Chapter 486: Forbidden Divine Land!

The steam·magical cottage renovated by Ta Ke.

Much more spacious than before, like a mountain peak a thousand meters high.

To the two-hundred-meter-tall demigod before him, it was like a large living room, also quite spacious.

And for Ta Ke, whose legendary form is just over a hundred meters, it goes without saying.

"How has your cultivation of Stellar Mark power been lately?"

"The seated demigod Lei Qiao exchanged a few polite pleasantries."

"Your cultivation progress has been quite good; in recent days I exchanged with some friends for some manuals on mastering and using Stellar Mark power, benefiting greatly."

Ta Ke couldn't fathom the thoughts and schemes of this demigod Lei Qiao, so he chose his words carefully.

The demigod Lei Qiao nodded.

"Fusion?"

"Hmm?"

"If there's any use for me, senior, just give the order."

After pondering a moment, he then spoke.

"Compared to our Chaos Rune Arcana, which has balanced characteristics in all aspects."

"When combined with forbidden and divine spells, the erupting might even startled Ta Ke."

"Just saying, our Chaos Rune Arcana is in a free state, while this power of the Stellar Mark Rune Arcana is in a solidified state of that primordial power?"

In the course of his explanation, the demigod Lei Qiao elaborated on the illusory-substantial state of Stellar Mark power.

Currently, Ta Ke has a fairly good grasp of Stellar Mark power, but his application is obviously only at a superficial level.

"Hehe..."

"Stellar Mark and Chaos are both forms of the cosmic primordial state."

Just as Ta Ke was quickly absorbing and summarizing the aspects of these insights he had gained,

"According to our Green Star Clan's years of research on Stellar Mark power, we have generally confirmed that only a deep fusion of Stellar Mark power with the Chaos Rune Arcana can perfectly unleash the power of Stellar Mark."

"Could it be... that this mysterious Stellar Mark power actually has some unknown secret?"

"Superficial use?"

"Stellar Mark power is indeed marvelous; especially this Xiluoyue·Xinghen, which contains wonderful illusory-substantial changes, able to coordinate with substantive forbidden spells, and also match the illusory aspect of elemental-state and sequence-state forbidden spells, producing a miraculous destructive effect."

The demigod Lei Qiao smiled, then lowered his voice to say.

Upon hearing this, Ta Ke's heart gave a slight start.

Ta Ke had only explored some coordination in the substantive state of forbidden and divine spells.

"Yes!"

"For example, Stellar Mark power combined with firepower can give the flame, while burning, extreme destructive tearing power; if the flame has strong penetrative ability, it can continually dismember the enemy's legendary form, legendary sequence..."

"Another example: fully integrating Stellar Mark power into the outline of a substantive forbidden spell, letting Stellar Mark power immerse in the spell rather than merely attaching to its outside, thus enhancing the destructive power of the substantive forbidden spell."

But regarding the illusory-state elements and their sequence alignment, Ta Ke is still far from grasping the threshold.

"In the layer of forbidden and divine spells, the use of the illusory-substantial state is a relatively superficial application of Stellar Mark."

"From the perspective of our Elven Clan Nation's long-term research on Stellar Mark,"

Saying this, the demigod Lei Qiao paused, then his tone became noticeably solemn.

"But at this moment, this demigod said the application in the forbidden and divine spell layer is superficial?"

The demigod Lei Qiao again slowly opened his mouth to speak.

"The deeper one masters Stellar Mark power, the more one understands its obscure and formidable nature."

Upon hearing this, Ta Ke suddenly felt enlightened in many aspects.

"Chaos is the primary primordial characteristic of our region's area, while Stellar Mark is the primordial cosmic ecological characteristic of other regions."

Such a systematic power is not so easily mastered in depth and then superficially.

After all, this powerful Stellar Mark power is different from source energy and the aspect of rune arcana.

Seeing the demigod Lei Qiao examining him,

Seeing Ta Ke understand at a glance, the demigod Lei Qiao smiled and nodded.

