Chương 645: [Temple Of Realms]. Unknown Signals.

Unknown Signals.

Back in Ceperet, another anomaly began to sweep the world and beyond. Similar to when the Life and Craft Temples evolved, the Summoning Temple started going through startling changes. The Summoning Temple was one of the strongest among Liu Shu's because it allowed everyone to have related skills. The summoner path had become the most common auxiliary path during one's leveling experience. This created a slight reliance on it, as it silently molded the society around its convenient powers.

It might not be as impactful, but what changed the world was not impactful progress, but the convenience in daily life. A good example Liu Shu got to see was a new communication item. This item could connect different locations rather easily, making communication across several kilometers possible. It was still a new technology, and most of the items were not that advanced and were quite clunky. Moreover, the infrastructure needed was extensive.

Even with so many inconveniences, the device's progress was far from stopping, as more and more businesses set their sights on it. It was an invention of such a level that even Flor and Mariane were informed by their subordinates, which is how Liu Shu got to know of it. The same goes for beastless carriages and other items that made life more convenient. With the <Ingenuity Blessing>, progress was a must.

Liu Shu would honestly slap all the crafters to death if they couldn't advance after the myriad of buffs she gave them through her temples and titles. So, when everyone received the somewhat familiar [You've lost <Summoning Blessing>.] system message, they were nervous.

Many people who were not that talented felt a profound struggle maintaining their summoned pets by their side, as the burden of the billions of freely summoned creatures diverted back from the Summoning Temple and the temple seeds back to the population. The Temple of Summoning changed, its energy soaring to the sky and colliding with the atmosphere to spread throughout Ceperet. Events not only happened in Ceperet, as Vorathen, the Moon, and Nualis also had <Temple Seeds>.

As the aura of the Temple of Summoning transformed, everyone noticed the very layer of reality shaking, its structure strangely becoming more noticeable. The feeling was faint, but for those with adequate talent, space went from being like air to changing into a perceivable film that stuck to the fingers. Many of those with high spatial affinities felt as if they could directly grasp space with their fingers and tear it. Of course, that was a feeling more than what they could actually do.

After all Temples were transformed, their energy deeply seeping into Liu Shu's domain, the World Tree allowed the world to receive the blessing. [Congratulations! You've received the <Realm Blessing (A Rank)>.] <Realm Blessing (A Rank)>: While under its influence, summoners establish deeper and more stable connections with other dimensions. Bonds formed through summoning become easier to maintain, and the boundary between realms grows thinner but more orderly.

Dimension- and summoning-related comprehension is increased by 400%. You may maintain up to three summoned allies simultaneously without consuming Aether Mana or Anima Energy. (You can't maintain creatures that surpass your maximum consumption).

All summoned allies gain 35% increased stats and heightened stability while manifested. Summon maintenance and upkeep costs are reduced by 70%. The dimensional barrier within the affected area weakens in a controlled manner, increasing summoning success rates and spatial influence, among others. Experience required to improve summoning-, contract-, or dimensional-related skills is reduced by 20%. There is a faint chance of becoming <Realm-Touched> and gaining a <Title> with the same name.

While under the effects of the Blessing or the Title, you gain: <Realm-Touched>: Dimensional energies become a natural part of your existence, increasing all related skills by 20%. Additionally, you can develop your own "realm" or become one yourself, depending on your affinity.

All creatures gasped. Be it the Mortal-Growth or Ingenuity Blessings, they were powerful. Their effects shook everyone, and their effects changed the world as they knew it. Now, the <Realm Blessing> appeared, equally ridiculous, if not more, in nature. Even Liu Shu was surprised.

"Ugh… I want to be <Realm-Touched>." Her previous two babies had yet to give her their titles, which made her quite sad. The way the Temples gave out titles was absent of any influence. They would only give them to those they thought worthy. While Liu Shu was their creator, that didn't make her eligible for the <Titles>. Unless the temples detected that Liu Shu was compatible, she would never gain those Titles. If you come across this story on Amazon, it's taken without permission from the author. Report it.

While Liu Shu looked as countless rays of light flashed from the temple, giving out <Realm-Touched> Titles to all those qualified, her mood became increasingly worse.

'My babies don't love me… QAQ.' Shaking her head, she decided to look away. Just at that moment, one ray flashed from the temple toward her body. [Congratulations! Your innate talent for <Space Aether> and understanding of <Dimensions> are unparalleled. You've become <Realm-Touched>. Now, regardless of distance or location, you will benefit from all the bonuses that the <Temple of Realm> can give.]"..." Liu Shu was first stunned, and then she exclaimed delightedly.

"WAH! MY BABY LOVES ME THE MOST! I LOVE YOU TOOO!" Thankfully, Liu Shu was careful and poured out her emotions with her Avatar. Otherwise, her scream might've shaken the very foundations of Ceperet. Harmonixia, who was lying in deep slumber by Liu Shu's Avatar, was startled awake.

"What? What? Are you going to give birth?" Liu Shu's happy face crumpled, looking at her naked lover with a weird expression.

"Why is that your first reaction when I screamed?" Knowing that she had completely missed the mark, Hamronixia blushed a little. However, she quickly recovered and coughed.

