Chapter 360: First Steps into the Treasure Realm!

In the depths of the dense gray mist.

Shadow-form Ta Ke sits quietly in lotus posture.

Ta Ke, while practicing ecological cycle cultivation, carefully feels the brand‑new forbidden incantation he has mastered after ascending to the eighth stage.

Steam·Light Feather Blade (five‑star, form ability): Level 75.

【Steam·Light Feather Blade】 This transcendent form ability, when the corresponding materials are ingested,

has already been advanced by Ta Ke into a five‑star forbidden incantation.

Now, after activating Steam·Light Feather Blade,

Ta Ke's speed and agility both increase dramatically.

After all, being a five‑star forbidden incantation, the boost is quite impressive.

At the same time, Steam Light Feather Blade can transform into a powerful "Feather Blade" for close‑range attack and defense.

As a form ability, Ta Ke can continuously condense Light Feather Blades, using each as a singular sharp blade to deliver sustained strikes against foes.

Moreover, the Feather Blade is employed via "throwing shots", which perfectly matches Ta Ke's "Precision" innate talent.

A sustained offense‑defense integrated strike is something Ta Ke currently lacks.

Previously, this Steam Light Feather Blade was a weaker four‑star ability.

Now that it has evolved into a five‑star forbidden incantation, its power has undergone a qualitative change and fits Ta Ke much better.

Furthermore, Steam·Light Feather Blade contains the rune secrets of "Light" and "Flame".

Its amplification effect is considerably greater than that of a single‑series ability.

Overall, it is a very useful technique.

In no time!

Beyond the gray mist, a vast wave of aura intrudes.

"Huh… breathe…"

Exhaling lightly, Ta Ke, who had paused his cultivation, rises and looks toward the newcomer.

Leading the group are Bei Lei Lan Ya and Ao Dai Lei Te Nuo La.

Behind them are a dozen or so transcendent worldship folk.

These transcendants are all assassins, scouts, reapers, spirit walkers, and similar agile, flexible, escape‑capable transcendent lineages.

The lowest rank among them is seventh stage, while the highest reaches ninth stage.

Surveying the crowd, Ta Ke has not spoken yet.

Bei Lei Lan Ya promptly speaks first.

"Lord Ta Ni Lu, Lord Gai Li Si Lan Ya has already promised that if you are willing to dispatch all these people into it."

"After this expedition concludes, you will have the right to freely enter the Holy Flame baptism of the Flaming World Tree."

"Moreover… Lord Gai Li Si Lan Ya will also grant you a seed of the Holy Flame forbidden incantation."

His gaze sweeps over each of them in turn.

Considering the many dangers inside, Ta Ke nods lightly and says calmly,

"No problem, but don't blame me for not warning you; inside there is the aura of a Chao Shen Da Shi, and even a Quasi‑Master could fall there."

"Lord Ta Ni Lu, rest assured on this point; since they are willing to come, they have already prepared for it," Bei Lei Lan Ya says earnestly.

Ta Ke nods and initiates the spacetime wormhole dispatch.

One after another.

In no time, the ten‑plus worldship folk are all thrown in by Ta Ke.

Finally, Ta Ke, together with Ao Dai Lei Te Nuo La and Bei Lei Lan Ya, leaps in together.

As the twisted spatial lines are swiftly smoothed out,

the hazy interwoven world slowly unfolds before his eyes.

The scene that shakes Ta Ke's soul strikes his heart like a heavy hammer.

A grand, towering spire of gray marble, like a sheer sword tip, pierces the earth and the heavens.

Time and space cannot leave any trace upon this towering spire.

Its enormity occupies half of Ta Ke's field of view.

Half of the sky is pierced by this towering sword‑tip spire.

Even mountain ranges thousands of meters high can only crawl at the base of the mysterious towering spire.

Even the towering cloud layers can only swirl around the lowest level of this spire that tears the sky and earth.

The stars deep in the void merely adorn this towering spire.

"The diameter of this spire must be three or four thousand kilometers, as thick as the Moon? That description sounds abstract."

"The layered realms within this worldship are truly astonishing,"

However, having seen many divergent ecologies of the transcendent world, Ta Ke is no longer surprised.

Ta Ke strains to lift his head, trying to glimpse the spire's end.

But deep within the cosmic star‑veil's spacetime fissure, Ta Ke's sight is cut off.

Broken windows of the spire constantly let chaotic mist fall.

Only thus can this region's chaotic ecology be forged.