"Is Stellar Mark power also a kind of cosmic primordial state power?"

"Fused with the Chaos Rune?"

As the demigod Lei Qiao elaborated, Ta Ke's thoughts raced like lightning, and after a moment he took a deep breath and said.

Ta Ke's heart felt a slight enlightenment.

You know, the destructive power displayed by Stellar Mark itself is already astonishing.

"Or then..."

"The Stellar Mark trait focuses solely on destructive traits."

"That's why it can manifest such an astonishing destructive power."

With a large influx of information,

Ta Ke quickly organized all aspects of Stellar Mark power.

"No wonder they say Stellar Mark is the power that destroyed the main world."

"Indeed, it is also one of the cosmic primordial state powers."

"But... the Chaos Rune Arcana is balanced-oriented."

"While Stellar Mark is oriented toward destruction."

"Now, the strength of Stellar Mark's destructive trait makes some sense."

"At the same time, the reason Stellar Mark power can combine with various forbidden and divine spells has been found: it itself is one of the cosmic primordial state powers, merely differing in form from the Chaos Rune Arcana I know."

Prior to this, Ta Ke had already felt how powerful this Star Traces power was.

Translation: "Before, Ta Ke had already felt the power of this Star Traces."

Prior to this, Ta Ke had already felt how strong this Star Traces power is.

We'll keep single line.

He never imagined that this Star Traces power would be far stronger than he thought.

Translation: "But he never imagined that this Star Traces power would be far stronger than he thought."

This is truly one of the genuine cosmic origin states.

Translation: "This is genuinely one of the Cosmic Origin States."

Ta Ke's thoughts were deep in contemplation.

Translation: "Ta Ke's thoughts wandered."

The demigod Lei Qiao continued to explain.

Translation: "Demigod Lei Qiao continued his explanation."

"The Star Traces you currently possess are only unleashing a fraction of their power."

Translation: "\"The Star Traces you currently wield are merely a fraction of their power. \""

"These offensive Star Traces rune mysteries must be combined with the rune mysteries of other origin states to truly unleash the full power of the Star Traces rune mysteries."

Translation: "\"These offensive Star Traces Rune Mysteries need to be combined with other origin-state rune mysteries to unleash the true formidable nature of the Star Traces Rune Mysteries. \""

They need to be combined with the rune mysteries of other origin states.

"The rune mysteries of the various natural elements in our worlds are all minor, while the Chaos rune mystery is a major‑world rune mystery."

Translation: "\"The rune mysteries of the various natural elements in our worlds are all secondary rune mysteries, while the Chaos Rune Mysteries are Main World rank rune mysteries! \""

"After combining the Star Traces rune mystery with the Chaos rune mystery, the resulting higher‑intensity Star Traces·Chaos rune mystery is generally called a cosmic‑grade rune mystery."

Translation: "\"After combining the Star Traces Rune Mysteries with the Chaos Rune Mysteries, the resulting higher-intensity rune mystery, the Star Traces-Chaos Rune Mysteries, is generally called a Cosmic Rank Rune Mystery by us. \""

"Such cosmic‑grade rune mysteries are far more powerful than major‑world rune mysteries."

Translation: "\"Such Cosmic Rank rune mysteries can be far more formidable than Main World rank rune mysteries. \""

Demigod Lei Qiao's explanation was calm and natural.

Translation: "Demigod Lei Qiao's explanation was calm and natural."

But when it reached Ta Ke's ears, it gave him a shocking, deafening feeling.

Translation: "But upon reaching Ta Ke's ears, it gave a deafening shock."

"Minor rune mystery!"

Translation: "Secondary Rune Mysteries!"

"Major‑world rune mystery!"

Translation: "Main World Rank Rune Mysteries!"

"Cosmic‑grade rune mystery!"

Translation: "Cosmic Rank Rune Mysteries!"

Ta Ke quickly realized that something was different.

Translation: "Soon Ta Ke realized there was something different."

