210: Shenzhou spacecraft successfully completed, Qilin (a mythical creature) brings peace to the world.

Time flowed, and the period of one year quietly arrived.

On this day, Qingzhou City was utterly silent, enveloped by an invisible pressure heavier than a mountain range.

Inside the city, all businesses ceased operation, Cultivators stopped their practice, and the Market Streets were deserted.

Countless Mortals and Cultivators walked out of their homes, gathering on streets, rooftops, and mountain peaks. Simultaneously, they cast their gazes toward the gigantic Shipyard outside the city.

There, a Divine Ark ten thousand zhang long, large enough to obscure the sun, was finally completed.

Its entire body flowed with profound five-colored radiance, as if the most fundamental five elements laws of the heavens and earth had been forged onto it.

Upon the hull, billions of Runes were densely packed, resembling a solidified galaxy. Even unactivated, it exuded an innate sense of profoundness and majesty, causing the winds and clouds to change color and the world to dim.

Only the final step remained.

Activation of the core Formation Plate, and the fusion of the Qilin Battle Soul!

This step would determine whether this creation, which concentrated the Shen Family's entire lineage's effort and future, would turn into a pile of useless scrap metal, or... a true Family-Suppressing Divine Ark capable of stabilizing the Shen Family's Luck!

Inside the Divine Ark's most critical Control Room.

The place was spacious and sacred, the air filled with the unique, strange fragrance of rare Divine Materials.

In the center of the room, a massive Formation Plate, forged from countless Divine Materials and inscribed with billions of Formation Markings, quietly floated, emitting a faint Spiritual Light.

At the center of the Formation Plate, the Core Energy Hub—polished from scraps of Fifth-Tier ziwei heavenly crystal—was flashing with a dazzling, dreamlike Purple Light. Each flicker seemed to breathe in unison with the heavens and earth.

Shen Yuanmo, dressed in a Blue Robe, sat cross-legged before the Formation Plate, his expression calm and his eyes as deep as an ancient well.

Behind him, his father Shen Qiming, Old Ancestor Shen Zongdao, Shen Qifa Shen Qifa, and dozens of other Core Elders were holding their breath, their expressions solemn to the extreme.

They deliberately suppressed even their heartbeats, fearing that the slightest noise might disturb this imminent sacred moment.

"Yuan Mo... do you... really have confidence?"

Shen Qiming's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice dry.

He looked at the core Formation Plate, which was so complex that merely glancing at it made his Divine Soul feel dizzy and piercingly painful. The clothes on his back were already soaked with cold sweat.

Over the past year, he had personally witnessed how this Divine Ark transformed step by step from a Blueprint, from a pile of cold Materials, into the massive entity before them.

He understood better than anyone the price the entire Family had paid and the effort expended for this ship.

In this endeavor, they could only succeed, not fail!

The future of the Shen Family did not permit failure!

"Father, watch."

Shen Yuanmo did not turn his head. His voice was too calm to be that of a Mortal, yet it contained a vast power capable of stabilizing people's hearts.

He slowly stretched out his hands. His fingertips were long and slender, white as jade, as he gently pressed them onto the cold core Formation Plate.

He did not immediately inject his Magic Power.

Instead, he closed his eyes.

In an instant, vast and boundless Divine Sense surged out from his Glabella like an invisible ocean!

This wave of Divine Sense met no resistance, sweeping inch by inch along the billions of spiderweb-like complex Energy Circuits inside the Divine Ark at an unimaginable speed.

The Attack Formation Matrix at the bow.

The Defensive Rune Barrier on the hull.

The core of the Power Furnace Core at the stern.

Every Formation Node, every Energy Circuit, every tiny seam where parts were joined—all were illuminated clearly and thoroughly by his Divine Sense perception, hiding nothing.

Like a Creator examining his most perfect work.

Confirmed. No errors.

Shen Yuanmo suddenly opened his eyes!

In that instant, his entire demeanor drastically changed!

In his left eye, a Five-Colored Divine Wheel spun madly, evolving the creation and destruction of all things!

In his right eye, Destructive Black Flames fiercely burned, seemingly intent on incinerating all heavens!

A terrifying aura of Half-step Nascent Soul, held back no longer, swept through the entire Control Room like an awakened ancient Deity!

"By my command!"

