Although there were quite a few First Rank White Winged Tribe members, Song Chi hesitated only for a moment before the next second saw the Cang Qiong wrapped in a layer of spectral shield, suddenly burst out from the fragment belt and charged straight towards the large fragment in the void area ahead.
The engines were running at overcapacity, and the Cang Qiong, speeding at the speed of light, almost instantly reached the central region above the large fragment.
The reason Song Chi chose this spot to land the Cang Qiong was that nearly twenty First Rank White Winged Tribe members were tacitly surrounding this area, so it didn't take much thought to deduce that the high-level resource, or the Starry Sea oddity, was likely located around here.
Ignored the momentarily confused and bewildered White Winged Tribe members, Song Chi's gaze swiftly scanned around on the shuttle's projection screen, while his ears waited for the prompt from the Furious Tiger Mining Cart's onboard intelligence.
"Warning, a severe radiation source detected, energy level is strong First Rank, estimated results as follows:
Third Rank or higher Life Core (32% probability)
Starry Sea Civilization's residual nuclear fusion reaction core (48% probability)
Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core initial fusion body (95% probability)"
Quickly skimming the first two and dismissing any result below 50% probability as unreliable, which is common sense, his gaze just landed on the third item when Song Chi suddenly let out a soft cry, his heart filled with wild joy.
He had never imagined that the object derived from the large fragment below would be this.
A Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core initial fusion body, also known as the initial form of Level 1 Floating Land Origin Core, is the initial form of a Floating Land Origin Core and also the source of continual production of the Floating Land Origin, with every piece of Starry Sea Floating Land necessarily having a core of Origin.
That is to say, if not for him and the group of White Winged Tribe who happened to discover the anomaly, by the time this Floating Land Origin Core fully evolved into shape, the large fragment below would keep merging with the many surrounding fragments, and after a thousand years, it would completely transform into a regular piece of Starry Sea Floating Land.
However, there clearly wasn't any chance for that now, as even the lowest Rank 1 Floating Land Origin Core had an unimaginable attraction for the vast majority of species in the Starry Sea.
It could not only promote the evolutionary advancement of certain life forms, but it also belonged to a category of mid to high-level Starry Sea oddities and was the perfect material for creating high-level energy cores.
For the Starry Sea mechanical race civilizations, this object could be sold for an astronomical price, as it was sufficient to allow an ordinary mechanical being to leap through several Ranks and provide nearly endless energy.
Of course, the Floating Land Origin Core below was only a lowest Rank 1 Origin Core, at most allowing a mechanical life form to advance to Third Rank. However, even so, for someone like Song Chi, who was just beginning to awaken and still hovering at the stage of a Zero Rank ordinary person, its value was already beyond imagination.
Because he was acutely aware of the value of the Origin Core below, at that moment, there was only one thought left in Song Chi's mind.
"With such a minuscule chance event unfolding, since I've encountered it, I must give it my all."
From the sudden appearance of the Cang Qiong to when Song Chi got all the information sorted out, it seemed to take quite a while, but in reality, it was less than ten seconds. By this time, the hundreds of White Winged Tribe members below had also reacted, raising their weapons and collectively projecting their full power towards the Cang Qiong.
A moment before, they were slaughtering each other, but upon the entrance of the unidentified shuttle Cang Qiong, they immediately unified their front, pointing their forces outward as one.
Song Chi's reaction was also swift, manipulating the control stick in his hand, two exquisite maneuvers dodged most of the projected weapons. Then, with a tilt of the shuttle's body, the Cang Qiong targeted the crack over ten meters in diameter right below and shot into it, disappearing before the eyes of all the White Winged Tribe members.
Inside the large fragment's crevice, the Cang Qiong's descent was not slow. By continuously observing the surroundings, Song Chi concluded that the crevice was not formed long ago and could well have been the result of the recent intense energy outburst.
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The reason for the sudden energy burst most likely stemmed from the evolving Type I Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body deep within the large fragment.
The not yet fully formed Floating Land Origin Core, with its internal energy not one hundred percent stable, made such accidental energy eruptions quite normal.
Humming!
The Spectral Shield on the surface of the Cang Qiong fluctuated with ripples, a sign that the pursuing White Winged Tribe was attacking.
Even with Song Chi's superb skills, there was no way for Cang Qiong, in such close quarters, to match the agility of the White Winged Tribe, who had the advantage of their wings.
918/990
850/990
766/990
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The Shield Value of the Spectral Shield was dropping at a visibly fast rate, and Song Chi had lost his previous composure, his heartbeat accelerating rapidly.
