Light Fortress

Chapter 1782 - 420: God vs. God

The Empress stood before the gigantic bookshelf.

Majestic wind and snow swept across every corner of the loft, the [Furnace] Divine Domain had already expanded, and these wind and snow fell upon Qinglong, seeming to freeze solid... but in fact, they never reached Qinglong’s skin.

These winds and snows were blocked by Qinglong’s authority from touching his body.

They freeze, they solidify, they kill—

But they can never reach him.

"Indeed, a lucky one who has grasped the ’Power of Destiny’."

Qinglong waved his hand casually, then slowly leaned back, countless winds and snows tore apart, a throne was conjured out of thin air behind him, and he sat comfortably and leisurely upon it.

Lucky one.

This was his evaluation of Lin Lei.

For the mundane

Living for so long, he witnessed the changes of the era of the Five Continents in the past century, standing at the highest position can naturally see the farthest view. To grasp "destiny," such an elusive supreme power, requires luck.

Qinglong had tried many times, he too wanted to grasp "destiny," but the outcome of each attempt ended in failure.

This is also why "Mr. Yan" could live to this day.

Every divination at the Source Tower requires Mr. Yan to conduct it.

However...

If one can grasp enough Heart Flow Power, perhaps they can artificially control destiny. If this world is a net, then with sufficient spiritual power, one can calculate every landing point of this big net—

To conduct a divination of destiny, the time dimension must also be considered.

When every landing point of this net begins to fluctuate, the difficulty of calculating destiny starts to increase geometrically.

The moment the glass cup falls to the ground, everyone knows it will shatter.

But if time rewinds to ten seconds ago, ten minutes ago?

"Divination" conducted at different times consumes different computational power.

"Even if you calculate it, what then?"

Qinglong supported his elbow, looking at the woman before him, smiling as he said, "You can’t leave this manor."

"I’ve never thought of leaving this manor."

Lin Lei turned around, she said calmly, "I am only waiting for the one who should come."

"And then?"

Qinglong raised his eyebrow.

"And then... I want to see how strong the so-called ’Number One of the Five Continents’ is."

The bookshelf behind Lin Lei began to twist, the entire second floor of the loft was within her Divine Domain, everything here was actually fake, the bookshelf never existed, it was just a manifestation of destiny power as a symbol.

Just like inside the Forbidden Book Tower beneath the Red Lake, there were never any real books.

The Silent Annihilation wind and snow within [Furnace] began to flutter.

A million swords condensed behind Lin Lei.

"Interesting."

Qinglong released the hand that supported his chin, watching as the inches of space on the second floor of the loft continuously expanded outward, eventually transforming into a virtual snow region of thousands of meters, he gradually turned from lazy to solemn, finally sitting upright, seriously asking, "Do you want to provoke a divine war?"

"No need to be tense."

Lin Lei said softly, "I just want to see how strong you really are, whether you are as strong as shown in ’destiny’ divination. As the saying goes, guests adapt to hosts, since you have come to the Northern Continent, you must abide by the rules of the Northern Continent."

"That is reasonable."

Qinglong sighed, saying: "After all, my initial purpose was only to keep you from leaving this loft."

"Buzz!"

The Empress wasted no words, she brought two fingers together, a clear sword hum rang out!

Countless Sword Qi entwined, condensing on the fingertip!

The scene of her originally killing the traveller was now replaying inside the loft.

Except that it had undergone six years of cultivation.

The Empress’s mastery over the origin power was even more refined, more skillful, the millions of strands of Sword Qi, imbued with the intent of Northern Continent Great Cold Silent Annihilation, were more fierce than before!

Millions of swords just suspended above Qinglong’s head.

"Truly chilling."

Qinglong looked up, directly confronting the piercing cold light, smilingly speaking.

"...Please go ahead."

Million Sword Qi, penetrating the Divine Domain, transformed into a snow-white waterfall, falling upon Qinglong’s head!

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The lakeside of Red Lake was as tranquil as ever, but after Meng Xizhou led the group away from the temple, the glow enveloping the wooden cabin faded considerably.

The elderly man, utterly withered and decayed, walked out of the wooden cabin, he came before the lakeside, squatting down.

"Buzz."

A gentle hum, the lake water trembled into countless ripples.

Majestic spiritual power gathered into lines, transmitting beneath the lake through the old man’s palm.

Water patterns spread.

At the distant Southern Continent Holy City port, the frequency of the water patterns spread synchronized with the Red Lake of Light City, the summoning effect of spiritual power was evident at this moment, two strands of strong will stirred within the water patterns—

Storm God’s Throne stood with hands behind his back, before the port coast.

He looked towards the constantly trembling water surface.

In the next moment.

A towering figure condensed upon the water surface by Red Lake lake shore, the will of Storm transmitted successfully into Light City through the [Tide] authority’s water patterns.

"Storm, it is time. Everything we have done before has now reached the moment of ’conclusion’."

The elderly man sat before the lakeside lounge chair.

Now the two saw each other through a spiritual meeting, no different from when holding a conference in the deep water area, they could only feel each other’s "existence," without executing substantive attacks or contacts.

"Now I need you to go to Qingzhong Cemetery and stop Bai Shu."

