Chapter 493: Tri‑Form Faith, War Commences!

Level 240!

Mid‑tier Legend!

Weak Demigod Realm!

Finally, I can say I've touched the threshold of immortal eternity!

Feeling the stabilized Level 240 and the elevated Mid‑tier Legend source energy.

Ta Ke gently eases the thrum of his thoughts.

Although here in this divine forbidden land I cannot ignite Divine Fire to officially become a Weak Demigod, I am not in a hurry.

After all, aside from the Divine Fire furnace, no Divine Fire can be lit here.

Ta Ke lightly rubs his palm, feeling every subtle nuance.

"Divine Fire cannot be lit; for a transcendent like me with deep foundations, that actually brings many benefits."

In his thoughts, Ta Ke lifts his head to gaze at the few Divine·Steam·Chaotic Star Cores hanging in the heavens.

"At least I no longer have to worry about the scorching of Divine Fire disrupting my ascension process."

Indeed, the Steam Ecological Zone illuminated by Ta Ke through the Steam World also contributes Faith to him, the "Natural Faith" derived from the natural ecosystem.

Divine beings even stronger must vie for divine Faith.

From transcendent lives comes more "Life Faith."

Thus the clan thrives and prospers.

The foundation of the transcendent ecology determines the upper structural framework.

From the steam natural ecology comes "Natural Faith."

So it returns to the most primitive, most basic level.

After ascending to Legend, one must build an ecological realm and gather Faith.

Undoubtedly, a transcendent domain is required.

The surging "Star Core Faith" deepens Ta Ke's understanding of the power of Faith.

Divine Faith places more emphasis on human Faith, more precisely the Faith of "Transcendents."

"After all, my Faith power… is too great!"

And the Steam Ecology that Ta Ke has illuminated.

As the Legendary Sequence Tree absorbs the "Legendary Starfire Trait," it also begins an extremely slight absorption of the "Faith Divine Fire Trait."

"Moreover…"

Within the Mid‑tier Legend Sequence Tree that has completed ascension and is gradually stabilizing.

Overall, sufficient Transcendents are needed as foundational ecological resources.

And Ta Ke's "Steam Faith" partly inherits the Faith of the "Transcendents" from the Steam Sequence.

But with the Steam·Chaotic Star Core that Ta Ke ignited.

This discovery left Ta Ke slightly stunned.

"After leaving this place and igniting Divine Fire… the advancement efficiency of my Legendary·Demigod Sequence Tree ecology will move a step further."

Having opened the brand‑new track "Steam Ecology," Ta Ke now differs greatly from previous deities.

Whether it is "Faith" or the higher‑level "Sequence Civilization."

Even higher‑form Sequence True Gods also require the "Sequence Civilization" ladder.

And the struggle over "Faith" is often a brutal war of life and death.

To nurture countless Transcendents to contribute Faith, and to build a Transcendent Ecological Sequence Civilization.

Only then did I realize that within the Transcendent Steam Ecological Zone, the source of my "Faith" power, besides Transcendents, comes from elsewhere.

This is the key to becoming a deity.

"Within tolerable limits, the fiercer the Divine Fire burns, the faster my ascension speed."

Seizing more Transcendent worlds, even the primary Transcendent world, to cultivate more Transcendents and Transcendent ecology.

Divine ascension requires the "Faith" precipitated by a Transcendent ecological nation.

Ta Ke carefully feels the Mid‑tier Legend ecology.

The Faith power settled there is as heavy as a mountain, as vast as the sea!

The "Star Core Faith" derived from the Steam·Chaotic Star Core.

Legendary strongholds must vie for legendary reputation.

"For many Weak Demigods whose Faith power is insufficient, burning Divine Fire is a pressure."

"But for me, who possess a deep and astonishing divine foundation, igniting Divine Fire at Level 240 is equivalent to swapping the legendary fireseed in my Steam Legendary Sequence Tree's furnace for a divine fireseed—clearly a driving force."

When Ta Ke more delicately employs the Steam·Civilization·Weaver to sense the Steam Faith transmitted from each ecological zone's power,

This conversion and absorption of Faith power is also the key for Mid‑tier Legendary strongholds to become Weak Demigods at Level 240.

These three Faiths are the main forces of Ta Ke's belief.

At the beginning, Ta Ke had not realized the formidable nature of the "Natural Faith" inherent in the Steam Ecology.

