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Chapter 623: New Secret Realm Specialties (First Part)
Chapter 623: New Secret Realm Specialties (First Part)
In the dark nebula, a crimson spear tens of thousands of meters long completely condensed and took shape, and in the next second, it shot out with great force.
Pointing directly at the mirror ship ahead, and looking further, tens of thousands of kilometers away, a giant gray shadow hovered silently in the starry sky, seemingly harmless, but in reality, Song Chi had already sensed its power earlier.
This gray shadow, which seemed to conceal the Heaven's Eye's detection and silently approached the mirror ship, had almost caused the ethereal body to disperse directly with its soul-piercing gray light.
The Ethereal Body, as one of the space secret techniques passed down in the Song Clan, is essentially a manifestation of the law of space, with divine thought threads as its soul, enabling independent action and long-range control.
This also meant that the consciousness of the Ethereal Body's avatar was always connected to the main body, and attacks that directly targeted the soul would cause the same damage to Song Chi's main body, no matter how far apart they were.
It was only because his consciousness was protected by the Dragon Whale Pavilion·Hall of the Mind that he did not suffer any harm.
At this moment, Song Chi only hoped that the "Blood Judgment" would deal damage to the gray shadow in the distance, and at the very least, force it to reveal some of its abilities to see what it truly was.
As the strongest attack attribute of the eighth-rank golden cannon, the power carried by the crimson spear's illusory shadow was beyond doubt.
However, Song Chi had a nagging feeling in his heart that something was amiss, as the gray figure in front had not made any evasive movements from the beginning.
Was it fearless?
Or was it devoid of intelligence?
These two different speculations arose in his mind, but before he could think further, the events unfolding in front of him provided the answer.
Contrary to expectations, there was no explosion of energy. When the crimson spear came into contact with the gray shadow, it passed right through without any hindrance and shot towards the distant starry sky.
"As expected, a non-corporeal spiritual entity..."
Upon reaching this conclusion, Song Chi was not surprised. In fact, when the gray shadow emitted that soul-captivating beam, he already had a hunch.
Although the Shattered Star Sea was vast, species that specialized in soul attacks generally had one of the following two characteristics.
Either their bodies were weak, and their spirits were imbalanced.
Or they simply had no physical form and existed as spiritual entities.
The giant gray shadow in front was obviously the latter.
After confirming this, Song Chi no longer had any worries. Now that he had a preliminary understanding, he could take targeted measures to deal with it.
Song Chi quickly set aside commonly used ship cannons like the Blood Spear, the Annihilation Bow of All Souls, and the Primordial Quantum Saber Light Cannon, and turned his attention to the Purple Heaven Thunder Cannon and the Soul Devouring Pupil Cannon.
Swish!
As the purple thunder light and the Soul Devouring Pupil Cannon fired simultaneously, the giant gray shadow that was rapidly approaching came to an abrupt halt.
Sizzle!
Despite it being just an ordinary cannon attack from the Purple Heaven Thunder Cannon and the attack attribute of the red main cannon, the Soul Devouring Pupil Cannon, it caused immense damage to the giant gray shadow.
Even from tens of thousands of kilometers away, Song Chi could clearly see the black smoke rising from within the gray shadow, which was being continuously burned and corroded.
Upon seeing this, Song Chi no longer hesitated, and the "Ten Thousand Talismans Purple Heaven Thunder Hell" characteristic was activated.
Countless purple thunder talismans completely enveloped the gray shadow, and within the terrifying thunder energy wave, a faint howl could be heard, though it was mostly drowned out by the thunderous roar. As time passed, it gradually weakened and soon fell silent.
Two minutes later, the Flame Serpent River System Heaven Ruin Skydome's main body.
[Mirror Ship kills a sixth-rank Nightmare Soul Body, obtaining a wisp of fifth-rank Floating Land Primordial Essence.]
"Nightmare Soul Body?"
A trace of bewilderment appeared in Song Chi's eyes, as he had no impression of it at all.
"AI, search for information related to Nightmare Soul Body."
[Please wait, searching in progress...]
[Comparing with the database...]
[No information related to Nightmare Soul Body found!]
Seeing that there was no record in the ship's database, Song Chi, on the contrary, had an answer.
"A special species born from the secret realm..."
With this thought in mind, the mirror ship began to slowly move forward under Song Chi's control.
After the bombardment of countless purple thunder talismans, not much was left in the center of the battlefield. The giant gray shadow was an intangible spiritual entity, and under the scorching and purifying Purple Heaven Thunder, only an odd gray crystal the size of a fist remained in its place.
