Night of Despair

"Even if it's already destroyed, why is there still a so-called danger?" Yu Hong reacted, suppressing the emotions in his heart, and quickly asked.

"Since you know it's been destroyed, then for all these years, what could possibly still exist, able to persist in the depths of the Source Disaster?" Agrius reminded.

Indeed.

They could only be monsters, corrupted together with the Source Disaster.

Yu Hong and Quan He both thought of this point.

"Monsters, can they also save people and live daily lives like normal humans?" asked Yu Hong again.

"Perhaps they can, perhaps they can't. It all depends on their remaining will." Agrius answered.

Its enormous eyes swept over the two.

"I came out only hoping you can stay away from danger. You are my last investment, if you disappear too, my Savior Ship will lose all hope…"

"Sir, this isn't my problem." Yu Hong felt a stir in his heart, sighed deeply, "It's truly because my strength is too weak, so now I have to stay under the Qinghe Mountain Gate, painstakingly cultivating techniques to improve myself. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to advance further into the Source Disaster."

"....I understand now...." Agrius instantly got it.

"If it weren't for the contract on you, with the connection to the Light Disaster, I could have placed you in a place where time flows much faster, one day outside would be a year inside, and in just a few days you could quickly grow. But now, the only thing that can help you improve is a few rare resources."

He pondered for a moment, lifted his right claw, and flicked it lightly.

Swoosh!

A red stream of light shot out, directly floating in front of Yu Hong, hovering in place.

"The help I can give you is limited. This is a precious bead I once acquired in the depths of the Source Disaster, somewhat related to the residual Moon God Bloodline in you. At that time, Heaven fully submitted to the Spirit Disaster, and the Moon God led the resistance, hence was extinguished. This bead should have circulated out from that time." Agrius explained.

Yu Hong looked at the red glow in front of him, within the halo suspended a crystal-clear bead the size of a fist, containing a silvery white lunar mark, emitting a faint glow.

Finally, Yu Hong felt he got some benefit from Agrius. He felt somewhat comfortable.

This top executive of the Savior Ship is also stingy, being a powerhouse at the level of a Great Arcanist, only willing to give a little help when compelled by circumstances.

This was only because he himself was about to kick the bucket, placing his hopes on the Savior Ship, that he was willing to make a small change.

"This bead is suspected to contain the broken divinity of the Moon God, be careful not to get discovered by Heaven when using it, or else they'll rush over to get you at all costs." Agrius warned.

"Understood!"

Yu Hong nodded.

"Alright then, be cautious!" Agrius left one last bit of advice, and his figure silently dispersed away.

Yu Hong and Quan He blinked, instantly returning to their senses from the starscape.

Breathe!

Quan He exhaled a long breath.

"Such intense pressure, I couldn't even dare to speak!" Her eyes revealed a sense of shock, this was her first time seeing such a massive and terrifying top-class expert.

Agrius's oppressive air, even more exaggerated than the sky-covering meteor she had seen before.

No, they are not even on the same level at all. Incomparable.

The meteor's pressure might as well be just a pinky finger of this being.

"That's my boss. I'm working for it now." Yu Hong briefly introduced the situation of the Savior Ship.

Quan He stood there, dumbfounded.

"Then why doesn't it go look for the land of vitality itself??"

"Perhaps...it's afraid of dying?" Yu Hong speculated.

"This..." Quan He suddenly felt Agrius's oppressive aura wasn't that strong anymore.

As Quan He was processing this information, the safe house continued to head towards the direction where the Spirit Light intermittently flowed.

Meanwhile, Yu Hong started studying the newly acquired special bead.

He took the bead into the Main Control Room, closed the door saying he was going to meditate and cultivate, telling Quan He to manage on her own if she needed anything.

Then, holding the bead, he closed his eyes, allowing his consciousness to shallowly connect.

'Detected external trait: Ancient Moon Divinity. Absorb it?'

At just a contact, the Black Mark's prompt automatically popped out.

"?? This thing is actually a trait? And it can be absorbed??" Yu Hong froze for a moment.

He just happened to lack one trait to reach ten, enabling another fusion. This was like getting a pillow when feeling sleepy!

Without much hesitation, he directly responded with a yes!

Swoosh!

The next second, the bead melted quickly like an ice cream, spreading and covering Yu Hong's chest, and soon seeped into his skin.

'Absorption complete, acquired trait: Ancient Moon Divinity.'

'Ancient Moon Divinity (weakens all ordinary damage to 10%, weakens transcendent damage to 20%, gains command over Moon God's subjects, receives Moonlight's Blessing.)'

'Moonlight's Blessing (enhances your physique by 300%)'

".....Weakening damage and enhancing physique, indeed as straightforward as the Long Spearman."

Yu Hong felt the rapid, dramatic changes in his body.

His mind was becoming clearer, a boundless energy surged within, free of fatigue, and the lingering dark injuries and sluggish areas on his body were rapidly dissolving and healing.

Simultaneously, a semitransparent, tough membrane surfaced on his skin, significantly enhancing his physical defense.

Muscle density was swiftly increasing, bones were regrowing and restructuring, becoming extremely hard.

Body temperature quickly rose, breathing became heavier, hair gradually thickened.

"Feels good, physique enhancement. But, the key is fusion!"

