Chapter 492 - 54: Entering the Main Cosmos

Chapter 492: Chapter 54: Entering the Main Cosmos

More than ten days passed.

The various factions that had ceased fighting due to the drastic change in the sky began to stir restlessly, seeing that the end of the stage still hadn’t been announced.

The Beastmen and the Titan Clan People were the most active among them.

After the last great war, the lords of these two races had the least amount of territory. To advance, they could no longer afford to worry about their losses.

They all launched desperate attacks, targeting not only the Human Race.

They even attacked each other. Both races seemed to view the other as a pushover, and the fighting between them grew quite intense.

No one was foolish enough to attack the Crystal Core Giants’ territory. Although the change in the sky meant the Crystal Core Giants no longer sent Nuclear Crystal Beasts to attack other races, they had amassed countless Nuclear Crystal Beasts along their borders.

A single glance at the solid sea of Nuclear Crystal Beasts was enough for anyone they had previously harassed to know to stay away.

Lin Yu’s territory was also quiet. The lands belonging to the Beastman Race and Titan Race that once bordered his were no longer in their possession.

On the Beastman side, the territories bordering Lin Yu had been occupied by lords from near the Western Plains.

On the Titan Race side, the border territories were held by Titan Race lords who had secretly pledged allegiance to Lin Yu. These lords concealed this fact well, all pretending to have been captured and penned in by the Slimes. They cried for help in the chat channels every day, begging for someone to come and rescue them.

However, any well-intentioned Titan Race lords who tried to help were taught a harsh lesson by the Bee Swarm Gluttonous Slimes. Now, no matter how much they pleaded, no one was willing to come to their aid.

Instead, they would only console them, "Just hang in there a little longer. This stage seems like it’s about to end. Once you’re back on Titan Star, you’ll be free."

Knowing they couldn’t defeat the Slimes, and believing that they couldn’t occupy new territory even if they did, the Titan Race lords no longer ventured to the southern part of the continent.

The Beastman Lords who had invaded the Titan Race’s lands tried attacking the south a few times, only to be beaten senseless by the Bee Swarm Gluttonous Slimes. Faced with the Slimes’ seemingly endless numbers, they too gave up on these territories that appeared to be overrun by monsters.

And so, Lin Yu watched as the outside world descended into chaos, while he and his people focused on construction within his own territory.

Another ten-plus days passed. The sky was filled with a dense blanket of stars. The Beastman and Titan Race Lords were still desperately seeking out easy targets, while the Human Race Lords fought fiercely to resist their onslaught.

Suddenly, the sky went dark. All the stars vanished, then gradually, a few reappeared. But their light was much dimmer, and their numbers were greatly diminished.

[The 40,410,086th Cosmos-Wide Lord Championship for Intelligent Civilizations, Third Stage, has now concluded!]

[Congratulations to all lords! Every surviving lord will receive a generous reward!]

[All lords may now view their rankings.]

[With the exception of the top 1,000 lords and their subordinate lords, all other lords will be teleported back to their homeworlds in half an hour.]

[The subjects, soldiers, and heroes of the eliminated lords will become wanderers and will proceed to the Contested Continent along with the advancing lords.]

[The rewards for the advancing lords will be distributed in half an hour.]

[Note: For the next half hour, each advancing lord may only accept the allegiance of three eliminated lords.]

As the sky changed abruptly, a system voice suddenly announced.

All fighting came to an abrupt halt as the lords on the battlefield scrambled to check their rankings.

After a few minutes, the lords who hadn’t made the rankings began pleading for help in the chat channels.

However, upon learning that they had failed to advance, some lords sent out all their armies and heroes, indiscriminately attacking every enemy on the battlefield.

An even smaller, frenzied few began attacking indiscriminately, not even caring if their targets were of their own race.

But there weren’t many such people, and though they caused a brief commotion, they were quickly eliminated by everyone else uniting against them.

[Channel 789 - Human Race Chat (6063)]

...: "Hey, all you big shots, I failed to advance. Is there any way to salvage this?"

...: "You can pledge allegiance to one of the lords who advanced. As their subordinate, you can move on to the next stage with them."

...: "Any big shots taking on people?"

...: "Looking for a patron! I’m cute, harmless, and easy to manage~"

Chen Xiaohuai: "I am! Anyone who wants to enter the fourth stage can sign up with me!"

Chen Xiaohuai: "There are no requirements! All are welcome!!"

...: "Chen Xiaohuai? You actually advanced? Impressive!"

...: "But aren’t advancing lords only allowed to take on three other lords right now?"

Chen Xiaohuai: "I have a special talent that lets me take on an unlimited number of people. If you’re interested, just send an application! I won’t say any more than that."

...

In the Human Race chat channel, lords who had failed to advance but still wanted to enter the fourth stage were scrambling to find a patron.

Lin Yu didn’t say anything, and neither did Yun Qihao, Qian Duoduo, or the other lords who were certain to advance.

’Yun Qihao and Qian Duoduo must be really busy right now.’

’The ones who formed small alliances are probably busy picking and choosing which of their eliminated followers to take on!’

’Each advancing lord can only accept three eliminated lords. With so many followers, a lot of them must have been cut. They’ll have to choose only their strongest ones!’

’That kind of thing is bound to offend a lot of people!’

As Lin Yu thought this, he glanced at his quiet private messages, feeling incredibly fortunate that all the friends he’d added were powerful lords. He didn’t have to worry about such troublesome matters.

Li Hua (Private Message): "You there?"

Lin Yu (Private Message): "What’s up? Shouldn’t you be busy picking up followers? Why are you messaging me?"