At the Tier Seven, Mitrola Clan will have their souls drawn by the power of their bloodline, entering the Treacherous Destruction Hall and taking up the "Star Capture User" profession. They will awaken the professional ability to control gravity, while greatly increasing their energy intensity and controllability.
But this doesn't mean that the Dragon-Hunting Spider can only stubbornly stick to the path of gravity.
In fact, among the three major cultivation factions of the Mitrola Clan, the most powerful is not the "Gravity Faction" which has the largest number of members, but the [Devouring Faction].
However, the number of members in the Devouring Faction was too small, so they were not very well-known among the lower and middle-class clansmen.
However, just mentioning a few of the top figures in the Devouring Faction is enough to understand the terrifying influence this faction wields within the Mitrola Clan.
The entire Dragon-Hunting Spider clan has only five true pillars of combat strength, namely--
The Treacherous Destruction Spider Mother, the Supreme God, the Devouring Faction.
Lord of the Fallen Star, Main God, Devouring Faction.
Lord of the Fallen Realm, Main God, Devouring Faction.
Lord of Demonic Machinery, Main God, Gravity Faction.
Lord of a Thousand Threads, the Main God, Control Faction.
Besides these three major factions, there are also smaller factions such as the Faith Faction and the Matter Faction.
Golden Dragon-Hunting Spider Herzan is a powerful figure in the Matter Faction, specializing in Divine Body. He possesses unparalleled physical strength, enough to easily tear apart dimensional crystal walls with his bare hands and withstand God Level magical attacks. He is fully capable of contending with the Upper God of the "Law System" and "World System".
However, even with such a powerful faction, it does not rank among the strongest within the Dragon-Hunting Spider clan.
Among the three strongest factions, the Devouring Faction the other two in terms of the number of pillar-level powerhouses, naturally making it the top dog. More importantly, the Devouring Faction possesses the only Supreme God- level powerhouse of the Mitrola Clan, the Treacherous Destruction Spider Mother, which further solidifies its supreme status.
This is why the God Level Dragon-Hunting Spider present reacted so strongly when they learned from Yilisham that Gustavo might have embarked on the Devouring Path and become a member of the Devouring Faction.
There's no way around it; the Devouring Faction is too rare and too powerful.
If the Dragon-Hunting Spider clan is likened to an imperial state, then the Treacherous Destruction Spider Mother is the Emperor, while the other members of the Devouring Faction are the undisputed royalty, whose appearance inevitably causes a sensation and attracts attention.
Herzan, who was at the very top, was also stunned for a moment. After realizing what was happening, his many dark golden spider eyes narrowed at the same time. As Upper God, he didn't care much about a member of the Devouring Faction, but Herzan was extremely enthusiastic about attacking the True Dragon Empire.
Gustavo is key to utilizing the power of the King of the Demonic Sea, so Herzan naturally pays close attention to him; otherwise, he wouldn't have readily agreed to Yilisham's plan.
After a moment's thought, Herzan, "None of our clansmen present belong to the Devouring Faction. Here's what we'll do: after I contact the Northern Spirit Empire, I'll speak with Asuye of the Devouring Faction and have him come over to personally verify whether Gustavo has truly embarked on the Devouring Path. You don't need to worry about it too much."
"Yes!"
The God Level Dragon-Hunting Spider present exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.
"Narnia, are you ready over there in the Black Hole Domain?" Herzan turned his head again to look at Narnia, who was to his left.
Narnia nodded slightly and said first, "Everything is ready. The gravitational field parameters have been adjusted, and the relevant devices are in place. All we need to do is take our positions, infuse our power, and we will be able to open the sealing rings, shielding us from external spying and limiting the excessive dissipation of the King of the Demonic Sea's power."
Hearing this, Herzan seemed quite satisfied. "That's good. If this operation goes smoothly, it will deal a significant blow to the True Dragon Empire. We absolutely cannot afford to mess it up."
In the dark Void, the chaotic power of the Demonic Sea, like intricate tentacles disrupting order, swayed back and forth, making the Void Energy Berserk and uncontrollable wherever it passed. Some Void creatures that could not escape in time were crushed and swallowed up. Even an unfortunate small Void body was swept up by the waves casually stirred up by the King of the Demonic Sea and collapsed rapidly, as if it had been thrown into a crusher.
