The four direct descendants looked at each other and followed Wuornos' instructions. They raised their hands and released their energy, fusing it into his body.
The situation in the field was like adding oil to the fire. The intensity of the energy storm soared and became more and more violent. Wuornos, who was in the center, could no longer be seen, leaving only a dazzling light.
The aura belonging to Wuornos rose steadily, and the four of them could not help but feel their hearts tremble.
"It seems like it really works?!"
"As expected of the publicly acknowledged number one expert. Although Black Star was one step ahead, he can still follow closely behind."
The four direct descendants communicated telepathically, surprised and delighted.
On the other side, the Ethereal Pope and the other upper echelons, who were paying attention to this place, felt their hearts in their throats. They felt as nervous as their children going to the examination hall. Their eyes were fixed on the scene of the Promotion, not willing to miss a second.
They had all heard from Wuornos that this Promotion was risky, so many of the Ethereal upper echelons were sweating. Other than anticipation, they were also worried.
Wuornos' existence allowed the Arcane Church to suppress the other two in terms of individual strength. It was very important. If this pillar was sacrificed because of this, it would be a heavy loss.
The fleet's sensor radar buzzed non-stop, and the energy detector value rose steadily.
This process lasted for a long time. Under everyone's gaze, the energy storm finally began to shrink slowly and was sucked back into his body. Wuornos' aura rose to its peak and slowly stabilized.
"Is he going to succeed?!"
Seeing this, the Ethereal upper echelons were overjoyed. They watched this scene with hope in their hearts.
"Looks like the first Transcendent direct descendant is about to appear …"
The Ethereal Pope was overjoyed and heaved a sigh of relief.
However, just as he thought that the Promotion was about to be completed, the shrinking energy storm suddenly stopped.
The next moment, with Wuornos as the center, a violent energy exploded, and the energy storm that was sucked into his body swept out at an even faster speed.
The dazzling light turned everyone's vision into a vast expanse of white. The loud sound seemed to shake everyone's hearts!
Boom!
The shields of the surrounding fleet were stimulated, and they did not resist for long before they were filled with cracks. The four direct Beyond Grade As closest to the center of the explosion were even more caught off guard and were sent flying by the violent energy shockwave. They were like shrapnel from a bomb explosion, rolling far away in the universe.
"What's going on? Why did it suddenly explode? "
The Ethereal Pope was a remote projection and was not affected, but he was shocked and instantly became nervous.
Could it be that Wuornos failed his advancement and was unfortunately sacrificed and blown to pieces?!
The Ethereal Pope immediately and ordered the four direct descendants and the surrounding fleets to prepare to save him at any time...
Fortunately, there was only one wave of energy explosion, and it did not cause any continuous damage to the surrounding fleet. When the energy finished pouring out, the strong light in the center slowly faded, finally revealing Wuornos' figure.
He floated in midair, and golden blood droplets continued to seep out of every pore. When they landed in the universe, they quickly condensed and turned into golden crystals. They were crystal clear like snowflakes.
The energy reading of the radar dropped rapidly, and Wuornos' aura was weak. He looked like he was heavily injured and was about to collapse.
The surrounding spaceships quickly surrounded him to help, but Wuornos waved his hand, indicating that there was no need. He pointed at the Temple of Ten Thousand Gods in the distance and grabbed the divinity of a statue through the air. He summoned the incarnation of a god in a beautiful dress and separated it from his body.
The original form of this god incarnation was obviously a woman, but it had his face. Although his facial features were gentler, he still looked like a man in female clothes. It was quite eye-catching.
As soon as the god incarnation appeared, it splashed out light that filled the sky and merged into Wuornos' body. His injuries were quickly suppressed and did not continue to worsen. Although his aura was still weak, it slowly stabilized. Clearly, this god's original form was a god in charge of healing in a certain religious sect.
At this moment, the Ethereal Pope connected to Wuornos again and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
"It's just that a lot of my life force has been exhausted. I won't die yet." Wuornos spat out a mouthful of golden blood and coughed weakly.
"You … failed your Promotion?" The Ethereal Pope's tone was hesitant.
"Yes." Wuornos nodded weakly.
"Didn't you say there was a 70% success rate? Why …"
Before the Ethereal Pope could finish asking, Wuornos interrupted him.
"I did it on purpose. I could have successfully advanced, but I stopped it at the last minute."
"What?!"
This answer was out of the Pope's expectations, and he was shocked.
He thought that he had failed because he encountered an obstacle in his Promotion, but he did not expect that Wuornos had done it on purpose. No wonder he looked so seriously injured.
