Chapter 611

Chapter 611: Attitude of the Leaders of the Flowing Horse Tribe

One day later.

The Space Vessel began to shuttle continuously among the major life planets.

Groups of strong fighters and the vanguard quickly assembled in the outer space of the blood-colored planet using flying treasures and the Space Vessel.

The entire vanguard was not very large.

It only consisted of one billion elite fighters, primarily made up of the Black Tiger Tribe, Swift Tribe, and Spirit Heart Tribe, with their combined forces exceeding nine hundred million.

The remaining tens of millions came from the Great Flame Empire and the Demon Race.

This vanguard, though seemingly limited, was actually the strongest force that the Great Flame Empire could mobilize.

Because the human army of one million was entirely incorporated into the vanguard.

All the leaders of the sixteen tribes also hurried to the vanguard.

In the entire Great Flame Empire, if you do not count Yi Chen, the Emperor, and the Shadow Clan, there were a total of nineteen level 130 strong fighters.

At that moment, all nineteen level 130 strong fighters were in the vanguard.

Over ninety percent of the top geniuses of the Great Flame Empire were also within the vanguard.

Looking across the Tianling Star Cluster, there were no strong fighters that this vanguard could not defeat.

Even Duke Farah would surely die if ambushed by several level 130 strong fighters working together.

Once the assembly was completed, tens of thousands of flying treasures began to shuttle back and forth among the various armies.

Having gone through several troop assembly experiences, the entire process went smoothly.

In just over an hour, the one billion strong army all entered the flying treasures.

These flying treasures then entered three Space Vessels.

With a command, the three Space Vessels moved in three different directions.

The entire vanguard split into three, led by corps commanders Guli, Taishan, and Rog.

They headed towards the headquarters life planets of the Flowing Horse, Flame Whale, and Flying Fox tribes.

The plan was the same as before: to suddenly strike and defeat the three tribes’ strongholds, forcing them to surrender entirely.

War City and another corps commander, Zong Shan, remained stationed at the blood-colored planet; one commanded the overall situation while the other handled the movement of the subsequent armies.

In just two to three hours, the three armies of the vanguard successfully reached the outer space of the headquarters planets of the three tribes.

Three flying treasures, personally crafted by Yi Chen, took the lead, clearing out the sentinels from the three tribes that were patrolling ahead.

The Space Vessel passed through smoothly, easily reaching the outskirts of the tribes’ strongholds.

One by one, flying treasures launched from the Space Vessel, quickly forming their formations.

“Send a message to the leader of the Flowing Horse Tribe. If they do not surrender within three hours, the Flowing Horse Tribe will lose its qualification to be a first-class dominated tribe. Our army from the Great Flame Empire will officially launch an attack!” Guli, responsible for the Flowing Horse Tribe, issued the command.

Soon, a strong fighter from the Swift Tribe and one from the Spirit Heart Tribe flew out from the flying treasure.

They quickly arrived at the edge of the first line of defense of the Flowing Horse Tribe’s stronghold.

The Spirit Heart Tribe strong fighter felt energy surging rapidly within his body and, using his powerful Perception Ability, conveyed Guli’s message to the Flowing Horse Tribe’s camp.

Already startled by the sudden arrival of a large force from the Black Tiger Tribe, Swift Tribe, and others, the soldiers of the Flowing Horse Tribe became even more disorganized.

Inside a grand palace, the leader of the Flowing Horse Tribe, who was in the middle of training, sighed upon receiving the news.

Unlike the soldiers, who were panicked, he actually felt a sense of relief.

After the sixteen tribes announced their total surrender to the Great Flame Empire, the surrounding tribes fell into a state of panic.

They all understood that, given the ambitions of the Great Flame Empire, it was only a matter of time before they would be attacked.

Moreover, judging by the rate of expansion of the Great Flame Empire, that time would not be far off.

The leaders and high-ranking members of the surrounding tribes continuously lived in fear.

The leader of the Flowing Horse Tribe felt the same way.

