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Chapter 192: Harvest and the Void Escape Pearl
Chapter 192: Harvest and the Void Escape Pearl
As expected, the four figures emitted a dense aura of Near-Fourth-Stage power. Around them, they controlled a large number of First and Second-Stage asteroid belt creatures, clearly intended as cannon fodder to probe the way ahead.
However, through the brainwave beacon attached to the Void Shadow Assassin puppet, Song Chi quickly discovered an issue.
The four Near-Fourth-Stage humanoid aliens stood very close to the spatial wormhole behind them, and throughout the entire time, they made no unnecessary movements.
It felt as if the surrounding area was riddled with endless dangers. Apart from a small, relatively safe zone they had explored over the past few decades, they dared not take a single step beyond.
This thought crossed Song Chi's mind, but he couldn't be entirely certain. He wanted to verify his suspicion further.
If this was indeed the case, he could potentially leverage this to his advantage.
Without rashly acting, he observed through the eyes of the Void Shadow Assassin puppet hidden in the void, carefully monitoring the situation.
Time passed, and several hours went by.
At this point, the four Near-Fourth-Stage humanoid aliens released another batch of cannon fodder creatures.
Under the intimidating aura of the Near-Fourth-Stage beings, these asteroid belt creatures could only slowly advance through the vacuum, heading toward a massive, ancient warship wreck that stretched for ten thousand meters. This had been the new exploration target designated by the humanoid aliens over the past few decades.
It wasn't that they didn't want to explore the far-off, even more colossal ancient warship that clearly surpassed these ten-thousand-meter warships in size. The sheer volume alone suggested that the larger ship contained treasures and resources far beyond what these smaller wrecks could offer.
However, this ancient battlefield was far too perilous, brimming with lethal traps.
Apart from the terrifying traces of cosmic laws, the omnipresent spatial rifts were enough to deter most who dared to approach. Additionally, the formidable auras emanating from the floating ancient corpses posed an extremely difficult challenge.
In the presence of such overwhelming Fourth-Stage and even Fifth-Stage life auras, even the Near-Fourth-Stage humanoid aliens felt the weight of a thousand-pound burden, struggling to move forward. As for the ordinary First and Second-Stage asteroid belt creatures, they were even more helpless.
This was why, over the past few decades, they had only managed to advance a minimal distance.
Thus, they could only choose the nearest warship wreck as their target.
Suddenly, the asteroid belt creature on the far left of the probing group seemed to trigger something. Amid the terrified gazes of its companions, it vanished into nothingness.
The four Near-Fourth-Stage humanoid aliens, observing from behind, remained unmoved. Over the past four decades, such occurrences had happened too many times. They merely noted the position, marking it with a red dot to signify a hidden trace of cosmic law.
Witnessing this from within the spatial wormhole, Song Chi's eyes grew resolute.
After several hours of continuous observation, he confirmed that the area within a few hundred meters of the four Near-Fourth-Stage humanoid aliens was riddled with traces of cosmic laws and spatial rifts. The safe zones in this vast starfield were minuscule in comparison.
With this confirmation, he formulated his next move.
...
Inside the spatial wormhole, a kilometer-long "Chaos Sunlight Sword Intent" rapidly condensed, its razor-sharp aura radiating outward from the bow of the Celestial Vessel.
The four humanoid aliens outside the wormhole were completely unaware. The fluctuations from the Chaos Sunlight Sword Intent, though intense, were insignificant compared to the massive spatial wormhole, which masked everything with its violent oscillations.
By the time the four humanoid aliens realized what was happening, the kilometer-long Chaos Sunlight Sword Intent had already burst out of the spatial wormhole, shooting straight toward their backs, giving them no time to react.
Just like the first Near-Fourth-Stage humanoid alien, the one at the forefront was pierced through before its body could expand to a kilometer in size.
This time, Song Chi held nothing back, aiming directly for the heart. With a single strike, the Near-Fourth-Stage humanoid alien fell silent.
Not only was this one felled, but the other three also bore significant injuries.
However, this gave the three remaining Near-Fourth-Stage humanoid aliens ample time to react. Their bodies expanded to a kilometer in height, and their formidable Near-Fourth-Stage auras spread out, though they were still far from the overwhelming pressure of the ancient corpses in the battlefield, they were still quite formidable.
