Chapter 592: The Tribulation Star's Remnants
Chapter 592: The Tribulation Star's Remnants
In an instant, all the Flamefire Human Fleet's battleships in the Tianpan Galaxy were enveloped by the four layers of the Eight-Armed Serpent Prison.
The overwhelming suppression that Song Chi had experienced earlier was now affecting all the captains, and even more intensely. After all, the Eight-Armed Serpent Prison they were facing was of the seventh rank and was layered four times, making it incredibly powerful.
As the main fleet emerged from the spatial wormhole, the Heaven Ruin Skydome once again found itself in deep trouble. In the main control room of the warship, Song Chi instinctively wanted to reactivate the 'Time Chessboard' ability of the Colored Mythical Grade component.
As a Colored Mythical Grade component, if he were to use all 324 remaining Time Chess Pieces, he believed it would be enough to tear through the four layers of the seventh-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Prison. But after calming down, he quickly dismissed the idea.
The Level 80 'Time Chessboard' indeed had such power, but don't forget that each Time Chess Piece, once used, requires a year to regenerate. 360 pieces would mean 360 years, and even with the help of the 'Tranquil Seal: Internal Speed', it would still take several decades.
No, several decades might not be enough. After all, the Bodhimanda Concentration Seal is only a Golden Component, and its cooldown reduction effect on Colored Components would be significantly discounted. The cooldown reduction of the 'Time Chessboard' itself is already the reduced time required.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he would never use all the Time Chess Pieces lightly.
Instead, he trusted that the Star Annihilator captains of the two kingdoms had their own countermeasures.
Even he, as a Dreadnought captain, was well aware of the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon clan's 'Eight-Armed Serpent Prison' ability. It was highly unlikely that the Star Annihilator captains were unaware of it, and if they knew, they were most likely prepared in advance.
Soon, the actions of the Yao Han Kingdom's Enclosed Wolf Juxu Star Annihilator confirmed Song Chi's guess.
"Eight-Armed Serpent Prison, this is what we've been waiting for!"
A calm yet terrifying voice echoed from the Star Annihilator, and before the surrounding Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereigns could react, a mighty black light rapidly spread out from the center of the Enclosed Wolf Juxu, engulfing the area.
"Black Demon Domain, as expected, Liu Shu has brought out their Liu Clan's royal black domain-like component!"
Song Wujiang's voice sounded in the encrypted group chat.
This sentence instantly sparked great interest among the group chat members.
Black Demon Domain
Black Ultimate Grade Domain-type Component
The key information conveyed in this sentence clearly piqued the curiosity of Song Chi and the others.
However, everyone knew that this was not the right time to ask questions, so no one spoke up.
Their eyes quickly scanned the surrounding starry sky, and soon they made a discovery.
As the so-called Black Demon Domain rapidly expanded, cracks began to appear in the domain barriers of the four layers of the Eight-Armed Serpent Prison above. Obviously, the power of the domain unleashed by this Black Ultimate Grade component was extraordinary.
Nevertheless, even with this obviously enhanced eighth-rank Black Demon Domain, it still couldn't completely tear through the four layers of the Eight-Armed Serpent Prison.
In the end, the other Star Annihilators from the Yao Han Kingdom and the Dawnstar Kingdom joined forces, unleashing either eighth-rank Golden Domains or seventh-rank Golden Domains. With the support of these multiple domains, they finally shattered the four layers of the Eight-Armed Serpent Prison above.
As the intense suppression on the warships completely dissipated, Song Chi, taking advantage of the moment when all the captains rose, mentally controlled the Heaven Ruin Skydome's main body and mirror clone to activate the 'Purple Heaven Thunder Cannon's' Ten Thousand Talismans Purple Heaven Thunder Hell' ability.
The next second, as many as 20,000 Purple Heaven Thunder Talismans appeared in the densest area of the Celestial Serpent Warships, followed by an endless eruption of thunder.
After all the Purple Heaven Thunder Talismans exploded, Song Chi turned his attention to the Soul Devouring Altar component.
Current Soul Devouring Progress: Second Stage 8%
As expected, with the full-scale explosion of both sides' Purple Heaven Thunder Hells, the Soul Devouring Altar's soul-devouring progress surged once again.
But that wasn't all. After using the Ten Thousand Talismans Purple Heaven Thunder Hell ability, Song Chi consecutively activated other large-scale abilities like the 'Zhou Tian Quantum Sword Formation' and 'Black Hole: Singular Point Explosion', while the group attack secondary cannons on the warship never ceased, harvesting the countless Celestial Serpent Warships.
