Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1747: 852: A Clean Escape (Part 2)

The second and third waves of the bone spike storm descended; these lethal projectiles, traveling at speeds exceeding a hundred times the speed of light, were once again decelerated by a factor of a thousand. Though still rapid, the reduction in speed provided the Mirror Image Warship enough time to react.

The Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong shifted its hull repeatedly, its side armor plates expanding continuously. From the ship, a barrage of fire snakes erupted from the main and secondary batteries, desperately attempting to intercept the devastating bone spikes.

Simultaneously, the vessel unleashed its own arsenal, firing replicas of the Judgment Light, the Blood Erosion Destruction Cannon, and the High-dimensional Particle Collapse Cannon. These various ship cannons launched a series of destructive beams toward the Demon Bone Warship, the energy twisting and consuming the very light in its path.

The Demon Bone Warship was clearly caught off guard by such a rapid retaliation.

On its exterior, flesh and blood writhed frantically, coalescing into a massive bone shield at the vessel's prow.

“Boom—”

A violent explosion shook the void. The bone shield at the front of the Demon Bone Warship held for only a few breaths before being swallowed by the ferocious energy storm.

Song Chi’s expression remained grim despite the hit; he understood that an attack of this caliber was insufficient to deal a lethal blow to a Mythical Unit.

Data from the Eye of Truth replica confirmed that while the Demon Bone Warship had sustained significant damage from the blast, its mangled sections were already regenerating at a startling rate.

Shifting his attention, Song Chi looked toward the nearby battlefield where the Shenxia Jiuli Ship was engaged. The Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor seemed drawn to their skirmish; one of its heads swung around, firing beams of emerald light from its trioculars.

These beams wove into a glowing net across the void, sweeping toward their position.

The Shenxia Jiuli Ship reacted instantly. Upon the vessel, thousands of experts in the Martial Arts Dynasty Realm activated their techniques simultaneously. The radiance of martial arts flooded out from the Dynasty Realm, clashing with the green toxic net and producing the harsh sounds of corrosion.

Seizing this moment, Song Chi, situated within the main body of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship, reached out to Jiang Yuan:

“Emperor Jiang, are you able to momentarily breach the Poison Attribute Rule Realm surrounding the Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor?”

Though Jiang Yuan was uncertain of the plan, he gave a solemn nod.

“Understood!”

Song Chi narrowed his focus, funneling the majority of his spiritual intent toward the Mirror Image Warship—specifically toward the replica of the Warship Swapping Device it carried.

This component had recently reached Gold Quality through the use of origin refinement energy. Furthermore, enhanced by the Soul Devouring Altar of the replication clone, its power had been temporarily boosted to Black Quality.

He intended to use this device to swap places with the Shenxia Jiuli Ship’s warship avatar, securing a path for its total withdrawal.

The Shenxia Jiuli Ship’s avatar was far more vital than the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong’s image. As the Torch Civilization's sole Mythical Unit currently exploring the Origin Star, its time was invaluable; it was the only authorized Torch Warship permitted to scout the planet's surface.

In contrast, the Mirror Image Warship could be manifested again in just over a month. The cost of it being destroyed was negligible.

In the lower atmosphere of the Origin Star, the Shenxia Jiuli Ship let out a sharp metallic screech as it rapidly shifted from its warship configuration back into its Mythical Mecha form.

“Jiuli · Breaking Realm!”

The Seven-Colored Jiuli Heavy Halberd was swung with immense force, carving a crimson path millions of kilometers long through the void. As the blade passed, illusions of ancient battlefields filled with corpses and seas of blood appeared. Ancient runes glowed on the halberd as it struck the green barrier surrounding the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor.

“Crack—”

The sound of shattering echoed through the emptiness as a gash tens of thousands of meters long was torn into the Rule Realm, causing the Poison Law within to fluctuate wildly.

“Now!” Song Chi’s eyes flashed with intensity.

A blinding light erupted from the Gold Quality Warship Swapping Device on the Mirror Image Warship, its power peaking at the Black Quality threshold thanks to the Soul Devouring Altar.

