National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 812 Success
Song Chi took a deep breath, suppressing the unease in his heart.

He knew full well that the danger contained within this eleventh-tier mythical corpse was far beyond his imagination, but the other part of the [Light of Judgment] was so close that he was unwilling to give up now.

"The route with the least impact from spatial turbulence should be one that doesn't need to consider distance. I need the mirror warship to always remain stealthy."

Song Chi calmly issued the command through his ethereal body.

The shimmering light on the surface of the mirrored warship gradually faded, and even the hum of the engine completely disappeared.

After deliberately avoiding the surrounding spatial turbulence, gales, and dark energy storms, the replica of the [Three Realms and Five Elements Certificate] on the warship immediately took effect again, carrying the mirror warship into a highly concealed state. For a moment, the warship was like a lifeless space meteorite, slowly drifting towards the mythical corpse.

As the distance closes, the details on the surface of the remains become clearer.

The gray mist flowed slowly beneath the skin, undulating slightly as if it had a life of its own. Song Chi could even feel a faint malice emanating from the corpse, sending chills down his spine.

[Current distance to the target is 32 billion kilometers...]

[Current distance to the target is 19 billion kilometers...]

The notification sound of the replica Sky Brain rang in my ears every now and then, and the mirror warship continued to move forward.

Just as the warship was about to enter a range of 15 billion kilometers, an unexpected change occurred.

The mythical remains, which had been dormant for countless years, showed no abnormalities. Rather, it was the dark energy crystal pyramid above them that was unusual.

Suddenly, the colossal pyramid trembled almost imperceptibly. Then, the boundless dark energy covering the pyramid exploded, and a powerful shockwave of mythical dark energy, approaching the level of an eleventh-tier being, swept outwards from the pyramid.

"not good!"

Upon arriving at the Zhutianxu Market, Song Chi immediately sensed something was wrong and, without hesitation, controlled his ethereal body to activate the "beyond the Three Realms and Five Elements Certificate" characteristic, which replicates the Three Realms and Five Elements Certificate.

The mirrored warship instantly entered a state of nothingness and retreated rapidly.

However, it had little effect. The damage caused by this terrifying dark energy shockwave was far beyond imagination. The already fragile space around it was further distorted and shattered. Even in a void state, the mirror warship still trembled violently, and fine cracks quickly began to appear on the surface of the ship.

[Warning: Eleventh-order spatial annihilation effect detected. The void state is about to expire!]

The alarm sound of the replica Sky Brain was extremely piercing.

The 【Three Realms and Five Elements Certificate】is a good high-level colored component, corresponding to the eleventh-tier mythical rank. However, the mirror warship is currently just a starship, and its component enhancement level is only lv100. Faced with this spatial annihilation wave of the eleventh tier, the so-called "absolute nothingness state" cannot achieve true invincibility.

In the final moment before the mirror warship was completely swallowed by the spatial annihilation wave, Song Chi looked once again at the ancient mythical corpse and the dark energy crystal pyramid through the perspective of his ethereal body.

This sudden and shocking change left him feeling uncertain and bewildered.

If there really is a dark hand guarding the area near this mythical corpse, and if the manipulator behind it is hiding inside the dark energy crystal pyramid, then his plan to collect the missing part of the [Light of Judgment] is probably basically impossible.

At least in the short term, it's out of the question.

As his thoughts raced, Song Chi's eyes lit up, as if he had caught something.

……

In the marketplace of the heavens, while waiting for the [Mirror Image] to buffer, Song Chi was also constantly thinking about the scene he had captured earlier.

After a long silence, he shook his head heavily.

"We'll have to test it a few more times to find out the truth. If my guess is right, we might actually be able to try and collect the missing piece of the [Light of Judgment]..."

After that thought, he stopped thinking about it.

Over the next few decades, Song Chi repeatedly tested the waters with mirror warships, finally managing to figure out part of the answer.

On this day, Song Chi once again emerged from the all-attribute cultivation room, his figure quickly disappearing into the market.

……

Within the Dark Abyss Starfield, there is a small, stable zone of space, hundreds of thousands of light-years away from the eleventh-order mythical corpse.

