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Chapter 265: Sky-Shaking Chaos · Song Gang's Death
Chapter 265: Sky-Shaking Chaos · Song Gang's Death
The only thing Song Chi felt was a pity was that this characteristic was clearly a constant one. Regardless of whether its subsequent reinforcement level was improved, its attributes would not increase further.
However, even so, he was still particularly excited.
Because if the "Meditation Seal - Inner - Time Speed" characteristic were applied to the "Realm Accelerator" characteristic, the frequency of harvesting the [Silver Apple] in the future would be unimaginable. This was a rare resource that could specifically enhance the quality of certain components, just thinking about it was exhilarating.
In addition to the "Meditation Seal - Inner - Time Speed," the "Meditation Seal - Outer - Time Stop" was also an excellent characteristic. Its effect was to imprison a designated unit on a temporal level, making it an extremely difficult control characteristic to guard against or dodge.
Finally, there was the "Bodhimanda Timefield - Slow" characteristic. This characteristic was more like a special domain power, and its effects were equally terrifying.
Although its current time-slowing ratio was only 1x, this characteristic was not constant. As the component was reinforced, the ratio of time it could slow would further increase. Even if it reached 5x or 10x, it should still be achievable, and the coverage of the barrier would also expand.
Imagine, once this barrier was activated, all opposing units within the barrier would move and think at a rate slowed by five or ten times. That would be an overwhelmingly one-sided battle.
However, the cooldown time for this characteristic was a significant drawback, a full ten years. Even with subsequent reinforcement, it would not be significantly reduced.
Apart from these three characteristics, the first one, "Component loading always consumes 3 slots," was also a good characteristic.
It's important to note that even for special components of red quality, the number of slots they consume is often 3. This is even more true for golden components, which are two quality levels higher. Typically, golden special components consume at least 5 slots, and some might even reach 6. This characteristic saved the Cobalt Number at least 2 special slots.
(Ah, someone said I deliberately padded the number of characteristics, so I changed characteristic 1.)
After the intense excitement, Song Chi calmed down. His brows furrowed, and the joy from before was gone.
There was no need to elaborate on the attributes of this [Bodhimanda Meditation Seal] component; it was undoubtedly the best of the best. However, the headache was that, as a time-based auxiliary special component, one of the resources required for its reinforcement was called "Time Sand."
So far, he had never heard of such a resource.
Having never heard of it, obtaining it in the short term would not be easy. Thinking about this, Song Chi felt helpless.
Shaking his head, he tried not to think about it. If he couldn't get it, the clan might be able to. He would ask the Clan Head later, and there might be a pleasant surprise.
The Song Clan had been passed down for nearly three thousand years; there must be some reserves within the clan. Perhaps there would be this "Time Sand."
Even if not, the clan should have the corresponding channels or information. Once he officially became the Seventh Sequence, Song Chi believed the clan would provide him with this support.
Thinking about this, to be on the safe side, the [Bodhimanda Meditation Seal] component was directly loaded onto the Cobalt Number.
With this component loaded, the Cobalt Number had only one remaining empty slot. It was almost running out.
The purple hull armor, at level 20, the Cobalt Number currently had 34 special slots (2+8+8+8+8). After loading the [Bodhimanda Meditation Seal], the number of special slots occupied by special components on the Cobalt Number reached 33.
In response, Song Chi's solution was straightforward.
[Do you confirm to upgrade the purple hull armor from level 20 to level 21?]
"Confirm!"
After nine consecutive upgrades, the Cobalt Number's hull armor reached level 29. At level 25, the warship added another 8 slots.
Thus, the number of empty special slots returned to 9, maintaining a safe range.
As for whether the level 29 hull armor would directly trigger the warship ascension task, this was not a concern. The warship ascension task required the captain to initiate it voluntarily. As long as the captain did not agree, this issue would not arise.
Thinking about the "warship ascension task," Song Chi couldn't help but sigh again.
Unfortunately, the guardian creature he killed in the virtual illusory space was not officially recognized by the Flame Torch Warship as an alien. Whether or not it produced a floating continent essence was not the main issue. Song Chi was not short of a few strands of Third-Rank Floating Continent Essence. The key was that since it was not recognized by the Flame Torch Warship, killing it would not count as bathing in alien blood. Otherwise, he would have already initiated the Cobalt Number's warship ascension task in advance.
