Chapter 582 330: United Front

In the year 6254 Starlight Calendar, Quentin Westbrook, one of the three throne Wizards of the Dark Throne, was ambushed by ten brood mothers of the Ancient Insect during the war. After destroying most of the plane and exterminating over thirty million Ancient Insects, he fell.

His Floating City was also destroyed under the siege of the Giant Calamity Insect Nest of the Ancient Insect.

This was the first appearance of the Giant Calamity Insect Nest.

According to research, it is a biological war creation unique to the Ancient Insect, with combat capabilities between a large Wizard Tower and a Floating City.

The appearance of the Giant Calamity Insect Nest thrust the war into a fever pitch.

Many forces became anxious.

In the year 6429 Starlight Calendar, the Ancient Insects invaded the Divine Kingdom of Divine Spirit "Thunder Scale Tooth," using swarm tactics to annihilate millions of petitioners and destroy the Divine Kingdom. "Thunder Scale Tooth" fell.

This was the first case of a Divine Spirit falling outside the realm of Truth since the new era began.

The news caused an uproar throughout the multiverse.

All forces gained a new understanding of the terrifying nature of the Ancient Insects.

In the year 6793 Starlight Calendar, the Ancient Insects invaded the Divine Kingdom of "Mist Dominator." To resist the insect swarm, "Mist Dominator" voluntarily detonated the Divine Kingdom, obliterating billions of insects instantly, but putting himself into slumber.

In the year 7025 Starlight Calendar, the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Headed Bird was destroyed by the Ancient Insects, with over ninety percent of the Wizards killed in battle, only a few successfully escaping.

Thus, Ten Thousand Headed Bird was removed from the ranks of Wizard Influence, becoming completely part of history.

In the year 7229 Starlight Calendar...

The smoke of war spread to every corner of the multiverse, under the threat of Ancient Insects, various races, forces from different planes and civilizations united to discuss strategies to deal with the Ancient Insects.

In the year 7300 Starlight Calendar, a multiverse conference convened by Wizards and Divine Spirits was held in the realm of Truth.

Participants were without exception strong individuals from various races of level four or above.

Sunan did not attend this conference but instead secluded himself to practice, with Lize representing the Star Alliance.

As early as before the year 7000 Starlight Calendar, Lize had successfully ascended to True Spirit Wizard, qualifying her to enter the realm of Truth.

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"So, does the Truth Council hope the Star Alliance will also join in dealing with the Ancient Insects?"

In the study, Sunan and Lize sat opposite each other.

Lize, returning from the conference, brought a message that the Star Alliance was hoped to become one of the main forces against the Ancient Insects.

It's known that those who can join the ranks of the main force are either the civilizations of great Divine Spirits or large Wizard influences.

The Truth Council inviting the Star Alliance to join undoubtedly confirms the current strength of the Star Alliance.

However, Sunan was indifferent to this.

If there's any pure land left in the multiverse today, it is undoubtedly the territory of the Star Alliance.

As the earliest force to annihilate the Ancient Insects, the performance of the Star Alliance is the most outstanding and eye-catching in the entire multiverse.

Various forces are united to solve the problem of the Ancient Insects invasion, but the Star Alliance itself already expelled the Ancient Insects, and there is no need to join their ranks to help exterminate the Ancient Insects.

In such circumstances, the Star Alliance naturally would not easily agree to the Truth Council's invitation.

"As you said, I told the Truth Council that for the Star Alliance to join their ranks, they must give us some compensation." Lize said, "The Truth Council also agreed, they will provide sufficient resource compensation."

"Not enough."

Sunan shook his head.

"Just some resources, far from enough to compensate for our contributions to joining the battle. Moreover, materials are scarce everywhere now, the Truth Council probably cannot offer a number that would satisfy us."

"So what should we demand?" Lize asked.

Sunan's eyes flickered, he said solemnly, "Territory, a sufficient number of planes."

