Chapter 767: Immortal Tomb
Chapter 767: Immortal Tomb
Though the surroundings were pitch-black, the Spirit Projection Song Chi had split off was fundamentally connected to him, sharing part of his Eighth-Tier Attribute. Through its eyes, the outside world was mostly clear as long as it wasn’t too far away.
Before him stood ancient steles, not particularly large in size, but no less ancient than the Star-Annihilating Sovereign Stele in the central square of the Four Great Empires' Dragon Court City.
More importantly, the steles in the mountains ahead were densely packed, their numbers terrifyingly vast.
The inscriptions on these steles read:
[Great Oceanic Immortal Mausoleum of Taiyi Yuming]
[Thunder Sovereign Immortal Mausoleum of Lingwei Dongxuan]
[Celestial Demon Devourer Mausoleum]
[Infinite Demon-Slaying Immortal Tomb]
...
The inscriptions on each stele were clearly names, marking the graves of beings who had perished in ancient times. Without exception, each stele represented a life from the distant past.
Although Song Chi had never heard of these immortal and demon beings, the honorifics preceding their names suggested that in the ancient epochs, during the era when the Immortal Realm dominated the boundless Star Sea, they were all mighty figures whose names echoed through the heavens.
This couldn't help but raise questions.
If they were once renowned great adepts, why did they fall, and who buried them all here?
'Was it the unknown calamity that occurred hundreds of thousands of years ago?'
This was the only answer he could think of.
The shocking calamity that struck hundreds of thousands of years ago led to the complete decline of the once-thriving Immortal Realm. Although there were no other records detailing what exactly happened, it was certain that the Immortal Realm had faced an extremely fierce invasion, perhaps even a dimension-crossing attack, which led to its rapid downfall.
Thus, it made sense that many peak forces of the Immortal Realm perished during the invasion.
However, what puzzled Song Chi was why the other part of the [Fate Compass Disk] would be in this cluster of Immortal Tombs?
...
Humming sounds filled the air as the Mirror Warship, guided by the star map, slowly entered the Immortal Tomb mountain range.
Speculating on his own wouldn't help; no one would provide the answers. The truth had to be uncovered through action.
[Warning, warning, external unknown strong magnetic field interference, sky radar detection effectiveness significantly reduced!]
[Warning, warning, external unknown strong magnetic field interference, energy shield value drastically reduced!]
As the warship delved deeper, the urgent alerts from the skybrain made Song Chi's heart sink.
The Mirror Warship, though still an Annihilator Ship, was equipped with sky radar and an energy shield identical to those of the Skygale of Tianxu. Even these fully upgraded to level 90, the [Eye of Veritas] and [Mythic Pulse Energy Shield], were severely affected by the interference. This indicated the unknown magnetic field in the air was incredibly powerful.
Fortunately, the [Eye of Veritas], being a high-quality colored upper-tier device, still managed to transmit clear images of the surroundings despite the interference.
The air was filled with a peculiar energy, appearing as a gray mist that not only obstructed vision but also carried a strong unknown magnetic field, making it difficult to gather useful information.
Seeing this, Song Chi, who was in the Pantheon Market, had a thought.
Sss—
The Mirror Warship's hatch suddenly opened, and under his control, a sixth-tier Raiding Star Clan slave quickly slipped through the gap.
In an instant, something eerie happened that left Song Chi, even in the Pantheon Market, feeling a chill.
The moment the hatch opened, the seemingly harmless gray mist seemed to come alive.
Eerie, sinister whispers seeped into the Mirror Warship through the gap, accompanied by the gray mist energy, both flooding into the ship's interior.
Without Song Chi's command, the replicated skybrain immediately ordered the hatch to close.
However, what terrified Song Chi more was that the gray mist that had flooded the ship's interior had vanished, merging with the Mirror Warship's hull in an uncanny way.
[Static... Static...]
The replicated skybrain then seemed to malfunction, and the impossible static sounds, which should not have occurred in a Flame-Ember Starship, began to fill the air.