Ten Fourth-Rank Star Sea lifeforms—fear they could carry the Cobalt Number into the Third Rank just by lifting it.
Just as Song Chi was in a state of confusion, a sudden ship communication request pulled him back to reality.
The communication was initiated by Song Ze, but it wasn't a private one; it was a group chat.
At first, Song Chi was puzzled why Song Ze dared to initiate communication directly in the Bosa Shrine, but then he saw the continuous discussions throughout the ancient shrine and instantly understood.
As soon as the communication was connected, Song Ze and Song Gang almost simultaneously asked:
"How's it going? Did the evaluation results come out? What rewards did you get?"
Song Chi, who had anticipated this, smiled lightly and didn't reply directly, instead asking:
"How about you?"
Seeing Song Chi's reaction, Song Ze and Song Gang also smiled to cover up their thoughts, and in the end, the three of them silently chose to remain silent.
In a corner where the others couldn't see, Song Chi shook his head.
After about two minutes of silence, Song Ze finally broke the quiet.
"See that? A Golden Sanctum artifact. Among our batch of challengers, one actually obtained a Golden artifact."
"Golden Sanctum? This is the first time I've heard of an artifact quality above Silver Legendary."
Song Chi was taken aback; this wasn't what he had expected. As the great-great-grandson of a Fourth-Rank clan elder, Song Ze should have access to many secrets. If he, a veteran Fourth-Rank Flame Torch Warship Captain from the Song family, didn't know about the specific classifications of artifacts above Silver Legendary, Song Chi wouldn't believe it.
This thought didn't linger in his mind for long. He quickly realized that there was a simple explanation.
Song Ze was currently only a Second-Rank Flame Torch Warship Captain, and his great-great-grandfather probably didn't want him to aim too high.
Time passed, and Song Chi's gaze occasionally swept over the giant projection screen in the sky ahead.
【Galactic Prodigy·Orange Artifact Reward: 5012→5013】
【Stellar Prodigy·Red Artifact Reward: 25→26】
【River System Prodigy·Silver Artifact Reward: 5→6】
【Super River System Prodigy·Golden Artifact Reward: 0→1】
As he glanced over again, a sudden strong repulsion force hit, and before the lifeforms in the ancient shrine could react, over seven thousand of them from various races were simultaneously teleported out of the Bosa Inheritance Tower.
It was clear that the second round of the challenge and the final evaluation were now complete.
Outside the Bosa Inheritance Tower, under the watchful eyes of countless Star Sea aliens, Song Chi and the thousands of other aliens appeared one after another. Then, the Inheritance Tower announced the specific results of the second round.
Inside the Cobalt Number, Song Chi immediately sensed something amiss when the results appeared. The six words "Golden Artifact Reward" in the fourth row seemed to possess an infinite charm, making the atmosphere around the Bosa Inheritance Tower incredibly bizarre.
The originally noisy starry sky had suddenly and eerily fallen silent.
The quickest to react were the challengers, who immediately flew downward to return to their elders. The Cobalt Number was among them.
Song Xuan Cang had repeatedly emphasized that the order around the Bosa Inheritance Tower was merely a tacit agreement among all the alien races and not an order established by the tower itself.
Since it was an agreement among the alien races, this order was not very stable. A small spark at the right moment could instantly ignite it all.
The Golden Sanctum artifact clearly had the potential to be that spark.
Due to their quick reactions, there were no significant issues, and the Cobalt Number easily returned to the vicinity of the Vast Boundless. However, not all lifeforms had such a strong sense of crisis. After Song Chi and the first batch of challengers returned to their elders, the area around the Bosa Inheritance Tower almost immediately erupted into terrifying battles.
Countless attacks, carrying various laws of nature, surged toward the thousands of second-round challengers in the sky. Although some of their elders tried to block the attacks, it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
In the blink of an eye, more than one-third of the nearly seven thousand challengers were killed, with blood and flesh flying everywhere. Among the carnage, numerous Star Sea artifacts, including high-quality Orange and Red artifacts, were scattered.
