Chapter 564: Harvest in the Flamespace

Originally, Song Wujian thought opening this storage bracelet would be troublesome, but to his surprise it turned out to be remarkably simple.

As he continued channeling eon energy, he could clearly sense the resisting power inside the bracelet dwindling at a pace visible to the naked eye.

After a moment’s thought, Song Wujian quickly figured out why.

Based on the public information of the Torch Human Civilization, the Flame God Clan flourished a million years ago, only to be destroyed hundreds of thousands of years back, severing its legacy completely.

That means the eighth-stage peak Dominion from this ruin lived at least hundreds of thousands of years ago. Even if the storage bracelet’s seals were once formidable, after so many millennia, their power had nearly faded away.

This process lasted several hours. At one point, there was a loud clatter and suddenly a pile of items appeared out of thin air, nearly filling up the entire ship’s control room.

After about half an hour of careful inventory, the three finally finished sorting through everything dumped out from the storage bracelet.

“As expected of a peak eighth-stage Dominion’s storage. There’s a treasure trove here.”

That same thought flashed through all three minds.

Even Song Chi, usually unfazed by riches, couldn’t help his eyelid twitch.

After thoroughly inspecting everything, they determined the two most valuable items in the pile were a pair of supreme black oddities.

On top of that, there were five golden sanctum oddities, more than thirty silver legendary oddities, and heaps of red and orange ones too.

And that’s just the starsea oddities. There were also a full 120 Dominion Souls, 35 wisps of Primal Chaos Qi, two monarch bug corpses of seventh-stage Dominion class, and 900 standard units of Eternal Stone Brick.

To cap it off, there was a huge stash of Fire Crystal, fire copper, and other rare resources.

The two black oddities were the Flame God Annihilator Cannon and the Tome of Divine Will.

Both could be converted into battleship components.

First, the Flame God Annihilator Cannon. This black-tier star-annihilator cannon boasted truly terrifying power.

Flame God Annihilator Cannon Lv0

Grade: Black

Trait: Power of Annihilation

Trait 2: True Armor-Piercing

Trait 3: Power increased by 270%

Trait 4: Each attack has a 35% chance to deal double crit damage

Trait 5: Supercharged

Trait 6: Annihilation Star‑Shatter Strike

Cost: 10,000 per shot (Eon Energy Points)

Attack: 500

Charge: 300s; Cooldown: 30 minutes

Upgrade Requirements: 100 wisps Floating-land Origin (zero-tier), 10,000 Eon Energy Points, one Fire Crystal

{Power of Annihilation: The cannon’s attacks are imbued with dense annihilating force, inflicting ongoing corrosive damage that’s almost impossible to remove.}

{True Armor-Piercing: See above.}

{Supercharged: Spend 100,000 Eon Energy Points for a supercharge lasting five times the normal charging period. The next shot’s power increases by 300%. Cooldown is strictly 240 hours.}

{Annihilation Star-Shatter Strike: Spend 200,000 Eon Energy Points to focus boundless annihilation energy. The next shot will wield power to destroy even high-tier stars. Cooldown: 10 years.}

……

The second oddity, the Tome of Divine Will, was a component capable of summoning entities across the starry sea.

Tome of Divine Will Lv0

Grade: Black

Unique Trait: Divine Will Link

Effect: Activate the Divine Will Mark. With both sides bound, either can freely summon the other across the stars.

No charge time or cooldown needed.

Upgrade Requirements: 100 wisps Floating-land Origin (zero-tier), 10,000 Eon Energy Points.

{Divine Will Link: Once installed, the ship becomes the main binder. Spend 200,000 Eon Energy Points to designate a secondary binder. Once bound, either party can instantly summon the other.}

Compared to the first star-annihilator cannon, Song Chi valued the Tome of Divine Will even more.

He’d spent ages seeking such a cross-galactic summon module. With this, if he ever encountered an unbeatable foe, he could not only escape into the Market himself, but also retrieve the Heavenly Ruin from anywhere, instead of watching it go down.

Plus, the dual-summon function would save him from using up a precious spatial anchor.

Before, the Heavenly Ruin always had to reserve a spatial anchor mark, so Song Chi could move freely between the ship, Market, and Dragon‑Spine Continent—but that only made the already scarce anchors more precious. With this, he could finally free up a permanent anchor slot.

Without overthinking, the three turned their attention to the five golden components.

Among the five golden components, two couldn’t be converted for battleship use. These were the Fireglass Armor and the Flame God Sword, leaving three that were the real highlights.

The three convertible components were a golden energy shield, gold hull armor, and a special golden contract component.

