Chapter 3097

He Lingchuan said slowly: "Including Vaisravana, the five great heavenly demons are recent additions to the Lingxu Host; some were long-time enemies of the Lingxu Host before."

Vaisravana was originally a great heavenly demon of the Kshatriya Heaven, just like Naraka Heaven; his hands were not free of the blood of the Lingxu Host's gods, and over the past several thousand years, he has caused the Lingxu Holy Sovereign much trouble.

Had it not been for the rapid decline of the Lingxu Host's great heavenly demons over the past twenty-plus years, forcing the Lingxu Holy Sovereign to seek more powerful combat strength, it would have been utterly impossible to absorb external enemies like Vaisravana; internal opposition within the Lingxu Host was also strong.

The Red General continued: "The several bright formations above, on the surface, are meant to guide the descent and gather form. Since we already know the effect of 'Spring Wind and Rain,' we can infer that these great heavenly demons will also use 'Spring Wind and Rain' to descend to the human realm, perhaps gathering their true bodies at this altar."

This inference is quite reasonable. 'Spring Wind and Rain' can assist at most twenty heavenly demons in descending at once; one can imagine their true bodies being dissolved into pure energy, like imperial nectar, descending to the human realm. Without a corresponding gathering method, they would simply scatter—how could they recombine their bodies on the ground?

"The great heavenly demons are not stupid either; if the Lingxu Holy Sovereign does not provide a complete plan, they will not rashly descend." Xiao Hanzi also said, "I believe what the Lingxu Holy Sovereign gives them to read is certainly not this composite formation on the square of the Jia Lou Heavenly God Temple."

"Perhaps the Lingxu Holy Sovereign shows these bright formations above to the incoming great heavenly demons." He Lingchuan nodded, "But the altar constructed by the Heavenly Palace in the human realm, following the Lingxu Holy Sovereign's instructions, additionally embeds a lower-layer dark formation."

"When the great heavenly demons descend, their bodies are in the process of coalescing, and their souls cannot yet take residence—this is precisely their most vulnerable moment. At this time, the lower-layer dark formation activates, drawing out their souls."

After he said this, the three fell into thought.

The core problem boils down to three characters:

Why?

Xiao Hanzi murmured: "If our inference is true, this will be an unparalleled sacrifice in ancient and modern times!"

He Lingchuan deeply agreed: "The most extravagant sacrifice in history."

How formidable are the five great heavenly demons! Against the backdrop of the celestial orthodox gods already being in disarray, each great heavenly demon's existence is exceedingly precious; they are the strongest weapons against human forces. The Lingxu Holy Sovereign painstakingly recruited these great heavenly demons into the Lingxu Host precisely to make a grand display in the human realm.

Under these circumstances, what reason does He have to scheme against the five great heavenly demons and draw out their souls?

Has He gone mad?

The Red General's eyes flashed: "Unless the Lingxu Holy Sovereign believes that the gain from sacrificing these few great heavenly demons far exceeds their own utility."

A little more is not enough; it must be 'far exceeding.'

After all, this is not merely a matter of profit and loss.

Xiao Hanzi murmured: "Great heavenly demons are already the pinnacle of power in both realms; each one can stir up endless storms in the human realm.

What power is the Lingxu Holy Sovereign ultimately seeking, that He would dare to sacrifice them?"

The three dared not even imagine: if the Lingxu Holy Sovereign achieves His goal, what catastrophe will the human realm face?

Xiao Hanzi added: "As things stand, even if we find and destroy this altar, it will be useless—the Heavenly Palace has likely already begun constructing a new altar elsewhere."

He Lingchuan pondered for a long time before saying: "Can True Person Xiao repair the Vaisravana altar in Baoji City so that it operates normally when the time comes?"

Xiao Hanzi was somewhat surprised, but immediately reacted: "You want to observe its progress on the second day of divine descent?"

"Exactly. Rather than running around the world looking for other altars, it's better to keep this one under control—at least we can pose some obstruction to the Lingxu Holy Sovereign's plot."

Xiao Hanzi readily agreed: "Fine, I'll give it a try. Ling Mountain also has formation masters; I'll summon a few over."

"After repairing it, please bring the whole thing over!" He Lingchuan added, "Perhaps I can have the Earth Mother make a special trip as well."

"Bring?" Xiao Hanzi stared for a moment before understanding, "You mean, dig up this altar and bring it to the front lines?"

"Yes. Leaving it in Baoji City is useless. The point is, the Nine Abyssal Great Emperor now finds it difficult to leave the front lines. Since this thing is useful, we might as well move it over."

"Fine." With Xiao Hanzi's means, accomplishing this is not difficult.

The Red General also said: "By the way, you might contact He Chuanhua and inform Vaisravana. Vaisravana is very suspicious; if he believes the Lingxu Holy Sovereign is plotting against him, he will not easily walk into the trap."

He Lingchuan nodded: "That's a way."

Whether Vaisravana believes them or not doesn't matter; as the Red General said, these few great heavenly demons were originally in name only united with the Lingxu Host, lacking much trust. As long as they become suspicious, they will not be easily used by the Lingxu Holy Sovereign.

Having concluded these matters, Xiao Hanzi stood up then to take his leave, returning to the Mou Army.

Only the Red General and He Lingchuan continued their communication.

When alone facing the Red General, He Lingchuan relaxed, leaning back in his chair: "First, the Lingxu Holy Sovereign obtained the new small world core; then, the divine artifact 'Spring Wind and Rain' could assist great heavenly demons in descending; then came the decryption of these several altars—these recent messages have kept my heart pounding, as if great disaster and calamity were imminent."

Having reached this level of cultivation realm, both of their spiritual senses are very accurate. Moreover, he has mastered the Divine Format of Fate; since he says this, the Red General knows that disaster will come with seven or nine tenths certainty.

We only do not know in what form it will arrive.

The Lingxu Holy Sovereign's secret plot spanning three thousand years is certainly aimed at overturning the human realm.

"Overturn—" He Lingchuan repeatedly pondered these two characters.

Among these new clues, it seems some kind of connection is hidden; he has felt several times that he could almost grasp it with his hand, but always just a thin layer of window paper separates him, no matter how he tries, he cannot pierce through!

This feeling makes him extremely annoyed.

"No matter what, let's first inform those five great heavenly demons." The Red General reminded him, "Time is pressing."

"I'll contact He Chuanhua right away." He Lingchuan paused, "I will also pass the news on to Naraka Heaven."

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The tenth day after the descent of the myriad gods.

The fall of Ansha Fortress was an extraordinarily heavy blow to the vassal demon states under the Heavenly Palace. They had repeatedly placed high hopes in the Lingxu Holy Sovereign's proclaimed divine descent plan, believing that countless gods descending from heaven could rout the War Alliance, not only lifting the siege of Ansha Fortress but thereafter leading them to turn defeat into victory, so they would no longer have to endure the War Alliance's encirclement and suppression.

Are not heavenly gods always proclaimed in this way?

However, the lackluster performance in the first major battle on the front lines after the divine descent shattered the fantasies of many nations and powers.

With three thousand heavenly gods charging forward together, they still could not turn the tide of victory and defeat on the Bekka battlefield?

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