Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1882: 914: Myth Invades the Realm
Previously on Global Era of Star trekking...
A millennium passes in the blink of an eye.
In the vast expanse of the Starry Sea, a thousand years amount to just a brief instant; yet for the perpetually conflicted Shattered Starry Sea, this period is etched with bloody recollections from numerous mid- and low-level civilizations, earning it the grim title of the “Scarlet Millennium.”
The relentless, blood-soaked conquest, enduring for more than a thousand years, proliferated like an unstoppable epidemic across the ruling civilizations.
It began with the Shi Clan and the Abyssal Devil Civilization, then engulfed the Wizard Civilization, Angel Civilization, Titan Giant… Nearly every entrenched and rising hegemon got dragged into this relentless current, forced or opting to grasp the sword of domination.
The Starry Sea's layout underwent brutal reconfiguration, with myriad ancient civilizations—bearing legacies from infinite eras—crumbled into stellar debris beneath the overwhelming assault of overlord armadas, while boundless riches were seized and hoarded.
Amid this crimson millennium, the Torch Human Civilization rose as an unexpected contender in the surge of conquest, bolstered by its streamlined war apparatus and the formidable tactical agility from the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.
Their domain swelled from an original six River System Communities to a staggering eighteen, fleet numbers multiplied manifold, Torch Ship Captain counts skyrocketed, and the vast spoils of war triggered a surge exceeding ten times in the prized combat prowess across the civilization.
As a result, the groundwork for the whole civilization builds up swiftly with the passage of time.
Yet the fires of conflict rage beyond the Shattered Starry Sea alone; the carnage on the Chaos Divine Land has reached a boiling intensity, the frontlines of the Heavenly Ape Star Realm remain in endless pull-and-push struggles, and bodies stack like towering peaks, fracturing the fundamental laws themselves.
On this particular day, within the Chaos Divine Land, the Heavenly Ape Star Realm.
The grand Torch Human Emperor City endures steadfastly at the forefront of combat; after a thousand years tempered by warfare, the eternal runes etched into its walls have deepened in hue, marked by the sacred blood of innumerable mighty adversaries, radiating both timeless age and unyielding resolve.
Over the city, Song Chi, Jiang Yuan, and Ferdinand maintain their constant vigil, their presences subtly linked to the entire Human Emperor City and even the underlying Earth Vein of the Chaos Divine Land, their power inscrutable.
All of a sudden—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sky dome above the Human Emperor City was abruptly ripped apart into three massive fissures.
A torrent of chaotic demonic qi erupted without warning, tainting the heavens across tens of thousands of light-years into a polluted darkness.
Hidden in that demonic qi was a horrifying power that warped laws and ensnared thoughts; space itself wailed beneath its eroding weight.
Three enormous, oppressive silhouettes gradually manifested from the rift amid the demonic qi.
Their appearances differed: one was clad in a crust resembling fissured lava, crowned with warped massive horns, the [World-Burning Claw]; another's form consisted of myriad shrieking spirits woven as one, grasping a gigantic soul-harvesting scythe, the [Soul Silence Demon God]; the final one sported ragged wings upon its back, its skin seeping vile pus and gore, emanating the pinnacles of pestilence and affliction, the [Plague Demon Lord].
The raw presence of the three Eleventh Rank Abyss Demon Gods crashed down like three unseen primordial demon peaks, bearing down intensely upon the Human Emperor City.
The city's protective barrier flared to its utmost, brilliant energy screens ignited in successive layers, but they shuddered fiercely under the demon gods' onslaught, releasing groans of strain and distortion.
“Hmph!”
Positioned inside the city, Song Chi, Jiang Yuan, and Ferdinand all snapped their eyes open at once, beams of light flashing from them; their Mythical Immortal Ships below glowed with boundless Ghost Light, three matching mythical forces surging upward, fusing with the city's core to firmly counter the oppressive demonic pressure.
The emptiness quivered, principles collided, and a silent clash erupted intensely in the mental domain.
“Abyss Demon Gods… and three at that!” Ferdinand’s face turned solemn, his tone echoing.
Jiang Yuan’s eyes cut like daggers; mythical dark power churned around him:
“It looks like our Torch Civilization’s growth over a thousand years has truly drawn the ‘notice’ of some entities.”
The Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong floated to the left of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship, inside the Battleship Main Control Room, Song Chi steadily observed the three demon gods radiating destructive intent in the sky above, even as his mind stirred with unrest.
Among the three Eleventh Rank Mythical Demon Gods, the World-Burning Claw felt familiar; he recalled their initial meeting when he delved solo into the Bottomless Abyss and glimpsed it from a distance in the Flame Prison Abyss.
Their second brush occurred in the earlier Origin Star Exploration, though in those prior two times, it was only a Tenth Rank Demon God. Now, after millennia, it had climbed to Eleventh Rank; his reverence for the Bottomless Abyss's profound horrors only grew stronger.
But before he could dwell further, the three Eleventh Rank Demon Gods struck.
Offering no questions, nor disclosing their aims, they appeared driven purely to annihilate the Human Emperor City.
In turn, after a momentary surprise, Song Chi and his allies rallied to mount a fierce counter.
“Since you crave battle, then bring it on!!!”
As the declaration rang out, illusions of two primordial great walls stretching across the cosmos appeared soundlessly in the four quadrants of the void encircling the Human Emperor City; these represented the law manifestations of the two [Civilization Great Walls].
The very moment the two Civilization Great Walls materialized, a quiet, unseen enhancement force had already enveloped the three Mythical Immortal Ships.
The three Mythical Immortal Ships exchanged magnetic wave signals in their alliance channel:
With a shared look among Song Chi and his comrades, in the following instant, they affirmed with a collective nod.
A burst of seven-colored radiance flashed, spatial undulations arose above the sky over the Human Emperor City, rapidly forming three superwarships nearly indistinguishable from the other three vessels; these were the warship projections of the three.
Replicating the [Three Corpses God Shrine·Jiao lv120]