National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 908 [Tracing the Cause and Effect]

This was a shockwave that acted directly on the level of rules, carrying an unparalleled transcendent will, instantly freezing the space within a radius of millions of light-years, even solidifying the light itself.

The pitch-black giant claw that emerged from the spatial vortex carried terrifying power that caused the entire Immortal Realm continent ruins to tremble violently. Wherever it passed, space did not shatter, but collapsed inch by inch, turning into large areas of spatial collapse zones.

The twelfth-level transcendent being attacked in anger.

Even if it wasn't a real physical entity descending, but merely a claw of rules condensed from afar, its power far surpassed any previous mythical gray mist energy body.

The two Void Demon Lords, who had just fought a fierce battle, were exhausted, and were injured, became incredibly slow to move under this overwhelming pressure that left them with no chance to resist. They were as if they were stuck in an endless quagmire, and even their thoughts were almost frozen.

The shadow of death, like a frigid current in a sea of ​​stars, instantly swept over the core of their souls.

However, at this critical moment——

hum!hum!
Two strange fluctuations emanated from the depths of the soul essence of the two Void Demon Lords.

Two scrolls, seemingly ancient but actually containing the power of supreme rules, were triggered—[Transcendence Pact (One-Time Use)]!
The scroll burned silently, transforming into two pale golden, transparent membranes of light that appeared to be composed of countless tiny, regular runes, enveloping the two Void Demon Lords from head to toe.

This light film is as thin as a cicada's wing and seems fragile, yet it exudes a strange charm of "untouched by all laws and unaffected by cause and effect".

The pitch-black giant claw slammed down, and the destructive energy, powerful enough to crush galaxies, crashed fiercely against the pale golden light membrane.

The anticipated massive explosion did not occur.

The power that was capable of annihilating rules, upon contact with the pale golden light membrane, was like water encountering a rock, or a phantom piercing through reality, strangely "sliding" past both sides of the light membrane, failing to cause any substantial damage to the Void Demon Lord protected by the light membrane.

It was as if these two Void Demon Lords had been temporarily "removed" from the "cause and effect" and "rules" of this star sea.

"The City of Transcendence? How..."

From the depths of the spatial vortex, a wave of thought, even more alarmed and enraged, emanated from that transcendent will, clearly recognizing the origin of the [Transcendence Pact].

Then it seemed to grow even angrier, its massive black claws clenching suddenly, no longer pursuing direct physical or rule-based annihilation, but instead triggering a deeper level of power—causal tracing.

It wants to follow the traces of these two Void Demon Lords to find the manipulator behind them and eliminate them at their root.

Invisible threads of cause and effect, like countless venomous snakes of fate, instantly coiled around the two void demons.

However, these threads of cause and effect encountered obstacles once again when they touched the pale golden light membrane.

Ripples appeared on the light membrane, and the invisible lines of cause and effect twisted, deflected, and some even broke and disappeared.

The power of the [Boundary of Transcendence] is resisting and immunizing against this indirect causal tracing.

"Hmph! A one-time-use imitation, how many times can it stop me?"

With a cold snort, the black giant claw shone even brighter, and an even stronger and more primal force of causal rules spread out, crashing against the pale golden light membrane like a tidal wave.

The light membrane began to flicker violently, its brightness uncertain, clearly under immense pressure. After all, it was merely a replica, a one-time contract, and its protective capabilities were not absolutely invincible in the face of the wrathful pursuit of a true transcendent being.

Click...

A faint cracking sound rang out, and a clear crack appeared on the pale golden membrane covering the body of one of the Void Demon Lords.

"It's now!"

Having been closely monitoring the battle through their soul link, Song Chi, whose heart was taut to the extreme, suddenly had his pupils contract.

This was the opportunity he had been waiting for—the precious gap when the Pact of Transcendence took effect, temporarily shielding the opponent from direct attacks and causal tracing, creating a final escape window for the two Void Demon Lords.

Cloning the [Soul Devouring Altar] - "Soul Devouring Evolution" → [Chapter of Divine Sense]

Replicated clone of [Soul Devouring Altar] - "Soul Devouring Evolution" → Replicated [Chapter of Divine Thought]

In an instant, the two [Chapters of Divine Thought] that had already evolved to tricolor quality through the last tenth-tier [Golden Apple] evolved again, directly upgrading to five-color quality.