With the appearance of Song Chi's true form, the Ancestral Aperture of Fire between his brows quickly opened, and the summoned Heavenly Ruins Sky completed the replication of the mirror warship in the shortest possible time.

Immediately after that, Song Chi returned to the market.

This time, he did not rush into seclusion, but instead focused all his attention on the mirror warship outside.

With his complete remote control, the mirror warship quickly took action.

It repeats the behavior from before, transforming into a small neutron star before performing a long-range jump.

Buzz!
In the area where the eleventh-order mythical corpse and the dark energy crystal pyramid were located, a mirror-image warship in the shape of a neutron star rushed out from the warp portal.

Unlike in the past, this time the warship's jump landing point is much farther away from the mythical corpses and pyramids, which, strictly speaking, would be no less than ten light-years away.

After emerging from the jump tunnel, Song Chi did not rush to control the mirror warship, but waited quietly in place.

He was waiting, waiting for the familiar dark energy annihilation shockwave to appear.

Indeed, after decades of continuous testing, he has officially confirmed that the [Dark Energy Annihilation Shockwave] is not an attack method that is triggered after detecting the approach of outsiders, but a shockwave that is passively generated at intervals.

At one moment, a flash suddenly appeared on the radar image projected by the Eye of Truth.

Seeing this, Song Chi, who was already familiar with the situation, did not hesitate to control the mirror warship to activate a certain component.

Replica of the [Three Realms and Five Elements Certificate] - "Beyond the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements"

Ripples suddenly appeared on the warship's hull, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed from a solid object into nothingness.

Just seconds after the warship entered a state of nothingness, a violent shockwave, indescribable in words, swept in.

Click, click, click!
The shockwave radiated at a speed far exceeding the speed of light, passing by almost instantaneously, yet the corrosive damage it caused to the warship's hull was astonishing.

Fortunately, after a buffer of more than ten light-years, and with the blessing of the void state, the mirror warship was not completely swallowed up like the first few times. Only the energy shield and the ship's armor suffered some damage.

At this moment, Song Chi didn't care about any of that. He just murmured to himself:
"Alright, now I have two minutes to act... no, it should be one minute and forty-five seconds..."

He kept muttering to himself, yet his mental control was surprisingly fast.

The mirror warship, which had not yet emerged from the void, reactivated a component.

Replica of the [Starlight Flashing Spirit Stone Talisman] - "Starlight Flashing Spirit Escape"

Near the eleventh-order mythical corpse and the dark energy crystal pyramid, in a relatively stable area of ​​space, a mirrored warship in a void state appeared out of thin air.

After the evasion, Song Chi wasted no time. Taking advantage of the fact that the "beyond the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements" characteristic had not yet ended, the mirror warship rushed towards the mythical corpse in front at top speed.

He had already calculated that the interval between the dark energy shockwaves generated by the dark energy crystal pyramid was two minutes. He had already wasted more than ten seconds, and he didn't have any more time to waste.

Without using any more components or features such as the [Void Escape Bead] or [Angel Wing Escape], the landing point behind him was already the most stable place in the vast surrounding area. Even so, the mirror warship that had flashed in in a void state almost overturned. He was really afraid that the mirror warship would not be able to withstand it if it came again.

In order to buy time, Song Chi couldn't care less about anything else at the moment.

In addition to overloading the two engine components, other components such as the [Multi-functional Converter] and [Phantom Thruster] are also operating at full capacity.

"No, it's not enough..."

In the marketplace of the heavens, Song Chi narrowed his eyes; this speed made him feel uneasy.

Replicating the [Soul Devouring Altar] → [Cold Nucleus Fusion Reactor]

With the use of the cloned [Soul Devouring Altar], the golden engine component mounted on the [Antimatter Energy Evolution Engine] instantly evolved into a black supreme quality, and the output power increased significantly, causing the mirror warship's speed to surge once again.

Song Chi narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the enormous mythical corpse in front of him.

Propelled by multiple engines, the mirror warship sped through the shattered spatial turbulence like a ghost.

[Current distance to the target is nine billion kilometers...]

