Chapter 841: Chapter 376: Leave It to Me_2
However, the Divine Country war, this is a brutal war sweeping through the entire King Realm, essentially has no rules!
Or perhaps, there is only one rule—
Crush the enemy as much as possible!
This is the true trend of events, no matter how the result of this small State Domain war turns out, it will eventually trigger a Divine Country war.
It’s just that the enemy wants to use this chance to eliminate him, the future disciple of the Light King, to weaken the combat power of the Ice Seal Empire.
The Ice Seal Empire, as one of the powerful nations under the Heavenly Light Divine Country, influences the direction of the Divine Country war.
"What does Marquis plan to do now?" Lin Qing spoke.
"Plan?"
Marquis Star Refining shook his head with a wry smile: "It seems my best option right now is to immediately relinquish my title and become a reclusive strong person, or even head to Chaos, far from this war."
"Marquis’ plan isn’t bad." Lin Qing nodded slightly, his eyes on Marquis Star Refining, with a faint glimpse of future scenes.
In an instant, he already understood Marquis Star Refining’s intentions.
"What a pity..." Marquis Star Refining sighed and said, "This Star Refining Holy Star still has my clan, my family, they won’t survive long in Chaos. If I abandon them and escape to Chaos alone, letting them be overwhelmed by war, what meaning would living have for me..."
Saying this, he looked at Lin Qing and said, "Mr. Jia Lin, I’ve decided to defend Star Refining Holy Star, at least here is where I have the best chance of surviving, would Mr. Jia Lin be willing to stay?"
"Me, stay?"
Lin Qing looked at Marquis Star Refining in surprise, "Does Marquis still want me to stay? Precisely because I stayed, this State Domain war has at least three enemies comparable to the Swallowing Flame Python. If I leave, perhaps Marquis wouldn’t be involved to such an extent."
"Indeed it’s troublesome."
Marquis Star Refining sighed, saying, "Eventually, it will still erupt into a Divine Country war, which sweeps the entire King Realm. Unless one escapes into Endless Chaos, there’s no place to hide; since I’ve chosen to stay and defend Star Refining Holy Star, I must find a way to survive in a full-scale war."
He looked at Lin Qing, "Though Mr. Jia Lin’s strength is still weak, his background must be immense. If I protect Mr. Jia Lin during the early stages of the war, forcing the enemy to send out more strong fighters, exposing more cards, it would count as a contribution, wouldn’t it?"
Lin Qing understood what he meant.
Marquis Star Refining always suspected he was a disciple of the Light King, and clearly believed his background was significant.
In this nearly transparent war of information, what matters is the amount and strength of combat power, who has more and greater cards in hand.
If Marquis Star Refining allows him to leave alone, the enemy needs only a small force; but choosing to protect him would cost the enemy more, requiring greater cards.
"Marquis, are you considering joining the Heavenly Light Divine Country’s camp?" Lin Qing asked.
"Yes, I was planning to join the Heavenly Light Divine Country’s side," Marquis Star Refining said, "Originally, I wanted to wait, but it seems... there’s no time to wait now. I’ll apply to inscribe on the Eternal Stele of Heavenly Light Divine Country later."
"Eternal Stele..." Lin Qing slightly nodded.
People born in the Three Great Divine Kingdoms are naturally inscribed on their Eternal Stele, while outsiders must be Eternal to be eligible for inscription.
Only by inscribing on the Eternal Stele can one truly become a member of a Divine Country.
"In that case, I’ll trouble Marquis Star Refining."
Lin Qing paused and said, "Besides, my real name is Lin Qing."
"Lin Qing?" Marquis Star Refining slightly nodded.
Though it was his first time hearing this name, he understood that perhaps some high-level figures in the King Realm already knew it.
"Marquis," Lin Qing said, "in this war, just hold Star Refining Holy Star, there’s no need to worry about anything else."
"When will the Divine Country war break out?" Marquis Star Refining couldn’t help but ask.
"The intelligence suggests it’s still early, at least hundreds of thousands of years later," Lin Qing said, "All parties will try to delay, test the opponent’s hand, wait for the best moment to launch the final showdown, but the timing is uncertain."
