Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1906 - 923: 11th-Tier War Puppet Mother Tree (Part 3)

Song Chi's will, through the silent White Bone Giant and the five Torch Mythical Warship Avatars, firmly commanded a segment of this world-shattering battle chessboard. No longer a mere pawn susceptible to others' whims, he had ascended to the role of a true strategist, manipulating the pieces himself.

The Bottomless Abyss, specifically the area known as [Flame Prison Abyss].

This location represented the ultimate manifestation of abyssal fire's rules, a more nightmarish domain than even [Molten Hell Abyss], bringing one closer to the very essence of destruction.

Above, an eternally blazing dark purple demonic flame hung suspended in the sky. The ground was a tapestry of boiling demonic blood and obsidian crystal shards, forged from shattered laws. The very air was thick not only with searing heat and toxic fumes but also with insidious whispers from the abyss, capable of corroding even the Divine Soul.

Serving as the final bulwark of the Bottomless Abyss's depths, it had become the ultimate confrontation arena between the All Heavens Star Sea Alliance Army and the forces of the Bottomless Abyss Camp.

Both adversaries had committed nearly all their remaining primary forces to this desolate land, engaging in a slaughter of unprecedented ferocity.

Every single day, billions of lives were extinguished within this purgatorial landscape. Wreckages of alliance warships and the mangled corpses of demons piled up into colossal mountains, almost choking the boiling demonic blood. Principles of chaos manifested in the heavens, and spatial rifts proliferated like a spider's web, periodically ensnaring unsuspecting warriors or engulfing them in sudden demonic tides surging from the opposing lines.

Here, the absolute brutality of war was on full display.

Titan Giants unleashed thunderous might, yet their colossal bodies bore the gnawing marks of countless Demon Insects, exposing their Divine Bone. The starlight barriers, upheld by the Eternal Clan, flickered precariously under the relentless bombardment of innumerable abyssal chaos spells. Star Mages from the Source Star Divine Hall intoned ancient incantations, their physical forms gradually disintegrating into points of light due to extreme exertion. The Mechanical Legion, originating from the Mechanical Nest, surged forward like a metallic tide, but its units were continuously succumbing to berserker rages and self-destruction under the corrosive influence of Demonic Qi...

Yet, amidst this battlefield that resembled an earthly inferno, one particular legion maintained an unusual air of "composure." Its losses were markedly lower compared to other alliance troops—this was the Torch Civilization Expedition Fleet.

The defensive perimeter they were tasked with holding, despite enduring the frenzied onslaught of demonic tides, miraculously retained a relatively low casualty rate. This remarkable feat was attributed entirely to their seemingly inexhaustible "War Puppet Army."

At the vanguard of the Torch Fleet's formation, an immense ocean of diverse wooden puppets engaged in a savage battle of attrition against the relentless demonic advance.

These puppets exhibited a variety of forms; some possessed four wings, granting them exceptional agility. Others were swift-moving Shadow Demon Puppets. Some were built like mobile fortresses, functioning as super Fortress Mother Puppets that continuously unleashed energy beams. Still others were uniquely designed, continuously spraying sharp wooden spikes as Vine Puppets...

Their ranks spanned from Fourth to Ninth Rank, and their sheer numbers were astonishing, appearing inexhaustible. They continuously emerged from the spectral image of the towering [War Puppet Mother Tree] situated behind the Torch Fleet, its roots plunging deep into the void to draw sustenance.

It was this colossal contingent of medium-to-high ranked War Puppets that constituted the outermost, expendable defense line, significantly mitigating the risks and the frequency of direct engagements for the Torch Ship Captains.

The true bastion of stability, however, resided in those over twenty formidable War Puppets exuding the aura of Tenth Rank Myth, and... those six terrifying entities, towering like Divine Mountains, emanating an aura of Eleventh Rank.

These six Eleventh Rank War Puppets, each distinct in form, projected an incredibly fearsome aura from their constructed bodies.

Particularly two of these Eleventh Rank Extreme War Puppets had repeatedly intervened to safeguard the Torch Civilization from critical threats during this climactic battle.

Years prior, when three Tenth Rank Mythical Flame Demons coalesced their might in an attempt to shatter the Torch's defense line, it was these two War Puppets that tenaciously engaged them. Ultimately, with the support of several Mythical Immortal Ship Avatars and the Space-Time Nether Brilliance Dragon, they managed to repel the demonic assault.

This incredible display did not go unnoticed by the high-ranking officials of the various alliance factions, eliciting a complex cascade of emotions—utter amazement, fervent envy, and a subtle undercurrent of inexplicable apprehension.

The Sky-splitting God King and the other four Transcenders remained outwardly silent. As long as the Torch Civilization upheld its pact to advance towards the Abyss Core, the deeper the foundations their opponents revealed, the more advantageous the situation would be for the alliance as a whole.

Song Chi, positioned at the Ruins Market, maintained remote control over the unfolding situation.

With serene focus, he observed the ebb and flow of the battlefield, meticulously directing the deployment of his War Puppets, all while calculating the optimal timing for the final decisive assault on the [Returning Ruins Abyss].