National Star Sea Era...

Chapter 924 Eleventh-Order War Puppet Mother Tree
A hundred years is a long life for ordinary star-sea creatures that have not yet reached a higher level, but on the abyss battlefield that affects the entire star-sea, it is just a fragment of a fierce battle.

After Song Chi used the power of the projection of the Heavenly Market to force back the demonic tide and buy the Torch Expeditionary Force a century of rest, the remaining Torch Fleet completely withdrew from the front line and retreated to a safe area designated by the Allied Forces to recuperate.

During this century, the Torch Expeditionary Fleet almost completely ceased all proactive offensive missions.

The avatars of several human emperors, including Jiang Yuan, Ying Yi, Ji Heng, and Ferdinand, devoted almost all their energy to the reorganization and restoration of the fleet.

Using some of the resources provided by the Allied Forces and the reserves of the Firewood Civilization itself, they made every effort to repair the damaged warships, replenish the troops, and reassure the soldiers.

The three sunken mythical immortal ship clones were also resummoned after being cooled down with the help of resources such as time crystals. Although it was difficult to restore their peak combat power in a short period of time, they ultimately stabilized the civilization's top combat power framework.

However, the situation on the entire Abyss Battlefield did not ease due to the retreat of the Torch Fleet; on the contrary, it became even more dire.

Perhaps spurred by Song Chi's transcendent attack that day, the Abyss Demon Clan's counterattack became increasingly frenzied.

What's even more unsettling is that the clashes between those at the level of transcendent beings are beginning to move from behind the scenes to the forefront.

The God King of Rending Heaven, wielding the projection of the Heaven-Opening Axe, clashed head-on with an Abyss Demon God wielding the Chaos Bell deep within the Molten Abyss. The aftershocks shattered several layers of the Abyss Barrier.

The Eternal Ancestor, wielding the [Eternal Furnace], battles another demon god who controls the [Dimensional Anchor] in the river of time, as countless fragments of the rules of time crumble.

The Mother of All Machines and the Lord of the Origin Star also unleashed even greater power, engaging in a fierce battle with the transcendent demon gods of the Abyss.

More than ten transcendent beings, their power occasionally colliding and manifesting in various parts of the abyss, escalating the intensity of the war to a new peak.

Ordinary mythical beings appear extremely insignificant in this level of confrontation, and are at risk of being severely damaged or even perishing by the aftershocks.

The entire Allied Forces of the Stars and Seas is struggling under unprecedented pressure, making huge sacrifices every moment. Everyone understands that the final battle is approaching, and the hundred-year period may be the key moment.

In the final few years before the centennial deadline, in the main control room of the Sky Void Dome in the Sky Dome of the Celestial Market, a vast and magnificent aura suddenly erupted, causing the primordial rules of the entire market to resonate and rejoice.

Song Chi, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. In his eyes, it seemed as if there were flowing stars and the birth and death of the universe.

The runes surrounding him solidified completely, achieving a perfect resonance and fusion with the Heavenly Ruins and Azure Sky beneath him.

"The eleventh-order guiding technique... is finally complete."

Feeling the surging, unprecedentedly powerful phantom energy within his body, and the seamless, intuitive connection with his flagship, Song Chi let out a long sigh of relief.

With the help of the time flow of the [Chi Cang's 004 Cultivation Secret Realm], his own profound accumulation, and the assistance of the second [Crossing Calamity Primordial Saint Breaking Pill], he finally broke through the bottleneck of the Guiding Technique at the end of the century-long rest period, stepped into the eleventh-order mythical realm, and became a true mythical origin captain who could perfectly match his own mythical flagship.

At this moment, he was finally able to fully unleash the power of the Heavenly Ruins Sky after its advancement to the eleventh rank, and his strength had undergone a qualitative leap compared to a hundred years ago.

