National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 826 [The War of Myths] and [The Journey Begins]

In the eyes of other super powers, it is just an insignificant area, but in reality it is much larger than imagined.

The Seventh Cantilever Region of the Fallen God Sea is like a special prism, with an outermost diameter of over tens of light-years. Although it gets narrower as it gets closer to the center of the Fallen God Sea, it still allows direct access to the depths of the Fallen God Sea.

More than a dozen warships were thus distributed across a vast area spanning tens of light-years, and one can imagine the area each warship was responsible for monitoring.

Even so, after a full half-month, not a single wisp of mythical soul was found, but there were plenty of supreme true spirits of the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels.

Song Chi and his group were not too surprised by this.

【The Sea of ​​Fallen Gods】is indeed a special place that stably produces Mythical Souls. Over countless years, each standard year has a general output, sometimes more and sometimes less than in previous years, but mostly it remains stable within a specific range.

However, these are only relative to the entire Fallen God Sea. The seventh cantilever area occupied by Song Chi and his group is just a corner of the entire Fallen God Sea.

According to the predictions of several human emperors, their seventh cantilever region can produce at most one mythical soul per standard year. If they are unlucky, there may be no production in a certain year or even several years.

Fortunately, the oldest among those present still has a lifespan of over 600,000 years, and they can all afford to wait.

Even considering the mythical war that might erupt 20,000 years from now, they could still obtain at least several thousand or tens of thousands of mythical souls. For the newly emerging dominant civilization of humanity, this would undoubtedly allow the vast majority of the civilization's top combat power to be further enhanced.

This is also the fundamental reason why Song Chi tried his best to win battles even at the risk of his flagship sinking.

……

The members of the Shining Fire Civilization were quite lucky. One day, six months later, they unexpectedly succeeded in finding the first piece of mythical soul that had been brought out from the depths of the Fallen God Sea by the Super Brainstorm.

With this first example, subsequent production returned to normal.

Following an average pace of one unit per year, the number of Mythical Souls has been steadily accumulating.

Time flies, and 120 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, it was still the seventh cantilever area.

The area under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Qin Divine Dynasty's [Northern Dipper Star Lord].

[Specified energy frequency fluctuation detected, coordinates *****]

Upon receiving the notification from the ship's onboard AI, the superdimensional captain, who had recently advanced to the ninth rank, was overjoyed. Soon, the warship began to change direction and sped towards the designated coordinates.

"Luckily, two of them appeared at the same time..."

Upon arriving at the designated coordinates, the Lord of the Big Dipper looked even more satisfied as he gazed at the two familiar, clear beams of light on the projection screen.

Swish!
As the [Yaoguang Tianxing] approached to a certain distance, two tractor beams shot out from the warship, aiming directly at the two mythical souls.

In fact, there were quite a few Sovereign True Spirits surrounding the two Mythical Souls, but compared to the Mythical Souls, the value of these Sovereign True Spirits was far less. Naturally, the Big Dipper Star Lord took the Mythical Souls first.

Just as the traction beam touched the two mythical souls and began to slowly pull them toward the [Yaoguang Tianxing], a sudden change occurred.

Far away, inside the cabin of the [Shenxia Jiuli], the Beidou Star Lord, who was remotely controlling the warship's clone with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with intense terror.

Looking again at the area where the [Yaoguang Tianxing] warship clone was located, a gray phantom suddenly appeared in a peaceful starry sky that was not far from the two mythical souls.

This phantom had no physical form; it resembled a ferocious four-legged beast. The moment it appeared, its jaws opened to a terrifying arc, giving the Lord of the Big Dipper no time to react. A wave of soul-devouring light shot out and arrived before the [Yaoguang Tianxing] in an instant.

Over the past 120 years, the warships have encountered numerous Soul-Devouring Beasts of various ranks, and the Yao Guang Tian Xing was no exception.

If that were all, it would certainly not be enough to cause the Beidou Star Lord, who was far above the Shenxia Jiuli ship's clone, to feel extremely terrified.

The key reason is that the energy fluctuations emanating from this new Soul Devouring Beast far exceed those of any ninth-tier Soul Devouring Beast he has encountered before.

"A tenth-tier mythical-level Soul Devouring Beast!"

This was the first judgment made by the Lord of the Big Dipper, but the moment the thought arose, the terrifying soul-devouring light wave had already reached the warship.