Yu Hong didn't care much about mere physical improvement, as no matter how powerful the physique, the Moon God was still taken down by Heaven and the Source Disaster.

So, fusing and gaining greater strength was the real path.

'Trait fusion.'

His consciousness entered the space in his mind again, arriving at the dark corner. He stared at the ten trait light spheres of varying sizes.

Tao Breath Circulation, Spiritual Sharpness, Extreme Summoning, Heart Imprint, Elf Ancient Tree's Call, Steel Fist, Thunder Speed, Tiger Form, Night Breath, Ancient Moon Divinity.

The other nine were pure white, except the Ancient Moon Divinity was slightly silver-hued, distinct from the rest.

Yu Hong thought for a moment, first drawing Tao Breath Circulation and Thunder Speed together, pressing them firmly.

Biu.

The two spheres merged into one, becoming a ball with a brighter halo.

A countdown appeared on its surface: 1 hour, 12 minutes.

The time was short, so Yu Hong cultivated a bit while waiting.

Soon, time was up, the new sphere flickered slightly, lighting up with a stronger, dazzling white glow, simultaneously transmitting trait information.

'Tao Breath Thunder Transfer: Any cultivation technique you practice can self-operate during idle time, achieving 80% of active cultivation effect.'

"Totally worth it! Eighty percent, there's barely any difference from full effect, plus it's automatic 24/7, covering all techniques practiced."

Yu Hong imagined the implications, feeling ecstatic.

This means as long as he practiced enough techniques, as long as his body could handle and not conflict, he could simultaneously use Tao Breath Thunder Transfer to automatically cultivate multiple techniques.

This speed far surpassed his active cultivation!

"Totally worth it!" He was excited internally.

Although it lost the speed-up effect for other areas, just the enhancement in cultivation speed more than justified it.

Seeing the traits back to nine, Yu Hong exited the consciousness space.

Then, he immediately noticed the changes in his body.

Chaotic God Sky Eye Skill, Qingyuan Heavenly River Miao Technique, and the barely practiced Qingwei Heart Technique, all three techniques began to operate at a faster speed.

Previously, they were also cultivating automatically, but at half the efficiency, far less fast and noticeable than the current eighty percent.

Feeling the changes, Yu Hong's face revealed a satisfied smile.

'Now, whether I actively cultivate or not doesn't make much difference, I can totally free up time for other things.'

Immediately, he began carefully studying the newly absorbed trait, Ancient Moon Divinity.

Time slowly passed.

Just as he was attempting to use the command over Moon God's subjects on the Long Spearman for a test.

The Black Black Spirit's safe house suddenly quivered slightly.

Bang.

Outside the window entered another vast and boundless starry universe.

A familiar silver Floating City reappeared once more in the circular window of the Main Control Room.

"The source of the Spirit Light, how can it be here!?" Yu Hong frowned, standing up.

Ku Chan, Yiyi, White Dragon, Fisina, Chi Xiao, among those with Spirit Light, only Fisina and White Dragon.

Yiyi's was discovered and removed after he found the Spirit Light's hidden danger.

'So, it means White Dragon and Fisina, had an issue? But also, there are only two of them, how did so much Spirit Light come back?'

Yu Hong was perplexed by the constant flow of Spirit Light Threads.

He kept the Black Black Spirit from getting too close to the Floating City, suspending in space, planning to contact Ku Chan first.

As for Harvey, better not, he just looted a bunch of stuff from Teacher Harvey, now everything has been strengthened into the safe house, greatly enhancing its robustness and adding auto-repair capability.

If they meet again, he's afraid...

Afraid he won't hold back his laughter.

Opening the door, Yu Hong saw Quan He dressed in simple black body-fitting clothing, standing by the window, long hair draping down to her waist, arms crossed, creating a full curve, looking at the view outside.

"What's up? My clothes from before were torn, so I might as well modify them like this, to prevent snagging when flying." Quan He raised her hand, expressing her satisfaction.

"By the way, where is this place?"

"It's a front-line resistance force against the Source Disaster, called Absolute Balance Floating City." Yu Hong replied.

"Weren't we heading to Qinghe Mountain?" Quan He asked, puzzled.

"Coming here first. I have something to handle." Yu Hong explained.

"Alright, I happen to need time to recuperate." Quan He nodded.

Then she watched Yu Hong close his eyes, seemingly trying to contact the outside world using some method.

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Inside the Floating City · Aus Academy.

While focused on experimenting with elemental traits, Ku Chan suddenly trembled, accidentally dropping an extra drop of fire element energy liquid into the test tube.

Whoosh!

Immediately, a red flame erupted from the blue liquid in the container.

"Sigh.... failed again." He sighed, put away the test tube, covered it, and then closed his eyes to perceive who was contacting him.

The other party was using a Heavenly Master World special spell to contact him, rather than through the Conduction Book, which was the reason he hadn't ignored the contact.

Soon, after a few seconds, Ku Chan's expression subtly changed, quickly showing joy.

Immediately, he put down everything, turned around and ran out of the lab, returned to his dorm, changed clothes, then boarded the magical ship his teacher loaned, and in the blink of an eye sailed out of the academy's Light Window.

Following the Floating City's designated track, he sped up, soon reaching the exit gate.

"Ku Chan, where are you going?" Teacher Liu Chixuan's voice suddenly echoed inside the ship.