Chapter 383 - 223: The Hunt of the Ancient Gods (Part 3)

They were furious, but there was nothing they could do.

After all, the Calamity Court’s strength among the Ancient Gods was no match for these three major factions.

Moreover, the forces of the Secret Wilderness were late to arrive.

It was likely that the Secret Wilderness had no desire to see the Calamity Court become the sole dominant power on the Star Dust Plateau.

After all, if the Calamity Court were to occupy the entire plateau, several more Ancient Gods would inevitably be born.

When that time truly came, the Calamity Court would become a great power on par with the Jade Realm and the Secret Wilderness.

That was a future the Secret Wilderness would not want to see.

The three of them naturally understood the reasoning behind this.

Though furious, there was nothing they could do.

"How is Zorn?"

Antisum looked at Eudampos and asked urgently.

After carefully examining Zorn’s projection within the Ancient Starry Sky Divine Hall, the Dark Ancient God Eudampos finally spoke.

"Zorn is unharmed. It seems the Jade Realm’s attempt to encircle and kill him has failed."

"Ask him about the specifics of the situation."

"Mm!"

A moment later, the Dark Ancient God Eudampos looked at the other two Ancient Gods and said,

"Zorn isn’t responding. I don’t know if he’s injured or if... there’s some other situation."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other two Ancient Gods darkened slightly.

"Let’s not be hasty. We’ll wait for Zorn to recover for a while before deciding anything."

Looking toward the location of the Calamity Court Starry Sky Divine Hall where Zorn’s projection was, Antisum said slowly after a period of scrutiny.

...

Deep within the dark and silent Starry Sky Ancient Insect Path, an endless spatial pressure reigned.

After his Resurrection, Zorn was unable to move, as if he had been suppressed and sealed.

It wasn’t until he unleashed the Eating Phase Insect King Curse, enveloping his body in an Insect Curse Body, that Zorn was finally able to move.

He assessed his condition. After his Resurrection, he was only at about one-fifth of his full strength.

Zorn let out a soft breath.

’The Resurrection Power is impressive, but an Upper Rank God’s Divine Power is simply too immense.’

’To resurrect and escape quickly, I had no choice but to abandon a portion of my Divine Power. I’ll just have to recover it slowly.’

Then, Zorn looked toward the Star Realm Void.

’Trying to kill me with those tricks? You’ve underestimated me.’

During his confrontation with the Shadow Ancient God Belial, Zorn had used the power of the Starry Sky Ancient Insect Path to detect several types of Ancient God Artifacts and their related Ancient Powers that Belial had hidden.

When Zorn was attacking that Star Realm District, he had already used the Insect King Curse to gnaw through the Starry Sky Insect Path in advance, concealing it with the power of the Starry Sky Ancient Insect Path.

After being killed, Zorn immediately used the pre-excavated Starry Sky Insect Path to resurrect and escape.

Facing a hunt led by an Ancient God was certainly dangerous, but Zorn still managed to escape.

’I lost a lot of Divine Power in this escape. There’s no need to go out for the foreseeable future.’

’The Ancient Gods have their eyes on me now. If they strike again, it will undoubtedly be with overwhelming force.’

’I can’t go out casually before I further refine the Starry Sky Ancient Insect Path.’

’I’ll stay here to recover my Divine Power and enter a long period of cultivation.’

’At the very least, I can only go out after I have the power to conquer all five regions.’

’Besides, this time I can meticulously catalyze the Ancient Sacred Marks.’

’I escaped the Ancient Gods’ hunt. Better yet, it all took place within my own ritual. This whole affair will definitely catalyze a large number of Ancient Sacred Marks.’

’From now on, every ancient war waged against me will become fuel for my growth.’