Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1725 - 841: [Departure] 2

After a brief pause, he gestured and called forth an Eighth Rank Star Sea Giant Ape. He handed the creature the [City of Transcendence Entry Certificate] and a [Dimension Space Stone] before signaling it to trigger the portal item in its grip.

As Song Chi intentionally lowered the defensive barriers of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, the Eighth Rank Star Sea Giant Ape vanished into the void instantly.

When the faint brainwave imprint linked to the creature reconnected, the Star Sea Giant Ape had already materialized within the familiar [City of Transcendence].

Because of the destruction caused by the previous transcendence war, Song Chi could no longer utilize the Ruins Market's power to reach the spatial anchor point he had once established outside the city. Consequently, he was forced to rely on the [City of Transcendence Entry Certificate] for this journey.

Having successfully reached the City of Transcendence, the Star Sea Giant Ape bypassed the [Exchange Zone] for the time being. Instead, it tapped into its inner power of domination and sprinted toward the city’s perimeter.

Once it cleared the gates and re-entered the well-known zone of white mist energy, the Star Sea Giant Ape immediately triggered the divine thought seal it carried.

Within the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong—which had been drifting silently above the Vault of Heaven—suddenly turned into a streak of light. It surged out of the market, summoned away by the Star Sea Giant Ape through the mirror image [Divine Thought Chapter].

With the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong reappearing outside the City of Transcendence, the remaining steps became much simpler. Following his established routine, Song Chi utilized the unique properties of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market to rapidly fix a new spatial anchor point outside the city.

Once the task was finished, he piloted his flagship back into the safety of the market.

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City of Transcendence, Exchange Zone.

With a sweeping motion, the Star Sea Giant Ape released the prodigies of the Starry Sea Alien Races that had been recently stored within the [Dimension Space Stone]. In short order, the [City of Transcendence Entry Certificate] held by the ape reflected a contribution point balance exceeding five digits.

Under the direct mental guidance of Song Chi, the Eighth Rank Star Sea Giant Ape shifted its focus toward a specific item listed in the exchange area.

This time, he wasn't looking for the Tenth Rank [Golden Apple], but rather another supreme-tier general resource: the Mythical Soul.

Although the final distribution of war booty at the family estate had granted him fourteen extra Mythical Souls, it wasn't enough for the needs of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong. He required a larger stockpile of Mythical Souls to push the combat efficiency of his mirror image warship to its peak.

[Mythical Soul: 3000 City of Transcendence contribution points per unit (Limited to 100 units every ten thousand years)]

Observing the exchange details, Song Chi instructed the Star Sea Giant Ape to finalize the transaction.

He didn't even spare a glance at the restriction mentioned at the bottom.

A hundred units?

At the current rate, acquiring a hundred units would demand three hundred thousand contribution points. The sheer scale of that number was staggering.

To put it in perspective, the Song Family had spent several millennia exerting all their influence, and even after capturing all the young elites of the Corpse Emperor Clan during the River System Group war, they had only secured fifty thousand Transcendence Contribution Points for Song Chi. Reaching three hundred thousand seemed like a distant dream.

Moments later, the Star Sea Giant Ape gripped the seven newly acquired Mythical Souls and quickly moved them into the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

"With 21 Mythical Souls available, which parts should I upgrade?"

Song Chi’s mind whirred as his eyes scanned the vibrant, high-tier components installed on his vessel.

He immediately excluded the three colorful extreme-tier components: [Judgment Light], [Time Chess Board], and the [Heavenly Destiny Compass].

Since [Mirror Image Splitting] is currently unable to copy Seven-Colored Components, spending Mythical Souls on them now would be inefficient.

Eye of Truth (Colorful/Upper) lv100

Corpse Evil Heart Core Engine (Colorful/Upper) lv100

Blood Erosion Destruction Cannon (Colorful/Upper) lv99

Three Realms Five Elements Certificate (Colorful/Upper) lv100

Immortal Binding Rope (Colorful/Upper) lv90

Song Chi weighed the benefits of upgrading these five components. Having only 21 Mythical Souls meant he couldn't max them all out, necessitating a strategic choice.

After thinking it over, Song Chi held off on the upgrades and instead focused on the [Heavenly Destiny Compass].

With a sudden thought, he triggered the "South Compass·Shuoben" ability of the [Heavenly Destiny Compass]. A brilliant rainbow radiance immediately enveloped the [Judgment Light], which sat at lv110.

Shortly after, the [Judgment Light] was reset to lv0, returning 11 Mythical Souls to Song Chi’s inventory.

He didn't stop there. Over the following months, Song Chi reset the enhancement levels of both the [Time Chess Board] and [Skeleton Tomb] to zero. This netted him another 12 Mythical Souls, bringing his total count to 44.

Now, his planned upgrades were well-funded.

In the end, every colorful upper-tier component except for the [Corpse Evil Heart Core Engine] received a round of enhancements.

Eye of Truth (Colorful/Upper) lv100→lv110 (Used 10 Mythical Souls)

Blood Erosion Destruction Cannon (Colorful/Upper) lv99→lv110 (Used 11 Mythical Souls)

Three Realms Five Elements Certificate (Colorful/Upper) lv100→lv110 (Used 10 Mythical Souls)

Immortal Binding Rope (Colorful/Upper) lv90→lv110 (Used 11 Mythical Souls)

Taking the final two pieces, Song Chi upgraded the [Void Cloud Boat Model] and [Antimatter Energy Evolution Engine] from lv99 to lv100.

While it seemed like just a single level, the power gap was immense.

It was no boast to say that these upgrades would multiply the combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong's mirror image several times over.

Admittedly, the [Shipborne Engine] still had some weaknesses. Without an Eleventh Rank Engine, the mirror image warship might lose its edge in speed and maneuverability within the Origin Star. However, the presence of two colorful engines working in tandem helped bridge that gap.

While it might struggle to outpace true mythical entities, the mirror image ship would certainly hold its own against other dominators of the same rank from across the myriad realms.

With his preparations finalized, Song Chi settled into a quiet wait alongside the beings of the Chaos Divine Land and the countless worlds, anticipating the arrival of the Origin Star.

The day finally came when a massive fleet of high-rank Torch Warships assembled over the Shenxia Continent. The moment the clock struck the appointed time, millions of vessels surged forward, trailing the [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon] toward the star domain housing the [Chaos Transmission Platform].

This massive fleet didn't actually consist of millions of ships with high-rank avatar components. Instead, the bulk of the force was made up of captains whose lifespans were nearing their end.

The Torch Civilization now spanned three river system clusters, creating a massive population of Torch Captains. Naturally, the number of those facing their final years was staggering.

This number was actually limited, as the Four Great Human Emperors had forbidden any captain below the Fourth Rank from participating. Had they not, the count would have easily topped a billion.

It was a necessary cruelty; entering the Origin Star with a low-rank ship was essentially suicide.

Rather than throwing them away, the civilization preferred they explore the Alien Star Domains, where a slim chance of a lucky encounter might lead to a last-minute breakthrough.

Furthermore, Torch Warships are hereditary. Even low-rank ships are part of the civilization's legacy. By preserving these millions of vessels for future heirs, there was always the hope that a genius might eventually emerge from among them.

Though the odds were slim, the foundation of any civilization is built upon such small probabilities.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Through ripples of intense spatial energy, millions of Torch Warships arrived at [Human Emperor City] in succession.

Many captains had already gathered near the city. Hovering majestically above the skyline was the [Shenxia Jiuli Ship]. Jiang Yuan had deliberately projected the overwhelming mythical aura of the Immortal Ship across the region, making the formidable presence of the Torch Civilization known to all.