Reaching this level of Trial Civilizations, it is impossible not to pay attention to the issue of status pollution.
They must have encountered similar situations.
But even so, lacking a strong and powerful core, no matter how much attention is given, problems will still arise when facing a strong and terrifying enemy.
Just like the current situation.
Feng Ping, even as an outsider, can perceive the existence of pollution.
Not to mention, the fact that the Surrender Faction can appear overtly.
The Allen Federation Civilization, indeed once managed to mitigate a disaster by recruiting powerful natives and providing them with a larger stage, even bringing a powerful boost to the civilization itself, but this does not mean such a strategy can always work.
Not to mention, the Cosmic Devourer, although possessing a self-consciousness and intelligence not inferior to sentient beings, even superior, its thought logic ultimately differs from that of civilizations.