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Chapter 1893: Chapter 918: Full Strategic Retreat (Part 2)

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The battle that took place deep within the Chaos Void undoubtedly garnered the attention of all forces across the All Heavens Star Sea.

When the Abyss Demon Clan managed to safely retreat to the Bottomless Abyss at the cost of losing a Transcendent Demon God, the hearts of all forces across the All Heavens Star Sea and Chaos Divine Land turned cold.

The safe retreat of five Transcendent Demon Gods to the Bottomless Abyss means that it will be increasingly difficult to impose restrictions on them, and the Abyss’s dimension upgrade actions will inevitably continue.

Shattered Starry Sea, Torch Domain.

At this moment, the upper echelons of the Torch Civilization are gathered to hold an emergency meeting on this matter.

In the magnificent Assembly Hall of the Ancestral Domain, the atmosphere is so heavy that it seems to drip water.

The rulers from the Five Great Empires and major families have solemn expressions, all deeply sensing the suffocating oppressive force transmitted from the depths of the Chaotic Void Sea.

Transcenders fallen, Demon Gods fled, the momentum of the Abyss’s dimension upgrade is becoming unstoppable... Each piece of news strikes the hearts of all like a heavy hammer.

The meeting lasted several days, with constant debates, analyses, and deductions.

Some advocated uniting all forces of the All Heavens Star Sea to attack the Abyss at any cost; others believed that the realms should be completely sealed and defended with great arrays to avoid the brunt; and some pessimistically thought that in the face of the impending abyssal engulfment, all resistance is futile, and the Civilization Fire Seed Plan is the only hope.

Ultimately, after repeated deliberation and intense debate, the five highest-ranking rulers of the Torch Council—Jiang Yuan, Song Chi, Ying Yi, Ji Heng, and Ferdinand—jointly made the final decision on the civilization’s response strategy.

First, a comprehensive strategic retreat.

Effective immediately, the Torch Civilization enters the highest state of combat readiness and implements a comprehensive strategic retreat.

The [All Heaven Six Harmonies Reincarnation Array] painstakingly brought back from the Chaos Divine Land will be reset and used as the core to construct the ultimate defense system.

The main array base placed in the [Sky Mountain Secret Realm] core of the civilization will connect with the secret realm’s source to ensure the core remains secure. The sub-array bases of the five other rotation arrays will be placed on the Ancestor Lands of the Shenxia Dynasty, Chi Yu Divine Dynasty, Holy Hall Federation, Xian Qin Divine Dynasty, and Heavenly Ruins Divine Court, forming a six-point linkage to build a super defense line enveloping the civilization’s core domain.

All external Torch subsidiary forces, pioneering fleets, Alien Star Domain colonial fleets, and even ordinary civilians are to receive the highest orders to retreat within the time limit to the main Torch Humanity Galaxy Clusters, namely the Second and Third Torch River System Communities, to rely on the arrays for defense.

Second, restart and enhance the Civilization Fire Seed Plan.

The previously slowed "Civilization Fire Seed Plan" due to changes in the situation is restarted, far exceeding its previous scale.

Carefully screened and equipped [Fire Seed Fleets], each with Torch warships of various ranks and complete transmissions of Torch Civilization from basic technology to high-level cultivation methods, history, humanities, and various techniques, have commenced their journey in utmost secrecy, heading towards the depths of unknown star seas away from the Abyss threat.

They bear the heavy mission of preserving and extending the Torch Civilization’s last fire seed should the main body encounter peril.

Third, accelerate the ascension of the Heavenly Ruins Continent.

As the only one among the Five Great Empires’ Ancestor Lands yet to ascend to Star Continent, the evolution of the Heavenly Ruins Continent has been elevated to an unprecedented strategic level.

The core task of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Court hereafter is to deploy resources unsparingly to propel the Heavenly Ruins Continent to ascend as quickly as possible.

This concerns not only the reputation of the Heavenly Ruins Song Family and Divine Court but also the completeness and defensive strength of the [All Heaven Six Harmonies Reincarnation Array]—the energy and rules support provided by a Star Continent is incomparable to that of a Ninth Level Continent.

For this reason, part of the resources from the other four empires and even the entire civilization will be directed towards the Heavenly Ruins Divine Court.

However, during these several days of meetings determining the civilization’s fate, Song Chi, one of the five decision-makers and actual dominator of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Court, never personally appeared.