"Convey my response to the Truth Council, the Star Alliance can join them, but after the war is over, the planes that the Ancient Insects now occupy under the Dark Throne must all be included within the Star Alliance's territorial scope, and the Truth Council must support the Star Alliance."

Lize was stunned for a moment and hesitantly said, "Will the Dark Throne agree to this condition?"

That's more than a third of the territory, it's hard to imagine the Dark Throne agreeing to such harsh conditions.

This is undoubtedly a chunk of their flesh, and a very big piece at that.

"Even if they disagree, it doesn't matter." Sunan chuckled, "The Dark Throne is now severely weakened, half of their top combat power has nearly fallen, the name of a large Wizard influence is already unworthy, they are in no position to refuse this condition."

"Even if they disagree, the Truth Council will pressure them to agree."

The multiverse ultimately still relies on strength in numbers.

The Dark Throne's power has significantly declined, and they are deeply entrenched in the battlefield mud of the Ancient Insects, unable to extricate themselves in the short term.

Although they joined the united front, expecting them to free up and play a role in the upcoming direct battlefield against the Ancient Insects is unrealistic.

In terms of combat strength value, the Dark Throne is far less than the disengaged Star Alliance.

The Truth Council surely understands this, knowing that persuading the Star Alliance is much more important than catering to the sentiments of the Dark Throne.

Unless the Dark Throne initiates a counter-attack and reclaims the one-third of the territory.

However, looking at their situation, the likelihood of such a thing happening is very slim.

"Relay the requirements to the Truth Council, see what they say."

Sunan decisively waved his hand.

His comprehension of the Gravity Law has reached a crucial moment, he doesn't want to be too involved in these matters.

If the Truth Council agrees to his conditions, it is also well for the Star Alliance to join the fight, and the coordination of war affairs can be delegated to others to handle.

As for how Wizards and Divine Spirits on the united front reconcile, he won't interfere.

As long as he advances to a Level Six Wizard, and the Star Alliance takes over one-third of the Dark Throne's territory, the Star Alliance's promotion to a major Wizard Influence will be a matter of course.

Just three days later, Lize brought back the response from the Truth Council.

They agreed to the terms of the Star Alliance.

The Dark Throne unsurprisingly opposed vehemently, but having suffered significant losses in the war, the weight of their words had greatly diminished, rendering their opposition ineffective.

Subsequently, the Star Alliance joined the Unified Front.

Various forces from the multiverse united and launched a comprehensive counterattack against the Ancient Bugs.

The Unified Front did not aim to annihilate the Ancient Bugs one plane at a time, as such an approach would be inefficient.

Wizards and Divine Spirits collaborated to investigate the source of the Ancient Bugs, eventually discovering a space portal in a remote plane.

They suspected it to be a space portal connecting to another multiverse, from which the Ancient Bugs originated.

Only in this way could it be explained why the Ancient Bugs had such a massive population without prior signs.

The Unified Front named that plane the Ancient Insect Plane.

The Ancient Insect Plane was originally a lower plane without intelligent civilization, with an area less than half of the Starlight Continent.

But the Ancient Bugs somehow managed to expand the area of the Ancient Insect Plane by more than tenfold.

They also used some means to embed hundreds of planes around the Ancient Insect Plane, serving as its 'city walls' and 'moat', forming a unique Plane Community.

To enter the Ancient Insect Plane, one must first pass through these numerous planes, guarded by countless Ancient Bugs.

This was the reason why Wizards and Divine Spirits could not initially locate the source of the Ancient Bugs.

After confirming the source of the Ancient Bugs, the Unified Front launched an attack on the Ancient Insect Plane.

Wizards, Divine Spirits, and other forces aside from these two major groups formed an alliance, with three major corps simultaneously launching counterattacks from different directions of the Plane Community.

In the Starlight Calendar 7304, the largest-scale war of the new epoch of the multiverse officially erupted.

The Ancient Bugs, though powerful and terrifying, ultimately could not easily contend with an entire multiverse.

