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Chapter 348: Yaoguang Star Token Awakening, [Luminous Star Tower]
Chapter 348: Yaoguang Star Token Awakening, [Luminous Star Tower]
Above Qingyue Lake, the Cob Alt Number was hidden deep within the clouds, silently hovering.
In the main control room of the battleship, Song Chi toyed with the silver Yaoguang Star Token in his hand.
As the activation time approached, Song Chi was surprised to find that the activation time for this token was only twenty-four hours. In other words, if it wasn't activated within these 24 hours, there was a high chance he'd have to wait another decade.
Realizing this, he was somewhat relieved that he hadn't recklessly initiated the exploration of the Immortal Continent fragment.
If he had already entered the Immortal Continent fragment and the Cob Alt Number was currently at a critical point of dissipating certain unique array restrictions, it would conflict with the opening of the Beidou Seven Stars Hall.
In this case, there were only two outcomes: either give up this opportunity to activate the Yaoguang Star Token and wait another decade, or abandon the array restrictions that had been almost completely dissipated, and start over upon returning later.
Neither option was ideal.
Song Chi stopped dwelling on these thoughts and focused his gaze on the silver token in his hand.
His Aetheric energy was rapidly mobilized, slowly infusing into the Yaoguang Star Token through his arm, but the next second, his expression froze.
This Beidou Seven Stars Hall Yaoguang Star Token completely ignored the Aetheric energy within his body. No matter how much Aetheric energy he infused into the token, it didn't trigger any response.
"Could it not be activated with Aetheric energy?"
His mind was filled with confusion. If it couldn't be activated with Aetheric energy, what else could it be? He tried extracting various ranks of Floating Continent Essences from the Flame Seed Ancestral Aperture, but the token remained unresponsive.
"Or perhaps..."
A sudden flash of insight crossed his mind, and Song Chi quickly picked up the token, finally placing it on his forehead.
At the same time, strands of Aetheric energy gathered at his forehead, and the Flame Seed Ancestral Aperture was opened.
The instant the Flame Seed Ancestral Aperture was opened, the aura of the Ember Origin Seed spread instantly. Only then did the silver Yaoguang Star Token in his hand begin to tremble slightly, finally showing signs of activation.
"It's somewhat interesting, requiring the Ember Origin Seed instead of Aetheric energy..."
He muttered to himself, but before Song Chi could think further, a massive pulling force had already taken effect on his body, or perhaps the entire Cob Alt Number.
Immediately, he felt a severe sense of weightlessness.
After a dizzying spin, when he regained his bearings, Song Chi's first reaction was to quickly survey his surroundings.
Soon, he realized that he and the Cob Alt Number were in a pitch-black starry sky. There was no majestic ancient hall, nor any of the legendary Beidou Seven Stars, completely different from what he had imagined.
Before he could think further, a figure appeared ten thousand meters ahead, seemingly out of nowhere.
This figure had a human body with a snake tail, standing 1,200 meters tall. Its body, alternating between crimson and black, had eight muscular arms, each with knotted muscles. A pressure far beyond that of ordinary third-rank beings emanated from its body, spreading outward. Even from a distance of ten thousand meters, Song Chi could sense the domineering aura of the figure through the Cob Alt Number and the Starsea Void.
Aside from the distinctive eight crimson and black arms, the most striking feature was its pair of eyes, which carried a mysterious and dark aura.
Upon seeing these distinctive features, Song Chi didn't need to consult the Celestial Sky AI; he immediately recognized the figure's origin.
Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends!
"What's going on? Aren't Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends only supposed to appear on the frontlines of battles between the Four Great Super Empires and the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend civilization? How is the Beidou Seven Stars Hall connected to them..."
When he recognized the figure's origin, Song Chi's mind was filled with confusion. He wondered where the figure had come from and what its connection was to the Beidou Seven Stars Hall.
His next thought was of the Bodhi Inheritance Tower. He recalled that when he had challenged the Bodhi Inheritance Tower, the illusionary spaces on each level were similar to what he was experiencing now.
"Could this be a practical trial for the Beidou Seven Stars Hall? Can I only proceed to the real Beidou Seven Stars Hall after passing this trial?"
As these random thoughts filled his mind, a prompt suddenly sounded in his ear.
