"Milky Way Star Lord?"
"Are all of us expected to obey the Milky Way Star Lord?"
The many Rank Eleven Evolvers exchanged looks of confusion.
The strongest among the Rank Eleven evolvers displayed expressions of astonishment.
In both human civilization and the myriad cosmic races, strength reigned supreme.
For these Rank Eleven Evolvers to obey the Milky Way Star Lord, the basic premise was clear—
The Milky Way Star Lord’s strength could not be weak.
"Yes."
"We obey the order of the Strongest One."
The Rank Eleven Evolvers immediately nodded in response.
Although the Strongest One, Xia Qin’s command left them puzzled, they trusted that there must be a reason behind it. The newly advanced Milky Way Star Lord must possess strength far beyond their imagination.
"Milky Way Star Lord?" Vice Tower Master Nalan blinked, glancing at Lin Yuan, who sat beside him, with a slight trace of unfamiliarity in his expression.
The Milky Way Star Lord, whom he had watched progress from Rank Six or Seven to now, was given such importance by Xia Qin, the Strongest One. To command all Rank Eleven Evolvers of the Xiayou Evolution Tower?
This position was second only to the Strongest One within the Xiayou Evolution Tower and would firmly rank among the top twenty even within the Human Civilization Alliance.
Human civilization’s nine Evolution Towers all had the position of Vice Tower Master. However, Vice Tower Masters were typically Rank Ten and handled minor affairs without authority to command Rank Eleven Evolvers.
"Let’s go."
The Strongest One, Xia Qin, swept a glance over the group, and space-time began to shift.
Moments later, Xia Qin led the Evolvers to the edge of a vast continent.
This immense continent emanated an oppressive weight of space-time suppression. With a diameter exceeding a thousand light-years, it appeared as a colossal entity sprawled beneath the starry sky.
"Is that the super-large battlefield?"
"The space-time suppression is terrifying. I can sense that space-time teleportation would be heavily restricted there."
"As expected of the highest-rule battlefield jointly created by several Strongest Ones."
The Rank Eleven Evolvers of the Xiayou Evolution Tower couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.
Previously, they had rarely acted even on large battlefields. Now, on this super-large interspecies battlefield, being Rank Eleven was merely the threshold?
"A space-time labyrinth."
Compared to the other Rank Eleven Evolvers, Lin Yuan saw the super-large battlefield as an unprecedented labyrinth of space-time. The integration of space-time rules rendered the entire battlefield extraordinarily stable.
"How exquisite," Lin Yuan marveled inwardly. Though his comprehension of space-time had reached the Sixth Realm, he was far from capable of constructing such an enormous space-time labyrinth.
Such an endeavor required immense resources. Even with the combined efforts of the Strongest Ones from major peak factions, it had taken over half a year to complete.
In truth, the creation of this super-large battlefield began much earlier. Long ago, major factions had already planned its development and started preparations.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The Strongest One, Xia Qin, led numerous Rank Eleven Evolvers into the area. Soon after, dozens of figures with distinct auras approached.
"Greetings to the Strongest One, Xia Qin."
These figures exuded deep and profound energy—all Rank Eleven beings. They were not human Evolvers but rather interspecies Rank Eleven beings who had submitted to human civilization, alongside some independent Rank Eleven entities and ancient gods invited by humanity.
As a pinnacle species that dominated the universe, human civilization naturally attracted a multitude of strong beings to follow it. Hence, human civilization was also known as the Human Civilization Alliance.
"After entering the battlefield, you will all follow the orders of the Milky Way Star Lord."
Xia Qin’s tone was calm as he issued the command.
"Understood."
The dozens of interspecies Rank Eleven beings were secretly astounded. They had heard of the Milky Way Star Lord’s renown but hadn’t expected the Strongest One, Xia Qin, to entrust him with such a significant role. Moreover, it seemed not only these interspecies Rank Eleven beings but also all Rank Eleven Evolvers of the Xiayou Evolution Tower were to follow the Milky Way Star Lord’s orders.
Was Xia Qin placing too much trust in this newly advanced Rank Eleven?
The interspecies Rank Eleven beings harbored a flurry of thoughts but dared not disobey the Strongest One’s command.
"A total of fifty-two interspecies Rank Eleven beings," Lin Yuan calculated after a quick glance.
