Chapter 645: Desperate Struggle
Chapter 645: Desperate Struggle
The slowing effect of the Bodhimanda Time Realm was clearly having an impact on the Twin Serpent Demons, as evidenced by the fact that several of the Song family's battleships managed to hold them back in this situation.
The Heaven Ruin Skydome was holding back one of the demons, while the Sea Anchor Dragon, along with multiple battleships, was working together to contain the other.
In the main control room of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, Captain Song Chi Yuan maintained a calm demeanor, showing no signs of panic despite the dire circumstances.
With the current configuration of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, facing off against a Level 7 Dominator was not a difficult task. With an excessive price, they could even achieve a direct kill.
The reason they hadn't done so was not only because using the Bazaar Projection Token directly was too costly, but also to avoid attracting the attention of the Eighth-Tier Serpent Demon Dominators.
Not long ago, they had conducted a test using battleship clones, and even with the assistance of the Bazaar Projection, all five battleship clones were still annihilated by the Eighth-Tier Serpent Demons.
Based on this, Song Chi was well aware that if they were to attract the attention of the Eighth-Tier Serpent Demon Dominators, the consequences for the Song family would be dire.
Song Chi's plan was simple: to hold back these two Serpent Demon Dominators for as long as possible, buying time for the family fleet's evacuation.
The idea was reasonable, but reality was harsh.
In less than ten minutes, a shocking reversal occurred on the distant high-intensity battlefield.
It wasn't just the sinking of a Star Annihilator Cannon; the number of Star Annihilator Cannons that had sunk since the start of the battle had already reached nearly ten, which was no longer surprising. What truly tipped the scales of the battlefield was the involvement of the only Star River Ship in the area.
Under the siege of two Eighth-Tier Serpent Demons, one of which possessed a Mythical Oddity, the Xuesui Zhenyuan was quickly overwhelmed, despite Yang Song's timely summoning of the Heaven's Star Tower projection for support.
The gap between the Mythical Oddity's original form and its projection was far greater than imagined.
After holding out for nearly twenty minutes, Yang Song felt he had done his best. Just then, during a brief lull in the battle, he activated a Teleportation Module on the ship, but what he didn't expect was that one of the other three Eighth-Tier Serpent Demons, who seemed to be busy with other battles, had been secretly keeping an eye on the Xuesui Zhenyuan.
Just as the Xuesui Zhenyuan thought it had chosen the perfect moment, the hidden Eighth-Tier Serpent Demon launched a swift and fierce attack.
The Xuesui Zhenyuan's hull, already damaged in previous engagements, took a critical hit, causing the engine of this veteran Star River Ship to go silent, rendering it immobile.
"No!"
In the main control room, Yang Song roared.
But he was a living fossil, a Flame Commander who had lived for over ten thousand years. His strong mental fortitude allowed him to quickly regain his composure after a brief moment of frenzy, and he made what he believed to be the best decision in the shortest time possible.
[Star Annihilator Cannon current enhancement level: lv80. Uninstalling will reset the level to 0. Confirm uninstall?]
[Energy Shield current enhancement level: lv80. Confirm uninstall?]
[Ship Hull Armor current...]
In the span of a few breaths, Yang Song uninstalled and absorbed multiple high-quality components into his Flame Seed, and just before the eighth-tier Eight-Armed Serpent Demon rushed towards the ship again, he stepped onto a special crystal platform on the left side of the main control room.
This crystal platform was a unique component of Silver quality, serving as a last-resort escape mechanism for a sinking ship.
Yang Song had obtained this component tens of thousands of years ago, never expecting to use it in his lifetime, but today it became his lifesaver.
Gritting his teeth, Yang Song reluctantly activated the component.
Although the ship's engine had stopped, there was still some residual energy in the engine's energy pool, enough to temporarily activate multiple components.
A faint spatial fluctuation reverberated in the main control room, and Yang Song's figure began to fade, but the light in his eyes, not yet completely dimmed, remained bright.
Clearly, the first Marquis Zhenyuan of the Xuesui Dynasty still had some fighting spirit left.
After all, he was barely over ten thousand years old, and an Eighth-Tier life could live for at least three hundred thousand years. As long as he survived this, with the high-level components he had taken, there was a chance he could rebuild a new Star Annihilator Cannon or even a Star River Ship in the future.