In just a few months, the army of the Great Flame Empire had reached their doorstep, which secretly brought him a sigh of relief.

What was inevitable could not be escaped.

The unknown terror and waiting were far more tormenting.

He immediately ordered the guards to inform the high-ranking members within the tribe to discuss countermeasures.

In just over ten minutes, aside from the high-ranking members stationed at various life planets, more than thirty level 120 strong fighters from the Flowing Horse Tribe all arrived at the palace.

“According to reconnaissance, the army of the Great Flame Empire is just over three hundred million. They have delivered a notice of surrender at the same time they appeared on the outskirts of our stronghold, demanding that we surrender within three hours, or we will lose our qualification to be a first-class dominated race, and the army will launch a strong attack,” the leader of the Flowing Horse Tribe briefly stated the situation, scanning the faces of the high-ranking members. “Does anyone have any strategies to respond?”

“A mere three hundred million soldiers, even if they are all elite, is not a big deal!”

The eighth elder of the Flowing Horse Tribe snorted. “I am willing to personally lead one hundred million soldiers as a strike team, launching a surprise attack from the ground to inflict heavy damage on the Great Flame Empire’s army!”

“That’s right, just three hundred million soldiers. We anticipated that the Great Flame Empire might attack us, so we have been mobilizing forces to strengthen the defenses of our stronghold,” a Flowing Horse elder nodded. “Currently, we have an army of over sixty billion at our stronghold. Our elite army contains more than thirty billion, which completely crushes the Great Flame Empire’s forces in terms of strength.”

“The Great Flame Empire really doesn’t take us seriously. It’s said they mobilized twenty-five billion elite soldiers when they attacked the Flying Wolf Tribe’s stronghold.”

“Now, they are attacking our Flowing Horse Tribe stronghold with only a mere three hundred million soldiers!”

“They probably do not know that our Flowing Horse Tribe excels at ground warfare. This battle will definitely show the Great Flame Empire the power of the Flowing Horse Tribe, making them understand the painful consequences of underestimating us!”

Many of the elders from the Flowing Horse Tribe were filled with righteous indignation and brimming with confidence.

However, among the thirty-plus high-ranking members of the Flowing Horse Tribe, only about one-third expressed assertive plans to defeat the Great Flame Empire’s army.

Most of the high-ranking members were contemplating which choice to make.

In fact, after the sixteen tribes declared their total surrender, the surrounding high-ranking members had all considered the possibility of surrendering to the Great Flame Empire.

This was indeed the best choice for the surrounding tribes.

After all, according to the gathered information, the Great Flame Empire treated the subjugated races with relatively beneficial policies.

Except for the unacceptable loss of territory, the other policies were a thousand times better than those of the Undying Race.

But all tribes had experienced a long period of rule under the Undying Race, and after gaining their freedom, no one was willing to submit again to another race.

The main concern was that the Great Flame Empire was currently in a phase of rapid expansion, providing very favorable conditions to accelerate the unification of the Tianling Star Cluster.

Once the Great Flame Empire unified the Tianling Star Cluster and solidified its rule, they might not be as generous anymore.

After all, compared to the rule of the Undying Race over the Tianling Star Cluster, the policies of the Great Flame Empire had given up immense resources and treasure benefits.

Once their rule was established, the opportunity for expansion would no longer exist, and their focus would naturally shift to strengthening their governance.

To strengthen their rule, the average strength of their people would be crucial, followed by suppressing the development of the various tribes as much as possible.

The core of both points was resources.

As long as they could extract resources from the Tianling Star Cluster as much as possible, they could achieve both goals simultaneously.

This concern was also the reason why, despite witnessing the strong momentum of the Great Flame Empire conquering the sixteen tribes, no surrounding tribe had taken the initiative to contact them to discuss surrendering.

Furthermore, this concern was equally unsolvable.

Because the Great Flame Empire would never agree to a permanent contract to maintain current policies with the tribes.

The main reason was that circumstances could change, and various policies would certainly have to be adjusted continuously according to the development of the Great Flame Empire.