Epic of Caterpillar
chapter-1974

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Ding!

[Brontes] is undergoing a forced [Crystallization]!]

[Due to the large quantities of Divine Spiritual Energy in the air, Ethereal beings such as Spirits will undergone forceful [Crystallization] to compress their energy and survive in this world without exploding from over absorption of spiritual energy.]

So that's what happening? But she looks too much in pain! Also, didn't she ultimately evolved into a half-spirit through gaining a divine flesh body?

"Brontes! Should I bring you inside the Divine Realm?!" I asked desperately.

"Haha, calm down. Urgh…" Brontes laughed a bit at our reactions. "I'm fine."

She quickly stood up and started breathing calmly, the crystallization over her body suddenly stopped, and the crystals growing over her skin like cancerous growths were absorbed into her flesh and bones instead.

FLAAASH!

This absorption made her grow incredibly strong, however, as I felt that within her chest, the crystallization of all her strength was materialized, a heart-shaped golden crystal emerged.

Ding!

[Brontes] has completely absorbed the Spiritual Energy on its totality.]

[She has absorbed the Crystals and assimilated them inside of her flesh, bones, and soul.]

[A [Divine Spirit Heart: Thunder & Ore] has been created within her chest.]

[The Spirit Hearts are the cores of all living beings within the Spiritual Plane, allowing them to harbor, control, and unleash the power of Spiritual Energy.]

[Brontes] strength has developed exponentially!]

"Hahhh… I think I should be alright by now?" She smiled. "I'm flattered you worried so much, I'm fine, calm down." She giggled a bit, giving me a head pat.

"Ugh, you're making me feel like I'm a little kid now." I facepalmed. "So that's what happened… Did everyone saw the system messages?"

"Something about crystallization, guu?" Rimuru wondered. "Ah! I think I underwent something similar? Though it felt very faint! Maybe because I am only a tiny bit spirit?"

"It was so faint I didn't even get a notification for that." I laughed.

"I feel just normal." Nesiphae shrugged. "Oh well."

"Ugh, so if I had become a spirit before I could had gotten a buff?! Not fair, Brontes!" Zehe joked around.

"Hahaha! Well, if Meiji is here with the other spirits, I bet they had all grown stronger too!" Brontes smiled. "Anyways, so this is the Spirit Plane, huh?"

"It sure is bright, guuu!" Rimuru said. "Should we bring the entire family outside to see this?"

"I'm currently transmitting it through the TVs down there, for now, it is too dangerous, so let's better explore by ourselves before risking anybody else for now…" I said. "I might bring a few outside, but the children… I don't know. Ah, I'm beginning to get overprotective again."

"Well, it makes sense." Said Brontes. "I was able to take on this easily, but I am not so sure about Vudia… She had yet to grow as strong as me after all."

"Non-Spirits should be alright though, right?" Rimuru wondered.

"Hmm, true, but still." I wondered. "What do you think, Flora, Aura? System Master? Oh, Lucifer?"

All four of the Supreme Gods were right behind us within the spaceship, their eyes were simply stuck to the windows, glancing the mysterious alien world.

"This is the first time I ever visit another world…" Flora was amazed, as if she had become a little girl out of nowhere.

"S-So beautiful… There are no stars, but the floating islands have huge crystals, they glow like stars amidst the endless sea of clouds." Aura smiled in amusement.

"So this is the Spirit Plane." The System Master squinted his gray eyes. "Hmph, well, it does feels a big foggy, the air's denser too…"

"What a beautiful world! I do wonder if I could bring my Hell Gates here! I bet the other demons would be happy to visit~!" Lucifer laughed jokingly; her female-looking blonde goddess avatar seemed completely unfazed by this world. Maybe because she was a Supreme Goddess of Space.

"Don't you dare do that, bastard." Flora gave her a deadly glare, trying to suppress Lucifer with her Supreme Aura.

"Geh?! I-I was joking! Joking! I swear!" Lucifer laughed nervously, resisting Flora's powerful Supreme Aura. "C-Calm down, dear…"

"Don't you dare call me dear!" Flora roared, about to grab Lucifer with her hands and squish her like a ragdoll.

"Okay, that's enough. Long before I was gone, we all agreed to be allies, so no infighting." I said, stopping Flora. "Anyways, first thing firsts! We need to go find our allies. And also Lazuli's mom! She's more important than Freyja to me, to be honest…"

"Well, that's right." Zehe nodded. "Though, at the same time, I fear we might end up still getting involved in whatever war is happening between Freyja and the rest of the Aesir."

"Can someone remind me what exactly happened? I'm still a bit… confused about the whole ordeal. Aside from rescuing our friends that were stopping the invasion." Rimuru wondered, her body giggling like jelly.

"First of all, Freyr was kidnaped by Odin, who had been possessed by some sort of powerful Spirit to grant him power." Said Flora. "He was only kidnapped to convince Freyja to give up her own Yggdrasil tree and the child she was creating within it. The Yggdrasil Tree of Dreams she had created. Freyr's own Yggdrasil Tree was also taken away."

"After that, from what I remember my subordinates told me, Freyja allied with Freyr's wife, and moved their entire Realm towards the Spiritual Plane to rescue him. Seems like their Realms are imbued with enough power they need to be as strong as possible." Aura explained.

"And lastly, well, Surtr was awakened and helped by yet another spirit, as he started seeking Odin and his sons to slay them, mostly to avenge Ymir, his father." Flora said. "Lastly, Skadi was most likely betrayed by her daughter and sucked into the Spiritual Plane as well."

"You're forgetting Poseidon and Hades, who also disappeared in that bright light that sucked the Realms into the Spiritual Plane." The System Master pointed out. "And it seems those two might have involved themselves in this war through the cooperation of those mysterious Spirits."

"Ohhh, that's it!" Rimuru nodded. "Hm? I can sense Celica and Truhan's presence… Over there, down there!"

"Really?" I asked. "Wait… I can sense it too. And some other friends as well- Wait, is that also Skadi's presence?"

It felt as if Truhan and Celica were alive and were bringing a huge group where another part of our lost allies had gone stranded, alongside Skadi, it seemed.

However, at the same time, I also felt the presences of the rest of our allies far away, to the west and northeast… Some might be in danger; their life force was dwindling.

"We cannot rescue them all in time if we go in order of one after the other. We need to divide and conquer!" I said. "Flora, Aura, you'll lead two other groups that'll go to the west and northeast."

I quickly divided my body into three, the other two weren't really True Clones, but Powerful Divine Doppelgangers, only holding around a third of my powers and a few copied Skills. The two instantly transformed into a black and a red slime.

"I'll accompany you through these lovable little guys. How about it?" I said with a smile.

"Fine, I'm not the type to stay idle anyways." Flora nodded.

"I'll do anything you ask me to do, Kireina." Aura smiled.

"Then let's-"

RUMBLE!

However, the spaceship was suddenly attacked by a gigantic creature!

"Invaders! I won't let you take another step into our Realm!"

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