Chapter 900: Horrifying Region (2/2)

The housing structures were similar to those in the Zamuria Continent, ranging from single-story buildings to even multi-story ones. The only difference was its style as there didn't exist any door while the roofs were smooth, allowing for the unhindered flow of fluid as if it was designed for constant rain.

The clone noticed how there was a statue in the center of the floating island. It was almost 30 meters tall and resembled the massive shadow beast it had seen at the entrance.

The island was different from the other floating islands due to the fact that a thin stream of shadow exited the island like a waterfall and connected with the sea of shadow on the bottom. Surprisingly, the flow was in reverse here, moving against gravity, heading from the ground and into the floating island.

The place was also dark, faintly glistening with a crimson hue that barely illuminated the surroundings, creating a bleak atmosphere. Thus, upon seeing the activities that spanned below, even though it wished to bank on the dense Godly Energy in the place that seemed to be replenished with a Godly Energy vein, it was apprehensive about doing so.

After all, the shadow bump on its wings had increased from one to two by now. Moreover, as it concentrated on the second bump, it could hear numerous voices, the source of which seemed to have been the people on the island below it.

As the number of indigenous people appearing on the outside increased, the number of shadow bumps on its wings increased as well.

Thanks to their shared thoughts, all the other clones immediately vacated the area, speeding towards the opposite side to find a path of escape.

After all, something worse was happening to the clone on whose wings, bumps continued to form. The people continued to appear and unanimously stared at the clone. A couple of seconds later, when the bumps on its wings hit the double digits, a formless strength seeped into it, making the clone feel as if it could harness an intangible strength and become a powerhouse.

A second later, it was drunk on its newfound power that seemed inexhaustible.

For some reason, it flew forward and landed on the ground, causing the native population to rip parts of their bodies and create a massive pedestal over which it perched itself. As time passed, its body size continued to increase while the bumps on its wings reached three digits.

”Fuck!” Krune cursed as he massaged his forehead, alleviating the pain as tens of thousands of voices whispered in his mind. He had cut off the connection with that particular clone when he realized…it was no longer a part of him anymore.

The voices overwhelmed the clone's mind and destroyed its sense of self, turning it into an instrument that was a receptor of the wishes of the populace, turning into a wish-granting object. From a clone of Krune, it had become an entirely different entity, no longer a part of him.

”Kaawhheeee!” The shadow beast that had once been his clone raised its beak and let out an ear-piercing cry, causing the indigenous populace to roar in response. A couple hundred thousand humanoid beings were outside now, only now prostrating on the ground as they silently revered the being in the center.

The other clones had flown far away by now, reaching the other side as they began to search for an exit, soon finding a tunnel in a hill that peeked into the wall of tornadoes that formed the border in the place. Upon entering it, they changed forms, only now heaving a sigh of relief before proceeding into it.

After traveling for a long time, they drilled their way out, appearing in what seemed to be a stretch of water. Surprisingly, this ocean stretched for as long as one could see, with no sign of any major landmass.

The four remaining clones split up and flew away after turning into a bird-type demon beast. Eventually, one of the clones appeared at what seemed to be a volcanic crater. It was a lone volcano in the middle of the ocean.

What was surprising was the fact that the clone sensed a Godly Energy vein in it. Moreover, whenever the energy in the Godly Energy vein exceeded a certain extent, it would cause a spike in the energy levels within, causing the lava to churn and spill out.

With that, it was a good place since every time it erupted, it spewed forth numerous ores and minerals. That would be enough to get ahold of a variety of materials for his forging. The clone also noticed how the size of the volcano was steadily increasing as it developed.

Moreover, the fact that there wasn't any sign of human or demon beast activity or any landmass in the vicinity made this the perfect location for Krune to reap benefits.

As there wasn't enough time to mine, forge, and transport the equipment to Krune before he entered the Sub-Realm, the clone just picked a suitable spot and committed suicide, unleashing its Land Incarnation.

Moreover, this Land Incarnation was slightly modified to make the laws in it act as an energy-gathering formation. A tinge of it touched the Godly Energy vein, pulling forth energy from it as it was stored in the energy-gathering formation.

Krune planned to later revive a fragment of Little Krune from this Land Incarnation for his later explorations. As the other clones didn't manage to find anything significant, all of them too appeared near the volcano and committed suicide in the same place, increasing the strength of the Land Incarnation.

With the connection to that particular clone cut off, Krune's mental state no longer took damage. Thankfully, all the fragments revived in the Lawless Plains. It seemed a connection cut off was similar to death, and hence, the fragment revived soon after in the Lawless Plains.

After leaving behind one fragment in the area, the remaining six fragments combined into Little Krune as the teleportation formation was activated. All of them, including 90 Pseudo-Wisps, arrived in the subspace.

Followed by a deep sigh, Krune opened his eyes, gazing at the streaming crowd before him and muttered, ”Well, that was a wild ride.”