187: A tremendous opportunity!

Only one day had passed since Tomb Sweeping Day.

The entire world was thrown into turmoil.

Initially, the Wang Clan creatures were like experience packs that everyone could easily handle, but as time went on...

The strength of the Wang Clan creatures rapidly increased as if without limit.

The Sea Clan was still alright.

Their territory was vast, and there were too many types of ocean life. Furthermore, due to Tomb Sweeping Day, the number of manifested Beast Souls was increasing.

Coupled with the large population of the Sea Clan itself, the strength of the Wang Clan creatures simply couldn't keep up with the Sea Clan's production speed.

Simply put...

They couldn't be killed completely; they simply couldn't be wiped out.

Several famous Volcanic Clusters were being farmed by the Sea Clan like small mobs!

The Insect Clan was also unafraid.

Don't look at the Ant King being slain, causing the Insect Clan's Luck to plummet.

But being numerous was useful.

You Wang Clan creatures can continuously rush out from the volcanoes?

Try matching our production speed first!

The Sea Clan and the Insect Clan relied directly on their production speed to resist forcefully.

They fought so hard that the Wang Clan felt their scalps tingle—while the Spirit Clan played dead.

Since the start of this solar term, the Spirit Clan seemed to have mastered a special ability: camouflage.

You wouldn't be wrong if you said every tree outside was a member of the Spirit Clan.

Because it might actually be one.

As long as the Spirit Clan didn't actively reveal themselves, ordinary people truly couldn't tell.

The Wang Clan didn't have the leisure to plow the entire Blue Star either, allowing the Spirit Clan to perfectly survive this crisis.

What remained truly difficult...

...was humanity.

The pressure from the Wang Clan gradually increased, reaching a point where even the major nations whose Order hadn't collapsed couldn't bear it.

The Russians had already begun a full-scale retreat.

The Lighthouse Nation was still hoping that mushrooms could clear out such large-scale enemies, but the effect was mediocre.

The continuous stream of the Wang Clan was completely testing the limits of the Lighthouse Nation's nuclear arsenal.

What nuclear arsenal could withstand such a test!

Western Europe had already been swept through by the Insect Clan once, and the dozen or so days since the spring equinox had only just allowed them to recover a little Origin Qi.

If they truly had to confront the Wang Clan, it would be extremely difficult.

And in this situation where even major nations were getting headaches.

Some smaller nations...

...were gradually establishing a firm foothold.

This caused confusion.

Seriously, how could you manage that!

Small nations practically had nothing.

What did you use to fight the Wang Clan?

Later.

When the satellites of the major nations all focused on them, one look almost caused them to faint on the spot!

On the battlefields of these small nations, there were actually people fighting in Unrivaled Mode.

A single person could hold an entire Wang Clan battlefront.

And their combat power seemed to be absolutely dominant.

Just dominating and slaughtering the Wang Clan!

Doubt.

Absurdity.

Strangeness.

This truly defied understanding.

Soon, major nations began sending planes toward the small nations.

---"That is another path."

Zhang Zhenzhong and Li Qing quickly received the report.

They gathered the Professionals in the Suzhou and Hangzhou and said:

"Completely abandon the Cultivation of the physical body and focus on improving the Soul."

"This kind of improvement can bring forth combat power that acts as a natural predator to the Wang Clan. Those small nations are relying on this method to easily resist the Wang Clan's attacks."

Zhuge Hu and Mo Xiaoyu were stunned into silence.

Wait.

Did the small nations suddenly become enlightened?

Or has their Luck arrived, allowing them to become Celestial Dragons with meager strength and sparse populations?

"No, how is that possible?"

Zhuge Hu said:

"Since this method is so effective, we should start fostering it too."

"After all, our foundation is more solid than any other country!"

This was sound logic.

If you can play, so can I.

And I can play better than you.

With massive capital and massive investment, how can you compete with me!

Penguin: No seats!!

However, after he finished speaking, Li Qing showed a troubled expression.

The small nations truly had no bottom line.

"They eat people."

Li Qing finally said helplessly:

"And not in the conventional sense of eating people."

"They use a powerful individual whose Soul has manifested to directly devour the consciousness of a large number of ordinary people."

"This method allows the strong individual's Soul Power to rapidly increase."

"But it also pushes them to the brink of collapse. Simply put, they go insane."

"At that point, they recognize no one—be it human or Wang Clan, they kill indiscriminately—"

Oh—Zhuge Hu was dumbfounded.

Seriously, what kind of solution is this?

Drinking poison to quench thirst?

"Wait, if these people keep getting stronger and keep going mad, then won't they—"

Zhuge Hu instantly realized.

If there were many of these people, and they were strong, wouldn't that be an extremely unstable factor?

You have to remember, they are insane.

What if they kill their way into Great Xia?

Li Qing rubbed his temples:

"This is where the higher-ups are having a headache."

"Some suggest using mushrooms to blast these people first. Lunatics with infinitely stacking Soul strength are more terrifying than the damn Wang Clan!"

"But... these lunatics are also the current protective charms of the small nations—"

Humanity versus anti-humanity.

Any choice made would be wrong.

It would be strange if the higher-ups didn't have a headache!

"Right, where is Ye Su?"

Li Qing asked.

At this time, Ye Su should be presiding over the situation in Suzhou and Hangzhou. You must know that in the previous crises, Ye Su always came up with ideas. Without him, Suzhou and Hangzhou is practically a pile of loose sand!

Zhuge Hu and Mo Xiaoyu slightly lowered their heads.

Damn.

Captain Ye still hasn't returned.

And there's been no news.

Black Tiger's Heavy Cavalry Regiment has made contact, though.

But Captain Ye's Order to them was to wait—it makes absolutely no sense.

"Suzhou and Hangzhou's current defenses should be able to hold for a few more days," Zhuge Hu said.

"Let's wait and see."

The reason strategists don't become lords is because they simply can't make final decisions.

"Then let's wait and see."

---Suzhou and Hangzhou was still stable.

After all, it was an unofficial Suzhou and Hangzhou.

But other cities were in an uproar.

The Wang Clan's offensive was strengthening, and soon they would need people to fill the lines.

This kind of line-filling is a bottomless pit.

It's impossible to count how many people would be needed.

Why not—directly select people to walk this path.

Then sacrifice a batch to hold the line for now.

And finally, destroy the person who underwent this mutation.

The means are dirty, but effective.

Yes, that's the principle, but no one dared to bring this person into the public view.

Are you kidding me?

Dying in battle is glorious.

Sacrifice... that would mean being nailed to the pillar of historical shame!

Even if this plan is the most cost-effective, who dares to propose it?

However.

This topic was quickly skipped over.

Because.

All the Wang Clan creatures suddenly turned around and charged in one direction.

At the same time.

All the Professionals in the Streamline Realm who possessed the Second Stage around the world sensed it.

In a certain place, a surge of timing power was calling them.

Just like—starving beasts smelling meat.

This summons was extremely tempting.

"It's the Opportunity of the Tomb Sweeping Day solar term!"

Almost everyone had this thought in their hearts.

After some deliberation, they all headed toward the direction of the summons.

And that direction was Mount Tai!