Chapter 484: Star Trace Statue Civilization Ladder!

Following the weak demigod elder elf Patelixia, they went deep into the ancient hall.

Ta Ke's mind recalled the recent conversation between the elf elder and the greeter who had welcomed them.

Indeed!

Under the night-star robe, a large hand lightly rubbed, and Ta Ke's brows slightly furrowed.

This treasure site is not so easy to stay in.

It was learned from their earlier discussion about Ta Ke.

Currently, minor divine states with powerful guardians are stationed in the four or five directions around this ancient god hall to protect it.

Meanwhile, the Green Star Clan is currently launching a fierce assault on these minor divine states.

If one is a caster, having strong projection abilities would be fine; they could still cultivate peacefully inside this ancient hall.

Some 【Star Trace】 power is vague and illusory, blamed on fate.

Understood! Ta Ke nodded.

After staying in this ancient hall for about half a year, one must go outside for half a year of duty.

The old elf gave a self-mocking laugh.

The old elf looked outward, then withdrew his gaze and said.

Inside...

Ta Ke nodded, and his curiosity about that 【Star Trace】 power grew stronger.

While proceeding through the magnificent, awe-inspiring ancient hall corridor that resembled a giant's kingdom,

The weak demigod elder elf Patelixia stopped before a huge archway, looked inside, then turned to Ta Ke and said.

Whether this Star Trace God Hall can be held is uncertain, let alone all these details.

This is the place.

Does the 【Star Trace】 power have other characteristics?

If it were before, there might be some difficulty, but now, do you see anyone still guarding outside? Hehe...

Some 【Star Trace】 aligns with rune source energy, aligning with spellcasting.

Now that wings have gradually formed, there is naturally no need to hide everywhere.

After a moment's thought, Ta Ke gradually relaxed his mind.

Of course!

Seeing Ta Ke about to enter.

The old elf's explanation made Ta Ke increasingly curious about the mysterious 【Star Trace】 power.

Just like the deathly black mist in your hometown that cannot nurture life vitality.

Hmm!

The old elf seemed to recall something and hastily added.

It is the Star Trace that aligns with rune source energy.

The 【Star Trace】 power mastered by the statues inside is more inclined toward caster traits.

Some 【Star Trace】 power is solid and heavy, excelling at defense.

The danger outside is naturally much higher than projecting outward from inside the hall.

Moreover!

The ecosystem of this Cosmic Mountain Range also cannot nurture 【Star Trace】 power.

In one's spare time, can a detailed study be conducted?

The war with the Green Star Clan had long begun; previously, with weak strength, one could still avoid and hide.

But necessary projection support is also unavoidable.

If one had never possessed powerful projection means.

As for how to master 【Star Trace】 power, it depends on whether the Goddess of Fortune favors you.

The old elf pointed deep into the passageway.

The weak demigod elder elf nodded solemnly.

It's time to engage in a real fight with the strong warriors of the Green Star Clan.

Since the Green Star Clan wants to come kill, Ta Ke will not hold back.

However…… Ta Ke, during your watch, you had best provide as much remote support as possible; that way, even the stationed demigod on routine patrol won't say anything to you.

I heard from the high-ranking spirits of our clan that this Star Trace power also has an ecology.

Senior Patelixia, I am more interested in those demigod stone statues outside.

But here it is obviously unsuitable soil for the development of this power's ecology.

No matter what, this 【Star Trace·Ancient God Statue Stone Hall】 is ultimately on the war front and still carries considerable risk.

The temper of that demigod inside is not very good.

Saying this, the old elf lowered his voice slightly.

He is a dark elf who has fought and battled the Green Star Clan for tens of thousands of years!

Ta Ke's brows twitched slightly, then he lightly nodded to indicate understanding.

After parting with Patelixia, Ta Ke entered along the passageway.

Looking around and seeing no one, Ta Ke opened the system interface.

When previously searching the surrounding developed locations, he found twelve statue ecologies here.

Ta Ke also couldn't be sure which one suited him.

And now Ta Ke knows.

"Hiro Moon Goddess Statue, Hiro Moon·Star Scar is yours."

Looking down the long corridor, one can faintly see at the far end a gray‑white "Divine Stone Carving" whose starlight is a bit dim.