[Current distance to the target is seven billion kilometers...]

The notification sound of the replicated Sky Brain echoed in Song Chi's mind, making every second feel exceptionally precious.

He noticed that as the distance closed, the gray mist hidden beneath the surface of the mythical corpse seemed to flow faster, as if silently warning him of something.

Suddenly, the alarm on the replica of the Celestial AI blared sharply: [Warning: Abnormal gravitational fluctuations detected!]

Song Chi's heart tightened. He saw that the gray mist inside the mythical corpse suddenly began to surge out continuously, and a gray mist quickly formed on the entire corpse. The mist churned violently, forming miniature spatial vortexes.

Although these vortexes are not large, each one emits a chilling energy fluctuation.

"Damn it, there's definitely something wrong with this gray mist!"

Song Chi gritted his teeth and quickly adjusted the warship's course, trying to avoid these suddenly appearing spatial vortexes.

However, these vortexes seemed to be sentient and began to move towards the warship on their own.

Worse still, Song Chi noticed that energy was rapidly accumulating on the surface of the dark energy crystal pyramid, indicating that the next wave of dark energy shockwaves might arrive ahead of schedule.

"time is limited……"

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Song Chi's forehead; he had to complete the mission before the shockwave arrived.

At that moment, he made a bold decision.

The mirror warship suddenly changed course, no longer moving in a straight line, but beginning to approach the mythical corpse in a spiral trajectory.

This seemingly time-wasting action was actually to avoid being surrounded by those spatial vortexes.

[Current distance to the target is five billion kilometers...]

Song Chi's gaze was fixed on the chest of the mythical corpse, where the missing part of the [Light of Judgment] was located.

Through previous attempts, he had confirmed that the broken spear of light was deeply embedded in the chest of the mythical corpse, and it would be no easy task to forcibly pull it out.

"It's now!"

Once the mirror warship got close enough, Song Chi suddenly activated another trump card on the mirror warship—a replica of the [Binding Immortal Towing Rope].

A rope radiating multicolored light shot out from the warship, striking precisely at the chest of the mythical corpse.

However, just as the traction rope was about to touch the target, something unexpected happened.

The gray mist suddenly coalesced into a giant hand, which slammed down on the colorful rope.

"boom!"

The violent energy collision further exacerbated the already shattered space around them. The ethereal body felt dizzy, and the replicated Celestial Intelligence Brain also experienced a brief period of disorder due to the impact.

[Warning: The energy shield has been eroded by 15%...]

[WARNING! Dark energy shockwave is approaching, estimated time remaining: 30 seconds...]

Song Chi's breathing quickened slightly; he hadn't expected the gray mist to react so violently.

But now that things have come to this, he can't back down.

Reissue of [Barbarian God's Protection] - "Blessing of the Barbarian Gods"

The rapidly expanding divine soul of the Emperor Barbarian God forcefully repelled the gray mist energy in front of it. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the mirror warship increased its speed again and rushed towards the mythical corpse like a bolt of lightning.

[Current distance to the target is two billion kilometers...]

As the gray mist clashed with the divine soul of the Emperor Barbarian God, Song Chi unexpectedly shot out several more Immortal Binding Ropes, one of which finally successfully wrapped around the fragment of the [Light of Judgment].

Seeing this, Song Chi quickly activated the traction and retrieval program, and the colorful traction rope began to pull the half of the light spear away from the wound on the chest of the mythical corpse.

But at that moment, the Dark Energy Crystal Pyramid suddenly trembled violently, and a dark energy shockwave that was stronger than any before erupted ahead of schedule!

"That's too late!"

In the Void Market of the Heavens, a resolute glint flashed in Song Chi's eyes. He suppressed his urge to ignore the rapidly forming dark energy shockwave, instead activating his special abilities such as "Black Hole Domain" and "True Spirit Protection of the Angel King" in advance.

Then all attention turned back to the broken spear, trying to pull it into the city as quickly as possible.

In addition, he activated the "Vajrasattva Time Realm" property of the replicated [Vajrasattva Meditation Seal], hoping that the sweeping speed of the dark energy shockwave could be slowed down.

