
Ling Jiu did not leave immediately after capturing Evogod. Instead, it went on to absorb the Evogod in place because the super-fast flow of time on the metal planet would save a lot of time.
“Are you ready to absorb it, Ling Jiu?”
“I'm ready.”
“Good.”
Following Ling Jiu's orders, streams of soul fragments flowed out from Leoux, and Ling Jiu absorbed them into his Inner World (Flame Astral Behemoth) as usual. The soul fragments were then burned within the Inner World and converted into the purest Dark Psionic Energy.
His Soul Nebula was expanding again.
It changed from 270, 280, and then to 300 soul star units.
…
While Ling Jiu was busy absorbing Evogod, several million light years away, something huge that shocked the world was happening on Earth.
This time, it was not an alien invasion or the appearance of the gods, but a miracle.
A ladder appeared at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains in Huaxia.
The ladder was three meters wide and its height was immeasurable. It stood between heaven and earth, exuding endless majesty and mystery. One end is connected to the earth and the other end stretches to the sky. It was golden and sparkling as if it was a legendary stairway to heaven.
An almighty voice spoke from within the void at the other end of the stairs, it could be heard all over the world.
“Human colleagues, I'm Ling Jiu. I have always aspired to increase the power of my fellow humans. So now, I have specially built the stairs in the Kunlun Mountains. Those who can climb the stairs will have heavenly fruit. This heavenly Fruit will prolong your life and increase your strength. You will extend your life for a thousand years and become an accomplished arcanist just by eating it. Anyone non-ultimate Arcanist can try to climb the stairs and find the fruit.”
The almighty voice faded as soon as it finished speaking. This caused an uproar on Earth.
“What?”
…
Birch Wood Village, Chang’an Base Town.
Meng Lijun, Chen Feng, and the others were there together, their eyes flashing like lightning, their bodies emitting a sense of terror.
Apparently, they had all become star beings.
But they also looked dumbfounded now.
“Have you just heard that voice?”
“Ya.”
“I also heard it.”
“That's the voice of Captain Ling.”
“Captain Ling has built a ladder in Kunlun. What's he doing?”
“He must have shared the Casmodor fruit we just ate.”
“Should be so.”
“How many god fruits does Captain Ling— have so much that he has to build a ladder and call everyone to go there? What if there are not enough heavenly fruits to share? ”
“Because Captain Ling did this, I'm sure he has his own way. Don't you all want to see it?”
“What will we do there? Didn't you hear the stairs open just for non-ultimate arcanists? We are now star creatures.”
“We will only catch a glimpse and not climb the stairs. But I can take my eldest son there and let him try. She is seventeen this year.”
“You can do it.”
…
Pangu Arcana Combine branch office, Chang’an Base City.
“Do you want to check it out, Yuhe?” Ai Tiancheng looked at his daughter.
“No.”
Ai Yuhe sighed, shaking her head. “I've become a Level Nine arcanist, almost a star creature. I do not need any heavenly fruit. ”
Ai Tiancheng nodded and said nothing more. His daughter is very talented. He was a dimensional arcanist, and was now a Level 9 Arcanist. Being a star creature is only a matter of time.
“I'll go then.”
“Please, Father.”
…
That's all 9527 work. The world is so invested that everyone—from homeless to super rich—interested.
People travel to Kunlun.
The rich rode maglev motorcycles, cars, and even private airships towards the Kunlun Mountains.
The poor dragged their families, pushed their carts, and began their journey on foot. It seemed like they would not give up until they reached the Kunlun Mountains.
An hour after the announcement of 9527, someone had arrived at the bottom of the stairs in the Kunlun Mountains.
A maglev plane landed, and a group of people came out. They stood upright, lined up on both sides of the plane.
After which, a gray-haired old man descended from the plane with a stick. Following behind her was her beautiful secretary.
“Be careful with your step, Mr. Chairman,” whispered his secretary.
The old man walked out of the plane, looked at the stairs to heaven, and said in a trembling voice, “This is truly majestic. Only a god-like creature like Ling Jiu could do this.”
“Very. I heard that this ladder had just appeared in the Kunlun Mountains overnight. ” The secretary nodded in agreement.
