Chapter 618 - 398: Tianji Ecosystem

Chapter 618: Chapter 398: Tianji Ecosystem

"Realm..."

Wang Yi didn’t know why this word had suddenly popped into his mind. He only felt that with his Divine Soul separated from his body, he lacked any sense of touch and couldn’t feel heat or cold, yet his mental perception was incredibly sharp. Taking a brief tour of the area, Wang Yi felt as if he had arrived at a deserted dojo. He investigated carefully, but ultimately found nothing.

Over the next ten days, Wang Yi painstakingly combed through this small False Sky world, but he still couldn’t find Li Longyu.

"It seems Xiaoli isn’t here. I need to head to the next one!"

Wang Yi had anticipated this. He returned to the Light Mist Lotus Platform and sat cross-legged on it. His soul immediately returned to its rightful place, settling back into his physical body on the Pole Star.

"DING! Prompt: Respected Player, welcome back to the Chaos Star Sea!"

"DING! Cultivation is an act of defying the heavens, plundering the destiny of heaven and earth into one’s own body to form a Reversed Dragon Vein and generate one’s own destiny. However, due to the special nature of this current region, your soul and physical body cannot ascend to the Ninth Dimension again!"

"DING! The Reversed Dragon Vein has failed and is disappearing! Your physical body has returned! You will be given random compensation. Congratulations, you have obtained a massive amount of Dragon Qi, which will grant a Random Enhancement to some of your Divine Techniques!"

"DING! Congratulations, your Star-Absorbing Great Art has been Enhanced! You can now forcibly plunder and absorb the destiny of others!"

"DING! Your Dragon Qi Body Protection has been Enhanced! It condenses a Dharma Protector Gold Dragon, which is a Destiny Gold Dragon. It dwells in your sea of soul, possesses a certain level of self-awareness, and can manifest at your command!"

Wang Yi received the system prompts! His expression, however, was solemn. He stood absolutely still for a full minute before sighing.

"As expected, both my soul and physical body have returned, and my dimension has dropped accordingly. The Reversed Dragon Vein is gone. Now, in terms of dimensions, there is no difference between me and other Players in the Fifth Dimension! But this is fine too. Life is precious and should be cherished. Only like this can one be considered truly alive..."

Wang Yi actually felt as if his Spirit Realm was about to ascend. He didn’t regret it. Soon, he was Flying in the Sky, and a Gold Dragon quickly materialized beneath his feet. That Gold Dragon was his Dharma Protector Gold Dragon, the entity newly born from the Enhanced Dragon Qi Body Protection Divine Techniques. This Dharma Protector Gold Dragon slowly grew larger. Its scales were distinct, and it looked incredibly lifelike. A moment later, the Dharma Protector Gold Dragon had grown to ten zhang long. Wang Yi stood proudly between the dragon horns on its head with his hands behind his back. He looked down at the earth, continuing his search for the entrances to other small False Sky worlds.

A day later, Wang Yi discovered a Pole Star Spider.

This Pole Star Spider was extremely gigantic. Its body was draped in vines resembling rebar, and its dark, iron-like skin was covered in mysterious patterns that looked like ancient hieroglyphics or enigmatic runes. Right there, atop its back, sat a Light Mist Lotus Platform. The Insight Divine Techniques allowed Wang Yi to learn that this Pole Star Spider was already 9,000 years old, and it was a King-level Earth Deity!

"Since a King like this exists, there must be an Eco-Dominator on this Pole Star."

A realization dawned upon Wang Yi. He took a step forward, and the Dharma Protector Gold Dragon vanished. His figure flashed onto the back of the 9,000-year-old Pole Star Spider, where he discovered that the Light Mist Lotus Platform seemed to have grown directly out of its back. The two had merged into an inseparable whole.

"Don’t move, spider. I won’t harm a hair on your body. I just want to use the Light Mist Lotus Platform on your back, alright?"

Wang Yi tentatively tried to communicate with the Pole Star Spider, but the creature completely ignored him. A massive number of vines rose from its body and suddenly whipped toward him. As an Eco Earth Deity, it possessed no fear and no emotions, only the instinct to maintain the ecosystem. It repelled all foreign invaders, and once discovered, sought to eliminate them. If it were an ordinary Player, even one around level 500 or 600, they would likely have to retreat upon encountering this 9,000-year-old Pole Star Spider!

But Wang Yi neither dodged nor evaded. A dragon phantom appeared around his body, forming a spherical defense that completely blocked out all of the Pole Star Spider’s vines, rendering them unable to break through.

