Global Era of Star trekking-Chapter 1077 - 570: Battle Results

The diameter of the nearly thousand-year-old Level 6 Peak Floating Land, combined with the Ancient Mother Empress having relocated the insect nest over a century ago, and coupled with her astonishing reproductive capabilities, now hosts an extremely exaggerated number of insect species on this Floating Land.

In just a few short minutes, over one hundred thousand insects had already gathered in the high-altitude battlefield.

Roar!

Above the Vault of Heaven, a Law Dragon Whale Illusion let out a majestic howl.

The Law Dragon Whale condensed through the Perfection Tier of Space Law far surpassed its previous iterations in both size and might.

Inside this Law Dragon Whale Illusion, several Song Family Fearless Ships and Starry Sky Dragon Sharks mutually relied on each other, leveraging the protection of the Law Dragon Whale Illusion, while fully powering their ship cannons to bombard the ever-growing swarm of insects above the Vault of Heaven.

On the surface of the Floating Land, many low-middling rank insects attempted to attack the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, yet they were repelled by the Angel King’s True Spirit Illusion activated by Song Chi, even including a Dominator King Worm.

As time passed and the number of insects grew, the Angel King’s True Spirit Illusion was soon devoured under the gnashing of tens of thousands of hideous mandibles.

Seeing this, Song Chi contemplated activating the "High Energy Particle Storm" Feature of the Neutron Star Core Armor, which could deal massive area damage and clear a large swath of insects.

However, he feared that the High Energy Particle Storm might accidentally obliterate the already critically wounded Ancient Mother Empress below.

Thus, he had no choice but to activate the "Heavenly Frost Phoenix True Spirit Protection" of the Heavenly Frost Crown component.

But compared to the Angel King True Spirit Illusion, this Eighth Rank Heavenly Frost Phoenix True Spirit Illusion was considerably weaker—in this situation, it could barely hold out for ten seconds at most.

Song Chi understood that this was because he hadn’t comprehended the Ice Law; the Angel King’s True Spirit Illusion benefited from his Major Achievement Law of Light enhancement, while the Heavenly Frost Phoenix True Spirit Illusion enjoyed no such privilege.

Ignoring these thoughts as much as possible, he continued rapidly activating the Heavenly Authority Control Ring component repeatedly.

Song Chi himself wasn’t sure how many times he had produced Enslavement Marks.

At a certain moment, a Heavenly Vein-like notification sound from the Dome Sky Wisdom Brain suddenly reached his ears.

[Enslavement successful. The Ancient Mother Empress’s life breath is extremely weak. It is recommended to send her into the Life System Medical Repair Pod as soon as possible.]

The notification sound had barely elapsed when Song Chi suddenly sensed a new wave of Mind Induction—it was precisely the recently enslaved "Ancient Mother Empress" below.

Overwhelmed by surprise, Song Chi nonetheless maintained his composure.

He immediately activated the "Big and Small Ruyi" Feature of the Heavenly Authority Control Ring, causing the Ancient Mother Empress’s physique to shrink into miniature form. A powerful Traction Beam promptly launched from the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.

The Traction Beam was merely step one; the warship’s cabin doors simultaneously opened as a Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurine darted forth.

At top speed, it used Void Flash to arrive at the Ancient Mother Empress’s location and delivered the Spirit Summoning Mark within its grip straight into her body.

Inside the Battleship Main Control Room, Song Chi activated the Spirit Summoning Demon Puppet component, successfully summoning the miniature-sized Ancient Mother Empress back.

At this very moment, the Heavenly Frost Phoenix True Spirit Illusion above the battleship shattered completely, and an unrestrained Dominator King Worm alongside tens of thousands of low-middling rank insects charged directly at the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong’s hull.

Buzz!

In the instant before the massive insect swarm engulfed the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, Song Chi activated the Void Escape Orb.

Following an inconspicuous spatial ripple, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong flash-escaped amidst the Song Family fleet above.

