Chapter 452: Chapter 242: The Sequence Battle Second Phase – Evil Buddha Continent

Two escort ships raced towards the Vault of Heaven, and to save time, Song Chi and his partner had activated their spatial jump devices one after another in order to reach the fissure at the end of the Vault as quickly as possible.

As for the distribution of the treasures from the Divine Palace’s treasury, neither of them had brought it up, or rather, they hadn’t brought it up yet.

There would be plenty of time for that later; the most pressing issue at hand was all the problems related to the sequence struggle.

By the time the two escort ships burst out of the fissure, nearly thirty warships had already gathered outside the Floating Land shield, with the Song Family and the Earl Golden Lion family each commanding around a dozen.

Before the two could return to their fleet, Clan Elder Song Tianmang’s voice already came from aboard the Shocking Wave Scarlet Menace, a Zhulu Warship.

“Come over here and hand over the Blood Bodhis first. The exact amount to be handed over will be at your discretion, but if you don’t make it into the top ten…”

Clan Elder Tianmang didn’t finish his sentence, but it was this very ambiguity that made all the clansmen hesitating about how much of their Blood Bodhis to surrender.

In their indecision, most eventually handed over all the Blood Bodhis they had, gambling on securing one of those ten coveted spots.

The reasons for this stemmed from past sequence struggles.

In many previous sequence tasks, the rules for handing over Blood Bodhis had fluctuated; sometimes there were opportunities for a second handover to finalize overall rankings, and other times there was only this one chance. If the amount handed over in this first round didn’t get someone into the required rankings, they would be automatically eliminated.

Thus, many clansmen were left second-guessing their moves.

However, this did not include Song Chi, who promptly took out two million First, Second, and Third Rank Blood Bodhis. With such an amount, securing a top ten position was guaranteed.

Following him, Song Bei also handed over two million Blood Bodhis. Naturally, Song Bei had not obtained that many himself but had earlier taken about four hundred thousand from the Divine Palace treasury’s yield.

During the subsequent division of the spoils, these four hundred thousand would naturally be accounted for.

Dozens of minutes later, the crack in the shield of the Blood Bodhi Floating Land below sealed completely.

The Song Family came out intact with eighteen members, while the Earl Golden Lion’s side, surprisingly, only had eighteen Torch Warships returning.

This meant the other two were either dead within the Blood Bodhi Floating Land or had failed to make it back due to accidents.

In response, the Philip Clan members’ expressions looked rather unpleasant, as this development made the disparity between the two families immediately apparent.

The Song Family members didn’t inquire further into this matter, for fear that it might be seen as taking pleasure in the misfortune of others. Everyone quietly waited for the results from Clan Elder Tianmang.

Patriarch Song Xuancang had quickly left after delivering them to their destination a month prior, and now the first phase of the sequence struggle was entirely in the hands of Song Tianmang.

Clan Elder Tianmang wasn’t the type to dawdle; soon, he announced the results one by one.

There were no surprises for Song Chi’s side; having handed over two million Blood Bodhis of all ranks, he was ranked seventh in this mission, with Song Bei right behind him in eighth place.

Others, such as Song Ze and Song Gang, also successfully made it into the top ten, with Song Ze in third place and Song Gang taking the lead with five million Blood Bodhis.

Once the results were announced, the eighteen family members were a mix of joy and worry. Those who made it into the top ten were especially excited, while those who didn’t regretted holding back out of greed.

Shortly after, the two clansmen ranked eleventh and twelfth respectfully asked Clan Elder Tianmang,

“Elder Tianmang, is there a chance for a second handover?”

As soon as this question was raised, the expression of the clansman ranked tenth tightened; he was barely in tenth place with little difference from those behind him.

“Yes!”

Because of this one word, the ranking changed slightly once again. Two minutes later, the original tenth place had been pushed out, replaced by the clansman who had been in twelfth place. Song Chi and the others were unaffected though.

With the ten spots now firmly decided, Clan Elder Tianmang’s voice rose to address everyone.

“Alright, that concludes the first phase of the struggle for sequence. Those who made it into the top ten, prepare for the next stage of the task. As for the eight of you who weren’t selected, don’t be disheartened. Your standing in the family won’t be any less esteemed. Remember, I myself was once a step away from a sequence position in the family…”

The crowd had varying expressions, and as some prepared to inquire further about the second phase of the sequence struggle, they received only a terse reply from Clan Elder Tianmang.

“You’ll find out when you return to the family tomorrow.”

…

The family’s actions were swift; having just emerged from the Blood Bodhi Floating Land, eighteen of them had already boarded the return transfer warship the very next day.

Dragon Spine Sacred Mountain, Clan Ancestral Hall.

Of the eighteen from a month before, now only ten remained. Standing in front of Song Chi and the others, a long projection screen was displaying information, and as they scanned the entire screen, expressions of solemnity and concern surfaced on every face.

“Evil Buddha Continent, Evil Buddha Clan, Fallen, Evil Spirits, Level 7 Life-Form Floating Land…”

The key information from the projection kept echoing in Song Chi’s mind, and his face was no better off.

Considering the current combat power of the Cangqiong, he had thought that a sequence position would be easily within reach, but now it seemed he had been too optimistic.

Facing a Level 7 Life-Form Star Sea Floating Land wasn’t merely a challenge for the current Cangqiong; even if it advanced to Fourth Rank in the future, he would still lack confidence in guaranteeing absolute safety.

The patriarch, Song Xuancang, now in projection form, watched the reactions of the ten people below from above in the great hall and spoke softly to explain: