Chapter 668: 【Craving】
Chapter 668: 【Craving】
On the verdant green land, a colossal tree stood tall, reaching millions of kilometers high with its main trunk piercing the clouds. This ancient tree was lush with branches and leaves, towering over the core of the secret realm below, as if holding up the entire sky.
Due to the dense clouds, Song Chi's attention had mostly been focused on the high-altitude battlefield, and he had only briefly noticed the presence of what seemed to be a Floating Land Spirit Root. He hadn't paid much attention to it beyond that.
However, the energy storm that had just erupted from the lower battlefield, which was at the fifth or sixth level, momentarily dispersed the layers of mist surrounding the ancient tree, allowing him to truly see its true form.
"Golden Apple Mother Tree..."
Even as the clouds quickly covered the tree again, Song Chi instantly recognized it as a 【Golden Apple Mother Tree】 in that brief glimpse.
'A height of several million kilometers, it should be an eighth-tier 【Golden Apple Mother Tree】...'
Undoubtedly, an eighth-tier 【Golden Apple Mother Tree】 was the lowest tier among its peers. Once a Golden Apple Mother Tree fully matures, it reaches this level, and above that are the ninth tier and even mythic-grade 【Golden Apple Mother Trees】.
However, this didn't diminish the immense value of this 【Starry Sky Plant】. It could continuously produce eighth-tier 【Golden Apples】, which represented golden sacred realm treasures and were even golden treasures that allowed the Starfire Captain to choose their own promotion. This alone made it comparable to ordinary black treasures to some extent.
Each 【Silver Apple Mother Tree】 was a true money tree, let alone a higher-tier 【Golden Apple Mother Tree】? When Song Chi saw this eighth-tier 【Golden Apple Mother Tree】, the thought that flashed through his mind was to find a way to transplant it into the 【Cultivation Secret Realm】. Long ago, 【Chicang's 004th Cultivation Secret Realm】 had already evolved into a golden quality, and by enhancing and upgrading it to the eighth tier, it could fully support the normal growth of this 【Golden Apple Mother Tree】.
It was a good idea, but he quickly suppressed it.
In the current situation, with only one Unyielding-class mirror battleship, how could they possibly take away an eighth-tier 【Golden Apple Mother Tree】 of immense value right under everyone's noses? Song Chi wasn't foolish; he knew his capabilities and didn't indulge in wild thoughts. The numerous cannons on the mirror battleship continued to roar, rejoining the battle.
...
"Dragon Crow Saber, slash it!!!"
A deep roar echoed from the distant sky, as the 【Dragon Whale Form】 drove back several sixth-tier Eight-Armed Serpent Demons. Kongling turned her gaze and quickly spotted the colorful long saber floating above the Ying Clan's Stellar River Battleship, appearing as solid as any real weapon.
The saber's blade emitted a brilliant seven-colored light, an extreme display of the seven colors.
Song Chi's eyes narrowed, and by now, he had a deep understanding of this colorful mythical component.
Among the colorful mythical treasures, there were distinctions of lower, upper, and supreme ranks, and naturally, the light they emitted varied.
As far as he knew, his own lower-ranked colorful treasure, the 【Dragon Whale Palace】, emitted a three-colored light, while the 【Chessboard of Time】 emitted a five-colored light. The seven-colored light was a characteristic of supreme-ranked colorful treasures.
Before he could think further, the message in the 【Big Dipper Star Palace Group Chat】 confirmed his suspicions.
"【WarWolf of Tianquan Star Tower】: Is this the 【Dragon Crow Saber】? Indeed, it lives up to its reputation as one of the Ying Clan's ancestral treasures. A supreme-ranked, colorful offensive valve-class treasure, its power is truly fearsome!"
Not only Song Chi but also many members in the group chat strongly agreed with this assessment.
It wasn't that they were particularly knowledgeable about the so-called 【Dragon Crow Saber】, but just moments ago, the virtual image of the 【Dragon Crow Saber】 summoned by the Ying Clan's Star River Battleship captain had casually slashed off three arms of the eighth-tier Eight-Armed Serpent Demon it was fighting.
Even though the eighth-tier Serpent Demon had sensed the immense threat from the 【Dragon Crow Saber】 the moment its virtual image was summoned and had deployed various countermeasures, using both golden and black treasures, it was to no avail.
Whether it was golden or black-quality defensive treasures, they were all easily shattered by this 【Dragon Crow Saber】. The eighth-tier Serpent Demon's once-proud physique was like paper, easily sliced by the seven-colored saber light.
The impact of this scene was immense; at the very least, the living beings who witnessed this strike firsthand had their hearts pounding like drums.
