Chapter 704: Timeless Eons

Chapter 704: Timeless Eons (Combined)

The subsequent advancement continued as usual. The 11th Advance Fleet occasionally joined forces with the surrounding Advance Fleets for a period, but when there was no pressure, it maintained its independent action rule.

However, it's worth noting that after Song Chi reclaimed the miracle cloning chamber, the Song Family's covert scavenging team was reduced from five ships to three.

As for the specific participants, before Song Yan officially became a Star Destroyer Captain, the team was primarily rotated among Song Shiyuan, Song Shixing, Song Xingru, Song Xuancang, and Song Tianhao. Meanwhile, Song Chi's Skygale of Tianxu and Song Wujian's Dinghai Longxiang did not participate in the rotation.

No one in the Song Family had any objections to this arrangement.

In fact, once they officially entered the central region of the octopus demon star cluster, the actions of the scavenging fleet were severely restricted.

Aside from the examples set in the eastern region, the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons in the central region's various river systems had already taken targeted precautions. Additionally, the number of Snake Demon Overlords stationed on the high-level Floating Continents in these river systems far exceeded what it used to be.

Over the past hundred years, the five warship avatars of the Song Family had not been idle, initiating scavenging operations early on. However, their final harvest was meager.

Each time they infiltrated the high-level Floating Continents in the rear of the Eight-Armed Serpent Demons, they inevitably faced one or more major battles. The Skygale of Tianxu mirror warship and the Dinghai Longxiang warship avatar were still capable of holding their own, but the other three Dreadnought avatars struggled to survive the onslaught of numerous Sixth-Rank Eight-Armed Serpent Demons, even without actively participating in combat.

This situation limited the scavenging team's gains each time.

For this reason, Song Chi agreed to reclaim the miracle cloning chamber.

...

Time flew by in this routine of advancement.

Three hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the Song Family team within the 11th Advance Fleet received a piece of good news.

[Dinghai Longxiang · Skygale of Tianxu Joint Encrypted Group Chat]

[Song Chi]: One of my enslaved creatures on the Dragon Spine Continent has sent a message. Big Brother has emerged from seclusion!

[Song Wujian]: Has Little Yan finally emerged? Did the Guidance Technique succeed in breaking through?

[Song Shixing]: Little Yan follows the path of the Fire Law. Although our clan lacks high-level fire attribute secret techniques, Little Yan already mastered the Flame Deity Body when he received the inheritance of the Flame Deity Race. By all accounts, he shouldn't have needed such a long seclusion...

[Song Xuancang]: Perhaps, like Little Chi, he is comprehending some of the high-level, universal dragon whale secret techniques.

By this point, everyone in the group chat had largely agreed with this theory.

The Dragon Whale Secret Technique Inheritance Stele that Song Wujian had obtained, though from an Eighth-Rank Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale, did not originate from it. Instead, it came from the countless ancestors of the Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale race, who, over millions of years, had either been naturally gifted or had encountered unique circumstances to reach the Ninth Rank or even the Mythic Rank. These ancestors passed down their secret techniques and powers through their bloodline.

Thus, the Dragon Whale Secret Technique Inheritance Stele in the Song Family's Dragon Spine Secret Realm contained multiple super-secret techniques and powers. These included not only secret techniques that were attuned to the Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale's natural talents in light and space but also universal secret techniques applicable to any law.

[Song Wujian]: Alright, we'll know the specifics once Little Chi goes back and brings him over!

...

Dragon Spine Continent, Dragon Whale Ancestral Hall.

Beneath the dense chaotic mist, three figures stood tall.

Apart from Song Chi and Song Yan, there was also Song Tianhao, who was currently responsible for guarding the Dragon Spine Continent.

After a brief conversation, Song Chi learned that his elder brother Song Yan had indeed delved into the secrets of the Whale Anger Sea technique, spending a full two hundred years on it.

