Chapter 512: Rise to Half-God!

【True God·Mechanical God Net·Origin Fire Seed】

This top‑grade divine material.

First are the properties related to the 【Origin Fire Seed】 in this fire‑seed material.

This ancient fire‑seed itself possesses some eternal traits of a 500‑level True God, forged by the baptism of heavy ages.

Though few, these traits are like guiding lanterns, the direction of a ladder, a fate's beacon.

They provide Taku assistance in reaching the obscure path of the 500‑level True God sequence.

Next!

【Mechanical God Net】 properties.

They greatly strengthen the 【Demon Net】 within Taku's half‑god ecology.

Normally, Taku's 【Demon Net】 can at most endure and store power of the "Divine Spell level."

Layer by layer, the ladder of the Steam Sequence Civilization built by steam ecology already shows a clear prototype.

As Taku lightly touches the steam sequence ladder.

This gives Taku's 【Ancient God Spell】 a chance to be directly stored within his own Demon Net ecology, enabling rapid release of the powerful 【Ancient God Spell】.

It cannot bear the mighty power of the 【Ancient God Spell】 at this level.

When confronting foes in battle, rapid release is essentially impossible.

Yet the 【Mechanical God Net】 within the 【True God·Mechanical God Net·Origin Fire Seed】 material of the ancient mechanical True God.

Requires a long period of preparation.

"Begin…"

And precisely because of that.

When Taku's mind is fully immersed above the Divine Stars of the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship, immersed within the entire Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship Divine Kingdom.

A multitude of Chao Shen Da Shi stand in strict formation, awaiting.

Around the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship, the power of the Dark Sun God surged suddenly.

This 【True God·Mechanical God Net·Origin Fire Seed】 offers considerable aid to Taku at his current stage.

It seems to sense the surge of the Steam Ecology Divine Kingdom.

While traveling the main world outside.

Taku then regarded it as the ascension material for his key node.

Wuwuwu…

This is something many deities cannot achieve.

Simultaneously, three mighty divine forces, through the 【Divine Punishment Ritual】, gaze upon the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship Divine Kingdom.

And this is why Taku dares, amid the confrontation, to climb the ladder and become a half‑god.

The outer hull of the vessel, more precisely the world deck of the ship.

He inhaled deeply and exhaled gently.

The steam star net also shines ever brighter.

The steam rolls continuously, as if alive.

"Level 269— not only is the ecology solidified, but the divinity has also settled remarkably."

He withdrew his attention from external peering.

All simultaneously erupted with a soaring, booming steam roar.

Wuwuwu…

After Taku's level met the requirement, he promptly completed digestion and absorption of this top‑grade material.

【Ancient God Spell】 rapid release.

The tide surges, galloping endlessly.

"Once you ascend to half‑god, gaining another three to five levels is possible."

Whether it's the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship Divine Kingdom or the tiny divine realm Taku carries in his magical ancient house.

The external Dark Sun power tide is continuously employed.

At that time, to use the Ancient God Spell, one must chant the incantation, conduct the ritual, gather divine power, and so on.

Even if Taku eventually becomes a deity, he will find it hard to store the 【Ancient God Spell】 directly in his own "Divine Power Demon Net."

Taku inhaled deeply and looked upward along the Divine Stars.

Over the years, the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship has gradually produced seven or eight legendary strongmen.

Whoosh…

With the aid of the Steam Sequence Civilization ladder, achieving either deity or half‑god becomes easy.

Steam Chao Shen Da Shi, like bamboo shoots after rain, keep emerging.

These individuals are the backbone of the ecological war.

…………

On the world's mast.

Quasi‑Legendary Strongman Gailis Lan Ya is organizing and dispatching personnel from all sides.

As the most seasoned strongman on the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship, Gailis Lan Ya early on shared with Taku the benefits of the Chaotic Star Core and the ship's Divine Kingdom.

Originally, his level could not be raised.

But now he is a 199‑level Quasi‑Legendary Strongman, with hope of ascending to legend.

Beside him stands 177‑level Beikexi Akimier, a super‑genius from De En Bei Lu.

When he first set foot on the ship, he had only just ascended to Chao Shen Da Shi.

And now, it has reached the level of an upper‑rank Chao Shen Da Shi, with a remarkably rapid promotion speed.