His voice was no longer emitted through his throat; instead, it transformed into the Great Dao Sound, resounding directly between heaven and earth, carrying the supreme majesty of 'What Is Said Is Law,' allowing no room for questioning!

"Gather the Family Luck as the Soul! Transform the Five Elements into the Bones!"

"Activate!"

The final word, like an Imperial Decree from Heaven, dropped in that instant!

Inside his Dantian Qi Sea, the Nascent Soul Embryo, coiled atop the Five-Colored Golden Core, suddenly opened its tightly shut eyes!

The vast, boundless, and supremely pure Half-step Nascent Soul Magic Power was no longer a stream but transformed into a bursting Heavenly River, pouring madly into the core Formation Plate through his arms in a destructive manner!

Ooom—!!!

The entire ten thousand zhang Divine Ark let out a violent, overwhelmed roar, as if a Primeval Behemoth that had slept for billions of years had been awakened to a heartbeat!

Inside the Shipyard, the indestructible ground shook violently. Countless boulders weighing Ten Thousand Jin were forcefully shaken into the high heavens, only to turn into dust mid-air!

The next moment!

Upon the hull of the Divine Ark, the billions of silent Runes seemed to be injected with a Divine Soul, waking up, burning, and chanting one after another!

Streaks of dazzling Golden Light originated from the stern, rushing forward like a deity's Bloodline surging through veins, spreading madly at an all-consuming speed!

One breath! The light spread a Thousand Zhang, illuminating a region of the Sky!

Three breaths! The light covered half the hull, and Divine Might initially manifested!

After five breaths!

As the last streak of light illuminated the huge, fierce Qilin Statue at the bow!

The entire Divine Ark was completely lit up!

Billions of Runes shone brilliantly together, and Five-Colored Divine Light soared into the sky, forming a Pillar of Light that pierced the heavens and earth, dyeing the sky within a Hundred-li radius into a dazzling, magnificent Glass Canopy!

However, this was only the beginning!

Roar—!!!

A terrifying roar originating from the Primeval Era, spanning the Long River of Time and Space, suddenly exploded from the bow without warning!

This sound was not a false roar condensed by Magic Power, but the true Sound of Law!

It contained the true Rhythm of Life, wrapped in the supreme majesty of looking down on the ages and Dominating all living beings!

Under the horrified gaze of countless Cultivators inside and outside Qingzhou City.

A colossal Qilin, entirely composed of dazzling Five-Colored Spiritual Light, over a Thousand Zhang in size, lifelike, with the Dao Rhyme of the five elements laws flowing over every scale, abruptly leaped out from the bow statue!

It was no longer a Phantom!

It was almost solidified!

It roared toward the heavens. The five elements laws circulated around its body, forming a Domain. It stepped on Seven-Colored Auspicious Clouds, and when its eyes opened and closed, they were like the Sun and Moon suspended in the sky, shooting out two beams of Divine Light that pierced the Void Realm!

A terrifying pressure, surpassing the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul Stage and firmly stepping into the Nascent Soul Initial Stage, crashed down like the Nine Heavens Galaxy pouring out or the collapse of an invisible sky, enveloping the entire Qingzhou!

Plop! Plop! Plop!

Inside and outside the city, except for the Shen Family Manor protected by the Great Formation, all Cultivators below the Golden Core Stage suffered Dao Heart collapse and Divine Soul trembling under this absolute suppression derived from the Hierarchy of Life. Their legs went soft, and they uncontrollably knelt down uniformly, Prostrating Themselves Completely!

Even those lofty Golden Core True Persons were pale-faced at this moment, their internal Golden Cores trembling wildly, nearly shattering!

They desperately circulated their Magic Power just to barely manage not to kneel down on the spot, but their eyes were already filled with endless shock and despair!

"Battle... Battle Soul... is this an Artifact Soul?"

"Heavens! The Artifact Soul of a Warship is actually... actually Soul Transformation Divine Might?! This is impossible! This violates the Common Sense of Artifact Refining!"

"It's over... It's all over... How can we fight this? Who dares to be the enemy of the Shen Family? Just one charge from this Qilin Battle Soul could completely wipe a Fourth-Rank Noble Family, along with its Mountain Gate, off the Map!"

