<h4>Chapter 71 Bl Bes an Empyrean Tusk</h4>


    "That was anticlimactic," Bl muttered upon staring at the bloody interior of his boat. There was a gaping hole on the foreheads of both Duvara and Lahena. "They never suspected me even once. Well, I can understand that since they would have braved through a lot of fights while transporting the baby Empyrean Tusk."


    Bl inspected the corpses of the two, finding only one item. He grinned in excitement, "It''s here. In Sumatra Chronicles, they gifted it to Resha on the night before they mysteriouslymitted suicide."


    Eight-Storey Storage Lantern!


    One of the highest grades of Storage Lanterns manufactured by the Mammoth n. It was something only the Settlement Leader possessed. Not only was it expensive to create, but it was also a disy of authority.


    Whenever the Settlement Leader changes, this Eight-Storey Storage Lantern too would swap hands. And the one before him was Bora Tusk''s prized treasure.


    "It was mentioned in the story that Bora Tusk gave it to Resha''s parents to help their efforts in securing an Empyrean Tusk. Well, considering how they seeded, it seems Settlement Leader trusts their skill that much. Well, not that I care, since it''s mine from today onwards." Saying so, Bl grabbed the Storage Lantern and slung it to his hip.


    Since it had Lahena''s imprint, Bl wouldn''t be able to ess its contents. But he had a solution to it already. His prana seeped into Lahena''s corpse and began to morph it, causing her flesh, blood, and Prana to seep into her bones.


    Using the Mystic Bone Art, he refined her body into a hand, "If there''s an irony, it''s this."


    What Bl was doing was a Skill Resha created in Sumatra Chronicles. Of course, it was impossible without the Secondary Nature of Spirit Moss Cultivator. Resha used that as the base to create the Skill.


    It was easy to replicate once Bl obtained his Secondary Nature. All he had to do was repeat a certain action by activating his Secondary Nature and vo, he gained the Skill. This was one of those easy-to-learn Skills, with the hardest requirements being a set criterion—Nature of Spirit Moss Cultivator.


    The skeletal hand gently touched the Storage Tower as Bl seeped Prana into it. The skeletal hand absorbed his Prana and converted it to Lahena''s Prana signature, instantly granting ess to the Storage Tower.


    Following that, he changed ownership from Lah to himself, bing the Eight-Storey Storage Tower''s owner.


    His eyes then fell upon the cage, "Now, for the main dish."


    Bl used Lahena''s skeletal hand to touch the cage. Using her Prana signature, he unlocked the cage, causing it to open, revealing the entity inside.


    A baby Empyrean Tusk barely a metre tall,cking an exoskeleton. It was in a state of deep sleep, remaining peaceful. At the sight, a lurching sensation enveloped Bl, causing his heart to feel emotionally pained.


    Bl mmed his hand onto his chest a couple of times, "Is the Mystic Bone Art acting up? I see, I understand now. It is a cultivation technique created by the Empyrean Tusks after all. And at the sight of a baby Empyrean Tusk, it''s screaming at me to protect it."


    "All Mammoth nsmen would feel the same way, a systematic brainwashing of sorts that had been maintained for generations. The effects are now instinctual." Bl muttered calmly as he positioned a spindle on its stomach, making it drill without any hesitation, "But not for me."


    Duvara had ced the baby Empyrean Tusk under a spell, keeping it asleep to avoid it causing a scene. After all, even its softest cries acted as a beacon, alerting every single Empyrean Tusk in a ten-thousand-kilometre radius.


    It was something simr to a hive mind, an ability only baby Empyrean Tusks possessed. They could innately request the help of every adult Empyrean Tusk when feeling threatened. Therefore, it was best to keep one asleep.


    And that worked to Bl''s benefit as he drilled into its body and extracted its heart, swallowing it immediately.


    Boom!


    Prana surged in his body as Bl attempted a breakthrough, fusing his hundred Spirit Containers into a unified whole. His Fragment Disease red up, but instead of destroying his body, it absorbed the concentrated essence avable in the baby Empyrean Tusk''s heart.


    Bl''s bloodline awakened as his Spirit Container transformed into an Empyrean Tusk. A surge of lifeforce settled in him, elevating him into a higher existence, "Hahahahaha! I can live for 2000 years now!"


    His Spirit Container''s Prana Capacity was now a whopping 8398 units. That means, by the time he reaches the peak of the Body Stage, he''ll possess 8398 Prana. No Mammoth nsmen would evene close to him.


    Now that he obtained everything he needed, Bl observed the baby Empyrean Tusk''s corpse and touched its barely protruding tusks, "Hmm, it''s useless. They haven''t even begun developing, so I can''t use them to build my body."


    Bl pedalled the boat back to the pond and set the baby Empyrean Tusk''s body on the tiny ind. He scattered Duvara''s body parts on the ind. He had set aside Lahena''s heart while refining her body before. And now, he threw the organ next to the Empyrean Tusk, "Next, to erase my involvement."


    He didn''t have to do anything for that other than to imprint the image of a boar on the baby Empyrean Tusk corpse''s tiny, developing tusks. "Upon seeing this, they''ll conclude the killer to be the Boar King."


    Bl inserted Prana into his boat and began to move upstream, using a Spirit Weapon to collect as much Spirit Moss as he could. Since he had a Storage Lantern to store them, he wouldn''t waste such an opportunity.


    Two dayster, Bl had travelled a long distance, having also collected as much Spirit Moss as possible. He filled all the empty floors of the Storage Lantern with them. And as he continued travelling, he waited, "Anytime now."


    Bl shut the hatch and braced himself for impact. In the past two days, he swallowedrge mouthfuls of Parute Fruits, having built his Prana to three hundred units already. That was the limit his Spirit Container could bear, hence he stopped there.


    Primary Nature—Internal Inertial Gravity!


    Bl never felt this strong in life. As he waited patiently, a shockwave mmed into the back of his boat,unching it forth like a bullet thanks to its design. The boat rode the shockwave and flew at frightening speeds through the tunnel.


    The aerodynamic grooves on its surface caused it to spin, thereby reducing air resistance as it bolted through. Even though it spun at terrifying speeds, thanks to his Primary Nature, Bl was perfectly fine, not feeling any shock. "They''re crying."


    The raging herd of Empyrean Tusks had discovered the corpse of their newborn. And upon seeing the Boar King''s crest, they cried in rage. The shockwaves from their cries travelled through the tunnel,unching the boat like a bullet through a gun''s barrel.


    His Prana was consumed rapidly to negate all shockwaves that mmed into his body. Thankfully for his preparations, he barely had enough. And when only three units of Prana remained in his body, the boat flew out of the tunnel and crashed into barrennd, crumbling into dust.


    Bl rolled out and gasped as hey down, staring at the sky, "A distance that I travelled for six months…I covered it in three days."


    After an hour of rest, Bl consumed some Spirit Moss from the Storage Lantern and recovered his Prana. Once he was ready, he stared at the deep footprints on the ground leading into Dieng Canyon, "I should be able to catch up to my settlement while they''re slowed down by the First Major Disaster."