As the news spread, the news of Black Star issuing a challenge to the Tyrant quickly spread throughout the Shattered Star Ring and the various Star Fields.
The grudges between the two of them were dug up by the spectators from all over the country, adding a lot of interesting gimmick to this battle and attracting a lot of attention.
Conflicts between allies of advanced civilizations were not unheard of in history. Although they were all working for the same civilization, the allies were not of the same mind and were only doing it for mutual benefits. Furthermore, there were differences in the amount of resources, so there were bound to be conflicts.
As long as the conflicts between allies did not cross the line and cause serious internal strife, the advanced civilizations would not intervene. Firstly, they did not intend for all of their allies to maintain a good relationship with each other. Secondly, competition brought vitality. Thirdly, there were many problems with the distribution of benefits that even the advanced civilizations would not be able to resolve.
Black Star issuing a challenge to the Tyrant was a boundary that the dynasty could not interfere with.
This matter also reached the conference table of the dynasty's upper echelons.
Central Galaxy, Planet Crimson Ring, conference room of the upper echelons.
"A few days ago, Black Star officially issued a challenge to the Tyrant, challenging him to a battle in twenty days. The Tyrant agreed, and this news has spread like wildfire. Everyone, what do you think?"
At the head of the table, Uranril's slender fingers tapped on the table. She looked around at the upper echelons, but no one had an opinion.
"Hmm, Black Star did not discuss this with us. Doing this will affect the dynasty's influence in the Shattered Star Ring. This is not a good thing," an upper echelon said solemnly.
"Indeed, the dynasty's external environment is worrying. To us, maintaining the stability of the Star Field is the most important. I feel that we should intervene in this matter," someone said.
On the other side, someone had a different opinion. This person was an official from the Ruler's faction. "You can't say that. Black Star's actions are understandable. A few years ago, the Tyrant challenged Black Star, who had just entered the Beyond Grade A realm, to a battle. Black Star thus joined the dynasty and received our protection. Now that he has grown stronger, it's normal for him to want to settle the grudges from before."
Seeing this, an official from the neutral faction also spoke up. "That's right. Back then, we did not stop the Tyrant because Black Star only joined us after accepting the challenge. A Beyond Grade A's agreement cannot be taken back so easily, so we should not stop Black Star's challenge. Only then would it be fair."
"That's right. Furthermore, Bloodshed Land's recent actions have affected the interests of the Black Star Corps. If we side with the Tyrant, it will greatly affect Black Star's impression of the dynasty."
"But the Tyrant's reputation …"
The officials present were divided into two sides. One side supported intervention, while the other supported inaction. However, the ones who spoke were the daily active figures of the various factions. They were the lackeys. Their job was to throw a brick to attract jade and indirectly convey the faction's position.
The true bigwigs of the factions did not say a word at this moment.
Uranril listened calmly and looked at the chief commander of the exploration army, Tarrokov. "Tarrokov, what do you think?"
As soon as this was said, the entire place fell silent. Everyone knew that it was time for the bigwigs to make a decision. Only their words carried weight.
"Black Star, I'm very familiar with him." Tarrokov smiled. "I believe that he knows what he's doing."
"Hmm."
Urranrell nodded and looked at Bekorodi, one of the leaders of the hardliners. "What about you?"
Bekorodi's face was dark. He glanced at Ludwell, who had a smile that did not seem like a smile, and slowly said, "I … support neutrality."
Hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed past Uranril's eyes, and she was a little surprised.
She knew that Bekorodi had always been in the hardline faction and did not like Black Star at all times. It was as though his wife had been slept with by Black Star.
She had asked Bekorodi just now to get his opposing opinion. However, she did not expect Bekorodi to stand on Black Star's side.
Supporting neutrality meant supporting Black Star. Everyone present knew that if the battle continued, the Tyrant's reputation would be severely damaged, and Black Star's reputation would soar.
What Heber did not know was that in the eyes of the dynasty's upper echelons, even if his opponent was just a doppelganger of Black Star, his chances of winning were less than ten percent!
