"The energy intensity reached a level that even he, who wielded the Power of Domination, found alarming in such a short span of time.
Thoughts raced at breakneck speed.
While swiftly mobilizing the Law of Light, Song Chi also issued new commands to the Dome Sky Wisdom Brain through his Ethereal Body.
"Activate the 'Phantom Charge' feature immediately, at all costs, and retreat at the highest speed!!!"
The Dome Sky Wisdom Brain did not execute the order right away.
According to its calculations, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, protected only by a wisp of Purple Mist Energy, could not withstand the exponentially increasing pressure from the exterior if it activated the 'Phantom Charge' feature within the black hole's core region.
As the main intelligence of the warship, its primary duty bestowed by Song Chi was to maintain the warship's safety.
This was also where the limitations of the intelligence in replacing the captain lay; fleeing at full speed might still offer a chance at survival, but each second spent in this core region of the black hole would double the chances of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong sinking.
[Projection of the Markets of the Heavens] couldn't possibly hold off the Black Devourer King Beast for long, which was all too evident.
Fortunately, it was at this moment that Song Chi, still controlling the Ethereal Body in the main control room, spoke again.
"Activate the 'Neutron Star Fission' feature, and then directly use the Void Escape Orb."
In this environment, even escaping by assuming the form of a miniature neutron star carried risks, but it was still preferable to slowly drifting towards certain death.
Behind him, a silhouette of Purple Mist suddenly emerged from within the [Projection of the Markets of the Heavens], followed by the silhouette reaching out with a sweeping gesture.
Above the [Projection of the Markets of the Heavens], the void was torn open again, and a massive projection of the Shaking Light Star squeezed out of the spatial crack.
Bolstered by the scattering starlight of the giant Shaking Light Star, the already dimming [Projection of the Markets of the Heavens] solidified considerably once again.
But it wasn't over yet; once the giant Shaking Light Star projection had been summoned, countless Perfection Tier Space Laws converged behind the silhouette, eventually forming a Return to Ruin Blaze several tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter in front of the [Projection of the Markets of the Heavens].
Deep within the black hole, the Black Devourer King Beast spat out a devouring black orb from its mouth, reminiscent of the famed Tailed Beast Bomb from the anime of a previous era. The roaring black orb shot forward, piercing through the nearly obliterated phantom of the Purple Mist Dragon Whale by two massive devouring storms, and directly aiming at the [Projection of the Markets of the Heavens].
Within the [Projection of the Markets of the Heavens], the Purple Mist silhouette that Song Chi had transformed into also swung its arm violently, and then the terrifyingly wide Return to Ruin Blaze streaked forward.
With the collision of the devouring black orb and the Return to Ruin Blaze, an indescribable explosion of energy erupted in the black hole's core region.
Had this level of explosive impact occurred in the outer Starry Sea, it likely would have startled creatures within tens of thousands of light-years; however, the core region of this black hole was different. The explosion came quickly and dissipated just as fast, soon entirely absorbed by the black hole.
But after this exchange, the [Ruins Market Projection Rank] summoned by the [Projection of the Markets of the Heavens] had become extremely faint.
Taking advantage of the last moments, Song Chi mobilized almost all the Space Laws, creating a Spatial Blockade Domain in the depths of the black hole, with the sole purpose of delaying the Black Devourer King Beast momentarily.
Luckily, the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong had already reached the very edge of the void belt through one Flash Escape.
At this point, Song Chi actively dispersed the Market Projection, shifted his thoughts, and called back the [Market Projection Rank], which had its uses depleted, to the Ruins Market, rapidly returning to the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong.
Without hesitation, and with no intention of hiding in the mist energy, he knew that in the presence of a Domination Level Starry Sky Behemoth, the creature could easily lock onto the position of the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong in the mist energy should it wish to do so.
The safest method now would be to directly retract the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, and then hide himself in the Markets of the Heavens. Only this way could he ensure to evade the subsequent threats from the Domination Level Black Devourer King Beast.
Indeed, Song Chi did just that, but before entering the Ruins Market, he left behind a Third Rank Humanoid Alien Race enslaved by the Mother-Child Control Spirit Ring in the void belt and then quickly entered the Ruins Market.
In the Markets of the Heavens, Song Chi didn't rush to inspect the obtained Supreme Black Oddity. Instead, he communicated with the outside Third Rank Humanoid Alien Race using the 'Bridge of the Mind' feature.
Not until the communication abruptly ended, no longer feeling the presence of the other, and an enslavement space appeared on the Mother-Child Control Spirit Ring did he grow solemn, knowing that the Third Rank Humanoid Alien Race was no more.
At that moment, he completely relinquished the slight hope he harbored in his heart and directly returned to Dragon Spine Continent.
Deciding to set out from the Dragon Spine Continent and head back to the central region of the Chaotic Star Field.
Of course, before heading there, he would ensure the information about the Chaotic Star Field was accurate in advance; he would not venture into the Chaotic Star Field if the Black Devourer King Beast had fully awakened from its slumber and was no longer dormant.
But for now, he didn't think it was likely.
Although he didn't know how long the creature had slept in the depths of that black hole, it was at least over five thousand years—after all, during the more than five thousand years since the Chenxing Principality was founded, there had been no news of Dominator Starry Sky Behemoths; otherwise, the heads of the Principality would not be so at ease in their development.
Imagine a primordial beast slumbering at their doorstep—could anyone live comfortably at home for fifty years?"