Chapter 808

Chapter 808: Delay Time

The news that the three dominant races wanted to form alliances reached Yi Chen through the Shadow Kings in just a few days.

Yi Chen paid it no mind and continued to focus on his training.

This outcome was similar to what he anticipated when he planned to set a trap to capture the elder teams of the three races.

He naturally had no interest in allying with any of the dominant races.

Finding an alliance with all three dominant races served two purposes: one was to gather the materials needed for the sixth and seventh generation Cave Paradises and to elevate top-tier combat power.

The second was to delay time.

According to Yi Chen’s estimates, once the three races realized he refused to ally, they would likely join forces to pressure the Great Flame Empire.

The longer he could delay, the better his chances of winning alongside the Great Flame Empire, and he could reach a level where even if the three races joined forces, they could not suppress him.

Delaying time was simple.

The three dominant races needed time to send someone to deliver the ransom.

Negotiations also required time.

Even the formation of an alliance among the three tribes needed time.

This time would be enough for him and the Great Flame Empire to advance further.

After the second round of expansion, the Great Flame Empire successfully incorporated the territories of three smaller races, greatly increasing its influence while also enhancing Yi Chen’s talent bonus.

His training speed not only did not slow down due to the increased realm, but it also slightly accelerated.

Half a month later, the high-ranking leaders from the Federal Parliament and the Military arrived first at the Golden Cloud Star Cluster as representatives of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

They were accompanied by the prepared ransom.

Inside, there were the resources and treasures needed to refine the sixth and seventh generation Cave Paradises, as well as various high-quality immortal materials that could significantly boost the talents and training speed of strong fighters at levels 230 and 240.

The latter were prepared for the Shadow King, Boses, Titan Bo, and the strong fighters from the Shadow Clan who were willing to join the assassination team.

In comparison, although the Great Flame Empire was currently unafraid of the three dominant races regarding top-tier combat power, its numbers were still a bit lacking.

Facing level 240 strong fighters, he was the only one who could defeat them, followed by the combination of Shadow King, Boses, and Titan Bo.

When encountering level 230 strong fighters, only the Shadow Kings along with Mares and the Boljin Tribe strong fighter could take them down.

Fortunately, as the number of conquered races increased, more and more strong fighters would join the Great Flame Empire’s army and assassination team.

If they had high-quality immortal materials that greatly enhanced talents and training speed, along with the boost from ten times the flow of time, these strong fighters’ capabilities would rapidly increase.

The Political Council was already aware of Yi Chen’s intentions, and their stance was clear: accept the ransom, and return all the elders and strong fighters to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

As for forming an alliance, that required research, more research, and yet more research.

They would drag it out slowly.

Whenever the Tree-Dwelling Tribe lost patience, that would signal the end of negotiations.

In just a few days, the negotiation teams from the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe arrived as well, delivering their ransom.

The treatment received was the same.

The ransom was left behind, and the captives were taken away. As for forming alliances, that would require time to study.

A few days later, Yi Chen successfully broke through to level 227.

He immediately gathered all the top geniuses and held the fourteenth Skill Teaching session, which took over three months to complete, successfully passing on various skills related to the Heaven Fairy Stage.

Less than half a month after finishing the Skill Teaching, the Great Flame Empire officially initiated its third expansion.

In the first expansion, it only targeted a small race.

The second expansion aimed at three small races.

For the third expansion, the Military’s goal was to tackle two medium-sized races and over twenty small races.

They aimed to resolve everything at once.

In just about a day’s time, trillions of troops split into nine paths.

They quietly appeared on the life planets of the two medium-sized races and the gathering areas of the more than twenty small races.

A total of twenty-two races were involved, and they divided into nine paths because several small races had attached themselves to the two medium-sized races. They attempted to gather strong fighters and elite armies to set traps near the life planets most likely to be attacked by the Great Flame Empire’s forces.

Unfortunately, the greatest strength of the Great Flame Empire was its intelligence-gathering capability.

The movements and decisions of various tribes had long been continuously reported to the Great Flame Empire’s Military by Shadow Captains stationed within these tribes.

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"Alliance Leader, something is wrong! We’ve spotted a large number of troops from the Great Flame Empire at the outskirts of our hideout!"

On a deserted star within the same small star system as the headquarters of the Dust Maple Tribe, the leader of the Purple Eagle Tribe was training.

A panicked guard rushed to the edge of the barriers.

"What?"

The Purple Eagle Tribe leader’s expression darkened.

Did this not mean that their hidden army had been discovered?

Moreover, the sudden appearance of the Great Flame Empire’s forces suggested they were confident in dealing with the entire hidden army.

"Summon the leaders and elders of the tribes! Have them come at once to discuss countermeasures!"

The leader of the Purple Eagle Tribe looked extremely grim.

He was one of the leaders of two medium-sized races within the Great Flame Empire.

His realm had reached over level 220.

Initially, the spectacular rise of the Great Flame Empire did not catch his attention.

After all, it was just a sudden raid that had conquered a small race.

The Purple Eagle Tribe could achieve the same.

However, the second round of expansion by the Great Flame Empire made the high-ranking leaders of the Purple Eagle Tribe feel a strong sense of crisis.

Despite the preparations among surrounding races, the Great Flame Empire could still summon celestial forces suddenly appearing and even simultaneously launch surprise attacks on three small races, quickly forcing them to surrender.

Even though the Purple Eagle Tribe possessed the powerful troop transportation capability for large-scale operations, they were unable to match that execution.

Forced by the situation, the high-ranking officials of the Purple Eagle Tribe, after careful study and discussions, ultimately decided to secretly ally with the smaller races nearby.

It was a perfect match.

In just a few months, six small races were willing to ally with the Purple Eagle Tribe and even recognized them as the leader.

After careful research, the Purple Eagle Tribe and their six allies decided to mobilize their top-tier combat power and elite armies to ambush on a deserted star near the life planet of the Dust Maple Tribe, which was most likely to be attacked.

Once the troops of the Great Flame Empire appeared on the life planet of the Dust Maple Tribe and attempted to launch an attack, the coalition would be ready to strike back swiftly against the Great Flame Empire’s forces.

However, plans often change unexpectedly.

Indeed, the Great Flame Empire began its third expansion, but instead of besieging the life planet of the Dust Maple Tribe, they surrounded the deserted star where the coalition was located.

This deserted star contained the majority of strong fighters and elite armies from seven tribes.

If the Great Flame Empire was attempting to besiege this star, it meant they were either insane or had the confidence to defeat the coalition of the seven tribes.