Chapter 2314 Enhanced
“Mmm, understood. Prepare for battle and be ready to act at any time.”

….
“Good, I’ll handle it.”

Fang Heng was now taking things step by step.

If the Leaf tribe and the Wood tribe could start fighting each other, that would be ideal.

If they couldn’t, it didn’t matter.

In any case, his goal was clear.

To obtain the sacred tree’s branches and leaves, strengthen the entire clan, until their power becomes strong enough to sweep across the entire World of Forests!

…

The Lava Canyon.

Swaths of juvenile fire demons crawled out from the surrounding lava, swiftly scaling toward the towering central altar.

Midway, a frenzied horde of Lickers surged up, slashing with claws and battling fiercely, forming a crimson iron wall that firmly blocked the young fire demons outside.

Fang Heng stood before the magic array at the central altar, suddenly opening his eyes.

Just as he had suspected earlier, the sacred tree branches and leaves obtained from the Leaf tribe couldn’t be traded but could be used.

So, after returning from the Zombie Apocalypse, he immediately began grinding.

Unfortunately, the newly acquired world was still just an elementary realm.

For over thirty consecutive hours without rest, Fang Heng could sense the absorption efficiency of the magic array gradually diminishing.

It wasn’t a problem with the magic array itself; the biggest issue lay with this elementary world.

Perhaps because the modified magic array had too high efficiency, or perhaps his luck wasn’t good enough, he found that even the residual dimensional strength in the two consecutive beacon worlds was minimal.

In short, similar to the last world, the dimensional energy of this world was quickly being drained dry.

Currently, the two main factors affecting absorption efficiency are the strength of dimensional energy and the quantity of vessels of sacrifice.

If more vessels of sacrifice could be obtained, a considerable amount of round-trip time could be saved.

Calculating the time, it was about time. Seeing the entire lava world with a trend of imminent collapse, Fang Heng finally completed a wave of priests, taking everyone back to the Zombie World.

“Hail, Your Majesty!”

Carl stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, as per your instructions, with the help of Miss Cleriway, we have laid out the core structure of the Abe Akaya summoning magic array on a specially crafted alchemy stone slab. Due to its immense size, the slab had to be temporarily divided into 16 pieces.”

Fang Heng’s eyes lit up as he surveyed the neatly arranged stone slabs in the great hall.

Each stone slab was approximately 1.5 meters long and wide.

Very good.

Since the Abe Akaya summoning magic array could be classified as a super-sized magic array, it occupied an extremely large area.

After assembling the core magic array using the sixteen stone slabs, only peripheral adjustments were needed to make it operational within a short time.

This significantly reduced the setup time for the magic array.

“Well done. Each stone slab will be guarded by vampires of duke-level rank. Let’s go!”

“Yes!!”

The vampires set off again towards the Inner World.

The Prayer Temple of the Leaf tribe, previously captured, remained under Fang Heng’s control.

Senzo harbored intense hatred towards Fang Heng but crucially chose to bide his time for now.

After all, the Leaf tribe was currently in dire straits and didn’t urgently need the Prayer Temple, so they might as well let Fang Heng have it.

As long as Fang Heng agreed to the plan, his time would come, and the Prayer Temple could be reclaimed.

Unbeknownst to Fang Heng, Senzo had already begun plotting a trap, while Fang Heng was contemplating having Abe Akaya simulate the construction of the Prayer Temple on his behalf.

Unfortunately, Abe Akaya failed several attempts to simulate the construction despite multiple tries, even after leveling up again. It seemed that achieving this was proving exceedingly difficult. Perhaps there was a need for some special method or approach that hadn’t been considered yet. Fang Heng remained patient; there was no rush.

Under the cover of night, swarms of bats darkened the sky, descending slowly from high altitudes to gather solemnly around the Prayer Temple. Inside the temple, the magic array hummed softly, casting an eerie red glow under the moonlight.

[Hint: Current dimensional energy stored by Abe Akaya: 52,730,000/80,000,000.]

[Hint: The player currently meets the dimensional level upgrade conditions for Abe Akaya.]

[Hint: Abe Akaya’s current dimensional level has been raised to Level 8, consuming 120,00,000 energy points (affected by the level of the Prayer Temple, reducing upgrade energy consumption by 12%)…]

[Hint: Due to Abe Akaya’s dimensional level increase, affiliated vampire clans gain an additional 30% base attribute boost (calculated only from academic and bloodline skills).]

[Hint: The dimensional level can be upgraded to a maximum of Abe Akaya’s level/10 + 1. Current Abe Akaya level Level 81, maximum dimensional level upgrade to Level 9…]

[Hint: …]

Half an hour later, Fang Heng ceased controlling the main magic array, and the red glow in his eyes gradually faded away.

Due to the dimensional level not being able to exceed Abe Akaya’s current level cap, a significant portion of dimensional strength had to be expended to raise Abe Akaya’s level. In the end, the increase in dimensional energy was slightly less than anticipated, only advancing three grades to Level 10.

Calculating quickly, through the sacred tree Abe Akaya, overall base attributes could be enhanced by 250%. It was a substantial improvement.

Fang Heng halted the magic array’s operation and slowly opened his eyes, sensing the changes in his bodily attributes. Though lacking the explosive surge in strength from last time, the improvement was still noticeable.

“Thank you for your Majesty’s grace!”

The vampires felt the renewed strength within them and kneeled before Fang Heng in unison.

Meanwhile, Serge of the Leaf tribe led over a dozen elite members toward the temple at a rapid pace.

Arriving at the temple’s exterior, they paused at the sight of the crimson shroud enveloping it.

Even Serge, with millennia of clan experience and an exceptional perspective, couldn’t help but be awestruck by the scene before him.

What kind of power was this?

The temple emanated an immensely heavy aura of lifeblood.

Serge scrutinized this power, a sense of unease creeping into his heart. He murmured to himself, his voice barely audible.

“The sacred tree…”

This power bore some resemblance to the ripple of the sacred tree.

Fang Heng!

What exactly had they done to the Temple of Incantation?!

Could it be…

Suddenly, a terrifying thought gripped Serge’s heart.

Could Fang Heng’s significant increase in power recently be related to the sacred tree?

Indeed, similar speculations had arisen within the Leaf tribe’s Elders Council after Fang Heng’s departure. However, these speculations were quickly dismissed by several esteemed elders within the tribe.

The power of the tree spirit tribe came exclusively from the sacred tree, and it was inconceivable for anyone outside the tribe to harness its power.

Yet, the scene before Serge now shook his convictions. He desperately wanted to personally enter the temple and see for himself.

However, the presence of nearly a hundred humans kneeling outside the Temple of Incantation gave him pause. Moreover, their mission to assist Fang Heng had been commanded by the Great Elder.

They had more important matters to attend to, and delaying their cooperation was not an option.

Reluctantly, Serge suppressed his curiosity and waited patiently outside the temple.