Chapter 508: Unbearable and Divine Flame Tempering
Chapter 508: Unbearable and Divine Flame Tempering
As the Purple Heaven Thunder Cannon began to gather purple thunderbolts at the bow of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, the twelve Topa Clan warships surrounding it quickly responded.
One after another, the twelve warships activated their cannons, attempting to stop the Heaven Ruin Skydome's energy accumulation.
Although Song Chi's recent actions were clearly a show of contempt towards them all, in their anger, none dared to ignore the power of the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
Everyone was well aware of what a warship over 14,000 meters in length meant, so all twelve captains chose to attack with full force.
It seemed that the warships were equipped with components that reduced energy accumulation time, and in less than five seconds, two Topa Clan dreadnoughts' super cannons erupted.
The particle beams, carrying formidable power, landed on the outer layer of the Heaven Ruin Skydome's energy shield, but to everyone's surprise, the energy shield did not overload as expected.
"How is this possible? What quality of energy shield is equipped on his warship? The attacks from two super cannons only dimmed its shield by a small amount!"
Seeing that the holy light shield on the surface of the Heaven Ruin Skydome had only dimmed by three percent, all the Topa Clan members' faces changed.
No one believed that Song Chi's warship lacked repair components, and considering this, they had no chance of remotely disrupting the Heaven Ruin Skydome's energy accumulation.
With this in mind, two of the four dreadnoughts suddenly sped forward. These two fleet admirals reacted quickly, and since their long-range firepower was ineffective, they decided to switch to a close-range collision.
The sound of metal scraping filled the air as the bows of the two dreadnoughts transformed into cold alloy rams.
With the powerful thrust provided by their engines, the two warships turned into shadows and charged towards the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
However, they had clearly assumed too much, as the Heaven Ruin Skydome was not only formidable in its energy shield defense but also in its hull strength.
Just as the two dreadnoughts were about to collide with the Heaven Ruin Skydome, Song Chi activated the Behemoth Heart's "Behemoth Invincibility" trait.
The invincibility trait granted immunity to control, and combined with the Neutron Star Core Armor and the Black Hole Evolution Layer's dual armor, the head-on collision of the two dreadnoughts did not even cause the slightest tremor in the Heaven Ruin Skydome's hull.
Just as the two fleet admirals' hearts trembled, the energy accumulation of the Heaven Ruin Skydome's Purple Heaven Thunder Cannon finally came to an end.
"I'm afraid the game is over!"
As Song Chi's calm voice echoed in the ears of the twelve Topa Clan captains, countless purple talismans appeared in the sealed space.
These talismans were scattered throughout the sealed space, and soon after, they all exploded simultaneously.
In an instant, the sealed space was enveloped by an infinite amount of thunderous energy, and the twelve Topa Clan warships were overwhelmed by the terrifying number of thunder blasts, causing the energy shields of the eight chase fleets to overload within seconds. In the end, they had to activate the protective trait of their hull armor.
Even so, the raging thunder explosions still left their warships battered and bruised.
If not for Song Chi's restraint, these chase fleets would have sunk one by one.
The four dreadnoughts fared slightly better, as their energy shields also overloaded, but their hulls remained intact at over 50%.
In the center of the sealed space, after activating the Ten Thousand Talismans Purple Heaven Thunder Prison, Song Chi took no further action and stood there, observing the Topa Clan's twelve warships in disarray.
The bombing of the Ten Thousand Talismans Purple Heaven Thunder Prison lasted for a full ten minutes. After all the thunderous power dissipated, Song Chi voluntarily lifted the sealing effect of the Skyanchor Seal and, under the gaze of countless Topa Clan captains, slowly descended with the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
During this process, no one dared to intervene.
One of the chase fleet captains whose warship was relatively intact tried to speak up but was stopped by several dreadnought captains.
"That's enough. Can't you see that the power of their warship is not on the same level as ours?"
"If he had truly fought with all his strength, all twelve of our warships would have been destroyed!"
"I even feel that the first-generation Topa Clan member who had already been promoted to the first-rank dreadnought captain would not have been his match!"
...
This battle did not cause much of a stir, as the detailed combat process was only known to the thirteen captains within the sealed space. As long as Song Chi did not actively spread the news, the twelve Topa Clan captains who were thoroughly crushed would naturally not speak of it.
