Is That A Wisp?

The Pestlor continued to balloon in size as the weapon spirit became unable to hold in all the Godly Energy it had absorbed. After traveling for 20 kilometers, Krune noticed a floating island, prompting him to approach it immediately as he dropped the Pestlor on it. 

The Pestlor had already grown to a length of 20 meters now. In any case, the weapon spirit was unable to endure any longer, releasing all the energy back into the Pestlor, causing its size to reach a kilometer in length. 

Everything was because of the tremendous quantity of Godly Energy it had stolen from the rock giant. Nevertheless, thanks to its property, the Pestlor didn't emit any Godly Energy. In other words, the soil in the floating island didn't react. 

As it hadn't come into contact with Godly Energy before, it was completely dead. With that, there was no reaction as the Pestlor's size surpassed the length of the floating island. 

Most of the floating islands were small, at most spanning a kilometer in diameter. With that, the current Pestlor was an oddity, surpassing the floating island's size and weighing it down. The floating island faintly rumbled from time to time, unable to remain afloat any longer as the Pestlor continued to grow bigger. 

After all, inside it was Godly Energy equivalent to three Pseudo-Wisps the clone had used before. It was how the attack had become that destructive. But now, the reason it was still growing in size was thanks to the fact it had absorbed a lot of Godly Energy from the rock giant. 

When it was smashed into pieces, the rock giant had emitted a significant amount of Godly Energy in the process. If nothing unexpected happened, it would have reabsorbed the Godly Energy and recovered to its peak condition, albeit a tad smaller than before.

But before that happened, both the Pestlor and the clone swooped in and stole most of the emitted Godly Energy. Since they escaped immediately after, that resulted in the rock giant lacking enough Godly Energy to become as big as before. 

Hidden away from its line of sight, Krune set up base on a larger floating island after crossing a few smaller islands. The Pestlor was then dropped vertically.

At present, its mortar portion was a little lodged into the ground, making it stand up vertically. Thanks to its design, it wouldn't fall that easily.

The Escapist perched on its top. This was because it was still emitting a faint flux of Godly Energy every time it moved. If it landed on the ground, the soil there would soon birth the rock figures and cause it trouble. 

And so, instead of that, remaining atop the Pestlor was better. Anything it emitted, the Pestlor would absorb it automatically. 

For a moment, Krune thought of using his Land Incarnation atop the Pestlor and consume the energy in it to create some Pseudo-Wisps. That way, he can reduce the burden faced by the weapon spirit and also replenish his Pseudo-Wisp count. 

But after noticing how this might damage the Pestlor, he refrained from doing so. With that, all he could do was to wait patiently. Krune imparted a suitable cultivation technique to the weapon spirit, one haphazardly derived from his Myriad Energies Technique. 

As it wasn't a Wisp, it couldn't use the technique as is. Without much choice, Krune modified some parts accordingly to suit its physique. Since the Pestlor was a part of his body, the connection he shared with its weapon spirit was deep. 

Thanks to this, he could derive a cultivation technique easily. It was also because he was someone that had lived past two centuries. So, doing something like this was simple. Besides, all he did was a crude modification. 

He planned to tweak it later. At present, Krune wished to make the weapon spirit cultivate as soon as possible and increase its cultivation base. That way, it could absorb all the excess energy in the Pestlor. On top of that, as its cultivation increased, he didn't have to support it by expending his Godly Energy. 

Its own Godly Energy influx would be fast enough to expand and contract the Pestlor. That would save him a lot of hassle in future battles. Without any delay, the weapon spirit began to cultivate by absorbing the energy in the Pestlor. 

As it was only at the First Stage of the Godly Fusion Realm, it breezed through the cultivation stages. A month later, it was already in the Second Stage God Foundation Realm. 

Krune wasn't wasting time either. 

He and Little Krune were immersed in comprehending the laws of his subspace, increasing its volume little by little. Considering his current comprehension speed, he was able to increase its volume by a cubic meter every month. 

It was pretty fast, considering how the increase in volume meant he was creating a world inside himself, albeit at a slow pace. After all, what he was making wasn't some equipment but a living, breathing world. When thinking with that line of thought, the speed was definitely shocking. One must not mistake it for Krune's Universe Foundation. It wasn't real, and other than himself, there weren't living beings there, nor would there be any.

He then took out the tablet upon sensing something, noticing a row of words flash on it automatically. This time, he was surprised by the content. 

[Announcement: Treasure hunt in Layer Four will end in 30 days. Get ready to head into Layer Three and exchange your Godly Points for life-saving treasures.]

"What the…?" Krune was shocked, muttering, "There are four layers?"