The Xiayou Evolution Tower itself had 143 Rank Eleven Evolvers. Adding the fifty-two interspecies Rank Eleven beings, the total number of Rank Eleven powerhouses under the Xiayou Evolution Tower now approached two hundred.
Looking further, Lin Yuan noticed the locations of the other eight Evolution Towers of human civilization.
The nine Evolution Towers of human civilization were roughly equal in strength. If the Xiayou Evolution Tower had gathered nearly two hundred Rank Eleven powerhouses, the other eight towers likely had similar numbers.
Combining the Rank Eleven powerhouses from all nine towers, the total might reach 1,800.
The publicly known Rank Eleven Evolvers of human civilization numbered fewer than a thousand. Yet now, this force of 1,800 included a significant number of interspecies Rank Eleven beings and others secretly cultivated by human civilization.
"Eighteen hundred Rank Eleven beings," Lin Yuan mused as he gazed farther.
If human civilization alone could mobilize this many Rank Eleven beings, then the total number of Rank Eleven beings gathered from all pinnacle factions could easily number in the tens of thousands.
Tens of thousands of Rank Eleven beings?
This might represent nearly half of all Rank Eleven beings in the universe.
The major factions were clearly taking this super-large battlefield’s dominance with extraordinary seriousness.
Among these tens of thousands of Rank Eleven beings, several hundred to a thousand likely belonged to the fifth tier, each wielding a Strongest Weapon borrowed from their respective peak factions.
"The previous large battlefield was annihilated by the dimensional collapse of the two-dimensional world within the white paper, involving fewer than three hundred Rank Eleven beings. Now, this super-large interspecies battlefield has tens of thousands of Rank Eleven beings?"
Lin Yuan pondered silently.
"With my strength, I might be able to eliminate all these tens of thousands of Rank Eleven beings before the aliens Strongest Ones can react."
Lin Yuan’s thoughts churned.
However, this possibility depended on the unknown contingencies hidden among these tens of thousands of Rank Eleven beings.
The contingencies of the Strongest Ones were difficult to predict. At the very least, the contingency Xia Qin had given Lin Yuan could deliver a single strike equivalent to tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of battle power.
If Xia Qin possessed such a contingency, other aliens Strongest Ones certainly had their arrangements as well.
Even if complete elimination was impossible, Lin Yuan could still slaughter a large number of Rank Eleven beings and seize numerous Strongest Weapons. No one ever considered Strongest Weapons excessive, especially Lin Yuan, whose cultivation of the "Mysterious Emperor Body" demanded immense resources.
Reaching the perfected Rank Eleven level of the "Mysterious Emperor Body" would exhaust all the resources of human civilization. Only the battlefield’s myriad races offered hope.
This was just the perfected Rank Eleven level. Reaching the perfected Rank Twelve level would likely require consuming all the universe’s resources.
"When you enter the battlefield, be wary of Celestial Feather Meng from the Tianyu Clan," Xia Qin’s voice interrupted Lin Yuan’s thoughts.
"Celestial Feather Meng?" Lin Yuan nodded slightly. He had heard of this Tianyu Clan’s most promising candidate to reach Rank Twelve.
Carrying the bloodline of the Tianyu Clan’s first ancestor, the Clan emphasized bloodline inheritance, with many supernatural abilities passed down through bloodlines.
The bloodline of the first ancestor? Celestial Feather Meng’s innate talent must be terrifying.
"Celestial Feather Meng himself isn’t your main concern. It’s the Angelic Crown, one of the Tianyu Clan’s ancestral weapons. The first ancestor actually deployed this foundation," Xia Qin added, his tone tinged with amazement.
Although human civilization had also provided numerous Strongest Weapons, they had no intention of deploying ancestral weapons due to the immense risks involved.
If ordinary Strongest Weapons were lost, the loss could be endured. But losing an ancestral weapon? The impact on the faction would be catastrophic.
"Ancestral weapons."
Lin Yuan’s expression grew serious.
Weapons classified as ancestral far surpassed ordinary Strongest Weapons. Among those he had encountered, only the "Virtual World" from human civilization fit this category.
Humanity’s ancestral planet also held an ancestral weapon, though Lin Yuan was unaware of its specifics.
"Additionally, beware of the Universe and Zhou Clans’ powerhouses," Xia Qin continued.
Human civilization was one of twelve pinnacle factions, with the Universe and Zhou Clans among them.
