My Talent's Name Is Generator Chapter 862 Devouring Peanu

By the time I finally departed the capital, the sun had already begun its descent toward the horizon.

My discussion with Arkas, Edgar, Lucien, and Damien had dragged on far longer than any of us had anticipated. What had commenced as a casual reunion turned into hours of catching up. They inquired about the various wars, the diverse races I had encountered, the mysterious worlds existing beyond our galaxy, and the potential threats that might one day reach Vaythos. In exchange, they filled me in on the shifts that had occurred here and how the populations of Surka and Peanu were gradually being integrated into the empire.

It felt strangely mundane.

For a fleeting moment, I almost felt as though I had never gone away.

Eventually, I excused myself and returned to the sky.

The capital retreated into the distance as I ascended above the massive cliff framing the city. The vast forest plateau stretched out before me once more, silent and untouched by the commotion below.

Vivi's garden.

I glided down toward the lake where the colossal ancient tree stood as a sentinel over the clearing.

The instant I landed, I knew exactly where she was.

That small pool of liquid essence I had concocted earlier was still emitting a soft glow near the base of the tree.

And within it—

Vivi was floating languidly on her back, looking like a miniature bird-shaped flame drifting across violet-tinted water. Only her head and wings remained above the surface as she bathed contentedly in the essence.

"You look quite comfortable," I remarked.

Her eyes snapped open instantly.

"Oh!"

She pivoted upright in the pool, flapping her wings with excitement and sending gentle ripples of glowing essence across the surface.

"You returned!"

"I told you I would."

She hopped out of the pool, hovering in the air while droplets of violet essence shed from her feathers like liquid light.

"So," she asked eagerly, "did you finish all your human chatter?"

"Mostly."

She tilted her head.

"You humans talk far too much."

"That is certainly true."

I stepped closer to the pool and regarded her.

"Well," I said, "are you prepared to test your devouring ability?"

Her eyes lit up immediately.

"Yes!"

She spun about in the air, thrilled.

"Where are we heading?"

"To Peanu."

She paused.

"The colony world?"

"Indeed."

I folded my arms across my chest.

"There should be a portal linking Vaythos to Peanu now, correct?"

She offered a quick nod.

"Yes. The humans utilize it for trade and travel."

"Excellent."

Igestured toward the distant capital.

"Can you hijack it?"

Her chest puffed out with pride.

"Naturally, I can."

Then she added happily, "I am the planet."

I let out a soft chuckle.

"Then lead the way."

Vivi's wings ignited with brilliant violet essence.

"Alright!"

A small vortex of spatial energy manifested around her as she flared her wings wide.

"Hold still."

The next moment, the space surrounding us warped. The garden disappeared.

And in the blink of an eye—

We both vanished from Vaythos, traversing the hijacked portal toward Peanu.

The portal expelled us directly into the primary transit hub of Peanu.

The structure was massive, constructed from reinforced metal and encased in layers of defensive security formations. Soldiers were constantly moving through the chamber, stationed to guard the active portal ring that linked this world to Vaythos.

The moment we materialized, everything ground to a halt.

Then, chaos erupted.

"Unknown arrival!"

Weapons were raised in perfect synchronization as dozens of soldiers aimed directly at us.

"Do not move!"

I could feel the targeting systems locked onto my chest while defensive formations began to energize along the walls. Vivi tilted her head slightly from her perch on my shoulder.

"They appear nervous."

I raised one hand. A faint ripple of essence radiated outward. Every soldier in the hall collapsed simultaneously. Their weapons clattered harmlessly against the floor as their bodies slumped.

Vivi blinked.

"That was swift."

"Let us move," I smiled.

Before reinforcements could arrive, space folded around us. The hub faded away. In the very next instant, we were standing within the pocket space where the world core of Peanu resided.

The chamber was deathly quiet.

In the center of the vast room floated the world core itself, a massive sphere of condensed violet essence revolving slowly in the air. Streams of energy swirled around it like tiny galaxies, bathing the entire area in light.

Vivi took off from my shoulder and drifted closer. Her luminous eyes widened.

"Wow."

She orbited the floating sphere at a measured pace.

"This core belongs to you, does it not?"

I nodded.

"It does."

She turned to look at me with undisguised excitement.

"Then the devouring will prove even simpler."

Before I could add anything, she pivoted back toward the world core. Her small frame hovered directly before it. Then, a peculiar phenomenon occurred. Her head suddenly began to expand. It was not her entire body, merely her head.

It kept growing larger and larger until her beak alone was nearly the scale of the entire core.

Vivi opened her maw.

And with a single gulp—

She swallowed the entire world core. For a moment, the chamber fell deathly silent. Then, the process of transformation began. Far above us, across the expanse of the entire planet Peanu, the sky darkened as a thick violet haze swept through the atmosphere like a colossal wave.

The planetary energy began to shift. Within the pocket space, I felt a similar change occurring within myself.

My consciousness reached outward. At first, it was subtle. Then, it grew more pronounced.

I could feel Vaythos.

I could feel Peanu.

I could sense both worlds simultaneously. The bond between them intensified rapidly, fusing their essence flows like two rivers merging into one. Vivi hovered in the air at the center of the chamber, her body radiating a brighter and brighter glow.

Her size started to increase.

The minuscule phoenix that had once fit in my palm grew steadily until she was roughly the size of a pigeon. Her wings grew broader, her feathers elongated, and the violet flames encircling her body burned with greater intensity.

However, that was not the sole change.

Deep within my body—

The Dawn Core suddenly shuddered. The islands floating within it shifted as the entire structure commenced an expansion. Energy flooded through my essence channels. The core's total volume increased dramatically.

It became nearly twenty percent larger in mere seconds. The surge of power caused the surrounding essence to react violently.

Then, the system notifications arrived.

One after another.

Their familiar chimes resonated through my mind as the transformation reached completion.

Then, something far more massive began to alter.

The violet haze coating Peanu thickened until the entire sky glowed faintly, as if it had become a second atmosphere of pure essence. Rivers of energy began to pulse across the planet's surface, weaving through mountains, forests, and oceans like dormant currents suddenly awakening deep beneath the crust.

For a fleeting second, the entire world seemed to pause. Then, the transformation accelerated.

The essence density across Peanu climbed rapidly. The ground itself shimmered with light as dormant minerals awakened deep underground. Forests reacted almost immediately—trees climbed toward the clouds, and leaves pulsed with faint light as life energy surged through their root systems.

And far away, on Vaythos—

The planetary shields flared with intense violet light. A ripple of essence washed across the entire planet like a soundless tide, sweeping over mountains and oceans before finally settling once more.

The connection between the two worlds grew stable.

Inside the pocket space, Vivi hovered silently in the air, her wings beating slowly as the newly acquired power integrated into her form. The violet flames dancing between her feathers burned more brightly than they ever had before.

And within my own body, the newly expanded Dawn Core continued to pulse with newfound strength as the system readied itself to present the final results of the transition.