Chapter 1206: Chapter 644: Struggling on Death’s Door

It was evident that the time-slowing effect of the [Pusuo Time Realm] had a significant impact on the two Snake Demon Dominators, as at least under these circumstances, several warships of the Song Family successfully held them at bay.

Among them, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong single-handedly held off one, while the Dinghai Dragon Ship coordinated with multiple battleships to restrain the other.

In the main control room of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, Song Chi, as the captain, was far from the panic the outside world imagined; he appeared calm, showing no signs of pressure.

With the current configuration of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, confronting a Seventh Level Dominator head-on was not difficult. If an excessive price could be paid, it might even be possible to kill them in direct combat.

The reason for not doing this, besides the excessive cost in situations where the [Ruins Market Projection Rank] could not be used directly, was to avoid drawing the attention of an Eighth Rank Snake Demon Dominator.

Not long ago, they conducted a test using warship avatars, and even with five avatars going all out, and with [Ruins Market Projection] assistance, they still met complete annihilation in front of the Eighth Rank Snake Demon.

Based on this point, Song Chi knew very well that if they were truly targeted by an Eighth Rank Snake Demon Dominator, the Song Family’s fate would be miserable.

This time, Song Chi’s strategy was simple: delay the two Snake Demon Dominators as much as possible to buy time for the family fleet’s retreat below.

The idea was naturally very reasonable, but reality was harsh.

In less than ten minutes, a shocking reversal occurred on the distant high-intensity battlefield.

It wasn’t just a simple case of a certain Star-Annihilating Starship being sunk. The battle had continued to the point where the number of sunken Star-Annihilating Starships was approaching ten, and overall, this was no longer surprising. The real event that completely tipped the scales of the battlefield was related to the only Star River Ship in the field.

Under the siege of two Eighth Rank Snake Demons, with one carrying a Colorful Mythical Artifact, even though Yang Song summoned the [Celestial Stars Tower] projection in time, the [Blood Sui Zhen Yuan] still suffered severe damage in a short time.

The gap between the mythical artifact’s physical form and its projection was much larger than imagined.

After holding on for nearly twenty minutes, Yang Song believed he had done his utmost. Just now, taking advantage of a gap after the shelling, he directly activated a Blink Device on his flagship, but unexpectedly, the other three Eighth Rank Snake Demons, although seemingly involved in other fights, actually had one silently watching the [Blood Sui Zhen Yuan].

Just as the [Blood Sui Zhen Yuan] thought it had chosen the perfect moment, the Eighth Rank Snake Demon, hidden in ambush, launched a rapid strike.

The hull of the [Blood Sui Zhen Yuan] had already been heavily damaged in previous engagements, and after this strike, the engines of this veteran Star River Ship fell silent, losing all mobility.

"No!"

In the battleship’s main control room, Yang Song roared loudly.

But ultimately, he was like a living fossil, a Torch Ship Captain who had lived for a hundred thousand years. His strong will allowed him to recover immediately after a brief madness, and he swiftly executed what he deemed the correct response.

"[The current enhancement level of the Star-Annihilating Cannon is lv80. If uninstalled, the level will reset to zero. Confirm uninstall?]"

"[The current enhancement level of the Energy Shield is lv80. Confirm uninstall?]"

"[Warship Armor current...]"

In just a few moments, multiple high-quality components on the Blood Sui Zhen Yuan were uninstalled by him and stored in the Ancestral Torch, and before the Eighth Rank Eight-Armed Snake Demon charged at the warship again from the side, he stepped onto a special crystal stone platform on the left side of the main control room.

This crystal stone platform was a Silver Quality Unique Feature Component, considered the last escape component before a warship sinks.

Thousands of years ago, Yang Song had already acquired this component, thinking he would never use it in his lifetime, but little did he know it would become his lifesaver today.

Clenching his teeth hard, no matter how reluctant, Yang Song resolutely activated this component.

Although the warship engine had stopped working, there was still some residual Spectral Energy in the energy pool attached to the engine, enough for him to temporarily activate multiple components again.

Buzzing!

Weak spatial fluctuations echoed in the battleship main control room, as Yang Song’s figure began to slowly become ethereal. However, the brilliance that hadn’t completely faded from his eyes remained as bright as ever.

Evidently, this Blood Sui Dynasty’s initial [Prince Zhenyuan] still had a bit of fight left in him.

But it’s also worth considering; after all is said and done, he’s just a bit over a hundred thousand years old now, and an Eighth Rank Life Entity could live at least three hundred thousand years. As long as he could survive this ordeal, with the high-level components he managed to take, there was the potential to cultivate a new Star-Annihilating Starship or even a Star River Ship in the future.

As the spatial fluctuations dissipated, a dazzling stream of light shot out from the now-dull [Blood Sui Zhen Yuan], darting towards the dark depths of the distant Starry Sea.

But it seemed as if the three Eighth Rank Eight-Armed Snake Demons had anticipated this all along. The leading Eighth Rank Snake Demon was enveloped in a colorful glow, and in the next second, the glow surged forth, instantly catching up with the streak of light.

When the colorful light dissipated, a pallid-faced Yang Song was left floating quietly before the three Eight-Armed Snake Demons. This time, without the protection of a Star River Ship, despite being an Eighth Rank Lifeform himself, he appeared exceptionally vulnerable before the three Eighth Rank Snake Demon Dominators.

"Hand over all the high-rank oddities from the Ancestral Torch, and I will spare your life!"

The proud voice of the leading Eighth Rank Eight-Armed Snake Demon came forth. The Power of Domination coursed around its being, like a starry sky emperor looking down on lowly dust, displaying its supreme attitude to the fullest.

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