Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1851 - 899: Mythical Origin Spore Enslavement (Part 2)
Previously on Global Era of Star trekking...
Zizizi—
Within the Mirror Image Warship, the duplicate of the [Alien Species Energy Purification Sculpture] activated at full throttle. The spotless white Absolute Purification Domain squeezed tightly against the ship's interior walls, desperately holding back the weird and overwhelmingly oppressive enslavement power.
Yet, the [Mythical Origin Spore Enslavement] held a superior level. It wasn't just mere energy contamination; it represented a "compelled integration" law drawn from life's fundamental core.
Upon touching that unseen mark, the purification domain's glow let out a wailing sound like corrosion, quickly fading and pulling back.
The outline of the [Multi-Virus Original Core] ignored the gap in space, manifesting straight in the warship’s primary control chamber before slamming the imprint down with force.
Crack!
This wasn't a real noise but a rupture echoing at the level of rules.
The purification domain shattered through with effort, and the original core's shadow got lodged firmly, fusing into the warship’s deepest core structure.
[Warning! Unknown external energy intrusion detected!]
[Warning! Warship ultimate authority is being forcibly rewritten!]
[Warning! Soul link stability is plummeting sharply! 10%...25%...50%...]
[Warning! Intelligent Brain is under invasion...]
In the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi’s expression shifted abruptly.
The connection through his soul to the Mirror Image Warship blurred and weakened fast, while a powerful, nauseating feeling of taint and repulsion surged in his mind.
He jerked his gaze upward to the [Mirror Image Splitting] part installed on the [Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong]'s central frame.
The section that had operated flawlessly now shook wildly, buzzing without stop.
Across the part's exterior, the enigmatic mirror-like glow and shadows sprouted numerous fine cracks that kept expanding, leaking out disturbing dark green malevolent rays.
This indicated the Mirror Image Warship had been seized by force and was on the verge of escaping his grasp, possibly striking back at the primary component's source.
"What a horrifying enslavement technique! It can even taint the Mirror Image Splitting part over the Endless Void!" Song Chi felt shock, yet he acted without delay.
He couldn't allow the takeover to finish, or the fallout would be disastrous.
Right as the soul connection neared total cutoff, and the [Mirror Image Splitting] part's fissures reached their limit, a fierce glint appeared in Song Chi’s eyes, and he promptly sent the top-level order via the last faint link.
"Force release! Mirror cancellation!"
Boom!
It felt like a violent rip at the soul's depth.
In Zhu Tian Ruins Market, the [Mirror Image Splitting] part let out a pained groan from overload, its surface fissures mended a bit instantly, though its light stayed faint, obviously suffering major harm and unfit for reuse anytime soon.
At the same time, deep inside the Spore Virus Divine Realm, the Mirror Image Warship froze suddenly when the order activated, then the whole vessel started crumbling bit by bit like broken glass, scattering away, dissolving into basic energy fragments, and finally getting fully engulfed and absorbed by the swirling Spore Virus energy around it.
The [Multi-Virus Original Core]'s shadow, freshly sunk into its Law Core, released strong ripples, as if caught in a momentary pause and disarray from the target's abrupt vanishing.
The [Multi-Dimensional Crystal Wall Corrupt Poison Mushroom] unleashed a wordless bellow of rage and surprise, making the whole Spore Divine Realm boil over fiercely.
Back in the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi glanced at the Three-Colored Wonder he'd worked hard to secure, then at the [Mirror Image Splitting] part on the main vessel that looked dull and cracked, exhaling a deep sigh of relief, though lingering worry remained.
The price paid this round was truly steep, but at least... he had secured the item.
Plus, he'd gained a profound insight into the fearsome might and uncanny methods of the [Multi-Dimensional Crystal Wall Corrupt Poison Mushroom].
"Eleventh Rank Myth... Multiverse Era relic... Spore Virus Divine Realm... Original Body Enslavement Divine Skill..."
Song Chi whispered to himself but quickly brushed it aside, choosing not to dwell.
In the present circumstances, his priority was to swiftly mend the [Mirror Image Splitting] part, making sure it reached top form to tackle the huge crisis of [Heaven-Fighting Ruins Collapse] millennia ahead. As for the [Multi-Dimensional Crystal Wall Corrupt Poison Mushroom] located billions of light-years from the Torch Human Civilization Territory, it wasn't an immediate threat he had to fret over.
