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Chapter 358: Shining Star Chaos Monument
Chapter 358: Shining Star Chaos Monument
Dragon Backbone Continent, Blue Moon Estate.
It had been over seven months since Song Chi's return from the Luminous Star Tower. During this time, he had been diligently practicing the Guiding Art and contemplating the spatial law, occasionally visualizing the projection imprint of the Mythical Mecha Titan.
On several occasions, Song Chi logged into the Luminous Star Tower through the communication group of the Yaoguang Star Token, specifically at the nodes where the Eight-Armed Serpent Civilization was invading. This was to quickly adapt to the group combat scenarios.
Aside from this, he neither explored other star domains nor contemplated the Shining Star Chaos Monument, let alone ventured to the fragments of the Immortal Realm Continent.
On this day, a sudden roar echoed through the sky above the Blue Moon Estate. Song Chi, who was in the courtyard, immediately felt a surge of joy.
The source of the sound was a Deer Hunt Vessel with a captain over three kilometers in length, which instantly reminded him of the Holy Dragon Continent.
For nearly half a year, most of the elders of the clan had been away from the Dragon Backbone Continent due to the operations targeting the Holy Dragon Continent. The sudden appearance of a Deer Hunt Vessel made Song Chi's first thought that the campaign there had concluded.
Soon, the Deer Hunt Vessel landed, and as the captain emerged, Song Chi recognized him as Song Xuanfeng, the clan elder from whom he had traded the Light Energy Aggregation Engine.
"Elder Xuanfeng, has the operation in the Holy Dragon Continent concluded?" Song Chi asked eagerly.
Hearing Song Chi's impatient inquiry, Song Xuanfeng shook his head.
"We're close, but not quite there yet. It won't be long now."
After saying this, he waved his hand and tossed a storage capsule. Song Chi quickly scanned its contents, and his eyes lit up with excitement.
Inside the storage capsule was the Spirit Source Essence that the Ancestor had promised him, along with a drop of Half Sixth Rank Demon God Blood.
Compared to the Half Fifth Rank Demon God Blood he had obtained earlier, the Half Sixth Rank Demon God Blood was clearly more potent. If used during the cruiser's promotion to a Deer Hunt Vessel, it could increase the success rate by approximately 10%, far surpassing the previous 4%.
However, Song Chi had a slight dilemma. Using the Half Sixth Rank Demon God Blood for the cruiser's promotion seemed wasteful, as it would also have a certain effect when the Deer Hunt Vessel was promoted to a battleship. Using it at that time would be more appropriate.
Nevertheless, he didn't overthink it. He would decide on the usage later; for now, he was more concerned with the Spirit Source Essences in the storage capsule.
Song Xuanfeng had brought a total of twenty Spirit Source Essences.
Half Sixth Rank: 4
Fifth Rank: 6
Half Fifth Rank: 10
Despite the seemingly small quantity, it was important to understand the limited number of native Demon Gods in the Holy Dragon Continent. As for the ten Half Fifth Rank essences, this was actually the most satisfying aspect for Song Chi. Currently, he was only at the Third Rank, and even if he could absorb the Fifth Rank Spirit Source Essences, the absorption efficiency would be low. Absorbing 40% of them would be considered a great success, let alone the Half Sixth Rank.
In comparison, the Half Fifth Rank Spirit Source Essences were the most suitable for him at the moment. With ten of them, he estimated that he could enhance his Mind Force to a Twentyfold Mind.
Similar to the Guiding Art, the Mind Force became increasingly challenging to improve as one progressed. The effect of the Spirit Source Essences would also gradually diminish, and it was unrealistic to expect them to directly elevate his Mind Force to a Thirtyfold Mind.
After Song Xuanfeng left, Song Chi summoned a Second Rank clan member from his bloodline and instructed them to deliver a Fifth Rank and a Half Sixth Rank Spirit Source Essence to his grandfather, who was currently in the Dragon Spine Sanctuary.
Song Chi only took one of each because he knew that the clan would likely allocate some to his grandfather as well. With the two essences he had, it would be sufficient for Song Mingsong to enhance his Mind Force.
Once these arrangements were made, Song Chi wasted no time and entered the Ruins Market to begin absorbing the ten Half Fifth Rank Spirit Source Essences.
Just like before, the essences instantly transformed upon ingestion, quickly turning into a pure stream of soul power that flowed into his mind. As his Divided Mind ravenously absorbed this pure soul power, the strength of his Mind Force began to increase at a remarkable rate.
