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Chapter 223: [Star Devouring Descent]
Chapter 223: [Star Devouring Descent]
Song Chi wasn’t worried about Uncle Song, the great-uncle.
From the previous actions, it was evident that the great-uncle had likely dealt with the [Star Devouring Vine] multiple times on his own. Otherwise, he wouldn’t understand it so well.
Since he understood it, he must have had his own methods to deal with it. Otherwise, wouldn’t he have wasted his five hundred years of life?
He was different from Song Ming Song, Song Chi’s grandfather, whose fiery temper made him less inclined to think things through. Additionally, at just over two hundred years old, his experience in handling situations was slightly lacking compared to an ordinary Third Rank Flame Torch Warship Captain, which led to the unexpected incident with the Golden Armored Beast.
But this Uncle Song was completely different.
He had both cunning and experience. Song Chi truly didn’t believe that he would be unprepared.
As Song Chi had expected, the Song Fu Vessel, which had been continuously descending, suddenly started to ascend, easily breaking free from the gravitational pull of the Star Devouring Vine.
Song Chi was curious, clearly, the great-uncle must have used some special ship components.
However, he quickly returned to focus, not thinking about it further.
Each component was a special ace for a Flame Torch Warship, and a Flame Vessel Captain would never easily reveal such information. Thinking more about it was useless.
As the two warships broke free from the giant vine dragon’s attack range, the cannon fire resumed, continuously attacking the Star Devouring Vine’s main body amidst the rolling dust.
As Uncle Song had said earlier, this Star Devouring Vine had not yet fully mastered the Devouring Law, so its retaliatory methods were extremely limited. Faced with the continuous attacks from the two Flame Torch Warships, it could only passively endure.
Thus, the two warships continued their bombardment for about ten hours.
In the ship communication projection, Uncle Song’s smile was particularly bright.
“Pool, it’s been over two hours since that vine has moved. Should we go down and take a look?”
Although he said this, Uncle Song himself made no move. With nearly five hundred years of experience as a Flame Torch Warship Captain, he relied on caution, not luck.
In the projection screen, Song Chi’s gaze was serious. He shook his head.
“No, not yet. The countless vines deep underground are still continuously supplying energy to this Star Devouring Vine…”
Hearing his words, Uncle Song understood immediately.
In the main control room of the Song Fu Vessel, a new purple component, the [Magic Ban Card], was activated.
Following Uncle Song’s instructions, a purple card shot out and quickly disappeared into the distant rolling dust.
On the Cobalt Number, as the unknown card entered the dust, the information displayed by the Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar suddenly changed.
The energy that had been continuously flowing from deep underground into the Star Devouring Vine abruptly halted, as if it had been severed.
At the same time, Uncle Song’s voice came through the communication projection.
“I’ve used a magic-banning component. For the next hour, this Star Devouring Vine won’t be able to draw any energy from this Floating Land. Pool, hurry up with the attack!”
Hearing this, Song Chi, who had been less optimistic, his eyes lit up.
Before this, although he hadn’t said anything, he had been extremely skeptical about whether they could resolve the Star Devouring Vine within 24 hours.
The reason was simple. Star plants generally had an unparalleled healing ability. Combined with the continuous energy supply from underground, this Star Devouring Vine had the capability to repair itself continuously.
Although the repair speed was slower than the destruction caused by their two Flame Torch Warships, under these circumstances, completely eradicating the Star Devouring Vine’s life force within 24 hours was clearly impossible.
With the appearance of the magic-banning effect, the energy supply from the underground roots was completely cut off, providing a significant possibility for thoroughly killing the Star Devouring Vine.
Don’t underestimate the super Floating Land beneath their feet, even though it was already desolate, it was ultimately a Level 4 Star Sea Floating Land. Before it completely disintegrated, the energy contained in its Floating Continent Essence was unimaginable.
Without the magic-banning effect, let alone 24 hours, even if the Star Devouring Vine continued to receive energy for decades until it reached the peak of the Fourth Rank, it wouldn’t show any signs of depletion.
