Global Era of Star trekking-Chapter 750 - 394: Top 10 Overlord Level Civilizations in Starry Sea, No. 2 - Part 2
"Indeed, it was the very one that Song Chi had subdued with a flip of his hand."
Upon hearing Lu Chuan's remark, everyone followed his gaze downward, and a gigantic lake spanning tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter suddenly captured their eyes.
In the lake, numerous large dark shadows swam on the surface, intermittently visible, involuntarily arousing a sense of dread for colossal creatures.
"Deepwater Emperor Crocodiles..."
Before Anlok could introduce them, Song Chi preemptively spoke the answer in his mind.
The creatures, barely visible from a distance to outsiders, were exceptionally clear to him, whose double pupils were deliberately concealed.
It was only then that Anlok's voice belatedly rang out.
"That's Emperor Crocodile Lake, where a group of Deepwater Emperor Crocodiles are kept; the Crocodile King is a Fifth Rank Level Emperor Crocodile, essentially a ranch owned by a Sixth Rank elder of the clan!"
Anlok spoke indifferently, but the direct descendants of the Chenxing Principality shuddered.
Deepwater Emperor Crocodiles, indeed the darlings of the Starry Sea, with a Genetic Bloodline Talent Value of a remarkable 82 points, only slightly less than those of the Pure-blooded Giants, yet in aquatic territories, saving the Tidal Giant, even giants are no match for them, truly the dominator of the waters.
Compared to them, the Deepwater Naga clans, which Deguen from Zhu Tian Ruins Market frequented, fell significantly short.
"Such a high level creature being kept in captivity, along with the previously enslaved Angel Race, truly shows the heritage of a power lasting thousands of years isn't just talk!"
This was the mutual thought among the direct descendants of the principality at that moment.
Just like the Dinghai Song family, the only high-rank creatures they could stably keep and breed were the Thorned Flying Dragons, whose Genetic Bloodline Talent Points were only 80, not yet classified among the Starry Sea's darlings.
As the airship quickly passed over Emperor Crocodile Lake, and a multitude of scenic spots along the way, three days flew by in the blink of an eye.
That day, the flying boat stopped in front of a very special mountain range.
This bizarre mountain range appeared entirely in a creepy greyish-black color. Gazing intently, everyone felt a shiver, almost as if their vision was about to sink into it.
Just as confusion set in, Anlok's explanation timely sounded.
"This mountain is known as Soul Refining Mountain, comprised entirely of a rare mineral resource known as 'Soul Refining Stones,' known for tempering and enhancing the spiritual mind. Our Stark family's ship captains with good talents, typically walk up once before reaching the Fourth Rank, which benefits their spirits greatly!"
After hearing this detailed explanation, although everyone's eyes sparkled, none dared to rashly attempt it.
Being direct descendants, they naturally understood no meal comes free.
Would the Stark family really be so generous?
No, no one would think so.
Indeed, Anlok soon began emphasizing the conditions and restrictions for climbing the Soul Refining Mountain.
"If you wish to climb, you must pay with an Orange Oddity."
"Additionally, the higher you go in the Soul Refining Mountain, the better the tempering and enhancement effects on the spirit. In thousands of years, the highest record of a Third Rank Torch Ship Captain of our Stark family is 420m, how far you can go depends on your own abilities!"
After the introduction, Anlok no longer spoke, standing indifferently to the side, waiting for Song Chi and the others to decide.
In his view, even if these captains born in principalities managed to produce an Orange Oddity, they couldn't achieve much.
As the current direct descendant of the Stark family, the elevation Anlok achieved in his time was over three hundred meters, not considered very good in the family history spanning thousands of years yet still ranked among the better ones.
As for the record holder of 420m, it was a once-in-seven-thousand-years Stark Family's Annihilation Starship Captain, and since then, no one else had broken 400m.
"Little cousin, go ahead, I'm not joining in this excitement!"
Beside him, Song Ze smiled wryly and shook his head.
An Orange Oddity was beyond his means.
Without waiting for Song Chi to speak, someone from the Eagle family, the current third in line, had already started climbing.
This scene immediately captured everyone's attention.
