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After a brief spatial transition, Cangqiong and Night Port were the first to appear in this not-so-large broken secret realm. There was no time for them to survey the situation of the secret realm, as the two escort ships charged straight toward a fragment of Floating Land not far below.

Before even getting close, the main and secondary cannons of the two warships opened fire, especially the Electromagnetic Ray Cannon on Cangqiong, which rapidly bombarded the area around Song Ze’s flagship, helping them continuously clear the dense Blood Crows surrounding them.

Each Electromagnetic Thunderball with the “Lightning Arc Splash” feature that exploded cleared a large number of Blood Crows.

Even so, it was like trying to extinguish a burning cart with a cup of water – the number of these eerie Blood Crows seemed infinite.

Only as the two warships gradually approached did Song Chi and his companion make out the specific appearance of these Blood Crows.

They were not mere shadows but a species of crow with bodies entirely blood-red. Of course, these were no ordinary birds. Aside from their extraordinary blood-colored bodies, what truly horrified Song Chi were the growing flesh buds on the Blood Crows’ bodies, pulsating outward – a sight that could make one’s scalp tingle on sight.

Moreover, these flesh buds were not static; as they pulsed more intensely, they began to detach from the Blood Crows’ bodies and madly surge towards Song Ze’s warship.

At this moment, under the dim Energy Shield of Song Ze’s warship, the Warship Armor was also covered with these creepy flesh buds.

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As they gradually entered the magnetic field of the two warships below, Cangqiong immediately received a communication request from Song Ze’s flagship. Upon establishing the connection, they saw the two with grim expressions urgently reminding them,

“Be careful, don’t get too close. These Blood Crows originate from a towering Sophora tree, which has a special domain capability. Once trapped within it, it’s very difficult to escape.”

“Also, ignore the Blood Crows. Focus on attacking the Flesh Sophora below. We can hold on for a while longer…”

As they finished speaking, it seemed Song Ze activated special components to repair the Energy Shield and Warship Armor, and the Energy Shield, which was nearly collapsing, was replenished significantly.

Having heard their words, Song Chi and Song Gang each had a different expression.

Song Chi’s expression did not change much. The Magic Energy Detection feature of the “Silver III Generation Ultra-Wave Magic Energy Detection Radar” allowed Cangqiong to detect the half-step Fourth-Rank Life Energy fluctuation on the Floating Land Fragment as soon as they entered the secret realm.

He had known from the very beginning that there was a big creature on this piece of Floating Land Fragment, but the obstruction by the large number of Blood Crows had prevented him from identifying what type of creature it was. Now, with Song Ze’s words, it was clear that it was this so-called towering Flesh Sophora.

As for Song Gang, his eyes were full of astonishment, as he was obviously not aware of this before.

Without hesitation, the two quickly turned the ship around, directing all ship cannons not at the Blood Crows but at the coordinates sent by Song Ze, unleashing round after round of firepower.

The six warships that followed them also joined their offensive. And so, all eight Torch Warships focused their fire on a particular region of the Floating Land Fragment, launching an omni-directional barrage.

Perhaps receiving instructions from the Sophora below, the sky-darkening Blood Crows no longer targeted only Song Ze, but a large part of them began to assault the Cangqiong and the other seven Torch Warships.

It was with this diversion that Song Chi saw for the first time that towering Flesh Sophora that had been hidden under the endless Blood Crows.

This first glance startled him.

In the display of the “Silver III Generation Ultra-Wave Magic Energy Detection Radar,” it was merely a being of half-step Fourth Rank Level, but what appeared before everyone was a grotesque Sophora tree that was over ten thousand meters tall.

Not only was its size frightening, but its branches were also incredibly lush, with each branch bearing numerous red flesh pods. Cracks covered the surface of these flesh pods, from which an endless stream of Blood Crows continued to emerge.

“What on earth is this? With ten thousand meters in size, could it be a plant from the Starry Sea of the Fifth Rank Level?”

Among the eight warships, a clan member’s voice was low and trembling.

While they might possess combat power and temperaments beyond their peers, their experience was ultimately limited. The mere thought that this could be a plant of the Fifth Rank Level made them unconsciously want to retreat.

They knew very well that if it truly were a Fifth Rank plant, especially with the Floating Land Origin rules of the Evil Buddha Continent enhancing it, they stood no chance at all.

Hearing this unfounded statement, Song Gang on the side was about to rebuke when Song Bei, who had never initiated conversation, spoke up first,

“It’s not as bad as it seems. This is the Bloodthirsty Vine Sophora, indeed a type of star space plant, similar to the Bloodthirsty Vine. It grows by consuming the flesh and blood of living beings. Those growths on its branches that you called ‘Blood Crow Nests’ are where the Bloodthirsty Vine Sophora spawns Blood Crows.”

Song Bei’s sudden explanation caught Song Chi and the others off guard, showing varying expressions of surprise, but he paid no attention to them and continued,

“Although this Bloodthirsty Vine Sophora stands ten thousand meters tall, it certainly has not reached the Fifth Rank Level. Otherwise, Song Ze and his clan brother wouldn’t last even ten seconds in front of it. I guess that this Bloodthirsty Vine Sophora is limited by the secret realm beneath us.”

“Chaotic laws in a broken secret realm simply cannot support its breakthrough to the Fourth Rank. Since it is also unable to move on its own, it remains at the edge of the Fourth Rank.”

“As for its massive size, it’s purely due to the consumption of a large amount of flesh and blood without being able to break through, thereby slowly accumulating over time.”

With this explanation, Song Chi and the others finally had a certain understanding of this eerie Sophora tree.

