Origin Dispute
When Ebony first noticed the anomaly, his Darkness Long Sword had just blocked another wave of Destruction Flames.
The anticipated replenishment of the source did not keep up in time.
He didn't immediately take it to heart, but instead drew power from deeper within and channeled it into the defenses in front of him.
In such a fierce battle Lord of Dimension, it is perfectly normal for several fundamental connections to be affected.
But the second record that followed clearly darkened Ebony's expression.
That star field that provided the origin was not conquered by the Destruction Divine Kingdom.
The supply facilities along the route are still in place.
What has truly changed is the destination of a portion of its original essence.
The forces that were originally intended for the core defense were instead directed to another, increasingly wider, Bright Yellow Channel after passing through several already opened nodes.
Source-Devouring Jieyin Zone!
Ebony sent out a wisp of its will, looking in that direction along the connection to its homeland.
This time, he saw more than just blurry images from the front lines.
Vast Dark Origin are continuously gushing forth from the star systems where the Source-Devouring Legion has been allowed to reside.
After passing through the facilities along the way, they entered the outer perimeter of the passage and merged with the bright yellow, regular glow.
The Jieyin Zone has expanded considerably compared to before.
The location that subsequent forces could cross thus became more stable.
The problem is that these additional costs were not discussed with him beforehand!
When the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch received Ebony's questioning, he was standing next to the Origin Channel.
He pressed his palm down, and the spatial fissure that had just appeared to ripple immediately flattened out again.
The Source-Devouring Legion, which had been waiting for a long time, continued to advance along that path.
Ebony's voice came at that moment.
"The origins of those nodes are outside the scope of our previous agreement. What are you doing?!"
The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch turned his head and looked at the Communication Mark.
"We need to increase the quantity; we need to replenish some here," he said.
The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch spoke calmly, even with a hint of self-righteousness.
As he spoke, he also casually led over several Source-Devouring Legion that were waiting at the other end of the passage.
Ebony looked at the bright yellow figures, but his expression did not soften.
These Source-Devouring Legion will naturally participate in the battle once they arrive here.
But where they will reside next, and from where they will be replenished, is clearly not something that can be decided solely by the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch.
Especially now, Ebony is facing a direct attack from the Destruction Demon God Locke!
"We need to renegotiate the increased resource consumption," Ebony said in a deep voice.
The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch raised his hand and unfolded the Local Rule Mark he had previously obtained.
"Sure, but you personally activated the power supply and Jieyin here."
Ebony choked, of course he recognized his own mark.
He personally handed over the authority to remain in that star system.
However, what was agreed upon at the time was to provide for the reinforcements that entered and to maintain the existing channels, rather than allowing the other side to continue to expand the scope of extraction.
Looking outwards from that star field, several supply lines that had not yet been handed over to the Devourer faction had already been activated.
They were not directly occupied, but because the original flow direction changed, it became increasingly difficult to maintain the original transmission.
Ebony singled out two of them.
"These two locations are outside your assigned area."
The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch glanced at it.
"The entire Jieyin Zone is already connected. If you stop here now, what will happen to the forces that are coming?"
Ebony did not answer immediately.
Another collision came from ahead, and he temporarily withdrew some of his attention, raising the longsword in his hand.
After a moment, his voice rang out again from the still-activated Communication Mark.
"I'll let them continue to come. But you'll have to make up for the extras yourselves."
The Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord soon saw the record sent by Ebony.
The origin of the troops he indicated was not entirely the same as the troop deployment he had previously received.
He could see where the problem lay without needing to hear much explanation.
The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch is using the authority he has acquired to extend the demand for Jieyin to more local areas.
Now, Ebony's personal allies are no longer limited to Source-Devouring Time-Space.
But the passage did not stop expanding as a result.
"The originally agreed-upon supply can be maintained, but any additional extractions must be stopped first," Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord replied to Ebony.
He neither left the battlefield before him nor suddenly appeared beside the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch.
