Chapter 696: The New Golden Strategic Component - Blood Chalice
Chapter 696: The New Golden Strategic Component - Blood Chalice
Unable to cultivate elsewhere, this means that the Fog Semi-Snakes can only be bred in the Brass Snake Floating Land's Fog Marsh.
The group chat is filled with people who have lived for hundreds or even thousands of years, and almost as soon as they hear this news from Song Yan, they quickly understand the underlying interests.
Song Xingru speaks up first:
"In that case, what we need to fight for is the allocation rights of this entire Brass Snake Floating Land!"
"That's right. Originally, each family implicitly agreed to scavenge the resources on this Brass Snake Floating Land, and then divide the Fog Semi-Snakes they already have. As for this Brass Snake Floating Land, it will be jointly occupied by the most powerful Fu-San Imperial House and Fujiwara Family. As for now, I don't think any family will easily give up!"
"Since the Fog Semi-Snakes can only be bred in the Fog Marsh, then in the future, the entire Fog Marsh will be the most valuable sustainable resource on the entire Brass Snake Floating Land. At least with my Song family's current size, a mere one or two hundred thousand Fog Semi-Snakes are far from enough!"
"I heard that deep within the Fog Marsh, there are even seventh-rank Fog Semi-Snakes, which means they can be effective against Star-Killer Battleship Captains. At the seventh rank, the cultivation of Channeling Art becomes increasingly slow. Our ancestor's promotion has been over six hundred years, and the Channeling Art is still at lv70, and has yet to break through lv71. If we can have the blessing of a seventh-rank Fog Semi-Snake, it will definitely change this situation!"
"The Fog Semi-Snake shares produced by the Fog Marsh in the future, my Song family must get involved!"
Amidst the group's discussion, it is Song Wujiang who finally speaks up to interrupt.
"Alright, these are all future matters. For now, the most important thing is to capture the two Secondary Serpent Devil Holy Cities in the West Third District, and there's no need to hide it anymore. Besides that Asura King, summon all the Overlord Enslaved Creatures!"
"Additionally, spread the news that the Fog Semi-Snakes can only be bred on a large scale in the Fog Marsh. Although many forces should already know this, it's still not enough. The more chaotic the waters, the better it will be for us in the future!"
"Understood. I'll have the Shadow Department act in secret. It shouldn't take more than two months for this news to spread throughout the Brass Snake Floating Land, and by then, there will be plenty of people causing trouble on our behalf!"
With Song Wujiang's decision, Song Family's 500,000 fleet is once again divided into two, heading towards the two Secondary Serpent Devil Holy Cities.
Moreover, in the depths of the void, invisible to the naked eye, hundreds of Song Family Shadow Department warships, each equipped with at least purple-quality 'Void Membrane' engines, roar towards different directions.
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Over these six years, the two Secondary Serpent Devil Holy Cities in the West Third District have endured countless barrages from the Song Family. Although they have stubbornly held out, it has not been without a cost.
The once-brimming energy shield above the city is now far less dazzling than it was six years ago.
Taking advantage of this, the two Song Family fleets, upon arriving above the two cities, directly initiate the assault mode.
Above the first Secondary Serpent Devil Holy City, two Dreadnoughts lead two Azure Dragon Sub-Fleets, and in their fleet, a faint illusionary Azure Dragon shadow appears, exuding a substantial pressure of the seventh rank.
Additionally, the Star-Killer Battleship 'Dinghai Longxiang' is positioned in the center, along with two seventh-rank Star Devouring Wolves, totaling five portions of Overlord-level combat power.
The lineup at the second Serpent Devil Holy City is equally formidable, excluding the three Azure Dragon Sub-Fleets led by the Liyane Zhouhai, Dinghai Xinglong, and Cangmang Wuji, there are also two Overlord King Worms and a Starry Sky Shark.
"All clan members, open fire at will!"
With the command given, the sky above the two Secondary Serpent Devil Holy Cities once again resounds with a terrifying barrage.
'Flame Deity Annihilation Cannon' - 'Super Charged'!
'Flame Deity Annihilation Cannon' - 'Annihilation Meteor Smash'!
As the black Star-Killer Cannon on the Dinghai Longxiang activates two consecutive traits, the city's shield above the first Secondary Serpent Devil Holy City completely shatters, and the attack turns towards the two seventh-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Devils within.
With a five-to-two advantage, the outcome is foreseeable.
Even without sending Shen Youran and Song Xingru into danger, the Dinghai Longxiang and the two Overlord-level Star Devouring Wolves easily handle the battle.
