Entering the state of Death once again, Zorn observed his surroundings in his Death Spirit Form and couldn’t help but shake his head.

’That old bastard really has a few tricks up his sleeve,’

’Good thing... my reinforcements have already arrived.’

Following Zorn’s death, Reya and seven or eight other Level 19 and Level 20 Holy Crown experts had already charged in.

The Level 19 Blade Master was instantly obliterated, and the Old Wizard only lasted a moment longer before his Sequence was shattered.

But both of them possessed Resurrection.

This was precisely why Zorn hadn’t killed them first.

However, the two didn’t resurrect and flee. Instead, they resurrected on the spot and engaged Reya and the others in a desperate battle.

But their fate was already sealed.

’Still waiting for me to fall into your trap?’

Zorn gazed at the massive projection of the Jade Magic Ring Tree outside.

After a moment, he drew his gaze back and looked at himself.

This time, in Death, Zorn saw many things he hadn’t seen before.

At this moment, with him at its center, a vast Cosmic Magic Net was slowly radiating outward.

[Cosmic Time Magic Net]

A vast network, woven continuously from the flow of time.

And this would become the new blueprint for Zorn to reconstruct his Divine Kingdom, the Tree of the Magic Ring, and his own Ancient God Curse system.

But there was no rush for that now.

With the Cosmic Time Magic Net, the potential of Zorn’s Ancient God Curse would become even more astonishing.

After spending some time adapting to the Time Magic Net, Zorn silently resurrected.

He resurrected atop the Dark Demon Tree in White Calamity Demon City.

By this point, the Blade Master had already exhausted his power of Resurrection and was permanently dead.

The Old Wizard, after his final Resurrection, was also desperately struggling to survive.

Right up until the final moment when his Holy Crown Sequence completely shattered, the Divine Spirit reinforcements he was waiting for never came.

With the death of the Old Wizard,

the hunt was finally over.

But even so,

the Divine Spirits controlling the projection of the Jade Magic Ring Tree had no intention of stopping.

It seemed these Divine Spirits were also waiting for that other Divine Spirit to make a move.

Not until the auras of two Legendary figures from the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom appeared in the distance...

...did the Divine Spirits from the Jade Realm reluctantly withdraw the projection of the Tree of the Magic Ring.

Those of the Holy Crown Sequence found it difficult to attack the Tree of the Magic Ring through its projection.

Legendary Powerhouses, however, could.

With the dissipation of the Jade Magic Ring Tree’s projection,

the two Legendary Powerhouses swiftly flew over.

Over the past few years, the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom had upgraded the Dark Gate to a level that allowed Level 23 Legendary figures to pass through.

"Thank you both for your assistance, honored Legendaries!"

Zorn immediately revealed his aura, bowing in gratitude.

The two Legendary Powerhouses scrutinized Zorn for a moment, offered him a few words of reassurance, and then turned and left.

For beings of their caliber, the suspicion that the Jade Realm intended to attack meant they needed to be on guard everywhere.

After the two Legendary Powerhouses departed, Reya and the others immediately flew over.

"Are you alright?"

"I died a few times, but thanks to your timely arrival, Lady Reya, I’m mostly fine."

The process had been exceptionally dangerous, especially with the surprise attack from a descending Divine Spirit’s power.

But Zorn had no intention of telling anyone about it.

’If I keep this ace up my sleeve,’ he thought, ’I might be able to catch a few more Divine Spirits off guard in the future.’

"Are you sure there’s nothing else wrong?"

Reya frowned slightly.

After all, the forces the Jade Realm had mobilized to besiege Zorn were quite astonishing.

"I’ve already died several times. Isn’t that serious enough?"

Zorn said with a helpless shrug.

Hearing this, Reya’s expression softened slightly.

"That... is indeed very serious."

She was mainly worried that the experts from the Jade Realm had placed some kind of hidden curse or trap on him.

But as she carefully sensed his aura for a moment, she noticed that it seemed to faintly pulse with Divine Power.

Then, she had a realization.

’Zorn has already advanced to Level 16. He must be a Demigod by now.’

’Those of the Demigod Sequence naturally possess the ability to deal with their enemies’ ruthless tactics.’

Then, Reya spoke slowly.

"I will investigate this matter thoroughly and report it to the Divine Spirit. The traitors involved this time, and the ones backing them, will all be rooted out. No one connected to them will escape."

"Besides that... this place is probably no longer safe."

"If they could try to assassinate you once, they will try again."