Finally, under the relentless attacks of the Tianpan Galaxy fleet, the defenses of the Crimson Basin System's Eight-Armed Serpent Demons completely collapsed. The Eight-Armed Serpent Demon fleets, following multiple Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereigns, split into nine groups and retreated.
At the same time, the encrypted communication group chat among the Star Annihilators began.
"We can't let them get away like this; otherwise, we won't be able to split our forces later, and our cleaning efficiency will be reduced countless times."
"Pursue them!"
Thus, under the watchful eyes of countless captains, seven Star Annihilators soared into the sky. They divided into three groups, with two groups chasing after the three Eight-Armed Serpent Demon fleets that were lagging behind.
Soon after, many Flame Keeper captains' sky-scanning radars detected high-intensity energy collisions in three locations.
Evidently, all three pursuit squads had successfully caught up with their targets.
The intense energy collisions lasted for about ten minutes, and when the seven Star Annihilators returned, they brought back the corpses of two seventh-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereigns.
The only squad that didn't bring back an Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereign was the joint pursuit squad of the two Dawnstar Kingdom Star Annihilator captains.
Song Family Star Annihilator Encrypted Communication Group Chat
Song Wujiang: "That Rosetta of the Dawnstar is definitely still a Silver Flame Seed. Its warship's combat power is only considered weak among seventh-rank ones. In a single encounter, it was petrified by that Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereign. In a one-on-one situation, the Sea Tamer Dragon Soaring couldn't hold its ground."
Song Shiyuan: "A Silver Flame Seed, this is within our expectations, after all, the Dawnstar Family has only been passed down for 7,000 years. They don't have the kind of great fortune our family has."
As Song Shiyuan spoke, he glanced at Song Chi and Song Yan, obviously referring to the two of them.
"Being able to produce a Star Annihilator captain is already incredibly lucky. To say that they could also obtain a Golden Advancement Flame Source, a rare item comparable to a Black Ultimate Component, would be abnormal."
As the discussion continued among the various parties, everyone's attention quickly returned to the battle.
After this battle, the two great kingdoms of the Tianpan Galaxy had firmly established their presence in the Crimson Basin System.
A month later, after much deliberation, it was decided that the Dragon Spine Song Clan's Three-Eyed Sovereign Flagship from the Dawnstar Kingdom would remain in the wormhole passage. The fleets of the various parties built a starry sky defense line centered around this wormhole passage, following the highest specifications.
This defense line, built to the highest standards, had an exceptionally strong defensive capability. If a seventh-rank combat power were to sit in command, they would no longer have to worry about their rear.
After much deliberation, it was finally decided that the Three-Eyed Species Sovereign Flagship of the Song Clan would be assigned to guard the area.
The Star Annihilator, as the ultimate force to suppress the various fleets, was crucial in ensuring the thorough cleansing of the Crimson Basin System. Each ship was of utmost importance.
In comparison, the Three-Eyed Species Sovereign Flagship of the Song Clan, although possessing 7th Rank combat power, fell short in speed, agility, and overall combat capabilities when compared to a regular Star Annihilator. It was only natural to assign it to safeguard the retreat routes, ensuring the safety of all parties involved.
Of course, this decision was not made lightly. Even though the Three-Eyed Species Sovereign Flagship was a 7th Rank force, it still meant sacrificing a 7th Rank power from the Song Clan. Initially, the Song Clan was adamantly against this idea.
After Song Wujiang's persistent reasoning, the other parties finally agreed. As a condition, they would hand over one-tenth of their gains from the cleansing and scavenging process in the Crimson Basin System to the Song Clan as compensation.
With this agreement in place, the nearly two billion fleets in the Crimson Basin System divided into seven groups and headed towards seven different directions.
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Crimson Basin System, Southwest, Southern Spirit Star Domain.
After the fleet split, the Song Clan fleet chose to head southwest.
Finally, upon reaching the Southern Spirit Star Domain, they successfully joined forces with another fleet that had been waiting there.
This fleet was also led by a Star Annihilator, and its numbers exceeded 12 million, not far off from the combined forces of the Song Clan and their affiliated factions.
Seeing this, exclamations of awe filled the Song Clan's high-level communication group chat.
"As expected of a traditional Immortal Clan with over 20,000 years of heritage, they've managed to gather such a massive fleet upon their return to the Immortal Clans!"
