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Chapter 643: The Hundred Kings
Chapter 643: The Hundred Kings
Song Chi carefully examined the newly ascended seventh-rank Flame Tyrant Giant, whose aura was far more formidable than the three Tribulation Crossing True Immortals from the Chaos World. It even surpassed ordinary Sovereign beings who had been at the seventh rank for tens of thousands of years, making it a force to be reckoned with.
The Flame Tyrant Giant, despite not being among the top ranks of the Starry Sea Giants, was still an offspring of the Starry Sea, a favored child of the cosmos.
Even though the Flame Tyrant Giants were not among the leading clans of the Starry Sea Giants, and couldn't compare to the Titan Giants, their bloodline potential was still enough to crush over ninety-nine percent of the Starry Sea's biological races.
After confirming the successful breakthrough of the Flame Tyrant Giant, Song Chi wasted no time. He immediately controlled the Heaven Ruin Skydome to turn the ship around and exit the Flame Space. He then recalled the battleship and returned to the family fleet.
The breakthroughs from third to fourth rank, sixth to seventh rank, and ninth to tenth rank were all undisputed major leaps in the Starry Sea. Just like the Law Insight Resonance Period during the third to fourth rank breakthrough, there would also be a transformative period during the sixth to seventh rank advancement.
Right now, the Flame Tyrant Giant had just broken through, and the next ten years or more would be a crucial time for the rapid enhancement of its Heart Power and Law Insight. Naturally, it was best to keep it in the Flame Space for now.
...
The Minshe River System, located north of the Flame Serpent River System, was a rare large-scale galaxy cluster with a diameter of over two million light-years, surpassing the Heaven's Disc Galaxy Cluster by more than 180,000 light-years.
In the southern region of the Minshe River System, within the Silver Seat Star Domain, a loud buzzing sound filled the air.
Accompanied by intense spatial fluctuations, a spatial passage with a considerable diameter suddenly appeared in the dark starry sky.
One after another, numerous battleships of various shapes and sizes burst out from within.
This spatial passage was the eleventh expedition fleet under the command of the Shen Qin Divine Dynasty, which included the Dragon Spine Song Clan and the Lingyue Zhao Clan.
This time, the large-scale long-distance spatial teleportation stargate was successfully opened, and the eleventh expedition fleet officially set foot in the Minshe River System.
Due to various reasons, including their heritage, the joint fleet of the Song and Luo families had always been positioned towards the rear.
By the time the two families' fleets passed through the teleportation stargate and arrived at the Minshe River System, the main forces of the joint fleet had already reached their destination.
Firm Sea Dragon Soaring Ship's Encrypted Communication Group Chat:
"Old Ancestor, how is it?"
The one asking was Song Shiyuan.
Soon, Song Wujang replied, "According to the records in the Annihilation Starship group chat, since the stargate was opened, there have only been two battles. The enemies were all fifth-rank or lower Eight-Armed Serpent Demons or Sky Serpent Motherships, and their numbers were a mere tens of thousands."
Hearing this, even Song Xingxing, who had just taken over from Song Shiyuan not long ago, felt that something was amiss.
Song Xingxing spoke up, "They've already given up the Flame Serpent River System to us. Do they intend to surrender the Minshe River System as well?"
It was not surprising that she thought this way, as the situation was too quiet, unnervingly so.
As for the previous ordinary fifth-rank or lower Serpent Demon squads?
They seemed even more abnormal. According to the joint fleet's predictions, after voluntarily giving up the Flame Serpent River System, the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Civilization would most likely establish a large-scale defensive line in the Minshe River System to halt the continuous advance of their eleventh expedition fleet.
Under such circumstances, even if there weren't eighth-rank Serpent Demon patrols, there should be at least a couple of seventh-rank Serpent Demon Sovereigns, right?
The presence of fifth-rank or lower Serpent Demon squads was abnormal, and it seemed more like a deliberate move, raising suspicions.
Of course, the Song family wasn't the only one harboring these suspicions. All the forces in the joint fleet were on high alert, keeping their fleets in combat-ready mode to face any challenges.
Moreover, each family had dispatched reconnaissance fleets with exceptional stealth capabilities to scout for potential dangers in the surroundings.
...
Song Family Group Chat:
"Should we also send out a reconnaissance ship?" asked Song Tianhao.
Just as Song Wujang was about to nod in agreement, a loud cry from Song Chi suddenly echoed in the group chat.
