Chapter 725

Chapter 725: Decision of Various Tribes

“Working with Yi Chen is like trying to negotiate with a tiger for its skin; sooner or later, Yi Chen will swallow us whole.”

After a long pause, the Leader of the Ten-Armed Tribe spoke, “What we can do is place our hopes on Yi Chen and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe fighting each other to exhaustion.”

“If this is true, or if Yi Chen gains the upper hand, we could even consider assisting the Tree-Dwelling Tribe in secretly plotting against Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire.”

“The main reason is that the human federation unifies the entire star cluster, giving our tribes a chance to reclaim our territory. But if the Great Flame Empire takes control of the entire star cluster, we will be utterly hopeless.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

“If Yi Chen finds himself at a disadvantage, we should secretly find ways to weaken the Great Flame Empire. As long as the Great Flame Empire is destroyed, Yi Chen will be no cause for concern.”

“No matter how strong he is, it’s impossible for him alone to conquer and govern the entire star cluster.”

“Therefore, I suggest we send all the information and video clips about the Great Flame Empire to the human federation. This way, regardless of the outcome, at least in the short term, we can relieve some of our pressure and encourage the strong members of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to head to the Tianling Star Cluster.”

“As for what happens next, it depends on whether Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire truly have the confidence and special means to deal with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.”

The strongest members of various tribes nodded with resignation.

It seemed they had no other choice.

Initially, they thought discovering Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire would be a tremendous help for the tribes.

But after much discussion and analysis, they concluded that the Great Flame Empire was even more terrifying than the human federation.

This conclusion truly shattered their mindset.

“If this news reaches the human federation, I bet the people there will go crazy,” the Leader of the Frenzied Tribe couldn’t help but mutter.

He believed that upon learning about the status of Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire, the strongest members of various tribes would have a hard time, and the people of the human federation would only feel more despair.

Because if they had taken a better approach at the beginning and sought to reach a reconciliation with Yi Chen at all costs instead of foolishly driving him away, the entire average cultivation level of the human federation might now match the Great Flame Empire, reaching the Crossing Tribulation Stage of over ninety.

An average cultivation level at the Crossing Tribulation Stage, combined with the ability to defeat strong enemies across major realms, would allow them to have an average strength equivalent to the Human Immortal Stage, or Level 100 warriors.

Achieving unity over the star cluster would be almost effortless.

What’s more important is that reaching the Crossing Tribulation Stage would elevate one’s lifespan to over sixty thousand years.

If they were to break through to the Human Immortal Stage, their lifespan could increase tenfold or more.

This was a benefit that far exceeded anything gained by siding with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

“The Federal Parliament and the Military high-ranking leaders will undoubtedly go to great lengths to block this news. Otherwise, the entire human federation would be in an uproar.”

“Such matters are routine for the federation’s high-ranking leaders. According to reports, there are only over ten million adult citizens in the Great Flame Empire, but nearly one billion citizens are still minors.”

“This population clearly comes from the Revival Army or other means obtained from the human federation. The high-ranking leaders of the human federation cannot be unaware of the loss of almost one billion children. Yet, not a single word of this has been leaked, and even our agents and spies within various tribes have no clue, which indicates that the high-ranking leaders of the human federation are deliberately blocking this news.”

“Now is not the time to study or discuss the human federation.”

“Exactly, everyone, let’s rally together and work on perfecting the details of our plan.”

After mocking the human federation and finding some psychological comfort, the strongest members of various tribes finally pulled themselves together and began discussing the details.

…

The content of this meeting appeared before Yi Chen through the Intelligence Organization less than an hour after it ended.

“Well-founded and reasonable!”

Yi Chen gave an eight-character evaluation.

In his view, the strongest members of various tribes working together was quite commendable.

The various deductions, analyses, and the entire plan were flawless and represented the best choice for the tribes.

However, the best choice did not mean it would be particularly useful.

From start to finish, Yi Chen had never regarded the various tribes as a threat.

Neither the twenty dominant races nor the human federation posed a threat to the Great Flame Empire’s unification of the star cluster.

The real threat was solely from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Furthermore, after more than ten years of effort, even this huge threat had diminished by over half.

Having hidden and focused on development, Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire could now openly compete for supremacy.

In the past, he needed to rely on intelligence to handle various troublesome matters, allowing himself and the Great Flame Empire sufficient time to develop.

Now, he could simply push through all obstacles and troubles with sheer strength!

“I hope Bunier is brave enough; if so, I should be able to stretch my legs in a few days!”

Yi Chen felt a hint of anticipation.

For over a year, he had been busy creating the new skill to control time.

After mastering control over time, he spent his days constructing law seals for the laws of time.

Additionally, he had been doing all this under a tenfold acceleration of time provided by a precious treasure.

This meant he had barely rested for more than ten years.

To some extent, he felt spiritually exhausted and wanted to find some amusement.

Once the alliance of various tribes sends his and the Great Flame Empire’s information to the human federation, there’s no doubt that the High-ranking Leaders of the federal parliament and the military would strongly wish for Bunier and Blake to capture him.

As for whether Bunier and Blake would be willing to take action—that was another question entirely.

In less than two months, they would need to escort a Large Battleship to the Tree Star Cluster.

At that point, in just two or three months, they would return to the star cluster, bringing along many strong fighters and reinforcements.

Whether they would be willing to add uncertainty by coming to the Tianling Star Cluster was a significant issue.

From Yi Chen’s perspective, he naturally hoped they would come.

It felt too dull.

Drawing on some luck could relieve his mood and allow for a small gain—an ideal situation.

The luck of a level 220 strong fighter was still quite substantial.

Especially since, although Yi Chen had already obtained a precious treasure, the effects of that treasure surprised him greatly and made him desire it even more than before.

Thus, he still planned to accumulate luck to see if, after a one-time consumption, he could obtain another treasure.

Staying in the star cluster all day, he had no sources of luck at all.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality.

In the past, he felt that directly extracting luck from the entire Tianling Star Cluster was still quite good.

During the early years after arriving at the Tianling Star Cluster, whether for training or researching new skills, he always devoted energy to drawing luck from the star cluster.

This was also the reason he developed the habit of staying in the outer space of the blood-colored planet whenever he had nothing to do.

But after making a few trips to the Tree Star Cluster, he lost interest in extracting luck from the Tianling Star Cluster.

It was too slow and too little.

“Accumulating sand to build a tower” is indeed a well-known saying.

However, having grown accustomed to extracting hundreds or even thousands of years’ worth of luck all at once, he found it extremely difficult to bear the slow pace of extracting luck from the Tianling Star Cluster.

Plundering wealth was much more gratifying and quicker than slowly accumulating it.

Luck was no different.

This news did not make Yi Chen feel any tension or sense of crisis; on the contrary, it made him somewhat hopeful that Bunier and Blake might come to him.