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Chapter 512: The Secret of the Hidden Lineage - The Hyperdimensional Continent
Chapter 512: The Secret of the Hidden Lineage - The Hyperdimensional Continent
The Song family was extremely satisfied with this outcome.
With a buffer of two to three hundred years, it was more than enough time for the Sea Dominator to complete all the preparatory work for its advancement to a Star Destroyer. This way, whether it was using the Abyssal Devourer Beast as fuel for promotion or having Song Chi enslave it, it would be an excellent outcome.
Compared to this, killing it directly was obviously not the best option.
Less than a hundred years had passed since the end of the Expansion War, and the Song family had gained a lot, but it would still take a considerable amount of time to transform it into the foundation of the Sea Dominator.
"Alright, the Abyssal Devourer Beast has been sealed. Let's set the time for two hundred years. After two hundred years, when the Sea Dominator is ready for its final preparations before promotion, we'll find a way to deal with it completely. For now, let's head back to the Dragon Spine Continent..."
As he spoke, the group waited for Song Chi to retrieve the three thousand Hellfire Battle Armors back into the warship. Only then did they return to the Dragon Spine Continent via the Dimensional Space Stone and the Multiverse Marketplace.
It wasn't until they returned to their own territory that they deactivated the effects of several space-blocking components on the warship.
Quietly, the mist nebula within the Chaos Sky Domain returned to normal. Even if a captain accidentally ventured into the void corridor, they wouldn't be able to detect any abnormalities.
Deep within the Dragon Spine God Mountain, in the Ancestral Hall.
Shrouded by the chaos fog, the group began to summarize their actions.
"The reason for this outcome is ultimately a matter of strength. If it weren't for Song Chi, they wouldn't even have the chance to seal it in the end, and they would have to retreat in disarray!"
Everyone listened intently, and not a single person contradicted this fact.
Then Song Wuxiang continued:
"Currently, there are many silver-colored components in the clan's secret vault. The combat power of the Unmoving Bodhimanda of Song Shiyuan is still passable, but Song Shixing and Song Xingru, you two..."
He stopped speaking, but the meaning was obvious.
"The next priority is to continue extracting the core of the alien star domain's floating land, accelerating the Dragon Spine Continent's advancement to a Tier 6 Peak Floating Land as much as possible, and then obtaining the silver-ranked ascension flame source and a Tier 7 Silver Apple!"
As he spoke, Song Wuxiang glanced at Song Chi.
Although the family was already mobilizing all its energy to obtain Tier 6 Star Sky Plant Hearts, the two of them had discussed this matter in detail before. To allow the Silver Apple Mother Tree to break through Tier 7, it was highly unlikely to rely solely on Tier 6 Star Sky Plant Hearts. It could only enable the Silver Apple Mother Tree to reach Tier 6 Peak.
As for why the previous two promotions were so easy, it was because the Silver Apple Mother Tree had originally regressed from Tier 7.
Based on this, they speculated that to promote the Silver Apple Mother Tree to Tier 7, they would need a Tier 7 Star Sky Plant Heart, or even more than one.
As a result, the promotion of the Silver Apple Mother Tree to Tier 7 was not something that could be accomplished in a short period of time, let alone producing Tier 7 Silver Apples.
In comparison, the family was currently in urgent need of a Tier 7 Silver Apple.
The Source Core Extraction Instrument component was sufficient for now, but it was the same as the promotion of the Silver Apple Mother Tree to Tier 7.
For the Dragon Spine Continent to advance to a Tier 7 Floating Land, a Tier 6 Floating Land's core was not enough. Even if it wasn't a complete Tier 7 Floating Land's core, it would need to provide at least one or two-tenths of a Tier 7 Floating Land's core. Only then could the Dragon Spine Continent use this opportunity to rapidly advance to Tier 7.
Otherwise, with only some Tier 5 and Tier 6 Floating Land cores, the Dragon Spine Continent would need to settle for at least a thousand years, or even several thousand years, to have a chance at advancing to Tier 7. This was something the Song family did not want to see.
...
After some discussion, several secret family directives were sent from the Dragon Spine God Mountain to all the fourth-rank elders, including over a thousand second and third-rank core members of the family, through the Song family's exclusive communication rings.
