National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 819 [Market Advancement]

While Primordial Copper can be used as a substitute, it is still extremely rare. Even now, Song Chi's stockpile is still very limited. Since he has a way to obtain this high-grade Chaos Crystal, he naturally won't touch the Primordial Copper he has.

Three days later, in the Heavenly Market, as Song Chi summoned the Asura Emperor and had him personally activate the [Sealed Boundary] artifact, he officially began a new advancement for the market.

[All promotion requirements have been met. Do you wish to upgrade the Celestial Market to level 90?]

"Sure!"

As Song Chi's identity was confirmed, a familiar tremor began to emanate from the Heavenly Market beneath their feet.

After opening the detailed attribute panel of the market and confirming that the duration of this promotion was not too long, Song Chi waited quietly in the sky.

Half a month later, a blinding light suddenly shot into the sky, but it was ultimately restrained by the sealing light curtain opened by the [Sealed Boundary]. Immediately afterwards, the tremors on the surface of the market below subsided.

Above the sky, Song Chi, who had captured all of this, was about to open the Market panel when the sudden surge of Market Origin power around him startled him.

When Song Chi was at the eighth level of the market, the power of his original essence was at the peak of the ninth level. Now that he has successfully advanced to the ninth level, there is no doubt that the overwhelming power he is now receiving has officially reached the tenth-level mythical level.

Standing quietly high in the sky, Song Chi closed his eyes, fully sensing the immortal power that had suddenly surged within him.

He felt as if a myriad of stars had exploded deep within his soul. In the instant that the power of a tenth-order mythology was bestowed upon him, the underlying rules of the entire universe were revealed in his eyes in every detail.

Those originally invisible and elusive star paths, difficult to capture and comprehend, now transformed into countless dazzling ribbons of light that entwined around him, each containing the power to create the world, allowing him to analyze and comprehend them.

He saw countless dimensional bubbles floating in the silver light band representing "space," which could be created and destroyed with a light touch of his fingertip; the azure light band representing "time" surged like a long river, and a segment could be cut at will to create a closed loop of spacetime.

Further away, there was a scarlet killing road, an emerald-green river of life, and a dark purple torrent of destruction... The laws of all the heavens and myriad worlds became strings that could be plucked at this moment.

"So this is mythology."

Song Chi opened his mouth and exhaled softly, and the sound waves actually condensed into substantial golden runes in the vacuum.

These words automatically arrange themselves into ancient proverbs, each stroke resonating with the corresponding Great Way.

The void thus gave birth to the Chaos Green Lotus, which in an instant transformed into a nebula vortex, representing the supreme realm of words becoming law.

He tried to clench his fist, and the entire path of power suddenly contracted and condensed. The aftershocks bursting from between his fingers could easily annihilate countless low- to mid-level beings.

The phantom of the Asura King trembled violently behind him; this once-dominant overlord, who had roamed the starry seas, was now filled with awe.

He saw miniature black holes moving between the tips of Song Chi's hair, and his breath seemed to be a condensed cluster of galaxies, with each breath seemingly imbued with the profound truths of the cosmos.

Even more terrifying are the rule-based light bands surrounding Song Chi. Any one of them, if it leaks even a trace of power, would be enough to annihilate eighth- or ninth-tier sovereign beings.

"My lord, have you already mastered the power of mythology?"

The Asura King's eyes were filled with disbelief. Just a moment ago, the pressure emanating from Song Chi's body was similar to its own, but how could such a huge change have occurred in the blink of an eye?

Upon hearing this, Song Chi withdrew his oppressive aura, only to find that regular patterns automatically appeared on the surface of his skin. This was the self-protection of the host by the power of mythology—those regular patterns were actually the Great Dao armor compressed to the extreme, which could not harm him in the slightest even if the shattered star sea collapsed again.

Indeed, beings who have truly reached the mythical level have multiple ways to protect themselves, even if the shattered star sea collapses again, as they have already mastered the rules of the Great Dao.

This is the fundamental reason why mythical beings are revered as immortals.

Because "mythical beings have already transcended reincarnation," their true spirits have already been initially imprinted in the rules of the heavens, and they have indeed transcended the conventional concept of life and death.

