EFB Chapter 2253 The Secret Hidden in the Intelligence
Chapter 2253 The Secret Hidden in the Intelligence
Chapter 2253 The Secret Hidden in the Intelligence
"The war in Shen Kingdom... the divine intervention of the blue-skinned..." He murmured to himself, holding the Soul-Capturing Mirror in his arms, "It's here, don't turn it over, it's right here!"
He Lingchuan was not mistaken; Fang Canran's intelligence report clearly stated:
The Battle of Xilongpo between the Fu and Shen states was accompanied by divine intervention!
Having been established for many years, Shen had learned the art of balance, and He Chunhua had long since slowed down its large-scale expansion, focusing instead on developing its domestic economy. It must be mentioned that Shen was incredibly lucky; its national strength significantly increased during the Beimu War, which indirectly fueled He Chunhua's ambitions and caused Shen to become restless once again.
The border conflict between the states of Shen and Fu is escalating. Fu's military strength is inferior to that of its counterpart, and it is suffering heavy losses.
Xilongpo is a strategic location; if it falls into the hands of the Shen state, the central part of the Fu state will be in grave danger.
The State of Shen had victory in its grasp, but the sudden appearance of two divine beings at the Battle of Xilongpo completely shattered the Shen army's advantage. The State of Fu seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, inflicting heavy casualties on the Shen army, which was forced to retreat back into its own territory.
The intrusion failed.
In his secret report, Fang Canran also mentioned the appearance of the two gods: one was a mermaid, and the other resembled a dough figurine sculpted by a craftsman. The Shen soldiers present at the time described them as "coming from the sky," and they descended with divine magic from the air, freezing the entire battlefield for ten miles.
Caught off guard, a large number of Shen soldiers were frozen solid.
Fu Jun seized the opportunity to raise his weapons and smash them to pieces, decapitating them.
He Lingchuan soon received military intelligence reports from the west about this matter, but they were not detailed. They only said that the Fu Kingdom had invited the gods and defeated the Shen Kingdom's army at Xilongpo.
After all, this is not uncommon in today's world; even small countries can invoke divine intervention.
He Lingchuan was busy at the time, and Fang Canran's briefing was full of numerous and complex messages, so He Lingchuan only glanced at the two intelligence reports and didn't think much of them. But combined with what Sun Hongye said today, the implications were terrifying!
Judging from the timeline, the celestial being who descended on Pulu Island appeared on the battlefield of Fu Shen not long afterward, and displayed great divine power.
This "soon" actually refers to at least several days. Did those two "deities" return to the demon realm during these days, or did they remain in their physical forms, staying in the human world?
No deity has ever been able to do the latter. Even the legendary Mi Tian, when he descended to earth, could only stay for a few hours each time.
Even if these two demons returned to the Demon Realm and descended again, it is still remarkable that their two physical bodies could support their multiple divine descents.
Where did the Fu Kingdom get such a tough skin?
Sun Hongye's intelligence helped He Lingchuan directly uncover the mystery:
Pulu Island is the demon's experimental field for his puppets!
He Lingchuan deduced that the Fu Kingdom had sought aid from Beijia. However, the resurgence of spiritual energy had thrown the world order into chaos, and Beijia was now in a state of retreat. Furthermore, the Bei-Mu War had not actually ended, with sporadic skirmishes between the two countries. Half a year ago, Beijia's general, Ji Yingsong, had even achieved a great victory. Therefore, Lingxu City did not directly send troops to aid them, but instead released two Heavenly Demons.
At the time, this secret report was not particularly outstanding among more than two hundred other intelligence reports. However, once He Lingchuan noticed it, and after taking it out and combining it with Sun Hongye's intelligence, he felt that there were more aspects of the divine intervention in the Battle of Xilongpo that were worth studying in detail.
The people of Shen said that two celestial beings "came down from the sky".
This description is a bit strange. In the past, witnesses to divine intervention would usually say that points of light fell from the sky and landed on a person, who then gained divine power.
However, the people of Shen said that the two gods flew over directly without any pre-arranged prelude.
Did they not see the light descend?
Now He Lingchuan felt that the answer might be no. Because Sun Hongye had also said that when the two Heavenly Demons arrived at the county government of Fu County, they flew straight over.
Even though the concentration of spiritual energy in the world is now vastly different from what it used to be, their behavior is far too relaxed.
This leads to a terrifying conclusion:
Is it possible that these two celestial demons will remain inside the physical body indefinitely?
Not just a few quarters of an hour, not just a few hours, but after descending, it stays in the human world forever and never returns to the demon realm?
The idea was so terrifying that even He Lingchuan felt a chill run down his spine.
If this could come true, wouldn't that be one of the Heavenly Demon's ultimate goals?
A long-lasting arrival?!
Today, the plan for the Venerable Lingxu to return to the mortal realm is no secret. For this plan to succeed, two goals must be achieved:
First, the spirit and true body must completely descend.
Secondly, it should be able to stay in the human world for a long time, preferably permanently.
The achievement of these two goals depends on the strength of the Heavenly Demon's soul, the strength of the physical body, and a final condition that seems less difficult—a significant increase in spiritual energy concentration, which allows True Immortals and Great Heavenly Demons to move freely.
Since the Heavenly Demon emerged from the Demon Puppet Experiment Field, He Lingchuan could assume that the experiment might have been a groundbreaking success, as the old boatmen of Pulu Island had never seen the strange phenomenon of the sea freezing over before.
Furthermore, the souls of these two celestial demons may not be particularly powerful, so as not to create difficulties for the experiment.
"It seems that the Battle of Xilongpo was also an experiment, testing the power of the Heavenly Demons in actual combat," He Lingchuan murmured. "Just how much of their divine power did those two Heavenly Demons unleash upon the mortal realm, and how much power did they use on the battlefield?"
On the eve of the decisive battle between Mitian and General Hong, General Hong, with his exceptionally superior divine body, was already able to withstand 60-70% of Mitian's power. This meant that once Mitian's true form descended, he could basically unleash the power of the Great Heavenly Demon to slaughter everyone in his path.
How much power did those two demons send down to the mortal realm? Thirty percent, fifty percent, seventy percent, or...?
The Soul-Capturing Mirror couldn't help but say, "The power of an ordinary divine descent could not possibly freeze a ten-mile stretch of sea for a full hour, especially in the height of summer."
This divine art requires constant struggle against the power of the sea and against the power of nature.
"Don't forget, they also froze many Shen soldiers on the battlefield." He Lingchuan pondered deeply. "Shen's Yuan Power has been growing steadily in recent years, far surpassing that of the weak and chaotic small countries around them. To freeze them, the divine power of these two Heavenly Demons must forcefully suppress Shen's Yuan Power, even if it's only for a dozen breaths!"
"Two unknown demons, using only the power of their clones, can they really contend against the Yuan Power of the Shen Kingdom's army?" He Lingchuan shook his head. "That doesn't seem reasonable."
It's not that the Heavenly Demon has become weaker, but rather that the Yuan Power has become stronger.
However, the relationship between elemental power and divine power is never static. Just as water can extinguish fire, fire can also boil water.
First, look at the volume; second, look at the trend.
Then there's only one possibility? The Soul-Capturing Mirror grew increasingly frightened: "Hey, you don't mean to say that they... they descended in their true forms?!"
(End of this chapter)