Fortunately, the hatch had closed before the skybrain entered this strange state, and the Flame-Ember Starship's airtight design prevented the agitated gray mist from further infiltrating.
However, the closing of the hatch did not fully ease Song Chi's concerns, as the replicated skybrain's lag and the electrical noise it emitted worsened over time.
It seemed that even the small amount of gray mist energy had severely interfered with and damaged the replicated skybrain.
At this moment, Song Chi desperately wished for the [Buddha's World Purifying Relic] on the Skygale of Tianxu, whose strong purification effect would be highly effective against this situation.
Unfortunately, this component was only acquired after the [chronal chessboard] evolved to a colored upper-tier, and it had not yet been replicated on the Mirror Warship.
He couldn't personally go to the Immortal Tombs, so he could only wait and see what would happen next.
He didn't have to wait long. Within seconds, the replicated skybrain changed again.
[New command: Open the warship's hatch!]
In the Pantheon Market, Song Chi's pupils dilated, and his heart raced.
He was certain he had not given such a command, nor had he issued any commands in the past few seconds.
'What's going on? How could the skybrain execute such a command on its own? As a shipboard intelligent brain, it is bound to my Flame Seed. To disrupt this soul-level bond, one would need to shake the entire Flame Seed network...'
As he thought, Song Chi suddenly remembered something and quickly reconsidered.
'No, this is the Mirror Warship. While it has some connection to me, it fundamentally points to the [Mirror Image] component, which is vastly different from the Skygale of Tianxu...'
...
Understanding the key, Song Chi quickly formulated a new plan.
He shifted his focus, not to the Mirror Warship, but to the Skygale of Tianxu.
In the control room of the Galactic Ship Skygale of Tianxu, the colored lower-tier component [Mirror Image] was activated.
At the same time, in the depths of the Immortal Tomb mountain range, the Mirror Warship, with its hatch wide open, suddenly exploded, transforming into a massive fireball in the sky. The intense heat energy spread out, even dispersing the thick gray mist.
However, shortly after the explosion, the Mirror Warship reappeared intact from the void, its hull unscathed, clearly in its prime condition.
This scene seemed to enrage the surrounding gray mist, which howled and wailed as it swarmed toward the reappeared Mirror Warship.
Although Song Chi didn’t know what these gray mists were, his previous experiences had taught him that they were extremely dangerous and best avoided.
Thus, the Mirror Warship quickly turned into a blur, speeding in the direction indicated by the territory map, unwilling to tangle with these bizarre entities any longer.
The Mirror Warship, which had been resurrected by replicating the "Nine Lives Reversal Chess" feature of the Chronal Chessboard, had its internal Skybrain finally restored to normal, firmly executing the remote command to escape given by Song Chi.
As it darted and dodged at extreme speeds, the Mirror Warship moved as fast as possible, but the gray mists seemed to be omnipresent. No matter where the Mirror Warship went, it could never shake them off.
Worse still, these frenzied gray mists had a strong corrosive property. Even under the concealment effect of the "Beyond Three Realms, Beyond Five Elements" replication, the warship’s concealment would be forcibly dispelled if it came under attack.
As a result, the energy shield, already weakened, was fading rapidly.
Seeing this, after another swift evasion, Song Chi activated the "Beyond Three Realms, Beyond Five Elements" characteristic of the replication.
The Mirror Warship instantly entered a special void state, making it immune to any damage from the gray mists. However, this effect could only last for 40 seconds. Song Chi had to reach the final destination before it ended.
Before activating the "Beyond Three Realms, Beyond Five Elements" ability, he had already initiated the ship’s jump charge. As the ability took effect, a jump portal appeared in front of the Mirror Warship, and the ship quickly disappeared into it.
Several light-years away, deep within the Immortal Tomb mountain range, the Mirror Warship emerged from its jump state.
Without any hesitation, the Mirror Warship immediately headed straight down toward one of the many Immortal Tomb markers.
