Ju Zi's Miscalculation, the Undead Empire Poised for Battle

Ju Zi and the Holy Spirit Cult seemed uninterested in swiftly destroying the Star Luo Empire.

Like cats toying with mice, they steadily gnawed away at one Star Luo city after another, swallowing their way toward the center.

A month ago, the Sun Moon Empire's army had already formed an encirclement from all four sides, occupying every stretch of land save for the capital, Star Luo City.

Now, the Star Luo Empire could practically be said to exist in name only.

After so many years of war, the Sun Moon Empire's new combat system had long since matured.

Qian Chaoguang's delays had indeed pushed back the Sun Moon Empire's unification by several years compared to the original timeline.

Yet accordingly, the Sun Moon Empire's development of military Soul Tools had also become far stronger than it had been when it had neared unification in the original timeline.

Now, Soul Tools had become the mainstream on the battlefield.

Relying on High-Energy Compressed Array Soul Tools and Light Energy Conversion Technology, even ordinary soldiers without Soul Power could operate certain lower-level Soul Tools.

What would happen if an ordinary soldier carrying a first- or second-level Soul Tool Ray Gun faced an elite infantryman clad in full armor?

The answer was that the elite infantryman would be riddled with Soul Tool Rays from fifty to a hundred meters away and effortlessly killed in an instant.

Meanwhile, the ordinary soldier holding the Soul Tool Ray Gun only needed to pull the trigger a few times, then spend some time recharging it.

As large numbers of Soul Tool Ray Guns were issued to ordinary soldiers, the Sun Moon Empire's military was likewise transforming from ancient to modern, undergoing an earth-shaking metamorphosis.

Wars had always been contests of national strength.

National strength encompassed technology, institutions, ideology,