Time-Space Star, Spirit Race Great Hall.
"Spirit Empress, Emperor Rui has been defeated and retreated," Ling Shu reported.
The Spirit Empress gave a soft hum, her stunningly beautiful face showing no reaction.
She did not even ask how he had lost.
It was as if she had known the outcome all along.
"How is the collection going?" the Spirit Empress asked.
"It is sufficient to refine Yuangu Star." Ling Shu smiled confidently.
The Spirit Empress nodded lightly. "What is the current situation on Time-Space Star?"
"Utter chaos," Ling Shu said. "But it has drawn a large number of reinforcements from Heaven-Bearing Star and pinned down Time-Space Star's forces. All Teleportation Arrays have also been destroyed, so they cannot rush to Yuangu Star immediately."
The Spirit Empress said, "Time-Space Star has served very successfully as bait. The attack on the Ancestral Star has drawn even more Heavenly Race forces. Neither the Ancestral Star nor Heaven-Bearing Star can send reinforcements now."
"As long as Time-Space Star is contained and we gain enough time, there is a strong chance we can complete the final plan."
Ling Shu smiled. "No matter how much the Heavenly Race calculated, they never imagined that our target was never the three major territories."
"Our goal is to establish ourselves in the High-Dimensional Universe, not to seek revenge against the Heavenly Race," said the Spirit Empress. "As long as we obtain a territory where we can settle and survive, we can develop steadily."
"The Heavenly Race's three major territories are heavily fortified, impregnable, and exceedingly difficult to conquer."
"Only Emperor Rui would entertain such delusions, trying to seize the Ancestral Star with such a simplistic plan."
"Even if the Heavenly Race's gods have fallen, the Ancestral Star remains the Ancestral Star. It is still far beyond what our Spirit