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Chapter 318: Family Operation - 5th Tier Star Sea Civilization
Chapter 318: Family Operation - 5th Tier Star Sea Civilization
Although they are composite components, the reinforcement benefits far outweigh those of other components. However, Song Chi still removed them from the list of components to be reinforced early on.
The reason is simple: these two components have already been reinforced to the Fifth Rank. With the limited number of Fifth-Rank Floating Continent Essences in his possession, he couldn't reinforce either of them multiple times.
His main reinforcement target this time, in plain terms, was still the Fourth-Rank components.
After some consideration, he selected several components.
First was the [Pseudo God-Binding Chain], as an active binding and control component, it would likely be a key part of the Sky Dome's combat for a long time. The [Bodhimanda Meditation Seal] is the ultimate trump card and cannot be used casually.
So, Song Chi reinforced it from lv30 to lv40.
Next was the [Winged Deployment Platform] from lv39 to lv40.
Then, he focused on the Sky Dome's firepower.
The two main cannons were already at the Fifth Rank, making it temporarily difficult to reinforce them. However, the two orange secondary cannons still had a lot of room for reinforcement.
[Scarlet Fire Sky Curtain Cannon], lv40 to lv50
[Shadow Demon Cannon], lv44 to lv50
After reinforcing these four components, the majority of Song Chi's resources were already consumed, leaving enough to only reinforce one more component to the Fifth Rank.
He thought for a moment and finally looked at the [Life System Medical Repair Pod].
This component had not played any role so far, but if it were needed in the future, it could be a matter of life and death. Song Chi had never neglected it.
[Life System Medical Repair Pod], lv40 to lv50
With this component reinforced to lv50, this round of reinforcement was declared complete. Song Chi, satisfied, recalled the Sky Dome and returned to his daily cultivation routine.
It would still be a few months before the weakening period of the Immortal Continent Fragment's shield arrived.
...
In the silent starry sky, a fleet of over a thousand ships was speeding at full throttle.
At the center of the fleet, a Chasing Deer Class Ember Warship over three thousand meters long served as the flagship of the entire fleet.
In the warship's magnetic wave communication group chat, a number of Song Clan members were rapidly exchanging information, with Song Ze being one of them.
"{Heavenly Choice · Song Ze}: Although according to the initial plan, we are still far from the target floating land 'Illusory 015,' this Illusory Civilization is known for various illusion abilities, and ambushes and delays are their usual tactics.
To ensure the fleet can reach the Illusory 015 floating land within the specified time, I suggest forming a vanguard reconnaissance team with cruisers that have outstanding detection capabilities to eliminate any possible dangers along the fleet's route and at the teleportation landing points."
"{Profound Spirit · Song Xuanfeng}: The Heavenly Choice's suggestion is good, but are there any who are confident in their own ship's detection capabilities?"
Soon, three cruisers detached from the fleet and sped along the detailed route of the fleet first.
Their main task was to ensure that the detailed navigation route of the fleet was free from any ambush fleets of the Illusory Civilization.
If they detected an ambush fleet in advance, they would notify the main fleet using special short-range communication components.
At this moment, there were nearly twenty Song Clan fleets of this scale scattered across several ten-thousand light-year star systems in the vicinity.
The target of these fleets was all 3rd and 4th Tier Illusory Civilization Star Sea Floating Lands.
The Illusory Civilization is a 5th Tier Intermediate Civilization in the Shattered Star Sea, with a heritage of over 50,000 years, governing a territory of over 30,000 light-years. The strongest combat units in the civilization are five 5th-Rank Illusory Warships, making its strength average among 5th-Tier Star Sea Civilizations.
This civilization was discovered and reported by a Third-Rank clan member of the Second Direct Line nearly a thousand years ago. Subsequently, the Second Direct Line and the family invested a considerable amount of human resources in this star domain.
And now, it has officially become the Song Clan's target.
For this operation, the family has committed over 300 cruisers, more than 30 4th-Rank Chasing Deer warships, three 5th-Rank battleships, and one dreadnought. As for destroyers and below, there are more than five thousand.
This scale of mobilization is naturally not a minor operation. The Song Clan's target is the Illusory Continent, which has been at the 5th Tier for just over a thousand years.
After Song Xingru delivered the [Floating Continent Core Extraction Device] component to the family, the clan's leadership deliberated for nearly half a month before initiating this interstellar expedition.
