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Chapter 406: Successful Advancement after the Energy Tide
Chapter 406: Successful Advancement after the Energy Tide
Such a startling commotion naturally couldn't escape the notice of the other families in the Duchy.
In a short time, the news that the Dragon Spine Continent was attempting to advance to a Tier 6 Floating Continent was already on the table of all the top powers in the Duchy.
This sudden news shook the entire Morning Star Duchy.
Aside from the Song family, no other power was left unfazed by this development.
The top powers of the Morning Star Duchy all had their own assessments of the potential of their floating continents. Among them, the Morning Star Dark Continent, belonging to the Morning Star family, was ranked first.
The fact that the Morning Star Dark Continent would be the first to advance to Tier 6 was not unexpected, but the sudden activity on the Dragon Spine Continent was not something any of the other powers had anticipated.
In the overall assessment of the Duchy's continents, the Dragon Spine Continent barely made it into the top ranks.
Aside from the Morning Star Dark Continent, whether it was the Golden Horn Continent of the Golden Horn Land family or the Dusk Continent of the Dusk Marquis family, even the Divine Eagle Continent of the Eagle Clan, all had a deeper foundation than the Dragon Spine Continent, including the Morning Star Yang Continent.
No matter how hard the leaders of these powers racked their brains, they couldn't believe that the Dragon Spine Continent, which was an ordinary Tier 5 continent just a few hundred years ago, was now attempting to break through to Tier 6.
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As for the reactions from the outside world, the Song family's higher-ups could guess, but they didn't pay much attention to it.
All information about the components of the Floating Land Core Extraction Device was known only to a few Fifth Rank elders and a few core elders of the Song family.
In the sky above the Dragon Spine Continent, as the energy tides grew stronger, the Heavy Feather, released by Song Chi, was already cheering.
Over the past few decades, Heavy Feather had already reached the peak of the Third Rank and had comprehended the Light and Spatial Laws to their limits. Now, as the perfect time to break through to the Fourth Rank approached, the energy tides were rolling in.
Amidst the cheers, Heavy Feather instinctively conveyed his desire to break through to the Fourth Rank through mental transmission to Song Chi in the Dragon Spine Mystic Realm.
"Breakthrough to the Fourth Rank? Energy Tide?"
In front of the Dragon Spine Mystic Technique Stele, Song Chi retracted his gaze from the stele and a thoughtful look flashed through his eyes.
"Is the Dragon Spine Continent preparing to advance to Tier 6?"
Since he had already entered the Fourth Rank, the family's higher-ups had not informed him of this matter, instead letting him focus on comprehending the mystic techniques in the Dragon Spine Mystic Realm. However, at this moment, Song Chi suddenly remembered something and hurriedly left the mystic realm.
A message sent by Song Chi in the family elder communication channel instantly startled many.
"I have a drop of Sovereign Blood here. I'm not sure if it's ordinary blood, essence blood, or source blood. @Song Shiyuan, Ancestor, do you have any use for it?"
The drop of sovereign blood that Song Chi mentioned was, of course, the one from the Imperial Ruin Source Stone. He wasn't likely to use it in the short term, so he might as well take it out and see if it could increase the success rate of the Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship's advancement, even if only by a little.
Just as Song Chi finished sending the message, he sensed an extremely faint spatial fluctuation above him.
This spatial fluctuation was almost imperceptible to ordinary people, but Song Chi was different. He also cultivated the Spatial Law, and having reached the Middle Stage, he was particularly sensitive to spatial fluctuations.
Looking up, he saw the Primordial Ancestor appearing from the void.
Hmm... it was the Primordial Ancestor himself, not the Fearless Ship.
"Your grandson pays his respects to the Ancestor!"
Before Song Chi could react, a strong spatial fluctuation filled the air, and by the time he regained his senses, he found himself in an underground space.
To his side were Song Shiyuan, Song Xingru, and the Fifth Rank elder from the ancestral vein.
Catching a glimpse of the Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship suspended above a dazzling light in the distance, Song Chi knew the urgency of the situation. Without saying much, he quickly handed over the Imperial Ruin Source Stone to the Ancestor.
Several strands of subtle spatial law brushed past, and the special green rock on the outer layer of the Imperial Ruin Source Stone was neatly cut open, revealing a drop of blood with a faint golden glow in the Ancestor's hand.
Song Chi felt his body sink, and the pressure emanating from the drop of blood with a faint golden glow made him feel as if a ten-thousand-foot mountain was pressing down on his shoulders, causing his bones to creak loudly.
