CHAPTER 789: CHAPTER 440: DREAM REALM, STAR, DIVINITY (FIRST UPDATE)

Rod gently raised his hand, and the Wind Feather lightly took flight, immersing itself into the Obelisk.

In the deep-etched face of the Obelisk, a Star suddenly radiated a brilliant light, flooding the Dream Realm.

Moments later, the light retracted like a tide, the Dream Realm underwent a slight tremor, and the Obelisk rose again.

Now, it had become a tower over a hundred yards tall.

Rod noticed that in the dome of the night sky, a hidden cavern had appeared, as if it were the destined position after its Quantification was complete.

On the surface of the Obelisk, the light of the "Wind’s Phantom" became deep and enigmatic, like a sheer veil fluttering under the moonlight, faintly discernible.

A line of text emerged above the starlight.

Wind’s Phantom

State: Primordial

Position: Above the Spirit Realm

Star Energy: Strong Wind Phantom

Strength: 770000

Description: "They don’t know, I miss the way you turned back and smiled when you took the lead."

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A line of red text below.

The quantification of "Wind’s Phantom" has already begun.

Looking further down.

Strong Wind Phantom: The absolute resonance of the Soul ensures that the summoned phantom has no additional Spiritual Energy consumption, and the perfect wind bestows the phantom with greater life force.

Any damage taken by the Summoner will be transferred to the phantom, until it vanishes.

Each time it is used, it must achieve a strong resonance with the soul.

Current resonance level: 1%

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The moment Rod finished reading the text, his eyes widened in astonishment.

This is too strong, isn’t it?

The previously inconspicuous "Wind’s Phantom" had, after quantification, gained an unprecedentedly powerful enhancement.

The reason the previous phantoms were considered so insubstantial was because they were extremely fragile, and any damage incurred by the phantoms would reverberate back into Rod’s soul, causing him serious harm.

Moreover, the Spiritual Energy consumption of phantoms was twice that of Rod himself.

Rod’s high-powered stars were already very draining on Spiritual Energy, and without a dire need for explosive output, there would be no necessity to use phantoms.

For these reasons, "Wind’s Phantom" was the Star that Rod used the least.

Although its capabilities were immensely powerful, the drawbacks were also very clear.

But after the quantification, it underwent a transformation.

The phantom no longer had additional Spiritual Energy consumption, no longer transferred damage—and even more, it could now transfer any damage he received.

Currently, Rod still didn’t know just how resilient the phantom was.

But judging from the skill description, it probably wouldn’t be particularly fragile.

This turned an otherwise superfluous Star Energy into a super powerful one without any side effects!

The only issue was that it now had a resonance level, which seemed to require a strong resonance with him before it could be used.

"Book, how long does the resonance take?"

The Book of Knowledge replied, "A resonance level of 80% is required for use, which only takes a day’s time."

"But at this time, the summoned phantom is incomplete and somewhat fragile. I suggest you wait until the resonance level reaches 100% before summoning, as at that point, the phantom is whole and highly resilient."

"How long does a complete resonance take?"

"The last stretch of resonance is quite difficult and depends on your condition, generally taking between ten to thirty days. You can also actively meditate to achieve resonance with it."

Under the guidance of the Book of Knowledge, Rod quickly learned how to resonate with the "Wind’s Phantom."

He gave it a try and found that if he was efficient, he could achieve 100% resonance in just one to two days.

At this, Rod could hardly contain his elation.

The "Wind’s Phantom" was incredibly powerful!

Not only had its Star Energy transformed drastically, but his Spiritual Energy had also significantly increased.

A strength of 770,000, second only to the Great Star "Giant God Power" at 820,000.

Rod beamed, feeling in his soul a new surge of power, as if a youthful, vibrant body was brimming with inexhaustible energy.

His Soul Power had grown stronger.

"Book,"

Rod turned and asked.

"In your records, what level am I at?"

The Book of Knowledge made every effort to keep its patterns stationary, speaking as if it were suppressing something.

"Master, you have transcended the realm of mortals and entered the domain of the transcendent. In the era of my remaining memories, this was the threshold for engaging in true battle against the darkness."

So it’s still just a threshold... Rod felt a twinge of disappointment, but then asked, "What exactly is this ’true darkness’ you often mention?"

"It lies beyond the distant borders of the four continents, in a region known as the Dark Taboo Place. It is said to be the source of the Black Fog; the original Black Fog emerged from there."

Rod furrowed his brows.

"The continental border? What is that?"

The Book of Knowledge paused momentarily, this piece of knowledge evidently weighing heavily upon it. With its current soul state, it was unable to express itself audibly and could only write on its pages.

"The continental border refers to the limits of human activity. The real continent has no borders; we do not know where they lie."

"No borders?" Rod frowned. "How can there be no borders? Does the world have no end?"

The Book of Knowledge wrote slowly. "There is no actual end to the world. If you keep moving in one direction, you will only become lost in an endless Mist Ocean. The border, for us, represents the limits of human exploration. Beyond these limits, everything is unknown."

Rod fell silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Book, what is the world really like?"

The writing on the Book of Knowledge became even slower, each word firmly pressed.