“Initiating swap!”

Song Chi’s command was perfectly timed with Jiang Yuan’s cooperation. As the Shenxia Jiuli Ship dropped its defensive fields, two space anchoring beams locked onto both vessels.

Buzz—

The void shuddered. However, the swap encountered resistance as the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor’s fractured Rule Realm began to knit itself back together, and intense spatial turbulence threatened the process.

“Warning! Spatial channel instability detected!” The Intelligent Brain’s siren blared.

Beads of sweat formed on Song Chi’s brow; the regeneration speed of the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor was more terrifying than he had imagined. But Jiang Yuan acted before Song Chi could intervene.

The Martial Arts Dynasty Realm above the Shenxia Jiuli Ship’s avatar was detonated. This Rule-level explosion stalled the repairs of the Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor just long enough for the two ships to successfully exchange positions.

The entire maneuver took only a heartbeat. Because Song Chi and Jiang Yuan had coordinated beforehand, and Jiang Yuan was well aware of his avatar's long recovery time, they executed the plan without a second of hesitation.

“Boom!”

The moment the exchange was finalized, a torrent of poisonous flames from the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor engulfed the space where the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong now sat.

The Mirror Image Warship’s Mythical Pulse Energy Shield dropped instantly below critical levels, its armor corroding at a visible pace.

Even though Song Chi quickly triggered Final Blessing and the Medal of Resurrection, he could not prevent the Mirror Image Warship from being consumed by the sea of toxic fire.

In a flash, the Twelve Lives Life and Death Chess ability of the replication Time Chess Board was forced to activate.

The Mirror Image Warship was brought back to life, only to be destroyed again by the Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor, lasting less than ten seconds each time.

While the Mirror Image Warship was powerful, it was no match for the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor, whose strength approached the Eleventh Rank.

Outside the atmosphere of the Origin Star, within the primary cabin of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship.

Watching the Mirror Image Warship fall into a cycle of destruction, a small smile touched Song Chi’s eyes.

The Shenxia Jiuli Ship’s avatar had successfully traded places, evaded the Demon Bone Warship, escaped the toxic domain, and jumped tens of thousands of light-years to safety.

The mission of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong’s image was complete.

Song Chi saw no reason to continue the futile struggle using the Twelve Lives Life and Death Chess and chose to dismiss the Mirror Image Warship.

Through the final transmission before the image vanished, he saw the furious Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor turn its rage toward the Demon Bone Warship.

Elsewhere, other Mythical Creatures were arriving one by one. It was clear another massive battle was about to begin, though it no longer concerned the Torch Civilization.

Later, inside the Market Walking Room on the third floor of a guesthouse in the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

“Greedy Wolf, this belongs to you!”

Jiang Yuan and the others divided the Sun Deuterium Stone Raw Ore into four portions, handing the largest piece to Song Chi.

Song Chi accepted it without protest; he had been the one to provide the final rearguard action.

Feeling the weight of the Sun Deuterium Stone Raw Ore, Song Chi calculated that once refined, it would provide enough special resources to meet the needs of several Superdimensional Mother Ships.

After his companions departed, Song Chi’s mood turned reflective. The Mirror Image Warship’s struggle against the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor highlighted a weakness: the Three-colored Mythical Pulse Energy Shield and the Neutron Star Core Armor, once his greatest strengths, were now the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong’s biggest vulnerabilities.

The Neutron Star Core Armor was less of a concern; with the combined efforts of his family, the market, and the Big Dipper Seven Stars Hall to acquire Neutron Star Remains, the upgrade for this Three-colored Component was nearly ready.

However, the Mythical Pulse Energy Shield lacked any further growth path. It had truly become a bottleneck. He needed to find a higher-quality replacement.

Song Chi wasn't worried, though. He had already identified several potential Energy Shield components within the Market Token rooms. While they weren't Colorful Extreme Position Quality, they were Colorful Upper tier. He simply had to wait for the current owners of those rooms to finalize their business, and he would soon be able to upgrade the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.