He frowned after reading the text, realizing how the concept used was similar to the four realms. As the lowermost Layer, it seemed to follow the concept of the mortal realm, lacking any energy. There were many differences, but the general concept seemed to have been derived from the four realms. 

"That means Layer Three will be even more troublesome. But I still have yet to figure out a way to accumulate Godly Points," Krune muttered as he punched the tablet once, causing it to show the stats of the region. 

[Region: Epic Hell]

[Total Godly Points: 96 Godly Points]

[Highest Godly Point: 52 Godly Points]

[Rankings: …]

<Matternock: 52 Godly Points>

<Stockpil: 29 Godly Points>

<Grancey: 15 Godly Points>

Upon seeing the total Godly Points and the score of the three people displayed, Krune frowned as he said, "Only three people have managed to obtain any Godly Points. I never knew it was this difficult."

"I need to find a method to obtain them, quickly at that," Krune muttered as he focused on his subspace, causing one of the Pseudo-Wisps to release some of the Godly Energy stored inside it. Immediately, using the released energy, a Pseudo-Wisp was birthed. 

It was only at the Godly Fusion Realm. The Pseudo-Wisp turned into the Pestlor's weapon spirit form, exiting the Escapist through its mouth before landing on the top of Pestlor's handle. It was then positioned right next to the Escapist's claws. 

Immediately, it began to siphon godly energy from the Pestlor. Of course, this only worked because the Pestlor's weapon spirit was working in tandem. The weapon spirit released the energy so that it could absorb it.

Surprisingly, it only did this at the place where the Pseudo-Wisp was standing, allowing it to absorb the entirety of the remaining Godly Energy. As the weapon spirit's cultivation base was too low before, it was unable to do it until now. That was why Krune took action the moment it was able to do this. 

The weapon spirit then siphoned energy from the Pestlor at a faster rate, half for itself to cultivate and the other half to release into the open for the Pseudo-Wisp to absorb. This way, the rate at which the Pestlor shrunk increased. 

At first, he planned to make the weapon spirit cultivate using all the Godly Energy. But now that he was pressed for time, Krune took matters into his own hands. Soon, he created 20 more Pseudo-Wisps, making them all siphon energy from the Pestlor. 

Within 10 days, the Pestlor had returned to its original size. Krune had reached the limit to the number of Pseudo-Wisps he could create. And, all of the new ones he created had reached the First Stage of the God Foundation Realm, energy quality-wise. 

It was because the Godly Energy they had stolen from the rock giant was tremendous. Once they were ready, all the Pseudo-Wisps retreated into the subspace as Krune was the only one left in the Escapist's stomach. 

The Escapist began to fly immediately. Krune frowned, feeling that it was indeed a bit of a waste that he was always hiding within its stomach. This did cause it to fly cautiously in fear its stomach muscles might crush him into mush. 

So, after a moment of thought, he sent the subspace to reside in the Escapist's body, opening a portal for him to head inside. Now, there was enough space for him to remain seated inside. It was thanks to his recent comprehension session. 

That, too, was a reason he spent so much time. In the end, he wasn't wasting time. Surrounding Krune were the Pseudo-Wisps in their natural form. At present, they had shrunk their ethereal bodies to the limit, only existing as Wisp Cores. 

The inside of the subspace was fairly illuminated. Whenever he so wished, there would be a breeze, warmth, etc. After all, Krune had a fairly deep degree of comprehension concerning the basic elemental laws. 

With that, the inside of the subspace had an environment suitable to live within. At present, Krune held the Pestlor in his hand and smiled. The entrance to the subspace disappeared as there was no longer anything within the Escapist's stomach. 

Thanks to their shared thoughts, it was as if Krune was flying out. Without anything to worry about for now, the Escapist flapped its wings and sped through the air, accelerating to its natural limit immediately. As it flashed around, it had encountered a couple of cultivators. 

They seemed to be seated atop a floating island, currently exhausted. Just a glance at their faces showed they were even more clueless than Krune. With that, the Escapist didn't waste any time, flying past them as it sped forth.

Krune intended to move through the entirety of the region, Epic Hell. In this way, he might find clues as to how to obtain Godly Points. Otherwise, he would get an idea that he could use in the next Layer. 

Once he could understand the concept at play in the Sub-Realm, he would be able to prepare accordingly. All along, Krune kept watching on the tablet. Once he determined that it functioned based on the laws already established in the Sub-Realm and wasn't something actively monitored by the mountainous demon beast, Krune dared to summon the tablet while within the subspace. 

The Escapist flew for two more days, finally noticing something as it paused in shock. Far away in its eyes was a crumbling floating island as something from within was drilled out in the process.