Under the oppressive force of this terrifying presence, Gustavo flew cautiously, a heavy cloud hanging over his heart.
However, every cloud has a silver lining. It was precisely in this desperate feeling of struggling back and forth between life and death that Gustavo's mental will soared, making him even more formidable than Lancelot, who possessed numerous mental talents.
Suddenly, a hint of excitement appeared in Gustavo's eyes as he flew. Without making a sound, he sent a wisp of Divine Power into the depths of his mind, where a pure world was created.
In the world filled with white light, Yilisham's figure gradually solidified. As soon as Gustavo appeared, she immediately hugged his leg with tears streaming down her face, sobbing and complaining without any regard for her image.
Looking at the weeping and wailing descendant at her feet, even Yilisham's iron-willed nature couldn't help but twitch. To be honest, Yilisham had seen all sorts of madmen and perverts in the bloodthirsty and brutal Dragon-Hunting Spider Clan, but she had never seen anyone like Gustavo who would so readily cling to someone's coattails.
The key point is that Yilisham knows that Gustavo's mental will is definitely extremely strong, not because she senses it, but because it is determined by the characteristics of the Devouring Path.
Anyone who embarks on the Devouring Path must possess an indestructible mind, or they will inevitably fall into self-collapse.
This means that the little snot-nosed kid who's crying while clinging to his leg is just faking it all; he's a master of acting.
Unaware that his great-great-grandmother had seen through him, Gustavo was still engrossed in his act, crying with snot and tears streaming down his face. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was a fake Dragon-Hunting Spider.
Yilisham's lips twitched. Even if it was an act, her shamelessness was enough to surpass 99.999% of her fellow Dragon-Hunting Spider. You must know, arrogance has always been the most prominent label that other major powers in the Astral Realm have attached to the Dragon-Hunting Spider Clan.
The normal style of the Dragon-Hunting Spider should be aloof and cold, like a solitary warrior, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with a cold and ruthless appearance. However, the appearance of Gustavo adds some playful orange-red hues to this cold canvas.
"Alright, stop acting. Index has already told you everything," Yilisham said with a half-smile.
Upon hearing this, Gustavo stopped crying, immediately looked up, and pouted, saying, "Why does Mother say such things?"
Yilisham shook her head and tossed out a list. "These are the cultivation resources I secured for you from the clan, to compensate you for the sacrifices you made in restraining the King of the Demonic Sea. Take a look."
Gustavo quickly grabbed the list, his Divine Power scanning it meticulously from top to bottom several times, his excitement surging like a gushing spring.
"Very good. With these resources, I will be able to fully integrate my talents and embark on the path I envisioned..." Gustavo murmured.
"You mean... Devouring Path, right?" Yilisham asked abruptly.
"Um??!"
Gustavo suddenly looked up, then quickly looked down again, a cold glint flashing deep in his eyes. He subconsciously checked his status, especially his information panel. His suspicious nature made him suspect that Yilisham was secretly spying on his thoughts. If that were the case, it would be extremely impolite and disrespectful.
Don't be fooled by how he acts like a close junior in front of Yilisham.
In reality, Gustavo didn't think his great-great-grandmother was trustworthy; at the very least, a solid trust hadn't been established between them yet.
While kinship is strong among Dragon-Hunting Spider, it is generally limited to three generations: grandfather, grandfather, and grandson.
Going back further, the relationship inevitably becomes distant.
Unfortunately, Gustavo's grandparents, both on the maternal and paternal lines, have passed away.
The reason why his father, Sylvain, was adopted by the Guta Star People was because his parents both perished in a great war.
As for her mother, Index, her parents died in the Chaos Tide a long time ago. Overwhelmed with grief, Index decided to go out and clear her head, which led her to the Prado Universe System. There, she was abducted by her father Sylvain, and had a bunch of children with him.
However, compared to her father Sylvain's lineage, where all eleven generations of her clan had perished, her mother Index's side still had some relatives. After arriving on the Treacherous Destruction Continent, she even made contact with Yilisham, a God Level powerhouse.
Although Yilisham wasn't overly affectionate towards Index, who was many generations removed, she was still her direct descendant and provided a lot of help. She not only granted her a territory to live in but also helped stabilize the state of the "Egg of Resurrection." To be honest, that was quite generous.
