Global Era of Star Trekking

Chapter 1692: Chapter 827: [Transcendence Zone] 2

Whether it is an individual or a family, human power is limited. Only by publishing the entire mission to the whole Torch Human Civilization can the advantages of Torch Human Civilization, as a newly risen Overlord Civilization, be fully realized.

The key is that with Song Chi’s current strength, he has enough confidence to handle the commotion that has already attracted a lot of attention from the Torch forces.

After dealing with these matters, he returns once more to the City of Transcendence.

From what he has seen so far, the City of Transcendence gives him a distinct impression similar to the Zhu Tian Ruins Market. Now, only the final Transcendence Zone remains unexplored, and he naturally won’t stop here.

The previously sudden and violent energy fluctuation from the Transcendence Zone is likely due to the intense battle between two, or even multiple, Mythical Creatures.

This instinctively caused all the perceiving outsiders to have doubts, and even anxiety, but driven by curiosity, Song Chi still decides to investigate personally.

Of course, the main reason is also because the true essence is in the Ruins Market, ensuring safety, and as for the Warship Avatar, even if it encounters real danger, at most it’s just waiting for a cooldown period.

The Transcendence Zone is located in the core area of the City of Transcendence, covered by a veil of hazy Chaos Light Curtain, and only those holding the City of Transcendence Entry Order can enter.

Song Chi activates the Entry Order in his hand, and a silver-white beam of light envelops the Mirror Image Warship, and then the warship’s figure disappears from its original place.

When it appears again, the Mirror Image Warship is already in a vast starry sky.

There is no ground here, no buildings, only countless floating stars and crisscrossing bands of light.

"Is this the Transcendence Zone?" Song Chi curiously observes everything around him.

He feels that the surrounding is filled with energy rich to the extreme, several times purer than the energy found in Zhu Tian Ruins Market.

Cultivating here is far more efficient than in the outside world.

Suddenly, a violent energy fluctuation is heard from a distance.

Song Chi looks towards the source of the fluctuation and sees two figures engaged in intense combat several light years away in the void.

One of the figures is completely black, with thirty-six wings on its back, each wing inscribed with ancient dark runes, exuding an ominous dark aura.

’Fallen Angel?’

Song Chi roughly recognizes the identity of this being, which is a new lifeform transformed initially from a fallen angel, though rare, its strength is undeniable.

The other figure is a mass of constantly changing colorful light mist, sometimes taking human form, sometimes beast form, each transformation accompanied by terrifying bursts of energy.

"Mythical Creature!" Song Chi’s pupils shrink.

The aura exuded by these two figures is vast and aggressive, posing a great threat to him. Even if the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong were to burst out with full force without using the power of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, it might still be difficult to resist their attack.

"Is this the normal state of the Transcendence Zone? Mythical Creatures can freely battle here?" Song Chi is startled inwardly.

He cautiously hides his presence to avoid drawing the attention of those two beings.

At the same time, he is trying to find some valuable information.

Soon, he discovers some anomalies.

On those floating stars, there are actually some buildings and facilities.

On some stars, silhouettes of people can even be seen moving.

"Could it be there are other non-Mythical Creatures here?" Song Chi is intrigued.

The Mirror Image Warship’s engine roars, quickly heading upwards.

As the distance closes, Song Chi sees the scenery on a particular star.

A gigantic city is built on the surface of the star, bustling with people coming and going.

What surprises him the most is that, although the aura of these people is strong, they have not reached the Mythical level, mostly ranging from the Eighth Rank to the Ninth Rank.

"It seems the beings existing in the Transcendence Zone far exceed imagination!"

Bear in mind, this is just one star among them, and in his previous sight, the number of these stars exceeds thousands.

Controlling the descent to the edge of the city, the Ethereal Body conceals its aura, disguising as an ordinary Ninth Rank being, mingling with the crowd.

The architectural styles in the city are diverse, clearly from different civilizations.

Various peculiar races can be seen on the streets, some covered in scales, some with three eyes, and others are simply energy bodies.

Song Chi walks along the street, constantly hearing various languages in conversation, but mostly the Starry Sea Universal Language.

"Have you heard? ’Dark Wing’ and ’Thousand Illusion’ are fighting again, this time it seems to be over a Chaos Source Crystal."

"It’s just for a chance to slightly enhance combat power, you know, beings like us who have been imprisoned in the Transcendence Zone cannot leave on our own, either die here or achieve transcendence in one go."

"The once-in-a-century transcendence challenge is about to begin, who wouldn’t want to become one of the transcenders?"

Song Chi catches some key information from the conversations of the passersby.

"Transcendence challenge, cannot leave..." He muses, "Could this City of Transcendence really have the rumored pathway to transcendence?"

Just then, a melodious bell rings from the center of the city.

All pedestrians stop in their tracks, looking up at the sky.

Song Chi also looks up, only to see a giant light curtain slowly unfolding in the void above the city.

Lines of text emerge on the light curtain.

[The new once-in-a-century transcendence challenge is about to begin, those willing to participate please head to the Land of Transcendence within ten years.]

[Land of Transcendence?] Song Chi is shocked.

His gaze sweeps around, noticing the varied reactions of the various beings on the street—some show fanaticism, some look grave, but most exhibit numbness and fear.

"Another centennial cycle..." a nearby member of the Tri-Eye Race sighs softly:

"Less than thirty percent returned alive from the last challenge."

"But as long as one can successfully transcend, they can escape from this prison!" Another alien with metallic scales clenches a fist with a low growl.

Song Chi is thoughtful, it seems the Transcendence Zone is not merely a trading place, but more like a special prison holding powerful beings of Zhu Tian.

And the battles between those Mythical Creatures are likely related to this so-called "transcendence challenge."

Swiftly approaching the Tri-Eye Race, he starts a conversation using the Starry Sea Universal Language:

"Friend, what are the specific rules of this challenge?"

The Tri-Eye Race eyes him warily for a few moments, seeing Song Chi’s aura is pure and harmless, then lowers his voice:

"New here? I advise you not to rush into participation."

"The transcendence challenge is not child’s play — navigating the Storm Sea and reaching the Land of Transcendence is only the first step, afterward one needs to ascend the tower for challenges, no one knows how many tower levels must be passed to achieve transcendence, it varies based on the challenger’s strength, age, and potential.

But one common point is, once the next level challenge begins, unless it is successfully completed, there is absolutely no option to quit, so the death rate of this transcendence challenge is always extremely high each time it is opened."

On hearing this, Song Chi’s eyes flicker rapidly, and soon he asks another question.

"Given that, what if the challenge is attempted with an avatar?"

The Ninth Rank Alien beside him looks at Song Chi as if seeing a fool.

"An avatar? Please, there aren’t many beings able to complete the transcendence challenge even with their true bodies every ten thousand years, and you want to attempt with an avatar?"

Yet the focal point Song Chi captures is somewhat different.

"So, it is indeed possible to attempt the challenge with an avatar? Throughout endless eons, has any avatar completed the final challenge? What was the ultimate outcome?"

Regarding this, Song Chi evidently values greatly, as if he were to undertake the transcendence challenge with his true body, he would have little interest, at least not for a considerable time in the future.