At the same time, within the Four‑tooth Elephant Realm Ship, it is a top‑class standout among the upper‑rank Chao Shen Da Shi.

It is even not weaker than those quasi‑legendary strongmen.

Already promoted to a mid‑rank Chao Shen Da Shi, the Steam Knight "Xi Luo Er".

At this moment, he leads the apprentices from the Divine Nation Academy, preparing to take part in this war against the Dark Sun.

Most of these trainees are mid‑tier cultivators, and a large portion are humans from the Ao Gu Twin‑Star Cultivation World.

Facing the ever‑approaching Dark Sun forces, as well as the power of two other Evil Gods.

Many high‑rank cultivator mentors are not only unafraid but also recount to the trainees numerous legendary war stories between the great Steam God and the Dark Sun.

Even though they have already learned many legendary tales of the Steam God Ta Ke·La Mo Er in history lessons.

But by participating in the great divine ascension ceremony and hearing more detailed legends about the deity, many trainees still tremble with fear.

"Wha‑la‑la…"

When the first wave of the tide sweeps over the ship's barrier.

In the dim, twisted starlight, one massive writhing sphere after another begins to appear.

A sea of aberrant insectoid creatures surge forth like a blanket covering the sky.

Facing the massive aberrant beings, numerous Steam Sequence cultivators engage the enemy in fierce, booming combat.

Whether human, steam machinery, or Ta Ke's steam insect tribe, they all displayed considerable power.

Although they were outnumbered.

But strategically, the Four‑tooth Elephant Realm Ship held an absolute advantage.

"A Ka Ke Si… A Ka Ke Si…"

A low murmur gathers continuously, swirling endlessly beside Ta Ke's ear.

The babbling whispers from the Evil God…

This is something many strong ones find hard to counter.

As for Ta Ke…

Wuu… wuu… wuu…

A fierce steam roar spreads outward in all directions.

For a moment, the murmurs from the distant realms are suppressed.

The whole world hears only one sound.

It is the steam roar of the Steam Ecology!

Not only does the steam roar around the Four‑tooth Elephant Realm Ship reverberate.

With the transmission of the Star‑Net lattice.

Around the ship, even along the pathways to the foreign Evil Gods, terrifying steam howls and tides pervade.

And as the steam resonance of the foreign Black‑Mist Ecology echoes.

The power of the Steam Ecology rises higher the further it pushes into the Dark Sun Evil God's ecological zone.

Soon, the Steam Ecology's force, like a ten‑thousand‑foot wave, thunders toward the Dark Sun ecology.

Boom—

As the Steam Ecology clashes with the Dark Sun ecology.

For a moment, deep within the Dark Sun Evil God's ecology.

A dense spray of mournful, wailing cries erupts.

Countless Dark Sun followers die, are wounded, or even severely maimed.

Amid the intertwining ecological threads.

A cold snort from the Dark Sun Evil God is heard.

Ta Ke, having probed these faint threads, gives a faint smile.

The Steam Star‑Net Ecology responds extremely quickly, and its power transmission range is astonishing.

Moreover, the foreign Black‑Mist Ecology is half of Ta Ke's home ground.

Even the Green‑Star Clan may not be able to oppose Ta Ke on this ecological level here.

Not to mention these ecological forces are aberrant and not the stable foreign Evil God ecology.

It is merely a simple ecological confrontation.

The Dark Sun Evil God suffers considerable hidden losses.

Although it holds a slight advantage, Ta Ke does not intend to press the attack.

Currently, it is the war of the enemy‑initiated 【Divine Punishment Ceremony】.

And I must undergo a demi‑god ascension.

All that is needed is to hold the defense.

When the 【Expedition Ceremony】 launches on a large scale, that will be the moment to act.

Wave after wave, attacks from the foreign Evil Gods keep arriving.

Featuring the Four‑tooth Elephant Realm Ship·Chaos Star Core·Divine Nation Ecology!

Featuring the foreign Black‑Mist·Steam Ecology!

And also the Chaotic Ancient Continent·Steam Star‑Net·Chaos Star Core Ecology!

Additionally, the Florra·Cosmic Mountain·Steam Star‑Net Ecology and other all‑round ecological supports.

