Chapter 116 The Battle Report from Gu Fort

"The battle report from Gu Fort is out!"

In the mental conference room, Lin Lin and Gu Nanfeng sat at the head of the long table, representing the highest responsible parties for the battle from the Northern and Eastern Continents, respectively. Arranged beside them in seating order were Zhong Yuan, Fisher, Mu Qingyang, Li Qingsui, and other high-level members of the alliance.

Because the Three Continents Alliance had two major battlefields, internal and external, Guang Ming Bi Lei of the Western Continent, responsible for the main internal battle, had minimal intervention in the Gu Fort war. Therefore, only Batu, the third elder of the temple, attended this meeting from the Western Continent's high-level officials, acting as a listener on behalf of the Goddess. After the meeting, Batu would immediately send the latest intelligence from the northern battlefield to Guang Ming Bi Lei.

"Seventeen deaths in Sector F, thirty-one seriously injured, seventy-three lightly wounded. All 'Burial Offerings' within the designated area have been annihilated."

"Deaths in Sector D..."

One battle report after another was presented.

It wasn't the first time 【Deep Sea】 had used Burial Offerings for "fishing," plotting against the alliance's high-level transcendents. Therefore, the moment the high-level transcendent life form "Mist Devourer" appeared, the alliance's transcendents, under the command of experienced veterans, began a rapid withdrawal.

The battle report results were within the alliance's acceptable range.

However, everyone was more concerned about...

The movements on the A Sector battlefield.

"How is Grey Dragon doing? Why haven't any images been transmitted yet?" Gu Nanfeng was the first to speak.

Changye had been involved in the Gu Fort war for four years, investing a great deal of manpower and resources. At this vital stronghold, the Gu family's Night Watchers had almost become a "backbone force" on par with the Investigation Corps.

During these four years, with the flames of war raging and the situation turbulent, the old man, who had retired from the position of family head, had stopped fishing and instead insisted on going to the battlefield himself.

Of course, Gu Nanfeng had tried to stop him.

But some things can't be stopped.

And so, the Gu family's old man became the number one ranked "veteran" in the Night Watcher sequence... and over the past four years, the person he had on his mind had increased by one, and that was Gu Xiaoman, who shared the same surname as Gu Shen.

"The image delay is due to the excessively powerful mental energy distorting the target area."

The deputy director of the underground research institute under Lin Lin shook his head, and said helplessly, "In addition, there seems to be some malfunction with the signal from Initial, but since this is a battle requested by Bai Xiu-xiansheng, presumably there won't be too much risk, right?"

"It's a pity we couldn't watch such an important battle."

Luo Yu quickly smoothed things over with a smile. "Young Master, there's no need to worry, nor is there any need to blame. I went to the Pu Yu Dojo a few days ago and met Bai Xiu-xiansheng. Since Xiaoman can fight today, it means she's ninety percent certain she can kill a transcendent life form of Grey Dragon's level."

"I'm not blaming anyone either."

Gu Nanfeng said in a comforting tone, "It's just that the old man often mentions... never mind. Judging from the battle report from Sector A, today's battle is down to Gu Xiaoman and Grey Dragon's transcendent duel, and the result is still undecided."

In the following meeting, Gu and Lin simply arranged personnel deployments for the various sectors and operational plans for the coming days, and then announced the end of the meeting.

After leaving his seat, Gu Nanfeng immediately left the giant wall to go to the area where Initial was stationed.

...

...

Alfred, in accordance with the late master's last wishes, was unwilling to have too much contact with the civilizations of the Five Continents, but now, stationed at the gap in Gu Fort, he made a slight exception for Gu Xiaoman's sake, and released a list.

A very small number of people in the alliance could step into the interior of Initial, and even use Initial's Pu Yu Dojo for cultivation.

As the current spokesperson for Changye and the highest leader of the alliance, Gu Nanfeng was, of course, one of them.

When he arrived at the snowfield, there were already two figures, one old and one young, on the mountaintop.

Bai Xiu was pushing a wheelchair, and the old man was lying comfortably, and in front of them was indeed a real-time image of the Gu Fort battlefield reflected.

"Nanfeng brother."

Bai Xiu turned his head and said with a smile, "You're here?"

Gu Nanfeng quickly stepped forward and took over the wheelchair. His words were half helpless and half reproachful: "I know you old man are concerned about Xiaoman and can't rest easy, so you would definitely come to Initial to watch this battle... but no matter what, you should have told the alliance. Many people there are also worried about the outcome of this battle."

"Heh."

Gu Qilin had a faint smile on his face. "The signal here isn't good, and besides, what's there to worry about in this battle? With Xiaoman's strength, the future domain of the Lord of Wine, can't she even handle a Grey Dragon? I'm not worried about Xiaoman at all."

Despite what he said.

Gu Nanfeng noticed that the old man's palm, resting on the armrest of the chair, was already sweating.

"If this battle ends smoothly today..."

