Chapter 424: The Grand Stage
Chapter 424: The Grand Stage
"It seems it's you!"
Song Chi's voice was cold, reverberating through the eighteenth underground level.
Neither of them responded, but to the surrounding crowd of influential men and women, it was as if they had given the best reply.
Their gazes intertwined, like sparks of electricity flashing continuously.
Everyone in the eighteenth underground level understood that even a simple stare was enough to spread a strong scent of gunpowder, and a conflict was inevitable.
Official Member of Radiant Star Tower
Head of the Longsun Family's Contemporary Direct Line
Just these extraordinary identities were enough to fill everyone with anticipation.
...
Mysterious power wafted through the eighteenth underground level, and a fight seemed imminent.
However, at this tense moment, Song Chi, one of the parties involved, suddenly broke the silence.
"I see the betting odds in this arena are quite good. Why don't we add some extra rewards?"
As he spoke, he took out two jade boxes from his body.
"These are two Sixth-Grade Moon Springs. Two silver-grade components for them doesn't seem too much, right?"
This sudden statement surprised Long Sun Wu, but he quickly suppressed his reaction.
For the sake of face and his desire for the Sixth-Grade Moon Springs, he didn't think twice and nodded in agreement.
"That suits me perfectly!"
Long Sun Wu also took out a shimmering silver oddity from his body.
Pulse Star Energy Shield lv0
Quality: Silver
...
Song Chi was about to say that there was another piece, but he saw Long Sun Wu grit his teeth and take out another substantial piece of material from his body.
Ultra-Strategic Resource "Primordial Copper" 10kg
Seeing this, Song Chi nodded slightly, as the value of this item was enough to match a silver-grade component.
However, another dilemma arose—who should hold onto this item?
He was genuinely afraid that the other party might renege on their end of the deal later, although the possibility was small. Still, he didn't want to take the risk.
Below them was the Chilong Floating Land, the Longsun Family's headquarters, and if the other party truly backed out, he couldn't force the issue.
At this moment, the man who had been sitting calmly beside them stood up.
"I'm not very talented, but if you trust me, I'm willing to be the witness for this!"
Before Song Chi could speak, Long Sun Wu nodded in agreement.
"Having the Second Prince as the witness is most suitable."
Song Chi's eyebrows rose slightly.
Previously, he had used his Dual Pupil to examine this man and knew that he was no ordinary person, possessing considerable Law Power. He hadn't expected him to be the Second Prince of the Tang Dynasty.
For the Longsun Family's direct line to address him as the Second Prince, it was likely that he was the second prince of the Li Royal Family of the Tang Dynasty.
With this realization, Song Chi had no objections.
Second Prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chenghuan, was indeed qualified to be the guarantor and witness.
...
Chilong Floating Land, the Thunder Square in front of the Thunder Tower.
At this moment, a large crowd was gathering here. Among them, Cui Yulong was smiling warmly, greeting some representatives from various influential families who had arrived early in Chilong.
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd, and when they turned to look, a virtual light screen had appeared in the square's sky, large enough for everyone gathered to see clearly.
The image on the virtual light screen showed two Deer Hunt Ships flying swiftly above the floating land.
"The black warship seems to be Long Sun Wu's flagship!"
"The one behind is unfamiliar; does anyone recognize it?"
"I know this one. It seems to be the person that Sister Yulong brought back from the Radiant Star Tower..."
As a member of the Right Noble Lineage from the Longsun Family spoke, almost everyone in the square turned their attention to Cui Yulong.
Cui Yulong's heart tightened, knowing that the Right Noble Lineage had intentionally put her in the spotlight. But the more attention she received, the calmer she became.
Her exquisite face maintained a smile as she said softly,
"That's true, but how the conflict with Wu arose is unknown..."
Her words were skillfully delivered, avoiding any offense to the Right Noble Lineage.
Everyone present was a representative of a powerful force, and none were fools. With the appearance of the projection and the knowledge of the two Deer Hunt Ships' backgrounds, everyone had already guessed the underlying story.
However, no one spoke further, and instead, they all took on the air of eager spectators.
The two main characters on the projection screen were not ordinary people; they were the center of attention, bearing the title of Flame Humans' Pride.
This only heightened the curiosity in everyone's hearts.
As the conversation continued, the two Deer Hunt Ships on the light screen had already rushed out of the Chilong Floating Land and arrived in the outer starry sky.
