EFB Chapter 2429 Everyone has their own plans
Chapter 2429 Everyone has their own plans
Chapter 2429 Everyone has their own plans
Both the captive and the Bear King looked completely bewildered.
"Judging by the timeline, the new secret realm of Panlong City was likely only recently activated!" The Earth Mother scoffed. "Do you think a mere General Cang Yan can rebuild the Panlong Secret Realm? Do you think this is child's play?"
The Cyclops King finally understood and asked in a tight voice, "Your Majesty, you...you...you mean?"
"Only those with the closest ties to Panlong City can rebuild that secret realm!" the Earth Mother said, enunciating each word clearly. "What Tiger Wing General? I think the real culprit has arrived!"
The Cyclops King exclaimed, "Nine...Nine Nether Emperor?"
The two people most closely associated with Panlong Ruins and Panlong Secret Realm are He Chunhua and He Lingchuan, also known as Shen Wang and Jiuyou Emperor.
How likely is it that King Shen will arrive in Panlong City and personally rebuild the secret realm? Before interrogating the prisoners, the Earth Mother Society believes that the possibility is at least greater than that of the Nine Nether Emperor arriving in person.
But now, it doesn't think that way anymore.
According to those demons, the Cave Spider Queen was a close friend of the Nine Nether Emperor, having fought alongside him in the Heavenly Palace and becoming a wanted fugitive in Bega. The Cave Spider Queen's frequent entry and exit from the Panlong Secret Realm indicates that Cang Yan's involvement in this matter was even greater than that of Shen Guo.
It also knew that there were three intruders at Duzhishan.
If you remove one Immortal Mingke and one Cave Spider Queen, what's left is the so-called "Tiger Wing General".
This little-known Tiger Wing General has not only entered the Panlong Secret Realm, but has now also ventured into its Duzhishan Secret Realm, yet he is still under the protection of the Lingshan Immortal.
"I think Jiuyou has most likely come in person," the Earth Mother said grimly. "He's either in the new secret realm of Panlong City or in Yujing City; there are only two possibilities!"
And it tends towards the latter!
"I wanted to take over his secret realm, but he beat me to it and sneaked into Jade Capital City. Ha!" The Earth Mother grinned. "That's what you call insisting on forcing your way into hell when there's no gate to it!"
It schemes against the other party, but isn't the other party also scheming against it?
The Bear King roared and laughed a few times: "Where did he sneak in! Let's go and catch him like a turtle in a jar!"
The Earth Mother became even calmer and said to the Cyclops King, "Go and inform those Heavenly Demons that the Nine Nether Emperor, whom they most want to kill, has infiltrated Jade Capital City. I will drive him out."
"Yes!" The Cyclops King strode away.
The Bear King looked at its back, then at the glittering dots in the red mist below:
"Should we still search for the new secret realm in Panlong City?"
"Nonsense, of course we can't miss it! Take some people in and search thoroughly." The Earth Mother's previous deductions were all based on "hypotheses." What harm would it do to thoroughly search a newly appeared secret realm?
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In the midst of the fierce battle, Wu Yao suddenly received a telepathic message from his brother:
"Hey, news has come from Jade Capital City that the Nine Nether Emperor has appeared."
Wu Yao was startled, and his movements slowed down, almost allowing Master Sihai to cut a hole in his shoulder:
"What? Where?"
"The Earth Mother sent a message to us through the Cyclops King: Jiuyou is in Jade Capital City, and she said she will drive him out. We should be prepared."
The Nine Nether Emperor has personally arrived at Panlong Wasteland and has already infiltrated Jade Capital City.
The question "Is it sure?" lingered on Wu Yao's tongue for a moment, but he didn't ask it aloud.
Xi Yu then asked Him, "What do you think, is it true or false?"
Given the connection between the Nine Nether Emperor and Panlong Ancient City, it's not surprising that he would come. The problem is that the distance from Cangyan Kingdom to here is simply too far. How far in advance must the Nine Nether Emperor have received the news to arrive in time?