He lowered his body and said in a deep voice, "Theoretically, Xiaoman, who is able to kill Grey Dragon, already has the initial ability to fuse with the Fire Seed."

"Yes."

Gu’s old man's voice was a little dazed as he said, "Before I knew it, four years had passed. Her speed of cultivation is no less inferior than Gu Shen's back then."

In fact, compared to worry, the emotion in Gu Qilin's heart was more of a concern.

The older a person gets, the more concerned they become.

From the first time he saw Gu Xiaoman, he liked this smart little girl from the bottom of his heart, perhaps because Xiaoman had too many things in common with Gu Shen back then...

Gu Qilin always saw the shadows of the two as overlapping in a trance.

Indeed.

Even the 【Annihilation Dream】 domain that Gu Xiaoman comprehended was imitating the external form of Scorching Fire, unfolding in the manner of flowing fire.

Gu’s old man had seen every bit of Gu Xiaoman's growth over the past four years.

He wasn't deliberately attending today's "coming-of-age battle."

Instead, he would attend and watch every one of Gu Xiaoman's battles, standing with this little girl.

At this moment, the "picture" reflected by Initial was almost stagnant.

Silver-white flames spread into an ocean of hundreds of meters, enveloping Grey Dragon within it. Both of them were almost as still as stone sculptures. This was a manifestation of the successful activation of the 【Annihilation Dream】 domain.

The real battle in this battle unfolded in the Annihilation Dream domain called 【True Dream】!

Or rather...

There was no so-called battle at all in this battle. The only suspense ended the moment Gu Xiaoman successfully activated her domain!

Gu Nanfeng sighed softly. There was indeed no need to go to great lengths to "broadcast" this battle.

In the mental domain, there was no way to see the clues in the real world.

Bai Xiu and Gu’s old man seemed to be "seriously" watching the battle, but in fact, they were just waiting here, admiring the solidified flying snow on the Gu Fort battlefield, using it to pass the time, waiting for the final curtain to fall on this battle.

"Crack!"

The beginning of the final curtain began with the shattering of the first solidified snowflake.

Ice crystals shattered.

Frost flowers filled the sky.

The entire void sea of fire shrouded in the silver-white brilliance of Annihilation Dream suddenly shattered like a mirror. The space in the real world was distorted, and the Gu Fort snowfield within a radius of hundreds of meters was folded. The Grey Dragon, whose body was as tall and imposing as a mountain, was also folded along with this huge "void mirror," thus shattering and bursting into hundreds and thousands of pieces!

Gu Nanfeng asked in a deep voice, "Is it over?"

"It's over."

Bai Xiu's expression was as calm as ever, with a faint smile on his lips.

"No..."

Gu’s old man stretched out a hand and silently pressed it against his chest, and said softly, "Everything is just about to begin."

...

...

Vast snow, vast wilderness.

The petite figure in a cloak, dragging Grey Dragon's fragmented head, slowly walked on the snowfield. 【Annihilation Dream】 tore Grey Dragon's body apart like tearing paper, but Gu Xiaoman deliberately retained this head.

In today's battle, she proved her current strength to the master who was watching the battle in Initial.

Snowflakes swirled around Gu Xiaoman.

Also flying around her was a small cubic robot.

"Xiaoman, I saw that battle just now. You fought beautifully!"

"Ho ho ha ha--"

Alfred chattered and was happy for himself.

Gu Xiaoman, on the other hand, stopped with a solemn expression and looked towards the top of the distant snowy mountain.

She looked at Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu also looked at her.

The little fellow raised her hand, grabbed the blood-stained Grey Dragon's head from the ground, and threw it forcefully towards the mountaintop where the three of them were.

"Rumble!"

A burst of wind-breaking sound suddenly rose, followed by a heavy crashing sound.

Grey Dragon's head slammed heavily on the top of the mountain. The next second, Gu Xiaoman also landed here, slightly bent her waist and knees, and slowly stood up.

"Master Bai Xiu, I did it."

Her voice was not loud, but it was clear in every word.

Gu Nanfeng, who had come here out of concern, keenly captured the firmness in the little fellow's tone. Today's battle seemed to be more than just an ordinary "sharpening the blade" battle.

Judging from the tone of Xiaoman's voice, there seemed to be some kind of agreement between her and Bai Xiu?

"You did well, you're progressing quickly."

Bai Xiu just said this sentence lightly, which counted as praise, and then there was no follow-up.

Gu Xiaoman waited for ten seconds, and couldn't help but say.

"You promised me that when I prove that I have the strength of a titled transcendent, you would let me participate in the general attack on the Source Tower."

She said anxiously, "I can now hunt down Grey Dragon alone... the domain of 【True Dream】 has been completed!"

"But you haven't comprehended the second domain yet."

Bai Xiu's understated words left Gu Xiaoman speechless.

The "titled transcendent" defined by the Five Continents civilization is a transcendent who possesses two domains and unites them... but Gu Xiaoman is an exception. Due to the characteristics of 【Annihilation Dream】, the combat power she displays in the same realm far exceeds other transcendents.

