Shift in Focus

For now, the rulers of the current time-space Star Realm were more suitable targets for the Evil Tide Civilization to win over.

And those more easily tempted by the Decayed Civilization were likewise the rulers of Decay Time-Space.

Those observant rulers lingering around the outskirts of the Dimensional Battlefield were like "neutral units," waiting for the Evil Tide Civilization and Decayed Civilization to hire them at high prices.

Of course, not every ruler could be bought with money.

Some particularly powerful rulers simply had no desire to involve themselves in such a fierce struggle for supremacy between Ultimate Body Civilizations.

There were even Level-8 Peak and Half-Level-9 beings among these unaffiliated rulers. But whether they could be persuaded to join the war would depend on the capabilities of the Evil Tide Civilization and the Decayed Civilization.

Lie Kong Demon Ancestor, who had recently fallen, had been one of Secluded Bamboo Supreme's core confidants.

Thus, after his fall, Secluded Bamboo Supreme personally sent someone to request Lie Kong Demon Ancestor's remains for a period of time.

For a period of time? Rather than asking for them outright?

Secluded Bamboo Supreme of the Evil Tide Civilization clearly understood the situation. He knew Naige'er would not easily let go of something valuable once it was in his hands.

However, Secluded Bamboo Supreme probably had not requested Lie Kong Demon Ancestor's corpse merely to preserve an intact body for him.

Level-9 Beings already possessed resurrection abilities that broke the balance. As a Supreme-level powerhouse, what kind of transcendent abilities Secluded Bamboo Supreme possessed remained unknown.

They had said they only wanted it for a period of time, and that was truly all they took it for.

In less than half a year, the Evil Tide Civilization returned Lie Kong Demon Ancestor's corpse to Naige'er, completely intact.

As Naige'er looked at the Demon Ancestor's remains before him, which seemed unchanged in every way, he pondered for a long time before concluding, "Could it be that the Evil Tide Supreme took away this fellow's True Spirit Light?"

If the Evil Tide Civilization truly achieved victory in the Dimensional Hegemony and advanced into High-Dimensional Time-Space, then Secluded Bamboo Supreme, after advancing to Level 9, would indeed be able to resurrect Lie Kong Demon Ancestor.

Having roughly guessed the truth, Naige'er could not help shaking his head with a sigh.

The Level-9 realm, the Mystery of Resurrection, and the Mysteries of Higher Dimensions were indeed things he could not touch just yet.

It was hard to say whether he would ever be able to touch them in the future.

After all, Naige'er was simply too old. He had lived too long, and his Dominator Omnipotent Soul was no longer especially abundant.

Forget the Level-8 Peak realm—even whether this Old Man could reach the Half-Level-9 Realm, he himself had little confidence.

Rather than thinking about such distant matters, Old Man Naige'er might as well look forward to when Saine and Rose would have a child. That was far more realistic.

At his age, what was the point of continuing to struggle on the Dimensional Battlefield?

Aside from exploring the Truth Arcana during the Dimensional War, was not all the wealth and treasures he had accumulated ultimately going to benefit Rose's child?

After putting away Lie Kong Demon Ancestor's remains once more, Naige'er continued wandering the Dimensional Battlefield.

Was he satisfied with merely the corpse of a Level-8 Peak Demon Ancestor? Obviously not!

Master Naige'er still had his sights set on the corpse puppet of a Half-Level-9 Being.

Especially the corpse of One-Eyed Demon Ancestor. He had walked the Path of Strength, so the toughness of One-Eyed Demon Ancestor's body far surpassed that of ordinary beings!

This was practically the finest raw material for a Corpse Refinement Synthetic Beast.

No wonder Master Naige'er had kept his eyes on it.

However, One-Eyed Demon Ancestor's corpse puppet would not be so easily seized by Naige'er.

It was directly controlled by the Enlightenment Prophet, and it was further empowered by the Civilization Supreme Treasure, the Mystic Black Axe. Master Naige'er's old bones could not withstand several rounds of chopping from the other side.

He would have to keep looking for an opportunity.

