National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 843 [The Alliance of the Four Races]

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“Achi”.

"Chizu!"

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As the core members of the Song family arrived ahead of schedule aboard the [Blazing Sea], they all voiced their questions after the Tianxu Cangqiong ship proactively connected to the [Blazing Sea] magnetic wave encrypted group chat.

Song Chi smiled and nodded, then he and Song Xingru and the others who had just joined all turned their gazes toward Song Yan.

"Xiao Yan, what are the specifics?"

Before Song Xingru could speak, Song Yan quickly recounted all the relevant information he had collected over the past few decades. His expression was grave, clearly indicating that he was not in a good mood.
"As things stand, the situation is not optimistic."

"The number of transcendent-level forces that we have already identified in advance as definitely participating in the subsequent [Origin Star Operation] is already more than two counts: Chaos Demon Ape, Sand Spirit Clan, Titan Civilization, Ice Demon Clan, Burning Sky Clan, Abyss Demon Clan, Abyss Flame Demon Clan..."

With each name Song Yan uttered, the atmosphere in the encrypted group chat grew increasingly tense.

Most of these forces originated from the Chaos God Continent, while others came from the Shattered Star Sea and the Bottomless Abyss. However, they all share the commonality of being truly super forces standing at the pinnacle of the heavens, each with a genuine twelfth-order transcendent being in charge.

Compared to these forces, the civilizations and races in the myriad worlds that possess ordinary mythical combat power can only stand aside.

If there are so many transcendent-level forces, one can imagine how many mythical forces at the tenth and eleventh levels must exist.

Not to mention the countless top-tier advanced civilizations and races beneath the mythology.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the group chat was a bit off, Song Chi took the initiative to speak:

"There's no need to be too pessimistic. Although our Torch Human Civilization may not be considered top-tier during this trip to Origin Star, we are still a dominant civilization. We also have a strategic ally, the Wizard, who possesses eleventh-tier mythical combat power. Among the many forces, we are certainly among the top ranks."

Before the Song clan members in the group chat could reply, he suddenly let out a soft "Eh".

A message came from the five-colored fire seed in the ancestral aperture of the fire source.

"Greedy Wolf, come immediately to the Emperor's Palace for a meeting!"

The message came from Jiang Yuan. Without delay, after greeting his elder brother Song Yan and the others, the Tianxu Cangqiong ship quickly headed towards the Human Emperor's Palace.

Neither Ancestor Song Wujiang nor Original Ancestor Song Shiyuan came this time. The former's guiding technique had not yet broken through to the eighth level, while the latter was in the Zhutian Xushi, remotely controlling the [Immovable King] to travel through multiple alien star fields, doing his best to collect the holy blood of fortune for the [Blood Holy Grail] loaded on the [Immovable King].

Of course, the [Immovable King] was not acting alone. The Seven-Star Ancient Demon on board not only held a [Market Projection Token], but also Song Chi's [Asura Emperor] and [Giant Star Shark] accompanied the ship to ensure the safety of the hunt.

Therefore, apart from Song Chi, Song Yan is currently the person with the highest power in the Song family fleet.

However, this doesn't mean that Song Wujiang and Song Shiyuan will not participate in the [Origin Star Operation]. The [Origin Star] will remain on the Chaos Divine Continent for a full ten thousand years, giving them ample time to explore after they complete their breakthroughs.

……

In the center of the Emperor's Palace, seven holographic projections, each shrouded in the patterns of the Great Dao, surround the central star. Each of the seven figures represents a mythical being standing atop the shattered star sea, and each represents the supreme will of a dominant civilization.

The moment Song Chi stepped into the palace, he immediately felt the immense pressure emanating from the seven mythical figures. Even their unconscious glances could create ripples on the energy shield surrounding the Sky Ruins Sky ship.

His expression remained unchanged, and the five-colored flames within his body flickered slightly. He quickly calmed down, as the inherent absolute internal and external isolation of the Flame Warship kept all of this out.

"Greedy Wolf, take your seat."

In the center of the seven figures, Jiang Yuan, as the host and the only mythical being present in their true form, spoke from the depths of the hall.

Song Chi looked up and saw that the shipborne intelligence of the [Shenxia Jiuli] was projecting a vast star map onto the dome of the Human Emperor's Hall. In the center of the star map, a planet shrouded in chaotic mist was slowly rotating.

Song Chi strode toward the seats belonging to the Torch Civilization. The seats were arranged in a pyramid shape, with Jiang Yuan's floating throne at the top. As a sign of respect for the only eleventh-order being present, there was another throne of the same specifications on one side of Jiang Yuan's throne. The figure sitting on it in projection form was none other than Mel Santos, the supreme eleventh-order rule wizard of the Wizard Civilization.