Buzz!
The black psychic aura component mounted on the Yaoguang Tianxing warship's clone only lasted for a moment before collapsing under the terrifying erosion of this mythical-level soul-devouring light wave.

As for the warship's energy shield and hull armor, these two strongest defensive components on the Yaoguang Tianxing were completely ineffective against soul-based attacks.

Zi La Zi La!

The soul force eroded through the body, and although the Yaoguang Tianxing warship clone appeared unchanged on the outside, in reality, a large number of components and control systems inside the entire warship clone were paralyzed, and the warship lost its ability to move.

"Beidou, what's wrong!"

On the Shenxia Jiuli, Jiang Yuan's mind immediately sensed the abnormality of the Beidou Star Lord.

"A mythical-level Soul Devouring Beast! A tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast has appeared in my area of ​​responsibility! Coordinates *****!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan, who was far away in the Human Emperor City, felt a chill, but soon a look of interest flashed in her eyes.

Aside from the two mythical souls mentioned by the Lord of the Big Dipper, the tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast itself also possesses immense value.

If it can be killed, a considerable number of mythical souls can be extracted from its body.

Tenth-tier Soul-Devouring Beasts usually roam the deepest part of the [Fallen God Sea]. They have devoured countless super-brain energies and mythical souls in the past. After killing them, at least twenty or more pieces of mythical souls can be extracted.

In addition, Soul Devouring Beasts also produce a special kind of soul spirit. The soul spirit within a tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast is even more of a rule-based soul spirit. This level of soul spirit is enough to enhance the understanding of specific rules and great Daos of mythical beings of the same tier. For mythical beings, this is a huge temptation.

After all, the understanding of the Great Dao's rules directly determines the strength of every mythical being.

Without much hesitation, the [Shennxia Jiuli] warship clone shot swiftly toward the coordinates given by the Lord of the Big Dipper.

The [Shennxia Jiuli] warship clone transformed into a dazzling streak of light, tracing a magnificent trajectory in the starry sky as it sped towards the depths of the seventh cantilever region.

Inside the warship's cabin, a dozen figures stood with solemn expressions. Time was of the essence, and at this critical moment, they could no longer allow everyone to leave the Shenxia Jiuli first.

In fact, even if there were plenty of time, Jiang Yuan would not allow it.

Compared to the turbulent Seventh Cantilever region, staying inside the Shenxia Jiuli is obviously safer, even though a mythical war is about to begin.

At the same time, at the location of the [Yaoguang Tianxing] warship's clone, the phantom of the tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast had completely solidified.

It resembled a giant star wolf, its four hooves treading on the air, surrounded by gray soul mist, and its deep eyes gleaming with greed.

It lowered its head and sniffed the two mythical souls that were fixed by the guiding beam, then opened its huge mouth and swallowed them directly into its belly.

"Roar--!"

The Soul-Devouring Beast let out a satisfied roar, and the soul mist around its body suddenly expanded, making its aura even stronger.

Inside the rapidly arriving Shenxia Jiuli warship clone, the Beidou Star Lord gritted his teeth and rebuked:

"Damn it, it devoured the soul of mythology!"

Jiang Yuan, however, did not seem to care too much.

"Don't panic, it can't escape. AI, prepare to activate the replica of the [Human Emperor's World-Shaking Book]!"

As the order was given, the weapon systems of each ship were activated simultaneously, and a seven-colored radiance overflowed from the hull of the warship, quickly condensing into a martial arts dynasty realm above the Shenxia Jiuli.

Beams of energy intertwined in the starry sky, forming a massive energy network that enveloped the Soul-Devouring Beast.

These beams are not ordinary attacks, but rather "Soul-Destroying Rays" specifically designed for soul-based creatures and mounted on the Shenxia Jiuli ship. They have an extremely strong restraining effect on Soul-Eating Beasts.

Sensing danger, the Soul-Devouring Beast suddenly raised its head, a hint of ferocity flashing in its deep eyes.

It roared to the sky, and the soul mist around its body suddenly condensed into countless sharp tentacles, stabbing towards the surrounding energy network.

"boom--!"

The energy network collided with the soul mist tentacles, bursting forth with blinding light. The starry sky seemed to be torn apart, and violent energy turbulence swept in all directions.

