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Chapter 396: New Visitor to the Ruins Market - The Shadow Elf
Chapter 396: New Visitor to the Ruins Market - The Shadow Elf
382 meters!
Anluo stared at this height, his mind filled with bewilderment.
This height wasn't the highest in the entire Stark Family for nearly ten thousand years, not even ranking in the top five, but it was undeniable that it was a once-in-a-thousand-years achievement.
The last Stark family member to reach this height was over a thousand years ago, an elder who had since joined the ranks of Battleship Captains and was said to have a high chance of further promotion to Dreadnaught Captain.
Compared to his own height of 303 meters, 382 meters was far beyond what he had achieved, and it felt like a complete dampener on the ambition he once held in his heart.
Song Chi was unaware of the changing moods of the people below the mountain, but at this moment, he still felt somewhat dissatisfied.
He had thought that with the Divine Mind State's Twenty-One Uses of One Mind, he would have a chance to break through 400 meters. After all, he clearly remembered that Fek Vladimir, who hailed from a truly immortal aristocracy, had a mind power of only Twenty Uses of One Mind, and the Stark Family was, strictly speaking, just an ultra-first-class family.
He never imagined that the difficulty of Soul Refining Mountain would be so high. If Fek Vladimir were to come here, wouldn't reaching 370 meters be considered an exceptional performance?
Song Chi stopped thinking about it and continued walking down the mountain.
As he approached the foot of the mountain, the benefits of the previous Soul Refining Mountain's suppression and tempering of his mind power quickly became apparent.
The more severe the previous suppression had been, the more intense the rebound was now, and as he moved closer to the mountain's base, this rebound trend intensified.
"Crack!"
A faint cracking sound echoed in Song Chi's mind, signaling that his mind power had officially broken through from Twenty-One Uses to Twenty-Two Uses of One Mind, and he was still halfway to the mountain's base.
When he finally left the range of Soul Refining Mountain, Song Chi's mind power didn't break through further, but he clearly heard that last faint cracking sound.
If he guessed correctly, the bottleneck between Twenty-Two and Twenty-Three Uses had been cracked open, and with continued persistence, he might be able to break through to Twenty-Three Uses of One Mind before reaching the fourth rank in Guidance Technique.
Song Chi was more than satisfied with this result, and it was worth his previous all-out effort.
In the following days, the group toured the surrounding vast area and eventually settled in a luxurious hotel provided by the Stark Family.
The negotiations among the big shots seemed to encounter some issues and were taking longer than expected, leaving the group with no choice but to wait.
Deep within the hotel, the summoning room of the underground warship, the cabin of the Sky-Blue Battleship, was tightly sealed, isolating everything from the outside world.
Inside the warship, Song Chi left behind a Fourth-Rank Void Demon to report external information in real-time, while he himself entered the Ruins Market to initiate a new transaction.
Due to their mid-journey rush, they hadn't been able to use Ethereal Energy and open the Ruins Market for trading the previous two months. Now that they had the time, Song Chi didn't want to delay any further.
Before initiating the Ruins Market transaction, he took out the Hyperpower Controller component.
With a limited amount of titanium crystal in his hand, he still had enough to enhance this red epic component to the fifth rank.
Hyperpower Controller LV50
Quality: Red
Attribute: Hyperpower Disorder
Attribute 2: Hyperpower Amplification
Attribute 3: Hyperpower Burst
Consumption: 1200/s (Ethereal Energy Points)
Effect: After installation, the concentration of Hyperpower (Ethereal) Energy within the warship increases by 150%.
No charging or buffering required.
Upgrade Requirements: 3 strands of Floating Continent Essence (Fifth Rank), 200,000 Ethereal Energy Points, 200 tons of Cobalt Stone, 43 Law Stones, 123 Titanium Crystals
Note: This component occupies 3 slots.
