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The two captured Kings held immense significance.
It is known that only the Kings can collect and distribute Realm Power. Therefore, if the Cloud Nation expands its territory and scouts capture enemy soldiers at the fringes, they either have to kill them on the spot or transport them thousands of miles to present them before Zhou Tong, or have Zhou Tong personally go to extract them.
However, the first option is somewhat inhumane, while the second and third options greatly limit the Cloud Nation's operational capabilities.
Now, with two puppet Kings, they can be stationed at the borders. If scouts capture enemy soldiers, they can bring them over for the captured Kings to transfer Realm Power.
Gaining Realm Power translates directly into an enhancement of personal strength, which in turn stimulates the enthusiasm of various teams.
This approach may seem a bit radical, but both Zhou Tong and Han Huang find themselves helpless against it.
When the Cloud Nation annihilated two kingdoms, one of them had already violently swept through the Three Kingdoms, acquiring their Realm Power and three banners, along with three puppet monarchs.
This kingdom is the Wei Kingdom established by the Sima Family.
The Sima Family is the only family in Huaxia that has continuously researched Evil Spirits. Many speculated that they would use Evil Spirits as military forces, but few understood their specific operations and effects.
When Huaxia's Earth Formation was activated and various Major Powers began to establish their nations, people finally realized the true horror of it all.
The Sima Family cultivated batches of death warriors, then killed them to force them into becoming Spirits. These Spirits were then combined with Evil Spirit offspring, forming Evil Spirits that completely obeyed the commands of the Sima Family.
These Evil Spirits are also influenced by Earth Power; they possess strength ranging from one to five stones, mostly below that of kings—typically one or two stones. However, their skin armor is difficult for even five-stone generals to penetrate.
Like biological tanks, they rampage without restraint and are unstoppable.
Currently, the Wei Kingdom is the largest nation among the Sixteen Kingdoms in terms of land area and agricultural production. However, it also has the highest number of starving citizens because most of its food supplies are allocated to these Evil Spirits.
After all, while Evil Spirits have formidable defenses, without sufficient power, their speed is lacking. Even with sharp limbs, they can still be resisted or even countered.
Only by enhancing their strength can they achieve true invincibility.
In this Military Exercise Battle, all Countries have equipped a certain number of Innocent Civilians to gather intelligence, but the maximum is only around one hundred, far less exaggerated than the Three Thousand of the Cloud Nation.
However, the strategy of the Wei Kingdom is quite simple and brutal.
At the outset, they provided the Realm Power of Nine Thousand Soldiers to One Thousand Evil Spirits. The One Thousand Evil Spirits then ruthlessly eliminated neighboring countries, gaining the power of an entire nation, which was then used to replenish the Nine Thousand Soldiers. Afterward, their military strength was divided in half, with one half consisting of Evil Spirits and four thousand five soldiers, simultaneously annihilating two other nations. Thus, the Wei Kingdom acquired the Power of Four Nations.
As a result, in this Military Exercise Battle among the Sixteen Kingdoms, only eleven nations remained. With Allies not participating in the conflict, that left ten nations. Apart from the Cloud Nation and Wei Kingdom, the other eight quickly banded together to form an alliance, creating a stalemate among four Major Powers.
Yet, the Wei Kingdom showed no fear and forcefully initiated combat. The One Thousand Evil Spirits were all Ant Demons; even in complex urban terrains, they could gather and move as if marching on flat ground.
To outsiders, it seemed that the Wei Kingdom intended to resolve this Military Exercise Battle swiftly and end it as soon as possible, using their gains to cultivate more Evil Spirits afterward.
This was true recklessness and fearlessness.
Under such pressure from the Wei Kingdom's advance, the Cloud Nation had no choice but to accelerate their attacks. The Cloud Nation needed to capture at least three more flags from other countries to prevent Allies from siding with the Wei Kingdom.
According to Han Huang and Zhou Tong's calculations, if the Cloud Nation fought against Wei Kingdom's nine nations with the strength of six nations, there was still a chance for victory. However, if they faced less than six nations against Wei Kingdom's ten-nation strength, their chances were slim.
In truth, Han Huang and Zhou Tong's Unit Type configuration strategy was initially aimed at countering the Wei Kingdom. Although all Sixteen Kingdoms were considered adversaries, overall, the Cloud Nation and Wei Kingdom could be seen as arch-enemies.
The Wei Kingdom relied on Evil Spirits as soldiers, while within the Cloud Nation resided a vast population from Evil Spirit City who almost all had experience in slaying Evil Spirits. They were undoubtedly the most significant threat to the Wei Kingdom among the Fifteen Nations.
If the Cloud Nation sought to unify against the overwhelmingly powerful Wei Kingdom, it would also be their greatest rival.
However, other nations should not be underestimated either, especially the four countries located in the west: Xu Gao Wei Zhou. Each of these nations boasted Peerless Demon Masters as their military leaders and had a Demigod Level monarch each. Since their founding, they had been in an alliance.
Yet they were not entirely united; among the four Half Emperors, some sought to surpass Peerless Demon Masters and break free from Demon Master control while others hoped to gain greater favor from them. Each had their own agendas, making it difficult for them to act in unison.
At least one thing was clear: in the eyes of these four Half Emperors, they should divide any spoils equally among their four nations before fighting individually.
Thus, the four nations now formed a faithful alliance. As a result, the other four nations became the primary targets of both the Cloud Nation and the Wei Kingdom.
However, Han Huang was simultaneously negotiating a ceasefire agreement with Xu Gao Wei Zhou while competing with the Wei Kingdom for the military strength of the other four nations. After a period of intense clashes, the Cloud Nation managed to seize a banner but only gained half a nation's military strength. The Wei Kingdom did not acquire two and a half nations' worth of power either, as the Xu Gao Wei Zhou also participated in the struggle, obtaining nearly a nation's worth of resources.
Consequently, the Military Exercise Battle resulted in a tripartite standoff among the three Major Powers. Yet, the Cloud Nation directly allied with Xu Gao Wei Zhou to jointly resist the Wei Kingdom.
The first reason was that the threat from the Wei Kingdom was the greatest. Whether for the Cloud Nation or Xu Gao Wei Zhou, if one side were to fall, it would inevitably be unable to withstand the might of the Wei Kingdom. Secondly, although Xu Gao Wei Zhou belonged to the Peerless Demon Master’s military forces, they were still within the realm of humanity, whereas the One Thousand Evil Spirits of the Wei Kingdom had transcended human boundaries.
Thus, under circumstances where there were not many benefits to gain, Xu Gao Wei Zhou was willing to reach a ceasefire agreement with the Cloud Nation and subsequently formed a direct alliance.
It was only then that the Wei Kingdom paused its reckless advance and began to seriously consider its strategies.
Fortunately, Sima Yi, like Lian Yun, was a ruler and could not easily step onto the battlefield. Although the leader of the Wei Kingdom was also an exceptionally wise individual, he was no match for either Han Huang or Zhou Tong, let alone when they joined forces.
After forming an alliance with Xu Gao Wei Zhou, the Cloud Nation mobilized over three hundred Innocent Civilians from Three Thousand to brazenly provoke the One Thousand Evil Spirits of the Wei Kingdom with various vicious and unpleasant taunts, bombarding them relentlessly.
This provocation compelled even those seemingly emotionless Evil Spirits to retaliate.
(End of Chapter)
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