Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1747: 852: A Clean Escape (Part 2)

The second and third waves of the bone spike storm descended; these lethal projectiles, moving at velocities exceeding a hundred times the speed of light, were once again decelerated by a factor of a thousand. Though they remained swift, the reduction was sufficient for the Mirror Image Warship to react.

The Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong shifted its hull repeatedly as its lateral armor plating expanded. From the ship, a barrage from countless main and secondary cannons erupted like fire snakes, desperately intercepting the cataclysmic bone spikes.

Simultaneously, replicas of the Judgment Light, Blood Erosion Destruction Cannon, and High-dimensional Particle Collapse Cannon, along with other vibrant ship artillery, were fired in succession.

Multiple beams of annihilation surged toward the Demon Bone Warship, warping and consuming the very light in their trajectory.

The Demon Bone Warship was clearly caught off guard by such a rapid retaliation.

The flesh and gore covering its exterior writhed violently, coalescing into a massive bone shield at the vessel's prow.

“Boom—”

A cataclysmic explosion thundered through the vacuum. The bone shield at the front of the Demon Bone Warship endured for only a few breaths before being swallowed by the ferocious energy tempest.

Song Chi’s expression remained grim, however; he understood that this offensive was insufficient to deal a lethal blow to a Mythical Unit.

Data provided by the replica of the Eye of Truth confirmed that while the Demon Bone Warship took significant damage from the blast, its ravaged sections were already regenerating at a startling speed.

Shifting his attention, Song Chi glanced at the nearby battlefield where the Shenxia Jiuli Ship was engaged. The Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor seemed drawn to their skirmish; one of its heads swung around, firing emerald beams from its trioculars.

These rays wove into a luminous net within the void, sweeping toward their position.

The Shenxia Jiuli Ship reacted instantly. Upon the vessel, thousands of warriors in the Martial Arts Dynasty Realm executed their techniques simultaneously. The radiance of martial arts spilled out from the Dynasty Realm, clashing with the green toxic net and triggering a chorus of corrosive hissing.

Seizing this window, Song Chi, through the main body of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship, pulsed a message to Jiang Yuan:

“Emperor Jiang, are you able to momentarily rupture the Poison Attribute Rule Realm surrounding the Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor?”

Though Jiang Yuan was uncertain of Song Chi’s plan, he gave a solemn nod.

“Understood!”

Song Chi centered himself, channeling the bulk of his spiritual intent toward the Mirror Image Warship—specifically toward the replica of the Warship Swapping Device it carried.

This component had recently reached Gold Quality through the use of origin refinement energy. Furthermore, enhanced by the Soul Devouring Altar of the replication clone, it had been temporarily boosted to Black Quality.

He intended to use this device to swap places with the Shenxia Jiuli Ship’s warship avatar, securing a path for its total withdrawal.

The warship avatar of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship was far more vital than the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Image Warship. As the Torch Civilization's sole Mythical Unit capable of exploring this Origin Star, every second it spent on the surface was priceless, as it was the only legally permitted Torch Warship allowed there.

By contrast, the Mirror Image Warship could be manifested again in just over a month; the cost of it being destroyed was negligible.

In the lower atmosphere of the Origin Star, the Shenxia Jiuli Ship let out a piercing metallic screech, rapidly shifting from its warship configuration back into its Mythical Mecha form.

“Jiuli · Breaking Realm!”

The Seven-Colored Jiuli Heavy Halberd was swung with immense force, carving a crimson trail millions of kilometers long through the void. Where the blade passed, phantasms of ancient battlefields filled with corpses and seas of blood appeared. Ancient runes flared on the edge as it bit into the green barrier surrounding the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor.

“Crack—”

A sharp fracturing sound echoed in the void. The Rule Realm of the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor was split by a gash tens of thousands of meters long, causing the flow of the Poison Law to falter momentarily.

“Now!” Song Chi’s eyes flashed with intensity.

Aboard the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Image Warship, the Gold Quality Warship Swapping Device erupted with blinding light, hitting the threshold of Black Quality thanks to the Soul Devouring Altar.

“Activating swap protocol!”

