Nine Star Soul, Master-Level Sense Stars!

"Source of Destruction?"

Ronan pondered this word he was hearing for the first time, as he and the wizard, whose Pendulum of Fate, returned to the Glow Mist City.

Back at his lodgings, Ronan sat at the long table and took out a palm-sized, seemingly ordinary wooden box.

The box was opened, and a black beetle resembling Unicorn Scarab fell out.

The black beetle remained motionless. Ronan gently touched it with his hand, but it didn't react at all, as if it were completely dead.

The World Devouring Insect is the only creature Ronan has ever seen that can survive for a long time in a storage space.

It does not rely on energy, does not need to be fed, and does not even need air and water, as if it can lie dormant indefinitely.

Following Alazan's instructions, Ronan placed the dormant World Devouring Insect into the Space Ring he had just stored the Source of Destruction.

The black World Devouring Insect landed on a small hill made of dark red clay. At first, it did not react, but as time went by, it gradually awoke from its dormancy.

The black, egg-like Source of Destruction was placed at the top of the clay mountain. Ronan had thought that after the World Devouring Insect woke up, it would follow the scent to the location of the Source of Destruction, but unexpectedly, it started to crawl down instead.

They climbed all the way to the bottom of the clay hill, half of their bodies were submerged in the murky spring water, and then they began to eat quietly.

"This clay and spring water, tainted with the Source of Destruction, are sufficient to meet its needs at this stage."

Ronan looked at the scene before him, his eyes flickering thoughtfully.

"This clay and spring water must have originated from the World Root; otherwise, the Life Ancient Tree wouldn't have been able to suppress the Source of Destruction for so long."

Alazan's consciousness peeked out slightly and he communicated with Ronan.

"If I had known this would happen, I should have moved more over."

Ronan made a casual remark while keeping his eyes fixed on the World Devouring Insect feeding inside the Space Ring.

After consuming soil for a while, the World Devouring Insect, immersed in the murky spring water, suddenly stopped moving again.

Ronan noticed that some translucent gray mucus was starting to secrete from under its body, somewhat similar to the secretion that had been sprinkled on the back of his hand and caused the World Stone Coordinates to be triggered.

The gray slime beneath the World Devouring Insect accumulated more and more, quickly solidifying and enveloping its entire lower body like a shell. The World Devouring Insect's body also curled up, seemingly returning to a state of hibernation.

What's wrong with it?

Ronan instinctively asked Alazan.

"Reproduction".

Alazan's words are concise and to the point.

"So fast?"

Ronan blinked.

"As long as there is enough source of destruction, the World Devouring Insect can reproduce rapidly with almost no limit. There is almost no way to stop it. Otherwise, how could it become a terrifying nightmare capable of overturning an entire world?"

Alazan, "Once the World Devouring Insect starts to reproduce, you should start preparing suitable storage tools for it, otherwise you will have no choice but to keep changing the Space Ring."

If the World Devouring Insect were to grow in number, they could easily bite through ordinary storage spaces in a short time.

What kind of magical implements should we use to store them?

"I don't know."

Alazan head. "But I know the final resting place of that wizard who became famous for controlling the World Devouring Insect. You can go and see it if you have the chance; perhaps you can find something helpful..."

Ronan nodded.

He also remembered that Alazan had said that in their time, some wizards had mastered the secret method of controlling the World Devouring Insect swarm, and that with their Dawn bodies they could fight level eight wizards head-on.

If he could obtain the wizard's legacy, along with the World Devouring Insect in his possession, he would undoubtedly have another powerful trump card.

Seeing that the World Devouring Insect had entered hibernation, Ronan stopped paying attention to it, put away the Space Ring, and then entered the Mist Space.

After a period of renovation, the Mist Space has slowly regained some of its former vitality.

Ronan handed over the resources Serena had given him to Bennigo, and then checked on the recovery progress of the Saint Blood Tree.

With his persistent nourishment and Bennigo's meticulous care, the Saint Blood Tree has begun to sprout new branches and buds. In any case, it is much better than when it was cultivated from a single seed.

Ronan calmed and encouraged the Saint Blood Tree, then stared into a void in the Mist Space, tapped his finger, and Clarity Snake, like an inflatable toy, slowly emerged.

"Ta-ka-du"

Ronan uttered a low, hoarse incantation, his fingers tracing mysterious runes in the air before him, before finally pointing out a point.

The hazy magical light shone straight into the body of the Clarity Snake, whose lifeless body seemed to twitch slightly, but quickly lost its responsiveness.