In the early days of the universe, there had been no Universe and Zhou Clans—only a single Cosmic Clan.
The Cosmic Clan had once been the most dominant faction, ruling the cosmos for countless ages. However, an unknown upheaval caused the clan to split into the Universe and Zhou Clans.
These two clans inherited part of the Cosmic Clan’s foundation. Though not as mighty as the original clan, they remained profoundly powerful, holding exalted positions among the twelve pinnacle factions.
Even human civilization avoided antagonizing the Universe and Zhou Clans too severely. Who knew if they might someday reunite and restore the Cosmic Clan’s glory?
"Also, be cautious of the Calamity Clan. This group is more mysterious than any special lifeform," Xia Qin’s tone turned grave, surpassing even his earlier mention of the Yu and Zhou Clans.
While the Universe and Zhou Clans originated from the early cosmos, the Calamity Clan was suspected to stem from the previous cosmic era.
As a cosmic era neared its end, the universe would collapse, and the river of time would dry up. Only Strongest Ones could survive, escaping into the chaotic void.
The Calamity Clan was an exception. Somehow, they had evaded the final destruction and collapse of the previous cosmic era, transitioning into the current one.
Thus, the Calamity Clan faced relentless hostility from the universe’s fundamental rules and principles.
The name "Calamity Clan" arose because its members were born under the constant onslaught of universal catastrophes.
Among the twelve pinnacle factions, the Calamity Clan had the fewest members, even fewer than the special lifeforms within the Starry Sky Alliance.
However, the survivors of the Calamity Clan were incredibly powerful. To endure and thrive under the universe’s inherent hostility was an extraordinary feat.
Currently, the Calamity Clan’s Rank Twelve ultimate beings numbered only two, the fewest among the twelve pinnacle factions. Yet no faction dared to provoke them.
"The Calamity Clan," Lin Yuan’s thoughts wandered.
To survive from a previous cosmic era into this one?
Even for Rank Twelve ultimate beings, this was difficult.
When the universe collapsed, even Strongest Ones would flee toward the chaotic void, desperately seeking survival.
Staying behind to face the boundless forces of annihilation?
Lin Yuan knew only one place capable of enduring multiple cosmic eras: the Mysterious Emperor Secret Realm.
This secret realm was fully integrated with the universe’s core essence and was unaffected by cosmic collapse.
Yet the Mysterious Emperor Secret Realm was the handiwork of His Majesty the Mysterious Sovereign, a Chaos Stage Rank 12 entity.
Moreover, the Mysterious Emperor Beasts within the realm could not leave the secret realm, whereas the Calamity Clan could roam freely across the universe?
Time passed slowly.
Over the next few days, towering auras began appearing outside the super-large battlefield, signaling the arrival of Rank Twelve ultimate beings from other pinnacle factions.
"It’s almost time to enter the battlefield," Xia Qin observed the gathered Rank Eleven beings.
"You should all be familiar with the battlefield’s rules."
The rules of the super-large battlefield had been explained in detail before their arrival.
Any Rank Eleven being entering the battlefield would appear at its edge.
There were 333 edge regions in total. Within each region lay a path of space-time, which led to the battlefield’s core. Only by entering this path could one reach the core area.
Outside the path lay a space-time labyrinth. Only those who navigated the labyrinth could enter the path.
Each region’s path could accommodate only 100 Rank Eleven beings before sealing itself.
Thus, competition among the Rank Eleven beings in each region was inevitable.
Typically, the locations where Rank Eleven beings appeared were random, introducing an element of luck.
If some Rank Eleven beings from the same faction or alliance landed in the same region, they could secure their spots through cooperation.
Alternatively, if a region had multiple perfected Rank Eleven beings wielding Strongest Weapons, some spots would be effectively pre-allocated.
The remaining Rank Eleven beings would face intense competition for the remaining spots.
From the perspective of major factions, the real battles occurred in the core area. The edge regions were merely an appetizer.
"In the region where the Milky Way Star Lord is located, all Rank Eleven beings of the Human Civilization Alliance will follow his orders," Xia Qin reiterated.
"All Rank Eleven beings of the Human Civilization Alliance?"
Among the alien Rank Eleven beings, some noted Xia Qin’s phrasing.
It wasn’t the Rank Eleven beings of the Xiayou Evolution Tower but the Rank Eleven beings of the Human Civilization Alliance?
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