Minutes later, Song Chi spotted some good news, as the number of White Winged Tribe pursuing them started to significantly decrease as the Cang Qiong continued to descend, until at last, only 18 First Rank White Winged Tribe members persisted.
However, he soon understood the reason, even without the attacks from the First Rank White Winged Tribe behind them, the Shield Value of the Spectral Shield continued to drop at a steady rate; Song Chi, who had realized too late, now understood the situation.
Obviously, the closer they got to the Origin Core Fusion Body near the bottom of the rift, the more intense the external pressure from increasing energy, which he hadn't felt at all due to the isolation provided by the Spectral Shield.
499/990
Seeing the Shield Value fall below 500 points, Song Chi gritted his teeth while simultaneously slamming down on the hand that gripped the control stick, and in the next instant, the Cang Qiong abruptly accelerated and swooped down at a speed far exceeding its previous one.
He was well aware that he needed to reach the position of the Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body below as quickly as possible, otherwise, even if he found it later, he wouldn't have enough time to collect it.
Without the protection of the First Rank Spectral Shield, facing an energy shock nearly at Second Rank with his current Lv4 Guidance Technique would be tantamount to suicide.
"I must reach the Floating Land Origin Core and bring it on board the Cang Qiong before the Spectral Shield components overload..."
With this single thought in mind, Song Chi had no further concerns, whether it was collisions with the rift walls or the occasional attacks from the First Rank White Winged Tribe behind him; to him, they were now out of consideration.
As a result, the speed at which the Cang Qiong descended increased nearly twofold, and correspondingly, the rate at which the Spectral Shield's value dropped was even faster.
After tens of seconds, in Song Chi's anxious gaze, the Type I Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body finally appeared at the edge of Cang Qiong's field of vision.
Instinctively, he pushed the thrust lever forward once more and to the outside observer, the Cang Qiong appeared like a streak of light, flashing just for an instant as it swept up to the vicinity of the Origin Core Fusion Body.
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The space above the Floating Land Origin Core, radiating terrifying thermal energy, the shuttle bay of the Cang Qiong warship slowly opened. In addition, a traction beam also shot out from within the shuttle, aiming straight at the fusion body of the Origin Core.
The moment the traction beam acted on the fusion body of the Origin Core, Song Chi felt a significant repulsion, an innate resistance from the fusion body against this unfamiliar constraining force.
This very repulsion made the traction progress of Cang Qiong exceedingly slow.
Seeing this, Song Chi, who had been closely monitoring the Spectral Shield component, turned extremely unsightly. Just a second ago, the shield value of the Spectral Shield had already plunged below 200, leaving only a little over 100 points remaining, and it was still dropping rapidly at nearly 10 points per second.
However, Song Chi had no solution to this. Essentially, Cang Qiong was just a Zero Rank Spectral Shuttle, pulling an object equivalent to a Peak First Rank one—it was a case of a cart being drawn by a tiny horse. Neither the Spectral Shield nor the Fire Peony Soldier Effigy Tree had any direct connection to the traction beam.
If he hadn't been certain it was only an incompletely formed Floating Land Origin Core, still lacking a complete instinct, coupled with the Torch Warship's feature that any Starry Sea oddity, no matter the level, could be transformed into harmless Torch components once brought aboard, why would Song Chi rashly venture into danger?
Another ten seconds or so passed, and under the persistent effort of the traction beam, the fusion body of the Floating Land Origin Core was now not far from the Cang Qiong's shuttle bay, with success seemingly within reach.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
However, at this moment, several whooshing sounds abruptly came from behind, as more than a dozen heavily stepping members of the First Rank White Winged Tribe were once again in pursuit.
This time they were wiser, knowing that their attacks could hardly damage Cang Qiong within a short time; they shifted their target, aiming to interrupt Cang Qiong's traction process.
Song Chi's eyes flashed coldly. Having just seen hope in capturing the fusion body of the Floating Land Origin Core, how could he allow such a situation to occur?
"Block those attacks!"
Upon receiving Song Chi's command, ten fiery red figures surged out from the Cang Qiong's shuttle bay simultaneously. With Tungsten Gold War Shields in their left hands and Tungsten Gold Lances in their right, they charged directly at the dozens of incoming attacks, executing Song Chi's orders to perfection.
Clang, clang, clang...
There was a constant succession of metallic clashes, as the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines didn't let a single attack pierce their defensive line.
"Phew!"
Song Chi took a deep breath, his heart, which had been in his throat, settling back down before he again issued the "free attack" command.
