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Chapter 448: Quality Evolution and Enslavement
Chapter 448: Quality Evolution and Enslavement
"This kid..."
As she took the Silver Apple, Song Xingru's eyes lit up. She could sense the immense energy contained within this resized Silver Apple, undoubtedly a Sixth-Rank Silver Apple.
Soon, Song Dingbang and Song Tianhao were summoned by her.
"It's indeed a Sixth-Rank Silver Apple. Good, good. This kid has quite a collection of valuable items. However, I also have some top-quality orange components on my warship that I want to enhance. It seems I'll have to have a proper talk with Chi later."
"Since we already have the Sixth-Rank Silver Apple, we shouldn't delay. Let's use it on the Basic Core Extraction Device component right away. We can make the Celestial Star Floating Land our first target for extraction, and the sooner we start, the sooner my Dragon Spine Continent can advance to a Seventh-Rank Floating Land."
"Agreed!"
"I concur!"
...
While the elders of the clan were discussing related matters, Song Chi had already initiated the warship's spatial jump in the sky.
The Calamity Sea Floating Land had a diameter of over 70 light-years, and each family's base was in a different location. It was inevitable to use spatial jumps when traveling to find someone.
Inside the warship, Song Chi held a Flame Seed Artifact emitting orange light in his left hand and a second Silver Apple in his right.
The orange ascension flame source was obtained from the fire element life forms over the years, and now it was time to transform it into a red ascension flame source.
As his hands intertwined, the Sixth-Rank Silver Apple and the ordinary orange ascension flame source touched, and they began to merge.
Blinding orange light enveloped the entire main control room of the warship. As time passed, the orange light gradually turned into red, eventually becoming a red-quality ascension flame source.
Seeing that the evolution was complete, and confirming that the Flame Seed Artifact in his hand had evolved into red quality and could also be transformed into an ascension flame source, Song Chi slowly descended towards the ground in the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
At the Calamity Sea Floating Land, Cangxuan Mountain.
As an ordinary Fourth-Rank clan in the eastern star domain of the Radiant Han Kingdom, the Peidong Duan Clan was not well-known. However, they had several Fourth-Rank Deer Hunt Ship captains and had formed a United Fleet with other forces in the Peidong Star Domain, so they had achieved considerable success in the expansion wars over the past few decades.
Today, a single ordinary Fourth-Rank family had also been allocated a separate base by the logistics department.
A Deer Hunt Ship, with a length of over 4,000 meters, descended from the sky. The Duan Clan's fleet, responsible for patrolling around Cangxuan Mountain, greeted the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
"Unknown Deer Hunt Ship captain, this is the Peidong Duan Clan's base. Please show your specific identity..."
"Tell Duan Mei that the buyer from a few years ago is here!"
Hearing Song Chi's reply, the Duan Clan's escort ship ahead immediately turned around without hesitation.
Duan Mei, the newly ascended elder of the clan, was like thunder in the ears of all the Duan Clan members these days. Many even regarded her as a role model. Now that they knew Song Chi was here to see Duan Mei, no one dared to delay.
It didn't take long for Song Chi to wait. Soon, a Deer Hunt Ship with an impressive length arrived at Cangxuan Mountain.
After the communications connected, Song Chi got straight to the point.
"Is the Time Chess still there?"
After asking, he seemed casual, but he was actually quite worried, fearing an unfavorable response.
Fortunately, that didn't happen.
"It's here, but Song Qi has brought a red ascension flame..."
Before she could finish, the projection of Song Chi on the warship's communication system already held a Flame Seed Artifact emitting red light.
"I need to inspect the goods!"
Duan Mei, fearing that Song Chi might have brought an ordinary Flame Seed, asked him to first pull out the red ascension flame source.
Given that this was a private transaction, her caution was understandable.
In contrast, Song Chi was more straightforward. Without a second thought, he directly threw the red ascension flame source out of the warship.
It wasn't arrogance but rather his thorough understanding of the Peidong Duan Clan. They were just a family with five Deer Hunt Ships. If they dared to play any tricks in this transaction, the Heaven Ruin Skydome alone could suppress them all.
Even if the upper echelon of the Dongli Xiao Clan got involved later, he wasn't worried, as the Skyward AI had recorded everything.
Of course, this was just a backup plan, and he didn't need to use it in the end. After Duan Mei confirmed the red ascension flame source, she quickly sent over the Time Chess, which shimmered with silver light.