After that, without further words, the prows of the two Deer Hunt Ships glowed with light, signaling the start of the battle.
Whoosh!
The cannon fire roared, and the terrifying beams struck the energy shields of both warships.
[Warning: External attack detected. Energy Shield Value reduced by 500 million. Current remaining value: 89.3 billion/89.8 billion. Yin-Yang Synergy activated.]
With the activation of Yin-Yang Synergy, the Yin-Yang Offset Annihilation Shield, which had already dimmed slightly, regained its strength within a second.
Immediately, the analysis from the Skyward AI System followed.
[Final damage is 500 million. Considering the base defense bonuses from Yin-Yang Damage Reduction, Real Shield, and Yang Twin Bond Talisman, it is estimated that the initial normal attack damage of the super main cannon on the enemy warship is approximately 3.5 to 4 billion, likely a level 69 Silver Super Main Cannon.]
After hearing the AI's analysis, Song Chi gained a general understanding of the attack capabilities of Long Sun Wu's warship.
A level 69 Silver Super Main Cannon, even with its attack traits activated, could at most deplete 10 to 15 billion points of the Yin-Yang Offset Annihilation Shield's shield value. For a shield with a value of nearly 90 billion, this was not a significant threat.
Unless the opponent possessed a trait like Black Hole Collapse, which could provide additional power to the super main cannon, it was still impossible for a level 69 Silver Super Main Cannon to increase its power by six times.
With this certainty, Song Chi had no more hesitation. As his thoughts shifted, the Celestial Ruin Heaven charged fearlessly towards Long Sun Wu's warship.
In contrast to the Celestial Ruin Heaven's nearly untouched energy shield, Long Sun Wu's warship was the opposite. The normal attack from the Ten Thousand Souls Annihilation Bow, combined with the Twin Orb Arrow and the inherent bonuses of the Yang Twin Bond Talisman, directly dimmed one-fifth of the silver energy shield, which was also enhanced to level 69.
It should be noted that the silver energy shield on Long Sun Wu's warship, after being enhanced to level 69, had a shield value as high as 60 billion.
In other words, this single attack from the Celestial Ruin Heaven had depleted over 10 billion points of Long Sun Wu's shield value.
This wouldn't be a problem, as the energy shield had self-regeneration capabilities. As long as it wasn't overloaded, it could gradually recover over time.
The key was that this was just a normal attack. If the attack traits were activated, everything would be completely different.
Long Sun Wu's expression turned extremely grim as he realized this. His gaze towards the approaching Celestial Ruin Heaven was now filled with solemnity, no longer exuding the previous confidence.
Song Chi paid no heed to Long Sun Wu's reaction. As he drew closer, the two main cannons on his warship began to charge.
For these two main cannons, Song Chi directly activated their attack traits.
The Soul Extinguishing Pupil Light and the True Immortal Quantum Sword Beam rapidly converged.
Although they were just main cannons, there was no doubt that their damage, with the attack traits activated, would be several times stronger than the normal attack of the super main cannon. One could imagine that once these two main cannons were fully charged, they would pose a significant threat to Long Sun Wu's warship.
Not to mention, the repair-type components on Long Sun Wu's warship would definitely need to be activated. It might not even be enough, and they might have to activate the defensive traits of the ship's armor.
As the current direct descendant of the Longsun Clan, Long Sun Wu was no weakling. After a brief moment of panic and awe at Song Chi's warship's power, he quickly regained his composure.
A faint spatial ripple passed by, and the next second, the over three-thousand-meter-long warship vanished from Song Chi's sight.
It wasn't until a subtle spatial tremor emanated from the side of the Celestial Ruin Heaven that Song Chi saw the black warship reappear.
"Interesting, I thought they would use this opportunity to create some distance, but they chose to do the opposite..."
Song Chi's lips curved upwards as he thought.
The enemy had obviously calculated the terrifying firepower of the Celestial Ruin Heaven and wanted to close the gap by engaging in close combat.
However, Song Chi wanted to point out that the Celestial Ruin Heaven's advantages were not limited to long-range firepower.
Whether it was the defensive bonus provided by the Yang Twin Bond Talisman, the dual-layer hull granted by the Black Hole Evolution Layer, the level 6 silver-quality Neutron Star Core Armor, or the Black Gold Ram component, all of these made the Celestial Ruin Heaven a formidable force in close combat.
