Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, several decades had passed.
Ever since successfully subduing the ninth-rank Great-Toothed Star Shark and Dragonspine Tyrant Whale, Song Chi and Song Yiming had not slowed their pace. They subsequently enslaved another five seventh-rank Golden-Armored Behemoths, including two eighth-rank Planet Devourers.
Song Chi kept only the Great-Toothed Star Shark and one eighth-rank Planet Devourer for himself. The other seven enslaved creatures remained with the clan.
With the mirrored Heavenly Authority Ring, the ancestors and the others were fully capable of controlling the ninth-rank Dragonspine Tyrant Whale.
From then on, the ninth-rank Dragonspine Tyrant Whale would occasionally roam the skies above Dragonspine Continent. Every watcher lurking deep in the void beyond the floating continent shuddered at the sight and instinctively moved their observation points farther away.
This was precisely the result the Song family wanted. Only with sufficient deterrence against outsiders could the clan's Star Destroyer captains venture out to explore and conduct business without worrying about the safety of their ancestral continent.
In just a few decades, news that the Dragonspine Song Family had gained the combat strength of a ninth-rank Dragonspine Tyrant Whale spread throughout the Kindling Human Civilization's territory as swiftly as a stellar gale. While the reputations of the Dragonspine Song Family and Dragonspine Dynasty soared, the rumors of Song Chi becoming Kindling Civilization's fifth Human Emperor grew increasingly fervent.
The Song family made no response to the outside world. All direct descendants continued devoting themselves wholeheartedly to the tide of the family's rapid development, utterly unaffected by external matters.
This was the ninety-second year since Song Chi had reached an agreement with Elder Starlight. There were still eight years until the century-long battle for benefits.
It was also this year that Song Chi chose to come out