And the treasure naturally lies among the chaotic gray‑mist‑shrouded mountains surrounding the spire.

As for that terrifying towering spire, even a distant stare gives Ta Ke a feeling of dread.

Entering it would be no different from courting death.

Ta Ke's visual judgment ability is still quite impressive.

The power that can interrupt Ta Ke's high‑dimensional visual insight is definitely beyond what Ta Ke can access at his current stage.

At this moment, everyone who entered was immersed atop that towering spire.

Such towering creations surely hail from the Chaotic Ancient Continent.

And this place must be the wreckage of the Chaotic Ancient Battlefield.

"Ah…"

Suddenly, a mournful, harrowing scream echoed.

The crowd hurriedly looked over.

They saw an eighth‑tier transcendent clutching his eyes and collapsing in agony.

Fresh blood gushed out through the gaps of his cupped hands, mingling with chunks of flesh and brain matter.

"Do not stare at the twisted crimson pattern in the window at the tower's apex…"

Upon hearing that, the onlookers tried to look up, but each one immediately withdrew their heads.

The tragic state of that eighth‑tier powerhouse serves as a stark warning; indeed, it proves how utterly foolish one can be.

The eighth‑tier transcendent first saw his mind flash, then his skull began to shatter.

Until half of his chest cavity and both hands were completely corrupted and rotted.

When only his torso and lower half of his body remained, it finally ceased.

Although he didn't die, the wound makes him unfit for exploration.

The transcendent state offers decent durability, but recovery will take considerable time.

Just then!

The sounds generated by the crowd and the blood‑soaked aura of the eighth‑tier powerhouse's disintegrating flesh filled the air.

The surrounding tan‑colored rocks and sandy ground began to emit faint rustling.

Others found it hard to notice the unusual movement.

But Ta Ke sensed it crystal clear.

"Careful!"

Ta Ke calmly warned, then immediately retreated backward.

Soon, twenty‑to‑thirty swift, chaotic‑rune‑infused magical petrification arrows shot out.

Some unlucky fellows were hit on the spot; the struck parts began to petrify, and the crowd erupted into chaos.

"Ribbit…"

Immediately, a horde of extraordinary beings the size of wild buffalo, six‑ and seven‑tier, tan‑colored "magical stone frogs" brimming with astonishing aura leapt out from the surrounding sand and stone.

They cast a glance at the worldship personnel preparing to counterattack.

Ta Ke wrapped his blood‑shadow sorcerer robe around himself and rushed swiftly down the tan‑hued valley passage toward the depths.

Coincidentally, five or six clueless tan‑colored toad creatures gave chase.

"Ribbit…"

Accompanied by a sharp hiss.

Several magical petrification arrows shot toward Ta Ke.

"Boom… Boom…"

Ta Ke's outer "Rune·Earth Turtle Shell" quivered under the blows, yet it ultimately blocked the petrification arrows.

Moreover, the petrification effect seemed ineffective against the "Rune·Earth Turtle Shell".

Not to mention, Ta Ke also bears the inner forbidden spell "Crystal Wall Realm Armor".

Simultaneously, Ta Ke's Spiritual Walking Hand sprang into action.

Normally, Ta Ke uses the Legendary Demon Ring Staff as a benchmark, wielding the rune‑essence power of the Five‑Ring State.

The Spiritual Walking Hand of the Five‑Ring State is also formidable.

It can strike, crush, or hammer.

Ta Ke swiftly shattered these bizarre "magical stone frogs".

But shattered as they were, the stone fragments bounced rapidly, and before long each magical stone frog re‑coalesced.

This time Ta Ke reactivated the Spiritual Walking Hand, pulverizing the six‑ and seven‑tier magical stone frogs even further.

Simultaneously, Ta Ke's precise vision flared, meticulously observing the life threads of these magical stone frogs.

A shadowy tendril suddenly sprang from the Spiritual Walking Hand, snatching an egg‑sized tan crystal core from within a magical stone frog into the hand.

This time, that magical stone frog did not "revive".

Ta Ke applied the same method to the other magical stone frogs.

Soon, Ta Ke held six tan crystal cores of varying sizes.

After a brief assessment, Ta Ke raised an eyebrow slightly.

"It contains a richly dense Chaotic Origin, perfect for my absorption."

He lifted his head, gazing at the mountains shrouded in Chaotic Gray Mist.

"This treasure‑filled land is indeed the right place."

Immediately, Ta Ke's form shifted, swiftly vanishing into the depths of the valley's Chaotic Gray Mist.