Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7035

Chapter 6945: The Extermination Plan!

Aurora gently advised, “The essence of the Emperor’s Heaven Plan isn’t to wipe out the natives of every star system, but rather to establish effective control. Why not try a different approach?”

This principle, though simple in theory, is incredibly difficult to implement, a fact Li Tianming understood.

He analyzed, “Star systems with a single clan will undoubtedly fight to the death against external interference. Without absolute and powerful suppression, they will never yield.”

“Moreover, their star systems have been the target of countless wars due to covetousness from other star systems and successive Emperor’s Heaven Plan implementers.” “

These have accumulated extremely deep hatred within them. They are even less likely to genuinely accept or be controlled by outsiders.”

Therefore, Li Tianming’s journey likely only presents him with two paths.

One is defeat in the war, or rather, the five-hundred-year lock on attack rights in the challenge expires, allowing the next member of the Heavenly Emperor Sect to attack.

The other is a direct, deadly battle with the Divine Treasure Clan, wiping out all the Divine Treasure Clan members in the Lesser Divine Treasure Star System in a genocide!

“If I were to forcibly rule by force, I might very well wipe out their entire race, which is not what I want to see. The Heavenly Mandate Universe Dynasty is definitely not a brutal conquest, but a cosmic dynasty that can embrace all races and provide everyone with better living conditions…” Li Tianming said.

At this point, Li Tianming finally understood why others felt that conquering the Little Divine Treasure Star System would be so difficult!

The key point is that even if one were to rule by force and subjugate the people, that would still be somewhat justifiable. But to slaughter the natives, these indigenous people, is not true rule!

That is proving one’s Dao through killing, not through imperial power. Without the support of the imperial path, it is impossible to rule a star system, or even a dynasty, for long!

And for the Divine Treasure race, who would fight to the last drop of blood to protect their homeland, they would never submit.

Therefore, this puts the successive military leaders who have conquered the Little Divine Treasure Star System in a dilemma!

This situation severely tests the direction one’s imperial path is taking, and Li Tianming currently has no answer to this question.

“Yin Chen, observe how that young emperor is handling this war,” Li Tianming communicated with Yin Chen.

“Wait a moment, individual entity, almost there.”

Ultimately, Li Tianming wasn’t in a hurry. He wanted to observe the battle situation first. War wasn’t something that could be decided in an instant. Even if they were to act, now might not be the best time. They should wait until the fighting in the Great Divine Treasury Star System intensified!

After some time, Yin Chen’s observations yielded some information.

“Got it, look.”

With that, it displayed some characters in its companion space.

Li Tianming observed them and was somewhat surprised, then fell into thought.

The information he gleaned was that the young emperor wasn’t directly attacking its central city, but rather gradually encroaching on the territory of the Divine Treasury Star System from the border.

Li Tianming analyzed this situation, “This method has two aspects of impact.”

Sui Shenyao was curious but refrained from interrupting.

“Firstly, this approach would be slower in conquering the entire Shenzang star system. It would be better to directly attack the central city and then spread out troops to subdue other regions. This is a disadvantage.”

“Secondly, during this entire conquest, the Shenzang race, whose entire population is soldiers, would be slowly eroded, potentially losing countless lives and being completely wiped out!” After

Li Tianming finished speaking, Sui Shenyao was shocked, and Jiguang also said in a solemn tone, “If this continues, it will cause great casualties to their natives. It currently looks more like a racial war, aimed at causing their race to wither and even directly causing their extinction!”

This young emperor was very decisive, choosing the most direct path. He wanted to conquer the Great Shenzang star system with a powerful army!

He had a kind of “those who obey me live, those who oppose me die” attitude!

He didn’t care whether the Shenzang race was wiped out or not, he only wanted to take over this level eight star system with a large amount of Shenzang Stones and obtain its resources!

Li Tianming fell into deep thought.

“I do need the Divine Treasure Stone, but my initial intention in carrying out the Emperor’s Heaven Plan was to hone my Emperor’s Path and gain more insights into the Emperor’s Way. This gain, though not as direct as resources, is more important.”

Therefore, he was also pondering what to do next.

…

Meanwhile, inside the Destiny Ship.

Huan Sheng said in a muffled voice, “The Destiny Army Commander has been gone for so long, has he been discovered by the Divine Treasure Clan? Perhaps he’s already perished in the Little Divine Treasure Star System.”

“If he’s already gone, we might as well head back home sooner rather than later. We should strive to become Young Emperors ourselves and lead troops personally.”

“I think following a commander like that offers no future whatsoever…”

This wasn’t the first time he had spread negative rumors, but among the many people from the Desolate Star System who followed Li Tianming in his campaigns, the effect was minimal; everyone ignored him.

This time, An Ning happened to pass by him. She raised an eyebrow and said, “What are you saying? Don’t try to demoralize the army!”

Huan Sheng’s height was only around An Ning’s lower abdomen. Looking at the tall, pure white dragon-scale armored Valkyrie before him, he felt a little intimidated.

But he steeled himself and raised his head, saying, “You’re just a Star Puppet. What are you so arrogant about? Your master’s fate is unknown. You really think you’re something special?”

Upon hearing this, many in the Heavenly Mandate Army burst into laughter.

Huan Sheng seemed to think they were laughing at An Ning, whom he had belittled, and thus gained even more confidence.

An Ning was amused. “Even if your parents are dead, he won’t die.”

Then, her gaze turned serious. “As for you, demoralizing the army, cursing the army commander, and defying the leader—three crimes combined, what should your punishment be?”

An Ning approached step by step, and Huan Sheng, facing her oppressive aura, lost all the confidence he had just gained.

“You… what do you want to do?” He took a half-step back.

An Ning rubbed her fists together as she stepped forward, a smile playing on her innocent face.

A moment later,

An Ning left the area, leaving behind only Huan Sheng, who was beaten to the point of near death, just a hair’s breadth away from unleashing his Cosmic God’s essence.

His face was bruised and swollen, his limbs broken, seemingly intact but only connected by flesh and blood, a truly pitiful sight.

Of course, this was only a small lesson; a little Origin Spirit Spring would be enough to heal him.

Huan Mie helplessly helped Huan Sheng up. After this incident, he both feared and hated An Ning!

“How could he be so strong? Could this Star Puppet have been growing in sync with Li Tianming all along?” he exclaimed in shock.

However, a cold glint shone deep in his eyes. “A star puppet controlled by others, something even lower than a slave, has actually developed intelligence and actually considers itself human…”