"This is..."
Staring at this gray crystal, Song Chi seemed to have a guess.
Through the Ethereal Body's possession of the Bazaar Projection Token, this gray crystal was soon delivered into its hands.
After observing it for a while, Song Chi, in order to verify his suspicions, directly threw the gray crystal to a six-star ancient demon behind him and ordered it to try absorbing the energy within the gray crystal.
"How is it?"
"Reporting to the master, this energy can indeed enhance the power of the soul."
Upon receiving confirmation from his subordinate, Song Chi immediately retrieved the gray crystal. Suddenly, his mental energy was fully mobilized.
In the next moment, 160 strands of invisible divine threads silently pierced into the gray crystal, and the energy contained within it began to visibly diminish.
Once the energy in this sixth-rank gray crystal was completely absorbed, Song Chi discovered that he had reached his limit at 160 divine threads, which was equivalent to a hundred and sixty units of mental power. Astonishingly, he had made a breakthrough, and the number of divine threads had increased to 161.
Although it was only an increase of one thread, the significance was vastly different.
The divine threads of a typical sixth-rank dreadnought captain were usually around 100. The fact that he had previously reached 160 threads already far surpassed the Flame Keeper Fleet Captains of the same rank. However, this also made it extremely difficult for him to further enhance his mental power. Now, this special gray crystal seemed to offer a potential solution to continue rapidly improving his mental power.
As a result, Song Chi's interest was immediately piqued, and he elevated the importance of this gray crystal to the same level as Chaos Qi.
The strength of one's mental power had always been of utmost importance.
It not only influenced the efficiency of battleship control, real-time battlefield response speed, and the duration of the battleship's transformation into mythical battle armor, but also directly impacted the efficiency and speed of searching for and comprehending the Star Sea's primordial essence after reaching the seventh rank. It was a crucial factor in determining whether a sovereign lifeform could successfully transcend to the mythical realm.
Song Chi immediately sent this information to the family group chat, ensuring that the elder and his older brother, Song Yan, received it. Then, he devoted most of his mental power to the mirror ship, intending to scour for more gray crystals.
Subsequently, the mirror ship began to roam through various regions of the secret realm, focusing on hunting down Nightmare Soul Bodies.
Time passed, and two years quickly went by.
During this period, Song Chi reaped substantial gains. He acquired over 30 sixth-rank gray crystals, nearly a thousand fourth and fifth-rank gray crystals, and countless lower-ranked ones.
Furthermore, after consuming a mid-grade thunder-attributed Law Crystal he had acquired in previous years, he successfully utilized the 'Ninefold Purple Sky Apocalypse Thunder Tribulation' trait to slay a seventh-rank Nightmare Soul Body, obtaining a seventh-rank gray crystal.
That was half a month ago. Through the seventh-rank gray crystal, he managed to increase the number of his divine threads to 182, a significant improvement.
...
Flame Serpent River System, Heaven Ruin Skydome's Main Control Room.
Song Chi crushed the sixth-rank gray crystal in his hand, which had been completely drained, into powder. He retracted all his divine threads into his mind and shook his head, saying,
"After two years, I've absorbed over thirty sixth-rank gray crystals. Now, they're of no use to me. It seems I'll have to try hunting seventh-rank Nightmare Soul Bodies."
"Perfect timing. After the cooling of the Lotus Tranquil Seal and a divided Time Chess piece, the 'Ninefold Purple Sky Apocalypse Thunder Tribulation' is ready."
Thinking of this, he shifted his focus, and the Flame Ancestor Vortex within him responded, transporting his figure to the Dragon Spine Continent, millions of light-years away.
[Shining Star Token Group Chat]
"32 'Awakening': @All, I need a Thunder-attributed Law Crystal, regardless of quality. I can offer high-grade soul resources in exchange."
He then sent an image of the gray crystal and its specific effects to the group chat.
Soon after, a response appeared in the group chat.
"17 'Jade Lotus': Awakening, I have three primary-grade Thunder-attributed Law Crystals and one mid-grade one. My son, Changsun Yu, is currently lacking in mental power."
"32 'Awakening': Sure, how about this: three sixth-rank gray crystals and thirty fifth-rank gray crystals..."
"17 'Jade Lotus': Awakening, thank you!"
Song Chi's offer was clearly generous, and Cui Yulong naturally expressed her gratitude.
The 'son' she mentioned was her direct descendant and the former first-in-line of the Changsun family, Changsun Yu. Now over 600 years old, he had been cultivated by the Changsun family for over a century, and it was said that he had served as an Ultimate Battleship Admiral for more than a hundred years, nearly reaching the rank of Dreadnought Captain. His potential was limitless.