And this was just a virtual image of the 【Dragon Crow Saber】 summoned from a distance; no matter how solid it seemed, it couldn't change the fact that it was a non-physical projection.
One could only imagine how terrifying its true physical form would be.
Perhaps due to the heavy burden, even a Stellar River Battleship struggled to maintain it for long. After a single strike, the virtual image of the 【Dragon Crow Saber】 quickly dissipated.
Song Chi frowned; with such a perfect opportunity, if the 【Dragon Crow Saber】's virtual image had been maintained for just a little longer, they could have swiftly defeated the eighth-tier Eight-Armed Serpent Demon. It was indeed puzzling why it was recalled at this critical moment.
His thoughts raced, and his furrowed brows soon relaxed.
It wasn't hard to guess that the 【Dragon Crow Saber】, being a supreme-ranked colorful treasure, might be difficult even for a Hyperspatial Motherhip-level Starfire Battleship to summon for an extended period, let alone a lower-tier Stellar River Battleship.
Additionally, the Ying Clan's Star River Battleship captain had summoned a nearly physical virtual image of the 【Dragon Crow Saber】, which was vastly different from the more illusory versions summoned by lower-ranked Ying Clan captains.
This explained why the power of the previous 【Dragon Crow Saber】 virtual image far surpassed those summoned by other Ying Clan Unyielding-class and Star Destroyer-class captains.
However, this wasn't the main point. Even though the virtual image of the 【Dragon Crow Saber】 had completely dissipated, the injuries inflicted on the eighth-tier Serpent Demon were real. Moreover, within this secret realm, there was no support from the Demon Snake Continent's original will. The Ying Clan's Stellar River Battleship quickly gained the absolute upper hand.
As time passed, the injuries on the eighth-tier Eight-Armed Serpent Demon worsened. It was certain that if this continued, the eighth-tier Serpent Demon would be completely defeated.
"No, this can't go on any longer..."
The eighth-tier Serpent Demon wasn't stupid; it knew it couldn't drag this out any further and had to find an opportunity to break free.
As silver blood spilled, its body was inundated with surging blood energy. Under this intense blood energy, the eighth-tier Serpent Demon's body glowed with various silver, golden, and black lights, which were the treasures it controlled.
Amid this radiant light, a golden light shot out from its body and instantly vanished into the void.
At the same time, in the Demon Snake Continent in the outside world, deep within the sky...
In the blink of an eye, one of the two nine-tiered Serpent Demons' eyes flashed, and the next moment, its dominant power erupted, about to envelop its massive body and descend towards the ground below.
"The situation with Cang Ke isn't looking good. I need to go support him. Cang Hai, you take charge of the Floating LandShield..."
Before he could finish his sentence, a Stellar River Battleship that had been closely monitoring the two nine-tiered Serpent Demons below took the initiative.
This Stellar River Battleship, also from the Xianqin royal family, directly activated a special component, a stone tablet shimmering with tri-colored light. However, this stone tablet was not its original component but a projection component.
The main body of the projection component was naturally installed on the super battleship outside the Floating Continent.
A buzzing sound filled the air as intense energy fluctuations appeared above the Stellar River Battleship. In just a few breaths, a massive amount of colorful light condensed into a giant battleship phantom above the ship.
If Song Chi and the others were here, they would undoubtedly recognize that this battleship phantom was almost identical to the super-giant Torch Battleship outside the Floating Continent.
"Welcome the arrival of His Majesty!"
In the main control room of the Stellar River Battleship, the captain, also from the Xianqin royal family, spoke with reverence, and then his task was complete.
The [Hyperspatial Motherhip Projection] solidified and directly confronted the nine-tiered Serpent Demon that was rapidly descending into the depths of the Floating Continent's high altitude. As for the second nine-tiered Serpent Demon, it was currently defending the dimming Serpent Demon Floating Continent Shield with all its might. Outside the Floating Continent Shield, Emperor Ying was using his own flagship to bombard the medium-sized crack that had appeared on the shield.
In this situation, Emperor Ying had successfully stalled the two nine-tiered Serpent Demons.
Of course, everyone was aware that this situation couldn't last long. Even a mythic-grade projection component could only sustain its effect for a limited time, let alone the fact that the Serpent Demon Floating Continent's origin core hadn't expired yet. Under the suppression of the Floating Continent Will, the projection's duration would be even shorter.
However, with the backing of the Xianqin Divine Court's sole [Hyperspatial Motherhip], the projection component was not the only one, and each projection component might not be limited to a single activation within a short period. Nevertheless, their duration was undoubtedly finite.
