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Chapter 664: The Demon Snake's Nine Transformation Fruit
Chapter 664: The Demon Snake's Nine Transformation Fruit
The events outside the Floating Land were unknown to the Flame Ship Captain within.
At this moment, Song Chi's entire focus was on the Neutron Star Core Armor.
It must be said that after transforming into the Radiant Mythic grade, this component's effect was unexpectedly powerful.
If it were before, to directly kill two Demon Snake Sovereigns, who were backed by the will of the ninth-tier Terrestrial Origin and had battle prowess nearing the peak of the seventh tier, would have required, at the very least, the consumption of a high-grade lightning attribute law crystal, and might have even needed the assistance of the Bazaar Projection Pass.
From this, it was evident that there was still an essential difference between the Obsidian Ultimate and Radiant Mythic grades.
At this thought, Song Chi's heart stirred with a sudden idea while he was in the Multiverse Bazaar.
Just then, he had the impulse to directly use the Soul-devouring Altar from the Heavenly Void Azure Firmament's main body. If he was willing, a second Radiant Mythic grade component would soon appear on his warship.
This idea came and went in an instant, only to be rejected just as quickly.
It wasn't that he didn't want to see another Radiant Mythic grade component on the Heavenly Void Azure Firmament, but rather that he needed to carefully consider how to use this Soul-devouring Altar.
Although it could only maintain a black component on the Mirrored Battleship at the Radiant Mythic grade for a year, just like this time, even if it was only effective for a year, it could still play an unimaginable role, and at a critical moment, it could save lives.
Therefore, whether to let the Soul-devouring Altar function once to transform a component into a permanent Radiant grade, or to keep it as it was and leave the effect for the Mirrored Battleship, allowing it to designate the sublimation of a one-year colored replica component each time it was summoned, was a decision that required careful consideration.
...
"Hmm?"
Controlling the Mirrored Battleship, he quickly cleaned up the battlefield, capturing the half-melted bodies of the two Demon Snake Sovereigns and fleeing far away at the first opportunity.
Just as the Mirrored Battleship had fled a sufficient distance, a sudden flash of inspiration appeared in Song Chi's mind. He seemed to have thought of the perfect way to use the Soul-devouring Altar.
Of course, the key didn't lie in the Soul-devouring Altar itself, but rather in the Miracle Cloning Chamber that he had temporarily lent out.
When he first obtained the Miracle Cloning Chamber, he had conducted multiple tests and was very familiar with its effects.
Especially when cloning the Soul-devouring Altar component, the subsequent cloned Soul-devouring Altar would also retain the original's soul-absorbing progress.
Additionally, after cloning, the component would still maintain its mirrored appearance and would not revert to its original state, allowing him to take advantage of these two points.
Later, he could use the cloned Soul-devouring Altar's mirror clone to replace the original and use it to sublimate the replicated component on the Mirrored Battleship.
The Soul-devouring Altar itself could then be used directly, adding another Radiant lower-tier component to the Heavenly Void Azure Firmament.
This way, the Mirrored Battleship could retain the function of "designating the sublimation of a one-year colored replica component" while also gaining an additional Radiant grade component, significantly enhancing the combat power of both the main warship and its mirror image.
"Moreover, this time, we might be able to harvest another high-tier component. Emperor Ying once said that after the Demon Snake Continent hunting operation, the Dynasty Secret Vault will open again. At that time, if we have enough battle points, we can exchange them for high-tier Golden Apples or suitable high-tier components..."
With this in mind, Song Chi's immediate goal was to accumulate as many battle points as possible.
After setting his goal, he quickly took action.
Over the next few months, the Mirrored Battleship wandered around the Demon Snake Continent, repeatedly taking the initiative to attack medium and small-sized Eight-Armed Serpent Demon squads that were searching for the Flame Ship Captain.
After several months, his achievements were remarkable.
According to his rough estimates, he had killed as many as 11 Demon Snake Sovereigns, over a hundred sixth-grade Eight-Armed Serpent Demons, and countless fifth-grade or lower ones since entering the Demon Snake Continent.
This was without him ever using the Bazaar Projection Pass; otherwise, his achievements would have been even more impressive.
Although he wanted to obtain as many battle points as possible, his instincts told him that it was best to keep the Multiverse Bazaar a secret if possible.
