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Chapter 142: Revisiting the Blo Civilization Ruins
Chapter 142: Revisiting the Blo Civilization Ruins
Song Chi's lingering doubts were largely resolved, and his excitement for the Level 5 Floating Land beneath his feet grew even more.
He recalled Zhou Ping's Primordial Continent, which was also suspected to be a Level 5 Star Sea Floating Land. Even just one Level 4 Nascent Soul True Lord possessed an orange-quality mystical sword orb. If that was the case, one could only imagine the number of supreme star sea treasures that might exist on the Primordial Continent.
As a similarly ranked Dragon Spine Continent, could it have any fewer high-tier treasures?
This was why he deeply understood his grandfather's words: "High-tier star sea treasures and the environments that nurture them are among the most precious resources on a high-level floating land."
While most of his doubts were resolved, it didn't mean the same for Song You and the others.
Song You quickly posed a question.
"Grandfather, what is this 'Immortal Puppet Realm' you mentioned? Are the specialty resources in this realm puppets? Does the accelerated time span of ten thousand years allow for the creation of more special puppet components?"
Before Song Ming Song could answer, Bai Xiu Qin softly explained from the side.
"More or less. The Immortal Puppet Realm is a special star sea realm that contains an 'Immortal Puppet Tower.' All beings who enter the realm can challenge this tower, and the tower will award corresponding puppet components based on the challenger's final score."
"This 'Immortal Puppet Tower' is a creation of the Ancient Immortal Domain civilization, specifically by a faction called the 'Supreme Immortal Puppet Sect.' It can adjust the difficulty of the challenges based on the challenger's cultivation age."
Song You was puzzled.
"Cultivation age?"
"For us Flame Seed Captains, it refers to the time since we awakened our Flame Seed," Bai Xiu Qin continued, "So, when you decide to challenge the Immortal Puppet Realm is up to you, with no restrictions. However, you must be fully prepared before attempting it. Each person only has one chance to challenge the tower, and you won't be able to enter it again afterward. Understood?"
Song Chi and the others nodded solemnly. Then, Grandfather Song Ming Song added a point.
"If you have enough confidence in your Flame Seed Warship, you can take advantage of the few days after the Immortal Puppet Realm's accelerated time ends to challenge it. With a ten-thousand-year time span, the Immortal Puppet Tower will certainly have produced purple, and even orange-quality puppet components.
Many clan members will challenge this realm in the coming days. If you don't act quickly, these high-tier puppet components will be quickly claimed. Our clan has a large population, and with the advantages of our ancestral bloodline, we have many hidden talents."
Song Qi, Song Lin, and Song Wen didn't take it seriously. They knew their own situations well. Although they had obtained many good things recently, they were far from the true geniuses in the clan.
Song Chi and Song You, however, were more intrigued, especially Song Chi. He knew the combat capabilities of the Celestial Vessel better than anyone. While it might not dominate all its peers, it was certainly among the elite.
His eyes narrowed, a glint of determination in them.
While he usually preferred not to reveal too much, if it involved purple or even orange-quality puppet components, he had to give it a try.
Hiding his true strength didn't mean he would give up on the resources he needed. When it came time to compete, he wouldn't hesitate.
The Celestial Vessel was in dire need of high-quality puppet components, so he took his grandfather's words to heart, deciding to challenge the Immortal Puppet Tower as soon as the realm's accelerated time ended.
Just as he made up his mind, Song Ting spoke up. Although she hadn't yet awakened her Flame Seed, she was very interested in the Song family's affairs.
"Grandmother, what are the merit points you mentioned? What are gold merit points?"
Bai Xiu Qin smiled and ruffled her granddaughter's hair, explaining, "Merit points can be thought of as the currency issued by the family. You can use them to purchase items at the Merit Hall or to issue family missions. Gold merit points, on the other hand, are only awarded for completing major family missions or for submitting high-tier treasures or resources."
"As for their specific use, let's put it this way: anything above the thirtieth floor of the Merit Hall can only be traded with gold merit points!"
