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Chapter 438: Cloudweaver Vine and the Celestial Beast 【Goldsplitter Hawk】
Chapter 438: Cloudweaver Vine and the Celestial Beast 【Goldsplitter Hawk】
When Song Chi returned to the Heaven Ruin Skydome, it was at the node where the Quantum Star Chart was generated.
However, after examining the chart, Song Chi furrowed his brows slightly.
It was completely different from what he had previously guessed.
Fragmented floatlands, mini void corridors, asteroid belts, unranked floatlands, and more were all present in the star chart spanning over a thousand light-years, which was quite unexpected.
But Song Chi was somewhat familiar with this situation, and the Sky Canopy Superbrain promptly provided relevant information.
【Cosmic River Belt: A special type of region in the Shattered Star Sea, filled with abundant special energy and various unique celestial bodies, but rarely hosting mid to high-level Star Sea Floatlands, thus limiting its value.】
For ordinary low-level beings, this might be a great place for scavenging, as the special energy within the cosmic river isn't too extreme, making it relatively safe. Although it also means that extremely fortuitous opportunities are unlikely, one's life is still the top priority, right?
However, for Song Chi at this moment, this place was far from desirable.
Remaining vigilant, with the current rank and combat power of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, the foreign star domain it was sent to should not have been of this nature. Instead, it should have been under the jurisdiction of mid to high-level civilizations.
This implied that this cosmic river belt might not be as harmless as it seemed on the surface.
Based on this, Song Chi naturally wouldn't let his guard down.
Activating the "Spirit Glimpse Eye" trait, he found nothing unusual in the Quantum Star Chart. He could only test its detection capabilities to see if there were any high-level Star Sea Artifacts nearby.
After the trait's cooldown was complete, multiple light points suddenly appeared on the side radar map.
Compared to the numerous low-level Star Sea Artifacts commonly found on 5th and 6th-level floatlands, the number of artifacts in this cosmic river was pitifully low, and most of them were of White or Blue quality.
These types of artifacts didn't hold much interest for Song Chi, and their appeal was indeed limited. In the Ru Market, the number of artifacts of these qualities was already close to six digits.
Song Chi's gaze was fixed on the only red light point on the star chart.
For him at this stage, a Red-quality artifact was just decent, but it was still the most valuable item he could currently detect, which was better than returning empty-handed.
...
Three hundred light-years away, the Heaven Ruin Skydome emerged from the quantum leap.
Before they could survey the surroundings, the Sky Canopy Superbrain's alert sounded in their ears.
【Warning: Abnormal intensity of Golden Energy outside, far exceeding normal star domains. The ship's energy shield is being eroded!】
Hearing this, Song Chi turned his attention to the ship's energy shield, but the quick withdrawal of his gaze indicated that the erosion from the Golden Energy wasn't a significant threat to the ship.
The engines roared, and the Heaven Ruin Skydome sped off in a specific direction.
On the giant floatland fragment, a black vine, tens of thousands of meters long, snaked out like a python, extending across numerous floatland fragments and asteroids.
Moreover, an incredibly dense concentration of Golden Energy swirled around this black vine, as if paying homage to their king.
Not far from this black vine, in the dark cosmic river, the Heaven Ruin Skydome hid in the void, observing this dark vine from a distance.
In the ship's control room, Song Chi scanned the information panel swiftly provided by the Sky Canopy Superbrain.
【Name: Cloudweaver Vine】
【Category: Celestial Plant】
【Current Rank: Fourth Rank Peak】
【Description: A celestial plant with dual wood and gold attributes, possessing remarkable potential. Its most renowned innate ability is the 'Cloudweaver Golden Armor', which can generate a freely retractable vine armor on a designated life form. This armor boasts the defensive strength of super alloys and the flexibility of wood, making it a highly sought-after servitor by many Flame Torch Captains. According to the database, the highest-ranked Cloudweaver Vine discovered is of the Seventh Rank.】
"A Cloudweaver Vine?"
After reading the information, Song Chi recalled the Fifth Rank Cloudweaver Vine heart he had obtained not long ago. He never expected to encounter a complete Cloudweaver Vine so soon.
"Fourth Rank Peak, this also explains why the Heaven Ruin Skydome was sent to this cosmic river belt."
Song Chi pondered, considering whether to take action against this Cloudweaver Vine and, if so, whether to kill it or attempt to enslave it.
