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Chapter 272: Orange Flame Seed · Dragon Vein Temple
Chapter 272: Orange Flame Seed · Dragon Vein Temple
He also took this opportunity to use the [Starfire]. Although it was safe to carry it on his person, he preferred to use it directly, witnessing his flame seed ascend to orange, which gave him greater peace of mind.
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In the underground chamber of Green Moon Lake, Song Chi sat cross-legged in the center of the chamber. The strand of Starfire, emitting endless orange light, began to rapidly converge toward his brow under the intense suction force.
Outside the chamber door, Grandfather, Uncle, and his parents were all present. The ascension of a flame seed was never a trivial matter, and they could not allow any accidents to occur.
Observing Song Chi’s brow, as the Starfire was absorbed into his Flame Seed Ancestral Aperture, the originally formless chaotic space instantly transformed into an ocean of orange.
At the same time, the Flame Seed at the center of the chaotic space began to pulsate violently, sensing the highly attractive energy fluctuations.
The Starfire rapidly moved toward the center of the Ancestral Aperture space. After an unknown period, when the two flames finally touched, they seemed to have been simultaneously doused with some kind of accelerant. The flames flared up brightly and quickly intertwined.
However, soon other changes occurred. The purple Flame Seed was genuinely fed with a large amount of fuel, its flame growing more intense by the second. In contrast, the previous brief brilliance of the Starfire seemed to be its last flicker before gradually dimming over time.
In the chaotic space, Song Chi was unaware of the passage of time. He did not know how long it had been until the [Starfire] was completely devoured by the Flame Seed. The originally purple Flame Seed immediately transformed into a strand of orange flame.
Under the enhancement of this strand of orange flame, Song Chi felt the entire Ancestral Aperture space rapidly expanding. Additionally, his mind essence power improved to a certain extent.
Of course, he was still far from achieving one-heart-eight-usage. Without additional divine soul resources or life ascension, he would need at least a century to make another breakthrough.
It is often said that guiding techniques become harder to improve as one progresses, and the same is true for mind essence power.
Opening his eyes again, a flash of orange flame appeared at the bottom of Song Chi's eyes, followed by a deep sense of joy.
The Orange Flame Seed meant that even if he made no further advancements, the upper limit of the Cang Qiong would still reach the Fifth Rank, which was the first rank of a battleship, already considered a high-end combat force in the Ember Human Civilization.
Moreover, once the Cang Qiong ascended to a cruiser, the [Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree] components would no longer have any restrictions and could be directly enhanced to the Fifth Rank, allowing for the continued exploration of the Three-Eyed Clan flagship.
Because of this, he had never used the resources allocated by the family sequence, reserving them for reinforcing the [Void Shadow Assassin puppet tree]. Now, he was finally getting closer to this goal.
The entire core of the Tenth Direct Line rejoiced at the improvement in the quality of Song Chi’s Flame Seed.
In contrast, Song Chi did not indulge in the joy for long and soon resumed his daily cultivation.
Compared to before, he reduced the cultivation tasks for Dark Energy Guiding Technique and instead extended the time spent visualizing the Mythical Mecha Projection Totem.
Naturally, he did not forget to open the Market Ruins for transactions, but the results were unsatisfactory. Apart from the usual gains, none of the Market Ruins transactions yielded unexpected treasures.
Not only did the Fire Elemental Life not bring higher-year Fire Hawthorn, but the acquisition shops also failed to acquire any extremely precious resources, let alone Time Sand, Primordial Copper, or Micro-Substance Spirit-Activated Metal.
One month later!
Two warships hovered above Green Moon Lake.
Apart from the Black Sea, the other was a Dark Energy Airship, which was another relay warship in the lineage.
Although the Blood Savage Continent occupied a relay fleet, the ascension of the [Frenzy Battle Lion] and Song Chi’s formal selection into the current Seventh sequence of the family led to the Tenth Direct Line receiving many applications from collateral lineage members.
Although Song Ming Song had raised the screening criteria for joining the lineage, many new clan members were still added, including several additional relay fleets.
With the Black Sea initiating the deployment to the Alien Domain and activating the spatial beacon set a month ago, the two warships, now fused together, vanished from the sky of the Dragon Spine Continent.
In the unknown starfield, Song Chi, Song Ming Song, and Song Shan successively emerged from the Dark Energy Airship. After summoning their warships, they began to examine the Star Sea Floating Land below, which had a diameter of nearly ten million kilometers.