Below the two were five other tenth-tier mythical beings. Through Ying Yi's introduction, Song Chi learned the identities of these five.

Wizarding Civilization: Grin Willem, Blackbone

Genesis Mechanical Civilization: Divine Machine - Annihilation, Divine Machine - Red Mane Lion
Imperial Barbarian Civilization: Imperial Barbarian God
When Song Chi first heard the identities of these five people, he was full of surprise, after all, they represented the three major overlord civilizations: Wizards, Creation Machines, and the Imperial Barbarians.

However, this quickly turned into a hint of joy, which likely meant that several civilizations would form a temporary alliance with them.

The third layer below consists of several other human emperors of the Torchfire Civilization, including the ninth-tier rulers who hold the highest power among the three civilizations, such as the wizards.

As the founder of the Fifth Empire, which was recognized by the four great empires of the Fire of Civilization, Song Chi's position was also on this level.

Below that are the ordinary ninth-tier beings, or the eighth-tier direct descendants of the beings in the upper three levels.

After he arrived, several dozen seconds passed before this high-level meeting officially began.

Buzz!
The entire Human Emperor's Palace was enveloped in endless starlight. The activation of the Zhou Tian Star Array completely sealed off the space inside the palace, ensuring that no information exchanged after the meeting would be leaked.

"The situation is more serious than expected."

Jiang Yuan spoke first, and with a light tap of his fingertip, dozens of scarlet dots lit up on the star map above.

"We have confirmed that thirteen transcendent-level forces will participate in the competition. Among them, the Abyss Demon Clan is suspected to be the strongest, with three twelfth-order transcendent-level demons appearing, including two from the Abyss Demon Clan and one from the Flame Demon Clan."

As he spoke, the star map was continuously magnified, revealing countless abyssal demon figures hovering atop the Chaotic Divine Continent, each radiating violent and chaotic energy.

After that, the star map quickly switched several more times, with the figures of several transcendent forces, such as the Chaos Demon Ape, the Sand Spirit Clan, and the Titan Giant Civilization, flashing by one by one.

"Our advantage lies in the sheer number of mythical warriors."

The "Cardinal," a representative of mechanical civilization, emits a synthesized electronic voice.

"According to calculations, the combined combat strength of our four civilizations has reached 11.7 standard tenth-order mythical units. With the presence of His Majesty Mel, this is enough to contend against any single mythical force under the thirteen transcendent powers."

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The meeting lasted for a full six standard hours. When the final strategic plan was determined, four long lines of different colors were marked on the star map. These four long lines were the newly determined routes for the four forces: the Torch, the Wizards, the Genesis Machines, and the Imperial Barbarians. Although the four civilizations had all signed cooperation agreements, each party had to start from their respective [Chaos Cities] and could not directly converge at the beginning.

The final destination of these four routes is naturally their final rendezvous point. Having finalized this strategic plan, the three parties—the wizard civilization, the other two—quickly departed, needing to make their final preparations.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Origin Star will descend one standard day from now."

At one moment, Jiang Yuan's voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire imperial city.

"This battle is not about the rise and fall of civilizations. Once we successfully enter Origin Star, we must act according to our abilities. If we encounter someone we cannot defeat, we should run away if we can. Origin Star has countless resources and treasures, so we must not fight any one item head-on."

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In the 10,650,000th year of the New Calendar of the Chaotic Divine Continent, the sky of the entire Chaotic Divine Continent suddenly twisted, and countless spatial rifts spread like a shattered mirror.

Standing in the main control room of the Sky Ruins, Song Chi captured this breathtaking scene of the starry sky through the warship's holographic exterior view—

A colossal star shrouded in chaotic mist is slowly emerging from the void.

Wherever it passes, space is easily torn apart like fragile paper, and violent spatial storms sweep across hundreds of billions of light-years.

Hundreds of alien civilizations that got too close were instantly torn into a bloody mist.

[Countdown to the formation of the Origin Star's entrance and exit passage: 1 standard year]

The shipboard Skybrain AI issued a notification.

Song Chi took a deep breath, and the hatch of the Tianxu Cangqiong opened with a hiss. He then rushed out of the warship.

A faint light flowed between his brows, and the warship behind him trembled slightly. Finally, the ship contracted rapidly and was drawn into the ancestral aperture of the fire between his brows.

Having done all this, enveloped in ninth-order psionic energy, his figure soared into the sky, heading straight for the location of the [Divine Summer Nine Li Ship] above his head, and soon boarded this mythical immortal ship.

