Chthon, a Super Charger?

After listening to Star Ji's account.

Xu Mo's expression brightened.

He had originally thought Star Ji was an ordinary intelligent lifeform similar to Babata, but now it seemed things were not that simple.

Just thinking about it made it clear—Netherworld God Chthon was no fool.

How could he possibly fail to notice Star Ji drawing upon his power like this?

For now, there were only two possibilities.

First, the magic power Star Ji had borrowed was nothing more than a drop in the bucket to Chthon. He did not care, so he had not cut off the flow of magic power.

But as Xu Mo looked at the massive torrent of magic power stretching out before him like a galaxy, that possibility clearly seemed unlikely.

If all this magic power truly meant nothing to him, he could probably overturn the Living Tribunal and take its place himself.

That left only the second possibility.

Chthon had sensed what was happening, but he simply had no way to stop it.

Xu Mo was almost certain that this was the truth.

After all, back then, some unknown existence had controlled the true Darkhold and launched an attack, only to be instantly killed in his mind as well.

He had been somewhat puzzled at the time.

Thinking about it now, it had clearly been Chthon's futile struggle.

At that thought, Xu Mo looked at Star Ji beside him with blazing eyes.

Star Ji noticed Xu Mo's gaze.

She deliberately put on a bashful expression.

"Master, what are you trying to do?"

"Uh..."

After hesitating for a long while, Xu Mo still did not say that word.

But seeing the teasing expression on Star Ji's face, Xu Mo knew she had clearly done it on purpose.

After letting out a soft giggle, Star Ji finally looked away.

Xu Mo gave a light cough, concealing the embarrassment on his face.

"I mean, roughly what level is your strength at?"

After hearing that, Star Ji's laughter gradually subsided.

"Actually, my strength is not all that important to you, Master. After all, I cannot leave the Astral Tower to help you. At most, I can help you control the Astral Tower to deal with enemies who invade your sea of consciousness!"

"Master only needs to know that in this world, no one can leave alive after entering your sea of consciousness!"

Hearing that answer, Xu Mo sucked in a sharp breath.

"That awesome?"

Wouldn't he become outright invincible once he completely controlled the Astral Tower?

It was not until a minute later that Xu Mo finally calmed his surging emotions.

By then, Star Ji had already stepped onto the altar ahead.

She reached out and took down one Darkhold from atop it, leaving only one behind to continue absorbing dark energy.

"The magic power inside should be enough for Master to use for a long time!"

"When it runs out, just replace it with the other one!"

She flashed back to Xu Mo's side and handed him the Darkhold in her hand.

Xu Mo reached out and accepted the Darkhold.

Once again, he was shocked by Star Ji's power.

Treating Chthon, one of the four oldest ancient gods, as a power bank—there was really no one else like her.

At this point, after absorbing an immense amount of dark energy, the two Darkholds were almost completely indistinguishable. After such a long period of being washed over and infused with energy, even the most ordinary paper would become a powerful divine artifact.

After placing the Darkhold in Xu Mo's hand, Star Ji lightly waved her hand.

A drop of blood seeped from Xu Mo's finger. With a flash, it entered the Darkhold.

The Darkhold emitted an intense black radiance, then shot into Xu Mo's glabella like lightning.

"Now that will do!"

"From now on, this book will not only be the source of your magic power, but it will also greatly increase your casting speed and the power of your magic!"

Netherworld.

Chthon's enormous body was now less than half its original size.

When Star Ji removed one Darkhold, Chthon, who had already begun to feel despair, was nearly moved to tears with excitement.

"It's slower! It's slowed down!"

Chthon's excited roar echoed through the Netherworld.

One had to know that at the previous rate of absorption, barring any accident, he would likely have been drained dry in another month at most.

During this time, he had tried tens of thousands of methods, yet none could sever the absorption of his energy by that unknown existence.

A Multiverse Level Netherworld God comparable to the five great gods had been driven into a dead end.

Fortunately, the absorption rate had now been cut in half. His own speed of absorbing energy was much faster than the rate at which it was being drained.

He only needed some time to recover completely.

It was unknown how long it took the excited Chthon to finally calm down.

He fully activated his magic power, and the dark energy within the Netherworld transformed into a massive vortex that converged toward him.

On the other side, Xu Mo had already withdrawn from the Astral Tower.

Back in the cave carved into the mountainside, Xu Mo took out the Darkhold and began studying it.

Although the entire Darkhold had transformed into an energy-based state, the writing that recorded its magic remained.

He opened the Darkhold.

Strings of strange symbols appeared in Xu Mo's field of vision.

After staring at the symbols for a moment, they flew from the pages, transforming into streams of information in midair before directly entering Xu Mo's mind.

In almost an instant, he understood the contents recorded in the book.

The magic recorded on the first page was precisely the Spatial Gate.

After closing his eyes and pondering for a moment, Xu Mo opened them and let out a long breath.

If he remembered correctly, even the exceptionally gifted Doctor Strange had spent a long time learning this magic.

He wondered what his own talent for magic was like.

After reviewing the contents in his mind once more, Xu Mo decided to give it a try.

He formed a hand seal with his left hand while his right hand gently traced a semicircle.

A Spatial Gate crackling with black sparks slowly opened not far in front of him.

Seeing this, a glimmer of excitement flashed through Xu Mo's eyes.

He had never expected that he would successfully cast the magic on his very first attempt.

But after thinking about it slightly, he understood why.

Generally speaking, when mages or wizards cast magic, it had a great deal to do with spiritual power.

The stronger one's spiritual power, the greater one's talent for magic.

And Xu Mo was, after all, a peak Warlord level Spirit Reader.

Compared to an ordinary person, the strength of his spiritual power was more than a thousand times greater. Successfully casting magic on his first attempt was only natural.

As the Spatial Gate slowly opened, the scene on the other side clearly appeared before Xu Mo's eyes.

It looked as though the Spatial Gate had opened inside some steamy bathroom.

Through the hazy mist, a smooth, bare back came into view.

The figure's delicate, fair skin, combined with the misty beauty created by the steam, would probably draw a gasp of admiration from anyone who saw it.

Xu Mo froze at the sight and hurriedly cast the spell again, trying to close the Spatial Gate.

If she saw him, he would probably be labeled a pervert on the spot.

But perhaps because he was too unfamiliar with casting magic for the first time.

Xu Mo had intended to close the Spatial Gate, but after casting the spell, the rate at which it expanded doubled. In almost an instant, it opened wide enough for a person to pass through.

The woman taking a bath also seemed to sense that something was wrong behind her.

After all, with such a large Spatial Gate and the temperature difference between the two sides, the movement of air had become extremely obvious.

Feeling the chill behind her, the woman slowly turned around.

Her eyes met Xu Mo's across the Spatial Gate.

When Xu Mo saw the woman looking over, he also realized that it was too late to close it now.

"Uh... if I said I didn't mean to, would you believe me?"

"Ah~"

Seeing the bizarre Spatial Gate behind her and Xu Mo standing on the other side, the woman's face filled with terror. With a scream, she curled up in the corner of the bathroom.

It was not that she refused to run out.

The main reason was that the Spatial Gate had opened right in front of the door, completely blocking the exit.

Even if she wanted to run, there was nowhere for her to go.