“This is a Star Sea Floating Land nearing the peak of the Third Rank. Be cautious; there is a high probability of half-step Fourth-Rank indigenous life forms on this floating land.”
Half-step Fourth-Rank Song Chi and Song Ming Song were not afraid, even if they were half-step Fourth-Rank enhanced by the Floating Continent Essence. However, the Mountain and Black Sea ships were not up to the task.
Song Ming Song actually wanted the two to stay outside the floating continent, but seeing their expressions, he didn't say anything more.
They were only a few tens of thousands of meters above the floating continent's surface when dozens of massive fireballs were launched from below, heading straight for the four Flame Torch Warships at an astonishing speed.
However, no matter how fast they were, they couldn't outpace the Flame Torch Warships known for their speed. The four warships merely made slight adjustments to their hulls and easily dodged the attacks of the fireballs, which were hundreds of meters in diameter.
Scanning the radar, they found that the attackers were a group of dog-headed humanoids holding wooden staves.
From previous knowledge, everyone had already determined that these creatures were the extremely common dog-headed people in the Star Sea, so they didn't take them too seriously.
Dog-headed people were known for their melee capabilities and were practically live targets in front of the Flame Torch Warships, which were renowned for their firepower and speed.
"What's going on? Dog-headed people can use ranged magic?"
The same question arose in the minds of the four.
In the official comprehensive guide to the civilizations and races of the Star Sea, there was rarely any mention of dog-headed people using magic.
Their thoughts raced, and soon, the four exchanged glances over the ship's communication system, all of them connecting the dots to the same conclusion.
"Dragon Vein Dogheads!"
If dog-headed people could use magic, the only possible explanation was that these were not ordinary dog-headed people but the extremely rare Dragon Vein Dogheads, who possessed dragon blood.
Thinking of this, instead of showing concern, their interest grew significantly.
Dragon Vein Dogheads could have two possible origins.
Either they were the descendants of dragons known for their promiscuous nature, or they had consumed and assimilated the blood of a dragon, thereby acquiring the dragon's innate magical abilities.
In either case, they were closely related to dragons.
If they could uncover information about the dragon behind this, everyone would benefit.
Dragons, especially pureblood dragons, were extremely rare.
Even a powerful force like the Song Clan of Dinghai only had enslaved flying dragons, which were far inferior to pureblood dragons.
Due to the scarcity of high-rank pureblood dragons, each dragon's value was unimaginable. If they could find a pureblood dragon through this opportunity, their gains would be substantial.
Exchanging a glance, they didn't need to deliberate further. The four warships flew down and simultaneously bombarded the Dragon Vein Dogheads on the ground.
If they had the chance, they would investigate the possible existence of a dragon behind this floating continent, but their primary goal was to assist the Cobalt Number in increasing its promotion success rate.
After a round of bombardment, the dozens of Dragon Vein Dogheads below were reduced to a chorus of wails. This was the result of Song Ming Song and the others deliberately holding back; otherwise, just this one round would have obliterated all the dog-headed people.
In the end, only the Cobalt Number continued to fire, quickly eliminating the dozens of First-Rank and above Dragon Vein Dogheads.
Amidst the ground covered with craters and dismembered limbs, the four warships slowly landed. Song Chi deliberately left one alive, a Peak Second-Rank Dragon Vein Doghead.
Under the enslavement component of the Furious Battle Lion, the dog-headed person was quickly enslaved.
"Any information?"
Song Ming Song shook his head.
"Let's go to a nearby dog-headed people camp. The information this Second-Rank dog-headed person knows is limited."
"However, one thing is certain: there are many Dragon Vein Dogheads on this continent."
This statement made Song Chi and the others think a lot.
The most critical point was that there must be a dragon's presence on this floating continent, or at least a dragon had appeared not long ago. Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many Dragon Vein Dogheads to exist.
With this in mind, they rushed to the nearby dog-headed people camp.
This dog-headed people camp was not large, with only a few hundred dog-headed people, but it did have two Third-Rank Dragon Vein Dogheads.
Song Chi eventually killed all the dog-headed people, leaving only one Third-Rank.
After Song Ming Song enslaved it, they easily obtained more information.
"City of Sacred Dragons? Dragon Vein Temple?"
According to the information, the largest force on this floating continent was the City of Sacred Dragons, and within this city was a Dragon Vein Temple dedicated to the worship of dragons.