It was precisely because of the sudden surge in the quality of the [Chapter of Divine Thought] that the speed at which the two Void Demon Lords were recalled also increased dramatically. Even with the obstruction of the twelfth-tier transcendent being behind the scenes, the speed at which the beams of light they transformed into still did not decrease at all.

Finally, amidst the angry shouts emanating from the depths of that spatial vortex passage, the light transformed from the two Void Demon Lords swiftly vanished into the dark depths of the Void Sea beyond the floating shield of the Immortal Realm Continent.

……

From the Desolate Star Belt, two points of eerie light traversed the endless starry sky and quickly disappeared into the hulls of two giant warships hidden in the void.

With his gaze sweeping over the two Void Demon Lords, Song Chi didn't even have time to give any other instructions. Under his control, the hatches of the two warships opened rapidly, and then the two Void Demons that had just returned rushed out of the warships one after the other. Once the two were far enough away, a strong power of the time rules suddenly emanated from the hull of the Tianxu Cangqiong.

What Song Chi used was none other than the "Time Reversal" property of the [Time Chessboard]. As the component's ability was activated, the entire space of the warship's cabin, including the small area of ​​the desolate star belt centered on the Tianxu Cangqiong, was put into a state of reverse flow.

Not long after, time rewound to 10 seconds earlier, and the previously broken [Miracle Cloning Pod] component on the warship was now completely restored.

In order to forcibly recall the two Void Demon Lords, he had previously used not only the replica clone [Soul Devouring Altar] on the Mirror Battleship, but also the main body of the Heavenly Ruins Sky. The Mirror Battleship was fine, as it could continue to summon them later, but the main body of the Heavenly Ruins Sky could not. In order not to completely lose this component, he had no choice but to do so.

After doing that, he turned his attention back to the two Void Demon Lords.

His eyes narrowed, and a light flashed rapidly in them. Without much hesitation, the two Void Demon Lords outside received his new command in the next moment.

—Self-destruct!
Under the control of the five-colored [Ring of Heavenly Authority], the two Void Demon Lords did not hesitate at all.

Boom boom!

Two violent mythical explosions soon resounded deep within this desolate star belt.

As he felt the two powerful shockwaves from the mythical explosion, a strange light flashed in Song Chi's eyes.

It would be a lie to say he didn't feel the pain of being enslaved by two peak tenth-tier mythical void demons, but he had no other choice at the moment.

A 12th-tier Transcendent being is likely the most powerful among Transcendent beings. No one knows what kind of bizarre abilities they possess. Although the two Void Demon Lords were successfully recalled thanks to his flawless plan, he could not guarantee that they did not have any hidden tricks left behind by the other party. Under these circumstances, the safest course of action is to make the two Mythical Void Demons disappear completely.

After a moment of painful regret, Song Chi quickly recovered.

He thought of the [Song of Divine Favor] component template already preserved in the [Miracle Cloning Pod]. Strictly speaking, enslaving high-level alien races again wouldn't be too difficult. Thinking this, he quickly waved his hand, canceling the summoning of the mirror warship on one side, and then recalled the Heavenly Ruins Sky Dome, disappearing from the spot along with it.

……

In the main control room of the Sky Void Dome, which floats quietly in the sky above the Zhutian Market, Song Chi still did not rush to check the Four Immortal Execution Swords and the array diagram that had been sent back to the market. Instead, he looked solemn, his eyes raised, gazing out of the Zhutian Market.

Although his previous contact with the unknown transcendent being at the Immortal Realm Ruins was brief, he was deeply impressed by the causal tracing ability the other party used along the way. Even though he had taken the safest approach in his understanding, he still dared not let his guard down.

The term "transcendent" was like a Damocles' sword hanging over his head; he dared not relax until the very last moment.

Fortunately, he also knew that at this point, even if the unknown transcendent being had great supernatural powers, he only had this last half-quarter of an hour to survive. As long as he could endure this half-quarter of an hour, and the dust generated by the self-destruction of the two Void Demon Lords in the Annihilation Star Belt was completely swallowed up by the Void Turbulence, then even if a higher-dimensional being came in person, there would be no chance.

Beyond the ruins of the heavens lies the eternal void turbulence and dimensional interlayers, seemingly empty, yet harboring endless dangers and unknowns.

He knew that the unknown transcendent being would not give up easily.

Sure enough, the moment he focused his senses, an indescribable tremor, seemingly originating from the very source of his soul, suddenly came.

It is neither sound nor energy fluctuation, but a kind of unseen "gazing".