There's no other way; only a 5th-Tier Star Sea Floating Land Core can significantly reduce the time for the Dragon Spine Continent to reach the peak of the 5th Tier and even advance to the 6th Tier.
After reinforcing the [Floating Continent Core Extraction Device] component to the Fifth Rank, the Song Clan immediately launched this interstellar expedition.
Illusory Civilization, Core Star Domain, Illusory Continent.
As the civilization's main base, the Illusory Continent is home to three 5th-Rank Illusory Warships, making it the most heavily defended place in the entire civilization.
However, more than half a month ago, multiple administrative star domains under the civilization were successively attacked, causing the Illusory Continent to fall into severe unrest, and the floating land shield was activated at that time.
Encased within the 5th-Tier floating land shield, the entire Illusory Continent was like a fully armored body with astonishing defensive capabilities, and no creature would dare to collide with it unless they were extremely foolhardy.
However, on this day, three mysterious visitors truly arrived.
Above the 5th-Tier floating land's sky dome, on the inner side of the floating land shield, three 5th-Rank Illusory Warships and dozens of 4th-Rank Illusory Warships were quietly suspended.
Inside these warships, countless Illusory beings looked up in shock and uncertainty at the floating land shield, more accurately, at the ten-thousand-meter alien warship outside the shield.
"Unfamiliar interstellar warship, please state your intentions!"
Through the floating land shield, the Illusory beings asked in the most standard interstellar common language.
However, the ten-thousand-meter warship and the two ten-thousand-meter warships behind it did not choose to respond.
In the magnetic wave communication group chat of the Ember Warships, the Ancestor's calm voice suddenly sounded.
"To avoid delays, attack!"
Upon finishing his words, all the main cannons and super main cannons on the two battleships and one dreadnought simultaneously erupted. Terrifying beams of light suddenly poured out, landing one after another on the floating land shield, which was filled with the power of laws.
Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!
Amid the terrifying explosions, the floating land shield of the entire Illusory Continent transmitted intense ripples, and the light of the entire spherical shield quickly dimmed.
Although 5th-Tier Star Sea Floating Lands are rare, and the floating land itself can provide a tremendous amount of energy, it was facing the full force of one 6th-Tier and two peak 5th-Tier units. Combined with the strong firepower of the Ember Warships, this full-scale attack naturally had a significant impact on the floating land shield.
Inside the Floatland Shield, the Illusory Clan members were filled with terror, their faces pale as they stared at the Floatland Shield above their heads.
However, they didn’t react slowly. After a brief moment of shock, all the Illusory Warships turned and began to fire rapidly at the three warships outside the Floatland.
Especially after seeing the Floatland Shield only dim significantly and not completely collapse, the Illusory Clan members quickly recovered from their fear, their faces turning to excitement.
They were well aware that the Floatland Shield was supported by the entire Floatland. As long as it didn't collapse instantly, with the Floatland's terrifying energy supply, it wouldn't take long for it to recover to its peak.
Outside the Floatland Shield, a large amount of cannon fire fell on the energy shields of the three warships, causing their radiant light to gradually dim.
It was thanks to the high-quality energy shield components loaded on the three warships, all of which were at least Sixth Rank, that they could still hold out for a short time.
In the communication group chat, the atmosphere was not as tense as the Illusory Clan imagined. The three people exchanged glances, and then the Immovable Mingwang activated a special component on the warship.
At the same time, hundreds of light-years away, in the outer region of an asteroid belt, ten Chasing Deer ships were hidden in the void. At this moment, the Clan Elder Song Tianshu's flagship seemed to have received a transmission, and he quickly spoke in the communication group chat:
"Received transmission from the Ancestor. Everyone, pay attention. Coordinates are XXXX, XXXX. Immediately initiate spatial leap."
Dozens of seconds later, under the frightened gazes of the Illusory Clan on the Illusory Continent, the ten Song Clan Chasing Deer ships, each over three kilometers long, appeared one after another in the sky ten thousand miles above the continent.
Before they could react, a dozen pre-prepared attacks suddenly erupted.
Although it was just a dozen attacks, they all carried the Shield-Breaking attribute.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amidst the intense explosions, the Floatland Shield of the Illusory Continent, which had not yet fully recovered, suddenly developed countless fine cracks like a spider web.
Although it had not completely collapsed, anyone with keen eyes could see that the Floatland Shield was on the verge of breaking.