The battle with Grey Dragon could be regarded as... fighting across borders!

No second domain, and no unity.

Relying only on 【True Dream】, Gu Xiaoman easily crushed Grey Dragon, who had evolved to almost the highest level within the Traveler race, to death!

This domain is a deformed, completed domain.

In terms of combat power... 【True Dream】 has exceeded the so-called perfection.

"..."

Gu Xiaoman's expression was very aggrieved.

She also wanted to comprehend the second domain, and then unite the domains... but this so-called "second domain" was like a natural chasm to her. No matter how she secluded herself, how hard she fought, or how much she stimulated herself, she couldn't give birth to a single bit of inspiration.

Her path of cultivation was like eating and drinking.

But after the 【True Dream】 domain was completed, she got stuck there and couldn't move forward.

Even so, her "combat power" was constantly improving. 【True Dream】 was like a black hole that was constantly expanding and inflating. The more time and energy Gu Xiaoman put into comprehending it, the larger the area that this domain could cover, from three meters around her at the beginning, to now being able to cover a radius of nearly a hundred meters!

"The general offensive against Central Continent is not yet the time."

Gu Nanfeng couldn't help but explain at this moment: "Xiaoman, I know you really want to participate in the general offensive... but, wait a little longer."

The current Five Continents have two major battlefields, one external and one internal—

The external battlefield is today's "Gu Fort." 【Deep Sea】 used Traveler groups to continuously launch attacks on the borders of the Northern Continent, and the entire northern defense line was in a state of war.

The internal battlefield is "Southern Continent," which was abandoned by the Storm Throne.

The Southern Continent battlefield was cut off. After the Three Continents Alliance seized Xiyin City, they cut a line of demarcation running east and west across this land. The intensity of this war was even greater than that of Gu Fort... because the "power of faith" left behind by the Storm Church was grafted by 【Deep Sea】 through the spiritual network, and a large number of Southern Continent natives stood on the opposite side of the Three Continents Alliance.

"Guang Ming Bi Lei," which does not interfere in the northern war, is the main force in the Southern Continent war.

This is a war of faith with no winners.

The church people deeply influenced by the Storm faith, under the influence of 【Deep Sea】, chose to attack the alliance bases in various extreme ways. In this situation, seizing more cities was meaningless... unless the spiritual network that had poisoned Southern Continent for thirty years was terminated, or the church people who believed in the Storm of Faith were completely eradicated.

"Wait?"

Gu Xiaoman clenched her fist silently.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Are you waiting for Gu Shen-ge to come back? That wall in Central Continent is getting higher and higher... we should have launched an attack as soon as possible! I don't understand what we're still waiting for! If the battle of gods at the tip of the Source Tower is decided, and we lose, what should we do?"

【Deep Sea】 used these two wars to drag the Three Continents Alliance into a long war of attrition.

In these four years, Central Continent has built an unprecedented high wall in the coastal area.

Within the giant wall, there are still giant walls.

This high wall is called the "Source High Wall." Due to the huge computing power brought by the eleventh evolution, the firepower deployment efficiency of the Source High Wall is terrifyingly high. If there was a choice, the generals of the Northern Continent certainly wouldn't want to expend their strength in the Southern Continent war, but in recent years, dozens of attacks have been launched against the "Source High Wall," and they have all been perfectly parried by 【Deep Sea】.

Only defend, not attack.

This is the strategy of 【Deep Sea】. This strategy is strangely incomprehensible, but when implemented, it makes the Three Continents Alliance helpless.

"You can say we're waiting for Gu Shen."

"You can also say we're waiting for Meng Xizhou."

"But we're waiting for someone with the ability to end the war of gods to appear."

An old voice rang out faintly.

The old man sitting in the wheelchair said in a hoarse voice: "If we are to launch a general offensive, there will be no turning back. The fate of tens of millions of people in the Three Continents Alliance is hanging by a thread. After hearing this, Xiaoman... do you think we should wait?"

Gu Xiaoman was silent.

Her tightly clenched fist loosened tremblingly at this moment.

She had been working hard to cultivate all these years, desperately trying to end this war...

For her, this war was an unsolvable problem. If she wanted to end the war of gods with her own strength, she would need to obtain the "Wine Fire Seed."

And if she wanted to get the "Wine Fire Seed," she would need to end the war of gods.

Unsolvable.

"I..."

There was loss and wavering on the little girl's face, and she said softly, "It was my willfulness. I'll seclude myself and cultivate for a while longer."

"Perhaps, this battle... won't need to wait too long."

The old man in the wheelchair slowly came to Gu Xiaoman's side, and he looked at the little girl in front of him with doting eyes.

Gu’s old man took out a thin letter from his chest and quietly stuffed it into Gu Xiaoman's hand.

"Take this for me."

The old man's eyes were gentle, and he said, "This is a gift I'm giving you... I think you'll like it."

(End of this chapter)