Chapter 789: Man, That’s Annoying
"The two of you were from the same Kingdom?" Inala expressed his surprise, having never expected the source of both Attribute and Pet to have been comrades. He accessed the
Brimgan Founder's memories and immediately recalled the past self of Torq, "So that Torq was indeed you."
"Brimgan came from a line of family that served the Royalty." Pet said, "Back in our time, there was no Empire in this region. My Kingdom was the closest to reaching that level."Nôv(el)B\jnn
"Unfortunately, that invasion destroyed everything." His voice was calm, as if talking about the story of someone else, "Based on what I've experienced, this region of Sumatra has faced three invasions."
Whenever a Cosmic Being is killed by the combined might of the Transcendents, parts of its body would typically fall into the Sandy-Grey Void during the fight. These body parts would sprout strange existences that when pulled into a Continent's influence, get transformed into a Pranic Beast.
"Many strange creatures ended up becoming Pranic Beasts once Sumatra integrated them into its fold." Pet stared at Inala to say, "Invasions happen across Sumatra Continent. However, from what I've found out after becoming a Transcendent, our region gets affected the most due to our geographical position."
"Three invasions have occurred till now since I've been born." Pet raised its paw and lightly slapped Inala's ankle, "First was the Brully Invasion, the second was the Death Knell Invasion, and the third was the Mudropper Invasion. Every invasion brought about powerful characters in resistance."
The Mudropper Invasion resulted in the birth of the Mammoth Ancestor and Cooter Ancestor, leading to the creation of two legendary Clans on Sumatra. The Death Knell invasion resulted in the birth of the Brimgan Ancestor, a Mystic Grade Free Human.
And finally, during the Brully Invasion, there appeared four existences who all ended up becoming Major Treasures.
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"There's no one left at home, Lord Torq!" The balding man cried as he uttered weakly, "That bastard converted them all!"
"Is...that so?" Torq burst into laughter, his face convulsing into a series of sadness, frustration, regret, and despair. He sat on the ground weakly and asked while gasping, clutching onto any traces of hope, "They...they are at least...alive, right?"
"A portion of them, yes." The balding man, Brimgan nodded.
"Then, all's not lost." Torq recovered, as if nothing had happened until now, expressing clear signs of coping mechanisms. He stared at Brimgan to say, "We'll save them, even if that's the least we could do."
"They've been turned into a Ravaged Tribe by the Brully? Fine, I'll still rescue them." Torq claimed as he returned to the cave and walked out with the Iron Empyrean Tentacle, "I am its sole Ravaged Tribesman. Considering how much I've subjected it to torture, it doesn't dare influence my behaviour."
Primary Nature-Daily Floater!
Daily Floater allowed Torq to extract the skin of a target and turn it into a balloon resembling the original. If he were to use it on a Bludder, the Daily Floater would look no different from the respective Bludder.
However, it was solely composed of the Bludder's skin. Its interior was just filled with Prana, enough to prop up its form through psychokinesis and move it around exactly like how the original behaved.
The Daily Floater behaved like the cultivator it was created from, moving about on its own. Using the reserve of Prana within it, the Daily Floater could use Prana detection means, allowing it to observe its surroundings through skin prickles.
It could see, smell, and do everything the original did, but had zero combat ability, since it was just a bag of Prana. Once it's killed, all the information it perceived through its Prana detection means-skin prickles-would be transferred to Torq, irrespective of how far he
was.
This ability wasn't restricted by the Spirit Weapon range and hence was perfect for scouting. Even though it gave him no fighting power, Torq had aimed for it due to the possibility of the Primary Nature growing stronger once he evolved into a Clansman.
The Empyrean Tentacle race was genetically wired to never create a Ravaged Tribesman, for if the Tribesman were to become a Clansman, they'd evolve accordingly, which would disrupt their power structure completely.
If an Empyrean Tentacle devours its other two variants, it'll become the Mystic Tentacle. However, if one of its variants evolves, that formula can no longer work, which meant preventing the Mystic Tentacles from ever being born again.
The Gold Empyrean Tentacle was too strong, so it was never in a compromising situation. The Silver Empyrean Tentacle was an expert hunter, so even if someone attempted to use its power to create a Ravaged Tribesman, it would instinctively kill itself.
The Iron Empyrean Tentacle was similar. However, its lack of combat capability made it more prone to such attempts. Throughout history, many Free Humans attempted to voluntarily become its Ravaged Tribesmen in hopes of obtaining the power to revive.
Countless ancient organisations existed for this purpose. However, they were all met with failures. And just when it seemed like they were about to succeed, the Iron Empyrean Tentacle was no longer birthed in their region.
Sumatra purposefully spawned it somewhere far away, leading to these organisations dying out over time. The ancestors of Torq's maternal side were part of one such organisation. Whatever scant records they had managed to preserve over the centuries were read by Torq, which was how he knew what to do.
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