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Chapter 314 - 307: Advancement! King-level Wandering Ship
In an untouched stretch of sea, a seemingly ordinary wandering ship, about 100 meters long, floated calmly on the surface.
It was the *Da Yun*.
Shi Ming had skipped the social banquet. After giving his crew the day off, he had piloted the *Da Yun* out of the Sea of Soaring Dragons alone, arriving at an uninhabited patch of sea in the southeast corner. The sky was now filled with stars, and the moon’s reflection on the water was silent and beautiful.
’Ascending to King-level...’
The status of a King-level Wandering Ship in the Endless Ocean was self-evident. The number of King-level Wandering Ships had been fixed at seven since the beginning of the Wandering Era, and not a single one had ever been added. This made their position incredibly revered.
Shi Ming had a feeling that the *Da Yun*’s ascension to King-level might cause a major disturbance, which was why he had specifically sought out this remote sea.
"Master, no living creatures or devices are spying on us."
"Good."
With a thought, he retrieved the long-prepared Holy Hall-level Flesh and Blood from his storage.
’Contamination, Life, Destruction!’
The flesh and blood of the Abyss Lord, the Creation Celestial Pillar, and the Great Black Heaven Dragon hovered over the *Da Yun*’s control console, emitting a powerful, oppressive force. Even though they had long been separated from their original bodies—some fresh, some withered, some decayed—the power contained within was still enough to make one’s heart tremble.
A sapphire-blue, meteorite-like object appeared at the same time.
This was the Meteorite Core found in the Scorpion King’s Pyramid. It could substitute for the Sailing Star, one of the materials required for an Admiral-class Ship to advance to a King-level Ship.
Next, twenty thousand Pure Dome Crystals, as brilliant as a Star Sea, refracted the dazzling moonlight and converged into a river above the *Da Yun*. There were so many that, held aloft by his Spiritual Power, they seemed from a distance like the Milky Way hanging upside-down over the wandering ship—alluring and beautiful.
All preparations were complete. The time had come!
’Infinite Brain! Activate!’
[The required materials for advancement have been detected. Do you wish to advance?]
’Yes!’
Under the influence of the Infinite Brain, the river of crystals hovering in the air instantly melted, transforming into a dense gas that coiled around the *Da Yun* like a rainbow-hued sash. The Meteorite Core began to spin at an extreme speed, shrinking as it did, adding a deep, sapphire profundity to the brilliant sash. Then, the three types of Holy Hall-level Flesh and Blood silently disintegrated into particles and merged into the star-like river.
It was transforming this seemingly ordinary vessel.
*Phew...*
Even though his Spiritual Power was comparable to that of Ah Jian, who had lived for ten thousand ages, Shi Ming still felt a draining sensation, as if his mind had been sucked dry and every last bit of his Spiritual Power had been consumed.
His body twitched, and a vein bulged on his temple.
The Spiritual Power required to advance an Admiral-class Ship to King-level was immense!
But it was all worth it!
Pure Dome Crystals, the Meteorite Core, three types of Holy Hall Flesh, Spiritual Power, the Infinite Brain... Seven forces converged and fused with the *Da Yun*. The Admiral-class Wandering Ship, floating calmly on the moonlit sea, was undergoing an unimaginable sublimation.
...
...
...
The *Da Yun* was enveloped in a "nebula" formed from the Pure Dome Crystals.
Suddenly, the sea was no longer calm, and the moonlight grew hazy. The *Da Yun*’s form underwent a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation. Its hull elongated, its lines becoming grander and more powerful. On its originally simple hull, silvery, starlight-like patterns began to emerge, resembling the orbital tracks of celestial bodies!
Even the deck radiated a sense of majesty!
The curves of its edges glinted with a cold light, and the bow was like a great dragon awakening, "coming to life" from its deep slumber as its majesty swept out in all directions.
An unimaginable aura emanated from the hull. The enveloping nebula instantly collapsed inward, pouring into the *Da Yun*. An invisible force then burst forth from the ship’s core, spreading out and creating an incredible storm.
WHOOSH!
Seawater shot toward the sky, and a torrential downpour fell under the moonlight. But at the center of the storm, the completely transformed *Da Yun* remained utterly unaffected, like a legendary Sea God Ship!
The downpour ceased.
The unremarkable wandering ship on the sea’s surface had vanished. In its place was a behemoth whose entire body seemed to flow with the light of the galaxy and stars.
Its hull had expanded to 800 meters long! Yet it seemed even more majestic and profound than a typical King-level Ship. Galactic patterns pulsed faintly on its hull. Most astonishingly, the entire ship wasn’t resting on the water but was hovering silently a few meters above the sea.
Six words involuntarily surfaced in Shi Ming’s mind.
’Rule the seas, hunt the stars!’
The King-level Wandering Ship, the *Da Yun*!
