Age Of The Endless Star Ocean Chapter 419: Black Ultimate - Black Hole Evolution Layer - Novel Cool

Chapter 419: Black Ultimate - Black Hole Evolution Layer

Chapter 419: Black Ultimate - Black Hole Evolution Layer

In a short time, the intensity of the energy emanating from the Void Devouring Beast's mouth reached a level that even Song Chi, who also possessed the power of the Dominator, found terrifying.

His mind raced, quickly activating the Law of Light while simultaneously issuing a new command to the Skyward Intellect through his Ethereal Body.

"Activate the 'Phantom Charge' trait immediately, at all costs, and evacuate at the fastest speed possible!!"

However, the Skyward Intellect did not execute this command right away.

According to its calculations, if the Celestial Ruin Heaven, protected only by a wisp of Purple Mist Energy, were to activate the 'Phantom Charge' trait in the black hole's core region, the ship's hull would not be able to withstand the geometrically increasing external pressure.

As the main responsibility of the ship's primary intelligence was to ensure the vessel's safety, it did not immediately carry out Song Chi's order but instead waited for his confirmation.

This limitation of the intelligence was evident in such situations; the sooner they fled, the higher the chances of survival. Every second spent lingering in the black hole's core region doubled the chances of the Celestial Ruin Heaven's demise.

The Multiverse Bazaar Projection couldn't hold back the Void Devouring Beast for long; this was as clear as day.

Fortunately, Song Chi quickly continued to control his Ethereal Body and spoke.

"Use the 'Neutron Star Fission' trait to activate the Void Escape Orb."

Even in this environment, transforming into a miniature neutron star to perform a Flash Evasion was risky, but it was still better than slowly flying through and waiting for death.

Behind him, a purple mist figure emerged from the Bazaar Projection, and with a wave of its hand, the void above the Bazaar Projection was torn apart once more. A giant Luminous Star projection squeezed out from the void's rift.

Starlight scattered, and in the black hole's core region, a starlight domain formed under the giant Luminous Star's radiance.

The Multiverse Bazaar Projection, which had already dimmed significantly, solidified once more under the giant Luminous Star's blessing.

But it didn't end there. After summoning the giant Luminous Star projection, the infinite and perfect spatial law behind the purple mist figure rapidly gathered, eventually condensing into a Return to Origin Beam several tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter in front of the Bazaar Projection.

Boom!

Deep within the black hole, the Devouring Beast spat out the devouring black ball from its mouth, resembling the legendary Tailed Beast Ball from the island country's anime. The devouring black ball roared, passing through the purple mist dragon whale's shadow, which had been nearly obliterated by two large devouring storms, and headed straight for the Multiverse Bazaar Projection.

Within the Bazaar Projection, Song Chi's purple mist figure also waved his hand, and the terrifying Return to Origin Beam howled as it flew by.

The collision between the devouring black ball and the Return to Origin Beam resulted in an indescribable explosion of energy in the black hole's core region.

If this level of explosive impact were to occur in the outer star sea, it would likely disturb all life forms within tens of thousands of light-years. However, the black hole's core region was different; the explosion's energy came and went quickly, and in a short time, the black hole had absorbed it entirely.

However, it was evident that after this attack, the Multiverse Bazaar Projection summoned by the Multiverse Bazaar Token had become extremely dim.

Seizing the last moments, Song Chi manipulated almost all spatial laws, forming a spatial blockade domain in the depths of the black hole, solely to delay the Void Devouring Beast for a moment.

Fortunately, the Celestial Ruin Heaven had already reached the edge of the void zone through a Flash Evasion. Song Chi voluntarily dispersed the Bazaar Projection, recalled the Multiverse Bazaar Token, which had already been used, back to the Bazaar, and quickly returned to the Celestial Ruin Heaven.

He had no intention of entering the mist energy, as a Dominator-level Celestial Beast could easily locate the Celestial Ruin Heaven's position within the mist energy if it so desired.

The safest option at the moment was to directly recall the Celestial Ruin Heaven and then hide in the Multiverse Bazaar, ensuring they could evade the subsequent threat of the Dominator-level Void Devouring Beast.

Indeed, Song Chi did just that, but with an additional step. Before entering the Bazaar, he left a third-rank humanoid alien enslaved by the Child-Mother Control Spirit Ring in the void zone.

Upon entering the Bazaar, Song Chi did not rush to inspect the Black Ultimate Artifact he had obtained. Instead, he maintained a 'Mind Bridge' connection with the third-rank humanoid alien outside.

This communication abruptly ended, and he could no longer sense the other party's presence. The Child-Mother Control Spirit Ring component displayed an additional enslavement vacancy, and his heart sank as he realized the third-rank humanoid alien was gone.

With this, he completely abandoned the last shred of hope in his heart and directly returned to the Dragon Backbone Continent.

If he were to return to the Chaos Star Domain again, it would be from the Dragon Backbone Continent.

Of course, before officially departing, he would gather information about the Chaos Star Domain. If the Void Devouring Beast were to fully emerge, he would never set foot in the Chaos Star Domain again.

However, this possibility was not very likely at the moment.