"Even an Eco Earth Deity should possess destiny. Star-Absorbing Great Art, absorb!"

Wang Yi curled the five fingers of his right hand and made a grabbing motion downward. As the Star-Absorbing Great Art unleashed its might, a small black dragon seemed to be forcibly lifted out. It flew out of the Pole Star Spider’s body, swiftly landed in Wang Yi’s hand, and was immediately swallowed as he opened his mouth and inhaled!

"Feels pretty good!" Wang Yi remarked. In truth, he didn’t know what the benefits of absorbing Dragon Qi were, nor did he believe it could truly alter one’s so-called destiny. But since he had this method, it would be a waste not to use it.

Next, Wang Yi lightly utilized his means, deploying the Great Compassion Palm and the Eighteen Tumbles of Touching Clothes, quickly disabling the Pole Star Spider. The Pole Star Spider was left in a miserable state. The vines all over its body were shattered, and it was covered in cracks. It lay slumped on the ground, looking like a pile of scrap iron.

However, it wasn’t dead. Its Life Force remained incredibly robust!

An Eco Earth Deity, especially a King Deity, was very hard to kill. If it was connected to an Eco-Dominator, it could regenerate infinitely unless the entire ecosystem was destroyed. However, although this 9,000-year-old King Qi wasn’t dead, its condition was wrong. Its recovery speed was excruciatingly slow.

"Has this Pole Star Spider been abandoned by the Eco-Dominator? Ecological isolation? Or perhaps there’s a problem with the ecosystem here..."

Wang Yi furrowed his brows but didn’t dwell on it. With a flick of his sleeves, he sat cross-legged on the Light Mist Lotus Platform upon the Pole Star Spider’s back. With the Pole Star Spider recovering so slowly, Wang Yi didn’t have to worry about it harming his physical body anymore.

Swiftly, Wang Yi’s Divine Soul left his body and once again entered a small False Sky world. This small world seemed somewhat larger than the previous one, but it was just as lifeless and devoid of vitality, like an abandoned wasteland. Wang Yi explored this small False Sky world for a full month, yet he still couldn’t find Li Longyu’s lost soul.

After returning to the Pole Star, Wang Yi found that the 9,000-year-old Pole Star Spider was still slowly recovering. It was unknown when it would be able to stand again.

"We’ll meet again if fate allows!" Wang Yi said softly to the Pole Star Spider before leaping up to find the entrance to the next small False Sky world.

Time hurried by. In the blink of an eye, it had already been three years since Wang Yi arrived on the Pole Star!

During these three years, he traveled alone and had explored 26 small False Sky worlds, yet he still hadn’t found Li Longyu’s soul. However, Wang Yi wasn’t completely without gains. Some small False Sky worlds contained rare materials, while others were used as warehouses to store wealth. All of these fell into Wang Yi’s hands.

Wang Yi also harvested a massive amount of Divine Obscure Jade on the Pole Star. This was an ultra-rare material that could be considered a natural Treasure. It had the effect of nourishing and protecting the Divine Soul. Carrying it could reduce the proficiency required for skill upgrades by 20%! Wang Yi stored all of this Divine Obscure Jade into the Inherited Immortal Hall. In addition, Wang Yi used the Star-Absorbing Great Art to absorb a vast amount of destiny. Although he still couldn’t perceive the effects of destiny, the more he accumulated, the better it naturally was.

At this time, Wang Yi discovered a military camp.

The camp was surrounded by high walls, inside which stood numerous mechanical towers and strange coil towers, as well as many parked Cosmic Spaceships. To Wang Yi’s surprise, in the very center of this military camp lay a black Giant Beast the size of a small mountain. The Giant Beast resembled a crocodile but had massive, bull-like horns. Its body was similarly covered in strange, rune-like patterns.

It lay perfectly still with its eyes closed, surrounded by a large number of Players and machinery. Tanker trucks were injecting an unknown liquid into the Giant Beast’s body, while engineering vehicles were drilling holes into its exterior. People were directing the operations on-site, making the scene quite bustling. From a distance, it looked as if these people were studying the Giant Beast, intending to dissect it right there.

As Wang Yi drew closer, his Insight Divine Techniques took effect. He learned that the camp ahead had been established by the Primordial Magnetic Divine Country, and that Giant Beast was none other than the Pole Star’s Eco-Dominator!

"If the Primordial Magnetic Divine Country wants to develop the Pole Star, they must first deal with this Eco-Dominator. Those guys are quite capable, actually managing to paralyze the Eco-Dominator. It looks like they’re going to slice it up for research!"

Wang Yi rubbed his chin, pondering whether he should go over and do something.