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Chapter 215: The Silver-Giant Python and the Power of the Fourth Rank
Chapter 215: The Silver-Giant Python and the Power of the Fourth Rank
"Who's there? This is the forbidden zone of the tribe! Do not approach!"
Two voices echoed outside the Ironwind Tribe's forbidden Bonechill Pond.
Immediately, two Third-Rank Wolf Savages released their overwhelming auras, targeting a corner outside the Bonechill Pond.
Onboard the Celestial Sky, Song Chi was slightly startled.
Due to the overlapping nature of the energy signatures, the radar only showed a large, fluctuating mass that sometimes peaked at Third-Rank and sometimes dipped to early Third-Rank. Who would have thought that it concealed two Third-Rank Wolf Savages as guards?
However, his surprise only fueled his curiosity. This Bonechill Pond must hold significant secrets to warrant the presence of two Third-Rank Wolf Savages as guards.
Several hundred meters from the Bonechill Pond, the Third-Rank Wolf Savage enslaved by Song Chi had no choice but to reveal itself upon being discovered by the two guards.
Before it could speak, the two Third-Rank Wolf Savages already recognized it.
"Black Jie, weren't you supposed to be exploring the outer domains? Why are you here...?"
Before they could finish, Black Jie, already under Song Chi's control, took a quick step back. Song Chi knew that exposure was inevitable, so it was better to escape now.
A mysterious glow gathered on Black Jie's skin, and the totem symbols etched into his body rapidly spread. In an instant, Black Jie's entire body was almost entirely covered by the intricate totem patterns.
At this moment, Black Jie's aura, which was originally at the Third-Rank level, surged to the peak of Third-Rank.
Inside the Celestial Sky, a flicker of surprise crossed Song Chi's eyes. He gained a new understanding of the power of the totem symbols.
Previously, based on Black Jie's descriptions, he had already given the totem worship system high praise. However, now he felt he had underestimated it.
According to Black Jie, they had another ability called the True Totem Form, similar to the transformations in other extraordinary systems, such as berserking, divine manifestation, or the Golden Body of the Buddha, which could significantly increase their size and combat power.
Black Jie hadn't used this ability yet.
Even so, with just the totem symbols on his body, he had gone from a regular Third-Rank to a peak Third-Rank. What if he used the True Totem Form?
Could it be that all Third-Rank Wolf Savages on the Blood Savage Continent could muster a temporary Fourth-Rank level of power when they went all out?
The thought made Song Chi's breath hitch.
If that were true, the potential of the totem worship system might truly be beyond imagination.
However, after a brief consideration, he dismissed this conclusion.
Black Jie, or the Third-Rank Wolf Savages of the Ironwind Tribe, could likely achieve this level of enhancement due to the tribe's over five-thousand-year-old totem tradition.
Over such a long period, the totem spirits worshipped by the Ironwind Tribe had likely evolved to a very high level, hence the significant effect.
As for other Wolf Savage tribes achieving the same level of enhancement, Song Chi was skeptical.
While Black Jie continued to flee, his speed increased significantly after activating the totem symbols on his body.
The two guards, sensing his panic, immediately realized something was amiss. They quickly activated their own totem symbols and pursued Black Jie, one in front and one behind.
Under Song Chi's deliberate guidance, Black Jie's escape route did not lead back to the Celestial Sky. Seeing the two Third-Rank Wolf Savage guards being lured away, the Celestial Sky's Fixed Point Deployment Platform reactivated, having completed its cooldown.
The Bonechill Pond, as its name suggested, was a kilometer-wide pond located in the back mountains of the Ironwind Tribe.
At the edge of the pond, several subtle spatial fluctuations were detected. Four Shadowkillian war constructs were deployed and immediately merged into the void using their Void Rift Ability.
The Third-Rank Wolf Savage who had just taken over guard duty was completely unaware of this subtle movement.
Unlike the ancient star battlefield where the Three-Eyed Clan's warship had special restrictions, the void around the Bonechill Pond had no such limitations. The four Shadowkillian war constructs could safely emerge from the void and enter the Bonechill Pond.
There was no need to worry about triggering surface ripples that might alert the Third-Rank Wolf Savage.
"This temperature is far below zero, yet the pond water remains liquid. That's quite strange!"
