At the beginning of the video.
When Lu Ding introduced himself and revealed the [Tiger Qi Death Beam Cannon].
Qiu Fu's eyes widened to their limits.
The light shining in them was terrifyingly bright!!
He didn't even need to watch the rest.
Combined with the earlier explosion.
He had already roughly pieced together what happened.
Unable to contain his excitement, his emotions showed clearly on his face.
He had thought Lu Ding was already incredibly strong, an irreplaceable force dominating the lower battlefield.
The man had been hiding such a devastating trump card all along!!!
One must understand - the lower battlefield had no Heavenly Perception intervention.
An attack of this magnitude, comparable to Heavenly Perception strikes, was essentially equivalent to tactical nukes.
Imagine this scenario:
Multiple nations' Heavenly Perception experts mutually restraining each other, forbidden from attacking lower realm Qi Refiners on the battlefield.
Out jumps someone whose cultivation hasn't reached Heavenly Perception.
Yet possesses destructive power rivaling Heavenly Perception experts.
How is this any different from legally nuking your enemies?
While they can barely fight back.
Oh, they could retaliate technically.
With various formations and arrays that, when activated, could match Heavenly Perception strikes.
But there's one unavoidable issue:
Flexibility, mobility, and limitations.
These factors shackle such methods - with proper intelligence, they become largely ineffective.
But Lu Ding was different - completely unstoppable.
With proper support from rear forces, he could operate with complete freedom.
Imagine him appearing at one location after another, bombarding each in turn.
Qiu Fu didn't dare imagine such a scenario.
Most crucially, Lu Ding hadn't even reached the Earth Observation realm!!!!
A skilled commander's instincts allowed Qiu Fu to instantly envision numerous strategic applications for Lu Ding's unique capabilities.
The most critical being:
Hunting enemy nations' geniuses on the lower battlefield!!
With Lu Ding's existence, rival nations would have no choice but to deploy their pre-Heavenly Perception geniuses.
But looking across these nations, which genius could compare to Lu Ding's terror?
None. Absolutely none!
Leave him unchecked, and Lu Ding would become the sharpest spear, piercing through all defenses.
Try to counter him, and you'd have to sacrifice your geniuses.
Now consider - Lu Ding already has such combat power before even reaching Earth Observation. What happens when he does?
He'd tear the roof off the world!
Enemy geniuses would die by the dozens.
The ultimate outcome for the lower battlefield concept:
Don't send your geniuses? Instant defeat.
Send them? Instant defeat PLUS losing your geniuses.
Damned if you do, damned if you dont.
Thinking this through, Qiu Fu couldn't help but burst into roaring laughter.
So fucking worth it!!
Recruiting Lu Ding was the best decision he'd ever made!!
For Lu Ding, simply demonstrating his destructive power and battlefield importance sufficed.
But Commander Qiu Fu had to consider much more.
And his thoughts weren't exactly... pure.
Lu Ding's strength was absurdly unreasonable, goddamn unfair.
To maximize wartime gains, they must utilize Lu Ding to his absolute limits!
Which meant they couldn't reveal he was behind tonight's East Kang Island bombardment.
They needed to lure other nations' geniuses down.
Into the battlefield's killing zone.
Where Lu Ding could slaughter them like dogs.
This way, post-victory, Great Han wouldn't just gain numerous benefits and elevated international status.
They'd ensure rival nations suffered a generational gap below Heavenly Perception.
The resulting vacuum would mark Great Han's era of supreme dominance.
Relatively speaking, maintaining speed while others stagnate equals pulling ahead.
Our advancement plus their regression equals soaring supremacy, shoulder-to-shoulder with the sun.
They say kindness doesn't command troops, nor righteousness accumulate wealth.
Qiu Fu's position as commander proved one thing:
This man's mind was both cunning and ruthless!
At war, after so many deaths, you strike where it hurts most.
Having reached this conclusion.
Qiu Fu made his decision!!
Great Han and Lu Ding would charge forward together!!
Mutually supporting, combining strengths!
The 749 Bureau had captured so many monsters, spent so much money, expended so much effort.
Their latest research, while comparable in power to Lu Ding, couldn't match his mobility, flexibility, and most importantly - his irreplaceability.
Qiu Fu kicked the door open: "What explanation? What fucking explanation?!"
On the large screen, Heavenly Perception experts from Tai Island, Wei Gao's faction and others glared through their feeds.
Immediately attacking:
"Qiu Fu!! Great Han has gone too far!! Deploying Heavenly Perception against the lower battlefield!!"
"Have you considered the consequences?!"
"Since you struck first, don't complain when we retaliate tenfold!"
Qiu Fu met their gazes head-on.
"Heavenly Perception? What Heavenly Perception?"
"Can't comprehend? Expand your horizons! Too ignorant? Travel more! Being backward means taking your beating quietly - stop whining!"
He stepped forward, logged into a website, verified his identity.
Then played a video: "Bumpkins, watch and learn!"
A desolate wasteland.
A several-story-tall figure lumbered forward - a fusion of technology and mysticism, flesh and machinery.
Exposed crimson muscles.
Where its head should be, an enormous cannon barrel protruded.
On its back, an equally massive canister covered in eerie talismans.
When someone off-screen shouted: "Fire!!"
The talismans glowed as the cannon gathered energy.
A mushroom cloud rose.
Apocalyptic destruction.
But closer inspection revealed differences from East Kang Island's explosion - different color, slightly weaker power, no murderous aura.
Most importantly, this thing seemed spent after one shot.
Hence Qiu Fu chose to reveal it first rather than Lu Ding.
Because frankly, it couldn't compare to Lu Ding's usability.
Despite its power, despite the resources poured into it - still inferior to one man.
It met battlefield standards:
Great Han's strength didn't rely solely on Lu Ding or any individual. Even without them, Great Han remained powerful - this was their baseline.
But talents like Lu Ding, the countless geniuses and elites - they represented Great Han's limitless potential.
This was true synergy, mutual empowerment.
People take pride in their nation, the nation takes pride in its people.