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Chapter 185: The Colossal Star Beast - The Golden-Armored Giant
Chapter 185: The Colossal Star Beast - The Golden-Armored Giant
Thanks to the pre-arrangements made by the First Main Line, over thirty transfer warships were already docked at the space combat platform. This ensured that even with thousands of clan members leaving from the Soul Spirit Floating Land, there was no congestion or delays.
The group quickly boarded one of the transfer warships and waited for about half an hour until the ship was fully loaded. Soon after, they set off for their return journey.
...
Above the Dragon Spine Continent, not far from the Dragon Spine Divine Mountain, several transfer warships emerged from the intense spatial fluctuations.
On the White Jade Plaza, with the end of the expedition, the once-crowded square had returned to its usual emptiness.
As Song Chi stepped down from one of the transfer warships, his gaze was drawn to a corner on the right side of the square. There, piled high, were the corpses of Blackwater Abyss Snakes and Chimeras, some over a hundred meters long, and others stretching over a thousand meters.
Upon inquiry, Song Chi learned that these corpses were transported back by the family's transfer warships, which were equipped with spatial expansion components. They were to be sent to the Flying Dragon Floating Land to provide food for the Thorned Flying Dragons.
The flesh of these second- and third-stage Blackwater Abyss Snakes and Chimeras contained ample blood energy, which could promote the growth and advancement of the Thorned Flying Dragons on the Flying Dragon Floating Land. Given the Thorned Flying Dragons' large appetites, this supply of flesh would sustain them for a while, achieving a dual benefit.
However, among the piles, Song Chi spotted the corpse of the half-step fourth-stage Blackwater Abyss Snake he had slain the day before. His eyes twitched, confirming his suspicions. The battle with the half-step fourth-stage Blackwater Abyss Snake had not gone unnoticed by the family's monitoring systems. Although he had left first, the corpse of the half-step fourth-stage snake had been brought back by the family.
"Dad, Mom, Second Brother..."
As he was lost in thought, a familiar voice came from the side. It was his father, Song Chao.
In the family communication channel focused on the Dragon Spine Continent, Song Shan, Song Chao, and the others received news about the expedition's conclusion. Song Chao had visited the previous day to meet with them. As the five adventurers had traveled back via transfer warships, they were unable to utilize their inner mystic energy for a full day, requiring someone to fetch them. Otherwise, they would've been stranded in the square for an entire day.
"How has the lineage been doing recently?"
As they boarded the Azure Sky, Song Ming's body was once again covered by the Ember Warship Passenger Certificate component. He then asked about the recent developments in the lineage.
Song Chao, while activating the warship's engines, recounted the various changes in the lineage and the family over the past year and a half.
"Little Qi has successfully advanced to the second stage."
...
This first piece of news brought smiles to the faces of Song Ming and the others. Song Qi's successful advancement to the second stage, along with Bai Xiuzhen's advancement to the third stage, marked a significant boost in their lineage's overall strength, which was indeed good news.
However, the subsequent news was mostly trivial matters.
Except for the last one.
"By the way, Dad, Aunt Xiurong sent a message a month ago. She wants to discuss the next steps as soon as you return."
Upon hearing this, Song Ming's expression turned serious.
The matter Song Chao mentioned dated back to over a year ago, during Bai Xiuzhen's 200th birthday celebration. At that time, Bai Xiurong, the eldest sister of Grandmother Bai Xiuzhen and a member of the White Family from the Imperial Star Domain, had approached the Song Family with a proposal to explore a Level 3 Floating Land.
According to the information she had shared, this Level 3 Floating Land was called the Copper Mountain Floating Land. It was not a life-type floating land but a resource-type floating land, rich in various metal ores such as copper, zircon, and iron.
Moreover, the floating land contained a small titanium crystal vein, with a reserve of over 50,000 units, making it a highly valuable resource.
Of course, these were just the resource points. The Copper Mountain Floating Land also harbored significant dangers.
If it weren't for these dangers, why would Bai Xiurong have shared the information about the floating land with the Song Family?
A titanium crystal vein with a reserve of over 50,000 units was an extremely valuable resource. Once the Song Family got involved, they would expect at least 20,000 units of titanium crystals as their share.
What made the Bai Family, related to Bai Xiurong, willing to make such a generous offer? Was it solely because of their connection to Bai Xiuzhen?
Of course not.
According to Bai Xiurong, although the Copper Mountain Floating Land was a resource-type floating land and not a life-type one, deep within it lay a slumbering, special star creature.