After spending some time completely stabilizing his own realm, Song Chi had a thought, and a pill the size of a dragon's eye, with chaotic energy and countless tiny rule runes on its surface, appeared in his hand. It was the last [Crossing Calamity Primordial Breaking Saint Pill].

Previously, on the ruins of the Immortal Realm Continent, he obtained a total of three [Crossing Calamity Primordial Breaking Saint Pills]. He used one on the Heavenly Ruins Sky and one on himself, and now he only has one left.

However, this pill is now useless to him, but it is still a treasure that can drive other peak tenth-level beings crazy.

Without hesitation, Song Chi directly used his authority within the Heavenly Market to release a transaction message that shook all the alien races gathered in the market:

[Item for Trade: Tribulation-Crossing Primordial Elixir (Primordial Immortal Elixir)]

[Effect: Helps peak tenth-tier beings break through the eleventh-tier mythical barrier, greatly increasing the success rate of advancement.]

[Trading Requirements: One drop of essence blood from a Tier 12 Transcendent Being, or a complete Tier 12 Starry Sky Plant heart.]

[Note: Only one available; highest bidder wins.]

This transaction information immediately caused a huge sensation among the advanced civilizations connected to the Heavenly Market.

Furthermore, the timing of his departure coincided with the monthly market trading session, during which tens of millions of alien races from the Star Sea gathered, making the commotion all the more astonishing.

The [Transcending Calamity Primordial Essence Breaking Saint Pill] is a heaven-defying pill that can help people directly reach the eleventh level of mythology. Countless mythological beings stuck at the peak of the tenth level will definitely be determined to obtain it.

However, the transaction conditions set by Song Chi were extremely harsh.

After a brief period of excitement, most of the alien races calmed down again.

Whether it's the essence blood of a 12th-order transcendent being or the heartwood of a 12th-order starry sky plant, their value far exceeds imagination and is simply beyond the reach of ordinary beings.

Even so, the regular customers of the market were still discussing it animatedly, clearly very interested. However, as time passed, no one came forward to make a deal.

Song Chi was not in a hurry. He posted the transaction information and waited patiently.

He believed that among the myriad stars and seas, there would always be beings who desperately needed this elixir and happened to possess what he required.

Transcending the essence of blood is the key to advancing the Heavenly Market to the eleventh rank, while the twelfth-rank starry sky plant heart is an essential item to assist the [War Puppet Mother Tree] in its attempt to reach the eleventh rank. He must try his best.

With the centennial deadline approaching, the final battle at the core of the abyss is about to begin.

Before heading to the battlefield that would determine the fate of the Star Sea, Song Chi needed to elevate his own and the market's foundation as much as possible, and this transaction was a crucial step in that process.

……

A century has passed in the blink of an eye.

When the appointed time arrived, the Torch Expeditionary Fleet, which had long since rested and even recovered its strength due to continuous support from the native civilization over the past century, set sail again under the command of the five Emperor's flagship avatars: Jiang Yuan, Ying Yi, Ji Heng, Pei Dinan, and Song Chi. They left the safe rest area and headed back to the front line of the abyss battlefield, where cannons roared and demonic energy soared.

Unlike the battered and nearly hopeless remnant army of a century ago, the current Torchlight Fleet, though still not fully restored in size, is well-organized and its morale is high.

After a century of healing their wounds and undergoing retraining, the surviving captains have long since emerged from the shadow of their previous crushing defeats, their eyes burning with a resolute flame to avenge their comrades and fight for the future of civilization.

The five mythical immortal ship clones reunited and sailed at the forefront of the fleet.

After a century of rest, the five warships have returned to their peak condition, and the aura emanating from their hulls is even more powerful than it was a century ago.

However, the most eye-catching thing was not the five human emperor's flagship clones, but a colossal figure quietly following behind the [Heavenly Ruins Sky] clone. It was a giant whose entire body was pieced together from countless pale bones that gleamed with a ghostly white light. Its body was even more majestic than the Chaos God Mountain, and it was far inferior to the war fortress of the Titan giants not far away.

