National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 861 [The Chaotic Artifact—The Anchor of Dimensions]

With the foundation that the Fire Civilization now possesses, encompassing three galactic clusters, it is not impossible for it to simultaneously support the birth of two star continents.

However, this is bound to require a large-scale mobilization of manpower and resources, especially high-ranking captains.

Therefore, at least one-third of the tens of thousands of star destroyer captains currently exploring the origin planet will have to be recalled.

For the Torch Civilization, which is capable of continuously exploring the Origin Star with its warship clones, this will undoubtedly significantly reduce its efficiency in acquiring various treasures.

However, the current civilization of the Torch is at a critical moment when it urgently needs to accumulate civilizational foundation. If it misses this once-in-a-million-year opportunity of the Origin Star falling, it will be difficult to have another chance when the Celestial Ape Star Realm is in complete chaos in the future.

"Let's dedicate ourselves to supporting the Holy Continent!"

The one who broke the silence of the group chat was none other than Ferdinand, the Lord of the Holy Federation.

In this situation, even the two mythical immortal captains, Jiang Yuan and Ji Heng, would find it difficult to make a decision directly for Ying Yi and the other person.

The challenge of breaking through to the mythical realm is, frankly, a major event concerning one's path to transcendence. Ultimately, the choice must be made by the two individuals involved; otherwise, failure to advance in the future might lead to them becoming bitter enemies.

After finishing speaking, Pei Dinan did not look at Jiang Yuan and Ji Heng, but turned directly to Ying Yi.

"With all the preparations currently made by the Heavenly Light Ship, and considering all the remaining luck and fortune in my hands, the success rate of the promotion will not be less than 40%. With the addition of the two 'time reversal' features, the final theoretical success rate of the promotion will not be less than 80%, so it should not fail."

However, it is impossible to guarantee that if the advancement fails, it will be the Immortal Qin Ancestral Dragon that will have to swallow the bitter pill. Therefore, although Ying Yi did not show any expression on the surface, his silent silence itself represented his unwillingness.

Pei Dinan had considered this point in advance, and he continued:
"Of course, I have prepared enough Time Source Crystals in advance, enough to allow the two Time Chessboard components to cool down immediately after use."

Hearing this, Ying Yi was much more satisfied.

Although missing the strongest time point of the Floating Continent Origin Tide will still reduce the success rate of the Immortal Qin Ancestral Dragon's advancement to a certain extent, it will not be too great and will still be within his acceptable range.

Furthermore, the two [Time Chessboards] that have been restored to cooldown can still be used on the Heavenly Light Ship, right?

Looking at Song Chi again, when he heard Pei Dinan mention the [Time Source Crystal], he instinctively thought of the drop of [Time Source Liquid] in his hand.

This drop of Time Source Liquid, worth 1000kg of Time Source Crystal, can reduce the cooldown time of each level of artifact by a million years. He had also considered using it on the "Time Reversal" property of the Time Chessboard, so that the Sky Ruins Skyship could have more attempts when it attacks the Mythical Immortal Ship in the future.

However, after careful consideration, he has initially dismissed this guess.

The reason is simple: the "Time Rewind" feature of the [Time Chessboard] can only rewind to 11 seconds ago at present. Even if the warship's upgrade is fast, it will still take some time. In other words, some time will always be wasted in the middle. 11 seconds is actually enough for three to four rewinds.

Compared to the first two attempts, three or four attempts will naturally increase the success rate of promotion, but it is obviously impossible to continue to go back indefinitely.

After finalizing their agreement, the five quickly parted ways. The Divine Summer Nine Li ship personally returned to the Human Emperor City to send Ying Yi and Pei Di Nan back to the Ancestral Domain of the Flame. The two would then mobilize most of the high-level combat forces remaining in the Ancestral Domain to fully support the Holy Temple Continent.

As for Song Chi and the other two, they remained on the Chaos God Continent to continue exploring the Origin Star. For the next two thousand years, they would do their utmost to plunder the resources and treasures within the Origin Star.

……

Eight thousand years after the Origin Star fell, the three-person exploration team of the Torch Civilization successfully searched for a crashed resource ship in an ancient ruin battlefield and brought out a large number of resources and treasures, including Sovereign True Spirits, Mythical Souls, Moonlit Ore Crystals, Chaos Mirror Stones, and Star Sea Wonders.

Eight thousand five hundred years after the fall of the Origin Star, the three-person team of the Torch Civilization successfully killed a native mythical creature and transplanted a legendary spiritual root, the Star Ascension Tree, from its lair. This spiritual root absorbed the power of the essence of the stars and nurtured the Star Ascension Fruit. The highest quality Star Ascension Fruit can even assist flesh and blood creatures in breaking through to the mythical rank.

