On a flat plain that had been turned into a ginormous crater through sheer, brute force, was a massive humanoid entity, ivory in nature. Looming over it was another entity barely half its height, but infinitely stronger.
Kaboom!
The smaller entity raised its fist and hammered a punch on the larger entity's face, "Tell me, Vhalla! How does it feel to regain all your strength but still feel absolutely helpless under me? Huh? Tell me! TELL ME!"
"Just..."
Boom!
"Kill..."
B-Boom!
"Me...!" Vhalla uttered weakly as another fist slammed into her face, denting it horribly, and giving her a concussion. However, her Prana healed her injury, right before being smacked once again.
There was a gaping wound on her chest, revealing her heart. Air converged around the wound like a shredder, constantly sanding away at the muscles to ensure the wound didn't close up. A pin-sized hole was evident on the heart, pointing directly at her Spirit Container that had been installed by Brangara, just so that he could vent his anger.
Shockwaves ruptured the earth upon every hit he rained down on her, casually overpowering the effects of Internal Inertial Gravity maintained in full power within her. "Is this all?"
"Is this all the strongest Empyrean Tusk could accomplish through Internal Inertial Gravity?" Brangara raised his hand and slowly clenched it into a fist, having not activated a single Nature as he brought it down once again, for the final, smash, shattering Vhalla's head.
Celestial Boar—9-Life Stage!
He got up slowly and glared at the corpse of Vhalla, wiping his drool a little. He turned around and stared at the figure of Yarsha Zahara standing nearby, "It seems this is the limit. I can't reach the 10-Life Stage."
"As I thought," Yarsha Zahara frowned, "There's a high chance your body has been captured by the Mystic Seven."
"No matter, I'll recover it once I face them." The Celestial Boar dragged Vhalla's corpse and stuffed it in its mouth. Psychokinesis surged into the corpse and began to compress it through the power of Subtle Terrain Domination, turning it into a sphere that he swallowed.
"But, it's still a pity." Brangara shook his head, "To think the strongest Empyrean Tusk has gotten so weak."
"On one hand, you've become too strong." Yarsha Zahara said in elation, "But on the other hand, the repeated births have weakened her down to a fundamental level. The current Vhalla might probably be ranked in the late twenties if the Empyrean Tusk herd were to exist."
"And, how strong is she as compared to when you were alive, Tanpral?" Brangara snapped his finger and stared at the figure of the 1st Empyrean Snapper who was his Tangible Nature.
"She's stronger," Tanpral bowed his head respectfully, "She has three Natures while I only had one. However, the current me is way stronger than her."
"Well, you ought to be, considering the resources I invested in you." Brangara snorted arrogantly.
Tangible Nature Major Treasure—Subtle Terrain Domination!
Tanpral had been successfully cultivated to the 10-Life Stage and then turned into a Major Treasure. The process to achieve it was annoying and extremely resource intensive, even greater than what was required to turn a Gold Grade Nature into a Major Treasure.
However, the chance of success was practically guaranteed, which was why this had been used, as Brangara didn't wish to waste any of the precious Natures of Subtle Terrain Domination.
She rebuilt her Human Avatar using Sumatra Gold once again. After stealing Orakha's Tertiary Nature of Mystic Eater and deriving the same out of her Human Avatar, Yarsha Zahara made the power hers and used it to rapidly build a new Human Avatar.
There was an endless supply of Prana from the Celestial Boar. So, even after she activated her power, she didn't vanish, for she was being supplied enough Prana. Upon reaching the peak of the Body Stage, she created a Tertiary Nature.
Primary Nature—Incident Nature Reflection!
Secondary Nature—Mystic Eater!
Tertiary Nature—Lunchbox!
Since the Tangible Natures of Free Humans retained a Human Avatar, it was possible to use her past life's knowledge and the Mystic Eaters to modify them until a Secondary and Tertiary Nature was created.
Her ego was hurt, but she was left with no other choice. Hence, she chose the path, following the same process as the other two to become a Tangible Nature Major Treasure.
Tangible Nature Major Treasure—Serpentine Nature Bank!
It was a result of the fusion of the three Natures she had upon entering the 10-Life Stage. Her original build should have been made purely out of Sumatra Gold. However, there simply wasn't enough to sustain her growth to the 10-Life Stage.
As a result, she was forced to compensate using Vara, which was a good substitute as it was very receptive to Natures. And hence, she managed to retain the Primary Nature of Incident Nature Reflection.
However, as she had used Vara to dilute her Human Avatar, the potency of her current Incident Nature Reflection paled as compared to when she was alive. Even after reaching the 10-Life Stage, she barely obtained her original potency.
Thankfully, the final result was somewhat of a saving grace for her. Serpentine Nature Bank was a fusion of her three Natures. She could create a serpent resembling a Sumatra Gold variant of a Mystic Eater that can consume Natures.
The consumed Natures would be stored in her and could be released through the mouth of the serpent once again. The overall effectiveness slightly exceeded what a peak Body Stage Yarsha Zahara could achieve in terms of Incident Nature Reflection.
But that was it. Unlike her original body that at the Body Stage could basically become immune to Natures, gaining control over every Nature that made contact with her Human avatar, Serpentine Nature Bank had a series of flaws.
Yes, she had the same power as the Minor Treasure of Lunchbox, which currently allowed her to store Natures worth as much Prana as her Prana capacity at the 10-Life Stage, which was 180,000 units.
However, she didn't have the protection offered by a Human Avatar. To gain control over a Nature, her serpent would have to swallow it. Simply touching a Nature no longer worked. Or rather, the effect of the Nature could destroy the serpent if not directed into the mouth.
Moreover, releasing the effect of the Nature worked in the same fashion, which is to be ejected out of the serpent mouth. This basically meant that she could be targeted easily across areas not covered by the serpent mouth.
Dusting her hands, Yarsha Zahara got up and touched the stationary body of Maroppa beside her, fusing with the latter. When she still her the Secondary Nature of Mystic Eater, Yarsha Zahara extensively modified Maroppa's Human Avatar—a product of her Secondary Nature of Grey Kinesis Deity.
Using a piece of Sumatra Gold, she turned Maroppa's Human Avatar into her dwelling, from where she could control the body as if it was hers, without any delays. And of course, just in case any harm was to befall Maroppa, since she wasn't even at the peak of the Body Stage, Yarsha Zahara stored a good portion of Maroppa's Natures in her bank.
It was a last-ditch effort, but it was better to be prepared, just in case. Following that, she strung two 10-storey Storage Lanterns at the side of her hips. These storage lanterns were a product of Kinesis Lantern Deity. And hence, each floor was a cube with a side of 20 metres.
She gathered a decent chunk of Vhalla's Primary and Secondary Natures and stored them in her Bank.
Yarsha Zahara went around and carefully extracted Parute Fruits in large numbers, filling the two Storage Lanterns with them. Even though she could control the Storage Lanterns, once some external item was placed within it, she was unable to store it in her Bank, as only Natures could be stored in it.
Therefore, stringing the two Storage Lanterns to her hips was her only choice. She then calculated and nodded at Brangara, "It's time to leave."
"There's only a year left for the Third Major Disaster to begin."
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