Thinking of this, Song Chi felt a sense of urgency. According to Uncle Song, the magic-banning effect would only last for one hour, so they had to resolve the Star Devouring Vine within this hour.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Below the Cobalt Number, the [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] extended. Although it was currently only reinforced to level 30, to maximize firepower, Song Chi didn’t hesitate.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sword light shadow and two special cobalt bullets were almost simultaneously launched, but the sword light shadow was clearly much faster than the physical cobalt bullets.
By the time the sword light shadow exploded within the dust, the two black special cobalt bullets had just arrived.
"Hmm?"
Inside the Cobalt Number, Song Chi let out a light exclamation.
Hearing his exclamation, Uncle Song, who was also in the communication projection, quickly asked:
"Pool, what’s wrong? Did you notice something?"
Song Chi’s gaze was fixed on the radar screen. Just now, the information displayed by the “Mana Detection” feature had changed significantly.
The moment the two armor-piercing cobalt bullets hit the Star Devouring Vine amidst the dust, the energy fluctuations they emitted were noticeably weaker. Although the dust blocked the view, the [Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar] didn’t lie.
“My cobalt bullet launcher seems to be causing significant damage to the Star Devouring Vine!”
“I wonder if it’s because of the physical bullets!”
Hearing his explanation, Uncle Song shook his head.
“It’s not about the physical bullets; it’s the cobalt bullets!”
He had tried everything before, including physical bullets, but there was no significant difference.
“Pool, what’s the reinforcement level of your armor-piercing cobalt bullet launcher?”
Song Chi made a gesture indicating 30.
“Level 30….”
Uncle Song frowned. This reinforcement level was not enough for a Fourth Rank Star Devouring Vine.
After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and decided to spend some resources. This Star Devouring Vine was crucial for his subsequent advancement to the Fourth Rank, so he couldn’t be too cautious.
“Alright, Pool, calculate how many resources are needed to reinforce this component to the Fourth Rank…”
Song Chi’s heart stirred with a bit of surprise. From what Uncle Song said, he was willing to help reinforce the [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] to level 40.
“By the way, do you have enough special cobalt bullets on your ship?”
Uncle Song asked, reinforcing a component to level 40 was a significant expense, and even with his wealth, it was a painful decision. He didn’t want to find out after reinforcement that there weren’t enough backup bullets.
"Uncle Song, rest assured!"
A few seconds later, Song Chi listed the resources he needed one by one.
"487 strands of Third Rank Floating Continent Essence, 2 strands of Fourth Rank Floating Continent Essence, 420 Titanium Crystals, and 1 law stone."
Upon hearing these numbers, Song Fu’s eyes twitched.
"Is this component also of orange quality?"
Seeing Song Chi nod, Song Fu could only suppress the pain in his heart and take out the large amount of resources one by one. The Cobalt Number then slowly pulled them over.
After confirming the substantial resources were correct, Song Chi turned to the communication projection and bowed in gratitude. He was even a bit choked up inside.
"Uncle, you're such a good person!!!"
Suppressing his emotions, Song Chi quickly descended to reload the cobalt bullets while urgently starting to reinforce the component.
After consuming all the newly acquired resources, he successfully reinforced the external launcher to level 40.
With the component reinforced to level 40, its attributes naturally soared. After reloading two special cobalt bullets, the Cobalt Number swiftly ascended into the air.
Whoosh, whoosh!
After ascending to the appropriate height, the two special cobalt bullets were immediately launched. Song Chi didn’t even bother to check the reaction in the dust and smoke, and quickly descended again to reload the bullets.
The anti-magic effect could only last for an hour, and each reload took a considerable amount of time, so he had to make the most of every moment.
However, before the Cobalt Number fully landed, the ground several million meters away was already shaking from a deafening explosion.
After two consecutive earth-shattering explosions, Song Fu’s voice of surprise came from the communication projection in the Cobalt Number’s main control room.
"Chi, quick, it’s working! Those dormant vines are starting to act up again, hahaha, it looks like that Star Devouring Vine is really feeling the pain!"
Hearing this, Song Chi reloaded two cobalt bullets and maneuvered the Cobalt Number to ascend again. He then checked the radar.