Enduring the discomfort, Song Chi's heart also trembled.
Just a drop of blood had such a terrifying oppressive force. One could only imagine the might of a true sovereign existence.
It was fortunate that he hadn't rashly cut open the Imperial Ruin Source Stone when he was at the Third Rank, as the consequences would have been hard to predict.
Feeling the pressure emanating from the drop of blood with a faint golden glow, Song Wujiang waved his hand lightly, and the incredible pressure suddenly dissipated, and Song Chi's body felt light again.
At the same time, a long-lost smile appeared on Song Wujiang's face.
"It's a drop of Seventh Rank essence blood, which can be considered a special advancement resource. It should significantly increase the success rate of the Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship's advancement!"
As he spoke, he tossed the drop of sovereign essence blood to Song Shiyuan.
After receiving the sovereign essence blood, Song Shiyuan quickly walked up to the Floating Land Core Essence and entered the warship after the Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship's cabin door opened. When he came out, the drop of sovereign essence blood had disappeared, merged into the Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship.
Seeing Song Shiyuan nod, the smiles on the faces of Song Wujiang and the others became even more pronounced.
For a battleship to advance to a fearless ship, even a 0.1% increase in the success rate is extremely valuable, let alone this drop of sovereign essence blood, which is much stronger.
Song Wujiang's gaze shifted to Song Chi, who was standing quietly beside him.
"Good job, young one. I heard that you also provided the location of that three-eyed royal sovereign flagship?"
After Song Chi nodded, Song Wujiang thought for a moment and said, "Your contributions to the family are remembered by all the clansmen. The family will not mistreat those who have made contributions."
"In that case, you were previously acquiring the 'Time Sand' resource, right? There are 10kg of it on the top floor of the family's merit tower, and it will all be given to you as a reward. Additionally, before the expansion war begins, the clan will assign a Sixth Rank enslaved beast to you. Can the enslaved components on your ship be upgraded to Sixth Rank?"
"Yes, Elder Ancestor!" Song Chi replied respectfully.
But Song Wujiang continued, "Aside from that, are there any other resources you urgently need?"
At this question, Song Chi hesitated for a moment before finally answering, "Elder Ancestor, I lack a Tier 6 Floating Land Core Essence!"
This request was a bit weak because he knew that the family also urgently needed such a high-tier resource.
Song Wujiang contemplated for a moment, then waved his hand and took out a lump of Floating Continent Core Essence from the Flamefire Ancestral Cavity.
Song Chi's body trembled as his gaze swept over the scene.
A hundred strands of Tier 6 Floating Continent Core Essence were directly presented by Song Wujiang.
Such a large amount of Floating Continent Core Essence could rival a top-grade silver-tier legendary component.
Just as Song Chi was about to shake his head, Song Wujiang gently raised his hand to stop him.
"This is what you deserve. The family has never been stingy with rewards for those who have made significant contributions to the clan. Go, the Great Expansion War is imminent. Use this final time to prepare for everything."
Song Chi left, and the Primordial Ancestor casually sent him back to the foot of the Dragon Spine Sacred Mountain. Before leaving, Song Chi mentioned the matter of Heavy Feather, and with the care of the family elders, Heavy Feather's advancement to the fourth rank would not be disturbed in any way.
After this, Song Chi solemnly kept the 100 strands of Tier 6 Floating Continent Core Essence in his hand and re-entered the Dragon Spine Mystic Realm to continue his insights into the Ethereal Body Technique.
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The energy tide on the Dragon Spine Continent lasted for an entire year. During this time, the Floating Continent continued to expand, which was undoubtedly a torment for other powers in the kingdom.
It wasn't until the diameter of the Dragon Spine Continent officially exceeded fifty light-years that all the top-tier forces in the kingdom had to acknowledge that the Dragon Spine Continent had indeed taken that crucial step.
Compared to the restlessness outside the Calm Sea Star Domain, the Dragon Spine Continent was shrouded in celebration.
During this year-long energy tide, not only did the Dragon Spine Continent successfully advance to Tier 6, but numerous clansmen on the Floating Continent also broke through with the push of this energy tide.
Of course, most of them were clansmen below the third rank.
In the third month, Song Xuan Cang's flagship, the Vast Boundless, successfully advanced to a battleship.
In the fifth month, the eldest clansman of the First Direct Vein, whose rank was the highest among the elders, also broke through to the fifth rank with his Guidance Technique during this energy tide, after his flagship had advanced twenty years ago. Thus, the Song Clan gained another official battleship captain.
