Sovereign of the Ashes

In the Wild Star Domain...

The Wild Gorilla God, who had swiftly returned from the Feral Beast Star to its home domain, was now receiving an “uninvited guest”.

“In just less than a year, eleven Gorilla Gods had fallen and two among them were of Rank Five. Wild Gorilla God, I wonder how you plan to handle this crisis on your homeplane now that you’ve returned?”

A sleek metal robot addressed the late-stage Rank Six powerhouse before it.

The Wild Gorilla God’s expression was one of growing impatience.

Short-tempered, irritable, hostile, and cold-blooded—these traits defined the reputation of this Rank Six creature.

Ever since it first emerged as a dominant force in the Wild Gorilla Plane, the Wild Gorilla God had overpowered all other Gorilla Gods with sheer might, driving Wild Gorilla World to aggressively conquer and oppress the weaker neighboring civilizations.

In the Astral Realm, survival was a game of predator and prey.

Wild Gorilla God believed it understood this reality better than most.

Even before its birth, when the surrounding civilizations were still in a state of primitive development, the Blue Violet Star and Feral Beast Star were more powerful than the Wild Gorilla World.

With its power at the time, Blue Violet Star could have invaded nearby weaker planes to accelerate its own expansion and growth.

However, the Violet Dragons, content to sleep on their mountains of treasure, missed that chance.

The tributes paid by neighboring weaker planes to the Violet Dragons had sapped their drive for outward expansion.

Meanwhile, Feral Beast Star trailed behind Wild Gorilla World in development speed because it avoided resorting to extreme measures.

Meanwhile, Feral Beast Star, the domain of the Tyrant Tigers, lagged in development compared to Wild Gorilla World, as it avoided resorting to extreme measures.

The Tyrant Tigers, overly concerned with reputation, sought to plunder resources from neighboring planes while maintaining a favorable image.

This eventually left their homeplane positioned as an intermediary for all surrounding small and microplanes, even progressing to the point of leading direct negotiations with the Wild Gorilla God.

In contrast, while Blue Violet Star remained passive and Feral Beast Star occupied itself with useless matters, the Wild Gorilla God had already mobilized its warring Gorilla Gods to achieve significant expansion for the Wild Gorilla Clan.

Symbols on the surface of the metal robot indicated it was a cleaning model produced on Roman Planet—a low-level technological civilization in a neighboring star domain.

The nearly ten thousand-meter-wide flying saucer Wild Gorilla God stood upon was manufactured by this planet.

Located far north of the star domain controlled by the Wild Gorilla World, Roman Planet was beyond Wild Gorilla World’s current reach for conquest, at least for the time being.

Moreover, Roman Planet was dependent on and firmly aligned with the Feral Beast Star.

The Tyrant Tiger King, the most powerful figure on the Feral Beast Star, owned a flying saucer crafted by Roman Planet, even larger than that of the Wild Gorilla God.

“What are you implying? Are you telling me that the Tyrant Tiger King and the Violet Dragon King are going to help me?” Wild Gorilla God asked, tapping its fingers on the metal armrests with an amused expression.

Although the Wild Gorilla God was known for its irritable and impulsive demeanor, these traits often served as a mask; it was adept at displaying whatever emotions best served its interests.

In any case, it was far more cunning than most realized, having fooled nearly every Gorilla God in its homeplane.

“No, the Tyrant Tiger King is still hesitant, and the Violet Dragon King has no intention of getting involved in this quagmire of war. The Blue Violet Star has already found a new sanctuary, aligning themselves with the very same aliens that are currently wreaking havoc on your homeplane,” the cube-shaped metal robot replied, raising its hands.

Wild Gorilla God sneered coldly. “Hmph, I knew those two wouldn’t be so charitable. So, who exactly do you represent? I doubt Roman Planet alone would risk so much.”

Roman Planet, as a technological civilization, lacked any native beings of Rank Four and above, though it possessed interstellar battleships, enormous cosmic flying saucers, and advanced combat technology.

It was also rumored that Roman Planet had additional hidden capabilities that theoretically allowed them to contend with three beings of Rank Four and above simultaneously.

Nonetheless, this low-level technological plane was hardly worth Wild Gorilla God’s full attention.

In the Astral Realm, each rank difference in life levels represented a vast leap, and the disparity between civilizations was similarly immense and overwhelming.

If the Feral Beast Star had not unified the weaker planes surrounding it, the Wild Gorilla World would have long since conquered them.

“I represent the Gallant Federation, a force powerful enough to rival the Magus World as a top civilization!” declared the metal robot, its voice resonating with pride as it looked up at Wild Gorilla God.

“Gallant Federation? Never heard of it.” Wild Gorilla God scoffed, shaking its head.

“Since you know about the Magus Civilization, tell me about this world that has suddenly invaded our homeplane, crushing White Banisher Gorilla God and others one by one.”

With a chuckle, he added, “I have two foreign Gorilla Gods in my ranks, claiming they came from the depths of distant star domains. I took them in as two of my eighty-six Gorilla Gods after they swore loyalty. But the moment they heard the Magus World was behind the invasion, they vanished without so much as a farewell.”

“Just what kind of civilization could instill such fear in them?” Wild Gorilla God asked.

Despite the looming crisis, Wild Gorilla God could still laugh.

However, its smile was laced with cruelty and ruthlessness.

It had already dispatched two strongest peak Rank Five Gorilla Gods to hunt down the defectors.

Given that the two foreign gods were Rank Four, it was highly likely they would be caught by the Wild Gorilla God’s subordinates.

Even if this robot were to withhold information, Wild Gorilla God would eventually uncover the truth about the Magus World.

After a moment’s pause, the metal robot responded to Wild Gorilla God’s sneering query.

“The Magus World is a top-tier civilization, far beyond your strength to resist alone. Only by joining forces with us, the Gallant Federation, can you hope to stave off the destruction of your civilization.”

“In this world alone, there are tens of thousands of beings with strength matching your ‘Gorilla Gods’, not to mention their legions of vassal gods...”

These statements caught Wild Gorilla God off guard, causing its eyes to widen and pupils to constrict.