National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 820 [Doubts] and [The Advancement of the Divine Summer Continent]

The eyes of the group of people from the Hall of Fire and Civilization all sharpened, and a bad guess surfaced in their minds.

If that thirty-six-winged holy angel truly came from the Angel Civilization, does that mean that they are the ones actively targeting their Torch Civilization?
Upon thinking of this, Song Chi and the other four felt a chill in their hearts and subconsciously exchanged glances.

As a long-established dominant civilization in the shattered star sea whose strength is in no way inferior to that of the Wizard Civilization, the Angel Civilization already occupied as many as eight galactic clusters hundreds of thousands of years ago. With such a long history, they possess a foundation that is unimaginable to outsiders.

Although the Shining Civilization has now barely managed to join the ranks of the hegemons, it would certainly not be good news if it were to be targeted by such an established hegemon.

It should be noted that they had already incurred enmity with the Shi civilization before this.

After exchanging glances, the five quickly regained their composure and turned their attention back to the rule wizard, Green, awaiting his next words.

In any case, he already has the powerful ally of the Wizarding Civilization. As long as he doesn't directly provoke the two super overlords, Eternity and Titan, everything will be fine.

"But the strange thing is..."

Wizard Green's voice rang out again, successfully drawing the attention of Song Chi and the other four.

He paused, as if organizing his thoughts for the next sentence.

"That was two million years ago..."

"Two million years ago? Green, what do you mean?"

Emperor Jiang directly voiced his doubts.

"The thirty-six-winged holy angel who died in the Human Emperor City was lost in the Abyss World two million years ago."

"Lost?"

"That's right, it's as if it vanished into thin air. No matter how the Angel Civilization searches for or summons it, there is no trace of it."

……

Even though they knew that Green had no reason to deceive them, Song Chi and the other four still felt a sense of absurdity.

That was a mythical angel, how could it just vanish into thin air?

"Didn't the other holy angels of the Angelic Civilization ever use their civilizational resources to investigate?"

This time, it was Ying Huang who spoke. In his view, the Angelic Civilization has been passed down for more than millions of years and its civilization is unfathomable. It is impossible that they do not have mythical artifacts of the pursuit type, and they probably do not even lack seven-colored pursuit artifacts.

If that eleventh-order holy angel were to personally activate the seven-colored artifact, some clues could be traced back.

But Green's next words made people frown.

"The moment this happened, the Father of Angels took the initiative to act and used the Angel Clan's Seven-Colored Pursuit Artifact, but still to no avail."

The rules wizard Green seemed unwilling to say more about the matter, and he quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, I have explained the details of the battle at the Human Emperor City to the Angel Clan, and they have made it clear that they have no intention of antagonizing our two races."

"but……"

At this point, Green stopped talking and instead waved his hand, and soon two figures walked in from outside the hall.

They both exuded a rich divine power, and had twelve wings on their backs, clearly two ninth-order seraphim from the angelic civilization.

After the two seraphim entered the hall, they first bowed respectfully to Emperor Jiang and Green before explaining their purpose.

"Your Majesty, my father has sent these two to convey his greetings to you. Congratulations on Your Majesty's attainment of immortality and mastery of the Great Dao."

In the main hall, Emperor Jiang smiled and nodded.

However, the two ninth-tier Seraphim spoke again very quickly:
"Your Majesty, the reason we have come to your ancestral domain is actually to carry out a request from my father."

"Claudius is a sacred angel of our race. More than two million years ago, he was lost in the Abyss World. Our race searched for him for a long time without success. Now that he has suddenly appeared, there must be a reason for it. My father hopes to retrieve Claudius's body so that we can do our best to find the mastermind behind it all."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall changed abruptly.

Not only Song Chi and his group of five, but even the three members of the Wizard Civilization looked rather grim.

A tenth-order divine corpse can not only be used to extract a drop of mythical source blood that can help one break through to the mythical rank in the future, but the traces of the Great Dao's origin preserved on the body of the divine corpse are also divine objects that help one comprehend the laws and rules. Even among the overlord-level civilizations of the Shattered Star Sea, there are not many such nearly complete divine corpses preserved in their civilizations.

They're either genuinely stupid or bullying others; otherwise, who would be so direct in demanding something?
Jiang Huang's gaze darkened slightly, and his fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest of the throne, making the atmosphere in the hall even more tense.

