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Chapter 260: Soul Purification Clan · Soul Purification Liquid
Chapter 260: Soul Purification Clan · Soul Purification Liquid
As the three orange relics merged into the Inheritance Tower, the ancient tower quickly responded.
A faint hum echoed from the tower, and three black imprints suddenly shot out from the ancient tower. Under Song Xuan Cang's control, these three imprints subsequently merged into Song Chi and his companions' Flame Torch Warships.
Afterward, a voice that seemed to come from ancient times echoed in Song Chi's ears in the main control room of the Cobalt Number.
[Registration successful. The next challenge will begin in one month.]
Song Xuan Cang, in the Vast Boundless, raised an eyebrow.
In one month, then? Well, his voice also rang out in the three escort ships once again.
"During this month, remember not to stray more than five kilometers from the Vast Boundless."
Upon hearing this, Song Chi and his companions felt a faint sense of joy. Five kilometers, this range was already enough to reach some nearby alien trading zones, allowing them to attempt trading their prepared resources with those aliens.
After exchanging greetings, the three of them each controlled their warships and headed toward various alien trading zones.
Song Chi, however, was much more cautious.
The Cobalt Number remained stationary, staying close to the Vast Boundless.
Meanwhile, the hatch slowly opened, and three Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Trees flew out. Under the control of three brainwave imprints, they dispersed toward the surrounding alien trading zones.
The moment the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Trees rushed out of the warship, Song Chi heard a series of explosions from their puppet bodies.
"Such a powerful life pressure..."
He was startled, but quickly understood the reason.
The surrounding area was filled with fourth- and fifth-rank alien creatures, and even some sixth-rank creatures. With so many high-rank beings gathered, even if they did not actively release their energy fluctuations, the pressure they exerted was unimaginable.
Fortunately, although the pressure was strong, it had not reached the level inside the Tri-Eye Clan's Super Colossal Flagship. This allowed the three Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Trees to move normally.
The three puppet trees split into three directions, with the Vast Boundless and the Skirmish Warship as the center, continuously inspecting the trading zones within a five-kilometer radius.
After a few hours, one of the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Trees paused and then silently approached a nearby kilometer-long tiger-like alien with wings on its back.
This creature was recorded in the Torch Human Civilization's database. It was called a Winged Tiger, a floating land beast with a strong genetic lineage, ranking third in the Song Clan's genetic lineage spectrum.
However, what Song Chi was currently concerned about was not the Winged Tiger itself, but a blue artifact floating around it, emitting a blue radiance.
This was a blue artifact that could be converted into a ship component, and it was a rare type of special component.
Winged Tiger Deployment Platform lv0
Quality: Blue
Characteristics: Additional deployment platform +1
Consumption: 500 per use (Mana Points)
Recharge: 60 seconds; Buffer: 24 hours
Effect: Deploys qualified items or creatures to specified coordinates, current maximum deployment distance: 0.1 light-years
Upgrade Required: 5 strands of Floating Land Essence (Zero Rank), 500 Mana Points
It was clearly a blue deployment-type ship component, and it was a type of component that Song Chi urgently needed.
After the [Brainwave Remote Control System] component was upgraded to orange, it could emit 3 brainwave imprints at once. However, with only the current [Fixed Point Deployment Platform] on the Cobalt Number, it was impossible to fully utilize the 3 brainwave imprints.
If he could add this blue premium deployment component, with its "Additional deployment platform +1" characteristic, it would be equivalent to having two deployment platforms. Combined with the [Fixed Point Deployment Platform], it would mean that the Cobalt Number would have three deployment platforms, allowing the [Brainwave Remote Control System] component to function at its maximum potential.
Regarding the issue of whether the [Fixed Point Deployment Platform] and this [Winged Tiger Deployment Platform] would conflict, a brief explanation is necessary.
A Flame Torch Warship can load two of the same type of special components. For example, the Cobalt Number currently has both the [Fire Chrysanthemum Puppet Tree] and the [Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree], both of which are puppet-type components.
However, only two of the same type of components can be loaded. If Song Chi wanted to load another puppet component, he would have to replace one of the [Fire Chrysanthemum Puppet Tree] or the [Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree]. Otherwise, it would be impossible to load.