"What about the time and space rune mysteries?" Ta Ke asked.

Translation: "\"What about the Time and Space Rune Mysteries? \" Ta Ke asked."

"They are pan‑major‑world rune mysteries!" Demigod Lei Qiao stated bluntly.

Translation: "\"It's the Pan-Main World Rune Mysteries! \" Demigod Lei Qiao explained straightforwardly."

"The power of time and space permeates many worlds; the Chaos rune mystery you wield already contains time and space power, which you should be able to sense. A balanced Chaos rune mystery draws together and equalizes the pan‑major‑world time and space."

Translation: "\"The power of time and space permeates many worlds; the Chaos Rune Mysteries you wield contain time and space power, and you should be able to feel that the balanced Chaos Rune Mysteries have gathered and balanced the time and space of the Pan-Main World. \""

"Indeed!" Ta Ke nodded solemnly, for Demigod Lei Qiao's explanation was remarkably precise and accurate.

Translation: "\"Indeed! \" Ta Ke nodded solemnly, after all Demigod Lei Qiao's explanation was very precise and accurate!"

A new veil of power faintly unfurled before Ta Ke's eyes, and even he couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.

Translation: "A new power veil was faintly unveiled before Ta Ke's eyes; even Ta Ke couldn't help but feel his heart tremble."

Such a theory does not exist at all in the Chaos Ancient Continent.

Translation: "Such theory does not exist at all in the Chaos Ancient Continent."

Only by contacting higher‑order civilizations outside can one learn about these matters.

Translation: "Only by contacting higher-order civilizations outside can one learn this information."

Fortunately, in this outside world Ta Ke has mastered, the knowledge he has gathered and learned pertains exactly to this information.

Translation: "Fortunately, in this outside world, Ta Ke's grasp of learning and storage is precisely this kind of resource information."

"Merge the Star Traces runes into the Chaos runes."

Translation: "\"Integrate the Star Traces Rune into the Chaos Rune. \""

"Given that this Star Traces rune focuses on destructive power, it is likely to be even more astonishing than the destructive capacity of the Chaos rune."

Translation: "\"According to this Star Traces Rune focused on destructive power, its destructive capability is likely even more astonishing than that produced by the Chaos Rune. \""

"And the difficulty here is probably just—the fusion of the two."

Translation: "\"And the difficulty here is likely——the fusion of the two! \""

In his thoughts, Ta Ke looked toward Demigod Lei Qiao and spoke slowly.

Translation: "In his thoughts, Ta Ke looked toward Demigod Lei Qiao and spoke slowly."

"Lord Lei Qiao, merging these major‑world rune mysteries must be extremely difficult, right?"

Translation: "\"Lord Lei Qiao, the fusion of these Main World Rank Rune Mysteries is probably very difficult, right? \""

"Not just high—it's extraordinarily high."

Translation: "\"Not just high, but extremely extremely high. \""

Demigod Lei Qiao said in a deep voice.

Translation: "Demigod Lei Qiao spoke in a deep voice."

"Their fusion is not a simple 1+1 effect, but a transcendent qualitative change."

Translation: "\"The fusion of the two is not merely an 11 effect, but a transcendent qualitative change. \""

"Once fused, possessing both characteristics, the power of the rune mystery will increase tenfold."

Translation: "\"Once fused, possessing both characteristics, the power of the rune mysteries will increase tenfold. \""

"Taking the Chaos rune mystery as the foundation, once the 100‑cycle Star Traces·Chaos rune mystery fusion is completed, its power will rival that of a 1000‑cycle Chaos rune mystery."

Translation: "\"Taking the Chaos Rune Mysteries as the foundation, once the fusion of the 100-loop Star Traces-Chaos Rune Mysteries is completed, its power will rival that of the 1000-loop Chaos Rune Mysteries! \""

"That's astonishing?"

Translation: "\"That's astonishing? \""

Ta Ke took a deep breath.

Translation: "Ta Ke took a deep breath."