[Flameheart Humanity Gene Confirmed]
[Flameheart Humanity Ember Origin Seed Confirmed]
[The trial for entering the Yaoguang Hall of the Beidou Seven Stars Hall has begun. This trial carries the danger of Starfall. Proceed with caution!]
[10, 9, 8... 0, the trial officially begins!]
This series of prompts confirmed Song Chi's previous thoughts. The desolate starry sky he was currently in was the trial or challenge space created by the Beidou Seven Stars Hall Yaoguang Star Token.
"This challenge is quite similar to that of the Bodhi Inheritance Tower. I wonder if the subsequent challenge results will also be the same, with different qualities of Starsea Rarities awarded based on the final challenge evaluation?"
After a brief moment of confusion, Song Chi's mind was highly focused, all his attention on the third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend in front of him.
Logically, with the Cob Alt Number's current combat power, he shouldn't have paid too much attention to a third-rank being. But this was an Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend.
As a Starsea civilization group that could rival Flameheart Humanity, they couldn't be simply regarded as a "high-level civilization." After all, there was a world of difference between high-level civilizations.
Take the Evil Buddha Continent's Evil Buddha Clan, for example. With their seven-rank Evil Buddha Dominators, they were undoubtedly a high-level civilization group. But among high-level civilization groups, could they be compared to the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend civilization?
That would be a grave mistake.
The Evil Buddha Clan was indeed a high-level civilization group, but in front of the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend civilization, they were merely like slightly larger ants. As far as Song Chi knew, the number of Dominator-level existences in the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend civilization was no less than three digits, and they could annihilate the Evil Buddha Continent with a simple wave of their hand.
Moreover, the Evil Buddha Continent was likely far inferior to the civilization of the Star-Eclipsing Clan, which the Yanhan Kingdom's Pioneer Fleet would face next. The area of the seventh-rank Evil Buddha Continent was indeed astonishing, but how could it compare to the Star-Eclipsing Clan civilization, which ruled over a domain of 800,000 light-years?
So, why was the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend civilization so formidable?
Naturally, it had to do with their individual combat power and the formidable Star-Eclipsing Clan battleships under their command.
Individuals of the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend civilization were born with eight arms, had terrifying physiques, and possessed exceptional combat talents. They were also the favorites of the Earth Law Path. They had extraordinary talents in the Earth Law Path from birth and possessed a pair of unparalleled petrifying eyes. Among Starsea lifeforms of the same rank, they were among the few at the very top.
Given these factors, Song Chi dared not be careless.
In front of him, as the so-called trial began, the third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend roared and charged straight towards the Cob Alt Number.
In an instant, Song Chi's mind was filled with thoughts, and his subconscious wanted to utilize the warship's agility in combat. Although the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends were formidable, speed was not their forte, and the one before him did not have a Celestial Serpent Warship at its disposal. He could easily employ the speed of the Cob Alt Number to employ a kiting tactic.
He didn't even need to consider this much. In front of the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon and the Soul-Annihilating Eye Light Cannon, both of which had been enhanced to level 50, even if the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend's body was strong, it wouldn't be able to withstand several barrages.
However, at this moment, the Dome Sky Intelligence System provided another suggestion.
"This third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend poses a limited threat to our ship. We can transform into the Mythical Mech form to engage in close combat, thereby increasing our experience in close-quarters combat, our greatest weakness!"
Upon reading this suggestion, Song Chi hesitated for only a moment before nodding in agreement.
The Cob Alt Number remained still, silently waiting for the third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend to approach. Just as it was about to get close, the 1,300-meter-long warship suddenly transformed, directly becoming a Mythical Mech of equal height.
DivineEvolutionSword was clutched in the mech's giant hand, and its blade, surrounded by strands of spatial law power, slashed straight towards the rapidly charging Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend.
The Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend also held a spear-like rarity weapon, and the two quickly clashed, emitting sharp, clanging sounds.
As Song Chi had expected, this third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend had not comprehended the law power. After all, this was only the first trial.
Without the blessing of Earth Law, its petrifying eye struggled to penetrate the Immortal Realm Quintessential Energy Shield of the Cob Alt Number, and although its body and vitality were indeed formidable, it still fell far short of legendary creatures like the Star Beast, Colossus, and Dragon.
After several hours, Song Chi estimated that fighting this opponent would no longer improve his combat skills, so he directly used the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon to finish it off.