But as more and more "Natural Faith" gathered,

Even surpassing the human clan's "Life Faith" and the yet‑unbloomed "Star Core Faith,"

Ta Ke then truly realized the formidable traits of the deeply reengineered "Steam Ecology" in his hands.

A solid foundation for divinity!

And this time,

Ta Ke even merged the ancient forbidden land's peculiar "Star Net Ecology" into the "Steam Ecology."

This boosts the expansion potential of the Steam Ecology by hundreds, even thousands of times.

Once it goes out, it begins releasing the new version of the "Steam·Star Web ecosystem," to update the vast Steam ecosystem outside.

The scene after the brand‑new version update is simply unimaginable.

Even… that powerful "Primary World ecosystem" could be infiltrated by the Steam·Star Web ecosystem; it's not impossible.

Undermining the source?

No… this is called hardcore torch‑passing.

The kind where a fire pipe is jammed into the mouth.

"Just entering this Divine Forbidden Land, a single wave of enhancement in the Star Nest alone is already astonishing."

"Not to mention, there is still plenty of time ahead to acquire other valuable resources."

"This time the mid‑tier legend ascends; the legend's source energy mutates, its will rises a notch, the activation state of the Chaotic Rune profound art improves considerably, and overall strength is at least threefold, perhaps fourfold!"

"Of course, the most important thing… fate!"

Grasping the high‑dimensional trace of fate's lattice, feeling that distant mysterious point, Ta Ke pondered.

"That Star‑Void Prophet is far too arrogant."

The Star‑Void Prophet's scans of Ta Ke, even its attacks on him, are too frequent and last too long.

That gives Ta Ke a certain opportunity.

Through this breakthrough, he grasps some of the power of the fate lattice, and Ta Ke already possesses an extreme innate talent at the lattice level.

Now, Ta Ke has vaguely located the Star‑Void Prophet's position.

But Ta Ke hasn't followed the lattice to investigate further; there's no need to alert the snake now!

"The premise of fate's divination and the Prophet's peeking is… a butterfly bound by fate cannot flap its wings nor break free."

"But I… happen to be the being that can rewrite fate!"

"For now, first stabilize cultivation for a while; at least until the Star‑Void Prophet hasn't detected my level, they won't act."

"Then go find Se La Fu."

"They've always wanted to strike the Green Star Clan, right? The opportunity… has arrived!"

……

Time flies!

Unnoticed, more than a year sped by in an instant.

Between steep peaks and rugged ridges, a legendary bird‑person of the Windbite Tribe, with legendary‑state blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, a grim expression, flew at breakneck speed, occasionally glancing back as if fearing something might catch up.

During flight, he violently swung the Steam·Star Web strands coiled around his arms, which emitted a faint steam rumble.

The legendary strongman of the Windbite Tribe showed an angry look.

"If it weren't for these damned Star Webs, I wouldn't have been discovered by that damned Nightfall Giant Xue Bairen."

"Unfortunately I can't ignite divine fire here; otherwise I'd let that Xue Bairen see my demigod power."

In his thoughts, the Windbite legend narrowed his gaze and scanned the surroundings.

Within the Windbite Tribe's unique "Wind Sight" range.

The criss‑crossing Steam Star Webs now densely cover the ground, mountains, rivers, sky, even reaching the Star Webs deep within the firmament.

Between the Web's threads, there is a thin veil of steam mist.

Seeing these Steam·Star Webs, the Windbite legend's anger surged further.

In the past year or two, the Steam Star Web has rapidly blossomed, covering the entire floating Star Nest region.

These damned Steam Star Webs not only expand at a staggering rate, but infiltrate every corner in all directions.

Thus, the transcendents in the "Floating Island Star Nest" area cannot evade the Steam Star Web's detection at all.

Even powerful ones like the Green Star Clan must sidestep these Webs to act in the floating Star Nest.

Once Ta Ke targets someone, the outcome needs no further explanation.

Hundreds of deaths among the Green Star Clan have been the strongest proof in the past year or two.

Moreover, because of the Steam·Star Web, Ta Ke's name has grown ever louder in this Divine Forbidden Land, almost known by everyone.

After all, a single person, relying on the Steam·Star Web, monopolizes an entire ecological zone.

This is the Divine Forbidden Land, something never before seen in ages.

The grudges between the Green Star Clan and Ta Ke·Lamoer are gradually becoming known to more and more entrants.