Compared to the Song Clan's astonishment, the captains of the affiliated factions in the group chat were more curious.
"This seems like a new fleet, I don't recall seeing it before."
"It does seem that way, and they even have a Star Annihilator. Where did they come from? Will there be any conflicts with us?"
As more people expressed their confusion, a captain of the Song Clan's Stag Class battleship stepped in to explain:
"Don't worry, this fleet is our strategic ally, they are the Bone-Cracking Luo Clan from the Golden Plate River System!"
Upon hearing this explanation, the eyes of the Song Clan members who were previously unaware, as well as the affiliated faction captains, lit up with excitement.
As captains who had survived a starry sky battle, they were all too aware of the fragility of individual power in such a vast battlefield where units were counted in the billions.
In the previous two battles alone, their entire fleet had lost over a million warships. The joint fleets of the Golden Horn Lu Clan and the Eagle Family, who had been at the forefront and suffered the most, were said to have initially had 12 million ships, but now only 8 million remained, a reduction of one-third.
In this situation, an allied fleet of over 12 million ships would significantly boost their overall strength. With two Star Annihilators leading the way, it was easy to imagine that in the upcoming cleansing war, not many Eight-Armed Serpent Demons would dare to provoke their team.
Consequently, their casualties in the subsequent battles would undoubtedly decrease significantly.
While the captains below were rejoicing over the alliance with a new fleet, in the encrypted communication group chat of the Song Clan's Star Annihilator, the core members of the Song Clan were discussing another matter in detail.
"Song Chi, since you've made up your mind, go ahead. The remnants of the Tribulation Star Tribe have only recently established themselves in the Crimson Basin System for a few hundred years, and they must still have many valuable items in their possession. It's definitely worth checking it out."
"But is a single Mirror Battleship enough? The Tribulation Star Tribe was once an advanced civilization, and although they've become fugitives, it's hard to guarantee they don't have some incredible trump cards up their sleeves."
"Why don't we send Song Yan along as well?"
"I agree, let's send Song Yan, along with a Sovereign King Worm and a Void Market Projection Token. That should be enough to ensure safety."
"Alright, we've already joined forces with the Luo Clan, and with two Star Annihilators, you still have one Void Market Projection Token, the Starry Sky Shark, and the two remaining Sovereign King Worms. Even if we encounter an Eighth Rank Eight-Armed Serpent Demon, we can give it a try."
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The topic of their discussion was the remnants of the Tribulation Star Tribe who had escaped during the Great Expansion War of the Glory Han Kingdom.
Although they had managed to capture a portion of the Tribulation Star Tribe in that Secret Realm, it was only a small part. The captured members only had a few golden oddities left, while the real treasures had been taken by the elite Tribulation Star Tribe members who had teleported away first.
The Song Clan's high-level executives had never forgotten about this.
It's important to note that the Tribulation Star Tribe's civilization had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, a duration no shorter than the entire birth of the Flamefire Human Civilization. The key was that their Sovereigns had never been interrupted, and in such a long time, one could only imagine the depth of heritage an advanced civilization could accumulate.
In the eyes of the Song Clan's high-level executives, the Tribulation Star Tribe undoubtedly possessed more heritage. The resources they had obtained earlier might not even amount to half or even a quarter of the tribe's total heritage.
For this reason, the Song Clan's high-level executives had previously discussed and employed various tracking methods.
For example, they intentionally let some 4th and 5th Rank members of the Tribulation Star Tribe escape, marking them with tracking seals. If any of these members successfully reunited with the escaped Tribulation Star Tribe, they could trace them back to the elite members.
However, this method proved ineffective as other factions who had participated in the Great Expansion War had also secretly employed similar tactics. Unfortunately, the escaped Tribulation Star Tribe members easily neutralized and cleansed all the tracking seals without exception.
The reason Song Chi still had confidence in finding the tribe was due to the Heavenly Destiny Compass component.
During the initial setup, the Song Clan had also coincidentally obtained blood and bones from the Tribulation Star Tribe. With these items, hundreds of years ago, immediately after Song Chi acquired the Heavenly Destiny Compass component, he successfully located the gathering place of the escaped Tribulation Star Tribe.
The reason they had waited until now to take action was that the location of the Tribulation Star Tribe was in the core star domain of the Crimson Basin System. With the Song Clan's strength at the time, they didn't have the capability to infiltrate the area secretly, which was under the control of the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons.
Now that the great war had begun, there was no longer a need to hold back.
(End of Chapter)
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