The two ninth-order seraphim seemed to have also noticed the abnormality, and the wings of light on their backs trembled slightly involuntarily.

"Oh?" Emperor Jiang's voice was terrifyingly calm. "Claudius attacked my Ancestral Domain of the Flame, causing the deaths of countless Flame People. Now, he wants to take away the divine corpse with just a 'request'? Angelic Civilization... does it think my race is easy to bully?"

Before the words were finished, the entire hall was suddenly surrounded by a layer of golden characters, which continued to intertwine within the hall, transforming into magnificent epics.

Finally, all of this evolved into a fictional martial arts dynasty world, where thousands of martial artists practiced their skills, countless sages sat in meditation to comprehend the Dao, and the phantoms of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors sat in the Nine Heavens Palace. It was none other than the trump card that His Majesty Emperor Jiang had activated many times—the [Human Emperor's World-Shaking Book].

The two ninth-tier seraphim's expressions changed drastically, and their twelve wings of light instantly unfolded into a defensive stance.

The angel on the left said urgently:
"Your Majesty misunderstands. My father is willing to exchange a drop of the same level [Abyss Demon God Source Blood] for a drop of Holy Spirit Source Liquid."

Song Chi's eyes narrowed. Holy Spirit Source Liquid was a unique super-level resource of the Angel Civilization. It was said to be able to reshape the true spirit. Even if a ninth-level ruler had fallen, as long as the true spirit had not completely dissipated, he could be reborn with it.

However, its most important function is to assist in the advancement of the Fireship. At least when the Starship is attacking the superdimensional mothership, it can increase the advancement success rate by a full 18%.

While it remains unclear how much the superdimensional mothership will increase the success rate of advancement when it attacks a mythical immortal ship, it is certain that it will be effective.

Song Chi and the other three remained silent, waiting for Emperor Jiang to speak.

As the only mythical warrior in the current Burning Flame Civilization, Emperor Jiang is undoubtedly the supreme decision-maker of the entire Burning Flame Civilization, and only he can make such a decision.

Emperor Jiang paused lightly on the armrest of the throne, and the golden characters in the entire hall suddenly froze, as if time and space were frozen.

"Abyss Demon God's Source Blood + Holy Spirit Source Liquid?"

He slowly raised his eyes, his gaze seemingly reflecting the countless stars of antiquity.

"It seems that the Angelic Civilization's regard for Claudius goes far beyond just a divine corpse."

The seraphim on the right bowed slightly, the holy radiance on its wings dimming somewhat:

"Your Majesty, you are wise. Claudius was lost in the Abyss, and our race suspects that he has been corrupted by the will of the Abyss. His sudden appearance and attack on the Ancestral Domain of the Flame must be driven by the forces of the Abyss. My father hopes to use his body to trace the source and prevent disaster from affecting the entire Star Sea."

Wizard Green suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"If that's the case, why not just share the intelligence directly? Why insist on demanding the corpse of a god? Could it be... that the Angelic Civilization is worried we'll discover something?"

The two seraphim remained silent, their faces obscured by the holy light.

Song Chi's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly spoke:
“Your Majesty, how about this—our race can temporarily hand over Claudius’s body, but our race and the wizard civilization must jointly investigate, and the angel civilization must sign a three-race oath, and all information obtained must be shared.”

"I've heard that the [Golden Wheel of Glory] of the wizarding civilization has a binding function, so why don't we use it to sign an oath?"

After Song Chi finished speaking, Emperor Jiang and Green, who was standing to the side, both nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with the suggestion.

When the two turned their gazes back, the two ninth-order seraphim understood that they had to give a definite answer.

The seraph on the left said in a deep voice:

"I have no right to decide this matter; I need to consult my father."

Emperor Jiang smiled faintly: "Alright, but you only have six months."

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeve, and the golden characters throughout the hall suddenly shrank, transforming into a jade talisman imprinted with the words "Human Emperor," which floated before the two seraphim. "Take this back and report. If there is no reply in half a year, my race will join forces with the wizarding civilization to dissect Claudius's divine body ourselves."

The two seraphim exchanged a glance, then respectfully accepted the jade talisman, bowed, and withdrew.

Once they had completely disappeared, Emperor Ying let out a cold snort.

"The Angel Civilization is indeed problematic."

