332: Skectos Magical World

This time, besides resources and the Blood God Clan with ancient bloodlines, he didn't plan to bring anyone else. The base was in a period of vigorous development and couldn't be left unattended for now. It wouldn't be too late to make other plans after he had completely taken control of that world.

With the Ancient God Chamber of Commerce and the Tianfu Safe Zone, resources were collected very quickly, completing the collection in less than a month.

To avoid affecting the Ancient God Chamber of Commerce's development, Tang Ping only took twenty Blood God Clan members with ancient bloodlines whose strength was comparable to Level Five, as well as three thousand newly converted Blood God Clan members. Of course, these three thousand Blood God Clan members only contained a thin bloodline; Tang Ping temporarily didn't have the energy to hunt three thousand ancient behemoths, so he could only bestow the bloodline in portions.

"For the development of the Ancient God Chamber of Commerce, we can focus on finding large offshore islands. Some of these islands might contain abundant resources, and even if they don't, the large islands themselves represent immense wealth and will become a battleground for major powers in the future," Tang Ping said to several elder-level figures of the Blood God Clan.

"We respectfully obey the Divine Lord's decree!"

Tang Ping nodded slightly, his consciousness communicating with the black bead hidden deep in his memory. At this moment, he was also a little nervous. This time was different from before; this time, his true body was descending into Sophia's world!

Although it wasn't as dangerous as traversing time and space, the two worlds were separated by an unknown number of star systems, and variables still abounded.

But he had great confidence in the black bead, after all, it was something that could even cross time.

As the black bead shimmered with colorful light, Tang Ping's body was also dyed with color, finally twisting and disappearing like an oil painting.

Skelthos Magical World

North of the Demon Wasteland, Dark Forest

Holy City

Holy Year 63, December 30th

Day of Descent

This was the revised calendar. The power of the Holy See had already radiated throughout the Dark Forest, unifying this dark and chaotic land and establishing new rules.

But it seemed the Holy See had reached its limit.

To the north lay the Demon Wasteland, barren, uninhabited, and infested with evil spirits.

To the south was the Abyssal Swamp, hiding countless abyssal monsters, and those swamps were bottomless.

To the west was the Darkblood Grassland, an endless expanse of grassland, even more desolate than the other two places, because the grass on those grasslands devoured all magical creatures!

As for the south, it was the Sea of Black Mist. No one knew what was hidden in the sea beneath the black mist, or what dangers it held.

The Holy See seemed to have reached its developmental peak, with nowhere further to advance.

Blind exploration could very likely destroy decades of accumulation, or even invite unforeseen changes.

Ultimately, Pope Sophia decided to halt further expansion and focus all efforts on recuperation.

Furthermore, great efforts were made to develop agriculture and research new types of seeds, achieving remarkable results, and the population experienced explosive growth.

Unfortunately, countless dangers still lurked within the Dark Forest. Ordinary people could only explore and farm near city-states and tribes, and those who could become knights or mages were exceedingly rare.

At this moment, a space in the Dark Forest suddenly twisted, then was filled with complex colors, but the next second, everything vanished, as if what had just happened was merely an illusion.

"There was some deviation in the location, but it's not a big problem."

Tang Ping frowned. This was his first time coming to this world in his true body. Compared to contamination, he found that this world was enveloped by an even more terrifying dark aura, and the contamination seemed to be gradually receding.

Logically speaking, the contamination in this world should be far more terrifying than that on Blue Star.

"Does contamination decay after reaching a certain index? Or perhaps, as the world declines, will those terrifying contaminations also decay along with the world after corroding to a certain extent?"

Tang Ping pondered. He didn't know much about the source of the contamination, only having a few conjectures.

He looked up in one direction; that was the direction of the Holy See. After all, his statue was there, so he could naturally sense it.

Roar! A dark magical beast with bone spikes on its back muscles suddenly pounced towards him. Tang Ping walked casually through the Dark Forest, paying no attention to the dark magical beast. A brilliant flame flashed, landing on the dark magical beast, and the beast instantly turned to ash, disappearing.

The surrounding trees for dozens of meters also vanished instantly, having been touched by the flame's aura.

Azure Phoenix Glass Fire, the transformed SS-Rank Talent, Nirvana Ancient Flame!

Extreme vitality and destruction coexisted, even possessing the mighty power to allow Tang Ping to be reborn through nirvana!

Even if he died without a trace, the powerful Nirvana Ancient Flame could still allow him to revive in the memories of others. This was the true terrifying aspect of his SS-Rank Talent.

Of course, such a heaven-defying ability naturally came with a price, and a very steep one at that.

Rustle~~ Rustle~~

The surrounding dark jungle echoed with the rustling of leaves.

Suddenly, several people dressed in animal skins and smeared with unknown pigments darted out.

"Hmm, the Iron-Spined Fiend Beast just came this way, and its aura also disappeared here. How did it vanish?" A red-haired man squatted on the ground, grabbed a handful of dirt, and sniffed it. There was still a thick layer of ash on the dirt. Seeing this, he immediately frowned.

"Captain Kane! There's a person there!" The hunter behind him exclaimed.

"A person?" Captain Kane looked up. He had only noticed the disappearance of the Iron-Spined Fiend Beast and hadn't had time to observe his surroundings. As the captain of the Tata Tribe's Third Hunting Squad, he possessed a special Talent: excellent vision in the dark!

Precisely because of this, his pupils contracted!

"Black hair! Black eyes!"

"This, how is this possible?" Captain Kane couldn't believe his eyes. After the rise of the Holy See, due to Pope Sophia's black hair, people with black hair, who were originally considered evil and dark and subjected to extreme exclusion and suppression, suddenly transformed into the noble Divine Descendant Clan! Although this was only what they called themselves, it did not hinder the lofty status of black-haired people today!

It's just a pity that after long dark years, black-haired people had become extremely rare. Later, after the Holy See rose, they were gathered and personally baptized with divine sunlight to purify their bloodline. After that, these Divine Descendant Clan members mostly settled in the Holy City, and were rarely seen outside.

It was precisely because of the divine sunlight baptism that the identity of black-haired people as the Divine Descendant Clan became even more solidified. Moreover, after the sunlight baptism, basically ninety percent of people possessed extremely high magical Talent. Even if they were unlucky and didn't have magical Talent, they could still become powerful Holy Knights after the divine sunlight baptism!

"Captain Kane, that, that person, seems to be, a Divine Descendant!" The red-haired man behind him also gradually saw Tang Ping clearly, his body trembling with excitement.

"Oh my God! It's true! Could it be a Divine Descendant who hasn't been baptized and is living outside? If they are sent to the Holy City, we will receive a personal reward from the Pope!"