Because of the time difference, when Dragon Country entered the night, Europa was only noon.
The midday sun was exceptionally bright. After having lunch, Anthony@Roman, sitting in his wheelchair, was sunbathing in a small square in front of the ancient castle.
He squinted, seated in his wheelchair, motionless, as if asleep.
However—
When a servant approached Anthony@Roman with a mobile phone, Anthony@Roman suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of white light flickering within them, which was quite frightening.
This was not the first time the servant had seen Anthony@Roman behave like this, yet he still shivered all over, trembling, “Your esteemed lord, your father is calling.”
“You may go.”
Anthony@Roman took the phone upon hearing this and said faintly.
“Yes!”
The servant immediately left.
Anthony@Roman answered the phone and said with a smile, “My dear father, why are you calling me so suddenly? Is there anything particularly important?”
“We just received news that terrifying energy fluctuations have appeared at Mount Everest in Dragon Country. Satellite imagery shows an unprecedented massive curtain spanning Mount Everest; the extraterrestrial army is about to descend.” Saintlun@Roman said.
“Oh.”
Anthony@Roman responded blandly, as if he had expected this all along, showing no surprise.
“The Dragon Country Martial Department has requested support from the God of War Hall. What should we do?” Saintlun@Roman asked.
“Support? Why should we support them? Does Europa no longer need warriors? If we support Dragon Country, what if extraterrestrial enemies descend upon Europa?”
Anthony@Roman sneered, “Of course, superficial measures must be taken. This is also a good opportunity to salvage your image. You can go yourself.”
“I go alone?”
Saintlun@Roman sounded somewhat doubtful.
“Yes, you go first and see what the situation is like there,” Anthony@Roman confirmed.
“Alright.”
Saintlun@Roman did not object and then hung up the phone.
“If nothing unexpected happens, there will be true Heaven God realm experts among this extraterrestrial army. Can that old Taoist Tianlong withstand them?”
Anthony@Roman held his phone, squinted, and looked up at the sky, muttering to himself.
…
At the same time, at the headquarters of the Underworld Hall.
Shen Zui arrived at the main hall where the hall master of the Underworld Hall resided.
The Underworld King, as usual, sat cross-legged on the ground, his back to the main hall door, motionless.
“Lord Underworld King.”
Shen Zui stopped and bowed respectfully.
“Is there something?” the Underworld King spoke, his voice hoarse.
“Lord Underworld King, you should already be aware of the matter at Mount Everest in Dragon Country. The extraterrestrial army is about to descend upon Mount Everest in Dragon Country, and a full-scale war begins today. Are you going?” Shen Zui asked.
During the divine war twelve years ago, the Underworld King had personally gone to the battlefield but had not intervened.
“I’m not going,” the Underworld King shook his head.
“I thought you would come to observe, as you did twelve years ago,” Shen Zui said.
“Observe? This time, the extraterrestrial world will surely descend with true Heaven God realm experts. Observing will be life-threatening.”
As the Underworld King spoke, he suddenly turned around, his gaze like a knife sweeping towards Shen Zui, “You’ve come to me, are you intending to go to Dragon Country?”
“Yes, Lord Underworld King, I want to go and see,” Shen Zui replied truthfully.
“You may, but you are not allowed to participate in the battle.” The Underworld King remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.
“Yes, Lord Underworld King!”
Shen Zui accepted the command and then withdrew from the hall.
He had no intention of participating in the battle; he merely wished to witness his master, Taoist Tianlong’s, peak battle!
…
City of Sin.
Gaide arrived at the ancient castle outside the city and met Dawson.
“Teacher, the extraterrestrial army is about to descend upon Mount Everest in Dragon Country, initiating a full-scale war. Are you going?” Gaide asked.
“No,”
Dawson first gave his answer, then added a reminder, “You should not go either; the battlefield will be very dangerous.”
“Teacher, I know it’s dangerous, but we are all part of Earth, and it is our duty to participate in this war,” Gaide hesitated before continuing.
“You are correct, but whether I take you to participate in this war will have no impact on the final outcome—if Dragon Country’s Taoist Tianlong and Zhuge Lingjun can withstand the strong forces of the extraterrestrial army, Dragon Country will win this war. Otherwise, Dragon Country and even the entire world will be destroyed!” Dawson explained.
“Someone on the Divine Net forum predicted that in this full-scale war, there will be true Heaven God realm experts among the extraterrestrial army. Can they withstand them?” Gaide asked curiously.