Under these orders, the Song family, this colossal entity, quickly began to operate at full capacity, targeting the "silver-ranked ascension flame source" and "Tier 7 Silver Apple." The family's vast hidden energy was mobilized.
As the various branches of the Song family worked diligently, Song Chi, on the other hand, found himself with some rare leisure time.
Song Shixing needed to gather a large amount of resources for the Hidden Lineage, as well as handle many other matters. It was said that he would have to stay on the Dragon Spine Continent for at least a decade or two.)
This was unavoidable. It was said that the cost of traveling to and from the Hidden Lineage was not low, so it was natural to take this opportunity to procure all the necessary resources for the Hidden Lineage in one go.
For this reason, Song Shixing even borrowed the Dimensional Space Stone from Song Chi, in order to carry more items.
Additionally, Song Chi also learned some related information about the Hidden Lineage from the words of the elders.
The number of people under the Hidden Lineage was said to have reached tens of millions, and they all lived on the same floating land in a different star domain. But don't underestimate that floating land.
According to Song Shixing, that life-type floating land was called the Crimson Star Continent, a rare hyperdimensional continent of the eighth rank.
What is a hyperdimensional continent?
It is a rare type of continent in the shattered star sea, which does not have concepts like floating land will or floating land repulsion. The entire continent is filled with numerous hyperdimensional space gates connecting different star domains.
In this situation, almost every hyperdimensional continent is home to a diverse array of civilizations.
Civilization wars, cultists of evil gods, resource trading, slave trading... On a hyperdimensional continent, especially an eighth-rank one, you can find almost anything you can imagine.
The Crimson Star Continent, or the Red Star Continent, is a place brimming with both opportunities and risks. When the Song family initially discovered the hyperdimensional teleportation gate leading to it, the upper echelon of the Song family debated and deliberated for a long time. Eventually, they dispatched a branch of the Hidden Lineage to settle on the Crimson Star Continent.
Fortunately, the Song family's luck held up, and this branch not only survived but gradually developed and thrived. Today, they have established a large underground city on the continent, relentlessly exploiting its abundant resources.
The thought of accompanying the Origin Thriving Ancestor, Song Shixing, to live on the Crimson Star Continent for an extended period filled Song Chi with excitement. However, before that, he wanted to spend quality time with his parents and family.
During the time Song Shixing was busy gathering resources, Song Chi remained in the lineage, occasionally delving into the secrets of the Martial Dao Celestial Eye and practicing the Guidance Technique. He also accompanied his parents and family during the monthly Celestial Marketplace transactions.
Time flew by, and before he knew it, five years had passed.
On the day of another Celestial Marketplace transaction, Song Chi opened the attribute panel of the marketplace, which he hadn't checked in a long while.
Name: Multiverse Marketplace
Owner: Song Chi
Level: lv56
Specifications: 650kmX650km
Basic Configuration: 2,550 shops, 1 65kmx65km open-air market, 1 four-story inn, 1 lv56 All-Attribute Training Room (Ethereal Energy training efficiency doubles), 1 lv56 Ethereal Energy Protection Array, 1 lv56 Super Long-Range Space Gate Random Deployment Platform, 1 Tier 5 Spirit Machine Synthesis Platform, 1 Tier 5 Oddity Origin Improvement Platform.
Additional Configuration: Light Concealment Platform (Orange) lv50, Tier 5 Bloodline Baptism Platform (Red), Divine Kingdom Task Platform (Gold) lv70 (7/22)
Trait: Evil Avoidance (Move freely in the void, subconsciously avoiding natural disasters)
Trait 2: Spatial Anchor (Set four coordinate anchor points in any star domain within the shattered star sea)
Trait 3: Sovereign Persona (Within the marketplace, possess sovereign abilities)
Upgrade Requirements: 350 strands of Tier 5 Floating Land Origin, and a marketplace trading volume of 350,000 strands of Tier 5 Floating Land Origin.
Upon closer inspection, it had been nearly a century since the marketplace was promoted to Tier 5, yet it still hadn't reached its peak. To advance from lv56 to lv59, it would likely take several more decades.
This realization made Song Chi feel a bit uneasy.
After Tier 5, the marketplace's level-up process becomes increasingly slow. And this is just Tier 5; the time required for Tier 6 and Tier 7 would undoubtedly be even longer.
However, there was nothing he could do about it, as the marketplace trading volume was beyond his control.