{Hyperpower Disorder: Consumes 100,000 Ethereal Energy Points to cause temporary disorder in Hyperpower Energy within a 500km range of a designated target. Cooldown: 12 hours.}
{Hyperpower Amplification: Consumes 100,000 Ethereal Energy Points to significantly enhance the strength, recovery speed, and control speed of Hyperpower Energy within a 500km range of a designated target. Cooldown: 6 hours.}
{Hyperpower Burst: Consumes 200,000 Ethereal Energy Points to burn the life force of a designated friendly lifeform within a 500km range, causing their Hyperpower Energy to surge by a major rank (maximum cannot exceed the rank of this component). Duration: 10 minutes. Cooldown: 1 year.}
After reaching the fifth rank, this component's attributes became even better. Song Chi could feel that as he installed and enhanced this component, the concentration of Ethereal Energy within the Sky-Blue Battleship rapidly increased, which not only subtly promoted his Guidance Technique but also gradually strengthened his physique.
Of course, neither effect was immediate and required a long time for gradual improvement.
After dealing with this component, Song Chi finally initiated a new Ruins Market transaction.
Inn, Third Floor.
Since Zhou Ping's Guest Permit had been exchanged for a Travel Permit, his posture seemed to have straightened up.
Moreover, after successfully obtaining a complete set of Golden Core promotion resources, over twenty years later, he had successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage and was no longer considered an outsider in the Luofu Sword Sect.
Therefore, after the Ruins Market opened, he logged in as quickly as possible.
Of course, there was another reason for this.
Strange Item Exchange Shop, upon entering the store, Zhou Ping respectfully took out a small cloth bag from his storage bag.
Although he had advanced to the Golden Core stage, his reverence for the Ruins Market had not diminished in the slightest; instead, it had intensified, even reaching a level of trepidation.
When the Ruins Market Projection Permit was first introduced, he had discussed it with his sect's master in detail. Initially, he wasn't very familiar with the title of 'Sovereign,' as the common terminology in the Shattered Star Sea differed from that of the Honghuang Continent. It wasn't until he heard the detailed conversation between his sect's master and the elders that he felt a sense of trepidation.
According to his sect's Incarnation Sect Lord, the sovereign beings in the Shattered Star Sea were referred to as 'Immortals' in their cultivation civilization.
True Immortals were only mentioned in the myths and legends of the Honghuang Continent, so how could he, a small Golden Core cultivator, not feel trepidation?
"Your Majesty, the Great Lord of the Ruins Market, this is the last batch of titanium crystals!"
From the omniscient perspective, Song Chi observed this scene without much reaction, casually absorbing the bag.
The bag contained far more titanium crystals than before, a full 1000 pieces, but for him now, it was merely a drop in the bucket.
As his mind turned, two words appeared on the projection screen in the center of the Strange Object Exchange Shop.
【Not bad!】
After exchanging the 【Limitless Sword Stone】 for the 【Ruins Market Travel Permit】, he technically no longer needed to hand over these titanium crystals, but the Luofu Sword Sect had not revoked this requirement. Now, they had sent over the remaining titanium crystals in one go, and although the quantity wasn't significant, it was still a friendly gesture, so he didn't hesitate to praise them.
Just then, Song Chi's gaze suddenly shifted to the entrance of the Ruins Market.
At this moment, the number of Star Sea aliens gathered in the Ruins Market was already considerable, and there were no particularly noteworthy species among them. However, the new group of tall figures entering the market immediately attracted the attention of many aliens.
"Tall and slender, with pointed ears and long hair, they're elves!"
Many of the aliens had already identified the identity of these new arrivals.
But if they were just ordinary elves, Song Chi wouldn't have paid them much attention.
There were elves on the Holy Dragon Continent, but they were the lowest-ranked Grey Elves, with limited potential and value.
The elves in front of him were different; their bodies were dark, and a black Mystic Energy flowed across their skin, revealing them to be Dark Elves, a higher-ranked elf species.
Compared to the lowly Grey Elves, these Dark Elves were far more mysterious.
Upon confirming the identity of these elves, three words immediately came to Song Chi's mind.
