Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1678 - 946: Jupiter Prepares for Advancement
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The Tripartite Talks have commenced!
High-ranking officials from nearly every major faction—the Wolf Pack Civilization, the Jupiter Star Group, and the Black Sun Clan—have assembled at this location.
Furthermore, massive battle formations have been stationed throughout the perimeter, creating a layered defense to guarantee the protection of their various leaders.
Following the "Nightmare" massacre that devastated the Black Alliance Star, no faction is foolish enough to venture beyond their strongholds without such heavy security.
Scanning the area, Su Lin observed that the three groups had mobilized over a billion Quasi-Sky Realm warriors, all integrated into defensive battle formations.
An army of this magnitude possesses the strength to challenge a half-step taboo existence, and can even stall a seasoned veteran of that caliber.
This is because, without the Fate Altar, one lacks the authority to utterly crush and extinguish all worlds within the stars!
Even the ultimate taboo beings who possessed a Fate Altar were not beyond the reach of death during the legendary star war that obliterated the Blazing Star Core!
The Blazing Nebula was once a Level Seven Late Stage nebula, boasting a Star Core so powerful it was considered peerless throughout the universe!
One can only dream of the sheer ferocity and invincibility displayed in a conflict capable of shattering a Level Seven Late Stage Star Core!
Currently, the billion-strong host gathered at the border of the Earth Star Group and the Jupiter Star Group could certainly impede the Wolf Lord, even though many of the Wolf Pack Civilization’s own elite warriors were counted among their ranks.
But how could they truly stop him?
"The time has come to reveal myself and unify these three factions. Otherwise, there is still the Lord of the Radiant Sun and the Radiant Sun Tribe to contend with!"
As Su Lin halted his advance, a faint ripple of spiritual will echoed through his consciousness.
Just as he reached the site, the three-way negotiations had already initiated.
The makeshift assembly grounds were lined with twenty Peak Venerables standing in formation.
The Black Sun Clan possessed one Ultimate Heavenly Venerate, but notably, another veteran Ultimate Heavenly Venerate stood behind the Jupiter Empress.
This confirmed that the Jupiter Empress had successfully secured a new benefactor over the last thousand years!
This supporting power was clearly another Level Five Star System.
The Bright Day Star System!
This was a Level 5 Peak Star System that had previously contested for a strand of Star Core Chaotic Light during the "Unspeakable" auction.
Located roughly a hundred light-years away, it was neither too close nor too distant from the Haori Star System.
If the Bright Day Star System truly intended to evolve into a Little Star Core, it would naturally seek to co-opt any neighboring forces that might obstruct its path.
Thus, their current investment in the Haori Star System was entirely logical.
"Lone Wolf Emperor, Butterfly Emperor! While the fate of the Wolf Lord remains a mystery, we are not here to threaten the Wolf Pack Civilization. We simply want you to understand that your strength alone is insufficient to repel the coming Radiant Sun Tribe. Their armies will number in the tens or hundreds of trillions—this is no trivial matter! Even if the Wolf Pack’s top experts are formidable, do they truly surpass the Lord of the Radiant Sun? To be blunt, if every Peak Venerable in your civilization united, could you actually survive the Lord of the Radiant Sun?"
"Is the slaughter at the Black Alliance Star not a sufficiently grim warning? The combined elite forces of the Black Sun Clan and my Jupiter Star Group were immense, led by an Ultimate Heavenly Venerate, yet they were utterly wiped out. I urge you to give my proposal serious thought!"
The Jupiter Empress, having once been humbled, had long since regained her regal composure.
She had been forged in the crucible of immense pressure as a female sovereign since her birth.
Over the last millennium, she had stabilized Jupiter's position.
Beyond providing Star Energy Weapons, the Bright Day Star System had dispatched five Peak Venerables from various nebula clans to support her.
While this provided the necessary resources for Jupiter to elevate its star rank, it also acted as a heavy chain around the Empress’s neck.
These five Peak Venerables belonged to nebula clans that held bitter resource disputes with Bright Day.
This was the price of the Jupiter Empress’s submission.
Should any major conflict erupt between Bright Day and these nebula clans in the future, she would be forced to side with Bright Day.
The Empress had already bartered away everything she could possibly offer.
She was now like a desperate gambler who had lost everything, frantically seeking loans from anyone willing to listen.
She understood that if she succeeded, a vast Level Five Life Star System would be more than enough to settle all her debts.
And if she failed?
If she perished, there would be no need to worry about repayment.
The foundation of the Jupiter Star Group, combined with the Empress’s Wood Saint Spirit Body—which allowed her to kill enemies of higher ranks in life-or-death situations—still made her an attractive ally for powerful forces.
After all, for neighboring powers, a small initial investment to potentially gain a loyal Level Five Star System was a risk worth taking.
Furthermore, for a power like the Bright Day System, which was strong enough to challenge the Red Sun Empire, providing a few Star Energy Weapons and five weakened Peak Venerables—whose essence blood, divine souls, and true spirits were nearly depleted—was a negligible cost.
As the Jupiter Empress’s spiritual will faded, the Shadow Demon of the Black Sun Clan voiced his agreement.
The Shadow Demon had essentially become a stray dog with no home to return to.
Having lost half of the Black Sun Clan’s elite, he knew the Black Five Heavenly Lord would never show him mercy if he retreated to the nebula.
Consequently, he and his remaining warriors were prepared for a final, desperate stand.
They might no longer possess the strength to rule this star system as overlords, but they were not yet ready to vanish.