All the Cultivators from various factions in Southern Border who were lurking in the shadows to spy, had their Dao Hearts completely shatter at this moment!

They looked at the Divine Ark suspended in the air, guarded by the Soul Transformation Qilin. Their eyes held no trace of covetousness or unwillingness, only the purest, bone-deep fear and despair!

Inside the Control Room.

Shen Qiming, Shen Zongdao, and the others were already so shocked by the Miracle before them that their Divine Souls had left their bodies, and they had lost the ability to think.

They stared blankly at the Qilin Battle Soul circling and roaring above the Divine Ark, radiating endless Divine Might, feeling that the worldview and Common Sense of Cultivation they had established throughout their lives had once again been ruthlessly ground into dust.

Just then, Shen Yuanmo slowly withdrew the hands he had pressed onto the Formation Plate. His expression was normal, as if he had only done a trivial little thing.

He casually waved his hand.

A warm Jade Pendant, engraved with a Qilin Totem and flashing with five-colored Treasure Light, slowly flew in front of Shen Qiming.

"Father, this is the Supreme Control Token for the five elements qilin divine ark."

Shen Yuanmo's voice, like the Evening Drum and Morning Bell, forcefully awakened the stunned Shen Qiming.

"If this Ark is commanded by a Golden Core, supported by Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Foundation Establishment Cultivators, it can directly clash with a Great Perfection of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator without falling into a disadvantage."

His voice paused, and every word was as heavy as a mountain, fiercely striking everyone's hearts.

"If a Nascent Soul Immortal Master personally takes charge, assisted by Thirty-Six Golden Core Cultivators, its might is even enough to rival a true Soul Transformation Cultivator!"

Rivaling Soul Transformation!

These few words transformed into an invisible heavy hammer weighing Billions of Jun, fiercely smashing into the chests of Shen Qiming and Shen Zongdao, nearly suffocating them!

Shen Qiming stretched out his hand—the hand that had once held the Authority of a Prefecture and had never trembled through countless storms—but now it shook uncontrollably, nearly failing to grasp even a small Jade Pendant.

Trembling, he used all his strength to cup the Jade Pendant in his palm.

It felt warm and moist in his hand, and a mysterious, profound feeling of Bloodline Connection instantly welled up in his heart.

He could clearly feel a subtle, wonderful connection being established between his Mind and the ten thousand zhang Divine Ark, and the Qilin Battle Soul whose majesty covered the world.

"Yuan Mo... my son..."

Shen Qiming held the Token, his lips trembling, too excited to speak a single word.

He wanted to laugh, but found that his face was already streaming with tears.

Two streams of hot Old Tears could no longer be suppressed, rolling down his weather-beaten cheeks.

This was not weakness; this was the release of a man, a Family Head, who, after shouldering the heavy responsibility of the Family's Hundred Years of Rise and Fall, finally saw the dawn!

With this item!

With this Family-Suppressing Treasure that could rival Soul Transformation!

Only now did his Shen Family truly possess the foundation to secure their place in this cruel and ruthless World of Cultivation!

Only now did they truly possess the qualifications to challenge those Top-Tier Forces with legacies spanning Ten Thousand Years!

"The entire Family heed my command!"

Shen Yuanmo's voice once again resonated through the heavens and earth, spreading to every corner of Qingzhou.

"Divine Ark, set sail!"

Boom—!

Amidst the screams and cheers of the entire Family, which were fanatical to the extreme and resonated through the clouds.

The gigantic Shipyard opened in response!

The five elements qilin divine ark, carrying all the hopes, Glory, and future of the Shen Family, emitted an earth-shattering, deep roar and slowly ascended into the sky!

The ten thousand zhang hull covered the sky and obscured the sun, casting a massive shadow over Qingzhou City!

Five-Colored Divine Light circulated ceaselessly, transforming the world into a Glass Pure Land!

The Thousand Zhang Qilin roared as it circled, its Divine Might vast for Thirty Thousand Li!

That scene was like the descent of a Heavenly Palace or Immortal Palace into the Mortal world, a Mythological Epic shining into reality!

At this moment, throughout the entire Southern Border, all Cultivators who witnessed this scene, no matter where they were, were left with only one thought branded by fear and Reverence.

The Shen Family was now the Southern Border's... unshakable, unoffendable, and unlookable-upon... sole Hegemon!