Lord of Ashes
Chapter 44

Hmm?!

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With two Supremes involved, the coming war in the direction of the Minghe Empire would surely be the absolute main force of the Evil Tide Civilization.

Because even on the Demon Subjugation Alliance front formed by top-level civilizations such as the Nine Stars Civilization and the Yan Emperor Divine Clan, the grand sight of two Supremes of the Evil Tide Civilization descending at once had yet to appear.

As for the two Supremes declaring their participation in the war, the last of them, Secluded Bamboo Supreme, still said nothing, seemingly acquiescing to this civilizational war strategy as well.

To his master Secluded Bamboo, who had said little throughout the meeting, Undying Supreme asked in a grave voice, "Are you still considering the path of Dimensional Hegemony?"

Only then did Secluded Bamboo Supreme raise his head and glance at the other party.

Unlike Undying Supreme, who was a featureless monster covered in gray skin, Demon Fall Supreme possessed a ferocious face that constantly streamed with twisted purple slime from its surface.

Yet Secluded Bamboo Supreme, at present, was the only Supreme Demon Ancestor among the three whose appearance was remarkably normal.

From the perspective of Humanoid Creatures, this Secluded Bamboo Supreme even seemed rather handsome.

His bearing, too, was calm and steady, tinged with a hint of melancholy.

Not only had Secluded Bamboo Supreme not given up on the path of Dimensional Hegemony, he had even dispatched considerable forces to infiltrate and observe the Despair World.

These matters could not be concealed from the other two Supremes.

Fortunately, Secluded Bamboo Supreme had not openly opposed them.

No matter what decisions the other two made, Secluded Bamboo Supreme followed along most of the time.

Moreover, the forces sent to infiltrate the Despair World were merely his own direct troops.

These small maneuvers of his would not affect the overall situation of the Evil Tide Civilization.

Still, Secluded Bamboo Supreme's attitude and actions greatly displeased Undying Supreme among the other two Supremes.

Undying Supreme's featureless gray face stared fixedly at Secluded Bamboo Supreme as it said, "If Dimensional Hegemony were useful, why would we need to traverse the void?"

"If advancing to Level 9 could achieve transcendence and allow us to enter a Higher Dimensional Plane, why would we need to..." Undying Supreme said in a low voice, its tone brimming with unwillingness and resentment.

That resentment was not directed at Secluded Bamboo Supreme, but at... the entire Star Realm!

"Enough!"

"I know everything you've said..." Secluded Bamboo Supreme interrupted Undying Supreme, sighing.

"Since I have already agreed to the civilizational strategy of you and Mo Lun—to traverse the void—I will not go back on my word."

"I am merely curious about the Despair World, as well as other Special Rules Lands within the Star Realm. Perhaps something deeper and more hidden can be discovered there."

Secluded Bamboo Supreme gave Undying Supreme a deep look and continued, "Since you have decided to personally lead the expedition and set this star region as the main direction of attack for the coming civilizational war, I will also support the decision of you and Mo Lun."

"While you personally lead the expedition, the One-Eyed Demon Ancestor under my command, along with several other Devil Ancestors, will lead their respective Evil Tide Legions to assist your offensive," Secluded Bamboo Supreme said.

"Good!" Undying Supreme replied.

The Evil Tide Civilization was currently fighting wars in more than one star region.

Apart from the drawn-out front it had formed against several top-level civilizations within the Demon Subjugation Alliance,

the Evil Tide Civilization was simultaneously at war with many other Large Planes in the Star Realm, as well as even smaller and more scattered small and medium-sized World Civilizations.

For certain special reasons, the three Supreme Demon Ancestors rarely acted personally.

Thus, most of the beings representing the Evil Tide Civilization in external campaigns were, at the highest, Devil Ancestors.

As for the Devil Ancestors of the Evil Tide Civilization, their status and authority were somewhat like those Immortal Emperors of the Immortal Domain, whose Immortal Courts had already developed an expansion model.