Song Chi’s order was perfectly timed with Jiang Yuan’s actions. As the Shenxia Jiuli Ship dropped all defensive screens, two spatial anchoring beams locked onto the vessels with precision.

Buzz—

The void shuddered. Suddenly, the swap encountered interference as the shattered Rule Realm of the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor began to knit itself back together, and violent spatial ripples compromised the process.

“Warning! Spatial corridor unstable!” The Intelligent Brain’s alarm blared.

Cold sweat beaded on Song Chi’s brow; he hadn't expected the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor to recover so swiftly. Jiang Yuan, however, reacted before Song Chi could even move.

Above the head of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship's warship avatar, the Martial Arts Dynasty Realm was forcibly detonated. This Rule-level blast stalled the Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor’s restoration, allowing the two ships to successfully exchange positions at the final second.

The entire maneuver took place in a heartbeat. Because Song Chi and Jiang Yuan had coordinated beforehand, and Jiang Yuan knew the lengthy cooldown of his warship avatar, they acted in perfect unison without a single wasted moment.

“Boom!”

The instant the swap was finalized, a torrent of toxic flames from the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor engulfed the space where the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong now sat.

The Mirror Image Warship’s Mythical Pulse Energy Shield plummeted past critical levels instantly, its armor plating dissolving at a terrifying rate.

Even though Song Chi immediately triggered Final Blessing and the Medal of Resurrection, he could not prevent the Mirror Image Warship from being buried under the infinite sea of poisonous fire.

In the blink of an eye, the Twelve Lives Life and Death Chess ability of the replication Time Chess Board was forced to activate.

Though the Mirror Image Warship was revived, it was trapped in a loop of destruction by the Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor, lasting less than ten seconds with each life.

The Mirror Image Warship was indeed powerful, but it was no match for the combat strength of the Poison Flood Dragon Emperor, which bordered on the Eleventh Rank.

Beyond the atmosphere of the Origin Star, within the primary bridge of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship.

Watching the Mirror Image Warship sink repeatedly, a slight smile touched Song Chi’s eyes.

Just moments before, the Shenxia Jiuli Ship's warship avatar had successfully swapped with the Mirror Image Warship, escaped the Demon Bone Warship, and fled the poison domain. It had already jumped tens of thousands of light-years away, reaching safety.

The objective of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Image Warship was complete.

Seeing this, Song Chi decided not to waste any more charges of the Twelve Lives Life and Death Chess and voluntarily dismissed the Mirror Image Warship.

In the final moments before the image faded, he saw the furious Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor lose its prey and turn its wrath toward the Demon Bone Warship.

Elsewhere, several other Mythical Creatures were arriving one after another. A massive conflict was inevitable, though it no longer concerned the Torch Civilization.

Inside the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, in the Market Walking Room of a third-floor inn.

“Greedy Wolf, this belongs to you!”

The Sun Deuterium Stone Raw Ore had been split into four sections. Jiang Yuan and the others handed the largest portion to Song Chi.

Song Chi accepted it without hesitation, as he had been the one to cover their final retreat.

Gauging the weight of the raw ore, Song Chi calculated that once refined, it would provide enough special resources to satisfy the requirements for several Superdimensional Mother Ships.

After Jiang Yuan and the others departed, Song Chi’s mood turned reflective. The Mirror Image Warship’s struggle against the Two-headed Poison Flood Dragon Emperor highlighted a weakness: the Three-colored Mythical Pulse Energy Shield and the Neutron Star Core Armor, once his strongest assets, were now the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong’s limitations.

The Neutron Star Core Armor was manageable; through the combined efforts of his family, the market, and the Big Dipper Seven Stars Hall to acquire Neutron Star Remains, that Three-colored Component was nearing its next evolution.

The Mythical Pulse Energy Shield, however, had reached its limit. It was now a significant bottleneck. He needed to find a way to replace it with a higher-tier Energy Shield.

Song Chi wasn't worried, though. He had already identified several potential replacements within the Market Token rooms. While they weren't of Colorful Extreme Position Quality, there were several Colorful Upper-tier Energy Shields available. He only needed to wait for the current occupants of those rooms to finish their business, and he would soon be able to upgrade the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong with a superior shield.