Wizard Grimm stroked his staff, a deep light gleaming in his eyes:
"Not necessarily. Perhaps it really is those abyssal demons deep within the abyss plotting something in secret?"

After the two ninth-order seraphim left, the people in the hall had different expressions, their eyes shifting and uncertain, as if they were pondering something.

A short while later, Green also got up and said goodbye with the two people behind him.

“Then Jiang Yuan, I also need to return to the Wizard Ancestral Domain first. This matter needs to be discussed in detail at the Wizard Conference. I will come again in six months.”

"it is good!"

……

Once only Song Chi and his four companions remained in the main hall, after exchanging glances, Emperor Jiang Yuan spoke first, his gaze shifting to Emperor Ji on his right:

"Ji Heng, if we add that drop of Holy Spirit Source Liquid, would you be willing to let the [Xuanhuang Chiyu] attempt its advancement ahead of schedule?"

Upon hearing this, Song Chi, Ying Yi, and Pei Dinan involuntarily turned their gazes toward them.

It was easy to see from the conflicted look on Ji Heng's face that this Chi Yu Ji Huang originally had no such intention at all.

According to his own plan, the advancement of [Xuanhuang Chiyu] should be at least several thousand years, or even ten thousand years, later.

Now that the Torchfire Civilization has mythical warriors at its helm and has successfully stepped into the ranks of overlords, no foolish civilization in the Shattered Star Sea would dare to provoke it at this time. It has enough time to make thorough preparations for the advancement of the [Xuanhuang Chiyu], so there is no need to rush.

Perhaps understanding Ji Heng's thoughts, Jiang Yuan explained in a deep voice:

"I don't mean to urge you, but as you can see from the current situation, both the Chaos God Continent and the Shattered Star Sea are showing signs of chaos."

"I don't know how long this superficial calm can last, but whether it's the secrets between the Angel Civilization and the Abyss, or the Wizard Civilization's eagerness to seek allies, it undoubtedly indicates that this period of calm is not far off. Therefore, it is definitely the right thing to do to improve our own strength!"

Hearing this, the vague doubts in Song Chi and the other three completely disappeared. Not to mention that they had previously had the same concerns, even if they hadn't, now that Jiang Yuan had given such a straightforward example, they could clearly feel that this was by no means an exaggeration.

After a long silence, Ji Heng seemed to have made a decision. He estimated the preparations that the Xuanhuang Chiyu had made so far. If he added a drop of [Holy Spirit Source Liquid], including two time reversals, the success rate of the advancement would actually not be low.

Moreover, he still retains his own bit of good fortune, so if all else fails, his chances of promotion can be further increased.

"I'm fine, but the Greedy Wolf..."

The four emperors' gazes immediately turned to Song Chi.

The four remained silent, but the meaning behind Ji Heng's words was clear to all five present.

If the [Xuanhuang Chiyu] changes its plan and directly uses the subsequent advancement of the Divine Summer Continent to achieve a breakthrough, then undoubtedly both [Time Chessboards] will have to be temporarily requisitioned, which will inevitably affect the Tianxu Cangqiong, which is also preparing for advancement.

Just as Song Chi was about to break the silence, Jiang Yuan beat him to it.

"In that case, the Time Chessboard will definitely have to be requisitioned, but the advancement of the Xuanhuang Chiyu will not necessarily require all three advancement opportunities. Tanlang, if the Time Chessboard is ultimately used, we will provide enough Time Source Crystals to restore its cooldown. If it is not used, then you will still advance normally."

"As for the best advancement opportunity in the Star Continent's energy tide that we missed because of the [Xuanhuang Chiyu], how about we make up for it with this extra advancement resource?"

As he spoke, he tossed over a spiritual fruit the size of a walnut.

Song Chi recognized this thing; it was called the "Nine Revolutions Chaos Fruit," a super-level extra advancement resource that only appeared in the Bottomless Abyss. When a Star River Ship was upgraded to a Superdimensional Mothership, it could increase the success rate of the upgrade by 2%.

In reality, he actually profited, because the reduction in the effect of the Primal Tide Bathing caused by the delay was at most around 1%, and more often than not even 1%.

"I don't have any problem either!"

Since all the outcomes had been perfectly arranged, Song Chi naturally wouldn't refuse.

Time flies, and six months later...

The two ninth-order seraphim returned, but with them came a tenth-order holy angel.

