Pacify Starspace Region? Lu Yun was naturally confident of doing so.

The ghost nest needed mammoth quantities of qi if it wanted to be truly established. What existed in the Hongmeng wasn’t enough, which was why the Moon King had to conquer Redbud Region and access the boundless trove of purple crystal mines beneath it.

The ghosts in Starspace had never thought of expanding elsewhere—it would be a completely meaningless undertaking. Their only goal was to complete the ghost nest, and they needed to devour the greatest dragon of the Hongmeng to do so!

Thus, there was no other way forward for the ghosts other than to fight Cloudruin Region to the bitter end. However, skirmishing with nearby regions or cities would be useful in the meantime. Destroying their defenders meant converting more ghosts and an inexhaustible source of soldiers.

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