"Ahem. Sorry, love, I was sleepy after our delightful session." Liu Shu rolled her eyes and then chuckled.

"You are so silly." Harmonixia hugged the Avatar and rained kisses onto her face.

"I am silly for you~." After a few minutes of deep, passionate kisses, Harmonixia asked, her hand caressing Liu Shu's jade-green hair.

"So? What happened to make you so excited?" Liu Shu raised her eyebrow and smirked.

"How about you look at your system page?"

"Hm?" Harmonixia opened the page and looked at the new messages. After she read the entirety of the <Realm Blessing> effects, she was shocked.

"... That's absurd!" Liu Shu shrugged.

"A Tier Temples are quite absurd." Harmonixia muttered, a bit of apprehension in her tone.

"What will happen when they are upgraded to S Tier?" Honestly, Liu Shu was unsure. She looked at the already powerful blessings and spoke.

"That… The numbers will be bigger."

"Yeah. But S Tier is when skills make a qualitative transformation, right? It's like going from one Cycle to another, perhaps from one Ascension to another."

"Mhm." Liu Shu nodded and then shrugged.

"Does it matter? The stronger the better, right?" Harmonixia blinked and found that retort reasonable.

"Well, you are right. Honestly, love, summons will be quite powerful for natural summoners, right? You are giving them an extra 35% stats now, together with the summoner's natural affinities… Won't summons become absolute monsters?" Liu Shu chuckled.

"Yeah. Sadly, summons have some restrictions. Otherwise, I would put no effort into any other path. I can just summon a godlike being and squash all my enemies!"

"They have restrictions?" Harmonixia blinked, confused. She was far from proficient in this subject, so she didn't know. Liu Shu smiled.

"Yes. Only my type of summoning can be considered true summoning. I summon living beings from another dimension. These beings are as real as anyone else, but that makes their death permanent. When you are connected to such a realm, there is a chance of backlash. After all, no living creature likes to be used as cannon fodder."

"Aha," Harmonixia commented.

"So, the other two types were the one where you summon ghost- or golem-like entities and the one where you connect and grow beings of our same dimension, right?"

"Exactly. These two summons are much weaker in the same realm. Most of them lack titles, passives, and even talents. So, they use the power of numbers to crush others or buffs from their summoner to breach the gap. Otherwise, summoners would have dominated the cosmos already."

"Even then, that's ridiculous." Liu Shu smiled.

"It is. Summoning is considered a rare affinity for a reason. Any proficient summoner can develop into a one-man army. Few can compare." Harmonixia recalled the Arboreal Winged Serpents and shuddered. Each of those serpents was now much stronger, as if they were not absurd already.

"Well… true summoners will become much more common from now on. Your <Realm Blessing> is just absurd." Liu Shu agreed, placing her face between Harmonixia's soft pillows. While she was not that big, she was still very comfortable.

"I was also lucky and gained the <Realm-Touched> buff."

"You did!?" Harmonixia looked down with astonishment. Seeing her darling World Tree rubbing against her chest like a spoiled cat, her blue-purple gaze softened.

"I am happy for you, then. You were having some trouble with your growth, right? This will come in handy."

"Yeah!" Liu Shu raised her face with a big and radiant smile. Harmonixia's eyes almost went blind from Liu Shu's cuteness.

'Her happy smile is too much for my pure heart! Evil thoughts attack me, noooo!' And so, her evil thoughts defeated Harmonixia, and she pushed down the Avatar. A moment later, the Harmonia Sylvan created a melody not with instruments, but with the delightful voice of her lover. While her lover pampered her avatar, Liu Shu squinted in comfort. The pleasure waves made her blissful.

'Hehe… another baby will be on the way soon!' She had thought of stopping having babies in the past until she solved her plight, but she couldn't resist. After all, when her insides were being stretched so pleasurably, the urge to be filled with their delightful cream was too strong!

"Sigh… They are so skillful~, nghh." Liu Shu blinked and relaxed, letting her body sink into the avatar's delightful sensations. Now that she had a path to follow for her problems, she was not as worried.

'I'll check the Moon and Vorathen's progress. After that, I will try to create a separate dimension with the Title's help.'

"Liu Shu." While she relaxed, she heard someone calling her. Looking over, she saw Melody standing in front of something with a frown.

"What's wrong, mother-in-law?" Inside an observatory-like structure, Melody was standing with quite a few other people. They were currently looking at some data with curious looks. When Liu Shu arrived, she asked, confused.

"Can't you sense it? There is something unknown at the edge of the solar system."

"Huh?" Liu Shu blinked and focused some of her consciousness toward the edge of her domain.

"I can't sense anything."

"They must be out of your domain, then." Melody tapped her chin.

"Give me a few days, and I'll gather the information and come back to you." Then, she asked those people to start working. Liu Shu was slightly worried, but she nodded.

"Alright, I'll keep an eye out just in case." Then, she looked at Tree.

"Mom! Now we can create spatial portals more easily, right?"

"Indeed." Tree's ancient and gentle voice reached her.

"Come, little sapling. Let's finish it."

"Hehe. Alright!"