Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 685: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
Zhao Hai stood calmly on the back of the bone dragon, with the members of the Vigan Family behind him. Tei and the others were now ninth-level experts, and they felt as though they were in a dream. They truly couldn't believe they had become ninth-level experts; it was simply unbelievable.
Being a ninth-level expert, the pinnacle of existence on the continent, was exhilarating for their family.
However, Tei and the others harbored no thoughts of rebellion. They understood that everything they had was given to them by Zhao Hai. If they dared to harbor any rebellious thoughts towards Zhao Hai, he would swiftly deal with them.
They did not believe that Zhao Hai only had them as his subordinates. Zhao Hai could turn anyone into a ninth-level expert within a day, and if he had many subordinates like them, rebelling against him would be akin to seeking death.
The most important thing was that even after becoming ninth-level experts, they still could not see Zhao Hai's true strength. This further convinced Tei and the others of Zhao Hai's earlier words; he was already a divine-level expert. The difference between ninth-level experts and divine-level experts was not even comparable to that between eighth-level and ninth-level experts.
Thus, Tei and the others were completely loyal to Zhao Hai. Even if Zhao Hai ordered them to die, they would not hesitate.
But Zhao Hai was not in the mood to think about these things now. He was more concerned about how the Church of Light would react after learning about the movements of the demon clan.
The quick public announcement of the demon clan's activities on the continent was part of Zhao Hai's plan. He wanted to inform the Church of Light so they could relay the message to the divine race and prompt them to take action sooner.
The guys in the Church of Light were unaware that Zhao Hai had so many ninth-level experts under his command. Once they learned about the movements in the demon realm, they would certainly inform the divine race in the shortest time possible. And fearing that the demon clan would occupy the Ark Continent, the divine race would definitely deploy troops.
Compared to the local forces on the Ark Continent, the divine race might be even more fearful of the demon clan, as the strength displayed by the demon clan seemed not to be much inferior to that of the divine race.
The divine race could not allow the demon clan and the local races on the Ark Continent to slaughter each other while they picked up the pieces. In truth, Zhao Hai believed the divine race might look down on the land of the Ark Continent; what they wanted were the people. If the divine race wiped out all the inhabitants of the Ark Continent, it would offer them no benefits.
The main point was that this time, the demon clan was launching its offensive from the Demon Abyss, which was not far from the kingdom of light. The demon clan would certainly target the kingdom of light as well. Given the strength of the Church of Light, they simply could not withstand the demon clan's attack. In this situation, if the divine race observed such a move from the demon realm, they would effectively lose the only force capable of assisting them on the continent, which could significantly impact their invasion of the Ark Continent. Thus, they would never simply watch as the two sides engaged in heated conflict.
With the demon clan having a spatial rift, they had to resort to using the extremely evil and difficult-to-handle blood void formation. Meanwhile, the divine race had no spatial magic formations at all. Zhao Hai believed that the divine race must take action in this circumstance, and perhaps they would soon appear on the continent.
This was precisely what Zhao Hai hoped to see. It wouldn’t be that the races on the Ark Continent would have to face two enemies at the same time. On the contrary, if the divine race came, it would turn into a three-way conflict involving the local forces of the Ark Continent, the divine race, and the demon clan. The goals of the divine race and the demon clan were the same; one sought to control the people of the Ark Continent, while the other aimed to seize control of the land.