Sure enough, with the reinforced level 40 armor-piercing cobalt bullets, the energy fluctuations from the Star Devouring Vine’s main body dropped dramatically.
If the weakening effect from the previous two cobalt bullets was 1, this time it had reached the hundreds, the difference being obvious at a glance.
Without hesitation, Song Chi launched the second round of Fourth Rank cobalt bullets.
After this round, the energy fluctuations of the Star Devouring Vine on the radar dropped to the freezing point of the Fourth Rank.
At the same time, the countless vine tendrils, as fine as hair, suddenly stopped and fell limply to the ground. These tendrils did not retract into the earth but instead lay scattered on the sandy ground two million meters below, completely devoid of life.
Seeing this, Song Fu’s anxious voice sounded.
"Chi, you didn’t receive any Floating Continent Essence prompt, did you? Is the Star Devouring Vine really gone?"
Song Chi quickly shook his head. He understood why his Great Uncle was so anxious. This Star Devouring Vine was also a Fourth Rank life form. Although it had just ascended to the Fourth Rank, it should still provide a 10% success rate for ascension. The cost he had paid was not small, and if it were really killed, he would be at a significant loss.
"Don’t worry, it’s just playing dead. But it should be almost over!"
Hearing Song Chi’s confident tone, Song Fu did not doubt him. He still had enough trust in Song Chi, or rather, in the title of "Family Sequence Candidate."
A minute later, the Cobalt Number completed the third round of bullet reloading and ascended again.
It immediately roared and launched another attack!
However, this time, something unexpected happened. The two special cobalt bullets did not explode, as if they had both malfunctioned.
Before Song Chi could even be puzzled, his eyes widened in the next second.
In the sky several million meters ahead, above the main body of the Star Devouring Vine, a star with a diameter of over five kilometers, formed entirely of the Devouring Law, tore through the sky and slowly descended.
If the commotion caused by the Star Devouring Vine’s roots was an earth split, then this was truly a sky collapse.
Song Chi had a rough idea of what this was.
If he was not mistaken, this was a special ability of the Star Devouring Vine, called Star Devouring Descent.
Even though he had heard about it before, seeing it with his own eyes was still incredibly shocking.
Of course, Star Devouring Descent was not an attack but more of a support ability. The surface of the star was covered with the Devouring Law, which could significantly enhance the Star Devouring Vine’s control over the Devouring Law while suppressing the enemy’s control over their own laws, thus ensuring its invincibility.
Swish!
Song Chi tried firing a hundred-meter-long sword light phantom, but as expected, this Fourth Rank Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon ordinary attack made no waves in front of the devouring star. The entire sword light phantom was completely swallowed by the star.
Seeing this, Song Chi looked at Song Fu in the projection screen.
He knew about the Star Devouring Vine’s ability, and Song Fu, his Great Uncle, could not be unaware. Therefore, he was almost certain that Song Fu had a plan to counter this devouring star.
Sure enough, after seeing the devouring star, Song Fu’s face showed no panic, but rather a smile.
"Not fully in control of the Devouring Law, forcibly summoning this Star Devouring Descent is already a strain for this Star Devouring Vine. I’ll add a bit more fuel to the fire!"
Murmuring, a burst of orange light shot out from the Song Fu Vessel. It was unclear what this orange light was, but after it surged into the black star, the Devouring Law on the star’s surface began to violently convulse.
A strong aura of law began to spread out continuously.
Even at a distance of several million meters, the energy shields on the surfaces of the two Flame Torch Warships began to ripple violently.
Fortunately, the energy shield components of both warships had been reinforced to above the Fourth Rank. With the appearance of a subtle and profound force, the two energy shields began to resist the erosion of the external Devouring Law fluctuations.
Looking at the radar, under the rampant Devouring Law, the energy fluctuations from the distant Star Devouring Vine’s main body were rapidly weakening.
Clearly, it could not withstand the devouring star it had summoned.
Beep, beep, beep!
In the communication projection, Song Fu’s serious voice sounded again.
"Alright, your task is complete, Chi. Just watch from the side now!"
(End of Chapter)
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