Sensing that the barrage of Soul-Destroying Rays seemed about to be breached, Jiang Yuan frowned slightly.
"Increase the attack power of the [Soul Annihilation Aurora] secondary cannon; we absolutely cannot let it break through the blockade!"

With the activation of a special firepower amplification component on the Shenxia Jiuli warship clone, the strength of the Soul-Destroying Ray Firepower Network was increased once again.

The Soul Devouring Beast's soul mist tentacles were gradually suppressed, but this did not make the tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast give up; instead, it became even more ferocious.

It leaped suddenly and pounced directly at the nearest wreckage of the Yaoguang Tianxing.

"It wants to devour the energy in the wreckage of the warship's clone!" the Lord of the Big Dipper warned.

Jiang Yuan snorted coldly:
"dream!"

The Imperial Great Realm that had already condensed above the [Shenxia Jiuli] warship suddenly fell, transforming into a Great Realm of Rules that crashed down on the tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast.

"【The Emperor's Astounding Book】·The World of Martial Arts Dynasty!"

The figures of sages hung high in the starry sky, and thousands of martial artists swung their fists to the heavens. The energy contained within this martial arts dynasty was terrifying to the extreme.

Boom boom boom!
As the Martial Dynasty fell, the entire starry sky seemed to be suppressed. The Soul-Devouring Beast let out a mournful roar, its four hooves struggling wildly, but it was still firmly suppressed by the Martial Dynasty.

"Now!" Jiang Yuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "[Haotian Annihilation God-Slaying Cannon] - Haotian Strike!"

A blazing beam of light shot out from the bow of the Shenxia Jiuli ship, heading straight for the tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast that was being suppressed by the Imperial Dynasty.

"boom--!"

A violent energy shockwave swept in all directions, and the head of the Soul-Devouring Beast exploded directly under this attack, turning into a sky full of gray mist.

But soon, the fog began to condense again.

"It wasn't that easy to solve after all."

Jiang Yuan was not surprised.

"Keep attacking, don't give it a chance to breathe!"

The various soul weapons mounted on the [Shenxia Jiuli] warship clone fired simultaneously, and countless soul-destroying beams intertwined to form a net, enveloping the soul-devouring beast that was reorganizing.

Just then, the ship's mythical-class AI issued an urgent alert.

[Warning: A large number of high-level Soul-Devouring Beasts are rapidly approaching from the 3 o'clock position!]

Jiang Yuan's gaze sharpened, and sure enough, she saw dozens of gray phantoms appearing in the distant starry sky, the weakest of which was at least at the eighth level.

However, Jiang Yuan didn't take it seriously and was only met with a cold laugh.

"Ignore them, deal with this tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast first!"

The system quickly issued commands to the ship's AI, and the [Human Emperor's Book of World-Shaking Events] component was reactivated.

"【The Emperor's World-Shaking Book】·Imperial Dragon Qi!"

Within the Great Realm of the Imperial Dynasty, nine golden dragons roared forth, each radiating terrifying fluctuations of power.

They circled and pounced on the tenth-tier Soul-Devouring Beast, entangled it tightly.

Since even a conventional seven-colored naval cannon like the [Haotian Annihilation God-Slaying Cannon] was proving ineffective, he simply used a special ability that he rarely employed in the past.

Compared to ordinary naval cannons, this golden dragon formed from the imperial dragon energy contains the most righteous and intense energy, which is just right to suppress the yin and soft attributes of soul beings.

The Soul-Devouring Beast let out a painful howl, and the soul mist on its body evaporated continuously under the scorching of the dragon energy, but its resistance became more and more intense, and gray soul power surged around it like a tide.

"Oh no! It's going to self-destruct!" the Lord of the Big Dipper suddenly exclaimed.

Jiang Yuan's expression changed.

"【Ultimate White Hole Armor】·White Hole Evolution!"

Almost the instant the thought crossed his mind, the tenth-tier Soul-Devouring Beast's body suddenly expanded, and then—

"boom!!!"

The terrifying explosion of soul power swept across the entire starry sky. Even with its seven-colored rank, the Martial Dynasty was directly hit and was still shaken to its knees by the shockwave.

The large white hole formed by the clone of the Shenxia Jiuli warship was also blown away by the shock wave. Fortunately, the white hole itself had strong enough defense capabilities and did not suffer too much damage.