Originally, the cells had already successfully sublimated, but he had forcefully interrupted the transformation and forced the genes to return to their original state. It was like going back on your word halfway through a sex change surgery. It would definitely not be beneficial, and it would greatly exhaust your life force. Your cells would also suffer great damage.
"What do you mean by this?"
The Ethereal Pope was extremely surprised. He knew that Wuornos would not do such a thing for no reason.
"When I was advancing, I realized that something was wrong. My life force did not undergo a large transformation. It was too different from the situation when Black Star advanced. There must be something wrong with my operation!" Wuornos said with a deep voice.
"… So you're saying that this Promotion method is wrong?" The Ethereal Pope frowned.
"That's right. It seems like the method to advance to the Transcendent Grade is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Black Star must have hidden some important conditions."
Although Wuornos was severely injured by the backlash, his eyes were still sharp.
At first, he was very happy that his Promotion went smoothly, but the closer he got to the end, the more he felt that something was wrong.
Although this Promotion could indeed make him stronger, the increase in his strength was far from his expectations of the Transcendent Grade, which made him suspicious.
He had a vague feeling that he would not be able to step into the Transcendent Grade with this Promotion. If he completed the Promotion, he would have to reach a new limit the next time he wanted to advance. His potential was almost at its end, and he did not know how long it would take for him to obtain a new Promotion opportunity. He might not even have a chance again.
This way, his dream of becoming a Transcendent would probably turn into a bubble, and he would never be able to step foot into it.
After a long struggle, Wuornos finally made up his mind. When he was more than halfway through his Promotion, he decided to cut his losses. He would rather risk his life and suffer the backlash to stop this Promotion.
Generally speaking, the Promotion process of a Super was irreversible, but at Wuornos' level, he could already perfectly control everything about himself. It was possible to interrupt the Promotion and reverse the transformation.
Of course, if a normal person did this, it might cause the collapse of the genetic level. However, the 'stable' characteristic of the Ethereal National Treasure was one of the reasons why Wuornos dared to take the risk. Even if there was damage, it could be greatly reduced.
In that case, although he was heavily injured, he only needed to recuperate for a period of time to recover. This precious opportunity to advance would not be wasted. Just like how he had failed to break through to a higher level, this was not the first time he had experienced such a situation.
If Han Xiao was here, he would immediately understand the meaning behind Wuornos' actions. If Wuornos succeeded in his ordinary Promotion, with his level, it would undoubtedly be as difficult as ascending to the heavens for him to reach the next Promotion threshold by another 20 levels.
If he took the initiative to fail the Promotion, the opportunity would not be wasted. According to the Promotion rules of this level, if he wanted to advance, he only needed to complete a new Promotion mission. However, those without an interface should not have a hard requirement for the Promotion mission. Perhaps he only needed to train for a period of time to return to his peak state.
However, this method was very dangerous. If he was not careful and encountered a malignant mutation, he could only benefit the future generations.
However, a simple failure of the Promotion itself was not fatal. The malignant mutation during the Promotion was fatal. The chances of the two were independent. Most Beyond Grade As were people with great luck, and Wuornos was one of the best. With his deep accumulation and good luck, he did not encounter a malignant mutation this time and was not killed by his own actions.
This time, another upper echelon could not help but say angrily,
"Black Star knew that there was something fishy about this and deliberately hid it. He might have been waiting to see you fail your Promotion and use this to trick us. He might have tried to indirectly kill an important member of the three Universal Civilizations so that we won't be able to threaten him!"
Wuornos shook his head. "It's not his fault. I was too anxious."
This time, it was quite dangerous, and he was still a little afraid. He could not help but think of Black Star's brief advice after his Promotion. Unfortunately, he did not take it to heart. He knew that he could not blame anyone else.
For Wuornos to be able to reach where he was today, he still had this bit of courage. He would not vent his anger on Han Xiao.
On the other side, the Ethereal Pope was silent for a while before sighing.
"In that case, we still can't break through to the Transcendent Grade. For the time being, only Black Star has such power in the universe. This isn't a good thing … Should we ask Black Star about the way to advance to the Transcendent Grade?"
"Forget it. Put yourself in his shoes. He either doesn't say anything or lies. If we go over to get information, not only will we lose some benefits to him, we'll also be played by him again." Wuornos waved his hand.
"That's true … Forget it, as long as you're alive. We'll take our time in the future."