The first Half Fifth Rank Spirit Source Essence had a good effect, allowing Song Chi to further divide his mind into two strands, reaching a Fourteenfold Mind. However, the subsequent essences didn't have the same impact, and each one could only increase his mind by a single strand.
After surpassing the Twentyfold Mind, the effect of the Half Fifth Rank Spirit Source Essences diminished further, and it took two essences to increase his mind by one strand. Eventually, Song Chi's Mind Force stabilized at a Twenty-Onefold Mind.
After consuming all the Half Fifth Rank Spirit Source Essences, Song Chi experienced a sense of extreme contradiction. He felt an unprecedented clarity, but within this clarity, there was also a subtle sense of swelling pain and drowsiness.
However, Song Chi wasn't surprised by this. He had already anticipated this reaction before.
The Divided Mind was something that a Fourth Rank Flame Torch Captain should possess. Having achieved it at the Third Rank was akin to a small horse pulling a large cart. Now, by using the Spirit Source Essences to directly enhance his Mind Force to a Twenty-Onefold Mind, the burden on his body had increased, leading to this backlash.
Since he had anticipated this, Song Chi was prepared. He suddenly took out a fruit emitting a greenish glow and swallowed it in one bite.
The fruit was called the Strength Fruit, a special spiritual fruit that Song Chi had purchased from a shop in the Ruins Market.
The Strength Fruit didn't aid in the cultivation of the Guiding Art, but it effectively enhanced the physique of living beings, which was precisely what Song Chi needed at this moment.
Mind Force was inherently dependent on the physique of the biological body. The stronger the Mind Force, the stronger the physique needed to support it; otherwise, one would end up like the Brain-Eating Clan, a race that focused solely on brain development, with disproportionately large heads and frail bodies that could collapse from the slightest impact.
Therefore, enhancing his physique would likely be sufficient to withstand the burden of twenty-one strands of the Divided Mind.
Half an hour later, Song Chi had fully absorbed the medicinal power of the Strength Fruit. He could clearly sense the improvement in his physique, and the intermittent drowsiness in his mind began to dissipate as his physique strengthened.
Once he confirmed that the Twenty-Onefold Mind no longer burdened his body, Song Chi finally relaxed.
...
After some contemplation, Song Chi left the Ruins Market and held the Yaoguang Star Token in his hand once again.
It would take over four months for the cob alt number to regain its full combat power, and with his significantly enhanced Mind Force, Song Chi decided to take this opportunity to log into the Luminous Star Tower and utilize the contemplation opportunity of the Shining Star Chaos Monument.
Having made up his mind, he wasted no time. He placed the token on his forehead and quickly logged into the Luminous Star Tower.
Compared to the day he completed the final trial challenge, the Star Tower Hall was noticeably quieter today, with only a few figures present as Song Chi logged in.
Upon seeing him, several veteran members of the Star Tower became instantly interested.
"Thunder Awaken, what's up? Are you about to comprehend the Chaos Monument?"
Seeing Song Chi nod, the group's interest intensified.
"I told you, after we passed the trial, it wasn't long before we came to comprehend the Radiant Star Chaos Monument. You've really held out for a long time!"
"Yeah, seven months. If you didn't know, you'd think our Radiant Star Chaos Monument was some kind of ferocious beast!"
Song Chi: ...
Song Chi was speechless. Could he say that he had been itching to try it out, but had been waiting all this time only because he was waiting for the Spirit Source Essence?
Without explaining much to the others, Song Chi strode towards the second floor of the Star Tower.
At the same time, the Radiant Star Token Communication Group also became lively.
"Thunder Awaken has finally come to comprehend the Chaos Monument. Quick, everyone, stop lurking!"
"Really?"
"Absolutely. He just went up to the second floor."
"What do you think? Do you think Thunder Awaken can comprehend 'Radiant Star Arrival' on the first try?"
"I doubt it. I and 'Zhuoyang' both took four attempts to succeed. It's unlikely to happen on the first try."
"I remember 'Corpse Dog' took two attempts to comprehend it. It's indeed too difficult to succeed on the first try."
"You guys should also consider that Thunder Awaken is the second person after 'Bai Mei' to pass the 61st trial. It's not impossible to comprehend it on the first try."
...
Song Chi was unaware of the heated discussion among the Star Tower members. After stepping onto the second floor, his gaze was entirely focused on the ancient dark brown monument in the center.
This monument was shrouded in a vast amount of chaotic energy, intertwined with various different primordial laws. Ancient patterns were engraved on its surface, and as Song Chi stared at it, he felt his eyes completely drawn to the dark brown monument, unable to look away even a little.