The Myriad Phenomena Balance Disk is still under attack from Locke, but his attitude regarding the additional supply of Origin has been clearly communicated to the Source-Devouring Jieyin Zone.
The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch would naturally not completely ignore this Lord of Dimension the Balance Rules.
However, after reviewing the requirements, he still did not immediately withdraw the established rule connections.
More Source-Devouring Power are entering from the rear passage.
"Wait until this batch of Jieyin is finished," said the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch.
No specific time was given when it would stop.
After hearing this, Ebony stopped arguing with him.
The "batch" the other party mentioned is not as simple as just a few Transport Platform.
Once all forces have established a foothold, the required supplies will likely be even greater.
He directly pressed a Dark Rule Mark into the native connection that had not yet been fully affected by the Devouring Source.
Deep within the Mother Time-Space, a large swath of darkness that had been flowing toward the Jieyin Zone suddenly stopped.
Then, they began to turn!
The expanding patch of bright yellow light in front of the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch suddenly lost its support.
He raised his hand, first suppressing the Spatial Rift that had already lit up on the outside of the passage, then looked at the primal connection that had changed direction.
Ebony really made a move.
Instead of destroying the Jieyin channel or immediately driving away the Source-Devouring Legion, they used the authority of the Native Dimension Lord to forcibly take back a portion of the supplies that exceeded the original plan.
He also has his own bottom line.
The Dark Origin regrouped deeper within, flowing along another undamaged pathway towards the core defense area.
Before Locke, the gleam of the longsword in Ebony's hand seemed to grow even more weighty.
On the other side, the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch slowly lowered his hand.
He did not directly attack the native imprint left by Ebony.
The surrounding area remains intact, and the promised supplies haven't been completely cut off. It wouldn't be appropriate to openly turn against the Darkness Sword Organization now for this additional expense.
However, the Source-Devouring Time-Space has no intention of unilaterally filling all the gaps.
The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch sent a will to the rear.
Several batches of supplementary resources that had been sorted and were ready to be handed over to the Darkness Sword Organization were temporarily left in the Jieyin Zone.
One portion was used to stabilize the passage, while the remainder was resealed.
The Local Power responsible for receiving the information quickly relayed this change back to Ebony.
After reviewing the information, Ebony did not send out the source energy he had just retrieved.
The two sides were still fighting in the same space-time, but the Communication Mark did not light up again for a while.
When Saine received the front-line records, he had already completed a new round of combat with the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch.
On the outer side of the God of Machines' right arm, large patches of bright yellow light still lingered, gradually disintegrating amidst the Ash Fire.
The new message from Skynet came from another resource distribution area.
The darkness there has fluctuated significantly over the past period, and supplies that were previously able to arrive on time are now arriving much slower than before.
Saine pulled together records from several adjacent areas.
The information available is insufficient for him to know exactly what happened between Ebony and the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch.
But the opportunity at hand doesn't need to wait until everything is clear before it can be seized.
"Continue advancing here, and bring the Transport Platform along," Saine ordered Skynet.
A batch of Engineering Forces originally intended to consolidate the occupied territories were subsequently redirected.
The Destruction Divine Kingdom was also affected by that change in location, and the Jieyin along the route and the rear were mobilized accordingly.
When new battle reports came back, a significant portion of the local markings that had previously illuminated that resource area had been extinguished.
This war zone has finally been captured!
Saine did not send all the storage devices into his Personal Space.
Facilities that are still usable are preserved, and resources that have been confirmed to be transportable are allocated an agreed share and handed over to the receiving forces of the Eternal Day Time-Space and the Limitless Time-Space.
The remaining Spoils of War will continue to be verified and sealed by the Mechanical Civilization.
As the large Transport Platform sailed away along the newly opened route, Ebony also received another message for Jieyin.
The advance force dispatched by Dark Nether Death God and Duolie for this personal expedition has finally arrived.