As the spatial fluctuation dissipated, a dazzling beam of light shot out from the now-dim Xuesui Zhenyuan, heading towards the depths of the distant, dark starry sea.
However, the three Eighth-Tier Eight-Armed Serpent Demons seemed to have anticipated this, and the one in the lead was enveloped in a colorful light. In the next second, this light surged forth, instantly catching up with the shooting beam.
When the colorful light dissipated, Yang Song, with a deathly pale face, silently hovered in front of the three Eight-Armed Serpent Demons. Without the protection of the Star River Ship, even though he was also an Eighth-Tier lifeform, he appeared particularly weak before the three Dominators.
"Hand over all the high-level Oddities in your Flame Seed, and I, the Emperor, will spare your life!"
The haughty voice of the leading Eighth-Tier Eight-Armed Serpent Demon echoed, its Dominator power swirling around it like a Star Emperor looking down upon insignificant dust.
Yang Song's reaction to these words was surprising. His deathly pale face suddenly regained its color, and a mocking smile appeared.
"A pack of stray dogs, and you want the high-level Oddities in my hands?"
"I, Yang Song, the first Marquis Zhenyuan of the Xuesui Dynasty, can only die in your hands. But remember, you stray dogs, this won't change the fact that the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons are on the brink of destruction. My Flamefire Civilization will one day stand on your blood and bones and challenge the Mythical-grade Dominant Civilization!"
"The fate of the Serpent Dragon Continent cannot be altered, and all you can do is make these desperate struggles. Haha..."
The roar that had filled the starry sky suddenly stopped, and every living being on the battlefield knew what this meant.
The first Marquis Zhenyuan of the Xuesui Dynasty had fallen! This was enough to cast a deep shadow over the hearts of the Flamefire Civilization's joint fleet.
But this was not the end. Although no one knew what the first Marquis Zhenyuan of the Xuesui Dynasty had gone through in his final moments, his words were filled with positive energy, keeping the morale of the Flamefire Civilization's citizens relatively high and preventing them from falling into complete chaos.
For some intelligent individuals, it was clear that this situation couldn't last long, and they had to act quickly.
"Old Ancestor, Original Ancestor, Big Brother, hurry!!!"
In an instant, Song Chi's roar echoed through the starry communication group chat.
Song Wujang, Song Shixing, and Song Shiyuan reacted swiftly, and almost simultaneously, their three battleships unleashed their full power, with the Flame Boiling Sea even activating the 'Flame God Sovereign Spirit Guardian'.
With the appearance of this eighth-rank Flame God Clan's true spirit shadow, the two annihilation starships, two Sovereign King Worms, and two dreadnoughts that were entangled with the five Serpent Demon Sovereigns were all repelled a short distance. Taking advantage of this gap, the six of them quickly made the necessary adjustments.
The four Flame Ships all activated their teleportation modules, and the two Sovereign King Worms frantically flapped their wings. In the blink of an eye, all six of them rushed towards the spatial wormhole entrance at an incredible speed.
At this very moment, numerous battleships were charging into the wormhole tunnel at full speed.
The various families calculated, and it turned out that the Song Family fleet had already evacuated nearly eighty percent, the Luo Family fifty percent, and the affiliated forces below them were all around thirty percent.
"This won't do, we must buy more time for our clansmen!"
"Withdrawing now will still result in huge losses!"
In the fleet's general communication channel, the higher-ups of the various families continued to voice their concerns.
This included some members of the Song Family.
At one point, Song Wujang's voice rang out in the group chat.
"Five minutes, hold on for another five minutes, this is the last time. Use whatever means you have as soon as possible!"
"Understood, obeying the order of King Dinghai!"
...
With Song Wujang's words, the plan was quickly confirmed.
In an instant, the various families utilized their most powerful abilities.
Among them was a special domain-type ability, within which the size of all battleships was reduced by ten times, allowing ten times more battleships to enter the spatial wormhole at once.
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Some people also recalled their battleships and entered the ships of their clansmen or friends, minimizing the number of battleships.
As for the Luo Family's annihilation starship, it activated a black-quality domain-type component, but the effect of this domain was quite mediocre.