Therefore, both sides now faced the same question.
Time!
In the end, would the Torch Captains succeed in killing a large number of mid-to-high-tier Eight-Armed Serpent Demons within the secret realm, significantly weakening the Serpent Demon Floating Continent's origin will, allowing Emperor Ying of Xianqin to tear through the Floating Continent and secure victory?
Or would the remaining elite Torch Captains in the secret realm be completely annihilated by the nine-tiered Serpent Demons, allowing the Serpent Demon Floating Continent's origin will to recover and return to its peak, all because of "time"?
[Seize every moment and attack with all your might!]
Inside the secret realm, at the core of the battlefield.
The Xianqin Star River Battleship captain received a message from Emperor Ying, and soon, all the Torch Battleships present, including Song Chi, received orders from this Star River Battleship captain.
"All captains, listen up! This is the most critical moment. Give it your all!"
Upon receiving this command, the Torch Battleships scattered across the battlefield began to unleash their full power.
Some activated their unique group attack traits, while others relied on comprehensive power-enhancing domains or the kill-doctrine traits of their ship cannons...
In that moment, every battleship unleashed terrifying attack methods.
For instance, Song Chi not only activated the [Nine Heavens of Purple Tiara Cataclysmic Lightning] trait but also the "Hunter God's Weakness Mark" and "Blood Judgment" of the [Blood Spear], as well as the "Heavenly Kingdom Godslaying" trait of the [Heavenly Kingdom Godslaying Cannon].
Additionally, he utilized the "Black Hole - Singularity Flash" of the [Black Hole Evolution Layer].
In essence, he employed every ability capable of dealing damage.
Well... except for the "Primordial Impact" of the [Primordial Copper Mother Ram].
This trait required the Tianxu Skyvault to directly collide with the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons, which was akin to sending the ship into the heart of an explosion. Even though the Tianxu Skyvault was currently a mirror image, Song Chi was unwilling to make such a suicidal move.
With over a three-digit number of Torch Battleships unleashing their power simultaneously, one can only imagine the devastation they caused.
In just a few dozen seconds, more than five seven-tiered Eight-Armed Serpent Demons were annihilated, and the number of six-tiered ones exceeded several dozen.
As a result of this shift in the secret realm's battlefield, the Floating Continent Shield outside the realm visibly dimmed once more, startling the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons guarding the Celestial Vault on the Floating Continent.
Upon seeing this, the nine-tiered Serpent Demon that had engaged in combat with the [Hyperspatial Motherhip Projection] quickly sent a message to the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons within the secret realm.
No one knew what orders it had given, but the battlefield above the central Floating Continent within the secret realm suddenly changed.
The Eight-Armed Serpent Demons, more than half of which had already fallen, surprisingly stopped focusing on fighting the Torch Battleships. Instead, they went against their nature and began descending towards the surface of the Floating Continent below.
No one knew what these Eight-Armed Serpent Demons were up to, but stopping them was undoubtedly the right thing to do.
This was the command issued by several Star River Battleship captains on the battlefield.
"Stop them!"
One by one, the battleships gave chase, their speed far surpassing that of the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons. With their engines roaring, a large number of descending Serpent Demons were about to be intercepted.
A thunderous explosion!
A fiercely blazing fireball erupted from the side below, causing the mirror image battleship controlled by Kong Ling to abruptly stall in its high-speed descent.
It wasn't just Song Chi; when they saw the true form of that fireball, which resembled a miniature star, all the pursuing Torch Battleships instinctively slowed down.
That blazing fireball was none other than a seven-tiered Eight-Armed Serpent Demon that was about to be caught, self-destructing without hesitation.
The terrifying damage caused by this seven-tiered Serpent Demon's self-destruction directly engulfed the Star-Destroying Cannon behind it. By the time the explosion's aftermath dissipated, not only the Star-Destroying Cannon but also three nearby Dreadnoughts had completely turned into a pile of wreckage, eventually falling powerless towards the ground below.
But that wasn't all. Some Torch Battleship captains who reacted too slowly encountered the same fate.
Boom, boom, boom!
In less than two minutes, the explosions continued, and more than twenty Torch Battleships sank completely.
By now, after being relentlessly hunted by countless Eight-Armed Serpent Demon armies, the remaining Torch Battleships were all top-tier within their respective tiers. In the blink of an eye, more than twenty ships had sunk, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the losses were heavy.
However, as they watched the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons swiftly fly away, the Torch Battleship captains couldn't help but feel a sense of reluctance, as the Floating Continent Shield outside hadn't completely shattered yet.
(End of Chapter)
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