In this universe, intelligent life forms, including humans, have long lifespans. Some can live up to 10,000 years.

Five years after the war started, Emperor Soren VIII of the Aleman Empire became the focus of attention. His age was widely discussed. Public records showed he had surpassed 10,000 years. For most people, this was good news, suggesting that humans could live longer. However, for one side of the war, it was a big concern.

The Aleman Empire was the leader of the Galactic Mutual Assistance Alliance. If its emperor died suddenly, it would cause major problems for the alliance. The empire had a crown prince, but a sudden change in leadership during a war could affect the situation.

To fight the media pressure from the Galactic Coalition of Intelligent Life, Emperor Soren VIII held a fighter aircraft display. He wanted to show that he was healthy and still able to lead.

After this, Aleman’s military actions in space slowed down. Some people guessed that the emperor’s health was not good.

Meanwhile, the Panhua Empire was in a fierce war against the Fusan Empire and the Beiyute United States.

Most of Aleman’s military forces were in the Fannesom Star System. This left them unable to help the Panhua Empire. Over five years, Fannesom became a battlefield, taking many ships and lives from both sides. Aleman lost 13 million warships and 500 billion people. The Saxon Kingdom and the Faklu Republic lost 17 million warships and 60 million people. Both sides were tired and could not attack on a large scale anymore.

Five years ago, the Panhua Empire took over the Beiyute Empire’s colonies. The Beiyute Empire faced internal chaos. After arguing, they joined the Galactic Coalition of Intelligent Life. This made the Coalition much stronger.

Aleman’s advanced technology gave it an edge in warship quality and performance. Aleman also shared its technology with the Panhua Empire, helping the Galactic Mutual Assistance Alliance stay on equal footing with the Galactic Coalition of Intelligent Life.

Over the past five years, the Beiyute Empire sent many small fleets to attack the Panhua Empire. These were mainly to wear out the enemy. Recently, the Beiyute United States and the Fusan Empire formed a large fleet, ready to defeat the Panhua Empire.

When the 50 million-ship fleet arrived, the Panhua Empire realized it had underestimated the Beiyute United States.

At first, the Panhua Empire thought the Beiyute United States were just greedy merchants and cowards. They didn’t believe they would fight a hard battle. But now, the Beiyute fleet had 50 million ships. After losing 2.1 million ships, they kept attacking. The Panhua fleet, which had 30 million ships, was reduced to just 12 million.

In response, the Panhua Empire called up all its remaining fleets to fight.

At this moment, the Fusan Empire sent 6 million more ships. The joint fleet now had 36 million ships, while the Panhua Empire had only 12 million.

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The battle began again, and the difference in numbers was clear. Panhua’s fleet started to lose quickly: 11.5 million, 11 million, 10.5 million. When their fleet had only 10 million ships, panic set in. Many commanders and soldiers gave up, knowing they were outmatched. Space battles were harsh. When a ship was destroyed, everyone on board died. Soldiers began to lose hope and did not want to die for nothing. The fleet commander also lost control of the situation.

By the time Panhua had only 6 million ships left, the joint fleet still had 33 million ships. The Panhua Empire’s defense collapsed.

It seemed clear that the Panhua Empire would lose.

But the outcome was surprising. The Panhua Empire withdrew 3 million ships, while the joint fleet of Fusan and Beiyute withdrew only 1.2 million.

Three months later, envoys from the Beiyute United States visited the Saxon Kingdom.

Soon after, the Saxon Kingdom and the Faklu Republic sent a joint delegation to the Aleman Empire for a private meeting. They did not share any details with the media.

The next day, Aleman, as the leader of the Galactic Mutual Assistance Alliance, announced that the Panhua Empire was no longer part of the alliance. The reason given was that the Panhua Empire had made a deal with devils. This was a strange explanation. The Galactic Coalition of Intelligent Life had long been able to travel faster than light and had never found any gods or devils. However, Aleman did not give any further explanation.

On the same day, Aleman announced that the Galactic Mutual Assistance Alliance and the Galactic Coalition of Intelligent Life would stop fighting and join forces to attack the “evil” Panhua Empire.

This announcement shocked the galaxy. Smaller nations, which had once been friendly with Panhua, quickly changed their alliances. As the whole galaxy turned against Panhua, nearby nations also began to join in, hoping to claim some of its resources.

Six months later, a fleet of over 500 million ships attacked the 72 star systems of the Panhua Empire. The Panhua Empire was pushed back, but their emperor refused to surrender.

In the end, the Galactic Coalition of Intelligent Life and the Galactic Mutual Assistance Alliance issued a joint message. Only the top ten galactic powers could attack the Yanhuang star system, the heart of the Panhua Empire. Smaller nations were not allowed to attack, as they did not want to face Panhua’s elite fleets. The remaining 71 star systems were enough for them.

A massive joint fleet of 230 million ships from the nine most powerful galactic nations headed for Yanhuang.

What happened next is still unknown. After the battle, the Yanhuang system was untouched. However, the capital planet of the Panhua Empire, Guixu, disappeared completely. The star system around Guixu became a deadly graveyard, filled with the wreckage of 250 million warships—220 million from the nine galactic powers and 30 million from the Panhua Empire.

The site of the wreckage became one of the most dangerous places in the galaxy, full of violent energy storms that could destroy anything nearby.

The nine galactic powers, now with only 10 million ships left, pursued the last of the Panhua resistance, which had gathered in the Yunmeng Star System. They seemed to be searching for something. Although they lost many of their main ships, the nine powers showed no mercy. They used extreme methods to wipe out resource and life planets, erasing all resistance.

The remaining Panhua forces split into two groups: the “hardliners,” mostly made up of those who had escaped from Yanhuang, and the “moderates,” who came from the outer star systems of the Panhua Empire.

The moderates could not understand why the emperor refused to surrender when the entire galaxy attacked. They were angry with him. The hardliners, however, seemed to have a mission and refused to share the secrets they knew.

One by one, the nine galactic powers destroyed the resource and life planets in the Yunmeng system, crushing the moderates’ last resistance. Eventually, the moderates gave up.

Once the moderates surrendered, the Panhua Empire collapsed. The hardliners could not resist any longer.