Chapter 404 232: Promotion to Ancient Gods

If he had failed this attempt, he might not have had another chance to ascend to Ancient God for hundreds of years.

Even with a glimmer of hope, Zorn only succeeded in his ascension just as the Ancient Fire was about to be extinguished.

His path to ascension had been fraught with difficulty.

But now that he had officially entered the ranks of the Ancient Gods—becoming a mighty Ancient Evil God who wielded the powers of Death, Calamity, and Time—everything was different.

[Ancient Time Evil God]

Level: 31 (12%)

Tarktos' Hand (Ancient God Forbidden Technique): Level 18 (65%)

Rift: Ancient God's Curtain Robe (Ancient God Curse): Level 17 (74%)

Space-Time Disaster Thunder Echo (Ancient God Curse): Level 17 (85%)

Seven Phases·Star Trace·Eating Phase Worm Curse (Ancient God Curse): Level 18 (92%)

Sea of Ultimate Destiny: Level 18 (84%)

Calamity Rune Magic Ring: 7,656.

The system page could hardly convey the immense changes he'd undergone after ascending to Ancient God.

Zorn's eyes narrowed slightly as they swept over his Level 31 status.

After ascending to become an Ancient God, the Ancient Level became critically important.

Each increase in Level would grant him a measure of Cosmic Suppression.

Moreover, the higher his Level, the stronger the Cosmic Suppression he obtained.

High Level Ancient Gods possessed a natural suppression over Low Level ones.

The higher one's rank and Level within the Star Realm Cosmic, the more powerful one naturally was.

Before, Zorn's Sequence Level had been unremarkable.

But now that he had ascended to Ancient God, his Level cap had been completely unlocked, which changed everything.

Over the past few centuries, Zorn had absorbed a massive amount of Cosmic Essence, and he estimated his Level cap had already surpassed Level 40.

Now, he just needed to rapidly absorb Ancient Time Essence and Ancient Evil God Essence to quickly raise his Level.

Moreover, the Sequence of an Ancient Evil God was rather unique.

Other Divine Spirits needed to slowly accumulate power and build their Sequence.

Ancient Evil Gods, on the other hand, could rapidly increase their Level by devouring and absorbing other Ancient Gods.

They could also harvest Essence from the turbulent Mythical Wave.

In the current tide of mythical war, the entire cosmos was filled with Death, war, and Calamity.

All of this Essence could be converted into Ancient Evil God Essence.

At this very moment, he was using the Cosmic Magic Net to rapidly absorb the vast amounts of Death and Calamity Essence that had accumulated on the Star Dust Plateau over the past few centuries, converting it into Ancient Evil God Essence.

'Once I finish absorbing all this accumulated Essence from the Star Dust Plateau, plus the Ancient Time Essence I've stored up, my Level should be high enough to reach Level 32.'

'At the same time…'

Zorn's thoughts grew heavier.

'I can also start absorbing that ancient Ancient God from the Jade Realm, the one who has lived for over a hundred million years.'

'Absorbing that guy should raise my Level by at least two more.'

'As far as I know, there are also other Ancient Evil Gods in those few hidden places.'

'Every last one of them is exceptionally cunning.'

'Not only have they built up decent Levels over ancient eons, but they also raised their Levels during the recent Cosmic Altar event.'

'These Ancient Evil Gods are also fanning the flames from the shadows, hoping to strike at the major powers.'

'If I can absorb these Ancient Evil Gods, reaching Level 35 or even Level 36 shouldn't be a problem.'

'Of course, it would be even better if I could just wipe out the Jade Realm entirely.'

'The annihilation of the Jade Realm would be more than enough to feast on.'

However, Zorn knew that the Jade Realm would not be so easily destroyed.

While stabilizing his new Ancient Level, Zorn sent a projection of himself to his Calamity Court Starry Sky Divine Hall.

The three Ancient Gods were all gathered there.

Naturally, he had to go and meet with them.

"I never thought it would only take a few decades! Zorn, you've already ascended to Ancient God. That's incredibly fast!"

Eudampos was the first to let out a hearty laugh, looking Zorn up and down again and again.

Now that Zorn had ascended to Ancient God, their Calamity Court Divine Kingdom was now a realm with four Ancient Gods.

Coupled with Zorn's innate and immense advantage on the Star Dust Plateau, the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom's position there was now as solid as a rock.

If they continued to develop for another few tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, there was no reason the Calamity Court couldn't become a top-tier power in the Star Realm Cosmic.

