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Chapter 417: 【Black Ultimate】
Chapter 417: 【Black Ultimate】
Song Chi's reaction was swift. Without hesitation, as soon as he obtained the antimatter source, the Celestial Ruin Heaven rushed out of the black hole at maximum speed.
However, despite the speed, the energy shield's defense value continued to drop rapidly.
After traveling several tens of thousands of meters, the Immortal Realm Five Elements Heavenly Energy Shield still couldn't escape complete overload.
As the energy shield overloaded, the formidable compressing and tearing forces from outside directly affected the Neutron Star Core Armor and the ship's hull.
The ship emitted a continuous metallic crunching and deforming sound, and the Skyward Intellect's warning tone soon sounded.
【Warning: The ship's armor has sustained 23% damage due to the strong external compression and tearing forces. Please repair it as soon as possible!】
【Warning: The ship's armor has sustained 38% damage, and the ship's hull has sustained 10% damage. Please repair it as soon as possible!】
In the blink of an eye, the ship's armor damage exceeded 50%, and even the hull damage surpassed 1/5.
Just as Song Chi was considering whether to activate the "Final Sanctuary" trait of the 【Final Sanctuary】 component, the rate of damage to the ship finally slowed down to a balance with the "Neutron Star Core Pulse" trait, which also discouraged him from activating the "Final Sanctuary" trait.
The cooldown time for this trait was not short; it took as long as five years, and even with the reduction from the "Calm Seal Inner Speed" trait, it would still take a year. Moreover, the "Inner Speed" trait had just been used, so he would have to wait another ten days to activate it again.
As he thought about this, Song Chi's attention quickly shifted.
He didn't focus on the large portion of the antimatter source but instead pondered the fleeting glimpse he had witnessed earlier.
No matter how he recalled it, he was certain he hadn't mistaken what he saw; it wasn't an illusion.
But what could emit a luminous black glow? And to do so in the very core of the black hole, enduring the terrifying compression and tearing forces, whatever it was, it couldn't possibly be an ordinary object.
Could it be...
Suddenly, he thought of something, and the words "Star Sea Artifact" appeared in his mind.
This was the only explanation he could think of. Only extremely high-quality Star Sea Artifacts could possibly exist in the core of a black hole for countless tens of thousands of years.
However, as of now, he had never heard of any ship components that emitted a black glow.
The highest-quality artifact he had heard of so far was the 【Civilization Great Wall】, a colorful myth-quality artifact, and the Golden Holy Domain Artifact.
As he pondered this, a thought crossed his mind, and the 【Radiance Star Token】 was retrieved from the Flame Ancestral Aperture, ready to ask about the quality of artifacts above the Golden Holy Domain in the Radiance Star Token group chat.
But after a moment's hesitation, he still didn't send the message. In the 【Radiance Star Tower】, he was already aware of how the members perceived his identity.
He came from a distinguished background and was a direct descendant of a prestigious family.
Although this wasn't something he had intentionally done, he didn't want to casually break the persona he had established.
His gaze shifted, and he looked at the 【Yang Twin Bond Talisman】 component. Compared to the previous one, asking Shen Youran through the "Yin-Yang Sympathetic" trait seemed more appropriate.
As a member of the Northern Heavensite Royal Mansion and now a Fourth Rank, Shen Youran's status might not be very high in the Shen family, but it wasn't too low either. She should have a clear understanding of the overall classification of Star Sea Artifacts.
"Youran, do you know the quality of artifacts above the Golden Holy Domain? Colorful Myth?"
Shen Youran's response to his inquiry was swift.
"As far as I know, between the Golden Holy Domain and Colorful Myth, there should be another tier called Black Ultimate."
...
"Indeed!!!"
Looking at Shen Youran's reply, Song Chi's eyes lit up.
The existence of a Black Ultimate component indirectly confirmed what he had seen earlier—the luminous black glow—and perfectly matched his previous conjecture.
The thought that there might be a Black Ultimate artifact, ten or even a hundred times more valuable than a Golden Holy Domain artifact, in the very core of the black hole, made it hard for him to remain calm.
The idea of immediately leaving after obtaining the antimatter source was now completely forgotten. He couldn't possibly give up on a potential Black Ultimate artifact.
Amidst his excitement, Song Chi's brows furrowed again.