There are far more than just one or two people doing the same thing; there are millions.

To enter Origin Star remotely, it's impossible to operate it directly from the [Human Emperor City]. The Chaos Divine Continent is vast. Although Origin Star has entered the Chaos Divine Continent, it is still hundreds of billions, or even trillions of light-years away from the surface of the Divine Continent. What level of remote control artifact can have such a control distance?

Specifically, the [Shennxia Jiuli] must first take nearly ten million captains to the vortex passage outside the [Origin Star], at which time the captains will then summon their flagship and activate the warship clone components.

"Attention everyone! After the [Divine Xia Jiuli] leaves the city, the fleet remaining in the Human Emperor City must be on high alert to prevent invasion by alien races!"

After giving this instruction, the engines of the Shenxia Jiuli roared, and it quickly transformed into a streak of light, tearing through the chaotic sky and flying towards the horizon along the pre-planned route.

In a standard year, it would be impossible for ordinary beings to traverse hundreds of billions or even trillions of light-years across the Chaos God Continent. However, the [Divine Summer Nine Li] is different. As a mythical unit, the suppression effect of the [Chaos God Continent] on it has been greatly weakened. In addition, the warship itself is equipped with two ultra-high-level warp components, making its speed extremely fast.

However, just as the warship was landing at one of its jump points, a space not far away was suddenly torn apart by some terrifying force.

Dark wings blotted out the sky as the Abyss Demon God led countless high-ranking Abyss Demons, forcibly tearing through space.

[Mythical-level energy reaction detected!]

For a moment, the alarms on the ship's onboard AI system continued to sound.

Inside the cabin of the Shenxia Jiuli ship, Song Chi, like everyone else, had his pupils slightly contracted and his eyes narrowed as he looked out of the ship.

The aura of the Abyss Demon God was more terrifying than imagined. Even though he had once come into contact with it remotely in the [Flame Hell Abyss], he was still deeply shocked.

After all, no matter what, his true form was in the Void Market of the Heavens back then, and that [Claw of World Burning] only made a move across space.

Compared to that, what I'm witnessing right now is the true form of a tenth-tier abyss demon god. How can that be compared?

"Full shield activation!"

Before the captains in the ship's cabin could have much time to think, and before the distant abyss demon could unleash its furious roar, the engines of the Shenxia Jiuli suddenly went into overload, and the warship turned into a blur and disappeared into the void above.

Seeing that the Divine Xia Jiuli made no move, the tenth-order Abyss Demon God did not forcibly pursue it.

Behind it lies a large number of mid-to-high-level abyssal demons. Safely transporting these demons to the Origin Star is the task assigned to it by the twelfth-tier demon god behind it.

……

"We are about to enter the seventh jump point. Everyone, prepare to withstand the impact."

Just as Jiang Yuan's voice rang out over the ship's public address system, an even more piercing AI alarm followed immediately—

[Spatial trap detected! 93.2% chance it's an interception network set up by the Star Demons!]

Outside the porthole, countless lightning chains intertwined to form a giant net covering light-years, each chain wrapped with chaotic lightning powerful enough to tear stars apart.

Three mythical star demons stood at various network nodes, forming a perfect interception formation.

"Humph!"

Jiang Yuan snorted coldly, and the bow of the Shenxia Jiuli ship suddenly cracked open, revealing an immortal god-slaying cannon wrapped in a seven-colored aura.

[Haotian Annihilation God-Slaying Cannon], fire!

A blinding beam of destructive light pierced through the void, tearing a gap in the lightning chain net.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Shenxia Jiuli accelerated, and dense ancient runes appeared on the surface of the ship. The bow of the ship also quickly transformed into two colorful and sharp rams, which crashed straight into the mythical star demon blocking its way.

"You're courting death!" roared the leading Mythical Star Demon, thrusting his thunderous spear straight at him.

Just as the two sides were about to collide, the Shenxia Jiuli ship suddenly became ethereal, as if it had transformed into a shadow and passed through the body of the Mythical Star Demon.

This is a special component mounted on the Shenxia Jiuli fleet – the [Ghost Warship], which can temporarily transform the entire warship into a ghostly state under illusion.

"Continue the jump!" Jiang Yuan had no intention of lingering in battle and quickly controlled the flagship to continue the jump using his mind.

Through the porthole, Song Chi saw that the Mythical Star Demons, left behind, were furious, but helpless as they were unable to stop the sudden jump of the Divine Summer Nine Li. They could only watch helplessly as the Divine Summer Nine Li disappeared before their eyes.

(End of this chapter)