Chapter 130: Years of Secluded Cultivation

"So this is a tome of Cthulhu-type abilities?"

After a moment of contemplation, Gune looked at Be'ao Morna.

"Yes!" Be'ao Morna nodded.

"Mastering the Balor Flame ability is clearly far more convenient than incantations or even attack tomes."

"Indeed." Gune nodded solemnly.

Without a doubt, this Balor Flame was very suitable for Gune.

After all, for others, refining Cthulhu flame itself was extremely difficult.

Even with the help of a tome, the danger was such that a slight misstep could lead to self-immolation.

But for Gune,

Gune himself was a Cthulhu creature.

Mastering this flame posed no problem at all.

In fact, once Gune sent a portion of the flame's power into his body and underwent his first reincarnation, he could perfectly attune to this flame.

This was more effective than any method of refinement.

"Then what is the price of this Balor Flame?"

"1.2 billion Holy Source coins, for it contains Cthulhu flame and its power is extremely formidable." Be'ao Morna replied.

"Hmm." Gune nodded.

"I'll take this Balor Flame."

As Gune nodded, a smile appeared on Be'ao Morna's face.

This Saint-level transcendent was astonishingly wealthy.

And he was quite generous in his dealings.

When trading with other deities, there was inevitably haggling, and they might not even buy. After all, not every deity could casually come up with over a billion or even several billion Holy Source coins.

But trading with this Saint-level transcendent was truly smooth.

Next, Be'ao Morna introduced two more Cthulhu tomes to Gune.

But they weren't quite suitable, so Gune didn't purchase them.

After some conversation, the transaction officially concluded.

Gune took his leave of the two and flew toward his cultivation residence.

...

Inside the cultivation chamber.

Gune, seated cross-legged, opened his eyes.

This transaction had secured two Cthulhu tomes smoothly, a very good harvest.

"Divine Annihilation Light requires as many as 64 syllables."

"Currently, I have 32 Secret Crossing runes myself, and the Demon God's Tear, after reconstruction, can bear 14 Secret Crossing runes."

"I still need to construct eighteen more Secret Crossing runes to achieve instant release of Divine Annihilation Light."

"My current Saint-level realm clearly cannot bear so many Secret Crossing runes."

"I need to advance to Half-Saint before I can condense this many Secret Crossing runes."

"Once I have enough Secret Crossing runes condensed, if I obtain corresponding Cthulhu tomes later, I can also release them instantly with ease." Gune mused inwardly.

Then Gune's thoughts turned to the Balor Flame.

Compared to tomes like Divine Annihilation Light,

the Balor Flame, as a Cthulhu ability, had a higher growth ceiling.

As Gune's Cthulhu embryo grew, the power of the Balor Flame would also increase.

But the prerequisite was that Gune needed to perfectly bear the power of the Balor Flame.

He pressed a single hand against the fiery red stone slab containing the Balor Flame.

Gune could feel the faint Cthulhu flame power within it, the so-called power of the Balor Flame.

Opening the cosmic potential gate of his body, Gune drew a small amount of Balor Flame and cast it deep into his body.

Then Gune directly shattered his Soul Source Core.

After reincarnating once more,

the Balor Flame, scoured by cosmic potential, had perfectly stabilized and ignited within Gune's body.

When he absorbed more Balor Flame, the flame, as if finding its home, surged rapidly into his body, ultimately merging perfectly with the Balor Flame already within him.

Then Gune placed the Balor Flame tome in the auto-cultivation slot.

1860 experience points floated out.

"This experience is slightly higher than that of Divine Annihilation Light, so its power goes without saying."

Feeling the Balor Flame within him, Gune gradually calmed his mind.

"After this reincarnation, my realm has dropped a bit, to around the early stage of the Fourth Layer."

"During this period of secluded cultivation until I advance to Half-God, the Blood Sea will expand, and the Cthulhu embryo will grow."

"At the same time, the three Cthulhu tomes—Immortal Holy Armor, Divine Annihilation Light, and Balor Flame—are all being cultivated simultaneously via auto-cultivation."

"Once I advance to Half-God, I will be fully qualified to enter the Emoko Ancient God Mountain alone to seek Cthulhu flesh."

With these thoughts, Gune entered into secluded cultivation.

Time flew swiftly as Gune cultivated in seclusion.

...

Bloodfall Camp.

Inside a very spacious tavern,

many deities and Half-God powerhouses were gathered.

"This time, I'm really furious."

A deity complained angrily to a few of his friends.

"At that Eye of the Abyss site, I was almost done with the inheritance, and then that bunch from the [Ziyuan Ruler Divine Kingdom] showed up."

"As soon as they arrived, they attacked me directly. The leader, a Third Layer deity, was quite powerful."

"Fortunately, I'm not weak either, so I managed to break out of the encirclement."

"But the inheritance was cut off, much information scattered, and I could only retain a small part."

"With such a big commotion in that Eye of the Abyss area, and it being the inheritance of an Old One's power and ability, those Ruler nations naturally won't allow others to interfere." A nearby deity said.

"Those Ruler nations have occupied more than a dozen inheritance sites of the [Eye of the Abyss]. Others can't even get close; if they do, they're driven away, and the weaker ones are killed outright."

Another deity said helplessly.

"You were lucky to escape this time. Many deities were killed on the spot."

"Do they think the Emoko Ancient God Mountain is their 'Ziyuan Ruler Nation's private property'?" The angry deity said indignantly.

"What can we do if we're outmatched? We just have to back off." The deity shrugged.

"I just can't swallow this."

"Once I recover my strength, I'll definitely call a few friends and go back to that Eye of the Abyss area."

"I'll kill a few of their deities to recoup my losses."

"And make those Ziyuan Ruler Nation suffer a bit."

"That's true. In the Emoko Ancient God Mountain, they can kill us, and we can kill them too."

As these people talked,

not far away, Gune sat alone in a corner, quietly listening to the deities' accounts.

After emerging from secluded cultivation, Gune had heard from many deities about the so-called [Eye of the Abyss] and other information.

After careful inquiry, he roughly understood.

During his time in secluded cultivation, many changes had occurred in the Emoko Ancient God Mountain.

One major change in this area was the appearance of a very powerful Cthulhu Old One's death site.

In this change, twelve inheritance sites had appeared in that area.

It was said that each inheritance site allowed one to obtain Cthulhu tomes or abilities.

For a time, many people flocked there.

But that powerful Ruler nation called 'Ziyuan' had sent a large number of deities to occupy the area.

They drove away and killed other deities who approached.

This matter had sparked much discussion in the Bloodfall Camp.

"[Eye of the Abyss]—the inheritance site of a Cthulhu Old One?"

Listening to the deities' discussion, Gune in the corner narrowed his eyes slightly.