Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive

Chapter 412: Chapter 281: Collapse 2

Sage waved his hand, gesturing for everyone to dispense with the formalities.

"Yes. My guess is... the Queen’s Awakening is imminent. Over three-quarters of the Insect Masters from the Sky-Splitting Instant Butterfly family have vanished. This will likely spur the Divine Hall and the other Ancestor Families to action. Regardless of whether it’s related to us, I think we need to speed things up," Qing Dou said, nodding grimly.

"Two-thirds of the overall Array is complete. The final third can only be finished once the Gray Demon Whale reaches the power of an Upper Lord. It looks like... Han Ning has already found a way."

Sage’s gaze shifted. He looked at Grey, which was emanating a terrifying pressure of Spiritual Energy, his eyes filled with amazement. He couldn’t help but praise it.

"Is this part of your human Beast Taming heritage, too? A truly astonishing achievement... But if you have such an incredible technique for purifying High-Level Energy, why don’t you have a corresponding development plan for seafaring Soul Beasts?"

"Ahem, this isn’t a human heritage. It’s something I acquired from the Netherworld... With this method for creating High-Level Energy Cores, I’m confident it won’t be long before Grey breaks through to Upper Lord."

Han Ning winked at Sage and sent him a message with his Spiritual Power, signaling him not to mention too much about the Energy Cores.

Qing Dou and the academy were currently just partners; their relationship wasn’t one of complete openness. Besides, the Dragon Blood Race was internally divided into several factions. They were a rising and ambitious race. Dean Wu had once instructed that they must maintain a degree of vigilance toward them and not reveal all their secrets.

Sage was also an Alien Race, but compared to the relatively "unrefined" Dragon Blood Race, he was more like a worldly noble from a great house. His gift of the Meditation Technique alone showed that Sage was quite generous. However, he also had a fiery temper and was very straightforward. It was highly unlikely he would stoop to stealing someone else’s heritage.

Of course, it was precisely because Sage was so knowledgeable and experienced that it was difficult to lie to him.

Upon receiving Han Ning’s hint, Sage’s expression remained unchanged as he deftly changed the subject.

"This situation reminds me of the Gluttonous Demon’s heritage among the Abyssal Races. It has the ability to devour all things and break them down into Energy Particles. So that’s it! That fellow, Netherworld, was here researching a Synthetic Beast that possessed the bloodline of a Gluttonous Demon!"

"It seems they must have failed, then? Otherwise, why would they have evacuated this continent so early?" Qing Dou asked, letting out a sigh of relief.

Sage shook his head. "No. Who knows how much experience they’ve accumulated or what new technologies they’ve mastered? Perhaps they’ve already moved to another continent to cultivate new test subjects."

His handsome, rugged face was bathed in the flickering firelight, but his voice, filled with a fiery aura, spoke words that were chilling to the bone.

"If it’s a Gluttonous Demon, then we must be careful. This means it has already awakened a portion of its gluttonous abilities. Never before has a large area of land been devoured on the continent. If it completely digests the energy of this quarter of the continent, its powers will recover even more rapidly. I’m afraid the time we have left is far less than a few months."

"Then... then what do we do?" As the human with the weakest Spiritual Power in the group, Liu Mengting felt a sense of helplessness.

Sage was silent for a few seconds before uttering two words: "Hurry up."

"I still don’t know the stance of the other Ancestor Families, but I think we should evacuate the designated personnel from the Jade Forest to Night Nether City as soon as possible. The land is no longer safe." Qing Dou looked in the direction he had come from, a green light flickering around him, poised to leave at any moment.

Han Ning gave Qing Dou a Dragon Blood Race salute. "In that case, Leader Qing Dou, I’ll have to trouble you to ensure the safety of our human members. The rest of us will be in Night Nether City helping Grey break through to Upper Lord with all our might. I’m afraid we won’t have time to go and meet them."

"Don’t worry. With Acatos Ancestor escorting us, as long as the Queen doesn’t make a move, the other Ancestral Insect Masters won’t be able to do much to us," Qing Dou nodded.

"Lord Akatos... He’s finally agreed to come out of seclusion?" Han Ning’s face lit up with joy.

"It’s a bit complicated. This is also the other reason I came looking for you. I’ve been entrusted by Acatos Ancestor to deliver a message to you."