“Theoretically, they cannot. But that Taoist Tianlong is too mysterious and powerful; there is still some hope,”
Dawson mused for a moment before stating his opinion.
…
Dragon Country.
The summit of Longhu Mountain.
Two figures sat cross-legged on two large rocks on the mountaintop. Seen from afar, they resembled two statues.
“Tianlong, for the past few decades, you have not acted. A few days ago, in the battle at the East Sea Martial Academy, you made a rare move and wiped out extraterrestrial enemies.
Now, with the full-scale war erupting, you have chosen to participate without hesitation.
Are you doing this because of your disciple, Wuming?”
On one of the large rocks, Zhuge Lingjun opened his eyes and looked at Taoist Tianlong.
After the battle at the East Sea Martial Academy, he had specifically come to Longhu Mountain to seek enlightenment from Taoist Tianlong about the mysteries of the domain and had not left since.
Just now, Zhuge Yong had come to report the situation at Mount Everest. Taoist Tianlong had instructed Zhuge Yong to relay a message to Qi Wufu that he would proceed to Mount Everest to fight alongside Zhuge Lingjun.
“Yes and no.”
Taoist Tianlong gave an ambiguous answer.
Zhuge Lingjun looked thoughtful and then said,
“The world believes you are the foremost chess player. Wu Fu said that you use the world as your chessboard and all living beings as your pieces, playing a game. Do you want your disciple to become the number one in this era?”
This time, Taoist Tianlong remained silent.
“I can see that you are tempering him. However, your tempering has caused this full-scale war to be brought forward.”
Zhuge Lingjun continued,
“Wuming’s emergence has broken the balance of this world and accelerated the progress of the extraterrestrial war—if you and your disciple had remained hidden in Longhu Mountain, the full-scale war should have started much later.
And we needed time to break through; Wuming needed time to mature.
So, I am very confused. Why have you brought forward the full-scale war? Can you enlighten me?”
“Destruction for creation.”
Taoist Tianlong provided the answer, with only these four words.
“Destruction for creation?!”
Zhuge Lingjun was bewildered.
“Currently, there is only one person in this world who can end this war and save the world. That person is not you, nor am I.”
Taoist Tianlong further elaborated,
“Wuming is the only hope for this world! His path to godhood needs to be paved with blood and bones! Including you and me, all of humanity can become discarded pawns!”
Zhuge Lingjun was shocked.
He admitted that the young man was very strong.
But… the young man had not yet fully grown!
How could the young man stop the war?
…
Two hours later.
Su City.
A helicopter hovered above the ancient city, its rope ladder swaying like a swing in the air.
Qin Xiaozhi, fully armed, sat in the cabin, his custom sniper rifle and Jiang Wuming’s equipment placed beside him.
He had specifically gone to the base of the Battle Dragon Squad to retrieve Jiang Wuming’s equipment before coming to pick up Jiang Wuming.
On the roof of the ancient city, Jiang Wuming and Li Lianyi stood facing each other.
After the huge energy fluctuations appeared at Mount Everest, Jiang Wuming had received a call informing him of the situation there.
For this reason, he did not return to the Su family ancestral home but stayed with Li Lianyi on the roof of the ancient city, waiting for Qin Xiaozhi to pick him up.
“I’ll take you down,” Jiang Wuming said.
“Okay.”
Li Lianyi nodded. She had originally wanted to go to Mount Everest with Jiang Wuming, but Jiang Wuming had refused.
Jiang Wuming’s reason was that Li Lianyi going to Mount Everest would be meaningless; even if the Martial Department set up a treatment point, it would be behind the battlefield.
On the roof of the ancient city, Jiang Wuming stopped talking nonsense. He put his arm around Li Lianyi’s waist and, with her, descended from the rooftop, finally landing steadily on the ground.
*Thud!*
After landing, Jiang Wuming immediately sent Li Lianyi off and, with a spring, leaped back onto the roof of the ancient city.
“Wuming!”
Seeing this, Li Lianyi, who was usually calm and collected, suddenly shouted after Jiang Wuming’s retreating back.
Jiang Wuming paused, then turned to look at Li Lianyi.
“After this war is over and you return, let’s have a child, okay?”
The girl looked at the young man who was about to go to battle and said something shocking.
“Okay!”
The young man smiled and nodded, then grabbed the rope ladder. However, instead of climbing up, he looked at the girl below and said, “Let’s go!”
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh!*
The helicopter took off, and the young man’s figure gradually blurred in the girl’s sight and finally disappeared!
…