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In Cloud Nation, the Innocent Civilians lured the Evil Spirit from Wei Kingdom out of its stronghold and into a narrow alley, restricting the movement of the Evil Spirit Ant. Then, around ten Innocent Civilians stepped forward to form an impenetrable defense, while three scout teams, consisting of ten to fifteen members each, launched a coordinated attack.
They aimed to kill the Evil Spirit Ant.
Indeed, for the forces of other nations, whether they were flesh-and-blood humans or earth-bound spirits, the fourteen nations could spare their lives. However, the Evil Spirit Unit Type from Wei Kingdom was absolutely unforgivable and had to be exterminated.
Only by doing so could there be a chance to weaken Wei Kingdom's foundation and eventually stand against them.
Even if a thousand Evil Spirit Ants posed little threat to Wei Kingdom, killing even one would equate to eliminating a future super commander of Wei Kingdom.
Thus, both Xu Gao Wei Zhou and Cloud Nation had to eliminate the Evil Spirit Ants.
Even if they possessed human souls.
However, the leaders of Wei Kingdom were not simple-minded. Upon discovering that an Evil Spirit had broken free, they immediately commanded dozens of Evil Spirits to follow suit, forcing Cloud Nation's combatants to evade and flee. One or two hundred Evil Spirits would pursue for a while but would not penetrate deep into enemy territory; instead, they would wait for the frenzied Evil Spirits to regain their sanity and return to base.
As a result, the harassment strategy employed by Cloud Nation's Innocent Civilians proved to be minimally effective.
Yet, while Wei Kingdom found itself at a standstill against Cloud Nation, it did not mean they felt the same way about Xu Gao Wei Zhou.
Therefore, Wei Kingdom planned to first eliminate the four nations of Xu Gao Wei Zhou before slowly dealing with Cloud Nation. Their military strength remained primarily concentrated along the borders of Xu Gao Wei Zhou's strongholds.
Naturally, Cloud Nation could not allow Wei Kingdom to succeed. They dispatched troops for support and had no choice but to teach the four nations how to hunt Evil Spirits.
This led to a stalemate among the three Major Powers: Cloud Nation, Wei Kingdom, and Xu Gao Wei Zhou.
However, this situation was most unfavorable for Xu Gao Wei Zhou.
The Military Exercise Battle had already lasted half a month. While Cloud Nation and Wei Kingdom had seized food supplies from several nations and still had room to endure, Xu Gao Wei Zhou was running low on food due to their lack of successful raids on enemy forces. Soon enough, they would face a situation where their defenses would crumble without any external attack.
Cloud Nation certainly wanted to support the four nations, but this was not a long-term solution. The current situation was that Cloud Nation and Xu Gao Wei Zhou's alliance had food supplies almost equal to those of Wei Kingdom. However, while Cloud Nation and Xu Gao Wei Zhou consumed resources for five Ten Thousand People combined, Wei Kingdom only had around one Ten Thousand People.
They simply could not sustain such consumption.
At this point, the provocations and assassinations from Cloud Nation had become ineffective. The strategy of Wei Kingdom remained straightforward and brutal, relying on a tactic of delay.
The One Thousand Evil Spirits encircled their stronghold, allowing them to distinguish between Innocent Civilians and Fierce Commoners. They held their ground, leaving Cloud Nation and the four nations of Xu Gao Wei Zhou with no options.
However, Cloud Nation had not yet reached a point of desperation.
Han Huang and Zhou Tong took the initiative to persuade the four nations to surrender.
Indeed, persuading them to surrender seemed more contemptuous than inciting rebellion, as rebellion at least implied some regard for the other party's capabilities, while surrendering suggested viewing them as worthless.
Yet Han Huang and Zhou Tong proceeded with this approach, and their reasoning was surprisingly simple.
"Although the Peerless Demon Master sent troops to attack Cloud Emperor City, did he truly believe he could kill our lord, Cloud Emperor? Or did the Peerless Demon Master not foresee that General Yue Fei would rebel?"
"If the Peerless Demon Master genuinely viewed our lord, Cloud Emperor, as an enemy, why would he protect the remains of our lord's parents and later return them to him?"
"Had the Peerless Demon Master truly favored your rulers of Xu Gao Wei Zhou, why did he not allow you to divide Huaxia among yourselves and compete for dominance? Do you really think the Peerless Demon Master holds your rulers in high regard?"
"Have you considered that your rulers exist solely to enable our lord, Cloud Emperor, to achieve the title of Emperor? Do you truly believe any one of your nations can dominate all of Huaxia?"
"In the end, there is only one path to unification; thus, your four nations will inevitably become adversaries, with room for only one nation to survive. Do you genuinely believe your nation can unify everything?"
"If you still cannot make up your minds after this, let me ask one more question: After unification, how will humans and spirits coexist? Should humans take precedence or spirits? If humans are prioritized, how will your superior Ghost Bodies accept it? Humans are the foundation of this world. If spirits take precedence, Huaxia will struggle to thrive."
"Tell me, aside from our lord, Cloud Emperor, who else possesses the vision and capacity for humans and spirits to coexist equally?"
"Today we do not consider you entirely useless; we merely hope that by persuading you to surrender, you will grant Cloud Nation some time to develop. Let time reveal whether Cloud Nation and our lord, Cloud Emperor's realm is worthy of your loyalty."
These words were largely empty rhetoric—vague and insubstantial—but they contained a glimmer of faith and hope.
The leaders of the four nations did not immediately surrender but showed no significant signs of resentment either. After all, Zhou Tong and Han Huang represented the current state of affairs in the world.
In today's Huaxia, the only person who truly treats others as equals is the Cloud Emperor, Lian Yun.
Not long after, the leaders of the four nations collectively decided not to surrender to the Cloud Nation, but they were willing to fully assist it.
There were two reasons for this: first, during the historical Three Kingdoms period, the Peerless Demon Master was a sworn enemy of Sima Yi; second, the current Peerless Demon Master indeed had intentions of supporting the Cloud Emperor.
Although the four nations did not surrender, their willingness to fully assist was enough for the Cloud Nation.
Subsequently, the Cloud Nation and Xu Gao Wei Zhou divided their forces completely. The Cloud Nation sent out one thousand teams, five thousand scouts, and nearly three thousand five hundred Innocent Civilians to divert Wei Kingdom and less than a thousand Evil Spirit Ants. Meanwhile, nearly forty thousand people from the four nations and the remaining two thousand scouts from the Cloud Nation attacked the remaining nine thousand soldiers of Wei Kingdom.
The current mindset of Xu Gao Wei Zhou's Five Nations was the least likely yet worst outcome for Sima An, the current leader of Wei Kingdom.
However, reality unfolded differently. The final battle did not last long before Wei Kingdom was defeated. It was not that Wei Kingdom lacked resistance; rather, Sima An chose to surrender in order to save his own Evil Spirits.
For Wei Kingdom, Evil Spirit Unit Types were a double-edged sword. While using them granted immense power, it also meant that Wei Kingdom could hardly ally with neighboring nations and had to fight alone.
Yet if Wei Kingdom could possess thirty to fifty Evil Spirits with five stones of power each, then in the future, it would be a force capable of contending with the Demon Realm. This potential colossal power made it difficult for Wei Kingdom to part with Evil Spirit Unit Types.
(End of Chapter)
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