Because The First Direct Lineage had already made arrangements, there were more than thirty transfer warships docked at the space combat platform.

For this reason, even though the number of clan members leaving from Soul Spirit Floating Land was in the thousands, there was no crowding or delay.

The group quickly boarded a transfer warship, and after waiting for about half an hour for it to reach full capacity, they soon began their return journey.

...

At the Vault of Heaven, not far from Dragon Spine Sacred Mountain, with the passage of intense spatial fluctuations, transfer warships appeared one after another.

White Jade Square, with the end of the expedition task, the square that had been piled up with supplies was now reverted to its former spaciousness.

Just after descending from one of the transfer warships, Song Chi’s gaze was drawn to a corner on the right side of the square.

There, Blackwater Xuan Snakes and Chimera corpses, hundreds of meters in volume, some exceeding a hundred meters, were piled high.

After inquiring, Song Chi understood that these were transported back by the family’s transfer warships, which were equipped with space expansion components, from Soul Spirit Floating Land. They were meant to be sent to Flying Dragon Floating Land to feed the Thorned Flying Dragons there.

The flesh of these Second Rank and Third Rank Blackwater Xuan Snakes and Chimeras contained abundant Blood Qi Energy capable of promoting the growth and even advancement of the Thorned Flying Dragons on Flying Dragon Floating Land.

Given the Thorned Flying Dragons’ enormous appetites, these supplies of flesh were enough to last them for some time, a win-win situation.

However, Song Chi recognized the Half-Step Fourth Rank Blackwater Xuan Snake he had killed yesterday among the corpses.

The moment he saw the snake’s body, his eyes twitched, and he also realized that his speculation from the day before was correct.

The fluctuations from the battle with the Half-Step Fourth Rank Blackwater Xuan Snake had not escaped the monitoring of the family; although he left ahead of the others, the Snake’s corporeal body was brought back by the family.

"Dad, Mom, Second Brother..."

As his thoughts whirled, a familiar voice came from the side—it was his father, Song Chao.

In the family communication channel of Ring Dragon Spine Continent, Song Shan, Song Chao, and others had learned of the mission’s conclusion, so Song Chao had arrived the day before.

Unable to use Spectral Energy within their bodies for a day after returning by transfer warship, Song Chi and his companions naturally needed someone to pick them up, otherwise, they would be forced to wait in the square for an entire day.

"How have things been within the Pulse recently?"

Just aboard Qingkong, as his body was once again covered by the "Torch Warship Boarding Certificate" component, Song Mingsong asked.

While activating the warship engines, Song Chao described the various changes within the Pulse and the family over the past year in a broken narrative.

"Little Qi has successfully advanced to Second Rank."

...

This first piece of news brought simultaneous smiles to Song Mingsong and the others’ faces. Song Qi’s advancement to Second Rank, along with Bai Xiuqin’s advancement to Third Rank, represented an overall increase in their lineage’s strength—a welcome piece of good news.

However, after this first piece of news, what followed was mostly trivial matters.

Except for the last one.

"By the way, Dad, Aunt Xiurong sent a message a month ago. She wants to discuss the next course of action with you as soon as you return," Song Chao said.

Hearing this news, Song Mingsong’s expression grew serious.

What Song Chao was referring to was the matter from the big celebration of Bai Xiuqin’s two-hundredth birthday more than a year ago.

At that time, Bai Xiuqin’s elder sister from the Bai Family in the Imperial Capital Star Domain, Bai Xiurong, had approached the Song Family with a proposal to explore a Third Rank Floating Land together.

According to the information revealed by her at that time, the Floating Land was named Copper Mountain Continent, a non-living Floating Land abundant in various metal ores such as native copper, zircon, and magnetite.

Furthermore, there was a small Titanium Crystal Vein on this Floating Land, apparently with reserves of more than fifty thousand crystals, of considerable value.

Of course, the aforementioned are just the resource points; Copper Mountain Floating Land also concealed great dangers.

If it weren’t so, why would Bai Xiurong have shared the information about this Floating Land with the Song Family?

A Titanium Crystal Vein with reserves exceeding fifty thousand is an extremely valuable resource. Once the Song Family gets involved, they are bound to secure at least twenty thousand Titanium Crystals.

What made the Bai Family from Bai Xiurong’s lineage so generous? Was it merely because of the relationship with Bai Xiuqin?

Obviously not.

According to Bai Xiurong, although Copper Mountain Floating Land was a resource-based Floating Land rather than a living Floating Land, a very special stellar space creature lay dormant deep within the Floating Land.

A Golden Armored Giant Beast of Fourth Rank Level.

When he first heard about the Golden Armored Giant Beast from his grandfather, Song Chi was quite shocked.

Not for any other reason, but because the Golden Armored Giant Beast is notably famous among various stellar space creatures, particularly known for its defense and attack capabilities.

The Golden Armored Giant Beast, belonging to the branch of Starry Sky Behemoths among stellar space creatures, is one of the top ten beings with Metal Attribute capabilities.

In the Song family’s Genetic Bloodline Chart, this creature was classified as Fifth Tier, a being stronger than the Thorned Flying Dragon.

Creature Name: Golden Armored Giant Beast

Species: Golden Armored Giant Beast

Genetic Bloodline Rating: 84

Natural Ability: Metal Attribute Affinity, Geng Metal Scales, Golden Armor Domain, Splitting Gold Spear

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Of course, if it truly were a fully mature Fourth Rank Golden Armored Giant Beast, Song Mingsong wouldn’t be foolish enough to be swayed by the Bai Family to lightly set his sights on such a formidable existent.

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