Through the brainwave beacon, Song Chi could clearly sense the four Shadowkillian war constructs submerged in the Bonechill Pond. The continuous hissing sounds from their puppet bodies indicated that the bone-chilling cold was eroding them.
Fortunately, the Shadowkillian war constructs had Third-Rank-level physical strength and no sensory awareness, so they were not greatly affected by the extreme cold.
Thus, the four soldier puppets continued to dive deeper into the icy pond.
After the two third-rank Wolf Barbarian guards left, the information displayed on the radar remained unchanged. The energy fluctuations from the Icy Bone Pond were still erratic, so Song Chi had to investigate the bottom of the pond.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
As they continued to dive, the cold erosion on the bodies of the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets intensified, even slowing their movements.
Song Chi was puzzled by what lay at the depths of this icy pond. The bone-chilling cold was clearly abnormal.
Additionally, although the pond’s entrance was less than a kilometer in diameter, the deeper they dove, the more they realized the space below was vast and terrifying.
After an unknown amount of time, just as the third-rank Void Shadow Assassin puppets were about to succumb to the surrounding cold, Song Chi’s eyes in the Caelum suddenly widened.
Through the perspective of the Void Shadow Assassin puppets, he saw a massive, coiled figure at the bottom of the pond.
It was a gigantic silver python, its body covered in white scales. Even coiled at the bottom of the pond, its serpentine body was clearly over two kilometers long.
What is this? Song Chi’s heart pounded. The aura emanating from this silver python, though only a half-step fourth-rank, was significantly more oppressive than the half-step fourth-rank Black Water Mystic Snake he had encountered at the bottom of the Great Water Marsh in the Northern Region of the Spirit Floating Land.
Song Chi had a feeling that even three of those half-step fourth-rank Black Water Mystic Snakes would be no match for this silver python.
Moreover, the body of the silver python was also marked with a familiar mystic totem pattern, clearly related to the totem of the Iron Wind Tribe.
With this in mind, Song Chi quickly sent a mental command to the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets to retreat.
Joking, when a third-rank Wolf Barbarian activated its totem power, it could reach the peak of the third rank. So what about this half-step fourth-rank silver python? If it activated its totem power, along with the possible totem true form ability, could it briefly touch the true fourth-rank level?
After the experience at the Copper Mountain Floating Land, Song Chi, who had fully understood the terrifying power of fourth-rank beings, was now the least willing to encounter such a creature.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The moment the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets turned to retreat, the silver python at the bottom of the pond opened its eyes.
Its eerie vertical pupils glinted with a cold light, staring emotionlessly at the four puppets above.
In the next second, its coiled body trembled, and a massive amount of icy pond water was drawn toward the four puppets as they rapidly ascended.
Just as the surging waves approached, the four Void Shadow Assassin puppets vanished into the void, successfully evading the attack.
However, the cost was that when they reappeared, the silver python had already vanished from the bottom of the pond and reappeared around them.
White mist began to emanate from its body, spreading like a fog.
Two of the Void Shadow Assassin puppets, which inadvertently came into contact with this white mist, instantly turned into ice sculptures.
On the Caelum, the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree component now had two empty summoning slots, which would require 24 hours to refill.
Feeling a chill, Song Chi ordered the remaining two puppets to simultaneously activate their Instant Hell Shadow Kill ability. One puppet aimed at the silver python to buy time, while the other, carrying Song Chi’s mental beacon, was enveloped by three illusions and rushed toward the surface of the pond.
A level 30 Void Shadow Assassin puppet naturally couldn’t inflict much damage on a half-step fourth-rank silver python, but it could delay it for a moment.
By the time the silver python dealt with this puppet, the other Void Shadow Assassin puppet had already sped out of the Icy Bone Pond.
Free from the constraints of the icy pond water, the speed of the Void Shadow Assassin puppet was no longer hindered. With the enhancement of void power, it flashed several times and was about to escape the Iron Wind Tribe.
At that moment, a sharp roar suddenly echoed from behind.
Even from ten thousand meters away, Song Chi’s heart leaped.
In the sky above the Iron Wind Tribe, the Void Shadow Assassin puppet that had just emerged from the void suddenly halted, unable to use its space-tearing ability again. The terrifying pressure from behind seemed to freeze the surrounding space.