But would Song Chi, who had a well-thought-out plan, stop his attack so easily?
The answer was obvious.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The continuous attacks from the Electromagnetic Thunder Cannon and the Frost Light Sky Frost Cannon were merely distractions. The real threat was the swarm of several magic-powered drones that emerged from the spatial wormhole entrance.
Upon seeing the deep space magic-powered bombing drones, the three humanoid aliens were surrounded by a surge of energy, their instincts driving them to dodge.
At this moment, anyone could see that these suddenly appearing drones were not to be trifled with, but the reality was that they had no way to evade.
The safe zone around them was limited, and in their current kilometer-long forms, how could they possibly dodge?
Calculating this precisely, Song Chi released the "Deep Space Magic-Powered Bombing Drones" without hesitation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spared the 100 strands of second-stage Floating Land Essence required for each drone.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
Under the intense explosions, the three near-fourth-stage humanoid aliens suffered even more severe injuries.
The magic-powered bombing drones produced by the Silver Gnome Empire possessed the power of a third-stage creature, far from being ordinary drones.
However, that was all they could do. Over the past two centuries, these aliens had explored the wreckage of those warships and the ancient battlefield of this star region, and they had not done so in vain.
For example, the one controlled by the "Enslavement Medal" had a defensive purple artifact, the "Black Gold Armor," as a trump card. The remaining three humanoid aliens naturally had their own contingency plans.
Thus, before the second wave of deep space magic-powered bombing drones could approach, the three near-fourth-stage humanoid aliens had already taken action.
Their kilometer-long forms rapidly shrank, and once they were back to their original twenty-meter size, the three aliens quickly evaded the second wave of drones.
With the explosions of the drones, Song Chi felt a twinge of pain in his heart.
In the past year, he had purchased two more batches of these drones from the shop run by the gnome Luke, but the price remained steep, with each drone costing a solid second-stage Floating Land Essence.
To see them explode without fulfilling their intended purpose was naturally a waste.
Meanwhile, the three humanoid aliens, who had already pinpointed the source of the attack, transformed into three blurs and charged straight toward the spatial wormhole.
Song Chi remained calm. The aliens' strategy to shrink in size to dodge was within his plan. While their smaller size increased their agility, it also meant their combat power was far from their peak. This was the moment for the Void Shadow Assassin puppets to strike.
In the calm void, 30 Void Shadow Assassin puppets quietly appeared, each wielding a Void Blade. Their figures split into two, then four.
Suddenly, 120 shadows surged forward, converging on the three near-fourth-stage humanoid aliens.
With 30 Void Shadow Assassin puppets simultaneously activating their "Instant Prison Shadow Kill" ability, the scene was unimaginable.
As the 120 shadows merged back into 30 puppets, only two of the three near-fourth-stage humanoid aliens remained, the third one already silenced.
Without the enhancement of the Floating Land Core Essence Rule and not in their peak form, they were not much different from ordinary third-stage creatures. It was normal for one to be eliminated under the full power of 30 pseudo-third-stage Void Shadow Assassin puppets.
However, this outcome almost completely enraged the remaining two humanoid aliens. Their forms rapidly expanded, quickly returning to their kilometer-long size.
Song Chi's response was straightforward. He released more deep space magic-powered bombing drones, determined to wear them down step by step, never giving them a chance to close the distance.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Three drones, humming softly, quickly emerged from the spatial wormhole, charging toward the two near-fourth-stage humanoid aliens.
But then, an unexpected change occurred.
The one on the left, holding a white jade orb, tapped it lightly, and both he and the other near-fourth-stage humanoid alien vanished from their positions.
Inside the spatial wormhole, the two kilometer-tall humanoid aliens reappeared. Locking onto the Celestial Dome, they surged forward with a burst of energy, their bodies radiating boundless fury.
In the main control room of the Celestial Dome, Song Chi's gaze remained calm, showing no sign of panic at this sudden turn of events.
Swoosh!
The Celestial Dome's hatch opened, and a pitch-black figure darted out.
As it emerged from the Celestial Dome, the black figure rapidly expanded, transforming into a 1,500-meter wingspan Thorned Flying Dragon.