"Yes! It's exactly that astonishing!" Demigod Lei Qiao replied with a nod.

Translation: "\"Yes! That's exactly how astonishing! \" Demigod Lei Qiao nodded in response."

Ta Ke was still immersed in this "cosmic‑grade rune mystery," his mind unable to calm.

Translation: "Ta Ke was still immersed in the \"Cosmic Rank Rune Mysteries, \" his emotions unable to calm."

Demigod Lei Qiao flipped his hand and produced a pure‑white, jade‑like extraordinary storage bracer.

Translation: "Demigod Lei Qiao flipped his hand and produced a transcendent storage bracelet, pure white like jade."

"It contains many methods, techniques, and means for merging Star Traces power with the Chaos rune mystery."

Translation: "\"It contains many methods, techniques, and means for fusing Star Traces power with Chaos Rune Mysteries. \""

"After all, this Star Traces power differs greatly from the Chaos rune mystery we have comprehended; with these introductory guidelines, you can avoid many detours."

Translation: "\"After all, this Star Traces power differs greatly from the Chaos Rune Mysteries we have comprehended; with these introductory guidelines, you can also avoid many detours. \""

"Although these are concealed resources, someone as talented as you rightfully deserves them."

Translation: "\"Although these are some concealed resource informations, for a talented legend like you, they ought to be yours. \""

Ta Ke naturally had no reason to refuse such resources.

Translation: "For such resources, Ta Ke naturally had no reason to decline."

"Thank you, Senior Lei Qiao!"

Translation: "\"Thank you, Senior Lei Qiao! \""

After receiving the extraordinary storage bracer, Ta Ke gave a solemn thanks.

Translation: "Having received that transcendent storage bracelet, Ta Ke gave a solemn thanks."

"To attempt the fusion, you must at least be proficient in casting curses and divine spells, with both substantive and ethereal reinforcement."

Translation: "\"To perform the fusion, at least you need to be proficient in the actual and ethereal aspects of Forbidden and Divine Spells. \""

"Only when your use of supporting spells is extremely skilled—so effortless it feels like lifting a feather—are you qualified to fuse the two rune mysteries' powers."

Translation: "\"Only when your use of Magic Spells in conjunction is extremely proficient, effortless as lifting a weight, are you qualified to fuse the two rune mysteries' powers. \""

"I see you hardly use them in ordinary times; there's no need to be so sparing."

Translation: "\"I see you usually use them very little; there's no need to do so. \""

"Compared to the contemplative nature of the Chaos rune mystery, the Star Traces power, born of ecological nurturing, emphasizes practical combat; the more you use it, the deeper your understanding and mastery will become."

Translation: "\"Compared to the Chaos Rune Mysteries emphasizing insight, the Star Traces Rune Power, born of ecological nurture, focuses more on practical combat; the more you use it, the deeper your understanding and mastery of this power. \""

"Now, in wartime, our elf kin also diligently nurture many alien talents."

Translation: "\"Now, in a state of war, our Elf Clan also carefully nurtures many talents of other races. \""

"Hmm!"

Translation: "\"Hmm! \""

Ta Ke nodded solemnly, indicating he understood.

Translation: "Ta Ke nodded solemnly, indicating he understood."

This time, the demigod Lei Qiao's explained information is quite substantial.

Translation: "This time, the information Demigod Lei Qiao expounded was indeed considerable."

Ta Ke pondered for a long time; when he finally came to, he saw Demigod Lei Qiao still sitting quietly beside him.

Translation: "Ta Ke pondered for a long time; when he came to, he saw Demigod Lei Qiao still sitting quietly beside him."

"Lord Lei Qiao, do you have any further orders?"

Translation: "\"Lord Lei Qiao, do you have any further orders? \""

Ta Ke spoke briefly, then waited silently at the side.

Translation: "Ta Ke spoke slightly, then waited quietly at the side."

This time, the demigod Lei Qiao not only revealed the secrets of the Star Traces rune mystery to Ta Ke, but also provided him with introductory guidance resources for fusing the Star Traces rune mystery.

