiangs and from Put Ab.

Among them was data concerning the Holy Son of the Three‑Eyed God Kelin Laolunsi.

That fellow appears to possess SS‑grade Transcendent talent.

Even if not SS‑grade, it is still top‑tier S‑grade.

At the time Ta Ke boarded the registration train.

Upon seeing this Kelin Laolunsi, Ta Ke was slightly startled.

Encountering a Divine‑Favored one is not surprising.

After all, the number of Divine‑Favored individuals is still quite large.

In those large Transcendent Worlds, having five or six, even seven or eight Divine‑Favored is no issue.

But beings of the Divine Saint Son level are far rarer.

Encountering a Holy Son truly is good luck.

Perhaps there is also a thread of destiny intertwined.

"Are you a Refiner?"

Kelin examined Ta Ke from head to toe before slowly asking.

"It seems you have obtained a lot of my data."

Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly as he said calmly,

"I have little information on you, but the fact that you are a Refiner is highlighted."

"Can you refine the eighth‑rank Crown material?"

Kelin cut straight to the point.

"Yes."

Ta Ke replied leisurely,

"But the degree of refinement depends on the reward you can offer."

"If the reward is sufficiently abundant, making the eighth‑rank Crown material safe and easy to digest is not impossible."

"Safe and easy to digest?"

Kelin's pupils contracted slightly.

"Regarding this highlighted information on the Divine‑Favored Ta Ke, there is no doubt he truly has ability; perhaps… a trade could be made."

After a moment, Kelin looked back at Ta Ke.

"If you can reach the Purple Jade Orchid Transcendent World, I can provide some extra valuable information; of course, the reward you forge will surely satisfy you."

"Satisfy me? That's a bold claim."

Ta Ke felt a slight stir within.

"However, that fellow is a Holy Son of the Three‑Eyed God, with depth and resources; it's reasonable."

"No problem."

Ta Ke nodded indifferently.

Seeing the agreement sealed, the Steam Reaper Kelin rose.

"Oh! By the way."

Just as he was about to leave, Kelin suddenly slapped his forehead and turned swiftly toward Ta Ke.

"There is an important matter I almost forgot to tell you: ahead of us lies a Chao Shen Da Shi‑level Shark Insect Empress, that is, a terrifying Chao Shen Da Shi‑level power awaiting us."

"Xi Luo told me privately; this piece of information is free."

As his words faded, Kelin stepped forward and vanished, leaving a slight ripple in the spatial layer.

"Hmm… there is also the power of spatial runes."

Ta Ke lightly brushed his palm and smiled faintly.

He waited again, until Kelin had gone far away.

Ta Ke paused briefly, then shook his head lightly.

With a gentle surge of source‑energy steam, Ta Ke swiftly unleashed his Steam Light Feather Blade, then rose and departed.

After Ta Ke left for two or three minutes.

The burning campfire embers suddenly went out.

In the darkness, an elderly exotic elf with graying hair, marble‑like rough facial skin, simple linen clothing, and long, upward‑pointing ears.

The ninth‑tier elf elder, his complexion not looking good, stepped forward.

As a Dark Elf bearing the aura of a fallen creature, the ninth‑tier elf elder knew he was not well regarded.

He only wanted to hitch a ride, but the encounters along the way were many.

The ninth‑tier Dark Elf elder glanced toward the direction where the sixth‑tier Steam Wizard had departed, thoughtful.

"Is this young fellow's perception ability really that strong?"

"He discovered it, and even… he intends to act."

"He's only sixth‑tier."

"Have the transcendent geniuses of the Steam Age already become this arrogant?"

"Hmm… his World power is indeed formidable, and it seems he still retains everything."

"It was just a hitch, but I didn't expect to encounter so many highly gifted transcendent geniuses."

"And moreover… the Divine War… has started again."

"If this continues, the Blood Sea Ruins Shipwreck Site will be troublesome."

The long‑lived exotic Dark Elf elder hesitated briefly, then swiftly departed.

…………

After breaking free from the Spiritual Realm Startrack domain.

Ta Ke entered the vast Void World.

