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Chapter 665: The First-Rank Holy City Treasury
Chapter 665: The First-Rank Holy City Treasury
After being summoned, the Eighth Rank Unicorn Whale rushed towards the Eighth Rank Eight-Armed Serpent Demon.
The two colossal beings collided, and despite the Ninth Rank spatial stability of the Demon Serpent Floating Expanse, the impact of their Eighth Rank bodies caused countless space cracks to appear. However, the massive space collapse bands, similar to those in the boundless starry sky, did not occur.
This was a Ninth Rank Floating Land with a diameter exceeding 2.5 million light-years, so naturally, the internal spatial stability far exceeded that of the outside world. Nonetheless, it demonstrated the terror of Eighth Rank Dominators. Even when Song Chi previously exerted his full strength with powerful abilities like 'Neutron Star Fission,' 'High-Energy Particle Tempest,' and 'Blood Judgment,' not a single space crack had formed.
...
"The Unicorn Whale summoned by the Shang Clan is only average among Eighth Rank beings. It must have ascended not long ago..."
In the magnetic wave group chat, Old Ancestor Song Wujiang's voice rang out. After a brief observation, he had discerned the Unicorn Whale's details and knew that the Eighth Rank Eight-Armed Serpent Demon would soon gain the absolute advantage.
However, Song Wujiang had more to say. Before anyone else in the group chat could speak, he continued, "To maintain the balance, the Shang Clan's two Annihilation Starships must step up. When that happens, our opportunity will arise!"
Upon hearing this, Song Chi and the others understood that the Old Ancestor was planning to take advantage of the situation, like a praying mantis waiting for the cicada, only to be preyed upon by the oriole.
Song Shixing frowned upon hearing this, expressing his concern, "Old Ancestor, is this feasible? According to Song Chi, the top powers from various factions of the Dynasty are all observing from above."
Song Wujiang seemed to have already considered this, as he quickly explained, "Don't worry. When it comes to plucking the peach, it's impossible for us to be the only ones doing it. As long as we don't engage in mutual slaughter, we won't provoke the wrath of others!"
As the Song Clan discussed, the situation on the distant battlefield changed once again.
In the flickering gaze of Song Chi and the others, the Shang Clan summoned several enslaved beings.
Three Seventh Rank Dominator-level enslaved beings.
After the appearance of these three Dominator-level enslaved beings, two of them directly charged towards two Seventh Rank Serpent Demons in the snake demon squad, while the other led two exceptionally long Dreadnoughts from the Shang Clan's Flame Warships, heading straight for the Serpent Demon Holy City ahead.
In the depths of the void, Song Chi and the four others didn't rush to take action. They waited until they witnessed the official engagement of the four Seventh Rank Dominators and saw the remaining Shang Clan Flame Warships entangled with the Mid-Rank Eight-Armed Serpent Demons. Only then did Song Wujiang's order come through the magnetic wave group chat.
"Move out!"
After his command, the five warships simultaneously activated their Flash Stealth Modules. Hidden by both the 'Crowd-Concealing River' and the 'Void Membrane,' and with their position on the opposite side of the Serpent Demon Holy City from the Shang Clan, they initially avoided detection.
It wasn't until the five warships entered the Serpent Demon Holy City behind the Shang Clan's Seventh Rank enslaved being and two Dreadnoughts that the Shang Clan realized something was amiss.
The first to discover the mirror image of the Heavenly Void Azure Firmament and the four other warships were the Shang Clan's two Dreadnoughts.
The captains of these two Dreadnoughts were both proud scions of the Shang Clan from thousands of years ago. Their ships had already been promoted to Elite Dreadnoughts, and their foundations were extraordinary. Although they couldn't compare to the Heavenly Void Azure Firmament's main body, they were still far superior to ordinary Elite Dreadnoughts. Each ship was over 140,000 meters long, and they were equipped with Golden Holy Realm Modules and at least three Obsidian Supreme Modules each.
One of these ships was equipped with a Black Sky-Scanning Radar, which had an extremely high detection priority. When they were separated by billions of kilometers earlier, it was manageable, but now that both parties had entered the Serpent Demon Holy City, the Black Sky-Scanning Radar instantly detected something amiss.
"Old Ancestor, someone has followed us into the city..."