The Ethereal Pope had a helpless expression. He had high hopes for Wuornos, but now that his hopes had been dashed, he was naturally disappointed. However, it was not suitable for him to show it in front of Wuornos, who had escaped death.
This way, they would be back on the same starting line as the other two Universal Civilizations, and their intelligence advantage would be gone.
"Sigh …"
The Ethereal Pope sighed and did not say anything else. He only instructed Wuornos to rest well before deactivating the remote projection.
He had originally wanted to celebrate the birth of the Transcendent Grade direct descendant of Ethereal, but since it had ended in failure, he had no interest in staying here. He still had to go back and take care of his wife.
The guard fleet dispersed, and the four direct descendants also left. This area was free from military martial law and returned to peace.
Wuornos returned to the Temple of Ten Thousand Gods alone to lick his wounds. He recalled the process of Han Xiao's advancement over and over again in his mind.
He muttered to himself, "What exactly am I missing …"
…
A few days later, in the three Universal Civilizations' leader's office.
"… The details are like this. I'm prepared to invite the representatives of the various civilizations, including the three Universal Civilizations, as well as the various famous organizations, to hold a meeting on the security of the galactic society. The specific purpose is to discuss the prohibition of human trade …"
In the room, Han Xiao's remote projection spoke.
He had taken the time today to come and talk to the leaders of the three Universal Civilizations, preparing to complete [The End of Darkness]. The attitude of the three Universal Civilizations was very important.
"That's a good thing. We agree in principle." Louis nodded. "However, the external enemy hasn't been dealt with yet. Isn't it too early to worry about this problem?"
"It'll be too late when the war is over. There's no harm in regulating the security before the war. Anyway, many troops are on standby now. It's good to pull them out to do something," Han Xiao said casually.
Louis pondered for a few seconds and turned to look at the other two. "What do you think?"
"I have no objections."
"Me too."
Marbruce and the Void Spirit Society's capital nodded and exchanged glances.
They were rather curious as to why Black Star wanted to do such an 'unimportant' thing at this time. After analyzing it, they all felt that this was most likely Black Star's act of wanting to earn public praise. If he succeeded, his reputation would definitely increase greatly.
It was not that the three of them could not accept it. At the very least, Black Star had this request, which meant that he was quite confident in this war. Furthermore, with many factors, it was not easy for them to stop Black Star from increasing his reputation.
"In that case, I'll send a unified invitation to all the major organizations in the name of the association and the three Universal Civilizations."
Han Xiao nodded. This matter required the cooperation of many organizations. He was prepared to hold a meeting and invite the organizations of all the Star Fields in the universe to participate.
After completing the goal of this trip, Han Xiaoxin was much happier. He turned to look at the Ethereal Pope and suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, has Wuornos tried to advance?"
The corner of the Ethereal Pope's eyes twitched. "Why do you care about this?"
"From the looks of it, you should have tried." Han Xiao raised his brows and said playfully, "He failed, right? Is he still there? "
The Ethereal Pope's mood immediately turned sour. He felt that this was a mockery and did not want to speak.
"Hmm, looks like he's not dead. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so quiet. However, I've advised Wuornos not to be in a hurry to advance. It's his problem that he didn't listen, not mine."
Han Xiao did not mind and said with a teasing tone.
"… He's still alive. He just took the initiative to stop his Promotion and suffered some backlash. He'll be fine after recovering for a while." The Ethereal Pope's face darkened. There was no need to keep this a secret. With Han Xiao's intelligence network, it would not take long for him to find out about this. Wuornos might even tell him himself.
Seeing this, Han Xiao's eyes flashed.
If Wuornos had undergone an ordinary Promotion, he would not have the qualifications to break through to the Transcendent Grade for a long time. However, if he had only failed his Promotion and did not die, there was still a chance. In fact, whether it was the former or the latter, he did not care.
If it was the former, Wuornos would no longer be able to threaten him. If it was the latter, it meant that Wuornos still had a chance to become a Transcendent's Vestige. In any case, he would not lose out and monopolize the Promotion method.
'However, he actually took the initiative to stop his Promotion. That's quite bold …'
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and nodded.
It seemed like such a small scheme would not cause Wuornos to fail so easily. No matter what, he was a big shot who had stood at the peak of individual strength for so many years. He still had some skills.
He did not have any enmity with Wuornos to begin with, and he had no intention of targeting him. However, he did not persuade the other party to temporarily give up on his Promotion, so he did not care about this outcome.
However, seeing that this guy was at a disadvantage because of imitating him, Han Xiao was somewhat gloating.
Heh, if you want to learn from me, you'll suffer!
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