In any case, as the Dimensional Hegemony continued, there would be plenty more opportunities ahead.

Lie Kong Demon Ancestor's fall was indeed a major loss for the Evil Tide Civilization.

But immediately afterward, Good News from the Material Star Realm greatly lifted the Evil Tide Civilization's spirits.

The Yan Emperor Divine Clan and White Cloud Flowing Tuo World had completely broken with each other!

The two civilizations had severed all diplomatic ties, and the Yan Emperor Divine Clan Legion on the Endless Fire Territory Battlefield had already begun clearing out and expelling White Cloud Flowing Tuo World's elemental legions.

The reason they had only cut ties with White Cloud Flowing Tuo World rather than breaking diplomatic relations with the entire Demon Subjugation Alliance was because the Nine Stars Civilization and Capricorn Empire were still mediating between them.

These three top-level civilizations were, after all, the Old Three Families of the Demon Subjugation Alliance. Their cooperative relationship with one another was much better than with other civilizations.

Although the Capricorn Empire had performed rather poorly over the past Twenty Thousand Years, and many of its decisions had displeased the Yan Emperor Divine Clan somewhat,

the friendship and cooperation of so many years remained. The Yan Emperor Divine Clan would still give them some face.

The conflict between the Yan Emperor Divine Clan and White Cloud Flowing Tuo World directly caused the pressure on the Evil Tide Civilization at the main battlefield of the Material Star Realm to plummet.

Moreover, the fierce clash between First Flame Emperor and Element Pioneer, the two Civilization Leaders, directly led to large-scale fighting between the combat legions and rulers of the two top-level civilizations on the Endless Fire Territory Battlefield.

Throughout this period, the Evil Tide Civilization simply watched the spectacle.

On top of that, the Evil Tide Civilization had infiltrators continuously stirring up trouble within the Demon Subjugation Alliance.

In short, the Demon Subjugation Alliance's internal problems had grown increasingly severe in recent years.

Even with matters developing this way, the three Supremes of the Evil Tide Civilization remained cautious and did not transfer Kai Huang Demon Ancestor, who excelled at defense, to the Dimensional Battlefield.

It was better to proceed steadily!

Even Demon Fall Supreme, the most aggressive among the Evil Tide Supremes, raised no opposing opinion this time.

Kai Huang Demon Ancestor was a direct subordinate of Demon Fall Supreme. Mo Lun personally ordered Kai Huang to hold the Demon Subjugation Alliance Battlefield at all costs.

However, the Evil Tide Civilization was not entirely unable to exploit the Demon Subjugation Alliance's recent conflicts and internal issues.

For example, after secret discussions and an agreement with the Wizard Civilization and the other members of the Five Directions Civilization Axis Group, the Evil Tide Army led by Kai Huang Demon Ancestor began an orderly withdrawal from the Endless Fire Territory Battlefield.

The Endless Fire Domain, which had been occupied for tens of thousands of years, was finally completely reclaimed by the Yan Emperor Divine Clan's Fire Element Beings.

After abandoning the Endless Fire Territory Battlefield, the Evil Tide Civilization even retreated an additional vast stretch of starfields.

They turned this expanse of starry space, which also contained many Complete Rule Planes, into a buffer zone between themselves and the Yan Emperor Divine Clan.

The main force of the Evil Tide Army, having withdrawn from the Endless Fire Territory Battlefield, then headed straight for the Capricorn Empire's Metal Graveyard War Zone!

And just after the Evil Tide Civilization completed this redeployment of its main force, it launched an all-out assault on the Capricorn Empire at Metal Graveyard.

For a time, it seemed as though the Evil Tide Civilization intended to wipe out this top-level civilization, which had already become a "Third-Rate Cripple," in one fell swoop!

Facing such a dire crisis, the Capricorn Empire hurriedly sent urgent requests for aid to the other civilizations and forces of the Demon Subjugation Alliance.

Thus, after the Evil Tide Civilization voluntarily withdrew from the Endless Fire Territory Battlefield, the focus of the war in the Material Star Realm shifted once more to the Capricorn Empire.