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The Celestial Whale Fall can be considered a type of large-scale group attack.

And the Ethereal Body, it involves condensing a spatial avatar using the Space Law, an avatar that shares thoughts with the original body and possesses the same comprehension of the Space Law as the original.

In addition, Song Chi took a look at the Space Law Stele to his side. The secret technique "Rift Gold Web" inscribed on it also seemed quite effective—it was about condensing a Web of Laws using the Space Law, capable not only of binding but also inherently possessing formidable slicing power, with damages that were far from weak.

After pondering for a long time, Song Chi finally decided to first cultivate the Ethereal Body secret technique.

This technique might not offer much in the way of attack power, but it had a feature that Song Chi highly valued.

Shared thoughts.

He had no way of knowing how long the great colonization war that was coming would last, but he knew that it would last for decades at the very least, if not a century.

After all, it was essentially a full-scale war between two ordinary advanced civilizations and could not possibly be over in just ten or eight years.

During such a lengthy period, Song Chi wouldn't always have the chance to enter the Ruins Market, and although he had the Dome Sky Brain System, it was, after all, only an intelligent brain and not the same as a real person. In case of an emergency, Song Chi could not possibly enter the Ruins Market without worries and transfer complete control of the warship to the intelligent brain.

Hence, the usefulness of the "Ethereal Body" secret technique became apparent.

If he mastered this technique, he could condense an Ethereal Body to stay on the warship before he himself entered the Ruins Market. In this way, he could not only manage the Ruins Market with peace of mind but also keep real-time tabs on the situation outside on the Cangqiong. In critical moments, he could even issue certain commands to the intelligent brain through the Ethereal Body. It couldn't be more perfect.

As for the Law Avatar he casually condensed earlier, that was something Song Chi could do because he possessed the Power of Domination inside the Ruins Market, and moreover, this avatar was unable to leave the Ruins Market, so it could not be compared with the "Ethereal Body" secret technique.

Having made up his mind, Song Chi sat down in front of the "Dragon Whale Mystique Heritage Stele" and began to wholeheartedly comprehend the "Ethereal Body" secret technique.

In his eyes, the shadow of his double pupils flickered in and out of sight, signifying that Song Chi was fully activating the analytic powers of his double pupils.

His thought process was simple: in addition to mastering the Ethereal Body, he wanted to control another secret technique if possible. The Ethereal Body, after all, offered limited enhancements to combat power. He wished to quickly master the Ethereal Body and then see if there was enough time left to grasp the "Black Core Pulse" secret technique.

This Light Attribute secret technique was considered the easiest to comprehend among all available secret techniques at the moment.

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Outside, Dragon Spine Continent.

While Song Chi devoted himself to cultivating the secret techniques, the atmosphere across the Dragon Spine Continent had, unbeknownst to when, also become oddly different from before.

Dragon Spine Continent, Dragon Spine Volcano.

Deep within the crater of the volcano, tens of millions of meters underground, a number of figures were gathering.

Were Song Chi to be here, he would recognize that all six figures standing here were indeed the clan's ancestral elders.

Song Wujiang,

Song Shiyuan,

Song Xingru,

Song Xuancang,

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Including the clan elder of The First Direct Lineage, whose flagship had just been promoted to a battleship not long ago, they were all present here.

Looking at the dreamlike, mysterious light orb in front of them, the Prime Ancestor, Song Wujiang, standing at the forefront, said:

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"The time has come, Shiyuan. Prepare yourself!"

After he finished speaking, Song Shiyuan, who was standing to his right and behind him holding a similarly mysterious ball of light, nodded slightly.

He waved his hand gently, and the "Immovable Ming King" was summoned. The engines of this ultimate battleship roared, and the ship's body slowly levitated, eventually hovering steadily above the giant mysterious ball of light in front of them.

Seeing this, Song Wujiang once again turned to Song Xuancang and the First Direct Lineage Clan Elder behind him and said,

"Go. This final fusion with sixty percent of the Fifth Rank Peak Floating Land's Origin Core will surely promote the Dragon Spine Continent to the Sixth Rank. This is an opportune moment for both your flagship and your own Guidance Technique to break through to the Fifth Rank."

Upon hearing his command, Song Xuancang and the Elder bowed in response and then summoned their flagship to leave this underground space together.