As the energy storm gradually subsided, the center of the battlefield was empty, with only countless tiny gray specks of light drifting in the starry sky.

Jiang Yuan quickly refocused her mind and assessed the specific situation on the battlefield.

The Shenxia Jiuli ship suffered 52% damage to its energy shield and 21% damage to its hull armor, but its combat capability was not severely damaged.

Compared to that, he was more concerned about what the self-destructing tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beast had left behind.

He quickly spotted the scattered gray specks of light at the epicenter of the explosion ahead:

"Those are fragments of the spirit of rules!"

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up: "Collect it immediately! Although it's broken, its value is still immeasurable!"

As the tractor beam shot out, the gray dots of light were collected into the warship one by one.

Preliminary calculations suggest that these fragments are enough to slightly enhance his understanding of the rules.

As for the remaining pure soul energy, at least fifteen portions of mythical soul can be extracted.

Although it fell short of initial estimates, it was still a successful operation.

"It's a pity that those two mythical souls were destroyed along with it," the Lord of the Big Dipper lamented.

Jiang Yuan shook her head.

"Not bad. The rule-based soul spirit of a tenth-tier soul-devouring beast is far more precious than an ordinary mythical soul."

As he spoke, he looked at the high-level Soul Devouring Beasts in the distance that were preparing to flee.

"Now, it's time to deal with these guys."

The battle that followed was much easier. Without the threat of the tenth-tier Soul Devouring Beasts, these high-tier Soul Devouring Beasts were quickly blasted to pieces.

When the last ninth-tier Soul Devouring Beast was defeated, the battle came to an end.

"Take stock of the results," Jiang Yuan ordered.

A moment later, the AI ​​provided a detailed report:
A total of 28 Rule Soul Fragments, 15 Tenth-Order Mythical Souls, and over 1,000 True Spirits of various Orders were obtained.

Jiang Yuan was quite satisfied with this.

However, he did not relax because of this.

"Continue the patrol. This seventh cantilever area is more complex than we imagined. We must be on high alert."

"understand!"

……

This sudden mythological battle was actually quite rare, because in the entire Fallen God Sea region, Soul Devouring Beasts of the tenth rank rarely appeared on their own in the outer areas.

For these special beings, soul energy is their greatest blessing; the further out they go into the Fallen God Sea, the weaker the environmental blessing becomes.

Conversely, the closer one is to the core of the Fallen God Sea, the more astonishing the combat power of these mythical soul-devouring beasts becomes.

If this battle had taken place in the core area of ​​the Fallen God Sea, the final outcome would likely have been very different.

Therefore, in reality, Jiang Yuan gained a considerable advantage this time.

However, this was only an isolated incident, and no similar situation occurred again in the centuries that followed.

While others were more interested in accumulating mythical souls, Song Chi, far away in the Human Emperor City, had something else on his mind.

After hundreds of years of careful consideration, he finally made his decision.

After greeting Jiang Yuan, he quickly disappeared from the Chaos City Wall.

Jiang Yuan, who had already witnessed the previous exchange between the main warship and its clone, was not surprised and assumed that Song Chi had simply gone to recall the main warship.

In fact, this is not the case.

In the main control room of the Heavenly Ruins Sky in the Fallen God Sea, Song Chi's figure appeared out of thin air.

The moment he arrived, he quickly absorbed the warship clone, which had been shrunk to its maximum size, into the [Dimensional Space Stone].

After completing this step, he did not linger, nor did he recall the main body of the Sky Ruins Sky. His figure disappeared again from the main control room of the warship.

Strangely, this time he did not appear in the [Human Emperor City], nor did he return to the Ancestral Domain of the Flame, but instead went to the [City of Transcendence].

Previously, due to a special entry permit, the mirror warship was directly teleported to this so-called "City of Transcendence," and lost contact with him.

Having returned to the Chaos God Continent, and with the help of the [All Heavens Ruins Market], which has now advanced to the ninth rank and is powerful enough to influence the Chaos, he has already taken the initiative to visit the City of Transcendence.

However, that time it was only to bring back the mirror warship, so they only left a spatial anchor point in the city of transcendence and did not start any exploration.

Song Chi's sole purpose in returning to the City of Transcendence was to truly explore this ancient city located deep within the Chaos Sea.

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