Chapter 1399 - Stopping Losses (1/2)

The four direct descendants looked at each other and followed Wuornos’ instructions. They raised their hands and released their energy to merge into his body.

The situation in the area was akin to fuel being added to the fire. The intensity of the energy storm increased, and Wuornos, who was in the center, could no longer be seen. All that was left was a blinding light.

Wuornos’ aura rose steadily, and the four of them could not help but be shaken.

“It seems to have worked!”

“As expected of the publicly acknowledged number one expert. Although Black Star beat him to it, he still managed to follow closely behind.”

The four direct descendants communicated telepathically, surprised and delighted. On the other side, the hearts of the Promotion and the other upper echelons, who were paying attention to this place, were in their throats. They felt as nervous as if their children were going to the examination venue. They stared at the scene without blinking, unwilling to miss a second.

They had all heard from Wuornos that there was a risk to this Promotion, so many of the upper echelons of the church were worried. Apart from anticipation, they were feeling anxious.

The existence of Wuornos was important for the Arcane Church to suppress the other two civilizations in terms of individual strength. If this pillar was sacrificed, it would be a heavy loss.

The radar of the fleet was buzzing nonstop, the energy detection value rapidly increasing.

This process lasted for a long time. Under everyone’s eyes, the energy storm finally began to slowly shrink and was absorbed back into his body. Wuornos’ aura rose to its peak and slowly became stable.

“Is he going to succeed?!”

Seeing this, the upper echelons of the church were overjoyed. They looked at this scene with hope.

“Looks like the first Transcendent Grade direct descendant is about to appear…”

The Pope was overjoyed, heaving a sigh of relief.

However, just as he thought that the Promotion was about to be completed, the shrinking energy storm suddenly stopped.

The next moment, with Wuornos at the center, violent energy exploded and the energy storm absorbed into his body was blown back, bursting out at an even faster speed.

The blinding light turned everyone’s vision into a vast expanse of white. The loud sound seemed to shake everyone’s hearts!

Boom!

The defense fleet around was forced to activate their shields and were filled with cracks not long after. The four Beyond Grade As closest to the center of the explosion were caught off guard and were blown away by the violent energy shockwave. They were like shrapnel shot out when a bomb explodes, tumbling far away in the universe. “What’s going on? Why did it suddenly explode?!

The Pope was present as a remote projection, so he was not affected. However, he was shocked and immediately became nervous.

Could it be that Wuornos failed his Promotion and was unfortunately sacrificed to be blown to smithereens?!

The church head immediately panicked and quickly ordered the four direct descendants and the surrounding fleets to prepare to save him.

Fortunately, the only wave of energy explosion did not cause any lasting damage to the surrounding fleets. When the energy was poured out, the bright light in the center slowly faded, and Wuornos was finally revealed.

He floated in midair, and golden blood continued to seep out from every pore of his body. When it landed in the freezing environment of the universe, it quickly solidified into golden crystals that were clear like snowflakes.

The energy reading of the radar dropped rapidly, and Wuornos’ aura turned dispirited. He looked like he was heavily injured and was on the verge of collapse.

The spaceships around quickly surrounded him to save him, but Wuornos waved his hand to indicate that there was no need. He extended his finger and tapped lightly on the Temple of Ten Thousand Gods in the distance, seizing the God Embodiment of a statue through the air. He summoned the incarnation of a god wearing a gorgeous dress and separated it from the statue.

The avatar of this deity was clearly a female, but it had his face. Although his facial features had softened, he still looked like a male dressed as a female.

As soon as the God Embodiment appeared, it poured out a light that filled the sky and fused into Wuornos’ body. Wuornos’ injuries were quickly suppressed and did not continue to worsen. Although his aura was still weak, it slowly calmed down. It was obvious that the original form of this God was one involved in healing

The Pope connected with Wuornos again and asked worriedly, “Are you alright?”

“It’s just that my life force has been greatly depleted, I won’t die.” Wuornos coughed weakly after spitting out a mouthful of golden blood.

“You… failed your Promotion?” The church leader’s tone was hesitant.

“Yes.” Wuornos nodded weakly.

“Didn’t you say there’s a 70% chance of success? Why…”

Before the Pope could finish, Wuornos interrupted him.

“I did it on purpose. I could have advanced smoothly, but I stopped it at the last minute.”

“What?!”

This answer was out of the church’s expectations.

They had thought that he had failed because of an obstacle in his advancement, but it turned out that Wuornos did it on purpose. No wonder he looked so badly injured.

Originally, his cells had all been successfully sublimated, but he had forcefully interrupted the transformation and forced his genes to return to their original state after the Promotion. It was just like undergoing a transgender surgery and asking for it to be reverted halfway. The ending would be anything but good, and in Wuornos’ case, it had greatly depleted his life force and damaged his cells.

“What do you mean?”

The Pope was extremely surprised. He knew that Wuornos would not do something like this for no reason.

“When I advanced, I realized that something was wrong. My life level did not undergo a huge transformation. It’s too different from when Black Star advanced. There must be something wrong with my method!” Wuornos said with a deep voice. “…So what you’re saying is that this method of Promotion isn’t right?” The Pope frowned.

“That’s right. It seems like the method to advance to the Transcendent Grade is not as simple as it seems. Black Star must have hidden some important conditions.”

Although Wuornos was heavily injured by the backlash, his eyes were still sharp.

In the beginning, he was very happy that his Promotion went smoothly, but the closer he got to the end, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Although he could indeed become stronger after this Promotion, the increase in his strength was far from what he had expected of a Transcendent. This made him suspicious.

He had a faint premonition that this Promotion would not allow him to step into the Transcendent Grade. If the Promotion was completed, he would have to wait until he had reached a new boundary in order to undergo the next Promotion. His potential had almost been squeezed dry, and he did not know how long it would take for him to obtain a new Promotion opportunity. He might not even have another chance.

If that was the case, his dream of reaching the Transcendent Grade would probably turn into smoke, and he would never be able to step into it.

After fighting for a while, Wuornos finally made up his mind. When he was halfway through his Promotion, he decided to cut his losses. He would rather risk his life to endure the backlash and end this Promotion.