Light Fortress Chapter 1909 - 7: Rescue_2

"So, if I want to draw the sword, I can’t become a leader?"

He sat cross-legged in the Spiritual World.

At this moment, he found himself in a dilemma. On one hand, the "self" within the Pure Land was accelerating the refining of Netherworld Fire, and on the other hand, the deduction from the Spiritual World suggested the need to lower the degree of refinement with "Netherworld Fire" to improve the success rate of drawing the sword, ideally to cut it off completely.

Gu Shen kept deducing.

Yet, the conclusion after countless deductions remained the same.

To draw the "Fire Extinguishing Sword," he needed to separate from the Netherworld Fire.

...

...

Returning to the Five Continents from the Original didn’t take long.

On the return journey, Bai Xiu directly abandoned the "airship."

To be honest... whether he was aboard the airship didn’t matter to him.

In reality, being on the airship would have been a burden.

Because, more than likely, during the latter half of the journey, it would be the Thunder Realm Walker carrying the airship. Moreover, the airship was too large a target, and upon returning from this void to the Five Continents, they should land at Gu Castle. Alf had already sent the route map to Bai Xiu, and with the Thunder Realm Walker unfolding his domain, he saw the majestic and magnificent Umbrella Defense Line in less than half a day.

This time.

The Umbrella Defense Line did not fire.

Not just because Gu Shen was absent.

Before leaving, Lin Lei used the highest authority to sever Deep Sea’s control over the Spirit Network at the Northern Frontier Fortress. During the recent years of North Continent’s convergence, they were continuously preparing for backup, with clandestine support from Turing. The underground laboratories developed a preliminary network tool as a temporary replacement for Deep Sea.

The current Northern Fortress was linked by a simplified Spirit Network.

Bai Xiu’s landing was smooth, and Gu Castle was prepared, with Lin Lin capturing Little Xiuzi’s Extraordinary Aura through "artificial surveillance" at the Umbrella Defense Line.

There was only one Thunder Realm Walker in the Five Continents.

The two smoothly exchanged information.

Upon learning that Gu Shen was safe, and Chu Ling was also safe, the weight on Lin Lin’s heart finally lifted.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

After Mr. Turing drove the airship away, the events in the Old World were no longer reported back to the Five Continents... He knew that the "meeting" with the Banner was very successful, and the Lion Awakening Era opened in the Three Continents. But if there was no news of Gu Shen, he would personally embark to find the airship Gu Shen had boarded.

"This time, I am here to retrieve Gu Xiaoman."

Bai Xiu got straight to the point, saying, "Recently, has the North Continent received any news regarding the Central Continent?"

"Currently, the information in the Central State is completely blocked."

Lin Lin shook his head and said solemnly, "The war has already started, and the most significant manifestation is the ’Information Station.’ Deep Sea holds absolute information advantage, building a high wall in the Central State, with no one aware of what happens over there... The one thing we know is that the Upper City has a cloud ship reserve twenty times larger than publicly declared."

In recent years, various continents "publicly" shared their military inventory.

But in reality...

No one truly publicly shares their "military inventory," the Upper City won’t tell the world how many cloud ships they’ve made, nor will Changye reveal how many Sky Shield Missiles the Tundra holds.

"The actual number of cloud ships in the Upper City is twenty times what was publicly declared..."

Bai Xiu frowned, saying, "So, the tragic ’losses’ at the Ice Sea Ruins were just a performance."

"Indeed, at that time... If war broke out because of the Ice Sea incident, those who underestimate the Central State would pay a very dire price."

Lin Lin said, "Moreover, the Upper City has always withheld information from allies, and after the Ice Sea incident, the West Continent’s fleet suffered significant losses. As the supplier, the Source Tower drastically reduced the output of cloud ships for external parties, and significantly increased the price of new cloud ships."

"At that time, the Light God’s Seat should be..."

Bai Xiu paused.

"Correct."

Lin Lin said, "At that time, the Light God’s Seat was merely a puppet of Deep Sea."

"With Deep Sea firmly controlling Light City, it manipulated the temple and the Source Tower to execute an unprecedented asymmetric trade."