Although it was unclear how long the beast had been sleeping in the depths of the black hole, it had been at least five thousand years.

After all, since the Morning Star Kingdom's establishment, there had been no news of Dominator-level Celestial Beasts in the surrounding areas. Otherwise, the kingdom's seven great powers would not have developed so peacefully.

In the Primordial Continent, a ferocious beast had been slumbering at their doorstep, yet life went on as usual for the family residing there for years.

"I must inform the elders about this matter as soon as possible..."

As he spoke, he took out his quantum communication bracelet.

Family High Command Chat Channel

"Tenth Direct Branch 'Song Chi': @All Members, is anyone in the Dragon Backbone Continent?"

"Ancestral Branch 'Song Zhenjiang': Chi, what's going on? I thought you were with the Pioneer Fleet..."

"Elder Song Zhenjiang, is there a way to directly contact the elders of the clan? It's an emergency!"

Upon seeing this message, Song Zhenjiang, who was at the Ancestral Branch residence, immediately turned serious. He could tell that Song Chi wasn't joking.

Soon, he sent another message.

"Come to the Ancestral Branch residence. I have a special means of communication with Uncle Dai Jiang's Command Ship, but this method can only be used once in several years. Are you sure it's that serious?"

"Yes!"

...

At the Ancestral Branch residence, when Song Chi mentioned the Dominator-level Void Devouring Beast, Song Zhenjiang's eyes widened in shock.

He had guessed that the matter Song Chi was referring to would be significant, but he never expected it to involve a creature of the Dominator level.

Chaos Star Domain, Western Region.

【Star Sea Yangtze】 Deer Hunt Ship Control Room, Song Dai Jiang was still in a state of shock.

When he finally snapped out of it, he quickly suppressed his astonishment and sent a connection request to the encrypted group chat with the elders.

Knowing that Song Dai Jiang had something to report, Song Wujiang didn't refuse and approved the connection request from 【Star Sea Yangtze】.

"Dai Jiang, is there something wrong?"

In the group chat, Song Dingbang asked.

However, Song Dai Jiang's first words were not in response to his own elder, but rather a different question.

"Primordial Ancestor, is this group chat absolutely confidential?"

This statement immediately piqued the curiosity of everyone in the group chat.

Song Dai Jiang didn't think he was being overly cautious. It had been several months since Song Chi left, and the family's fleet had already joined forces with the kingdom's main fleet. It wasn't the same as before, when they only had the 【Calm Sea Dragon Soaring】 as their only dreadnought.

On the other side, Song Wujiang nodded.

"You don't need to worry about that. Although the 【Calm Sea Dragon Soaring】 has only reached the Sixth Rank in the past few hundred years, it has the support of the entire family's resources. Now, it's almost halfway to becoming a veteran dreadnought. Under these circumstances, even a Limit Dreadnought couldn't infiltrate the 【Calm Sea Dragon Soaring】's magnetic field without being detected."

After confirming the absolute confidentiality of the group chat, Song Dai Jiang repeated the information that Song Zhenjiang had previously conveyed.

"Primordial Ancestor, according to Chi, he clearly stated that within the mist of the Chaotic Heaven Zone, there exists a black hole, and deep within the black hole, there is a Dominator-level Void Devouring Beast!"

Upon hearing this, even the usually composed Song Dingbang and the others showed clear signs of surprise, except for Song Wujiang, whose expression remained unchanged.

On the other side, Song Xingru exclaimed,

"Is this true? Chi did tell us that he was going to the Chaotic Heaven Zone, and the location of the black hole was provided by the Hawk Family. Are you sure it's a Dominator-level Void Devouring Beast?"

As she spoke, anger flashed across Song Xingru's face.

"How ruthless! They must be trying to use the Void Devouring Beast to ambush and kill our Song family!"

Song Xingru's outburst earned her a sigh from Song Dingbang.

"Auntie Xingru, calm down and think. If the Hawk Family had discovered the Void Devouring Beast, would they be foolish enough to casually reveal this information?"

"The value of a Dominator-level Celestial Beast is almost comparable to a Golden Epic component. Even if the Hawk Family's strength is far inferior, they could still report this information to the Immortal Qin Dynasty. With an Eight-Class figure willing to intervene, the Hawk Family could receive a substantial reward."

Hearing this, Song Xingru realized that the Hawk Family hadn't discovered the existence of the Dominator-level Void Devouring Beast before.

"In that case, as long as the Void Devouring Beast hasn't been exposed, perhaps our Song family can take advantage of this situation."

"Elder, do you think we can seek protection from an Eight-Class family in the Immortal Qin Dynasty using the information about this Void Devouring Beast?"

Song Tianhao's sudden suggestion caught the attention of everyone in the group chat.

It seemed quite plausible! Song Chi had already informed the family about what he heard from Gary Flandy—the possibility of the Immortal Qin Dynasty's Ying Clan intervening in the final outcome of the Yaohan Kingdom's expansion war.

However, gaining the protection of a Dominator-level power to secure all the high-level resource points they occupied wouldn't be easy for the Song family.