Roar!
Additionally, Song Chi released the third-stage Cher.
And so, the dragon-like humanoid and the two humanoid aliens on the opposite side were locked in a fierce battle. The fight was far from fair, as the Void Shadow Killers aided from the side, and the Sky Firmament's two secondary cannons and one main cannon fired continuously. The two near-Fourth Rank humanoids fell one after the other under Song Chi's relentless assault.
After dealing with these four near-Fourth Rank humanoids, Song Chi first cleared the battlefield and checked the spoils of war.
After a thorough count, Song Chi nodded slightly at the final tally, though he didn't show much excitement on his face.
The four near-Fourth Rank humanoids had contributed a total of 18 wondrous items:
- 3 White
- 7 Blue
- 8 Purple
The white and blue items were quite ordinary, and even if they could be converted into ship components, their attributes were mediocre. Song Chi dismissed them without a second thought.
Of the 8 purple items, 3 could not be converted into ship components. Song Chi planned to put these three in the Curiosity Exchange Shop in the Ruin Market. Among the remaining 5, only one stood out: the white jade orb held by one of the near-Fourth Rank humanoids.
Wondrous Item: Void Escape Orb
Quality: Purple
Convertible: {Short-Range Void Projection Platform} {Void Escape Orb}
Note: A wondrous item containing a trace of spatial law, making it more valuable than ordinary items of the same rank.
This was clearly a spatial wondrous item, and the key was that it could be converted into two types of ship components.
Short-Range Void Projection Platform is a long-range precision projection component of purple quality. Its attributes would far surpass the current [Projection Platform] on the Sky Firmament.
Void Escape Orb is a special component, not for projecting personnel or items from the ship, but for enabling the ship itself to perform short-range spatial teleportation. This kind of component is invaluable for both pursuit and escape.
Short-Range Void Projection Platform (Level 0)
- Quality: Purple
- Characteristics: Projection distance increased by 40%
- Consumption: 800 per use (Mystic Energy Points)
- Recharge: 60 seconds; Buffer: 48 hours
- Effect: Projects eligible items (or beings) to a designated coordinate. Current maximum projection distance: 1.4 light-years.
- Upgrade Requirements: 10 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence, 1000 Mystic Energy Points
Void Escape Orb (Level 0)
- Quality: Purple
- Characteristics: Additional void resistance +200
- Consumption: 10/s (Mystic Energy Points)
- Effect: Consumes an additional 1000 Mystic Energy Points to instantly teleport in a designated direction. Current maximum teleport distance: 10 kilometers.
- Buffer Time: 72 hours
- Upgrade Requirements: 10 strands of Zero-Rank Floating Land Essence, 1000 Mystic Energy Points, 4 Zero-Rank Void Crystals
Without much hesitation, Song Chi converted the wondrous item into the Void Escape Orb component. The Projection Platform was currently sufficient, but the Void Escape Orb's life-saving capability was more important to him.
Additionally, the extra void resistance provided by the Void Escape Orb would significantly benefit the Sky Firmament, especially when combined with the spatial stabilization characteristic gained from fusing the Spatial Stabilization Stone. This would make future void hunts against void demons much safer.
After installing the component, Song Chi didn't reinforce it. The Level 0 Void Escape Orb consumed 10 Mystic Energy Points per second, which was within the tolerance of the Level 35 Shadow Antimatter Hyperstate Engine. However, further reinforcement might exceed its limits.
Besides the Void Escape Orb, the other four wondrous items converted into ship components were rather ordinary and not needed by the Sky Firmament. However, they could be exchanged with the family later.
Including the Black Gold Armor Layer and the purple-quality energy shield obtained from the Ruin Market, Song Chi now had 6 purple components.
At the lowest exchange rate of 4 Gold Merits per component, he could exchange these for at least 24 Gold Merits at the Family Merit Hall, bringing his total to 60 Gold Merits, just 30 short of the 90 needed.
Thinking about this, Song Chi couldn't help but feel excited. With this, the next two months would be much easier.
His gaze then shifted to the broken starfield ancient battlefield outside, where the Void Shadow Killers had already left the wormhole.
"I can stay here for another month. I hope to find more treasures!"
(End of Chapter)
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