Ta Ke, while repelling the attacks of the three foreign Divine Alliance Evil Gods, steadily utilizes the Steam Sequence Civilization Ladder to advance his own rank.

Advancing toward level 270, the Demi‑God Realm!

Wuwuwu…

Boom—rumble—…

Amid the increasingly rolling and surging steam wave.

Ta Ke's Weak Half‑God Sequence began to transform into the Half‑God Sequence.

Weak Half‑God Sequence.

Whether it is the sequence, divine power, or the Half‑God ecology, none are yet stable.

Divine power cannot arise naturally.

Divine fire may even ignite outwardly on its own.

The Half‑God Sequence ecology cannot actively temper and absorb faith divinity.

But the Half‑God Sequence is different.

Once one steps into the Half‑God realm.

Divine fire is perfectly controlled.

The Half‑God ecology will also be able to begin tempering the power of faith, consolidating its own divinity.

At this moment, the ecology will naturally refine source energy and forge divine power.

Half‑God Sequence

Both the Half‑God and the Weak Half‑God can use divine power.

But the gap between them remains enormous.

Therefore!

The Half‑God threshold is also extremely high.

Within many transcendent peoples, there are many legendary strong ones.

But Half‑Gods are exceedingly rare.

Even many Weak Half‑Gods find it hard to forge a Half‑God!

At this time, Ta Ke, who has accumulated top‑tier resources, is borrowing the Sequence Ladder, stepping upward step by step!

Climbing the Divine Ascension Step!

It begins with the Half‑God!

Even though Ta Ke has already accumulated a sufficiently thick foundation of the Weak Half‑God Sequence.

Yet now, Ta Ke's advancement of the Half‑God Sequence Tree is extraordinarily difficult at every step.

For the massive Weak Half‑God Sequence Tree, Ta Ke must meticulously push each subtle thread toward higher steps of the Sequence Ladder.

Even if Ta Ke possesses a vast array of divine ecology traits.

Even if Ta Ke has abundant ecological support.

Progress still remains exceptionally arduous.

Feeling the endless Half‑God realm.

"Isn't a Weak Half‑God's promotion to Half‑God quite simple?"

"All my power, devoted to driving the sequence, advances abnormally slowly."

"Even… my source‑energy experience points have already overflowed."

"It's because my own sedimentation is too thick."

"Or perhaps…"

Taking a deep breath, Ta Ke looks toward the external ecological opposition.

"The Divine Punishment Ritual has taken effect in this ceremony."

After a moment of thought, Ta Ke slightly lifts his palm and gives a gentle pat atop his head.

With the divine power of the Star Nie Ring Staff activating.

A cycle of Fate Reflection appears above Ta Ke's head.

Ta Ke appears to show no significant abnormality.

But the Ta Ke within the Fate Reflection shows shadowy outlines of various chains, shackles, cages, and other symbols of confinement.

"Sure enough, they are meddling in the shadows," Ta Ke's brows flicker slightly.

"It seems my fate‑sensing ability has been suppressed; otherwise, I could sense something."

"Since I now know…"

Ta Ke lifts his head to meet the Fate Reflection eye to eye.

Ta Ke remains still; on the outline of Ta Ke in the Fate Reflection, one hand after another formed from condensed steam‑sequence palms continuously sprout, beginning to fiercely resist the constraints from the fate layer.

As the fate layer begins to rebel.

Ta Ke also steadies his mind and swiftly drives his own Half‑God metamorphosis.

Sure enough.

The previously hard‑to‑advance Half‑God Sequence Tree ecology's ascent.

At this moment, it cannot be said to be very easy, but there is clearly progress.

Wuwuwu…

With the surge of the steam‑sequence wave, Ta Ke begins to increase his effort.

The treasured relic Divine Kingdom·Fate Reflection from the ancient Sequence Civilization Era, as if the convergence of the ancient era and the steam era, grants Ta Ke the drive to move forward.

As Ta Ke draws upon the power of the Sequence Ladder.

The advancement of the steam‑sequence ecology proceeds like a steam locomotive of the age, unstoppable.

Clack clack clack…

As Ta Ke steadily pushes his own Half‑God·Sequence Tree forward.

Those binding shackles are constantly being broken.

The more shackles are broken, the faster Ta Ke's ascension speed becomes.