Translation: "This time, this Demigod Lei Qiao not only told Ta Ke the secret of the Star Traces Rune Mysteries, but also gave Ta Ke introductory guidance resources for fusing the Star Traces Rune Mysteries."

"Merely 'cherishing talent' and 'cultivating' certainly cannot explain it."

Translation: "\"Simply\" loving talent and nurturing\" certainly cannot explain it."

As expected, after Ta Ke waited a moment, Demigod Lei Qiao then turned to him and spoke slowly.

Translation: "As expected, after Ta Ke waited a moment, Demigod Lei Qiao then looked at Ta Ke and spoke slowly."

In about two years, deep within our Elf Kingdom, we will dispatch a group of legends below demigod into the 【Divine Forbidden Land】 to carry out a new round of fostering, which can also be said to be a struggle and slaughter!

Divine Forbidden Land?

Breeding? Fighting and slaughter?

In an instant, Ta Ke understood that Lord Lei Qiao's being courteous and giving him things this time was the main purpose.

"Divine Forbidden Land?"

"I've heard those people say that before."

"That place is where divine power is suppressed and cannot be ignited; only legendary strong ones can enter."

"The resources there are among the few places possessing higher-sequence civilization resources."

"Although I wasn't lacking resources before becoming a demigod, after becoming a divine spirit I basically have none left."

"Moreover, that place is a treasure trove of resources from a higher-sequence civilization, and it must contain records about the civilization-sequence ladder, even possessing such resources."

Seeing that Ta Ke had no intention of refusing,

Demigod Lei Qiao continued his exposition.

"To become a true god, a demigod must pass this 300-level threshold, and to pass it, they must establish a strong divine nation faith ecosystem."

"But for now, my faith-ecology power is not considered strong."

"Moreover, due to the constant invasions of the Green Star Tribe, our Elven Kingdom's ecological losses keep increasing, and as the war tightens, resources are continually being diverted."

"Overall, the difficulty of ascending to a divine spirit is gradually increasing."

"Besides using the power of the demigod realm's faith-ecology, one can also borrow some treasures possessing sequence-ladder characteristics."

"But such treasures are extremely rare in the outside world, and their value is unimaginably high."

"In that Divine Forbidden Land, there are corresponding sequence-ladder resources for breaking through demigod and ascending to divine spirit."

"I know which places inside the Divine Forbidden Land possess these top-tier civilization-sequence ladder resources."

"If you are willing to go and try, I can give you the quota I have for entrants."

"Moreover, when you return, if the resources you bring back satisfy me, I can give you a portion of the statue ecology of the Xiluoyue Goddess Statue."

Demigod Lei Qiao's exposition contained a great deal of information.

Originally, Ta Ke was seeking exactly this kind of civilization-sequence ladder resources.

I never expected that Lord Lei Qiao the demigod would actually have this information at hand.

Regardless of whether this agreement allows us to seize treasures, at least the information on civilization-sequence ladder resources will not be lacking.

Just this point alone is enough for Ta Ke to make the trip.

Furthermore, Demigod Lei Qiao's promise to give Ta Ke a portion of the Xiluoyue Goddess Statue's statue ecology also made Ta Ke's heart flutter slightly.

To obtain a portion of the statue's ecology, one must necessarily dismantle the statue.

Know that many strong guardians have been stationed here all along, precisely to protect this vital resource location.

And now we must dismantle these 'core resource' statues.

"Lord Lei Qiao, are we preparing to withdraw from here?"

Ta Ke asked tentatively.

"We have such plans."

Demigod Lei Qiao nodded.

"Regardless of whether we withdraw in the future, after you enter this Divine Forbidden Land this time and bring back the corresponding resources, I will give you a portion of the Xiluoyue Goddess Statue's statue ecology."

"Preserving these ecological traits will greatly aid our research and comprehension, and help us master the power of the Xiluoyue Star Mark."

