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Chapter 222: Infamous [Star Devouring Vine]
Chapter 222: Infamous [Star Devouring Vine]
After the light faded, the [Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon] was successfully upgraded to level 40.
Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon Level 40
Quality: Orange
Trait: Mixed cave extreme yang sword intent divine light
Trait 2: Main cannon power increased by 130%
Consumption: 5000 per use (Mana Points)
Attack: 6,555,000
Recharge: 4s; cooldown 5s
Upgrade Requirement: 4 strands of Floating Continent Essence (Fourth Rank), 90,000 Mana Points, 1,100 tons of Flame Yang Ore, 62 Titanium Crystals, 3 Law Stones
{Mixed cave extreme yang sword intent divine light: After a 20-second recharge, a giant sword slash with 1000% of the main cannon's power is emitted in the designated direction, destroying everything in its path.}
Song Chi's eyes sparkled with joy.
Upgrading the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon to level 40 increased its power to a terrifying 6.55 million, and the attack boost from the trait "Mixed cave extreme yang sword intent divine light" soared to 1000%.
This meant that if there were no armor or similar protections, a creature would need to withstand over 65 million points of damage from a single strike, which could almost deplete half the shield value of a level 40 [Dark Matter Energy Shield Generator].
...
After upgrading the [Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon], Song Chi was once again back to being penniless and could not consider upgrading other components in the near future.
Accepting this reality, he turned his attention to the [Star Devouring Vine].
Although his great-uncle Song Fu mentioned that the vine had not fully mastered the power of the devouring law, Song Chi could not simply take this at face value. He had to consider the worst-case scenario.
For him, the worst-case scenario would be an unexpected encounter that prevented him from returning to the Flame Torch human civilization territory. Dying to the Star Devouring Vine was not a concern, given his confidence in his survival capabilities with the [Central Star Nuclear Armor], [Void Escape Pearl], and the various resources in the Market.
After much consideration, Song Chi decided to focus on the [Enslavement Badge].
Since he was unwilling to abandon the Blood Savage Continent, this component seemed to be the only viable option.
With this in mind, he visited the Market and brought out a Second-Rank four-armed Blue Blood. The [Enslavement Badge] was then activated, successfully enslaving the Second-Rank Blue Blood.
Fortunately, the [Enslavement Badge] had been upgraded to the Fourth Rank, increasing the number of enslavement marks from 5 to 6. Otherwise, Song Chi would have had a real headache.
Currently, the enslaved entities included two Third-Rank Soul Spirit Tribes and Zhao Lei, who were mining in the asteroid belt, a near-Fourth-Rank humanoid guarding the space wormhole to the ancient star battlefield, and the silver-white giant python, which was the totem spirit beast of the [Spirit Pillar]. Sealing any of them would prevent the daily accumulation of faith points.
After successfully enslaving the Second-Rank Blue Blood, Song Chi retrieved a [Market Access Token] from the Market and handed it to the Blue Blood.
When he eventually travels to the star domain where the [Star Devouring Vine] resides, this Blue Blood will remain at home. If anything goes wrong during the mission, the Blue Blood will serve as a link between him and his family. Given the family's resources, there should be a way to bring him back from the star domain.
After finishing this, Song Chi logged back into the family forum, removed the recently posted thread, and posted a new one.
[High-price acquisition of ship-mounted secondary cannons, prioritizing those with shield-breaking, armor-piercing, and binding traits. Maximum payment: 30 gold achievement points!]
It had been over a year since the Cobalt Number was promoted to the Second Rank, but only two of the four secondary cannon slots were in use. This was a point of frustration for Song Chi, and he wanted to see if he could acquire one or two high-quality secondary cannons.
He then turned his attention to the [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] component.
Speaking of strong firepower components on the Cobalt Number, besides the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon, the orange-quality [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] was another powerful option. However, he only had 400 strands of Third-Rank Floating Continent Essence and 136 Titanium Crystals, which would only allow for 3-4 levels of enhancement, which was not very significant.
Reluctantly, Song Chi abandoned the idea of upgrading and instead entered the Market to continue practicing the Guiding Technique.
