No matter how you looked at it, the spatial wormholes were highly likely created by the ancestors of the family, and clearly, no danger existed.

Compared to this, the successful ascension of the Ruins Market was evidently more compelling to him.

However, although filled with anticipation, Song Chi didn't rush to check out the Ruins Market after advancing to Fourth Rank. He only hastily entered the Market once to make sure he hadn't attracted any Void Demons, then immediately returned to the Cang Qiong.

For this reason, the descending Cang Qiong paused for a moment.

There was no helping it; after countless tests, the entry point into the Ruins Market wouldn't move with the Cang Qiong, and if the Cang Qiong didn't pause like this, Song Chi might exit the Market directly into the sky behind him.

"Chi, what's wrong?"

In the warship's group communication, grandma's voice rang out.

Song Chi smiled and shook his head.

"It's nothing, Grandma. Let's head straight to the Black Soil Duchy. I've set up the headquarters of the Faith Sect with enslaved pets there, and with the detailed information provided by the Spirit Serpent Sect, our hunting operations will be much easier!"

"Mm!"

With that, the six warships accelerated their descent once more.

Inside the Cang Qiong, Song Chi's eyes flickered, and he finally forcefully suppressed the intense curiosity within his heart.

The current moment was crucial for his parents' ascension, and every minute, every second was of great importance. There would be plenty of time to explore the ascended Ruins Market later, but for now, it was more important to assist the Qingkong and Dragonfly in hunting more high-rank aliens.

Black Soil Duchy, or what used to be the Black Soil Duchy.

As the Song family ancestors and several clan elders descended, they effortlessly dealt with all indigenous evil gods and high-rank knights on the continent, and proactively supported the expansion and development of the Spirit Serpent Sect. As the first to declare the Spirit Serpent Sect their exclusive sect, the national power of the Black Soil Duchy naturally soared unprecedentedly.

Now, the territory of the Black Soil Duchy is comparable to the former number one empire on the continent, the "Holy Dragon Knight Empire." As for the Spirit Serpent Sect itself, it has already become one of the few Righteous God Sects on the Holy Dragon Continent, covering a faith region of 1/100 of the entire landmass, with as many as ten billion creatures professing faith in the Spirit Serpent Sect.

It's not that the Spirit Serpent Sect can only occupy 1/100 of the Holy Dragon Continent. In the meantime, Song Chi has delivered more than a three-figure number of Totem Pillars to the Cold Moon Snow Python, enough for a significant expansion of the Spirit Serpent Sect.

The reason for the current stagnation of the Spirit Serpent Sect's expansion is simple: other regions of the Holy Dragon Continent have been divided up as missionary territories of other divine sects.

Don't get it wrong; these so-called Righteous God Sects haven't escaped Song family's hunting, but are rather, those that the Song family has allowed to remain. The purpose is to consider the entire Holy Dragon Continent a future pasture for the Song family, where a continuous source of Blood of the Evil Gods will be harvested. As soon as the indigenous gods behind these divine sects grow, they will be reaped immediately.

Song Chi has long been aware of this, and it doesn't anger him.

You see, even though the Spirit Serpent Sect with only 1/100 of the Holy Dragon Continent's territory has surpassed ten billion followers, under the constant supply of high-quality Power of Belief, the Cold Moon Snow Python, the principal deity of faith, has seen its power soar to the Peak of the Fourth Rank in a short time. Before long, it will challenge the Half-Step Fifth Rank, and perhaps even the true Fifth Rank.

In the Capital of the Black Soil Empire, at the Main Temple of the Spirit Serpent Sect, not only did the Cold Moon Snow Python eagerly come forward to greet Song Chi and the others upon their arrival, but the King of the Black Soil Empire and various ministers also all presented themselves.

Song Chi didn't delay. He simply requested "a detailed map of Third Rank Alien Race gathering points on the continent."

In less than half an hour, the King of the Black Soil Empire delivered a detailed map into Song Chi's hands.

With the map in their possession, the six warships soared into the sky, heading straight for the regions with the densest populations of Third Rank Alien Races.

Of course, indiscriminate large-scale slaughter on the Holy Dragon Continent is not permissible, as it might easily lead to unrest, and one can't eradicate all Third Rank Alien Races from a single region, as it would affect the farming of indigenous evil gods.

Under this premise, whenever the six warships arrived at a location, they would deploy Puppet Soldiers from their ranks to stealthily hunt down those Second and Third Rank exotic beasts, ceasing only once they reached a certain threshold.