After a moment of thought, Zorn slowly responded.

"Lady Reya, I just advanced to the Holy Crown rank, and even the people of the Jade Realm had a hard time taking me down."

"Next, I’ll stabilize my new strength and set up my defenses. After that, the people of the Jade Realm will be even more helpless against me."

"I think it should be fine for me to stay here."

Seeing that Zorn had made up his mind, Reya didn’t press the issue any further.

After all, even the Divine Spirit would seek Zorn’s opinion when projecting over.

"In that case, I will apply to the Divine Spirit to build a Holy Crown war fortress nearby. With numerous Holy Crowns stationed in the area, you’ll be much safer."

"Mhm!"

Zorn nodded.

For now, the many Holy Crown powerhouses of the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom could still provide a great deal of security.

The crisis Zorn had just faced was full of suspicious points and loose ends to investigate, so Reya immediately led the other Holy Crowns to begin a comprehensive inquiry.

After the Holy Crown powerhouses from the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom had left,

Bai Esi and Yulier quickly flew over and bowed to Zorn.

"Lord Zorn!"

It was only because Zorn had survived that they, too, had been spared.

Zorn’s gaze swept over the two of them.

Both were seriously injured from their efforts to delay the Blade Master.

The Dark Demon Tree of White Calamity Demon City had also been severely damaged.

However, Zorn had now mastered the Cosmic Time Magic Net.

Now, not only could he rapidly repair the Dark Demon Tree, but he could also use the Cosmic Time Magic Net and his new Divinity, Time Watcher, to accomplish many things.

Here in the Dark Cosmic Realm, it was the perfect time and place for this Divinity and Talent to display their greatest strength.

"You’re both seriously injured. Just focus on recovering for now. The Jade Realm won’t be able to pose a threat to us again for some time."

"Yes, my lord!"

The two were indeed seriously injured, so they immediately went to recuperate.

After the two had left, and while Lady Reya was leading the Holy Crowns in their investigation of the surrounding area,

Zorn passed through the Steam Magical Castle and arrived in the Calamity Divine Kingdom.

As Zorn settled his mind,

the Time Magic Net radiated out from him like a three-dimensional web.

Zorn connected the many conduits of the Time Magic Net to the Dark Demon Tree outside, creating a temporal network link.

As the Time Magic Net spread, vast amounts of Source Energy from the Dark Cosmic Realm flowed in like gushing streams, allowing the Dark Demon Tree to recover rapidly.

From this conversion process, Zorn was also able to absorb a portion of Time Essence.

While the Dark Demon Tree was recovering,

Zorn began to channel the power of the Dark Demon Tree to re-weave the Demon Tree Crystal Wall.

The previous version was just an ordinary Demon Tree Crystal Wall, yet it had managed to hold back those Holy Crown experts for a considerable time.

This time, however, Zorn was weaving a Divine Kingdom Crystal Wall imbued with Divine Power.

Now, Zorn wouldn’t even be afraid if a Legendary Powerhouse were to attack.

Sitting beneath the Tree of Calamity Magic Ring in his Divine Kingdom,

Zorn, now a Demigod, could feel the many changes within his Divine Kingdom and the Tree of Calamity Magic Ring.

First, the Tree of Calamity Magic Ring began to accelerate the conversion of Divine Power for him.

After all, Zorn was only a Demigod, not a true Divine Spirit.

The Power of the Evil God had to be converted from his Holy Crown·Evil Witch Spiritual Ability.

If Zorn were to convert it on his own, the process would be incredibly slow.

But this was where the benefit of the Tree of the Magic Ring came in.

The Tree of the Magic Ring could convert Divine Power for him, and whenever Zorn needed it, he could just absorb it directly.

Furthermore, the Divine Power converted by the Tree of the Magic Ring could, for one, be stored within the Divine Kingdom.

And for another, this newly created Divine Power could also be used to nourish the Calamity Divine Kingdom.

In addition,

the Divine Kingdom was also gradually regaining its vitality, and its resonance with Zorn grew increasingly clear and profound.

If before, Zorn had merely been occupying the Divine Kingdom without being its true master,

then now, with his ascension to Demigod in the Evil God Sequence,

the Calamity Divine Kingdom had achieved a deep and complete resonance with him.

While manipulating his brand-new talented ability,

Zorn contemplated his plans for future training and growth.

He had reached the rank of Demigod much faster than he had anticipated.

Naturally, his previous plans would now require some adjustments.