At this moment, the Song Clan's Dreadnought Class warship seized the opportunity and suddenly sped forward.
Its bow had already transformed into a silver-glowing ram, and the entire warship was enveloped in a massive phantom Dragon Whale.
Roar!
The Dragon Whale let out a long cry, carrying the Dreadnought Class warship forward with an unstoppable momentum, determined to shatter the Floatland Shield below in one go.
At this moment, a brilliant silver light suddenly appeared within the Floatland Shield. The leading Fifth-Rank Illusory Warship threw out a silver Legendary-level artifact. As a civilization that had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, they certainly had some trump cards.
However, in the eyes of the Sixth-Rank Ancestor of the Song Clan, these so-called trump cards were not much. After all, his flagship was equipped with multiple Golden Quality components. In terms of trump cards, a silver Legendary artifact was not enough to impress.
The silver artifact thrown by the Fifth-Rank Illusory Warship quickly transformed into a ten-thousand-meter-long arrow, its surface shimmering with a cold and fierce light. One could imagine that it must have an extremely strong armor-piercing effect.
The silver arrow suddenly shot out, quickly piercing through the Floatland Shield and heading straight for the descending Dreadnought Class warship.
However, the ten-thousand-meter-long Dreadnought Class warship seemed to completely ignore the existence of the silver arrow, and its hull did not slow down at all as it collided.
In fact, the Song Clan’s Ancestor did not take this silver Legendary artifact too seriously. It wasn’t that he was underestimating the enemy, but in the Shattered Star Sea, not all civilizations could use a Star Sea artifact to its full potential like the Torch Human Civilization.
In most civilizations, the power of an artifact was not determined by its quality but by the strength of the user.
In simpler terms, the power of the artifact was determined by the strength of the user.
The arrow artifact, though silver in quality and capable of reaching Seventh Rank power, was being used by a Fifth-Rank Illusory Warship. Therefore, the silver arrow, though terrifying, was actually only a Fifth-Rank attack. In front of the Seventh-Rank energy shield and hull armor of the Dreadnought Class warship, it was difficult to even break through the defenses.
Buzz!
The silver arrow collided with the Dreadnought Class warship. This trump card of the Illusory Civilization didn’t even break through the Dragon Whale phantom enveloping the Dreadnought Class warship and was instantly repelled.
The next second, the sound of clanging followed.
Amidst the intense vibrations, the sound of cracking came next. Finally, the Floatland Shield could no longer hold, and it began to rapidly shatter from the point of contact with the Dreadnought Class warship’s ram.
This was not the end. After shattering the Floatland Shield, the Dreadnought Class warship did not stop. With its power somewhat diminished, it continued to charge towards the leading Fifth-Rank Illusory Warship below.
The moment the Floatland Shield completely shattered, the Illusory Clan on the Illusory Continent let out mournful cries, including those on the Fourth-Rank and Fifth-Rank Illusory Warships. They seemed to have lost their last resistance, and even with the Floatland Origin Rule’s support, they could not organize any meaningful resistance.
Three Fifth-Rank Illusory Warships were held back by the Song Clan’s battleships and the Dreadnought Class warship, while the other Fourth-Rank Illusory Warships were engaged in a fierce battle with the ten Chasing Deer ships that arrived later.
Initially, the battle was relatively balanced, but after the Dreadnought Class warship completely destroyed one of the Fifth-Rank Illusory Warships, this fragile balance was immediately broken, and what followed was a one-sided slaughter.
With the assistance of the freed Dreadnought Class warship, the remaining two Fifth-Rank Illusory Warships were quickly eliminated, followed by a dozen Fourth-Rank ones.
In just a few dozen minutes, more than 70% of the peak combat power of this Fifth-Rank civilization was completely destroyed, showcasing the strength of the Torch Human Civilization.
It’s worth noting that the Song Clan was just a small family from a minor principality in the Torch Human Civilization, yet they had the ability to destroy a mid-level civilization so easily. This gives a glimpse into the terrifying power of the entire Torch Human Civilization.
Of course, the Song Clan did not become arrogant because of this.
Everyone knew that the reason this operation was so smooth was mainly due to the Ancestor’s efforts.
It was only because of the full power of the Sixth-Rank Dreadnought Class warship that they could easily break through the Floatland Shield of a Fifth-Rank Floatland. Before the Ancestor’s several hundred years of seclusion, the Song Clan dared not have any thoughts about the Illusory Civilization.
(End of Chapter)
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