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Chapter 259: Eternal Existence - 【Bodhi Inheritance Tower】· Challenge Rules
Chapter 259: Eternal Existence - 【Bodhi Inheritance Tower】· Challenge Rules
Before he could think further, a familiar Skirmish Warship appeared above the three escort ships.
It was none other than Clan Head Song Xuan Cang’s 【Vast Boundless】.
The three of them immediately understood that the Clan Head was once again taking them to the 【Bodhi Inheritance Tower】.
"Do not resist. The path projected by the 【Bodhi Inheritance Tower】 is of high rank and does not lie within the Longji Continent..."
A calm voice emanated from the 【Vast Boundless】 above, followed by several beams of embedded light that spread out from it, extending toward the three ships commanded by Song Chi and his companions.
Once the three escort ships were securely embedded, a powerful spatial fluctuation emanated from the 【Vast Boundless】, indicating that Song Xuan Cang had activated the spatial leap device.
A wave of dizziness washed over them, but it was far less intense than the interstellar domain deployment or previous trips on relay warships.
Based on this, Song Chi and his companions deduced that the 【Vast Boundless】’s leap distance this time was not as far as they had imagined.
It was certainly not within the vicinity of the Longji Continent, but it was likely still within the Calm Sea Star Domain.
This result did not surprise the three of them. The path to the 【Bodhi Inheritance Tower】 was significant for the clan, and it would be strange if it were not within the clan's territory.
Since the leap distance was not far, and all three of them had already reached the Second Rank in the Dark Energy Guiding Technique, they quickly recovered.
Scanning the projection screens and radar maps, the three were puzzled. This appeared to be a perfectly normal star domain, except for the eternal silence of the starry sky, the only thing that could draw attention was the small fragment belt not far ahead.
However, according to the warship’s radar, this small fragment belt showed no abnormalities. It extended for only a few ten thousand kilometers, and it seemed to have been fully mined by the clan’s previous exploration teams.
Just as they were puzzled, Song Xuan Cang’s voice echoed through the warship.
"Follow me!"
The four warships had not yet established magnetic communication, but Song Xuan Cang’s voice could easily reach the three ships, thanks to the clan’s quantum communication bracelets.
Although the Song Clan’s quantum communication bracelets were all of the same specification, the permissions varied based on the owner’s status within the clan.
As the Clan Head and the current Calm Sea Baron, Song Xuan Cang’s permissions were only slightly lower than those of the clan’s few elders, allowing him to easily send messages to Song Chi and his companions, even through the hull of the Flame Torch Warship.
The 【Vast Boundless】 led the way, followed by the three escort ships, as they headed toward the small fragment belt.
"Indeed, the issue lies within this small fragment belt..."
Compared to the other two, Song Chi had already anticipated this. The 【Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar】 was indeed impressive and had been enhanced to the Fourth Rank, but with the Song Clan of Dinghai having a nearly three-thousand-year legacy, if they truly wanted to conceal something important, it would not be detectable by just an orange-quality radar. Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to the clan.
Even Song Chi suspected that even a Fifth Rank orange radar would likely detect nothing abnormal.
As he had expected, once the four warships arrived at the center of the small fragment belt, they soon saw the true face of the small fragment belt.
The dense, fine fragments had vanished, and in their place was a vacuum region with a diameter of ten thousand meters. Eight familiar mechanical devices stood at the eight corners of this ten-thousand-meter vacuum region, forming an advanced combination illusion.
Below each of the eight mechanical devices, there were miniature nuclear fusion power platforms that ensured the eight illusion devices operated continuously for millennia.
Song Chi was not unfamiliar with these mechanical devices. Back when their clan had set up an illusion one light-year away from the Blood Blade Pirate Group’s base, it was a basic-level illusion device, requiring only four illusion generators.
However, here, there were eight devices, creating a larger and more effective illusion.
According to legend, these advanced combination illusion devices were the creation of one of the four super-empires of the Torch Human Civilization, the 【Red Yu Divine Dynasty】.
At this moment, Song Ze’s voice came through the warship communication group.
"This is an advanced combination illusion. It’s said to require hundreds or even thousands of strands of Fourth Rank Floating Continent Essence, making it incredibly expensive!"
