Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton-Chapter 1731 - 1292: The Truth Is Too Hurtful

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing through Ange’s heart, leaving it cold and desolate. freewёbnoνel-com

Too old? As the formidable God Star, had it really fallen to the point of being despised?

However, the more stinging fact was that what Ange said was true; it was aging, its power was waning. But why was Ange so certain of this truth? Had he seen God Star Power that hadn’t waned?

Negris and Anthony also understood Ange’s words, especially the last phrase ’it’s too late’, which made them instinctively look towards the direction where the Ancient Man Snake was approaching.

The size of the God Star was too enormous. Even the aging Gray Divine Star, its essence couldn’t be absorbed and controlled by Ange in a mere two hours. Once the Ancient Man Snake arrived, they would have to drag the not entirely controlled God Star into battle against the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms’ parasite.

Anthony immediately agreed: "Yes, it’s too late. Returning it is the best way. By signing the Spiritual Locking Contract, sir, you can completely borrow its power without dragging a burden into battle."

Upon reflection, Anthony had to admit this was the best choice for the moment.

The Gray Divine Star looked at its essence, then at Ange, feeling both sorrowful and slightly joyful, yet with a touch of regret; a very complex mix of emotions. After a long pause, it hesitantly asked, "Then... what about the Divine Star Seed?"

"Later, I’ll give it to you," Ange replied.

The Gray Divine Star sighed in relief, thought for a moment then asked again, "Have you seen God Star Power that hasn’t waned?"

Ange nodded and extended his hand, a flame emerged from his palm—a non-waning version of the Divine Star Power.

The Gray Divine Star shivered all over, subconsciously floated closer, and asked tremblingly, "You... you really are a God Star, which God Star are you? Why have you been hiding your identity? Are you in a projection state right now?"

Ange shook his head, then nodded.

The Gray Divine Star clearly didn’t understand Ange’s indication, only seeing him nod: "You should have said earlier you were a God Star, indeed. I knew it; with your understanding of God Stars and so many ways to restrain me, how could you be an ordinary being? Could you be Gemez Fortress?"

Misunderstanding that Ange was also a God Star, the Gray Divine Star’s frustration was instantly released; losing to another God Star wasn’t shameful. It was already an aging God Star moving into its twilight years, losing to any God Star was no surprise, and submitting to a robust God Star wasn’t disgraceful.

The Gray Divine Star’s thoughts cleared in an instant.

Negris couldn’t help but correct, "Ange means he’s not a God Star, but he is currently in a projection state."

"Impossible, if not a God Star, how could one manifest God Star Power? This is the most primordial power in the Void, bar none," said the Gray Divine Star.

"What’s so primordial about it, Ange is the Seven Forces..." Negris tried to say there wasn’t anything remarkable; Ange holds the Great Unified Origin of the Seven Forces. But before he finished, Anthony interrupted him.

Anthony interjected, "Sir, could you explain the difference between waning Divine Star Power and normal Divine Star Power?"

Ange lifted his other hand, and a different flame emerged from his palm.

Placed together, the difference between the two flames was apparent, and Anthony remarked, "The waning Divine Star Power is slightly dimmer, whereas the non-waning Divine Star Power is somewhat brighter."

The Monarch leaned over, observing while saying, "Not only that, the non-waning Divine Star Power is... growing? Yes, growing, it’s becoming stronger, while the waning Divine Star Power is continually weakening, dispersing itself, and once dispersed, it’s gone."

The Gray Divine Star gave the Monarch a surprised look: "Quite right, you saw the fundamental difference. The non-waning Divine Star Power keeps growing, like those young and robust God Stars, they are still growing. But I’ve started to age, my essence’s power is being converted into light and heat, dispersing, and once dispersed, it’s gone. So I learned to transform my form, to stop radiating light and heat, to prolong my life."

"How much longer do you have?" Negris couldn’t resist asking out of curiosity upon hearing this.

"I’m nearing my end, probably have several tens of millions of years left," the Gray Divine Star said mournfully.

Negris almost fell to the ground: "Tens of millions of years? You call that nearing the end? I..."

Last time, it was amazed by the Ancient Tree, now this God Star seemed more unbelievable, tens of millions of years? In several tens of millions, even the Undead who seek eternal life would calcify.

The Void wasn’t even tens of millions of years old; the Chaos Plane from formation to destruction was only a few million years. Kvada, this old God Star has several tens of millions of years left and calls it nearing the end?

"Yes, is there anything wrong? God Star lifespans are measured in hundreds of millions, are several tens of millions not nearing the end?" the Gray Divine Star said mournfully.

It knew Negris was comparing its lifespan to ordinary creatures’, which was where its frustration lay. As a God Star, why compare it to ordinary beings?

"Alright, enough about this. You return to your essence to prepare; the Ancient Man Snake is nearing. Can you handle it?" Anthony interrupted.

"As long as the body of the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms doesn’t arrive, I can manage, though it’s dragging something peculiar that seems sturdy," said the Gray Divine Star.

"You don’t need to bother with that thing; it won’t crash into you," Anthony said.

"Uh... alright." Although the Gray Divine Star had no idea why Anthony was so sure the object wouldn’t crash into it, but being unfamiliar, it couldn’t ask further. Anyway, it could handle it even if the thing was dragged along, at most expending a bit more energy, especially since Ange promised it the Divine Star Seed.

Dragging its projection, the Gray Divine Star merged back into its essence, like a small drop of fire merging into a large water droplet, splashing only a ripple.

Once merged with its essence, Negris softly asked, "Does it feel like you’re trying to chase it away? After committing to the Spiritual Locking Contract, is there something it shouldn’t hear?"

"Not exactly, but the truth would be too hurtful. Letting it misunderstand is better; that way, it may feel better. Do you really want to tell it that sir isn’t a God Star and was once merely a farming skeleton? Knowing this would make it shut down," said Anthony.

Uh, is its ego really that strong? As a Brass Prophet Dragon, I didn’t feel it’s disgraceful to lose to Ange.

The Gray Divine Star’s face surfaced on the God Star, saying, "I’m ready."

Anthony said, "Let’s hide as well, just hide behind the God Star. Sha... uh, what are these two doing?"

Turning around, he saw Shamara, Luna, and a form condensed by the Power of Fall playing a peculiar game.

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