At this moment, the Kaiyuan world was like a calm sea.

Everything seemed calm and peaceful.

But beneath the calm surface lies a deadly undercurrent of conflict.

Under the guidance of the Kaiyuan imperial family.

On the surface, they are using propaganda warfare to gain public support, and they are constantly using various means to mislead those Star Alliance people who are unaware of the truth, trying to disrupt the Star Alliance's morale. Even the troops stationed on the battlefield of all races have been affected by this propaganda.

But secretly.

Kaiyuan's Shadow Guards and Star Alliance's special forces are like two dark hands lurking in the shadows, constantly probing and fighting each other...

Inside Zhou Gan's office.

"Principal, according to the investigation, 42 neutral units have already joined Kaiyuan, and another 38 are still hesitating."

"Furthermore, among the new forces, the Laureid family, the Seine Chamber of Commerce, and the Euler Group have all expressed their intention to align themselves with Kaiyuan, and the Shadow Guard has already begun sending people to make contact."

Zhou Gan frowned slightly as he looked at the documents in front of him and listened to his subordinates' report.

"Try our best to win over those neutral units, as for those families that dare to contact the Shadow Guards..."

Wang Tianfeng hesitated for a moment.

With the building on the verge of collapse, no one can remain unscathed, so both neutral entities and wavering new forces are now placing their bets.

Normally, Zhou Gan might have considered the other emerging forces and chosen a more lenient approach to those families with disloyal intentions, but now...

"Just hand the information over to Wang Tianfeng; he knows what to do."

"yes."

As his subordinates left, Zhou Gan placed the documents on the table, leaned back in his chair, and sighed deeply.

Although there has been no open war yet, the behind-the-scenes struggle should not be underestimated.

The information he had just been browsing was the recent results of special forces operations.

The special forces also paid a considerable price to deal with the Shadow Guard's intrusion and assassination attempts.

Several members had already been killed in action within just one week.

The casualties among the regular troops who provided assistance were even greater.

However, since it was a war on home soil, the Shadow Guards suffered far greater losses than the Special Forces.

But these were only casualties; the greater damage was to key strongholds...

The casualties require medical treatment and replacement.

Damaged facilities also require resources and repairs.

Although none of these matters required Zhou Gan's approval individually, they all required money!

As the saying goes, "When guns and cannons roar, gold and silver flow in abundance."

Even before the full-scale war began, the operation of various departments and the use of massive amounts of resources were already astronomical.

Zhou Gan, though called the leader of Star Alliance, is also its chief steward.

Now that he has instilled his will in all departments, he must take full responsibility.

To reiterate, war is not something he can decide on a whim and then wash his hands of.

He needed to handle those massive amounts of materials...

After a short rest, Zhou Gan received an unknown message on his terminal.

After seeing the message, he slowly sat up straight.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the ancestors of all races had already discussed and devised a countermeasure.

The War Demon, who hadn't even had a few days of rest, was once again dispatched to the battlefield of all races.

As a general of all races, especially the most capable one, even though the races suspected the War Demon, the current situation prevented them from taking action against him.

After all, without the War Demon, they might not be able to confront the Kaiyuan Empire head-on after annihilating the Star Alliance.

It's important to understand that annihilating the Star Alliance was solely for future survival.

Being cautious about Kaiyuan was an unspoken political principle for them.

After all, they vividly remember how the biological empire collapsed.

Meanwhile, the War Demon, who had already arrived at the battlefield of all races, was deploying his troops.

This time, he didn't come to the battlefield of all races alone; he also brought a considerable number of troops from all races.

Generally speaking, the ancestors of all races would not allow the War Demon to lead such a large army alone, but now that the time has come to destroy the Star Alliance, they naturally cannot continue to restrict the War Demon.

They mobilized a significant number of legions from the various patriarchs to counterbalance the elite troops under the War Demon. In addition, to limit the War Demon, they even sent a master to accompany him into the battlefield of ten thousand races.

The War Demon had no objection to this arrangement.

After all, without the accompaniment of these elite troops and a master, the subsequent plans would be difficult to implement.

Then the War Demon looked in the direction of the Star Alliance.

By this time, Zhou Gan should have received his message and should be able to understand his meaning...

At this time, Zhou Gan had already received the message, but he had not yet had time to design the plan, because there were more important things to do than the plan.

Inside the Starlink secret room.

Zhou Gan and Jiang Wang were both nervously watching Aunt Li Xue in front of them.

At this moment, Aunt Li Xue's aura became increasingly solid, and wisps of spatial distortion appeared around her.

She has now reached the crucial moment of advancing to Diamond rank.

Meanwhile, in Aunt Li Xue's mind...

The succubus lord, who was originally planning to attack Aunt Li Xue at this moment, was being suppressed by a black and white energy somewhere in the spiritual world.

This black and white energy is Jiang Wang's masterpiece.

Although the Succubus Queen hasn't caused any trouble since the Battle of the Myriad Races, it doesn't mean she'll give up.

Therefore, before Aunt Li Xue was about to advance, Jiang Wang used his research on succubi to try to help Aunt Li Xue eliminate this hidden danger.

Initially, the Succubus Lord hid in the spiritual world and did not show herself, but Jiang Wang directly released a wisp of the Succubus clone imprisoned in his spiritual world, and with the help of this traitor, Jiang Wang easily found the Succubus Lord.

Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred. The succubus queen resented that Jiang Wang was not a man, yet he remained unmoved by such things.

Jiang Wang hated the Succubus Lord for being a scoundrel who ruined his plans!

Although both sides were seething with hatred, the Succubus Queen had almost no ability to resist the now-powerful Jiang Wang and could only attack with her eyes.

It's commonly known as "staring you to death".

While Jiang Wang could easily control the Succubus Lord, he was unable to completely eradicate her.

After all, she and Aunt Li Xue were one and the same.

If she dies, then Aunt Li Xue will inevitably face an unpredictable situation.

Therefore, Jiang Wang had no other way but to beat up the Succubus Lord and retrieve that wisp of her clone.

At least Jiang Wang hasn't come up with a particularly good solution yet.

Unless Aunt Li Xue is fearless, Jiang Wang could try using the insect hive's transformation...

...

The Succubus Queen, suppressed by Jiang Wang, could only watch helplessly as Aunt Li Xue's spiritual power rose layer by layer, eventually crossing that threshold and reaching the Diamond rank...

As Aunt Li Xue's breathing gradually stabilized, Zhou Gan and Jiang Wang both breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the higher the level of advancement, the more serious the consequences can be if something goes wrong.

If something like this were to happen at this juncture, Aunt Li Xue's survival in the future war would be highly uncertain...

Just as Aunt Li Xue was adjusting her breathing, Zhou Gan beckoned to Jiang Wang, signaling him to come over...

After seeing Aunt Li Xue, Jiang Wang walked out the door...