Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1854 - 901: The Resumption of Expansion

In the Earth Core Space within the Heavenly Ruins Continent, Song Chi sensed the fresh changes from the [Eight Profound Transformation Derivation Technique] along with the steadying presence of the [Qiankun Beidou Floating Land Array], which filled his mind with tranquility.

Song Chi fitted the enhanced [Miracle Cloning Chamber] back onto the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, as he handed over the [Soul Devouring Altar] to Song Yan for the time being.

Soon enough, the top council of the Five Great Torch Empires approved a decision to initiate another phase of outward conquest campaigns.

War signals didn't resound in any particular starry region, yet they conveyed the determination via the Torch Network that spanned the whole civilization's domain, touching upon every area in the Four Torch River System Communities.

Jiang Yi from the [Shenxia Dynasty], Ji Qing of the [Chi Yu Divine Dynasty], Wilson representing the [Holy Hall Federation], Ying Wei of the [Xian Qin Dynasty], and Song Yan standing for the [Heavenly Ruins Divine Court]—five superdimensional mother ships radiating tremendous might, resembling five drifting battle citadels across the cosmos—were the initial ones to assemble at the northern boundary of the Second Torch River System Community (once called the Eight-Armed Snake Demon River System).

Behind them trailed hundreds of Star River Ships, somewhat lesser in scale yet still packing destructive force, lined up in formation, followed by the vast armada of tens of thousands of Star-Annihilating Starships, Fearless Ships, Battleships, Zhulu Warships, all crammed together, blanketing the starlit expanse, totaling billions in count.

Blazing Spectral Energy flames from the engines of the warships lit up this once shadowy and quiet cosmic wilderness, making it as bright as day.

This campaign's total leadership was shared among the alternating top leaders from the Five Great Empires, though the true ultimate safeguard stemmed from that grand being quietly concealed in the emptiness overhead the armada, vastly surpassing the superdimensional mother ships in size—the recently elevated legendary entity of the Celestial Ruins Divine Court, the Dragon Spine Dominator Whale.

Its mere existence required no movement; just the legendary aura it unintentionally released was sufficient to freeze the space around the whole armada, instilling every commander's soul with unmatched assurance and glory.

The Torch Civilization held back its full might; dispatching just one legendary force alongside demonstrated their utter faith in the civilization's collective power, since scores of legendary beings guarded the homeland, creating a tactical barrier strong enough to ward off any potential threats.

"Target, Beiji Sea River System Cluster, Black Abyss Star Core River System Cluster! Route planning complete! Fleet, set sail!"

As the supreme order rang out, the massive combined armada activated its hyperspace drives, surging into the warped space tunnels like a flood of steel and power, bound for the distant unknown Star Domain light-years away in the billions.

Inside the primary command center of [Fiery Flame Boiling Sea], Song Yan wore a spotless Heavenly Ruins Divine Court Prince Uniform, the Dragon Spine Divine Mountain Badge gleaming on his shoulders.

His piercing eyes scanned the chaotic superdimensional flows ahead, firmly directing a series of instructions.

Serving as the superdimensional captain from the Song family, the second-highest authority in the Heavenly Ruins Divine Court after Song Chi, he fully grasped how vital this operation was, impacting not just the Divine Court's stakes but also the broader strategic plans of the entire civilization.

Only a few thousand years remained before the [Heaven-Fighting Ruins Collapse]; prior to that epic legendary clash, the Torch Civilization had to build up its power and base through every available method, and this conquest expansion effort was key to rapidly strengthening the civilization's core.

The voyage for the expedition proved lengthy and dull, yet for the Torch armada outfitted with obtained space wormhole extension parts, billions of light-years posed no great distance; the main delay came from the narrow size of the space tunnels, forcing the expedition armada to pass through in groups.

Across the almost decades-spanning crossing, the armada faced no mishaps, with no foolish powers bold enough to obstruct this fearsome entity embodying the Torch Civilization's resolve.

The sporadic legendary presence from the Dragon Spine Dominator Whale served as the ideal credential and caution.

Upon the armada's ultimate arrival in the designated target Star Domain—Mysterious Star Sea, at the heart of the Beiji Sea River System Cluster and the Black Abyss Star Core River System Cluster—the true "effort" was only starting.

These two river system groups weren't empty lands; more than a hundred advanced civilizations of different levels were firmly rooted there, including six that qualified as elite advanced civilizations, each boasting many Ninth Rank beings or constructs, dominating dozens or hundreds of river systems, thus acting as the dominant rulers over the two river system groups.

Confronting the abrupt entry and blatant conquest aims of the Torch armada, these native civilizations quickly formed a pact for joint opposition following their first waves of surprise and alarm.

{{In no time, tens of millions of alien starships surged from every corner, forming a substantial alliance army, attempting to rely on familiar star domain environments and pre-arranged defensive structures to halt the progress of the Torch fleet.}}

The intense cosmic battle broke out without delay.

Energy rays streaked through the void, space explosives ripped open realities, mechas and alien star fighters clashed and burst amid the asteroid fields...

In the 89th year according to the expedition timeline, the core unit of the [Northern Silent Sea Expedition Fleet], made up of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Court, Xian Qin Dynasty, and Holy Hall Federation, formally arrived at the primary strategic goal of this trek—the Ghostly Vortex.

This formed a huge interstellar debris storm zone stretching across millions of light-years, featuring intricate inner layouts, loaded with gravity snares and intense radiation zones, acting as a innate shield for the central dozens of river system areas in the "Beiji Sea River System Community," and it was likewise the unchallenged territory that the native civilization "Ghost Shadow Songstress" had controlled for hundreds of thousands of years.