He did not rush to use the Fire Thorn Fruit, as he had just undergone a significant enhancement and needed time to consolidate his gains.
Seven days later, at the sky of Taihe Mountain.
A beam of light shot out from Song Fu's "Songfu" cruiser, straight at the nearby Cobalt Number.
Once the beam locked the two ships together, the "Songfu" cruiser quickly activated the interstellar domain deployment charge.
In the Cobalt Number's main control room, Song Chi's expression changed slightly.
He marveled at the fact that Great-Uncle Song Fu, a 500-year-old Third-Rank Flame Torch captain, had a wealth of rare special components on his ship.
First, there was the [Proportional Scaling Device] and [Holy Cross Beacon], and now a Flame Torch Warship Coupling Device. Each of these was a rare special component.
As he marveled, a sudden sensation of weightlessness hit him.
...
In the silent starry sky, Song Chi's gaze followed the projection from the ship to the indescribable floating continent at the horizon.
Despite being a supercontinent nearly a light-year in diameter, the desolation of this floating continent was comparable to the Yellow Sand Floating Continent.
The barren land, the rolling yellow sand, and the lush, thriving thousands-of-meters-long green vine in the center of the continent formed a stark contrast.
In the communication projection, Song Fu's deep voice sounded.
"The growth of the Star Devouring Vine is built on the complete destruction of floating continents. The emergence of a high-rank Star Devouring Vine often signifies the collapse of multiple high-rank floating continents. Therefore, among the various star civilizations, this space plant is as notorious as the insectoids and the Void Demons."
Song Chi deeply agreed.
Taking the Flame Torch human civilization as an example, although it is an expansionary and aggressive civilization, during the process of resource plundering, Flame Torch captains often strip the resources from resource points but do not deliberately destroy the external environment that produces these resources.
Thus, after a long time, these resource points can regenerate the corresponding resources, which is a form of sustainable development.
However, the star insectoids, Void Demons, and Star Devouring Vines are different. They leave every place they visit as a lifeless wasteland, the extreme of extremes.
"Alright, prepare for a moment, we'll start in five minutes. We don't have much time!"
After a brief introduction, Song Fu gave the specific command to begin.
However, right after he said that, he added another reminder.
"By the way, let me make the first move, and remember to hold back a step. My warship has a purple main cannon reinforced to the Fourth Rank, which can add a 10% armor penetration status to the target."
Song Chi was somewhat surprised; this was an unexpected bonus. Although 10% armor penetration wasn't very high, for the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon which lacked armor penetration, it was undoubtedly a significant boost.
Five minutes later, the bow positions of the two warships began to gather light.
The Song Fu Vessel had two light spheres, each hundreds of meters in diameter, at its bow, while the Cobalt Number had a beam of Mixed Cave Extreme Yang Sword Intent Divine Light nearly two kilometers long.
In the main control room of the Song Fu Vessel, even with his five-hundred-year-old mentality, Uncle Song couldn't help but feel a jolt. His intuition told him that the massive sword shadow condensed at the bow of the Cobalt Number likely carried several times the power of the Song Fu Vessel's two main cannons.
Just as he was in shock, a clear voice came from behind him.
"Great Uncle, with this commotion, what quality do you think the main cannon the other side is equipped with is?"
Hearing this, Uncle Song glanced at the young girl behind him and said in a stern voice:
"At least orange level, and most likely reinforced to the Fourth Rank!"
After that, he added:
"Alright, stay quiet. This operation is crucial for your Great Uncle to have a chance at advancing to the Fourth Rank. Don't cause trouble!"
He had already been somewhat annoyed that the girl insisted on coming along, and now, at this critical moment, she was distracting him with her questions, which led to a light reprimand from Uncle Song.
Hearing this, the girl stuck out her tongue and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she watched the impending battle with a serene demeanor, as an observer.
Of course, the main focus of the battle, from start to finish, was the Cobalt Number on the side.
After a brief charging, the two main cannons of the Song Fu Vessel fired first, shooting beams of light toward the Star Devouring Vine millions of meters away.