Not wanting to dwell on this, Song Chi withdrew his attention from the marketplace attributes and sat down, immersing his mind into the Dual Pupil Illusion Realm.
"Soon, with one or two more attempts, the Martial Dao Celestial Eye will be completely understood..."
As he muttered to himself, his mind focused on the image of the immortal herb, the Chase-Life Ginseng, and the stone tablet containing the secrets of the Martial Dao Celestial Eye.
...
After an unknown amount of time, when Song Chi came out of his meditative state, a visible smile appeared on his face.
As ethereal energy surged within him, a faint vertical line appeared between his eyebrows. However, this line remained closed, seemingly unrelated to the Martial Dao Celestial Eye described in the introduction.
After several attempts, seeing no results, Song Chi stopped and shook his head.
"I've just begun to grasp this skill. To fully master the Martial Dao Celestial Eye, I need to keep practicing."
This realization spared him from further internal conflict.
Previously, Song Chi had been pondering whether to use the Tier 6 Time Boundary Fruit or the Tier 7 Time Boundary Fruit if he could truly open the Celestial Eye.
The Tier 6 Time Boundary Fruit would only grant him direct control over a small portion (10%) of the Time Law, while the Tier 7 Time Boundary Fruit would likely provide a medium level of control (40%), a significant difference.
The Tier 6 Time Boundary Fruit was already ripe on the Tier 6 Time Boundary Tree in his cultivation secret realm, ready to be harvested soon. However, the Tier 7 Time Boundary Tree was still in the secret realm, and it would take at least several decades to transplant it after the marketplace reached Tier 6. Even then, it would require additional time for subsequent production.
Seeing that the Martial Dao Celestial Eye still needed more refinement, Song Chi decided to put off further contemplation for later.
...
Outside, in the sky above the Green Moon Estate.
Song Chi activated the inter-stellar domain deployment function of the Heaven Ruin Skydome. Over the past five years, he had conducted numerous inter-stellar domain explorations, but his luck had been average, and he hadn't made significant discoveries, let alone stumbled upon the lost Time Chess Piece components.
After a violent spatial fluctuation, the Heaven Ruin Skydome disappeared into the depths of the sky.
In an unknown star domain, protected by the Mirage Shadow trait, the Heaven Ruin Skydome appeared without emitting any spatial fluctuations.
Before Song Chi could recover from the slight dizziness, the Skyward Intelligence Core's prompt sounded in his ear.
Warning: The warship is under high-intensity external energy impact. Please take evasive action!
Startled by the sudden warning, Song Chi shook off his dizziness and focused on the surrounding situation. His eyes narrowed as he saw a fierce battle unfolding dozens of thousands of miles away.
Two giant insects with double wings and fearsome maws were locked in a fierce confrontation with a Starry Sky Shark, whose volume exceeded 10,000 kilometers. While not a Starry Sky Beast, the Starry Sky Shark's physique far surpassed ordinary creatures, easily overwhelming the giant insects in a one-on-one fight.
The problem now was that the two giant Insect Tribe members worked in perfect harmony, and with two against one, the Starry Sky Shark was naturally at a disadvantage.
"Hiss, the Sovereign Battlefield has been calm for five years, and now it suddenly becomes so intense?"
As he was complaining, a light screen suddenly appeared in front of him, displaying the analysis from the Skyward Intelligence Core.
【Detecting surrounding energy fluctuations, estimating the size of both parties, and comparing with the database... Designated Unit One with a 96.8% match to the Dominator-grade 【Starry Sky Shark】, and Designated Units Two and Three with a 94.8% match to the Ancient Mother Emperor-grade Insect Tribe Mother Emperor's personal Insect Guard, the 【Sawtooth King Worm】!】
"Sawtooth King Worm?"
Hearing this name, Song Chi carefully maneuvered the Heaven Ruin Skydome to turn the ship's body, trying to move away from the battlefield of the three Dominator-grade lifeforms while the information about the 【Sawtooth King Worm】 appeared in his mind.
【Sawtooth King Worm】, a Dominator-grade Insect Guard that can only be born from a Dominator-grade Insect Mother Emperor, usually stays close to the Insect Mother Emperor and would not leave unless absolutely necessary.
With this thought, his eyes flickered.
