EFB Chapter 2778 Acting According to Plan No. 2
Chapter 2778 Acting According to Plan No. 2
Chapter 2778 Acting According to Plan Two
Xu Shichu's gaze followed He Lingchuan's figure fighting in the air. As the first person to manipulate Yuan Power to fight against the Great God, he should be most aware of the changes in Panlong Yuan Power.
What does he plan to do?
Xu Shichu understood He Lingchuan. General Huyi would always find a way; he would never sit idly by and wait for death, nor would he allow Baizhantian to exhaust Panlong City's Yuan energy by attacking him.
He won't let the Heavenly Demon have his way!
Putting aside the current crisis on the battlefield, He Lingchuan had to admit that he hadn't fought so exhilaratingly in a long time. In the decade or so since he established the Cangyan Empire, he had spent most of his time strategizing behind the scenes, rarely taking up arms on the battlefield himself. After all, he was the ruler of a nation, with countless capable generals serving him; how many opportunities did he have to personally lead troops into battle?
Bai Zhantian was an extremely formidable opponent. Every battle He Lingchuan fought against him, seemingly grand and sweeping, was in fact fought with extreme caution.
Just then, the earwax he had hidden in his ear also carried Zhong Shengguang's voice: "General Hong has sent word that before Zhang Kangyi and Du Shi'an withdrew their troops, General Hong informed them of Gao Huaiyuan's treasonous acts. It is currently unclear whether the Demon Emperor is aware of this and what his reaction will be?"
He Lingchuan listened in silence. Firstly, he needed to concentrate fully on the battle and couldn't afford to be distracted by conversation. Facing an opponent like Bai Zhantian, he couldn't afford the slightest slackening. Secondly, distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst; even if General Hong and the Demon Emperor had communicated, and even if the Demon Emperor accepted their advice and removed Gao Huaiyuan from his military post, withdrawing the entire Bega army's Yuan energy would still be a matter of several hours.
Daylight broke, and General Hong arrived. But for Panlongcheng and He Lingchuan, the most difficult hurdle was now before them.
If we can't get past this hurdle, there's no point in talking about what will happen after dawn.
After a dozen or so breaths, he suddenly spoke to Zhong Shengguang through the ear-hugging insect: "Proceed according to Plan Number Two."
Zhong Shengguang shuddered. Was it really about to begin?
Their pre-arranged Plan Two would have a huge impact on the Panlong army and the current situation on the Mingshalin battlefield. It would never be used as a last resort!
But he didn't hesitate and decisively said, "Okay!"
Zhong Shengguang had long believed that General Huyi was more accurate in judging the situation than he was, and now that he was fighting on the front line and the first person to fight against the Great Heavenly Demon, he certainly knew when was the best time to launch his attack!
This plan prioritizes He Lingchuan, ensuring his supply of Yuan energy; everything else, including the Panlong army, is secondary.
Bai Zhantian displayed formidable power on the battlefield, previously unmatched by anyone. If General Hu Yi were to also be defeated, the end of the Panlong Battle might be brought forward considerably. In any case, Zhong Shengguang must prioritize ensuring the supply of Yuan energy to He Lingchuan.
As for He Lingchuan, his ability to directly confront Bai Zhantian on the battlefield surprised both sides. However, Zhong Shengguang and He Lingchuan had anticipated this.
The traditional path of cultivation requires years of experience and seniority; it's not something that can be achieved overnight. Those who dare to take the path of evil and heretical cultivation usually don't have a good ending. He Lingchuan, in terms of both age and cultivation level, is far inferior to a thousand-year-old demon like Bai Zhantian. The most important reason why he can still barely fight Bai Zhantian to a standstill is his Yuan Power.
For ordinary soldiers, elemental power is an important means of offense and defense, capable of enhancing attacks and resisting supernatural powers;
However, when it comes to He Lingchuan and General Hong, their understanding of the true meaning of Yuan Power is far ahead of their time. For them, Yuan Power directly represents strength.
Panlong discovered long ago that Yuanli could be used as true energy, and to some extent it could replace true energy to drive combat skills and supernatural powers. He Lingchuan and General Hong had conducted a lot of experiments.
As a rising star in the post-immortal era, this was the best blessing that Yuanli bestowed upon He Lingchuan, equivalent to allowing his cultivation to skyrocket in the shortest amount of time.
But this raises two problems:
First, is he capable of absorbing so many different forces?
Secondly, is he capable of handling so many different forces?
For example, even if Zhong Shengguang wanted to allocate more elemental energy to Zhao Jinghe, he couldn't absorb it all. Just as a jar is a container for water, the human body is also a container for elemental energy. The capacity of a jar always has an upper limit; once it's full, it overflows, and giving more is useless.
The same applies to the human body.
Currently, only He Lingchuan and General Hong have shown extremely strong potential in this area, perhaps because they are the people who are closest to the laws of Yuanli under the Heavenly Dao.
Secondly, even with overwhelming Yuan power, a strong body is needed to withstand it. General Hong was chosen by Mi Tian to be the body of a god, and for more than twenty years thereafter he diligently cultivated and was further transformed by divine power, focusing on strengthening his body.
For more than ten years since He Lingchuan ascended the throne, he has been following the same path as General Hong. Instead of learning all sorts of techniques, formations, and supernatural powers, he has devoted himself to refining his combat skills and honing his body so that he can bear more and more abundant Yuan energy.
At his level of flow, he no longer cared about the number of supernatural powers he possessed. Cultivation may seem to have countless paths, but in the end, it boils down to just eight words:
The mysterious gives birth to all things, and all things return to one.
He Lingchuan knew very well what was fundamental. He had long since figured out the path he needed to take.
Although he lacks the divine power to transform his body, he can use the primordial energy of the vast Cangyan Empire to undergo a long and gradual process of transformation. In this world, there are no more than three people who have the means to do so.
Furthermore, since he also possesses the divine power of destiny, his understanding of so-called "force majeure" is growing every day.
With so much groundwork laid, he was able to fight Bai Zhantian to a standstill in today's battle at Mingsha Forest, relying on his Yuan Power.
To be honest, this doesn't count as skipping levels.
Yuanli itself is a kind of power. The level of power that He Lingchuan can control indicates what level of master he is.
But he understood one thing even more clearly: his high level of performance in this battle could not be sustained.
Many years ago, Nian Zanli, a traitorous general of the Yuan Kingdom, borrowed the Green Jade Bottle from Hong Chenglue and used the Yuan power of his army to collect half of the river's water to pickle the Yuan Kingdom's army.
This tactic was very successful because Yuanli could indeed replace Zhenli to drive the Green Bottle, which was originally only used by immortals; however, it also drained the Yuanli of the entire army, causing Nian Zanli's army to be weak and powerless in the actual battle and unable to receive the Yuanli bonus.
He Lingchuan was present at the scene and was later swept into the Demon Nest Swamp by the flood, so he had a deep impression of the battle and remembered the lesson of the annual ceremony.
Over the years, he has governed the country in reality and led the army in the Panlong world. His understanding of Yuan Power is extremely profound, unmatched by anyone in either realm. Therefore, he is well aware that Panlong's Yuan Power reserves have an upper limit.