Having dealt with all the players who plotted against him, Wang Zhifan then continued to be busy with the national war.

Since he already had the Ancestor Talisman that could control the Zutao Army, he used it to manipulate these earth giants to set off towards Tao Country, intending to use Tao Country's most elite troops to attack their own territory.

However, after marching for a while, as he was just leading this batch of Zutao Army to a key city near Tao Country, he discovered that something seemed off with the Tao Country army. Specifically, there were hardly any guards at the city's defense, but instead, the Tao Country army was fighting among themselves within the city, with multiple factions battling to the death in the high-class areas filled with lavish mansions.

"What's happened to these people of Tao Country? During a war, there aren't even a few people guarding the city gates, yet inside they're fighting and killing each other…"

Feeling curious, Wang Zhifan sneaked into the city to investigate and found the current situation in Tao Country to be very strange. He then used the Tree-man Mask to disguise himself and asked some locals about the situation.

"Brother, you really aren't in the know! Not long ago, I heard our king and several ministers mysteriously died! Leaving behind corpses everywhere! Now Tao Country is leaderless, and those with power do not respect each other, so naturally, they started fighting!"

The local's explanation initially left Wang Zhifan a bit confused, but as he connected it to the group of players who plotted against him, he felt he could explain it.

"Could it be that I killed that group of players, causing issues with the Tao Country leadership they controlled? Could it be they had already killed those in Tao Country's leadership, controlling them in a corpse state all along?"

Upon deliberation, Wang Zhifan felt this explanation was reasonable. Otherwise, it wouldn't explain why when he fought against Tao Country before, he hadn't noticed anything unusual. But once he killed those players and brought the Zutao Army over, such significant changes occurred in such a short time, indicating a close connection between the two events.

"I can now organize the Feng Country Army to seize this opportunity to destroy Tao Country, which is in chaos… or I can mimic this method to see if I can cleverly achieve my mission objectives in the instance."

Upon thinking it over, Wang Zhifan saw it as an opportunity. He quickly found a place to summon the Red Deer Horse, then rode it secretly to scout other cities in Tao Country. Once he confirmed that most places in Tao Country were experiencing management chaos, he promptly returned to Feng Country's new capital. On the way, he also reviewed the recently acquired excellent-grade magical tome.

With conscious searching, he quickly discovered this tome recorded plenty of dark magic for controlling people, including sinister methods to turn people into living dead before manipulating them, and evil spells to kill first then disguise them as living beings. Otherwise, this book wouldn't be called a magical tome.

"It's a pity I'm not of a magic class, otherwise I could spend some effort learning these tricks, which would make the path to dominance so much easier."

Though regretful, after reading part of the magical tome, Wang Zhifan closed it. It wasn't because the tome's contents didn't attract him, but because it suited magic users, particularly being perfect for mages to learn. Other classes forcing themselves to learn would not only be much less efficient but would also encounter numerous difficult pre-conditions, like the lack of mana in combat classes during learning.

"My level is too low; otherwise, I could think of ways to change or double class, then learning this magical tome would greatly enrich my capabilities."

After determining he couldn't make use of the magical tome, Wang Zhifan once again considered changing or doubling classes. However, it wasn't feasible for him at present, so he stored this tome, possibly more valuable than the Great Dream Saber Scripture, into his personal space, returned to Feng Country, and started summoning his armies, preparing to fully take advantage of the chaotic enemy country.

This process couldn't be completed in a short time. Not only did he have to reorganize those initially unsuccessful Feng Country Army troops, but he also had to appoint suitable new leaders for them and plan attack strategies. The interval from his return to Feng Country to the army's actual advancement took almost half a day.

For effective coordination of the armies, he even had to bring out the old prime minister to share part of the commanding role. After all, apart from him, this elder commanded the greatest respect in Feng Country, and his commanding abilities might not be inferior to Wang Zhifan, who was a layman.

Thus, this major war, initially instigated by Tao Country with a temporary advantage, underwent a drastic reversal in the same day. It was not only due to Wang Zhifan's ability to personally dismantle the invading armies but also the opportunity presented by the bizarre annihilation of Tao Country's leadership.

However, even the best opportunity doesn't mean that the current ruling group in Tao Country wouldn't resist. These people, despite being embroiled in infighting, were also quite proactive in foreign warfare. As soon as they realized the Feng Country's army was pressing in, they quickly paused internal conflicts to unite outwardly, leading their forces for a grueling battle against Feng Country's seemingly comparable armies.

One has to admit the Tao Country people had confidence in engaging in internal fighting during wartime. From the onset of this war, they managed to thwart the Feng Country Army's momentum, inflicting considerable casualties, forcing Wang Zhifan, who was orchestrating the overall situation, to personally step into the fray.

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