"What's happening?"

Bulalo stood up, signaling the elder who was speaking to pause for a moment.

The General Director, panting heavily, said, "The forward bases we've established at the frontline have been simultaneously attacked by the Apostle Holy City. All bases have been annihilated, and no one inside has survived!"

As he spoke, he played the video of the plea for help transmitted from the front line.

A Hammerhead Man from the Guardian Great Wall brought his large head close to the camera, loudly describing the current situation of the base with a near-roaring tone.

"We urgently need support, we desperately need a strike from the Light of Destruction, we need..."

Boom!

Before he could finish speaking, the roof behind the Hammerhead Man suddenly exploded. A tall figure descended from the sky, gently clenching his fingers, crushing the Hammerhead Man into a lump of flesh.

"Alright, let me explain the situation next."

"Is that... the True Spirit Temple Master of the Apostle Holy City?!"

Demetri quickly stood up.

The uninvited guest smiled and nodded at the camera: "I, Zoriel, True Spirit Temple Master of the Apostle Holy City, hereby issue a final ultimatum on behalf of the Apostle Holy City to your Rebirth Empire. If you submit a declaration of unconditional surrender before Imperial Calendar February 4th, we will magnanimously allow your Emperor Odoacer to continue ruling Haohan Continent. Otherwise, the Apostle Holy City will sweep across the entire Rebirth Empire with the harshest demeanor, casting all those who disobey into Abyssal Hell!"

"Such arrogance!"

Upon hearing Zoriel's words, Demetri was immediately enraged, kicking the table in front of him to ash.

"Contact the Supernova Battle Group and Titan Industry immediately! Also notify the Forge Arrow Legion, Rust Army, and Matrix Army to enter standby status, ready to head to the front lines at a moment's notice!"

Nobody opposed Demetri's orders.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, at least at this moment, while they were still within the Elder Council, they couldn't show it. They had to align with Demetri, responding to the Apostle Holy City's arrogant surrender demand with an angry iron fist.

[The Black Tide is approaching!]

[After repeated defeats, the enraged Apostle Holy City, with all its might, is determined to compete with the Empire to the end!]

[The Apostle Holy City? The mobile Great Wall at the border was neutralized by Saintess Bai Fu in a second!]

As soon as the Elder Council meeting ended, related news spread throughout the explored universe.

For a while, some were excited, others were panicked; some enthusiastically joined the army, while others chose to flee.

Among all those who felt panicked, the one with the highest status was undoubtedly Emperor Odoacer of the Rebirth Empire.

"Although we've destroyed the Apostle Holy City's new route and consecutively taken down several bases of the Origins Agreement, can we really withstand the pincer attack from the Apostle Holy City and the Origins Agreement?"

The emperor's guard looked at Odoacer solemnly: "Your Majesty, please trust the pillars of the Empire, trust Saintess Bai Fu, and trust everyone fighting for the Empire's glory!"

Odoacer remained silent, nodding continuously.

Nobody knew whether he took the guard's words to heart.

...

The headquarters of the Origins Agreement.

The leader looked at the two reports in front of him with interest.

The first report mentioned the Apostle Holy City's direct attack on the three cosmic-level civilizations.

The second report stated that in the Shadow Legion under the Origins Agreement, a superpower user named Aijie, very popular among the Undying People, for some reason, recently ran off to Bai Fu's Silent Court and replaced Julia as the new Chief Affairs Officer.

"Can you see her fate threads?"

The leader turned his head to look at the Child of Prophecy beside him.

The Child of Prophecy shook his head: "I'm sorry, I can only vaguely see her past, but as for the future..."

"Can't see?"

"It doesn't seem to be just a simple case of not being able to see; it's as if she has no future at all."

"Oh? What's going on?"

"There are usually two possibilities: the first is that she's already dead, and the second is that her fate has been stolen by someone."

"Which possibility do you lean towards?"

"The first one, probably."

The leader neither affirmed nor denied.

He was actually more concerned about the Players than about Aijie.

Because the report said, "It seems the Undying People know Aijie's true identity, but every time they attempt to mention that word, what they say automatically turns into irrelevant talk or simply meaningless sounds."

The leader found this mechanism fascinating.

At first, he thought the Undying People were being interfered with by Bai Fu, but now that Bai Fu was dead, why were these Undying People still being interfered with?

He wanted to figure out who exactly was interfering with the Undying People.

"Child of Prophecy, I'll leave this task to you."

The Child of Prophecy twitched the corner of his mouth.

Great, another new task added for him.

"Don't worry, once you figure out the principle behind this, I'll give you a long vacation."

The Child of Prophecy clearly didn't believe the leader's words.

A long vacation, really.

With the Apostle Holy City and the three cosmic-level civilizations already at war and the situation so urgent, would you really give me a break?

The leader spread his hands: "I don't plan to step in for now."

"Hmm?"

"Bai Fu is dead, the threat of the three cosmic-level civilizations has ceased to be a short-term threat, I need to observe carefully to see what the Apostle Holy City's real trump card is, and then decide whether to cooperate with the Apostle Holy City against the three cosmic-level civilizations or to join forces with the three cosmic-level civilizations against the Apostle Holy City."

Alright, do whatever you want.

"Shall I inform the others of your decision?"

"Go ahead."

The Child of Prophecy cupped his hands and took his leave.

...

Meanwhile, at the Superpower Garden.

"It's still not working."

Watching the slowly healing spatial rift before her, Bai Fu shook her head helplessly.

Following the talent specification provided by Aijie, she tried a 9:1 ratio to synthesize Void Realm Particles, but no matter how hard she tried, she could never find the true balance point.

It seemed that to solve this problem, she could only hope for a spark of genius or instruction from Aijie.

However, although she didn't manage to synthesize Void Realm Particles, she acquired a lot of good things from Aijie during this period.

To this day, she had mastered five Spiritual Energy Attributes: [Dark], [Apocalypse], [Phantom Colors], [Grey Mist], and [Blazing].

If it hadn't been for the sudden war, she probably would have quickly learned all the nine types of Spiritual Energy Attributes from Aijie.

But every time she extended her finger toward Aijie, she managed to dig up many valuable things.

However, as an Spiritual Ability Prayer Master, she didn't lack the means to undertake tasks, even if a war suddenly erupted.

On the receipt of Demetri's message that day, she immediately ordered Shadow Fu, the Sorrowful Eye, and Black King, King Bai, among others, to urgently head to the Rajas Civilization with a Prayer Card and Spiritual Ability Center.

Yes, once again intending to use the "change house tactic" against the Apostle Holy City.

With Suixi as a mole, Bai Fu thought the probability of her plan succeeding was very high.

But this time, she overlooked one issue.

"The resolve of the Supreme Divine Disciple."

The moment the words "Set out" were uttered, the Supreme Divine Disciple already had the mindset of a "decisive battle at the first command."

"Supreme Divine Disciple's determination should not be underestimated," she thought.

The Supreme Divine Disciple's unwavering stance brought everyone's attention.

"Now they're targeting the Holy Land. Should we deploy a unit back for support?"

"There's no need for that at the moment," the Supreme Divine Disciple replied, with a calm demeanor. "As long as the Holy Land Star doesn't fall, our main focus should be on the three cosmic-level civilizations. I don't expect this war to last long."

His words drew side glances from the crowd.

"What, the change house tactic is ineffective?"

Bai Fu, receiving the news, was stunned.

Since changing houses isn't working, the only thing left to do is to have a straightforward confrontation with the Apostle Holy City."

"But with our current strength, can we truly defeat the Apostle Holy City face to face?"