To completely kill them, it would require beings of the same level to personally intervene and forcibly erase the true spirit imprints they left on the rules of the heavens with the same terrifying power of the Great Dao rules.

Song Chi slowly opened his eyes, his pupils reflecting the scene of countless stars rising and falling. He gently raised his hand, and a nebula that was constantly collapsing and expanding appeared in his palm. This was the most primitive prototype of the universe and galaxy—which he was now playing with as if it were a toy.

"No, we are far from having complete control." Song Chi gazed at the dark matter flowing within the nebula, sighed, and shook his head.

"I only temporarily touched this realm with the help of the Origin of the Ruins. I am not a true mythical immortal. However, even so, it can still greatly improve my speed of comprehending the laws and rules of the Star Sea in the future."

With that thought, the nebula in his palm suddenly went berserk, with countless supernovae exploding simultaneously. The nascent nebula was quickly and completely annihilated by this destructive energy.

Ignoring all that, Song Chi suddenly heard the astonished voice of the Asura King beside him. Following its gaze, he saw the amazing changes taking place in the market below.

The streets that were originally paved with bluestone are turning into translucent, regular crystals, with a miniature galaxy sealed inside each brick; and countless shops scattered throughout the market have glass lamps woven from the Great Dao hanging from their eaves, illuminating the most primordial power of the Great Dao within.

The most astonishing change occurred in the free market area. At some point, three towering bronze pillars appeared at the edge of this area. The pillars were enveloped in chaotic energy, and ancient inscriptions appeared on their surfaces. These ancient inscriptions were now autonomously absorbing fragments of rules from the dark side of the external void sea, continuously filling the bronze pillars like living things.

Even with just a glance from afar, Song Chi knew that these three bronze inscribed pillars were no ordinary objects; they were at least mythical artifacts.

Instead of rushing to examine the three extraordinary bronze pillars, he first opened the attribute panel of the Heavenly Market. The attribute panel would clearly indicate what transformations had occurred during this advancement.

【Name: All Heavens Market】

[Market Owner: Song Chi]

[Level: lv90]

[Specifications: 2 billion kilometers x 2 billion kilometers]

【基础配置：商铺1000000间、1千万公里x1千万公里地摊区1处、四层客栈1间、lv89全属性修炼室1间（进行幽能修炼时效率翻倍）、lv89幽能防护阵一座、lv89超远程空间门随机投放台一座、九阶灵机合成台一座、九阶奇物本源改良台一座、lv89诸天传送台一座】

[Additional Configuration: Secondary Barrier (Gold) lv80, Tier 7 Bloodline Baptism Platform (Silver), Divine Kingdom Mission Platform (Gold) lv80 (11/34)]

【Characteristic: Avoidance of Misfortune (Can move freely in the void, unknowingly avoiding natural disasters)】

Feature 2: Spatial Anchor Points (Eight coordinate anchor points can be set in any star field of the Shattered Star Sea)

【Trait 3: Mythical Rank (Possessing mythical powers while in the marketplace)】

【Characteristic 4: Mind Control (Achieving absolute control over the market even when physically present)】

【Feature 5: World Anchoring Portal (Every hundred years, it can automatically anchor and connect to a star-sea life-bearing floating continent of a level no higher than the Market Secret Realm itself. The connection portal can be maintained for up to 24 hours)】

【Feature 6: Primordial Dao Totem Pole (The Lord of the Market can actively consume one Primordial Dao Totem Pole to temporarily raise the Mythical Rank of the Market by half a rank for 10 minutes. One Primordial Dao Totem Pole can be automatically restored every 10,000 years, and a maximum of three can exist at the same time)】

[Upgrade Requirements: 100 strands of Floating Continent Origin (Tier 9), a market transaction volume of 100,000 strands of Tier 9 Floating Continent Origin, and 1 Tier 9 Sovereign True Spirit.]

With a flood of information entering his mind, Song Chi quickly sorted out all the details of this market upgrade.

His gaze lingered on the [Origin Totem Pole of the Great Dao] characteristic for a long time, his fingertips unconsciously caressing it.

