Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1875 - 910: Return to the Heaven-Fighting Ruins (Part 2)

In the shadowy, gloomy expanse of space, the forms of Song Chi and Zi Huan gradually materialized, detecting the once-familiar but now crumbling energy surrounding them, which allowed Song Chi to verify that they had truly entered the Heaven-defying Ruins.

"Let’s go, Zi Huan, to fulfill the final promise."

Via the Soul Link, Song Chi sent directives to Zi Huan, who had just advanced to a higher level.

Simultaneously, he advanced, his body dissolving into the void gateway that appeared to have been crafted specifically for their arrival.

The instant after, Song Chi and Zi Huan materialized right at the barren heart of the Heaven-defying Ruins.

What lay ahead was far more barren than it had been twenty thousand years prior, with the heavens riddled by spiderweb-like rifts in space, the ground steadily breaking apart and dissolving into oblivion, the whole site teetering on the edge of total chaos.

While Song Chi remained composed within, Zi Huan picked up on the Heaven-Fighting Will born from this location, now greatly diminished, and instinctively released a deep, sorrowful growl.

Upon sensing the presence of Zi Huan and Chi, the Heaven-Fighting Will in the relic's core gathered once more, shaping itself into an indistinct silhouette.

The silhouette's eyes passed over Zi Huan, detecting the pristine and mighty mythic-tier Heaven-defying Bloodline inside him, and displayed profound approval. Evidently, Zi Huan reaching the mythical rank in merely over twenty thousand years had surpassed its projections by a wide margin.

This further indicated that Song Chi was truly nurturing Zi Huan, rather than just being bound by their earlier vow.

Then, Song Chi released an Intelligence Brain Chip, which recorded the progress of the Heaven-defying Bloodline offshoots he had dispersed through the diverse alien realms of the Shattered Starry Sea, including a few under ninth-rank Heaven-defying Bloodline supervision, and close to twenty at the eighth rank, undoubtedly surpassing the prior standards.

As a result, the Heaven-defying Ruins grew even more pleased.

"Successor... Continuation... Heaven-fighting Will..."

Fragmented ideas flooded into the minds of Song Chi and Zi Huan.

At that point, the ruin's disintegration quickened abruptly, and the leftover Heaven-Fighting Will, possibly having settled its deepest regrets, started swiftly forfeiting its grip on the Heaven-defying Ruins during this short span. Luckily, it endured just long enough to stop the site from immediately crumbling.

Yet, one could foresee that following this shift, the ruin's eventual downfall would surely come sooner, maybe in the coming decades, or even mere years.

Not allowing Song Chi time for reflection, the Heaven-fighting Will promptly honored its old commitment, passing on the ultimate reward, the central relic that had upheld the site's survival for endless ages, the Chaotic Artifact [High-dimensional Sea], straight to Song Chi.

Clutching the [High-dimensional Sea], observing the Chaotic Radiance ceaselessly flowing from the Strange Object, intense eagerness and intrigue pushed Song Chi to examine its Attribute Panel right away, though ultimately, logic prevailed against his inquisitiveness.

For his instincts warned that they should exit the Heaven-defying Ruins without delay, avoiding any prolonged stay in this Relic Space.

With the Heaven-fighting Will's hold on the relic fading, each additional moment or even instant inside could hasten the full breakdown by months, perhaps even a full year.

After saying goodbye to the Heaven-fighting Will, Song Chi departed the Heaven-defying Ruins with the downcast Zi Huan, making their way back to [Split Mountain Ancestor City].

"Phew!"

Once they had completely returned to [Split Mountain Ancestor City], Song Chi exhaled deeply, as though a massive burden had lifted, oblivious to the fact that in those brief minutes, the Chaos Void housing the Heaven-defying Ruins was churning with concealed surges and massive unrest.

From the instant Song Chi and Zi Huan vanished from [Split Mountain Ancestor City], drawn into the relic's nucleus by the Heaven-Fighting Will, up to their secure reappearance bearing the Chaotic Artifact [High-dimensional Sea].

