In an unknown star domain, having swiftly swept past the Sky Eye patrol radar, which detected only a small fragment belt within a radius of 480 light-hours, Song Chi did not linger and directly headed to the Yellow Sand Floating Land via the Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

In the midst of the vast yellow sand, the Cang Qiong hovered silently thousands of meters above.

Below, the enhanced version of biological pheromones he had specifically ordered for this period had already spread.

To hunt these sand worms, he had indeed put in quite a bit of effort.

The specially made biological pheromones alone had cost him hundreds of strands of First Rank Floating Land Origin.

But as the saying goes, "You get what you pay for." These specialized biological pheromones were far more effective than the ordinary ones he had used before. With just one bottle, the surrounding sands soon reacted.

Swish, swish, swish!

One after another, large and small but at least ten meters wide, sand hills appeared at the far edges of his vision, then rapidly moved toward the source of the special biological pheromones below.

Seeing that in just a short time, there were already dozens of sand hills appearing, Song Chi smiled in the Cang Qiong Main Control Room.

All these were the nourishment for the Cang Qiong’s promotion, and the sand worm essence meat produced subsequently would also play a significant role in his practice of the Guidance Technique.

It was just right that he had nearly consumed half of the Second Rank insect meat he had on hand, so restocking could not be more timely.

With that in mind, Song Chi’s thoughts shifted, and he moved to focus on the "Blood Soul Stigma" component.

He saw that the Blood Soul Mark’s response was not under the same dune as initially, but was instead moving chaotically around.

Clearly, the Third Rank Peak sand worm that had been severely injured by the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon had either fully recovered or was substantially healed. This was why he did not immediately seek out this Third Rank sand worm.

It really was slipping through the deep sand with great speed, and the influence of the sand storms compounded the issue. Song Chi was worried that the Mixed Hollow Extreme Yang Sword Intent Divine Light might miss its mark if he wasn’t careful.

"I hope this enhanced biological pheromone can lure it over. A Third Rank Level sand worm should significantly increase Cang Qiong’s chances of a successful promotion," he mused.

In the meantime, numerous Second Rank sand worms had arrived at the source of the pheromones below.

Seeing this, Song Chi’s hands moved in unison as the Electromagnetic Ray Cannon and Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon fired one after another.

Amid the sounds of gunfire and explosions, soon mixed with piercing screams, the Second Rank sand worms below began to suffer casualties under the continuous fire of the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon and the Electromagnetic Ray Cannon.

Particularly the Electromagnetic Ray Cannon, despite being a secondary cannon, was nonetheless enhanced to Third Rank, dealing considerable damage to the Second Rank sand worms, and with its Lightning Arc Splash feature, it caused significant group damage to the increasingly numerous Second Rank sand worms below.

Two hours later, nearly two hundred Second Rank sand worms had fallen under Cang Qiong’s bombardment.

Inside Cang Qiong, Song Chi turned to glance at the current promotion task for the warship.

[Warship Promotion Task (Cang Qiong)]

[Current Promotion Success Rate: 31.1%]

[Special Promotion Resource Formula (4/4): Spirit Stone*1, Millennial Volcanic Magma Iron Essence*1, Moon Rock*1, Zircon*1 (10%)]

[Additional Promotion Resources: 2300-Year-Old Momo Tree Sap (6%), Low-Level Energy Crystal (5%)]

[Bathed in the Blood of an Alien Race: 182 Second Rank Sand Worms (9.1%)]

Song Chi raised an eyebrow.

"31.1%, huh? That’s still not enough!"

With that thought, he continued the bombardment. However, it might have been because the aroma of the enhanced biological pheromones was fading, or perhaps the number of sand worms on the Yellow Sand Floating Continent was already dwindling, but the influx of sand worms from all directions was decreasing.

Not satisfied with the situation, Song Chi controlled the Cang Qiong to open its hatch and then threw down two more bottles of the enhanced biological pheromones.

A promotion success rate of 31.1% would be quite high for an ordinary First Rank Torch Warship, but Song Chi was not satisfied with it.

A failure rate of fully two-thirds, can that be tolerated?

As two bottles of enhanced biological pheromones landed, a denser scent spread out to the surroundings, and soon a satisfied smile reappeared on Song Chi’s face.