Hearing this, Song You immediately exclaimed, "So, everything above the thirtieth floor of the Merit Hall must be extremely rare resources, right?"
Baixiu Qin nodded.
"Yes, let me give you a few examples:
"Titanium crystals, orange-quality curios, purple ascension fire sources, energy crystals, and vibranium—these can all be found on the thirtieth floor and above of the Merit Building."
"Whoa!" Song Chi and the others all drew in a sharp breath, gaining a basic understanding of the floors above the thirtieth in the Merit Building.
However, Baixiu Qin continued, "For example, titanium crystals. You can exchange one gold merit point for 100 titanium crystals on the thirtieth floor!"
Everyone's gaze immediately turned to Song Chi, remembering that he had earned five gold merit points earlier.
Initially, they hadn't had a clear concept, but now, with Baixiu Qin's explanation, they were all agitated. Five gold merit points equaled 500 titanium crystals, a thought that filled them with envy and jealousy.
Of course, they were only momentarily envious. Although they didn't know what Song Chi had done during the battle with the Blood Blade Pirate Group, they were clear that since his grandparents and the Song Clan elders all recognized his contribution, he must have played a crucial role.
As they chatted, the teleportation device on the Anger Lion re-cooled, and the second teleportation began.
With the teleportation complete, they finally saw the sizable lake below. From above, it formed a crescent shape, hence its name, Qingyue Lake.
Qingyue Lake was only about 100,000 meters long and 50,000 meters wide at its widest point, not particularly large.
However, the water was clear, and the trees around the lake provided a lush, green canopy. Most importantly, there was a small island in the lake, about 10,000 meters wide and 30,000 meters long, with a serene environment that made anyone feel relaxed at first glance. Setting up their base here was an excellent choice.
The third-stage origin eruption eye was located on the island, so Song Mingsong officially designated the island as their base.
The island was small, and over time, they would need to expand toward the lake's edges. For now, however, it was more than sufficient.
With Song Mingsong's confirmation, the twenty warships from the Construction Department began their work. Giant mountain-moving golems, each nearly ten meters tall, suddenly appeared on the island and began the construction with great enthusiasm.
...
The efficiency of the mountain-moving golems was astounding. In just two days, a rather elegant manor had been built on the island.
In the morning, the island was named Qingyue Island, and the manor on it was called Qingyue Manor.
Qingyue Manor was officially established as their clan's base.
In a courtyard on the southern side of the manor, Song Chi stood under a peach tree. This courtyard was his personal residence.
At that moment, his eyes flickered, and he seemed to make a decision. A faint light flashed between his eyebrows, and the Sky Dome was summoned, soaring into the sky with a long cry.
Yesterday, Song Shishi, Song Ting, Song Bo, and others had all been sent to the clan's school. After this long delay, the elders and Song Qi, Song You, and others had all resumed their cultivation of guiding techniques.
Now that everything was settled and life had returned to normal, it was time to explore the long-awaited Blo civilization ruins again.
Above the Dragon Spine Continent, with a violent spatial fluctuation, the Sky Dome suddenly disappeared, being transported to an unknown star system.
...
In the dark expanse of space, Song Chi scanned the side-mounted Sky Eye radar, seeing no floating lands or asteroid belts. Without hesitation, he recalled the Sky Dome and quickly disappeared.
Above the desert floating land, the Sky Dome descended rapidly, heading toward the massive stone block.
It had been nearly a month and a half since his last visit, and the terrifying ten-thousand-meter storm eye had vanished. Whether it had exhausted its energy or wandered to another area, Song Chi didn't know and didn't care.
His goal was clear: the Blo civilization ruins.
During the descent, he glanced at the Blood Soul Seal component, noting that the peak-stage third-tier sandworm was still buried a thousand meters beneath the same sand dune, its position unchanged. This confirmed his suspicion.
The Sandworm, gravely wounded by the Mingdong Jiyang Sword Intent Light, had entered a state of hibernation, patiently biding its time as its injuries slowly mended.
Death was not an option; the Blood Soul Mark could only track living beings. If the target truly died, the mark would immediately become ineffective.
