A Night of Desperation-Chapter 552: is coming second

’....’ Yu Hong was speechless. What does adding one more word mean? The more ancient, the more powerful?

Regarding the Moon God, he understood it to be a member of the Star Gods like Agrius, only polluted. Compared to those faith gods, it was on a completely different level.

But after fusing for so long, only one word was added...

Harboring a bit of doubt, he continued to check the new trait prompt.

’Ancient Moon Divinity: It is rumored that in the Ancient Times, the moon was enormously vast without a physical form. It was the essence of all darkness, the source of all yin. The Moon God of that time was not anthropomorphic like later, having no consciousness or cognition, merely a massive conglomerate of pure power. At its core, ninety-nine divinities were nurtured, eventually evolving into ninety-nine different levels of Ancient Star Gods, with the Ancient Moon God being one of them.’

’Divinity Fusion Successful, you have obtained the essence of the Primordial Star God, you have obtained Moon’s Glory.’

’Essence of the Primordial Star God: A subordinate ability of the Ancient Moon Divinity, it allows oneself to grow rapidly over time, with no innate limitations.’

’Moon’s Glory: You have inherited the glory of the Ancient Moon God, increasing your physique by 600%.’

’....’ Yu Hong seemed to have unlocked a key switch upon seeing this final message.

Instantly, his entire body rapidly heated up.

A powerful, intensely cold aura, akin to a Cold Disaster, surged from the Trait Light Ball, flooding every part of his body.

Despite the icy cold aura, his body rapidly heated up, as if being rapidly tempered and strengthened in the process.

This enhancement lasted only a few seconds before quickly fading.

Yu Hong opened his eyes to see his reflection in the window.

He had grown taller...

Just after the successful trait fusion, in just over ten seconds, he had shot up to three meters tall.

’Indeed, my body’s strength has greatly increased...’ Yu Hong clenched his fist. Without a point of reference, it was hard to judge the exact effects of the enhancement.

However, the greatest advantage of a strengthened physique was the ability to deliver more powerful attacks and defenses.

’Since this Ancient Moon Divinity enhances physique so simply and crudely, and the Giant Tiger Form also enhances it simply and crudely, why not try fusing the two together!’

Given the situation with Feng Xuezi and the confrontation over Wanxue Palace, Yu Hong was feeling the pressure. What he urgently needed was a trump card that could immediately enhance his strength;cultivation speed was something for the late stage.

He needed a trait that could enhance him right now.

Without hesitation, he fused the newly acquired Ancient Moon Divinity with the Giant Tiger Form. Instantly, the two large light balls merged, and a new countdown appeared: 13 hours and 9 minutes.

Confirming the fusion with the Black Mark, the countdown began to blink, indicating the start of the fusion.

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Outside the Mining Star, on the dark side of a planet untouched by the star’s light.

Holy Tower Master Gesha and Heavenly Sun Sect Hierarch Ancient Rong Mountain stood side by side before a gigantic black monster’s skeleton, waiting.

Time passed by the minute and the second, and in the blink of an eye, three hours had gone by.

Finally, a point of purple flame appeared out of nowhere within the gigantic black monster’s skeleton.

The flame burned silently at first, floating as if it were a rootless fire, that a gust of wind could extinguish.

But soon, the flame swelled and grew, becoming over five meters tall and more than three meters wide, transforming into a long rectangular purple flame door.

From within the door emerged a bizarre figure, covered in violet cracks, from which purple fire continuously burst forth.

"Welcome, Child of the Mother Tree!" Holy Tower Master Gesha and Heavenly Sun Sect Hierarch Ancient Rong Mountain quickly bowed and cupped their fists in greeting.

"Enemy...where...?" The figure’s voice was a hoarse roar, intermittent, as if it could not articulate properly.

Yet, the two did not dare to show any negligence. The Child of the Mother Tree was the closest messenger to the Mother Tree, a Tree Puppet—or Black Puppet—who could barely maintain a shred of consciousness, making it extremely formidable.

Simply put, in terms of the Immortal Realm Level, it was nearly at the position of a Heavenly Venerate.

However, it lacked the intelligence of a Heavenly Venerate, with thoughts and awareness as muddled as a beast’s, barely able to discern friend from foe.

’Here.’ Gesha raised his hand and pointed. Instantly, a complete image of the Mining Star appeared in the space between them.

’There’s a remnant Chaos Body Golden Immortal here, resisting the fusion of the Mother Tree’s offspring.’ He said in a deep voice. ’You should have seen that person through the Black Tide in a special way before. That person’s name is Feng Xuezi.’

’Good....’ The Child of the Mother Tree nodded slightly.

Whoosh!

In the next instant, he vanished from where he stood.

The purple flame door quickly extinguished, leaving Gesha and Ancient Rong Mountain, both breathing a sigh of relief.

’Didn’t Feng Xuezi just break through? With the Child of the Mother Tree dispatched now, he’s a goner.’

’I’m not worried about that;I’m worried about the Child of the Mother Tree losing control midway and taking us down with him...’ Ancient Rong Mountain said helplessly.

His massive form was now huddled on the ground, surprisingly giving off a pitiful aura.

’I understand. The immense power brought by chaos harms both enemies and allies. This Child of the Mother Tree, known as Zika, has been deployed three times over billions of years. Twice, it destroyed its subordinate armies right along with its enemies... I only have enough cognition reserves to resurrect once. If I get killed, it will be very difficult to find a suitable source to replenish my cognition around here...’ Gesha said in a low tone.