"The enslavement succeeded, but the Ancient Mother Empress is severely injured and in a state of deep coma. I’ve already placed her into the Medical Cabin, but controlling those insects in the short term is impossible!"

"Forget them; we’ll retreat immediately!"

Under the leadership of the Dinghai Dragon Steed, and shielded by the Perfection Tier Law Dragon Whale all the way, Song Family’s several warships and the Starry Sky Dragon Shark successfully broke away from millions of crazed insects.

To completely shake off the violently enraged swarm, six warships and the Dragon Shark traversed the starry void for half a month before finally achieving their goal.

Hidden amidst an asteroid belt hundreds of light-years away from the Level 6 Floating Land, the six warships took refuge there.

Though they had escaped from the swarm, they didn’t hastily return to the Dragon Spine Continent.

Their primary purpose in raiding the insect nest had been to harvest Dominator True Spirits; beyond that, their secondary aim was to attempt enslaving the Ancient Mother Empress.

Now that the enslavement had succeeded, the Ancient Mother Empress had become a solitary figure—this clearly conflicted with Song Family’s earlier plans.

The goal of enslaving the Ancient Mother Empress was precisely her infinite spawning capability. With so many ready-made insects before them, how could they let this opportunity go to waste?

Within the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, Song Chi had already equipped the silver Medical Cabin borrowed from Xingzu. With the silver Medical Cabin’s potent healing effects, the injuries of the Ancient Mother Empress could be repaired in just two or three months, enabling her to control the millions of insects—an immensely appealing proposition.

If they could indeed seize control of all the insects, aside from everything else, the value of the insect meat alone currently produced would far exceed imagination.

...

The following day, Song Wujiang’s voice rang in the group communication channel.

"The dissection of two Dominator King Worm carcasses has been completed, yielding over 10 tons of Seventh Rank insect meat; combined with the two insect carcasses from the Flame God Clan’s Storage Bracelet, we now have 35 tons of Seventh Rank insect meat on hand."

In this battle, two Dominator King Worms were ultimately slain—not including Song Chi’s solo kill, there was also the one severely injured by Song Shiyuan.

Hearing this, the group immediately showed interest.

Seventh Rank insect meat significantly enhances Fifth Rank and Sixth Rank Guiding Techniques, accelerating the progression of Battleship Captains and Fearless Ship Captains while saving them considerable time.

"Here’s the plan: everyone gets 5 tons each; this time, Little Pool contributed the most—he gets an additional 2 tons, and the remaining 8 tons go into the Family Merit Hall. This material has limited use for Seventh-Order Guiding Techniques, so I’ll abstain from this distribution!"

The allocation was fair and met with zero resistance, but the Seventh Rank insect meat wasn’t the crux. Shortly thereafter, Song Wujiang continued:

"Moreover, one of the King Worms contained a Top Tier Energy Crystal!"

The moment "Top Tier Energy Crystal" was mentioned, the breathing of the group audibly intensified.

Energy Crystals are a unique warship upgrade resource, and Top Tier Energy Crystals, in particular, enhance the probability of a Fearless Ship’s evolution into a Star-Annihilating Starship—albeit by just 10%.

Due to this effect, Top Tier Energy Crystals are even more enticing than Golden Components to Fearless Captains.

"Does that mean we now have two Top Tier Energy Crystals on hand?"

The speaker was Song Xingru, and the implication was simple: among the two Dominator insect carcasses from the Flame God Clan’s Eighth Rank Peak Storage Bracelet, one also yielded a Top Tier Energy Crystal.

At this remark, the group exchanged glances.

Ultimately, Song Wujiang spoke:

"Here’s the deal: we’ll allocate the two Top Tier Energy Crystals to Little Pool and Little Flame..."

