Chapter 248: End of the Event
During this trip into Myriad Beast Mountain, not only had Zich broken through from Level 18 to Level 20, but several of his primary summons had also undergone tremendous improvements.
Tiamant, in particular, seemed to have received more than any other summon.
Not only that, he also now possessed a stronger motivation to ascend the First Layer because only by ascending could the dragon reach its true potential.
However, the system notifications were not finished.
[Hidden Event "The Final Roar of Myriad Beasts" completed.]
[All three Ancient Beast Altars have been activated.]
[The controller of the Myriad Beast Burial Ground has been defeated.]
[Three hundred and eighty seven beast souls have been freed from control.]
[The remaining mission of the Myriad Beast Soul Spring has been completed.]
[Calculating event completion rate.]
[Completion Rate: 97.6%.]
[You have obtained a Special Reward: Myriad Beast Origin Core.]
A dark golden crystal only the size of a fist slowly appeared before Zich.
Inside the crystal seemed to exist an ever changing miniature world.
Birds, beasts, reptiles, dragons, and countless unrecognizable ancient lifeforms continuously appeared within it before rapidly vanishing again.
Just as Zich prepared to check the core out, the ancient beast soul that had remained silent suddenly spoke.
"Inheritor."
Its voice had become unimaginably weak.
The blurry figure that had once been large enough to cover half the sky had been reduced to a faint outline, as though it could completely disappear at any moment.
"You should know this place’s true origin."
The ancient beast soul looked toward the black plains covered in bones, and for the first time, unmistakable sorrow entered its voice.
"What you call Myriad Beast Mountain was never a forbidden region naturally formed on the First Layer."
"The laws of the First Layer could never have created the Myriad Beast Soul Spring, nor could they bury creatures possessing these ancient bloodlines."
"This place is a fallen fragment. A fragment from a world far above the First Layer."
The ancient beast soul raised an arm.
The surrounding darkness rapidly receded as the phantom of a ruined city slowly appeared before Zich.
It was the same ancient royal city he had just witnessed within Tiamant’s bloodline memories.
Only now, the city had collapsed.
The nine bone dragons that had once coiled above it were gone. The palaces that once towered into the clouds had been reduced to shattered ruins, while countless spatial rifts tore across heaven and earth like hideous wounds.
"It once belonged to the Myriad Beast Royal Court. That war destroyed the Royal Court and tore its territories into countless fragments. One of those fragments passed through the world barrier and eventually fell into what you call the First Layer."
"After countless years, mountains and forests grew across the fragment’s surface. Those who came later saw only the mountain, never realizing that the land beneath their feet was actually part of the corpse of the Myriad Beast Royal Court."
Zich stared at the ruined city. "The Myriad Beast Royal Court was destroyed?"
"The Royal Court has fallen, but the Myriad Beast City has not completely disappeared."
The ancient beast soul raised its nearly transparent hand.
The last trace of golden light flew from its chest.
The light compressed continuously in midair until it eventually transformed into an ancient emblem only half the size of a palm.
On its front was engraved a city surrounded by countless beasts.
On its back was a bone dragon coiled around a throne.
[Special inheritance item detected.]
[You have obtained: Myriad Beast Royal Court Emblem (Incomplete).]
[Myriad Beast Royal Court Emblem (Incomplete)]
[Type: Special Identity Token]
[Description: An identity emblem bestowed upon an inheritor by the Myriad Beast Royal Court. When the Myriad Beast City opens, the holder can sense its coordinates and use the emblem to enter the Myriad Beast City, pass through its outer blockade, and bypass certain Royal Court restrictions.]
[Current Status: Incomplete.]
[Current Authority: Outer City Access Qualification.]
[Warning: Myriad Beast City is not located on the First Layer. The current world level is insufficient, and its coordinates cannot yet be activated.]
Zich grasped the emblem.
From the other side of endless space came a faint sensation of being summoned, so distant that it was almost impossible to perceive.
It vanished completely after only an instant.
"When you reach a sufficiently high place, this emblem will show you the way."
The ancient beast soul looked toward Tiamant.
A complex emotion appeared within its hollow eyes.
There was shock, reverence, and the relief of finally being released after waiting for countless ages.
"Perhaps one day, she will use this emblem to personally reclaim the name that belongs to her."
The ancient beast soul’s figure grew increasingly faint.
"My mission is complete. Once my power disappears, this temporarily maintained space will immediately collapse."
The instant those words fell, a heaven shaking explosion erupted throughout the Myriad Beast Burial Ground.
The sky began to shatter, and the earth rapidly collapsed.
Countless colossal beast remains dissolved into tiny points of light that drifted through spatial cracks toward unknown destinations.
The three hundred and eighty seven beast souls lowered their heads toward Zich and Tiamant one final time before simultaneously transforming into light and disappearing into the collapsing darkness.
[Warning: Current space is collapsing.]
[Forced teleportation will begin shortly.]
[Three.]
[Two.]
The ancient beast soul completely disappeared.
[One.]
BOOM!
Silver spatial light engulfed Zich and all his summons.
The next instant, he reappeared deep within Myriad Beast Mountain.
The underground entrance behind him had completely disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a seamless wall of black stone.
It was as though the Myriad Beast Burial Ground had never existed.
Zich raised his head toward the sky.
Thick clouds still covered Myriad Beast Mountain, and the remaining time displayed on his entry token had not yet reached zero.
He still had several days and needed to complete his tomb slots once and for all.
Zich paused for only a moment before releasing every summon except Tiamant.
For the next several days, the depths of Myriad Beast Mountain experienced a true massacre.