National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 898 Mythical Variant Virus Spores
Inside the Heavenly Ruins Sky Dome, quietly suspended within the Sky Dome Ship, in the [Chi Cang's 004 Cultivation Secret Realm].

Song Chi's figure stood before the Golden Apple Mother Tree. After countless years of growth and accumulation, this mother tree had grown to hundreds of millions of kilometers tall and had reached the limit of the ninth rank.

Its entire body was radiant with brilliant golden light, and several not-yet-fully-ripe ninth-tier golden apples hung among its branches and leaves, exuding a powerful life energy that stirred the soul.

However, at this moment, the Golden Apple Mother Tree's aura has already reached a certain bottleneck. Without external assistance, even if it waits for hundreds of thousands of years, it will probably still be difficult to break through that last barrier and enter the mythical realm.

However, at this moment, Song Chi is the biggest external force.

"The time has come."

He murmured to himself, his gaze calm.

First, he took out the [Tenth-Order Evil Spirit Divine Tree Heart] that he had obtained from the City of Transcendence.

As soon as this object appeared, the temperature of the surrounding space plummeted, and a chilling aura of death and souls spread out, creating a certain conflict with the abundant life energy of the Golden Apple Mother Tree, causing the branches and leaves of the mother tree to sway violently and instinctively repel it.

Song Chi had anticipated this. With a thought, the mythical power of the eleventh-tier peak of the outside market suddenly descended upon the secret realm, gently enveloping the heart of the evil spirit tree. It slowly cleansed and neutralized its excessively extreme and cold death aura, retaining only the purest soul essence and life energy.

Then, he took out the second treasure—[Starry Sea Sunflower Heart]. This sunflower heart was a dreamy azure blue, as if it contained a miniature starry sea, radiating a gentle and inclusive star power. Its attributes were relatively neutral, which was just right to serve as a buffer and bridge between the Evil Spirit Tree Heart and the Golden Apple Mother Tree.

"go with!"

With a flick of his finger, Song Chi sent two preliminarily processed tenth-tier tree cores into two streams of light, which then disappeared into the thick trunk of the Golden Apple Mother Tree.

hum!
The mother tree trembled violently, and golden rays of light, blue starlight, and gray soul light intertwined, collided, and merged wildly.

The energy in the entire secret realm instantly boiled, and the patterns of laws and principles of the Great Dao emerged autonomously, rotating around the mother tree to form a huge energy vortex.

Instantly, the aura of the mother tree began to rise at an astonishing speed, constantly impacting that invisible mythical barrier. More complex and mysterious natural patterns began to appear on the branches, a sign of the manifestation of rules.

However, the impact lasted for several days, and although the mythical barrier was teetering on the brink of collapse, it was never completely breached.

"As expected, it's still not enough... The chasm between the ninth and tenth ranks is far beyond imagination. It seems we still have to use that thing."

Song Chi's eyes narrowed. He took a deep breath, flipped his palm, and a ball of light, only the size of a fist, appeared, radiating energy fluctuations that were many times more terrifying than the previous two tree hearts combined.

The ball of light was dark gold in color, and inside it seemed as if a star was burning eternally, or as if countless worlds were being born and dying in a cycle. The aura of supreme yang and strength, of creation and creation, emanated from it, causing the surrounding void to distort slightly.

Eleventh-tier peak—[Starry Sky Extreme Sun Flower Tree Heart]!
This eleventh-tier peak starry sky plant heart obtained from the [Tianying Tan Clan] is far more valuable than ordinary mythical starry sky plant heart. Song Chi originally thought that if he could keep it, it would be better not to use it. However, with the Golden Apple Mother Tree facing difficulties in its advancement, there was no other way.

In order to ensure the advancement of the [Golden Apple Mother Tree] and to ensure a stable production of tenth-tier mythical golden apples in the future, he must take it out now.

"melt!"

With a low shout, Song Chi used his own tenth-order psionic energy and the combined divine power of the eleventh-order market to guide the eleventh-order peak tree heart slowly towards the Golden Apple Mother Tree.

This time, the Golden Apple Mother Tree no longer passively accepted it, but instead stretched out all its branches, as if worshipping the dark gold heart, revealing an insatiable longing.

laugh!
The moment the heart of the Starry Sky Extreme Sunflower tree touched the trunk, there was no violent conflict. Instead, it merged perfectly into the tree, like a drop of water merging into the ocean.

boom! ! !
An indescribable, dazzling divine light erupted from the Golden Apple Mother Tree, instantly illuminating the entire nurturing realm and even penetrating its barriers to reflect a small portion of the market space.

A mythical pressure, truly superior to all things and in control of the creation and origin of life, spread out with a roar, like the Big Bang at the beginning of the universe!
The mother tree's trunk, hundreds of millions of kilometers tall, grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye, breaking through billions of kilometers, tens of billions of kilometers in the blink of an eye... until it seemed to be about to open up this secret realm.

