Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1732 - 845: [Multiverse—Golden Dynasty]

Surveying the scene, Song Chi’s eyes landed on more than ten distinct projections.

At the heart of these images, each representing a specific chamber within the Ruins Market, a token hung suspended in mid-air.

This sight made it clear that the original possessors of these tokens had perished, or perhaps their summons and avatars had been destroyed upon the Origin Star.

Nearly half of these drifting tokens belonged to members of the Song Family. A brief wave of unrest rippled through the Song Family members gathered within the Shenxia Jiuli Ship’s cabin, though the authoritative voice of the family’s Star Annihilating Ancestor swiftly suppressed the commotion.

Song Chi wasn't surprised by this outcome. Even though his family held only a small fraction of the thousands of tokens available, their ranks still included hundreds of captains commanding Fearless Ships or higher.

In contrast, the thousands of tokens distributed among the Torch Civilization, the Wizard Civilization, and the Titan Giant Civilization were held by entities at least at the Eighth Rank Dominator level, with many Ninth Rank units among them. Naturally, their odds of survival were far superior to those of Intermediate Rank Torch Ship Captains.

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With a casual flick of his wrist, Song Chi summoned the dozen or so Ruins Market Tokens along with the extra wealth stored in those rooms before exiting the Ruins Market Room.

Based on previous agreements, these tokens would be returned to the legendary figures of the three civilizations. While the death of a living being was irreversible and time was required for avatars or summons to be restored, the Ruins Market Tokens had no such cooldown. They could be reassigned immediately to ensure their utility was maximized.

Regarding the resources amassed by the previous owners, they would be handled according to the deceased's prior instructions. However, if the haul was modest, Song Chi—in his capacity as the 'Lord of All Heavens Ruins Market'—was entitled to a portion, even if the holder had only secured a single share.

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Like a silent phantom, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Image Warship glided through the swirling Chaos Mist.

Song Chi maintained the vessel's altitude at a middle layer, roughly one-third of the way up from the planet's crust. At this height, the energy tempests yielded high-tier treasures without forcing him to constantly dodge the mythical-level threats prowling the surface.

"Initiate a full-power replica scan of the Eye of Truth. Focus on any regions exhibiting irregular energy signatures," Song Chi commanded through a mental link.

Faint ripples disturbed the space around the hull as five-colored radar pulses cut through the thick fog and turbulent storms, seeking out any nearby energy fluctuations.

Suddenly, a remarkably precise geometric silhouette manifested on the radar's periphery. It was a solid object, distinct from the surrounding chaotic energy, and its structured form suggested it was not a product of nature.

"Could this be an artifact of a sentient civilization?"

Song Chi felt a surge of excitement and immediately shifted his flight path.

As the Mirror Image Warship breached a dense wall of chaotic clouds, the sight that greeted him caused Song Chi’s eyes, back in his true body aboard the Shenxia Jiuli Ship, to narrow instinctively.

A massive, golden warship loomed ahead. Its hull was riddled with scars and breaches, yet it seemed anchored to the very fabric of the void. It drifted within the eye of a Tenth Rank Mythical Level energy storm, flickering in and out of visibility.

What was even more shocking was that this Golden Warship appeared to be steadily drinking in the surrounding chaos energy, refining it into a soft, pale-golden radiance to mend its damaged exterior.

"Is that... a specialized energy core capable of independently refining Tenth Rank chaotic energy?"

Confirming this realization caused Song Chi’s heart to sink.

Judging by the circumstances, it was easy to conclude that this battered Golden Warship was a relic from an ancient era of exploration, dating back millions of years—perhaps even predating the birth of the Shattered Starry Sea. Since it possessed the ability to refine Tenth Rank energy on its own, it was almost certainly a mythical-level entity itself.

Wary of the danger, Song Chi’s first instinct was to retreat. However, the replicated Eye of Truth suddenly blared a series of urgent alerts.

[Spatial lockdown field detected!] [Unidentified mythical energy signature detected!] [Warning! Stealth field is failing!]

Song Chi’s pupils shrank. He immediately triggered the "Cloud Boat Jump" function of the replicated Void Cloud Boat Model.

But just as the spatial ripples began to manifest around the ship, a shimmering golden barrier was already sweeping toward him from the front.

He attempted to utilize the "Beyond the Three Realms and Five Elements" ability of the replicated Three Realms Five Elements Certificate, but an unknown field had already clamped down on the local space. Though the warship’s phasing ability still functioned, its activation speed had been dragged down by dozens of times.

Song Chi weighed the option of a desperate maneuver, preparing to have his Ethereal Body trigger his Ruins Market Projection Token.

In that tense moment, the Golden Warship anchored in the mythical storm did not open fire. Instead, it broadcasted a cold, mechanical transmission.

[This is the Refinement Mothership of the Golden Dynasty’s seventh exploration fleet. Alien Race Vessel, identify your civilization sequence.]

Song Chi’s brow twitched. The Golden Dynasty?

He recalled hearing of them; they were supposedly a dominant civilization that ruled a universe during the Multiverse Era. They had vanished into the currents of history long ago, leaving no trace upon the Chaos Divine Land. He had never expected to find one of their vessels still lingering on the Origin Star.

With his mind racing through possibilities, Song Chi forced himself to remain calm.