Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1841 - 895: An Unexpected Outcome (Continued) (2)

Moreover, since the legendary ancient tree domain was already in ruins, his focus naturally turned toward the primary form of the [War Puppet Mother Tree].

Yet, he had no intention of experimenting on it himself; instead, he directed his sight to the periphery of the battlefield, spotting a Tenth Rank Four-winged Battle Puppet that bore wounds. It had barely survived the edge of a Gamma Ray Burst, now in a brief phase of diminished defenses.

The opening wouldn't last!

With a thought from Song Chi, a brilliant five-colored glow erupted from the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.

Just moments before, aided by the mirror [Heaven-Swallowing Python Shedding], the [Heavenly Authority Control Ring] had advanced to Five-Colored Quality and was abruptly triggered!

"Heavenly Power Control!"

An unseen and formless surge, carrying ultimate dominion laws, outpaced all forms of energy or data flow, racing across the battlefield in an instant. It slipped past the energy shield of the mythical [Four-winged Battle Puppet] and the disrupted mental connection to the Mother Tree caused by its damage, straight into the central control rune array.

Buzz!

The Tenth Rank [Four-winged Battle Puppet] shook violently, its four wings locking up, the eerie gleam in its eyes flashing wildly and erratically, as the directives from the War Puppet Mother Tree got brutally overwritten and wiped away.

In the following instant, the mythic Four-winged Battle Puppet, gripped by total command authority for the time being, executed an action that stunned every unit present —

Rather than striking the closest White Bone Giant or Asura, or even targeting the two warships, it poured every bit of its internal energy madly into the four luminous wings on its back.

Shua!

Its velocity surged beyond all bounds, morphing into a blazing streak that warped and scorched space-time, charging headlong in a self-destructive dash toward the distant core of the [War Puppet Mother Tree].

"No!!!"

The [War Puppet Mother Tree] at last sensed the dire peril, unleashing a piercing mental scream, scrambling to rally nearby puppets for a blockade and even striving to trigger a forced detonation of that Four-winged Battle Puppet, but the effort came too late.

A puppet fully dominated by the [Heavenly Power Control Ring] wouldn't halt for anything short of immediate physical annihilation.

Thunk — Boom!!!

The flaming Four-winged Battle Puppet, acting like a pinpointed doomsday missile, slammed hard into the fissure on the Mother Tree's primary trunk, unleashing its cataclysmic energy in an immediate blast.

"Sasha — Sasha —!!!"

The [War Puppet Mother Tree] let out its most agonizing and tormented cry since the conflict began, as a enormous gash tore open in its colossal trunk, spewing dark green energy sap like spurting blood. Its presence dropped sharply like a sheer drop, nearly crippling the Puppet Army's command system entirely, leaving all puppets sluggish and jerky in their actions, even smashing into one another.

Witnessing this, Song Chi knew the foe held no further aces up its sleeve, confirming it as the perfect instant for his fatal blow.

The moment had arrived, and the battle's outcome rested on this single strike!

A burst of divine light flared in his eyes, holding nothing back, he unleashed the full might of the [Heavenly Authority Control Ring]'s supreme subjugation force —

"Absolute Enslavement!"

The immense and grand subjugation principles solidified into a vivid five-colored enslavement seal, flooding into the severely injured essence core of the [War Puppet Mother Tree] via the most vulnerable breach in its barriers.

The Mother Tree's defenses had weakened to their absolute lowest, and its mental pulses—brimming with agony, fury, and reluctance—faded away like a flame snuffed by the breeze.

Sensing this shift, a wave of intense triumph flooded Song Chi's core. Despite the heartache from the expenditure, he had deliberately used some Time Source Liquid to refresh the mirror [Heaven-Swallowing Python Shedding]'s "Mythical Shedding" ability, all to upgrade the [Heavenly Authority Control Ring] to Five-Colored Quality, in hopes of binding the [War Puppet Mother Tree].

Even though his family oversaw an Eighth Rank Peak Ancient Mother Empress, the Starry Sea Insect Race demanded enormous resources to multiply and often sparked enmity from Insect Race Primordial Mother Queens. In contrast, the [War Puppet Mother Tree]'s worth clearly surpassed that by a wide margin.

If brought under control, it could be relocated to a Cultivation Secret Realm, sustaining itself by drawing in stray energies from the Starry Sea via its roots. Combined with the rapid time flow in the Cultivation Secret Realm, the Mother Tree's rate of producing puppets would undoubtedly prove astonishing.

