Global Era of Star Trekking

The Strange Object Exchange Shop at the Ruins Market—the Fifth Rank Dark Night Elf stood respectfully.

In its hands remained the exact same three items as five years ago.

However, deep down, it was somewhat uneasy. Perhaps the Ruins Market Lord wasn’t satisfied, as it had yet to receive a response.

Song Chi paid no mind to its reaction; his attention was entirely focused on the Ethereal Body over there.

Deep in the earth’s core, [Dinghai Dragon Steed] hovered above the Floating Land Origin Core, trembling violently. The Spectral Energy shrouding the ship’s surface was continuously extracting Tidal Energy spilling forth from the Origin Core. With this alone, it was managing to seize nearly thirty percent of that boundless energy.

This was also why [Dinghai Dragon Steed] had managed to increase its advancement success rate beyond 10% in one go during its effort to ascend to a Star-Annihilating Starship.

Under the tense gazes of four pairs of eyes, suddenly, the violent tremors of [Dinghai Dragon Steed] ceased altogether. The Spectral Energy coating its surface rapidly dissipated.

However, the expansion of the warship’s hull remained delayed. Just as the group was about to conclude that the ship’s first advancement had failed, the warship hovering above the Floating Land Origin Core quietly began to swell.

“It succeeded! And it succeeded in one attempt!”

“Hahaha! Today, the Song Family must celebrate!”

…

Thunderous laughter burst forth from within [Dinghai Xinglong], yet no one felt it grating.

On the contrary, the hearts of everyone present were abuzz with exhilaration at this moment.

The successful advancement of [Dinghai Dragon Steed] not only marked the birth of a new Star-Annihilating Starship, but it also signified that the Dragon Spine Song Family would rightfully step into the ranks of the Immortal Clans rather than being begrudgingly labeled as a “quasi” member.

Immortal Clans, not only within the Torch Human Civilization Territory but even across the vast Shattered Starry Sea, belonged to the first-tier powers.

Barring unforeseen incidents, this achievement was enough to ensure the Dragon Spine Song Family’s flourishing for tens of thousands of years—if not a hundred thousand.

For any faction, this was a monumental event.

More importantly, [Dinghai Dragon Steed] had ascended to a Star-Annihilating Starship without using the Sixth Rank [Time Realm Fruit], leaving open the possibility of progressing to a Star River Ship in the future.

…

Back at Zhu Tian Ruins Market, after the excitement passed, Song Chi refocused his attention on the Strange Object Exchange Shop.

[We’ll take this snake scale, but… the [Eternal Night Gem] is part of a combination component of a Black Supreme Oddity. A single item of the same rank won’t suffice.]

Finally receiving a response, the Fifth Rank Dark Night Elf let out a breath of relief.

As for Song Chi’s reply, it didn’t take it too seriously. After all, the New Moon Matriarch and the [Moon God] had long anticipated such an outcome.

With a soft tap on its storage necklace, two glowing orbs materialized in the Dark Night Elf’s hands.

“My Lord, these two items are, respectively, 20 units of Dominant True Spirit and 10 wisps of Eighth Rank Floating Land Origin. The Moon God decrees that you may choose one of the two!”

Seeing the other side well-prepared, Song Ci was unsurprised. After all, both sides were well aware that the [Eternal Night Gem] was part of the Black Crown Oddity. No rational person would agree to trade the [Eternal Night Gem] at an equal value.

After some thought, Song Chi ultimately chose the 20 units of Dominant True Spirit.

It wasn’t that the Eighth Rank Floating Land Origin wasn’t valuable, but the Dominant True Spirit was what he desperately needed at the moment.

Enhancing components to Eighth Rank (Level 80) required only a single wisp of Eighth Rank Floating Land Origin per enhancement. Currently, he already had 10 wisps, which was enough to upgrade 10 components once the Seed of Torch was refined into a golden state.

In contrast, enhancing each golden component to Eighth Rank had previously required consuming 10 units of Dominant True Spirit. Even though he still retained 22 units, combined with whatever could be refined from the Black Devourer King Beast corpse, it was still far from sufficient.

With his decision made, the transaction was finalized.

He successfully obtained 20 units of Dominant True Spirit and the [Dust World Giant Python Scale], while the Fifth Rank Dark Night Elf walked away with the [Eternal Night Gem], promptly exiting the market.

One day later, when the market concluded, Song Chi immediately returned to the outside world.

Within the Earth Core Space, Song Wujiang, Song Shixing, and Song Yan remained present. However, Song Xingru and Song Tianhao, among others, had already left to confront the representatives of hostile factions along with the Prime Ancestor outside the Floating Land.

In the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Control Room, returning from the market, Song Chi’s gaze locked firmly onto [Dinghai Dragon Steed].

After twenty-four hours of buffering, [Dinghai Dragon Steed] had completed its transformation into a Star-Annihilating Starship over 10,000 kilometers in length.

