Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1903 - 922: Transcendent Battle Power—White Bone Giant (2)

[‘Could you elaborate more on the specific effects of this Limit-breaking Stone?’]

Upon hearing his proactive inquiry, the Sky-splitting God King, who had presented the Limit-breaking Stone, quickly responded:

‘This object can unleash latent potential for extraordinary items. For instance, when applied to a Five-Colored Wondrous Object, it can enable it to manifest the capabilities of a Seven-Colored Strange Object to a certain degree. However, its effect on a Seven-Colored Strange Object is limited, at best reaching a semi-high-dimensional level, which cannot compare to genuine Chaos Wonders.’

Song Chi pondered these words. It was likely for this very reason that the other party had offered this Limit-breaking Stone as part of the stakes.

Still, this detail was not paramount to him. His objective wasn't to acquire a Seven-Colored Strange Object that possessed the full might of a Chaos Wonder, but rather to elevate a component to the Thirteenth Rank, even if only for a fleeting duration.

With this thought, he didn't hesitate and directly selected the Limit-breaking Stone.

[‘I will accept this Limit-breaking Stone,’] Song Chi’s voice remained even, devoid of any emotional tremor. He swiftly added,

[‘A century from now, I shall participate in the Abyss Core battle.’]

As his declaration concluded, the projection of the Ruins Market within the Vault of Heaven rolled up the Limit-breaking Stone and then gradually vanished. The pervasive Purple Mist receded like a tide, as if it had never manifested.

With Song Chi’s departure, the profound, transcendent-level pressure that had permeated the area also dissipated.

Following this significant event, the remaining forces of the Torch Fleet commenced an orderly withdrawal from the front lines. Led by Jiang Yuan and other avatars of the Human Emperors, they proceeded towards designated safe zones for recuperation, with no opposing force daring to impede their retreat.

In response, all the Captains of the Torch Ships let out a collective sigh of relief, profoundly grateful for having survived the perilous engagement.

Within the main encampment of the allied forces, the consciousnesses of four transcendent entities silently communicated.

[‘A century… very well. Thus, the disparity in transcendent combat power between ourselves and the Abyss shall further diminish,’] the Sky-splitting God King expressed, a note of relaxation detectable in his thoughts.

[‘The Zhu Tian Ruins Market… a secret of transcendents… the karmic implications tied to this individual are considerable,’] the Eternal Ancestor mused thoughtfully.

[‘Regardless, a controllable transcendent-level force is always preferable to an unpredictable variable. In a century, all will become apparent,’] the Source Star God Master stated, his tone cold and rational.

The Mother of Ten Thousand Machines remained silent, yet her core algorithms reassigned the threat and value ratings of ‘Song Chi’ and the ‘Zhu Tian Ruins Market’, placing them on par with various established transcendent civilizations.

This decisive battle signaled Song Chi and the Torch Civilization's true ascent to the paramount strategic echelon of the All Heavens Starry Sea.

However, Song Chi himself did not dwell extensively on this achievement. Instead, he brought the vital Limit-breaking Stone back to the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, returning to the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong itself.

He felt compelled to personally ascertain the efficacy of this Limit-breaking Stone. If it proved his initial hypothesis correct, then even if the market hadn't achieved its Eleventh Rank breakthrough within the century, he would still possess the confidence to contend on equal footing with the other four supreme beings. Otherwise, he would need to expedite the market's advancement.

Within the control room of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, as Song Chi channeled his thoughts, the Limit-breaking Seal, materialized from the stone, rapidly completed its integration and was immediately upgraded to Lv129.

This was not the final step. Before activating this component, Song Chi simultaneously enhanced the Skeleton Tomb to Lv129.

Indeed, it was this particular component that had occupied his strategic considerations: the Skeleton Tomb.

{Summoning of Skeleton Giant: By channeling a substantial quantity of bones, this component will autonomously cultivate a skeleton giant. Upon its completion, the skeleton giant can be freely summoned by the direct captain for external combat. This feature possesses no cooldown period; however, the skeleton giant's skeletal structure must be entirely intact for summoning. (Current skeleton giant skeletal integrity: 100%) Note: The strength of the summoned skeleton giant will invariably be one Great Rank below the component's enhancement rank.}

Based on this component's unique functionality, once it transcends its natural limit and reaches Lv130, its ‘Summoning of Skeleton Giant’ feature will allow for the summoning of a Transcendent Level skeleton giant of the Twelfth Rank. This represented Song Chi's ultimate objective.

