National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 860 The storm is coming

The chaotic void outside the Origin Star trembled violently under the rage of the twelfth-order Chaos Demon Ape. Every punch from that terrifying figure, which was trillions of kilometers tall, seemed to tear the entire star field apart.

The demonic energy barrier constructed by the three transcendent beings of the Abyss Demon Clan cracked continuously, yet was repaired in an instant.

"Shakyamuni!"

The roar of the Chaos Demon Ape pierced through the chaotic sky and resounded throughout the entire Origin God Continent.

"How dare you collude with the Abyss to plot against my race!"

Golden light shone in the void, and a majestic ancestral Buddha of the Shakya clan manifested his true form.

It sat cross-legged on a twelve-petaled golden lotus, seven layers of merit light slowly rotating behind its head, its face as calm as still water, and said:
"Life and death within the Origin Star are predestined, everything is predetermined, Ancestor Yama, you are attached to appearances!"

These words acted as a fuse, suddenly stirring up the previously opposing factions.

Although the Shattered Star Sea's Shakyamuni civilization is not weak, its strongest member is only at the eleventh level. Since this Shakyamuni Buddha dares to provoke a transcendent being in this way, he must have something to rely on.

Many forces could see this and guessed that a war involving transcendent beings was likely to follow. Such an outcome naturally caused a huge uproar.

If this applies to all the transcendent forces, how much more so to the other forces?

In the region where the Four Races Alliance is located, the Extinction God Machine and the Red-Maned Lion God Machine of the Creation Mechanical Civilization suddenly disintegrated, transforming into a torrent of billions of nanomechanical machines that retreated in fear—these cold silicon-based life forms are the best at assessing the situation.

As for the alliance of mutual support signed by the four tribes, they have long since forgotten about it.

Meanwhile, on the side of the Burning Flame Civilization, Song Chi, through the monitoring system of the Sky Ruins Sky, clearly saw every detail of this earth-shattering battle.

The sheer power of those transcendent beings, capable of shattering stars with a mere gesture, was something he had witnessed firsthand once before outside the city of transcendence. Yet, it still caused his pupils to narrow and his heart to tremble with unease.

"The power of the twelfth rank..."

At a certain moment, Jiang Yuan's projection suddenly solidified within the highest-ranking chat group of the "Spark" initiative:

"Prepare to summon the projection of the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen'. If these transcendent beings really fight, the aftershocks may affect us at any time."

As he finished speaking, intense colorful light simultaneously appeared on the hulls of the two mythical immortal ships.

At the same time, in the Chaotic Divine Continent, in the Heavenly Ape Star Realm.

Human Emperor City

The majestic City of the Human Emperor, atop the vast land, suddenly trembled violently, while boundless starlight gathered above it.

Twelve bronze pillars, engraved with ancient star maps, emerged from the ground and eventually formed a grand array of celestial origins above the Human Emperor City.

The Zhou Tian Star Origin Array originated from a seven-colored wonder. If it were placed in the Ancestral Domain of Fire and Fire, it would naturally be difficult to project onto the Chaos Divine Continent. However, the two mythical immortal ships that were summoning the projection were already on the Origin Divine Continent, so they were not greatly affected.

As the star array above the Human Emperor City gradually took shape, its projection power also came into effect.

On the outer edge of Origin Star, where the Four Races Alliance is located, twenty-four neatly arranged star pillars are scattered and suspended above the Shenxia Jiuli and Xuanhuang Chiyu ships, with the boundless power of the stars completely covering the two mythical immortal ships.

Not only the Fire Civilization and the Creation Mechanical Civilization, but also the Wizard Civilization, the Imperial Barbarian Civilization, and others responded immediately.

Shortly after these methods were completed, earth-shattering sounds of energy collisions began to echo in the distant sky.

Countless beings felt a chill run down their spines at that moment, knowing that the great battle for transcendence had begun.

Inside the Shenxia Jiuli, inside the Tianxu Cangqiong, whose volume had shrunk tens of thousands of times, Song Chi curled his lip.

Just now, the battlefield monitoring footage transmitted by the Eye of Truth was interrupted.

Compared to the eleventh and twelfth-tier attacks that transcendent beings frequently unleash, the high-level colored [Eye of Truth] is ultimately no match for it.

Fortunately, Jiang Yuan quickly uploaded the real-time combat footage he had captured to the communication group chat.

Compared to the Sky Ruins, the Divine Summer Nine Li not only has a Tier 10 hull, but its air patrol radar is also of rainbow quality and has been upgraded to level 120, so there is still a considerable gap between the two.

After a brief moment of reflection, Song Chi's attention was drawn to the live video feed.

As expected, the scene shown was the battle between the two sides. Although there were occasional stutters and blurs, the identities of both sides were still clearly visible.

In the chaotic void beyond the origin star, the trillion-kilometer true form of the twelfth-order Chaos Demon Ape "Yan Zu" stirred up the galaxy.