“You guys, go ahead and try,” the old man said to the bodyguards on both sides. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Grab it.”
“Ya, Mr. Chairman.”
The guard nodded respectfully and then walked towards the stairs. They had been waiting for this moment all along. If they succeed, they can become star creatures.
Being a star creature is a great temptation.
They would not work as bodyguards anymore if they became star beings.
Some of them walked up the stairs and then started climbing.
After taking only a few steps, they suddenly stopped. As if they had discovered something terrible, they cried out in horror, and then fell down the stairs.
The magic thing happens when they're about to touch the ground. A gentle force appeared on the ground and caught them, preventing them from landing an emergency and injuring themselves.
“Ask them what happened,” the old man said to his secretary.
“Ya, Mr. Chairman.”
The secretary walked up to the bodyguard and asked him. Cold sweat dripped down the guard's forehead, and there was fear in his eyes.
It took a long time for him before he could speak.
“I don't know what happened. I don't remember anything.”
“You don't know?” The secretary became stupid.
The old man frowned softly. When these bodyguards climbed the stairs, they apparently experienced some terrible things. But they don't remember anything?
What the hell is going on?
“You go ahead and try again,” said the old man.
“Iya.”
The same thing happened again. The guards were frightened as they stepped onto the stairs. They could not remember anything upon returning to the ground.
Thats odd.
After the bodyguards tried several times, to no avail, the old man gritted his teeth and climbed the stairs. But he got the same result; he was terrified as he stepped onto the stairs, and he could not remember what happened after he fell.
“Try, Alice.” The old man looked at his secretary.
“Iya Bos.”
The secretary nodded and walked towards the stairs. He has no hope. He could not see how he could succeed when his boss and the bodyguards failed.
His net worth is hundreds of millions of dollars and he is a highly respected person in the world. But he was born without any self-cultivation ability, and hence, always faced the threat of death.
Even if he took the Water of Life, got an injection of longevity potions and such things, he could only prolong his life for decades. But he could never become a star creature that could live a thousand years, let alone have a young body and strong health.
So after the stairs appeared, he was the first to come to check on her. Now none of them managed to climb the stairs.
“Could this ladder be fake?”
Just when the old man thought that he had lost all hope, there was an uproar as his bodyguards shouted. “He succeeded! Miss Alice will be up.”
“Hah?”
The old man looked up at the stairs and saw his secretary, Alice, slowly but surely climbing up the stairs. He did not experience the horrors they experienced when they tried to climb the stairs earlier.
“Alice, day..”.
The old man and his bodyguards watched as Alice walked up the stairs and arrived at the peak in the clouds.
A palace appeared before his eyes, and in front of the palace was an altar, where durian-like fruits were laid.
Just then, a light flashed in front of him. Ling Jiu, with a gentle smile, was seen appearing behind the altar quietly.
“Nona Alice, congratulations on your success climbing the stairs and getting Casmodor.” fruit
“The fruit in front of you is Casmodor. Eat it and you will become a star creature. You can eat it now.”
“Thanks.”
The secretary was excited. He took Casmodor's fruit and ate it.
He never intended to bring the fruit back down the stairs, nor did he want to give it to the old man.
Who would do that when this thing could make him a star creature?
Give it to the old man?
He was not his father, but only his boss paid his salary.
“I wonder if Alice has succeeded.”
There was a hopeful look in the eyes of the old man at the bottom of the stairs as Alice ate the Casmodor fruit.
She hoped Alice would succeed, but at the same time, she also hoped that Alice would not succeed.
Alice's success meant that there was indeed a god fruit that could make one a star creature and live a thousand years at the top of the stairs.
This will undoubtedly be good news.
On the other hand, if Alice succeeds and eats the god fruit, she will jump him into a star creature.
If that happens, she, as Alice's boss, must look to her secretary, and she doesn't want this to happen.
So the old man was in a dilemma.
Bam!
As the old man grappled with the thought, a powerful energy came from above.
Not long after, a graceful figure flew down from the clouds and stopped in front of him. The figure walked in the void and floated in the air.
“A-Alice?”