There was no need to rush over. This third-stage Sandworm would be a target for the Sky Dominion's upcoming promotion quest. There was no point in dealing with it now.
As the Sky Dominion descended quickly, it soon arrived alongside the ten-thousand-meter boulder once again.
Compared to his first visit, Song Chi was much calmer this time. After all, compared to the Dragon Spine Divine Mountain of the Song Clan, this boulder was nothing.
Humming sounds filled the air as a large drone, resembling a bumblebee, shot out of the ship's bay. Under Song Chi's mental control, it darted straight toward the spatial curtain ahead.
Soon, Song Chi witnessed a shocking scene. In the first layer of the ancient ruins, countless severed limbs and body parts were scattered everywhere. The green toxic mist that had filled the entire space had thinned out significantly compared to seven or eight months ago, but it had not completely dissipated.
However, that was not the main focus. In each of the four corners of the first layer, a massive insect, several dozen meters long and covered in a hard, armored shell, lay in wait.
"Is this... an Ironclad Beetle?"
Song Chi's mind was filled with confusion, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Are these the last survivors of the thousands of Ironclad Beetles? They must have devoured all the zero-stage Ironclad Beetles, evolving into second-stage Ironclad Beetles in the process."
He vaguely remembered that when he left, the first layer still had thousands of zero-stage Ironclad Beetles. It was unexpected that, without the queen's control, these beetles had played a perfect game of survival, with over ten thousand zero-stage beetles ultimately breeding four second-stage beetles.
For a moment, he felt a sense of awe at the brutal law of natural selection.
With a sigh, the Sky Dominion's engines roared to life, and it shot toward the spatial curtain. Since he had confirmed that there were no threats within the ruins that could harm the Sky Dominion, he saw no reason to wait.
Boom!
After entering the first layer, his first action was to eliminate the four second-stage Ironclad Beetles.
As the last survivors of their kind, they were undoubtedly powerful, but to Song Chi, they were of little use. Their only value lay in their second-stage insect flesh, the potential energy crystals within them, and the four strands of first-stage Floating Land Essence.
Under the direct attack of the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon, the four second-stage Ironclad Beetles were easily killed without any unexpected resistance.
However, Song Chi did not rush to dissect their bodies. Instead, he piloted the Sky Dominion toward the second layer.
There was another spatial curtain to break in the second layer, and the third layer was still a mystery. To avoid running out of time, Song Chi decided to clean up later.
In the second layer of the ruins, since he and Shen Qing had already cleared out all the insect life in their previous visit, there were no second-stage insects here. Song Chi quickly arrived below the kilometer-wide spatial curtain.
Seeing the repulsion field on the spatial curtain flickering, Song Chi did not hesitate to press the firing button of the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon.
Boom!
The sword light whistled through the air, causing the spatial curtain above to ripple violently. Although it did not shatter immediately, the attack was far more powerful than the combined efforts of Song Chi and Shen Qing during their last visit.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With each thunderous explosion, the spatial curtain above gradually dimmed, on the verge of breaking.
Seeing this, Song Chi stopped the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon's attack and switched to the secondary Electro-Magnetic Lightning Cannon.
With the experience from their last visit, Song Chi knew better than to recklessly break through the spatial curtain. If there were any insects in the upper layers, they would be immediately alerted. His plan was to use the Electro-Magnetic Lightning Cannon to gradually wear down the repulsion field, preventing any potential disturbances.
Time ticked by, and the repulsion field above dimmed to its limit. At this point, Song Chi stopped the continuous firing of the Electro-Magnetic Lightning Cannon and began to fire single shots slowly.
After half a minute, a faint crackling sound echoed, and the repulsion field on the spatial curtain completely dissipated.
Without rushing in, Song Chi continued to control the bumblebee drone, whose mental link had not yet failed, to move upward.
Pop!
Two seconds after the drone passed through the spatial curtain, Song Chi's eyes widened in shock, his pupils contracting sharply, filled with disbelief.
(End of Chapter)
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