Faced with the fierce assault from various forces, the Ancient Bugs had to contract their battle lines, gradually recalling swarms from various planes to defend the Plane Community.

By the Starlight Calendar 7459, the battlefield had gradually shifted to the Plane Community, and the hundreds of planes within had become hellish battlegrounds, where countless beings perished.

By the Starlight Calendar 7734, under the assault of the Unified Front, the Ancient Bugs were retreating steadily, and the outer regions of the Plane Community were completely overrun.

The Ancient Bugs had to recall their entire swarm to fully resist the Unified Front's onslaught.

The swarms in the planes taken from the Dark Throne were fully withdrawn, and the Star Alliance immediately dispatched troops to station and control these planes.

Out of deference to the majesty of the Truth Council, or perhaps because they were still recuperating after severe losses, the Dark Throne tacitly accepted this move without any reaction.

Thanks to this, the reputation of the Star Alliance rose even further, hinting at a trend of replacing the Dark Throne as the newly emerging major Wizard Influence.

In the Starlight Calendar 8037, Sunan broke through the Gravity Law to the domination level, officially advancing to a Level Six Wizard.

The following year, on the frontlines, Sunan single-handedly infiltrated the rear of the bug swarm and killed the Brood Mother, leading to the swarm's collapse. This feat made him famous and caused quite a stir in the multiverse.

At this point, even in the most remote corners of the multiverse, there were few intelligent races unaware of Sunan and the Star Alliance.

By the Starlight Calendar 8403, the Unified Front had conquered most of the Plane Community of the Ancient Insects, with only the last Ancient Insect Plane remaining, shifting the battlefield to the core region of the Plane Community.

However, here, the previously unstoppable assault of the Unified Front was first obstructed; the endless swarms emerging from the space portal severely hampered the Unified Front's offensive.

Having fought all the way to the ancestral nest of the Ancient Bugs, the Unified Front naturally refused to retreat and had to invest more forces.

The war became increasingly fierce, and the Ancient Insect Plane practically turned into a hellish meat grinder.

By the Starlight Calendar 8848, as the war reached a fever pitch, the Dark Throne suddenly tore up its agreement and boldly invaded Star Alliance territory.

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"The Dark Throne is planning to take advantage of the Truth Council pouring most of its strength into the war, leaving them unable to intervene, to reclaim the planes previously occupied by the Ancient Bugs."

In the study, Lize said with furrowed brows:

"As long as they reclaim those planes, creating a fait accompli, even if the war ends, the Truth Council would find it hard to intervene."

Sunan shook his head: "It's not that they would find it hard to intervene, but that they wouldn't intervene at all."

The Truth Council is inherently a loose organization, with minimal control over the major Wizard influences.

As long as there is a massive external threat like the Ancient Bugs, everyone could work together, but once the threat is eliminated, they will return to their previous state of divided interests.

Moreover, there's an existing reason for the Truth Council not to intervene.

Those planes had already been handed over to the Star Alliance. If they are snatched back by the Dark Throne, it would purely be a result of the Star Alliance's lack of strength, not their concern.

Therefore, Sunan never considered relying on the Truth Council from the start.

"Since the Dark Throne wants to fight, then we'll accompany them in a fight."

"Stop sending more troops to the Ancient Insect Plane. Concentrate our forces to deal with the Dark Throne next."

Today, the Star Alliance is no longer the ordinary second-rate Wizard influence it once was; it now has the bottom line and qualifications to confront a major Wizard influence.

Besides, after this war, the Dark Throne's strength has significantly dropped. If a real fight breaks out, the Star Alliance's chances of winning would be higher.

Lize naturally had no objection.

Ultimately, war is about manpower and resources.

In terms of manpower, the Star Alliance may not have an advantage, but in terms of resources, it definitely surpasses the Dark Throne.

The continuous production of magic stones is enough to make the Star Alliance fearless of any war attrition.

Thus, even before the war with the Ancient Bugs was over, another new war broke out within the Wizards.