Song Chi was also taken aback. He had guessed it would be expensive, but he hadn’t expected it to be this expensive, with nearly a thousand strands of Fourth Rank Floating Continent Essence. Tsk, tsk.
Without lingering on this matter, Song Chi’s attention was soon drawn to a Flame Torch Warship over three kilometers long, which was hovering to the side.
Song Ze was quite considerate. Without Song Chi having to ask, he explained:
"This is Elder Changlin from the Second Direct Line, who is much older than the Clan Head..."
Over there, Song Xuan Cang and Song Changlin had a brief conversation before calling the three of them again.
The destination of the four warships was a dark vortex channel constructed of infinite spatial laws, located inside the combination illusion.
The channel had a diameter of several thousand meters and emitted extremely powerful spatial fluctuations.
Song Chi compared it to the spatial wormhole in the ancient star battlefield and was shocked to find that the spatial power it contained was much stronger.
At this moment, Clan Head Song Xuan Cang’s voice echoed in the three ships again.
"This is the path the clan controls, leading to the location of the 【Bodhi Inheritance Tower】. Remember, do not stray too far from the 【Vast Boundless】."
"The 【Bodhi Inheritance Tower】 has existed for countless ages. A great sage from the Northern Tower Civilization, skilled in divination, once revealed that this tower is even older than the era before the Shattered Star Sea, perhaps an eternal artifact that spans the entire universe."
"No one knows how many paths it has projected, but countless star sea races have gathered around it, including those with mysterious abilities, making it unpredictable. If you stray too far from the 【Vast Boundless】, I might not be able to protect you if something unexpected happens."
Hearing these grave words, Song Chi and his companions felt a chill. Their initial excitement gradually turned into caution.
As the Clan Head of the Song Clan of Dinghai, Song Chi and his companions knew that Song Xuan Cang was not an ordinary Fourth Rank Skirmish Warship Captain. As the first in the sequence of his generation, he had always been the most talented person in the Song Clan for nearly a thousand years.
Even he was so cautious, indicating that the star domain where the 【Bodhi Inheritance Tower】 was located was far from an orderly place, but more likely a lawless region.
The 【Vast Boundless】 repeated its technique, and the embedded light beams once again tightly bound the four warships together, followed by the familiar sensation of weightlessness and dizziness.
"Ugh..."
In the main control room of the Cobalt Number, Song Chi almost vomited up all the bile in his stomach. The after-effects of this spatial leap were undoubtedly the most severe he had ever experienced, far worse than any previous interstellar explorations.
He wasn't the only one; in fact, he was the one who handled it best. Song Ze and Song Gang were vomiting so violently it almost led to their fainting.
Although both Song Ze and Song Gang had reached the Second Rank in the Guiding Technique, their levels were around lv24 to lv25, which paled in comparison to Song Chi, who had used various auxiliary cultivation resources like Fire Hawthorn, Deep Sea Clam Pearl, and Body Tempering Ointment to elevate his Guiding Technique to lv29. Their physical conditions were significantly inferior.
Ignoring the two, Song Chi's gaze was immediately drawn to something in the distance as he regained his composure.
It was an ancient, towering structure of infinite height, almost piercing through the entire galaxy.
In the presence of this ancient tower, stars, floating continents, and star sea plants were merely secondary.
Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, time, space, thunder, ice... a vast amount of Law Power flowed through the tower's body, like leaves surrounding a flower, dense and endless.
With just one glance, Song Chi was certain that this tower must be the Bodhi Inheritance Tower.
"A tower that has existed since the Shattered Star Sea Era and the Multiverse Era... truly astonishing!"
Compared to the Super Colossal Tri-Eye Flagship, this tower, which spanned the entire galaxy, was far more awe-inspiring. The terrifying Law Power surrounding it far surpassed that of the ancient flagship.
Moreover, even at such a vast distance, Song Chi could still see several terrifying creatures around the tower.
His eyes widened as he focused on a giant creature that was a million meters tall.
At this moment, Song Ze, who had just recovered, spoke up:
"If I'm not mistaken, that should be a Star Sea Giant, and it's a Sixth Rank Star Sea Giant. Although it's not a Titan Giant, it's definitely one of the Star Sea Fated Races."
Song Chi nodded lightly. He recognized it and knew that this creature ranked fifth on the Song Clan's genetic lineage chart, only slightly weaker than the peak Fifth Rank Mother Bug.
