Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf Chapter 1798 - 1007: The Wolf Pack Emerges, Sea of Star Sand!
Previously on Devouring Evolution: I Reborn as an Arctic Wolf...
Once the news of the Phantom Army's full mobilization spread, a fierce blaze of morale and deep-seated hatred ignited throughout every unit of the Wolf Pack Civilization's forces.
Right after that, Su Lin gestured with his paw, summoning more than a hundred Star Sky Mother Ship Groups he'd acquired from the Star Core Trading City onto the Starry Sky Commanding Platform.
These over a hundred Star Sky Mother Ship Groups, merged with the existing thirty-plus ones in the Wolf Pack Civilization's possession, provided ample capacity to transport more than ten trillion members of the Vanguard Army!
With a resounding cry, the Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly, Lonely Wolf Emperor, Golden Jade Demon Deer, Fox-tail Algae, Black Rat, and Louis all advanced boldly.
Alongside more than a hundred Star Sky Mother Ship Groups, the Star Energy Weapons and Nuclear Source Killing Weapons that had been mainly reserved for the Star Battle God Army and Direct Lineage Second Division,
These three Military Groups were equipped with Star Energy Weapons that, while not completely loaded to the brim, certainly stood on par with the top forces of other major clans!
Su Lin had bought billions of Star Energy Mecha, distributing just a share to the Hundred Battles Army, Breaking Formation Army, Dream Guards, and Star Battle God Army.
The remaining units went to outfit the Nightmare Army and Demon Breaking Formation Army.
In truth, Su Lin needed to make sure his concealed backup troops outshone even the visible Hundred Battles Army, Breaking Formation Army, and similar groups in elite status.
That way, he could genuinely reverse the flow of battle when needed.
Furthermore, the assortment of Star Energy Weapons bought earlier got handed out across the other Military Groups as well,
Ensuring each one picked up some Star Energy Weapons to cover gaps in their offensive capabilities.
For the Insect Clan Army Group and Undying Cockroach Army Group, Su Lin supplied them with plenty of advanced intelligent Star Energy Miniature Fighters, Star Energy Technology Beasts, and more.
Still, excluding the Star War Army Group, Blazing Angel Army Group, and Direct Lineage Second Division, the allocations to the rest remained quite limited.
After all, not just the freshly elevated nebula-grade Wolf Pack Civilization, but even long-standing nebula-grade Great Clans couldn't claim to outfit tens of trillions of soldiers fully with Star Stones.
Bang!
As Su Lin handed out the Star Energy Weapons, the collective morale, hatred, and battle fervor across the Wolf Pack Civilization reached a boiling peak.
Following a few hours of necessary rest and preparation,
Guided by the shifting Star Sky Main Battle Banner and its supporting sub-banners, the tens of trillions of Wolf Pack Civilization troops began their orderly departure from the nebula layer!
Su Lin even included the Godspeed Golden Eagles from Direct Lineage One along with their Slaughter Heaven Guards.
He felt the Godspeed Golden Eagle was on the verge of shattering the Nine Heavens barrier, and since the Slaughter Heaven Guards had once served as one of his key assets, he refused to let them fade into obscurity.
Now, the Slaughter Heaven Guards had grown to eighty million strong, all top-tier warriors from Direct Lineage One, each wielding power at the Heavenly Boundary Second Layer.
On this occasion, Su Lin granted a special chance to both the Godspeed Golden Eagle and Emperor Hao Ri's daughter,
Letting the Godspeed Golden Eagle command his Slaughter Heaven Guards, while Emperor Hao Ri's daughter directed the hundred billion Flame Angel Army Group toward the forefront,
Particularly for Emperor Hao Ri's daughter, Su Lin was eager to witness just how far this fierce heir of the Radiant Sun Tribe could rise.
Should she prove a supreme talent rivaling Charm Fox and Roach Emperor, Su Lin would gladly elevate her as a fresh emblem.
For the Blazing Angel Army Group and Flame Angel Army Group both craved a spiritual and motivational figurehead!
Beyond the leading vanguard,
The left flank consisted of the Blazing Angel Army Group, the right flank the Undying Cockroach Army Group, and the Reserve Army Group held the rear position!
Su Lin personally commanded the Star War Army Group, Direct Lineage Second Division, Insect Clan Army Group, and Flame Angel Army Group to form the core central force!
