Book 9: Chapter 92: Spirit (3)

The parliament fell into a silence. Those below felt they were unqualified to answer this question while those who sat by King Star’s side were conflicted. Maybe the only ones who were seemingly uncaring were the Dragons and the Sacharro Clan.On one hand, they felt as though they had been played with someone else’s puppet strings. It was clear to everyone that the reason King Star took so long to bring up such an important point was precisely because he was aware of the tension it would bring.No one would forget that two of their strongest three quadrants were ruled by Sprites. Now, King Star was mentioning that the mighty Sprite Alliance Dyon’s red-haired wife mentioned was involved in this as well?Maybe if Amphorae hadn’t exposed the outer powers and their strength, this would have been easier to accept. But, the fact she had only made the tension worse.Even if King Star swore that the Sprite Alliance wasn’t after their territory, and even if it made sense that they would prefer everyone to be stronger even if it was just for the sake of using them all as canon fodder, was anyone here really childish enough to believe that the Sprite Alliance wouldn’t find a way to take its pound of flesh? Maybe this Federation itself was its way of doing exactly that.King Star sighed. “I knew that this matter would raise questions, which was why I waited so long to bring it up.“I won’t belittle your intelligence, I’m aware of what this looks like. It was a difficult decision for my Star Clan as well. As you all know, we were greatly humiliated and ostracized from this very same Sprite Alliance…”Amphorae’s eyes narrowed. It seemed King Star had a purpose for exposing his weakness all those weeks ago. Now, his story came off as more genuine.“… The decision is up to you all. If you disagree, you don’t have to send your geniuses to that place. Instead, only my Star Clan will participate. I just thought that as members of a united Federation, I should share this opportunity with you all.”“What exactly is this Sprite Alliance providing that you and Sacharro Clan cannot?” The retired King Atlas inquired.This was indeed an important question. The Sprite Clan had revealed that it had a Heaven’s Child under its wing while the Sacharro Clan claimed to have a Star Lord. It was hard to imagine that the Sprite Alliance could have anything better. If they couldn’t, then what was the point of even considering such a risk?King Star smiled as though this was the exact question he wanted to hear.“Though we can provide resources, the Sprite Alliance provides unique opportunities. It’s hard to fathom, but the Sprite Alliance controls almost 100 quadrants alone. In addition, these quadrants are far more ancient than those among our tower quadrants.“They have far more abyssal cores, many enigmatic places far more stimulating than the Danger Zones of the Epistemic Tower. But, most importantly, it has geniuses far above the threshold of genius we’ve set here… So-called ‘True Gods’ are commonplace within the Sprite Alliance.“This sort of experience is important for the growth of our youths. They need to experience a bigger world, where they might not always have the biggest fist…”A cold breath swept through the parliament.True Gods? Commonplace?One needed to understand that the criteria for True God wasn’t so lofty, at least not by Dyon’s considerations. Being a True God simply meant that you were qualified to enter the Celestial Realm as a 9^th Order genius. In addition, you had a good chance of becoming a Higher Existence. Nothing more, nothing less.However, Dyon had known long ago that the true test wasn’t entering the celestial realm at the 9^th Order, but rather entering the dao realm at the 9^th Order! Within the outer powers, only if you accomplished this would you gain a title as lofty as ‘True God’…These men and women were known as Undefeated Spirits and Battle Spirits!Dyon had met the concept of an undefeated spirit long ago during his first encounter with the Five Beast Clans. However, he had been unable to form one of his own for odd reasons. He simply had too much confidence in himself to have to overcome much of anything.However, the truth was that even if those geniuses of the Five Beast Clan Alliance believed themselves to have formed an Undefeated Spirit, it could only be said that they were foolish. The truth was that they had only taken a first step, but were very far from becoming true battle spirits.One with a Battle Spirit had gained control of their own Faith and was capable of forming and wielding it outside the influence of their own Clans and Sects… These were men and women who despite being born with silver spoons in their mouths, spit it out and forged their own.These were the true geniuses of the Mortal Plane!In that moment, an oppressive pressure swept over the parliament.Several eyes snapped toward a red-haired beauty so lofty that their hearts trembled at the simple sight of her expressionless gaze.An Eastern Red Dragon soared into existence from her back, snaking through the skies to loom over the Star Clan with reptilian ruby-like eyes.Its roar shook Planet Star before it suddenly began to morph. Slowly, but surely, the mighty dragon became an enchanting beauty. Though her eyes were red, it was obvious to everyone that this was an incarnation of Amphorae herself…King Star’s fists clenched beneath his loose robes. This wasn’t a manifestation. Manifestations were born from the inclination of one’s soul… But this was born from the inclination of one’s dao heart…‘… Battle Spirit…’Amphorae’s gaze swept through the Parliament. “The Sacharro Clan accepts.”