With the Heaven Ruin Skydome's combat power, eliminating this Cloudweaver Vine wouldn't be a significant challenge. It was true that celestial plants had far greater vitality and recovery abilities than ordinary beings of the same rank, but the Ten Thousand Souls Annihilation Bow's 'Soul Annihilation Arrow' trait was specifically designed to counter such situations.
Furthermore, this Cloudweaver Vine was only Fourth Rank, not Fifth or Sixth Rank. With the Ten Thousand Souls Annihilation Bow enhanced to level 69, along with traits like 'Black Hole Collapse' and 'Black Hole Singularity Blast', annihilating this vine in one strike wouldn't be difficult.
However, the issue was that Song Chi didn't intend to kill it outright. He wanted to enslave this Fourth Rank Peak Cloudweaver Vine.
Even if other Flame Torch Captains succeeded in enslaving it, they might still struggle with its subsequent growth potential. Celestial plants differ from celestial beasts in that their growth cycle is far longer, although their lifespan once mature is also significantly longer than that of flesh-and-blood beings.
The reality is that the average lifespan of Flame Torch Captains cannot accommodate the slow growth of these vines, making the Cloudweaver Vine a temporary divine-grade auxiliary tool for these captains, which they might eventually pass on to their descendants.
However, Song Chi was different. With the Cultivation Secret Realm, a secret realm that traveled with his ship, and the 'Secret Realm Accelerator' trait, he could support the rapid advancement of the Cloudweaver Vine, ensuring it kept pace with his own progress.
Under these circumstances, the value of this Cloudweaver Vine in Song Chi's eyes was evident.
But without the ability to use his ultimate move, subduing and enslaving a celestial plant would be extremely challenging, which was the dilemma he faced.
After much deliberation, he finally decided to take action.
Cloudweaver Vines were already rare, and encountering both a Cloudweaver Vine heart and a complete vine within a short period was a testament to Song Chi's recent stroke of luck. If he missed this opportunity, it was uncertain when he would have another chance.
Having made his decision, Song Chi didn't act immediately. Instead, he instructed the Sky Canopy Superbrain to carefully plan the strategy with the highest success rate.
Half an hour later, the Heaven Ruin Skydome finally surged forward, heading straight for the Fourth Rank Peak Cloudweaver Vine.
The battleship burst out of the void, and the Cloudweaver Vine immediately reacted. Its dark vine body swiftly transformed into a pale golden hue, as if it were covered in a layer of special metal armor.
Moreover, numerous vine tendrils emerged from the surrounding fragments and asteroids, infused with traces of the Law of Gold. They resembled countless sharp arrows.
Whoosh!
Golden light splattered as hundreds of thousands, even millions of vine tendril arrows shot out, forming a barrage denser than raindrops. The attacks relentlessly struck the black and white energy shield of the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
At this moment, the Yin-Yang Annihilation Shield's shield value was being depleted at an astonishing rate. In a short time, the energy shield's value dropped below 90%, and it continued to weaken.
However, Song Chi, who was well aware of the Cloudweaver Vine's attack methods, remained calm. The Skyward Escape Orb was activated instantly, and the battleship vanished from its original position.
Instead of directly flashing to the vicinity of the Cloudweaver Vine, the Heaven Ruin Skydome appeared on the other side of its vine body. At that moment, the Ten Thousand Souls Annihilation Bow's charging was complete, and arrows imbued with infinite annihilation power shot forth.
Fearing that a single strike might completely extinguish the life force of the Cloudweaver Vine, this time, the condensed Soul Annihilation Arrow did not possess the traits of "Black Hole Collapse" or "Black Hole Annihilation." It only activated the "Soul Annihilation Arrow" trait, and even so, the Cloudweaver Vine seemed to sense a strong threat of death and quickly responded.
A large amount of the Law of Gold gushed out from its vine body, forming a golden light domain on its surface while further enhancing the metallic armor layer on its exterior.
Additionally, within the vine body, there was also a concentration of the Law of Wood energy, ready to repair any damage inflicted upon it.
Swish!
A burst of light flashed as the annihilation arrows collided with the golden light domain. However, just like the previous time, there was no earth-shattering explosion or terrifying energy shockwave. The annihilation arrows merely dimmed slightly before piercing through the golden light domain and then penetrating the vine body.
As for the metallic vine armor, it was completely ineffective against the annihilation arrows specifically targeting life force.
In less than ten seconds, the Sky-Dome Intelligence detected a significant drop in the life force of the Cloudweaver Vine.