Unfortunately, the [Vajrasattva Meditation Seal] component is still only of gold quality, and its effect is very limited in the face of this dark energy shockwave with power reaching the eleventh level.

[10 seconds... 9 seconds... 8 seconds...]

The countdown echoed in Song Chi's mind like a death knell.

The moment the countdown reached zero, a terrifying dark energy shockwave relentlessly engulfed the entire mirror warship.

Inside the Void Market of the Heavens, Song Chi suddenly opened his eyes, the trembling in them not yet completely gone.

However, a smile soon appeared on his lips. Although the mirror warship was swallowed up by the dark energy shockwave, he had not failed in his goal.

His gaze shifted to the inn in the market town not far away.

The next second, his figure suddenly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was on the fourth floor of the inn.

Pushing open the door of a certain [Market Projection Room], a seventh-tier Void Demon stood quietly inside, and what it held in its hand was none other than the familiar half of a spear of light.

Just before the dark energy shockwave engulfed the mirror warship, the light spear was still narrowly pulled into the mirror warship and enslaved by a seventh-tier void demon that had been waiting in the cabin, and taken back to the market.

Song Chi smiled and quickly accepted the spear of light.

……

In the main control room of the Sky Dome of the Market City, after Song Chi unloaded the Light of Judgment without damage using the Heavenly Mandate Compass, he directly fused the two unique artifacts that were originally one.

The dazzling seven-colored light filled the entire interior space of the warship. This final fusion process lasted for nearly half an hour. When the light dimmed again, the [Light of Judgment] was completely repaired. At this time, its attributes were not much different from before.

The successful unlocking of the trait 9 "Civilization·Judgment" also greatly enhanced the basic power of the component itself.

Judgment Light lv0
Quality: Color/Extreme
……

"Still the colored extreme position?"

A hint of doubt flickered in Song Chi's eyes, mixed with a faint sense of disappointment.

In his previous conjecture, there was a considerable chance that this Light of Judgment was a [Chaotic Wonder].

After all, it was already of the highest quality when it was damaged, and both the [Limitless Immortal-Trapping Quantum Star Destroyer] and the [Heavenly Fate Compass] had seen a significant leap in quality after their final repairs.

After a brief period of disappointment, Song Chi stopped thinking about it.

This [Light of Judgment] is the best of the best among the best parts, so it's understandable that it's different from other rare items, since its attributes are already extremely rare.

After figuring it out, he stopped thinking about it, reloaded the [Light of Judgment] and strengthened it back to level 99, then returned to the [All-Attribute Training Room] to cultivate in seclusion.

Now that the matter of the "Light of Judgment" has been resolved, the most important thing for him is the level of his guiding technique.

More than a thousand years have passed since the bet with Emperor Jiang, but his guiding technique is still at level 86, and he doesn't have much time left.

However, he wasn't in a hurry about this. Previously, the search for the [Light of Judgment] required him to stay in the market and keep a close eye on the situation in the Dark Abyss Starfield, making it difficult for him to focus on cultivation. Otherwise, with several [Homeland Spirit Fruits] and multiple auxiliary cultivation methods, his progress would not have been as fast as it is now.

……

On this day, deep within an asteroid belt in the dark starry sky.

A slight spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared on a large asteroid, and soon, two figures appeared out of thin air on the stone platform in the center of the asteroid.

These two figures exuded a strong life force, and seven eye-catching star marks appeared on their foreheads.

After the two Seven-Star Ancient Demons appeared, they quickly checked the surroundings and, seeing that there was no danger, they began to communicate telepathically.

Not long after, spatial fluctuations flashed again on the stone platform surrounded by the two Seven-Star Ancient Demons. This time, however, it was not the ancient demons that appeared, but two human figures.

"This is the area outside the Dark Abyss Starfield that Xiaochi mentioned. Let's go, let's summon our warship clones and see if we can effectively collect that dark energy."

"If it can truly be collected, according to Xiao Chi's description, it probably won't be long before the [Heaven-Devouring Python's Shedding Skin] accumulates enough energy for another transformation!!!"

(End of this chapter)