As for the Song family, apart from Song Chi, the reactions of Song Gang and Song Ze were a step slower. The two escort ships were almost simultaneously submerged in an endless barrage of law attacks. It was only because the energy shields and hull armor of the two ships had been reinforced to the Fourth Rank that they did not instantly disintegrate under this terrifying assault.
However, they couldn’t hold out for long. There were more than a hundred Fourth Rank and above aliens attacking. Even if the energy shields and hull armor were at the Fifth Rank level, they would still struggle to withstand the assault.
In less than two seconds, the energy shields on the surface of the two escort ships dimmed completely, having been drained and overloaded. The hull armor was also covered in various dents, clearly unable to hold out much longer.
Below, Song Xuan Cang’s reaction was not slow at all, and he was even faster than Song Chi. Upon seeing the words [Golden Artifact Reward], he immediately activated a certain component on the [Vast Boundless] Skirmish Warship.
Two beams of light shot out from the [Vast Boundless] Skirmish Warship, heading straight for the two escort ships above.
Song Ze’s flagship was in a better position. The teleportation location was not far from the [Vast Boundless], and it was now being covered by the light beams, rapidly descending.
However, the Night Harbor Ship wasn’t so lucky. It was quite far from the [Vast Boundless], and although it was within the range of the light beams, the power of the beams had been significantly weakened by the law attacks in the air. The protection it provided to the Night Harbor Ship was limited, and the light beams themselves were rapidly dimming, indicating that they wouldn’t last much longer.
Inside the Night Harbor Ship, Song Gang’s face was extremely grim, his eyes full of panic.
He was roaring in his heart. As a prodigy from the Ancestral Line, his grandfather was a Fourth Rank clan elder. He had always been the focus of all the clan members wherever he went. He was only in his early thirties, with a bright future ahead of him. He hadn’t yet reached the Fourth Rank and become a leading figure in the family, so how could he die here in such a humiliating manner?
After a moment of intense venting, Song Gang looked at a special component on the Night Harbor Ship.
[Short-Range Position Swap Device]!
He scanned the purple-quality special component, and his gaze shifted to the [Cobalt Number] ship, which was close to the side of the [Vast Boundless]. The safest place at this moment, besides inside the [Vast Boundless] Skirmish Warship, was the [Cobalt Number], which was closest to it.
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Song Gang’s eyes, and he subconsciously remembered the moment when Song Chi did not choose to aid him on the Demon Buddha Continent, which solidified his resolve.
With a flash of purple light, the [Short-Range Position Swap Device] component was activated.
At the same time, on the [Cobalt Number] ship, which was beside the [Vast Boundless], Song Chi’s eyes suddenly narrowed sharply upon hearing the alert from the semi-automatic ship’s AI.
[Caution, the ship is locked by an unknown ability, please take evasive action!]
If Song Chi had any doubts at that moment, the message from the [Abnormal Status Purifier] component in the next second made his eyes instantly cold.
[Position Swap Mark]!
This was a special mark detected by the [Abnormal Status Purifier] component on the [Cobalt Number].
With this result, Song Chi’s cold gaze suddenly swept toward the distant Night Harbor Ship in the sky.
By the direction of the increasing swap force and the fact that who would benefit most from the swap, it wasn’t hard to guess that the one causing trouble was Song Gang.
After withdrawing his gaze, Song Chi suddenly sneered.
“Swap? It also has to be in time.”
On the [Cobalt Number], the purification halo generated by the [Abnormal Status Purifier] was working hard to dispel the swap mark. Although the mark’s component might have been reinforced to the Fourth Rank, making it difficult for the [Abnormal Status Purifier] to cleanse it immediately, it greatly weakened the mark’s effect.
Inside the Night Harbor Ship, Song Gang’s face gradually changed from a sinister smile to one of terror.
Although the swap ability was still gradually taking effect, it was much slower than usual. The light beam protecting the Night Harbor Ship had already completely dissipated, and he didn’t have the time to wait.
“Damn it, why, why is it so slow!!!”
With venom in his voice, the Night Harbor Ship’s hull finally couldn’t hold out and was completely submerged under the dense law attacks from outside.
At the moment the flagship sank, since the captain himself had not left the ship, Song Gang also died along with it.
(End of Chapter)
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