Chapter 414: Quasi‑Legend Assassin!

In the dim and silent depths underground.

As Ta Ke finished chanting his prayerful incantation.

On the steam‑blazing Sun altar forged from one‑meter‑tall black metal, a two‑meter‑diameter Holy Land Steam Sun swiftly took shape.

The steam light dispelled the surrounding darkness, and at the same time drove away much of the aura of death, decay, and rot.

As the Holy Land Steam Sun radiated intense light.

The lingering ghostly aura in the air evaporated with a hissing sizzle.

Some ghosts hiding in the corners were driven farther away.

The entire space began to exude a sacred aura.

The power of the blazing Sun naturally suppresses the ghosts of this fallen land.

"When the ancient god wails, there must be many ghostly beings here."

Ta Ke thought to himself.

His gaze swept over the surrounding death‑riven, shattered layer space, packed with endless ghosts.

Immediately, Ta Ke looked at the barrier curtain illuminated by the Holy Land Steam Sun.

This was precisely the world barrier of the small "Chaos Ecological Micro‑World" that Ta Ke had discovered.

This place lies in an extremely deep underground region.

Entering it would require a great deal of effort.

Truly powerful cultivators naturally would not crawl into such a nook.

If one were trapped here, the loss would outweigh the gain.

In the past, some Chao Shen Da Shi or legendary strongmen have been trapped in extremely complex terrain, taking decades or even centuries to escape.

Therefore!

Strong ones never dig holes casually.

Overall, this place remains very safe.

And Ta Ke's projection naturally has no such concerns.

A projection, isn't it used to test the way by throwing a stone?

As the spacetime wormhole blossomed, a hand of Ta Ke emerged from the projection's outline.

"Bzz!"

The steam ecosystem of the Holy Land Steam Sun atop the altar quivered slightly.

Immediately, the steam that surged and blossomed in the light seeped swiftly into the small "Chaos Ecological Micro‑World" before his eyes.

The treasure excavation of the second Chaos Ecological Micro‑World began.

"Practically no one enters here; after quietly waiting two months, this small Chaos Ecological Micro‑World can be opened,"

"It may even take less than two months, after all it's a small ecological world,"

After scrutinizing the barrier before him for a moment,

Ta Ke's projection sat calmly beside the altar.

"By the timeline,"

"In roughly two to three months, at most half a year, the Necrotic Bone Corridor should open,"

"Then a group of strong ones will leave this Dead Howl Canyon,"

"Legendary strongmen will mostly depart in this first wave, and quasi‑legendary strongmen will also leave some,"

"Once the Necrotic Bone Corridor opens, this area becomes much safer,"

"Then I can gradually probe those known coordinate zones, progressively establish altars for ecological cycles, and subsequently gather the treasures one by one,"

"Just as the teacher said,"

"If I wish to enter the core region, I must first ascend to a mid‑rank Chao Shen Da Shi,"

"That lower‑rank Chao Shen Da Shi level is not high even within the Divine Realm, let alone on the Ancient Chaos Continent. It's absolutely at the bottom tier,"

"In over a year of wandering exploration, I have not seen any other Chao Shen Da Shi ranked lower than me,"

"Going forward I will steadily raise my rank and strength while searching for treasures,"

In his thoughts, Ta Ke gathered his spirit, sinking deep to meticulously comprehend the Chaos Rune Profundity.

Here on the Ancient Chaos Continent, grasping the Chaos Rune Profundity is far more comfortable than A Lumo Fu did on the Half‑God Divine Realm.

Even in A Lumo Fu's half‑god world, Ta Ke's talent is exceptionally high.

Yet there remains a feeling of restraint.

The dimensional bloom of the Chaos Origin Profundity is insufficient, preventing Ta Ke from seeing the whole picture and thus from multi‑dimensional comprehension, digestion, and absorption.

But since entering the Ancient Chaos Continent,

it has been completely different.

Ta Ke feels a soaring exhilaration, like a dragon returning to the sea, a tiger roaring through the forest.

Not only has his comprehension efficiency surged astonishingly,

but also the advancement of barrier nodes proceeds much more smoothly and naturally.

In this Chaos Origin Land, while grasping the Chaos Rune Profundity, Ta Ke feels effortlessly adept.

Unwittingly, more than ten days fly by.

This day!

Ta Ke is seated in meditation within the Chaos Ecological Micro‑World.

"Boom!"

A muffled thunderous roar echoed from outside.

Ta Ke, who was covertly cultivating, had his enlightenment state interrupted.

With a slight frown, Ta Ke followed the steam's currents to examine the outside.

At a glance, Ta Ke's complexion darkened slightly.

"It's him, the quasi‑legendary mysterious swordsman of rank 199."

At this moment, at the bottom of the canyon outside.

Ta Ke's outward‑placed 152‑level, 16‑ring‑state Steam Astrological Master served as a lookout.

It was being stepped on by the blue‑feathered robe swordsman who had once slain Ta Ke's projection with a single sword.

