Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1851 - 899: Mythical Origin Spore Enslavement (Part 2)
Previously on Global Era of Star trekking...
Zizizi—
Within the Mirror Image Warship, the duplicate of the [Alien Species Energy Purification Sculpture] unleashed its might like never before. The pristine white Absolute Purification Domain pressed tightly against the inner walls, desperately fending off the strange and overwhelmingly tyrannical enslaving power.
Yet, the [Mythical Origin Spore Enslavement] held a superior level of potency. It went beyond simple energy corruption, embodying a "compelled integration" law drawn from the fundamental nature of existence.
Upon touching that unseen mark, the purification domain's glow let out a wailing sound like it was being eroded, quickly fading and pulling back.
Ignoring the barriers of space, the silhouette of the [Multi-Virus Original Core] materialized straight in the heart of the warship's command center, then slammed down with force.
Crack!
This wasn't a real noise, but rather a breaking at the level of laws.
Bursting through with force, the purification domain shattered, while the original core's shadow dug in deep, fusing into the warship's central essence.
[Alert! Detection of unknown foreign energy breach!]
[Alert! Supreme warship control is undergoing forced alteration!]
[Alert! Soul connection steadiness is dropping rapidly! 10%...25%...50%...]
[Alert! Intelligent Core faces invasion...]
At the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi's expression shifted abruptly.
The mental bond linking him to the Mirror Image Warship grew hazy and faint in an instant, followed by an intense, nauseating feeling of taint and resistance surging in his mind.
His gaze snapped upward toward the [Mirror Image Splitting] module attached to the core of [Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong].
What had operated without a hitch now shook wildly, emitting a constant low hum.
Across the module's exterior, fine fissures spread rapidly over the enigmatic mirror-like glow and shadows, leaking out an ominous dark green radiance.
These marks showed the Mirror Image Warship getting seized by force, on the verge of slipping from his grasp and even striking back at the primary module.
"What a horrifying enslavement technique! It manages to taint the Mirror Image Splitting module over the Endless Void!" Song Chi felt shock, yet he acted without delay.
He could not allow the takeover to finish, lest it bring unending disaster.
Right as the soul connection neared total cutoff, with the [Mirror Image Splitting] module's fractures reaching their limit, a fierce glint appeared in Song Chi's eyes, and he promptly sent the top-level order via the last faint link.
"Forced detachment! End the mirror state!"
Boom!
It felt like a violent rip at the level of the spirit.
Back in the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, the [Mirror Image Splitting] module let out a pained groan from overload, its surface splits mending a bit at once, though its shine stayed dull, obviously suffering severe harm and unfit for reuse anytime soon.
At the same time, deep within the Spore Virus Divine Realm's nucleus, the Mirror Image Warship froze the instant the directive activated, then the whole vessel started crumbling piece by piece like a broken mirror, dissolving away, breaking down into basic energy fragments, and finally getting fully engulfed and absorbed by the swirling Spore Virus energies nearby.
The [Multi-Virus Original Core]'s shadow, freshly lodged in its Law Core, released powerful ripples, as if caught in momentary pause and disarray from the target's abrupt vanishing.
A wordless bellow of rage and confusion erupted from the [Multi-Dimensional Crystal Wall Corrupt Poison Mushroom], making the entire Spore Divine Realm surge in turmoil.
Within the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi glanced at the hard-won Three-Colored Wonder, then at the cracked and faded [Mirror Image Splitting] module on the primary vessel, exhaling deeply in relief, though lingering worry persisted.
The price paid this round had been steep, yet at least... he held the prize.
On top of that, he now grasped the fearsome power and uncanny methods of the [Multi-Dimensional Crystal Wall Corrupt Poison Mushroom].
"Eleventh Rank Myth... Multiverse Era relic... Spore Virus Divine Realm... Original Body Enslavement Divine Skill..."
Song Chi whispered to himself, but he quickly shook it off, choosing not to dwell.
In light of present circumstances, his priority lay in swiftly mending the [Mirror Image Splitting] module, preparing it for the grand crisis of [Heaven-Fighting Ruins Collapse] millennia ahead at full strength. The [Multi-Dimensional Crystal Wall Corrupt Poison Mushroom], distant by billions of light-years from Torch Human Civilization's domain, posed no immediate threat to fret over.
