Chapter 498: Chapter 266: The Song Family’s 7th Sequence

Clearly, everything thus far was within the family head’s calculations. By using the Gui Xu Ji Mang to obstruct the Rock and Earth Spear and counteracting the Mysterious Ice Principle with the Void Dragon Whale, it only took a moment to delay until the special transmission method was fully charged.

Just as Song Chi retracted his thoughts, he noticed that the mecha’s left arm on the family head’s flagship was partly frozen by the extreme cold of the Mysterious Ice. Although the impact wasn’t significant, it was enough to illustrate the peril of the recent situation. If the transmission had been slowed by even a moment longer, the outcome might have been much worse.

In response, the two Song Chis had no other thoughts, only feeling even more that the family head’s combat power was unfathomable.

You should know that what just happened was not merely withstanding two Fifth Rank Starry Sea Alien Races, but also protecting their two juniors, and this made the combat power of the [Cang Mang Wuji] truly strong, and it certainly should not be seen as merely a Fourth Rank Zhulu Warship.

Hum hum hum!

As the [Cang Mang Wuji] returned to its warship form, Song Xuancang did not say anything else but quickly uttered a single word.

“Go!”

It was yet another return journey they did not wish to recall. Within the advanced Illusion Space, by the time the two recovered from the aftermath of the transmission, Song Xuancang and Song Changlin, who had been waiting to the side, spoke up:

“All right, now you can take out the rewards you obtained in the [Pusuo Heritage Tower]. As for Song Gang’s side, there’s nothing that can be done about it. I will notify the others later; you don’t need to worry.”

Listening to the family head’s words, the two Song Chis exchanged a glance through the warship’s communication.

“Song Ze, my clan brother, you go first!”

Song Ze smiled as he looked over, nodded without saying much, and then sent a detailed schematic of a shipborne component’s attributes.

Moon Scar Annihilation Cannon lv0

Quality: Red

…

Looking at the Red Quality Super Main Cannon that Song Ze had presented, Song Chi’s expression remained calm, showing no sign of emotional change.

However, he did harbor some doubts in the depths of his heart.

Was this Super Main Cannon really obtained from clearing the [Pusuo Heritage Tower]?

If it was indeed the reward for clearing the tower, theoretically, it should be a choice among multiple Red Curios, so why specifically choose a Super Main Cannon?

The Super Main Cannon is a shipborne component that only a Zhulu Warship could use; what Second Rank Torch Ship Captain would choose a component that would only be needed in a hundred, or even several hundred years?

Or is it that the rewards given by the Heritage Tower after clearing it, aside from this Super Main Cannon, just so happened to all be Curios that could not be converted into shipborne components?

Or perhaps, was it prepared in advance by his great-grandfather?

Of course, though he had doubts in his heart, Song Chi did not show them. To the side, Song Xuancang and Song Changlin exchanged glances, similarly choosing not to speak.

If things really were as such, they could not say much either, since the family’s rules for the succession sequence had always been this way. The rewards from later on would also need to be retrieved by the family, regardless of whether they were from the “Pusuo Heritage Tower” or not. The value of a red epic relic was clear, and several ancestors would be happy to use it to enhance the family’s foundation.

After all, a clan elder’s personal ship components and the family’s actual foundation were different matters.

Their gazes then all turned to Song Chi.

Having prepared beforehand, Song Chi did not hesitate to send out the attributes of the “Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring” component from the Cangqiong after it had been uninstalled and was at lv0.

Regarding which shipborne component to hand over to the family, Song Chi had actually considered it for a long time.

First and foremost, the “Purusa Zen Seal” was absolutely out of the question. If this golden holy domain component was revealed, it would certainly be confiscated by the family. There might be a substantial compensation, but for Song Chi, no compensation could compare to the component itself.

Besides the “Purusa Zen Seal”, there were other red and silver components on the warship. After much consideration, Song Chi decided to release the “Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring” component.

This component was the most marginal among the current red and higher-quality components on the Cangqiong. Besides, he had originally planned to hand this component over to the family; being able to secure the sequence position with it now was killing two birds with one stone.

As for informing the family about the ancient starry sky battlefield later and the potential risk of exposing this component, he was not worried. Not to mention his status in the family by that time, the significance of the Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring itself for the family was extraordinary. He believed that the family would not make a fuss over this.

Furthermore, reporting a Tri-Eyed Royal Family flagship wreckage was in itself a great contribution. The family would be too busy rewarding him; how could they nitpick over such details?

In the Cang Mang Wuji, Song Xuancang’s brows raised, surprise filling his eyes.

What astonished him was not the quality of the “Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring”, for silver legend components were indeed rare but not enough to make him lose composure, given his status. After all, such components existed on the Cang Mang Wuji.

His surprise stemmed from the immense potential he saw in the component at first glance. If it were enhanced to a certain rank, it would undoubtedly become a foundation-strengthening component for the family.

In the past three thousand years, too many Third Rank Torch Ship Captains fell at the step of advancing to a Zhulu Warship. Before this, the best component the family had for maintaining enhancement levels was only of orange quality, which at most could work on four components at the same time, and only internally. The buffering time was also significant.

This meant that family members embarking on warship advancement tasks at Third Rank could at best use the component for one round—disassembling four components without damage—and the rest would be left to chance. If the advancement failed, a second attempt would be close to impossible.

The “Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring” before them, however, could be used twice to solidify before an official advance, meaning two or three dozen components could be uninstalled without damage before the advancement, essentially allowing for the disassembling of all the essential components of a Torch Warship.