Not long ago, the dynasty's outpost had submitted the observation report of Black Star's Promotion, and this report had caused a commotion among the dynasty's upper echelons.
Black Star had only entered the Beyond Grade A realm for a few years, and the battle on Planet Lighthouse and the fall of EsGod had both shown his growth. Originally, the dynasty thought that he would be quiet for a period of time, but Black Star seemed to have drunk high energy oil and soared into the sky. He had actually grown in such a short period of time.
Compared to the evolution speed of a Beyond Grade A, a mere few years was simply too short a time!
Although they did not know what level Black Star had reached, according to the Dark Emperor's speculation, Black Star might be close to the peak of the Beyond Grade A realm, which was a few decades earlier than expected. Even the Dark Emperor was shocked, saying that he had never seen such a monster before.
Therefore, in the eyes of the dynasty, the Tyrant's chances of winning were pitifully low. They even suspected that Black Star had only sent a doppelganger to provoke the Tyrant and make the Tyrant feel that he had a chance of winning.
The result of this battle was predictable. Black Star would become the dynasty's main representative in the Shattered Star Ring, and although the Tyrant's organization would continue to grow, in terms of deterrence and status, he would always be suppressed by Black Star. He would never be on the same level as Black Star like before …
This meant that in the eyes of outsiders, Black Star would sit at the top of the Beyond Grade As in the Shattered Star Ring!
Uranril was naturally willing to see this happen, so the Ruler's faction was all on Black Star's side. She had originally thought that there would definitely be someone who would insist on interfering with the battle today, but she did not expect that Bekorodi, who was the most likely to cause trouble in her heart, would actually change his position!
Frowning, Uranril then looked at Ludwell.
"I also support being neutral." Ludwell's expression did not change, but it was not because he was grateful to Black Star. He had always been on the side of the Ruler's faction.
Furthermore, he was not as radical as the Hardliners, who thought that suppressing Black Star was the last resort. He was more interested in exchanging for or purchasing the Evolution Cube.
Today is really strange. Why are both of them so easy to talk to? Uranril thought to herself.
Hearing this, Bekorodi narrowed his eyes and looked at Ludwell with deep meaning.
Just a few days ago, Sorokin, who he had an agreement with, had sent him a private message, expressing his hope that he would stop the battle. Bekorodi also knew the pros and cons. If he allowed Black Star's reputation to continue rising, Sorokin's plan would be even more difficult to achieve.
If it was under normal circumstances, he would definitely insist on interfering. However, the situation now was different. Ludwell had talked to him more than half a month ago, and there was a deeper meaning in his words.
Bekorodi could only ignore Sorokin's opinion and temporarily restrain himself. He would observe the situation. Scheming for the Evolution Cube was good, but self-preservation was more important.
There was some silence in the conference room, and the atmosphere was strange. When the high-ranking officials of the other factions saw that these big shots had unified their opinions, no one jumped out to object, and they all agreed.
"Since no one has any objections …" Uranril felt that this was going too smoothly. Calming herself down, she slowly said, "It's decided then. As long as Black Star does not go overboard, such as killing or crippling the Tyrant, we will not interfere."
"Understood."
Everyone nodded, each with their own thoughts.
…
"Black Star and the Tyrant are fighting?"
In the group chat of the Red Empire Beyond Grade As, Beyoni spoke with great interest, which instantly blew up all the lurkers.
"I knew that the two of them would fight one day." Milizaus snorted.
"Don't say anything else. Let's start." Beyoni rubbed his palms together.
"A small bet for fun. I'll bet on Black Star, fifty million Enas." Ravenlaude chuckled, not embarrassed at all about selling out the Tyrant.
"Hmm, I'm very familiar with Heber, so I'm very clear about his strength …" Viru rubbed his chin. "So, I'll bet on Black Star, ten million Enas."
"Black Star, two hundred million," Lotus Swordsman said calmly.
"Oi, you're all betting on Black Star. How are we going to start?" Milizaus was dissatisfied.
"Simple. You call all the Ancient Ones over, and I'll call the Radiant Federation and Arcane Church allies over. It'll only be interesting with more people." The third strongest National Pillar, who was usually lurking, appeared and joined in the fun.
