Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1725 - 972: The End of an Era (Part 1)
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"Kill! I shall carve a bloody path for you! Flee if you can!"
With a thunderous roar, the Hao Ri Ancestor led a contingent of veterans into a final, desperate struggle. Having survived centuries of the Super Star War, these remaining warriors represented the true elite of the Radiant Sun Tribe.
Their courage was transcendent in this hopeless state; even while relying solely on battle formations, they fought with ferocity.
They managed to tear through the defensive lines established by several Star Nebula Great Clans.
Ultimately, since the victory was already decided, these Star Nebula Great Clans were reluctant to waste their own military power and energy to halt the Radiant Sun Tribe's remnants. Their greed was focused elsewhere—on the vast fortunes, immense star power, exotic flora, and the various heavenly and earthly treasures belonging to the Radiant Sun Tribe.
"Charge! All believers of my Black Gold Demon Apes, follow me to seal this path! The future Wolf Lord will surely grant us even greater rewards!"
It was the Black Gold Demon Apes who finally stepped up, leading a disorganized force of strong warriors to collide violently with the Radiant Sun Tribe’s final counter-offensive.
Despite this, many survivors of the Radiant Sun Tribe managed to pierce through the encirclement, fleeing toward the nebula layer in an attempt to escape the system of this world.
Following the fall of the Lord of the Radiant Sun, the providence of the entire Radiant Sun Tribe had shattered and vanished. As the planet trembled on the verge of total destruction, they understood that this world no longer belonged to them.
Escape was the only glimmer of hope for survival.
Among those fleeing was the youngest son of the Lord of the Radiant Sun!
This Ninth Son of Hao Ri had only recently attained the Venerable Level and had never experienced a true front-line conflict. For the first time, he witnessed the reality of interstellar conquest and the nature of a relentless battle to the death.
While his conduct on the field was considered acceptable, the carnage of this day would undoubtedly leave an eternal shadow and trauma upon his soul.
It is uncertain how many years it would take for the sole surviving son of the Lord of the Radiant Sun to overcome this trauma.
In truth, he will likely never escape its shadow for the rest of his life!
Once the remnants of the tribe had broken out, the Radiant Sun Star was left completely vulnerable.
The Wolf Civilization Army and various Star Sky Great Clans moved swiftly to seize and consume the planet's most fertile resources.
As the months passed, the only territory the Radiant Sun Tribe still controlled was the site of the Destiny Stone.
This location had served as the headquarters for the Radiant Sun Tribe, the most prosperous and resource-abundant region for the entire race.
More than a dozen defensive lines protected this area. In the past, even after the Heizi Tribe spent tens of thousands of years attacking—nearly exhausting their resources in the process—they had failed to conquer it.
Yet now, this once-impregnable fortress lay in ruins, devastated, with mountains of corpses piled high.
Even the legendary defensive positions were now riddled with breaches and holes.
Because the fortune of the Radiant Sun Tribe had collapsed, star power was no longer accessible, and their numbers had dwindled to a mere two to three hundred billion!
Nevertheless, they still possessed at least two hundred million powerful Heavenly Boundary troops.
A final stand by such a force could still inflict devastating casualties on all fronts.
This was why, even after invading the Radiant Sun Star, it took several months to finally crush this stubborn resistance.
By this time, Emperor Hao Ri had already ascended to become a genuine Peak Heavenly Venerate!
Within just a few thousand years, he had consecutively crossed the thresholds of Peak Venerable and Peak Heavenly Venerate, a feat that made him a legend within the Blazing Nebula.
He had certainly surpassed the talent of top-tier Star Sky Geniuses.
However, there were no species left here to observe or revere his accomplishments.
The soldiers of the Hao Ri Army Group standing beside him looked upon him with numb, empty eyes.
Every soldier now understood that the Radiant Sun Star was lost and the fall of their headquarters was inevitable.
Their continued resistance was fueled only by obsession, resentment, and the hollow void that follows the loss of all spiritual hope.
Emperor Hao Ri gripped a long sword that barely reached the Heavenly Boundary grade. Over the past few months, he had slaughtered countless Wolf Civilization Exotic Beasts and members of the Star Nebula Great Clans. His blade was now notched and broken in several places.
As he watched the gathering forces of the Wolf Civilization Army, the Star Nebula Great Clans, and the billions of former tribesmen who had surrendered, his eyes held no emotion—only the same hollow emptiness as his men.
Escape was impossible.
Death was their only destiny.
Yet their pride and the dignity of their former status as overlords compelled them to fight until the end.
But, just as they resigned themselves to death,
and as the Wolf Civilization Army mobilized the Undying Cockroach Clan, the Corpse Worm Clan, the Direct Lineage Army, the Star War Army, the Wandering Army, the Reserve Army, and the recently surrendered Hao Ri Military Group to finish them off,
a sudden change occurred. An ink-dark, imposing mandate of rules, laden with dimensional truths, sliced through the sky. It tore through the nebula layer of the Radiant Sun Star and appeared above the battlefield.
Accompanying this mandate was a massive Heavenly Seal, which was heavily fractured but had not yet collapsed!
Upon its arrival, it erupted with a terrifying, immense power!