A fourth-stage Golden-Armored Giant.
When Grandfather first mentioned the Golden-Armored Giant, Song Chi was quite shocked.
Not because of anything else, but because the Golden-Armored Giant was a well-known star creature, renowned for its formidable defense and attack capabilities.
The Golden-Armored Colossus belongs to the lineage of celestial beasts within the starry expanse, ranking among the top ten metallic celestial beasts.
In the Song family's genealogy, it is listed in the fifth tier, surpassing even the Thorned Flying Dragon in strength.
Creature Name: Golden-Armored Colossus
Race: Golden-Armored Colossus
Gene Bloodline Rating: 84
Talents: Affinity for Metal, Adamantine Scales, Golden Armor Aura, Shattering Spear
These four innate abilities alone are enough to demonstrate its formidable nature.
Of course, if it were a fully healthy fourth-stage Golden-Armored Colossus, Song Mingsong wouldn't be foolish enough to heed the Bai family's persuasion and easily consider such a challenge.
However, Bai Xiurong explicitly stated that the Golden-Armored Colossus was severely injured, its strength now just a fraction of its peak. It is currently dormant in a large copper ore deposit on the Copper Mountain Floating Land, using the dense metallic energy to heal its wounds.
If not for this, Song Mingsong would never have agreed.
After all, Bai Xiurong's lineage within the Bai family has already declined, lacking a fourth-stage Ember Fleet Captain, making the risk considerable.
...
"Alright, let's head back. Your mother has also ascended to the third stage, so the third-stage Floating Land Essence Spring can be entrusted to the Lyre. With the presence of the Mountain, the danger of this mission will be significantly reduced..."
Song Chao's eyes lit up with joy at this news. If Bai Xiuqin had ascended at this time, the subsequent situation would be much better.
Above Qingyue Lake, the Azure Sky pierced through the clouds and slowly landed on Qingyue Island.
With the return of the five who participated in the expedition, the entire Qingyue Manor suddenly became bustling, especially after learning that no one had been injured.
In the underground chamber, the entire family had gathered.
Click!
The stone door in the corner opened, and Song Mingsong and Song Shan emerged.
Previously, to transplant the Spirit-Quenching Fruit Tree into the Dragon Blood Secret Realm, the entrance to the secret realm had been sealed. It has now been reopened.
Approaching the front of the crowd, Song Mingsong said:
"This Spirit-Quenching Fruit Tree was found by Xiaochi, so he will receive half of the eight fruits when they mature. In the future, he must also receive one fruit from each subsequent harvest."
After scanning the crowd, he saw only smiles on their faces, everyone happy about the prospect of a steady supply of high-tier soul-enhancing resources. No one objected, so he shifted the topic to the Copper Mountain Floating Land.
"Regarding the mission to the Copper Mountain Floating Land, with the Lyre's recent ascension to the third stage and the Mountain's guidance technique, which has also reached the third stage with the help of the Body-Quenching Ointment, we can send more people."
The elders then discussed the specific personnel list.
After about five minutes, Song Mingsong made the final decision:
"That's settled. Besides me and the Mountain, we'll also send Hongxue, the Third and Fourth couples, and Xiaochi and Xiaoqi."
"Understood. The mission will take place in three months. Everyone should prepare as much as possible. The Golden-Armored Colossus, though severely injured, is still a fourth-stage creature, so we cannot be complacent!"
"Understood!"
...
After the discussion ended, everyone gradually left. Xiaochi stayed behind, of course, not for any other reason but to withdraw some merit points from his grandfather.
Previously, the family still owed him 2 million merit points for the over 1 million intermediate soul stones. Now, he planned to exchange a "Thorned Flying Dragon Bond" at the family merit hall, so he needed to prepare some merit points.
Two minutes later, Xiaochi left his grandparents' courtyard, his personal quantum communication bracelet now containing an additional 500,000 family merit points.
As for gold merit points, there was no need to worry. The Black Obsidian Ship Armor he had previously exchanged, along with several purple rarities acquired through the Market Guest Pass over the past year, were enough to exchange for about 30 gold merit points.
Speaking of the Market Guest Pass, it's worth noting that the original pass held by the goblin Luke and the centaur had expired. However, both have since renewed it with purple rarities, making them regular attendees at the market.
As for Zhou Ping, due to the titanium crystals and Body-Quenching Ointment, he doesn't need to consume any entries to enter the market.