However, at this moment, Song Chi had other plans. With a shift in his thoughts, his gaze fell upon the golden Pasa Meditation Seal component, preparing to activate the External Time Stop trait and, along with the two main cannons and the Black Hole Collapse trait, swiftly end the battle.
However, before he could activate it, a special energy had already emerged from the black warship beside him, Long Sun Wu's ship, quickly forming a unique field around it.
Song Chi was trying to guess what kind of field it was, but suddenly, the two main cannons at the bow of the warship, which were in the process of charging, dimmed, causing him to instantly realize what was happening.
"A banishing field? Does he really want to engage in close-quarters combat with me?"
A faint smile appeared on Song Chi's face, but the coldness in his eyes was impossible to hide.
Since he wanted to fight at close range, Song Chi decided to end the battle swiftly within the field where Long Sun Wu excelled.
As he thought this, the bow of the Celestial Ruin Heaven emitted a series of metallic scraping sounds, and the super cannon's barrel quietly transformed into a sharp, gleaming black ram.
At the same time, the 'Black Gold Charge' and 'Hyper Load Burst' traits were activated simultaneously, causing the Celestial Ruin Heaven to suddenly turn into a shadow, charging towards the black warship on the side.
In the control room, a smile appeared in Long Sun Wu's eyes as everything seemed to be unfolding according to his expectations.
This banishing field was triggered by the third silver legendary component on his warship, and under its influence, the Celestial Ruin Heaven couldn't gather energy for attacks outside its hull, but his own warship was unaffected.
All he needed to do was wait for the super cannon to finish charging its secondary attack traits after its initial buffering, and it would easily deal severe damage to the Celestial Ruin Heaven. Now, he just had to prevent the Celestial Ruin Heaven from disrupting his charging process.
With the two traits activated, the speed of the Celestial Ruin Heaven seemed impressive, but Long Sun Wu remained calm, as his own warship had two blinking components.
The next second, a dazzling light shot towards him, causing the smile on his face to freeze.
"How is this possible? This is a field triggered by a sixth-rank silver component, and even a silver component of the same rank can't break it, unless it's a golden one..."
Before he could think further, his thoughts were completely frozen.
At that moment, the Celestial Ruin Heaven, which had been charging forward, collided with his warship.
With just one impact, Long Sun Wu's warship was left with a huge dent in its hull.
The rapid warning sounds filled the interior of the warship.
...
Below, in Chilong Floating Land, at the Thunder Square.
The originally bustling square had fallen silent, and the crowd of powerful individuals present was intently focused on the images projected on the light screen.
When the Celestial Ruin Heaven emitted that faint light, and Long Sun Wu's warship seemed to freeze, a sixth-rank Flame Captain with sharp eyes had already guessed something.
"If my judgment is correct, the component Long Sun Wu activated should be a silver-quality banishing field component. To be able to gather energy and successfully affect the opponent's warship in such a field, this little guy from the Radiant Star Tower must have at least one golden component on his ship."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the square felt a chill run down their spines.
Golden Holy Realm components, components of this caliber, were not something that everyone present, despite their high status, possessed on their warships.
However, before the powerful individuals could think further, the virtual projection above them changed once again.
Long Sun Wu's warship seemed to have a high-quality time-related component as well, granting it considerable resistance to time-based effects. The 'Meditation Seal · External Time Stop' activated by the Celestial Ruin Heaven did not have the expected effect.
As Long Sun Wu slowly emerged from the time-stopped state, he subconsciously activated the defense trait of his sixth-rank red hull armor, listening to the rapid warning sounds in his ear.
Inside the Celestial Ruin Heaven, Song Chi, witnessing the transformation of the black warship into a special black star, no longer held back.
Clang, clang, clang!
Several alloy chains emerged from the Celestial Ruin Heaven, tightly binding the black star that Long Sun Wu's warship had transformed into.
He had initially been concerned that the upcoming activation might sink the opponent's warship, so he hadn't activated it immediately. But now, he no longer had to worry.
Over the past two years, the fifth-rank Silver Apple had matured several more times, and the Divine Binding Chain · Pseudo had been upgraded to orange quality and enhanced to level 50.
Although Long Sun Wu tried to control his warship, which had transformed into a black star, to break free, it required time, and this gap was Song Chi's perfect opportunity.
(End of Chapter)
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