Feeling this, he didn't resist but sat down in front of the Chaos Monument, entering a state of deep meditation to comprehend it fully.
As the elders in the tower had warned him, the Chaos Monument only allowed one chance to enter a meditative state per attempt. Whether the comprehender actively broke free or passively woke up from a meditative state, they couldn't immediately re-enter a meditative state to comprehend again.
Therefore, if one forced themselves out of the meditative state, it would be equivalent to wasting a chance to comprehend, and Song Chi naturally wouldn't do such a foolish thing.
As his mind completely sank into the Chaos Monument, the dense chaotic energy surrounding the Radiant Star Chaos Monument began to envelop Song Chi.
This chaotic energy was the cosmic chaos qi that every complete universe in the multiverse era would nurture. It was also one of the ultra-strategic resources of the Flame Human Civilization, ranked even higher than the Microness Spirit Activation Metal.
This chaotic energy could amplify one's comprehension, making it easier to comprehend and align with the Star Sea Primordial Path. It was a rare and precious resource.
It was said that in the current Fragmented Star Sea era, only the higher-tiered Universe Secret Realm, after a long period of time, could nurture a wisp of this energy.
Song Chi didn't pay much attention to the changes in his body. At this moment, all his mind and spirit were immersed in the Chaos Monument, and his twenty-one divided minds were like sponges that could never be filled, absorbing the vast amount of primordial laws within the Chaos Monument.
This Radiant Star Chaos Monument had been handled by many generations of Radiant Star Lords, and each generation had engraved as many of their own laws and paths as possible into the monument. As a result, the variety of primordial laws contained within this Chaos Monument could be said to be comprehensive.
After all, once one reached the level of a Star Sea Overlord, after completely mastering one primordial law, they would not only continue to broaden this initial primordial law but also subsequently comprehend the second, third, and even more primordial laws.
At this moment, the Radiant Star Chaos Monument did not lack the spatial primordial law.
While the spatial law was indeed difficult to comprehend, those who had passed the Star Token Trial and become Flame Torch Captains, members of the Star Tower, were all exceptionally talented. Not to mention the most outstanding one among them, the one who could inherit the Radiant Star Lord.
Among the past Radiant Star Lords, there were not only those who comprehended the spatial primordial law but also the temporal primordial law. It could be said that the Radiant Star Chaos Monument before them was complete in every attribute, sufficient to satisfy the comprehension needs of any later Star Tower member.
As time passed, Song Chi felt his comprehension of the spatial primordial law improving at a remarkable rate, and even his understanding of the family's secret technique, Return to Void Slash, was enhanced.
It was foreseeable that after this comprehension, he would not only make significant progress in his comprehension of the spatial primordial law but also improve his control over Return to Void Slash.
Outside, in the Radiant Star Token Communication Group.
The discussion continued.
"It's been almost an hour, right? Thunder Awaken hasn't come out of his comprehension state yet. The rule for comprehending the Chaos Monument is that the longer the comprehension time, the greater the harvest. This kid is impressive."
"Indeed, my first comprehension attempt only lasted forty minutes."
"I had it worse than you; I barely made it past the half-hour mark before I came out of the comprehension state on my own."
"I wonder how long Thunder Awaken can last this time. Is it possible to surpass Corpse Dog?"
"I think Corpse Dog lasted about an hour and a half during his first comprehension attempt, right?"
...
At the first floor of the Radiant Star Tower, several members stood there. They were afraid of affecting Song Chi's first comprehension attempt, so they intentionally didn't go up to the second floor but waited here instead.
Normally, it would be difficult to interrupt the comprehension of the Chaos Monument unless attacked. However, for safety, the crowd did not go up to the second floor.
Suddenly, the long-silent second floor finally came to life, and the crowd glanced up to see Song Chi walking down the stairs made of Eternal Stone Bricks.
The group exchanged glances, notified each other in the group chat, and simultaneously congratulated him:
"Congratulations! Your first attempt at comprehending the Chaos Monument lasted over an hour, even though it's just past the one-hour mark. You've surpassed more than half of our Star Tower members."
"What's the harvest? Did you manage to control 'Radiant Star Arrival'?"
Hearing their words, Song Chi shook his head helplessly.
Seeing this, the crowd understood that Song Chi had not comprehended the secret technique 'Radiant Star Arrival'.
"Don't overthink it. Over 95% of our Star Tower members since its establishment have been unable to control 'Radiant Star Arrival' on their first attempt."
"This secret technique is the fundamental technique of our Radiant Star Tower; it's not that easy to master!"
(End of Chapter)
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