Before leaving, Song Tianhao smiled and said,

"You don't need to worry about the ancestral grounds. Ever since the Star Shift Guild successfully moved the Dragon Spine Continent to the core region of the Chidisc River System two hundred years ago, with the blessing of the Floating Continent's will and the presence of the Three-Eyed Royal Sovereign Flagship, the Dragon Spine Continent is safe from falling into enemy hands unless multiple Eighth-Rank Serpent Sovereigns personally intervene."

The two nodded, and Song Chi then took out the Dimensional Space Stone. Just before entering, Song Yan's tone suddenly changed.

"Xiao Chi, before we return to the front lines, take me to the Flame Deity Race's inheritance site first..."

Song Chi naturally understood his brother's meaning.

The two quickly vanished from the Dragon Whale Hall, reappearing in the special starfield where the Flame Deity Race's inheritance site was located.

Outside the scorching flame space, the door of the Skygale of Tianxu slowly opened, and the Flame Wrath Giant, holding the Dimensional Space Stone, stepped out. As soon as he emerged, Song Yan immediately summoned the Liyane Zhouhai.

Compared to the Skygale of Tianxu, the Liyane Zhouhai, captained by Ascension, was noticeably shorter, measuring less than sixteen thousand kilometers.

"Big Brother, do you need any help?"

Song Yan's goal this time was the black fire seed deep within the flame space. On their first visit, various obstacles prevented them from reaching the deepest part of the space. This time, they aimed to secure the fire seed.

Currently, only Song Chi possessed the Black Ember Seed, which allowed the Skygale of Tianxu to reach the pinnacle of destroyer-class ships. Song Yan's goal was simpler; he didn't aim to match Song Chi's capabilities, but if this black fire seed could indeed transform into an Ascension fire source, he was confident that the Liyane Zhouhai could advance to a veteran destroyer with the seed.

This would greatly enhance their safety in the subsequent Civilization War.

Additionally, from his earlier conversation with Song Chi, Song Yan learned that upon his return to the front lines, the Liyane Zhouhai would join the Skygale of Tianxu and the Dinghai Longxiang to form a new scavenging team.

With three destroyer-class ships, the team's effectiveness in scavenging would significantly increase.

Unfortunately, they were still one destroyer short. If the family could have four destroyers, they could perfectly utilize the Four Symbols Wheel Seal component, further boosting the team's combat power.

Thinking of this, Song Yan chuckled over the communication channel.

"Two years ago, the Primordial Ancestor also ascended Dragon Whale Mountain to comprehend the laws and secrets. It won't be long before the Immovable Vidyaraja destroyer joins the scavenging team. At that time, we will be able to greatly accelerate the accumulation of our family's strength."

However, Song Chi shook his head.

"Big Brother, while you were in seclusion, I retrieved the Miracle Cloning Chamber to clone the Blood Chalice. The cloned Blood Chalice now contains eight strands of Eighth-Rank Holy Blood. If we want the Dinghai Longxiang to join the team and meet the requirements for using the Four Symbols Wheel Seal, we need to obtain another high-tier ship component for cloning..."

At this, both fell silent for a moment.

During this Civilizational War, who wouldn't want to get a ship component to try their hand at secret scavenging?

Especially after the Song Family's scavenging activities were exposed, ship components became incredibly rare. Getting a high-quality one now was like finding a needle in a haystack.

They didn't dwell on this issue for long. Once everything was ready, the Liyane Zhouhai charged straight into the flame space.

It was far less challenging than expected. The Liyane Zhouhai easily reached the deepest part of the flame space and secured the black fire seed.

Song Chi wasn't surprised by this.

After all, the Liyane Zhouhai was equipped with high-tier fire resistance components like the Flame Deity Sovereign Skull and the Flame Pact, and combined with its profound understanding of the fire laws, this outcome wasn't surprising.

Soon, good news reached Song Chi's ears.

