National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 835 [Facing the Rakshasa]

"boom--!"

In the earth-shattering explosion, half of the body of the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon ship was vaporized.

For a moment, Song Chi himself was stunned.

As one of the few remaining ship corpses in the countless millennia of the Corpse Emperor Clan's lineage, the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon ship corpse should not be so fragile no matter how you look at it.

Without much thought, what happened next instantly answered everything for him.

Countless corpses surged from the void, frantically filling the vaporized parts of the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon ship's corpse, and the damaged parts of the ship's corpse were being rapidly repaired.

"Damn it, it's the 'Corpse Reincarnation' ability!" The Big Dipper Lord's eyes flashed. "It absorbs the corpses on the battlefield to restore itself!"

Upon receiving the message from the Lord of the Big Dipper during a lull in the battle with the skeletal emperor, Song Chi sneered:

"Then let it have no corpses to absorb. Asura King, it's your turn to act."

The void suddenly tore open, and the Asura Emperor, wielding the [Heavenly Mandate Sky-Slaying Sword], broke through dimensions and descended.

With each strike, large swathes of corpses turned to dust, naturally affecting the recovery speed of the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon ship's corpse.

However, the Asura King was ultimately just one person, and it was impossible for him to completely block the sea of ​​corpses that surged almost infinitely from the void.

Buzz!
A powerful tremor resounded from the void, and a super battleship emerged from the void.

Upon appearing, the Tianxu Cangqiong mirror warship did not hesitate and directly activated the "high-energy particle storm" characteristic of the replica [neutron star nuclear armor].

The mirrored warship that had just flashed above the corpse of the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon ship instantly transformed into a high-energy particle source, with endless streams of high-energy particles spreading wildly in all directions from the warship's hull.

Under the influence of this terrifying particle field, all the corpses that rushed towards the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon shipwreck turned to ashes before they could even get close.

Only at this moment did the self-repair of the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon shipwreck completely stop.

This wasn't the end. The bow of the mirrored warship had already gathered endless light, and the warship's cannons had reached their maximum energy storage. Song Chi wanted to take this opportunity to completely destroy the core of the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon ship corpse below.

On the other side, the Asura King, surrounded by a shield of law force, also held his longsword high, aiming directly at the corpse of the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon ship.

[Warning: Intense spatial fluctuations detected. Readings match, confirming the disturbance as being caused by a special spatial passage opened by the Rakshasa Necromancer Ship!]

As if to confirm his words, a scarlet rift suddenly appeared in the starry sky, and seven hideous Rakshasa undead ships slowly sailed out, forming a hunting formation to surround the battlefield.

"It's really here!"

Staring at the seven menacing, blood-red warships in the sky above the battlefield, Song Chi's eyes sharpened.

These seven crimson warships resembled seven blood-dripping fangs, biting firmly at the throat of the fifth front. Failure to eliminate them first would have a decisive impact on the entire battle situation.

The communication from the Lord of the Big Dipper came through, his voice deep and resonant:
"The Rakshasa clan is truly trying to protect the royal family. If we continue to push forward, there is a certain chance that it will trigger a full-scale war between the two hegemonic civilizations."

Song Chi, however, did not think so. On the contrary, he believed that this was a deliberate act by the other party to make them wary and thus further control the discourse.

The next second, a chilling mental fluctuation emanated from the Rakshasa flagship:
"Human, stop."

In the center of the seven undead ships, the ninth-tier ultimate warship inlaid with a blood-red skull crown slowly moved forward, its hull surface flowing with viscous blood energy, writhing as if it were alive.

Song Chi snorted coldly. The mirror image warship Tianxu Cangqiong did not move, but the main warship slowly appeared from the depths of the void and went to meet it alone.

"Rakshasa clan, have you crossed the line?"

A tall figure draped in a scarlet cloak slowly projected from within the Rakshasa flagship. Three blood-red crystal cores on his forehead shimmered with an eerie light—it was none other than the renowned [Blood Skull Prince] of the Rakshasa civilization.

This [Blood Skull Prince] is one of the few ninth-order limit beings in the Rakshasa clan, and one of the highest-ranking individuals below the mythical Rakshasa of the Rakshasa clan.

"The Corpse Emperor Clan has submitted to our clan, and this star field is now under the protection of the Rakshasa."

Song Chi narrowed his eyes:

"Submit? Or... do you want the 'Blood Marrow of Ten Thousand Corpses' of the Corpse King Clan?"

He spoke slowly and deliberately, but his tone was clearly sarcastic.

The Blood Marrow of Ten Thousand Corpses is a legendary resource unique to the Corpse Emperor Clan. Only high-ranking Corpse Clan members in the Star Sea can condense it, and its production is extremely limited. The Corpse Emperor Clan has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, and it is said that they have only accumulated a few dozen kilograms of it.