As God Level Dragon-Hunting Spider, Yilisham has countless descendants. Index's generation alone has at least eight hundred, if not a thousand. Unless there are special circumstances, it's perfectly normal for her not to receive special treatment.
Even Spider Mom Index, and Yilisham weren't exactly close relatives, let alone Gustavo, who was a generation further back. It's perfectly normal for him to be wary of his great-great-grandmother. If he were so trusting, Gustavo wouldn't be where he is today.
Although Gustavo's movements were subtle, they were easily noticed by Yilisham.
Yilisham wasn't angry at this; instead, she was delighted. What's most important in the dark world?
Be vigilant!
Never let your guard down or lose your vigilance; this is a profound lesson Yilisham learned from experiencing crisis after crisis.
Therefore, Gustavo's performance not only didn't lose points, but actually earned him a lot more points from Yilisham.
This child is like me!
Hmm... except for that crying scene just now.
Yilisham thought to herself, then said frankly, "You don't need to check. If I wanted to ambush you, your current strength wouldn't be enough to resist or detect it. To be honest, the Devouring Path you is the pinnacle of Transcendent for my Mitrola Clan. It's just that the conditions are too harsh, and very few can actually embark on this path."
Upon hearing this, Gustavo was taken aback, then slowly raised his head and met those deep spider eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
With an awkward laugh, Gustavo reverted to his previous 'honest' and 'simple' demeanor, clearly that of an honest spider, and said with a fawning smile, "Please enlighten me, Grandmother, what is the Devouring Path? Why didn't my Inherited Memory trigger after hearing this name?"
Yilisham pretended not to notice Gustavo's subtle attempt to remove the "Too Mrs" prefix, which suited her perfectly.
After some thought, Yilisham decided to personally teach her promising descendant, who had returned from another region of the Astral Realm, a lesson.
Instead of immediately answering the Devouring Path, she asked Gustavo a question, "Do you know which systems the Astral Realm Transcendent can be mainly divided into?"
"I don't know." Gustavo shook his head.
In fact, he knew, and he knew far more clearly than Yilisham.
They control an entire database of advanced Astral Realm; almost everything, except for top-level secrets of the Astral Realm, can be found in the Aslant Database.
Although the database contained too much information to browse through completely, all the knowledge concerning Transcendent cultivation, whether it was Logo, Lancelot, or Gustavo, had been studied in detail.
Several years ago, all three of them began their own strategic planning and embarked on the path of the system that best suited them.
The reason Gustavo shook his head and said he didn't know was simply to give his great-great-grandmother Yilisham a chance to shine.
Otherwise, how can I establish authority and show favor to the elderly in my presence, thereby building a closer relationship?
Seeing Gustavo looking at her with the humble and eager expression of a good child, Yilisham's tone became even gentler, like a kind and amiable elder explaining the relevant knowledge in a gentle and detailed manner.
in short.
The Transcendent beings in the Astral Realm are divided into three major cultivation systems.
The [Matter System], also known as the "Extreme Path System," follows the path of "embracing all things in one body." It focuses on cultivating the Divine Body and emphasizes breaking through laws with force. Pure physical strength is enough to break the rules, making one impervious to all laws and able to traverse the entire world.
The [Law System], also known as the "Domain System," follows the path of "one law gives rise to all laws." It uses the "Divine Law" it has mastered as its Cornerstone to leverage other rules. It focuses on cultivating the Divine Realm and has the most methods. Within its own Divine Realm, it can even temporarily modify the rules, turning people into stone or turning stones into gold, all of which can be achieved at will.
The [World System], also known as the "Realm King System" or "Divine Kingdom System," follows the principle of "one world encompassing all worlds." It creates the Inner Universe, commonly known as the "Divine Kingdom," by absorbing various resources to strengthen its own Inner Universe origin, Great God. It can even go further by accepting the faith of all living beings, creating God of Faith, and coexisting with the Divine Kingdom. The combat power within the Divine Kingdom can increase almost Infinity.
Each of the three Transcendent systems has also produced its own Eternity powerhouses; the nine Eternal all belong to these three systems.
For example, the representative of the Matter System, the Lord of Nightmares.
Representative of the Law System, Magic Pioneer.
The World Tree, a representative of the world World System.
The Devouring Faction of the Dragon-Hunting Spider Clan belongs to the "Law System".