However, for Song Chi, the effect had been achieved. After this, no other Topa Clan members came to bother him, allowing him to focus on practicing the Guidance Technique.
In the All-Attribute Training Room of the Celestial Marketplace, Song Chi held a deep-sea pearl that was larger than a ping-pong ball.
This pearl was produced in the Verdant Spring of the cultivation realm and was over 11,000 years old.
After taking out a top-grade body-forging elixir and mixing it with the pearl, Song Chi directly swallowed the elixir.
With the help of the 11,000-year-old deep-sea pearl's powerful effect, he began to practice the Guidance Technique with all his might.
A month later, when Song Chi emerged from the training room, his Guidance Technique, as expected, had broken through to level 51.
In the past fifty years of comprehending the law, he had rarely practiced the Guidance Technique, so it had remained at level 50. This was his first advancement after breaking through to the fifth rank.
"I still have two 10,000-year-old deep-sea pearls. I hope they can help me break through another level or two in the Guidance Technique."
Muttering to himself, he left the Celestial Marketplace.
Calculating the time, the Topa Clan's Divine Flame Ceremony was just a couple of days away.
The next day, at dawn.
The Silver Disc Continent was especially lively today, with numerous fourth-rank and above Flame Fleet warships arriving from outside the continent to participate in the Topa Clan's once-in-a-century Divine Flame Ceremony.
As the name suggests, the Divine Flame Ceremony is a sacrificial ritual for the special high-rank flame seed controlled by the Topa Clan.
The Topa Clan differs from other Flame Fleet clans in that their fundamental heritage does not come from star sea spirits or stellar beasts but from a legendary flame seed known as the Great Caelum Flame Seed.
Within this flame seed lies not only various fire attribute heritage secret arts but also the ability to grant Topa Clan members higher fire attribute talents to some extent. This is why the Topa Clan is renowned for their mastery of fire throughout the Flame Fleet Galaxy Cluster.
However, the Great Caelum Flame Seed is not omnipotent, and for it to continuously grant fire attribute talents to the clan, the Topa Clan must continuously offer sacrifices. Only then can the Great Caelum Flame Seed remain unquenched and gradually strengthen.
Silver Disc Continent, Great Caelum Divine Mountain.
As the ancestral land of the Tuoba Clan, the Great Caelum Divine Mountain, like the Dragon Spine Divine Mountain, had a vast square built at its base.
Today, numerous invited external Flame Fleet Admirals gathered here, awaiting the Tuoba Clan's grand Divine Flame Ceremony that occurs once every hundred years.
Among the crowd, Song Chi followed behind his clan's elder, quietly awaiting the official commencement of the ceremony.
Soon, an aged figure slowly rose into the air and eventually stood in mid-air above the white jade square, emanating a life force that was almost indistinguishable from a seventh-tier being, exerting immense pressure on all the Flame Fleet Admirals present.
Fortunately, it was merely a show of intimidation, and he soon retracted all the oppressive aura.
In the crowd, Song Chi heard faint whispers nearby.
"It's Tabor Muchong. I heard he's over nine thousand years old and entered the ranks of Ultimate Dreadnought Captains more than five thousand years ago. His combat prowess is unfathomable!"
"I wonder when he'll challenge for the Star Destroyer rank. He doesn't have much time left."
...
"Tabor Muchong?"
Song Chi glanced up at the aged figure above, then quickly averted his gaze.
Not long after, the aged voice resounded from above.
"The time has come. I hereby declare the official commencement of the Divine Flame Ceremony. Let the Divine Flame appear!"
As the voice fell, a Dreadnought ship suddenly appeared in the sky above the square.
As expected, this Dreadnought was likely one of the Tabor Clan's heritage warships.
The Dreadnought's cabin door opened, and a strand of flame emitting a captivating gray light was extracted from within.
With the appearance of this flame, Song Chi could sense the temperature in the entire square rising significantly.
However, the other captains were already accustomed to such sights, and soon, the Tabor Clan presented an astonishing amount of various resources.
Among them were red, orange, and purple flame artifacts, fire attribute mineral resources, high-quality Star Sea Wood Spirit Plants, and several Half-Dragons of the sixth rank continuously fed these resources into the Great Caelum Flame Seed above.
Through his dual pupils, Song Chi could see that with each batch of resources fed into the flame, the Great Caelum Flame Seed became brighter.