This promotion brought about significant changes to the market. Aside from the expected improvements in area and spatial anchor points, the original Dominator rank was directly transformed into a Mythical rank. This surprised him somewhat, as he had anticipated that the "Mythical rank" would be a completely new characteristic.

And most importantly, it is undoubtedly the sixth trait, which omits the "Mythical Rank" trait slot—the Great Dao Origin Totem Pole. "My Lord, these totem poles..."

The Asura King's voice trembled. As a being of the ninth rank, it had reached the peak of the ninth rank, and even the limit of the ninth rank, many times under the influence of the characteristics of the [Ring of Heavenly Authority]. It knew better than anyone what these pillars meant.

It is a divine object that can directly materialize the ethereal power of rules that countless beings throughout history have sought but could not obtain.

To be able to control the fundamental rules of the Great Dao without ever setting foot in mythology is an astonishing power.

Song Chi ignored the Asura King and suddenly raised his hand to make a grasping motion, causing the bronze pillar on the far left to tremble and roar.

The inscriptions on the pillar faded away like flowing water, revealing the chaotic core inside—a primordial nebula that constantly changed form, sometimes transforming into a giant dragon coiling around, sometimes into a towering divine tree, each transformation causing violent tremors in the surrounding rules.

"I see." The changing nebula was reflected in Song Chi's eyes.

"Consuming the fragments of the Great Dao Rules gathered within the totem pole, thereby granting the Market Mythic rank an increase of half a rank..."

This discovery made his breath catch in his throat. Don't underestimate the fact that it's only half a rank, but the price is as long as ten thousand years. However, this is in the realm of mythology. The difference in combat power between half a rank and the price is more than ten times.
But that's not the most important point. The key point is that it can also be applied to the external projection of the market.

The original projection of the Heavenly Market will have its combat power decrease by half a level after crossing the boundless space-time.

In other words, the power of the origin at the current conventional mythological level will drop to the half-step mythological level or even the ninth-order limit level once it is projected. However, if the [Great Dao Origin Totem Pole] is used in this process, the projected market will undoubtedly reach the true tenth-order mythological level.

The difference between a half-step myth and a tenth-order myth may seem to be only one step, but their meanings are fundamentally different.

Moreover, the [Great Dao Origin Totem Pole] consumes the power of fragments of the Great Dao's rules, and the half-rank boost it grants is authoritative according to the rules.

Simply put, whether it's the current tenth tier, or the eleventh or even twelfth tier in the future, its effect will not be diminished in the slightest. The half-tier increase will remain half a tier and will not change due to the major tier increase.

Having sorted things out, Song Chi's excited heart finally calmed down.

Advancing to the ninth rank in the marketplace indeed provided him with a significant boost in combat power. The three opportunities to be protected by true mythical combat power would undoubtedly greatly enhance his confidence in the future.

However, he also knew very well that no matter how powerful these forces were, they could not change the fact that they were just external forces. This was not true power. To completely change this, he still needed to improve step by step in a down-to-earth manner.

Fortunately, his current strength is by no means too bad. As long as the Sky Ruins Sky can be upgraded to a superdimensional mothership and his own guidance technique breaks through to the ninth level, and he officially becomes a true superdimensional captain, with the Sky Ruins Sky's foundation and the assistance of the Heavenly Ruins Market, he believes that he should be able to have the combat power to directly confront a tenth-order mythical being.

Thinking of this, Song Chi became calmer and his thoughts became clearer. Right now, he had only one thought in his mind.

That is, waiting for the day when the Divine Summer Continent will collide with the Star Continent.

……

In the days that followed, Song Chi focused on improving his condition, as he needed to reach peak condition before the advancement in the Divine Summer Continent.

In addition, he also made good use of the power of the Mythical Realm of the Market to comprehend the ribbons of the Great Dao rules surrounding him. In the process, his original comprehension of the "Lord of Laws" level, which he had just entered not long ago, was also improving at an extremely fast speed.

Of course, he didn't neglect the monthly market transactions either. After advancing to the ninth rank, the market's transaction volume requirements would only become more difficult, so he had to prepare in advance.

With his orders, a considerable number of low- and middle-ranking members of the Song family would gather at the market for each transaction, continuously engaging in large-scale transactions of high-level floating continent origins.

