Chapter 846

Chapter 846: The Final Chapter

One day later, news spread throughout the entire super star cluster.

The countless races in the super star cluster were shocked to their core.

The coalition had been defeated.

The coalition formed by the three dominant races and all the large races was utterly beaten.

And it was a defeat of the most tragic kind.

The three dominant races and the elder participants were completely wiped out.

Tens of billions of elite soldiers suffered over half their losses.

In order to save their lives, the leaders of various tribes were even willing to surrender their entire families to the Great Flame Empire.

As a result, all large races in the entire super star cluster had essentially become conquered races, ready to accept the rule of the Great Flame Empire.

It felt like the heavens had fallen and the earth had cracked.

This news was nothing short of a devastating blow to the various races in the super star cluster.

If even the large races surrendered to the Great Flame Empire, what would happen to the small and medium races?

It seemed they had no choice but to clean themselves up and wait for the Great Flame Empire’s arrival, ready to announce their surrender without delay.

"We’ve lost, we really have lost…"

Within the human federation, all high-ranking leaders and citizens were filled with deep gloom.

They had long suspected that this might be the outcome.

But now that the reality set in, they found it hard to accept.

Once upon a time, they had numerous opportunities to become part of the Great Flame Empire.

"I wonder what kind of treatment we will receive?"

"We are all humanity; the Great Flame Empire should not be too harsh. However, dreaming of receiving the same treatment as the citizens of the Great Flame Empire seems impossible. I suspect we might be categorized as vassal races."

"Vassal races? You are thinking too much. The Great Flame Empire only has two vassal races: the Demon Race and the Shadow Clan. Both of these races have made enormous contributions to the Great Flame Empire and are absolutely loyal."

"Especially the Shadow Clan; their contributions are beyond imagination. What can the human federation offer to stand on equal footing with the Shadow Clan?"

"I estimate we might fall into the first tier of conquered races. If we consider the Great Flame Empire’s current policies, we could even be classified as second-tier conquered races."

"After all, our human federation has participated in numerous actions against Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire. While we did not cause significant casualties for the Great Flame Empire, we are not likely to end up as third-tier races either, but we can only fall into the category of second-tier conquered races."

The citizens of the human federation were filled with anxiety and fear.

While they could roughly guess the outcome, they did not want to be reduced to a status lower than even the vassal races, or possibly even lower than first-tier races.

…

Just when all the races in the super star cluster had processed their shock and prepared for their collective surrender,

The Great Flame Empire began mobilizing its army, heading to the other star clusters outside the Golden Cloud Star Cluster.

Everywhere the army passed, all the small and medium races hastily surrendered.

In fact, many small and medium races actively informed the Great Flame Empire through those small and medium races that had already surrendered, stating that they were ready to surrender as a family, and that the Great Flame Empire’s army could take over immediately upon arrival.

In just six months, the entire super star cluster had already become a possession of the Great Flame Empire.

Even the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, Time Tribe, and Reincarnation Tribe, the three dominant races, chose to surrender as families at the first opportunity.

Though the tribe members of the three dominant races deeply hated Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire, they had no other choice.

Their only options were to surrender as families or face annihilation.

Soon, the Great Flame Empire held a grand celebration ceremony.

During the ceremony, titles were reassigned.

The Shadow King became the only prince of the Great Flame Empire.

There were five dukes: Titan Bo, Boses, the high priest, Marshal War City, and Bai Ruo Xin.

The number of Marquises was not large, only a little over ten, including Mares, the four corps commanders, the Demon Emperor, and the Vice Councilors of the Political Council.

Beyond that, the numbers skyrocketed, filled with the strong from the military and the Political Council as well as those from various tribes who had made significant contributions to the Great Flame Empire.

Nobles above the level of Marquises held real power in the Great Flame Empire, existing at the top of the pyramid.

Even the lowest-ranking barons enjoyed privileges and benefits far exceeding those of ordinary citizens.

For the entire super star cluster, the Political Council officially issued a new decree.

The Great Flame Empire had only two vassal races: the Shadow Clan and the Demon Race.

These two races were the only ones allowed to have their own territories.

Especially the Shadow Clan; as a reward, Yi Chen specifically granted a large star cluster to the Shadow Clan as their territory.

Of course, even though the entire star cluster belonged to the Shadow Clan, the major life planets still fell under the direct management of the Great Flame Empire, with the Shadow Clan only possessing certain autonomous rights.

Next were those first-tier races.

All races that surrendered to the Great Flame Empire promptly were categorized as first-tier races.

The only exception was the Time Tribe.

Because Titan Bo was also from the Time Tribe and had become its new head, the Time Tribe was granted a special exception to be included among the first-tier races.

Of course, as part of the bargain, all the powerful figures of the Time Tribe at level 230 and level 240 had to give up their identities as members of the Time Tribe and join the assassination team of the Great Flame Empire.

Additionally, ninety percent of the tribe members of the Time Tribe were to be relocated en masse out of the Time Star Cluster, integrating into other tribes.

Second-tier races consisted of those that had previously fought against the Great Flame Empire and held out for a considerable time, such as the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the Reincarnation Tribe, and the large races that participated in the coalition, as well as the human federation.

As second-tier races, they faced numerous restrictions and lacked a habitat, with all their members scattered across the major life planets of the super star cluster.

The human federation was somewhat unique; according to the policies set by the Great Flame Empire, its citizens were classified as second-tier races, wandering in the super star cluster for survival and facing limitations on resources and strength realms. However, their children and descendants could directly gain the status of citizens of the Great Flame Empire.

Uniting the entire super star cluster significantly boosted Yi Chen’s talent bonus and accelerated his training speed to an astonishing level.

Six months later, Yi Chen successfully broke through to level 250 and shifted his focus to researching and creating various skills that could greatly enhance his strength.

Restricted by the laws of heaven governing the super star cluster, he could no longer elevate his realm, but by creating various skills, he could continue to increase his power.

At the same time, he was also researching ways to use his terrifying talent to create skills or methods capable of breaking the limits of the laws of heaven.

Meanwhile, billions of fleets began to set off in all directions.

After leaving the super star cluster, these fleets spread outward, entering the vast expanse of the starry sky.

They scattered and advanced into star fields they had never ventured into before.

Their mission was to seek out other super star clusters, flying the flag of the Great Flame Empire on all life planets in the universe.