The Calamity Court Divine Kingdom’s foundation was quite impressive.

Zorn had initially chosen to go to the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom partly because it offered a good amount of time for development and a relatively relaxed environment for cultivation.

The most crucial reason was that

this place possessed a Holy Crown Ancient God Curse that Zorn was quite pleased with.

Holy Crown!

Legendary!

These two tiers of Ancient God Curses were essentially the pinnacle of their kind.

There was no essential difference between the two; both were equally powerful existences. The only difference was the threshold for inheriting them.

Some Ancient God Curses could be inherited by either Holy Crown or Legendary beings.

The Ancient God Curse Zorn was seeking this time was precisely one of these types that could be mastered by both.

Moreover, this particular Ancient God Curse...

if it could be nurtured well enough...

and its Level raised high enough...

it could display astonishing effects even in a battle between Ancient Gods.

...

「Inside the Divine Hall of Inheritance for Holy Crown Ancient God Curses.」

Zorn raised his head to gaze upon the vast, endless Starry Sky above.

He saw that the majestic, vast night sky was crisscrossed with Shadow Rifts.

However, filled with starlight, they appeared as bright Star Marks.

Up close, they were Shadow Rifts, but observed from afar, they became bright Star Marks in the night sky.

From the depths of those Star Mark fissures, strange stardust continuously trickled down, scattering across the entire Star Dust Plateau with the starlight.

And this was the origin of the name "Shadow Rift - Star Dust Plateau."

Many people didn’t know why so many Shadow Rifts had appeared, but Zorn did.

Deep within the fissures lived an extremely terrifying creature—the Eating Ancient Insect!

This terrifying Eating Ancient Insect possessed a Level that far surpassed that of the Ancient Gods.

The Star Realm Void surrounding the Shadow Rift - Star Dust Plateau had all been gnawed into existence by that terrifying Eating Ancient Insect.

Legend had it!

In the ancient Era Era,

the Eating Ancient Insect gnawed out the Star Plateau to serve as its chrysalis.

Afterward, it slumbered for many Eras of Divinity before finally molting into its adult form.

As for where the Eating Ancient Insect was now, no one currently knew.

Perhaps it was just an old backstory.

Or perhaps, that ancient Eating Ancient Insect, much like the Eternal Immortal Ancient Time Dragon, watched over the endless Eras of Divinity from within its slumber.

But the Eating Ancient Insect had left behind many traces on the Star Dust Plateau.

Within the rifts deep in the Starry Sky of this Ancient God Curse Divine Hall, there existed an extremely mysterious and special crystal from the Eating Ancient Insect’s shed husk—the Star Trace·Eating Phase Worm Curse!

As another Ancient God Curse,

the curse from the Eating Ancient Insect’s shed husk was absolutely top-tier.

Furthermore, an Insect Curse cultivated through different nurturing paths would also possess many terrifying characteristics.

Zorn flew straight toward the vast Starry Sky above the Divine Hall.

A moment later, a Divine Power Barrier blocked Zorn’s path.

"A Demigod?"

A calm voice transmitted over, making it impossible for Zorn to pinpoint its source.

A moment later, the being seemed to have ascertained Zorn’s identity, and its voice rose slightly.

"The Demigod, Zorn Corick?"

"To think you’re about to advance to Legendary Demigod."

"It seems Ossirion has done a good job cultivating you."

"Are you... heading up there to seek that ancient Insect Curse?"

"Yes!"

Zorn replied respectfully.

"Do you know the consequences of cultivating this terrifying Insect Curse?"

the Divine Spirit asked slowly.

"One might be devoured by the Insect Curse itself. It’s also possible to resonate with an ancient, terrifying existence through the curse and perish directly."

"Furthermore, the Insect Curse itself is extremely difficult to cultivate. If not practiced properly, one could be corrupted, or even be imprisoned and pupated by the curse, transformed into an Ancient Curse Insect, and become part of the Ancient God Curse itself."

Zorn recounted them one by one.

Zorn knew more about the Star Trace·Eating Phase Worm Curse than any Divine Spirit.

And to Zorn, this was all just superficial information about the Insect Curse.

"It seems you already understand the terrifying Star Trace·Eating Phase Worm Curse quite well."

"In that case, you have earned the right to enter."

As it spoke, the Divine Spirit opened the gateway to the Starry Sky.

"Remember, you only have one chance to obtain the Star Trace·Eating Phase Worm Curse, so feel free to stay inside for a longer period."

"Otherwise, once you come out, you won’t be able to enter a second time."

"Yes, Lord Divine Spirit!"

Zorn said respectfully.

The one stationed here was an Upper Rank God Level existence, a pillar of the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom.

Passing through the Divine Power Barrier, Zorn continued upward.

Soon, he arrived in an area of Star Realm Rifts.

These rifts crisscrossed in a dense, tangled web.

It was difficult to distinguish any particular region.

His Observer Divinity flared to life.

The temporal veins of the cosmos spread through the depths of Zorn’s pupils.

Before long, he had already found some promising traces.

He set up the Cosmic Time Magic Net as he ventured deeper.

Although he wouldn’t get lost inside, getting trapped in a specific area would waste a lot of time.

’I’ll use my Observer Divinity to gain Insight into the traces and the Cosmic Time Magic Net to construct a perfect framework of the rifts. That way, I can effectively search for the Star Trace·Eating Phase Worm Curse I need.’

After venturing deep into the Star Realm Rifts,

Zorn did not immediately search for an Insect Curse Seed, but instead continued toward the depths of the Star Realm Rifts.

In the shallower regions, there was still a chance he could be detected by someone else’s Insight.