"Moreover..."

Having said that, Demigod Lei Qiao paused.

"You also like studying demigod stone statues, don't you?"

"I can also allow you to take a portion."

Ta Ke, upon hearing this, gave a light laugh.

"Since Lord Lei Qiao has said all this, I have no reason to refuse this Divine Forbidden Land operation."

"I just don't know much about the Divine Forbidden Land, and I hope Lord Lei Qiao can provide more information on this."

"Hehe... these are trivial matters."

Seeing Ta Ke agree, Lei Qiao finally showed a smile.

Another half hour passed.

Lei Qiao then rose and left Ta Ke's wondrous cottage.

Just as he came out, Lei Qiao felt many gazes and sensing powers quietly gathering here.

Immediately, Demigod Lei Qiao's face darkened and he shouted in anger.

"What are you all looking at here? Don't you need to cultivate and guard against external trifles?"

"Are you waiting for the enemy to charge in and greet you?"

"Coincidentally, next month two minor god nations are preparing a counterattack; those of you who dislike cultivation can drag your true forms to the front to serve as cannon fodder!"

With Demigod Lei Qiao's anger, divine power spread.

Many who originally wanted to gather information received a stern scolding.

Seeing those many sensing powers disperse.

Demigod Lei Qiao then slightly restrained his expression.

However, the sense of crisis and pressure in the depths of his eyes grew ever heavier.

"The situation on the front lines is increasingly unfavorable, and the pressure here is growing greater."

"Meanwhile, the foreign tribes stationed here, when greedy for resources, are like hyenas; when they truly fight to the death, they run away at full speed."

"The three mid-level legends involved in this resource agreement all possess the foundation to ignite divine fire; they are top-tier mid-level legends, extremely strong, not inferior to weak demigods."

「While this Ta Ke, not only is his talent outstanding, his strength is amazingly strong, …… he is not of our clan. 」

「I don't know whether these people can bring back the resources this time. 」

This concerns the matter of advancing to divine spirit.

Even he, the demigod Lei Qiao, is extremely cautious.

…………

Inside the miraculous cottage!

Having finished perusing the myriad resources bestowed by the demigod Lei Qiao, Ta Ke sat cross-legged, his brow furrowed with mixed joy and worry.

「Although this 【Star Scar】 and 【Chaos】 are both regarded as the 'cosmic primordial state', it is obvious that their properties are not the same. 」

「Hmm…… correct nonsense! 」

「As for the 【Star Scar】 power inclined toward battle and destruction, I, through the system's unrestricted advancement of fragment numbers, have become ever more deeply aligned with this power. 」

「I can more effectively utilize the 【Star Scar】 power in conjunction with divine spells and forbidden curses, moving from substance to emptiness. 」

「When the time comes to perfectly utilize these forbidden and divine spells to unleash these powers…」

「Then we can begin to deeply master the 【Star Scar】 power, in order to advance the 【Star Scar·Chaos Rune Arcana】, this cosmic-level arcane power. 」

「As for cultivation in the aspects of Star Scar and rune arcana, it's temporarily not on the agenda; after all, I merely have accumulated much Star Scar power, and I have not yet begun the deep mastery of Star Scar power. 」

「And then………」

With such thoughts, Ta Ke paused.

「This time's deep exploration of the divine forbidden land. 」

「Not only will a certain number of elves enter, but also the Verdant Star race, light giants, and several other formidable legendary powerhouses from the main world. 」

「Although this is the divine forbidden land, divine power cannot be exerted here. 」

「However, among mid-tier legendary realm experts who wield quasi-demigod strength, there are not a few. 」

「According to the data, just the past experts of the Elf Kingdom of A'bei alone are numerous for this occasion. 」

「On the Verdant Star race's side, many legendary realm super-genius powerhouses will also participate. 」

「Basically, this can be seen as a contest between top-tier genius experts. 」

「This time, however, it's somewhat interesting! 」

Ta Ke, lightly rubbing his palm, fell into thought.