Chapter 784

Chapter 784: Invasion of the Zhanxin Clan

Due to being in the same star system, the expeditionary army of over one hundred billion arrived at the life planet that was the stronghold of the Zhanxin Clan in just half a day.

Countless flying treasures began to launch from the Large Battleships.

Troops from various tribes poured out from the flying treasures and quickly gathered in outer space.

At that moment, the clan leader of the Zhanxin Clan and the elders were holding a high-level meeting to discuss the sudden invasion of Taike Planet and the truth behind it.

However, no matter how they debated, they could not reach a sensible conclusion.

The main reason was that there were simply too many doubts.

One major issue was that the invaders were an army made up of multiple races.

Under the threat of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the two dominant races, the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe, had formed alliances, and it was not surprising for various large and small races to unite as well.

In fact, the Zhanxin Clan was also discussing alliances with several races.

Because the Zhanxin Clan primarily relied on mental attacks, they were quite popular.

Yet, the surprising part was that the invading army consisted of races that were entirely unknown in the Golden Cloud Star Cluster.

This was very strange.

How could races from other star clusters form an alliance and come to expand their influence in the Golden Cloud Star Cluster?

That sounded odd.

Moreover, this invader seemingly appeared out of nowhere, leaving no trace.

Taike Planet was in the central area of the Zhanxin Clan’s territory.

For such a massive army to suddenly appear in the central area of the Zhanxin Clan’s territory without being detected was practically impossible.

It felt very much like the recent behavior of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, which had the capability of ultra-long-range large-scale troop transportation.

The difference lay in the fact that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe expanded with the help of vassal races, whose primary targets were the life planets of the enemy races.

In contrast, this invader targeted a regular life planet as its first objective.

Another point of concern was the huge disparity in strength.

The average cultivation level of the invading army was not high, even lower than that of the Zhanxin Clan.

If it weren’t for that, the clan leader and elders of the Zhanxin Clan would have suspected that these invaders might be the vassal races of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

As soon as they received the news, they had ordered the nearby life planets to quickly gather their armies to prepare for the invader’s attack and to prepare to counterattack Taike Planet.

However, they believed that understanding the conspiracy behind the invaders was the most important matter, given that their strength did not seem formidable and they had only captured one life planet.

While they struggled to comprehend the situation and could not grasp what conspiracy or power lay behind this invading army, a guard rushed to the edge of the barriers.

“Clan leader, elders, something bad has happened. An army made up of unknown races has suddenly appeared in outer space and is currently gathering.”

“What?”

The clan leader of the Zhanxin Clan and the elders stood up in shock.

“How many troops?”

An elder could not help but ask.

"According to estimates, up to one hundred billion."

The guard replied without hesitation.

"What is their strength realm?"

The clan leader of the Zhanxin Clan couldn’t help but ask.

"The strength realm varies among the various tribes; the highest averages around one hundred sixty to seventy, while the lowest is only about one hundred."

The guard confirmed the information.

The clan leader and the elders of the Zhanxin Clan exchanged worried glances.

Suddenly, powerful forces appeared right in the stronghold of the target race.

This was undoubtedly the style of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, invading other races through their vassal races.

However, the disparity in strength realms was enormous.

It felt more like imitation, mimicking the methods of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Yet, even so, it was quite headache-inducing.

Because although the opponent’s strength realm was not high, they, like the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, possessed the powerful troop transportation capability to rapidly deploy troops on a large scale.

"However, this may not actually be a bad thing for us!"

Suddenly spoke up the Fifth Elder of the Zhanxin Clan.

The clan leader and the elders, who were just troubled, looked at the Elder with confusion.

"The Tree-Dwelling Tribe has the powerful troop transportation capability, but even the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe greatly fear them."

The Fifth Elder explained, "In fact, they forced the Time Tribe and Reincarnation Tribe, the two dominant races, to form an alliance to counter the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s advancement."

"What if we could obtain this powerful troop transportation capability?"

Upon hearing this, the clan leader and the elders were taken aback.

One Elder chuckled ruefully, "How could we possibly acquire the powerful troop transportation capability? The enemy, with this ability, could effectively have only one-tenth of their numbers and still have a troop strength advantage over us."

The other elders couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

Why were the Time Tribe and Reincarnation Tribe, these two dominant forces, forced into an alliance?

It was precisely because the ability for large-scale long-distance troop transport was terrifyingly powerful.

In the hands of the strong, it could lead to celestial forces suddenly appearing and wiping out any race in a short time.

In the hands of the weak, it could allow a smaller force to defeat a larger one, regardless of whether they were invading another race’s territory or defending against incursions, even with only one-tenth of their strength, they could exploit this ability to defeat their opponents by picking them off one by one.

"According to the news from Taike Planet and the intelligence gathered about the invading army, their average realm is not high."

The Fifth Elder of the Zhanxin Clan reminded them, "At least, it’s nowhere near as strong as the Zhanxin Clan!"

The clan leader and the elders’ eyes brightened.

They suddenly realized that they might have been overly anxious.

The powerful troop transportation capability was indeed absurdly strong.

But if there was a significant disparity in strength, there was still a possibility of victory.

After all, the average realm of the invading army was only about one hundred.

The strongest among them averaged only one hundred sixty to seventy.

The Zhanxin Clan could equally muster an army with a realm of one hundred sixty to seventy.

Moreover, their numbers greatly exceeded those of the invaders.

As for one hundred level soldiers, they could muster as many as they desired.

This undoubtedly indicated that the overall strength of the Zhanxin Clan greatly surpassed that of the army made up of various unknown races that seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

At the very least, judging by the strength realm currently displayed by the invading army, that was indeed the case.

Furthermore, based on their estimates, the likelihood of the enemy hiding their true strength was also very low.

Because there was no need for it.

After all, the enemy had launched a sudden attack, and the stronger their forces were, the greater their chances of success.

No one would hide their strength under such circumstances.

Given all this, the Zhanxin Clan was not without a chance of winning.

In fact, they could possibly turn the tables and defeat the enemy.

Should they succeed in defeating the invaders, they would naturally have the opportunity to gain this powerful troop transportation capability.

"The problem is, what use would gaining such a powerful troop transportation capability be?"

One Elder questioned with doubt, "While it would certainly boost our strength, with the Zhanxin Clan’s current power, having this ability would not be enough to contend with those medium and large races.

If those medium and large races knew of our ability, it could even lead to our destruction."

"If we hold it, it may not be very useful or could even bring us disaster.

But for the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe, the powerful troop transportation capability would be an unimaginably great benefit,"

The Fifth Elder of the Zhanxin Clan hinted deeply.