That fleeting glimpse had confirmed that the location of the luminous black glow was not close to where he had obtained the antimatter source.
He had already exerted himself to the limit to obtain the antimatter source, and as a result, the ship's hull had sustained significant damage.
Obviously, with the Celestial Ruin Heaven's current configuration, it was almost impossible to retrieve the potential Black Ultimate artifact on his own.
Unless... the Celestial Ruin Heaven underwent a major overhaul.
When he thought of the word "overhaul," the first thing that came to Song Chi's mind was the 【Yin-Yang Offset Annihilation Shield】.
This Golden component not only had base attributes far superior to the current 【Immortal Realm Five Elements Heavenly Energy Shield】, but it also provided greater benefits when combined with the "Neutron Star Core Pulse" trait.
Its "Yin-Yang Damage Reduction" trait was entirely different from the "Five Elements Rotation·Sympathetic and Antagonistic" trait. It could reduce damage from all external energy, while the "Five Elements Rotation·Sympathetic and Antagonistic" trait only worked against the Five Elements energy. This trait hadn't been effective at all in the inner region of the black hole.
With this in mind, Song Chi narrowed his eyes.
Since replacing the 【Yin-Yang Offset Annihilation Shield】 component would significantly increase the success rate, he naturally wouldn't just sit idly by.
He piloted the Celestial Ruin Heaven further away from the black hole, allowing the "Neutron Star Core Pulse" trait to slowly repair the ship's armor, and then he directly entered the Ruin Market.
On the Dragon Backbone Continent, Song Chi logged into the 【Radiance Star Tower】 using a projection.
Star Tower Marketplace window.
【Radiance Star Token 32, your current account balance is as follows: Law Monument Enlightenment Opportunity 3, Star Tower Marketplace Points 23300】
Looking at the balance of 23300, a faint light flickered in Song Chi's eyes. He quickly retrieved some ship components he had obtained over the past two years.
Soon, the balance of 23300 increased to 24900, but it was still not enough.
The 【Yin-Yang Offset Annihilation Shield】 component required 30,000 points, and he was still 5,000 points short.
With this in mind, Song Chi exited the Star Tower. When he logged in again, he had switched to his real body, and he was holding a storage capsule in his hand.
The storage capsule contained various resources.
【Crimson Blood Peach】 100
【Spirit Tempering Fruit】 50
【Ten Thousand Year Dragon Blood Fruit】 50
Ten drops of Fourth Rank Peak Biological Source Blood
Fourth Rank 【Silver Apple】
3 pieces of Space Law Fruit and 10 pieces of Light Attribute Law Fruit.
Fifth-Rank Floating Origin Essence...
After all these resources were appraised by the Star Tower's AI, Song Chi calculated that his Star Tower Marketplace points would reach around 28,000.
However, that was all he had. The only other item was the Fifth-Rank Silver Apple, but the new batch was not yet ripe.
In his dilemma, Song Chi thought of the Oddity Exchange Shop, where there were oddities that couldn't be converted into ship components. Over the years, the number of oddities in the marketplace had far exceeded expectations.
There were over 50 red oddities, more than 500 orange ones, and even more purple and lower-ranked ones.
Additionally, there was the newly acquired Golden Spirit Tongue Codex, which could be exchanged for all the points he needed and even exceed them by a few thousand.
But the thought of only getting half the price or a little more made him instinctively hesitant.
The Radiant Star Command was opened, and two messages quickly appeared in the Star Tower group chat.
"32 'Surprise' - Enhanced to level 60 Silver Legendary Energy Shield with an Immortal Realm Five Elements Heavenly Energy Shield attribute card."
"32 'Surprise' - Any big brothers interested? I want to exchange it for the Yin-Yang Offset Annihilation Shield in the marketplace, but I don't have enough points, woe is me!"
These two messages instantly livened up the previously quiet group chat.
"19 'Blazing Sun' - Damn, a silver energy shield! You've been hiding your strength!"
"22 'Red Fox' - @19 'Blazing Sun', don't pretend to be a newbie here. If your ship's energy shield is worse than this, I'll eat my words..."
"26 'Mystic Fox' - I want it, but I can't afford it. @32 'Surprise', little brother, can you give me a discount?"
"17 'Jade Bell' - Mystic Fox, if you dare to do this again, I'll skin you alive!"