In this way, even if the subsequent advancement failed, having these essential shipborne components with their enhancement levels intact would make a second attempt straightforward. This would significantly increase the chance of Fourth Rank family members being born.

With this in mind, Song Xuancang and Song Changlin exchanged glances again, this time with evident excitement flashing in their eyes.

Nevertheless, even so, they did not announce the final results of the sequence struggle, as the sequence matter was concerned with the entire Song family. The specifics would still have to wait until they returned to the Dragon Spine Continent and consulted with all the clan elders before a formal decision could be made.

“The outcome of this trip to the ‘Pusuo Heritage Tower’ may not be completely satisfactory, but both of you have done well. Take out the two components, and then let’s head back to the Dragon Spine Continent,” one of them said.

“The Moon Scar Annihilation Cannon” and “The Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring” flew out from two escort ships in succession and were finally pulled into the “Cang Mang Wuji”. Then the three warships burst out of the asteroid belt.

The Dragon Spine Continent, the Vault of Heaven.

Accompanied by intense spatial fluctuations, “Cang Mang Wuji,” along with two escort ships, materialized out of thin air.

…

Within the Dragon Spine Sacred Mountain, the Clan Ancestral Hall.

As Song Chi and two others entered the Ancestral Hall, projections of the Clan Elders had already materialized around the massive bronze seats, interspersed with a few in-person appearances.

Once Song Xuancang returned to the patriarch’s seat, he quickly recounted the events of the recent “Pusuo Heritage Tower” expedition.

Upon hearing the phrase “Song Gang is dead,” the expressions in the eyes of several elders’ projections varied, especially that of Song Gang’s grandfather. Seeing only Song Ze and Song Chi following Song Xuancang back, he had already developed an ominous hunch; now, with Song Xuancang’s confirmation, his last sliver of hope was shattered.

After Song Xuancang privately conveyed the details, all the elder could do was sigh deeply.

Golden oddities, chaotic battles with alien races, and teleportation drop-points being too distant—these were all matters beyond their control.

However, as the attributes of “The Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring” emerged, the attention of the clan elders was instantly drawn to this unique silver component.

If utilized well, this silver component could prove quite beneficial even to Fourth Rank Torch Ship Captains like themselves.

Without much ado and only brief deliberation among the elders, a decision was swiftly made.

“The Tenth Direct Lineage, Song Chi!”

“Grandchild is present!”

“According to the unanimous decision of the Council of Elders, you are today officially designated as the Seventh Sequence of Dinghai Song Family’s current generation, enjoying the privileges of a Vein Leader, and you will be fully supported by the family for the next hundred years!”

“Thank you, Patriarch! Thank you, Family!!!”

After respectfully bowing, Song Chi was dismissed. The Patriarch and the Clan Elders knew his mental state was not the best; they allowed him to return within the Pulse to rest up before speaking further.

As for the subsequent matters related to the Sequence—such as the annual familial resource distribution, the reward for submitting “The Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring” component, and the Inherited Secret Techniques of the family—Song Chi would need to visit the Clan Ancestral Hall again in three days.

Soaring above the Vault of Heaven, in the main control room of the “Cangqiong,” Song Chi accessed his Quantum Communication Bracelet.

The family group chat was already exploding with messages congratulating him on becoming the Seventh Sequence of the family.

For a moment, Song Chi and Seventh Sequence became buzzwords, dominating every channel of the family.

Seeing this, Song Chi could do nothing but sincerely thank everyone in each group chat. Otherwise, he feared his reputation might mysteriously transform into that of a “cold person” by the next day.

Turning his attention away from the increasingly active channels, after his brief thank you messages, Song Chi focused on two new channels that had appeared as part of his official designation as the Seventh Sequence.

The first had very few members, only several hundreds, which was much quieter compared to the common channels numbering in the tens of thousands. This group chat, named “Third Rank Clan Member Channel,” was clearly more exclusive.

Currently, aside from messages congratulating Song Chi, there was a pinned message in this channel.

[“Seventh Sequence of the Family, Song Chi, submitted the component ‘The Tri-Eye Solidifying Ring’ today with the following attributes…”]

[“From now on, prior to their official advancement, all clan members can actively apply to the family for Soul Solidification!!”]

While marveling at the efficiency of the family’s operations, Song Chi’s gaze shifted to the second channel, which had even fewer members, just a few dozen.

He scanned the channel’s member account names…

Ancestral Vein·Patriarch·Song Xuancang

Heavenly Vein·Song Tianshu

The First Direct Lineage·Vein Leader·Song Hengtong

Ancestral Vein·Song Yan

…

Seeing these names, Song Chi instantly realized these were the high-ranking members of the family, such as Vein Leaders and Clan Elders, including his own grandfather.

At this point, Song Chi essentially understood that from today, he had stepped over the threshold into the upper echelons of the family, or more aptly, into the ranks of the core family members.

He wasn’t sure if these channels included all of the family’s high-ranking members and was not curious about it. As long as he continued to steadily improve himself, these matters would naturally unfold before him, something he was firmly confident about.

After browsing through the two new channels, Song Chi replied to the congratulations from his relatives and siblings within the Pulse.

It wasn’t long before the “Cangqiong” successfully returned to Green Moon Manor.

Seeing him return, people like Song You were incredibly excited. Family Sequence was something they had not even dared to dream of before.

“Alright, Little Chi now needs rest. Don’t bother him if it’s not necessary.”

In the end, it was Song Mingsong who calmed down the excited Tenth Direct Lineage members.

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