160: Chapter 160 Lin Xiao's Choice

Total War!

Hearing Hu Wei's words, Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, but he quickly calmed down. The outbreak of total war was already within his expectations.

Without an outbreak of a major war at this level, it would be difficult for the Four Great Races to mobilize sufficiently powerful personnel to deal with him.

Seeing Lin Xiao's expression, Hu Wei knew that he still did not realize the severity of the situation. She shook her head and said, "Lin Xiao, the total war I mentioned does not refer to a full-scale outbreak of war between our Human Race and the Four Great Races, but rather a type of warfare mode."

She quickly began to explain.

In the Third Source Sea, besides the common invasion battles, there was another warfare mode among high-level lords, which was total war.

Wanting to initiate a total war had much higher requirements than an invasion battle; it required an item called a Declaration Token.

Once a total war broke out, the territories of the two declared-against parties would leave their original positions and enter a special battlefield. Their territories would be connected together through a neutral zone to fight to the death.

Obviously, this warfare mode was much more intense than an invasion battle, being a comprehensive war between two territories.

This mode of total war was originally unrelated to the Second Source Sea, but this time, Aodaluo, the strongest individual of the Purgatory Race in the Second Source Sea, actually possessed a special Declaration Token that could be used in the Second Source Sea.

He dragged all Seventh-order Lords of the Human Race into the battlefield of total war.

"Unlike an invasion battle, after entering a total war, one can contact the outside world, but cannot ask for help or reinforce others."

"Right now, all of us cannot enter that battlefield, nor can we ask for help or reinforcements from the Seventh-order Lords."

Hu Wei said with an anxious expression.

"That Aodaluo, did he drag all the Seventh-order Lords on our side in?"

"Does he not want to live anymore?"

Lin Xiao was stunned. As far as he knew, the strongest Seventh-order Lords on the side of the Four Great Races were the First-Generation Lords of the Bull Demon Race and the Shadow Race. Was that Aodaluo really that brave?

"Those dragged into the battlefield by Aodaluo are not just the Human Race's Seventh-order Lords, but also the Seventh-order Lords of the Four Great Races."

"However, a small portion of the Seventh-order Lords from the Four Great Races remained behind, and they are currently making a move against our Sixth-order Lords, driving them back step by step."

The Sixth-order Lords of the Four Great Races were already stronger in strength than the Human Race. Now that one side had Seventh-order Lords assisting in battle while the other did not, the outcome was imaginable.

"I see, I understand."

A flash of inspiration crossed Lin Xiao's mind, and he completely understood.

He had to admit that in order to deal with him, the Four Great Races had gone to the absolute extreme.

First, they used a special Declaration Token to drag the Human Race's Seventh-order Lords into the total war battlefield, preventing them from supporting Lin Xiao.

Then, they let the remaining Seventh-order Lords cooperate with the Sixth-order Lords, using their strength to crush the weak, defeating the Human Race's Sixth-order Lords so that they were powerless to support Lin Xiao. At the same time, this also allowed the top-tier lords and Super-spec Lords of the Four Great Races to free up their hands.

During this period, they also sent Level 5 Lords to continuously invade Lin Xiao.

The purpose was very simple: to hold him back and prevent him from upgrading his Level 6 territory.

In the past, Lin Xiao did not dare to easily upgrade his Level 6 territory. On one hand, his own strength was still insufficient, and on the other hand, it lay in the threat posed by those top-tier Seventh-order Lords of the Four Great Races.

Now, those top-tier Seventh-order Lords had all entered the total war battlefield.

When he upgraded his Level 6 territory, he would not have so many scruples.

If he were allowed to upgrade his Level 6 territory, his upper limit would be unlocked, his strength would become even stronger, and he would be even harder to deal with.

This point could be seen from how powerful his strength was the moment he upgraded to a Level 5 territory.

Naturally, the Four Great Races did not want him to become even harder to kill.

Therefore, they would desperately try to obstruct him.

"President Gu said that the battlefield between the Seventh-order Lords right now is not a normal total war, and cannot be viewed with the old mindset of the Third Source Sea."

"However, barring any unexpected events, that battlefield should not last too long. In this short amount of time, although they have formed a considerable advantage on the sixth-order battlefield, wanting to inflict heavy losses on the Sixth-order Lords is also unrealistic."

"Therefore, their true purpose is to eliminate you."

Lin Xiao nodded.

President Gu Yizhou's guess coincided with his own.

This was not him being conceited, but a rational judgment derived based on the degree of threat he posed to the Four Great Races and the importance they attached to him.

Lin Xiao was more worthy of being targeted than any single human Sixth-order Lord.

He estimated that that special Declaration Token usable in the Second Source Sea should also have quite a few restrictions, for instance, only being usable against Seventh-order Lords. Otherwise, wouldn't it be simpler to just drag him in and finish him off?

"President Gu had me ask you what plans you have."

"If you are determined to upgrade your Level 6 territory, we can create the conditions for you."

Speaking up to this point, Hu Wei also said confidently, "Although the Four Great Races have many Level 5 Lords, our Human Race also has quite a few Level 5 Lords."

As long as Lin Xiao nodded, then not only the Seventh-order and Sixth-order Lords, but even the Level 5 Lords would descend into utter chaos.

Where there is chaos, there are opportunities.

Under the impact of the Human Race's Level 5 Lords, it was impossible for the Four Great Races to avoid making a single mistake.

Lin Xiao was indeed tempted for a moment.

Once he upgraded his Level 6 territory, his strength would massively increase. The Hunyuan Saint Body, a high-level world wonder, could instantly increase the attributes of everyone in his territory by ninety million.

Such powerful strength was enough to make him fearless against any Sixth-order Lord.

As for those Seventh-order Lords who stayed behind, Lin Xiao didn't pay too much attention to them; they were merely veteran lord Seventh-order Lords.

If he could gain a firm foothold among the Sixth-order Lords before the Seventh-order Lords of the Five Great Races returned, and even seize the opportunity to upgrade to a Level 7 territory at the fastest speed...

"Calm down."

Lin Xiao took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

Upgrading the Level 6 territory would indeed become the key to breaking the deadlock, but it was also possible that this was a poison wrapped in honey on the outside.

Lin Xiao imagined it.

At the very moment he upgraded his Level 6 territory, Aodaluo suddenly lifted the battlefield, all Seventh-order Lords returned, and then the next moment, the top-tier Seventh-order Lords of the Four Great Races simultaneously slaughtered their way into his territory...

Thinking of that scenario, Lin Xiao's body trembled, and he instantly regained his clarity.

Do not think that such a situation would not happen.

President Gu also said that it was not a normal total battlefield, and cannot be viewed with an old mindset.

Who knows, Aodaluo might be able to lift the battlefield at any time.

"I cannot take the risk."

Lin Xiao quickly made a decision.

If the end-of-year ranking settlement were approaching, he might still take a risk and try it, but right now, it was still far too early.

There was simply no need for him to take risks. Following the original plan and taking things step by step was the safest approach.

Under normal circumstances, when he upgraded his Level 6 territory, the Human Race's Seventh-order Lords would definitely cooperate, simultaneously invading the territories of those top-tier Seventh-order Lords of the Four Great Races to create opportunities for him.

How to choose goes without saying.