"Could it be that there's an Insect Tribe Mother Emperor nearby?"
Instantly, Song Chi's heart filled with great interest.
He was well aware of what an Insect Tribe Mother Emperor meant. With their powerful breeding abilities, an Insect Mother Emperor was essentially a walking Insect Tribe army, and the Insect Tribe itself was the best carrier for breeding "Energy Crystals," a valuable resource for warship advancement. If he could eliminate a high-level Insect Tribe, he would undoubtedly obtain a considerable number of high-level Energy Crystals.
As long as he could obtain one or two advanced or even super-grade Energy Crystals, the subsequent advancement of the Heaven Ruin Skydome to a Dreadnought, and even the Sea Dominator to a Star Destroyer, would further increase the chances of a successful advancement."
With this in mind, Song Chi was no longer in a hurry to leave the battlefield. The current position of the Heaven Ruin Skydome was not in the center of the battlefield, so the intensity of the residual battle energy it was enduring was not too strong. Moreover, with the holy light shield provided by the Angelic Dominion Wings, it could withstand the battle for a considerable amount of time.
At the same time, as he observed the battlefield ahead, his gaze fell upon the 【Doomsday Tracking Seal】 component.
If his guess was correct, perhaps he could really operate this component.
Boom!
Before he could think further, a violent rumble suddenly echoed from the Dominator Battlefield ahead. With his Dual Pupil, he pierced through the intense energy shock and looked towards the center of the battlefield, quickly grasping the specific changes in the battle.
For some reason, the two 【Sawtooth King Worms】 suddenly went into a frenzy. Their hideous mouthparts and sharp alloy sickle-like forelegs all condensed a perfect level of Devouring Law.
As their wings fluttered, they transformed into countless mirages, slicing through the Starry Sky Shark in the center.
Although the Starry Sky Shark had a strong body, it appeared clumsy under the ghostly speed of the two 【Sawtooth King Worms】. Its thick, heavy fat couldn't resist the full-force slicing of the two 【Sawtooth King Worms】.
Roar!
A dragon's roar, seemingly fake, emerged from the Starry Sky Shark's mouth. The next second, a large amount of crimson profound energy overflowed from its body, and soon a layer of illusory blood mist formed around it, composed entirely of blood energy.
"Shark Blood Armor!"
Seeing this, Song Chi had already deduced the ability used by the Starry Sky Shark.
The Shark Blood Armor was one of the Starry Sky Shark's three inherited divine abilities, a defensive secret art.
As a Starry Sky Beast with bloodline extremely close to the Starry Sky Beasts, the Starry Sky Shark had a certain degree of fame, and many forces or civilizations had its related information, including the Song Family.
According to the family's records, the Starry Sky Shark had three inherited divine abilities—one for offense, one for defense, and one for evasion.
The Shark Blood Armor was the defensive secret art.
With the activation of this defensive secret art, the Starry Sky Shark's defense increased significantly all over its body, and the quick slicing attacks of the two 【Sawtooth King Worms】 became ineffective once again, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.
However, Song Chi, who was acting as a bystander, knew that this situation wouldn't last long. The duration of the Shark Blood Armor would eventually end, and the rapid attacks of the 【Sawtooth King Worms】 were their inherent advantage. They could activate them at any time, with no limitation on duration.
But Song Chi had clearly underestimated the reaction of the Insect Tribe. After sensing that their attacks were ineffective against the Starry Sky Shark, a powerful Dominator-grade force suddenly emerged from the distance.
Song Chi's heart trembled, and his gaze quickly shifted.
The next second, a black-armored giant worm, no smaller than the Starry Sky Shark, appeared before his eyes.
Literal/Conservative Translation:
His heart skipped a beat, and his eyes narrowed.
It wasn't just because this Tiger King Worm was also a Dominator-grade Insect, but also because he was now certain that there was indeed an Insect Tribe Mother Emperor observing the battlefield nearby. Only then could they coordinate their attacks so perfectly.
With this realization, Song Chi carefully maneuvered the Heaven Ruin Skydome to retreat, not running away outright but maintaining a safe distance.
He glanced at the 【Mirage Dragon Transformation Orb】 component and saw that the duration of the "Mirage Shadow" trait was still over two hours. He breathed a sigh of relief, estimating that it should be able to last until the end of this battle.
(End of Chapter)
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