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The blade-light was chilling as it tore through the void. The three men had no power to resist before Qin Yi cut them down.
What he had not expected was that the people who came would belong to Kenpachi Chengdui. That alone directly proved that the other party was still alive.
"Urahara Kisuke's guess was correct."
Before coming to Hueco Mundo, they had already discussed the question of whether the man was alive or dead. The Soul Society possessed all sorts of inconceivable methods, and the vitality of Shinigami was exceptionally tenacious. Under various special circumstances, Kenpachi Chengdui's chances of survival were naturally even greater.
"So he's summoning all the people from his nation over here. What a bold and insane move."
"And judging by this situation…"
Qin Yi stared at the three corpses lying on the ground, his eyes flickering.
His gaze gradually turned icy as he began to realize that this enemy was unlike any he had faced before.
This was a cruel, merciless, arrogant, and utterly mad enemy.
Unlike himself, the other party seemed to treat the lives of his subordinates as worthless.
To achieve the success of one general, countless bones must pave the way beneath him. And beneath the feet of kings, how many hundreds of millions of corpses had accumulated?
Since entering this world, Qin Yi's ruthlessness and coldness had always been directed toward his enemies. Toward the people of his own nation, however, he behaved differently. He governed with benevolence and cared about the safety of every citizen.
Unless absolutely necessary, he would never allow his people to die meaningless deaths.
The only campaign in which his side had suffered grievous losses was at the beginning of their invasion into the Immortal Sword world.
"He's preparing to launch a full-scale offensive."
When one's strength was insufficient, the King himself could infiltrate the target world alone or in a small group, gather intelligence, and familiarize himself with its powers. Once understanding deepened and the strength gap narrowed, a full assault could be launched, using the Kingdom's internal power to crush and forcibly seize the target world.
This was the standard strategy of civilizations, and also the most effective.
Of course, in the later stages, once a Kingdom became sufficiently powerful, it could even lead armies directly into the target world from the very beginning to establish influence and develop forces there. Higher civilizations such as Moonlight and Sunlight class civilizations possessed enormous world structures and numerous entry points, allowing armies to enter without attracting the world's attention.
Kenpachi Chengdui had operated within this world for a very long time. The powers of the Shinigami and Hollows had already been thoroughly understood by him. Now that people from his Kingdom had appeared, his intentions were obvious for all to see.
Qin Yi's scarlet eyes flickered as a sense of urgency rose within him.
Strictly speaking, among all the enemies he had encountered since entering this world, Kenpachi Chengdui placed the greatest pressure on him.
The man's strength, madness, and ruthlessness all symbolized the uncompromising severity of his methods.
This was a terrifying King.
"However, if it comes to military strength, I will not fear you."
His eyes flashed. Qin Yi's body merely trembled slightly before dissolving into ripples and disappearing from Hueco Mundo.
Inside the King's World, upon the dragon throne within the Imperial Palace, Qin Yi's figure suddenly distorted into existence.
At this moment, the civil and military officials filling the court were in the midst of debating military deployment. When they suddenly saw Qin Yi appear, they were all startled and immediately fell silent.
"Our King."
Gandalf spoke with a smile.
"Chief Gandalf, everyone, in our target world, a brutal war may soon arrive in the near future."
Qin Yi's gaze swept across the crowd with imposing majesty as he slowly spoke.
"A war?"
Gandalf was stunned, his expression turning serious.
"Please explain in detail, Your Majesty."
"In the Shinigami Realm, King Yuanli and I encountered another King whose Civilization Rank is also Starlight Level Five."
"And he has already been operating and developing within the Shinigami Realm for several hundred years."
Qin Yi spoke calmly, but his words caused expressions of shock to appear on the faces of all the court officials, their expressions growing solemn.
"And now, according to my judgment, he has already decided to launch a full-scale offensive!"
Qin Yi's eyes sharpened as he spoke in a deep voice.
"A full-scale offensive?"
The officials exchanged glances. After pondering the meaning of those words, all of their expressions became solemn.
They themselves had once ordered armies into battle or conquered other worlds, so naturally they understood what those words implied. This meant mobilizing the strength of an entire nation to forcibly conquer a world and seize its resources and territory.
When the gap in Civilization Rank was too great, such behavior was tantamount to suicide. But once a King's World had advanced in Civilization Rank and the King's wings had fully grown, this became the most direct and overbearing method of conquest.
Through this method, they could obtain far more of the resources they required.
"Your Majesty means…?"
Senju Hashirama asked sternly.
"Mobilize the army!"
"Inform the entire nation to prepare for war immediately. The establishment of the Underworld Realm, I believe all of you sensed it not long ago!"
"I do not know how many people are currently capable of Hollow Transformation, but those who possess the talent must accelerate their training and increase their combat strength!"
"From this moment onward, dispatch troops to Hueco Mundo in the Shinigami Realm, and prepare to devour the entire world!"
Qin Yi looked down upon them from above, his aura majestic to the extreme. At this moment, the kingly presence around him was incomparably dense, suppressing the entire hall.
"This is very likely to become a three-sided war, Qin's Nation, the opposing King's World, and the Shinigami Realm itself!"
"And strictly speaking, this is the first true national war our nation has ever fought against an external enemy!"
"The risks, the severity, and the rewards will all far exceed anything we have experienced before!"
"So all of you must make every possible preparation. Logistics, vanguard forces, everything must begin moving from this very moment!"
His voice rumbled like thunder, shaking the void itself. The atmosphere inside the Imperial Palace instantly became heavy and tense.
A national war!
It could be said that this was the first time all of Qin's Nation had ever faced such a conflict.
Previously, most of what they encountered were invasions into Otherworlds, relying first on Qin Yi's advance operations before moving in to sweep through the remnants. By the time they arrived, Qin Yi had usually already eliminated the majority of obstacles, making their tasks relatively easy.
But this time was different.
This time, they had to face pressure from both the target world and the opposing King's World simultaneously.
In other words, this would be a multi-front war.
At the same time, however, if they succeeded, the rewards would be unimaginably enormous.
A Starlight Level Five King's World, along with a Starlight Level Seven target world, would both become subordinate territories of Qin's Nation.
The benefits involved were enough to make most of the ministers present swallow hard with greed.
"Hokage Realm, Pirates Realm, Sword Immortal Realm, Akame Realm, Three Kingdoms Realm, Dragon Emperor Realm, Elysium Realm, Guilty Crown Realm, Under One Person Realm, The Legend of Qin Realm, Tokyo Ghoul Realm, Giants Realm."
Qin Yi calmly listed every World Domain currently conquered by the King's World.
"All armies from every world are to remain separated according to their respective realms for ease of command."
"Then cross the Realm Gates and enter Hueco Mundo of the Shinigami Realm!"
His voice echoed throughout the Imperial Palace, causing shock to appear on the faces of the ministers.
Qin's Nation had never before undergone such a massive military mobilization.
Qin Yi's orders were practically emptying out the nation's military power entirely.
The accumulated strength and foundation of more than a dozen worlds was unimaginably vast. If all of it were gathered together, even if only the elite forces were assembled, the resulting numbers would still be terrifying.
After issuing his orders, Qin Yi's figure distorted once more before vanishing again.
"I'm afraid this time that the opposing King won't be easy to deal with."
Gandalf muttered with a grave expression.
The fact that Qin Yi was preparing for war on such a scale could only mean one thing.
(End of Chapter)