Within the imperial capital of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Lingtian's expression was so cold that it seemed as if it would drip water. The situation had developed far worse than he had imagined. He had never thought that the Hua Xia Empire would force the Qin Dynasty into such a situation.
The Qin Dynasty occupied thirty-two prefectures, with eight prefectures in the north, south, east, and west. The imperial capital was at the very center of the Qin Dynasty's territory.
The eight southern prefectures were where Lin Qian and the others were. After the battle, they were completely routed and suffered great casualties. Those who had fled immediately returned to the Qin Dynasty's territory, but were unexpectedly attacked in a strange manner.
It was not just the soldiers who had fled. The Qin Dynasty's army that had gathered in the eight southern prefectures also suffered attacks of varying sizes. They were all formed from condensed soulforce and shot out with great power.
Those who survived went to investigate the situation, but they fell into a bewildering formation and never appeared again. The formation masters who went were also helpless against the formation, as they were unable to break through it without enough skill.
In this situation, the only thing they could do was to take a detour and not go near the area.
However, the Qin Dynasty's territory was so large that they had no idea where there were soulforce cannons and where there were none. They could only carefully look around.
Sending scouts to scout out the area was completely useless. In some places, the soulforce cannons would not attack when the scouts went to investigate. Only when the Qin Dynasty's army passed by would the soulforce cannons explode with their powerful attacks.
As a result, the Qin Dynasty's army could only proceed with caution. Many soldiers had the misconception that they were really in the Qin Dynasty's territory.
They had to be careful of ambushes when moving in their own territory. It was as if they were walking in the enemy's territory and had to fend off their ambushes.
In the distance, pillars of yellow dragon light could be seen shooting into the sky. There were enemy ambushes everywhere, and the originally familiar land suddenly became unfamiliar. It was as if the territory of the Qin Dynasty had become someone else's.
Of the three prefectures that bordered the sea, one had already fallen and been completely conquered by the Qin Dynasty's army.
Five warships flew through the air, and the twenty million soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were more than enough to sweep through. In addition, all the awakening realm experts here had gone to the southernmost Shunshui Province of the Eight Southern Prefectures. There were no experts here to resist such an attack.
Furthermore, the patriarch of the eastern branch of the Eight-armed Sea Tribe, Zhang Nianxin, and the elders of the tribe were all genuine Awakening Realm experts. Even if the Qin Dynasty still had Awakening Realm experts guarding them, they had nothing to fear.
At this moment, Zhang Nianxin stood at the bow of the central battleship of the five battleships, looking ahead. They were now heading forward from the prefecture that they had conquered.
The land in the distance would be their next target.
Zhang Nianxin, who was standing at the forefront of the warship, was filled with emotion. The combat strength of the five warships was truly amazing. Before the enemy could even get close, they had already been blasted to smithereens by the light soul cannons of the warships.
In particular, when the imperial soldiers on the warships moved out, they crushed the Qin Dynasty's remaining soldiers and city guards as easily as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. They were so fast that even he could not react in time.
Because no awakening realm experts had appeared along the way, there was no place for the Eight-armed Sea Tribe's experts to act.
It could be said that the conquest of the prefecture was completely due to the Hua Xia Empire's military. They stood on the side and watched as the Hua Xia Empire tore apart their enemies.
What surprised the Eight-armed Sea Tribe was that the citizens of the Qin Dynasty were not sad about the deaths of the imperial soldiers and city guards. Instead, they were cheering and jumping for joy.
Many of the Qin Dynasty's city guards and regular soldiers who had gone into hiding were reported to the imperial soldiers by the citizens, who then killed them.
The citizens of the Qin Dynasty seemed to be even happier about the deaths of the Qin Dynasty's city guards and regular soldiers. It was as if the people who had died were not people of the Qin Dynasty, but their mortal enemies.
After Zhang Nianxin and the others understood the specific reason, they nodded their heads fiercely.
"Good kill!"
Zhang Nianxin and the Eight-armed Sea Tribe's experts all had ugly expressions when they learned how the Qin Dynasty had treated the citizens.
Different from humans, the Eight-armed Sea Tribe valued ordinary people very much. Even if they were like humans and had no cultivation, they still valued them very much.
As such, Zhang Nianxin and the others were extremely furious when they found out about the Qin Dynasty's tyrannical behavior towards their own citizens. They also rejoiced that Lin Qian and the Hua Xia Empire existed and were currently attacking the Qin Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty's resources were all controlled by the royal family, the Marquises, and the military. The citizens had no chance at all. They wanted to resist, but they had no power.
Without the Hua Xia Empire's attack, the citizens of the Qin Dynasty would still be living in misery, with no hope at all.
As for whether the Hua Xia Empire would treat the citizens well in the future, Zhang Nianxin and the others were not worried. They were very clear about the situation in the Linhai Province. Compared to the citizens of the Qin Dynasty, the lives of the citizens there were like a paradise on earth.
Many of the Eight-armed Sea Tribe liked to go to the Linhai Province. Although it was only four years, many things could be changed.
If the appearance of the Eight-armed Sea Tribe in the Linhai Province was shocking, the people of the Linhai Province were no longer surprised.
Especially in the area near the sea gate. Which of the citizens of the Linhai Province didn't have two or three friends of the Eight-armed Sea Tribe?
Zhang Nianxin thought of how the citizens of the Qin Dynasty would feel uneasy about the future rule of the Hua Xia Empire after they conquered the cities. Zhang Nianxin couldn't help but feel excited. Would the citizens be in disbelief about the ruling style of the Hua Xia Empire?
Zhang Nianxin had told the citizens more than once that the rule of the Hua Xia Empire would not disappoint them.
"After the Hua Xia Empire takes over, you will live in a paradise. The young emperor of this empire is a benevolent emperor, a benevolent emperor!"
In the west, the five battleships that Lin Qian had deployed were attacking. In the east, the flames of war were raging. However, the war had not reached the Qin Dynasty yet. Instead, it had ignited the entire Wei Kingdom and the Qiu Kingdom.
Not only was the Hua Xia Empire attacking, but the Soul Martial Artist organization in the Wei Kingdom and the Qiu Kingdom, the Life Palace, also took the opportunity to attack.
The monitoring of the citizens of the Wei Kingdom and the Qiu Kingdom was far less than that of the Qin Dynasty. The talented citizens were either recruited by the Qin Dynasty or killed.
On the other hand, in the Wei Country and the Qiu Country, the talented disciples who had emerged from the commoners quietly gathered together and hid in the two countries to form the Life Hall.
Controlling one's own life was the meaning of the Life Palace.
Originally, they were accumulating their strength and preparing to overthrow the royal family of the Wei Kingdom and the Qiu Kingdom. Now that the Hua Xia Empire, the Xiao Yao Sect and the Blood Spirit Valley were attacking the two kingdoms at the same time, it was time for them to strike.
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