It was evident that all the resources prepared by the Tabor Clan were highly beneficial to the Great Caelum Flame Seed.
This was not the end, or perhaps it had just begun. After all the resources prepared by the Tabor Clan were fed into the flame, it was now the turn of the invited guests on the square.
The guests, according to their positions, took turns stepping forward, offering red, orange, purple, and other flame artifacts, or rare fire attribute resources, continuously feeding them into the Great Caelum Flame Seed above.
Why does the Tuoba Clan hold a grand Divine Flame Ceremony every hundred years and distribute a portion of the limited Divine Flame Tempering quotas?
The reason lies in borrowing the strength of the various powers in the galaxy to assist them in nurturing this Great Caelum Flame Seed.
Of course, the people from other forces weren't fools either. The flame artifacts they presented were mostly purple or some passable fire attribute resources. Only those who intended to compete for the Divine Flame Tempering quotas would offer orange or even red-quality flame artifacts.
The top twenty forces with the highest-valued items would each receive a tempering quota.
When it was Song Wuxiang's turn, he presented an orange-quality flame artifact that couldn't be transformed into an ascension flame source, which wasn't exceptionally high but was considered above average.
Although he had already secured a quota through Tabor Jun, he couldn't appear too stingy, as it would reflect poorly on Tabor Jun. Presenting an orange-quality flame artifact was just right.
Once all the quotas were confirmed, it was time for the long-awaited Divine Flame Tempering.
During this process, the Great Caelum Flame Seed, having absorbed sufficient fire attribute resources, would provide feedback to the outside world. It would transform a small portion of the absorbed energy into a tempering divine flame. The captains who obtained the tempering quotas needed to personally step into this flame sea to temper their bodies.
Just as Song Chi's shadow energy surged, preparing to leave the crowd, he heard Song Wuxiang's voice transmission beside him.
"Little Chi, the Great Caelum Divine Flame Tempering is immensely beneficial for Flame Fleet Admirals. Try to endure as long as possible. The longer you temper yourself in it, the greater the benefits!"
"Grandson understands!"
Song Chi nodded and, enveloped by fifth-rank shadow energy and spatial law, quietly disappeared into the crowd. When he reappeared, he was standing on the elevated platform at the front of the square.
Seeing his sudden appearance, several fifth-rank and fourth-rank captains who had stepped onto the platform earlier looked at him with surprise.
Spatial Law—this was a law that not every captain would dare to approach, as its comprehension difficulty was too high.
Song Chi paid no heed to the curious gazes around him and calmly closed his eyes to adjust his state.
According to his estimation, with his current physical strength, the time he could endure in the divine flame wouldn't be short. However, after the reminder from his elder, he naturally wanted to adjust his state as much as possible to endure for a longer duration.
Song Chi was well aware of the importance of physical strength, which directly correlated with the strength of one's divine mind.
For a Flame Fleet Admiral, simply trying to enhance their divine mind power was not feasible, as the stronger the divine mind, the higher the demands on the captain's physical body. Only a stronger body could accommodate more divine mind power.
Although his physical strength wasn't weak and could still support a divine mind state capable of using fifty divine mind powers, he couldn't forget that he also possessed a seventh-rank spirit essence quintessence. Once he absorbed it, his divine mind power would surge, and whether his body could withstand it was uncertain.
Song Chi's idea was simple: since this Great Caelum Divine Flame Tempering could strengthen his body, he naturally wanted to prolong the tempering process as much as possible.
After about two more minutes, when all the personnel had stepped onto the platform, the Great Caelum Flame Seed above descended with the tempering flame.
Instantly, Song Chi felt as if he had been thrown into a furnace, scorched by the terrifying heat from head to toe.
Understanding that this was the flame tempering his body, Song Chi forced himself to calm down, and his shadow energy rapidly circulated within, trying to alleviate the discomfort caused by the immense flame energy.
Time ticked by, and he could hear captains stumbling and leaving the platform, unable to withstand the increasingly intense flame roasting.
But Song Chi didn't open his eyes, as he was enduring the same discomfort.
Gradually, only fifth-rank battleship captains remained on the platform, as all the chase fleet captains had already left.
After about half an hour, the fifth-rank captains began to struggle, with one leaving as the first, followed by more and more captains departing.
(End of Chapter)
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