He paused briefly before explaining:

"Little Pool’s contributions to the family in recent years are well-known to all of you. As for Little Flame, he voluntarily offered up the Flame God Clan’s civilization relic, from which the family obtained two Golden Upgrading Fire Sources, as well as two Black Supreme Components, several Golden Sanctuary Components, and numerous Upgrading Fire Sources. Allocating one Energy Crystal each to them is entirely reasonable!"

...

Time passed, and two months flew by.

With the silver Medical Cabin operating at full capacity, the Ancient Mother Empress’s injuries finally showed signs of improvement.

Recognizing the timing as right, the Song Family made no further hesitation and headed directly back to the Level 6 Floating Land.

A thick stench of acid and corrosion permeated the central region of the Floating Land. Scattered across the ground were severed limbs and half-eaten insect carcasses.

At the center of the Floating Land, in the former core region of the insect nest, some insects still battled fiercely.

It resembled a method of cultivating through mutual devouring: hundreds or thousands died, leaving behind only one hyper-aggressive elite insect.

"Without a controlling Queen, these insects have gone completely berserk!"

Above the Vault of Heaven, the Song Family members watched quietly, their brows furrowing as they took in the scene. In just over two months, the original swarm of millions had diminished tenfold—a stark reminder of the losses.

These insects had been earmarked as disposable cannon fodder for a future civilization war, and now only tens of thousands remained.

Their sole consolation lay in the Ancient Mother Empress’s cries, which caused the berserk insects below to cease their bloodlust and rapidly congregate beneath her.

Despite their reduced numbers—down to 600,000—their quality had massively improved: over 500,000 were Fourth Rank and above, with thousands even reaching Sixth Rank.

There were still three Dominator King Worms, though one was clearly a newly promoted addition from the earlier devouring battles.

This meant they’d essentially lost one of the original Dominator King Worms.

Through the Ancient Mother Empress’s communication, the Song Family finally located the remains of another Dominator King Worm several tens of thousands of kilometers away, lying in a canyon with its body mostly devoured.

Suppressing their heartbreak, Song Wujiang stored the carcass aboard the Dinghai Dragon Steed.

The insect carcass had lost most of its integrity, and extracting Dominant Origin Blood was out of the question. However, with luck, it might still retain Seventh Rank insect meat and yield fragments of the Dominator True Spirit.

This Dominator King Worm had initially been severely injured by the Starry Sky Dragon Shark, only to be killed by one of the other three remaining King Worms.

After collecting the carcass, the Song Family’s six warships began deploying large numbers of Puppet Soldiers and enslaved creatures, focusing on clearing the vast quantity of insect corpses below.

Among the millions of carcasses, while most had been gnawed entirely away, there were still many with half or full bodies intact.

The Song Family’s task was to process these insect carcasses, extracting any remaining meat within—occasionally even finding one or two various-level Energy Crystals, valuable for Torch Ship Captains.

Post-processing, these resources would be placed in the Family Merit Hall to encourage spending among junior family members and accelerate family growth—an ideal win-win scenario.

After ten days, the Song Family had finally processed all the insect carcasses. Their final step was to investigate whether the Sixth-Level Peak Floating Land could still be salvaged.

The results, however, were disappointing: over 80% of the Origin Core had been consumed by the Ancient Mother Empress, leaving the Floating Land on an irreversible path to collapse, beyond human capability to stop.

In the end, they opted for resource maximization, with Song Shiyuan staying behind to extract the remaining two-fifths of the Floating Land Origin Core using the Original Core Stealer.

Rather than letting it completely disintegrate, it’s better to save what remains for the family’s use. Even a Sixth-Level Peak Floating Land remnant far surpasses the capability of those just entering Sixth Level Floating Land.

Furthermore, the Song Family was still actively cultivating the Dragon Spine Continent—why let it go to waste?

And why focus on cultivating the Dragon Spine Continent?

The answer was simple: none of the Sixth Level Floating Lands currently managed by the family belonged to the Peak Tier of that level, requiring far too much time for cultivation from scratch.

The other reason was much more compelling: the future Mythical Artifact known as the Dragon Whale Hall.