Those words, like a thunderclap, shattered the silence in the room, leaving behind an unsettling tension. How could a mere world dare to challenge a universe? The audacity of their unity was a direct challenge to other powers of the Nine Empyrean Sun Universe, who would surely not idly watch them rise.
Yet, they were trapped in a perilous stalemate. Aligning with the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe's ideology would mean annihilating one of the camps, sparking a cataclysmic world war. The forces on both sides were evenly matched, their destructive potential so immense that a full-scale battle would reduce the world to ashes, with the victor ruling over a desolate wasteland.
Of course, all that would change if the Scarlet King supported one side as his strength as the World King was absolute, but it was clear by all his plans and schemes that was not the path he was searching for.