Internally, the Song Clan had another name for these creatures: Children of the Star Sea. They were the favored children of the Shattered Star Sea, capable of easily reaching the Fourth Rank.
While they lacked the peak talent of Titan Giants as "Masters of Strength" and couldn't be considered the pinnacle of the Star Sea, they were certainly not something any advanced civilization would dare to provoke lightly.
Once the three of them had fully recovered, Song Xuan Cang spoke solemnly.
"Follow me closely and don't pay attention to any other alien races. Even if they are humanoids of the Star Sea, do not approach them!"
Worried that Song Chi and the others might not take it seriously, Song Xuan Cang continued:
"Any creature or race that can occupy a Heritage Path is not to be underestimated. A decade ago, during the clan's Sixth Sequence competition, one of our clan members vanished in this star domain. Soon after, his Ember Life Plate shattered..."
After ensuring that the three had taken it to heart, the Vast Boundless led the three escort ships, slowly advancing toward the Bodhi Inheritance Tower.
During the journey, the Vast Boundless emitted a faint halo from its hull, enveloping the three escort ships within it.
Song Chi and the others were completely unaware of this.
If someone were to investigate the four warships from the outside, they would find that no matter the angle, they couldn't get a clear view. The four warships seemed to exist in a state between the semi-illusory and the semi-real, making it impossible for any external creatures to make an accurate judgment.
Song Xuan Cang had his reasons for this.
He was not weak, and the Vast Boundless had astonishing combat power. Even against a peak Fifth Rank creature, he could hold his ground.
However, this was the Bodhi Inheritance Tower star domain. Although Seventh Rank Sovereigns were not allowed to enter, there were plenty of Sixth Rank and even Half-Step Seventh Rank creatures. As a Fourth Rank Flame Torch Warship Captain, he couldn't act recklessly in this star domain.
Therefore, he decided to maintain a sufficient level of mystery, which would also reduce the scrutiny from other alien races.
The four Flame Torch Warships raced forward, quickly approaching the endless Bodhi Inheritance Tower. They also merged into the countless alien races surrounding the tower.
Through the projection screens on the warships, Song Chi saw various alien creatures, some of which he was very familiar with, including Mermaids, Feathered Wing Race, and even Black Heaven Race.
What surprised Song Chi the most was that he also saw other Flame Torch Warship Captains, and their ranks were not low. Among them was even a ten-thousand-meter-class Battleship.
However, upon further thought, he realized it wasn't unusual. After all, the Ember Humans were not a weak civilization. Occupying an entire Ember Human River Community with forces like the Song Clan of Dinghai, which had discovered the Bodhi Inheritance Tower path, was not strange at all.
Song Xuan Cang, however, showed no interest in these other Flame Torch Warship Captains from the same Ember Human Civilization. He didn't try to approach or greet them, nor did he seek to form an alliance. Instead, he continued to control the Vast Boundless, leading Song Chi and the others' ships closer to the Bodhi Inheritance Tower.
Soon, the four warships were close to the tower's body. Just as Song Chi was curious about Song Xuan Cang's next move, three orbs of intense orange light suddenly emerged from the Vast Boundless.
"This is... three Orange Artifacts? What is the Clan Head trying to do?"
The three of them shared the same confusion, but Song Xuan Cang, as if foreseeing their thoughts, spoke calmly in their ears.
"To challenge the Bodhi Inheritance Tower, you must pay the corresponding price. The minimum is an Orange Star Sea Relic. If a Fourth Rank Star Sea creature wants to challenge, they need a Red Relic, and if it's a Sixth Rank, it would require a Silver Legendary Relic."
Hearing this, Song Chi and the others understood, but another thought quickly arose in their minds.
What if they fail?
Song Xuan Cang answered preemptively:
"If you challenge the Bodhi Inheritance Tower and meet its standards, you will receive an Orange Artifact as a reward. If you exceed the standards, you might even receive a Red or Silver Legendary Artifact."
"Don't overthink it. Based on the Song Clan's past experiences, most clan members can only break even, and some can't even meet the tower's standards."
"The final Sequence Competition task will be based on your specific performance in this challenge. The one who obtains the highest reward will be the clan's Seventh Sequence for this generation!"
(End of Chapter)
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