At this moment, Song Chi is deep within [Chicang’s No. 004 Breeding Secret Realm].

Within the secret realm, the flow of time is vastly different from the outside world. Song Chi sits cross-legged in the void, with law runes orbiting around him like stars, constantly forming and extinguishing.

Undistracted, he is fully operating his Guidance Technique, absorbing the abundant energy gathered in the secret realm, striving to rapidly enhance his cultivation.

He is fully aware that in the face of transcendent existences whose mighty power can determine the survival of a civilization, any strategic layout seems fragile; only absolute power is a true reliance.

As for the incomplete laws and rules within the secret realm?

The Breeding Secret Realm has long ascended to be a Cosmic Secret Realm, fully integrated with the Dao rules of the All Heavens Star Sea, so this is no longer a problem.

Meanwhile, outside, Song Chi’s [Zhu Tian Ruins Market] has entered an unprecedented state of high-speed operation.

At Song Chi’s command, all Torch Ship Captains of the Torch Civilization received a clandestine instruction to spare no expense in increasing trading amounts in the market through various channels, acquiring any rare resources that might enhance the civilization’s foundation, particularly those containing rule sources or showing exceptional effects in breaking through realms.

Song Chi’s objective is clear.

Pinning hopes on Jiang Yuan, Ying Yi, and other Human Emperors breaking through transcendance on their own in a short period is too slim a chance.

So, the sole shortcut falls upon the [Zhu Tian Ruins Market].

He needs a massive volume of transactions to quickly push the market to surpass its transaction cap to advance from Tenth Rank to Eleventh Rank sooner.

According to prior patterns, the Tenth Rank Zhu Tian Ruins Market already has the mythical status blessing of an Eleventh Rank peak; once it advances to Eleventh Rank, it will surely elevate its status blessing to Twelfth Rank. At that time, whether he personally enters the fray or conducts remote projection using the [Dao Origin Totem Pole] for blessing, he will obtain genuine transcendent battle power.

Only ths way can the Torch Civilization find a glimmer of self-preservation amidst the chaos.

Amid this immense storm sweeping the All Heavens Star Sea, the Torch Civilization’s great ship has already set its course correctly, whether it be holding defense, passing on the legacy, or seeking a breakthrough opportunity. Everyone has prepared for the worst and resolved to give their all.

Just as the Torch Civilization was vigorously executing their strategic retreat, Fire Seed Plan, and continental advancement, seeking a sliver of survival in the looming storm, an ultimatum impossible to resist was transmitted directly across the endless star sea to the core of the Torch Domain.

The source of this message is the joint declaration of the Titan Giant Clan and Eternal Clan.

These two ancient civilizations, standing at the pinnacle of the All Heavens Star Sea with transcendents at their helm, intend to form a "Star Sea Civilization Coalition" to rally the power of all races across the All Heavens and jointly respond to the inevitable more frenzied expansion and devouring to come from the Bottomless Abyss.

The wording of the communication seems calm, conveying the simile of lips and teeth, emphasizing the necessity of alliance, and even promising that in the coalition, battle gains and future star sea order voice rights will depend on contributions.

However, the indomitable will between the lines and the faint pressure belonging to a transcendent civilization that accompanied the message weighed heavily on the minds of the Torch Civilization’s leadership.

Everyone understands that in this situation concerning the survival of the entire star sea, the Titan and Eternal Clans will have no more tolerance or mercy than usual.

Any civilization that refuses to unite, or gives a half-hearted response and sends forces not meeting the requirements, is bound to face the thunderous methods of these two transcendent civilizations.

Crushing chicken to warn monkeys, forcefully integrating all integratable forces with bloody methods is the most efficient and likely approach at this moment.

And the specific conscription order received by the Torch Civilization requires them to dispatch eight mythical power entities (Tenth Rank and above existences), along with a massive fleet of no less than one billion Torch warships.

"Eight mythical... one billion fleet..."

In the Ancestral Domain Assembly Hall, the recently dispersed high-level members gathered again, the atmosphere denser than before. Emperor Jiang Yuan tapped his fingers on the armrest of his jade throne, repeating the numbers from the conscription order in a low voice.

These numbers are by no means comfortable for the Torch Civilization, as eight mythical powers almost deplete the visible mythical prowess of the civilization.

Moreover, this deployment was reduced due to Sky-splitting God King favoring Song Chi’s prior initiative; otherwise, the order would directly conscript more than ten mythical powers.