Ronan remained calm upon seeing this. During the time the Clarity Snake was dormant, he had countless opportunities to cast spells on it and would be able to subdue it completely sooner or later.

Ronan found an open space in the room, stretched out his left hand, and aimed it at a spot on the ground.

The power of the "Molten Embrace" gloves on his hands was activated, and a dense magical fluctuation emanated from them. In the blink of an eye, the ground where his palm was placed transformed into a scorching pool of magma. The magma surged up from the pool and then quickly cooled and solidified into the shape of a huge long table.

Ronan raised his hand to dispel the power, then placed the previously collected Clarity Snake Venom, along with all the related Magic Potion Material, onto the makeshift experimental table, and began the formal preparation of the "Clarity Potion."

The venom of the Clarity Snake is also its brain fluid. Just a single drop can fill a Dawn Wizard's brain with endless distracting thoughts, and in severe cases, it can even cause a breakdown of willpower, leading to madness and death.

Preparing one dose of the Clarity Potion requires ten drops of Clarity Snake Brain Fluid. According to Ronan's own estimate, at least ten doses of the Clarity Potion would be needed to completely resolve his soul aftereffects.

He had over a thousand drops of Clarity Snake Venom in his hand, which, combined with his Master Level Magic Potion Studies- making skills, should be more than enough.

Three months later.

Mist Space.

Ronan stood quietly by the dry pond, which was a dozen meters in diameter, holding a small silver tray in one hand and picking up strange, dark blue walnuts with a metallic sheen from the tray with the other, stuffing them into his mouth and chewing them slowly, one bite at a time.

When all the "walnuts" in the silver plate were eaten, Ronan's mouth was almost full of "walnut meat." At this moment, he casually unscrewed a bottle of brownish-yellow medicine and poured it into his mouth as if drinking water.

In an instant, Ronan's cheeks, stretched out by the weight of his hands, shone with a dense network of silver light, and his lips were a bright red, as if sparks were flying from them.

Ronan opened his mouth and spat out a large plume of silver flames into the small pool in front of him. The flames fell into the pool and made a clear and melodious "clinking" sound. The original silver flames instantly turned into a brilliant orange-red color and then quickly washed over the small pool like water.

"Tui~"

Ronan spat, slowly wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and squinted at the small pond in front of him.

The bottom of the small pool, which had just been "washed" by the light, now looked brand new, with large areas of Rune Array revealed, presenting a smooth and harmonious state of operation.

"The repairs are finally complete."

Ronan sensed that the Elemental Pool had completely returned to normal operation, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

He turned around and looked around at the Mist Space in front of him.

Compared to three months ago, the Mist Space now presents a thriving scene.

The traces of his battle with Hecalto have been completely erased, and new vegetation is growing wildly in the fertile fields, where insects and birds are flying.

The new Saint Blood Tree has grown from its broken trunk and is already more than ten meters tall. If it continues to grow at this rate, it is estimated that it will be fully restored in just two or three years.

This time should be enough for Ronan to recruit a suitable group of followers for the Saint Blood Tree.

In the small lake Saint Blood Tree, the Mermaid Shell sings a mournful song. Arrietty spends most of her day with this last remaining Mermaid Shell.

Lonely Mermaid Shell rarely live long, and it's unknown how much longer this song can continue.

Bennigo sat under the Saint Blood Tree, a pipe dangling from his lips, lost in thought. His pipe had been replaced with a beautiful pure gold one, a small piece of Itai Ronan had given him.

Ronan felt a slight tug at the hem of his robe. He bent down, ruffled Dodol III's hair, nudged him aside with his foot, and then slowly sat down beside a flower field that was not yet fully grown.

Smelling the fresh scent of earth and grass, Ronan picked up a crystal vial no bigger than his thumb, unscrewed it, and carefully examined the slightly yellowish-green liquid inside, which seemed to contain many impurities. He then calmly drank it down in one gulp.

"Buzz—"

As Ronan took the medicine, a ring of transparent water rippled around his body, his Platinum-Woven Robe fluttered slightly, and then his skin began to glow faintly, with some slender, gilded flames escaping from his pores, accompanied by barely perceptible wisps of black smoke.

There seemed to be an invisible halo undulating around Ronan's brow, rhythmically radiating outwards.

This process lasted for about three hourglasses, after which all the strange phenomena gradually subsided.

When the light emanating from Ronan completely disappeared, he opened his eyes, his pupils clear as top-grade sapphires constantly being washed by water.

— [Strength: Level Four Formal Wizard (120%)]

"The thirteenth bottle of Clarity Potion."