Which party leaked the information?
What if the Earth Mother is lying? The immortals have already broken through the barrier and invaded Jade Capital City. The city is currently in chaos. Is the Earth Mother lying to provoke the gods into exerting more effort to defend against the enemy?
After defeating the immortals, it spread its hands and said: "Oh, I misread it, the Nine Nether Emperor didn't come."
All's fair in war, right?
“Whether it’s true or false isn’t up to us to decide,” Wu Yao said without hesitation. “Report it immediately! But, is there any further detailed report on the location of the Nine Nether Emperor?”
"The Earth Mother didn't mention it at all. However, our informants said that as early as half an hour ago, seven or eight teams of demon troops were transferred to Duzhi Mountain in the north of Yujing City."
"Where is that?"
"The back mountain of Changfeng Valley."
"Isn't that one of the forbidden areas of Jade Capital City? The Earth Mother used to forbid other demons from approaching." Wu Yao still remembered this information. "Before the barrier was broken, it actually sent troops there. Hmm..."
“The demon army went there but didn’t make a move; they just waited there,” Xi Yu added. “When Jade Capital City was attacked by immortals, these demon army squads were still stationed in the back mountains of Changfeng Valley. They didn’t move or go elsewhere to provide support.”
“A secret realm!” Wu Yao blurted out. “The Earth Mother must have hidden the Stone Heart in the secret realm! If Jiu You really comes, he will most likely find this secret realm and infiltrate to search for it. That’s why the Earth Mother said that she wanted to ‘drive Jiu You out,’ meaning to drive him out of the secret realm!”
They had certainly heard the legend of the White House hiding a stone heart, but they didn't take it seriously. A secret that's been widely publicized—can it still be a secret?
Ninety-nine percent of them are traps.
But the Earth Mother's stone heart truly needs to be carefully hidden. Within this Jade Capital City, there is no more suitable place than a secret realm or a forbidden area.
Xi Yu said urgently, "So, as long as we guard this secret realm behind Changfeng Valley, we can not only obtain the Earth Mother Stone Heart, but also possibly capture the Nine Nether Emperor?"
Compared to the Earth Mother Stone Heart, the gods valued the Nine Nether Emperor more!
"He's a leading figure in the rebellion against the gods on earth. Taking him down means taking down the biggest obstacle to the gods descending to the mortal realm!" Wu Yao was also very excited.
"Report this to the Holy Venerable Lingxu immediately! If we can accomplish this in one battle, we will have made a tremendous contribution this time!"
The two demons had no intention of fighting. They feinted a few times and quickly left the battlefield.
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Immortal Mingke flew in his boat, just managing to distance himself from the pursuers behind him.
Aunt Zhu kept a close watch on everything, while He Lingchuan remained silent, actually listening to Dong Rui's report on the battle situation outside.
The fake secret realm created by the Soul-Capturing Mirror couldn't hold out any longer and broke.
Over the years, the space inside the mirror has become increasingly lifelike, mimicking everything it imitates, even fooling Mother Earth. Its ability to persist for so long was somewhat unexpected by He Lingchuan.
However, after the deception was exposed, the Earth Mother discovered that the secret realm of Panlong Ancient City was temporarily vacant, so she seized the opportunity to devour the ancient city.
He Lingchuan understood from the very beginning that the fake secret realm of the Soul-Capturing Mirror could not remain a secret until the very end. The Earth Mother would definitely make a move against Panlong Ancient City, and this would become the new focus of the power struggle between the two sides.
However, after hearing Dong Rui describe the entire process of Panlong Ancient City being swallowed up, especially the collapse of the north city wall by Yujing City, he still felt uneasy.
Even if He Lingchuan manages to defeat the Earth Mother in the end, Panlong Ancient City will not emerge unscathed from her attack.
(End of this chapter)