【Hiro Moon Goddess Statue Ecology】

Source Energy Experience: 156 XP/hour.

Talent Fragments: 15.6 fragments/day.

Hiro Moon Star Scar Fragments: 6.2 fragments/day.

When Taku anchored onto the Hiro Moon Goddess Statue to develop.

Taku quickly gained the effect of 300 days of development.

A full 1,860 fragments fell into his hand.

Source Energy Experience and Talent Fragments are both regular resource outputs.

But this brand‑new special resource, "Hiro Moon·Star Scar Fragments", left Taku a bit baffled.

Because the Hiro Moon Star Scar Fragments merged into Taku's Legendary Sequence Ecology on their own, without any interference possible from Taku.

Immersed in his own Legendary Sequence Ecology, Taku only then faintly saw the outline of a strange mottled crescent moon.

Observing that mottled crescent, Taku's thoughts lingered for a long while.

"A non‑compatible ecological force, under the system's influence, directly finds a spot and inserts itself for me? That's rather interesting."

"Then the question arises..."

Taku took a deep breath.

"What exactly is this power?"

"Hmm... to figure out the mysterious power that the system assists, I still need to get close to that Hiro Moon Goddess Statue."

In his thoughts, Taku already passed through the long passage and entered the isolated temple area where the Hiro Moon Goddess Statue stands.

The 【Hiro Moon Goddess Statue】 came into view.

Its whole body should be perfectly white and flawless.

But at this moment it is a bit dim gray‑white, and many parts still bear unrepaired scars.

Clearly the power of faith has been heavily consumed.

The massive Hiro Moon Goddess Statue towers ten thousand meters high, its forehead bearing a striking crescent moon.

The space behind the statue is completely voided, with a hazy crescent moon appearing within.

It drapes the entire statue hall with a veil of night‑curtain moonlight.

The moment Taku entered, that strange moonlight captured his gaze.

The moonlight illuminated Taku's pupils and also lit the mottled crescent within his ecology.

At that moment, a cold, dull voice interrupted Taku's wondrous state with the moonlight.

"Find your own spot, wrap all your fluctuations with your Magical Little House, don't interfere with anyone, or I will crush your skull and kick you out!"

"Remote projection support requires rotating deployment; if you cannot exert the lower‑level legendary projection power, you must step up more. If you perform well enough, you can gain more time for contemplation and cultivation."

"Alright, find your own place!"

That strange voice seemed to descend from the hazy moonlight itself.

Taku did not linger; he immediately placed his Magical Little House atop a stone pillar where the moonlight could be fully seen.

After carefully arranging the interior of the Magical Little House and ensuring no fluctuations would transmit outward,

Taku then once again looked through the Magical Window at the moon of the Hiro Moon Goddess Statue.

The moonlight seemed to possess a life of its own.

It flowed through Taku's pupils into his Legendary Sequence Ecology, then gathered within the crescent formed by the over 1,800 fragments condensed inside his body.

Time passed second by second.

Within that bright crescent, one peculiar "Star Scar" after another silently blossomed.

After a few hours, Taku, having gained a slight understanding of the "Star Scar" ecology, slowly retracted his perception.

"Ecological seed, ecological cultivation!"

Inside the Magical Little House, seated Taku seemed deep in thought.

"Clearly, this 'Star Scar' power is a destructive force with a peculiar ecology."

"The fragments I have gathered serve as ecological seeds."

"And the moonlight power emanating from the Hiro Moon Goddess Statue's ecology clearly contains the 'Star Scar' ecological force."

"When I obtained the fragments, built the seed ecology within my body, and then absorbed the Star Scar's power,"

"the Star Scar ecological power slowly births within my ecology."

"If we view it in this manner,"

With that thought, Taku glanced toward the numerous hidden Magical Little House outposts around him.

"These stationed transcendents are probably all trying to draw the power of 'Star Scar Seeds.'"

"Only by condensing Star Scar Seeds can one master the Star Scar power."

"If one cannot condense the Star Scar Seeds, then they should not attempt to wield the Star Scar power."

"And I..."

Feeling the outline of the Star Scar crescent traced by the over 1,800 fragments already manifested within the Legendary Sequence Ecology,

"Not only have I easily forged the Star Scar Seeds, but also... the scale of these seeds is considerable."