He said gravely, "Now with Meng Xizhou taking office, it’s too late. The temple’s many years of savings have been emptied... While this tri-continental battle appears formidable, in terms of military support, it is primarily North Continent providing full technical support."

After a slight pause.

Lin Lin said, "These past few days, Central City and Changye have already been gathering strength, preparing to move south."

War was imminent.

Bai Xiu held his breath.

"Though this war involves a three-against-one scenario, due to Deep Sea’s strong information monopoly... the current Three Continents are in an absolute disadvantage."

Lin Lin’s eyes darkened as he spoke slowly, "Due to the lack of privacy protection in the Spirit Network, high-level joint meetings among the temple, Changye, and Central City cannot even be held online. We’ve decided to assemble in a few days. Unfortunately, Gu Nanfeng just led a fleet south. We’ve already discussed... the key to this war lies in ’time.’"

"Due to the ’revolution’ brought by the Lion Awakening technology, the true Extraordinary Era still requires some time to come."

"The new generation ’Spirit Network’ at the Northern Border needs time to build."

"The fresh blood of the Three Continents needs time to grow."

"As for the Divine War at the Source Tower, it’s even more so... We need time to await the birth of a new Divine Throne. This person could be Meng Xizhou, it could be Gu Shen, or it could be Gu Xiaoman."

Lin Lin looked steadily at Bai Xiu, saying, "Or it could be you."

"Time, means everything."

Bai Xiu understood the implications of Lin Lin’s words.

Someone like him, with such combat power as a Transcendent, was a strong guarantee in this war.

"You don’t want me to go to the Central State?" Bai Xiu never liked beating around the bush.

"Indeed."

Lin Lin responded honestly, "The current Central Continent is essentially a fortress, with a net of heaven and earth. The Upper City’s Transcendents are all gathered, the Divine Throne is in a hard battle, Deep Sea has taken over the inland, and with its style, it won’t sit idly by waiting for the ’Lord of Wine’ to emerge. The Flame Dream left by Qinglong has certainly been delivered to the strong figures in the Source Tower. The Central Continent is deeply rooted; these past years, Qinglong has tightly controlled the power of the priest system, continuously concentrating strength at the pinnacle... But if Deep Sea chooses to release this power, the Central Continent will quickly cultivate a batch of super strong individuals."

Qinglong did not expand the number of his "Angel Envoys" under him.

But Deep Sea is not Qinglong.

Once it seized power, there’s nothing it wouldn’t do.

To win this war... sending out the Authority of Cloud Mirror and quickly creating angel envoys is hardly a challenge.

"I know you are exceptionally talented, with unmatched skills among your peers in the Five Continents, and capable of defeating any in the Titled Realm."

Lin Lin looked at Bai Xiu, slowly saying, "But are you truly confident you can break into the Central Continent and, under the layers of Deep Sea’s schemes, bring Gu Xiaoman out? The enemies you’ll face are angel envoys wielding the Power of Authority Origin, and more than one; step back a thousand times... Should you truly step into the Source Tower, you might be shrouded by Qinglong’s Sky Divine Domain. Who knows the current state of that Divine War."

With Qinglong’s power, even a fraction of his focus is enough to kill a Titled individual within the Source Tower’s territory.

"..."

Little Xiuzi fell silent.

While often working alone, he wasn’t a stubborn fool who ignored all advice.

"So, in your opinion, what should I do?"

"Gu Xiaoman must be rescued."

Lin Lin said earnestly, "To end the Divine War, the best way is the birth of a new Divine Throne... We cannot overlook any glimmer of hope because Gu Xiaoman is the designated ’Wine Spark.’ We cannot let her remain alone in the Central Continent."

Deep Sea has no emotions or desires; it won’t cherish talent.

If a piece like this cannot be used by the Source Tower,

then it would rather destroy her than leave her intact.

"Little Xiuzi, I urge you to go south with me, first for a very important meeting."

"From this meeting, we will find a way to rescue Xiaoman."

Lin Lin took a deep breath, saying, "This time, we have many to save."