Marquis Star Refining slightly nodded.
He too understood this logic.
The Divine Country war is essentially the Three Great Divine Kingdoms competing for Cosmic Origin.
What is Cosmic Origin?
It’s life!
Every life’s birth contains a tiny trace of Cosmic Origin, and the higher the Life Level, the more Cosmic Origin contained!
The Universe continuously creates life, which is a process of constantly converting Chaos Energy to Origin.
Life born in each faction’s territory in the Three Great Camps is predetermined in allegiance, so the dispersing Cosmic Origin from dying is naturally absorbed by the Divine Country.
That’s the reason for continuous war.
But...
If killed by life from another Divine Country, the dispersing Cosmic Origin would flow to the other Divine Country.
This is the essence of Divine Country war.
Of course—
Should an Eternal Strong Person wish, they can join another Divine Country’s camp simply by inscribing on another’s Eternal Stele.
Hence, Eternal Strong Persons mostly need to choose one of the Three Great Divine Kingdoms to join.
The Three Great Divine Kingdoms wish to kill more foes, ensuring more of their own survive, while vying for Cosmic Origin.
This leads to Divine Country wars not erupting outright; full-scale war without understanding results in heavy casualties. Only through probing and understanding can losses be minimized.
"Has Marquis ever participated in Divine Country war?" Lin Qing asked.
"Participated in the second Divine Country war," Marquis Star Refining nodded, "but at that time, I was lucky; although Star Refining Holy Star was attacked with many clansmen dead, an Ultimate existence passed by, sparing us."
"Oh?" Lin Qing wasn’t surprised.
A First-class Star contains Cosmic Origin, and the vast Cosmic Origin within Holy Stars, though difficult to conquer, makes them a hard target.
Star Refining Holy Star still had a Chaotic Creature, the Swallowing Flame Python, making it a tougher nut to crack; enemy troops might prefer taking other Holy Stars.
"Yet..."
Marquis Star Refining suddenly frowned, "Before this State Domain war began, I wagered with Marquis Jue Yuan before Emperor Ice, that if I lost, I’d hand over half of Star Refining Holy Star’s territory to him. If he personally attacked Star Refining State while I guarded Holy Star with the Swallowing Flame Python and only sent my avatar to obstruct Marquis Jue Yuan, I’m afraid I..."
He was clear of Marquis Jue Yuan’s strength.
With Holy Star Origin support, he barely equaled him, needing the Swallowing Flame Python’s help to suppress him.
But if he only sent an avatar, how could he stop Marquis Jue Yuan?
Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then said, "Leave it to me."
"Leave it to you?"
Marquis Star Refining was taken aback, "Mr. Lin Qing’s strength indeed approaches the bottom line of Eternal Level, but compared to true Eternal Strong Persons, I’m afraid you..."
He had seen Lin Qing’s strength, but there was still a notable gap with the Eternal Level.
As for Illusion World Extinction?
No Will Secret Technique can affect the dreadful Will of High Level Chaos Creatures at the Eternal level!
"Rest assured, Marquis, it won’t be me," Lin Qing smiled, "when the time comes, Marquis’ avatar can act, there will be assistance."
"Oh?" Marquis Star Refining realized Lin Qing plans to enlist aid?
"In any case, I’ll try to hold down Star Refining Holy Star," Marquis Star Refining said, "With the strength of myself and the Swallowing Flame Python, unless an Eternal Peak Powerhouse comes, there’s little concern."
"Eternal Peak Powerhouse?" Lin Qing nodded, "The possibility is indeed small. Even if they came, there should be measures."
"That’s good." Marquis Star Refining relaxed slightly.
He couldn’t believe an Eternal Peak Powerhouse would personally act against a not-yet Eternal figure like Lin Qing.
Eternal Peak Powerhouses are renowned across realms!
Facing any such foe, even in alliance with the Swallowing Flame Python, surviving would be fortunate. If three Eternal Peak Powerhouses attacked, death was certain.
Yet...
The Ice Seal Empire has nine hundred fifty-two states with about a few thousand Eternal beings, but perhaps only a dozen truly Eternal Peak Powerhouses!