The old man's eyes widened. He trembled as he looked at the person in front of him. His guards had jaws dropped to the ground, shock and disbelief filling their eyes.
Who else was this person floating in the air besides Alice?
“Alice, you .. you succeeded?” The old man asked.
“Iya Bos.”
Landing on the ground, Alice could not hide her excitement.
“I climbed to the top of the stairs and saw Ling Jiu there. He gave me Casmodor fruit, and I ate it. Now I am a star creature.”
“A-I can't believe it's real!” The old man was just as excited as he was angry. “Then why did you take the fruit for yourself and not put it down?
“It is impossible to drop it, boss.” Alice forced a smile. “Ladders is a test designed by Ling Jiu. Only those who pass the test will get the Casmodor fruit, and those who pass the test must eat the fruit in front of it. Bring home not allowed.”
“How?” The old man was disappointed.
“This is the rule set by Ling Jiu,” said Alice slowly.
The old man could not find a word to answer.
…
Ling Jiu had no idea what was happening several million light years away on Earth. He made every effort to expand the Soul Nebula.
This Evogod's soul was powerful beyond imagination.
Ling Jiu's Soul Nebula had increased tenfold.
To put things into perspective, his Soul Nebula was 260 soul star units before this, but it is now a 2,600 soul star unit — expansion 100 times.
What an incredible increase!
What an incredible increase!
Ling Jiu had to devour the souls of countless super-cluster creatures before he could reach 260 soul star units.
But it only took Evogod to expand his Soul Nebula ten times. So strong is Evogod's soul.
It was not all of them; the most amazing part was, he obtained the result by only consuming a small portion of the soul fragment.
The Soul Nebula had expanded tenfold with just a small portion of the soul fragment?
Such was the power of Evogod's soul.
Expanding.
Expanding.
Growing rapidly.
The flow of time near the white hole was so fast that 500 years had passed when Ling Jiu finally woke up from her cultivation.
As he slowly opened his eyes, two deadly lightning strikes shot out from his eyes. They crackled and erupted with a loud and crisp sound.
It results from the formation of the soul to some extent and disrupts reality. From this, it was easy to see how strong Ling Jiu's soul was now.
“Have you completed the absorption, Ling Jiu?” Leoux's voice rang out in the ears.
“Ya.” Ling Jiu nodded gently, then stood up and did a stretch. Sitting too long makes his back ache, his legs cramp.
“How is it? How far does your Soul Nebula expand? Leoux asked with concern.
“You won't believe.” Ling Jiu smiled. “Seven thousand six hundred ninety units soul star.”
“Seven thousand six hundred ninety? It really hurts!” Leoux said in surprise. “This figure, even if you look at the entire history of Evogod, is in the top ten. It hurts!”
“Iwa Evogodlah impressive. It was so powerful that it took me years to absorb, ” Ling Jiu said.
“Evogod it hurts, no doubt,” Leoux said. “Remember Evogod told me that he has lived for seven hundred thousand years, and has absorbed the souls of seventeen other Evogods, and many other super-cluster creatures. You can imagine from here why this Evogod is so powerful.”
“Evogod it devours its own kind?” Ling Jiu was stunned. “The Evogods practice cannibalism?”
“You bet.” Leux nodded slowly. “Evogod is a large pool of dark psionic energy. For the other Evogods, it was the largest food source. When Evogods were still around, they had enacted laws to ban cannibalism. But even so, incidents of cannibalism still occur frequently. Not to mention Evogod has been annihilated, and the law has long ceased to exist.”
“Extinction serves them correctly.” Ling Jiu shook his head. “By the way, how long has it been?”
“Since we approached this white hole, it has been nine hundred and eighty years,” Leoux replied.
“It was really quite a long time,” said Ling Jiu. “Leoux, My Soul Nebula has reached 7,690 seven thousand six hundred and ninety units of soul stars. Can I proceed to the second stage of the Eight Laws of Black Hole Evolution?”
“Of course you can. But my advice, you better wait a little longer,” Leoux said.
“Why is that so?” Ling Jiu frowned.
“Because there are still other Evogods that you can swallow.”