While flying, the Windbite legend's mind replayed the scene he just witnessed.

"Those twenty‑plus Starlight Giants gathered together, looking extremely covert, as if to execute some plan, later…"

"If not for these Webs blocking, I wouldn't be so passive, even the message transmission…"

"That damned Ta Ke!"

"Fortunately… the Green Star Clan's plan is about to unfold, this time Ta Ke is certainly doomed!"

Just as the Windbite Tribe's emotions settled, a sudden anomaly erupted.

"Wah‑la‑la…"

A massive vortex suddenly burst open in the firmament's veil.

Terrifying chaotic spacetime forces radiated outward, rapidly spreading through the Star Webs, freezing the world around the Windbite legend in an instant.

Immediately, a Nightfall Hand towering over two hundred meters—far taller than the Windbite legend—plunged down from the vortex.

"No…"

The Windbite legend's face twisted into a ferocious, desperate howl!

The massive hand suddenly grasped, then squeezed.

"Bang…"

The Windbite legend's legendary form was crushed outright, exploding like a firecracker, then turning into nourishment for the Steam Star Web.

…………

Upon the endless, vast plateau!

The Nightfall Giant Xue Bairun, eight thousand meters tall, towering and stern‑faced, the night sky draped over him like silk, slowly withdrew his palm.

Also a mid‑tier legend.

Moreover, that legendary strongman of the Windbite Tribe is 22 levels higher than Xue Bairun.

Yet Xue Bairun, at level 242, can kill that Windbite Tribe legendary strongman Birdman with just a gentle pinch.

This is the tremendous, terrifying destructive power possessed by the Starlight Giant Clan.

They possess the boundless, majestic "Giant Sequence" and a denseness like a mountain "Giant State".

This makes them near‑invincible, one‑on‑one opponents of the same tier within this chaotic main‑world realm.

"Prince Xue Bairun's attack truly earns my admiration; though it is but a pinch, the majestic power it contains is awe‑inspiring."

Seated cross‑legged within the high‑altitude Star Web, Ta Ke said with a hint of envy.

"Your Highness Ta Ke, you flatter me; your effortless crossing of vast distances, even the means by which you can transmit my attack, is truly divine."

The Nightfall Giant Xue Bairun replied with a calm expression.

"Enough!"

At that moment, a giant as towering as Xue Bairun, pale‑faced, a Starlight Giant with a slightly dim, silvery glow, the Silver‑glowing old giant, slowly spoke.

"Having dealt with this rashly intruding interlude, we shall now proceed with our plan!"

At this point the Silver‑glowing old giant paused, casting a glance at Ta Ke.

"From the method you just employed, Your Highness Ta Ke, we can indeed pass through directly."

"If so, then the plan is simple."

"At present, a portion of the clan members I dispatched have already arrived at the designated area."

"Moreover, both the Divine Fire Furnace area and the Ancient Source Curse Tablet area have a certain number of forces cooperating there."

"If we fail to seize their main forces, there is no need for us to join the battle; we lose nothing and can instead gather troops to head to the Divine Fire Furnace."

"Conversely, once we capture them…"

The Silver‑glowing old giant inhaled deeply.

"What awaits them is a death apocalypse!"

"Alright, Your Highness Ta Ke, begin!"

As the Silver‑glowing old giant's words faded,

more than twenty Starlight Giants surrounding, each at least five to six thousand meters tall, some seven to eight thousand meters, fixed their gazes on Ta Ke.

All the Starlight Giants gathered here are top‑tier mid‑level legends.

One‑on‑one, they could even knock the sense out of a Green Star Clan fool.

Especially Nightfall Giant Xue Bairun, a top‑level powerhouse of the entire era.

In the annotations of the more than twenty legendary Starlight Giant Clan strongmen,

Ta Ke contacted the Steam Star Web network and began casting.

After breaking through to level 240,

Ta Ke solidified his mid‑tier legendary sequence for about a year.

After all aspects settled and stabilized, Ta Ke proceeded to coordinate the Starlight Giant Clan's actions.

If it were someone else, the Starlight Giant Clan might not agree to large‑scale cooperation.

Yet Ta Ke's name, radiating through the Steam Star Web, spreads across the entire floating‑island Star Nest region.

Everyone almost knows the grudges between the Steam Legendary Wizard Ta Ke La Mo Er and the Green Star Clan.

