Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1893 - 918: Full Strategic Retreat (Part 2)

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The fierce clash unfolding far inside the Chaos Void had certainly drawn the gaze of every power throughout the All Heavens Star Sea.

As the Abyss Demon Clan withdrew securely into the Bottomless Abyss after sacrificing one Transcendent Demon God, a chill gripped the souls of all factions in the All Heavens Star Sea and Chaos Divine Land.

With five Transcendent Demon Gods escaping unharmed to the Bottomless Abyss, curbing their activities grows ever tougher, and the Abyss's efforts to upgrade its dimension are bound to press on relentlessly.

Shattered Starry Sea, Torch Domain.

Right now, the top leaders of the Torch Civilization convene in an urgent council to address this crisis.

Inside the grand Assembly Hall of the Ancestral Domain, tension hangs thick, almost tangible like falling droplets.

Leaders from the Five Great Empires and key families wear grave faces, all keenly feeling the smothering pressure radiating from the heart of the Chaotic Void Sea.

Transcenders slain, Demon Gods escaped, the Abyss's dimensional upgrade surges forward without restraint... Every report lands like a crushing blow on everyone's spirit.

Discussions dragged on for days, filled with heated arguments, deep examinations, and careful projections.

Certain voices pushed for rallying every force in the All Heavens Star Sea to strike the Abyss no matter the price; others urged sealing off the realms entirely and fortifying with massive arrays to dodge the worst; a few despaired, claiming that against the looming abyssal swallow-up, all fights are pointless, leaving the Civilization Fire Seed Plan as the lone salvation.

In the end, following exhaustive talks and fierce clashes, the top five in the Torch Council—Jiang Yuan, Song Chi, Ying Yi, Ji Heng, and Ferdinand—united to decide the civilization's counter-plan.

Firstly, launch a full-scale strategic pullback.

Starting now, the Torch Civilization shifts to peak war alert and carries out a total strategic withdrawal.

The [All Heaven Six Harmonies Reincarnation Array], retrieved with great effort from the Chaos Divine Land, gets repositioned to anchor the supreme shield network.

Its primary hub settles in the [Sky Mountain Secret Realm] at the civilization's heart, linking to the realm's essence for unbreakable stability. The five secondary hubs of the rotation arrays deploy to the Ancestor Lands of the Shenxia Dynasty, Chi Yu Divine Dynasty, Holy Hall Federation, Xian Qin Divine Dynasty, and Heavenly Ruins Divine Court, creating a six-way bond that crafts an immense barrier around the core territories.

Every outer Torch affiliate force, exploration armadas, Alien Star Domain settler fleets, and even regular folk must heed the supreme directive to fall back by the deadline to the central Torch Human Galaxy Clusters—the Second and Third Torch River System Communities—to hunker down behind the arrays.

Secondly, revive and expand the Civilization Fire Seed Plan.

The "Civilization Fire Seed Plan," which had been dialed back amid shifting circumstances, now reignites on a grander scale than before.

Selected [Fire Seed Fleets], outfitted with Torch vessels of all levels and full archives of the Torch Civilization's tech from basics to advanced cultivation arts, lore, culture, and skills, set off in strict secrecy toward remote unknown star oceans far from the Abyss menace.

They shoulder the vital duty of safeguarding and carrying forward the Torch Civilization's final spark if the core falls into danger.

Thirdly, speed up the Heavenly Ruins Continent's elevation.

As the sole Ancestor Land among the Five Great Empires not yet risen to Star Continent status, the Heavenly Ruins Continent's growth now claims top strategic priority like never before.

From here on, the Heavenly Ruins Divine Court's main goal is to pour resources without limit to hasten the continent's ascent.

This affects not just the honor of the Heavenly Ruins Song Family and Divine Court but also the wholeness and might of the [All Heaven Six Harmonies Reincarnation Array]—the power and laws from a Star Continent far outstrip those of a Ninth Level Continent.

To achieve this, portions of supplies from the other four empires and the whole civilization will flow to the Heavenly Ruins Divine Court.

Yet, over these fateful days of assemblies shaping the civilization's path, Song Chi—one of the five key deciders and true overlord of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Court—stayed absent in person.