"Brother Zorn's strength was already extraordinary before—he could even harm an Ancient God. Now that he has ascended, I'm afraid ordinary Ancient Gods are no longer a match for him."

Now that Zorn had ascended to Ancient God, the Void Ancient God Oka Entropy's form of address for him had also changed.

"You seniors are exaggerating."

Zorn said, shaking his head.

"I have only just ascended to Ancient God. It will still take some time to stabilize my Level. What is the current situation with our Calamity Court Divine Kingdom?"

During his ascension to Ancient God, Zorn had cut off all contact with the outside world. This was to prevent any external forces from interfering with his breakthrough.

Even now, he still hadn't connected to the Cosmic Magic Net.

He planned to continue cultivating in seclusion for a while longer.

After all, he had just ascended to Ancient God. A mere Level 31 was hardly anything to brag about.

He would at least wait until he had finished absorbing that senior from the Jade Realm.

The Chaos Ancient Goddess, Antisum, began to slowly explain.

"During the last Ancient God war, our original plan was to eliminate the Star Remains and that Furnace Ancient God."

"But the Master of Star Remains was too cunning. Even though we were more than prepared enough to crush him, he escaped the Star Dust Plateau and ultimately got away by using a powerful Resurrection technique."

"Even though he escaped, that fellow was heavily wounded and no longer poses much of a threat to us."

"As for the Furnace Ancient God, he was completely annihilated in that battle."

"Also, because you signed a contract with the Twin Ancient Gods and they agreed to leave the Star Dust Plateau, we didn't bother them any further."

"Although the battles outside are growing more intense, our Star Dust Plateau has been quite peaceful for the past few decades and is in a period of vigorous growth."

At this point, Antisum paused, then lowered her voice.

"Over the past few decades, the Secret Wilderness has been constantly dispatching forces to the regions with Cosmic Fissures. They've even secretly stationed an Ancient God at each Fissure."

"It seems... they've discovered something special about the Cosmic Fissures and are placing great importance on them now."

Zorn wasn't too surprised.

"The Secret Wilderness is a massive power that has existed for countless eons," he said. "They even have old monsters who have lived for hundreds of millions, or even over a billion years."

"Those old geezers may not be incredibly powerful, but the knowledge and information they possess are astonishing."

"It's no surprise they were able to discover what's special about the Cosmic Fissures."

After hearing Zorn's explanation, Antisum considered it carefully for a moment before looking at him and asking,

"Zorn, now that you've ascended to Ancient God and command such miraculous means as the Cosmic Magic Net and the Starry Sky Ancient Insect Path, can you suppress the disturbances when the Cosmic Fissures erupt?"

Zorn thought for a moment before replying.

"Senior Antisum, within the Star Dust Plateau, I can probably suppress the first few, less violent eruptions."

"But outside the Star Dust Plateau, I won't be able to do anything."

Antisum's brow twitched slightly, and she let out a small sigh of relief.

"Being able to suppress the first few eruptions within the Star Dust Plateau is not bad. That's enough for us to acquire a considerable amount of resources from the Cosmic Fissures."

Hearing Antisum's words, Zorn's interest was piqued.

"Senior Antisum, what's the current situation with the Cosmic Fissures?"

"The Cosmic Fissures have stopped expanding and have started to gush out dense Time Essence."

"I estimate that the 'Cosmic Gemstones' you mentioned are probably about to appear."

'Hm? Gushing Ancient Time Essence?'

Zorn's mind stirred.

'Since they've started gushing Ancient Time Essence, then it's highly likely the Cosmic Gemstones are about to emerge.'

'Although I've only just ascended, I am an Ancient God now. The role I can play is far greater than when I was an Upper Rank God.'

That being said, Zorn's thoughts were currently focused on that Ancient Time Essence.

Normally, the first resource a Cosmic Fissure erupts with is Spatial Essence.

This Spatial Essence would further expand the cosmos.

The second is a small amount of Cosmic Essence.

This, in turn, would cause Ancient Gods to fight even more intensely over ownership of the Cosmic Fissures.

But the fact that they were now gushing "Ancient Time Essence" was quite interesting.

For other Ancient Gods, they had no lack of Ancient Time Essence; what they lacked was Cosmic Essence.

But for Zorn, he did not lack Cosmic Essence. Instead, what he was short on was "Ancient Time Essence."

A resource that was of little use to other Ancient Gods was, for Zorn, the most precious resource at his current stage.

With this, Zorn's Ancient Level could increase even faster.