This campaign represented the Wolf Pack Civilization's grandest deployment of military might in combat, and also its most disciplined one!
The reason lay in the fact that even after ten thousand years of probing by Sand Fox's Shadow Unit One, they couldn't infiltrate the leadership of the Sea of Star Sand.
Intelligence on the Sea of Star Sand remained limited to mostly open-source details.
Even so, based on that public info alone, Su Lin recognized this would turn into a brutal clash.
Nevertheless, this confrontation couldn't be dodged!
Be it the torments and degradations endured by Charm Fox and the Phantom Army, or the Wolf Pack Civilization's drive to solidify its nebula standing, this intense fight was essential to fulfill!
From the intel gathered thus far, the Sea of Star Sand harbored demons and fierce outlaws from the whole Blazing Nebula, including Peak Venerates in the top fifty combat spots, and Late Stage to Peak Stage Venerates in the top three hundred!
Reports even suggested the Sea of Star Sand housed tens of thousands of Sovereign Level powerhouses!
Tens of thousands of Sovereign Level powerhouses!
This figure was downright terrifying, considering that on a mere half of the Purple Brilliance Star Core's Star Snake Continent, Sovereign Level experts numbered under a thousand!
In the Blazing Nebula, established nebula-grade Great Clans possessed Sovereign Level contingents far short of that count.
The Wolf Pack Civilization itself only boasted three thousand Sovereign Level experts!
Additionally, the Sea of Star Sand protected over a thousand varied factions, big and small, with the highest-ranked ones having clashed against mighty nebula-grade Great Clans—especially the top-ranked seven-headed Ghost-faced Bat Tribe, which had formerly been a nebula-grade Great Clan itself!
After losing the supremacy struggle to the Sky-Cunning Beast Tribe, it retreated with its battered survivors to the Sea of Star Sand.
That's why the Sea of Star Sand, lacking treasures like those in the Sea of Sin, still held nebula-grade Great Clan status!
The exotic beasts thriving here numbered beyond count, with no one knowing the true extent.
At minimum, entities like the Red Sun Empire, Bright Day System, or segments of the Sky-Cunning Beast Tribe's Star Core forces had all tangled in fights and full wars with the Sea of Star Sand, yet none managed to subdue it.
Plus, though the Sea of Star Sand offered scant resources, it was a genuine star sea expanse,
So even against other potent nebula-grade Great Clans, boasting millions of Ancestor-level troops wouldn't shock anyone!
Bang!
Right then, the vanguard's Slaughter Heaven Guards and the hundred billion Flame Angel Army Group troops, sharing a single Star Sky Mother Ship without any scouting or protective escorts, charged straight into the frontline all by themselves!
The Godspeed Golden Eagle took the lead position, its aura so close to piercing the Nine Heavens that it weighed heavily on numerous Nine Heavens experts, as if hordes of the mightiest exotic beasts and lingering spirits swirled faintly around it.
During the return trip, Su Lin had already fed Godspeed Golden Eagle and Dreamy Spiders vast amounts of Exotic Beast Essence Blood plus some Origin Power to craft a Thousand Demon Body.
Integrated into it were essences from the fiercest exotic beasts and traces of origin.
As for Lev, his frame was too fragile to withstand the overwhelming force of the Thousand Demon Body, whereas the Twelve-winged Dream Butterfly and Black Gold Demon Ape rejected external aids for such a form.
The Godspeed Golden Eagle had initially resisted too.
But this cosmic expanse stretched endlessly, and it had learned that despite its pride, superior realms and mightier entities always existed.
Without pursuing some supreme physique on its own, the Godspeed Golden Eagle risked lagging ever farther behind the Wolf Pack Civilization's premier prodigies if it ignored the Wolf Lord's guidance.
Meanwhile, the daughter of the Radiant Sun's Lord, after a brief salute to the Godspeed Golden Eagle, boldly directed millions of Heavenly Boundary Flame Angels onward without delay.
This positioned her as the absolute spearhead of the vanguard!
In that instant, the Godspeed Golden Eagle caught a glimpse of its own past reflection in the daughter of the Radiant Sun's Lord!
Defiant, powerful, refusing to yield to anyone!
Yet she carried the authentic Holy Angel lineage, born with twelve wings!
A heritage like that ranked as ancestral blood, on par with the Radiant Sun's Lord at half-step taboo levels, unmatched by any star-dominating prodigious build.
