Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1841 - 895: An Unexpected Outcome (Continued) (2)

Moreover, with the legendary ancient tree domain already in ruins, Song Chi's focus inevitably turned toward the central form of the [War Puppet Mother Tree].

Yet, he had no intention of experimenting on it himself; instead, his eyes shifted to the periphery of the battlefield, spotting a wounded Tenth Rank Four-winged Battle Puppet. This one had barely survived the edge of a Gamma Ray Burst, leaving it in a brief phase of diminished defenses.

The opening wouldn't last!

With a mere thought from Song Chi, a brilliant five-hued glow erupted from the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.

Just moments before, aided by the mirror [Heaven-Swallowing Python Shedding], the [Heavenly Authority Control Ring] had advanced to Five-Colored Quality and now activated in a flash!

"Heavenly Power Control!"

An unseen, formless surge carrying ultimate dominion laws raced beyond mere energy or data flows, streaking across the battlefield in an instant. It slipped past the energy shield of the mythical [Four-winged Battle Puppet] and through its disrupted spiritual connection to the Mother Tree caused by the damage, straight into the heart of its control rune array.

Buzz!

The Tenth Rank [Four-winged Battle Puppet] shook violently, its four wings locking rigid, while chaotic flickers danced in its spectral eyes, as the directives from the War Puppet Mother Tree were ruthlessly overwritten and wiped away.

In the following instant, the mythic Four-winged Battle Puppet, now under total command seizure, executed an action that stunned every unit present —

Rather than striking the closest White Bone Giant or Asura, or even targeting the two warships, it poured every ounce of its internal energy wildly into the four radiant wings on its back.

Shua!

Its velocity surged past all bounds, morphing into a blazing streak that warped and scorched the fabric of space-time, charging headlong in a desperate suicide run toward the distant core of the [War Puppet Mother Tree].

"No!!!"

At last, the [War Puppet Mother Tree] sensed the dire peril, unleashing a piercing spiritual screech. It scrambled to rally nearby puppets for interception and even sought to trigger a forced self-detonation on that Four-winged Battle Puppet, but the effort came too late.

A puppet fully dominated by the [Heavenly Power Control Ring] would never halt its path unless obliterated in the physical sense right then.

Thunk — Boom!!!

Like a targeted doomsday missile, the flaming Four-winged Battle Puppet slammed into the fissure on the Mother Tree's primary trunk, unleashing its horrific energy in an internal blast.

"Sasha — Sasha —!!!"

The [War Puppet Mother Tree] let out its most agonized, tormented cry since the conflict's onset, as a massive gap tore open in its enormous trunk, spewing dark green energy liquid like spurting gore. Its presence plunged sharply like a sheer drop, nearly crippling the Puppet Army's command grid entirely, leaving all puppets sluggish and jerky in motion, some even smashing into one another.

Witnessing this, Song Chi knew the foe held no further aces up its sleeve, marking the perfect instant for his fatal blow.

The moment had arrived—triumph or ruin rested on this single act!

A blaze of divine light ignited in his gaze; holding nothing back, he unleashed the [Heavenly Authority Control Ring]'s most potent subjugation force —

"Absolute Enslavement!"

Grand and imposing subjugation principles solidified into a vivid five-colored enslavement sigil, flooding through the most vulnerable breach in the [War Puppet Mother Tree]'s safeguards to reach its gravely injured origin core.

The Mother Tree's defenses had weakened to their absolute minimum, and its spiritual pulses—brimming with agony, fury, and defiance—faded away like a flame snuffed by the breeze.

Sensing this shift, a rush of triumph swelled in Song Chi's chest. Despite the heartache, he had deliberately used some Time Source Liquid to refresh the mirror [Heaven-Swallowing Python Shedding]'s "Mythical Shedding" ability, all to upgrade the [Heavenly Authority Control Ring] to Five-Colored Quality and attempt binding the [War Puppet Mother Tree].

Even though his family oversaw an Eighth Rank Peak Ancient Mother Empress, the Starry Sea Insect Race demanded enormous resources to multiply and often drew aggression from Insect Race Primordial Mother Queens. By contrast, the [War Puppet Mother Tree]'s worth clearly outshone it.

Upon successful binding, it could be relocated to a Cultivation Secret Realm for growth, drawing in stray Starry Sea energies via its roots to sustain itself. Combined with the accelerated time flow in the Cultivation Secret Realm, the Mother Tree's rate of producing puppets would prove extraordinarily swift.

