Chapter 1027: Chapter 538: The Giant Hand Across the Stars_2
Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong Control Room. Song Chiâs forehead was faintly sweating, and after two rounds of operation, the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm was already within reachâhe had little time left.
Adding to this, the computation results from the Vault of Heaven Wisdom Brain a moment earlier indicated that the charging time for the âRed Vault Jumpâ and the moment the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs hand touched the warship hull were almost perfectly aligned.
In other words, if he couldnât manage to delay for just a fraction of a second, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong would inevitably be struck head-on.
Thinking of this, his gaze firmed, and he once again activated multiple components.
[Void Sea Projection Emperor Tomb] · âFour-fold Projectionâ
[Golden Armor-Piercing Cannon] + [Black Hole Evolution Layer] · âBlack Hole: Singularity Rapid Explosionâ
[Neutron Star Core Armor] · âNeutron Star Fissionâ
That wasnât all. After activating these components, he quickly handed over control of the warship to the Vault of Heaven Wisdom Brain and immediately entered the Market of the Heavens.
At the instant he entered the Market of the Heavens, his ethereal body within the external warship promptly activated the [Market Projection Rank] in his hand.
Amidst the spatial tremors, purple mist energy began to converge, and the Projection of the Market of the Heavens descended across the starry skies, landing above the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.
Only upon seeing the Power of Domination from the market projection fully envelop the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong did Song Chi finally let out a sigh of relief.
With so many measures combined and the protection of the Power of Domination, the safety level of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong could truly be considered maximized.
Just as the market projection was barely condensed, four projections of warships with the full combat power of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong directly collided with the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm. Based on the current combat power of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, the four warship projections still had considerable maneuverability.
However, Song Chiâs sole goal at the moment was to block the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm for just an instant, and he couldnât afford to think too much beyond that. Simultaneously, the singularity condensed by black hole energy from the [Golden Armor-Piercing Cannon] exploded entirely, forming a miniature black hole in the palm of the Ancient Demon Dominator.
There was no choice. While the [Golden Armor-Piercing Cannon] was merely a secondary cannon and only of red quality, making its firepower insignificant against the terrifying physique of the Dominator Creature, its firing speed was fast. Only by binding the singularity to these secondary cannons could the singularity be instantly unleashed.
If it were carried by weapons like the [Blood Spear], [Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Cannon], or [Taiyi Quantum Sword Light Cannon Platform], the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm would likely have struck the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong before the cannons finished charging.
To be fair, under Song Chiâs extensive measures, the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm really did pause for a moment.
But that was all. Whether it was the four warship projections or the miniature black hole, they couldnât make much of an impact against the palm of the Ancient Demon Dominator.
Soon, the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm collided with the purple mist energy of the Market of the Heavensâ projection.
At last, this unstoppable giant palm was truly checked, as the Light Law and the Law of Power clashed with the Space Law, Time Law, and Light Law encapsulated within the purple mist energy from the projection.
âItâs almost there!â
Within the Market of the Heavens, Song Chiâs focus wasnât mostly on combating the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm but on monitoring the charging progress of the âRed Vault Jumpâ via his ethereal body remaining in the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.
[Alert: Current âRed Vault Jumpâ charging progress is 96%⊠97%⊠99%.]
Just as it was about to hit 100%, the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm, locked in stalemate with the Market of the Heavens projection, abruptly erupted with a swarm of special energy. In the next moment, this special energy condensed into a smaller version of the Ancient Hand Seal.
âHeritage Divine Power of the Ancient Demon ClanâStar Heavenly Demon Seal!â
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entirety of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong shuddered violently. Under the massive impact at the stern of the ship, the entire warship was flung forward.
Within the Market of the Heavens, standing tall in the marketâs heights, Song Chiâs pupils constricted. He hadnât anticipated this sudden strike from the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm. The critical point was that the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiongâs collision with this special hand seal occurred right at the instant when the âRed Vault Jumpâ finished charging.
This led to an exceedingly dangerous situation for the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.