To be honest, Song Chi wasn't too worried about this matter. Soon, after he officially became a true superdimensional captain, he would take the initiative to mention the Heavenly Market to the four Human Emperors. He believed that with the Heavenly Market as a convenient trading channel, it wouldn't be too difficult to make this happen.

With the full support of trade between the two dominant civilizations of the shattered star sea, the Fire Civilization and the Wizard Civilization, he believed that the market would no longer have to worry about the issue of transaction limits.

And so time continued to flow, and another century passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Song Chi, who was still quietly adjusting his condition in the Zhutianxu Market, suddenly opened his eyes.

Just now, the five-colored seed of fire deep in his mind suddenly throbbed violently. This meant that someone was actively contacting him through the fire network, and it wasn't an ordinary contact, but rather a summoning from another seed of the same level of authority.

Since obtaining the highest authority over the original source of the flame, core members of the Song family can directly contact him through the flame network if they have important matters. This is a right he granted to some core members of the family with the highest authority, but he would never allow his source of the flame to have such a strong reaction.

"Your Majesty Yinghuang?"

After a moment's thought, Song Chi realized that the one who had contacted him was Emperor Ying. Without giving it much thought, he quickly disappeared into the myriad heavens market as spatial fluctuations swept by.

In the last second before leaving the Heavenly Market, he caught a glimpse of the Asura King sitting quietly in front of the three [Great Dao Origin Totem Pole], his eyes fixed on the pillars.

Since its ascension to the market a century ago, the Asura Emperor has been like this. The rule inscriptions engraved on these Great Dao Origin Totem Pole have a certain auxiliary effect on its comprehension of the Law of Death and the Great Dao of Death. Although the effect is not very strong, it is at least much stronger than it forcibly comprehending it on its own.

Dragon Ridge Continent, Azure Moon Manor.

After leaving the market, Song Chi quickly logged onto Xin Huo Network to check the message sent by Ying Huang.

Both the [Vast Market of All Heavens] and the [Original Source of Fire] are chaotic wonders. In fact, he can also log into the Fire Network in the market. However, the [Vast Market of All Heavens] has only just advanced to the ninth level, which is incomparable to the [Original Source of Fire] that the Fire Civilization has nurtured for more than 300,000 years.

Even though he had obtained the fifth highest authority of the [Original Flame Seed], he couldn't guarantee that the four human emperors wouldn't notice anything. Naturally, it would be safer to return to the Dragon Spine Continent to investigate.

The message sent by Emperor Ying was extremely concise, consisting of only a few dozen characters.

"The wizard sends a message: immediately assemble on the Divine Summer Continent!"

After reading the message, Song Chi was full of doubts, but he did not delay and quickly set off with the Tianxu Cangqiong.

First, the Emperor Ying personally sent a message, which is likely no small matter. Second, the Divine Xia Continent is already at the final juncture of its advancement, so even without this matter, it wouldn't be long before he would have to take the initiative to go to the Divine Xia Continent.

With the assistance of ultra-long-distance teleportation technology throughout the process, Song Chi easily traversed hundreds of millions of light-years in no time.

Beyond the continent of Shenxia, ​​at the Celestial Mechanical Fortress.

Inside a spacious hall completely isolated from the outside world, eight figures sat upright.

Aside from Song Chi and the four Human Emperors, the other three are Green, a rule wizard from the wizard civilization. Behind Green are a male peak ninth-tier True Spirit Wizard and a female True Spirit Wizard who has just entered the ninth tier.

The two are direct descendants of two other rule wizards in the wizarding civilization, and are core members of the wizarding council, making them the core of the wizarding civilization.

Once everyone had arrived, and with Emperor Jiang nodding in acknowledgment from the main seat, the rule wizard Green spoke directly:

"Through some connections within my wizarding civilization, the identity of that thirty-six-winged holy angel has been confirmed!"

Upon hearing this, Song Chi, Ying Huang, and the other two narrowed their eyes simultaneously, clearly paying close attention to the matter.

Green didn't mince words and stated directly:
"According to the personal confirmation of a surviving holy angel from the Angelic Civilization, the thirty-six-winged holy angel who died in the Human Emperor City did indeed originate from the Angelic Civilization!"

(End of this chapter)