As he said this, Qing Dou’s expression grew somewhat complicated. He took out a green seed that glowed with a cyan light and pushed it forward.

The seed, made entirely of energy, transformed into a streak of flowing light and flew into Han Ning’s palm.

"Inside are the words Acatos Ancestor has for you. Alright, my mission is complete. I must return to the Jade Forest immediately to handle the migration."

The moment his voice fell, the Jade Aurora Dragon beneath him transformed into a streak of auroral light, trailing a brilliant ribbon across the night sky as it shot past the Wall of Nether Fire.

"Be careful," Han Ning began to say, but he found that Qing Dou had already vanished.

The news Qing Dou brought was shocking. Even Han Ning, who had several Subordinate Insects positioned outside, was unaware of these developments. This meant the events had just occurred, and the news hadn’t yet reached the ears of lower-level Insect Masters.

’Yue Lin hasn’t sent any other news either, just a summons for all external Insect Masters to return to the family headquarters...’

Han Ning thought for a moment and surmised that Qing Dou must have had some special method to observe the continent’s disappearance the moment it happened.

"Teacher Sage, Han Ning, what do we do now?"

With Qing Dou gone, everyone else turned their hopeful gazes to Sage and Han Ning.

One of them had been a powerful Beast Master in life, a teacher to all Beast Masters who commanded immense respect.

The other was the leading figure who had connected all the important Beast Masters of every race, brought countless miracles to the academy, and was guiding humanity toward greatness.

The two of them had long since become the spiritual leaders of the Beast Master contingent in Night Nether City.

"How long will you need?" Sage asked, looking at Han Ning.

"Lord Sage, what level has your Spiritual Power recovered to?" Han Ning asked in return.

Sage replied, "I only have about the reserves of a Tier Two, but the quality is at the Profound Moon level."

It was no simple matter for a Residual Soul to recover its Spiritual Power.

Despite being nourished by the Spiritual Residence Pearl, Sage’s Spiritual Power had only recovered to less than one-thousandth of what it was at his peak.

The further one progressed in the Spiritual Realm, the more vast their reserves of Spiritual Power became.

’Profound Moon quality should be enough to capture the Power of Void...’

’Right now, I’m the only one on our side whose Spiritual Power has reached Tier Four. Leader Qing Dou has to manage the overall situation, so he doesn’t count. The captive Cang Fei’s Spiritual Quality is poor, and his brain is damaged, so he’s out...’

After thinking it over, he realized the only suitable candidates were himself and Sage.

Hom’s spirit resided within his Biological Armor and had been eroded by a Curse for a long time, making his Spiritual Body’s structure extremely unstable. He wasn’t suitable for capturing the Power of Void either, so Han Ning passed him over.

As for Sage, he had relied entirely on the strength of his Spiritual Power to forcibly maintain his wisp of a Residual Soul. Now, nourished by the Spiritual Residence Pearl, he should be strong enough to withstand the buffeting of a spatial storm.

"Creating the Energy Core requires the Power of Void. In a moment, I will teach you a method to capture the Power of Void and create the Energy Core. Afterward, you and I will go to the entrance of the Netherworld rift to capture it."

"It will likely take a little time for things to escalate, so we must help Grey break through to Upper Lord before the danger arrives."

"As for everyone else, continue with your current work arrangements. We’ll make further plans after Grey breaks through."

Han Ning offered the plan he had formulated.

"The Power of Void?! That’s a remnant of the primordial energy that dissipated at the birth of the world! Even though it’s been weakened by a factor of tens of millions, you can actually capture it with a Spiritual Power model?" The fire in Sage’s eyes flickered.

"Yes... How does the Witch Spirit Race capture the Power of Void?" Han Ning asked curiously, seeing that Sage was familiar with it.

"They use a Soul Beast called the Spirit of Nothingness, in conjunction with a Spiritual Secret Technique. In short... it’s an operation that requires a Tier Five Beast Master and their Contracted Soul Beast working together."

"My method is a bit simpler, then. If you’ll wait a moment, I need to see what Lord Akatos has given me first," Han Ning said with a chuckle, not elaborating further.

Sage averted his gaze, his expression unchanging. "Go on. I’ll work with the others to find the loopholes in the Spiritual Array on the Gray Demon Whale’s back. Come find me when you’re done."

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