The tide receded and moonlight cascaded down, draping the newborn king of ships in a glorious, gauzy veil.
Shi Ming took a deep breath and rubbed his temples, which were aching slightly from the massive expenditure of energy. New information from the Infinite Brain flashed before his eyes. In that moment, he came to understand this newly ascended King-level Ship even better.
[King-level Wandering Ship - Da Yun]
[ID: 23333]
As the characters flickered, the *Da Yun*’s former ID, 23333, faded away into specks of starlight.
Then, it reformed into a new number:
[ID: King-level-008]
[The admiral has finally been crowned king!]
[A new legend is being born in an unknown corner of the Endless Ocean. The sea and the stars have borne witness to this miracle.]
[In addition to possessing all the standard features of a King-level Wandering Ship, its three "Admiral Traits" have all been promoted to "King Traits"! Even the number 001 King-level Wandering Ship has only two King Traits!]
[King’s Advent]
[King Trait ascended from "Crown Prince": The *Da Yun* is 100% immune to all other King-level Wandering Ship traits. At the same time, it can directly suppress any Admiral-class or lower wandering ship, instantly disabling all of its functions except for sailing and floating. All of the target ship’s systems will be forced to shut down! This is the might of a king!]
[King’s Judgment]
[King Trait ascended from "Momentum Breaker": The *Da Yun* recreates the Star Dome Power of 20,000 Pure Dome Crystals, forming an indestructible King’s Giant Sword to deliver a powerful verdict upon its target! This is the judgment of a king!]
[King of Kings]
[King Trait ascended from "General of the Hundred Generals": Regardless of whether other King-level Wandering Ships are present or give permission, the *Da Yun* can directly and randomly clone or borrow a King Trait from any of the King-level Wandering Ships 001 through 007. The power of the trait remains unchanged! This is the privilege of a king!]
Shi Ming blinked.
’Marvelous!’
’Three King Traits!’
’And the last one lets me choose whether to clone or borrow!’
’Cloning is copying, but borrowing is *taking*! So domineering! With some clever maneuvers, I could "borrow" just the right power at the right time!’
That wasn’t all.
The advancement from Admiral-class to King-level also came with many upgrades to basic functions and details, and the list was relatively long.
For example, the now 800-meter-long King-level Wandering Ship had gained new features like "Hover Mode," "Sea-Patrol Waves," "Sea Suppressing Cannons," "Derivative Subships"... and a wide variety of other powerful systems. Its defensive and offensive capabilities were all raised to the King-level standard!
And so on and so forth.
The list was unprecedentedly long, but Shi Ming read through it quickly.
The final piece of information was even more important.
It was about the next advancement for a King-level Wandering Ship—
Theoretically, King-level Wandering Ships were the absolute apex, unable to be upgraded or advanced further. But the Infinite Brain that Shi Ming possessed could, without a doubt, once again create a miracle of Breaking the Boundary!
To let this ship surpass the King-level!
Infinite upgrades!
As the characters flickered, the materials required for the infinite upgrade appeared before Shi Ming’s eyes.
[Infinite Upgrade Requirements:]
[1. One of the following three Wonders: Creation Star Core, Unceasing Water, or The Net.]
[2. 1,000 kilograms each of five to seven types of Holy Hall-level Sea Beast Flesh and Blood. The more types used, the better the boundary-breaking effect.]
[3. The complete Brain Domain of a Nirvana-level life-form.]
At this point, the text vanished.
The ability to upgrade infinitely was something Shi Ming had expected.
That the resources required for an infinite upgrade would be extremely difficult to obtain was also within his expectations. After all, the materials the Infinite Brain had always demanded for "Breaking the Boundary" were each extraordinary. To say nothing of breaking the boundary of a King-level Wandering Ship, if it were too easy, Shi Ming would have felt it lacked prestige.
It was difficult, to be sure, but he had never been afraid of a challenge.
One of the three Wonders was required: the Creation Star Core, the Unceasing Water, or The Net. They were ranked first, second, and third on the list of Wonders, respectively. One seemed to be the core of a planet, another the culprit behind the coming of the Endless Ocean’s Wandering Era, and the last was suspected to be related to the ’Sky Net’.
’Wonders are eventually obtained by someone, and having to choose one of three leaves plenty of room to maneuver.’
’Five to seven types of Holy Hall-level Sea Beast Flesh and Blood isn’t an impossible goal either. For example, even though I haven’t reached the Holy Hall level myself, I’ve already managed to fleece three Holy Hall-level Sea Beasts.’
For Shi Ming, the only truly troublesome part was likely the final requirement.
"’Nirvana-level... and it has to be the complete Brain Domain.’"
He filed the information away to consider later.
For now, it was time for the captain’s inaugural tour... The feeling was just like in his past life, driving a brand-new Rolls-Royce Phantom he’d just picked up, speeding through an empty wilderness.
There was nothing more refreshing or exhilarating.