I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 203 - 127: Forge One’s Own Path with the Master’s Legacy_2

Chapter 203: Chapter 127: Forge One’s Own Path with the Master’s Legacy_2

According to his prediction, the fifth-level natural mark would take a significant amount of time to consolidate, ranging anywhere from ten to thirty days depending on the complexity of the mark.

Fortunately for him, having been freed from the tight early plans, time was no longer a concern for him, especially after successfully cultivating the Longevity Tree, which ensured he was not short on lifespan. All these trees were still in their early growth stages, barely sprouted, after all, space was limited. Gu Shanhai had to consider the future and let them be slightly cramped for now.

Four months flickered by, and Gu Shanhai successfully consolidated six fifth-level marks.

This allowed his Marked Druid to finally reach max level, which had been quite challenging.

"Basic Mark Strengthening, Junior Mark Strengthening, Intermediate Mark Strengthening, Advanced Mark Strengthening—are you tired of making names?" Gu Shanhai remarked. After enhancing his fifth-level natural mark, the previous four levels showed new effects, even if the names were a bit odd.

The results, however, were very good, strengthening all marks’ effects, including the fifth-level natural mark. Of course, Gu Shanhai esteemed the basic strengthening of the first level the most. Previously, it only strengthened the fixed value attributes of the first level, but now it also enhanced the percentage attributes, which was genuinely the biggest gain.

After he had successfully achieved the fifth-level natural mark, Gu Shanhai also acquired two new talents—one called Accelerated Evolution and the other... Legendary Mark Strengthening; yes, it was part of a series.

He felt powerless to complain about this.

Yet, it was undeniable that under this series of natural marks and mark enhancements, he found himself running a bit low, almost burning out his vitality.

It wasn’t that it had been stolen, but that he had grown so quickly, nutrition couldn’t keep up and he had to draw from his life force. Becoming powerful was a gradual process, and instant strength had its costs. He wasn’t on the path of subjective spirit and couldn’t gain sudden enlightenment to ascend immediately.

Luckily, he was robust in vitality, so it was no issue.

Even if vitality was depleted, it wasn’t a problem—it would recover with more food. He wasn’t a normal person who would die from such depletion. He even directly used "pay with life span" in prophecies; both lifespan and vitality were inexpensive to Gu Shanhai, cheaper even than his mana.

"Now, with one punch, I guess there’s no one in the whole world who could stand against me, and if I used ’pay with life’ to enter extreme state now, even the Old King’s body would be torn apart by me. Oh, I can’t now, not enough life force."

Gu Shanhai was still very confident in himself, feeling a bit inflated after becoming stronger, but he soon grounded himself. After comparing himself with his past life, he realized he was still far from powerful and needed to stay low key.

After stretching his body briefly, Gu Shanhai sat down to continue working.

This was just the beginning. The Spell hadn’t been stabilized, and the remaining eight types of Druid Sacred Trees weren’t yet cultivated into Spirit Plants.

"Forewarning Spell, Strength of Sight, Retrospective Vision—these three are not ordinary."

There were only three 9th-circle prophetic spells: the Forewarning Spell that could alert to forthcoming dangers through the sixth sense, the Strength of Sight like a Secret Technique Eye but could peer through powers of its spell, and the Retrospective Vision that could see into the past.

These three spells were not easy, especially the Forewarning Spell and Retrospective Vision.

"Hey, if I paired Oracle’s Eye with Retrospective Vision, wouldn’t I be able to see the past, future, and present?" Gu Shanhai suddenly thought of this. It seemed correct, but then he thought carefully; right now, it was useless with his current strength, not even for a second, so what was the need?

It was more about investing in the future.

Thus, relative to Oracle’s Eye and Retrospective Vision, Gu Shanhai should think about how to handle another floating eyeball now.

"Estimated, it should take at least three to five months. During this period, it’s a good time to cultivate the remaining ten Druid Sacred Trees into Spirit Plants as well."

"I’m not sure if there’s enough time; if not, we’ll add some time to crack the Holy Grail."

After muttering to himself, Gu Shanhai plunged back into his hectic work.

But the fact proved that Gu Shanhai had underestimated the difficulty of these three prophetic spells, as he spent a whole six months on them.

During this period, he also cultivated the remaining Druid Sacred Trees into Spirit Plants.

The Silver Fir, symbolizing flexibility, agility, and change, and used to aid transformation spells, became the Agility Tree that assisted his own changes; the Black Locust Flower, representing journeys and fresh starts, became the Physical Tree; the Heather, with its healing powers, was cultivated into the Regeneration Tree; the Poplar, possessing protective and durable qualities, was cultivated as the Endurance Tree; and the most sacred Yew Tree was made into the Spirit Tree to protect Gu Shanhai from mental and spiritual shocks.

The evil-symbolizing Mountain Poplar became the Faith Tree to resist the darkness; the Pineapple Tree, representing clear thought, became the Thought Tree keeping his mind clear and at its peak; the high-ranking Witch Hazel, due to its absorption characteristics, was transformed into the Devouring Tree, able to absorb attacks and negative statuses to some extent.

With this, Gu Shanhai had successfully completed all his tasks in this world.

As for the unsealing of the Holy Grail, he also had a clue. This task did not require his intervention; he just needed to hand the Holy Grail over to Atilis, who, as a King and a Druid King, could easily lift the divine restrictions.

Gu Shanhai’s inability to unseal it wasn’t because he was incapable, but because his status was insufficient.

"Next, let them take the Holy Grail back." Gu Shanhai said and then walked out of the portable laboratory.

Since the last time he had entered, he hadn’t come out at all; provisions and Qingshui were fetched by Little White, and he hadn’t eaten them; they were still piled up in the storeroom.

"Cough, it’s been a while since I moved, and I’m really not quite used to it." This closure was the longest Gu Shanhai had ever been in; though he had also secluded himself on Amute’s Fish Beam Wood Island last time, he hadn’t been as intensely focused every day, at least he still chatted and joked around with Amute.

This time, there was truly no entertainment.

Pushing open the palace doors, outside was no longer a barren wilderness; a large number of personnel were stationed here, almost forming a small town.

Lan Siter went to greet Gu Shanhai as soon as he saw him come out.

"I’m short on time, so I’ll keep it brief. The Holy Grail is here, take it and escort it to the Royal Capital to His Majesty."

"For the rest, find Merlin."

Gu Shanhai said, handing over the Holy Grail. This object was useless to him; once he left this world, it would be worthless as the vast energy inside was not within the Holy Grail itself, but merely a gateway. So, he unhesitatingly did the favor.

"Wait, Mr. Shanhai, what do you mean by this?" Lan Siter asked, puzzled, after taking the Holy Grail.

"It means nothing more than that my time is almost up, and I have completed my mission. The rest is up to you." Gu Shanhai sighed, a hint of resignation in his voice.

"I..."

"Don’t worry, perhaps one day I will return. I hope that day comes." Gu Shanhai said somberly and then turned back toward the castle.

Lan Siter wanted to follow, but was stopped by an invisible force.

By the time it disappeared and he followed inside, the castle was empty, devoid of any people; Gu Shanhai had vanished.

Holding the Holy Grail in his arms, his expression complex, he then decisively issued an order: "Search for me, we must find the Marquis!"

While he knew perhaps nothing would be found, he had to search anyway, even just the smallest trace would be something, for there had to be some explanation.

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