The promotion of the Dragon Spine Continent to the Sixth Rank was bound to trigger an Energy Tide that would affect the entire continent. All living beings on the Floating Land would benefit from this opportunity.

Of course, the most central area of the Energy Tide was none other than the Floating Land Origin Core beneath the Dragon Spine Continent, but this place had to be left for the "Immovable Ming King." Whether the "Immovable Ming King" could be promoted to a Fearless Ship was a matter that would affect the fortunes of the Song Family for thousands of years, and no one was allowed to disturb it.

After Song Xuancang and the Elder left, Song Wujiang continued to mutter to himself,

"It's a pity that the kid from the Tenth Direct Vein probably has a high-quality Beast Clan secret realm behind him. There's a high chance of Sixth Rank exotic beasts inside. If the 'Immovable Ming King' could kill a few more Sixth Rank creatures, the chances of successful promotion would be greatly enhanced. But that kid seems to have been compelled to sign a High Rank nondisclosure agreement. Asking him to hunt Sixth Rank exotic beasts himself is far too dangerous, sigh..."

Hearing Song Wujiang's soliloquy, Song Xingru behind him said,

"Great ancestor, there's nothing we can do about that. However, I am quite optimistic about Uncle Shiyuan. After all, you personally took him to 'that place' to hunt High Rank Aliens last year and combined that with the power of a drop of Half-Step Sixth Rank Blood of the Evil God and a drop of Sixth Rank Starry Sky Giant Beast Source Blood, along with the special promotion resource formula and the upcoming Floating Land promotion Tide. The chances of the 'Immovable Ming King's' promotion have become significantly high. I believe this promotion will definitely be a success."

"Let's hope so!"

After the exchange, a series of beeps for an incoming message came from the Quantum Communication Bracelets in their hands—it was a signal from Song Xuancang and the other person that everything was ready.

At this point, everyone turned their gaze towards Song Shiyuan, the implication was clear.

As the Song Family's "only" current Ultimate Battleship Captain, Song Shiyuan became even calmer as the moment approached. With determined steps, when he arrived near the Floating Land Origin Core of the Dragon Spine Continent, he threw out the smaller ball of Origin Core light in his hand. It was quickly captured by the Dragon Spine Continent's Floating Land Origin Core, and a new round of fusion and assimilation officially began.

The reason for his calm demeanor was not only the countless trials and tribulations he had experienced in nearly three thousand years since his awakening but also because nearly all High Rank Components on the "Immovable Ming King" were safely disassembled, ensuring that even if the promotion failed, the loss would not be too great.

If the family were to reap great rewards in the upcoming Great Expansion War, he might even have the chance to cultivate another Battleship.

After all, he was only three thousand years old and with the Life-Extending Spiritual Objects he had used in the past, he still had over twelve hundred years of life remaining, more than enough time for a second attempt at reaching a Fearless Ship.

Of course, more crucial than all this was his confidence in the "Immovable Ming King."

Having reached the status of an Ultimate Battleship for hundreds of years, he had made too many preparations, and with that unexpectedly acquired drop of Half-Step Sixth Rank Blood of the Evil God as well as the Energy Tide from the promotion of the Dragon Spine Continent, his confidence was unparalleled at this moment.

Ahead, as the Floating Land Origin Core of the Dragon Spine Continent gradually devoured the smaller portion of the Origin Core, the light radiating from the ball of light above became increasingly bright.

At the same time, outside on the Dragon Spine Continent itself, storms triggered by the Energy Tide were indiscriminately sweeping across the continent.

If someone were in the starry sky outside of the Dragon Spine Continent at this moment, they would be able to see that the continent was like a giant magnet, incessantly pulling nearby asteroids, Floating Land Fragments, and more, towards it.

As these asteroids and fragments kept merging with the Floating Land itself, the area of the Dragon Spine Continent visibly grew at an observable rate.

Having inherited knowledge for nearly three thousand years, the Song family was more than familiar with the promotion of a Floating Land.

Before deciding to promote the Dragon Spine Continent, they had already been bringing back a vast number of asteroids and Floating Land Fragments from the surrounding starry skies and the Alien Star Domain. Thus, the expansion of the Dragon Spine Continent faced no obstacles, and its area was growing rapidly.