Chapter 418: Chapter 410: Infinite Upgrade! [Great Luck] Breaks Through King-Rank
The third-ranked wondrous object, the Net, together with the "Celestial Net" that had been a source of endless misery for all, completely faded from history after that meeting.
The materials for the Grand Fortune’s Infinite Upgrade were now all gathered.
They were:
1. The half-destroyed "Net."
2. 1,000 kilograms each of flesh and blood from seven different types of Holy Hall-level Sea Beasts.
3. The complete Brain Domain of a Nirvana-level creature.
Theoretically, the flesh and blood of only three to seven types of Holy Hall-level creatures were needed for the Infinite Upgrade. However, according to the Infinite Brain, the more types used, the better the effect. With Shi Ming’s current collection, he had just enough for seven. The Candle Mirage had been completely devoured by the Active Wormhole, leaving behind only its indigestible Holy Hall Origin and no flesh and blood. Fortunately, Shi Ming found a substitute in the Nirvana’s collection to make up the seven types.
As for the complete Brain Domain of a Nirvana-level creature, he was using the one from the Active Wormhole.
’Wormholes excel at traversing space. Using its Brain Domain for the upgrade might produce some special effects, helping this Wandering Ship sail into the Star Sea.’
All the materials for upgrading the Grand Fortune were gathered.
However, the materials for upgrading the Sun-Shooter were still missing one item: a formatted Intelligent Mechanism Core with its consciousness wiped. The Nirvana’s collection didn’t contain such a treasure, and the robots like the Celestial Net Guards were far from being true intelligent mechanisms. Shi Ming could only make a note of it and search for it another day.
After temporarily evacuating all the crew members and sending them to help the "Fire Seed" build a new home, Shi Ming piloted the Grand Fortune alone to the mist-shrouded Earth Lung Center, preparing for the ship’s Infinite Upgrade.
Few creatures lived here.
There were no other ships around. No matter how great the commotion from the Infinite Upgrade, it wouldn’t affect anyone.
...
The dense fog spread out like a bolt of white cloth, obscuring all vision.
The Grand Fortune floated steadily in the Earth Lung Center, its hull untouched by a single drop of dew.
The materials of this King-level Wandering Ship were exceptionally special; it could already be considered the King of Kings. And now, it was about to make another breakthrough, ascending to an even higher level from its throne.
The damaged Net was thrown out.
The seven types of Holy Hall Flesh, each exuding its own oppressive aura, were stuck firmly to the Net. Then, under Shi Ming’s control, the complete brain of the Active Wormhole was fixed at the core of the broken Net!
[Materials detected. Infinite Upgrade requirements met. Proceed with upgrade?]
Yes!
Infinite Brain! Activate!
A tiny vortex formed at the focal point of Shi Ming’s gaze. The vortex spun rapidly, miraculously transforming the Net and everything on it into a visible, seven-colored gaseous energy. Life, Death, Fate, Destruction... Powers of different attributes were connected and fused by the Net, finally merging with the Active Wormhole’s brain to become a brilliant river of stars.
The river of stars was absorbed by the vortex,
then flowed out from it once more,
quickly coiling around the Grand Fortune. It adorned the King-level Wandering Ship with a brilliant, galactic ring. Within the ring, the different energies roamed and merged, seeping into the Grand Fortune bit by bit, pushing the King-level Wandering Ship toward an even greater breakthrough.
Every Infinite Upgrade utilized not only precious materials and treasures, but also Shi Ming’s own Spiritual Power.
His Sea of Spirit was endless,
and the power he could currently wield was absolutely vast.
But it was still nothing compared to the unexplored, chaotic regions he himself was unaware of...
His Spiritual Power was being consumed in a continuous stream. Shi Ming stood motionless in the control room, which was sealed off from the dense fog, providing a potent source of Spiritual Power for the Infinite Brain.
Though it was a drain on him, Shi Ming was delighted to discover that he could actually learn some of the secrets to fusing Holy Hall Powers from the Infinite Brain’s upgrade process!
This was a massive, pleasant surprise.
It was as if a teacher was personally demonstrating for him how to coordinate, fuse, and merge different Holy Hall Powers!
He had already been studying how to fuse different Holy Hall Origins. Eight Holy Hall types could be fused to become "Zero." Although he was currently missing one of the eight—"Purification"—opposing Origins like "Life" and "Death" could be made to adapt to each other beforehand under the right orchestration, allowing them to find a suitable point of compatibility. This was an incredibly difficult task, but now, the Infinite Brain’s upgrade process was providing him with a demonstration!
He continued to supply his Spiritual Power while immersing himself in the Infinite Brain’s "upgrade tutorial."
One hour,
two hours,
three hours passed...
Compared to the Grand Fortune’s ascension to King-level, the Infinite Upgrade was much, much slower.
But Shi Ming didn’t mind at all. The opportunity to witness seven types of Holy Hall Power permeating and fusing with each other was a rare, once-in-a-lifetime chance for him. He silently memorized their points of compatibility and conflict, gaining immense benefits.
Mist drifted in through the half-open windows and doors,
seeping into the control room.
Shi Ming paid it no mind, lost in his precious moment of enlightenment.
Blending in with the light and dust, the long passage of time turned the control room pure white as well, yet it didn’t affect a single thing within. The Grand Fortune itself seemed to become part of the sea of mist. Man and ship, silently comprehending and transforming.
...
...
...
「Outside the sea of mist, the sun set and the moon rose; the moon set and the sun rose again.」
At a little past seven in the morning, the sea of mist had once again turned from inky black to pure white.
WHOOSH—
The ring of stars and energy coiling around the Grand Fortune suddenly contracted, then expanded at extreme speed! From the control room, the deck, the storerooms... every corner and every component of the Grand Fortune pulsed with intense spatial fluctuations! These fluctuations spread out like a smog-clearing device. Wherever they passed, the dense, pure white fog miraculously melted away like snow before a blazing fire!
The Grand Fortune’s aura also soared to its peak.
BOOM!
An immense storm erupted with the Wandering Ship at its center, howling as it swept up the seawater that had long been hidden beneath the fog, sending it surging toward the sky. Earth-shattering waves churned in the Earth Lung Center.
But the originator of this storm stood at its heart, completely unmoved.
It was as if they belonged to two different realms—
The storm raged upon the Endless Ocean, while the Grand Fortune was shrouded in dim light, covered by an illusory filter. Though visible to the naked eye, it seemed to no longer exist in this space. The wind and waves passed right through it, unable to affect it in the slightest.
Shi Ming opened his eyes.
A notification signaling the completion of the Infinite Upgrade flashed before him.
[Toward the stars and the abyss, welcome aboard the adven... *cough*, the Star-class Wandering Ship...]
[Infinite Upgrade complete.]
[Star-class Wandering Ship - Grand Fortune]
[The kingly ship that ruled the seas is now destined to hunt the cosmos! The ocean and the stars have once again witnessed a miracle. A brand-new Star-class Wandering Ship has been born!]
[As before,]
[its three Kingly Traits have once again been promoted, becoming Star Traits!]
[Furthermore, it has perfectly inherited the physical traversing ability from the Activated Wormhole Brain Domain. It can penetrate spatial barriers anytime, anywhere, to enter the Dark Cosmos and the even more concealed Wormhole Space!]
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