"A coincidence? Or a deliberate pursuit?"

While scrutinizing through the hazy steam‑gray mist, Ta Ke lightly groped his palm.

But Ta Ke had no intention of heeding the other.

After all, the Steam Astrological Master seized by the opponent was a consumable; Ta Ke could produce many and it wasn't valuable.

Yet the quasi‑legendary swordsman glanced at the hazy gray mist in this corner and smiled.

He suddenly exerted force beneath his feet.

His towering, over‑thirty‑meter‑tall master‑level body unleashed astonishing destructive power.

"Boom!"

A muffled explosion roared, sweeping the entire canyon, and a terrifying scorching wave rose thousands of meters high.

The already‑wounded Steam Astrological Master was utterly crushed to death.

Meanwhile, the quasi‑legendary blue‑feathered robe swordsman bathed in the scorching wave, as if in a deserted realm.

Then the swordsman squinted, scanning the hazy steam‑gray mist up and down.

He then eased his hoarse voice and spoke slowly.

"Ta Ke·La Mo Er, I see you!"

I don't know whether I truly saw you or merely imagined it.

Those words made Ta Ke's spirit sink slightly.

"You know who I am, yet you killed my Steam Astrological projection!"

"The newcomer… is ill‑intentioned!"

After a moment of thought, within the camouflage steam‑gray mist outside, Ta Ke slowly gathered a steam ecological projection.

In any case, this dense Chaotic Ecological Mini‑world's barriers are as thick as mountains, sturdier than the Divine Realm's crystal walls, and possess the ancient continent's unique chaotic defenses.

Even demigods struggle to breach it; the quasi‑legendary strongman before me needs no further comment.

Ta Ke hides secrets within it; as long as he doesn't reveal them, no one will know.

"Who are you? Why did you kill my steam veil projection?" As the projection first coalesced, Ta Ke slowly spoke.

"Hehe… why? Naturally because your head is worth money."

The blue‑feathered robe swordsman gave a light laugh.

Ta Ke replied in a calm tone.

"Many have tried to kill me—Dark Sun Evil God, Shark‑Insect Legendary Empress, Mo Lei·Shen Ting's numerous demigods, even the Black Witch God and other top‑tier strongmen. Where do you rank?"

"Hehe!"

The blue‑feathered robe swordsman smiled without anger.

"They couldn't find a chance to kill you; I have a real opportunity to kill you."

"Want to kill me? Feel free to come find me!"

Seeing the swordsman was cautious and gave no further information, Ta Ke dispersed the projection.

Though the projection vanished, Ta Ke still probed the outside situation along the high‑dimensional steam‑gray mist currents.

The blue‑feathered robe swordsman examined the altar Ta Ke had left outside for a moment.

He leisurely produced a massive golden rune scroll.

As the golden rune scroll unfurled, a wizard with tangled brown hair and a black mage robe materialized.

The black‑robed wizard sat at the edge of the gray‑shrouded "Chaotic Ecological Mini‑world", probing it.

Ta Ke examined the steam altar within the projection and the hazy steam, feeling a slight stir.

"Augustine, I'm researching a way to break this Chaotic Ecological Mini‑world. If you have nothing important, stop bothering me."

The projected wizard replied with extreme impatience.

"I've discovered another area where steam circulates ecologically."

The swordsman's voice, slightly hoarse, said.

"And, you guessed right."

"It's that guy named Ta Ke·La Mo Er who did it."

"To be fair, his methods are quite formidable."

"At least he can make the steam and the mini‑world's barriers cycle, while you can only watch from the side!"

Seemingly struck a nerve, the wizard jumped up, cursing angrily.

"Bastard, this is a great study; at least I can pry open these treasures, while all you can do is swing that shabby half‑artifact of yours, creating killing and death—what else can you do?"

The swordsman seemed already accustomed to the wizard's anger.

"Alright, you've been studying that ecology and barriers for over a year; what have you actually discovered?"

"Come quickly! See if this Chaotic Ecological Mini‑world can be opened."

"Also, investigate that guy's trail and see if we can capture him."

"The steam ecology created by Ta Ke·La Mo Er is quite…"

Especially in the Steam Sequence inheritance constructed in the Alumofu Demigod Divine Kingdom, it is said that only at level 30 does one qualify to inherit, and the strength of the sequence is at least three times that of the Steam Sequence, with the powerful ones able to exert up to five times the strength.

Tsk tsk... I really don't know how that guy managed it.

It's said that over there, for the inheritance, they're almost arguing themselves crazy.

Countless geniuses with the talent of spellcasters swarmed forward, all wanting to inherit that powerful Steam-Wizard Sequence.

Listening to the swordsman's nagging, the wizard didn't refute anything.

After all, the actual situation is even more exaggerated than what the swordsman expounded.

This matter has already caused a certain stir among the strong.

Don't rush me, I'm coming!

If we catch that guy, don't kill him easily; if we bring him back to let him construct the inheritance ecology, the Great Green Star God will surely bestow upon us the highest reward.