He didn't hear wrong; the two warships were currently millions of meters away from the Star Devouring Vine.
There was no choice; these space plants had astonishingly long roots. Even though the Star Devouring Vine itself was less than four kilometers tall, its roots could easily extend tens to hundreds of thousands of meters to penetrate the Floating Land's crust to devour and absorb various energies.
To avoid being affected by its roots, the two warships maintained a sufficient distance.
With his full concentration, Song Chi, who could multitask, naturally had no issue with his reaction speed. Since Uncle Song said to hold back a step, he did. In the instant after the Song Fu Vessel's two main cannons fired, he activated the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon, which was already fully charged.
The terrifying Mixed Cave Extreme Yang Sword Intent Divine Light roared out, crossing millions of meters in an instant to reach the Star Devouring Vine. Just as the two beams hit the green vine, the sword intent divine light also landed on it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sandy ground trembled violently, as the Star Devouring Vine itself, suffering from severe damage, caused its dense roots to churn violently underground, creating a scene that resembled a massive earthquake, with the appearance of an apocalyptic landscape.
The sky was filled with sand, and Song Chi and the girl had no idea how much damage their attack had inflicted. Under the sweeping impact of Fourth Rank energy, the area around the Star Devouring Vine was completely shrouded in thick dust.
The two could only rely on radar to continue bombarding the dust-covered area.
Fortunately, in the areas not covered by the dust, they could see many vines emerging from the ground, striking out chaotically, which helped them judge whether the Star Devouring Vine inside the dust was still alive.
"Keep attacking, don't stop. Our first round of attacks must have caused it significant damage; otherwise, the Star Devouring Vine wouldn't be reacting so strongly."
Before this, Uncle Song had come to deal with this Star Devouring Vine multiple times and knew that this reaction was more intense than any previous time. Therefore, he was confident that the first round of attacks had severely wounded it.
Thus, the two continued their assault.
Main cannons, secondary cannons... various attack methods kept firing.
A few minutes later.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Innumerable vines rapidly spread, surging toward the two Flame Torch Warships. Clearly, the Star Devouring Vine had discovered the positions of the two warships.
However, when they reached nearly two million meters, these vines seemed to reach their limit. They emerged from the ground, extending toward the sky, pointing directly at the Cobalt Number and the Song Fu Vessel.
But no matter how they struggled, the vines' length was limited and couldn't reach the positions of the two warships.
After about ten more minutes, the two warships continued their bombardment of the Star Devouring Vine within the dust.
Suddenly, the vines that had retreated underground emerged again. Song Chi thought they were determined to try to get closer to the two warships in the sky, but then, the vines began to rapidly entwine.
One became two, two became four, four became eight... in a moment, thousands of vines entwined into a massive vine dragon hundreds of meters thick.
Roar!
A sharp howl emerged from the black maw-like opening in the center of the massive vine dragon.
In the next second, a powerful devouring force erupted from the maw-like opening. Under this force, the two warships in the sky began to gradually descend, and no matter how they tried to activate their engines, they couldn't break free from this mysterious devouring force.
Song Chi had some idea about this.
The Star Devouring Vine indeed hadn't fully mastered the devouring law; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so severely damaged by the first wave of attacks.
The characteristic of the devouring law is that most cannon attacks are also a form of energy, which falls within its devouring range and cannot cause much damage to its body.
However, under the cumulative effect of its numerous roots, even without fully mastering the devouring law, it could still make use of this devouring force to some extent.
...
In the Song Fu Vessel, Uncle Song reopened the communication projection. His expression was calm, and he clearly wasn't surprised by the sudden devouring force. Just as he was about to ask Song Chi if he needed help, he noticed that the Cobalt Number, which had been on the side, had vanished without a trace.
When he finally caught sight of the Cobalt Number again, it had already appeared hundreds of thousands of meters away.
Looking at the Cobalt Number, Song Chi, who had used the Void Escape Pearl component to escape the devouring force, resumed his attack on the Star Devouring Vine in the distance.
(End of Chapter)
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