With each punch it threw, spatial rifts followed in its wake.

The demonic barrier constructed by the three Abyss Transcendent beings constantly crumbled and reformed, with each head of the ten-thousand-headed demonic serpent spewing poisonous mist that corroded the void; the six-armed Crimson Flame Demon God wielded six demonic weapons, unleashing blades that tore through dimensions; and the Void Demon Shadow transformed into an invisible curse, constantly eroding the soul of Yama Ancestor.

"Maggots of the abyss!" Yan Zu roared, his chaotic and malevolent aura surging. "You think you can kill me?"

It suddenly pounded its chest, producing a war drum sound that shook the heavens.

The forbidden secret technique of the Chaos Demon Ape clan, "Berserker Blood," was activated, instantly tripling its combat power. At the same time, the true form of the Demon Ape was also activated. With a punch, the four arms of the Six-Armed Demon God exploded on the spot, and demonic blood splattered across the starry sky.

But the Abyss Demons were prepared. The ethereal demonic shadow suddenly materialized, transforming into countless chains that bound Yan Zu's limbs. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Ten Thousand-Headed Demonic Serpent spewed out "Primordial Poison of the Abyss," a forbidden substance that could even corrode those who had transcended.

Yan Zu's hair began to fall out in large areas, revealing festering skin.

But this veteran transcendent being suddenly enraged, grabbed the main head of the ten-thousand-headed demon serpent and tore it off!

"Die together!" The remaining heads of the ten-thousand-headed serpent simultaneously emitted shrieks, detonating the severed main head.

The horrific explosion reduced the center of the battle to nothingness, even temporarily erasing the concept of time and space.

When the energy turbulence subsided, the spectators saw that Yan Zu was badly wounded, his left arm severed at the shoulder. The three Abyss Transcendent beings were in a similarly miserable state—the Ten Thousand-Headed Demon Serpent had only three heads left, the Six-Armed Demon God had become an armless demon god, and the Void Demon Shadow had faded to almost transparent.

This scene, however, left all the creatures around them somewhat puzzled.

The Abyss Demons are known for their combat prowess. As beings who control the laws and rules of chaos, they shouldn't be so weak in a three-on-one situation.

Both sides were originally going to continue their attack.

The giant axe shimmering with the color of chaos in Yan Zu's hand had been summoned, and the terrifying aura of this chaotic artifact spread out at the fastest speed.

"enough!"

A majestic voice suddenly resounded through the void, causing both sides to pause in their subsequent actions. A towering figure, entirely white, descended, revealing himself to be a transcendent being from the Ice Demon Clan, another transcendent force in the Chaos Divine Continent.

Following this, seven native transcendent beings of the Chaos God Continent, including the "Father of the Sand Sea" of the Sand Spirit Clan and the "Ancestor of the Burning Flame" of the Burning Heaven Clan, appeared one after another.

These transcendent beings from the Chaos God Continent could not stand idly by while the Abyss Demons killed beings of the same level on their own territory. After all, the Chaos God Continent's supreme status, above all other realms, could not be achieved solely through the Chaos God Continent's semi-high-dimensional position; it also required these original transcendent beings, capable of suppressing everything, as the ultimate deterrent.

"Heh heh heh, what a fine example of using power to intimidate others..."

After their mocking laughter, the three transcendent demon gods of the abyss had no choice but to stop and let the heavily injured Yan Zu leave.

However, just as Yan Zu was dragging his crippled body back to his ancestral land on the star path, a sudden change occurred—

A hazy, gray sword light slashed out from the void, piercing precisely into his heart.

This sword light contained bizarre rules that even those who had transcended the mundane could not comprehend, and it instantly destroyed all of Yan Zu's life force.

"You...are...Gao..."

Yan Zu's pupils contracted sharply, as if he had recognized the attacker's identity.

But before it could finish speaking, its trillion-kilometer-long body began to disintegrate inch by inch.

The entire Chaos Divine Continent suddenly trembled violently, and countless planes of the myriad realms simultaneously rained down blood.

A mournful wail echoed through the starry sky; it was the myriad stars weeping for the fall of a twelfth-tier transcendent being.

All the transcendent beings stared in shock in the direction from which the sword light had originated, only to see a dissipating gray mist. The mysterious being had vanished immediately after its successful strike, leaving not a trace behind.

"Who is it?!" The transcendent being from the Abyss was both shocked and furious.

The target they failed to kill despite paying a huge price was instead reaped by someone else. The key issue is that this could potentially arouse suspicion from other transcendent forces in the Chaos God Continent, who might then shift the blame onto the Abyss.

At that moment, all the onlookers felt a chill.

That was a transcendent being, the strongest being in the heavens and the starry sea, and yet he fell so easily?

To be able to kill a level 12 being so cleanly and decisively, even if the opponent was already seriously injured, is clearly not something an ordinary transcendent being could do.