Nine thousand sixty-two years after the fall of the Origin Star, there is less than a thousand years left before it rises again.

The chaotic mist that once covered the entire planet has thinned to a veil, replaced by countless pillars of light that pierce through the heavens and earth.

Each beam of light represents the birthplace of a precious treasure, and the thickest, ice-blue beam of light pierces the sky from the Antarctic ice sheet, clearly visible even to observers outside the Origin Star.

"Scan 738 complete."

Song Chi rubbed his throbbing temples. The Tianxu Cangqiong mirror warship hovered in the blizzard outside the Antarctic Circle of Origin Star, its surface covered with thick chaotic ice crystals.

"The energy reading has risen by another 12%, and at this rate of increase, it will reach a critical point in a few decades at most."

In the holographic image, Jiang Yuan and Ji Heng's faces were illuminated and dimmed by the data stream.

The three-person exploration team has been stationed here for over a hundred years, during which time they have repelled forty-three waves of explorers, including two tenth-tier demon gods of the abyss demon race.

"The Chaos Fleet of the Genesis Mechanical Civilization is breaking through the equatorial defense line."

Ji Heng brought up a star map, where hundreds of red dots were moving toward the South Pole.

"It seems they've given up on playing along."

Song Chi sneered. Ever since that icy blue pillar of light suddenly surged nearly a thousand years ago, all the illusions about "peaceful exploration" and "friendly alliances" have been shattered.

The Genesis Mechanical Civilization, which claims to be an absolutely rational silicon-based life form, is now swarming in like sharks that have smelled blood.

At a certain moment, the Mirror Warship suddenly trembled violently, and a blinding purple light exploded on the monitoring screen—the aftershocks of a transcendent being's law penetrated the atmosphere of the Origin Star and bombarded the Antarctic ice sheet, instantly evaporating half of the continental shelf's glaciers.

“The twelfth.” Jiang Yuan’s voice was strained.

On the list of light screens, the number of red markers representing the intervention of those who have transcended the limitations of the system continues to increase.

Seven native rulers of the Chaos God Continent, three rulers of the Abyss Demon Clan, and two rulers from all the myriad realms.
Even the Shakyamuni Clan, far away in the Shattered Star Sea, sent three more Ancestral Buddhas, including one eleventh-tier Ancestral Buddha.

These supreme beings, who were supposed to maintain the balance of the universe, are now betting everything like gamblers.

Song Chi's Eye of Truth suddenly activated automatically, and a sharp alarm sounded in the control room.

A blurry outline of an object emerged from the center of the icy blue pillar of light—it was a dodecahedron composed of countless dimensional crystal facets, each facet reflecting a different cosmic scene.

【Chaotic Artifacts: Anchors of Dimensions】

[Status: 98.6% in gestation period]

[Warning: It is about to take shape. Please be prepared.]

Song Chi's pupils contracted sharply. This treasure, which had caused a tremor in the heavens and the starry sea, had actually been conceived decades earlier than he had anticipated.

Before he could think about it further, countless spatial rifts suddenly appeared across the entire Antarctic continent of Origin Star. The next second, countless alien figures emerged from these spatial rifts. The first to rush out was the "Nest of Pain" of the Abyss Demon Clan. This demon fortress, built from 100,000 living stars, tore open a dimension, and its 720 Demon God Pillars simultaneously spewed out torrents of dark matter.

Immediately afterwards, the "Lotus Platform of the Other Shore" of the Shakya clan shattered the void and descended, and the golden light scattered by the Seven Treasures Tree, with the help of the residual power of several other transcendent forces, clashed fiercely with the demonic energy.

It's hard to guess what this shattered star-sea overlord civilization is thinking. Just a moment ago they were allied with the Abyss to besiege the Chaos Demon Ape Clan, and now they're at odds with the Abyss again.

The boundless sea of ​​sand squeezed out a spatial rift, condensing into a giant sand fortress on this frosty and snowy land.

……

Compared to other mythological forces, the Fire Civilization's response was much simpler.

"Summon the Celestial Star Array!"

Jiang Yuan's roar rang out on the communication channel, and the three warships simultaneously deployed their star orbits, with thirty-six bronze divine pillar phantoms each forming an array around them.

But before the formation could be fully formed, the giant pillar of light in the distance began to tremble violently.

"The Anchor of Dimensions has been successfully created!"

Ji Heng suddenly shouted.

The next moment, the icy blue pillar of light exploded, and the twelve-sided crystal slowly rose into the air. The dimensional patterns flowing on its surface made all the observers tremble with fear—it was clearly a high-dimensional scene beyond the comprehension of all living beings in the heavens and the seas. It was a super treasure that could truly connect to higher-dimensional planes.

The battlefield fell into an eerie silence for a moment, before erupting into an even more frenzied battle.