And so, time slowly passed by.

A month later, the success rates of ascension for the Qingkong and Dragonfly successively broke through 40%.

Two months later, the promotion success rate of the two escort ships broke through 50%.

Four months later, this promotion success rate had surged to over 60%, but this still wasn't enough.

Seven months later, the promotion success rate broke through 70%.

In the eyes of Bai Xiuqin and Song Shan, this rate was already quite good, but Song Chi felt it was still not safe.

In the following two months, six warships did not stop for a moment, continuously roaming every corner of the Holy Dragon Continent. However, due to time constraints, this success rate ultimately only barely reached 75%, because the further along, the harder it was to increase the success rate.

"Alright, this success rate is already very high, your dad and I are very satisfied. I know my precious son is worried, but there's only one month left, and it's time to go back to the family for Soul Solidification!"

Inside the Dragonfly, Chen Lixia's voice rang out, but before anyone else could answer, Song Chi suddenly spoke up to interrupt.

"75% really isn't enough; this is about an escort ship being promoted to a cruiser. If it fails, it could take at least dozens of years to catch up, and it's no small matter."

"But..."

Song Chao still wanted to say something, unknown to him that Song Chi had proactively opened the hatch of Cang Qiong, followed by a large number of figures rushing out from the battleship.

"A Fire Scale Python at the Half-Step Fifth Rank Level and a humanoid alien species at the Half-Step Fourth Rank, more than twenty Third Rank humanoid alien species. Let mom's Dragonfly handle the Fire Scale Python, and dad, you take down these humanoid alien species!"

Inside the main control room of the five warships on the side, Bai Xiuqin, Song Shan, and Zhao Hongxue all showed astonished expressions, including Song Chao and Chen Lixia.

"Chi, these are your enslaved..."

From inside Sky Zither, Bai Xiuqin started to dissuade him. The great war of expansion was fast approaching, and these enslaved species were key to ensuring one's own survival rate. Using these enslaved creatures for the warship's promotion success rate would evidently have a significant impact on Song Chi.

However, before Bai Xiuqin could finish, Song Chi had already summoned the Flame Giant.

"Don't worry, I have a plan. This Flame Giant was previously awarded by the family and possesses the combat power of a seasoned Fifth Rank entity. With this Flame Giant, I'll be able to enslave a batch of high-quality enslaved species very soon."

Song Chi's words were not perfunctory but a matter of fact. Although high-rank species were rare and hard to find, for him, this was the simplest part. There were countless exotic beasts in the Spirit Beast Secret Realm within the Immortal Realm Continent Fragment. If he wished, it would not be difficult to subdue a few Fourth Rank exotic beasts by relying on the Flame Giant later on.

Seeing Song Chi's determination, both Song Chao and Chen Lixia did not refuse further.

They knew Song Chi's strength best. And precisely because they were aware of their son's capabilities, they had no doubts about what Song Chi said.

Soon, after Song Chi actively heavily injured all summoned enslaved species and dissolved their enslavement, Dragonfly and Qingkong took swift action.

After successfully killing the Fire Scale Python and dozens of Third Rank humanoid alien species, Dragonfly's promotion success rate shot up to 88%—the contribution of a Half-Step Fifth Rank Level species to the promotion success rate was nothing trivial.

Qingkong fared slightly worse, reaching only 84%, but even this rate was truly not low.

Quickly, the six warships returned to Dragon Spine Continent one after another; Dragonfly and Qingkong went straight to the family's Soul Solidifying Chamber. Because the Soul Solidification had been prearranged, there were no surprises, and the second round of Soul Solidification ten days later went just as smoothly.

Taking advantage of the remaining 20 days, Song Chi made another trip to the Immortal Realm Continent Fragment. There, within the Spirit Beast Secret Realm, he acquired two Fourth Rank exotic beasts. Ruins Market had successfully advanced, and the spatial anchor points returned to normal. His travel between Dragon Spine Continent and the Spirit Beast Secret Realm was no longer restricted.

When Song Chao and Chen Lixia each killed one of these two Fourth Rank exotic beasts, the promotion success rate of the two escort ships both broke through 90%.

This terrifying promotion success rate, whether it was Bai Xiuqin or the couple Song Shan, including the other core members of the family veins, was met with nothing but astonishment; they had never seen such an alarming success rate.

The escort ships were merely advancing to become cruisers, yet Fourth Rank species and even Half-Step Fifth Rank species were sacrificed—who would believe it?

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