"Great, great." Milizaus laughed.
Although the Arcane Church had injured him, they had suffered more losses than him, so he did not hold any grudges against them.
The Beyond Grade A circle was only so big. Although they belonged to different advanced civilizations, some of them still had personal relationships with each other. The third strongest National Pillar had a good relationship with many Beyond Grade As from the other two civilizations.
The allies of the three Universal Civilizations and the Ancient Ones basically included more than half of the Beyond Grade As in the explored universe. It would not be an exaggeration to call this a grand event.
As for the battle between Black Star and the Tyrant, not only were they not worried, they even wanted to watch the show. Their status as allies did not have much restriction on them. Only the true direct descendants of the dynasty would think for the dynasty wholeheartedly.
They were all Beyond Grade As, how could there be a good show if they did not fight?
…
In a certain distant Star Field, on a certain blood-red planet.
On the blood-red planet, an endless beast horde was like a black ocean, constantly charging toward a red figure in the center. Countless broken beast corpses fell on the ground, and blue blood seeped into the soil, leaving blue patches on the red planet.
These beasts were ferocious galactic creatures that could hibernate and drift in the universe. Once they landed on a planet, they would rapidly reproduce and eat everything on the planet's surface, causing disasters to fall from the sky.
In the prosperous Star Field, these galactic creatures had already been wiped out. However, in some remote and desolate areas, there were still nests.
At this moment, the center of the beast horde was constantly exploding with dense crimson energy. The energy swept past, reaping lives, and blasting the beasts into pieces.
Hella's eyes were as cold as ice, and there was nothing in her eyes other than the beast horde. Death energy poured out like it was free, and the soul energy of the dead beasts seeped into her body and continuously strengthened her Esper Ability.
In the sky, Ames floated in midair, looking down at Hella killing the beast horde alone, not interfering.
Coming out to train was not a sightseeing trip. If Hella wanted her Esper Ability to grow quickly, the fastest shortcut was to slaughter a planet. However, this time, the targets were all kinds of ferocious beasts.
The battle lasted for who knew how long, and when the last beast fell, Hella was already drenched in blue blood. She panted heavily and looked around.
As far as her eyes could see, corpses were everywhere, and the ground was dyed blue. The corpses stretched as far as the eye could see, numbering in the hundreds of millions.
The blood of these creatures smelled like expired milk, extremely sour and smelly. There was a pungent smell of blood everywhere. Hella held her breath and dragged her tired body to Ames' side.
"Quite efficient." Ames nodded lightly.
Looking down at the tragic situation on the ground, Ames clenched her hand.
Rumble!
The ground shook as if an earth dragon was turning over. Earth dragons broke out of the ground and rolled on the ground. It was a spectacular scene.
After using her force field to flip the ground for a while, the dust gradually dissipated, and all the corpses were buried underground. It was as if the ground had been plowed.
If Ames were to take action, destroying the beast horde would be a piece of cake.
"When you can reap the lives of hundreds of millions of creatures with a snap of your fingers, you will have reached beyond Grade A."
Ames retracted her jade-like hand into her black hollowed-out sleeve and said with a smile.
Hella nodded silently, her face expressionless, as if the blood all over her body did not exist.
"By the way, I saw a piece of news just now." Ames took out her communicator, shook her head, and chuckled. "Black Star has challenged the Tyrant. They're going to fight in a dozen or so days, just like a few years ago. He didn't even change the twenty-day agreement. He really has a bad taste."
In the previous battle, Ames had faced the enemy together with Black Star, so it left a deep impression on her.
"Hmm?" Hella frowned slightly, a cold murderous aura faintly leaking out. "Do you want to go back and help?"
"Hehe, don't worry …"
Ames smiled faintly.
"The current him no longer needs my help."
…
The organizations of the various Star Fields were paying attention to this matter, and under the influence of some people, more and more people's attention was attracted to the battle between the two of them.
