Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 827 Crystal Star Devouring Technique

Half a day later, at the World Fortress.

[Note: Mail received. You have obtained the following item: Tree Spirit's Blessing +13 (Legendary Ornament)]

[Hint: Equipment successful. You are currently equipped with "Tree Spirit's Blessing +13 (Legendary Ornament)"]

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[Tree Spirit's Blessing +13]

Origin: Sanctuary Paradise - Universal Forge
Quality: legendary
Category: Ornaments

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First slot: Savage Blood Gem +13 (Legendary, Amplified)
Second slot: Vitality Gem (Legendary): When socketed, while wearing the current equipment, the user's physical activity will be greatly increased, and the regeneration tier will increase by 1.

*Note: This buff can only affect up to 100 points of true stamina attribute.

*Note: Since the Pioneer does not currently possess the "Immortal" trait, the current regeneration level can be increased by a maximum of +4 levels (currently +3.75 levels).

*Warning: Due to the limitations of the Primordial Human race's life essence, if a Primordial forces to acquire the "Immortal" trait, it will result in a change of the current race, and the difficulty of upgrading all subsequent Grandmaster-level skill-type abilities will be "super-massive".

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"Is it only 0.25 levels away from reaching the limit of human regeneration...?"

Within the vast training space created by the space generation technology, Xin Lailai, who was floating in a training field that simulated a space environment, glanced at the prompts and warnings that popped up on the branding interface, her gaze shifting slightly.

Vitality Gem.

In fact, this legendary gem was made by the promise they made during their stay in the park. However, due to its relatively high production difficulty, it was only today that the gem was delivered to them via mail, along with the already inlaid Tree Spirit's Blessing.

As for why they chose only a legendary gem for the last gem slot, instead of a higher-quality epic gem?

The answer is that the Tree Spirit's Blessing, being an ornamental item, cannot withstand such a powerful effect.

As the type of equipment that requires the least notarization power among all equipment, normally, a legendary quality ornament like the Tree Spirit's Blessing would be considered quite good if it could withstand the buff of one legendary gem. The reason why their Tree Spirit's Blessing can withstand two is purely because the materials used in its production include World Tree branches, which have world characteristics, and because its first socket is inlaid with a set gem that puts relatively less pressure on the equipment.

As for why no one crafts ornamental equipment that can withstand stronger gem enhancements, the answer is that if improvements are made from aspects other than materials, such as equipment size, specifications, and the amount of notarization power required, then what is crafted would not be ornamental equipment, but rather accessory equipment with more notarization power.

Of course, theoretically speaking, if the equipment itself is strong enough, then even small-sized equipment like ornaments can withstand the buffs from gems that are higher in tier.

For example, their Eternal Oath is a case in point. Normally, if a set of gems like the Twin Gems were inlaid on the same ring, given that rings are only slightly better than pendants, they would almost always break on the spot. However, their Eternal Oath, thanks to the excellent foundation of top-tier growth-type equipment, perfectly withstood the pressure of inlaying two Twin Gems at the same time.

Incidentally, the reason they chose the Vitality Gem, which can increase the regeneration level, for their last gem slot wasn't for any other reason than that, given their current physical attributes, only one regeneration level was still within the range that a legendary gem could improve.

Other than health points, mana points, physical potential limits, body defense, protective energy, and body resistance... there's simply no area that can be enhanced by legendary-quality gems. Even with some epic-quality gems, if your strength isn't sufficient, you'll have to consider whether you can actually benefit from their exaggerated values.

"Hmm...Speaking of which, with such a high level of physical regeneration, Lai Lai, you should be able to scoop out a few pieces of your brain and eat them anytime, right?"

In the ocean of consciousness, Ling Yuzi, who was maintaining a state of devouring and assimilation with Xin Lailai, looked at the information in front of him, blinked, and said excitedly in his mind. Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai couldn't help but show a helpless look in her eyes, but for a moment she didn't know how to refute it.

Just as Ling Yuzi said, once their physical regeneration reaches level 4.75, they can now regenerate quickly by consuming life energy, even if other parts are completely destroyed, as long as a certain part of the brain is preserved.

If their physical regeneration level reaches level 5, which is equivalent to an additional regeneration level of +4, then they can regenerate their entire body to an absurd degree as long as a portion of their brain cells survive. This is why they valued the Undying series rewards, which can permanently increase their physical regeneration level, so much when choosing attribute barrier rewards.

However, although it sounds outrageous, this is actually about the limit they can reach. Before reaching the ultimate level, if they want to break through to the next level, that is, to make themselves like those undead monsters, able to regenerate completely as long as any one of their body cells survives, they must abandon their human identity and enter the non-human realm.

Of course, to be honest, if it were just a simple case of Xin Lailai being inhuman, it wouldn't really matter. The key point is that once she obtains the "immortal" characteristic, the cost of upgrading various master-level abilities will increase dramatically under the influence of the immortality characteristic, which is something Xin Lailai absolutely cannot accept.

You have to understand that just the five Grandmaster-level passive skills are already making them so worried that they're practically living off their children. If they were to increase the cost by five or ten times, even Yan Yi might not be able to afford it.

Incidentally, the impact of the immortality trait on the Grandmaster's abilities is not difficult to understand. The so-called Grandmaster passive ability is about using expertise in certain areas to achieve repeated sublimation and breakthroughs of one's life essence within a limited lifespan. Since it involves the life essence, the difficulty of improvement will naturally change when one's life essence changes.

Take miners as an example. The difference between mining soft soil and mining hard rock is self-evident. The same applies to the Grandmaster's passive ability. Both involve transforming one's life essence through repeated enlightenment. However, the difficulty of transforming a normal life essence is vastly different from transforming a life essence possessing immortality.

