Chapter 22: Stepping Into Domination (Subscription Requested)
Lin Yuan glanced ahead.
At this moment, the border had already transformed into war, with massive war machines confronting each other.
Each war machine was inscribed with a corresponding military array, housing numerous Path Splitting Realm and even Dominator Realm experts.
Lin Yuan's gaze landed on one war machine, which was manned by 1,888 Dominator Realm experts.
Nearly two thousand Dominator Realm experts jointly operated the war machine, seamlessly merging their powers, and further amplified by the military array...
The impact of such a strike was enough to make ordinary Great Lords take it seriously.
Of course, this war machine that could accommodate nearly two thousand Dominator Realm experts was extremely precious.
The power of each Dominator Realm expert was unique, and to fuse such a multitude of powers instantly and enhance them...
is an extremely difficult task.
"This is the strength of the Ancient Country..."
Lin Yuan thought with some sentiment. In the Chaos Void, the strong are respected; no number of Dominator Realm experts could threaten a Chaos Venerable.
Dominator Realm against Chaos Realm would be completely crushed; numbers are entirely meaningless.
But in this source world, leveraging the power of war machines allows the weak to make an impact; quantitative change can lead to qualitative change.
"It's said the Ancient Country has even stronger war machines, capable of housing multiple Great Lords..."
Lin Yuan mused.
Each Great Lord has evolved their unique power from chaos, and to fuse different exclusive chaotic powers together is as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Therefore, war machines that can accommodate multiple Great Lords essentially represent the foundation of each Ancient Country, serving as weapons against Heavenly Venerate-level experts.
According to the current intensity of the impending war between the Purple Dream Domain and Qingfen Domain, it was far from reaching the level necessitating such war machines.
Not even ten war machines that can house Dominator Realm experts would be used.
The emperors of the two Ancient Countries would not easily trigger such intense warfare.
It's important to note that any full-scale war involving the two Ancient Countries would draw the attention of the Founding Ancestor, and if they lost, it would be hard to explain to the Founding Ancestor.
"If there's a chance, get a war machine to study."
Lin Yuan glanced at the war machines in confrontation and thought to himself.
Essentially, war machines are merely carriers, primarily executing the effects of the military array inscribed on them.
And the military array is a secret of each Ancient Country; even if a war machine falls into enemy hands during warfare, it would immediately self-destruct.
Therefore, Lin Yuan had almost no possibility of acquiring war machines from rival Ancient Countries.
But while there's no hope for rival Ancient Country war machines, he could attempt those from the Fierce Sun Ancient Country.
As long as he could comprehend the military array inscribed on a war machine, Lin Yuan could potentially replicate it into the Chaos Void.
This way, the human civilization would gain such a groundbreaking legacy.
"Hm?"
Lin Yuan seemed to notice something, looking far into the distance.
In the Purple Dream Domain, figures started appearing, all Great Lord-level beings.
"Purple Dream, Spirit Might King kicked off the war proactively; isn't he worried about losing the war and facing penalties?" Lord Qingfen began communicating with the opposing side.
This war, centering on Qingfen Domain and Purple Dream Domain, involved dozens of surrounding major domains, entirely driven by Spirit Might King's intent.
"You needn't worry about that; just think about whether you can protect your Qingfen Domain." Marquis Purple Dream retorted undauntedly.
The Great Lords on both sides kept a cool observation, eyeing their opponents for the near future.
The Great Lords appearing now were the surface-level figures from both sides; the true cards? Naturally, they wouldn't be exposed now, awaiting deployment at crucial moments.
But even if they weren't the true cards, prior engagement would still be beneficial.
Regardless if it's the Fierce Sun Ancient Country or a rival Ancient Country, there were Great Lords skilled in reconnaissance, potentially uncovering some critical intelligence.
"There are five peak Great Lords."
Lin Yuan observed as well; in the Purple Dream Domain, out of nearly twenty Great Lords, five had particularly striking auras, nearly matching Lord Qingfen's strength.
...
A short while later.
Lord Qingfen and the Great Lords returned to the City Lord's Mansion.
The Great Lords from the Purple Dream Domain did likewise, both sides with considerable tacit understanding, leaving after a brief standoff without any clashes.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion.
Eighteen Great Lords sat down in sequence.
"What do you all think?" Lord Qingfen spoke, "Once the war starts, are we confident in handling it?"
Through the brief engagement earlier, each Great Lord surely had their opinions.
"If the experts from the Purple Dream Domain are only these, then our chances of winning the upcoming battle are still high."
Great Venerate Hongye spoke.
The present Great Lords mostly agreed.
In terms of Great Lord numbers, both sides were similar; if they engaged in all-out combat, it was highly likely to become a stalemate.
And for Qingfen Domain, a stalemate equaled victory.
"Since Spirit Might King dared to start the war, he surely has confidence in victory; what we've seen now is certainly not all of the enemy's tricks."
A Great Lord spoke, not too optimistic in tone.
Lord Qingfen nodded, sharing the same thought.
"What I'm most worried about is Spirit Might King's brother."
Lord Qingfen expressed his thoughts.
"Spirit Might King's brother?"
The Great Lords' expressions subtly shifted.
Even Hongye Venerable frowned.
Spirit Might King, from the royal lineage, naturally his brother was also royal.
Compared to Spirit Might King, his brother's bloodline had reached the level of core royalty a long time ago.