Clearly, the oath of the three races was no small matter in the eyes of the Angelic Civilization, and it required the personal oversight of a mythical unit.

Once the representatives of the three civilizations—the Torchbearer, the Wizard, and the Angel—had all arrived, the Rule Wizard Grimm quickly mobilized the terrifying magic power within him. The void above the mechanical fortress trembled violently, and at a certain moment, the void suddenly shattered, projecting out a golden wheel radiating both chaotic and golden light from the depths of the void.

The Chaotic Wonder: The Radiant Golden Wheel

Of course, what Green summoned was only a projection of the [Golden Wheel of Glory]. Even though it was almost materialized, it was still just a projection. The real [Golden Wheel of Glory] was always in the hands of the eleventh-tier rule wizard of the wizarding civilization.

The signing of the oath among the three races was solemn and dignified. The projection of the [Radiant Golden Wheel] slowly rotated in the void, and the patterns of chaos and golden light flowed on the contract scroll.

When Emperor Jiang, Wizard Green, and the tenth-order holy angel simultaneously imprinted the rule mark onto the scroll, three towering pillars of light suddenly appeared above the Ancestral Domain of the Flame.

Within the sacred pillar of light of the Angelic Civilization, countless angelic phantoms chant hymns; within the chaotic pillar of light of the Wizard Civilization, billions of runes flow like a galaxy; and within the crimson pillar of light of the Torch Civilization, the phantom of the chaotic fire seed stands proudly in the sky.

The three beams of light gradually merged under the harmonization of the [Radiant Golden Wheel], eventually transforming into a three-colored crystal that disappeared into the void—an eternal covenant witnessed by the will of the Star Sea Great Dao.

"The contract is complete." The holy angel collected Claudius's body, and his thirty-six wings suddenly unfolded into a gesture of judgment.

"This process of investigation and exploration will be very long, so please be prepared. But if we achieve any progress, we will inform you as soon as possible."

After speaking, its divine wings suddenly unfurled, and in the next second, it carried Claudius's corpse, along with the two ninth-order seraphim, into a beam of holy light that shot into the sky and quickly disappeared into the depths of the starry sea.

After the angelic civilization members had departed, Wizard Grimm suddenly made a hand seal and cast a spell, enveloping the hall in a chaotic barrier. A strange silver light flickered in the eyes of this rule-based wizard:
"I left the [Scar of Truth] on Claudius's corpse, even if the Angelic Civilization wants to hide something..."

Before he finished speaking, a wisp of chaotic fire suddenly flew out from Jiang Huang's sleeve. This seemingly weak flame actually traced the trajectory of the Holy Angel's departure in the air, and even faintly revealed the coordinates of a certain hidden deep space.

"The flame of civilization can illuminate the ages," Emperor Jiang chuckled.

"Now that we've formed an alliance, we might as well speak frankly about our backup plans."

The two mythical beings exchanged a smile.

In fact, even if they didn't take these precautions, the Angelic Civilization would likely be unable to hide anything in the future. The binding force of the Chaos Artifact [Radiant Golden Wheel] is not just empty talk.

After that, Green and his group left quickly, leaving only Song Chi and his four companions in the main hall once again.

However, they did not linger this time. All the plans had already been discussed and agreed upon, and now they only needed to strictly follow the plan.

Decades later, on the continent of Shenxia, ​​in the core space where the origin of the floating lands is located.

The Xuanhuang Chiyu was quietly suspended in the center of the Earth's core space, and not far from it was the core light cluster of the floating continent origin of the Divine Xia Continent.

Below the warship, Ji Heng, who had kept her eyes closed for several years, suddenly opened them.

"It's ready! The Xuanhuang Chiyu is fully prepared!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan nodded slightly. He logged into the Firefly Network using the Seed of Fire and quickly sent out the order for action.

The next second, a huge core of light was drawn out from the [Xuanhuang Chiyu] and headed straight for the core of the floating continent of Shenxia.

At a certain moment, when the two primordial cores officially touched, a violent devouring and fusion reaction ensued.

As the original core of the Divine Xia Continent continued to devour this new floating continent's original core, the entire Divine Xia Continent began to tremble slightly.

Sensing this anomaly, the millions of Flame Captains gathered across the Divine Continent instinctively focused their attention, knowing that the advancement of the Divine Continent had begun.

(End of this chapter)