Although the two seventh-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Devils have the blessing of the Floating Land Origin Will, don't forget that with the support of the family's abundant resources, including multiple windfalls over the past few centuries, the Dinghai Longxiang is far superior to those newly promoted Star-Killer Battleships.
Moreover, the Flame-Ember Starship is renowned for its combat power, and in a one-on-one situation, it can naturally suppress a seventh-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Devil. If the Dinghai Longxiang can do this, then the two Star Devouring Wolves, with their numerical advantage, can easily suppress the other seventh-rank Serpent Devil.
After this, Song Wujiang immediately informs Song Yan and the others via communication components, and soon, the second Secondary Serpent Devil Holy City has one more Star-Killer Battleship projection, as Song Yan uses a projection module to summon the projection of the Dinghai Longxiang.
Thus, the second Secondary Serpent Devil Holy City also falls quickly, and the two seventh-rank Eight-Armed Serpent Devils are killed.
It's worth mentioning that during the subsequent search of the two cities' treasuries, Song Xingru's luck suddenly explodes, and she obtains an extremely rare attribute Wonderous Artifact, or a special component, from one of the treasuries.
{Wonderous Artifact: Blood Chalice}
{Quality: Golden}
{Convertible: {Blood Chalice}}
{Remark: A sacred chalice used by a Star Sea Overlord to drink the blood of other races, which, by chance, became a golden Star Sea Wonderous Artifact.}
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{Blood Chalice lv0}
{Quality: Golden}
{Trait 1: When equipped on a battleship, increases the power of blood-related attacks by 140%}
{Trait 2: Blood Resistance +1000}
{Trait 3: When equipped on a battleship, increases comprehension of blood laws and blood path secrets by 5%}
{Trait 4: Bloody Boil}
{Trait 5: Sacred Blood Vessel}
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Note: This component occupies 5 slots when equipped.
{Bloody Boil: Consumes 100,000 Umbra Points, causing the blood of a designated enemy unit within 100 million kilometers of the equipped battleship to boil uncontrollably for a short time, greatly affecting their combat power. Cooldown: 240 hours.}
{Sacred Blood Vessel: When equipped on a battleship, after killing a flesh-and-blood life form with the captain's consent, the battleship can store a trace of its origin blood. When the battleship is promoted, the captain can choose to release all the stored origin blood, increasing the promotion success rate. This trait has no cooldown time, but currently, only origin blood of the zero rank can be stored.}
Why is this Blood Chalice component considered extremely rare? The key lies in its Trait 5, 'Sacred Blood Vessel'.
According to the characteristics of the "Sacred Blood Vessel," this feature has only one effect: it accumulates the blood of the Starry Sea aliens killed by a Flame-Ember Starship before the ship's advancement task is activated. The blood is stored until the advancement task is initiated, at which point all the accumulated alien blood is released at once, significantly increasing the promotion success rate for the ship's blood-bathing ritual.
Song Xingru had carefully tested this, and after enhancement, the [Blood Chalice] component can store up to the eighth-rank Overlord's Origin Sacred Blood. Not to mention the Dreadnought to Planetary Destroyer, even when a Planetary Destroyer is challenging a Star Stream Ship, there will be no small benefit.
When Song Xingru shared the information about this component in the Dinghai Longxiang's encrypted group chat, the Song Family's high-ranking members were exhilarated.
With this component and the family's [Time Fruit] resources, the chances of successful advancement for the family's higher-ranking members will be further increased.
It can be said that with the [Blood Chalice] and [Time Fruit], the number of high-ranking and even top-tier members in the Song Family will undoubtedly increase in the future.
"It's a pity that the four seven-rank Eight-Armed Serpentfiends were wasted. These were the kills of four seventh-rank beings..."
In the group chat, Song Tian Shu's words were filled with sighs.
After his promotion to Battleship Captain, he knew that his age was already advanced, and he never thought he could challenge the Dreadnought. But after seeing the [Blood Chalice], his long-dormant ambitions suddenly reignited.
It's worth noting that when he challenged the Battleship, he didn't use the fourth-rank [Time Fruit].
With the [Blood Chalice] and the fifth-rank [Time Fruit], and the fact that he is not yet three thousand years old, with a thousand years left before his limit, Song Tian Shu saw a significant opportunity to challenge the Dreadnought.
Just as Song Tian Shu's thoughts were racing, Song Wujiang's voice sounded again in the group chat.