Given this limitation, the Cobalt Number could currently load the [Winged Tiger Deployment Platform] component.
A projection screen appeared on the wrist of the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree, displaying a line of Star Sea Common Language.
"What is the price of this blue artifact?"
The Winged Tiger emitted a fourth-rank aura, and a blue-quality artifact was clearly not of great concern to it. What it truly wanted to trade were the few purple and orange artifacts in front of it.
Thus, the transaction went smoothly. Song Chi spent 1 Tier 3 Void Crystal and 10 Tier 2 Void Crystals to successfully acquire the artifact.
Once in hand, the artifact was immediately sent back by the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree. Song Chi directly loaded it onto the Cobalt Number and reinforced it to level 39.
During the following month, Song Chi did nothing else but continuously control the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Trees to wander around the nearby trading zones using brainwave imprints.
He naturally bought quite a few things, but they had little effect on the current Cobalt Number, which left Song Chi somewhat disappointed.
He still had a considerable number of Tier 3 Void Crystals and two Tier 4 Void Crystals that had not been traded.
On this day, it was the twenty-fifth day since the four of them arrived at the star domain where the Bosa Inheritance Tower was located. Just when Song Chi thought he would not have any more gains, the arrival of a new alien piqued his interest.
"This is, the Soul Purification Clan?"
Looking at this alien, which emitted a strong fourth-rank aura and had intense fourth-rank soul power fluctuations, Song Chi quickly recalled all the information about this species.
In the Torch Human Civilization's comprehensive database of biological species, there was also an introduction to this species.
They were called the Soul Purification Clan, a rare race in the Shattered Star Sea that specialized in soul power.
Originally, such a rare species should not be well-known, but the Soul Purification Clan was the opposite. They had a significant reputation in the Torch Human Civilization's territory.
The reason was simple: during the process of enhancing their soul power, they could produce a special resource called "Soul Purification Liquid."
Soul Purification Liquid, a high-quality soul resource, could be absorbed by Flame Torch Captains without any loss, making it a resource that was highly compatible with Flame Torch Captains.
As his gaze swept over, Song Chi frowned. He saw the Night Harbor Ship in front of the Soul Purification Clan, which meant that Song Gang had discovered the Soul Purification Clan early on but had not informed anyone else. This made him somewhat uncomfortable.
Over the past twenty days, the group had basically been sharing resources and information. However, Song Gang's current actions clearly showed that he did not intend to inform Song Chi or Song Ze urgently.
Although Song Chi had some thoughts about this, he did not express them directly. He had long noticed that Song Gang was a selfish and self-serving person, both during their time in the Demon Buddha Continent and now.
For such people, Song Chi always maintained a respectful distance and avoided deep connections.
He activated his quantum communication bracelet and called out to Song Ze. As expected, when Song Ze heard the words "Soul Purification Clan" and "Soul Purification Liquid," he was quite delighted.
After some thought, Song Chi also sent a message to the Clan Head. A Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan would certainly have a large amount of Soul Purification Liquid, more than what the three of them could handle. If there were Tier 4 or higher Soul Purification Liquids, even Song Xuan Cang would be interested.
Soon, Song Xuan Cang's reply came.
"Understood..."
Just as Song Chi thought that was it, his quantum communication bracelet received another message.
"The Soul Purification Clan has an almost fanatical pursuit of psychosomatic and brainwave-related Star Sea artifacts. If you don't want them to target your high-rank brainwave control component, it's best not to let the puppet war puppets go over."
The Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree was about to merge into the void but paused upon hearing this warning.
Song Chi then abandoned the Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree and summoned a Tier 4 Void Demon instead, instructing it to take a large amount of Void Crystals and Spirit Tempering Fruits over.
His order was to trade for the Soul Purification Liquid in the Soul Purification Clan's possession, with a preference for higher tiers.
When the Void Demon approached the Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan, it immediately informed Song Chi via Heart Sound Transmission about the various Soul Purification Liquids the other party had.
They ranged from Tier 1 to Tier 4.
This Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan seemed to be part of a significant Soul Purification Clan force. Besides the Tier 4 and Tier 3 quality Soul Purification Liquids, they also had a considerable amount of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Soul Purification Liquids.