Two dark blue soul flames burned in its empty eye sockets, devoid of any emotional fluctuations, only a pure, soul-freezing stillness and majesty. A faint yet undeniably real pressure of twelfth-order transcendence permeated its body, causing the surrounding void to distort and solidify.

Tier 12 - Bone Giant!
This transcendent-level skeletal giant puppet, replicated from a component of the Sky Ruins Sky Dome's main body, the [Skeleton Tomb], and summoned by forcibly elevating its status through the [Limit Breaking Seal], has made its first public appearance in the sight of the Allied Forces of the Celestial Seas.

Its appearance instantly attracted countless eyes on the battlefield. Whether it was the allied soldiers fighting against the monsters, the high-ranking officials of various forces closely monitoring the front-line situation, or the Abyss Demon Army on the other side, all were shaken.

"That's... an aura that transcends levels?"

"A skeletal puppet? When did the Torch Civilization acquire such a weapon of war?"

"Is this the work of the Lord of the Market? He can actually create a puppet of the Transcendent level!"

A sense of astonishment, shock, and disbelief spread among both armies. A controlled transcendent-level combatant was of extraordinary significance, enough to instantly change the balance of power on a local battlefield.

Deep within the Allied Forces' headquarters, the wills of the Sky-Splitting God King, the Eternal Ancestor, the Origin Star God Lord, and the Mother of All Machines swept over the skeletal giant almost simultaneously.

They could clearly sense that this skeletal giant was indeed radiating a stable and pure twelfth-order pressure. Although it seemed to lack the agility and Daoist charm unique to transcendent beings, and was more like a pure killing weapon, its power level was undeniable.

The four transcendent wills exchanged a silent message for a moment.

The majestic voice of the God-King of Rending Heaven immediately resounded in the hearts of the high command of the Torchlight Fleet:
"Welcome back to the front lines. In this battle, we owe Your Majesty the Emperor Song... your assistance." The voice was calm, revealing little emotion, but it already acknowledged the fact that this skeletal giant had become an additional superhuman force for the allied forces.

The other three transcendent beings, including the Eternal Ancestor, did not raise any objections. In the face of the upcoming decisive battle at the core of the abyss, any transcendent power was extremely precious.

Whether this power comes from Song Chi himself or from a puppet under his control, it makes no essential difference to them. As long as this power can be used by the allied forces, that is enough.

With the tacit approval of the highest levels of the Allied Forces, the Torch Fleet faced no further obstacles and successfully took over a key frontline defense zone.

The silent skeletal giant stood like the most loyal guardian deity at the forefront of the defense line.

Its empty gaze swept over the surging demonic tide in the distance, its ghostly blue soul flame flickering slightly, as if awaiting the command to devour its enemies.

The transcendent pressure emanating from it acted like an invisible barrier, causing the abyssal demon army, which had been eager to attack, to temporarily cease their activities and dare not approach easily.

Song Chi's true form remained in the Zhutianxu Market and did not appear in person, but the appearance of this skeletal giant had already declared his attitude and strength to the entire allied forces and even the Abyss Demons.

After a century of dormancy, the torch has been passed on.

With the flames of revenge and the sharp blades of rebirth, this expeditionary force of civilization will write its own chapter on this final battle stage.

Meanwhile, Song Chi's will, through the silent skeletal giant and the five avatars of the Mythical Flame Warship, firmly controlled a corner of the chessboard of this earth-shattering war. He had transformed from a pawn at the mercy of others into the true master of the game.

The bottomless abyss, [Infernal Abyss].

This is the ultimate manifestation of the fire-based rules of the abyss, a more terrifying and desolate place than the [Molten Hell Abyss], closer to the source of destruction.

The sky was filled with eternally burning dark purple demonic flames, the earth was covered with boiling demon blood and charred crystals formed from shattered rules, and the air was filled not only with high temperatures and poisonous smoke, but also with abyssal whispers that could erode the soul.