At that moment, from within the warship came the voice of Song Wujiang.

“Shixing, Little Flame, Little Pool—you three stay here. I’m going to meet our dear Rosetta Chenxing!”

Without waiting for a response, [Dinghai Dragon Steed] turned into a streak of light that disappeared into Song Wujiang’s brow as he shot up toward the surface, shrouded in Spectral Energy.

Though the Earth Core Space had been constructed to accommodate a battleship over 10,000 kilometers in length, its tunnel to the surface was far narrower. Hence, Song Wujiang had to recall the warship and ascend himself.

The three left behind—Song Chi, Song Shixing, and Song Yan—offered no opposition, easily understanding his objective. seaʀᴄh thё novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

It was merely a maneuver to prevent their full combat strength from being prematurely revealed to outsiders.

Presently, the Song Family had one Star-Annihilating Starship and two Fearless Ships openly displayed. This was already formidable enough. If all three remaining Fearless Ships appeared simultaneously, every faction in Chenxing Kingdom would be unnerved.

The real concern, however, was not causing alarm but preventing external forces from deducing key details about their plans.

Although it was widely suspected that within 30-40 years the Four Great Empires of Torch would announce a full-scale Civilization War, the strategic preparations made during such a period carried drastically different implications.

“Little Pool…”

Once Song Wujiang departed, Song Shixing and Song Yan approached immediately, and with a brief exchange of glances, Song Chi knew their intent.

Wasting no time, he activated the [Heavenly Eye] component.

Moments later, a massive projection screen unfolded in the Earth Core Space, displaying the current situation just outside Dragon Spine Continent.

Humming vibrations filled the air as ripples swept across the Floating Land Shield. The next moment, the dozens of warships belonging to Kingdom factions opposite the [Immovable Ming King] began to stir restlessly.

Inside the warships, the pupils of various high-ranking representatives abruptly contracted. Their eyes were filled with disbelief as they fixated on [Dinghai Dragon Steed], which shot out from the Dragon Spine Continent.

Even though they had speculated about the possibility when the continent successfully advanced to a Seventh Level Floating Land, the chances were slim.

After all, advancing a Fearless Ship to a Star-Annihilating Starship was unimaginably difficult.

Even with the tidal energy from a Seventh Level Floating Land, the odds remained minuscule.

So when [Dinghai Dragon Steed] emerged as a fully-fledged Star-Annihilating Starship, emotions ran wild.

“Breaking news—[Dinghai Dragon Steed] has advanced to Star-Annihilating Starship status! From now on, the Dragon Spine Song Family will be recognized as the second Immortal Clan of the Chenxing Kingdom!”

“Inform the Patriarch immediately—Song Family’s [Dinghai Dragon Steed] has successfully advanced. The Chenxing Kingdom is about to change!”

…

The announcement of [Dinghai Dragon Steed]’s successful advancement spread like wildfire to the upper echelons of every faction in the kingdom.

Even the Yaohan Kingdom side promptly received the news.

While Chenxing’s factions simmered in quiet rivalry, the Yaohan Kingdom mostly marveled at this development.

In just a few centuries, two Star-Annihilating Starships emerged. The young Chenxing Kingdom had firmly cemented its foothold.

Back outside Dragon Spine Continent, however, the mood among the gathered faction representatives was altogether more volatile—a proverbial powder keg waiting for Song Wujiang to ignite with the barest flicker of wrath.

After all, they all understood full well that they weren’t there to genuinely congratulate the Song Family but to interfere at a critical juncture.

For them, it might have been an instinctive act of petty resistance, but for the Song Family, it was nothing less than obstruction born of enmity.

Had the Song Family’s preparation faltered, or Song Shiyuan shown even the slightest weakness, the result could have been catastrophic, undermining everything the family had built.

Humming vibrations filled the void as [Dinghai Dragon Steed] closed the distance to Rosetta Chenxing’s [Chenxing Traverse Ship], hovering mere inches apart—on the verge of collision.

From this alone, it was evident that Song Wujiang harbored no small anger.

But even anger had its limits—he did not ram his ship outright.

“Your Majesty Rosetta, it’s truly an honor for you to personally come ‘congratulate’ us. This graciousness, we shall not forget; we will repay it someday when the opportunity arises!”

Here, Song Wujiang paused, his tone shifting drastically from mild to severe.

“But today, our continent has just advanced, and there’s important business to attend to. We must decline your request to visit. Kindly take your leave!”

His words greatly relieved the other kingdom representatives, who wasted no time retreating into the black void of space as though fleeing for their lives.

Conversely, however, [Chenxing Traverse Ship] remained motionless. Clearly affected by Song Wujiang’s thinly veiled accusations, Rosetta Chenxing had yet to respond.

“What’s wrong? Does Your Majesty Rosetta intend to stay?”

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