Walking along the central street and glancing sideways into the Ruins Market, his eyes were dazzling, filled with intense anticipation and a hint of faint envy.
"Third Rank power, who knows when I'll be able to reach that level..."
After murmuring to himself, Song Chi quickly regained his composure.
The fleeting envy came quickly and disappeared just as fast. As the master of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, let alone Third Rank, he was confident that he would be able to step into the subsequent Fourth and Fifth Ranks in the future. It would just require a bit of time to gradually achieve, so naturally, there was no need to envy others.
The phenomenon triggered by the promotion lasted for about half an hour, until the majestic aura solidified completely, no longer as ethereal as before, resembling castles in the air, signifying that Tuogu Hong had officially completed his promotion from the quasi Third Rank to the Third Rank.
But mere promotion was not enough, Song Chi also let him stay in the All-Attributes Cultivation Room for an additional day, until Tuogu Hong had basically adapted to his increased strength.
In the free stall area, the ten-meter-tall Tuogu Hong was unreservedly emitting his Third Rank aura. His four arms moved in unison, the muscles on his strong thighs bulged, and at first glance, gave the impression of an ultimate violent machine.
Indeed, after ascending to Third Rank, the original five-meter-tall Tuogu Hong had reached a height of ten meters.
Of course, this was just his normal state; should he activate his Ancestral Blessing natural ability, he would instantly swell to the kilometer height normal for a Third Rank creature, and his combat power would also elevate to the Third Rank Peak.
Not far ahead, Song Chi stood quietly, admiring Tuogu Hong, who was exercising his body to the fullest.
The Power of Laws circulated around him, shielding the formidable Third Rank pressure from the outside, completely unaffected by it.
Watching Tuogu Hong, whose every extension and contraction carried tremendous might, Song Chi nodded in satisfaction.
Worthy of possessing the "Dragon Horse Herculean Strength" natural ability, his flesh and blood indeed contained strength far surpassing that of an ordinary Third Rank creature.
Contemplating this, Song Chi beckoned with his hand, and the [Qingming Sky-Cracking Spear], which was placed in the enclosed storage room, flew towards him, landing in front of Tuogu Hong.
Tuogu Hong cast his gaze towards Song Chi, seeking the opinion of his master.
"Give it a try, if it's suitable, this [Qingming Sky-Cracking Spear] will be yours to use from now on..."
Although two sets of dual blades would be more fitting for Tuogu Hong, given the Blue Blood Clan's innate trait of having four arms, Song Chi didn't have the time to find these things for him in the short term and could only make do for now.
Regardless, the [Qingming Sky-Cracking Spear], as a Purple Quality Strange Object weapon, is undoubtedly remarkable in various aspects of might.
As soon as Tuogu Hong grasped the spear, with the infusion of the majestic Blood Qi Energy within his body, the originally two-meter-long [Qingming Sky-Cracking Spear] instantly ballooned to twelve meters, transforming into the most suitable length.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The spear waved, and a burst of azure light flashed.
Several minutes later, Tuogu Hong, still somewhat reluctant to stop, finally did so at the sign from Song Chi, with a smile on his lips and undisguised joy in his eyes.
It was evident that he was extremely satisfied with the [Qingming Sky-Cracking Spear].
Seeing this, Song Chi nodded, figuring that since it was suitable, there was no need to waste more time finding another weapon for him—it couldn't be better.
Two days later, the Cang Qiong soared into the sky, having successfully mined over thirty thousand Intermediate Rank Soul Stones, and headed to other areas of the Southern Region for exploration.
Thus, Song Chi and Song You wandered through various places in the Southern Region, occasionally stopping for a few days or dividing to mine separately. After exploring and mining the Southern Region, they then turned towards the largest, the Central Region.
Time passed slowly in this routine, and in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.
In this year, Song Chi and Song You mined more than a dozen Soul Stone Veins, and the harvest was astonishing.
Just Song You alone, in this year, received over a hundred thousand Intermediate Rank Soul Stones, translating to more than three hundred thousand Family Merit Points.
As for Song Chi, it was even more exaggerated; he got his hands on more than one and a half million Intermediate Rank Soul Stones, which, converted into Family Merit Points, amounted to 4.5 million.
Of course, throughout this year, he intermittently used more than sixty thousand of them, and with the assistance of these sixty thousand Intermediate Rank Soul Stones, his Spiritual Force was already half a step into the threshold of the second stage of the Ordinary Thought State.
However, as the year passed, the Southern and Central Regions were essentially under the family's control, leaving only the completely Soul Spirit Clan-controlled Eastern Region and the Northern Region filled with marshes.
Because of this, the plan for Soul Stone Vein mining by Song Chi and his company was thus concluded.
In the All-Attributes Cultivation Room of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, Song Chi sat cross-legged.
Yes, he sat cross-legged, not to cultivate the Guidance Technique, but to prepare for the Visualization of the Mythical Mech Projection Imprint Blueprint.
Well...not just ordinary Visualization, but ready to make a breakthrough to the second stage of the Ordinary Thought State.
Surrounding him were tens of thousands of neatly stacked Intermediate Rank Soul Stones, their dense Soul Power filling the entire Cultivation Room, and in Song Chi's hands were two black Soul Cores, from which emanated Soul Power fluctuations of Third Rank Level Soul Cores.
Taking a deep breath, Song Chi set each of the Third Rank Soul Cores on both palms and then flatly placed them on his knees.
Having done this, he closed his eyes, his mind sinking into the dark starry sky deep within his brain.
Against the vast starry backdrop, a ten-thousand-meter-tall Mech Giant stood within the Starry Sea, and phantoms of Dragon Whales swam around him.