Its entire body transformed into pure, lustrous gold. Countless divine patterns of the laws of life naturally condensed on its leaves. The unripe golden apples on the branches were infused with this immense power of mythical origin, rapidly becoming plump and round. Great Dao runes appeared on the surface of the fruit peels, and they clearly emitted terrifying energy fluctuations belonging to a tenth-order mythical fruit.

It worked!
Tenth-tier mythical-level [Golden Apple Mother Tree].

From now on, the Tianxu Cangqiong will continuously obtain tenth-tier golden apples. Whether used to cultivate family experts or to enhance the combat power of the Tianxu Cangqiong, it will bring immeasurable enhancement to Song Chi and the Song Clan of Tianxu.

Feeling the stable and vast mythical aura emanating from the mother tree, Song Chi finally revealed a relieved smile.

The cost of three incredibly precious mythical starry sky plant heart stones, especially the eleventh-tier peak heart stone, was finally worthwhile.

After that, Song Chi carefully checked the condition of the cultivation secret realm beneath his feet, confirming that there were no problems and that the golden apple mother tree rooted within would not leak out and attract prying eyes. He then prepared to return to the all-attribute cultivation room in the market, to digest his gains and cultivate in peace, waiting for the "Battle of the Heavenly Ruins" that was destined to sweep across a large area thousands of years later to begin.

However, just as his mind was about to completely enter seclusion, the five-colored aerial radar [Eye of Truth] obtained from the Father of Truth in the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, after a long period of cooling for hundreds of years, automatically triggered its "mythical coordinates" characteristic once again.

A perfectly clear spatial coordinate suddenly appeared in Song Chi's mind.

"Hmm? Here we go again..."

Song Chi didn't pay much attention at first. This feature would provide the coordinates of a random mythical artifact every few hundred years, but the coordinates given each time were always terribly far from the territory of the Torchfire Civilization, making them impossible to reach.

The next moment, as he subconsciously estimated the relative distance between this new coordinate and the territory of the Torch Civilization, his mind was suddenly jolted.

"This distance... is only a few hundred billion light-years? Within the maximum jump range of the [Space Wormhole Generator]?!"

Hundreds of billions of light-years is an astronomical figure for ordinary civilizations, but for Song Chi, who possesses a tenth-tier flagship and top-tier space components such as the [Space Wormhole Generator], it is no longer an insurmountable distance.

His heart began to race uncontrollably. A mythical coordinate so close, the source of which was a mythical artifact, undoubtedly tempted him.

Song Chi didn't linger; the opportunity was right in front of him, and there was no reason to miss it.

However, out of caution, he did not choose to take the risk himself.

With a slight thought, the [Mirror Image] component activated, and soon, a mirror image warship possessing almost all the abilities of the original Heavenly Ruins Sky Dome slowly emerged. "Go!"

With the assistance of the temporarily installed mirror [space wormhole generator] component, the mirror warship quickly left the Tianxu Continent and headed towards the distant star field corresponding to the mythical coordinates, following the incredibly stable ultra-long-range space wormhole entrance.

In the days that followed, Song Chi's main body was stationed in the Zhutianxu Market, keeping an eye on the development of his family while also taking care of the [Splitting Mountain Ancestral City] that he was responsible for guarding on the Chaos Divine Continent. At the same time, he remotely sensed the journey of the mirror warship through the soul link.

The wormhole jump went without incident. Even a distance of hundreds of billions of light-years was infinitely shortened by the space wormhole. On the contrary, when the mirror ship finally arrived at the area corresponding to the mythical coordinates, the scene that came into view made people frown.

It was a vast star field, but it had long been occupied by a species that was extremely repulsive.

Countless insectoid creatures of various shapes and sizes, covered with ferocious mouthparts, are scattered throughout the entire star field and galaxy. They frantically plunder all visible resources, converting them into pure biological energy to feed the insect queen and nurture an even larger insectoid army.

This place is actually one of the core territories ruled by the Starsea Zerg.

Moreover, judging from the obscure yet boundless will deep within this star field, it is highly likely to be the direct territory of a Zerg primordial queen.

"Mythical coordinates... actually point to the Zerg's lair?" Song Chi's heart sank, feeling that things had become extremely troublesome.

The Zerg territory is heavily guarded, especially the star system where the original Queen resides, which is a den of dragons and tigers.

Although the Mirror Warship is powerful, once it is discovered, it will be besieged by an endless swarm of insects, and may even attract the attention of the Primordial Queen. At that time, let alone exploration, it will be difficult to escape.

Song Chi was well aware of the terror of the Star Sea Zerg. As the leader of the three major natural disasters in the Shattered Star Sea, the Star Sea Zerg, which occupied more than forty galactic clusters, had always been the common enemy of all intelligent civilizations in the Shattered Star Sea. Even so, when faced with the hostility of the Eternal Race and the Titan Giant Civilization, which had transcendent beings in charge, the Star Sea Zerg had never been at a disadvantage.