As for why the description of the immortality of the physical body was preceded by the "pre-level of supreme strength," it's because as one's realm advances, the definition of life and death becomes increasingly profound.

Just as for those who have never been exposed to the supernatural realm, losing their physical body is often equivalent to death, but for those who know about the supernatural and have witnessed what the soul is, they will understand that only when the soul is completely destroyed will the body truly perish.

Different levels lead to completely different worlds. For beings that have reached the highest level, even without relying on immortality, it is not difficult to regenerate their physical body and even their soul infinitely. Only when one has achieved infinite regeneration from the origin of life and even deeper levels can one truly abandon their original form and enter the realm of the inhuman.

Even the above content is merely a limited understanding below the peak. As for what one will see after reaching the peak, and how to define the boundary between life and death, only those who have truly reached that level know.

"Ahem, anyway, Lingyu, stop worrying about those things. The 'rations' stored in your storage space aren't insufficient for you."

"But they haven't tried living while you're awake yet..."

"Stop, don't say any more... Just imagining that scene is bizarre enough."

Realizing that letting the other person continue this topic would only make them more and more curious, Xin Lailai gently rubbed her temples, her expression twitching slightly, and decisively interrupted Ling Yuzi's rambling.

"Alright, don't forget we still have important business to attend to."

After giving the girl a brief reminder, Xin Lailai sighed helplessly, then composed herself and looked at the meteorite debris with a large hole punched in it thousands of kilometers away. She then focused her attention on the huge magic circle behind them, her eyes flickering slightly.

Crystal Star Devouring Technique.

This is Xin Lailai's full name for the magic circle in front of her... or rather, the spell that it creates, capable of striking from thousands of kilometers away in space.

As a spell temporarily developed to meet the needs of space warfare, the Crystal Star Devouring Spell itself doesn't involve many principles. Apart from the most basic Devouring Spell, what it actually uses is only the Annihilation Teleportation Array they learned from the Underworld, as well as the ammunition generation principle of the Star-Breaking Cannon they used in the past and some knowledge related to beam spells.

Incidentally, regarding the Annihilation Teleportation Array, this is actually just a general term for those high-powered series of teleportations. The one they learned from the Underworld is a mage version of the 'Annihilation Teleportation Array' developed using rune arrays from runic literature and magic array knowledge from spells. The one used by the White Demons is the orthodox 'Annihilation Teleportation Array' developed using Azure Steel Shadow energy and alchemy knowledge.

As for why they used the Annihilation Teleportation Array to construct their Crystal Star Devouring Technique, the answer is that among the various methods they had mastered to provide initial velocity for projectiles, this was the most efficient one.

Using a teleportation array to achieve instantaneous acceleration, and employing the principles of star-breaking cannons and beam spells to create ammunition with extremely long range and destructive power, while utilizing the calculation abilities of mages to ensure accuracy, this is the entirety of the "Crystal Star Devouring Technique".

As a spell developed temporarily, the Crystal Star Devouring Spell, while meeting their needs, inevitably had many problems and flaws.

First, there's the issue of energy consumption. To ensure the speed and range of the 'Star-Devouring Bullet,' they incorporated some of the laser bullet principles of the Star-Breaking Cannon and some of the framework of beam-type spells into this spell. The biggest characteristic of the 'ammunition' produced by combining these elements is that it can continuously consume the energy already present in the attack after firing, converting it into explosive propulsion.

Simply put, if we break down their 'Star-Devouring Bullet', it can actually be divided into two parts. The first part is the 'warhead' structure responsible for the destructive power, while the second part is the 'propulsion' structure that generates continuous propulsion through the devouring reaction. Combined with the huge initial velocity provided by the Annihilation Teleportation Array, this enables a super strike that can cross thousands of kilometers in a short instant.

However, as a defect of converting energy that should be used for attack into propulsion, the 'Star Eater Bullet' also inevitably has a problem: the faster the speed and the farther the flight distance, the smaller the destructive force it will produce upon impact.

To put it simply, if they wanted to send a 'devouring energy warhead' constructed from 100 points of devouring energy to an area 3000 kilometers away in less than 0.1 seconds, they would have to consume at least 3,000 points of devouring energy for acceleration.

This 30-fold difference in mana consumption means that, with the same mana cost, the Star Devouring Bullet will be far less powerful than the regular Devouring Bullet, which consumes the same amount of mana. Xin Lailai's solution to this is quite drastic—

Increase the amount.

Since the reason why the 'Star-Eating Bullet' is weak is simply because most of its energy is consumed in acceleration, then all they need to do is increase the amount of energy consumed by the 'Star-Eating Bullet'!

3000 fuel points are only enough to send a warhead with a power of 100 points. What about 30000 or even 300000 points?

It's important to know that a Devouring Bullet constructed from 10000 points of Devouring Energy is so powerful that it can instantly annihilate an area within a mile radius. Even for abyssal creatures, such damage is often far beyond what is acceptable.

This is also the first flaw of the 'Crystal Star Devouring Technique': it can only be used in conjunction with their Myriad Laws Converging Domain as 'Infinite Law Star Devouring'. Otherwise, given their normal mana reserves, even if they squeezed themselves dry, they would not be able to support such a terrifying mana consumption.

As for the second flaw of the 'Crystal Star Devouring Technique', it lies in its own release method. As a spell that must rely on a magic array and the Domain of Universal Laws to be released, although their Domain of Universal Laws can move at a maximum speed of no more than 10 times the body's limit speed, the remaining 'Destroying Law Teleportation Array' and 'Star Devouring Bullet Generation Array' are things that cannot be moved.

In other words, once they decide to use this spell, they will have to transform into fixed-position turrets for a period of time. Although they can strike enemies from a very long distance, they will also be fixed in a certain position to protect the magic circle from being destroyed.

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(End of this chapter)