Published: March 12, 2025
When Zhao Hai returned from the Demon Clan Space, he took note of the situation among the Thunder Clan and the other two clans. Fortunately, there were no unusual reactions from them, and everything seemed quite normal.
This time in Divine Will City, although they had a hard showdown with the golden bull divine race and emerged victorious, the casualty ratio between them and the divine race had reached one to one. They had not gained any advantage at all. It could be said that if it weren't for Zhao Hai and the strong combat power of the undead beings, this casualty ratio would have been even greater.
Although the three clans had long been prepared for sacrifice, they had not anticipated such a significant loss. This was not to say that Zhao Hai was ineffective; in fact, without him, even if they had collaborated with the Demon Clan, the final outcome would have only been defeat. They had greatly underestimated the strength the divine race could unleash when facing life and death situations.
Now the three clans could be said to be severely weakened. Without a period of proper recuperation, it was impossible for them to recover, and this period wouldn't just be a few days or months, but rather years or even decades.
What they had lost were not just numbers, but elite soldiers. Training elite soldiers from any race is a long and arduous process, and the investment in these soldiers is immense. The weapons, armor, mounts, provisions, and military salaries required for these warriors all necessitate a significant financial input.
Behind every elite soldier lies countless monetary investments, and the three clans had been continuously suppressed by the divine race over the years. Each year, they had to pay substantial taxes to the divine race, which correspondingly left them with insufficient funds. Even though they had just defeated the divine race, due to their weak foundation, it was nearly impossible to train a strong elite army in a short period.
Zhao Hai looked at the situation of the three clans. They had already returned to the spatial rift connected with their clans, and based on the spatial rift, they had established a defense line. They had no choice but to do so. Although there were numerous spatial rifts, they weren't very large. Establishing a defense line there could effectively block the enemy with fewer troops. The enemy’s every assault could not deploy too many forces, which highlighted the importance of the defense line.
Zhao Hai was not angry with the three clans' reaction; on the contrary, he was quite pleased. The three clans had previously followed his lead, which had made him somewhat constrained in his actions. Many special tactics had been impossible to use. Now that he was acting alone again, it turned out to be a good thing for Zhao Hai, like someone who had been burdened suddenly becoming light as a feather.
Now Zhao Hai felt this way. Although there were still Xiao Bingya and others aboard the King of Darkness, their presence had no impact on him. He could freely arrange tactics.
The Taurus Continent was considerably larger than the Ark Continent. In the past, Zhao Hai only had the area of a Pagoda Empire but dared to maneuver with the Divine and Demonic clans. Now, with such a vast strategic depth, what did he have to fear? He could entirely utilize spatial abilities to drag the entire divine race here.
Zhao Hai was confident in himself and even more so in his spatial capabilities. The reinforcements sent by the divine race might comprise an entire continent or several continents, but one thing was certain: there would definitely be ultimate weapons among these reinforcements. Although ultimate weapons were incredibly powerful, the divine race couldn't use them lightly. Just like the elderly member of the golden bull divine race, he could wield an ultimate weapon but could not use it for long, or else his body would not be able to handle it.
Currently, Zhao Hai's strength was not weak either. With nearly forty domain weapons and undead beings that could be equipped with mounts, along with spatial teleportation abilities, everything was a weapon against the divine race. As long as he used them well, the whole divine race would find it impossible to deal with him.