Because he spoke up for his son Qin Sheng and annoyed the Divine King, Qin Zhong was beheaded by the Divine King. After hearing of this, everyone in the Divine Kingdom was deeply shocked; no one dared show the slightest disrespect toward Wang Xiaoqiang anymore. For a time, Wang Xiaoqiang's momentum in the Divine Kingdom was unmatched. His status was almost on par with the Divine King.
The Divine King killed Qin Zhong, first to give Wang Xiaoqiang face, and second because he didn't want such a trivial matter to affect the grand plans of the war.
At this moment, the entire Divine Kingdom was actively preparing for war. The Divine King was about to launch a punitive expedition.
Those more than twenty countries had formed an Allied Army to invade the Divine Kingdom; the Divine King now wanted to launch a counter-invasion campaign to retaliate. And now, with Wang Xiaoqiang's help, he had enough strength to crush those more than twenty Empires.
He summoned the Civil and Military Officials, as well as important figures like Wang Xiaoqiang, and held a pre-war meeting. Everyone discussed the grand plans for the war together and drew up a strategy.
Considering that a single country was launching a war against several dozen countries, the other side would definitely form another Allied Army to counterattack, and might even unite more countries to join in. If their Allied Army's numbers swelled, the Divine Kingdom would not be able to defeat them.
The Divine King wanted to hear everyone's opinions, and said, "My beloved ministers, does anyone have a better plan? Speak freely."
One general stood up and said, "For one country to wage war against several dozen countries, we must proceed step by step—conquer one country, occupy one country, then rest the troops for a few months before attacking another country."
Wang Xiaoqiang shook his head and said, "No matter how strong the Divine Kingdom is, no matter how many soldiers it has, it's impossible to occupy several dozen countries. A snake cannot swallow an elephant. Under these circumstances, we must not focus on territorial expansion; we should set our sights on plundering Cultivation Resources instead.
Every time we take down an Empire, we can capture the enemy army as prisoners and convert them into our own soldiers, enlarging our army. As for those who refuse to become prisoners, we can't let them go; just kill them outright.
Then we directly loot their national treasury, take their coins and Cultivation Resources, and that's enough. With money and Cultivation Resources in hand, more people will naturally come to join us. And with a vast amount of Cultivation Resources, our military strength can expand much faster. Once we've grown strong enough, will we still need to worry about not having territory?"
Wang Xiaoqiang's words convinced everyone. Indeed, for one Empire to try to swallow several dozen Empires was simply impossible, because their military strength was limited; they might not even be able to protect their own country. The invasion of the Snow Wolf Empire had left the Divine Kingdom hollow and undefended; the subsequent siege by the Allied Army was a perfect lesson.
At this moment Wang Xiaoqiang added, "Soldiers should be Elite Soldiers rather than many in number. For this war we only need to extract one million Elite Soldiers and Generals as the main expeditionary force; the rest will all remain stationed in the Divine Kingdom, to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of our emptiness."
Everyone agreed with this proposal and praised Wang Xiaoqiang for his military mind, calling him a military genius.
Thus the plan was decided. The Divine King adopted Wang Xiaoqiang's suggestion: in this war, they would only plunder enemy national treasuries and not occupy territory.
In accordance with this strategy, a war was about to begin.
Taking advantage of these few days of preparation before the war, Wang Xiaoqiang released his family from the Storage Ring and let them move into the Imperial Son-in-Law's Mansion. After being sealed in the Storage Ring for several days, he first let them get some fresh air; then they would have to enter the Storage Ring again to follow Wang Xiaoqiang in conquering the world.
By this point, Rouge also understood Wang Xiaoqiang's situation, knowing that he had many women, and even sons and grandsons.
But that was then, and this is now.
If it had been before, Rouge would certainly have flown into a rage and demanded that the Divine King punish Wang Xiaoqiang, perhaps even execute him. But now, Rouge could only silently accept it, and even attentively supply the Imperial Son-in-Law's Mansion with large quantities of daily necessities for Wang Xiaoqiang's family to use.