As Song Chi eagerly awaited, after roughly a few minutes, at a pivotal instant, the [War Puppet Mother Tree]'s opposition completely vanished, ultimately overtaken and supplanted by an unyielding soul imprint of total loyalty.

This marked the official enslavement of the top-tier Tenth Rank [War Puppet Mother Tree] by the Heavenly Authority Control Ring, establishing it as Song Chi's second mythical bound entity.

Shortly after, the battlefield sank into utter stillness.

Every surviving puppet halted in unison, resembling soulless automatons, while the solitary Eleventh Rank Golden Horned Giant Whale War Puppet and Eleventh Rank Four-winged Battle Puppet drifted silently in the emptiness, their menacing lights fully dimmed.

Far in the distance, the enormous [War Puppet Mother Tree] anchored in the starry expanse gradually reined in all its raging energies. Its scarred trunk dipped slightly toward the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong's position, sending forth a faint yet distinctly reverent mental transmission brimming with respect and surrender:

"Master... from now on, your commands define my purpose."

As the firm unbreakable bond of control rooted deep in his spirit, Song Chi's strained mental tension at last started to ease bit by bit.

Gazing upon this war-torn starry domain now wholly under his dominion, a satisfied smile tinged with fulfillment appeared on his lips.

This carefully orchestrated and savagely fierce Starry Sea confrontation ended decisively in his complete triumph.

It not only eliminated the primary barrier in his path but also secured the subjugation of a high-potential peak Tenth Rank [War Puppet Mother Tree].

Through the soothing yet potent awareness in the soul connection, Song Chi's thoughts stirred faintly, as he tested his initial directive:

"Swiftly gather all leftover puppets, evaluate the damages from combat, and begin your own restoration."

"As you command, Master."

The [War Puppet Mother Tree] replied with deference, and soon, on its vast central trunk, the ruptured injuries started to squirm, with countless fine roots weaving together like animated tendrils, drawing in lingering void energies to mend itself gradually.

At the same time, the puppet fragments strewn across the starry sky and the intact idle puppets appeared drawn by some unseen pull, converging toward the Mother Tree.

They would get reintegrated by the Mother Tree, converted into sustenance for its recovery or raw materials for breeding fresh puppets ahead. The Eleventh Rank Golden Horned Giant Whale and Four-winged Battle Puppet glided back unobtrusively as devoted sentinels, positioning themselves on either flank of the Mother Tree, their own battered forms also requiring periods of energy and time to heal.

Song Chi's eyes scanned the battle-scarred starry expanse, where fractured space mended itself slowly under the Shattered Starry Sea Dao rules, though lingering turbulent energies and spatial rifts still echoed the prior savagery.

With a casual gesture, the two White Bone Giants fulfilled their roles and commenced a gradual withdrawal into the [Skeleton Tomb]. Following this intense clash, the White Bone Giants' structural wholeness probably dipped under 90%, demanding a span of regeneration before resummoning.

Nearby, the mythical Asura withdrew its Dharma Aspect, standing mutely at the side, as its injuries knit together amid flows of Asura Evil Qi.

"This fight drained a ton..." Song Chi mused inwardly.

The mirror warships remained unscathed, but his chief regret lay in the destruction of numerous mid-to-high level puppets, encompassing four Tenth Rank mythical ones and an Eleventh Rank Golden Horned Giant Whale Battle Puppet, with uncertainty on how long the [War Puppet Mother Tree] might need to regrow them in the future.

Luckily, the binding succeeded in the end, so no matter the costs, the rewards outweighed them hands down.

The worth of this peak Tenth Rank [War Puppet Mother Tree] went far beyond what anyone could envision.

It served as both formidable fighting force and an almost flawless "puppet production hub." Upon relocation to [Chicang’s No. 004 Breeding Secret Realm], leveraging the domain's temporal speedup, its output of puppet forces would hit a horrifying pace.

Envisioning the Heaven-Fighting Ruins Collapse crisis set to unfold millennia from now, should the Torch Civilization truly face the mythical turmoil as expected, the [War Puppet Mother Tree] would emerge as the paramount breeding core for Song Chi and the whole Torch Civilization, supplying immense mid-tier and even mythical battle strength to the group.

Regarding the mythical Starry Sky Plant Tree Heart, in the worst case, he could hunt for another, even if it postponed the Golden Apple Mother Tree's ascent to Tenth Rank; there was no alternative, for while the Golden Apple Mother Tree held great value, this Tenth Rank war puppet Mother Tree matched it without question.