Chapter 579: Divine Arms Descend! Watch the Tigers Fight!

Taking Wang Cheng of Lanxi was no trouble at all.

Inside Lanxi Wang Cheng, only ten to twenty thousand defense troops remained, not a single Gao Jie magician to be found—all high-level combatants had been sent to the front.

Of course, the King of Lanxi was no weakling, and the church still had one Sixth-Rank magician, but against the legendary Princess and her army, he had not the slightest resistance.

The Princess directly airdropped her 250,000-strong army into Wang Cheng, instantly seizing control of the entire city.

The ten to twenty thousand defenders of Lanxi Wang Cheng were utterly powerless!

Both the citizens of Wang Cheng and the King were stunned.

The Flame Empire's army descended like divine troops, leaving many civilians dazed and utterly clueless as to where this force had come from!

But they didn't need to know where the Flame Empire's army had come from—only that Lanxi Wang Cheng had fallen.

Immediately after, the Princess obliterated the church's headquarters with thunderous force and purged its members.

The church still had some reaction time; many followers prayed to the god of Lanxi, and in his furious rage, the god unleashed divine punishment.

But the god of Lanxi was merely on par with the former god of Xiling; his divine punishment was weakened by the heavenly barrier, and the Princess, as a legendary being, blocked it without needing to pray to the Lord of Flame.

After seizing Wang Cheng, the Princess did not rush to the front to engage Lanxi's army.

Lanxi's army was still locked in fierce battle with the Zi Jin Empire's forces, and the Princess had no intention of joining now.

They had already laid out their strategy.

The Princess's first step was to eliminate the church.

The second step was to control the royal house.

The King of Lanxi was thrown into shock by the Flame Empire's army; after seeing even divine punishment could not harm the Princess, he immediately declared his submission.

Once he submitted, things became easy.

The King of Lanxi swiftly announced his abdication; from then on, Lanxi Kingdom became one of the Flame Empire's provinces—Lanxi Province!

The Viceroy of Lanxi Province was temporarily held by the Princess.

Immediately after, the Princess issued several decrees in her capacity as Viceroy of Lanxi Province.

These decrees targeted nobles, and others targeted commoners.

The one targeting commoners was the ultimate weapon: the Reclamation Decree!

Once the Reclamation Decree was issued, and after being publicized by the winged people via airdrop, as expected, the hearts of Lanxi's commoners instantly tilted toward the Flame Empire.

There were also preferential measures for the nobility.

The Princess's entire series of actions was completed within just a few days.

Meanwhile, the fox girl Sister Qing Ling moved just as swiftly, employing the same strategy.

Meng Ying was slightly slower, but not by much!

Airdropping directly into Wang Cheng, seizing control of it, meant seizing the heart of the entire kingdom.

Seizing Wang Cheng, eliminating the church, controlling the royal house, issuing decrees, and airdropping propaganda—this entire combo left observers dizzy.

But the effect was excellent.

Almost all commoners of the three kingdoms leaned toward the Flame Empire.

Even if their original faith had been devout, before land that could fill their bellies and bring them a better life, worshipping the Lord of Flame seemed the better choice.

Faith works this way.

Why should anyone worship a god who brings them no benefit?

Of course, the key issue still lay not in Wang Cheng, nor in the decrees—it lay in whether the Flame Empire's fist was strong enough.

The three kingdoms still had massive armies on the front; the Flame Empire had launched a surprise strike, and if it lost the coming war, all of this would be but a mirage.

But the brilliance of Meng Ying and Qing Ling's move soon became clear.

Not only did it win the hearts of the three human kingdoms in advance, effectively stabilizing the situation before the battle.

The greater effect, however, lay elsewhere…

"Disaster! News from Wang Cheng—our capital has been suddenly attacked and captured!"

On the frontlines of the three human kingdoms, High-Ranking Members Within each army received messages from Wang Cheng.

But the messages were unclear—they didn't know who had attacked, how many there were, or their strength.

There was no help for it; whether the Princess, Meng Ying, or Sister Qing Ling, their actions were all extremely swift.

Airdropping troops, seizing Wang Gong, destroying the church headquarters, purging church members—all of it took less than a few hours.

Amid the chaos, who knew how many Flame Empire troops were scattered everywhere?

The three human kingdoms' armies were now caught between a rock and a hard place.

Because the Zi Jin Empire's three Imperial Princes were attacking with exceptional ferocity—they were still locked in fierce combat!

If they now withdrew to reinforce Wang Cheng, the three Imperial Princes' armies would surely pursue relentlessly; no one doubted this would lead to total collapse.

"My god has sent a divine decree—he will grant power to help us defeat the Zi Jin Empire's army, then we shall reinforce Wang Cheng!"

The gods of the three human kingdoms all issued divine decrees!

Immediately after, the three human kingdoms launched a furious counterattack.

"Why have they become so fierce?"

The three Imperial Princes of Zi Jin were taken aback.

Zi Jin Empire was indeed powerful, its territory even larger than the Flame Empire's, and its warriors generally superior.

But Zi Jin's most elite royal army had not been deployed, and the church had sent few troops.

These three Imperial Princes led armies they had personally organized, supplemented by nobles' forces—they were stronger than the three human kingdoms, but not yet overwhelming.

So the Zi Jin Empire's counterattack had some effect.

Soon after, to quickly repel the three Imperial Princes, the gods of the three human kingdoms repeatedly descended power to clash with Zi Jin!

The frontline war erupted into extreme intensity.

For these three human kingdoms, they were now caught between two fronts and had to repel the three Imperial Princes of the Purple Gold Empire; otherwise, once the rear came under attack, their armies would only be utterly annihilated.

So they fought with exceptional ferocity.

In such an intense battle, the losses on both sides were considerable.

Yet within the Wang Chengs of the three human kingdoms, the fox woman Sister Qing Ling, the young girl Meng Ying, and the Eldest Princess sat at ease issuing orders, watching the tigers fight with the composure of seasoned veterans!

This was the power of the move they had devised together!

Let these three human kingdoms, and the gods behind them, first wear down a wave of the Purple Gold Empire's strength.

And they were not idle now either.

What they were doing now was equivalent to stabilizing these three human kingdoms.

So they weren't wasting time either.

Wait a few more days, until the front lines had fought each other to a standstill, and then they could reap the fisherman's spoils!