Currently, Song Chi dwells deep inside [Chicang’s No. 004 Breeding Secret Realm].

Time flows differently in this secret realm compared to the outer world. Song Chi meditates in the emptiness, surrounded by law runes swirling like celestial bodies, flickering into being and fading away.

Without distraction, he channels his Guidance Technique fully, drawing in the rich energies amassed here to swiftly boost his cultivation level.

He knows well that against beings of transcendent might who can sway a whole civilization's fate, any plan feels brittle; only unmatched strength offers real security.

What about the flawed laws and rules in the secret realm?

This Breeding Secret Realm has evolved into a full Cosmic Secret Realm, woven seamlessly with the Dao rules of the All Heavens Star Sea, rendering that issue obsolete.

At the same time, beyond its bounds, Song Chi’s [Zhu Tian Ruins Market] hums at record-breaking speed.

On Song Chi’s orders, every Torch Ship Captain in the civilization gets a hidden directive to ramp up trade volumes in the market via all means, snapping up any scarce materials that could bolster the civilization's roots, especially those with rule origins or potent aids for realm breakthroughs.

Song Chi’s aim stands plain.

Counting on Jiang Yuan, Ying Yi, and fellow Human Emperors to achieve transcendence alone in little time offers too faint a prospect.

Thus, the only quick path lies with the [Zhu Tian Ruins Market].

He demands a flood of deals to propel the market past its limit swiftly, leaping from Tenth Rank to Eleventh Rank ahead of schedule.

Based on past trends, the Tenth Rank Zhu Tian Ruins Market already enjoys the mythic boon of an Eleventh Rank peak; upon reaching Eleventh Rank, it will upgrade that boon to Twelfth Rank. Then, whether stepping in himself or projecting via the [Dao Origin Totem Pole] for empowerment, he gains true transcendent combat might.

This alone gives the Torch Civilization a faint chance to endure the turmoil.

In the midst of this colossal tempest ravaging the All Heavens Star Sea, the Torch Civilization's vast vessel charts the right heading—be it fortifying holds, handing down heritage, or chasing breakthrough chances. All brace for the direst outcomes and pledge total commitment.

While the Torch Civilization pushed hard with their strategic retreat, Fire Seed Plan, and continental push, grasping for a thread of hope in the gathering gale, an unyielding demand pierced straight through the vast star sea to the Torch Domain's nucleus.

This transmission stems from the united proclamation of the Titan Giant Clan and Eternal Clan.

These two timeless powers, towering at the All Heavens Star Sea's summit under transcendent guidance, plan to forge a "Star Sea Civilization Coalition" to unite every race's strength across the All Heavens and confront the Bottomless Abyss's wilder invasions and consumption ahead.

The message's tone appears steady, likening fates as close as lips to teeth, stressing alliance's urgency, and even vowing that in the coalition, spoils of war and sway over future star sea governance will match inputs.

Still, the unyielding intent woven through the words and the subtle weight of a transcendent civilization's aura riding the signal pressed down hard on the Torch Civilization's leaders.

All grasp that amid this crisis threatening the star sea's very existence, the Titan and Eternal Clans show no extra leniency or pity.

Any power rejecting unity, or offering token aid with subpar troops, invites the wrathful reprisals from these two transcendent forces.

Smashing examples to cow the rest, dragging all possible allies into the fold with ruthless force marks the swiftest and most probable tactic now.

And the precise draft notice hitting the Torch Civilization calls for sending eight mythical entities (Tenth Rank or higher beings), plus a huge armada of at least one billion Torch warships.

"Eight mythical... one billion fleet..."

Back in the Ancestral Domain Assembly Hall, the just-scattered elites reassemble, the air thicker than ever. Emperor Jiang Yuan drums his fingers on his jade throne's arm, murmuring the draft's figures softly.

These figures spell no ease for the Torch Civilization, since eight mythical forces nearly exhaust the civilization's known mythic reserves.

What's more, this levy got trimmed thanks to Sky-splitting God King appreciating Song Chi’s earlier move; without that, it would have demanded over ten mythical forces outright.