In the eleventh month, the Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship, which had been undertaking the battleship advancement mission for nearly two years, officially began its attempt at promotion.
(PS: The duration of the battleship advancement mission from the fourth to the sixth rank has been extended to two years.) Amidst the tense anticipation of countless people, the Unmoving Bodhimanda Ship did not disappoint. It successfully advanced from an ultimate battleship to a dreadnought, with its length increasing from 13,000 kilometers to 120,000 meters. Its foundation was considered top-notch among dreadnoughts.
After a brief cheer, Song Wujiang issued the strictest order in history, even using a silver-tier confidential agreement component to ensure that no one who knew about this matter within the clan would disclose it to the outside in any way.
From then on, no news related to Song Shiyuan was leaked, whether within the Song Clan or throughout the entire Morning Star Kingdom.
This matter sparked a long debate throughout the kingdom.
Some believed that Song Shiyuan had successfully ridden the wave of the Dragon Spine Continent's advancement to Tier 6, promoting his flagship to a dreadnought. The Song Clan's decision to withhold the news was merely to ensure that Song Shiyuan could break through the sixth rank in his Guidance Technique without any distractions.
Others thought that the Song Clan was creating a smokescreen to cover up the fact that their only ultimate battleship had sunk.
However, none of these speculations received an active response from the Song Clan.
Even with the Song Clan in the spotlight due to this matter, no power dared to take advantage of the situation to test their strength.
The reason was simple.
Although the loss of an ultimate battleship was significant, the Song Clan now possessed a six-rank dreadnought. Even if all their battleships were lost, no one would dare to stir up any trouble.
Joking aside, the deterrence of a dreadnought far surpassed that of a battleship by more than tenfold.
As for the events happening outside, Song Chi himself was unaware. The only thing he knew for sure was that Heavy Feather had successfully advanced to the fourth rank.
With Heavy Feather's breakthrough, the dual-pupil eyes that Song Chi shared with him received a significant boost.
Before Heavy Feather's advancement, even though Song Chi had broken through to the fourth rank, the shared eyes were still at the third-rank level. Now that Heavy Feather had reached the fourth rank, the power of these dual pupils naturally received an unprecedented enhancement.
The most noticeable effect was that Song Chi's understanding of mystic techniques further accelerated.
The Ethereal Body Technique, which he had struggled to master for a long time, was finally comprehended more than a month after Heavy Feather's breakthrough.
During this time, Song Chi also brought Heavy Feather into the Dragon Spine Mystic Realm. The speed at which Heavy Feather comprehended the law was astonishing, but the original mystic realm still provided a certain boost, especially during his law amplification phase, making the effect even better.
However, this time was destined to be short-lived, as the Great Expansion War was less than a year away.
In the following months, Song Chi focused all his attention on the Black Core Pulse mystic technique.
He also did not forget the monthly Ruined Market transactions, participating in each one on time.
Over these twelve years, the accumulated transactions in the Ruined Market successfully pushed its level to LV47, allowing Song Chi to have one more Ruined Market Projection Permit at his disposal.
Three months later, the Black Core Pulse mystic technique was mastered. Including this technique, Song Chi now possessed five mystic techniques, which was enough to make those newly-advanced fourth-rank Deer Hunt Ship captains feel ashamed.
In the remaining two months, Song Chi did not continue to comprehend other mystic techniques but instead focused on improving his proficiency in the Ethereal Body Technique and the Black Core Pulse.
Although his understanding of the two laws was not low, if the proficiency in the mystic techniques themselves was too low, it would greatly affect their power after activation.
Apart from this, his thoughts turned entirely to the Celestial Ruin Heaven.
At this point, various resources had basically been gathered, including the ten thousand years of Time Sand mentioned by the Primordial Ancestor. Song Chi was eager to conduct a new round of comprehensive enhancements on the Celestial Ruin Heaven.
Not to mention anything else, just the attributes of the Twirling Meditation Seal components of the sixth rank alone were enough to make people excited.
After saying goodbye to Heavy Feather, who was left in the Dragon Spine Mystic Realm to focus on comprehending the two laws, Song Chi entered the All-Heavens Ruined Market.
In the free stall area of the Ruined Market, the Celestial Ruin Heaven, a 3,800-meter-long battleship, quietly docked. Without boarding the ship, Song Chi first turned and went to the sealed storage room, taking out the silver-tier legendary-quality Universal Annihilation Bow super cannon that had been stored there for a long time. Only then did he enter the interior of the warship.
(End of Chapter)
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