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Chapter 176: A Creature Rivaling the Thorn Dragon · Surprises in the Togu Tribe's Secret Treasury
Chapter 176: A Creature Rivaling the Thorn Dragon · Surprises in the Togu Tribe's Secret Treasury
In the Azure Blood Floating Land, the Shenlong Tribe.
As usual, Shenlong Kai woke up early. After being served breakfast by his household servants, he picked up his custom-made spear and made his way to the tribal square.
Today was the day of the new tribal coming-of-age ceremony. The young children of the tribe would soon behead the wild savages outside the tribe, marking their transition into adulthood.
As one of the few Second-Rank Elders in the tribe, Shenlong Kai was quite popular. As he arrived, the square erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
Soon, the tribal chieftain, Shenlong Yu, the master of a thousand square miles, arrived amidst the tribe's eager anticipation. His power had already reached the peak of the Second Rank.
All twelve Second-Rank members of the tribe ascended to the central altar.
At the center of the altar stood a massive cauldron over a roaring fire. Inside the cauldron, several naked bodies were piled up—these were the most tender of the tribe's livestock, intended as offerings to the numerous Azure Blood ancestors of the Shenlong Tribe.
However, at that moment, a commotion broke out among the tribe members below. All heads turned to the sky.
A massive, strange vessel, enveloped in a dark energy field, suddenly loomed over the tribe.
Yes, it was the Celestial Vessel.
During this interstellar exploration, the Celestial Vessel had been deployed to this star region. Initially, he planned to head directly to the asteroid belt where the market space anchor was located. However, he unexpectedly discovered a Grade 2 life-bearing floating land on the radar generated by the [Silver III Generation Hyperwave Magic Energy Detection Radar].
Given the urgent need for Second-Rank floating land essences, he naturally wouldn't pass up this opportunity. After all, with the Celestial Vessel's current combat capabilities, the creatures on a Grade 2 floating land posed little threat to him.
Upon arriving at this floating land and learning about its basic situation, Song Chi's eyes were filled with coldness and suppression.
This floating land was controlled by a four-armed humanoid species known as the Azure Blood Clan. They treated the humans on the floating land like livestock, slaughtering them at will, and their cruelty and bloodshed were extreme.
Although Song Chi had been mentally prepared for this since the moment he awakened the Ember Seed and became an Ember Captain, the reality of seeing humans being treated as food and livestock was still unsettling.
There were many humans in the fractured star sea, and some lived in dire conditions. According to the textbooks, though they were of the same race, they had no connection to the Ember humans and could be treated as a familiar alien species, without pity.
Song Chi understood this, but he still felt uneasy when he saw these humans being treated in such a way.
Without a word, the Celestial Vessel's Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon, which had completed its energy charge, suddenly erupted. A hundred-meter-long sword light shadow pointed directly at the sacrificial altar below.
Under the power of the Third-Rank orange main cannon, the Celestial Vessel soon received 12 strands of First-Rank floating land essence.
Then, Song Chi didn't spare the Zero-Rank and First-Rank Azure Blood Clan members, continuously firing the Electromagnetic Thunder Cannon and the Frost Light Sky Frost Cannon.
Fifteen minutes later, the Shenlong Tribe was annihilated.
This was not the end. The Azure Blood Floating Land spanned hundreds of thousands of kilometers and was home to numerous Azure Blood Clan tribes. The Celestial Vessel was now rapidly heading to the next target tribe.
In the main control room, Song Chi handed over the ship's control to the semi-automatic AI and curiously examined the pile of items before him.
- 200 strands of Second-Rank floating land essence
- 1,200 strands of First-Rank floating land essence
- 13,200 strands of Zero-Rank floating land essence
- 12 Second-Rank life nuclei
- 108 First-Rank life nuclei
- Various common minerals such as gas mines, refined gold, and purple copper
All these items were confiscated from the Shenlong Tribe. Their overall value was not high, with the main value coming from the 200 strands of Second-Rank floating land essence.
However, Song Chi was not disappointed. According to the radar map displayed by the [Silver III Generation Hyperwave Magic Energy Detection Radar], there were hundreds of Azure Blood Clan tribes on this floating land.