One could argue that the Radiant Sun's daughter, even against the Godspeed Golden Eagle's new Thousand Demon Body, held the upper hand!
"The Flame Angel Army has long been viewed as the frail offshoot from the Radiant Sun Tribe; today, I'll prove that wrong for all of you, and for my Radiant Sun Tribe too. Anyone terrified of dying can remain aboard the mother ship—the rest, come with me to probe the starry sky. With everyone here, we'll charge ahead in this fight!!"
The daughter of the Radiant Sun's Lord had not only claimed her grandfather's twelve-wing Holy Angel potential but also her father's knack for rallying in epic clashes.
Whether this princess might spark internal revolt or overthrow later remained unknown?
But for now, she shone as a burgeoning star in the Wolf Pack!
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Just as Su Lin's massive force advanced through the starry sky path cleared by Charm Fox and the Phantom Army Group,
Three light years distant, clusters of forces radiating malicious vibes and even tangible killing intent began assembling.
These gathered armies weren't vast in size, nor did they carry any fortune emblems, but their mere presence made countless ordinary Heavenly Boundary beings tremble in dread.
That terror arose from the thick murderous intent and dark malice pouring off them.
As the Wolf Pack Civilization's vast army emerged from the nebula layer, hundreds of spies embedded deep in the boundless stars activated their mirror crystals for live image feeds.
Displayed on those crystals were vivid projections of the Wolf Pack Civilization's entire advancing host.
"Heh heh, we've finally stirred the new ruler of the Radiant Sun Star—hahaha, we've mocked the Radiant Sun Tribe so many times over the years, yet they stayed calm. This fresh overlord differs from the Radiant Sun's Lord, brimming with edge, but I approve!"
A particular faction head let out a wicked mental laugh.
This mental laugh rang familiar, harking back to one of the early fiends who had covertly probed Charm Fox and the Phantom Army Group.
He ranked seventeenth in the Sea of Star Sand's power list and ninth in influence!
He'd been tasked by the Star Sand Master for a massive showdown in the previous Heavenly Horse Stellar System with various heavyweights.
Yet he requested early assignment to this opening skirmish!
These thirty-six gates and thirty-six clashes en route formed the thirty-six blades the Sea of Star Sand sharpened to drain the Wolf Pack Civilization!
He worried that by the final gate, only remnants would linger, so he opted for the initial one!
Besides, the Star Sand Master's missions never trapped anyone in stalemates—if victory slipped away, retreat was always an option!
So why skip the thrill of the first encounter?
Now, this Silicon Stone Man King appeared to envision the joyous harvest of slicing the Wolf Pack Civilization's initial cut, savoring the newest spoils from a Star Nebula Great Clan.
Arrayed behind him stood a colossal 1.7 trillion-strong Silicon Stone People horde!
"Hahaha, the Silicon King speaks true, and with you leading, we won't get bogged down by the Wolf Pack Civilization either. This round, we'll drain them dry, devour their meat!"
This prompted nearby minor factions—those that had lurked and endured in the Sea of Star Sand for this debut clash—to voice their own dark mental intents.
Though these groups didn't grace the Sea of Star Sand's official rankings, each carried a legacy of boundless slaughter!
Or put differently, no outfit that sought refuge in the Sea of Star Sand was ever ordinary.
They'd set up numerous illusion fields, labyrinths, toxin traps, death formations, plus three decoy-tier kill mechanisms loaned by the Star Sand Master against the Wolf Pack Civilization.
They embodied a band of ravaging outlaw fiends!
However, this forward detachment, led by the Silicon Stone Man King, didn't realize their upcoming foes weren't the typical honorable hosts from past Star Nebula Great Clans.
Those Star Nebula Great Clans, though fierce, always maintained some limits!
But the Wolf Pack Civilization's ferocity against adversaries might rival or exceed these cosmic outlaw demons.
Who held greater savagery?
Who schemed with deeper guile?
Who plotted with utmost treachery, embracing every dirty trick?
They wielded such tactics!
The Wolf Pack Civilization would wield them too!
What's more, the Wolf Pack Civilization viewed these as mere strategies for triumph, never deeming them villainous or branding themselves a ragtag demon horde!
To the Wolf Pack Civilization, these were simply paths to victory!
Soon, as true close-quarters carnage erupted, distinguishing demons from the righteous would prove impossible!
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