The three Supreme Demon Ancestors joining forces to launch a conquest toward the Minghe Empire also showed just how determined the Evil Tide Civilization was to seize this star region.

"According to the intelligence we have gathered, it is mentioned that the Minghe Empire seems to have a Level-9 True God stationed there..." Demon Fall Supreme said pensively, perhaps intending to smooth things over and shift the conversation between the two Supremes.

"That is merely a rumor passed from mouth to mouth. More than three hundred years ago, I personally sensed Level-9 fluctuations arising in this star region, only for them to abruptly cease soon afterward."

"That fellow could only have met one of two endings: either it advanced to Level 9 and was expelled from this Star Realm."

"Or it failed to advance and suffered a backlash from the rules."

"Whichever it was, its ending could not have been good," Undying Supreme sneered.

The Minghe Empire possessed attributes similar to those of the Evil Tide Civilization—both were extremely negative and extreme in nature.

Level-9 Beings born from such top-level civilizations generally did not meet good ends.

The Evil Tide Civilization had seen through this essential truth. That was why the three Supreme Demon Ancestors refused to advance to Level 9 no matter what, desperately suppressing themselves instead.

Perhaps to them, advancing to Level 9 meant only one word: "death"!

Undying Supreme's words won the agreement of the other two Supremes present.

They, too, did not believe that a Level-9 Being remained within the Minghe Empire.

The rumors of a Level-9 True God in the Minghe Empire were likely just the result of weaker beings passing hearsay from one to another.

After all, for beings below the Dominator-class, they likely could not distinguish the Power Gap between a Level-8 Peak being and an ordinary Level-8 being.

"Good! Then let's make our move!" Undying Supreme said gravely.

As the three Supreme Demon Ancestors reached a consensus and designated the star regions where the Light Dimension Country and Minghe Empire were located as the Evil Tide Civilization's main target regions for the coming campaign,

the war machine of the entire Evil Tide Civilization immediately began to rumble into motion.

Given the determination of the three Supremes and the overwhelming strength of the Evil Tide Civilization, the number of Dominator-class beings the Evil Tide Civilization would dispatch toward the Minghe Empire would likely be no fewer than three hundred!

Three hundred Dominators! What an astonishing force!

Even if the Light Dimension Country, Minghe Empire, Wizard World, and Galente Federation were all tied together, they probably could not gather so many Dominator-class powerhouses.

And considering that the Evil Tide Civilization now had over a thousand Dominators in total, with its numbers still constantly expanding and its civilizational strength continuously surging,

one could imagine just how vast a star region it occupied.

Truly worthy of being called a cancer of the Star Realm.

The Evil Tide Civilization moved swiftly.

After the three Supremes issued a Demon Edict of conquest against the Light Dimension Country Star Region,

a host of eager Evil Tide Civilization Dominators, led by Candela Demon Ancestor, launched a brazen attack!

Almost in an instant, beyond the outskirts of the Light Dimension Country Star Region, aside from the enormous purple vortex represented by Candela Demon Ancestor himself,

more than a dozen purple Evil Tide Vortices appeared simultaneously!

Each of these purple Evil Tide Vortices, whose diameters abruptly swelled beyond ten thousand meters, represented the imminent descent of an Evil Tide Civilization Dominator!

And apart from these Evil Tide Dominators, smaller purple vortices clung densely around the Dominator-class vortices like a hive, appearing one after another.

At a glance, these tiny Evil Tide Vortices stretched beyond sight.

When purple Evil Tide Power suddenly appeared within this starry sky, the outer reaches of the entire Light Dimension Country Star Region became suffused with an unmistakable oppressive and absurd aura!

It was precisely as these dozen or so Dominator-class vortices appeared that First Pharaoh King Aoziman · Diesi, sensing that something was terribly wrong in this star region, could not help but raise his head outside Light Dimension Star.

"Huh?!" Aoziman let out a startled cry.

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