Chapter 573

Chapter 573: The Shock of the Tribes

After successfully controlling the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes, they used high-quality immortal materials for rapid healing to awaken the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe and his high-ranking members.

Without any surprises, upon learning that all the strong fighters and leaders of the fifteen tribes had been captured and were willing to surrender, the Leader of the Giant Ant Tribe and his high-ranking members expressed their willingness to surrender as well.

According to the contract signed by the sixteen tribes, they stood together in honor and loss.

If half of the tribes chose to surrender, the remaining tribes would have no choice but to follow suit, even if they were unwilling.

Moreover, none of the tribes had the qualifications to refuse surrender at this moment.

Otherwise, they would face complete annihilation.

Soon, the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of the sixteen tribes began to sign the life-and-death contracts and agreements for full surrender.

In the past, these contracts were signed with Chief Nika of the Black Tiger Tribe or the Demon Emperor of the Demon Race, the Demon Emperor swamp crocodile.

This time, however, they signed directly with the top geniuses of the Great Flame Empire.

The main reason was that the top geniuses of the Great Flame Empire were no longer afraid of the strong fighters and leaders of various tribes.

They had all reached the Crossing Tribulation Stage, their power now rivaling that of level 100 strong fighters.

With their powerful divine consciousness and reaction ability, as well as the Teleportation Technique, they could evade attacks from level 130 or level 120 strong fighters even if they couldn’t defeat them.

They no longer had to worry about being controlled by those newly surrendered strong fighters through the Beast Taming Technique and facing attacks from them.

As for the unknown race with whom they signed contracts, although the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of the sixteen tribes felt surprised and puzzled, they did not resist too strongly.

To them, it seemed that the unknown race’s army was responsible for defeating the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes.

Even in capturing these strong fighters and high-ranking leaders, the unknown race’s teleportation ability contributed significantly.

Once all contracts were signed, the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of the sixteen tribes gave orders to their armies.

“Surrender? Entire tribe surrender?”

“It’s all over, completely over. The command center must have wanted to use their strong defensive capability as a strike team to tear apart that unknown race’s long-range attacking army. Instead, they encountered an ambush from the Great Flame Empire’s strong fighters and were all captured.”

“What should we do? We finally escaped the rule of the Undying Race, and now we have to accept the rule of the Great Flame Empire?”

“Yeah! And although the Great Flame Empire is strong, whether they can unify the entire Tianling Star Cluster is still uncertain.”

“In the future, we will surely have to fight against the Undying Race again. By then, the races that have surrendered will definitely have to send elite troops into battle. If we can’t win, we will not only suffer heavy losses but will have to submit to the Undying Race once more.”

The warriors of various tribes who received the news felt panicked and bewildered.

The vanguard had returned defeated, and the terrifying strength of the Great Flame Empire’s long-range attacking army left them alarmed.

Even so, they did not perceive themselves as doomed to fail.

After all, the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes still held a significant advantage in troop numbers and geographical position.

This was a life planet controlled by the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes, where the number of tribes and their kin far exceeded those of the Great Flame Empire, allowing them to continuously replenish their forces.

All warriors believed that the defeat of the vanguard did not signify catastrophic doom.

Even when surrounded by the forces of the Great Flame Empire, most soldiers, apart from those on the outskirts who had witnessed the suppressive power of the eastern human army, did not believe they would face total defeat.

The sudden order to surrender caught them off guard, making them feel as if the sky was falling and the ground was splitting.

But no matter how much they resisted, their tribe leaders and high-ranking members were under control, and they could see no hope of rebellion.

Although some warriors from the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes attempted to attack the soldiers of the Great Flame Empire who were accepting the surrender, they were quickly suppressed.

The entire acceptance process went fairly smoothly.

In about a day, nearly four billion soldiers of the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes came under the control of the Great Flame Empire.

Those who were level 110 strong fighters and level 100 strong warriors were also gradually brought under control.

After that, the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes began returning to the armies of their respective tribes.

They took control of the armies as they returned to the areas governed by their tribes.

The control strategy of the Great Flame Empire was extremely simple.

They held the lives of the strong fighters from various tribes in their hands, and in turn, those strong fighters controlled the armies.

The armies were responsible for ensuring that the tribe members could gradually adapt to the initial changes and accept the rule of the Great Flame Empire, becoming accustomed to the various laws and regulations set by the Empire, and slowly sending people to take over the governance of these territories.

The entire process would take at least six months to pass through the initial adjustment period and continually send people to take over the territories of various tribes.

However, although it would take at least six months to slowly transition control, most tribe members accepted the fact after hearing the news that their tribes had signed the full surrender agreement.

The life planets governed by the sixteen tribes now belonged to the Great Flame Empire.

Yi Chen’s talent bonus thus increased sixfold.

His training speed also accelerated six times.

This sensation brought him immense joy.

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“The sixteen tribes have fully surrendered?”

The news quickly reached the ears of the high-ranking leaders of various tribes through spies.

This outcome left the high-ranking leaders in disbelief.

The result of the battle was completely contrary to their expectations.

In their view, regardless of who won or lost, anything was possible.

After all, the Great Flame Empire was fighting the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes with the power of three races.

Although the Great Flame Empire was incredibly strong, the odds were not overwhelmingly in their favor.

However, saying the Great Flame Empire would surely lose wouldn’t hold true either.

After all, upon hearing about the alliance and formation of the sixteenth tribe coalition, the forces of the Great Flame Empire did not retreat; instead, they actively advanced toward the gathering place of the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes.

Daring to do so indicated they had some confidence.

Whether it was the Great Flame Empire or the Alliance of the Sixteen Tribes, it would not be surprising if either side emerged victorious.

What truly shocked everyone was that the battle involving billions of troops would be decided in just a few days.

According to the information collected by the spies and informants, the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of the sixteen tribes unexpectedly chose to surrender entirely just after the vanguard’s defeat.

There had to be secrets that the high-ranking leaders of various tribes were unaware of behind this decision.

But no matter how hard they tried to figure it out, they could not grasp the reasons behind it.

The only clear fact was that the Great Flame Empire seemed to have developed an unstoppable trend.

Even the Undying Race might struggle to subdue the Great Flame Empire.

If the Undying Race could truly suppress the Great Flame Empire, they would not have waited this long, allowing the Great Flame Empire to conquer the sixteen tribes and continuously expand its power.

For all tribes now, the greatest threat was no longer just the Undying Race.

There was also the ambitious Great Flame Empire, which was constantly waging war and expanding its territory.

The tribe leaders and high-ranking leaders almost unanimously held a high-level meeting to discuss how to address these two major pressures.

They even aimed to rise amidst these pressures and become the ultimate winners in this situation.