"Wait, there's an ambush!"
The sudden cry startled everyone in the group chat, but they didn't need to ask further questions. Song Chi quickly uploaded two screenshots to the group chat.
These two screenshots were from the Sky Patrol Radar [Heaven's Eye]'s super long-range monitoring mode, showing over a hundred Eight-Armed Serpent Demons standing in the dark starry sky. Although there were only slightly more than a hundred of them, they were all Sovereign-class beings with heights exceeding ten thousand kilometers, including five eighth-rank Serpent Demon Sovereigns with heights of a million kilometers.
"Over a hundred Serpent Demon Sovereigns, they're gathering their elite forces to launch a devastating strike on our joint fleet!"
In the encrypted group chat, the core members of the Song family were all taken aback, their hearts filled with shock and fear.
They knew that the 11th Expeditionary Fleet under their Divine Dynasty currently had only slightly over thirty Annihilation Starships, and only one Star River Ship, the Xuesui Zhenyuan, among them. If they were to face a force four times stronger than theirs, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they would be completely annihilated, and heavy casualties were a certainty.
Song Wujang's composure was indeed much stronger than the others, and his voice was the first to be heard in the group chat.
"Listen to Chi, everyone, immediately lead your family's fleet to change course and retreat in the direction we came from..."
But before he could finish his sentence, Song Wujang caught the motion of Song Chi shaking his head in his peripheral vision.
Out of trust, his response was decisive.
"There's no time, everyone, immediately dispatch the orders, prepare to lead the family's fleet to evacuate through the spatial wormhole!"
As he spoke, the Firm Sea Dragon Soaring Ship had already begun to gather familiar golden light, and the next second, a spatial vortex appeared in front of the Song family's fleet, quickly transforming into a giant spatial wormhole entrance.
With the appearance of this spatial wormhole, under the quick control of Song Shiyuan, Song Shixing, Song Chi, Song Yan, and others, the Song family's fleet began to rush towards the spatial wormhole at the fastest speed, leaving the other joint fleet members nearby puzzled.
At the same time, thousands of light-years away from the joint fleet, in a certain area of the starry sky.
Three Zuelu-class Flame Ships had just emerged from the jump channel and were speeding towards a certain direction at the speed of light.
Battleship Magnetic Wave Group Chat:
"Captain, are we really okay with jumping out over 6,000 light-years? Weren't we ordered by the family to detect the nearby area?"
"Yeah, at this distance of 6,000 light-years, even if we do encounter the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon fleet, we can't be sure of their destination, right?"
"Shut up! How many families in the joint fleet have sent out reconnaissance ships? The nearby space will be searched thoroughly sooner or later, and we're not needed there."
"How many times have I told you guys? Use your brains, anyone could guess there might be an ambush, and the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons wouldn't have thought of it? If they have any plans, it wouldn't be surprising if they set up an ambush thousands or tens of thousands of light-years away, setting up the trap right next to our joint fleet is just the most basic method!"
The three captains from the immortal aristocratic families were continuously exchanging information, unaware that the most terrifying crisis in history was awaiting them just ahead.
It was because Song Chi had remotely monitored this through the "Heaven's Eye" that he took the initiative to declare that there was no more time.
It was foreseeable that once these three Zuelu ships officially discovered the existence of more than 120 Serpent Demon Sovereigns, whether they had a chance to send back a warning or not, these Eight-Armed Serpent Demons would never wait any longer.
The reason they hadn't taken action yet was that the 11th Expeditionary Fleet hadn't fully arrived, and they wanted to wait for the entire fleet to arrive before launching their attack, aiming to annihilate all living forces.
For this ambush, these Eight-Armed Serpent Demons had planned for an unknown amount of time, and they would never gamble on such a small probability.
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Divine Dynasty 11th Expeditionary Fleet General Communication Group Chat:
"King Dinghai, what is your Song family up to this time?"
"Song Wujang, I warn you, leaving the fleet without reason can be considered cowardice and desertion, and after the war, you will be judged in the Flame Court!"
This sudden move by the Song family left everyone in the joint fleet completely baffled.
Looking at Song Wujang's side, as the Song family's fleet began to evacuate the battlefield through the spatial wormhole in an orderly manner, Song Chi also indicated that the group of Serpent Demon Sovereigns would soon be discovered by the reconnaissance ships. He didn't remain silent but directly sent those two screenshots to the group chat.