True enough, thanks to the interference from the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Mirror Warship, the [Multi-Dimensional Crystal Wall Corrupt Poison Mushroom] flew into a frenzy, sending hordes of virus-altered colossal beasts charging from the Spore Nebula, which turned into a disaster for the Primordial Mother Queen Insect Swarm.
Before long, the Spore creatures' forces clashed in an epic showdown with the Starry Sea Insect Race Army, transforming the enormous Star Domain—stretching across millions of light-years—into a warzone.
As the unwitting starter of it all, Song Chi remained oblivious, his focus now turned to the freshly gained Three-Colored Wonder.
Amazement lit up his gaze. He wasn't just aware of this Colorful Lower Artifact; he knew it well, having possessed a comparable treasure before.
[Wondrous Object: Soul Devouring Platform]
[Quality: Black]
[Convertible: {Soul Devouring Altar}]
[Remark: A special wondrous object gestated by the Starry Sky’s Intestine.]
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Soul Devouring Altar lv0
Quality: Colorful/Lower
Unique Feature: Soul Devouring·Ascension
Consumption: 600/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Effect: Once installed, any sentient beings directly killed by the warship will have their souls absorbed by this component.
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{Soul Devouring·Ascension: Consumes one billion Spectral Energy Points. As the price of shattering this component, consumes all souls devoured by the component to grant a specified part an ascension, ensuring its quality improves by one rank. Current Soul Devouring Progress: First Stage 0% (Note: At maximum progress for First Stage, it can ascend Silver Components to Gold Components, Second Stage to ascend Gold to Black, etc. Soul Devouring progress accumulates up to the Fourth Stage, allowing ascension from Colorful Lower Component to Colorful/Upper Component)}
Yes, this Three-Colored Wonder turned out to be yet another [Soul Devouring Altar] fragment, and one of superior grade compared to the earlier one, promising even greater boosts to the Mirror Image Warship going forward.
Perfectly timed, since the duplicate [Soul Devouring Altar]'s performance had started to wane, swapping it out for this Three-Colored version fit ideally.
[Heaven and Earth Sealing Tower]
[Void Cloud Boat Model]
[High-Dimensional Particle Collapse Cannon]
[Barbarian God Guardian]
[Purusa Zen Seal]
[Demon Buddha Purifying World Relic]
In moments, Song Chi had brainstormed multiple follow-up parts that could gain from this, and prior to fitting them onto the Mirror Image Warship, he could upgrade one to Five-Colored Quality first.
On potential targets, Song Chi already had a plan.
But prior to that, he needed to build up the Soul Devouring progress, which posed no issue; right now, the Torch's Five Great Empires United Fleet aimed to claim the civilization’s fifth River System community area. When the conquest battle kicked off, he could hand the part to his elder brother Song Yan, letting the [Fiery Flame Boiling Sea] Superdimensional Mother Ship lead the fight, and filling the Soul Devouring progress would happen naturally.
When it came to pushing the expansion scheme ahead, one had to consider Torch Civilization's present power: five Mythical Immortal Ships, along with almost ten Mythical Enslaved Creatures, and the combo part Three Corpses Divine Shrine, which equated to eleventh rank fighting strength.
From here on, controlling just four River System community zones definitely wouldn't quench Torch Civilization's thirst, making outward growth a must.
Lost in contemplation, the Torch Seed picked up an incoming message from Song Clan members seeking a meeting with the Big Dipper Star Lord of the Big Dipper Seven Stars Hall.
Upon hearing this, Song Chi immediately figured out their purpose, in no rush to summon back the warship or depart the Ruins Market, but rather heading toward the [Creation and Transformation Eight Trigrams Furnace]. At its base lay a share of the Seven-Colored Fire Seed that had been utilized once already.
With a gesture, he drew out more than five thousand grams of [Time Source Crystal], and after the [Creation and Transformation Eight Trigrams Furnace] cooled off, he forged another batch of [Mixed Elemental Infinite Pill], then at last left the Ruins Market.
As for [Big Dipper Seven Stars Hall], being a former close ally powerhouse, he was inclined to offer aid; earlier, direct talks were awkward because of reps from different groups, but with the Big Dipper Star Lord coming once more, the moment felt spot on.