After discovering the five warships' clones, Shang Du Yun immediately notified the two Annihilation Starship Elders outside.
"Who dares to pluck the Shang Clan's peaches? Try to stall them..."
Outside the Serpent Demon Holy City, aboard the Shangtang Spirit Venerable, Shang Yuanshan's face darkened, and the ship began to continuously emanate vast amounts of ethereal energy and law power.
It was evident that Shang Yuanshan wanted to break free from the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon in front of him and go to the Serpent Demon Holy City for support. However, it wasn't that simple. The peak Eighth Rank law field enveloping them was not easy to escape.
Moreover, even if they managed to break free using special abilities, what about the other Annihilation Starship and the Unicorn Whale? The will of the Demon Serpent Floating Expanse not only bolstered the local Eight-Armed Serpent Demons but also strongly repelled and suppressed invaders like them.
In this battle, Song Chi's strength was already average among his peers, and now, with the assistance of two Annihilation Starships, he could barely hold off the eighth-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Demon in front of him. If the Shangtang Spirit Venerable were to leave, the balance of the battle would immediately be broken.
In this situation, they could only hope to suppress this eighth-rank serpent demon first.
At this moment, Shang Yuanshan and another Shang Clan Star Destroyer Commander exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.
Not long after, a tremor rippled through the sky above the two Shang Clan Star Destroyers, causing the space to tremble.
The space tremors lasted for about ten seconds, and then two special phantasms appeared high in the sky.
These two phantasms, hovering above the two Star Destroyers, were identical in shape—they were both illusory seven-colored jade plaques.
The jade plaques not only emitted a dazzling radiance but also had dragon and phoenix phantasms engraved on their surfaces.
As these two illusory jade plaques materialized, the law field created by the eighth-rank serpent demon seemed to weaken significantly.
At the same time, many captains outside the Demon Serpent Floating Expanse also noticed this scene.
"Look, it's the Dragon-Phoenix Support Plaque, one of the two great clan-protecting mythical treasures of the Shang Clan. They must be desperate."
"Hahaha, they're about to have their fruits plucked by someone else, so it's no surprise they're anxious. But those five warships timed their move well; they might just get to the city's treasures before the Shang Clan."
"Does anyone know who those five warships belong to?"
"I think they're from the Celestial Beacon Pavilion."
"Serves them right! The Shang Clan has been domineering for a while now. It's time they experienced some frustration."
...
Inside the Serpent Demon Holy City, Song Chi and his four companions were unaware of these external reactions. Seeing that they had been discovered, they wasted no time.
"Quick!"
No longer concealing themselves, the five warships emerged from the void one after another. Their engines roared, propelling the vessels toward the highest buildings in the Serpent Demon Holy City below.
"Don't even think about it! Stop them!"
The two Shang Clan Dreadnoughts wouldn't let them escape so easily. Multiple modules on the two ships activated, and in an instant, sealing domains, binding chains, and void restraints flooded toward the five side-by-side warships.
"They're trying to hold us back, but we can't let that stop us!"
Before Song Chi could respond, Old Ancestor Song Wujiang and the other three ancestors spoke up.
Song Chi trusted his family members implicitly, so he immediately ordered the Mirrored Battleship to halt all other actions and continue its high-speed descent.
As for the four Mirrored Battleship clones slightly behind, including the Firm Sea Dragon Soaring Ship, golden law threads appeared on their hulls, extending and connecting the four ships together. The phantasms of the Four Symbols Sacred Beasts appeared above them, and the vast Four Symbols Sacred Domain spread out in all directions.
The sealing domains, binding chains, and void restraints collided with the Four Symbols Sacred Domain, creating ripples in space and releasing intense energy shocks that scattered in all directions.
These energy shockwaves ravaged the area, and the Firm Sea Dragon Soaring Ship clone, which had voluntarily stayed at the back, bore the brunt of the damage. However, due to the 'Four Symbols - Turning Wheel Seal' effect, any damage inflicted on the Firm Sea Dragon Soaring Ship clone would be shared among the four linked clones.
As a result, the damage was significantly reduced, and the energy shields and hull armor of the four clones had excellent self-repair capabilities. Unless it was a catastrophic attack, they could quickly recover.
In the end, none of the Shang Clan's control methods were effective, and they could only watch helplessly as the five Song Clan warships sped toward a core building below.
