Global Era of Star trekking

Chapter 1843: Chapter 896: Undercurrents (Part 2)

Buzz!

A fresh burst of immense divine power, surpassing even the Dominators, exploded from within, causing the Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale’s body to further expand in the dazzling divine light. The bone spines on its back, akin to a dragon’s spine, emitted sharp rays that tore through the sky, its scales covered with intricate, mythical rule patterns. As its giant eyes opened and closed, they contained the mighty power of stars being born and dying.

Tenth Rank Myth!

Success!

"Congratulations to Chi Ancestor, congratulations to Whale Ancestor, may heaven bless the Song family with yet another myth!"

In an instant, Song clan members spread across the Floating Land and various places became extremely excited, their cheers echoing through the clouds, spreading news to every corner of the Divine Court via communication networks.

Song Chi, who silently served as a protector, also revealed a gratified smile.

The Heavenly Ruins Song family finally possessed a third mythical-level combat power that was entirely their own, other than him and the Mythical Asura.

This was of extraordinary significance, marking a qualitative leap in the clan’s foundation. In the future, even if he, along with the Mythical Asura, ventured out and left the Torch Territory for an extended period, the Heavenly Ruins Song family would have enough confidence to dominate the entire Heavenly Ruins Divine Court.

The newly ascended Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale restrained its surging divine power, its massive head slowly turning towards the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, conveying clear and respectful waves of thought:

"My lord... Thank you for the gift of the pill and the grace of protection... Ba Cang, I vow to eternally guard the Heavenly Ruins Star Sea!"

Song Chi nodded slightly, his voice spreading to all corners:

"Very well, from today, you are the Song family’s clan guardian beast, titled - ’Tyrant’, enjoying the clan’s highest offerings!"

The resounding divine voice intertwined with the whale’s song of the newborn myth, announcing the arrival of a whole new era for the Heavenly Ruins Song family.

However, Song Chi’s gaze once again turned towards the depths of the Endless Star Sea.

By comparison, he was more concerned about the ascension of the Golden Apple Mother Tree.

After returning to the Heavenly Ruins Continent with the Dragon Spine Tyrant Whale, Song Chi re-entered the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

He decided not to initiate a new bounty with the Mixed Elemental Infinite Pill as a stake but instead turned his gaze towards a spatial anchor point within the market.

The spatial anchor point left on the periphery of the City of Transcendence.

Towards that City of Transcendence, he always maintained a vigilant and repellent attitude, though he couldn’t clearly articulate why. Instinctually, he didn’t want to have much interaction with it.

It was the delayed search for the mythical Starry Sky Plant Heart that reminded him of this profoundly mysterious city of high position.

With the various messages he previously gathered in that City of Transcendence, there surely must be a mythical Starry Sky Plant Heart there. However, trading in that city requires Transcendence Contribution Points, which is somewhat troublesome.

After a moment of thought, Song Chi decided to take a trip to the City of Transcendence.

Of course, he didn’t personally go; instead, he planned to have an Eight-star Ancient Demon under his command give it a try.

With his decision made, he hesitated no longer.

With a slight movement of his mind, an Eight-star Ancient Demon enslaved by the Heavenly Authority Control Ring, highly intelligent and skilled in social interaction, was summoned before him.

After a careful briefing, he didn’t rush to provide the Ancient Demon with too many resources, but first had it visit the City of Transcendence to scout. If the mythical Starry Sky Plant Heart was indeed found, then it wouldn’t be too late for the Ancient Demon to return.

After addressing various issues, Song Chi activated the spatial anchor point directed to the outskirts of the City of Transcendence.

Buzz!

Spatial ripples oscillated, and the figure of the Eight-star Ancient Demon instantly vanished from the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong’s control room, being drawn into its internal market, then appearing through the market at the mysterious area deep in the Endless Void— the outer platform of the City of Transcendence.

For the next few months, Song Chi remotely sensed the movements of the Ancient Demon in the City of Transcendence via Soul Link.

The city remained as grand and indifferent as it was in his memory, with strange races from All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds traversing it constantly, trading unimaginable treasures.

The Ancient Demon followed instructions, subtly maneuvering through various areas and private stalls, cautiously probing for news about the mythical Starry Sky Plant Heart.

The process was smoother than anticipated, yet carried an eerie undertone.

What went smoothly was that by the third month, the Ancient Demon, through official trading channels, had secured a heart meeting the requirements— a specialty from a High Magic Plane on the brink of extinction, the Tenth Rank Evil Spirit Divine Tree Heart.

This heart contained extremely pure death and soul source essence. Although its attributes slightly conflicted with the life rule of the Golden Apple Mother Tree, its mythical quality made it sufficient as core nourishment to propel the mother tree’s ascension.

However, the eerie aspect lay in the transaction method.

When the Ancient Demon expressed willingness to trade using various rare resources, Star Sea hard currency, and even certain precious mythical materials, the power behind the City of Transcendence coldly refused and instead provided a reply that greatly surprised Song Chi:

"The City of Transcendence has been indefinitely prioritizing the acquisition of various war resources: energy weapons, Starry Sea Oddities, interstellar warship universal armor materials, one-time strategic weapons, large-scale defense matrix components, high efficiency repair liquid, legion-level supplies... all can be exchanged for contribution points at internal valuation, and this Evil Spirit Divine Tree Heart only accepts war resource exchanges, or... a high number of transcendence contribution points."

War resources?

An alarm sent a mild stir in Song Chi’s heart, he immediately had the Ancient Demon discreetly seek additional information.

Shortly after, more detailed information gradually arrived.

This massive, prioritized purchase policy on war resources had not just begun but had already persisted for over thirteen hundred years, with the intensity not weakening but even increasingly stepping up over the past century, covering virtually all equipment, resources, and strategic materials usable for large-scale warfare, from Zero Rank to Tenth Rank.