"In this case, since Song Chi's ship has already been promoted, the [Blood Chalice] will be loaded onto Song Yan's ship first!"
This statement was clear; it meant that the entire family would be gathered to assist the Liyane Zhouhai in its challenge to become a Planetary Destroyer over the next few centuries.
The family's higher-ups, including Song Tian Shu, all agreed with this arrangement without any objections.
First, the Liyane Zhouhai's combat power was already impressive, and it only entered the limit of the Dreadnought slightly later than Song Chi's Skygale of Tianxu. In the past few centuries, the family has been involved in all major actions, and the benefits of the Flame Deity's ancestral relic to the entire family are evident. Regardless of the perspective, it has the qualifications to be the first to use this [Blood Chalice].
After Song Yan, Song Wujiang reported several more names consecutively, and no one objected because they were all reasonable.
"After Song Yan, the second one will be Shi Yuan, followed by Tian Shu, Xing Ru, and Shi Xing..."
As for Shen Youran, she was placed very late in the order, not because of any dramatic reasons, but mainly because Shen Youran had only recently been promoted to Dreadnought Captain, and her ship's foundation was still far from sufficient.
As Song Chi's wife and the recent mother of their bloodline, Shen Youran currently holds a high status in the Song Family. In the future, when her ship's foundation improves, the [Blood Chalice] will naturally be transferred to the BaiXueqingyou at the appropriate time.
Moreover, one point that cannot be overlooked is that this [Blood Chalice] is not unlimitedly loaded onto a particular ship. After careful deliberation by the Song Family's higher-ups, a clear rule has been established.
For sixth-rank members, which are Dreadnoughts preparing to challenge Planetary Destroyers, the borrowing period is 200 years.
For fifth-rank members, which are Battleships preparing to challenge Dreadnoughts, the borrowing period is 100 years.
For fourth-rank members, which are Stalking Ships preparing to challenge Battleships, the borrowing period is 50 years.
For the family's outstanding younger generation and core third-rank members, the borrowing period is 20 years.
There's no other way; although the growing Flame-Ember Captains have a lifespan of 4000 years, and Battleship Captains only have 2000 years, if a single member borrows for too long, many members will not have the chance to borrow the [Blood Chalice].
Additionally, each time this [Blood Chalice] component is loaned out, it will be imprinted with a recall mark. If the borrowing member encounters any unexpected situation, the family will recall the component across the stars to prevent its loss.
All borrowing members must also sign an agreement. During the borrowing period, if they encounter any difficult-to-solve problems, they must activate the recall mark on the [Blood Chalice] to prevent the destruction of the component if the ship sinks.
This may seem a bit harsh, but there's no other way. Like the [Three-Eye Spirit Ring] and [Spatial Wormhole Generator], this newly acquired [Blood Chalice] is considered a strategic-level component, and the family must pay extra attention to it.
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After finalizing this matter, the Song Family's fleet stayed for two more years, thoroughly clearing out the remaining Eight-Armed Serpentfiends in the West Third District. Only then did they begin their return journey, heading to the eastern part of the Floating Continent to meet with the "temporary" headquarters of the joint fleet.
Not just the Song Family's fleet, but dozens of immortal forces across the Brass Snake Floating Land, all followed suit, staying for two years. This news had already spread to every corner of the Floating Continent. Any force with the ambition to seize control of the Fog Marsh would not miss this opportunity. They would take advantage of this task summary meeting to compete fiercely with the Fu-San Dynasty for a share of the pie.
The Song Family's return indeed caught many by surprise.
The tasks assigned to the Song Family were well-known, but their return time was earlier than most forces, which naturally attracted attention. However, no force believed that the Song Family had failed their mission, as the contrasting expressions on Song Wujiang and Sato-Kawa's faces said it all.
In the group chat, Sato-Kawa's face was somber, and anyone could tell his mood at that moment.
Seemingly oblivious to the unpleasant look in the other's eyes, Song Wujiang spoke calmly:
"Mr. Sato, my Song Family has perfectly completed the cleaning task. Please do not forget your previous promise!"
Hearing Song Wujiang's words, which carried a different meaning, Sato-Kawa's projected face smiled lightly.
This reaction from Sato-Kawa made Song Wujiang instinctively frown, and he thought to himself:
'This reaction is abnormal. Could this person have some hidden tricks up his sleeve?'
As he was thinking, several more Star-Killer Ships flew in from a distance, and with that, all the representatives of the various forces had arrived.
This signaled that the meeting to divide the Brass Snake Floating Land was about to officially begin!
(End of Chapter)
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