They also know how brutally the two sides have clashed.

Ta Ke's "Ecology" versus the Green Star Clan's "Ritual" has repeatedly stirred massive ripples in this forbidden divine land.

Additionally, the Starlight Giant Clan and Ta Ke have had several successive collaborations concerning the Star Nest.

Thus, both sides naturally facilitated this high‑intensity cooperation.

This battle!

Not only is Xue Bairun present, a top‑level figure with great influence among the Starlight Giant race.

It also includes Lei Mengsi, the veteran Green Star Clan leader of the "Star‑capturing Giant" in the forbidden divine land.

Today marks the formal launch of the battle formation against the Green Star Clan.

The Starlight Giants are powerful.

However, their sheer size is a problem.

Not to mention the difficulty for the Green Star Clan to locate those hidden strongholds.

Even if found, the Green Star Clan would discover them first and could easily withdraw.

But this time, it is different!

Ta Ke not only has a high chance of locating some of the Starlight Giant Clan's main forces.

He also has the qualification and ability to swiftly transport the Starlight Giants there.

Ta Ke's strategic deployment.

This is the core key to today's battle.

Locate the enemy's main forces, deploy, and crush them.

The most advanced war strategies are often this plain.

Soon, Ta Ke completed the accumulation and consolidation of his power.

"Before I was always on the defensive, taking hits, fleeing. Now it's my turn to attack!"

Feeling the great power settled within the Steam Star Net's ecosystem, Ta Ke thought to himself.

Immediately, Ta Ke calmed his mind and surveyed the many strong Starlight Giant clan members around him.

"Everyone! Once I open the portal of space‑time, you can go through; then I will use the Steam Star Net to provide some guidance."

"Perhaps… it might not even need my guidance."

"After all, with so many giants appearing near them, they will surely become restless and reveal their traces."

Ta Ke's words fell, and a Starlight Giant expressed slight doubt.

"This teleportation power doesn't seem very strong; can it really transport so many of us?"

"You see, our Starlight Giant race, because our ecological profile is so powerful, many teleportation forces cannot let us cross. Perhaps… Your Highness Ta Ke, could you settle for a bit longer? After all, we are not in a hurry."

"Indeed, I also think accumulating more power is safer. The space‑time traversal power our Starlight Giant clan needs is far beyond ordinary. If, when a few of us go, the space‑time force can't hold, that would be a huge trouble."

"That is indeed the case…"

Many Starlight Giants nodded in agreement.

Facing the doubts from the Starlight Giant crowd, Ta Ke merely gave a faint smile.

"Everyone! I have already settled enough power, for when the world is willing to grant me a certain resonance, ultra‑long‑distance traversal will be easy!"

"Not only twenty‑something, even if there are two hundred giants, I can still transport you all!"

"Alright, prepare yourselves; I'm opening the gate!"

His words finished, following the high‑rank fate guidance of the Steam Star Net, and borrowing the resonance reflected from the Chaotic Star Core and the ecological origin of the Divine Forbidden Land, Ta Ke tore open a space‑time fissure twenty thousand metres high and five to six thousand metres wide.

The original space‑time gate was forced open by the great power, losing its original "gate" shape.

What appeared was the most fundamental cross‑space fissure.

Its form may be unsightly, but its function is flawless.

Immediately, the Starlight Giants crossed the fissure one by one.

Soon after, a vast and scorching aura surged forth.

Each Starlight Giant shone like a sun, emitting myriad stellar glimmers.

In an instant, a region spanning several thousand kilometres was illuminated.

But the arriving Starlight Giants discovered an awkward situation.

Namely, they arrived in a raging momentum.

After landing, they found that the area where the Floating Star Nest intersected with the Ancient Source Curse Stele was overall a barren void.

Although the ruins of the Ancient Source Curse Stele were visible in the distance, there was absolutely no sign of the Green Star Clan.

Surely they didn't just catch emptiness, right?

Even Ta Ke, who came along with everyone, was slightly puzzled.

Hmm… could it be… that fate is playing a trick on us!

At once, Ta Ke suddenly pinched his palm and activated the Forgotten Divine Ring.

Wooo— the steam roared.

Previously, Ta Ke dared not probe deeply for fear of startling the hidden snakes.

Now that we are at what seems to be a snake's nest, Ta Ke no longer needs to hide and pinch.

Fate probing from the high‑rank nexus, steam engaged, full power maxed!