It didn't have any combat power-boosting effects for the battleships, nor did it provide group stealth, nor did it have functions like anti-space, blockade, or deceleration. It only had one ability—to reduce the attention of enemy units outside the domain.
This ability might have been useful for a single battleship, but unfortunately, it was on the battlefield, and the domain encompassed millions of battleships, making the target too large and the effect very limited.
After the domain was activated, Song Chi saw no fewer than three seventh-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Demons rushing into the wormhole.
Fortunately, for reasons unknown, perhaps due to the effect of this domain, the five eighth-rank Serpent Demons, after dealing with the Xuesui Zhenyuan, once again unleashed a massacre on the various battlefields, but they never turned their attention to the spatial wormhole.
Time passed, and three minutes slowly went by.
With the full mobilization of the various families, the withdrawal speed of their fleets was extremely fast.
However, just as the last two minutes approached, the situation inevitably entered the worst phase.
An eighth-rank Serpent Demon fixed its gaze on the spatial wormhole, and at this moment, it was rapidly approaching the entrance.
Seeing this, Song Chi knew he didn't have time to hesitate. Without further ado, he called upon a Sovereign King Worm.
'Heavenscale Control Ring' - 'Enslavement Seal · Rampage', activated!
With the activation of this trait, the last Tiger Turtle King Worm also entered a rampage state, and its aura began to gradually expand.
When the eighth-rank Serpent Demon descended from the sky, clutching a black spear, the Tiger Turtle King Worm had successfully completed its rampage transformation.
At Song Chi's command, the Tiger Turtle King Worm charged towards the eighth-rank Serpent Demon.
The two eighth-rank units collided head-on.
Waves of eighth-rank energy swept across the battlefield, but it was evident that the Tiger Turtle King Worm was gradually being suppressed.
After all, it was only an eighth-rank combat power temporarily achieved through a special method, and it was no match for a genuine eighth-rank unit.
Seeing this, Song Chi's intuition told him that the Tiger Turtle King Worm wouldn't last long, and he trusted this intuition that had saved him numerous times. So, Song Chi's response was swift.
"Old Ancestor, it's time to withdraw!"
Song Wujang also had this intention, and since Song Chi had taken the initiative to suggest it, he didn't hesitate.
"Everyone, listen to the order, enter the wormhole!"
Upon hearing this command, the Luo Family and most of the affiliated forces clearly seemed reluctant, as many of their clansmen had yet to evacuate.
"King Dinghai, can you give us two more minutes?"
Song Wujang's eyes turned cold, and he was about to rebuke them, but at this moment, Song Chi seemed to think of something.
"Do any of you have a golden-grade fireseed artifact, or a silver-grade fireseed artifact? I'll take it if it can't be transformed into a Flame Seed for ascension. If you do, holding on for two more minutes won't be a problem!"
Hearing his words, the higher-ups of the various families looked at each other, then turned their gazes towards Song Wujang. Seeing that Song Wujang didn't oppose it and seemed to tacitly approve, the Luo Family communicated internally, and then proactively offered a golden fireseed.
Song Chi was delighted to obtain this golden fireseed that couldn't be transformed into a Flame Seed for ascension.
With this fireseed, he had successfully gathered three golden fireseeds, not including the 'Triple Flame'.
In other words, he could now attempt to refine the 'Everlasting Creation Pill'.
If he could truly use this 'Everlasting Creation Pill' to save the Tiger Turtle King Worm, why not endure a little longer?
A sovereign-level combat power was definitely worth it.
After obtaining this fireseed, Song Chi immediately cut off the communication, and the Song Family higher-ups didn't say anything further. Instead, they silently strengthened their defenses, clearly prepared to endure for two more minutes.
In the main control room of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, golden light continued to flicker, and this time, the refinement of the 'Everlasting Creation Pill' went smoothly. In just one minute, the pill was ready.
The three 'Everlasting Creation Pills' were all the size of a thumb, and intricate patterns were engraved on the pills. Song Chi estimated that these were the so-called pill patterns, which were said to only appear on high-quality, high-rank pills, indicating that the quality of these three 'Everlasting Creation Pills' was excellent.
"I hope it works on seventh-rank beings!!!"
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(End of Chapter)
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