Over a dozen Grand Divine Clerics moved at once.

Their surrounding magic power and holy light intertwined, causing the entire space to gradually collapse, pressing toward Aurek with crushing force.

She knew that Aurek had countless God Fire rank warriors by his side, as well as formidable generals like Suvorov.

Immediately, she commanded hundreds of contracted deities to encircle and capture him!

However, Aurek showed no sign of panic in the face of this scene.

Just then,

Vortices suddenly appeared in the void, surrounding Elizabeth, all the divine statues, and contracted deities, trapping them in place!

Then, 300,000 Divine Cleric rank titans, 300,000 Mountain Shieldbearers, and 300,000 Void Warlocks charged out in an instant!

The sheer scale of their force was overwhelming, blotting out the sky!

Without hesitation, 300,000 titans rose from the ground, transforming into towering giants nearly a thousand meters tall.

Their heads pierced through the clouds, forming moving mountains of gods, surrounding Elizabeth and the others without a gap.

The Grand Divine Clerics rushing toward Aurek stopped in their tracks, while the contracted deities froze in midair, their faces filled with shock.

On the golden dragon, Elizabeth's expression instantly froze.

She scanned the area with her mind power, her beautiful face full of disbelief and shock.

She had long suspected that Aurek possessed Divine Cleric rank warriors, even guessed he might have tens of thousands of God Fire rank soldiers.

But she had never imagined he could summon hundreds of thousands of Divine Cleric rank warriors?!

Hundreds of thousands of Divine Clerics! Did Aurek have no limits to his methods?

Such a scale of Divine Cleric legions would be considered elite even in the Dawonru Empire of the Abyss demon realm!

What kind of miraculous methods did Aurek possess?

How did he gather enough resources to raise hundreds of thousands of people to Divine Cleric rank?

Gloria and Lucy were equally stunned in the air.

Their mind power swept over the titans, confirming that each one possessed an immense Divine Cleric rank aura!

The two exchanged a glance, unable to calm their shock.

Not long ago, Crossbridge Empire had been struggling under the oppression of the Ordon Theocracy.

Yet in just one year, Crossbridge Empire had grown to such a terrifying scale right under their noses!

Endless divine realm experts—Divine Envoy, God Fire, and even Divine Cleric rank!

They both knew that the Empire didn't have the resources to systematically cultivate such high-level warriors.

And such high-level beings couldn't be cultivated through resources alone; they were the result of time and experience.

Yet this newly established Empire, just a few millennia old, had achieved something unimaginable to them.

The dozen Grand Divine Clerics quickly retreated, surrounding Elizabeth and protecting her at the center.

Elizabeth, having seen great battles before, was shaken but quickly regained her composure.

Looking at the encirclement, she understood.

The Selene Empire's fate was sealed!

The appearance of these hundreds of thousands of Divine Cleric rank soldiers meant she no longer had a chance to turn things around!

"Your Majesty, are you not going to resist?"

Aurek, holding the Glamer Holy Sword, fixed his gaze on Elizabeth.

He knew that if Elizabeth insisted on fleeing, it was possible she could break through with the help of the ten Grand Divine Clerics.

But if she stayed, he was confident he could slay all of them.

Unless she could truly summon High God or God General level beings.

And even if that happened, it was already within his calculations.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared on this battlefield himself!

Elizabeth's expression darkened.

She had thought she had covered all angles, with Grand Divine Clerics, High Gods, and even God Generals as trump cards.

Even though Aurek had the miraculous ability to cultivate strong warriors, she had believed she could control him.

But she had severely underestimated the extent of his abilities—this was the key to her defeat.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

The Grand Divine Clerics behind her whispered.

Elizabeth took a deep breath and turned her gaze forward.

"Since His Majesty Aurek has come prepared, the Selene Empire's fate is sealed."

"To prevent further devastation, I am willing to lead all of Selene's people to surrender to Crossbridge Empire."

Aurek's eyes narrowed.

Surrender?

This ambitious woman was willing to surrender so easily?

"However, I have one condition."

Elizabeth's tone turned firm.

"I wish to become a consort of Crossbridge Empire, to be bestowed with an imperial title, and to share in the Empire's national power."

Aurek stared at Elizabeth, thinking about her intentions.

On the surface, accepting Selene Empire and gaining a powerful consort seemed like a major victory for him.

But was it really that simple?

"After becoming your consort, all of my subordinates will pledge allegiance to Crossbridge Empire and serve you."

Elizabeth waved her hand, and the space behind her suddenly collapsed, forming a swirling black vortex.

Four divine statues, enveloped in divine light, slowly emerged. Their auras were far more terrifying than even those of Grand Divine Clerics.

"They are High God rank beings."

She locked eyes with Aurek, her tone carrying a slight threat.

"Perhaps you have the ability to deal with them, but if a battle ensues, Crossbridge Empire will suffer greatly."

"Now, with the Abyss demon realm on the verge of invasion, the Empire needs to prepare for battle. And I can offer more than just these. I can also bring God Generals, True Gods… and all of them will belong to Crossbridge Empire!"

Aurek didn't doubt her words.

If she could easily summon Grand Divine Clerics and High Gods, it was clear she was no ordinary figure in the god realm.

But what he needed to consider was whether her goal was the title of consort or the national power of Crossbridge Empire.

If it was the latter, that wasn't too concerning.

After all, the use of the Empire's national power was built upon loyalty to the Empire.

In other words, if she wanted to use national power against him, it would be a path to her own destruction!

But he had to be wary of other potential schemes, as the origins of these powerful beings were still a mystery. One day, a God General or True God might emerge to backfire on him!

However, from another perspective, with these high-level beings, Crossbridge Empire might not have to stay confined to Eura continent. Instead, it could actively attack the demon realm and take control of the war!

As for Elizabeth herself, he was confident he could make her completely submit.

After a brief pause, Aurek spoke coldly,

"I can accept your surrender. But you must remember, once you become Crossbridge Empire's consort, you must remain obedient and discard any unrealistic ambitions."

With those words, the Waterwave Griffon and Flame Griffon pulled the imperial chariot into the swirling vortex and flew toward Valoria Palace.

Elizabeth stood atop the golden dragon chariot, her heart filled with reluctance. But she knew this was the best choice for her now.

"Your Majesty, are you really going through with this?"

The four High God rank beings behind her asked.

"We can protect you as you flee or align with even more powerful god realm forces."

"Bringing hundreds of thousands of Divine Cleric rank legions to Eura continent—do you understand what that means? Can't you see the reality of the situation?"

Elizabeth said calmly, a warning in her voice.

The dragon chariot, pulled by the massive golden dragon, flew swiftly toward Crossbridge Imperial Palace.

On the battlefield below,

Selene Empire's soldiers exchanged confused glances, their weapons drooping in despair.

With the Queen declaring her surrender and becoming Crossbridge Empire's consort, was there any point to continuing the battle?

Without Aurek's orders, the Crossbridge Empire legions swiftly moved into Selene Empire's territory, marching straight toward Eryndor City from regions like Tylus and Goldflow Bay.

The ministers of Selene Empire stood motionless before the palace gates, watching as the gates of their empire crumbled under the iron hooves of Crossbridge Empire's army.

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