The gossipy galactic citizens interpreted all sorts of meanings from this battle. Some thought that this was Black Star's' battle of revenge ', some thought that this battle would determine the number one Beyond Grade A of the Shattered Star Ring, and some even thought that the two of them were fighting over Ames. This was a battle between love rivals, and they imagined a love triangle of millions of words in their minds.
The gambling industry also started their own operations. Originally, Black Star's chances of winning were very high, but because he did not come personally this time and only sent an avatar and two million mechanical troops, the gambling industry adjusted the odds of winning to sixty to forty, with the Tyrant sixty percent and Black Star forty percent.
Ordinary people had no way of understanding the actual strength of a Beyond Grade A, and in many people's eyes, although Black Star's recent battle results were impressive, the Tyrant was not weak either. The Tyrant's name had long been ingrained in the hearts of the citizens of the Shattered Star Ring. Many people felt that a Beyond Grade A who did not come personally would not be a match for another Beyond Grade A, so there were actually many people who placed their bets on the Tyrant.
Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye.
…
Klent Kingdom's territory, Sol Cluster, Black Star Tyrant.
This was originally a desolate planet with a serial number. More than ten days ago, Heber had chosen this place as the battlefield, so Klent had directly changed the name of the planet on the star map.
Perhaps Klent planned to turn this planet into a tourist attraction, but the spectators felt that this name would not be used for long. After the battle, it was hard to say whether this planet would still be around after the battle.
Black Star did not mind choosing Klent's territory as the battlefield. Firstly, it showed his strong confidence, and secondly, it was because he was not afraid of losing his mechanical troops, so Klent could not do anything.
Beyond Grade A Mechanics were a headache in this aspect. As long as they had enough money, they could take risks without any fear, and Klent could not do anything.
At this moment, countless spaceships gathered around Black Star Tyrant.
With the lesson from a few years ago, all the spectators stayed far away. No one wanted to be the next lucky spectator to be randomly killed.
The Bloodshed Land's fleet hovered in the surroundings, guarding the surroundings. Heber stood alone on the surface, his eyes closed as he rested. His mountain-like body stood straight, and his black cape fluttered in the wind. His aura was very powerful.
"… Can he really win?"
On one of the battleships, a Vanguard Official could not help but break the silence with a worried expression.
"Are you doubting His Excellency Tyrant?" Wrothers looked at him unkindly.
"Don't you?"
Wrothers clenched his teeth, glared at him, and turned around. However, he did not refute.
In fact, his palms were sweating as well.
If the Tyrant could not defeat Black Star himself, although he would be disappointed, he was mentally prepared and would accept it. However, this time, it was only Black Star's doppelganger. If His Excellency Tyrant still could not defeat him …
"No, that's impossible. It's only been a few years. How can Black Star be so strong?"
Wrothers shook his head and muttered to himself. It was unknown if he was trying to convince others or himself.
Joad turned around to look at the worried Vanguard Officials, and his face darkened.
Once upon a time, the eight Vanguard Officials had absolute trust and loyalty toward His Excellency Tyrant, but now …
When did they start to waver?
That's right. When Black Star entered the Beyond Grade A realm and the Tyrant lost, these signs appeared.
Thinking about this, Qiao De felt complicated and vexed.
If he had known, he would have gone against the Tyrant's will and killed him in the secret war.
Black Star … this is really a vicious plan that goes straight to the core.
You have to win, Your Excellency Tyrant … Otherwise, it will be difficult to lead the team.
"Sigh, what a pity. There are no 'ifs' in this world." Joad sighed.
At this moment, Heber suddenly opened his eyes and looked in a certain direction.
Beep beep beep!
The radars of every spaceship reacted. Everyone looked in the same direction and subconsciously held their breaths.
The Black Star fleet slowly appeared in the distance, neither too fast nor too slow, arriving late.
"They're finally here."
Heber's eyes were cold, and his hands behind his back clenched tightly.
…
(PS: I recommend a book, 'The Old Alley'. The author is an expert in concealment.)
(Introduction: Beijing in the 25th year of the Republic of China is about to welcome a great change. Behind the prosperity, there are traitors in the alley. Chu Mufeng, a small criminal police officer, has great ambitions!)
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