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Chapter 749: The Final Transformation of Neutron Star Core Armor
Chapter 749: The Final Transformation of Neutron Star Core Armor
Song Bei's gaze flickered between the Star Sea Ape and the Origin of the Floating Continent, confirming everything was normal. Just as he was about to turn around, a figure caught his eye from the corner of his vision, causing his heart to leap with surprise. Instantly, his Sixth Rank Spiritual Energy enveloped his entire body, the light in his Third Eye flickering as he instinctively prepared to summon his warship.
This was the deepest part of the cultivation base, with the highest security clearance. Given his own Sixth Rank status and the Double Pupil ability, it was impossible for any ordinary being to sneak up on him so quietly.
However, he quickly recognized the figure beside him.
"Song Chi, why are you here? You could have at least given me a heads-up! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
Song Chi smiled, clearly seeing how startled Song Bei had been.
"The Sky Abyss has reached the peak of the Seventh Rank. I came to see if there are any leads on Ascension resources."
Song Bei pondered for a moment before shaking his head.
"It's difficult. Resources that can be effective during the Ascension of a Galactic Ship are rare. Besides, the Ember Civilization is currently in a rapid expansion phase, and many Annihilator Ships are trying to ascend to the Galactic Ship level. Any such resources that appear are usually snapped up at high prices early on."
Hearing this, Song Chi, who hadn't held much hope to begin with, changed the subject.
"How's the cultivation base coming along?"
"It's going well. Over 80% of the Star Grass has been nourished by the Emerald Clear Spirit Spring, and the Plant Origin has been enhanced to some extent. Once the Demon God Floating Continent officially ascends, the energy tides at the Tenth Rank will ensure that at least 30% of the Star Grass will complete a five-hundred-year transformation, with about 10% reaching a thousand years or more. As for the three-thousand-year transformation, it should be around 5%."
What Song Bei considered a decent outcome sounded far from satisfactory to Song Chi.
"That's far too low. Only 5% of the Superb Star Grass? What about the higher-level Star Grass Plants? Will we only get one out of a hundred?"
"Uncle Xuan Cang is about to break through, and I need a lot of Star Grass Body-Forging Liquid to help me break through to the Eighth Rank with the Guidance Technique. The production of Star Grass Plants must be guaranteed!"
Song Bei clearly found this situation frustrating.
"There's nothing we can do. We're already doing our best. The production of the Emerald Clear Spirit Spring and the Azure Water Spirit Spring is limited. Each Star Grass can only get one drop of the Spirit Spring, and that's the limit. If we give more, most of the Star Grass in the cultivation base won't get any nourishment at all."
At this, both fell into silence.
Song Chi, as the owner of the cultivation base, was well aware of the production limitations of the two Spirit Springs.
The Azure Water Spirit Spring was obtained during the exploration of a fragment of the Immortal Domain Continent, while the Emerald Clear Spirit Spring was discovered by a Second Rank clan member during an exploration of an alien domain two hundred years ago.
Both were sent to the Cultivation Secret Realm early on, where the continuous time acceleration helped maximize their production.
However, time was limited, and the number of Star Grass plants being cultivated was enormous, leading to the current situation.
Song Chi's mind was racing, trying to find a solution to this problem.
Once he ascended to the Eighth Rank, the cultivation of the Guidance Technique would become even more challenging. The Blood Flesh Lingzhi from the Evil Buddha Continent only went up to the Seventh Rank, and without its assistance, the already difficult cultivation process would become even more arduous. Therefore, he needed to find a new substitute.
The Star Grass Body-Forging Liquid was the chosen replacement, and he could not afford any setbacks.
"Does our clan have a stock of high-rank void crystals?"
"We do, but the quantity is limited!"
"Is that so? Have someone return to the Dragon Spine Continent to bring them here. I’ll head to the Pantheon Market in the meantime."
Hearing Song Chi’s order, Song Bei opened his mouth, hesitant to speak.
"What’s wrong? Is there something else?"
Song Bei had initially wanted to suggest that Song Chi could return to the Dragon Spine Continent through the Pantheon Market much faster than anyone else. However, after some consideration, he figured Song Chi must have other important matters to attend to, so he kept quiet.
Before turning to leave for the second-to-last level to make the necessary arrangements, he handed over the neutron star remnants he had acquired at high prices on the Demon God Floating Continent over the years to Song Chi.
He also received another order from Song Chi.
"During this period, mobilize all the shadow members of the Demon God Floating Continent’s family clans to gather all the resources needed for the Annihilator Ship to impact the Galactic Ship."
Although it had been mentioned before that such resources were virtually non-existent in the various trading cities of the Demon God Floating Continent, according to Song Chi, the vast Public Open Area of the Demon God Floating Continent contained numerous major forces from the four empires of the Ember Civilization, countless civilian captains, and who knew what else?
Since it would still be five years before the Qin Yue Merchant Building responded, it wouldn’t hurt to try their luck.
Song Bei did not object to Song Chi’s arrangements and quickly left to make the necessary preparations.
As for the civilization ruins mentioned earlier, he didn’t press the issue.
