Chapter 2634: A Call to Action! Waves Rise Up
The problem was that the preventive shots Jiang Nan had fired earlier were just too disgusting!
From the rules, Jiang Nan pulling the Styx over as a moat was completely reasonable and legal!
If you tried to argue against him, you'd be on unstable ground yourself, and everyone would be violating the rules!
Once double standards were applied, would Jiang Nan let that opportunity slip?
Wouldn't he just murder you with words?
But if they really let Jiang Nan do this, how were they supposed to fight?
How the hell were they supposed to play this?
The Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle hadn't even started yet, and with the moat released, humanity had already won!
Once the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races entered the Styx's range, they were all pushovers—energy bodies were naturally countered. If Di Chou went in, he probably couldn't even beat Qin Shou!
They simply couldn't even touch humanity's base planet!
What was even more disgusting was that, within the Styx's range, except for the Netherworld Race, no one could use their abilities!
Even if you did reach the base planet, how were you supposed to drag over ten thousand planets dozens of light-years in distance?
A month's time to pull them out? Could you even do it?
Wouldn't you just get hammered to death by the Netherworld Legion?
Damn it, the battle hadn't even started, and Jiang Nan had already thrown an unsolvable problem at the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races!
At this moment, Di Chou was completely furious. He felt like a donkey's head had been bolted onto his neck!
(ꐦ°᷄yi°᷅ꐦ) "Youming! What the hell are you doing? How did you end up mixed up with Jiang Nan? Before, when Jiang Nan escaped from prison…"
Youming tilted his head:
(๑･᷄ὢ≠) "I let him go!"
"During the capture operation, the Netherworld Legion suffered a defeat…"
Bing Chacha raised her hand: (͡°͜ʖ͡°)ฅ "I was the one who caused the trouble!"
"And the one Jiang Nan caught—your beloved daughter?"
Jiu Lan: ???
(͡°◠͡°) "I don't regret being a hostage!"
Di Chou nearly fainted on the spot. Were you all reciting rhymes at me here?
(ꐦథyiథ)σ "Then what about Xing Luo and Carl, who were locked up in the Styx Death Prison?"
Jiang Nan spread his hands: ʅ(･´～･｀)ʃ "Broke their legs~ turned them fat as ghosts~"
"No lie, they really got fat, okay~ More than ten sizes bigger!"
Di Chou:!!!
(|||꒪ͦ3꒪ͦ) "Pfft~"
He sprayed out a mouthful of old jelly!
"You… you bastards are trying to turn the world upside down! Treasonous! You're all traitors! The Netherworld Race is actually in cahoots with humans? You… you!"
The Bose Race was completely stunned!
They had never considered this possibility, nor had they uncovered any information about the Netherworld Race at all!
Remember, although the Netherworld Race was one of the core member races of the Carbon Alliance, the plan had been mentioned during the meeting back then.
But only some core members knew; all race leaders had maintained strict confidentiality!
They also knew what leaking this matter during the preparation period would mean. The Netherworld Race matter was a core weapon of the Carbon Alliance, tied to their own racial interests!
So the discussion about the Netherworld Race plan began in the Dimensional Gap and would end there too!
The entire Carbon Alliance remained tight-lipped. Moreover, Jiang Nan had even stipulated that if anyone leaked the information, they would be directly kicked out of the Carbon Alliance and would face sanctions in the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle!
Under such conditions, would the Carbon Alliance members dare to leak anything?
So neither the Bose Race nor the Silicon Race knew that humans had ties with the Netherworld Race until the moment Jiang Nan pulled out the Styx!
And with the Netherworld Race joining, the nature of the Carbon Alliance changed instantly!
Yu Gen squinted: (≖yi≖ꐦ) "Youming! Have you learned nothing? If you side with the wrong team, people will die! Do you think the Netherworld Race has survived until now because of what?"
"Now that you've come out of your cage on your own, do you really think the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races don't have the ability to destroy your Styx Star Domain?"
Upon hearing this, Youming laughed: "Hah~ So you do know it's a cage, huh?"
"Life… is born free! Every life has the right to pursue freedom. The starry sky is brilliant. Why should my Netherworld Race be imprisoned in the Styx Star Domain for generations, being your dogs?"
"Fawning and licking boots for a few bones? I'm damn well done with it!"
"Destroy my Styx Star Domain? Come on, then! Let all of you come together! As long as you dare to enter, I'll beat eight of you with one pinky finger!"
"Within the Styx Star Domain! I, Youming, am invincible!"
After saying this, he glanced guiltily at the little carp.
(￢﹏≠٥) "Probably…"
Youming was completely committed now. Having come this far, why still be afraid?
Let's fight!
Qian Li squinted: "Youming! Don't seek death. Historically, your Netherworld Race has fought for freedom before, but it always ended in failure!"
"This time will be the same. Every time you fight, your Netherworld Race gets cut down! Because history always repeats itself!"
"Learning from history can tell you about rise and fall. Have you really thought this through? Some people… are born unworthy of freedom!"
Youming laughed instead after hearing this, with a raging fire in his eyes!
"Is that so? Indeed, we always lose. But if we never do it, we'll never know the outcome. Maybe, once in a while, we can win!"
"And victory only needs to come once—it's enough!"
"Perhaps this time is it?"
With that, Youming's gaze inadvertently fell on Jiang Nan!
At this moment, Qian Li's expression was exceptionally dark!
"You won't have a chance…"
They absolutely couldn't let Jiang Nan succeed, or else they wouldn't be able to fight. The original plan to completely crush the Carbon Alliance during the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle would be thwarted!
