Chapter 1054 - 555: "Mythical Giant Python's Eternal Protection Scale
The waiting always felt interminable, even though the Fifth Rank Dark Night Elf had only been away from the Ruins Market for a mere dozen minutes. But to Song Chi, it felt far longer.
Finally, at about the fifteenth minute, the Fifth Rank Dark Night Elf returned.
Upon re-entering the Ruins Market Strange Object Exchange Shop, the elf did not take further actions and directly retrieved three items radiating dazzling golden light from its storage necklace.
A single strand of Fire Seed.
A special snake scale.
And a drop of pure silver-colored blood.
The Power of Laws traversed through the Strange Object Exchange Shop, providing Song Chi with complete information about the three items he acquired.
[Oddity: Dark Divine Fire]
[Quality: Gold]
[Convertible: No]
[Note: The divine fire left behind by a Dark Deity from the Dark World of Gods Continent after its demise; through fortuitous circumstances, it transformed into a strand of Fire Seed Oddity.]
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[Oddity: Dust World Giant Python’s Scale]
[Quality: Gold]
[Convertible: {Mythical Giant Python’s Eternal Protection Scale}]
[Note: A snake scale shed by the Mythical Dust World Giant Python; nurtured long-term by Mythical Power, the scale transcended its origins to directly become a Gold Sanctuary Oddity.]
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The last item, naturally, was a drop of Eighth Rank Evil God’s Blood.
Examining the attributes of the three items, Song Chi immediately eliminated the option of the [Dark Divine Fire], which couldn’t be converted into a Torch Tier Fire Source.
As for the latter two, these truly placed him in a brief dilemma.
He had already reviewed the attributes of the component [Mythical Giant Python’s Eternal Protection Scale] that could be converted from the [Dust World Giant Python’s Scale] Oddity. It was undeniably a component urgently required by the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.
Mythical Giant Python’s Eternal Protection Scale lv0
Quality: Gold
Unique Feature: Dust World Giant Python’s Mythical Protection
Consumption: 100/s
Upgrade Requirements: 100 strands of Floating Land Origin (Zero Rank), 10,000 Spectral Energy Points
Note: This component requires 5 slot spaces.
{Dust World Giant Python’s Mythical Protection: When mounted on a warship, grants the protection of Mythical Power, ignoring all searches and locks initiated by entities with a status lower than that of the Dust World Giant Python.}
This component bore striking resemblance to the family’s [Annihilation Fury] and [Sub-Annihilation Fury] components, being single-feature items.
Precisely because of this, their feature effects were extraordinarily powerful.
Song Chi wasn’t entirely certain of the Dust World Giant Python’s rank, but based on the attributes indicated for this component, it could easily be deduced that it was a Mythical-level creature.
What is Myth? It is the pinnacle of existence, reaching at least the Tenth Rank.
And since such creatures are at least Tenth Rank, their status starts at the lowest of Colorful/Lesser Rank. Thus, halting the Shang Family’s persistent pursuits would not be impossible.
This was precisely why Song Chi immediately focused on this item.
However, in comparison to the [Dust World Giant Python’s Scale], the drop of Eighth Rank Evil God’s Blood held equal allure for him.
Not to mention, if the [Dinghai Dragon Steed] fails its promotion this time, upon the activation of the Sixth Rank Time Realm Fruit, the drop of Eighth Rank Evil God’s Blood could be infused into the warship. This, coupled with the secondary promotion impact provided by the Time Realm Fruit, would drastically increase the chance of success.
With this thought, Song Chi organized his language and then issued a response.
[Due to special reasons, the transaction is delayed by five years!]
After speaking, without giving the Fifth Rank Dark Night Elf a chance to object, an enormous repelling force engulfed its figure completely. Not only the Dark Night Elf, but every alien in the Ruins Market faced the same treatment.
In the next second, tens of thousands of aliens were forcibly expelled from the Ruins Market Secret Realm.
Of course, this was merely an emergency scenario deliberately orchestrated by Song Chi to prevent the [Moon God] from detecting anything unusual. As for opportunistic price hikes—well, with the transaction nearing its conclusion, ending it prematurely by a few dozen minutes would have little impact.
From then on, everything would be deferred by five years.
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Time passed, and five years flashed by.
Chenxing Kingdom, Dinghai Star Domain.
Viewed from outer space, the Dragon Spine Continent maintained its one-thousand-light-year diameter from ten years prior, showing no inclination of advancing to the Seventh Level Floating Land.
In the dark depths several hundred light-years away from the outer starry expanse, a Zhulu Warship hovered silently, concealed within the void.
In the main control room of the Zhulu Warship, the Fourth Rank Torch Captain, a direct descendant of the Chenxing Clan, once again activated a silver communication component aboard the warship.
“No abnormalities on Dragon Spine Continent within the past year!”
“Acknowledged. Continue the surveillance!”
“Understood….”
Before the reply was completed, the Zhulu Warship Captain’s eyes abruptly widened in shock and disbelief as he stared directly at the remote projection screen before him.
On the projection screen, what had been the tranquil Dragon Spine Continent for an entire year now shattered dramatically. What emerged next was a super floating land with a diameter already exceeding three thousand light-years, which continued to rapidly merge surrounding Floating Land fragments and asteroids as it expanded further.
“Damn it, an illusion—Dragon Spine Continent is impacting the Seventh Level Floating Land!”
“What are you saying? Hel, repeat that again!”
“No, it’s not impacting the Seventh Level Floating Land—Dragon Spine Continent has already successfully ascended to the Seventh Level Floating Land! My [Chenxing Kingdom]’s first Seventh Level Floating Land comes from the Dragon Spine Song Family!”