As for the other alien races, they typically rotate every few months, lacking the financial means to renew their Market Guest Passes.
Time passed, and the next afternoon, after informing his parents, Xiaochi piloted the Azure Sky to the Dragon Spine Divine Mountain.
...
At the Family Merit Hall, Song Chi handed over two purple-grade main cannons and an energy shield at the exchange counter. In return, he received 13 points of Gold Merit. Each of the main cannons was worth 4 points, while the energy shield, with its decent attributes, earned him 5 points.
As for the other purple-grade components, they had already been distributed to the main branch. For instance, the Obsidian Ship Hull Armor was claimed by his uncle for his older brother, Song Qi, also worth 8 points of Gold Merit.
Since the family would only give 8 points for the Obsidian Ship Hull Armor, it was better to let someone from their own branch have it.
He checked the personal information panel on his quantum communication bracelet.
Ordinary Merit: 532,180 points
Gold Merit: 35 points
Adding the 13 points he just earned, his Gold Merit now stood at 48 points.
Song Chi was quite satisfied with this. If he wanted, he could have earned even more. He had over 20 third-stage soul cores, and for every 5 third-stage soul cores, the family would grant 1 point of Gold Merit. However, he didn't do this.
His mental power had already reached the second stage of the Mundane Thought state. To continue advancing quickly, he needed these third-stage soul cores.
On the 20th floor of the Merit Hall, at the Floating Land Essence exchange counter, Song Chi first took out 10,000 zero-stage Floating Land Essence and exchanged them for 1,000 first-stage Floating Land Essence. Then, he added 2,000 more first-stage Floating Land Essence to make 3,000, which he exchanged for 200 second-stage Floating Land Essence.
He didn't use his annual quota to exchange 1,000 second-stage Floating Land Essence for 50 third-stage Floating Land Essence. In the ruins market, 1,000 second-stage Floating Land Essence could synthesize 100 third-stage Floating Land Essence, which was twice as efficient.
Of course, the main reason was that over the past year, he had already synthesized 1,100 third-stage Floating Land Essence using the Spirit Synthesis Platform. Now, he had over 1,200 third-stage Floating Land Essence. Once he replaced the Shadow Antimatter Hyperstate Engine, he could further enhance components like the Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator and Neutron Star Core Armor.
After exchanging the Floating Land Essence, Song Chi made his way to the 29th floor of the Merit Hall.
Upon entering, he immediately exchanged a third-stage Thorned Dragon Enslavement Certificate. This was the main reason for his visit, so he didn't hesitate.
To his surprise, the family's Merit Hall was quite efficient. Just two days after the Soul Spirit Floating Land was fully controlled by the main branch, there were already Enslavement Certificates for the Blackwater Serpent and the Two-Headed Chimera available.
While this was unexpected, it didn't interest him much. The Thorned Dragon was still more to his liking.
With the deduction of 300,000 Ordinary Merit points and 5 points of Gold Merit, the balance in his personal account dropped significantly.
He didn't rush to the 30th floor. Instead, he spent 30,000 Ordinary Merit points on the 29th floor to exchange for three top-tier Body Strengthening Elixirs. He had several 700-year and 900-year Deepwater Clam Pearls, and it wouldn't be long before his Guiding Technique reached level 20. At that time, he would need these top-tier Body Strengthening Elixirs to maximize the effects of the 1,500-year Deepwater Clam Pearl he had.
Yes, he would have liked to exchange for more, but the annual quota was only three, which would suffice for the time being.
On the 30th floor of the Merit Hall, at the titanium crystal exchange counter, with enough Gold Merit points, Song Chi didn't hesitate and exchanged for the remaining 300 titanium crystals. The family's exchange limit for this strategic resource was 500 titanium crystals every three years. He had already exchanged twice over a year ago, leaving him with only 300 crystals left to exchange.
After deducting 3 points of Gold Merit, his balance was down to 27 points.
After exchanging the titanium crystals, Song Chi began wandering through the floors above the 30th floor of the Merit Hall.
To his disappointment, even by the 49th floor, he didn't find what he was looking for.
It wasn't that floors 30 to 49 lacked good items; quite the contrary, there were plenty of them.
Orange-grade main cannons, orange-grade energy shields, purple-grade engines, Void-Stabilizing Stones, Green Spirit Fruits, and 3,000-year Deepwater Clam Pearls, among others.
However, none of these were what Song Chi needed, at least not currently.
(End of Chapter)
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