Deep within the apparently quiet emptiness of the Heavenly Ape Star Realm, the suppressed undercurrents burst forth unexpectedly.

"Buzz——"

Undetectable waves propagated swiftly from the warped void at the center of the Heaven-defying Ruins, faint but tied to profound shifts in the relic's essence and its deliberate fading of will. Yet for the mythical entities who had lingered here for tens of thousands of years or more, it felt like a massive stone hurled into a still pond.

"The relic’s will is rapidly weakening!"

"Is the Heaven-defying Ruins accelerating its collapse?"

"What’s happening, did something unexpected occur inside the relic?"

Intense clashing divine senses communicated in the void's depths, brimming with doubt and avarice.

They had endured through infinite eras, akin to the most steadfast predators, anticipating the relic's natural downfall to share any surviving Heaven-fighting Clan legacy, particularly the Chaotic Artifact that propped up the relic.

Now, learning abruptly that the relic could crumble earlier than anticipated, how could this not spark disorder among the factions?

At the same time, it reignited the deep-seated resentment and enmity built over countless eras.

Boom!

A remote layer of void detonated without warning, unleashing dazzling yet lethal mythical glow, shards of rules scattering wildly. A hidden Mythical Titan engaged in battle with a "Mythical Flame Demon" that sought to intrude forcefully on the relic's inner condition.

Neither side was known for restraint, and with the first strike, the powder keg ignited.

Boom boom boom!

Additional mythical entities joined the fray, whether to investigate or remove rivals, or merely caught in the swirling turmoil.

In a flash, this fragile void transformed into a horrifying warzone.

Space ripped open, time's flow twisted into disarray, diverse mythical-level Law Domains pressed against each other, canceling out in bursts.

If the combatants hadn't feared utterly destroying the relic and letting void storms devour all, the destruction's scope would have grown far beyond what it was.

This abrupt turmoil persisted for days, unsettling half the Heavenly Ape Star Realm and pulling in the gaze of further powers.

Ultimately, a handful of elder and mightier wills stepped in to halt it.

"Enough!"

A grand will, vast as an ocean of stars, commanded and quelled portions of the battlefield's mayhem.

"If the fight continues, attracting more forces outside the Heavenly Ape Star Realm to intervene, no one will get that [High-dimensional Sea]!"

Via negotiations and threats from multiple sides, the disorder paused for the time being.

At the same time, the groups swiftly agreed, ramping up their assault on the Heaven-defying Ruins.

"Join forces, speed up the erosion!"

"We can’t wait any longer!"

The united powers, including the Titan Giant Clan, Eternal Clan, Abyss Demon Race, Starry Sea Insect Race, or certain solitary ancient myths, provisionally ignored their grudges.

Streams of fearsome mythical energy, abandoning caution, surged like furious torrents from scattered void regions, savagely battering and wearing down the already fragile barriers of the Heaven-defying Ruins.

The site's framework, scarcely upheld by the Heaven-Fighting Will and [High-dimensional Sea], groaned under the assault that had surged tenfold, a hundredfold in intensity.

Crack! Crackle!

Within the relic, the heavens' breakdown hastened dramatically, enormous voids erased into turmoil.

Rather than crumbling, the ground vaporized and disappeared in huge sections, the lingering trace of the Heaven-Fighting Will at the core pulsed erratically, quiet in resignation and last resolve, yet its pulses grew faster, teetering on total dissipation.

The Heaven-defying Ruins' ultimate downfall began its final timer.

Meanwhile, the one who sparked it all, Song Chi, rested calmly in the Heavenly Marketplace at that time, holding the [High-dimensional Sea] that shone with Chaotic Radiance in his hand, ignorant of the colossal upheavals in the Chaos Void he had unleashed.

About this Chaotic Artifact, he shared only a quick update with Jiang Yuan and the rest of the three, then hurried into the Heavenly Marketplace, refusing to leave it exposed outside even briefly.

After all, the mighty forces coveting this [Chaotic Artifact] numbered far beyond a handful or a dozen; he needed the Heavenly Marketplace, itself a Chaotic Artifact, for hiding and protection to feel truly secure.