Song Chi was not interested in the Tier 2 and lower Soul Purification Liquids. His mental power had already reached the stage of handling seven tasks simultaneously, which, in terms of Star Sea mental power, was equivalent to a mid-Tier 3 mental power. Ordinary Tier 2 Soul Purification Liquids were basically useless to him.
His main focus was on the Tier 3 Soul Purification Liquids, and even the Tier 4 level.
Far away, Song Gang had already reached a deal with the Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan. He exchanged ten Tier 3 Void Crystals for one drop of Tier 3 Soul Purification Liquid, obtaining five drops of Tier 3 Soul Purification Liquid from the Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan.
Even after that, he was still unsatisfied and offered two Tier 4 Void Crystals and five strands of Tier 5 Floating Continent Essence to exchange for one drop of Tier 4 Soul Purification Liquid.
Initially, he was quite confident, but the Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan refused without hesitation.
They had only five drops of Tier 4 Soul Purification Liquid. While Tier 4 Void Crystals and Tier 5 Floating Continent Essence were valuable, they were not the primary choice.
"Prioritize the exchange of other high-rank mental resources?"
Upon hearing the Void Demon's Heart Sound Transmission, Song Chi's eyes lit up. This was the perfect opportunity to use those 20 Spirit Tempering Fruits.
Thinking this, the Void Demon quickly made an offer.
"How about this resource?"
He took out a Spirit Tempering Fruit, and the Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan's eyes gleamed slightly upon seeing it.
Spirit Tempering Fruits were a high-grade mental resource, taking 2000 years to bloom, 2000 years to bear fruit, and 2000 years to mature, yielding 20 fruits after 6000 years. Although they were a lower-quality high-grade mental resource, consuming multiple at once would still have some effect.
After a moment of hesitation, it made an offer to the Void Demon.
"Thirty Spirit Tempering Fruits for one drop of Tier 4 Soul Purification Liquid."
Song Chi, of course, would not agree to this price and continued to haggle via Heart Sound Transmission.
Several minutes later, they finally agreed on a final price.
"Fifteen Spirit Tempering Fruits + one Tier 4 Void Crystal for one drop of Tier 4 Soul Purification Liquid."
Just as Song Chi completed the transaction, both Song Gang and Song Ze, who were aware that this Tier 4 Void Demon was Song Chi's enslaved creature, sent him messages.
Naturally, they were asking if Song Chi had any more Spirit Tempering Fruits.
"Uh..."
Song Chi was momentarily unsure how to respond. Although he favored Song Ze, he did not want to offend Song Gang, a narrow-minded person who would likely bear a grudge or even target him if he openly favored Song Ze. He naturally did not want that.
So, he finally said:
"I have five more Spirit Tempering Fruits. You two can decide how to divide them."
After saying this, the Void Demon took out the remaining five Spirit Tempering Fruits.
As for how the two would divide them, that was none of his concern. The Void Demon then used 100 Tier 3 Void Crystals to exchange for ten drops of Tier 3 Soul Purification Liquid from the Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan. This was more than enough for Song Chi's personal use.
After completing the transaction, the resources he had prepared were almost depleted, but Song Chi was already very satisfied.
With these ten drops of Tier 3 Soul Purification Liquid and one drop of Tier 4 Soul Purification Liquid, he could ensure that his mental power would further improve. This would make it easier for his Guiding Technique to advance to Tier 3, and after the third Life Ascension, he could directly impact the Divine Consciousness State.
On the other side, the five Spirit Tempering Fruits were eventually returned to Song Chi. The Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan did not accept any more Spirit Tempering Fruits, even though the two offered more Tier 4 Void Crystals and high-rank Floating Continent Essence.
From this, Song Chi could guess that high-rank mental resources were only effective for the first few uses, and their subsequent effects would diminish. Since the Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan had already traded 15 Spirit Tempering Fruits with him, they naturally lost interest in further transactions.
Unexpectedly, before leaving to trade in other areas, the "Vast Boundless" had finally moved. It was unclear what they discussed, but the result was that the Clan Head, Song Xuan Cang, obtained the remaining four drops of Tier 4 Soul Purification Liquid from the Tier 4 Soul Purification Clan.
A few more days passed, and a familiar Ancient Eternal sound echoed in the three escort ships.
"The next round of the Inheritance Tower challenge is about to begin. Please prepare!"
(End of Chapter)
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