Solarflame Shield Lv0

Grade: Gold

Trait: True Shield

Trait 2: Shield value increased by 140%

Trait 3: Defense value increased by 140%

Trait 4: Solarflame Damage Reduction

……

Flame God Starship Hull Armor Lv0

Grade: Gold

Trait: True Defense

Trait 2: Flame God Star Fission

Trait 3: Restores 3% of damaged hull and armor every 30s

……

Neither the first two golden components caught Song Chi or Song Yan’s attention, but the last one drew both their eyes.

It resembled a rolled-up scroll—an oddity in its own right.

Oddity: Scroll of Fire

Grade: Gold

Can be converted to: {Covenant of Flame}

Note: An ancient scroll once used for oaths by the Flame God Clan, after hundreds of thousands of years steeped in pure flames, it transformed into a Golden Sanctum Oddity.

……

Covenant of Flame Lv0

Grade: Gold

Trait: Covenant of Flame

Trait 2: Fire Resistance +1000

Trait 3: Contract Authority Up One Tier

Trait 4: Scrolls of Flame’s Children

Trait 5: Occupies only 1 component slot

Cost: 50/s (Eon Energy Points)

Effect: When installed, doubles the battleship’s internal fire energy concentration, boosts the captain’s sensitivity to fire-affinity energy, and grants +20% insight into Fire Law and fire techniques.

No charging or cooldown required.

Upgrade Requirements: 50 wisps Floating-land Origin (zero-tier), 5,000 Eon Energy Points, one Fire Crystal.

{Covenant of Flame: Spend 100,000 Eon Energy Points to form a mutual contract with a chosen being. The contract’s priority is black-level (can only be nullified by a black or higher component of equal or greater tier). Captain can define the contract’s content and term. Max 100 people in one contract, with only one contract existing at a time.}

{Scrolls of Flame’s Children: Includes sub-scrolls for Fix, Weaken, Haste, Fortify, Assault—each conferring specific effects by consuming a sub-scroll and 100,000 Eon Energy Points.

Fix: Target immobilized for 2 seconds.

Weaken: Target’s combat strength reduced by 10% for 10 minutes.

Haste: Target’s speed increased by 20% for 10 minutes.

Fortify: Target’s defense increased by 20% for 10 minutes.

Assault: Target’s damage increased by 20% for 10 minutes.

Note: After one use, each sub-scroll needs 24 hours to recharge.}

Though technically a confidentiality contract component, this module not only amplifies fire energy but its ‘Scrolls of Flame’s Children’ trait grants five distinct powers—a truly outstanding combination.

Still, after a careful look, Song Chi turned his gaze away. Impressive as it was, the component was clearly best suited for his eldest brother, Song Yan.

With the Flame God’s Dominion Skull already in play, the contract matched perfectly for a Torch Captain walking the path of Fire Law.

Besides, he still needed to secure the Tome of Divine Will. He couldn’t take everything, could he?

Having reviewed the properties of all seven key oddities, the three exchanged a look and quickly declared their choices.
Song Wujian: {Flame God Annihilator Cannon}, {Flame God Starship Hull Armor}

Song Yan: {Covenant of Flame}, {Flame God Sword}

Song Chi: {Tome of Divine Will}, {Advanced Lightning Law Crystal}, {Flamehowl Engine}

As luck had it, this division worked out perfectly. There were no disputes.

As for the Solarflame Shield, since all three already had golden energy shields on their ships, it was decided this one would go to Song Shiyuan.

Beyond the oddities, each man also received 30 Dominion Souls and 200 standard units of Eternal Stone Brick. The surplus would be stored in the Clan Vault as the family’s reserves, while the Primal Chaos Qi would be used for restoring Dragon Whale Hall.

Once all distribution was done and Song Chi and Song Yan had both recovered their eon energy, Song Wujian began absorbing the gold upgraded fire source.

In the Heavenly Ruin’s control room, Song Chi was now holding one black and two silver components along with three more.

The black one was the Tome of Divine Will. Without hesitation, he installed it, setting himself as the secondary binder. Instantly, the component leveled up to 70.

Of the two silver oddities, one was a Lightning Law Crystal, which Song Chi carefully tucked away.

The Lightning Law Crystal served as the fuel for the Divine Thunder Cannon’s ‘Ninefold Violet Heaven World-Ending Calamity Thunder’ trait; the higher the crystal’s quality, the more powerful the thunder summoned. This silver-tier advanced Lightning Law Crystal would suffice as the Heavenly Ruin’s next great weapon.

The last was a silver-grade engine. After upgrading the Antimatter Evolution Engine to supreme black quality, it had an extra ‘Dual Engine’ feature, allowing for two engines aboard.