Ronan glanced at his Character Panel information and muttered to himself, "The problem of the soul aftereffects is now almost completely resolved."

The effects of the Clarity Potion were even better than Ronan had anticipated. All the impurities in his soul brought about by the previous "Reincarnation into Dream" were completely removed, and Ronan's soul became clear and transparent. Due to the perfect removal of impurities and the significant improvement in his soul aptitude, Ronan's mental power, which had already reached perfection, increased again, reaching 120% of that of Level Four Wizard.

Ronan attempted to use Soul Projection. With a thought, a black shadow quickly appeared where his gaze fell.

Compared to before, although the Soul Projection is still in the form of a shadow, it feels much more real and complete.

Ronan uses the perspective of the projection to "see" himself and examine his current state of mind.

—Countless overlapping golden ripples form a human figure, clear and transparent yet thick and dense, truly presenting a texture similar to golden amber.

"My current soul aptitude should be able to reach a nine-star rating, right?"

Ronan silently assessed his own situation.

If he can't, then this is the limit; this is the best he can do right now.

The improvement in his soul aptitude and Soul Power brought Ronan many subtle benefits. He closed his eyes and began to meditate.

The fourth stage of the [Primordial Star Meditation Technique] is now Star Chart Deduction with ease, with stars flowing and colliding within the Consciousness Space.

Once.

Twice.

Three times

I don't know how many times I went through the deduction process in one go.

At the very moment a simulation ended, Ronan broke through a certain constraint as if it were a natural progression.

"Buzz—"

The [Star Force Field] naturally emanated from his body. This time, however, it was no longer a burst of energy from the collision of dozens of invisible celestial bodies. Instead, it spread rapidly from Ronan's body like an invisible hurricane.

A strange and powerful surge of spiritual energy swept across the entire Mist Space in an instant. The Saint Blood Tree rustled, and Bennigo, who was sitting quietly under the tree, stood up. Mermaid Shell in the lake beside him, stopped singing.

Everyone was drawn to the ripple and turned their gazes toward it.

They only saw a strange and magnificent hazy "nebula" slowly swirling around.

In the center of the "nebula", Ronan's figure floated silently.

"The Primordial Star Meditation Technique has been broken through."

A thought flashed through Ronan's mind, realizing that his [Primordial Star Meditation Technique], which was already close to the Expert Level, had now advanced to the Master Level.

However, he did not completely withdraw from the meditative state; instead, his mind was drawn upwards and outwards by a mysterious force.

In the darkness, Ronan felt as if he had arrived in an incomparably vast and boundless void.

All around was pure blackness.

There was only a faint glimmer of light in front of them.

He slowly approached, and the moment he could clearly see the luminous object, he froze.

It was an enormous boulder, its surface covered with a dense network of honeycomb-like pits and marks resembling those of flames. Within these naturally sculpted scars, a cold, metallic luster shimmered.

It floats silently in the dark void, as if it has existed since time immemorial.

"Whoosh—"

Within the Mist Space, Ronan, suspended in mid-air, suddenly opened his eyes. His fair hair and Platinum Magic Robe fluttered in the wind, and his eyes shone with a star-like brilliance.

He spread his arms, and his Spiritual Force Field, which resembled a swirling nebula, suddenly expanded outwards.

In an instant, it was as if an invisible string in the universe was being plucked.

One after another, blazing and dazzling beams of starlight tore through the void and crashed down from above Ronan's head, silently scorching deep craters like falling meteorites into the ground around him. The terrifying aftershocks of energy stirred up a gale that made all the vegetation in the entire Mist Space rustle.

The nebula contracted, Ronan's expression was strange; he was still immersed in the wondrous state he had just experienced.

He opened his Character Panel and looked at the skill slot that originally belonged to [Primordial Star Meditation Technique].

Behind the [Primordial Star Meditation Technique], there was an additional note—

[Sense Stars]!

The [Primordial Star Meditation Technique], upon advancing to the Master Level, yielded a new ability that allowed Ronan's consciousness to directly connect with the vast starry sky and sense the tangible meteorites that existed eternally in the darkness!

"Wrong!"

A flash of inspiration struck Ronan; at that moment, he seemed to have grasped something.

"This ability goes beyond that!"

He raised his hand and summoned the Helamus [Law Control] armband, which had landed in a corner of the Mist Space, as it streaked across the sky like a meteor and landed straight into his palm.

As soon as he got his hands on it, Ronan sensed an unprecedented vibration in the Law Control Armlet.

He slowly put the armband on his arm.