The peculiar black fire seed was named [Flame Deity Spirit Fire], capable of transforming into a Fire Source Seed to elevate fire sources.

Additionally, a millennium had passed since their first visit, and within this time, the Flame Space had produced several more fire seeds of red and orange levels, with even more purple ones. Among these, five could be transformed into Fire Source Seeds.

This number might not seem impressive, but it was important to remember that this was the result of the Song Family not interfering at all. Moreover, it appeared that this space would continue to produce fire seeds in the future.

Realizing this, the two men exchanged a glance and saw the same thought in each other's eyes.

"Xiao Chi, it looks like we'll have to trouble you to return to the Dragon Spine Continent. Include this matter in the family's long-term development plans. Without any investment, so many fire seeds have been produced. If we continuously invest a large amount of fire resources and energy into this space, its production efficiency will increase exponentially. This place can become a secret location for the family to mass-produce fire seeds."

"Perfect, I can take this opportunity to absorb this [Flame Deity Spirit Fire]..."

...

Influenced by this, it took the two men several days to return to the front-line fleet.

Upon hearing the detailed account, the Song Family's high-ranking officials were greatly pleased.

A secret location for mass-producing fire seeds, with the potential to produce silver-level seeds, was of utmost importance to an immortal noble family.

Song Wujian then formulated further plans. Under his decision, the family would allocate all fire resources harvested each year, except for what was needed by the family members, to this Flame Space to enhance its production capabilities.

Additionally, most of the Song Family's high-ranking officials were given tasks. Song Chi's task was the simplest and most direct: whenever possible, add an eighth-rank fire attribute sovereign body to the Flame Space.

Whether it was a lava giant, a fire giant, a fire dragon, a Flame Sparrow, or a Phoenix, any would do.

Song Chi understood the meaning behind his ancestor's words. The current Flame Space was formed after the death of an eighth-rank peak Flame Deity Race sovereign, combined with the special star domain environment, which led to the creation of this unique space.

Given this, adding more high-rank fire attribute lifeforms would naturally further enhance the Flame Space's volume.

Compared to investing a large amount of various fire resources, a high-rank fire attribute lifeform's body could offset a significant amount of resources.

...

The addition of the third veteran battleship naturally increased the Song Family fleet's advancement speed, which in turn sped up the cleaning operations of the 11th Advance Fleet.

In this manner, time once again flew by, and several centuries passed in the blink of an eye.

When Song Yan returned to the fleet, Song Chi was over 1,500 years old, Song Yan was just over 1,600 years old, and Song Wujian was around 5,000 years old.

On this day, in the main control room of Skygale of Tianxu, Song Chi sighed softly.

"Before I knew it, I've officially reached the 2,000-year mark. Time really does fly!"

As he sighed, his Spiritual Energy flowed around him, significantly stronger than when he had just Ascended to the seventh-rank Guidance Technique over 900 years ago.

A closer look revealed that his Guidance Technique had reached level 72.

In this calculation, it almost took 500 years to advance one level. This was despite the significant cultivation boost from the Pantheon Market's [All-Attribute Cultivation Chamber] and the continuous supply of the family's super-grade body-strengthening elixirs, highlighting the difficulty of cultivating the seventh-rank Guidance Technique.

Although this was somewhat troubling, Song Chi didn't dwell on it.

He walked to the [Chi Cang's 004th Cultivation Secret Realm] component, and his figure soon disappeared from the battleship.

When he reappeared, he was holding a [Storage Capsule].

Inside the Storage Capsule were not just any items, but the gold and silver-shimmering eighth-rank [Golden Apple] and seventh-rank [Silver Apple].

Since Song Chi had secluded himself to advance to the seventh-rank Guidance Technique, a millennium had passed. During this time, the years that flowed in the Cultivation Secret Realm were even more astonishing, resulting in multiple rounds of resource production.

