pappabearbooks Chapter 715 374: Collision of World Wills, Secrets of the Four Divine Chosen
Chapter 715 374: Collision of World Wills, Secrets of the Four Divine Chosen
Indeed, Secluded Forest Sea has repeatedly fallen in the wars with the Lokeshi Empire, and over the years, it has been at an absolute disadvantage.Not to mention the T1 tier below T0, even among T2 level nations, there are quite a few that could ravage them.
In contrast, the Supreme Forest in T0 has become the focus of the world's attention with its undisputed power.
This remains true even after the Supreme Forest's Grand Chancellor and Elf King were successively crushed by the Emperor; no one would deny their strength.
After all, how many of the world's top Demigods have not been defeated by the Emperor?
Each one of them has tasted the hammer.
If not, there wouldn't have been a bunch of nations gathering together, cautiously probing whether the Emperor was still sane.
But to speak strictly, the decline of the Supreme Forest in these years is quite mysterious.
Since the collapse of the Elf Realm thousands of years ago, the vigilance against the three Elf Nations cannot be simply described as cautious.
The Stars do not need a living Elf Realm, and even after it was disassembled into three nations, every effort is made to weaken them.
Otherwise, the Human Three Nations wouldn't have developed so rapidly over these thousands of years.
On one hand, there's enough foundation for the Human Three Nations to be competitive.
On the other hand, considering that the Human Three Nations are right next to the Elf Three Nations, the policies towards them are much more lenient compared to the Am Empire on the other side of the continent.
In this situation, Secluded Forest Sea was the first to decline, followed closely by the Hidden Forest, but the Supreme Forest instead became stronger amidst the attacks.
To say that Ense Empire hasn't played a role in this is to speak foolishly and maliciously.
Ense has always been in the middle tier among the Human Three Nations—better than some, not as good as others—but in terms of external expansion, it is in no way weaker than the Lokeshi Empire.
If not for the awkward timing of its rise, during two opportunities for significant development, it couldn't leverage favorable timing.
The first time, it ran into the peak of Tunisia, engulfed in the fervor of defeating the Hidden Forest, causing considerable trouble for the Ense Empire.
It was thanks to the emperor of that generation, known as a sage ruler, who overcame the strong with the weak, securing a precious period of growth for Ense, preventing its upward momentum from being completely cut off or even reversed.
The second time was a no-fault situation.
By the time Ense recovered and surpassed Tunisia, the Lokeshi Empire had already taken advantage of the massive war dividends from the conflict with Secluded Forest Sea, achieving a rapid ascent that Ense couldn't reach in a short time.
For the next few hundred years, the development speed of the Human Three Nations was swift.
But from a sheer scale perspective, the gap between Ense and the Lokeshi Empire only widened.
The Human Three Nations are too close together.
In this scenario, whoever becomes the leader among the Human Three Nations will naturally exert a siphoning effect on the surroundings.
Especially considering Lokeshi's philosophy, which greatly appeals to humanists.
Think about it: creating our future with human hands without relying on the power of deities.
Not to mention ordinary people—even powerful human figures can be swayed by this!
But no matter how strong the Lokeshi Empire becomes, Ense's contributions to the human race over these years are still incalculable.
Ense seldom makes erroneous judgments; its inability to rise as the leading power is purely due to not encountering favorable opportunities.
Strictly speaking, over the past 200 years, Ense Empire had another chance for a breakthrough.
Hero Max Wesley
Celestial Destiny Mage Diana Wesley
Battle Priest Jean Leonard
Holy Knight Aine Quinn
Little Martial Venerable Grave Monet
Shadow Dancer Heisen Bansha.
Elf Feather Lumi Missha.
This 7-member squad were all monstrous figures who reached the pinnacle of excellence before the age of 30.
Particularly the leaders, Hero Max, Little Martial Venerable Grave, and the former Chief Maid Lumi, were undoubtedly in the Saint Realm.
The remaining younger members, Diana, Jean, Aine, and Heisen, were all exceptional talents with one foot already stepping into this realm.
Louis previously had no concept of how strong this squad truly was.
Later, after interacting more with some of Ense's Demigods, a Demigod who experienced that era drew a direct comparison for Louis—
"Even the weakest among the seven-member squad could rival the current Jino, and that's without developmental constraints on Jino."
No one understands the value of Teacher Jino better than Louis.
Monstrous talents who have become legends at such a young age only need a little more time to grow.
Not long, just a hundred years!
One hundred years later, as long as they neither perish nor suffer fatal emotional wounds, Ense will gain seven Demigods.
In this way, even without the Emperor, Ense might unexpectedly overtake and catch up with the current Lokeshi Empire.
Add the constrained Emperor into the mix, and this probability increases to ninety-nine percent.
Why not 100%? Because nothing is absolute.
If the Emperor weren't constrained, even without the seven-member squad, the probability of overtaking remains the same.
If the Hero Squad were alive and the Emperor were also unconstrained, then taking the throne of the world's ruler would not be impossible.
But the result was nearly the annihilation of the Hero Squad.
The mother-in-law Diana barely survived, only to die after ascending to Demigod status during the second Black Sun Disaster.
Chief Maid Lumi and Shadow Warrior Heisen Bansha both suffered deadly emotional wounds.