Chapter 608: Chapter 608
As the secret realm neared its end, Lu Ran once again started to farm for resources. He first brought #18 to where the Lord of Light was sealed. He left the Squirrel God behind, as the Primary-Divine ranked #18 was capable of breaking the seal on its own.
Outside the seal, the two exchanged bewildered glances.
"Let's try summoning the Torch Dragon heroic spirit first," Lu Ran suggested.
#18 had the ability to control any Stellar Moon technology, including weaponry, so it had considerable combat power that made it unrivaled amongst Primary Divines. However, rather than nuking the Light God with some technological weapon, Lu Ran was eager to test the power of the Torch Dragon heroic spirit.
#18 nodded in agreement.
It reached out a hand, and a miniature Hall of Heroic Spirits appeared above it. With Manager Ying's blood and the Torch Dragon’s faith energy, the Hall of Heroic Spirits rumbled to life. As the doors opened, a crimson dragon emerged and soared into the sky.
The dragon grew rapidly and soon reached a length of several thousand meters. It soared into the sky and unleashed a domineering aura. As it opened its eyes, the spacetime around it seemed to suddenly freeze.
When the Torch Dragon surveyed its surroundings, it saw the mechanical angel with the Hall of Heroic Spirits hovering over it. Beside it, it saw someone who infuriated it. As its mind slowly cleared and it detected its current condition, some memories began resurfacing.
It remembered what happened in the ascension realm, and its expression changed drastically.
"Was reshaping history and borrowing my power to obtain the Blue Planet Core not enough? Now you want to revive me and use me as a servant?”
Its power raged as it immediately tried to break free from the Hall of Heroic Spirits. Despite its best efforts, #18 fluttered its wings, and an invisible wave radiated outward. The light in the Torch Dragon's eyes dimmed right away.
"It wants to break free, and given its strength, it might actually be possible. We’ll have to suppress its consciousness for now."
"Alright, I don't have time to argue with it anyway. Let's go hunt down the Light and Dark Gods."
Although Heroic Spirits without their own consciousness weren’t as powerful, Lu Ran felt that the current Torch Dragon should be enough for his immediate needs, as the Light God had been sealed for many years. It should be in an extremely weakened state.
Soon, #18 opened the Light God’s seal with its key and rode on the Torch Dragon. As soon as the seal opened, a blinding light flooded out.
"Time, freeze!" #18 shouted from atop the Torch Dragon.
The dragon's pupils flickered, and a vast Time domain enveloped the entirety of the Stellar Moon World. Everything in the domain froze in place; even the light pouring out of the seal stopped spreading.
Lu Ran stood on Sudden Death King and entered the seal along with #18. Inside, they saw the angelic Light God. Half of its body was turning into particles of light, and it looked as if it was preparing to escape.
"Baby Cloud!" Lu Ran grinned.
Baby Cloud appeared with a hungry roar.
Its instincts told it that consuming the Light and Dark Gods would help it balance out its elemental powers, which would lower the threshold for reaching Primary Divine. It pounced upon the Light God like a hungry tiger, but suddenly, the light broke free from the restraints of time and began moving again.
The Light God’s body continued to scatter at an increasing rate as it adapted to the new environment. With a flash, the Light God completely transformed into a beam of light and vanished from the sealed space, completing its escape.
The new development made Baby Cloud freeze in place. #18 was also upset as it whacked the Torch Dragon on the head. It quickly unleashed its own power in hopes of remedying the situation.
Manager Ying’s blood flowed out like rivers, and the Torch Dragon’s faith power poured out like a rolling mist. Now that #18 had reached the Primary Divine rank, its abilities underwent a qualitative change.
Its Replication skill was a prime example. Using its Time power, #18 was able to replicate vast amounts of Manager Ying's blood and the Torch Dragon’s faith energy. This meant that it no longer needed any external help and could now function fully autonomously.
Under #18's full force, it replicated resources at a breakneck pace. By then burning these resources, the power of the Torch Dragon’s spirit became much stronger. Time froze once more, this time with much greater effect. The Light God’s speed was no longer enough for it to defy the powers of the domain. Time then started to flow backward and pulled the light back.
"Time, reverse!" #18 commanded.
With a wave of its hand, countless mechanical parts appeared and equipped themselves onto the Torched Dragon’s body. With that, the Torch Dragon’s Heroic Spirit underwent a mechanical evolution.
Once #18 and the Torch Dragon’s powers were combined, the power of the domain increased once more.
The Light God was soon back in its original position. Once it was, #18 conjured up a dark, umbrella-like machine. As it activated, a black vortex formed beneath its canopy and sucked in the light that was still attempting to escape.
Next to it, Sudden Death King watched the entire fight unfold. It turned to give Lu Ran a look of bewilderment and pity.
What the hell is this?
Was this still the same #18 whose primary job was producing food for the team? Sudden Death King was initially delighted after its evolution, as it felt that it was finally at the forefront of the team.
Seeing #18, it was humbled once more. It didn’t think that its protective magnetic field could stop that umbrella.
It had eaten a number of rare stars over the last two weeks, but it didn’t even make one-tenth of the progress #18 did.
Sudden Death King wasn’t the only one feeling threatened.
Captain Doofus and Dark Crow were sent out to hunt down the various Legendary creatures living throughout the Stellar Moon world. Once they felt the might of #18’s domain through their connection to Lu Ran, they acknowledged it as an incredibly formidable being.
The two of them turned to stare at each other in bewilderment.
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"Its innate advantage is too great!" Dark Crow admitted. "We just need to bide our time. We shall rise again!"
Lu Ran smiled happily. He wondered how powerful the now Primary-Divine Six-Path Flower was. Who was stronger between it and #18?
After being sealed for so long, the Light God was undeniably weaker. Even though it started to flee the moment the seal opened, it still was unable to escape in the end.
Under the suppression of the Torch Dragon’s Time skill, the Light God was devoured by the umbrella and turned into the Divine resource, Light God’s Heart.
#18 gave the Light God’s Heart to Baby Cloud, who had excitedly rushed over.
“Baby Cloud isn’t very smart. Even if it reaches the Primary Divine rank, it won’t be much of a threat. A single Divine resource won’t be enough for it to overtake me." #18 muttered to itself.
A while later, a similar fate befell the Dark God. Baby Cloud couldn’t be happier. With two Divine resources in hand, it was confident that it would ascend to the Primary-Divine rank once it consumed them.
Besides Baby Cloud, Mystic Turtle was the second happiest on the team. Stellar Moon Republic had descended into chaos due to the Singularity Crisis. Many Mechanical lifeforms went on strike and rebelled.
Due to the threat of the Primary-Divine #18, many officials began to take the lead and surrender for the sake of survival. This made the general populace surrender even faster.
Lu Ran's primary goal was to be crowned as the new king. Who was in power did not affect the vast majority of the population. As long as no direct harm came to them, they could just proceed with their everyday lives.
High-ranking officials only resisted because Lu Ran infringed upon their interests. Ultimately, it was all pointless as they couldn’t bridge the power gap between themselves and Lu Ran.
When #18 killed the Light God, Lu Ran did a live broadcast to showcase his power. Anyone weaker than the Light God didn’t stand a chance.
An entire nation giving up all hope and surrendering made Mystic Turtle’s level skyrocket. In the blink of an eye, it reached level 100 and the Intermediate Legendary rank. This once again drew the envy of Sudden Death King.