At the Starry Sky Observatory.
Yu Yuan held the nine Celestial Phenomenon Cards he had gathered over the past two months.
His gaze passed over them one by one.
Now and then, a spark of delight flashed in his eyes.
Finally, his gaze settled on one card.
[Celestial Phenomenon—Prisoner of Despair] Quality: Gold Effect: When subjected to an extreme environment that pushes body and mind to their limits, the user will achieve a new breakthrough. Duration: six months.
"A new breakthrough."
What Yu Yuan needed most right now was a breakthrough to Mythic Grade.
During this time, he had been gathering the remains of ruins, the bodies of powerful beings, and Aether resource sites throughout the New World.
But he had never stopped absorbing Aether, not even for a moment.
And as he continued to absorb "relics" from the Civilization Universe, he gained more Epitaphs of Civilization.
The epitaphs' enhancements also affected his absorption of Aether.
His growth had not slowed. If anything, it seemed to be accelerating.
With a thought from Yu Yuan,
the Book of Fate appeared before him and drew in all the Celestial Phenomenon Cards.
Its pages turned, revealing every card he had collected before. At last, Yu Yuan's gaze settled on a few of them.
[Celestial Phenomenon—Vanishing Stars] Quality: Silver Effect: Upon activation, temporarily removes one passive ability from the target. [Celestial Phenomenon—Winding Time Tunnel] Quality: Gold Effect: When used on an area, time within it flows 100 times faster for one day. [Celestial Phenomenon—Gift of the Star Sea] Quality: Gold Effect: Strengthens a facility, building, or item with the power of the starry sky, making it more powerful.
The idea that had just occurred to Yu Yuan quickly took shape.
Everfrost Lake was unusually empty because all the warriors had