Chapter 417
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Chapter 417: The War of Nations
On Hidden Spirit Island, Xu Fan slowly opened his eyes after a long period of meditation.
“That guy has completely lost his mind,” Xu Fan remarked, feeling he might have gone a bit too far—not only capturing the master craftsman of the Moon Fox Clan but also dealing with his people.
At that moment, Li Xingci transformed into a beam of light and flew over. Upon seeing Xu Fan, he quickly said, “Master, the Moon Fox Beast King has returned. She plans to exhaust her resources to summon more beast kings to destroy the Steel Wall.”
“She has ordered the use of the clan’s treasures and even spirit ore for crafting celestial tools, aiming to recruit six more high-fighting-strength beast kings to attack the Steel Wall and is determined to kill the Respected Elder Spirit Cut,” Li Xingci continued.
“Understood. The grand show is about to begin,” Xu Fan said with a slight smirk.
Everything was ready; they were just waiting for the fish to take the bait.
At Xu Fan’s command, the Demon Suppressing Star, equipped with a railgun, soared high into the sky, hiding at an altitude of several thousand miles to avoid being detected by the beast kings prematurely.
Meanwhile, in the holy city of the Moon Fox Clan, all the beast kings looked at the Moon Fox Beast King with sympathy.
“Once again, I ask for your assistance,” she said.
“I have exhausted my resources solely to eliminate all the humans within the Steel Wall. Once this is done, the Moon Fox Clan will ask for no benefit.”
“I will lead my clan into seclusion and will not emerge for three thousand years,” the Moon Fox Beast King declared. She had decided that after settling this grudge, she would return to the demon race, and once she cultivated the second beast king, she would ascend.
The ways of the Human Realm were too chaotic; they were no longer suitable for her.
“You’ve made up your mind,” Frost Wolf Beast King said, looking at the Moon Fox Beast King, whose eyes were filled with hatred.
“Yes, my heart is unsettled by anger; my heart is unsteady,” the Moon Fox Beast King replied.
“I want that piece of Dark Moonstone,” Frost Wolf Beast King said.
“Fine,” Moon Fox Beast King responded.
“I want a Heavenly Dragon Scale.”
“I want…”
The beast kings below quickly voiced their desired treasures.
The Moon Fox Beast King only glanced at them lightly and said, “Alright.”
She decided to abandon the ancestral treasures just for the sake of revenge.
“I have one condition: I want the heads of those three human respected elders to brew wine.”
“I want all humans to die in despair; I want their blood to flood this area,” the Moon Fox Beast King said fiercely.
The remaining beast kings exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.
“Alright, we will wait for the other beast kings to arrive for reinforcement. Then we will attack the humans with all our strength,” the Moon Fox Beast King said.
“Are we not rescuing the master craftsman?” one beast king asked.
“Let’s see how it goes; torturing the humans is paramount, especially the respected elders and the master craftsman among them,” the Moon Fox Beast King gritted her teeth and replied.
Just as the Moon Fox Beast King was about to destroy the Steel Wall, Xu Fan was leisurely on a small boat, casually practicing his technique on the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake.
At that moment, a halo of Merit and Fortune appeared around Xu Fan, filled with countless profound scriptures, all emanating from a mysterious power that surrounded him.
“Mystical words: chocolate,” Xu Fan said.
Instantly, the power surrounding Xu Fan formed into a piece of chocolate.
“Finally, it’s done,” Xu Fan said with a smile. This divine ability, similar to the True Word Technique, was something Xu Fan had modified from the ancient True Word Technique, but it required a massive amount of Merit and Fortune to use.
Xu Fan grabbed a piece of chocolate and took a bite, then muttered, “Next time, get me the one with almonds. This one’s too bitter.”
Just then, his communication artifact buzzed.
“Three months… looks like I’ll have to wait a bit longer,” Xu Fan said with a chuckle, before diving into a virtual game through Grape.
In the virtual game, two mortal kingdoms were locked in a fierce battle for dominance. This was a world entirely for mortals.
Xu Fan stood on a high slope, observing the clash between the two nations.
In the game, aside from the dozens of major human cities, the rest of the map was filled with wilderness and novice villages.
Ambitious players could recruit followers, build their own mortal kingdoms, and fight for control over the vast wilderness.
However, cultivators at the Golden Core Stage or higher, as well as Third Tier Tian Puppet Masters, were barred from participating in these mortal conflicts.
As a result, former emperors and their subjects had recreated their kingdoms within the game, and over the years, these kingdoms had grown and flourished.
Of course, all of this happened with Xu Fan’s tacit approval. After all, only a select few could become Tian Puppet Masters or cultivators—most were still ordinary mortals.
Now, the armies of the two kingdoms had reached the stage of one-on-one duels between their generals.
“This is getting interesting,” Xu Fan remarked, sitting on the slope.
From each army, two puppets stepped forward—both of them Foundation Establishment Stage battle generals.
“Grape, how’s the development of the kingdoms in the game? Are they stable now?” Xu Fan asked, watching the battle below. He had to admit, the Tian Puppet Masters summoned by both sides were highly skilled, with no obvious flaws in their techniques.
“Almost all the original nations have established their own kingdoms in the game. The kingdoms are relatively stable now, and the War of Nations has just begun.”
“Given the current resources in the game, only a few dozen powerful nations are likely to survive,” Grape explained.
“Then let’s release an expansion pack called ‘The Rise of Dynasties’ to speed up their conflicts.”
“Once there are only a hundred kingdoms left, we’ll launch the second expansion pack, ‘Southern Barbarian Invasion.’”
“When only a handful of powerful kingdoms remain, we’ll release the third expansion pack, ‘Beast Race Invasion.’”
“And the fourth expansion pack will be ‘The War of All Races.’”
“These expansion packs should keep things interesting for the next hundred years,” Xu Fan said.
After a century, the region would likely stabilize, allowing the human race to flourish and restore the prosperity it had enjoyed before the beast race emerged.
“Understood. Master’s foresight is truly remarkable,” Grape replied, though these plans were already part of his own agenda.
“It’s not that remarkable. You’ve got plenty of expansion packs like this, don’t you?” Xu Fan said with a smirk.
Down below, the battle had reached its conclusion. The victorious side, led by a fierce general, was now launching a full-scale assault on the enemy.
“All this fighting… it’s kind of boring,” Xu Fan said, yawning.
“Grape, have there been any talented artifact masters or alchemists lately?” Xu Fan asked.
In the game, they didn’t just train spirit planters—they also provided systematic training for artifact masters and alchemists.
“The artifact masters are progressing steadily, but no particularly talented individuals have emerged.”
“However, we’ve found one alchemist with the potential to become a master.”
A light curtain appeared in front of Xu Fan, displaying the profile of the promising alchemist.
“Oh, it’s a little boy,” Xu Fan said, looking at the image on the light curtain.
“Let’s bring him to the Hidden Spirit Sect’s Alchemy Peak. Make it a big deal—use him as a role model to inspire others,” Xu Fan instructed.
“Understood,” Grape replied.
At that moment, a grand voice echoed throughout the entire Game World.
“The War of Nations has begun.”