The six-armed demon god tore off his two arms and refined them into a blood axe; Shakyamuni Buddha shattered the sevenfold merit wheel and unleashed forbidden Buddhist teachings; even the most cautious Ice Demon Clan revealed their true form as a mythical Ice Demon.

All sorts of attacks powerful enough to destroy the stars focused on that tiny crystal, yet they all mysteriously disappeared before even touching its surface.

This derived [Chaotic Artifact] clearly possesses extremely special abilities, but at this moment no living being is considering these matters. The entire southern land of the Origin Star has been transformed into a battlefield, whether it is the Abyss Demon Clan and the Chaos Demon Ape, the Sand Spirit Clan and the Ice Demon Clan, or the Shakya Clan and the Demon Clan.

There was no one targeting anyone else; the entire battlefield descended into chaos. Whenever any alien race encountered a creature that was not of their own kind, they would immediately engage in fierce combat without holding back at all.

In a short time, silver and gold blood had already soaked the entire frosty white earth, and even the sky was dyed.

The value of a Chaos Artifact, especially one that can connect to higher-dimensional planes, is self-evident.

Inside the mirror warship, the alarm from the replica of the Eye of Truth nearly pierced eardrums.

Song Chi saw the energy level readings on the monitoring screen skyrocket, and finally, with a "pop," the entire panel shattered due to overload.

The dodecahedral crystal above Antarctica has become a solidified entity, and each facet leaves a rainbow-colored dimensional afterimage in the void as it rotates.

This chaotic artifact has reached the final stage of its formation and is about to be fully formed.

As a result, the chaotic battles within the entire Origin Star became increasingly frenzied. Even though the Origin Star's own primordial will restricted eleventh and twelfth-order mythical beings from entering, the battlefield remained terrifyingly dangerous.

In order to seize this [Chaotic Artifact], all parties have basically brought out all their trump cards and methods. Although the highest level of the units on the field is only the tenth level, many of their attacks are aimed at the eleventh level, and their destructive power is astonishing.

Just then, a loud shout came from the Seed of Fire between the Brows.

"Ji Heng, Tan Lang, let's go!"

Jiang Yuan's voice was strong and firm. Although he didn't explain much, Song Chi and Ji Heng both chose to believe him.

"Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, full power operation!"

As if they were of one mind, the three of them simultaneously activated the star array above the warship with all their might.

Thirty-six bronze divine pillars burst forth with dazzling starlight, creating a relatively safe star field amidst the chaotic battlefield.

The area outside the defensive shield had become a chaotic zone of rules and laws, with various attack methods beyond comprehension colliding in the vast space, and the resulting energy storms even distorting the spatial barrier of the entire Origin Star.

Compared to the countless alien races outside who had almost lost their minds, Song Chi and his two companions appeared remarkably calm. They were aware of the immeasurable value of the [Dimensional Anchor], but also understood that it was more like a hot potato. If their Torch Civilization were to obtain it, it would not be a good thing at all; on the contrary, the entire civilization would never have peace.

Since that's the case, it's better to withdraw as soon as possible to avoid getting burned.

Of course, they need to collect some interest before that.

From the southernmost part of the Origin Star Plate, three Fire-Bearing Warships, protected by thirty-six Star Pillars, struggled to escape the chaotic battlefield. However, during their journey, the hulls of the three warships repeatedly flashed with multicolored light.

Replica of [Void Warehouse]

Replica of the Mirror Image [Void Warehouse]

Replicated and cloned [Void Warehouse]

The three components were activated time and time again, and each time they were activated, one of the many high-level alien corpses that had fallen to the surface of this far southern plate would disappear out of thin air.

That's right, Song Chi and his two companions took this opportunity to quickly extract the corpses of high-level alien races.

The targets they selected were at least ninth-tier rulers in life, including several mythical corpses. In addition to being able to extract mythical souls, mythical source blood, and ruler source blood, these corpses would also have one or two, or even more, high-level artifacts on them. If they were lucky, they could also find a large amount of high-level mineral resources, which were extremely valuable.

Otherwise, the three of them would not have stayed here for hundreds of years for this very purpose.

As for the [Chaotic Wonder - Anchor of Dimensions], they never harbored any improper thoughts about it.

Several hours later, it was Jiang Yuan who took the initiative to speak again.

"Alright, too much of a good thing can be bad. Some of the alien races have already noticed something amiss. We shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's go!"

After speaking, the three Fireships did not hesitate at all. With their engines roaring, they quickly rushed out of the chaotic battlefield until they disappeared completely at the edge of the Origin Star's sky.

Looking at the far south battlefield, the fighting is intensifying and shows no signs of ending. It is foreseeable that this fighting will continue for a long time.

(End of this chapter)