This thing has the effect of assisting flesh and blood creatures in breaking through to mythology, which means it is useless to the Corpse Emperor Clan themselves, otherwise there would be even fewer of them.

Prince Bloodskull's pupils contracted sharply, but quickly returned to their cold, sinister state.

"Humans, you are very clever, but clever people often die faster."

Song Chi ignored the threat in the other party's tone:

"So, you intend to use seven undead ships to force back my entire Fifth Front Firefighting Fleet?"

Prince Bloodskull's crimson eyes flashed, his previous coldness vanished, and he offered a suggestion that surprised Song Chi.

"How about we each compromise and you versus me—a one-ship duel!"

"If you win, I will immediately withdraw my troops, and the Corpse Emperor clan here will be at your disposal."

If you are defeated... the fifth fleet behind you must immediately withdraw from the Bone River System!

"Song Chi, don't agree! This Rakshasa Death Ship is at the peak of the ninth tier!"

The voice of the Lord of the Big Dipper rang in Song Chi's ears, but Song Chi replied first.

"Even if I didn't agree, it would be absolutely impossible for your Rakshasa race to cross a distance of billions of light-years to wage a full-scale war against my human civilization, but I still accept this battle!"

……

The starry sky was silent, and two enormous ships faced each other from afar.

The ninth-tier undead ships under the command of Prince Bloodskull were the first to attack. Countless blood-red cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the ships, and dense scarlet chains shot out like venomous snakes. Each chain was wrapped with the law of corrosion, and even the space itself was eroded with dark cracks!

"Blood-Corroded Chains - Soul-Shuttering Annihilation!"

As the main warships of the dominant Rakshasa race, the Rakshasa Necromancers are naturally not ordinary starships. They can be compatible with the bloodline supernatural powers of the Rakshasa race and can also integrate a small number of interstellar artifacts, turning these abilities into their own.

The [Blood-Eroded Chains - Soul-Suffocating Strangle] that we are currently using is one of them.

Song Chi's eyes narrowed, and he dared not be careless.

The Sky Ruins Skyship instantly activated the [Time Chessboard], and a huge seven-colored illusory chessboard appeared above its head. The flow of time in the entire star field suddenly slowed down, and the attacking chains were like being stuck in quagmire, their speed plummeting.

"[Light of Judgment] - Activate Energy Storage!"

The bow of the Sky Ruins Skyship cracked open, revealing a dark and menacing cannon muzzle, from which a faint white light began to gather.

"Don't even think about it!" Seemingly sensing the extreme threat posed by the [Light of Judgment] immediately, Prince Bloodskull directly controlled the necromancer's flagship to speed over, attempting to interrupt the charging of the [Light of Judgment].

However, the hundreds of times time slowdown brought about by the illusory [Time Chessboard] above his head meant that he could only watch helplessly, with no time to react.

"boom--!!!"

The light of judgment erupted with a roar, a platinum beam piercing through the void, and the crimson chains crumbled inch by inch wherever it passed.

The energy that purified everything even forcibly closed the spatial rifts along its path, leaving a dazzling trail of light in the starry sky.

Prince Bloodskull's pupils contracted sharply; the extreme threat of death prompted him to activate a trump card for survival without hesitation.

Suddenly, the ninth-tier ultimate necromancer ship twisted and deformed, slowing down time by hundreds of times, and its bow rapidly transformed into a ferocious maw with a diameter of ten thousand meters.

"Rakshasa Secret Technique: Blood Abyss of Devouring Light!"

The giant maw suddenly expanded, swallowing the light of judgment entirely.

However, all of this was clearly not without cost. The muffled thunderous roar coming from inside the Necromancer ship and the countless cracks that instantly appeared on the surface of the ship were the best proof of this!

Although these costs were being rapidly repaired by the endless flow of blood energy from the Necroship.

A hint of coldness was reflected in Song Chi's eyes!
Can you swallow it?

He raised his right hand slightly, and a faint light appeared on one side of the [Black Hole Evolution Layer] component.

[Black Hole Evolution Layer] - "Black Hole Singularity Explosion"

"boom--!!!"

The consumed light of judgment erupted a second time inside the necromancer ship, causing the entire warship to tremble violently, and countless blood-red fragments flew off the hull.

Shockingly, even so, the fragments still rapidly turned into blood mist in the air, only to be absorbed back into the necromancer ship's hull.

"It's no use, humans."

Prince Bloodskull's voice was laced with sarcasm.

"The Necromancer Ship is composed of countless undead souls; as long as the undead exist, the warship will never perish!"

No sooner had He finished speaking than the Heavenly Ruins Sky Ship vanished into thin air. When it reappeared, the warship had already transformed into a dark afterimage, rushing headlong towards the Rakshasa Death Ship without regard for anything else.