There were nearly thirty seventh-rank [Silver Apples], and the eighth-rank [Golden Apples] had matured twice, totaling seven.

Additionally, the seventh-rank Time Boundary Tree had barely managed to mature twice, and he now had two seventh-rank Time Fruits in his possession. <|im_end|>

There were more Fifth-Stage and Sixth-Stage Time Fruits now. Over the past millennium, Song Zhao and Chen Lixia, his parents, successfully used Fourth-Stage Time Fruits to advance to the rank of Battleship Captain. Song Ting and her son, Song Hanyu, ascended to the rank of Dreadnought Captain.

Song Chi didn’t need the Time Fruits for the moment, so he stored them away first. As for the silver apples and Golden Apples he had, he needed to plan their use carefully.

The first item Song Chi reinforced was the harmony pendant.

After he proactively unlinked the snowy gentle from the harmony pendants, the two pendants, now back to their red quality, consumed two Seventh-Stage silver apples and two Eighth-Stage Golden Apples, gradually enhancing them to golden saint realm quality.

Afterward, the two harmony pendants were re-bound and transcended, directly evolving to the black supreme quality.

Following this, Song Chi used an Eighth-Stage Golden Apple to evolve a golden ascension flame, allowing Shen Youran’s ember seed to turn golden. This way, both harmony pendants were reinforced to Level 80.

Yang Harmony Pendant Level 80

Quality: Black

Trait: Yin-Yang Ascension

Trait 2: Yin-Yang Unity

Trait 3: Yin-Yang Synergy

Trait 4: Yin-Yang Projection

Trait 5: Yin-Yang Conversion

Trait 6: Yin-Yang Life Link

Effect: When the Yin and Yang harmony pendants are bound together, they will mutually enhance each other, permanently boosting the warship’s firepower, defense, and speed by 70% (the effect disappears when the component is uninstalled).

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{Yin-Yang Ascension: When the Yin and Yang pendants are successfully bound, the component’s quality will be elevated by one stage, and all attributes will be correspondingly enhanced (currently ascended)}

{Yin-Yang Unity: Consuming 500,000 Spiritual Energy points, you can use a specific ability from the other bound warship. The ability cannot exceed the Yin-Yang harmony pendant (black) itself, with a cooldown of 72 hours.}

{Yin-Yang Synergy: The two bound warships can communicate without barriers, regardless of distance, by spending a certain amount of Spiritual Energy (depending on the distance between them). This trait has no cooldown.}

{Yin-Yang Projection: Regardless of the distance between the two warships, you can consume a certain amount of Spiritual Energy (depending on the distance) to summon a projection of the other warship for combat. The projection has 90% of the original’s combat power and lasts for 70 minutes, with a cooldown of one year.}

{Yin-Yang Conversion: Consuming 1,000,000 Spiritual Energy points, the two bound warships can temporarily swap positions, lasting 70 minutes, with a cooldown of one year.}

{Yin-Yang Shield Link: The two bound warships will share damage. Only when the cumulative energy shields of both warships are completely depleted will the energy shield of the damaged warship finally overload. After the cumulative shields are fully depleted, the trait will enter a recharge state and will be available again after 720 hours.}

The harmony pendant, now at black quality, had astonishing attributes. The key was that the safety of the snowy gentle would significantly improve, which was the most satisfying part for Song Chi. It was worth it to consume three precious Eighth-Stage Golden Apples for this.

Song Chi didn’t hold back with the remaining four Eighth-Stage Golden Apples, using them all.

Last Refuge: Silver Level 70 → Golden Level 80

Void Shadow Assassin Puppet Tree: Silver Level 70 → Golden Level 80

Void Membrane: Silver Level 70 → Golden Level 80

Void Piercer: Silver Level 70 → Golden Level 80

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In addition, the more than twenty Seventh-Stage silver apples were also used entirely.