"32 'Surprise' - 1st to 4th rank Floating Origin Essence are all free!"
"26 'Mystic Fox' - Good lad, that's very kind of you. I'll take it, brother. Are you at the Star Tower now?"
...
Soon, Mystic Fox also logged in to the Star Tower with the corresponding quantity of Fifth-Rank Floating Origin Essence, Titanium Crystal, Lawstone, and a wisp of Sixth-Rank Floating Origin Essence.
Additionally, he had 3,500 marketplace points.
This allowed him to successfully exchange for the Golden Sacred Domain Energy Shield, but his Radiant Star Command account was left with only 1,500 points, which he also exchanged for Titanium Crystal and Sixth-Rank Floating Origin Essence.
This was a golden energy shield, and the resources to enhance the Immortal Realm Five Elements Heavenly Energy Shield component to the sixth rank were insufficient to enhance this shield to the same level.
Moreover, after enhancing it to level 60, Song Chi wasn't sure if the Celestial Ruin Heaven could withstand the compression and tearing forces of the black hole's core region. It would be best to enhance it to an even higher level.
After a brief conversation with Mystic Fox, asking him to wait a moment, Song Chi exited the Radiant Star Tower.
Upon returning to the Celestial Ruin Heaven, he piloted the ship towards the outer region. Only when he reached the very edge of the void belt did he stop.
Then, he canceled the spatial anchor set within the ship and placed it in the outer void belt, allowing him to take the ship back to the Dragon Spine Continent and use the Three-Eye Spirit Ring.
When he teleported back later, his level 41 Guiding Art was sufficient to withstand the devouring force of the edge region, and he could then summon the Celestial Ruin Heaven.
After safely uninstalling the Immortal Realm Five Elements Heavenly Energy Shield component and handing it over to Mystic Fox, Song Chi returned to the Dragon Spine Continent to enhance the newly installed Yin-Yang Offset Annihilation Shield.
Dozens of luminous glows later, the golden sacred domain-quality energy shield was enhanced to level 60.
Yin-Yang Offset Annihilation Shield Lv. 60
Quality: Golden
Attributes: Yin-Yang Damage Reduction
Attribute 2: Real Shield
Attribute 3: Energy Shield Value increased by an additional 270%
Attribute 4: Shield Defense Value increased by an additional 270%
Attribute 5: Yin-Yang Sympathetic
Consumption: 2,500/s (Shadow Energy Points)
Defense: 3.78 billion
Shield Value: 89.8 billion/89.8 billion
Charge Time: 10s; Overload Recovery: 30 minutes
...
Looking at the attribute panel, Song Chi's eyes sparkled with excitement. Previously, he had thought the Yin-Yang Sympathetic attribute and the Neutron Star Core Pulse attribute were somewhat redundant, but now, this attribute was perfect.
Combined with the Neutron Star Core Pulse attribute, these two attributes could make the energy shield's recovery ability incredibly exaggerated.
Furthermore, its shield value had reached a staggering 90 billion, four times that of the previous Immortal Realm Five Elements Heavenly Energy Shield, which was astonishing.
At this point, Song Chi was extremely confident about obtaining the suspected black ultimate-level oddity.
The golden energy shield, with two ordinary Final Sanctuary component repair effects, could be activated to return the ship to its perfect state when the energy shield and hull armor reached their limits.
With this, reaching the black hole's core region was not impossible.
Additionally, attributes like Neutron Star Fission and Calm Seal Inner Speed could also play a significant role.
To be honest, Song Chi was eager to give it a try.
However, the reality was that he couldn't yet. At the very least, he had to wait for the Celestial Ruin Heaven to recover to its peak condition, for the Calm Seal Inner Speed attribute to cool down, and for the Final Sanctuary component's uses to replenish.
Using this interval, he initiated another marketplace transaction.
Although there weren't any new alien species that drew significant attention this time, Song Chi noticed the excitement and desire in the Night Elves' eyes when they saw the newly displayed Spirit Tongue Codex in the Oddity Exchange Shop.
Apparently, this oddity held great appeal for them.
Speaking of the Night Elves, they had yet to give him a clear response regarding the Moon Spring. It would be time to inquire about it during the next marketplace transaction.
(End of Chapter)
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