He did not require the post-limit-breaking Skeleton Tomb component to possess world-altering abilities akin to Chaos Wonders; it merely needed to empower the component to break through its limitations and advance to the Thirteenth Rank.

"Hopefully, it won’t disappoint me!"

With this thought, he wasted no time, immediately activating the Limit-breaking Seal and setting the target on the Skeleton Tomb component.

Inevitably, a dazzling seven-colored light began to flood the entire Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong cabin. Amidst Song Chi’s tense anticipation, and after an indeterminate amount of time, the seven-colored light finally subsided.

However, upon re-examining the attribute panel of the Skeleton Tomb component, its attributes remained unchanged. Yet, Song Chi felt no disappointment and swiftly retrieved the reinforcement resources he had prepared.

[Would you like to expend one Mythical Soul + a strand of Twelfth Rank Floating Land Origin + 360 Titanium Crystals to further enhance the Skeleton Tomb component?]

"Confirm!"

Song Chi uttered the command softly, and in the subsequent moment, the brilliant seven-colored radiance reappeared within the control room.

To Song Chi’s gleeful observation, the Skeleton Tomb component genuinely advanced from Lv129 to Lv130.

Nevertheless, following this enhancement, the reinforcement bar dimmed, indicating it could no longer be further reinforced. This did not, however, dampen Song Chi’s inner excitement.

His gaze descended, quickly refocusing on the unique feature, {Summoning of the White Bone Giant}.

Indeed, the attributes of this trait were vastly different from before.

{Summoning of Skeleton Giant: Infuse a substantial quantity of bones, and the component will autonomously cultivate a skeleton giant. Upon completion, the skeleton giant can be freely summoned for external combat by the direct captain. This feature possesses no cooldown period, but the skeleton giant’s skeletal structure must be 100% intact for summoning. (Current skeleton giant skeletal structure intactness: 28%) Note: The strength of the skeleton giant consistently remains one Great Rank below the component’s enhancement rank.}

From an initial intactness of 100% for the skeletal structure down to a mere 28%, he clearly grasped the implication.

As the component ascended to the Thirteenth Rank, the White Bone Giant susceptible to summoning had evidently escalated from the Eleventh Rank to the Twelfth Rank tier. Even an Eleventh Rank represented formidable combat power, and one must not forget that the Mirror Image Warship could replicate another. Two Twelfth Rank White Bone Giants would undoubtedly serve as the ultimate safeguard for the Torch Civilization a century hence.

Regarding the intactness of the skeletal structure, this presented no obstacle. Ever since acquiring the Skeleton Tomb component, the entire Heavenly Ruins Song Family had disseminated an edict, mandating the collection of high-rank biological bones from all family members. Coupled with the persistent, chaotic conflicts across the Shattered Starry Sea over the past few millennia, the family’s stockpile of high-rank bones had already reached a staggering volume.

"Do not grow complacent. Although the White Bone Giant trump card has proven successful, achieving promotion to the Zhu Tian Ruins Market within the next century would be even more advantageous..."

"Furthermore, now that the Skeleton Tomb has been enhanced to Lv130, it remains uncertain whether it still qualifies as a Seven-Colored component. If not, the Mirror Image Splitting might cease to function for replication. To ensure preparedness, I must also upgrade the Mirror Image Splitting component to Seven-Colored Quality."

Engaging in rapid contemplation, Song Chi swiftly delineated his objectives for the ensuing century. Beyond amassing Twelfth Rank Transcendent Essence Blood, he aimed to procure a Twelfth Rank Golden Apple or obtain a component akin to a Five-Colored Soul Devouring Altar.

Additionally, there remained one final crucial matter: the completion of his personal Guidance Technique breakthrough.

Despite the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong successfully attaining the status of a Mythical Origin Ship, due to the limited timeframe, his Guidance Technique had yet to achieve a breakthrough, remaining at Lv109. He resolved to utilize the upcoming century to accomplish this advancement promptly, thereby fully unleashing the combat prowess of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.