It was indeed strange; the innate talent of the Golden Light Treasure-Sniffing Mouse was somewhat mysterious. Not only could it sense unclaimed treasures, but it could also detect those that were hidden and sealed away by other intelligent beings.
Because of this, Song Chi and his four companions didn't hesitate and completely ignored the other magnificent halls within the Holy City.
Their unusual behavior naturally caught the attention of the two humans and one beast from the Shang Clan who were chasing after them. Assuming that they had some secret information, the Shang Clan members also rushed into the lower temple.
"Serpent Prison!"
Inside the temple, there were still numerous Eight-Armed Serpent Monstrosities guarding it, including a Seventh Rank Serpent Demon Overlord. Several of the Eight-Armed Serpent Monstrosities had already activated the 'Serpent Prison' divine ability.
It wasn't that they didn't want to summon more Serpent Prisons, but this divine ability was inherently a high-level bloodline technique within the Eight-Armed Serpent Monstrosity civilization, and only a limited number of them could successfully awaken it.
Even so, with the multiple Serpent Prisons overlapping, and with the power of the Overlord Serpent Demon added, the might gathered was extraordinary. Ordinary Seventh Rank beings would likely be easily suppressed upon entering.
However, this group of Eight-Armed Serpent Monstrosities had clearly underestimated the warship clones of Song Chi's group. Led by the Firm Sea Dragon Soaring Ship, the Four Symbols Warships, empowered by the 'Four Symbols Revolving Wheel', had their power levels boosted to the brink of the Eighth Rank. The moment the two different energy fields came into contact, a violent collision occurred.
The resulting energy impact created a massive energy storm centered around the temple, and everything within its range was subjected to a terrifying repelling force.
For instance, the two Dreadnoughts and the enslaved creature from the Shang Clan, who were about to rush into the temple, were hit by this powerful force, causing them to lose control of their bodies. By the time they stabilized themselves, they had been thrown tens of thousands of kilometers away.
In contrast, the Heavenly Void Azure Firmament, tightly enveloped by the Four Symbols Sacred Domain, was completely unaffected. They didn't even need to activate the 'Angel King's Authority Wings' module; all damage was blocked by the Firm Sea Dragon Soaring Ship and the other three Four Symbols Warships.
Escorted by the four warships, the mirror warship descended, enduring the suppression of the multiple Serpent Prisons, and charged into a vast underground space deep within the temple.
This underground space was vast, even larger than ordinary secret realms. As far as the eye could see, countless treasures shimmered with various colors—blue, purple, orange, red, silver, gold, black, and more—leaving one almost overwhelmed.
"Serpent Demon Treasury, the treasury of a First Rank Holy City..."
In the communication channel between the five warships, the eldest brother, Song Yan, exclaimed.
In fact, he didn't need to say anything; Song Chi and the others knew it in their hearts.
With so many treasures gathered in one place, it could only be the treasury of this First Rank Serpent Demon Holy City. For a moment, even with their hundreds of years of experience in acquiring hidden treasures, their hearts were still racing.
They knew that in the past two hundred years of treasure hunting, the highest-level treasury they had raided was only a Third Rank one, and that was a relatively shallow Third Rank treasury, incomparable to this First Rank treasury.
After a brief moment of excitement, the five reacted quickly.
"Quick, grab the best items you can find! We don't have much time!"
As he spoke, the Firm Sea Dragon Soaring Ship clone emitted a silver light, and a sealing light screen appeared above the treasury.
What Song Wujiang had remotely activated was indeed a silver sealing light screen. Although it couldn't block powerful attacks, it could buy them some time.
Seeing this, Song Chi and the other three followed suit, and multiple sealing light screens were derived.
Unfortunately, the space-sealing modules they had were only of silver quality, not the top-tier gold or black ones, which had always been a weakness of their family.
After setting up the seals, the five warships quickly separated and rushed to different areas.
Whoosh! Several traction beams shot out from the warships, rapidly targeting the rare golden and black lights among the treasures.
Buzz!
But before they could rejoice for long, the five soon discovered that the sources of these precious lights were all blocked by special treasure seals. Every treasure in this treasury was protected by unique restrictions, and to take them, they either needed special restriction keys or had to use force to break through these treasure seals.
(End of Chapter)
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