Light Fortress-Chapter 1525 - 222: Rematch

The Red Dragon lowered its eyes and said, "Over the past five years, the relationship between the four Divine Envoys has been deliberately divided, forming a certain degree of antagonism. The Sky Divine Throne encourages the Cloud Tiger, Xuan Turtle, and Vermilion Bird to ’resent’ Gu Xiaoman."

Bai Xiu looked gloomy: "Is this... breeding Gu?"

"Yes."

Red Dragon took a deep breath and said, "From the thousands, only those who stand out have the qualification to seize the fire. To make the blade sharp, it needs enough whetstone. In Qinglong’s plan, all those so-called Divine Envoys are merely stepping stones for Gu Xiaoman... She wants to become the ’Lord of Wine,’ and these stepping stones are indispensable. This process, I cannot interfere."

He lives under the tower shrouded by divine power.

Even if he knows what Qinglong wants to do, he cannot change it.

Bai Xiu fell silent. He had initially thought to set out and kill these Divine Envoys, but in an instant, he understood what the Red Dragon meant by "cannot interfere."

Gu Xiaoman’s real trouble does not come from the Divine Envoys but from divine power.

The sky imposes these trials upon her, and she must endure them!

Even if Bai Xiu truly sets out to kill a Divine Envoy, soon new Divine Envoys will emerge!

"The path to divinity for the Lord of Wine, you and I can only watch."

Red Dragon laughed quietly, "This path is only for Xiaoman, she’s destined to be very lonely... I know you’re upset, but now is not the time for you to act. If you kill a Divine Envoy now, you’ll only draw the attention of [Cloud Mirror]. If Qinglong senses something is wrong and is determined to lower his stature to eliminate you, what will you do?"

Bai Xiu looked up at the vast snow, silent and silent again.

"So whatever we do now won’t make things better, it’ll just make things worse."

Red Dragon comforted, "But you can rest assured, I am Xiaoman’s ’Protector’ and I will keep her safe. She will become the strongest ’Lord of Wine’ in history."

The two leaned on opposite sides of a giant rock.

Over five years, the relationship between Bai Xiu and Red Dragon shifted from "hostile strangers" to "temporary allies" with a subtle relationship.

He knows that Red Dragon and Mr. Tianshui are plotting a revolution in the Upper City.

Nurturing Gu Xiaoman to become the Lord of Wine is a crucial move in the future overthrow of the "Sky Divine Throne."

He’s also aware that in the final act of deicide, he’ll play an extremely important role... Qinglong was once defeated by [Thunder Realm Walker] when young, and he needs to cultivate his abilities to the extreme before the Divine War begins, where the extreme isn’t merely "Titled."

But the ultimate of the mundane!

The trial provided by Deep Sea has only twelve layers, but the limit of Transcendent is certainly not just twelve layers.

Even within the titled, there are different levels!

Powerful titled Transcendents, like the Rust Bone General of the Fourth Legion in the North Continent, can achieve victory in battles of the same level by fighting one against three!

As for those slightly weaker.

The one beside Chen San of South Bay Group, [Shuang Chuan] Gu Zhi, is a good example. This titled one was injured in his youth exploring the Old World, with a constantly declining power, and once the World Council grants a title, it won’t be revoked. Titled Transcendents like Gu Zhi might risk being defeated by a "Fourth-Order Transcender."

"When will the final plan begin?"

Bai Xiu asked.

"Not sure, I’m just a pawn." Red Dragon smiled again, "I merely follow the orders of the sir. He is the true master of the chessboard... It’s just that the day shouldn’t be too far away, right? Your time is very tight, by that day, you must have cultivated to the level of the Rust Bone General of the North Continent."

"Whew..."

Bai Xiu breathed out gently, suddenly saying, "Let’s have a fight."

"???

The Red Dragon looked shocked but before he could speak, the giant rock behind him suddenly cracked.

Crack!

Bai Xiu turned his body, a single hand resting on the giant rock, and in an instant, a strand of Thunder Light erupted from his palm, rapidly extending along the fissures of the protruding rock, then bursting and vibrating open!

’Crackling!’

Countless dazzling white lights exploded on the Snowfield, the red-cloaked figure on the other side of the giant rock rolled away awkwardly. Red Dragon pressed a hand on the ground, propping himself up. A hurried glance saw after the giant rock shattered, a torrent of snow-white falling thunder cascaded towards him.

He had no intention of retaliating, only retreating consistently, graceful like a swimming dragon, and if one ignored the loud shouting, barely maintaining calm.

"Hey, hey, hey, do you have any martial virtue, attacking without a word?!"

Bai Xiu’s expression remained calm.

Five years ago, the two had previously battled on Sangzhou Cave Island... However, at that time, Bai Xiu was suppressed by Red Dragon!

Since Little Xiuzi debuted, he has never fought an "equally matched" battle. As long as it’s a battle among peers in the same grade, he has always ended in an overwhelming victory!

And battling Red Dragon again is considered a small wish of these five years.

"To finally meet the true figure, but not fighting a match, wouldn’t it be a waste."

Bai Xiu spoke faintly, "Since you’ve already broken through that layer of realm... precisely to match again. "

He reached out, aimed at the position where Red Dragon was, and virtually grasped, and the next moment Thunder Realm Walker appeared out of nowhere, appearing behind Red Dragon who was retreating.

The latter’s pupils contracted, seeing the fist from Thunder Realm Walker immediately being blasted out, realizing Bai Xiu was serious, he was compelled to draw his blade.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion sounded over the Snowfield, but it didn’t resonate.

Because Bai Xiu had already spread his Spirit, completely enveloping this region, ensuring not a single breath leaked out.

The snow dust ignited loudly.

Thunder Realm Walker dissatisfiedly looked at his fist the size of a sandbag, it was tainted with a strand of red Thunder Light, slicing the elementalized fist open, making immediate reconnection and healing difficult.

And on the other side... a near hundred-meter trench had been plowed through the Snowfield.

Red Dragon held the knife with one hand, blocking it backwards in front of his face, his waist slightly bent, leveraging against the ground, maintaining this posture.

The short knife did not draw from its sheath.

"If you are fixated on the incident five years back and really want to beat me up now... then please go ahead."

Red Dragon slowly straightened his body, spreading out his arms, looking directly at the towering Thunder Realm Walker, self-mockingly laughed, "Next, I will take no defensive measures, nor launch an counterattack."

Such words spoken.

Bai Xiu naturally had no reason left to continue fighting.

Little Xiuzi waved away [Thunder Realm Walker], knowing his move wasn’t considered abrupt. Red Dragon, being a top-tier transcendent, could predict danger in milliseconds, and his previous intent was more than apparent, and he had already slowed the "speed"... the reason for not announcing was the hope to avoid the current scenario.

Bai Xiu, deep down, hopes to truly fight a battle with Red Dragon.

He feels somewhat disappointed: "You don’t want to fight?"

"...No."

Red Dragon stowed the short knife back into his waistband, his tone helpless: "If I remember correctly, I already said it five years ago... I’m not here for fights. I fought you then, only to verify your realm and let you know about ’deicide.’ Now we’re allies already, why is there still reason to fight?"

Bai Xiu noticed, Red Dragon is highly purposeful.

Or rather, Red Dragon is very lazy, never considering any plans beyond the scheme.

This guy, bearing the name of "the First Divine Envoy of Source Tower," is plotting against godly heavens—it’s the greatest betrayal in the entire Central Continent!

"Fighting you will bring me a lot of trouble."

Red Dragon paused slightly, explaining: "I don’t want to return to Central Continent with injuries and attract attention. If you truly desire a result—"

"Just regard it as I lost."

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