’Let’s check the outskirts together then, while Feng Xuezi hasn’t been dealt with yet.’ Ancient Rong Mountain sighed.

’There’s nothing left to consume on the outskirts...’ Gesha shook his head.

’No, there are still a few spots.’ A sinister smile appeared on the massive, pudgy face of Ancient Rong Mountain.

"Are you referring to those small universes nurtured by the Elemental Emperor?" Gesha seemed to have thought of something.

"He maintains cognition by nurturing small universes and constantly initiating universe wars to reap cognition. This method is actually worth learning from. If it weren’t for the Great Annihilation, I would have done the same with a few worlds. Unfortunately... I woke up too late." Ancient Rong Mountain nodded.

"But the Elemental Emperor is a ruler on the same level as the Candle Dragon Star Lord... he is the strongest, infinitely close to the Child of the Mother Tree... If we get discovered."

"Everything’s going to disappear, what are you still worried about?" Ancient Rong Mountain dismissed it nonchalantly.

Gesha fell silent too.

Why did they surrender and choose to merge with the Source Disaster in the first place? It was to avoid facing death, facing disappearance, wasn’t it?

Now there are only a few options left to choose from.

"Fine! After completing the Mother Tree’s mandatory task here, we’ll do it together!" freewёbnoνel.com

"That’s it, my brothers, we’ll advance and retreat together, sharing fortune and adversity." Ancient Rong Mountain laughed.

"Which universes of the Elemental Emperor are the nearest?"

"There are four types: Arcane, Abyssal, Heaven, and Hell. They are all adjacent to each other, with many intelligent beings, enough for you and me to replenish our resurrection dozens of times."

"That’s too slow. I worry something might happen soon." Gesha shook his head.

"What do you propose then?" Ancient Rong Mountain frowned.

"I’ll devour two-thirds of the Holy Tower first, and you distribute some from your side to me. Let’s first replenish cognition for one resurrection."

"Alright." Ancient Rong Mountain didn’t mind at all. For them, subordinates below could always be replenished in large quantities;after all, there were always those afraid of death all around.

"How do you plan to absorb it?"

Gesha extended his right hand, revealing a golden diamond-shaped crystal in his palm.

"This is my Seed of Calamity, just throw it into space as usual."

"Leave it to me," Ancient Rong Mountain grinned.

"If only we had the power of the Child of the Mother Tree, we wouldn’t need to be covert;we could just devour and annihilate everything directly." Gesha sighed.

"Abandoning consciousness would achieve that." Ancient Rong Mountain stated, "Chaos is the ladder to power;if we give up, we can immediately become the next Child of the Mother Tree."

"Would you be willing?" Gesha asked.

Ancient Rong Mountain remained silent.

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The next morning,

outside Wanxue Palace.

Yu Hong, Quan He, Bai Sheng, and Hei Ying gathered outside the palace gate, looking up at the large swathes of Black Tide falling from the sky.

"Are you ready?" Hei Ying led Yu Hong, while Bai Sheng led Quan He. The two groups planned to head in different directions to fend off small groups of invading Black Tide.

"Ready." Yu Hong and Quan He responded together.

"There are three invasion points on the Mining Star: Yellow Leaf State, Centipede Mountain, and Red Stone Plain. I’ll go to Yellow Leaf State with Yu Hong, and you two go to Centipede Mountain. After handling those, we will regroup at Red Stone Plain. Any issues?"

"None." Bai Sheng nodded.

"Then let’s move." Hei Ying patted the Black Sword, and a small, sleek black ship about ten meters long appeared out of nowhere behind her.

The ship looked like a small fish, with some colorful flower and cute animal stickers on its sides.

It was styled like a standard wooden sailboat, protected by layers of translucent array light screens around it.

"Off we go, Little Fish." Hei Ying led the way, flying up and landing on the ship’s deck.

"I’m not called Little Fish;could you please call me by my full name, Senior Sister?" Yu Hong followed her, landing lightly at a point on the deck behind Hei Ying.

"Our task this time is to eliminate the small groups of Black Tide that have infiltrated, preventing them from affecting the array’s operation and weakening its defensive effect. Originally, I planned to take you out for experience later, but we might as well start now. Catch this."

Hei Ying suddenly threw a black phoenix-shaped jade pendant.

Yu Hong caught it and inspected it. The pendant was about the size of a walnut, depicting a phoenix soaring into the sky.

"What is this?"

"This is a Magic Treasure from Master for you. It’s a Black Phoenix Jade. By channeling your True Yuan into it, you can summon a powerful phoenix corresponding to your current realm to help you attack enemies or cover your escape from strong foes. If the phoenix dies, you can summon it again, so don’t worry about it being damaged."

Hei Ying explained casually.

"The level of a Magic Treasure corresponds to our cultivation realm. Only a treasure of the same level can fully harness the power of your True Yuan at that level."

"Understood. Thank you for the treasure, Master." Yu Hong nodded. This was quite similar to his Heavenly River Summoning, but his current Heavenly River Secret Technique and summoned Fear Shadow didn’t match the danger outside. His strongest summoning couldn’t even deal with many Golden Core Undying level foes, only being useful for weaker targets.

This Magic Treasure came at just the right time.

However, more than the treasure, he was now looking forward to his new fusion trait.

The fusion of Giant Tiger Form and Ancient Moon Divinity — what kind of powerful trait would it produce? He was very much looking forward to it.

By now, nine hours had passed since the fusion began last night.