Chapter 925 – Nurturing Valen

After two hundred years, Mo Lan’s Starsea Ark finally traversed the boundless void once more and returned to the star region where the Valen world was located.

In the observation lounge beyond the boundary membrane, everyone gathered together, their gazes fixed on the familiar world ahead.

Yet almost at first glance, they all sensed something was off.

“Wait… is Valen’s boundary membrane significantly stronger than when we left?” A flicker of confusion passed through Lilith’s ruby-red eyes.

Traci nodded. “The strength of this boundary membrane… it’s at least at the level of an Eighth Rank world!”

“Eighth Rank?!”

“Wasn’t Valen only Fifth Rank when we left?”

“The world’s rank hadn’t budged in ages. How did it jump three levels in just two hundred years?”

“What earth-shattering event could have happened in Valen while we were gone?”

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Raising a world’s rank was no simple feat. Whether it was the world’s source power or the extraordinary capabilities of its intelligent beings, both required long ages of accumulation.

The Valen world had remained at the Fifth Rank for many years. Such a dramatic leap was utterly unheard of!

Carrying a belly full of questions and a faint undercurrent of worry, the Starsea Ark slowly passed through the Valen world’s boundary membrane.

The moment they entered the world, everyone eagerly activated their Communication Cards to get up to speed.

Yet the results only deepened their confusion.

“Strange… it doesn’t seem like anything particularly earth-shattering happened?”

“Exactly! The only thing that could count as ‘big news’ is the world rank increase. The Well of the Sky’s entry threshold has risen—Explorers who used to be able to access the Well of the Sky at beyond-Peak level now need to reach Third Rank before they can even sense its existence.”

“Wait, everyone—look at the specific timestamps for the world rank changes!” Cecilia seemed to have found the key. She pointed at the world rank advancement data sent from the Witch Council. “The upgrade to Sixth Rank happened shortly after we left, but the time intervals between Sixth to Seventh Rank and Seventh to Eighth Rank roughly match the intervals when we conquered the cultivation world, the Spirit Realm, and the Immortal Realm, and our total Mana surged dramatically.”

“No… it can’t be because of us, can it?!” Vasida’s eyes went wide, her voice brimming with disbelief.

“Just ask the world consciousness and we’ll know!” Anita was the most direct.

After a brief silence, having communicated with the world consciousness through Star Language, the group collectively gasped.

“Oh my! It really was because of us!”

The Valen world consciousness explained that ever since the Dawn Society’s philosophy had spread throughout Valen, conflicts had diminished greatly, and both the number and skill level of spellcasters had been steadily rising. From that point on, its efficiency in drawing energy from the void to condense source power had accelerated considerably.

Shortly after their departure two hundred years ago, it had upgraded to a Sixth Rank world.

Later, when Valen suddenly gained over a hundred Seventh Rank spellcasters, several Eighth Rank ones, and a single Tenth Rank spellcaster, its efficiency in drawing and converting energy from the void multiplied several times over.

It was precisely because of this explosive growth in source power that the world’s rank had been able to surge so rapidly over these brief two hundred years, rising straight to the Eighth Rank!

Their campaigns in distant star regions had not only brought them power and wealth—they had unknowingly nurtured the Valen world in return.

With the Valen world’s rank elevated and its source power grown rich, the number and innate talent of spellcasters across all races would also improve compared to before.

An indescribable swell of pride and excitement surged through every heart.

The Valen world, because of their expedition, had entered an unprecedented golden age!

Upon returning to Valen, everyone could feel that Valen’s magical energy was more powerful, more vibrant than before.

Spells of the same rank now produced slightly stronger effects than in the past, and lower-level Magic had become easier to master as well.