In the quiet starry sky, the mech's left arm rose high, and a nearly two-kilometer-long Extreme Yang Sword Intent divine light condensed from its palm, then suddenly burst forth.
After the howling sword intent sounded, the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend in front was finally annihilated by the Extreme Yang Sword Intent.
With the complete demise of the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend, Song Chi reverted the Cob Alt Number to its warship form, his eyes revealing an undeniable weariness.
During these few hours, he hadn't maintained the Mythical Mech form of the Cob Alt Number continuously; even with his current mental state, it was impossible.
His strategy was to engage in close combat as a mech for ten to twenty minutes, then revert to the warship form, handing control of the ship to the Dome Sky Intelligence System while he closed his eyes to rest and recover his mental state. Once his mind was refreshed, he would transform into the Mythical Mech again for another round of close-quarters combat.
During these few hours, he repeated this process several times until he felt that the Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend could no longer provide significant benefits to his combat skills.
Just as Song Chi closed his eyes to summarize his gains from these hours of close combat, a sudden prompt sound startled him, causing him to open his eyes wide with a look of surprise.
"Kill a third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend and obtain one strand of second-rank Floating Continent Essence!"
Indeed, the Cob Alt Number had received a strand of Floating Continent Essence.
And this could only mean one thing.
The third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend he had just killed was not an illusion created by the trial space but a real one! This realization left Song Chi unsettled. After all, genuine Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends only appeared on the battlefield frontlines of the Four Great Empires.
"To use a real Eight-Armed Serpent Fiend as a trial opponent... What is the origin of the Beidou Seven Stars Hall?"
As he pondered, he asked the Dome Sky Intelligence System to calculate the possibilities and related information.
"First: The Beidou Seven Stars Hall can be confirmed to be related to the Flame Torch civilization. The reason is that no other star domains in the Shattered Star Sea have a population of Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends, and the Flame Torch star cluster is the only known star domain where Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends currently survive. The second point is that the entry tokens can only be activated by the Flame Torch Seed."
"Second: Based on the first point, the Beidou Seven Stars Hall is a force on the battlefield frontlines of the Four Great Empires. These entry tokens are meant to select suitable Flame Torch captains from the entire Flame Torch star cluster to hunt Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends."
"Third: Based on the first point, these living Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends were purchased through the black market. The Beidou Seven Stars Hall is a reclusive force hidden within the Flame Torch star cluster."
"Fourth: The Beidou Seven Stars Hall is related to the Bright Han Kingdom, especially the Beiqiong Heavenly Mansion. The reason is that the tokens were gifted by the Beiqiong Mansion's royal offspring."
...
The Dome Sky Intelligence System listed dozens of speculations, but the most likely ones were the initial few.
However, these were all just guesses, and the specifics couldn't be confirmed. Song Chi didn't think further and immediately proceeded to the second round of trials.
In this second round, the enemy units were still third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends without the comprehension of law power, but this time, there were two of them.
Song Chi remained unfazed and continued with his previous strategy, using these two third-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Fiends as sparring partners to improve his combat experience as much as possible.
What Song Chi didn't know was that as he calmly proceeded with his trial mission, in a distant star domain, within an ancient Star Tower standing atop the Eternal Celestial Wall, someone was also closely monitoring his challenge progress.
Several blurry holographic projections gazed at the Virtual Star Screen.
On the Virtual Star Screen, several lines of text were displayed.
"The trial challenger is attempting the second trial."
"Time taken for the first trial: 4 hours and 32 minutes."
Upon seeing this, the few holographic projections in the Star Tower shook their heads. However, before they could speak, a spatial fluctuation suddenly emanated from the Login Star Platform at the back of the Star Tower's main hall, and a new holographic projection appeared.
"How is the new trial challenger of our Yaoguang Star Tower doing?"
Hearing this loud inquiry, the few holographic projections turned back and, after nodding to each other, one of them shook his head.
"There's no chance of passing the trial!"
"Oh?"
Surprise flashed in the eyes of the newly arrived projection. Everyone present was an elder of the Yaoguang Star Tower, having witnessed hundreds, if not thousands, of trials over the centuries. This was the first time he had heard such a definitive statement from these old folks.
But soon, he understood why. He, too, had seen the real-time trial situation on the Starlight Display Screen.
(End of Chapter)
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