413: What are you afraid of? Charge in!

The Zerg and the Mechanical Race were fighting to the death.

It was all for the sake of the network.

The Zerg wanted to protect the pheromone network and break the monopoly of the spirit net.

The Mechanical Race wanted to crush the Zerg and strangle the pheromone network.

That was what was happening on the surface.

Ye Su demanded the Mother Empress's position right off the bat.

It was almost like saying the Zerg were working for him.

The Zerg would absolutely never agree to that.

If the Zerg were to agree...

...that would mean the Zerg's intentions lay elsewhere, and they had deeper, hidden motives.

Ye Su was already prepared for a violent response from Vivian.

However— "Fine."

Vivian said.

Then she looked at Ye Su with deep meaning.

Ye Su's scalp tingled.

Holy shit!

The Zerg really were planning something big.

The pheromone network—they were giving it up just like that.

They...

...what on earth do they want?!

The unknown...

...brings fear.

Ye Su was actually feeling a bit afraid now.

You mention it casually, and they give you their most valuable possession.

Do you even dare to take it?

"What? Afraid to take it now?"

Vivian said with a smile;

"The turbulence in the universe means a reshuffle is coming."

"Ye Su, you and Lu Yiyi have planned well, but my Zerg race has its own plans as well."

"I've already shown my hand. What about you?"

Hey, hey, hey.

Is the hidden boss jumping out?

The Zerg...

...their foundation is this terrifying?

Ye Su took a long breath, stood up, and extended his hand.

Vivian was stunned.

Then she shook hands with Ye Su.

"Pleasure doing business with you!"

"Pleasure doing business with you!"

Oh.

You're working on something new.

But I'm no pushover either.

I can retreat into the Calamity Chaos; I have a way out, so I'll play along.

If you've got the guts...

...try and crush me.

What's there to fear? I'll just charge straight in.

The corners of Ye Su's mouth curled up, showing no sign of the fear from before.

Vivian looked at the young man.

She could feel his high spirits and confidence.

Heh.

The universe really does need fresh blood to be fun!

---One day later.

The Great Xia Legion, which had once received the Flesh and Blood Power, passed through the Wormhole.

They secretly joined the Zerg camp.

Under the influence of the Flesh and Blood Power...

...the Zerg's production capacity exploded, forcing the Mechanical Race into a steady retreat.

But the Mechanical Race quickly caught up in production.

The Zerg side began helping the Great Xia Legion soldiers advance.

As their strength increased, the Flesh and Blood Power also grew stronger.

The Zerg's production capacity exploded once again.

And so...

A war of attrition began.

And...

...the intensity of this tug-of-war was incredibly exaggerated!

The number of combat power units killed daily was calculated in the hundreds of billions, and it was still rising!

--- "Ye Su, we are raising Gu."

Cui Hu said.

He hadn't gone to the Zerg side.

But after advancing to the Heavenly Waterfall Realm, he could access all of the Yanhuang Clan's data.

The deep undercurrents of the universe were much more serious than he had imagined.

These Great Clans are no pushovers.

They all want to take advantage of the cosmic turbulence to conduct a new round of reshuffling.

"It's a race of speed,"

Ye Su said;

"We never held an absolute advantage; we were at a disadvantage."

"When it comes to development, no matter how you look at it, we're the ones profiting."

Cui Hu fell silent.

Ye Su was right.

"Alright, don't dwell on that."

Ye Su continued;

"Get ready; the Tiger Clan Ancestor is preparing to move against the Lion Clan."

"You will command this major campaign."

"Me?"

Cui Hu was puzzled;

"While you are in the middle of..."

"I need to advance to Ascension Five,"

Ye Su said;

"but the commotion from my advancement will be enormous."

"At the critical moment, the Yanhuang Clan must be prepared to cut ties with me."

Cui Hu was stunned.

Cut ties?

"Is it that extreme?"

"With the foundation of a Peak Great Clan, you tell me if it's extreme or not!"

"Are you worried that the Spirit Race, the Ghost Race, or even the Calamity Mercenary Group will intervene?"

"I'm not worried about the Ghost Race; they're already too deeply immersed in the four stars aligned to extricate themselves. As long as the Golden Crow Clan doesn't show up, the Ghost Race won't move,"

Ye Su said.

As long as the business on the Mutated Planet is fine, the Ghost Race would have to be crazy to get involved in a war between Peak species.

But if the Golden Crow Clan shows up, the Ghost Race will flip out.

That would be like digging up the Ghost Race's ancestral graves.

Without the Golden Crow Clan, what happens to the four stars aligned?

So...

even if the Ghost Race knows about Ye Su's Peak Great Clan foundation, they won't act.

"The Spirit Race likely won't act either."

The Spirit Race is too cautious; it's something in their genes, in their very bones.

They produce Spirit Stones.

They naturally 'have mines at home'; no matter how the universe is in turmoil, it's hard to threaten them.

The chance of them moving is very small.

But the Calamity Mercenary Group—the probability of them moving is far too high.

The unification of the Yao Race and Ye Su's Peak Great Clan foundation...

...will both hurt their share of interests in the universe.

After all, they are the largest retailers in the universe, relying on their powerful influence to support the massive production and consumption of various goods.

Once there are two more Peak Great Clans...

...these businesses will inevitably suffer.

After all, the newly emerged Great Clans will also need to find a way to eat.

The monopolies of the other Great Clans are clear; ordinary people can't get a foot in.

But snatching the rice bowl of the Calamity Mercenary Group is much easier.

Back when the Yanhuang Clan monopolized the business of identifying Bizarre Creatures, the Calamity Mercenary Group even collected protection fees.

They called it...

...being too lazy to research the technology themselves, so they let the Yanhuang Clan have it.

But the Yanhuang Clan shouldn't forget to pay their respects.

It was that simple.

When the Yanhuang Clan was just starting out, they had no choice but to let them take a cut; there was no other way.

You can think of the Calamity Mercenary Group as the biggest underworld boss in the universe!

Once two Great Clans appear...

...this underworld boss's protection money will take a huge hit!

This is a pure dispute over interests!

"I am almost one hundred percent certain that the Calamity Mercenary Group will get involved and do everything they can to strangle the Yao Race and me,"

Ye Su said.

Cui Hu nodded.

This analysis wasn't without merit.

When the Lion Clan moves, there's the shadow of a Great Clan behind them, and that shadow is most likely the Calamity Mercenary Group.

Deconstructing the Yao Race, dividing up territory, and collecting more profits...

...is the Calamity Mercenary Group's specialty.

"So—"

Cui Hu scratched his head.

He seemed to have an idea about the next step, yet he didn't.

He wasn't very good at this sort of thing.

"So, push the Tiger Clan out to take the heat!"

Ye Su laughed.

"The Tiger Clan Ancestor can hold his own now; let's see if he can crush the Calamity Mercenary Group!"

With a clear path as a Sovereign, the Tiger Clan Ancestor might actually be able to withstand the Calamity Mercenary Group.

After that, we wait for the Golden Crow Clan to erupt.

The Ghost Race will flip out, and the entire universe will rise up to strangle the Golden Crow Clan.

When that time comes, the interests will be redistributed.

In short—during this turmoil, the Yanhuang Clan must obtain enough foundation and benefits.

Otherwise...

...once the Golden Crow Clan falls, the Yanhuang Clan will find it hard to fend for itself!

As for the talk about the Golden Crow Clan sweeping through everything...

...and directly establishing a Divine Dao Universe...

...Ye Su wouldn't believe it for a second.