A cold, vast gaze, filled with destructive intent, seemed to transcend infinite dimensions and ignore the distance of time and space. It was slowly sweeping over all the "traces" that had ever existed with those two Void Demon Lords in a way that was beyond comprehension.

The tracing of cause and effect did not end completely with the shattering of the [Pact of Transcendence] and the escape of the Void Demon.

The gaze first fell on the Desolate Star Belt, repeatedly circling and probing the core area where the two Void Demon Lords had self-destructed, trying to capture a trace of remaining clues from the ashes of destruction.

Immediately afterwards, my gaze began to extend further into the distance, following some kind of mysterious connection.

Song Chi held his breath, his mind closely connected with the entire Zhutianxu Market and even the Tianxu Cangqiong Ship.

He could feel that cold gaze sweeping aimlessly across the void, occasionally glancing over broken star fields that resembled the aura of the Void Demon, or remnants of places where fierce mythical battles had once taken place.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The half-minute time limit seemed incredibly long at that moment.

That pursuit beyond will seemed to grow somewhat agitated, its scanning range widening and intensity increasing, even beginning to trigger deeper-level rules in an attempt to make some kind of "forced attribution."

Song Chi could clearly sense that an invisible pressure was approaching the dimensional interlayer where the Zhutianxu City was located.

It's like an invisible net is slowly tightening, and the market is right on the edge of that net.

Cold sweat unknowingly soaked Song Chi's back.

At this moment, he could only do his best to unleash the chaotic power of the [All Heavens Market], including the [Heavenly Fate Compass] component loaded on the Heavenly Ruins Sky Ship.

[Heavenly Mandate Compass] lv120→lv129
After several flashes of light, he enhanced the Heavenly Fate Compass to its true limit, just so that its two characteristics, "Heavenly Fate - Confusion of Heavenly Secrets" and "Heavenly Fate - Appearance and Disappearance Without a Trace," could exert a greater effect, even if only by a little.

In this tense atmosphere, time passed by little by little.

Just as that invisible force of tracing was about to touch the dimensional barrier surrounding the Heavenly Ruins Market—

hum!
Deep within the Desolate Star Belt, the last remnants of energy from the self-destruction of the two peak tenth-tier void demons, along with all the traces of their microscopic particles in that space, were finally annihilated and dissipated under the scouring of the raging void turbulence and the energy storm unique to the Desolate Star Belt, transforming into the most primordial background energy of the star sea.

It was as if two threads of cause and effect, stretched to their limit, had quietly snapped at that moment.

The icy gaze that had already spread to the edge of the Heavenly Ruins Market suddenly froze, then seemed to have lost all clear targets, becoming chaotic and blurry.

It hovered unwillingly in the nearby dimensional interlayer for a few more breaths, and finally, with an overwhelming anger and a trace of barely perceptible doubt, it slowly receded like the tide.

The terrifying pressure that had been weighing on my heart also dissipated.

"……gone."

Song Chi let out a long sigh of relief, his tense nerves finally relaxing, and he leaned back in the captain's chair as if he were completely exhausted.

He knew that he had won the bet.

The complete annihilation of two peak tenth-tier mythical enslaved creatures, coupled with the shielding and enhancement of the chaotic artifact [All Heavens Market] and the seven-colored artifact [Heavenly Fate Compass], successfully severed all traceable cause and effect, deceiving the angry investigation of a twelfth-tier transcendent being.

The cost was enormous, but the result... was worth it.

At this moment, he finally relaxed completely, and quickly turned his expectant gaze to the four swords of Zhuxian and the array diagram that he had already obtained.

All this danger stemmed from this object, and now he just wants to know if it was worth it to take this risk.

With a focused gaze, the four swords radiating black light, along with the Immortal Slaughtering Array Diagram radiating seven-colored light, quickly and perfectly reassembled under the fusion of the mythical power of the eleventh-level peak of the Heavenly Ruins Market.

"hiss!"

As Song Chi watched the chaotic light that ultimately evolved from the intertwining of black light and seven-colored light, a look of wild joy flashed in his eyes.

'Could it... really be a Chaos Wonder?'

To his surprise, the properties of this reconstituted artifact were already emerging before his eyes.

[Rare Item: Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation]

[Quality: Chaotic Wonder]

[Can be converted to: {Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation}]

[Note: This was once the most powerful offensive artifact of the Immortal Realm civilization. After being scattered for countless years, it has finally been reassembled.]

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(End of this chapter)