After all, a hyperdimensional mother ship, one of the few in the entire Flame Human Civilization, was monitoring everything from above. He had already summoned his family members and the warship's clone, so he believed that even if the Celestial Qin Dynasty's Emperor noticed and connected it to the scavenger fleet that had been active behind enemy lines in the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon conflict, it wouldn't matter.
However, the Bazaar Projection Pass was different. The Bazaar Projection he had summoned was equivalent to half of a ninth-tier battle force, which was enough to attract the attention of Emperor Ying, something Song Chi wanted to avoid at all costs.
...
On the 66th day after entering the Demon Serpent Floating Expanse, Song Chi's original plan for the day was to continue searching for Eight-Armed Serpent Demon squads to attack. However, a sudden information alert from the Mirrored Battleship disrupted his plans.
"Little Chi, I've found the Demon Snake's Nine Transformation Fruit! Hurry over!"
The message was sent by Old Ancestor Song Wujiang using a silver communication component, along with a set of coordinates.
Song Chi's response was direct; the Mirrored Battleship abruptly changed course and sped towards the coordinates marked by the Old Ancestor.
It must be said that as a ninth-tier Floating Land, the will of the Terrestrial Origin in the Demon Serpent Floating Expanse did exert some suppression, but it wasn't as strong as that of the Starry Continent in the Immortal Realm.
At the very least, the Mirrored Battleship's jump function was affected to some extent. Based on the results from the past three months, the jump function was suppressed by nearly ten times.
In other words, the normal jump distance of the Crimson Vault Hyperdrive on the Mirrored Battleship was compressed from 14,000 light-years to 1,400 light-years, and even the "Crimson Vault Jump" trait was reduced from over 6 million light-years to just over 600,000 light-years.
This meant that the Mirrored Battleship couldn't reach the coordinates in one jump.
Although the Demon Serpent Floating Expanse had only been a ninth-tier Floating Land for 100,000 years, its diameter exceeded 2.5 million light-years. The coordinates given by the Old Ancestor were nearly 900,000 light-years away from the Mirrored Battleship's current location, and even after using the Crimson Vault Jump, it was still over 200,000 light-years away.
Naturally, Song Chi couldn't just wait around.
The cooldown time for the "Crimson Vault Jump" trait was as long as a year, and even with the acceleration of the Buddhist Zen Seal, he would still need to wait for nearly two and a half months. By then, it might be too late.
Buzz!
In the main control room of the Mirrored Battleship, Song Chi's true body appeared out of thin air and voluntarily withdrew from the Multiverse Bazaar.
The next moment, his gaze shifted, and a divine imprint shot out from the replicated Divine Mind Chapter within the Mirrored Battleship, binding it to his person.
After this, he left the Mirrored Battleship and summoned the physical form of the Heavenly Void Azure Firmament. He then activated the "Crimson Vault Hyperdrive" on the main ship.
With the help of this second Crimson Vault Hyperdrive, the main ship of the Heavenly Void Azure Firmament finally succeeded in reaching the vicinity of the coordinates provided by Old Ancestor Song Wujiang. Then, with the divine imprint of the Divine Mind Chapter, Song Chi remotely summoned the Mirrored Battleship.
After this series of operations, it was a bit troublesome, but at least the Mirrored Battleship had arrived.
...
[Old Ancestor, I've arrived!]
Through further communication, the Mirrored Battleship quickly joined up with the other four warships of the family.
Under the effect of the [Hidden River] component, the five warships hidden in the depths of the void were swiftly heading towards a towering city at the edge of their vision.
"That's the Serpent Demon Holy City in the western part of the Demon Serpent Floating Expanse. In the internal classification of the Eight-Armed Serpent Civilization, this Holy City is a ninth-grade Holy City, second only to the Ancestral Holy City in the domain of the Octopus Serpent River System Cluster."
"According to the information we obtained recently, the last batch of matured Demon Serpent Nine Metamorphosis Fruits were sent to this Serpent Demon Holy City."
Boom!
As the five were chatting, a deafening roar suddenly reverberated from above the towering city in the distance, followed by a terrifying explosion that blossomed above this ninth-grade Serpent Demon Holy City. Subsequently, an energy storm began to spread out.
It was clear that another Flame Warship fleet had their eyes set on this Holy City.
Song Chi was not surprised by this; if he hadn't considered this possibility, he wouldn't have brought his physical form to travel here.
"Dual Vision Technique, activate!"
Ethereal energy erupted within his body, stimulating the shadows of the Dual Vision Technique in the depths of his eyes, solidifying them.
