Chapter 458 - 442: All-Purpose Skill "Descent of the Titan
The Primeval Seven Days were similar to the legend of Genesis on Earth.
But there were also differences.
The god who pioneered the universe opened the Eye of the Divine on the first day, creating the first light within the darkness.
On the second day, he created endless planets, forming the cornerstone of the Star Sea.
On the third day, feeling lonely, he created life.
On the fourth, he enlightened them with wisdom, bringing them pain and joy. On the fifth, he wove their fates. On the sixth, he created death. And on the seventh, he brought salvation...
This was the Primeval Seven Days.
Shi Ming sought inspiration from the myth and the Seven-Colored Stone Pillar before him. The red area had already been activated by "light." ’Does that mean the other areas need to be activated in the order of the Primeval Seven Days, one per day? Will the continent’s secrets only surface after seven activations?’
When an investigation reached a bottleneck,
one needed to make bold guesses and carefully verify them.
A "day" in the Star Sea was different from an Earth Day. Different civilizations had different methods of calculation. On Treasure Star, one day was equivalent to about 1.3 Earth Days. But on this strange continent called the Colorless Realm, connected to the star cave, the concept of a "day" did not exist.
This world was a domain of utter darkness.
There was no cycle of day and night, no sun or moon.
So, Shi Ming decided to rely on the Eye of Destiny’s measurement method, using its refresh timer to establish the concept of a new day for this continent. Of course, once the cooldown ended, he could also use the Eye of Destiny directly to gather more information and verify if his guess was correct.
On the eternally dark continent, the rune shone brilliantly like a small sun, the only candlelight in the gloom. At their queen’s command, the Rainbow Centaurs came to pay respects to their new king. Shi Ming lay on the back of a powerful steed, using his free time to continue pondering the refinement of the final floor of the Hundred-Floor Celestial Tower and the initial fusion of the Seven Holy Halls within his body.
*Tick.*
The old day passed.
Shi Ming’s gaze was fixed on the Seven-Colored Stone Pillar as he used the Eye of Destiny.
"Eye of Destiny, gather information!"
[BEEP~ BEEP~]
[Compiling information...]
[...]
This time, it took a little longer.
But as hoped, the Eye of Destiny managed to gather information about the stone pillar before him.
[Summarizing information... Information generated:]
[Reviving "Stone Pillar of Profanity and Transgression"]
[Some await the salvation of a god.]
[While others desire to become gods themselves.]
[The pious receive blessings; the transgressors receive punishment. The dead body was transformed into an ordinary stone pillar and buried for millennia in eternal darkness. The transgressor’s bloodline was also punished. Their people were unable to gain sentience, becoming the lowest of savage beasts, trapped in an endless cycle of trampling and being trampled.]
[Their ancient land was sealed in a lightless place and cast into the prison of the stars.]
[...]
[...]
[The dead stone pillar unintentionally obtained a blazing light. This is truly a miracle.]
[The probability of this is no less than that of a monkey scratching out "Faust" on the ground with a stick. Perhaps the day of salvation has arrived...]
[But even so, the savior will need a full seven types of power to break the seal on the "Stone Pillar of Profanity and Transgression" and obtain its strength. Even a single misstep will cause this opportunity, tens of thousands of years in the making, to be lost once more...]
[This time, on the "seventh day," will the Rainbow Centaurs welcome despair, or salvation?]
...
The flashing information revealed to Shi Ming a cryptic piece of history from an unknown time.
It seemed that a powerful expert from the Rainbow Centaur Race—the transgressor—had attempted to attain a higher level of power, thereby offending a "God." He was punished with death, his body transformed into a stone pillar. His entire race was implicated, stripped of all intelligence, and their territory was carved out, placed in eternal darkness, and cast into the "prison" known as the Cave of the Stars.
This was the very same Seven-Colored Continent of today.
"No wonder,"
"even the strongest Rainbow Centaurs still lack intelligence upon reaching the Nirvana rank."
"I wonder what they did back then to offend that god so grievously."
’Fate always leaves some leeway. This time, the information didn’t explicitly state the specific powers needed to activate the other six runes. It’s possible the Eye of Destiny hasn’t reached its ultimate state and can’t interfere with causality from a higher plane.’
’But the last piece of information did offer a hint.’
Although the Eye of Destiny hadn’t been explicit, its final message verified Shi Ming’s suspicion: the method to fully revive the stone pillar lay within the legend of the Primeval Seven Days.
It was difficult.
Extremely difficult.
To become the savior, one first had to arrive "on foot" at this unexplored star cave and bring light to the continent. Second, one had to possess abilities that matched the runes and activate them in the correct sequence. Furthermore, this person had to be a Nirvana-rank expert. Only then would they have enough time to accomplish these tasks in the Rainbow Centaur Queen’s territory.
The probability was indeed low.
But thankfully, Shi Ming had Descent of the Titan!
Of the Primeval Seven Days, aside from "light," there were several abilities required for unlocking that Shi Ming himself did not possess, such as "creating planets" and "enlightening with wisdom." However, he could acquire all of these from the twelve-skill library of Descent of the Titan.
Shi Ming laid out his plan in his mind:
First day, create light. Completed.
Second day, create planets. I can try using "Galaxy Realm" from "Descent of the Titan."
Third day, create life. I can use "Supreme Sanctuary."
Fourth day, enlighten with wisdom. I can use "Wisdom’s Revelation" from "Descent of the Titan."
Fifth day, weave fate. For this, I can use "Destiny’s Orbit," "Ten Thousand Forms Sanctuary," or "Light Cone World."
Sixth day, bring death. I can use "Skeleton Sanctuary" from the Seventy-Two Pillar Kings.
As for the seventh day, "salvation,"
Shi Ming wasn’t entirely sure which of his skills had this effect. ’Perhaps "Desperate Gambit"?’
But since the revival had already begun and couldn’t be stopped, he could only take it one step at a time. There were no certainties in the world; many things were a matter of crossing the river by feeling for stones—taking it one step at a time.
Once the cooldown for Descent of the Titan ended, Shi Ming went before the stone pillar and, by "glitching the system" again, mobilized the power of the second of the Twelve Titans.
Galaxy Realm!
The effect of Galaxy Realm was to summon a projection of a galaxy around the user’s body, using the power of the stars for either defense or attack. The overall strength of this S-rank skill wasn’t particularly outstanding now, but its S-rank nature allowed it to borrow the power of the stars, which was a rare form of stellar manipulation.
He held out his right hand.
A deep galaxy flowed out from his palm.
The galaxy flowing from his palm was like a ribbon, growing wider and wider. It coiled around the stone pillar, and the moment it made contact, its power seeped inside.
HISS—