The highest-ranking group chat channel for the "Spark" initiative:
"It's going to change."

Jiang Yuan's voice rang out in the group chat, her tone carrying a distinctly serious tone.

The fall of a twelfth-tier transcendent being signifies that the balance of power in the Chaos God Continent, which has lasted for countless years, is about to be broken.

The mysterious assassin lurking in the shadows—what is his purpose, and what conspiracies is he plotting?—remains unknown to them.

But one thing is certain.

More than 10,000 years later, the matter of the [Botian Ruins] will inevitably face even more uncertainties.

Originally, the Chaos Demon Ape clan suppressed the area. Although there were many powerful clans and star-sea overlord civilizations, they could at least keep everything under control within the Heavenly Ape Star Realm.

Now that Yan Zu has fallen, the Chaos Demon Ape clan has fallen out of the realm of power. Although there are still a few eleventh-order Chaos Demon Apes in their clan, they are absolutely no match for the covetous eyes of other star realms.

It is foreseeable that from today onwards, the entire Heavenly Ape Star Realm will become the focus of the entire Chaos Divine Continent, and even the mythical forces in the myriad realms will likely want to get involved.

The Celestial Ape Realm is about to descend into its most chaotic period in history.

Having reached this conclusion, the five people in the group chat exchanged glances, their eyes filled with worry and anxiety.

The Human Emperor City is located within the Heavenly Ape Star Realm.

Worse still, it's not just the Torchbearer Imperial City; several Chaos Cities under the Wizard Civilization are also located in the Celestial Ape Star Realm.

This means that the other party can hardly provide them with much support, after all, they are under tremendous pressure as well.

"The defenses of the Imperial City must be reinforced immediately." Ferdinand's voice rang out in the group chat, carrying an undeniable determination:
"Notify the remaining fleet to immediately utilize all reserved star crystals, including Eternal Bricks, Chaos Stones, and all other top-tier resources, to reinforce the city walls with all their might. If possible, upgrade the defensive capabilities of the Human Emperor City as much as possible. Not to the eleventh level, but at least half a step into the eleventh level!"

Song Chi's fingertips flew across the virtual control panel, bringing up the energy reserve data of the Human Emperor City:

"We still have 7.8 million units of Star Crystals, over 100 billion units of Eternal Stones, and even more Chaos Stones. We will remain on the Origin Star for about 2,000 years. During this time, the various forces should not make too many moves, so we should have enough time."

Jiang Yuan: "These are all secondary. The key is still our own strength. Ji Heng and I alone are not enough. Ying Yi, Pei Di Nan, Song Chi, which of you three is confident? You must go into seclusion as soon as possible. You must have at least three mythical immortal ships. With the support of the Three Corpses Divine Shrine, and with the backing of the Human Emperor City, even if a 12th-level transcendent takes action, we can withstand it for a period of time."

Upon hearing this, Ji Heng nodded.

"That's right, three mythical immortal ships are the minimum guarantee; only in this way can we maintain a certain degree of autonomy!"

As he spoke, he and Jiang Yuan simultaneously swept their gazes across the faces of Song Chi and the other two, before adding:
"With this once-in-a-million-year opportunity on Origin Star still more than two thousand years away, we must make a decision as soon as possible. If we need to go into seclusion, we should do so as soon as possible."

Song Chi and the other two exchanged glances.

They understood what Jiang Yuan and the other person meant, and were also aware of the urgency of the current situation.

The three of them quickly made a decision.

Ying Yi and Pei Dinan spoke almost simultaneously:

"Greedy Wolf is too young, let me do it!"

The two had no other intentions; they were simply concerned that Song Chi was not even 20,000 years old yet and worried that he had not accumulated enough experience.

Song Chi did not refute this. He had indeed begun preparations for the Tianxu Cangqiong to challenge the Mythical Immortal Ship and had collected a lot of resources. However, in his plan, it was still far from complete.

In comparison, Ying Yi and Pei Dinan had both lived for hundreds of thousands of years and had the resources and preparations of the entire Fire Empire behind them, which were far beyond what he could compare to.

A brief silence fell over the group chat.

After a moment, Jiang Yuan finally spoke:

"In that case, Ying Yi, Pei Dinan, you two can go together. With two [Time Chessboard] components, there's no need to worry about the cost of trial and error. And with your preparations, even if one of you fails to advance, there's still the other. It can't be that..."

Jiang Yuan didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood what she meant, and no one raised any objections.

There is one last problem: to advance to the Mythical Immortal Ship, we need the support of the energy tide of the tenth-tier Star Continent to maximize the chances of advancement.

The energy tides generated by a single star continent are naturally sufficient to satisfy the needs of a superdimensional mothership to challenge a mythical immortal ship, but they may not be sufficient for two.

In other words, they have two choices.

Should we focus all our efforts on supporting one level-nine floating continent to impact the Star Continent, or support two at the same time?

(End of this chapter)