While few tribes had Second-Rank Azure Blood Clan members, if he could thoroughly loot them, he would still gather a significant amount of Second-Rank floating land essence.
Thus, the Celestial Vessel wandered through the various regions of the Azure Blood Floating Land, one after another, clearing out the Azure Blood Clan tribes.
A Grade 2 life-bearing floating land was not incapable of generating a floating land shield, but due to the insufficient strength of its core essence, it required the use of a "Floating Land Shield Deriver" to activate it.
These Blue Bloods, still in the tribal civilization stage, naturally lack the capability to resist, allowing the Azure Sky to move about this floating land with impunity.
As for the primordial rules enhancement, a Level 2 Life Floating Land offers very limited boosts. Against the Azure Sky, which possesses peak third-stage combat power, this enhancement is far from enough.
...
As Song Chi flew swiftly, he soon arrived above the last Blue Blood tribe on this floating land. This tribe was the largest on the Blue Blood Floating Land, with over a hundred thousand members, including more than a hundred second-stage Blue Bloods. This was why Song Chi had left it for last.
Humming sounds filled the air as the sword light phantom emitted a sharp tremor, startling many of the Blue Bloods below.
When these Blue Bloods looked up and saw the hundred-meter-long sword light phantom floating in the sky, chaos erupted throughout the tribe.
The sword light phantom, condensed by the third-stage Pure Yang Sword Cannon, emitted genuine third-stage energy fluctuations. For the Blue Bloods, whose highest stage is second-stage, this was an unprecedented and terrifying sight.
However, just as the Pure Yang Sword Cannon was still charging, and the sword light phantom had not fully formed, a figure over five meters tall emerged from the tribal chief's stone house.
The moment Song Chi saw this figure, he was slightly taken aback, his eyes filled with surprise.
"Is this... already touching the third-stage threshold?"
For the Azure Sky, third-stage creatures were not terrifying. Many peak third-stage beings had already fallen to it.
Song Chi was surprised because of the Blue Blood Floating Land itself.
As is well known, without plundering external resources, the level of a star sea floating land determines the upper limit of the life forms it can nurture.
This Blue Blood Floating Land was only a Level 2, yet this Blue Blood had managed to break this limit and touch the third-stage threshold, which was highly unusual.
Of course, such cases, though extremely rare, were not unheard of in the fragmented star sea.
Generally, any creature that could transcend the floating land's limitations and surpass its level was invariably a prodigy with exceptional talent and bloodline.
Such creatures, once their shackles are fully removed, would soar like a dragon entering the sea, achieving boundless greatness in the future.
With this in mind, Song Chi subconsciously adjusted the Pure Yang Sword Cannon's barrel.
Boom!
Soon, just like the other Blue Blood tribes, the largest tribe on this Blue Blood Floating Land was reduced to ashes under the Azure Sky's cannon fire.
On the tribal altar, the five-meter-tall Blue Blood, whom Song Chi had deliberately left behind, was unconscious after being continuously attacked by the Electromagnetic Thunder Cannon and the Frost Light Sky Frost Cannon.
The Azure Sky slowly descended from the sky. Once it reached a certain height, Song Chi activated the Enslavement Medal component.
That's right, he intended to enslave this Blue Blood.
He valued its potential and also considered the "Enslavement Seal: Frenzy" ability, which would need to be re-cooled in less than eight months. He needed to prepare several suitable enslaved creatures.
Given this Blue Blood's near-third-stage strength, if he brought it to the "Soul Spirit Floating Land" later, it would likely break through to the third stage, becoming a suitable host for the "Enslavement Seal: Frenzy."
As an enslavement mark descended from above and entered the near-third-stage Blue Blood's body, it was successfully enslaved within seconds.
No matter how high its potential, it was still only a near-third-stage being. In the face of the red-quality Enslavement Medal, it had no resistance.
Once successfully enslaved, the near-third-stage Blue Blood awoke from its coma.
Two minutes later, Song Chi learned some basic information about it.
It was named Tuogu Hong, the chief of the Tuogu tribe, born with immense strength and great power.
Song Chi nodded lightly, as he had already obtained its specific attributes the moment he successfully enslaved it.