【Moon Spring】
This was a resource, an extremely rare resource that only a few higher-ranked elf tribes could produce.
【Moon Spring】 had many uses, two of which were particularly enticing to the Flame Ship Captain.
The first was longevity; 【Moon Spring】 was a famous longevity artifact, and even the lowest-quality Moon Spring could extend one's lifespan by nearly a century.
The second effect was even more tantalizing; it could eliminate the buffering time of the Flame Seed.
It was well known that if a Flame Warship failed in its promotion, even if the captain wasn't on board and didn't die with the sinking ship, their Flame Seed would still enter a long buffering period.
Even for a third-rank Flame Ship Captain, this buffering period could last for several decades, let alone for fourth-rank, fifth-rank, or even sixth-rank and seventh-rank captains.
At that level, the buffering time of the Flame Seed could be hundreds or even thousands of years, a terrifyingly long time.
【Moon Spring】 was a special resource that could reduce this buffering time, and it wasn't just a 20%, 30%, or 50% reduction; it allowed the Flame Seed to complete the buffering process instantly, highlighting its preciousness.
Of course, 【Moon Spring】 also came in various qualities, and not all of them were effective for every Flame Warship. The higher the rank of the Flame Ship Captain, the higher the quality of 【Moon Spring】 required.
"They seem to be carrying some serious injuries..."
As Song Chi's gaze focused on the Dark Elves, he soon noticed the shocking wounds on their bodies, each emitting a dark aura.
These wounds contained strong corrosive energy, mixed with some familiar energy fluctuations that caught Song Chi's attention.
Just as he was pondering this, the Dark Elves reached the entrance of the Ruins Market. Their eyes lingered on the 【Rule Hologram】, and when they saw the 【Ruins Market Travel Permit】 and 【Ruins Market Projection Permit】, a subtle joy appeared in the eyes of the third and fourth-rank Dark Elves.
As Song Chi anticipated their next move, his gaze suddenly lifted, and his icy stare fixed on the entrance of the Ruins Market.
"This energy, is it the culprit behind the injuries of these Dark Elves?"
Outside the void portal through which the Dark Elves had entered, a powerful and chilling energy suddenly appeared. It was no lower than fifth-rank, and without hesitation, this chilling energy surged towards the portal entrance, attempting to force its way in.
The sky above the Ruins Market churned with clouds, and a finger made of perfect rule energy emerged. This rule finger effortlessly penetrated the space where the chilling energy was located.
Immediately, a pitiful wailing sound echoed throughout the Ruins Market.
The alien creatures were still clueless until the rule finger retracted back into the sky. They could clearly see that on the tip of this rule finger, there was a giant black spider with a shocking size.
"Black Demon Spider!"
The instant they saw this black spider, whose size exceeded ten thousand meters, the Dark Elves instinctively cried out.
This black giant spider was named the Black Demon Spider, and it was one of the most common minions of Queen Rose on the Gods Continent.
They never expected that this powerful Black Demon Spider, which had chased them relentlessly, leaving them with no escape, would be easily killed by the mysterious Lord of the Multiverse Bazaar. This dramatic turn of events left them in awe.
After a brief moment of fear, a suppressed joy reappeared on the faces of the Dark Elves.
Without hesitation, they rushed into a dedicated shop within the Ruins Market.
At the same time, a strange object emitting a scorching silver light was taken out of a magic ring.
【Strange Object: Annihilation Bow】
【Quality: Silver】
【Transformation: {Omnipotent Annihilation Bow}】
【Note: A legendary weapon once belonging to a legendary elf from the Dark Elf tribe on the Gods Continent, it has withstood the test of time and transformed into a silver-quality strange object.】
A silver-quality legendary object, just like that?
Song Chi raised an eyebrow, originally wondering if they would exchange a 【Guest Permit】 or a 【Travel Permit】, but it seemed they had never lingered on the 【Guest Permit】.
Thinking about this, his gaze focused on the silver-quality legendary object.
Omnipotent Annihilation Bow lv0
Quality: Silver
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(End of Chapter)
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