Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1812 - 882: Prelude to Apotheosis_2
Previously on Global Era of Star trekking...
Jiang Yuan's gaze sharpened:
"Ongoing harassment... they're stalling us, blocking our efforts to mend the city defenses, and besides... I suspect they're holding out for something specific."
A subtle tension hung heavily across the city.
Ji Heng lifted his head abruptly, his eyes piercing:
"We have to strike first."
All eyes shifted toward him.
"Waiting passively until the foes are fully ready to counter us would spell certain defeat," Ji Heng pressed on, "The [Profound Yellow Red Yu] demands a sudden assault, zeroing in on one of the Eleventh Rank Myths, ideally eliminating it for good. Even if it drains every last Time Source Crystal, we must throw off their pace, compel them into a premature showdown, or... grant us extra moments to prepare."
Jiang Yuan considered it briefly before nodding firmly:
"I agree. Still, we can't charge recklessly. Li Qing, ramp up the scouting operations, deploy every tool available. I need details on the Alien Race's primary troops' whereabouts and their schemes! Azure Dragon, Wilson, heal up fast—we require peak fighting strength."
Commands rang out, setting Human Emperor City's war apparatus into frantic motion anew, though now the atmosphere carried fewer triumphant shouts and more grim resolve alongside a fierce commitment to press forward without retreat.
Deep inside the Chaos, shadowy tides churned as the Alien Race's plot stealthily advanced, while Human Emperor City's keen edge was drawn silently in response.
The upcoming confrontation could seal the ultimate destiny of this realm.
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Very well, we'll revise this segment: position the [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon] to lead the attack, and upon its triumph, the [Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong] will advance next.
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While Human Emperor City had just driven back the Alien Race Alliance Army for the moment and scrambled to ready themselves for the following move, far away in the Torch Domain—the heartland of the [Torch Humanity Galaxy Cluster]—a highly anticipated super Floating Land upgrade finally launched.
Immortal Qin Dynasty, Immortal Qin Continent.
This immense, limitless Ninth Level Floating Land, bearer of the Immortal Qin Dynasty's splendor across more than 200,000 years, now found itself encircled by myriad Floating Land Fragments and asteroids.
The continent's earth veins thundered, and overhead, stellar forces amassed at a record pace, weaving into brilliant streams of galactic radiance that poured down upon the land's edges from every side.
At the continent's heart, beneath Immortal Qin Dragon Court City's surface, in the profound Earth Core Space.
Ying Yi, ruler of Immortal Qin, stood with arms clasped behind, his deep black Dragon Robe billowing without breeze, as he issued the command with steady poise:
"Commence."
Rumble!!!
With the final batch of Ninth Level Floating Land Origin Cores seamlessly blending into the Immortal Qin Continent's Origin Core light cluster, the whole Immortal Qin Continent trembled intensely, like a colossal heart beating with raw power.
Along the continent's borders, space warped and stretched, drawing in boundless Chaos Qi to be converted and fused, propelling the land to swell visibly outward!
High in the firmament, the stellar vortex whirled furiously, pulling in hordes of Floating Land Fragments and asteroids that blazed as meteors streaking earthward.
The journey to becoming a Tenth Rank Star Continent had truly begun.
In stark contrast to the turmoil beyond the continent, the Earth Core Space's depths stayed remarkably serene, hosting two enormous warships hovering in stillness.
One towered like a peak, its prow carved in dragon form, armored in thick plating akin to an ancient bronze tome, inscribed with Immortal Qin Ancient Seals and legendary war depictions, exuding Emperor’s Dragon Qi to dominate the Eight Desolates and Six Harmonies for endless ages—this was [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon], flagship under Ying Yi's rule.
The companion vessel gleamed in somber, shadowy plating, its contours smooth yet threatening, etched with myriad arcane runes and gaping cannon ports that hungered to consume all, encircled by faint distortions of Time and Space—this was Song Chi's [Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong].
Both ships pulsed with Ninth Rank apex might, yet now [Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong]'s glow stayed subdued, whereas [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon] started emanating a dawn-like splendor.
Words were scarce; through the warship's magnetic wave comms group, they shared a look, and the instant after, Ying Yi's eyes tightened fiercely.
Simultaneously, the Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon blurred into motion as a fleeting afterimage, darting to hover over the Immortal Qin Continent’s Floating Land Origin Core light cluster.
Song Chi held his tongue, merely whispering a quiet wish inwardly:
"May His Majesty claim victory swiftly, bolstering our Torch Civilization's roots further!"
The strategy was set long ago; amid the Immortal Qin Continent’s upgrade, with the Tenth Rank Origin Energy Tide surging wildly, this chance was unparalleled.
The Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon would lead the way, paving for Song Chi’s Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong to follow upon its success.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The continent's growth pressed on; as the Immortal Qin Continent's width grew, the Origin Core light cluster—essence of all merged Floating Lands—swelled in tandem.
Moments blurred into uncertainty; once the Immortal Qin Continent's expansion hit its peak threshold, the Floating Land's size steadied, ceasing to grow, as a massive energy surge flooded every corner within and without.
As minutes elapsed, the Earth Core Space's stored Origin Energy mounted to daunting heights, and at one pivotal instant, the vigilant Ying Yi flung his narrowed eyes open.
"The moment has arrived!"
In a flash, [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon] blazed with glory, the colossal Origin Energy from the Immortal Qin Continent's upgrade converging as if drawn home, forming a grand light river spanning the Star River to flood into the ship's frame.
Across the hull, the bronze tome engravings ignited sequentially, awakening to life, the warship morphing into a tangible embodiment of Immortal Qin Civilization's soul, greedily absorbing the endless pristine energy from the roiling tide.
A colossal energy maelstrom swirled around [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon], churning the nearby Chaos.
The ordeal proved turbulent, with the savage energy surge battering the hull relentlessly, seeking to shred the vessel bold enough to claim the Star Continent's immense Origin Energy Tide.
Yet how profound was [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon]'s heritage?
Though the ship shuddered violently amid resounding dragon cries, it stood unyielding like a peak, quelling and purifying the raw energy, gradually etching it into the vessel's deepest framework.
Song Chi observed [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon]'s progress intently, his [Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong] poised to launch its own upgrade anytime; witnessing this up close offered him valuable insights too.
With seconds slipping by, the aura from [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon] grew ever more awe-inspiring, assuming a timeless, unbreakable grandeur.
Subtle immortal glows emerged on the plating—a mark of rule inscriptions taking initial shape!
At last, upon hitting a vital threshold—
Roar!!!
A cosmos-rattling, supremely regal dragon bellow burst from [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon]'s core!
Dazzling, eternal divine rays pierced upward, banishing the perpetual void across millions of light-years in the Star Domain. The overwhelming mythical force raged like a gale, proclaiming the debut of a fresh Mythical Immortal Ship.
Success!
"Well done!" Song Chi's gaze sparked with vivid gleam, offering genuine praise.
Much like the earlier [Heavenly Light], [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon] triumphed outright. But differing from Ferdinand's sheer fortune back then, Ying Yi had marshaled every scrap of Torch Fortune to ensure no mishaps and clinch victory at once.
Yet in the very next breath, his face hardened to utmost gravity.
"Now me!"
With zero delay, right as [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon] completed its ascent and the stirred energy tide hadn't fully subsided, Song Chi willed it forward!
[Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong] streaked as a specter, claiming the spot [Immortal Qin Ancestor Dragon] had vacated, positioning above the Immortal Qin Continent’s Origin Core light cluster.
At once, the lingering pristine tidal force, still potent, engulfed Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong completely, as ethereal spectral lights flickered to life across the warship's surface.