northernbook Chapter 451 With the God Lord taking action, that demon is doomed!
Chapter 451 With the God Lord taking action, that demon is doomed!
The four people in the mirror did not speak immediately after hearing what the old man said. Their experiences in the previous states made them unable to believe what the old man was saying. If the descendants of the gods really had a way to kill them, they could have arranged it earlier. Why drag it out to their Mirror State?
Moreover, the old man said that if they could kill them in Mingguang Prefecture, wouldn't that mean sacrificing Jing Prefecture?
Each of the four had their own plans, and none of them spoke up to agree first.
The old man saw their expressions and sneered, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. This move will indeed sacrifice your troops, but do you think she'll let you off the hook if you don't provoke her?"
The old man's words were clearly threatening, and the four people in the mirror all looked uneasy, but none of them dared to be the first to contradict him. After a long silence, the only woman in the mirror finally spoke: "I sent people to inquire about the situation in the previous states. Apart from Qizhou, where the situation is more serious, she hasn't made a move in the other states as long as they don't provoke her, so..."
The woman didn't say what she was going to say next, but her meaning was clear: she was refuting the old man's earlier statement, "Do you think she'll let you off the hook if you don't provoke her?"
The old man gave the woman a deep look, his eyes showing displeasure at being refuted. However, considering that he needed to use the power of Jingzhou to restrain Ling Yi, he ultimately didn't say anything excessive. He simply explained, "Do you really think you haven't provoked her?"
Upon hearing this, the only woman who dared to contradict the old man frowned: "When did we ever provoke her?"
The others also looked puzzled, but once someone took the lead, they all fell silent, leaving the only woman to face the old man's mockery.
“You’ve already provoked her.” The old man sneered. “Don’t forget, she’s from ‘Meteorite State’.”
When the old man said this, he deliberately emphasized the words "Yunzhou". Sure enough, the four people's expressions changed after hearing this. Clearly, they understood the old man's meaning.
Back then, the six descendants of the gods joined forces to seal away Wu Wangsheng. Afterwards, to suppress her, they selected many elite disciples to go. These elite disciples came from various states and countries. So, in a way, they had indeed provoked her long ago, but…
When the matter from back then was brought up, the four of them looked at the old man with a hint of anger. The woman was no longer afraid of the divine descendant's authority and said coldly, "Wasn't what happened back then also a scheme by the divine descendant against us?"
"They said that Yunzhou was sparsely populated, with spiritual energy several times denser than the outside world, and abundant resources. They claimed that if disciples could cultivate there, it would definitely be better than outside, and that cultivating there could also suppress the demon race, which would be a contribution to the Nine Domains and Seventeen Provinces. But what was the result?!"
The woman said angrily, "When the first ten years were up, they didn't get a replacement. Instead, they encountered the Fengzhou Formation and were trapped on it forever!"
"It was you, as descendants of gods, who sacrificed them!"
The events of that year are long past, and it wasn't even their generation that was affected. But the disciples who didn't return back then were all talents carefully cultivated by the empire. Their departure and never coming back is a pain in the hearts of every empire.
There's nothing I can do...
Even after they realized it was all a scheme, they couldn't get justice for their disciples. The divine descendants they were facing were waving the banner of "they are here to suppress the demons and protect the nine regions and seventeen states." They had to swallow this loss back then, but now the divine descendants were using it to threaten them. How could they not be angry?
"Ha." Faced with the woman's accusation, the old man sneered: "The descendants of the gods sacrificed them, didn't they sacrifice their own people?"
"The descendants of the gods sacrificed six geniuses from their divine kingdoms to suppress Wu Wangsheng!"
The old man raised his hand and pointed at the four people one by one: "Tell me, how did Wu Wangsheng come to be?"
The woman remained angry, and the three remained silent. Seeing their reaction, the old man's eyes grew even colder: "It was the human race's discovery of the Meteorite Continent and their destructive mining activities that led to the birth of Wuwang!"
"Do you think you're so innocent?" the old man said sternly. "In this matter, the divine descendants are the innocent ones. Wu Wang was born into the world. Do you know how many divine descendants' disciples you lost in order to deal with him?"
"What's the use of saying all this now?" The old man sneered. "Let me tell you, if it weren't for the protection of the divine descendants, the human race would have been slaughtered by Wu Wangsheng long ago, based on what they did to Yunzhou."
"If I hadn't protected you, would you have had the chance to refute me today?"
After the old man finished speaking, the four of them remained silent.
After a long silence, one of the middle-aged men among the four spoke up: "Sir, please make the arrangements. I will do my best to cooperate."
Once someone expressed their opinion, the others naturally couldn't remain silent. Whether they agreed or refused, they had to express their stance. The first two agreed to cooperate, but when it came to the woman, the scene fell silent.
The old man looked at her: "What, Empress Changxi is still unwilling to cooperate?"
Chang Xi looked at the old man and said, "I can cooperate, but there is one thing I would like to ask clearly."
The old man asked, "What is it?"
Chang Xi said in a deep voice, "From the moment she appeared in Jingzhou, the Divine Descendants have been making concessions, but now you are telling us that if you can kill her in Mingguang Prefecture, why Mingguang Prefecture?"
“This delay will inevitably cost us many lives. I don’t want my men to die in vain. I want to know how confident you are, and what or who gives you that confidence?”
As soon as Chang Xi finished speaking, the other three didn't remain silent this time and quickly followed up: "We want to know too."
"This was originally a secret, but considering that your intervention would indeed result in the sacrifice of many people, it's alright to tell you," the old man said. "The reason we chose Mingguang Prefecture is because of the name 'Mingguang'."
The name 'Mingguang'?
Chang Xi and his companions were not from Mingguang Prefecture. As the ruler of the empire, they had no opportunity to go to Mingguang Prefecture in person, so they naturally did not know what was so special about the name 'Mingguang'.
Seeing their ignorance, the old man explained, "Human lifespan cannot compare to that of gods. As time passes, humans forget many things, but gods do not. Once, a true god descended upon a province and left behind a son there. That son was extremely fortunate, inheriting the true god's bloodline. The true god named him Mingguang, and the province became known as Mingguang Province. Afterward, the true god took Mingguang back to the divine land, and Mingguang entered the divine kingdom. Now, he is one of the gods of our divine kingdom. When the time comes, he will personally deal with that demon. With the gods in action, that demon will surely die!"
After listening to the old man's words, Chang Xi frowned and said, "If that's the case, why didn't you make a move from the beginning?"
The old man looked at Chang Xi and said, “You are not a descendant of gods, so you don’t know that the more powerful an existence is, the greater the restrictions on it. Neither gods nor demons can appear in places with lower cultivation levels at will. It just so happens that the Lord of Mingguang was born in Mingguang Prefecture, which is why he was able to come through the secret realm. This is also why it must be in Mingguang Prefecture.”