"They can even be said to possess the underlying Star Scar ecology."

"After all, a single trunk large enough can become a forest, just as a solitary World Tree is a massive world ecology."

"If I settle enough Star Scar fragments, I can also nurture a Star Scar ecology."

"As for the power of the Star Scar."

Ta Ke rubbed his palm for a moment, and slowly opened it before his eyes.

A trace, stretched open within the distortion and bearing a peculiar divine resonance, appeared, and deep within the trace, moonlight spread and blossomed.

Although still very weak, it is indeed the power of the Star Scar.

To others, it is a mysterious power that is extremely difficult to master.

In front of the system, Ta Ke easily grasps it, and as time passes, his foundation in Star Scar will continuously improve.

"The destructive power of this Star Scar!"

Ta Ke's eyes narrowed slightly as he carefully sensed the currently weak Star Scar.

After a long while.

"Chit chit chit…"

Between Ta Ke's index finger and thumb, a strand of Star Scar power sizzled.

When he lifted his palm to observe carefully.

The crystal wall defense layer formed on the surface of Ta Ke's legendary finger has already been torn apart by the Star Scar.

"Interesting!"

Ta Ke raised an eyebrow, and his smile gradually rose.

"The quantity of fragments, like abilities and talents, the more there are, the deeper and more wondrous the Star Scar's own power can be manifested."

"The Star Scar's power itself also has levels, but its power level is cultivated through ecology."

"I am currently a lower-level legend, so I can nurture a lower-level legendary Star Scar."

"The Star Scar I am holding now is roughly around level 30, yet it already possesses considerable destructive capability."

"You should know that the crystal wall defense I just formed is that of a high-level transcendent, at level 70 and 80."

"More importantly…"

Ta Ke took a deep breath, gently calming his mind.

"This is the effect produced purely by the Star Scar's own destructive ability, without any of my augmentations."

"If combined with the source energy of the activation state and the Chaos Rune secret art…"

With that thought, Ta Ke felt a slight heat rise in his chest.

"That legendary Star Scar power can even tear apart a half-artifact."

"As the foundation of my Star Scar fragments continuously grows, the Star Scar power in my hand will be far stronger than that in others' hands."

"Nurture it well and let it grow rapidly; this is definitely another mysterious ultimate killing device."

He steadily began to nurture his own Star Scar power.

Ta Ke gradually relaxed his mind.

"The vast chaotic cosmic void is filled with countless powerful ecologies."

"There are ecologies like our Chaotic Ancient Continent, struggling and sinking in death."

"There are ecologies like the Green Star Tribe, mastering multi-stage sequences and differentiated vine civilization."

"There are ecologies like the Giant Tribe, with giantization sequences, enlarged bodies, granting them a magnificent terrifying giant state in their giant sequence civilization."

"The power of this Star Scar—who knows which ancient civilization left it behind."

"But judging from its ability to nurture these demigod statues, even divine statues…"

"It is clearly a super civilization that has climbed to a higher-sequence civilization."

"And the Star Scar power here is undoubtedly extremely formidable."

"When our sequence civilization is still struggling to become a Chao Shen Da Shi, a legendary strongman, or even a deity."

"Some higher-sequence civilizations have already cultivated a peculiar Star Scar power ecology, treating divine power as an ecology."

"Hmm… that said, the work I'm doing, using Steam sequence power to cultivate the Steam·Chaos Star Core ecology, is not weak either."

"The Steam·Chaos Star Core is developing quite well."

With that thought, Ta Ke smiled lightly.

"The Steam·Mechanical Clan is also being cultivated."

"The Steam·World Tree's current scale is also in a period of deep accumulation and sedimentation."

"I wonder what will become of this Steam·Star Scar?"

With that thought, Ta Ke glanced at the distant Hiro Moon·Goddess Statue, its moonlight blooming quietly and naturally like flowing water.

"Let's not pollute the Steam ecology for now… cough cough… it's merging into the Hiro Moon·Goddess Statue!"

"If we really do that, that short-tempered Night Elf Demigod will definitely turn this place upside down."

"I arrived and this problem already arose, and I possess the Steam sequence power."

"A definite first criminal suspect."

"Moreover, doing this at the current world node makes me a sure enemy of the resources."

"Hmm… first go outside and study the demigod stone statues there; after all, those external demigod statues aren't worth much!"