The inscription on the marker read:
[Celestial Fate Sovereign Immortal Tomb of the Northern Star]
If Song Chi had previously been uncertain whether the coordinates shown by the Fate Compass Disk pointed to this Immortal Tomb, the inscription on the marker now confirmed his suspicions.
The missing part of the Fate Compass Disk he sought was inside this Celestial Fate Sovereign Immortal Tomb of the Northern Star.
When he had obtained the Fate Compass Disk from the remnant soul of the Pursuit Immortal, he had learned that it was a sacred artifact of the Celestial Fate Sect in the North Star Dao Prefecture of the Immortal Realm Continent.
Celestial Fate Sect, the Heavenly Fate Immortal Lord.
Just the name made it clear, didn’t it?
Replicating [Blood Spear] · "Blood Judgement"
Replicating [Purple Dawn Divine Thunder Cannon] · "Ninefold Purple Heaven World-Ending Thunder"
Replicating [Blood Spear] · "Mark of the God of Hunting's Weakness"
Replicating [Limitless Immortal Quantum Star Annihilator] · "Limitless Immortal Quantum Sword Light"
...
Song Chi was decisive, activating the powerful attack features of almost all the ship’s cannons.
Before the "Beyond Three Realms, Beyond Five Elements" effect ended, multiple beams of white light appeared at the front of the Mirror Warship, indicating that several cannons were simultaneously charging.
As the cannons charged, Song Chi, in the Pantheon Market, frowned deeply, a trace of anxiety flickering in his eyes.
In fact, since entering the Immortal Tomb mountain range, he had felt a growing sense of unease, a gut feeling that he couldn’t quite explain.
Perhaps it was because he had only been at the periphery of the Immortal Tomb mountain range before, but as the Mirror Warship delved deeper, this feeling grew stronger. Even with the protection of the Pantheon Market, he believed that if he were on the Mirror Warship, this feeling would be even more terrifying.
For this reason, he wanted to act quickly, swiftly opening the Heavenly Fate Immortal Lord’s tomb and retrieving what he needed.
As he pondered, the cannons on the Mirror Warship completed their charging.
Swish, swish, swish!
Multiple beams of light shot out, some red, some purple, and some giant sword-shaped projections, all converging on the Celestial Fate Sovereign Immortal Tomb of the Northern Star.
In the next instant, the attacks crossed the vast distance and struck the tomb.
A violent explosion echoed through the earth, and the surrounding mountains trembled violently, centered around the Celestial Fate Sovereign Immortal Tomb of the Northern Star.
Fortunately, no other unexpected incidents occurred. As the energy shockwaves dissipated, Song Chi saw the full view of the Heavenly Fate Immortal Lord’s tomb.
The tomb had been completely shattered, the mountain collapsing and revealing its interior.
There were no elaborate or intricate structures. Instead, there was a vast, primitive cavern filled with a special crystal. At the center of this crystal-filled cavern was a blood-red coffin that looked eerily out of place.
Suddenly, through his Spirit Projection, Song Chi detected a peculiar energy.
It was a faint, gray mist that had seeped out from the blood-red coffin and mixed with the dense gray mist in the cavern.
Seeing this, a somewhat absurd idea flashed through Song Chi’s mind.
‘Could these strange gray mists all be seeping out from these Immortal Tombs?’
The moment this thought arose, it dominated his mind. Though it was just a guess, Song Chi felt he already knew the answer; he just needed final confirmation.
‘Then...’
Inside the Mirror Warship, the Spirit Projection, which had survived the previous ship’s explosion by temporarily entering the Pantheon Market, took out the prepared golden Market Projection Token.
Strands of Spiritual Energy continuously flowed into the Market Projection Token, and soon, a large amount of Purple Mist Energy began to surge from the golden token.
Thud!
At that moment, a dull thud echoed from deep within the blood-red coffin in the Heavenly Fate Immortal Lord’s tomb.
(End of Chapter)
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