True enough, the interference from the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Mirror Warship had driven the [Multi-Dimensional Crystal Wall Corrupt Poison Mushroom] into a frenzy, unleashing hordes of virus-altered colossal beasts from the Spore Nebula, which turned into a disaster for the Primordial Mother Queen Insect Swarm.
Before long, the Spore beings' forces clashed in an epic confrontation with the Starry Sea Insect Race legions, transforming a massive star region over tens of millions of light-years into a warzone.
Unaware as the true catalyst, Song Chi turned his focus entirely to the newly gained Three-Colored Wonder.
Amazement lit up his gaze. This Colorful Lower Artifact was both alien and intimately known to him; he'd possessed a comparable treasure before.
[Wondrous Object: Soul Devouring Platform]
[Quality: Black]
[Convertible: {Soul Devouring Altar}]
[Remark: A special wondrous object gestated by the Starry Sky’s Intestine.]
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Soul Devouring Altar lv0
Quality: Colorful/Lower
Unique Feature: Soul Devouring·Ascension
Consumption: 600/s (Spectral Energy Points)
Effect: Once installed, any sentient beings directly killed by the warship will have their souls absorbed by this component.
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{Soul Devouring·Ascension: Consumes one billion Spectral Energy Points. As the price of shattering this component, consumes all souls devoured by the component to grant a specified part an ascension, ensuring its quality improves by one rank. Current Soul Devouring Progress: First Stage 0% (Note: At maximum progress for First Stage, it can ascend Silver Components to Gold Components, Second Stage to ascend Gold to Black, etc. Soul Devouring progress accumulates up to the Fourth Stage, allowing ascension from Colorful Lower Component to Colorful/Upper Component)}
Without doubt, this Three-Colored Wonder formed yet another segment of the [Soul Devouring Altar], surpassing the prior one in caliber, promising even greater enhancements for the Mirror Image Warship going forward.
Perfectly timed, since the duplicate [Soul Devouring Altar]'s performance had grown rather underwhelming, swapping it out for this Three-Colored variant fit ideally.
[Heaven and Earth Sealing Tower]
[Void Cloud Boat Model]
[High-Dimensional Particle Collapse Cannon]
[Barbarian God Guardian]
[Purusa Zen Seal]
[Demon Buddha Purifying World Relic]
In moments, Song Chi had brainstormed multiple follow-up modules that could gain from this, and prior to fitting them onto the Mirror Image Warship, he could elevate one to Five-Colored Quality first.
As for potential recipients, Song Chi already had a plan.
But prior to that, building up the Soul Devouring accumulation was essential, which presented no issue; with the Torch's Five Great Empires United Fleet gearing up to claim the civilization's fifth River System cluster, once the conquest battle kicked off, he could hand the module to his elder brother Song Yan aboard the [Fiery Flame Boiling Sea] Superdimensional Mother Ship for the fights, filling the Soul Devouring gauge as a bonus.
When it came to pressing on with the expansion scheme, the Torch Civilization's present might stood out: five Mythical Immortal Ships, plus almost ten Mythical Enslaved Creatures, bolstered by the combined Three Corpses Divine Shrine module, equaling eleventh-rank fighting force.
From here on, holdings of just four River System clusters no longer sufficed for Torch Civilization, demanding bolder ventures outward.
Lost in contemplation, the Torch Seed picked up an incoming hail from Song Clan members seeking a meeting with the Big Dipper Star Lord of the Big Dipper Seven Stars Hall.
Upon hearing this, Song Chi surmised their purpose right away, in no rush to summon back the warship or depart the Ruins Market, but rather approaching the [Creation and Transformation Eight Trigrams Furnace]. At its base sat a share of the Seven-Colored Fire Seed from an earlier use.
With a gesture, he drew forth more than five thousand grams of [Time Source Crystal], allowed the [Creation and Transformation Eight Trigrams Furnace] to settle, then brewed another batch of [Mixed Elemental Infinite Pill], before at last leaving the Ruins Market.
For the [Big Dipper Seven Stars Hall], as a former close ally powerhouse, he remained open to aiding; earlier direct talks had been tricky amid faction representatives, but with the Big Dipper Star Lord returning now, the moment proved ideal.