Upon receiving this information, the group did not rush into action. Instead, they circled the outskirts of the city for several days after arriving.
In the warship communication group chat, Song Mingsong, Song Shan, and Song Hai once again turned their gazes toward Song Chi.
Seeing this, Song Chi shook his head.
"Still no detection of life energy fluctuations beyond the Third Rank!"
Song Chi had always planned to wait until the Cobalt Number officially ascended before applying for solidification of the spirit, and then replace the [Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar] with the [Spirit Eye Gaze]. Therefore, the Cobalt Number currently still had the [Silver III Generation Ultrasonic Mana Detection Radar] component installed.
These few days of circling were spent continuously monitoring the life energy fluctuations within the City of Sacred Dragons using the "mana detection" feature.
The City of Sacred Dragons, as the strongest force on a Tier 3 Life-Type Floating Continent, gathered most of the Third-Rank creatures on the floating land. Over the past few days, Song Chi detected over 300 Third-Rank doghead people in the city, including more than a dozen Near-Fourth-Rank Dragon Vein Dogheads.
However, no Fourth-Rank or higher life forms were detected.
This meant either that the pureblood dragon had left this floating land or had died, or that the so-called pureblood dragon was only a Third-Rank or Near-Fourth-Rank creature.
With this confirmed, the group no longer hesitated, and the four warships shot up into the sky.
Under the roar of the engines, before the millions of doghead people could react, the four warships sped to a height of tens of thousands of meters above the City of Sacred Dragons and began a full-scale bombardment.
On the Cobalt Number, in addition to the main and secondary cannons, the [External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Bullet Launcher] was also activated, bombarding the city below relentlessly.
Seeing the ship's ascension success rate accumulating at a steady pace, Song Chi couldn't hide his smile.
Inside the City of Sacred Dragons, hundreds of Third-Rank Dragon Vein Dogheads simultaneously cast protective spells, and an oval energy shield soon appeared above the city.
Under the bombardment of the four Flame Torch Warships, the energy shield wavered precariously but managed to buy some time for the panicked doghead people in the city.
Song Chi and the others could see that, led by some Second and Third-Rank Dragon Vein Dogheads, a large number of Zero and First-Rank doghead people were heading toward the Dragon Vein Temple at the center of the city.
Seeing this, to prevent any unexpected events, Song Mingsong quickly said:
"Let's go all out..."
The six main cannons erupted simultaneously...
The [Shadow Demon Cannon] on the Cobalt Number also came into play, as this was its forte.
Under the continuous weakening by the Shadow Demon Cannon, the energy shield above the city quickly shattered, and the bombardment of the doghead people inside resumed.
Time passed, and the Cobalt Number's ascension success rate gradually increased to 80%. However, under the indiscriminate bombardment, the millions of doghead people below were mostly slaughtered, and the success rate seemed to stall.
Song Chi's gaze shifted to the Dragon Vein Temple, which stood out amidst the ruins.
Buzz!
The Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon erupted, and a kilometer-long sword light phantom shot out.
However, when it hit the temple building, the sword light phantom seemed to be absorbed by some special energy, causing no disturbance.
Song Mingsong and the others also noticed this, and the four warships concentrated their firepower on the temple.
Perhaps the simultaneous attack from the four warships exceeded the temple's capacity, and wisps of pitch-black energy began to emanate from the temple building, resisting the bombardment.
Inside the temple, over a hundred thousand ordinary doghead people gathered. Led by a Near-Fourth-Rank Dragon Vein Doghead at the head of the hall, these hundred thousand ordinary doghead people began to pray to a large rhombic crystal above the hall.
Infinite black energy radiated from the rhombic crystal, and within the crystal, strong spatial fluctuations spread. As the hundred thousand ordinary doghead people prayed hysterically, the spatial cracks inside the crystal slowly expanded.
With the expansion of the spatial rift, more and more violent black energy spewed out, quickly filling the entire temple.
At a certain moment, these violent black energies surged into the bodies of the hundred thousand doghead people below, and their bodies began to explode, with the resulting blood mist surging upward to the rhombic crystal.
Seeing this, the Dragon Vein Dogheads above the temple did not show any fear but became even more frenzied.
"Using the blood of the lowly and inferior race, we humbly invite the great Dragon Lord to descend and personally punish those who dare to desecrate the Lord's dignity!!"
(End of Chapter)
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