The family was currently swamped with various tasks, and with Song Chi preparing to ascend to star status and the Demon God Floating Continent about to ascend, they wouldn’t have the time to spare in the short term. They would have to wait until this period was over before officially addressing the matter.
...
Above the Pantheon Market.
The Sky Abyss, now restored to its near 20,000-kilometer captain form, floated quietly. In the main control room of the warship, as one piece of neutron star remnant after another was integrated, the cabin was bathed in the eternal dark light.
At a certain moment, when the eternal dark light finally dissipated, Song Chi once again saw the source of it all.
Neutron Star Core Armor Level 90
Quality: Black (99/100)
Pulling his gaze away from the attribute panel, Song Chi tossed another piece of neutron star remnant.
Although the neutron star remnants collected over the past three hundred years from the Demon Snake Floating Land and the Demon God Floating Continent were not many, Song Chi had already gathered a significant amount previously. With the continuous collection efforts from the Pantheon Market and the Crimson Star Continent, he now had a sufficient supply.
As this crucial piece of neutron star remnant was integrated, the eternal dark light reappeared within the warship. This time, however, it was different. Between the flashes of eternal dark light, a faint tricolor light was clearly visible.
After an indeterminate amount of time, the two dazzling lights finally dissipated. When Song Chi’s gaze returned to the neutron star core armor, the component was now surrounded by a tricolor hue.
Neutron Star Core Armor Level 90
Quality: Tricolor / Lower
Trait: Neutron Star Fission
Trait 2: Neutron Star Core Pulse
Trait 3: Additional 410% Armor Defense Value
Trait 4: Neutron Link
Trait 5: High-Energy Particle Storm
Feature 6: Dual Armor
Feature 7: Gamma Ray Burst
Consumption: 8000/s (Spiritual Energy Points)
Defense: 14.5 Trillion
...
"Sure enough, just like the Mirror Ship Temporary Ascension, Feature 7 is also 'Gamma Ray Burst'..."
Song Chi scanned the attribute panel in front of him, giving it a quick once-over. His gaze finally landed on the [Quality] section.
The ship's armor had finally Ascended to Colored Quality, which filled Song Chi with genuine joy. However, what he was more concerned about was the potential of the [Neutron Star Core Armor].
Specifically, whether the [Neutron Star Core Armor] could continue to evolve.
Colored armor was indeed impressive, but above Lower Colored, there were still Upper Colored and Extreme Colored qualities. The possibility of the [Neutron Star Core Armor] advancing further was what Song Chi was most interested in.
Fortunately, he still had three more Neutron Star Remnants in his possession.
"Phew!"
Taking a deep breath, Song Chi tossed another complete Neutron Star Remnant into the mix, his eyes fixed intently on the [Neutron Star Core Armor] component.
The next moment, a tricolor light shone brightly within the ship, as if it were the most beautiful light beam Song Chi had ever seen.
At this moment, a soft chuckle echoed through the main control room of the Sky Abyss.
Since the [Neutron Star Core Armor] could continue to fuse with Neutron Star Remnants, it naturally meant that it still had the potential to evolve.
Suppressing his excitement, Song Chi continued to integrate the remaining two Neutron Star Remnants into the [Neutron Star Core Armor]. Afterward, he rechecked the component's attributes.
Neutron Star Core Armor Level 90
Quality: Colored/Lower (3/300)
...
"Three hundred, huh? Phew..."
Rubbing his forehead in frustration, Song Chi felt a mix of helplessness and joy.
It had taken him so long to gather the previous one hundred Neutron Star Remnants; only the heavens knew how long it would take to collect three hundred.
However, he was clearly more satisfied with the fact that the [Neutron Star Core Armor] would at least reach the Colored/Upper quality in the future.
Up until now, he had seen other ship armors of the same Colored/Lower quality, but they paled in comparison to the [Neutron Star Core Armor]. To put it bluntly, the [Neutron Star Core Armor] was a masterpiece among ship armors.
In Song Chi's mind, a masterpiece-level component should be kept as long as possible. Now that he had confirmed it could at least grow to the Colored/Upper level, he felt a great sense of relief.
At least for the time being, this exceptional ship armor would not need to be replaced for a long time.
...
After finishing with the [Neutron Star Core Armor], Song Chi shifted his gaze and looked out through the holographic view, past the Spiritual Energy shield of the Pantheon Market.
The solution he had in mind was straightforward. Since the production speed of the [Azure Water Spirit Spring] and the [Emerald Clear Spirit Spring] was not keeping up, he needed to further enhance their growth rate.
The "Secret Realm Accelerator" feature of [Chi Cang's 004 Cultivation Secret Realm] was already at its limit, but there was another way to speed up the time flow within the Secret Realm: by investing more Secret Realm acceleration resources.
With a sufficient number of High-Rank Void Crystals, the time flow within the cultivation Secret Realm would significantly increase.
What Song Chi intended to do was a plan he had tried several times before: venturing deep into the Shadow Side of the Void Sea to hunt High-Rank Void Demons.
(End of Chapter)
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