Golden engines were rare, so in seeing a silver oddity engine, they made do with this one for now.

After upgrading the Flamehowl Engine to 70, the Heavenly Ruin’s speed reached new heights.

Absorbing the upgraded gold fire source wasn’t easy. Many months passed before the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang’s airlock finally opened again.

When Song Chi and his companion re-boarded the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang, Old Ancestor’s gentle laugh echoed in their ears.

It was obvious—the Old Ancestor’s Torch Seed had ascended to gold.

As they stepped into the control room, Song Wujian was busy powering up several ship components.

Under golden light, parts like the High-Energy Particle Energy Shield, Flame God’s Dominion Skull, and Angel King’s Authority Wings all hit eighth-stage.

For the past few centuries, nearly all Dominion Souls the clan collected ended up with Song Wujian. Upgrading several gold parts was well within reach. Still, Song Chi and Song Yan each handed over twenty Dominion Souls as a token of thanks.

On Song Yan’s side, he possessed a golden, lossless dismount module similar to the Tri‑Eye Spirit‑Lock Ring. He could later dismount his eighth-stage components—Black Hole Armor, Black Hole Evolution Layer, Flame God’s Dominion Skull, Angel King’s Authority Wings—without loss.

Of course, this dismount module worked on only four parts at a time. The main advantage was the higher component level, otherwise it was no better than the Tri‑Eye Spirit‑Lock Ring.

When all was ready, the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang shot into the spatial wormhole without hesitation.

Hours later, powered by several eighth-stage modules, the ship reached the vicinity of the third gold fireseed artifact.

A tractor beam took less than two minutes to pull in the third gold fireseed artifact onto the ship.

As soon as the fireseed appeared in the engine room, Song Chi’s gaze snapped toward it.

Within seconds, he could see the third gold fireseed artifact’s properties.

Oddity: Seaflame Heart

Grade: Gold

Can be converted to: {Upgraded Torch Seed}

Note: A gold fireseed artifact born from unique environments of the Sea of Stars. It has a special purpose.

Sure enough, this third gold fireseed could be converted into an upgraded fire source.

After steadying his nerves, Song Chi looked to Song Yan.

“Big Brother, you discovered this civilization’s ruins, and I already claimed a black component. Take this upgraded fire source!”

He sounded casual, but only he knew how he really felt.

An upgraded gold fire source was as valuable as a supreme black component among Torch Captains.

Yet, what Song Yan said next caught him off guard.

“Thanks, Seventh Brother, but I don’t need it. You should keep it!”

Catching his doubt, Song Yan’s eon energy surged.

Song Chi saw a flicker of gold flame in his brother’s eyes.

He immediately understood.

Song Yan had already upgraded his Torch Seed to gold.

Still, a question lingered: if he had a gold Torch Seed, why were his Flame God’s Dominion Skull and Black Hole Armor both only upgraded to level 70?

Reading his thoughts, Song Yan explained:

“Your brother’s broke, no Dominion Souls!”

Song Chi looked surprised but didn’t push for details.

After a moment, he looked toward the Old Ancestor.

“Old Ancestor, for the Dominion Souls from those Monarch Bug corpses, you can pass my share to Big Brother!”

Song Wujian readily agreed to the proposal.

Song Yan didn’t refuse either. He was definitely desperate for Dominion Souls and the extra thirty-odd would boost Scorching Sea Blazer’s combat power.

Carefully storing away the Seaflame Heart, Song Chi looked toward the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang as Old Ancestor piloted it through the flamespace, gathering up silver, red, orange, and other fireseed artifacts at full speed.

Each gold fireseed artifact could produce three sources—the lower-tier ones even more. In no time, the ship held nearly a hundred fireseed artifacts.

“Old Ancestor, we collected eighty-eight fireseed artifacts: six silver, twenty-two red, and sixty orange. Setting aside one silver, four red, and ten orange, the rest can all be refined into upgraded fire sources.”

All three were more than satisfied with the haul. This batch of upgraded sources would let their clan leap forward in strength before the next war of civilizations.

“We’ve cleared out most fireseed artifacts in the mid and outer layers. Now it’s time to move deeper into the flamespace!”

Once all fireseed artifacts were safely stowed, Song Wujian made his move and the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang glided deeper into the flamespace.

As time passed, where the ship had moved freely in the outer zones, now it suffered more damage.

[Alert: Extreme fire energy shock from the outside has overloaded the energy shield!]

Not long after entering the depths, the once-indomitable High-Energy Particle Energy Shield finally gave way.