As Song Chi eagerly awaited, after a span of several minutes, at a pivotal juncture, the [War Puppet Mother Tree]'s opposition fully vanished, overtaken and supplanted by an unbreakable soul imprint of total loyalty and compliance.

This marked the official subjugation of the pinnacle Tenth Rank [War Puppet Mother Tree] by the Heavenly Authority Control Ring, establishing it as Song Chi's second mythical bound entity.

Shortly after, silence enveloped the battlefield.

Every surviving puppet halted in unison, as if bereft of their guiding spirit, while the solitary Eleventh Rank Golden Horned Giant Whale War Puppet and Eleventh Rank Four-winged Battle Puppet drifted motionless in the emptiness, their menacing auras fully dimmed.

Far in the distance, the colossal [War Puppet Mother Tree] anchored amid the stars gradually reined in its raging energies. Its scarred trunk dipped slightly in deference toward the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, sending forth a faint yet distinctly reverent mental transmission laced with reverence and surrender:

"Master... from this day forward, your command defines my purpose."

With the firm unbreakable bond of control etched deep in his spirit, Song Chi's taut mental tension at last started to ease bit by bit.

Surveying the devastated starry expanse now under his dominion, a satisfied smile tinged with pride formed on his lips.

This carefully orchestrated yet savagely fierce Starry Sea clash ended in his overwhelming success.

It not only cleared the primary barrier in his path but also secured the binding of a high-potential pinnacle Tenth Rank [War Puppet Mother Tree].

Through the soul connection, sensing the mild yet robust awareness, Song Chi willed a subtle directive, delivering his initial order:

"Swiftly gather all surviving puppets, evaluate the damages from combat, and begin your own restoration."

"As you command, Master."

The [War Puppet Mother Tree] replied with deference, and on its vast central trunk, the ruptured injuries began to squirm, as countless fine roots twisted like animated tendrils, drawing in lingering void energies to mend itself gradually.

At the same time, the puppet fragments strewn through the stars and the intact idle puppets appeared drawn by some unseen pull, drifting back toward the Mother Tree.

These would be reclaimed by the Mother Tree, converted into fuel for its recovery or stock for crafting fresh puppets ahead. The Eleventh Rank Golden Horned Giant Whale and Four-winged Battle Puppet glided silently in return as devoted sentinels, positioning themselves flanking the Mother Tree, their own battered forms requiring energy and duration to mend.

Song Chi's eyes roamed the war-torn starry void, where fractured space mended itself under the Shattered Starry Sea Dao principles, though lingering turbulent energies and rifts still echoed the battle's intensity.

With a casual gesture, the two White Bone Giants fulfilled their roles and commenced a gradual withdrawal into the [Skeleton Tomb]. Following this fierce engagement, the White Bone Giants' structural wholeness probably dipped under 90%, demanding a period of regeneration before resummoning.

Nearby, the mythical Asura withdrew its Dharma Aspect, standing quietly to the side as its injuries knit together amid flows of Asura Evil Qi.

"This fight took a heavy toll..." Song Chi mused.

The mirror warships meant little loss, but he truly lamented the destruction of numerous mid-to-high tier puppets, encompassing four Tenth Rank mythical ones and an Eleventh Rank Golden Horned Giant Whale Battle Puppet, uncertain of the time needed for the [War Puppet Mother Tree] to regenerate them in the future.

Thankfully, the binding succeeded in the end; no matter the cost, the rewards outweighed it all.

The worth of this pinnacle Tenth Rank [War Puppet Mother Tree] surpassed all expectations.

Beyond serving as formidable battle strength, it functioned as an ideal "puppet factory." Once moved to [Chicang’s No. 004 Breeding Secret Realm], leveraging the domain's time-boosting influence, its output of puppet forces would hit staggering heights.

Envisioning the Heaven-Fighting Ruins Collapse thousands of years hence, should the Torch Civilization truly face mythical turmoil as foreseen, the [War Puppet Mother Tree] would stand as the prime core for mass-producing forces for Song Chi and the whole Torch Civilization, supplying immense mid-level and even mythical warriors.

Regarding the mythical Starry Sky Plant Tree Heart, if needed, he could pursue another; it might postpone the Golden Apple Mother Tree's ascent to Tenth Rank, but such a trade-off was unavoidable, especially since this Tenth Rank war puppet Mother Tree's importance rivaled the Golden Apple Mother Tree's own.