Chapter 336

Sister Qing Ling is already very close to Away from Seventh Rank, but still lacks a little distance.

But Lin Yan has already arranged things for her.

The reason is simple.

On the side of the Xiling Kingdom, there are still several Holy Spirits.

After completely annihilating the souls of the Holy Spirits, the remaining spiritual energy is a great tonic for magicians!

So, these several Holy Spirits have been arranged clearly and thoroughly.

Even the distribution plan has already been set.

Hmm, if those Holy Spirits currently attacking and conquering lands in the Haldon Kingdom knew they had already been arranged for, would they be so terrified they'd Fled Back to the Heavenly Realm?

Meng Ying was also very happy.

From the time she met the Great Flame Lord, it's been just a little short of a year!

Yet she has risen from a Second Rank magician to an Eighth Rank Forbidden Spell Mage!

This is an incredibly terrifying advancement!

If Magician's Academy's Master Masha knew she had now reached Eighth Rank Forbidden Spell Mage, she might cry and scramble to become Lin Yan's believer!

Of course, Lin Yan doesn't pay such attention to everyone.

There are now few people who can attract Lin Yan's attention—only his several Holy Maidens.

Within the Virtual Divine Grid, mechanisms are increasing and becoming more refined.

The more refined the mechanisms, the less Lin Yan's gaze will focus on his believers.

Hmm, in truth, his gaze never really focused on believers at all—only when believers trigger the mechanisms does Lin Yan become aware.

But Lin Yan always pays more attention to his several Holy Maidens.

Aside from Sister Qing Ling and Meng Ying, Aiwei, Luodi, Miya, and even Bai Ling have also made tremendous progress during this period.

Also, the Night Elf Queen Princess Chenxi, even while still in migration, has made explosive advances in her magical mastery and is nearly approaching Eighth Rank!

And her mother Luomina, having suppressed her power for too long, upon being liberated and receiving Lin Yan's blessing, is now very close to Away from Ninth Rank as a Semi-Saint-level Magician.

After reaching Eighth Rank, Meng Ying still spends every day in the temple, urgently stabilizing her realm.

Every afternoon is their time to read intelligence reports.

Every day, vast quantities of intelligence regarding the two kingdoms' war are brought back by the Winged Ones for them to review.

The armies conscripted from the nobles of the Xiling Kingdom are rapidly converging on the southern highlands of the Haldon Kingdom.

These nobles naturally do not accompany their troops into battle themselves.

A minor noble who contributes only 100 warriors will arm them fully, then appoint a knight to lead these 100 men into battle.

If these 100 men earn battlefield merits, the rewards naturally go to the minor noble—but usually, this minor noble will give half of the rewards to the 100 men, and sometimes even more.

Of course, if the battlefield merits are so great that a title is granted, the minor noble has no right to distribute them.

And if any of these 100 men die, compensation is provided jointly by the Royal House, the Church, and this minor noble.

Typically, the Royal House and the Church cover half, and the minor noble covers the other half.

This is the standard practice across all human kingdoms on the Continent of Gods!

A typical mid-ranking noble who contributes 1000 men will likewise send a trusted subordinate to lead them.

Although great nobles contribute 5000 men, they themselves will never go to war—but some great nobles often send their favored descendants into the ranks for training.

Provided they believe in the success of this war.

Just one week later, over three hundred thousand noble armies had gathered on the southern highlands of the Haldon Kingdom.

These armies were assembled and organized by royal generals into battalions to enhance combat effectiveness.

This combat system has been in use for countless years; all human kingdoms handle it with ease, so even though the conscripted warriors come from different nobles, after reorganization their combat power remains formidable.

Do not mistake them for rabble!

Meanwhile, the Haldon Kingdom's counterattack has finally arrived!

The Haldon Kingdom had long begun its conscription and originally planned to launch an offensive soon.

But they never expected the Xiling Kingdom to carry out a decapitation and purge operation.

Yet the Haldon Kingdom is not so easily crushed.

Their god has won—what reason do they have to lose?

As for the propaganda of the Xiling Kingdom's Church, it can only boost morale within the Xiling Kingdom—it has zero effect on the Haldon Kingdom.

While noble armies continue pouring into the southern highlands, the Haldon Kingdom's Temple Knights and Temple Mage Corps, alongside twenty thousand royal troops, launched a fierce assault on the Xiling Kingdom's royal army—with forty thousand noble troops as support.

Previously, they had feigned a strategy of abandoning the south and defending the central highlands!

Although the Xiling Kingdom's aerial forces and Grand Archmages detected the troop movement in advance, the army's relocation was too slow—the Xiling Kingdom's royal army still lost over ten thousand soldiers before escaping.

The clash of elite forces was also extremely fierce: although the Haldon Kingdom had only three Holy Spirits, they possessed one Forbidden Spell Mage as well.

Combined with the Holy Spirit killed by Lin Yan, their strength ratio became 4 to 7 instead of 3 to 8—and with both gods descending power, the two sides fought to a standstill.

The Xiling Kingdom's god was ultimately a bit weaker.

Moreover, those Holy Spirits had just completed their purge operation and had not fully recovered their strength.

This battle lasted an entire half-day; the Xiling Kingdom's elite forces successfully delayed time, allowing the royal army to escape.

The royal army retreated to the southern highlands, where they joined the thirty thousand noble reinforcements, while the Haldon Kingdom's army pursued them closely, and the two sides clashed several more times on the southern highlands.

The war has been incredibly fierce from the very beginning.

But to determine a victor will require much more time!

"My god foresees all things with divine wisdom—the Haldon Kingdom's response has indeed been ferocious!"

In the temple, Meng Ying finished reading the intelligence and said.

"If this continues, over time, the Haldon Kingdom will still fall into disadvantage."

The fox woman, Sister Qing Ling, said.

Meng Ying nodded and said: "Yes, after all, the Horton Kingdom only has three Holy Spirits. The advantage they hold now is that the Holy Spirits of the Xiling Kingdom have not fully recovered their strength, while their gods are also descending power without counting the cost."

"The god of the Horton Kingdom is probably trying to use this method to end the battle as soon as possible, not giving the Holy Spirits of the Xiling Kingdom a chance to recover their strength. But the god of the Horton Kingdom is also consuming a great deal. If they can't take it down in a short time, once the Holy Spirits of the Xiling Kingdom recover their strength, the Horton Kingdom will fall into a disadvantage."

After finishing the analysis, Meng Ying stood up and said: "Saintess, our opportunity has come. Notify Princess Luoying, launch the public opinion offensive, and in three days, we send out our troops!"