With its life force greatly diminished, the concentration of metal energy surrounding the Cloudweaver Vine also decreased significantly. Seizing this opportunity, the two main cannons of the Heaven Ruin Skydome fired in succession, leaving two massive craters on the golden vine body.
But this was not the end. The External Plating Cobalt Missile Launcher beneath the battleship's hull was also activated, and two specially designed cobalt missiles were launched.
After this series of attacks, the life force emitted by the Cloudweaver Vine was further diminished.
Estimating that it was enough, Song Chi carefully maneuvered the battleship forward. The Cloudweaver Vine's state had been weakened to the extreme, and the chances of successfully subjugating it with the subjugation light were now quite high.
However, just as the Heaven Ruin Skydome slowly approached, subtle spatial fluctuations emanated from the side of the ship's hull.
These spatial fluctuations were extremely subtle, and if not for Song Chi's mid-stage cultivation in the Spatial Law and the enhancement of his Twin Pupil, he might not have noticed them immediately.
His mental power rapidly rotated, aided by the Sky-Dome Intelligence, and in a short time, the Heaven Ruin Skydome executed a slight angular deviation of its hull.
This slight deviation was crucial, as it allowed the Heaven Ruin Skydome to evade one of the two attacks that suddenly emerged from the side.
"Warning: Damaged by external spatial cutting energy. Energy shield damaged by 12%. Current shield value at 84%."
Even though it only received one of the attacks, the Yin-Yang Annihilation Shield still lost 12% of its shield value.
However, Song Chi's attention was not on the energy shield but fixed on the two spatial rifts that had torn open at the ship's side.
In his eyes, the shadows of the Twin Pupil transformed from intangible to tangible, and the Law of Space and the Law of Light rapidly circulated within.
The original attacker, who had unleashed the previous two attacks, was hiding deep within the spatial rifts.
"Goldsplitter Hawks, and two of them..."
Even though the attacker had tried to conceal their presence, the Twin Pupil's detection ability, enhanced by the Law of Light, was extraordinary. Through the fleeting shadows within the spatial rifts, Song Chi easily identified the attacker.
Hidden within the spatial rifts and attacking the Skydome were two Goldsplitter Hawks, and both were of the fifth rank.
Upon learning this, his heart sank.
Song Chi had some knowledge about Goldsplitter Hawks. As a species of celestial beasts, they were of moderate rank among their kind. However, the crucial factor was that these creatures, like the Cloudweaver Vine, possessed dual attributes.
Unlike the Cloudweaver Vine's gold and wood attributes, Goldsplitter Hawks specialized in gold and spatial attributes. This made their movements extremely unpredictable, as they could suddenly appear, attack, and then immediately retreat into spatial rifts, making them difficult to defend against.
Additionally, these celestial beasts also had a certain talent in the metal attribute, making their attacks formidable.
"Did these two Goldsplitter Hawks happen to pass by this star domain, attracted by the attacks of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, or do they have a special connection with the Cloudweaver Vine?"
As Song Chi halted his approach to the Cloudweaver Vine and remained vigilant of his surroundings, he also speculated about the relationship between the two.
If it was just a coincidence, it would be easier to handle. He could simply leave a spatial marker in this star domain and return later to deal with the Cloudweaver Vine. However, if the vine and the hawks had an established connection, it would be nearly impossible for him to subjugate the Cloudweaver Vine without first eliminating the Goldsplitter Hawks.
His speculation about a connection between the Cloudweaver Vine and the Goldsplitter Hawks was not baseless.
Both species shared the gold attribute, and the Cloudweaver Vine had the ability to gather metal energy from its surroundings, enhancing the metal energy concentration in its vicinity. Based on this, it was not impossible for it to form a special symbiotic relationship with metal-attributed celestial beasts.
In the family database, there had been numerous instances of such relationships.
With this in mind, Song Chi made a decision.
He was determined to obtain this Cloudweaver Vine.
Two fifth-rank Goldsplitter Hawks were not a significant threat. If he were still on a cruiser, he would have turned and left without hesitation. But now, with the Heaven Ruin Skydome being a fourth-rank battleship and equipped with two sixth-rank servitor creatures, restricting the Goldsplitter Hawks' spatial advantage and severely damaging or even killing them would not be difficult.
Without further delay, Song Chi commanded the Heaven Ruin Skydome, which had been hovering in place, to resume its approach towards the Cloudweaver Vine.
(End of Chapter)
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