"My Song family just discovered this through a special component, the location is 6,300 light-years away from our current position. If I'm not mistaken, this group of Serpent Demon Sovereigns will soon appear above our heads using group teleportation!"
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"Hiss!"
"Is this true? King Dinghai, this matter is of great consequence, can you take responsibility for these words?"
Just as the general communication group chat was filled with gasps of shock, the rarely active in the group chat, the first Marquis Zhenyuan of the Xuesui Dynasty, who used his silence to showcase his transcendence, spoke up.
Suddenly, someone spoke up.
"Song Wujang, are you sure about this?"
"I swear..."
Before Song Wujang could finish his reply, a panicked voice suddenly interrupted him in the main communication group chat.
"Marquis Zhannan, what's going on?"
"The reconnaissance ships I dispatched have all sunk. This is the message they just sent back."
As he spoke, another message was sent by Marquis Zhannan, who hailed from another galaxy cluster in the southern region of the Shen Qin Divine Dynasty.
This message was extremely brief, consisting of only four words, but the information it conveyed was chilling.
"Hundred Kings, flee immediately..."
In that instant, no one doubted the veracity of Song Wujang's words.
At the same time, a unified pinned message appeared in the communication group chats of all the allied fleets.
"All personnel, follow the order. Full speed retreat!"
Upon seeing these messages sent by the Star Annihilator captains themselves, all the starships in the allied fleet immediately changed their course.
The Star Annihilator captains, as the highest combat power units in the allied fleet, were revered as near-divine figures by the fleet personnel. As a result, their words carried an unconditional trust among all the other captains.
Because of this, the evacuation efficiency of the fleet was astonishing. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before the entire allied fleet could complete its withdrawal.
However, the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons clearly wouldn't give them that chance.
Just seconds after the order to retreat was given, a vast and intense spatial fluctuation engulfed the sky above the entire allied fleet.
As this massive spatial fluctuation occurred, Yang Song's expression in the main control room of the Xuesui Zhenyuan starship turned grim.
Moments ago, the anti-space array he had set up using a black anti-space component was effortlessly torn apart.
He had intended to delay the descent of the Serpent Demon Sovereigns with this array, knowing that even if the Flame Ships within the array's coverage were unable to perform spatial jumps, the space wormhole with an entrance diameter of over tens of thousands of kilometers couldn't be completely sealed.
As long as he could buy some time, allowing more than half of the fleet to evacuate, he would have no qualms about maneuvering the Xuesui Zhenyuan out of the battlefield at any time.
A joint strike by over one hundred and twenty Serpent Demon Sovereigns without any warning was devastating, and yet, if he could preserve more than half of the fleet in this situation, the Shen Qin Divine Dynasty's command center wouldn't be able to accuse him of dereliction of duty. Instead, they would have to reward him.
But all of that had now come to naught.
"It must be a Mythical-grade group teleportation Oddity!" Yang Song roared in the main communication group chat.
"All Star Annihilator captains, follow my lead and engage the enemy. Anyone who flees will be held accountable by the Shen Qin Dynasty after the war!"
In this situation, direct escape was impossible. They had to put up a fight, even if it meant risking their lives. Otherwise, even if they managed to escape, the Flame Ancestral Court would never let it slide. Unless he chose to abandon the Flame Civilization and wander the starry sea, he had to at least put up a fight to buy some time for the ordinary fleet below.
In an instant, Yang Song's mind raced with various thoughts. He immediately aligned all the Star Annihilator captains with his own battle line. Self-sacrifice wasn't an option, and each additional Star Annihilator ship meant one more cannon fodder, which could help alleviate some of the pressure.
In the communication group chat, the Star Annihilator captains' expressions were a mix of anger and uncertainty. Although they didn't voice their thoughts, they had cursed Yang Song's family a thousand times in their minds.
However, despite their anger and resentment, they couldn't ignore Yang Song's command. The Star River ships were under strict supervision by the Flame Ancestral Court, and the Star Annihilator captains were subject to even stricter oversight.
But it didn't end there. How could thirty-odd Star Annihilator ships possibly hold back over a hundred Serpent Demon Sovereigns? Yang Song spoke again.
"Those who have Sovereign-level enslaved creatures, summon them now. This is our only chance to hold them off. Additionally, each family, leave three dreadnoughts to assist us in the fight!"
As he spoke, the more than one hundred and twenty giant silhouettes above them fully revealed themselves.
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