The reason for Song Chi's generosity towards Cui Yulong was not only because she had helped him multiple times, but also because he wanted to establish a good relationship with Changsun Yu.
After all, as long as the other party doesn't perish mid-way, they will undoubtedly become a powerful figure in the Changsun family in the future, so it's always wise to make connections early.
It's not that he's expecting a specific return in the future, but having a favor owed is never a bad thing.
After Cui Yulong, Song Chi traded with several other Star Tower members and acquired several Thunder Attribute Law Crystals.
In the end, he had six orange-quality primary Thunder Attribute Law Crystals, two red intermediate Law Crystals, and one silver advanced Thunder Attribute Law Crystal, which he had obtained earlier from the Star Tower mall using points and had never dared to use.
After completing these preparations, Song Chi quickly returned to the Flame Serpent River System, and the Mirror Ship also made another move.
The Crimson Dome Teleportation Device activated! As the silver teleportation device on the ship was activated, the Mirror Ship quickly disappeared into the dark starry sky, and when it reappeared, it was already outside a large floating land.
Nightmare Soul Continent, the main continent of the Nightmare Soul Realm, has an area similar to that of a fifth or sixth-level floating land in the outside world, with a diameter of less than one hundred light-years.
After spending two years in this low-level cosmic secret realm, Song Chi had naturally learned all the information about the secret realm.
He wasn't fooled by the seemingly small area of the floating land ahead, as he was well aware that, just like the Blood War Secret Realm, there were eighth-rank Nightmare Soul Bodies on the floating land before him.
This was the fundamental reason why he had never attempted to enter this floating land in the past two years.
However, for the sake of the seventh-rank Grey Crystal, he couldn't afford to be so cautious anymore.
Of course, the most crucial factor was that it was only the Mirror Ship that entered the Nightmare Soul Realm, and it had the protection of the Dragon Whale Pavilion for its mental state. Even if something unexpected happened, it wouldn't affect the original body, which was tens of thousands of light-years away.
Due to the characteristics of the Nightmare Soul Bodies, Heaven's Eye couldn't directly detect their existence, and even the spiritual detection trait was useless against them.
However, Song Chi wasn't worried about this. After more than two years, many fleet commanders who had entered the secret realm first had already entered the Nightmare Soul Continent.
At this moment, Song Chi didn't need to deliberately track down those sovereign-level Nightmare Soul Bodies; he only needed to search for the movements of the Flame Ships on the floating land.
Although these Flame Ships also had some concealment abilities, they were far inferior to an eighth-rank golden sky-scanning radar. Under the detection of Heaven's Eye, they couldn't hide.
Moreover, they had already been on this floating land for a considerable time and had learned the locations of the high-rank Nightmare Soul Bodies. So, as long as they found them, they wouldn't be far from those high-rank Nightmare Soul Bodies.
Five days later, Song Chi successfully determined the location of a seventh-rank Nightmare Soul Body by targeting the Flame Ships that had stayed on the floating land.
On this day, after making all the preparations, he controlled the Mirror Ship and headed towards the seventh-rank Nightmare Soul Body.
The Mirror Ship hovered quietly in the low sky of the floating land, tens of thousands of meters above the ground.
It was clearly visible that a seventh-rank Nightmare Soul Body was coiled less than a million meters below on the ground.
Despite being so close, the other party still hadn't detected the existence of the Mirror Ship, which spoke volumes about the power of the Illusory Dragon Pearl combined with the silver-quality Void Membrane.
However, Song Chi obviously didn't have the time to pay attention to this at the moment. At the bow of the Mirror Ship, the "Ninefold Purple Heaven Annihilating Thunder Tribulation" and "Soul Devouring Pupil" were continuously charging.
A few seconds later, the two beams of light converged to their peak, and the roaring sound soon rang out.
However, before the two main cannons exploded, Song Chi first activated the "Bhesajjaya Time Realm" trait of the Lotus Tranquil Seal.
After all, this was the other party's base camp, and the floating land itself provided a significant boost to these Nightmare Soul Bodies. To ensure a hit, Song Chi had to do this.
The Bhesajjaya Time Realm is a time domain, and as one of the strongest laws, the power of time can affect you regardless of whether you have a physical body or not. As long as you are within the domain, you will inevitably be suppressed by the time power of the domain.
Under the effect of the Lotus Tranquil Seal, which slows time by a factor of ten, the two attacks quickly reached the seventh-rank Nightmare Soul Body.
(End of Chapter)
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