After all, Dominator-level powers couldn't just offer protection on a whim. Each Dominator-level power only had one protection slot. Otherwise, if every Dominator-level power protected numerous resource points, what would be left for the Ying Clan?

At this moment, using the information about the Dominator-level Void Devouring Beast might just be the key to securing such protection.

However, Song Wujiang didn't respond immediately. He merely said,

"Alright, everyone sign the confidentiality agreement. This matter must not be leaked. As for Tianhao's suggestion, we'll discuss it later!"

...

Song Chi was unaware of the events unfolding within the family fleet. After reporting the news, he completely relaxed.

Regarding the Dominator-level Void Devouring Beast, the family's ancestors will handle it in due course, as his entire focus has now shifted to the black-quality Star Sea Artifact.

Upon returning to Green Moon Estate, he immediately entered the Ruin Market.

Aboard the Celestial Ruin Heaven, Song Chi's gaze focused, and a panel with attributes soon appeared.

【Artifact: Black Hole Evolution Stone】

【Quality: Black】

【Can Transform: {Black Hole Evolution Layer}】

【Note: A small black hole, after a million years of gestation, finally evolved into a black-quality artifact.】

When Song Chi saw the {Black Hole Evolution Layer} in the transformable category, he swore that this was undoubtedly the happiest moment since becoming the owner of the Multiverse Marketplace. He was overjoyed, to say the least.

The artifact he had acquired with great effort could be transformed into the most valuable ship component, and nothing could be more exciting than that. Suppressing his excitement, he shifted his gaze.

Soon, a brand-new ship component attribute panel appeared.

Black Hole Evolution Layer lv0

Quality: Black

Attribute: Black Hole Energy Devouring

Attribute 2: Black Hole Collapse

Attribute 3: Black Hole Singularity Explosion

Attribute 4: Black Hole Evolution Layer

Attribute 5: Black Hole Domain

Attribute 6: The loaded warship is affected by the black hole energy's permeation and transformation, gradually increasing the ship's durability over time.

Consumption: 50/s

Effect: The loaded warship's engine power efficiency increases by 100%.

No charging and buffering required.

Upgrade Requirements: 50 strands of Floating Continent Primordial (zero-rank), 5000 Shadow Energy Points, 1 Black Hole Dense Stone

Note: This component occupies 6 slot positions.

{Black Hole Energy Devouring: The loaded warship gains the 'Devour' attribute, continuously absorbing, devouring, and storing external energy, transforming it into special black hole energy. When attacked by same-rank or lower external forces, it indiscriminately devours half of their power, reducing damage by 50%. Current Black Hole Energy Pool (0/10)}

{Black Hole Collapse: Binds to one of the loaded warship's attack platforms, granting it the 'Collapse' attribute. Each round of shelling will have a space collapse effect, dealing high-intensity damage to the hit unit. (Note: Each collapse effect requires the consumption of 1 point of black hole energy.)}

{Black Hole Singularity Explosion: Compresses a certain number of black hole energy points into a 'Singularity,' which can be concentrated on a designated platform. The platform's next attack will carry this singularity, and upon hitting the target, the singularity will rapidly explode, forming a micro black hole that annihilates all surrounding units. The annihilation power depends on the consumed black hole energy points, with a buffer time of 5 years.}

{Black Hole Evolution Layer: The loaded warship's hull will have an additional layer of special evolution, equivalent to a second layer of armor. Its defensive strength is identical to the loaded hull, but this attribute will not function if the loaded hull's quality is higher than this component.}

{Black Hole Domain: Consumes all black hole energy to generate a black hole domain around the warship, absorbing all external energy. During the domain's duration, the warship is in an absolutely invincible state, with the duration depending on the consumed black hole energy, never less than 1s and never exceeding 10s. Cooldown time: 10 years.}

This Black Hole Evolution Layer component has the longest list of attributes Song Chi has ever seen for a ship component.

However, the good news is that its power is indeed worthy of this length.

It is not a hull component but a special-type component, more precisely, a domain-type component.

While none of the six attributes are weak, there is no doubt that "Black Hole Domain" is its most powerful attribute.

Song Chi is not overly concerned about this, as the Celestial Ruin Heaven currently has room for more domain-type components, and this component can be loaded at any time.

Once successfully loaded, the Celestial Ruin Heaven's combat power will increase significantly. Aside from other benefits, the double-layered hull and the additional 50% damage reduction will greatly enhance the Celestial Ruin Heaven's role as a defensive battleship.

Furthermore, this component also provides powerful offensive support with the "Black Hole Singularity Explosion," which can be considered an ultimate killing move.

It can annihilate all surrounding units by transforming them into a black hole, and Song Chi estimates that even sixth-rank beings would face a significant threat if enough black hole energy is invested.

The only regret is that this attribute has a long cooldown time, and it is a constant attribute, resulting in a 1-year cooldown even with the 'Inner Speed' attribute's reduction.

Additionally, this component's enhancement requires a rare resource called Black Hole Dense Stone.

PS: What do you think of this component?

PS2: If you have any unique ideas for ship components, feel free to share them. We might adopt them if they are suitable.

For example, the previously suggested 'Eternal Flame Hibernation Chamber' is a good one.

(End of Chapter)

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