NOVEL NEXT Chapter 321: The Ambrosial Arbor Sprouts
"Stelle, don't get excited. They are not enemies." Welt calmly looked at the two. He naturally remembered Ren. "Mr. Ren, long time no see."
"Hmm." Ren nodded, then waved to Stelle. "You too, Stelle. March 7th told me you love—rummaging through trash cans in Belobog?"
"I…" Stelle, who had been startled, hadn't even had time to feel happy before he—teased her mercilessly. Instantly, her small face flushed crimson, and she scratched her head, speechless. She couldn't be blamed; it seemed like only she saw the trash cans glowing.
"You must be the renowned members of the Astral Express. My name is Tingyun, a ferry envoy for the Sky-Faring Commission of the Luofu."
"Are you from the Luofu? I am Walter Yang, and these are Stelle and March 7th. We are members of the Astral Express," Walter, the most eloquent of the three, took the initiative to ask.
"We came because we learned that the Luofu encountered a Stellaron disaster. Along the way, we saw many people transformed into monsters. Miss Tingyun, do you know the specific situation?"
With her hands resting on her fair arms, Tingyun shook her head slightly, her perky fox ears and hair moving with the gesture. "I was only brought into the Luofu by my benefactor and am not clear about what is happening."
"As things stand, the only option is to head to the Sky-Faring Commission to investigate."
"Sky-Faring Commission? You all go there yourselves. I'm going to retrieve the Stellaron and the Ambrosial Arbor." Ren couldn't be bothered to circle around; his goal had always been the Stellaron and the Ambrosial Arbor.
"Ren, do you already know about the Luofu's crisis?" March 7th asked, puzzled.
"Well, one of the masterminds is right here." Ren spread his hand, and a ball of green flame appeared.
"This is…" Walter frowned; he felt a powerful force emanating from the flame.
"She is Phantylia. Or perhaps you'd better understand her by her former title, Lord Ravager Phantylia," Ren said.
Upon hearing her title, Walter's pupils constricted. Emanator of Destruction. Aeon of Destruction! He suddenly remembered March 7th's mention of Ren's battle.
"Mr. Ren, March-chan said you recently fought with the Aeon of Destruction. Is this true…"
"It is true." Given his current power, Ren didn't feel the need to conceal such a matter. He added, "As for the reason, part of it was because of Phantylia, but more so because I weakened a bit of the Path of Destruction's power, which provoked it."
"However, the result was that I was the victor, and Phantylia is currently my subordinate."
"..." Walter was speechless. He actually fought the Aeon of Destruction and even defeated it! This indicates that Ren's power has already surpassed that of an Aeon! Is this power that humans can possess?
"Why don't you all go find the Luofu's General, and I'll go to the Scale-Inundated Abyss. Phantylia should have told you all her plans, right, Tingyun?" Ren asked.
"Yes, Benefactor, I am fully aware of her original plan."
"Alright. Just say whatever you're asked; there's no need to conceal anything. It's best if the people of the Luofu don't cause me trouble. I believe Jing Yuan is a smart man. Farewell." After Ren finished, he left with Phantylia.
"Ren is really something. He did such an amazing thing. If the General isn't an idiot, he definitely wouldn't dare provoke him, right? It sounds like a threat," March-chan grumbled softly.
Walter, however, didn't think so. "Things are not that simple."
"Indeed. I'm afraid the leaders above won't believe a humble maiden like me. I'll have to rely on the support of the Astral Express members," Tingyun said, gently waving her fan, her eyes curved like crescent moons.
Stelle's eyes lit up. She said with a serious expression, "Don't worry, Tingyun, we will help you."
The more serious her expression was, the more suspicious March 7th became. "Stelle, do you know what we're going to do?"
Stelle's serious expression instantly turned hesitant. "Uh… I… I don't know."
"..." March 7th slapped her forehead, helpless.
Tingyun covered her mouth and chuckled. "Everyone, there's no need to worry. You just need to cooperate to convey what my benefactor has done. Please follow me to the Sky-Faring Commission."
Ren directly arrived above the sea before the Scale-Inundated Abyss. There was a statue of a Vidyadhara that looked very much like Dan Heng here.
Ren simply said softly, "Open!"
The great sea obediently parted, revealing the abyss within. Ren glanced at the seawater on both sides; a dragon shadow swam within it.
At the end of the intricate abyss was a dragon head and body that seemed to emit a white, incandescent glow. From a distance, it looked like a real dragon. Unfortunately, it wasn't. It was full of vitality, yet without life or vigor.
That was merely the growing roots of the Ambrosial Arbor.
"Ambrosial Arbor!" Phantylia was incredibly excited; the body she craved was right before her eyes.
"Don't be so excited. Go ahead."
Arriving before the roots, Ren discovered a Stellaron within the Ambrosial Arbor. It hadn't fully grown yet and still needed time. And what Ren lacked most was time.
So he decisively activated the Temporal Sacred Domain. Time acceleration!
In the blink of an eye, the Ambrosial Arbor vibrated and grew. Its movement already trembled the Luofu. In just a few tens of seconds, it fully bloomed. This was the true Ambrosial Arbor.
To prevent its power from spreading, Ren had specifically enveloped it within a created space.
"The Ambrosial Arbor has finished growing. Now it's up to you. I've done everything I promised," Ren's words were for Phantylia to hear.
"Thank you, Master." Suppressing her excitement, after receiving his approval, Phantylia flew into the Ambrosial Arbor.
As for Ren, a glowing sphere, the Stellaron, appeared in his hand. Without another word, he activated Gluttony and devoured it.
Looking back at the Ambrosial Arbor, he could feel its energy converging towards Phantylia. "The efficiency seems a bit low."
After a moment of thought, Ren manipulated all the Ambrosial Arbor's energy, rapidly converging it towards Phantylia. At the same time, the black Power of Sin surged from his body, also converging towards her.
He wanted to see what kind of body Phantylia would gain with this level of power.
Phantylia also noticed the anomaly. Understanding that Ren was helping her, she immediately focused all her attention on condensing the perfect body.
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