It wasn’t just the Chenxing Clan that was stunned; at this very moment, all monitors hidden in the starry expanse surrounding Dragon Spine Continent from various factions relayed the news back to their home bases. The scale of this upheaval was enough to shake not just the Chenxing Kingdom but the entirety of the Heavenly Disk Galaxy.
In no time, the upper echelons of various powers throughout the Chenxing Kingdom found themselves shocked to their cores.
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Inside Dragon Spine Continent, in the depths of a sinkhole connecting to the Earth Core.
Eleven core members of the Song Family stood steadfast.
Staring at the surging Origin Core of Dragon Spine Continent before them, Song Wujiang stepped forward.
Before long, the [Dinghai Dragon Steed] was summoned from the Ancestral Torch within him, hovering steadily above the restless Floating Land Origin Core. As Song Wujiang swiftly shifted his gaze behind him to Song Shiyuan and the others, he spoke again:
“Shiyuan, head outside the Floating Land and welcome the forthcoming guests. Remember to summon the Tri-Eyed Royal Dominator Flagship immediately—you must ensure our guests remain disciplined!”
“Understood!”
Once Song Shiyuan briskly departed, Song Wujiang continued:
“Shixing, you stay here and guarantee that the [Dinghai Dragon Steed]’s promotion goes undisturbed!”
“Little Pool, Little Flame, head to the selected Energy Tide bathing promotion points immediately. Miss Ru, Tian Hao, Tian Shu—you’re tasked with guarding them!”
A series of orders cascaded from Song Wujiang’s mouth, sending the Song Family’s peak combatants into full alertness.
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Dragon Spine Continent, Fiery Fire Valley.
The Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong hovered directly above the valley; this location had been designated by Song Chi as his promotion site.
Within the warship, Song Chi’s gaze remained fixed on the attribute panel before him.
[Warship Promotion Task (Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong)]
[Current Promotion Success Rate: 90.81% (Initial Promotion Success Rate 0.01% + Special Resource Recipe 10% + Sixth Rank Peak Evil God’s Blood 6% + Seventh Rank True Immortal Primordial Blood 17% + Seventh Rank Ordinary Dominator Blood 1% + Bathing in Alien Blood 56.8%)]
[Promotion Special Resource Recipe (2/2): Heavenly Meteorite *1, High Level Space Law Crystal *1]
[Additional Promotion Resources: Sixth Rank Peak Evil God’s Blood, Seventh Rank True Immortal Primordial Blood, Seventh Rank Ordinary Dominator Blood]
[Bathing in Alien Blood: Sixth Rank Blood Battle Clan *68…]
Over two years, he had incrementally raised the promotion success rate to over 90%. Though it fell short of prior rates of 98% or 95%, let there be no misunderstanding—this was the promotion of a battleship to a Fearless Ship.
Promotion of such a rank, even for core descendants of Immortal Clans that had existed for ten millennia, typically peaked at a 70% success rate. A rate of 90% was exceedingly impressive.
Why didn’t Song Chi continue pushing further? The answer was simple—it was beyond his capabilities.
After surpassing 90%, further improvement was no longer achievable by eliminating Sixth Rank aliens; targets had to be Dominator Creatures.
Still, Song Chi was deeply satisfied. With a 90% success rate and one Fifth Rank [Time Realm Fruit] already consumed, even if his first promotion attempt failed, he could continue trying for a second attempt. The chances of a failed promotion were indeed minuscule.
Moreover, even if misfortune struck again and both Nine-Tenths success promotions failed, the onboard [Time Chess Board] component would provide salvation. In that desperate scenario, he’d have to activate the “Nine-Life Life and Death Chess” ability as a last resort.
Time flowed onward as the Dragon Spine Continent’s expansion persisted. Everyone understood that once the Floating Land’s expansion concluded, the Energy Tide would inevitably emerge. Every member of the Song Family eagerly anticipated its arrival.
At another promotion point on the continent.
Multiple cruisers were gathered.
In their warship magnetic communications group chat, several young Song Family members conversed.
“Yiming, how confident are you about promoting your Zhulu Warship this time?”
“Hmm, my current success rate is up to 76%. With the Energy Tide’s boost, perhaps it could even reach 85%!”
“76%, huh? Nice. I’m only at 64%; reaching above 70% would be a victory for me!”
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Hopeful participants in the promotion process like these were scattered throughout Dragon Spine Continent.
Unlike the fervent anticipation gripping the continent’s interior, the external sphere surrounding Dragon Spine Continent was fraught with tension.
“Shiyuan, what’s the meaning of this? With Dragon Spine Continent ascending to the Seventh Level Floating Land, we’ve only come to offer our congratulations. But barring us like this—is this how your Song Family treats guests?”
Outside the Floating Land Shield of Dragon Spine Continent, the [Immovable Ming King] Fearless Ship lay suspended. Directly above it positioned the Tri-Eyed Royal Dominator Flagship, fully armed. The flickering Ghost Lights at its bow unmistakably signaled that the dominator-level flagship had prepared to open fire at any moment.
Suddenly, the cluster of warships ahead of [Immovable Ming King] dispersed.
In the next moment, the over-ten-thousand-kilometer-long [Chenxing Traverse Ship] Star-Annihilating Battleship slowly emerged.
Clearly, Dragon Spine Continent’s ascension to the Seventh Level Floating Land had also drawn out the sole Star-Annihilating Ship Captain of Chenxing Kingdom.