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At this moment, Song Chi felt his vision was incredibly clear, as if nothing in this world could escape his eyes.
At the same time, he successfully captured the moment when the energy shield of the Holy City exploded, and a phantom of an Annihilation Starship that had flashed through the void, millions of kilometers away from the city.
"Shangtang Spirit Venerable..."
If it were any other Annihilation Starship, Song Chi might not have been able to recognize it, but he was very familiar with the Shangtang Spirit Venerable of the Shang House. Even with just a fleeting glance, he could be a thousand percent certain of their identity.
Having confirmed the identity of the attacker, Song Chi quickly made a decision.
"Hold on, let's see what the Shang House can do for us..."
"Mmm!"
Song Wujiang and the other three didn't ask further questions. The five warships hovered in the sky, quietly observing as the Shang House repeatedly tested the defenses of the ninth-grade Serpent Demon Holy City.
It must be said that the heritage of a super clan with a lineage of over two hundred thousand years is not just talk. The energy shield above the Serpent Demon Holy City ahead was a solid ninth-rank shield, far inferior to the floating land shield supported by the entire Demon Serpent Floating Expanse, but it was by no means something that could be easily breached.
The five initially thought that both sides would likely be stalemated for a while, but they didn't expect the Shang House to suddenly use some unknown special means. Despite having more than half of its energy shield's capacity remaining, it shattered in an instant.
As for the result, even Song Chi and the others were taken aback, and one can only imagine how unprepared the eight-armed serpents within the city were.
The moment the energy shield of the Serpent Demon Holy City shattered, nearly twenty Flame Warships appeared in the distant sky. As expected, they were all from the Shang House.
"If I remember correctly, the Shang House had over seventy participants in the previous operation, and now there are only a quarter of them left?"
"Or did they split into multiple teams?"
Song Chi thought to himself, though he wasn't entirely sure. But his instincts told him that the second possibility was unlikely, as the Shang House had only two Annihilation Starship Commanders for this mission to the Demon Serpent Floating Expanse, and both of them were present.
In other words, the Shang House might have suffered losses of more than three-quarters in these three months.
Thinking of this, Song Chi felt a bit cruel, but he also felt a sense of relief, as he had never had a good impression of the Shang House.
Before he could think further, a force of over a thousand serpent demons had already charged out from the ninth-grade Serpent Demon Holy City.
Among them, fifth-grade and fourth-grade eight-armed serpents accounted for over ninety percent, with nearly twenty sixth-grade serpents, two seventh-grade ones, and most importantly, an eighth-grade serpent with a height of one million kilometers.
Upon seeing this eighth-grade serpent, Song Wujiang and the others seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, as if saying that it was a relief to have someone else take the brunt of the attack, and the Shang House was indeed kind.
At this point, they had already considered retreating. Facing an eighth-grade serpent demon with the support of a ninth-grade floating land origin will, and without the willingness to use the Bazaar Projection Pass, they had almost no chance of victory.
"Wait, something's wrong with the Shang House!"
At this moment, Song Shiyuan's voice sounded in the group chat.
Following his gaze, Song Chi and the others quickly understood what Song Shiyuan meant.
Facing an eighth-grade eight-armed serpent demon, the people of the Shang House had no intention of retreating. Nearly twenty Flame Warships hovered in the sky, quietly watching as over a thousand eight-armed serpents approached from below.
Just as Song Chi and the others were curious about their confidence, the hatch of the Shangtang Spirit Venerable Annihilation Starship suddenly opened, and a black shadow with a single horn rushed out.
As they made out the silhouette of this single-horned black shadow, Song Chi quickly recognized its identity.
"Unicorn Giant Whale!"
What flew out from the Shangtang Spirit Venerable was none other than the [Unicorn Giant Whale], one of the whale-class giant beasts of the starry sky.
The key was not the identity of this Unicorn Giant Whale, but its strength. As its body rapidly expanded, the aura it emitted became increasingly terrifying.
Finally, its aura reached a level comparable to that of the eighth-grade eight-armed serpent demon.
"An eighth-grade Unicorn Giant Whale..."
Song Chi narrowed his eyes, his heart stirring with emotion.
Even with a biased view of the Shang House, it was undeniable that their heritage was truly astonishing, far beyond what the Song House could compare to.
First, they easily broke through a ninth-grade energy shield, and then they had an eighth-grade enslaved beast. Their methods were indeed terrifying.
PS: One chapter.
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