"Is that so? Then I'd like to see just how many undead are on your warship!"

Song Chi's cold words echoed in the starry sky, and the next second a sound of extreme impact and explosion rang out.

【Dominating with Ivory Horns】· "Wrath of the Elephant King" "Elephant Charge"

【Primordial Bronze Mother Ram】· "Primordial Impact"

Carrying immense impact energy, the Sky Ruins Sky Ship collided violently with the ninth-tier undead ship.

The energy shockwave generated by the ninth-level calamity explosion instantly swept across the entire star battlefield.

Under this terrifying impact, the hull of the ninth-tier Rakshasa Necromancer ship was increasingly damaged. Although the repair of the ship was still ongoing, the repair speed was significantly reduced compared to before.

But that wasn't the end of it. After the two rams at the bow of the warship were firmly embedded in the Rakshasa Death Ship, a series of sharp sounds came from the outer hull of the warship.

Just as Prince Bloodskull was puzzled, the Sky Ruins suddenly transformed from a conventional warship into a small neutron star.

Zizizi!
Terrifying temperatures of hundreds of millions of degrees erupted outwards from the center of the small neutron star. Even with the extraordinary materials of the Rakshasa Necromancer ship's hull, it was difficult to withstand such extreme temperatures at close range, and the hull of the Necromancer ship was visibly melting rapidly.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Faintly, a shriek seemed to echo, accompanied by gusts of eerie wind—the lingering sound of countless undead souls being evaporated.

Inside the control room of the Rakshasa Death Ship, Prince Bloodskull's eyes were bloodshot, with a savage look flowing in them, but even more so, fear and disbelief.

He had considered that he might be evenly matched with Song Chi or even lose, but he never imagined that he would be defeated so quickly.

"Zizzizi!"

The sounds of evaporation and burning continued, and the hull of the Rakshasa Death Ship continued to melt away over time.

Even if the extreme heat on the surface of the neutron star subsides, the Rakshasa Death Ship will be unlikely to return to its original state.

Without the healing effect of the Necromancer's Soul, the Rakshasa Necromancer Ship has lost its self-repairing ability. Although Prince Bloodskull was confident that he still had offensive trump cards to play, with his defense almost completely lost, he lost the courage to continue attacking.

After all, if Song Chi really makes another move, there's a high probability that the attack will actually land on Him.

Compared to the Star Sea Humans, the Rakshasa race, though physically stronger, is not known for its physique. If they were to face a full-force attack like the Hyperdimensional Orbital Cannon or the Galaxy Cannon head-on, it would be a fatal threat to them.

"Humanity, you have won!"

With a cry of resentment, Prince Bloodskull lowered his proud head.

In response, Song Chi tacitly chose to recall the Tianxu Cangqiong.

In the current situation, he does have the ability to directly kill the opponent, but he cannot do so.

Prince Bloodskull held a relatively high position within the Rakshasa civilization. If he were to be killed on the spot without any mercy, there was a certain chance that it would trigger a full-scale war between the Human Civilization of the Torch and the Rakshasa civilization.

Although the odds were extremely slim, Song Chi didn't want to gamble.

The current development strategy of the Torch Civilization is actually very clear: before the complete collapse of the [Bat Heaven Secret Realm], it should develop in a low-key manner and do its best to enhance the civilization's foundation and strength.

The annexation of the Corpse Emperor Clan's river system was for the purpose of a new round of unleashing of the Fire Spirit Civilization's potential, because there was no force within the Corpse Emperor Clan's river system that could truly threaten the Fire Spirit Civilization.

The Rakshasa civilization is different. As a dominant civilization that has been famous for over a million years, if the other side were to go to war with them, even if it would most likely only result in a stalemate, neither side would have the strength to directly annihilate or defeat the other. However, if it were to develop to this point, the impact on the entire Shining Fire civilization would be unavoidable.

Putting aside everything else, it's impossible for the Torchfire Civilization to have a second major breakthrough. In fact, during the confrontation with the Rakshasa Clan, the civilization's strength will be weakened to some extent.

Because he was very clear about this, and because Jiang Huang and the other three had repeatedly reminded him before the station, Song Chi knew he had no choice.

Fortunately, Prince Bloodskull did not cause any further trouble. Seeing that the Sky Ruins had stopped attacking, he did not utter any more threats and led the other six undead ships away without a word.

With the Rakshasa clan no longer involved, the subsequent battle unfolded as expected.

Two superdimensional motherships, one mechanical war star, and three ninth-order star beasts were killed one after another, along with the skeletal monarch and the Azure Sea Thunder Dragon ship corpse.

After this battle, at least on their fifth front, the Corpse Emperor Clan will find it difficult to organize a large-scale resistance.

In the centuries that followed, the advance of the fifth front was remarkably smooth, with an average of several decades passing by a river system.

(End of this chapter)