Because the number of sandworms rushing over from the surroundings had once again increased.

Soon, another four hours passed, and by now, the number of Second Rank sandworms that had fallen under the Cang Qiong’s barrage had reached 424.

The success rate of Cang Qiong’s advancement had also reached 43.2%.

However, there wasn’t much of a smile on Song Chi’s face.

Looking down at the dwindling number of sandworms below, Song Chi understood that most of the sandworms on this Yellow Sand Floating Continent below must have been nearly wiped out by him; although he had dropped three more bottles of pheromones, they had not attracted more sandworms.

Thus, the result was clear: the sandworms on the Yellow Sand Floating Continent were now few in number.

Reaching this conclusion, Song Chi didn’t continue to linger; he ordered ten Fire Peony Soldier Figurines and ten Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines to go down and cut up the sandworm corpses, to section off the flesh and see if another energy crystal might emerge.

Meanwhile, he himself took control of the Cang Qiong, taking another ten Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines with him, heading toward the location indicated by the Blood Soul Mark.

At 43.2%, the success rate was still unsatisfactory to him; the Third Rank sandworm had to be dealt with, not just for the advancement success rate it could provide, but also for the Third Rank Peak level Insect Race flesh inside it.

Over the last three months, Song Chi had fully experienced the tremendous promotional effect that Insect Race flesh had on the practice of the Guidance Technique; therefore, he would not possibly let go of this Third Rank Peak level Insect Race flesh.

Moreover, there might still be energy crystals inside it; if there were indeed any, given its previous Third Rank Peak strength, they would likely be of intermediate quality.

Thinking about it, his desire grew even more intense.

Half an hour later, near the central area of the Yellow Sand Floating Continent, the advancing Cang Qiong came to a halt.

Within the main control room, Song Chi’s gaze was fixed directly below the Cang Qiong.

The Blood Soul Mark was indicating that the Third Rank Peak level sandworm was currently hidden hundreds of meters beneath the yellow sand.

Without much thought, Song Chi swiftly gathered the Sword Intent Divine Light at the muzzle of the Pure Yang Sword Beam Cannon.

To avoid unnecessary delays, he directly utilized the Mixed Hollow Extreme Yang Sword Intent Divine Light.

After a dozen seconds, the hundred-meter Sword Intent Divine Light let out a soft chant and streaked down through the air, directly targeting the spot below.

Quickly, the Sword Intent Divine Light touched the endless yellow sand on the ground below, but the vast might it carried allowed it to penetrate the sand without any hindrance.

In just two seconds, the Sword Intent Divine Light had pierced through several hundred meters and directly struck the Third Rank sandworm that had only recently become still.

Sssss!

Suddenly, a series of intense hissing sounds rose from below. Although it was known that these were anguished hisses and not the sonic roar, Song Chi still preemptively raised the hovering height of the Cang Qiong.

Once bitten, twice shy!

With that prior example in mind, Song Chi naturally would not, and could not allow himself to make such a low-level mistake again.

Without waiting for the yellow sand in the sky to disperse slightly, the Cang Qiong abruptly veered to the side; the Blood Soul Mark showed that after a second slice from the Mixed Hollow Extreme Yang Sword Intent Divine Light, the Third Rank sandworm was still alive and was making a run for it in this direction.

For that, Song Chi was prepared. The several hundred meters thick layer of yellow sand, although it did not block the Sword Intent Divine Light from striking the Third Rank sandworm, had still consumed much of the might of the Sword Intent Divine Light, so it was normal that a single hit had failed to kill the still-injured Third Rank Peak sandworm.

After a chase that lasted a dozen minutes, this Third Rank Peak sandworm with an astonishing vitality finally reached the end of its life. With the Cang Qiong gaining a strand of Second-Rank Floating Land Origin, the Cang Qiong’s advancement success rate surged from 43.2% to 51.2%.

"An increase of 8% in the advancement success rate from a single Third Rank sandworm... not bad at all."

Muttering to himself, the hatch of the Cang Qiong opened, and the remaining ten Void Assassin Clan Soldier Figurines holding alloy cutters leaped down from the warship.

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