"Wow!"
"Amazing!"
"Look at that turn!" A group of children exclaimed as Inala in his Stage 2 Partial Transformation of Wing made complex turns and went through all the hoops with perfection.
"No, you guys keep practicing." Inala said upon landing before the group of excited children, "I have to talk with your instructor a bit here."
"Okay!" The children turned into Quip Zingers and resumed practice.
Staring at Kenzar, Inala asked, "How many Life Bombs have the Zinger Queens created?"
"Three million." Kenzar said, "We have only been supplying them with limited Prana as our focus was on other fields."
"It's a decent number for now." Inala nodded, "Begin preparations to transport them to the Dieng Canyon."
"But isn't it too soon?" Kenzar asked in a hurry, surprised by the command, "Wasn't the plan to accumulate five million first before making the trip?"
"There's a chance we'll have to go to war early. So, it's of importance we don't allow the Dieng Canyon's numbers to fall." Inala said, "I'll increase the resources allocated to them. Ramp up the production."
"I'll get on to it immediately." Kenzar saluted and began to make the necessary preparations. They were already given plenty of Gold Biome Bombs to store the Life Bombs and transport them.
The ones making the journey will be the Homing Satellites that Kenzar had created until now, shaped into a fish and created using a body of water. The water wasn't compressed as much as the Attributed Region, for accumulating the amounts necessary for it will take too long.
Instead, it was made by taking advantage of the compressed water at the bottommost point of the ocean in the Ravaged Federation, which was easily accessible. As a result, the Prana condensed into water within the Homing Satellites had the same pressure as the water at the bottommost point. As a result, these Homing Satellites were strong enough to face Silver Grade Pranic Beasts.
And since he would be sending around two hundred of them, there would be no problems with the transportation. By now, they had already identified the stream of water leaving from the Ravaged Federation that would join with a water body closest to the Dieng Canyon.
Kenzar had made the trip personally and finalised a route to the Dieng Canyon, having left some of his Homing Satellites along the way for protection. As bodies made of water, these Homing Satellites camouflaged themselves in water bodies, avoiding detection.
In their deactivated states, they didn't expend or emit any Prana. Only when activated using a key—a specific Zinger Shriek—would they move around. Kenzar intended to visit the Dieng Canyon in the future and leave Homing Satellites for each elevated plateau.
He could condense Prana within the Homing Satellites into terrain matching the Dieng Canyon's, hence perfectly camouflaging them with their surroundings. They'd take action only when the Dieng Canyon is dangerous.
At the end of the day, the Ravaged Federation was merely a resource collection spot for the Quip Clan. Their home was the Dieng Canyon, and hence plans were being made to shift base eventually. There was still close to a decade for that to happen.
However, Inala brought the plan forward, not knowing the variables resulting from Orakha and Virala discovering the route to the Ravaged Federation. Hence, he started the plan to shift bases already. And to begin that, the Dieng Canyon must be strengthened first.UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m
The three Zinger Queens and the three Empyrean Zinger Queens were in Inala's custody. Without them, it was impossible to replenish the population of Zingers at the Dieng Canyon. To avoid Brangara killing them and obtaining their power, he kept them by his side.
This would be kept as a reward for the hardworking Quip Clansmen who contributed to the Clan's development. It would serve to motivate them to strive harder.
Secondary Nature—Perfect Biome Domination!
Inala absorbed the influx of Prana, accumulating enough in his Spirit Container until he condensed a second body, entering the 2-Life Stage. He had done this process enough times to become accustomed to it.
To the current him, entering the 2-Life Stage was child's play, something he could do even in his sleep.
The moment it was condensed, Inala split off the second body and kicked it into the narrow section of the hourglass. Once the body arrived at the lower half of the hourglass, he used Perfect Biome Domination to gradually assimilate the Sumatra Gold into the second body's Spirit Container.
Right as the process concluded, Nectar poured into the mouth, forcing its way down the throat. Immediately after that, a Bolt of Transcendence sparked through the head, killing the second body. It retained most of its power, only consuming a small amount.
The Bolt of Transcendence circulated through the body once, vaporising everything, the flesh, and the Nectar within the stomach. It circled within the lower half of the hourglass once, carrying with it the fusion between the genes of the corpse and the Nectar. It slammed into the Sumatra gold and became one with it.
Gong!
The Sumatra Gold whirred and produced a strong presence, one that died out a few seconds later. After resting a little, Inala kicked down another body of his. And once the body consumed Nectar until its stomach was about to burst, a second Bolt of Transcendence vaporised it.
The fusion from the trio was carried in the remaining power of the Bolt of Transcendence as it slammed into the Sumatra Gold.
Inala repeated the process, starting with fusing the changing piece of Sumatra Gold into the body's Spirit Container.
He was attempting a failed entry into the Transcendence Stage. A normal cultivator would have to reach the 10-Life Stage first before gaining the qualifications to enter the Transcendence Stage. Bolts of Transcendence would be summoned upon them, one that would begin fusing their stack of ten bodies into one.
If they succeed, they'll become a Transcendent. But if they fail, they'll be vaporised fully. However, if they half succeed, they'll become a Minor Treasure or Major Treasure depending on their Grade.
Ten bodies need to fuse into one through the Bolts of Transcendence. That was the condition. Inala was doing the same here, just not at once.
Each body of his was undergoing the process, with its accumulations stored in the Sumatra Gold. He split off the process into stages and through the Nectar, maintained the power of the individual bodies.
This way, the end result would be no different from him half succeeding, creating a Minor Treasure. However, it was easier said than done.
In the Life Stage, the slightest imperfection among the bodies will become more pronounced the greater the stack, resulting in an implosion. Through Perfect Biome Domination, Inala was stacking the nectar-fused accumulations of each body, stacking them within the Sumatra Gold.
But as this was his first attempt, his control over Perfect Biome Domination in the stacking process wasn't precise enough once six bodies had been fused into the Sumatra Gold.
With a spark of presence, the Sumatra Gold exploded, producing sparking particles of sand similar to fragments of destroyed Minor Treasures.
"It's a failure." Inala sighed as he used Perfect Biome Domination in the lower half of the hourglass, causing the dispersed power of the Sumatra Gold to condense back into a piece. But everything that he had fused into it was gone now.
"Haah!" He gasped in exhaustion, slumping on the floor to sleep. Once he woke up, he observed the quantity of Nectar remaining and the number of orbs in his arsenal. After a moment of calculation, he firmed himself. Upon inspecting his condition and judging it to be optimal, he began the process once again, 'I need to hit a stack of ten and succeed. And I need to be specific with my purpose, otherwise the Minor Treasure will be something unnecessary.'
Taking in a deep breath, he absorbed Prana through the transmission line leading from the Biome Lattice, condensed a second body, and kicked it down into the lower half of the hourglass.