The entire transaction between the two parties was pleasant from start to finish.
...
Back at the Song Clan's base, Song Chi couldn't wait to examine the Time Chess.
The enhancement process was initiated.
[Do you wish to consume 30 strands of Zero-Tier Floating Land Primordial, 3,000 Shadow Energy Points, and 1 drop of Time Essence to enhance the Time Chess Piece component from Lv.0 to Lv.1?]
"Confirmed!"
After multiple attempts, due to the additional Time Essence gained over the years, Song Chi successfully enhanced this component to Lv.30.
Time Chess Lv.30
Quality: Silver
Attribute: All equipped component cooldowns reduced by 30%
Attribute 2: Time Resistance +3200
Attribute 3: Time Chess Piece (Detached from the board, sealed)
Attribute 4: Time Chess Board (Detached from the board, sealed)
...
Unfortunately, the enhanced level of the component did not unlock the third and fourth attributes, which left Song Chi slightly disappointed.
However, the cooldown reduction increased from 15% to 30%, which was indeed a pleasant surprise.
Despite the seemingly small numerical value, the actual effect was already quite impressive.
For instance, the "Whirling Time Domain" attribute originally had a cooldown of one year, and even with the "Tranquil Seal·Inner·Time Speed" attribute, it still required 74 days to fully recover.
But with the Time Chess component equipped, the cooldown was reduced to just 9 months (based on the component's quality and enhancement level, the cooldown reduction effect was slightly weakened). After the "Tranquil Seal·Inner·Time Speed" attribute took effect, it only required 54 days, a full 20 days less.
This seemingly small 20-day reduction could mean the difference between life and death during critical moments.
Moreover, this was just Lv.30; if it were enhanced to Lv.70, the cooldown time could be halved.
After enhancing this component, Song Chi turned his attention to another component on the warship, the orange-quality "Master-Servant Contract." The third sixth-tier Silver Apple was also taken out.
The intertwining of orange and red light transformed the component into a red-quality one.
Master-Servant Contract Lv.50
Quality: Red
Attribute: Additional +1 servant contract
Attribute 2: Contract binding power increased by one rank
Attribute 3: Double the number of contracts
Consumption: 300/s (Shadow Energy Points)
Master: Song Chi
Servant: Wang Zhen (1/4)
Effect: Forms a master-servant contract with the designated target. After the spiritual bond is established, the master gains complete control over the servant's life and death, and the servant remains absolutely loyal to the master without any malicious thoughts.
...
The third attribute was purchased by Song Chi from a purple contract component over the years, and he immediately replaced it after the evolution. With this attribute, the maximum number of contracts for the Master-Servant Contract increased to four, providing greater flexibility in the future.
After the evolution was complete, Song Chi enhanced this new red component to Lv.60, and then turned his attention back to the Imperial Ruin Essence Stone.
In the free stall area of the Ru Market, a large Imperial Ruin Essence Stone stood on the ground. Inside the main control room of the nearby Heaven Ruin Skydome, Song Chi's thoughts shifted, and the Sovereign Power within his body was rapidly mobilized.
Countless blades of space law, condensed from the perfect Spatial Law, gathered above the Imperial Ruin Essence Stone. Then, under Song Chi's control, these blades of space law slowly began to cut through the stone.
The Imperial Ruin Essence Stone, which was extremely hard for ordinary beings, was now as soft as tofu, easily sliced open.
Soon, a figure with red and black skin and a spiral horn on its head appeared in Song Chi's field of view.
As the outer layer of the Imperial Ruin Essence Stone was cut open, and the Abyssal Devil Tribe's body, which had almost completely lost its vitality, came into contact with the dense energy in the outside Ru Market, it was as if a parched land had encountered sweet dew. Countless amounts of energy began to rapidly gather and continuously flowed into its lifeless body.
The key was that the Abyssal Devil Tribe's body was not large, only about two to three meters, but its body was like an insatiable abyss, endlessly devouring energy without any signs of stopping.
Song Chi was unconcerned about this. The moment the Imperial Ruin Essence Stone was cut open, he had already activated the "Enslavement Medal" and "Master-Servant Spirit Ring" components. Two red lights shot out from the warship's body and entered the body of the Abyssal Devil Tribe, which was slowly regaining its vitality.
After a few breaths, neither the Abyssal Devil Tribe nor the components reacted, indicating that the enslavement had failed.
He did not give up and quickly attempted a second round, but it failed again.