When Ta Ke's 【Half‑God·Sequence Tree】 begins to exude a strong Half‑God aura.

The critical point has arrived.

Rumble…

The scorching Half‑God divine fire, like a volcano, erupts within the furnace of the Steam Half‑God·Sequence Tree.

The Half‑God divine power begins to be refined by the furnace's divine fire, then starts to nourish the entire Half‑God·Sequence Tree.

The Half‑God·Sequence Tree, like a flaming World Tree.

The scorching divine fire flares brilliantly.

And within the fate mirror corresponding to Ta Ke.

Bang—bang—bang…

The fate chains, cages, restraints that imprison Ta Ke crumble at this moment, under the Half‑God's ascension and the scorching divine fire.

The Half‑God ascension completely breaks free from the external ritual shackles.

With the burning of the Half‑God flames, one could say the ascension has already succeeded.

Meanwhile, in the surrounding alien black‑mist depths.

Pairs of eyes that gaze upon the Four‑Tooth Elephant Realm Ship, and at the scorching Half‑God aura blooming within the Four‑Tooth Elephant Realm Ship, quietly scrutinize the scene of the Half‑God's birth.

There are those whose murderous intent is surging.

There are those whose hatred is boundless.

There are those whose joy is blossoming.

All kinds of emotions intermingle and pervade this tranquil dark depth.

This time Ta Ke's Half‑God ascension gambit.

The ones who suffer are the alien Divine Alliance and the three Great Evil Gods.

The ones covertly acting are the Green Star Clan.

The power from the divine‑punishment ritual, and the suppressive force of the Green Star Clan's hidden fate cages, are undoubtedly very strong.

Yet Ta Ke, relying on his own formidable strength, forcibly breaks free.

Finally breaking the restraints, ascending to Half‑God!

The onlookers, besides the enemies,

also include the Mechanical races, Human race, Elf race, and even Beastfolk, among others.

After all!

The Steam God, Ta Ke Lamor's ascension, is no small matter.

As allies, they themselves must understand what methods and strength the core collaborator Ta Ke Lamor possesses.

And this time, Ta Ke bears the powerful rituals of the three Great Evil Gods.

Even bearing the ritual suppression of the Green Star Clan.

Forcibly breaking through, ascending to Half‑God.

This has already given many collaborators a certain confidence.

At present, Ta Ke is still only a weak Half‑God, at Half‑God level.

As time passes, if Ta Ke becomes a deity, he will further control the Steam Sequence ecology.

Then they will have greater qualification and strength to oppose the Green Star Clan.

With Ta Ke's ascension completed.

Soon, the many observing forces gradually withdraw.

Even the three Evil Gods of the alien Divine Alliance, unwillingly, begin to retreat the forces of this divine‑punishment offensive.

After all, they have been preparing for years to suppress Ta Ke's breakthrough.

They even planned, during Ta Ke's ascension, to destroy or severely damage Ta Ke's weak Half‑God·Half‑God Sequence Tree.

Result!

Not only did they fail to harm Ta Ke, they barely damaged the Four‑Tooth Elephant Realm Ship.

They were even counter‑attacked by Ta Ke, suffering the loss themselves.

Fortunately, Ta Ke early on allied with the Steam Mechanical races, establishing a steam ecology in this alien black‑mist land.

Possessing a huge protective advantage and home‑field advantage.

Otherwise!

This Half‑God ascension would have become a brutal war.

The protective advantage of the alien black‑mist ecology is unparalleled; even the Green Star Clan dares not venture deeply.

The confrontation slowly draws its curtain, the gods retreat.

As Ta Ke solidifies his Half‑God ascension ecology, he silently opens his attribute panel.

【Chaos·Steam·Half‑God Wizard: Level 270】

Although the attribute panel only shows a change in level.

But crossing into the Half‑God tier is a qualitative change.

Now, Ta Ke's Half‑God Sequence ecology not only perfectly adapts to the divine fire.

It also can actively digest and absorb the power of belief, condensing divinity.

Whether it is life belief, ecological belief, or core divine belief, it not only can digest them, but does so with high efficiency.

Half-God Realm!

Now can bind the eternal deity and start forging the foundation!

Ta Ke inhaled deeply.

While stabilizing his own level realm, he began to contemplate the plans for the upcoming Half-God expedition.