The frigid, profound energy completely ice-encased the sky above the Iron Wind Tribe, even freezing the clouds. At that moment, the puppet’s body felt as if it were being pressed down by a towering mountain, immobilizing it in the air, unable to move an inch.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The puppet's Tier 3 body could not withstand the terrifyingly cold and profound power. Its body began to shatter bit by bit.
Under the forced control of Song Chi's brain waves, the puppet's head turned slightly backward just before it was completely destroyed. This small angle allowed Song Chi to witness a shocking scene.
Behind him, in the sky above the Iron Wind Tribe, a massive python over three kilometers long stretched across the void. An infinite amount of profound cold power emanated from the python's shadow, causing the entire sky to seem frozen.
"Ice Law, truly Tier 4!"
That silver-white python indeed had the means to temporarily possess Tier 4 combat power!
As he howled, Song Chi also noticed a strong orange light shining from the bottom of the cold pond where the silver-white python had previously coiled. This orange light illuminated the entire surface of the Cold Bone Pond with a faint orange glow.
Crack!
His mind suddenly went dark as the last puppet was completely encased in the ice fog formed by the Ice Law.
Inside the Celestial Dome, Song Chi abruptly opened his eyes.
His first action was to urgently control the Celestial Dome to leave as quickly as possible.
Temporary Tier 4 combat power was clearly as dangerous as he had anticipated. The threat posed by the silver-white python was now terrifying, and even with the Celestial Dome's current combat capabilities, there was a significant risk of being sunk.
Thus, out of caution, Song Chi felt it was unwise to continue staying and taking risks.
However, after some thought, he decided not to leave immediately because of the orange rare item that might exist at the bottom of the Cold Bone Pond.
Was an orange-quality rare item worth the risk? This was the question on his mind.
At the same time, the "Enslavement Seal: Frenzy" feature of the [Enslavement Medal] resurfaced in his thoughts.
If he activated this ability, he wouldn't need to take any risks.
The temporary Tier 4 combat power gained from activating the Enslavement Seal: Frenzy could last for several dozen minutes. The silver-white python, which he now knew was the totemic spirit beast worshipped by the Iron Wind Tribe, named the Cold Moon Snow Python, could only possess partial Tier 4 abilities within the Iron Wind Tribe's territory due to the centuries of faith and offerings from the tribe.
However, this also meant that the Tier 4 power it could control was not sustainable and was not a true Tier 4 combat unit. It would not be a match for an enslaved creature with formal Tier 4 combat power due to the Enslavement Seal: Frenzy.
With this confirmed, the only thing Song Chi needed to consider was whether using the Enslavement Seal: Frenzy's one-year cooldown to obtain an orange-quality rare item was worth it. He didn't rush to make a decision and needed to think it through carefully.
Ten minutes later, he made his decision.
He decided to take action! No matter what, the value of an orange-quality star sea rare item was too significant to let go of easily.
Additionally, he considered that after this exploration, he would likely be able to upgrade the quality of the Ember Seed to purple. At that time, he could enhance the [Enslavement Medal] to Tier 4, further reducing its cooldown time, eliminating the need to wait an entire year.
Moreover, he planned to maximize the use of the Enslavement Seal: Frenzy's duration. With several dozen minutes of sustained power, he could likely resolve the Iron Wind Tribe and then move on to another large tribe, potentially maximizing his gains.
Of course, before taking action, he needed to prepare and gather intelligence to make the most of the Enslavement Seal: Frenzy's duration.
With this in mind, the Celestial Dome quietly ascended and headed toward the radar-marked location of another large Wolf Barbarian tribe, ten thousand kilometers away.
As for Heige, Song Chi had already decided to let him die under the pursuit of the two Tier 3 Wolf Barbarians.
For the subsequent action against the Iron Wind Tribe, the user of the Enslavement Seal: Frenzy could not be Heige. Being a Wolf Barbarian and following a totemic worship system, he was likely naturally constrained by the tribe's totemic spirit beast, the silver-white python.
Song Chi's chosen candidate was Chel, a humanoid alien currently sealed in the market. Chel was also Tier 3, and his bloodline potential was not high, making him a suitable choice to activate the Enslavement Seal: Frenzy.
As for Tuogu Hong and the Thorned Flying Dragon, Song Chi was simply too attached to them to use them for this purpose.
(End of Chapter)
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