Name: Tuogu Hong
Race: Blue Blood
Age: 42
Talents: Blue Blood Body, Dragon Horse Power, Ancestral Blessing
Note: A once-in-a-blue-moon prodigy of the Blue Bloods, with astonishing potential.
Seeing its attributes, Song Chi was genuinely surprised. It had three talents, and even the Thorned Dragon, which ranks fourth in the Song Clan's gene bloodline spectrum, only had three talents.
Togu Hong, on the other hand, was merely a lowly creature born on a mere 2nd Tier Floating Land. Compared to the starting point of the Thorned Dragon, calling him a prodigy with limitless potential was no exaggeration.
After some thought, Song Chi communicated telepathically with Togu Hong while piloting the Firmament to circle the area. When he returned to the sky above the now-destroyed Togu tribe, the Firmament had already taken on over a hundred Blue Bloods, each locked in their own cell.
Song Chi's idea was simple: if Togu Hong possessed such remarkable talent, he wanted to see if he could continue to develop and cultivate a powerful race from his superior bloodline.
He didn't need them to reach Togu Hong's level; even if they could achieve half of his bloodline's power, they would still be a third-tier genetic lineage, a significant achievement. If successfully cultivated, they would become an exclusive race for their Tenth Direct Lineage.
Of course, this was just his idea. The actual cultivation and experimentation would be handled by others below him.
Their Tenth Direct Lineage had been back in the family for over four months, and by now, they were no longer just a small family. Around Lake Qingyue, they had gathered over a thousand people, most of whom were descendants of his grandfather's uncles, with direct blood ties to them. Thus, his grandfather had incorporated them all into the Tenth Direct Lineage.
While there were few Flame Ship Captains among these people and their strength was not particularly high, they could still be trusted with managing some of the lineage's affairs.
As various thoughts raced through Song Chi's mind, Togu Hong, who had shrunk to a height similar to a human's due to the "Size Adjustment · Small" ability, suddenly produced a resource that greatly surprised him.
"Third Tier Floating Land Essence? Where did you get this, and how much more do you have?"
Indeed, what Togu Hong had produced was a clump of Third Tier Floating Land Essence, though only 50 strands. This made Song Chi extremely pleased.
Third Tier Floating Land Essence, strictly speaking, was equivalent to 20 strands of Second Tier Floating Land Essence. Thus, these 50 strands were equivalent to 1000 strands of Second Tier Floating Land Essence.
After destroying so many Blue Blood tribes, he had only managed to gather 1400 strands of Second Tier Floating Land Essence, so this was a significant addition.
In response to Song Chi's question, Togu Hong replied telepathically:
"Master, this was left behind by the tribe's ancestors. There isn't much; the secret vault still has 50 strands."
Song Chi's eyebrows raised.
"Secret vault?"
Hearing the words "secret vault," he felt a faint sense of relief. If he hadn't spared Togu Hong, he would have missed out on this vault entirely.
According to the [Silver III Generation Hyperwave Magic Energy Detector], there were no other high-energy sources in the area.
Clearly, either the secret vault was buried deep underground, beyond the current level 30 detector's range, or it was made of some material that blocked energy signals, making it undetectable by the detector.
Under Togu Hong's guidance, Song Chi soon found the answer.
The secret vault was not underground but was constructed using a large amount of Anti-Magic Stones, a special material that blocked energy signals, making it undetectable by the detector.
Upon entering the vault, Togu Hong quickly retrieved another 50 strands of Third Tier Floating Land Essence for Song Chi. After securing them, Song Chi began to examine the contents of the small vault.
The vault was only a few dozen square meters, but it contained several stone pedestals, each holding a different item.
Song Chi's attention was drawn to these items.
Anything stored in the Togu tribe's secret vault was guaranteed to be valuable. With just a glance, he saw several materials of considerable worth.
For example, Volcanic Flame Iron, which was worth 10 strands of Second Tier Floating Land Essence per ton.
Or Zircon, which was worth 1 point of Gold Merit in the family's Merit Hall.
And a rare Primary Energy Crystal.
...
While these items were valuable, they were only moderately so for the now-advanced Firmament and Song Chi.
What truly caught Song Chi's eye was a pedestal at the far end of the vault.
On this pedestal was a resource that made his heart race with excitement.
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Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
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