Deep Sea calmly spoke: "No matter what, don’t let him leave East Continent."

"Do you know what consequences this will cause?"

Storm did not directly agree.

"The rule among the highest seats is that the Divine Throne cannot easily leave the Five Continents... Once I actively move to East Continent, it means I have violated the agreement of the highest seat."

Deep Sea said: "Qinglong is already at Empress Manor."

"...You want Lin Lei and Bai Shu to stay in the Five Continents?"

Storm furrowed his brows. Although he didn’t know the specific purpose of Light doing this, he vaguely guessed the target of this matter.

Very clearly—

Light’s real target is the [Old World]!

Considering the major event that recently appeared in Beizhou Chan Wing City, the threads of this mystery seem quite clear.

"Don’t forget, without my help, you might die in the [Ice Sea], and subsequently, the Holy City could not enter the East Continent North Continent alliance so smoothly."

Deep Sea said expressionlessly: "Don’t you understand what Bai Shu and Lin Lei were plotting earlier? If the opportunity allows, they would not hesitate to get rid of you... Even if you join them now, you will not earn their heartfelt recognition. If you are still hesitating now, on the day the ’Divine War’ breaks out, you will be the first to sacrifice!"

"..."

Storm fell silent.

He was silent not because he didn’t believe.

On the contrary.

He knew that everything said by the Light God’s Seat was right!

During the [Ice Sea] journey, he was enveloped by the chaotic whirlwinds of time, delayed for a long time before returning to the Five Continents land... In fact, this time should have been even longer! Just when about to delve into the [Ice Sea Ruins], the voice of the Light God’s Seat echoed in his heart lake, and it was precisely because of this voice’s reminder that he avoided stepping into the ruins, avoiding a greater disaster!

From the subsequent situation.

That ruin was clearly the civilization spark left by ancient humans!

In the Storm God’s Throne’s heart, the "relics" left by ancient civilizations were always respected and feared.

The reason is simple.

The higher you stand, the further you see, the clearer the current human insignificance becomes.

It seems that today’s Five Continents humans have developed very strong, but the fact is not so, the technology and Extraordinary Power of Five Continents humans cannot compare with six hundred years ago... Storm himself had personally crossed through the void of the [Old World], and he witnessed enormous broken starships, even such a strong civilization was extinguished by the Source Material Storm of the [Old World].

How can today’s humans compare?

Aside from technology, even just Extraordinary Power, the two are not on the same level!

The "Gospel Box" back then was complete!

And now, the fire held by the seven gods are just fragments split from the shattered Gospel Box... So from this point of view, if he had stepped into the [Ice Sea Ruins] back then, he very likely would have fallen.

However, the Storm God’s Throne feels apprehensive and confused about Light’s power.

He has already left the Five Continents.

Light God’s Seat can still communicate with him through spiritual power?

Up to now, Storm still doesn’t understand how Light achieved this. The only explanation he can think of is that at a time when he wasn’t paying attention, something like a "Spiritual Link" was established between his heart lake and the Light God’s Seat, so as long as there exists a virtual bridge, the two can converse.

Or there might be another possibility.

Storm’s instinct points this possibility towards Deep Sea...

This massive network has already swallowed the Five Continents completely and extended outside. If there’s something that the Divine Throne can’t achieve, Deep Sea might very well accomplish it.

However, these guesses currently have no way of being confirmed.

"I can take action."

Storm spoke in a low voice: "But I have a condition."

"Hmm? What condition?"

The old man frowned, showing dissatisfaction with Storm’s words.

"I can help you hold Bai Shu, I can even give East Continent a painful lesson..."

Storm calmly spoke: "But the premise of all this is that my interests can be guaranteed in the war."

"If war breaks out, no one’s interests can be guaranteed."

The old man said flatly: "Winner takes all, you only have the right to choose a camp, and this choice only comes once. Storm, we are not negotiating now, if you refuse my request, on the day the Divine War breaks out, Qinglong and I will take the lead in pulling out your ’fire’, Lin Lei and Bai Shu would be delighted to witness this."

Storm squinted his eyes.

After leaving the [Ice Sea Ruins], Light suggested that he plan the joint fleet turmoil testing the ruins.

The tragic sight of that fleet’s destruction confirmed for him the strength of the Ice Sea ancient civilization.

For the Holy City.

The fleet from the [Ice Sea Ruins] was completely wiped out, their loss was minimal, and they conveniently bound themselves with East Continent and North Continent’s war camp, making this incident a good thing for them.

But looking at it now, that wasn’t such a clever move.

Storm Church still needs time to earn the recognition of the two allies... At least from the current stage, once substantial conflict arises, the church will not be treated as a genuine friend.

The conflict incident at Yuanting Island coastal line is a good example.

Red Dragon easily broke through the church’s defense line.

In this event, Central City and Changye were both in a state of observation, neither side sent even decent supporter defenders.

Certainly, Storm can choose to continue cooperating with the northeast camp.

But his relationship will surely be humble.

And if one day Qinglong uses him as a stepping stone... Bai Shu and Lin Lei would just watch from the sidelines, ultimately reaping the benefits as bystanders.

After a long silence.

Storm spoke.

"Alright... I agree with you."

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(Too busy today, and that’s all TAT)