Wang Xiaoqiang also released the Wolf Ancestor and Jiangg Xinyu. Jiangg Xinyu was very dissatisfied with this new place and new environment Wang Xiaoqiang had moved them to, but there was nothing she could do. Right now she only wanted to seek a way to escape Wang Xiaoqiang's control, to no longer be in his grasp.
That day, Wang Xiaoqiang went to where Jiangg Xinyu was staying. He had come not only to see Jiangg Xinyu, but also to covet the Reversal Spell in her hands.
If he obtained this technique, he could perform a reversal for his parents, making his elderly parents, who were already at death's door, somewhat younger.
That day, Wang Xiaoqiang arrived at Jiangg Xinyu's quarters. Jiangg Xinyu was sitting before a mirror doing her makeup and ignored him completely. She still wore that same icy expression, like a holy lotus on a snowy mountain, rejecting others from a thousand miles away, making people afraid to approach.
This expression of hers made Wang Xiaoqiang very displeased. With a great war imminent, he didn't want to leave himself too stifled; otherwise, if his Daoist Heart was frustrated, it would restrain his ambitions and greatly weaken his strength.
He strode forward and moved close to Jiangg Xinyu.
Jiangg Xinyu felt a slight panic.
The Wolf Ancestor rushed over, fixed his gaze on Wang Xiaoqiang, and said, "Wang Xiaoqiang, what are you trying to do?"
Wang Xiaoqiang said, "I want the Reversal Spell."
Jiangg Xinyu replied coldly and decisively, "Impossible."
Wang Xiaoqiang said, "If you don't hand over the Reversal Spell, I'll take your virginity."
Jiangg Xinyu said, "Ha! I've lived for tens of thousands of years. What virginity do I have left?"
Wang Xiaoqiang knew she was brushing him off, and said, "Whether you do or not, I'll find out with a test."
As he spoke, he closed in on Jiangg Xinyu and reached out to touch her pretty face. But just then, the Wolf Ancestor lunged forward, biting down on Wang Xiaoqiang's hand, and said, "Wang Xiaoqiang, if you want to lay a hand on my master, you'll have to step over my dead body."
Wang Xiaoqiang's eyes flashed coldly. He urged his Gang Qi and shouted, "Then go to hell."
His Gang Qi burst forth from his hand; with a powerful flick, he flung the Wolf Ancestor away.
With a bang, the Wolf Ancestor slammed heavily into the wall. Not only was he uninjured, his body actually grew much larger. Then he let out an angry howl and lunged at Wang Xiaoqiang. Seeing that the Wolf Ancestor's strength was not weak, Wang Xiaoqiang moved his Willpower, releasing the Patterned Beast. The Patterned Beast flew out from his back, transformed into a solid form, let out a furious roar, and charged head-on at the Wolf Ancestor.
Boom~~~~~~
The two beasts first collided head-on, then began biting and tearing at each other in a vicious fight.
Taking the opportunity, Wang Xiaoqiang walked toward Jiangg Xinyu, domineering and forceful, incomparably decisive.
The curtain of war was about to rise. For the Divine King, this war was an act of revenge, targeting those twenty-seven Empires that had invaded the Divine Kingdom.
But for Wang Xiaoqiang, it was a war for domination. He wanted to seize the momentum in one go, conquer all the countries on the Ancient Continent, dominate the Ancient Continent, replace Empress Chi Yao, and become the ruler of the Ancient Continent. He had no time to waste tangling with this Jiangg Xinyu. He not only wanted to forcibly take Jiangg Xinyu, but also seize her Reversal Spell.
And it had to be tonight, just like the battle intent in his heart—charging ever forward, with thunderous momentum, taking everything.
"You… you beast, don't come any closer…" Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang was about to force himself on her, Jiangg Xinyu screamed as she tried to flee.
"Hahahahaha~~~~~~" Wang Xiaoqiang laughed wildly and spread his arms wide. His Blood Qi erupted, forming a Blood Qi Whirlpool in his embrace. That Blood Qi Whirlpool spun ceaselessly, forming a vast suction force, and with a whoosh, it pulled the fleeing Jiangg Xinyu into his arms.
He wrapped his arms around her and laughed loudly. "Hahahahaha, a woman who's lived for tens of thousands of years—what kind of taste will that be? Today, I'm going to find out."