The battle lines between the Eagle Empire and the Sun Empire had already been drawn, with battles large and small breaking out every day.
A struggle for faith.
A struggle between races.
Neither side had any reason to retreat.
However, after Explosive Barrels and crude cannons were introduced to the battlefield, the Eagle Empire's advantage seemed to be steadily growing.
The Eagle Empire had once relied on the individual strength of its emperor, Hu'erlun. But as Loserius, the Great Shaman of the Sun Empire, gathered more and more Supernatural Beasts, the Eagle Empire had found itself at a severe disadvantage for quite some time.
After all, once the number of deployable Supernatural Beasts increased, the Sun Empire no longer feared Hu'erlun's ability to slaughter cities single-handedly.
If he dared infiltrate the Sun Empire's main city and carry out a massacre, then the group of Supernatural Beasts stationed at the edge of the front line would likewise break the balance of the war in the same manner.
If things continued like this, neither side would benefit.
Thus, an unspoken rule emerged: neither side could use extraordinary power to infiltrate the rear and directly strike deep into enemy territory.
Originally, this had been extremely advantageous for the Sun Empire.
But as more cannons and Explosive Barrels were deployed, the Sun Empire seemed to have no choice on the front lines but to send its flying Supernatural Beasts to raid rear ammunition depots, while its own army adopted mobile tactics instead of charging head-on.
This delicate situation continued for a long time. The Eagle Empire could seemingly hold the advantage, but could not turn it into the fruits of victory.
But at that very moment, Sage Kubana's move to pull the rug out from under them directly threw the Sun Empire into panic.
Kubana had been waiting all along!
He knew that Supernatural Beasts possessed intelligence no weaker than that of humans.
Since they were so intelligent, after living in human civilization for so long, it should not have been difficult for them to understand human language, right?
Wasn't Loserius able to communicate with Supernatural Beasts?
Yes, they could not—but that had only been true a few years ago!
Even cats and dogs, after staying around humans long enough, might not be able to speak human language, but they could still understand some commands!
Now, several years had passed. The Supernatural Beasts that had lived in human cities for so long could already understand human language almost completely!
That day, Kubana had Hu'erlun suddenly charge out from among countless soldiers, forcibly beat a Supernatural Beast senseless, and capture it alive for transport to the rear!
With its extraordinary intelligence and Hu'erlun's martial suppression, Kubana turned that beast against its former side in only a few days!
A few days later, a Supernatural Beast that had once served as the spiritual pillar of the Sun Empire's front line appeared in the enemy camp.
The Sun Empire's forces along that front completely collapsed!
This move of pulling the rug out from under them and stealing the fruits of victory utterly buried the Sun Empire's morale, throwing them into chaos.
The Eagle Empire seized the momentum and pressed forward, gradually pushing the front line more than a hundred li into Sun Empire territory!
Although years of accumulated ties meant that most Supernatural Beasts still favored the Sun Empire,
only a small number needed to waver, join the enemy camp, or withdraw from the struggle for supremacy and choose neutrality.
That alone was enough to send the Sun Empire into an irreversible decline.
That day.
The Eagle Empire's two leaders, leading several Supernatural Beasts, once again arrived before the vast armies, preparing to press their advantage and capture a major Sun Empire military stronghold in one stroke!
Before setting out, Great Shaman Kubana once again lifted a bowl of fragrant hot soup and said, "May Your Majesty return victorious!"
Hu'erlun took the hot soup with practiced ease and drained it in one gulp. He looked refreshed, then licked his lips with lingering satisfaction.
Smashing the empty bowl to the ground, Hu'erlun laughed. "Excellent, Imperial Preceptor! Without your wisdom and the Spirit Nourishing Soup you prepare every day, it would be difficult for me to remain so energized. You deserve the greatest credit for every victory!"
Awoo~
At the side, a Supernatural Beast resembling a pangolin, several feet taller than a house, also licked its lips, wrinkled its nose, and looked toward Kubana.
Kubana smiled. "The medicinal ingredients used to brew the Spirit Nourishing Soup are rare, so it is currently supplied exclusively to His Majesty. But if you divine beasts are interested, then after returning victorious, each of you may have a bowl."
Tang Chuan, watching through God's Perspective, was utterly baffled.
Spirit Nourishing Soup...
From the founding of the Eagle Alliance until now.
How many years had it been?
Why was it that every time he checked in, he saw Kubana feeding Hu'erlun soup?
To save some Diluted Divine Power, Tang Chuan did not analyze the composition of the Spirit Nourishing Soup himself.
Instead, he asked Quintessa, "Take a look. What does that Spirit Nourishing Soup do? It smells pretty good. Every time Hu'erlun drinks it, he becomes full of energy."
Yet Quintessa's answer left Tang Chuan speechless.
After analyzing it, Quintessa said, "What Spirit Nourishing Soup? It would be more accurate to call it God-Slaying Soup. This medicinal brew has many properties, but most of them are not good.
Drinking it over the long term causes mild addiction at first. Then it overdrafts the drinker's mental state, causes premature aging, and most importantly...
This medicine severely damages reproductive ability!"
Tang Chuan clicked his tongue, not knowing how to judge a guy like Kubana.
The growth of the Power of Faith had already begun to level off.
It was time for this god to make another dazzling appearance.
But would the final victor really be that old schemer Kubana?
If he truly won and became the final ruler, how was Tang Chuan supposed to answer his three questions?
Tang Chuan asked, "Hu'erlun's body has been strengthened by my divine power. Will the medicine affect him greatly?"
Quintessa gave a bitter smile. "It is precisely because Hu'erlun's physique was enhanced by you, Master, that the side effects have not manifested quickly. If an ordinary person drank this medicine for a few months, they would have long since gone to meet the gods.
I have discovered that Kubana has been testing him—testing Hu'erlun's physical condition. At regular intervals, the medicine he presents becomes more toxic and more concentrated.
If Hu'erlun still fails to notice, then in at most three or four years, he will not even be able to get out of bed."
That was too sinister!
That was all Tang Chuan could say in complaint.
Sure enough, being cautious was the true way.
Tang Chuan temporarily withdrew from God's Perspective and prepared to build up for another divine manifestation.
Unable to leave the house under the global lockdown, he had Quintessa project Cosmic Television for him.
Eating popcorn while watching a painfully cringe-worthy alien soap opera, Tang Chuan began considering how to answer Kubana's three questions.
What was Cangmang Star made of?
That was easy. He could just send him a periodic table of elements and fool him with it.
What lay in the depths of the starry sky?
At worst, he could take him to see the depths of the starry sky.
What was the meaning of human existence?
Fuck, I want to know that too!
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