What was even more disgusting was that once the Netherworld Race was out of their cage, the Bose Race's position as the starry sky overlord would be fundamentally shaken!
Qian Li took a deep breath: "Even if humanity's move doesn't violate the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle rules, the problem isn't here!"
"The problem lies with the Netherworld Race! The Styx Agreement within the Starry Sky Law stipulates that without the Holy Law Council's permission, the Netherworld Race cannot take a single step out of the Styx Star Domain. If they violate this, they will face the most severe racial sanctions!"
"At the lightest, the violators are executed; at worst, the entire race is exterminated. Don't think the Holy Law Council doesn't have this kind of power! Have you all forgotten the Battle of Bose and Silicon?"
"Youming, take your people now and crawl back to your doghouse. There's still room for negotiation, or else…"
Youming squinted: "I'm damn well not leaving. What can you do about it?"
Jiang Nan, meanwhile, clapped his hands with a look of utter smugness:
(๑°᷄⥎°᷅) "Impressive, as expected of the Bose Race's leader. A beautiful counterattack indeed. When things don't go your way, you resort to threatening with the ultimate power of the ceiling, right?"
"The Netherworld Race cannot step out of the Styx Star Domain? Then let me ask you: have Youming and his people stepped out?"
"They are currently within the Styx Star Domain! Wherever the Styx flows, that is the Styx Star Domain. Any problem with that?"
Qian Li: ???
(cao yi cao ꐦ) "You…"
"You slick-tongued little bastard! Don't play word games with me here. You know that's not what I mean!"
"Don't push me to act!"
Jiang Nan put on a scared expression:
(˶‾̫᷄‾᷅˵) "Ooh, ooh~ When words fail, you resort to hitting people~ Fine, if you want to reason, I'll reason with you!"
"The Starry Sky Law stipulates that any race that wins a Star Ruins War or has sufficient racial strength is qualified to join the Starry Sky Sequence!"
"The Netherworld Race has never participated in a Star Ruins War, but their racial strength absolutely qualifies them to join the Starry Sky Sequence!"
"So why doesn't the Netherworld Race even have a sequence qualification now? What bullshit Styx Agreement? Never heard of it. Oh~ I see! It must be the same as the Ten Thousand Races Agreement that once bound humanity, right? An unequal agreement?"
At this mention, Qian Li's expression turned even uglier!
Indeed, the Ten Thousand Races Agreement with humanity was one of the Bose Race's biggest blunders in all decisions regarding humanity!
Jiang Nan said loudly: "Everyone~ What era are we in now? What need is there to follow such outdated, rotten agreements?"
"Times change! So must the rules! The Styx Star Domain is rich in resources, and the Netherworld Race has high achievements in physical cultivation. Letting them join the Starry Sky Sequence, exchanging culture and resources—this is inherently a benefit to all the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races!"
"Why block it? I think it's time to rewrite the rules of this era and innovate!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Li laughed instead in anger!
"Rewrite the rules of the era? Who do you think you are? What kind of onion are you? When did this era become dictated by you?"
"This era belongs to the entire Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races, hence the name Thousand Stars!"
"The existence of the Styx Agreement protects the racial safety of all the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races. The Netherworld Race's ability is a taboo. Letting them out is a threat to every single person in the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races!"
"Our Bose Race cares for the world, and we are the first to disagree. Ask around: who would agree to let the Netherworld Race join the Starry Sky Sequence?"
At this moment, the Sea of Star Embers fell completely silent!
Youming's heart was in his throat!
Success or failure depended on this one move!
But Jiang Nan simply looked calmly at the Sea of Star Embers, a slight smile curling at the corner of his mouth!
Noah took a deep breath. The time had come!
He immediately announced loudly:
(◕･ˇ_ˇ･) "The Dark Cosmos Entity! With the full might of our race, agrees to tear up the Styx Agreement and allow the Netherworld Race to join the Starry Sky Sequence, benefiting the starry sky!"
His voice echoed across the Sea of Star Embers, lingering long!
Qian Li was stunned for a moment. The Dark Cosmos Entity agreed? How could they? Even if they were part of the Carbon Alliance, they couldn't possibly relax control over the Netherworld Race…
But then, Man Ti spoke:
(〃ﾟーﾟ)ﾂ "My Apocalypse Race! With the full might of our race, agrees to the Netherworld Race joining the Starry Sky Sequence!"
Bannimei gritted his teeth. Forget it, here we go!
"My Gamma Race agrees with the full might of our race!"
Chong Qianjin squinted: "My Insect Race agrees…"
Seeing the core Carbon Alliance members expressing support, the rest of the Carbon Alliance members all followed suit. Just follow the big brother!
"My Hidden Spirit Clan agrees!"
"My Parasite Entity agrees!"
"My Enchanting Race / Star Farming Clan / Eye Clan… agrees!"
……
More and more races began to speak up, taking a stand for the Netherworld Race, agreeing to let them join the Starry Sky Sequence and submitting a petition!
Agreements echoed across the Sea of Star Embers!
More and more, until they merged into one continuous sound!
Three hundred, five hundred, one thousand, two thousand!
Nearly three thousand races had issued their agreement petitions!
What does it mean to have a call that a hundred respond to? This was probably it, right?
Qian Li stared dumbfounded at the scene. Were they all crazy? This was the Netherworld Race!
Even if they were allied, they couldn't possibly…
Jiang Nan looked calmly at Qian Li, his eyes calm yet profound!
"You asked me what kind of onion I am. Who am I?"
"Is the identity of the leader of the Carbon-Based Alliance heavy enough? Today! I will rewrite the rules of this era!"