The Spiritual Realm Startrack Train's speed was astonishing, and after everyone left the train and fled outward, when Ta Ke emerged, there was not a single transcendent in sight.

Only a distant, olive‑shaped, moon‑sized transcendent world floated in the deep void.

Clearly, that was the Purple Magnolia Transcendent World.

"The distance is not short."

After gauging roughly with precise perception, Ta Ke thought silently.

Ta Ke released a steam mini train about the size of a caravan.

He fashioned this steam mini train according to the caravan's design.

He entered the steam mini train.

Ta Ke pinched lightly with one hand.

"Buzz!"

The magic bracelet shot up, expanded to a half‑meter diameter, and then embedded itself in the roof.

"Wooo…"

Rich stellar steam burst out like a flood.

In an instant, the steam mini train was filled with stellar steam.

As the stellar steam surged in, the train instantly gained powerful thrust and began flying forward.

By absorbing source energy, it can keep flying forward.

This is the characteristic of the steam mini train Ta Ke fashioned by copying the Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train.

Using the World attribute to dock with the transcendent world ahead.

The steam mini train accelerated toward the Purple Magnolia world ahead.

Having done all that, Ta Ke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not only to reach the Purple Magnolia Transcendent World ahead, this steam mini train is needed."

"In the future, to leave the Purple Magnolia Transcendent World and go to the Alumov Demigod World, the steam mini train will be needed as well."

"After all…"

Ta Ke looked toward the deep Spiritual Realm layer, where the high‑speed Spiritual Realm Startrack Steam Train had long vanished.

"As the war drags on, the outer region cannot accommodate the Spiritual Realm Startrack Train's navigation."

Just as Ta Ke was pondering.

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

Crystal‑clear source‑energy fluctuations erupted and blossomed in the deep void.

"Hm?"

Through the train window, Ta Ke examined the direction from which the source energy was transmitted.

"Has the battle begun to erupt?"

"It looks quite intense."

"But this is fine; their fighting draws the exotic shark insects over, making this place safer for me."

"Playing the right role at the crucial moment—that's what makes a moving good teammate."

Gazing at the direction of the distant battle's source‑energy fluctuations, Ta Ke was thoughtful.

"Although… I'm not very afraid of the swarm attacks from those exotic shark insects."

"But this meaningless battle is of little use; I can't even pick up any materials."

"Moreover… if I'm surrounded by a massive swarm of shark insects and unleash that terrifying Rune Profound Power and World power, it will inevitably attract the Shark Insect Empress's attention— not worth it!"

With that thought, Ta Ke shook his head.

This time, Ta Ke left the Ao Gu Twin Star Transcendent Origin World.

Going to Aluromov Demi-God World to study, pursuing the journey of the Chao Shen Da Shi is one aspect.

The other aspect is to find higher-level resources to carry out idle cultivation.

The Demi-God World is far richer in resources than such small-to-medium extraordinary worlds like the Aogu Twin Stars.

【Divine Ability】.

【Rare Resources】.

These are all the purposes of Ta Ke's trip this time.

Good resources haven't been found, yet one's trump card has been exposed first; this is something Ta Ke absolutely cannot tolerate.

All the way forward, Ta Ke used the powerful 'World Perspective' to inspect ahead.

Ta Ke could feel that the surrounding void world had a considerable number of alien sharks.

They emit some kind of detection wave, constantly probing for potential enemies around.

"Boom…… boom……"

At that moment, the void not far from Ta Ke suddenly burst forth with a violent source-energy explosion wave.

Someone else has been discovered.

And the distance from Ta Ke is quite close.

Immediately, a large number of alien sharks in the surrounding void were disturbed.

And Ta Ke's void steam mini-train happened to be discovered as well.

"Ao ao……"

"Hou hou……"

A large number of alien sharks chased after Ta Ke..

Taking a deep breath of source-energy steam, Ta Ke used World Interface on the void steam mini-train, and the five cores erupted simultaneously.

"Wuu wuu wuu……"

In the depths of this void, Ta Ke drove the void steam mini-train, beginning a high-speed frenzy.