Instead of rushing into a third attempt, Song Chi activated the "Master-Servant Contract" on the other side.
Components.
Despite his high expectations, this attempt also failed to bring him good news. The Master-Servant Contract had failed once again.
Song Chi furrowed his brows, remaining silent.
The Enslavement Medal, the Master-Servant Soul Control Ring, and the Master-Servant Contract were activated again.
Failure, failure, failure!!!
Taking a deep breath, Song Chi calmed himself. This time, he shifted his attention away from these three components and looked up at the Ru Market skydome through the holographic exterior view of the battleship.
This casual glance caused the entire Multiverse Ruins Market's energy flow to come to a halt. Under this change, the energy-devouring process of the Sixth Rank Abyssal Devil Tribe abruptly stopped.
But it didn't end there. Song Chi's mind shifted again.
Immediately, the energy within the Ru Market space began to reverse.
What does reverse mean?
At this moment, the energy that the Sixth Rank Abyssal Devil had just absorbed began to flow out of its body, and even more of its remaining flesh and blood power dissipated.
As if sensing that this was detrimental to itself, the Sixth Rank Abyssal Devil's body began to actively seal itself, trying to stop the loss of its already scarce energy.
But how could Song Chi let it have its way? As the master of the Ru Market and with the Sovereign Power, he was a god who controlled everything within this secret realm. No matter how much the Abyssal Devil Tribe tried to seal its body, it was still unable to stop this process, only slowing down the speed of energy dissipation by a fraction.
The reason for Song Chi's actions was simple. Since the Abyssal Devil was still unable to be enslaved in its current state, he wanted to further weaken it. If that didn't work, he would try when it was on the brink of death.
If it still didn't work, then there was nothing else he could do. At worst, he would waste a Sixth Rank creature.
With the Multiverse Ruins Market and the Spirit Beast Sanctuary at his disposal, losing a Sixth Rank creature was not a big deal.
As the life force within the Abyssal Devil Tribe's body weakened significantly, Song Chi instructed the three components to attempt enslavement and contract once more.
However, the Abyssal Devil Tribe was truly formidable. Even in this state, it still resisted, and the attempt failed.
"Is this the innate talent of a dominant civilization's individual? It's truly astonishing..."
Muttering to himself, Song Chi was still not satisfied.
The Abyssal Devil Tribe was of great importance; it could serve as an entire legion, and such an opportunity was rare. He had to make one last attempt.
"Let's see if you can resist even when you're on the verge of death!"
As he muttered, the speed of energy reversal in the secret realm accelerated, and the life energy within the Sixth Rank Abyssal Devil Tribe rapidly dissipated.
After several dozen seconds, the life fluctuations emanating from the Abyssal Devil had become extremely weak, but under Song Chi's twin pupils, it was far from over. The loss of life energy continued.
Because of his twin pupils, he saw that the life flame in the Abyssal Devil's mind was still strong. Naturally, he trusted his twin pupils more.
As the energy continued to dissipate, the life flame deep within its mind finally began to dim.
At one moment, Song Chi's gaze suddenly sharpened.
"Now!"
Thinking this, the Enslavement Medal, the Master-Servant Soul Control Ring, and the Master-Servant Contract were activated simultaneously once more, and three red lights quickly penetrated the already freezing Abyssal Devil's body.
Time passed, and every second seemed unbearably long.
Finally, Song Chi abruptly opened his eyes, a deep joy in his gaze. Just then, one of the three components had shown signs of success.
He turned his attention to it and confirmed that the enslavement of the Sixth Rank Abyssal Devil had indeed been successful.
Upon confirmation, he immediately lifted the energy restrictions within the secret realm, but the Abyssal Devil seemed to have completely lost its ability to absorb external energy to heal itself.
In response, Song Chi urgently summoned the Flame Wrath Giant and instructed it to quickly bring the Abyssal Devil back to the battleship and immediately place it in the Life System Medical Repair Pod.
Due to its extremely weak life energy, the Abyssal Devil was in a near-death state. The Life System Medical Repair Pod had excellent healing effects, and Song Chi believed that as long as the Sixth Rank Abyssal Devil didn't die immediately, there was a high chance it could be saved.
However, he couldn't be entirely certain and could only pray silently.
The value of the Abyssal Devil Tribe was evident, and he sincerely hoped it could hold on.
As he thought this, his gaze slowly shifted to the Master-Servant Contract component, the very component that had successfully enslaved the Abyssal Devil Tribe.
(End of Chapter)
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