What this means is clear to all living beings in the shattered star sea.

The Starsea Zerg also has a 12th-tier Transcendent Queen in charge, and she is likely capable of fighting against the two Transcendent Queens of the Eternal Race and the Titan Giant Civilization on her own.

Thinking of this, Song Chi couldn't help but hesitate.

After some deliberation, he ultimately decided not to leave directly. Instead, he controlled the mirror warship through a soul link, combining the detection capabilities of the [Eye of Truth] with the concealment capabilities of the [Three Realms and Five Elements Token] to the extreme. Like a ghost, he cautiously traversed this dangerous star field, constantly narrowing down the coordinate range.

This exploration process was far more difficult than imagined. The Zerg's biosensor network was spread throughout the starry sky, and we were almost exposed several times. We were only able to escape danger thanks to the absolute concealment of the seven-colored quality [Three Realms and Five Elements Certificate] and the powerful performance of the mirror warship.

Fortunately, perseverance paid off. After years of arduous searching and locating, the Mirror Ship finally pinpointed a strange nebula heavily guarded by the Zerg.

This nebula is extremely strange. It is not composed of ordinary cosmic dust and gas, but is filled with a viscous, dark green mist.

Countless tiny spores, emitting faint life fluctuations, floated and writhed in the mist like living things, forming a natural barrier that almost completely blocked all detection. Even the scanning waves of the Eye of Truth became extremely blurry after penetrating it.

Even more chilling is that these dark green spores seem to contain some kind of extremely terrifying corrosive energy. The mirror warship's external energy shield emitted a "sizzling" corrosive sound the moment it came into contact with them, and the energy reading dropped rapidly.

Clearly, this spore nebula is a terrifying natural defense, enough to deter most intruders and even turn them into nutrients for the spores.

"Viral spores...and a variant that can erode mythical-level energy!" Song Chi sensed this scene through the mirror image and felt a chill run down his spine.

The boundless starry sea is indeed unpredictable; even eleventh-order beings would probably not want to easily come into contact with such a special environment.

However, these viral spores, which pose a great threat even to Tier 11 mythical units, pose only a limited threat to the Mirror Warship. The replica [Alien Bio-Energy Purification Sculpture] component, which has already been enhanced to level 120, can instantly purify all the viral spores that attempt to invade the warship's interior.

hum!
A gentle yet absolutely purifying white halo spread out from the warship, forming an absolute purification zone centered on the mirrored warship. As soon as the dark green virus spores entered this zone, their corrosive energy was instantly neutralized and purified, turning into harmless cosmic dust that drifted away.

With the purification field clearing the way, the mirror warship encountered no further obstacles. Like a sharp sword, it tore through the thick spore fog barrier and headed resolutely towards the deepest part of the nebula, towards the coordinates finally locked by the Eye of Truth.

However, just as the mirror warship activated its replica of the [Alien Bio-Energy Purification Sculpture] and forcibly entered the Spore Nebula—

Hundreds of light-years away, deep within an unimaginably vast and grotesque lair constructed of biological tissue, a pair of cold, indifferent, giant eyes, seemingly composed of countless compound eyes, suddenly opened.

A terrifying will traversed the sea of ​​stars and instantly descended upon this spore nebula.

"The power of purification... the intruder..."

A subtle, greedy thought flickered within him.

It, the ruler of this vast star field, a powerful eleventh-order mythical primordial mother queen, had already noticed the little guy with extremely strong concealment abilities spying on the outside, but did not take action immediately. Instead, it observed with great interest, wanting to see what the other party intended to do.

After all, the fact that they were able to infiltrate this place speaks volumes about the Mirror Ship's extraordinary nature.

Perhaps, we could explore the depths of that nebula, a place even it dared not easily venture into in its true form due to its fear of the ancient virus core it contained, and discover what secrets it might hold.

But now, the other party actually possesses such a pure purification artifact. If it can seize it, it can use it to personally enter the nebula and prevent any situation from getting out of control.

“Go, guard the exit, wait for it to come out... seize it, bring back that purifying artifact, and everything it might bring out of it.”

A cold, unyielding will issued the order.

The next second, outside the Spore Nebula, three voids suddenly twisted, and three enormous, ferocious figures, exuding overwhelming ferocity and the aura of an eleventh-order myth, quietly emerged.

They came in various shapes and sizes. One resembled a giant scorpion, its tail hook gleaming with a cold light that could tear apart the rules; another was like a multi-headed demonic dragon, each head spewing different destructive energies; and the last was a shadow that constantly changed shape, swallowing up even the light in its wake.

The three-headed, eleventh-tier mythical primordial emperor insects are the most powerful war weapons under the command of the eleventh-tier primordial mother queen. Each of them possesses terrifying power to suppress one or even multiple galactic clusters.

They formed a triangle, firmly surrounding the Spore Nebula, and no matter where the mirror warships withdrew from, they could not escape their blockade and pursuit.

(End of this chapter)