"If… this place truly can't be defended."

Ta Ke paused.

"Then just use the Steam Star Core, the Steam ecology imbued with faith, to ignite the divine stone statue here."

"I may not be able to take it away, but you will never get it."

When I was previously in the Chao Shen Da Shi realm.

Relying on his not-weak master sequence will, Ta Ke could already perform projection differentiation.

And after entering the Legendary Realm, when the Sequence Will becomes stronger.

In a state of quiet cultivation, Ta Ke's Legendary Projection has already been able to conduct many independent activities.

After the cultivation state stabilizes in the Hiro Moon Goddess Statue Ancient Temple.

Ta Ke then projects himself to the entrance of the ancient temple to study these "demigod stone statues".

Normally, Ta Ke would not easily waste time on these demigod stone statues.

Because, when he previously passed these demigod stone statues, Ta Ke, using the Steam·Civilization·Weaver talent, vaguely sniffed the scent of some civilization ladder framework.

Thus Ta Ke is willing to spend time researching these demigod stone statues.

During the more than half‑year of prior communication with the ancient elf, Ta Ke learned a considerable amount of resource information from the ancient elf Patrisia.

Combining the relevant information obtained from the mechanical clan, Ta Ke now has a relatively deep understanding of the clan's Sequence Civilization.

The usual deification system is the "Faith Pyramid Theory", which is the most common and also the easiest to be discovered.

In the Legendary stage, one spreads one's reputation and gathers Legendary faith.

By igniting divine fire with faith, one becomes a demigod, and then an eternal deity.

According to the framework of the "Faith Pyramid Ecology Theory".

Becoming a deity is actually not difficult!

As long as the faith ecology is large enough, it is relatively easy for deities to be born.

The extraordinary world of the human clan is not that many.

So we only talk about the digital deities above level 300.

But there are quite a few demigods below level 300.

The Green Star Clan possesses six complete Prime Worlds, and four Prime Worlds contested in a state of war, making its scale enormous.

Therefore, the Green Star Clan has a large number of demigods, deities, and even "Prime Sequence Deities" above level 400.

The Faith Pyramid Ecology can achieve a level‑300 deity without issue.

But the problem arises after level 300.

After level 300, every 10 levels requires a larger expansion of the divine nation's faith framework.

However, the Faith Ecology is difficult to elevate to higher levels of Sequence Civilization.

Simply put, a "faith" pond cannot raise "big fish".

Ta Ke's understanding reaches roughly around level 330.

The Faith Pyramid Ecology Theory basically fails; the level can no longer be raised.

At this point, the Sequence Civilization Ladder Ecology Theory was born.

It shifted from "Faith Ecology" to "Sequence Civilization".

The form also shifted from "Pyramid" to "Ladder".

The Pyramid form is relatively stable.

Therefore!

Demigods are more easily born; this is determined by the basic ecological system.

And the "Ladder" form is evidently less stable, but it allows deities to climb to higher levels.

At this time, sufficient power is needed to stabilize the ladder, so that one can ascend to the high level of 400.

And the "Chaotic Star Core" is the cornerstone that stabilizes the "Sequence Ladder".

Ta Ke, from these "demigod statues" and "divine statues", sniffed a similar aura of a stable Sequence Civilization ladder!

The more ladder cornerstones of the Sequence Civilization, the better.

The more solid the foundation, the more one can climb to higher levels.

How is a massive creation like the Steam·Chaotic Star Core manufactured?

Ta Ke is still quite at a loss at the moment.

He guesses it is an "ecological artifact" of the Prime World, not made by human hands.

These "divine statues" are clearly artificially forged, and also possess a "faith ecology".

Since that is the case.

"Can I fully understand the manufacturing principles of these divine statues and then make them myself?"

This is Ta Ke's intention to study these demigod statues.

After all, once successful.

That would be more creative than igniting a Chaotic Star Core.

"Chaotic Star Core" is essentially a creation of an ancient civilization.

Ta Ke ignites them, championing a one‑handed "take‑what‑you‑need" approach.

And if one masters a creation method like the "demigod statue".

That would grant independent intellectual property rights.

Then Ta Ke could lay his own cornerstone for deification.

Moreover.

Steam ecology excels at constructing steam factories for production and creation!