While the warship successfully entered the jump channel, the special hand seal unleashed by the palm of the Ancient Demon Dominator disrupted the jump channel, causing it to collapse. Meaning, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, though evading the unknown Ancient Demon Dominator, became trapped in terrifying space turbulence.
âDamn it!â
In the Firmament of the Market of the Heavens, Song Chiâs gaze turned exceptionally dark.
This was precisely the scenario he had worked so hard to prevent, yet in the end, it still proved unavoidable.
But now wasnât the time for anger. What he had to do was focus on protecting the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong from the space turbulence as much as possible.
The good news was that, thanks to the activation of the [Market Projection Rank] earlier, the Power of Domination from the market projection and the decent space resistance of the [Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong] itself ensured it wasnât severely damaged by the surrounding turbulent space.
However, the market projection was ultimately just a projection, not an actual entity. Facing the endless slicing and collision of space turbulence, it inevitably had weaknesses.
One after another, spatial fissures and space storms penetrated the purple mist energy, striking against the energy shield on the surface of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiongâs hull.
The energy shield, already weakened under the effects of the special hand seal, soon dimmed further.
Fortunately, the Vault of Heaven Wisdom Brain responded swiftly, immediately activating the restoration capability of the [Final Blessing] component.
In no time, the Yin Yang Offsetting Annihilation Shield was restored to over half capacity. However, this improvement didnât last long; the destructive capacity of space turbulence far exceeded expectations. With the weakening of the Power of Domination from the market projection, the Yin Yang Offsetting Annihilation Shieldâs brightness quickly waned again.
The Vault of Heaven Wisdom Brain had to activate the restoration capability of [Final Blessing] one last time. Additionally, the use of an orange-quality restoration component, the [Atomic Repair Instrument], provided some reprieve.
This allowed the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong to hold on for a little longer.
But ultimately, the outcome wouldnât change. At some point, the Yin Yang Offsetting Annihilation Shield completely overloaded.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The terrifying space storms began to strike the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiongâs hull directly. However, the hull armor itself wasnât immediately damaged, as the outer layer of the armor had a Black Hole Evolution Layer.
After the [Neutron Star Core Armor] was upgraded to golden quality, the defensive power of the Black Hole Evolution Layer also rose to the level of golden warship armor, allowing it to maintain integrity for a decent duration.
Dozens of seconds later, the Black Hole Evolution Layer completely fractured, and the [Neutron Star Core Armor] began to face the external space storms directly.
Another few dozen seconds later, the [Neutron Star Core Armor] also shattered entirely, bringing the hull damage level to 78%.
Upon seeing this, Song Chi didnât wait any longer and, through his ethereal body, directed the Vault of Heaven Wisdom Brain to activate the âFinal Blessingâ feature of the [Final Blessing] component.
In the next instant, the Yin Yang Offsetting Annihilation Shield, Neutron Star Core Armor, and the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiongâs hull were all restored to their full, peak states.
However, the Holy Light Shield and Black Hole Evolution Layer werenât granted such recovery. Those components had to wait for their own cooldown periods.
âThe Power of Domination from the market projection is nearly depletedâŠâ
In the Market Firmament, as the projection controller, Song Chi was the first to sense the impending exhaustion of the Power of Domination from the market projection.
After clashing head-on with the Ancient Demon Dominatorâs palm and enduring for so long amid space turbulence, the purple mist energy was weakened to its utmost.
Originally, this should have been the worst news. Once the market projectionâs protection faded, it wouldnât take long for the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong to sink into the endless void turbulence.
Though he could use a second [Market Projection Rank], summoning a market projection required time. With the likes of âNeutron Star Fission,â âZen Seal: Inner Speed,â and âAngel King True Spirit Guardâ all in cooldown, it was uncertain if the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong could hold out until the formation of the second projection.
Yet, at this moment, Song Chi felt no worry whatsoever; instead, he appeared utterly confident.
As for the reason, it naturally lay in the fact that the [Black Hole Evolution Layer] componentâs âBlack Hole Domainâ feature had yet to be utilized.