Instantly, the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines wielding combat shields and lances stepped forward in unison. The strands of fiery red light they emitted created a scene that was rather pleasing to the eye.
But Song Chi understood this was just a facade. Relying on their puppet bodies, the pressure and high temperatures from the fusion body of the Floating Land Origin Core would not greatly affect them over a short duration. However, once they engaged in direct combat with the White Winged Tribe—nearly double their number— the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines would quickly be at a disadvantage.
After all, every one of the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines was just at Level 10, barely possessing the strength of early First Rank, and the Tungsten Gold Shields and Spears they were equipped with had good hardness but quite ordinary attack power.
Yet that didn't matter anymore. As long as the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines could hold out for more than five seconds, that would be enough. He had never counted on defeating or even killing any of the White Winged Tribe.
Time passed, and what used to be a brief second now felt exceptionally long to Song Chi.
56/990
47/990
37/990
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Just as the Shield Value of the Spectral Shield was about to drop to zero, the Level One Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body was finally completely drawn into the engine room of the Cang Qiong.
[Close shuttle bay doors]
[Turn the shuttle around]
[Spectral Engine overload operation]
There was no time to check the attributes of the Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body which had now transformed into an integrated ship component; almost simultaneously with the successful traction, Song Chi's spirit operated at full speed.
In a state of highly focused mind, he even faintly broke through his own limits and managed to achieve Threefold Mind Utilization.
"Humming..."
Amid the roaring noise of the engine, Cang Qiong turned into a residual image, charging straight towards the rift above.
To speak nothing of checking the attributes of the componentized "Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body," at this moment, Song Chi couldn't even spare a thought for the Fire Peony Soldier Figurines, his mind solely focused on escaping the rift space as quickly as possible.
Without the strong energy fluctuations emitted by the Floating Land Origin Core Fusion Body, the several hundred members of the White Winged Tribe nearby were no longer restrained, and with the Spectral Shield nearing collapse, this was when the defenses of the Cang Qiong were at their weakest. It wasn't just the First Rank White Winged Tribe to be wary of; even several hits from the Zero Rank members could potentially lead to the destruction of the ship and death.
Luckily, the ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines were holding back most of the First Rank White Winged Tribe, or else Song Chi might even have considered fleeing into the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.
Of course, he would only take that step as a last resort.
While taking refuge in the Ruins Market would ensure safety, who could say whether it would also trigger the return function of the Torch Warship? What if it didn't? Wouldn't that mean he would be stranded in this unknown Star Domain forever?
According to the results of multiple tests over the past several hours, at present, entering and exiting the Zhu Tian Ruins Market was based on his own location.
What did that mean, in simple terms? It meant that wherever he entered the Zhu Tian Ruins Market from, he could only exit at the same location.
Because of this feature, if he missed the Torch Warship's automatic return, he would only be able to shuttle between this Star Domain and the Zhu Tian Ruins Market in the future, making it nearly impossible to return to the realms where Torch Human Civilization resided.
Just thinking about that possibility made Song Chi utterly reluctant.
Even with the Zhu Tian Ruins Market available, where he could engage in market trades once a month to ensure subsequent resource acquisition, it wouldn't affect his continual enhancements and advancements.
But the problem lay in the absence of the backing of a powerful civilization. No matter how strong an individual's combat power was, in the brutal Shattered Starry Sea, it was still extremely dangerous, because one could never imagine the horrifying depth of heritage a middle to high-level civilization with over a hundred thousand years of legacy could possess.
Cang Qiong was racing through space, and although Song Chi had already pushed the speed to its limit, many attacks from the White Winged Tribe still landed on the hull of the shuttle.
Boom, boom, boom!
At the same time, the main cannon and secondary cannons on the Cang Qiong continued to fire towards the rear, either directly attacking the pursuing White Winged Tribe or blasting the rock walls on both sides at the rear to obstruct the following alien horde with countless shattered rocks.
However, there were too many members of the White Winged Tribe, and this was merely a drop in the bucket. Soon, the Spectral Shield, already on the verge of collapse, shattered completely, and attacks began to land on the hull of the Cang Qiong.
The only thing Song Chi could be grateful for was that when he was enhancing the ship yesterday, he upgraded not only the Spectral Shield component but also the Warship Armor to lv7. Although the defensive power of this level of Warship Armor was far inferior to a First Rank Spectral Shield, as long as it wasn't attacked by a First Rank White Winged Tribe member, it could hold out for a while.
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