Mother-Child Spirit Control Ring: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Beast Heart: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Hyper Energy Controller: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Spirit Summoning Puppet: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Oath Bond: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

God-Binding Chain: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Totem Spirit Pillar: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Long-Range Communication Disk: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Great Yin Soul-Sealing Stele: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Ship Position Exchanger: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Proportional Scaler: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

Brainwave Remote Control System: (Red) Level 60 → (Silver) Level 70

With this, the Skygale of Tianxu no longer had any red-quality special components.

He then upgraded the only red main cannon, the Soul-Destroying Eye Light Cannon, to silver and reinforced it to Level 70.

Among the eight secondary cannons, the Burst Particle Cannon and the Gold Source Armor-Piercing Cannon were also evolved to silver and reinforced to Level 70.

As for the four orange secondary cannons—the Shadow Demon-Breaking Cannon, the Electromagnetic Thunder Light Cannon, the Crimson Fire Sky Cannon, and the Cold Light Sky Frost Cannon—he used four previously stored sixth-stage Silver Apples, along with four seventh-stage Silver Apples, to evolve all four to silver quality and reinforce them to Level 70.

With these enhancements, the Skygale of Tianxu's attributes saw a significant boost.

'If it goes all out, the Skygale of Tianxu might even make it into the top thirty of the Xianqin Star Destroyer King List...'

The thought crossed Song Chi's mind, but he quickly shook his head.

Nearly a thousand years had passed, and even though he spent most of his time on the front lines, he still inadvertently came across information about the so-called Xianqin Star Destroyer King List.

Initially, he was somewhat resistant to this, but considering that as an Ascension Star Destroyer Captain, he no longer had much to worry about, he didn't pay it much attention. In fact, he would occasionally deliberately keep an eye on this list, which was said to be the most authoritative in the Xianqin Divine Empire.

Shaking his head, Song Chi didn't dwell on these thoughts. After reinforcing these components, he had five seventh-stage Silver Apples left. He thought for a moment and then used a few fifth-stage Silver Apples to reinforce several orange special components.

External Armor-Piercing Cobalt Shell Launcher

Void Escape Pearl

Phantom Thruster

Multi-Functional Converter

Atomic Repairer

With this, all the seventh-stage Silver Apples and eighth-stage Golden Apples were used up, depleting the top-tier resources he had accumulated over the past few centuries.

He didn't feel any regret about this. The reinforcement of the Skygale of Tianxu directly related to his own strength. Converting resources into power was nothing to lament.

Suddenly, Song Chi's eyes in the main control room of the warship flickered, a hint of something unusual in them.

Such a reaction usually indicated that something unexpected had happened with the family fleet. However, this time it was different.

It wasn't the family fleet, but rather the scavenging team far away, millions of light-years distant, that had encountered some unexpected events.

In the family's high-level encrypted group chat, Song Chi, Song Wujian, and Song Yan exchanged silent glances. Without a word, they closed their eyes, focusing most of their attention on the actions of their distant warship avatars, revealing their concern.

"Silence!"

Song Shiyuan's voice suddenly rang out in the group chat, and the encrypted chat instantly fell silent.

It had been five hundred years since Song Yan returned to the front-line fleet, and Song Wujian had long since emerged from his seclusion. The Song Family fleet now had a total of four star destroyers. Even among all the Advance Fleets under the Divine Empire, this was a formidable force.

However, due to the lack of high-stage warship avatar components, the scavenging team still only had three warships. Song Shiyuan was primarily responsible for commanding the family fleet's frontal advance.

Song Shiyuan's sudden outburst made Song Shixing and the others in the group chat momentarily confused. But when they noticed the somewhat abnormal projections of Song Chi and the others, they realized what was happening and no one dared to speak.

Maintaining an absolutely quiet environment allowed Song Chi and the others to focus more intently on the unexpected situation with their warship avatars.

Indeed, millions of light-years away, the three warship avatars of the Song Family had encountered an unexpected event.

(End of Chapter)

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