On the other hand, Song Gang looked at Song Bei with a meaningful glance, then asked,

“Song Bei, brother of our clan, does this Blood Raven Flesh Locust have any fatal weaknesses? What do we need to be cautious of?”

From within the Northern, the aged voice continued to echo in Song Bei’s ears.

“The Blood Raven Flesh Locust doesn’t have an expansive root system like other cosmic plants. Its combat power relies entirely on these blood ravens. Destroy the flesh nests on its branches, and it becomes a hedgehog without spines, utterly at the mercy of others.”

“Remember, it relies on the power of blood and has formidable regenerative abilities. If you can’t extinguish its life force in one strike, then we’d better honestly focus on those blood raven flesh nests.”

Song Bei relayed these words verbatim to Song Chi and the others, then added one more thing.

“Also, those flesh buds dropped by the blood ravens have features like corrosion and armor break—the more there are, the stronger their effects. If possible, try to avoid getting too many of them on you. Song Ze and the other clan brothers should also withdraw sooner rather than later, or it will become very troublesome…”

In the group communications chat, everyone exchanged looks and eventually nodded in unison, deciding to trust Song Bei, a clan brother whose presence wasn’t very strong.

Following that, Song Gang also said immediately:

“In that case, let everyone target those blood raven flesh nests for attack, fire at will.”

The muzzles of the various Torch Warships swiveled, bombarding the flesh tumors on the branches below.

The Blood Raven Flesh Locust had an astonishing size, and the spread of its branches was likewise unusually vast, which in turn resulted in an extremely alarming number of blood raven flesh nests.

However abundant they may be, they couldn’t withstand such concentrated fire.

The escort ships managed fairly well, considering they only had a main cannon and four secondary cannons—some didn’t even have that many secondary cannons. But the two cruisers were different.

As everyone knows, when a Torch Warship upgrades from an escort ship to a cruiser, although only one more slot for a main cannon is added, the slots for secondary cannons do not change, still totaling four. Compared to their time as escort ships, these four slots for secondary cannons are vastly different: every slot will project ten modular images.

In other words, by mounting a single secondary cannon on a cruiser, it immediately generates nine identical projections, effectively becoming ten secondary cannons of the same type. With four such cannons, that amounts to forty in total.

Therefore, even with just two cruisers attacking the Blood Raven Flesh Locust below, in addition to the escort ships, there were already over a hundred ship cannons continuously bombarding the Blood Raven Flesh Locust at that moment.

Hence, no matter how many blood raven flesh nests it grew, they were insufficient in the face of such assault. As time passed, the number of tumors on it rapidly diminished, and simultaneously, the number of blood ravens in the skies above the Floating Land Fragment also steadily decreased.

Feeling the threat, the myriad-meter-tall flesh tree on the Floating Land Fragment began to flash with blood light; numerous branches started to violently sway.

Heeding the call of their origin, the still numerous remaining blood ravens began to turn back, no longer pursuing and attacking the various Torch Warships.

Apart from this, Song Ze and the other, who had been restricted by the special domain force of the Blood Raven Flesh Locust, seemed to be no longer affected. Their warships began to ascend rapidly.

Within this brief span, the Blood Raven Flesh Locust underwent a dramatic change. Countless blood ravens circled above its branches while a special, red hemispherical shield began to condense or rather, contract, above it.

Above this red hemispherical shield flowed the force of blood mysteries, emitting strong Fourth Rank energy fluctuations—this was the domain ability previously deployed by the Blood Raven Flesh Locust.

Previously, it had maximized its domain to restrict and control hostile units. Now, facing significant threat, it concentrated the domain force into something similar to a domain law shield as a means to defend against the subsequent attacks from Song Chi and the others.

“This Blood Raven Flesh Locust itself is at half-step Fourth Rank and bolstered by level 7 Floating Land Origin Law Rules, possessing the combat power of a seasoned Fourth Rank. Of course, such enhancement by the origin rules cannot raise its comprehension of the Power of Laws, so there is still a significant gap compared to the true peak of the Fourth Rank,”

Song Ze, who had just rejoined the team, couldn’t wait to speak up in the communications chat.

“However, if it focuses entirely on defense, killing it won’t be easy. I’m afraid it might take at least a few days. What are everyone’s thoughts? Do we stay here and slowly grind it down, or do we move on to Blood Zen State first?”

After much consideration, the final vote generated some division. Out of ten people, three expressed a desire to completely eradicate the Blood Raven Flesh Locust before leaving, while the other seven were more inclined to deal with the Evil Zen Temple first.

To Song Chi’s surprise, Song Bei was actually among those three.

However, what he didn’t know was that at that moment, Song Bei’s ears were being persistently nagged by the elderly voice.

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“Young Bei, what are you hesitating for? Call everyone to action! This Blood Raven Flesh Locust is incredibly rare. Its Blood Locust Heartwood is a top-rank life-extending sacred object. Even if this locust is only at half-step Fourth Rank, it could still extend life by about a hundred years. If you come across someone in desperate need, it might even fetch a price equal to those of an Orange Top-Quality Fire Source UpRank or even a red component.”

Song Bei was somewhat puzzled by this.

“Teacher, is there a need to be this anxious? This thing doesn’t have legs; it hasn’t been able to leave this secret realm for countless years, so why would it just happen to run away in these two months?”

Hearing his doubts, the elderly voice became even more aggravated:

“Don’t you think your old teacher understands that? The key point is that the entrance to the outer secret realm has been revealed, and the Blood Raven Flesh Locust’s aura can no longer be hidden.

Be it the Evil Buddha Clan or the various miscreants and evil spirits that sprouted on this strange continent, all would covet the Blood Raven Flesh Locust. Wait two more months, and you won’t even get a sip of the soup!”