As the last barrier at the bottom of the Abyss, this place has now become the final battleground between the All-Star Alliance and the Abyss faction.

Both sides committed almost all of their remaining forces to an unprecedentedly fierce battle in this doomsday land.

Every day, hundreds of millions of lives perish in this inferno. The wreckage of the allied warships and the broken corpses of monsters pile up into mountains, almost blocking the boiling demon blood. Chaotic rules appear in the sky, and spatial rifts are as numerous as spider webs. Every now and then, innocent warriors are either swept into them or swallowed up by the sudden surge of demonic tides from the opposite side.

The cruelty of war is portrayed to its extreme here.

Titans wielded thunder, their bodies gnawed away by countless demonic insects, exposing their divine bones; the starlight barrier erected by the Eternals flickered erratically under the bombardment of countless chaotic abyssal spells; the astrologers of the Origin Star Temple chanted ancient incantations, their bodies gradually dissipating into specks of light due to overexertion; the mechanical legions of the Machine Mother Nest, like a metallic tide, were constantly losing control and exploding under the corrosive influence of demonic energy…

However, on this battlefield that was like a living hell, one legion appeared exceptionally "calm" and suffered far fewer losses than other allied forces—that was the Torch Civilization Expeditionary Fleet.

Although the defensive line they were stationed on was also subjected to the frenzied impact of the demonic tide, the casualty rate was miraculously maintained at a relatively low level. All of this was thanks to the seemingly endless "war puppet army".

In front of the Torchlight Fleet, a sea of ​​wooden golems of various shapes was engaged in a brutal battle with the surging monsters.

These puppets come in all shapes and sizes: there are flying puppets with four wings on their backs that are incredibly agile; there are shadow puppets that move swiftly and are invisible; there are super fortress mother puppets that transform into fortresses and constantly shoot beams of energy; and there are even some strange vine puppets that continuously shoot out sharp wooden spikes...

Their ranks range from fourth to ninth, and their sheer number is astonishing, seemingly inexhaustible, continuously surging forth from the majestic phantom of the [War Puppet Mother Tree] behind the Torchfire Fleet, whose roots are deeply embedded in the void to draw energy.

It is this massive number of mid-to-high-level war puppets that form the outermost cheap cannon fodder defense line, greatly reducing the risk and frequency of the captains personally engaging the enemy.

The real pillars of stability were the more than twenty powerful battle puppets radiating the fluctuations of tenth-order mythology, and... those six terrifying beings as majestic as divine mountains, their auras reaching the eleventh order.

These six eleventh-tier battle puppets were all different in appearance, but the aura emanating from their puppet bodies was terrifying.

In particular, two of the eleventh-tier ultimate battle puppets repeatedly shielded the Torch Civilization from fatal threats during this decisive battle.

Several years ago, when three eleventh-tier mythical fire demons joined forces to try to tear apart the Fireline defense line, it was these two war puppets that managed to hold them off. Finally, with the support of several mythical immortal ship clones and the Time-Space Nether Dragon, they were defeated head-on.

This scene naturally caught the attention of the high-ranking officials of the coalition forces, attracting countless complex and unfathomable glances, some of which were filled with amazement, some with envy, and some with an indescribable sense of apprehension.

The four transcendent beings, including the God King of Rending Heaven, remained silent. As long as the Torchfire Civilization continued to fulfill its agreement and advance towards the core of the abyss, the deeper the foundation they displayed, the more advantageous it would be for the allied forces as a whole.

Song Chi was stationed in the market, remotely controlling the entire situation.

He calmly observed the battlefield, coordinating the deployment of the war puppets, while calculating the moment for the final assault on [Gui Xu Yuan].

The bloody battle in the Fiery Abyss was merely the prelude to the final movement; the true test lay at the very bottom of that abyss.

That is the core of preventing the abyss from ascending to a higher dimension.

(End of this chapter)