After throwing an orange oddity to Anlok, a member of the Fifth Sequence of the Eagle Family stepped onto the Soul Refining Mountain.
It was clearly visible that the moment his legs touched the gray-black mountain, his figure suddenly paused. Although he quickly recovered, his pace notably slowed down, and as he climbed higher, his speed continued to decrease step by step.
By the time he reached 100 meters, the forehead of this member of the Eagle Family was already covered with dense sweat.
At 150 meters, each step he took required a pause.
Finally, when he barely managed to surpass 200 meters, the extreme oppression transmitted from his spiritual force no longer allowed him to ascend further, forcing him to stop at that altitude of 200 meters.
However, he didn't leave without gains; after descending the mountain, his spiritual force seemed to have slightly broken through, drawing him closer to reaching Thirteen Uses with One Mind.
Subsequently, one by one, the others tried their luck.
Yet, the final results could only be considered average; the highest one was only the Third Prince of the Chenxing Clan, barely passing 300 meters, followed by Lu Chuan of the Lu Family, who reached 280 meters.
Song Chi had some guesses about this.
If he wasn't mistaken, Lu Chuan must have successfully used the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Marrow to further enhance his genetic bloodline talent, which is why the high-level officials of his family spent a great deal of divine soul resources on him, initially advancing his spiritual force to Fourteen Uses with One Mind.
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Moreover, supported by Song Chi, Song Ze also gave it a try. Although he failed to reach 200 meters, the enhancement to his spiritual force was significant, and he felt confident that he could take his spiritual force to the next level afterward.
Compared to that, an orange oddity that couldn't be converted into a ship component didn't seem that significant—there were already over two hundred such oddities in the inventory of the Ruins Market Strange Object Exchange Shop, and Song Chi truly wasn't concerned about one or two of them.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Song Chi also took out an orange oddity and stepped onto the Soul Refining Mountain.
Although Anlok wanted to stop Song Chi's attempt, he dared not disobey the orders issued by his family.
With the Great Exploration War imminent, the high echelon of the Stark Family absolutely refused to allow conflicts with allies at this critical time.
The instant Song Chi stepped onto the Soul Refining Mountain, he understood why everyone else's steps had paused; he felt an inexplicable energy surge suddenly into his mind through his brow, causing his body to abruptly sink.
However, after adapting, this sensation quickly dissipated.
Compared to people like Lu Chuan, Song Chi's current ability of Twenty-one Uses with One Mind was far superior, so his pace was swift, quickly reaching 200 meters. At this point, his climbing speed finally slowed significantly as the pressure on the mental spirit in his mind increased.
Of course, compared to the others whose progress was significantly halting, Song Chi's steps were still much lighter.
This scene had everyone at the foot of the mountain concentrating their gaze, noting Song Chi's ease.
After 300 meters, Song Chi's pace continued to slow.
Yet at this moment, Anlok's gaze was already darkening. Song Chi's performance was significantly stronger than his had been, his steps still steadily advancing.
At 350 meters, Song Chi's figure trembled, and an abnormal flush appeared on his face. At this point, he too felt great pressure but did not give up.
His Divine Thought State Spiritual wasn't at its limit yet.
At 360 meters, his legs were shaking.
At 370 meters, it felt like he was carrying a giant mountain on his back, making it extremely difficult for him to move.
Deep in his brow chakra, the Ancestral Aperture, Song Chi's spiritual force seemed like a flickering candle flame about to extinguish next second. Normally, he should have stopped at this point, as continuing could lead to severe consequences of spiritual collapse.
But Song Chi persisted.
With a difficult shift in thought, he sent a command to the miniature form of Cang Qiong within the depths of the Ancestral Torch.
Soon, the "Dome Sky Brain System" component received his command.
Inside the miniature cruiser, orange light flickered several times, enhancing the Taiyi Soul-Suppressing Stele component from lv50 to lv59 after nine consecutive flashes.
With the upgrade of this component, the phantom Soul Subduing Stele positioned above Song Chi's Ancestral Aperture noticeably solidified, and his severely diffused spiritual force remarkably recondensed.
Leveraging this opportunity, he stepped forward again, painstakingly reaching a height of 380 meters, finally stopping at 382 meters.
