Chapter 3113: The One Personally Chosen by the Dragon God

She didn't turn her head, speaking to the air before her, but after just a few breaths, heavier footsteps sounded behind her.

A person slowly walked up beside her.

This person wore grey clothes, neither new nor old, but very clean.

His appearance was unremarkable, yet he harmonized exceptionally well with the surrounding long-grass riverbank, as if taking one step forward would let him blend into this heaven and earth.

Most importantly, Sun Fuling recognized this person.

"Great Shaman?" She slightly raised her head, also somewhat surprised, "What wind blew you here?"

Yes, this person is the Great Shaman of Zhao Man Du.

He Lingchuan always heard news of the Great Shaman from various people around.

The Great Shaman seemed to be everywhere. But in fact, since he crossed over into this world, He Lingchuan had never had direct dealings with him.

In terms of mysteriousness, he ranked first or second in He Lingchuan's heart.

Sun Fuling also recognized Zhao Man Du.

Two hundred years ago, this Great Shaman had also lived in Panlongcheng, and had given Zhong Shengguang much advice and solved many troubles.

However, the Red General herself had little interaction with Zhao Man Du at that time, as she didn't care much about people and affairs beyond war.

Zhao Man Du reached out to wipe the steps by the water, then lifted his robe and sat down beside her: "Red General, long time no see."

"Just call me Sun Fuling." She smiled, "Two hundred years have passed, and you haven't changed at all."

"But you have changed a lot." Zhao Man Du looked at her smile, "Compared to then, you now seem truly alive."

The Red General two hundred years ago was fierce, sharp, and unapproachable, like a peerless treasure blade—once drawn, it would wound people;

Now Sun Fuling is calm, affable, and introverted; even when the Great Shaman gazes at her, he feels as if he is gazing upon the vast, tranquil sea—majestic and elusive.

This shows she has become stronger!

Truly worthy of being the one personally chosen by the Dragon God!

Sun Fuling gave a faint smile: "I merely calmed down, no longer with inner turmoil like boiling water."

For two hundred years, she had been too busy—busy becoming stronger, busy guarding Panlongcheng, busy responding to Mitian. In the short decade or so after she became Red General, every day was spent whipping herself forward by the lash of battle and responsibility, with no time to think much.

Only after her sacrifice, when she came to the silent years in the great Fang Hu, did she have enough time for self-reflection.

For over twenty years, she had accompanied He Lingchuan on his growth, finally understanding the Dragon God's arrangement.

"I think you've found yourself again." The Great Shaman sighed emotionally, "Indeed, as the master of the Death Divinity, one should not lack self."

Speaking of mental state, it is the realm of the heart.

Strength must come from within outward.

Sun Fuling was in a bad mood and unwilling to continue sparring with him: "Great Shaman, do you have business with me?"

"Yes, I heard that Ling Xu Shengzun personally came to find Jiuyou to discuss his divine initiation plan."

Zhao Man Du spoke straight to the point, and Sun Fuling was somewhat surprised. Didn't this old godswindler used to like circling around eight or ten times before getting to the point?

"With your such well-informed news, you should know that He wants to deal with the elemental law of creation created by the Dragon God."

At that time, only He Lingchuan and Ling Xu Shengzun were in the account, plus an attentive Sun Fuling—three people total who knew the conversation's content. If He Lingchuan were here, he would be curious where Zhao Man Du's information came from.

But Sun Fuling didn't ask at all. The focus of her communication with Zhao Man Du lay in those few words: "the elemental law of creation by the Dragon God."

To some extent, Ling Xu Shengzun wants to deal with the Dragon God.

The Dragon God can create laws—why can't Ling Xu Shengzun?

They were originally equals in realm, their understanding and penetration of laws equally standing at the peak of two worlds.

Their magical duels have lasted three thousand years, from reality to void, with mutual offense and defense. And this time, even before the divine initiation plan is implemented, the Dragon God still holds the upper hand.

Ling Xu Shengzun's determination to win back a game is extremely urgent.

"I know." Zhao Man Du nodded, "I also know you are discussing how to stop him, and Jiuyou intends to risk entering the Cisha Heaven Altar."

"Ling Xu Shengzun is counting on him to do this, which is an open plot." Sun Fuling sighed bitterly, "Jiuyou's nature is to do what he knows he shouldn't. Ling Xu Shengzun has also figured out his temperament, knowing that in a situation with no choice, even if he knows the altar is a trap, he will surely jump in—as long as there is even a trace of possibility to stop Ling Xu Shengzun."

She is very clear. Because if it were her, she would ultimately do the same.

"I want to ask you: if we don't try to stop him, will Ling Xu Shengzun really succeed?"

"He is refining the world heart-core in the heavenly realm, and humans cannot accurately know its power. But if Ling Xu Shengzun lacks confidence, he wouldn't dare publicly shout at you."

His meaning is, even the human heavenly way is unclear? Sun Fuling thought again: "Can he truly completely erase the elemental law?"

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"Even if he cannot completely erase it—" Zhao Man Du said solemnly, "I reckon he isn't actually striving with all his might to completely erase the elemental law; in fact, merely changing one or two of its conditions could greatly weaken the weakening effect of the elemental law on demons."

Sun Fuling hummed in agreement.

Yes, completely erasing the elemental law is too difficult, and Ling Xu Shengzun doesn't need to do that; he just needs to find a way to shield one or two conditions most unfavorable to demons.

"As long as he can win this war in the human realm, there will be plenty of time and opportunity afterward to slowly amend heavenly laws." The situation is too grim; even if the alliance wins battle after battle in the human realm, Ling Xu Shengzun's next move—cutting off the fuel source—could change the situation instantly.

Speaking of this, Sun Fuling startled: "No wonder Ling Xu Shengzun earlier devised the divine descent plan, whose first step was to distribute demons across the human realm to seize power and occupy territory—originally to lay the groundwork for the second step, the divine initiation plan!"

Ling Xu Shengzun's thoughts are deeply hidden; he probably hasn't told the truth to anyone. Earlier, she and He Lingchuan couldn't see his strategic intent in taking this step, because the battlefield performance of these small states and factions was inherently weak, appearing as fragile as paper before the alliance and before the great nations' armies wielding elemental power.

Once the power gap reaches this level, it cannot be made up by numbers.

The alliance can crush the vassal demon states and armies under the heavenly palace precisely because the main allied nations possess formidable elemental power.

But once Ling Xu Shengzun interferes with the normal operation of the elemental law, the alliance's strength compared to the enemy will no longer have overwhelming superiority. The demons' occupied land, population, and troop numbers in the human realm are vaster, enabling them to adopt the strategy of many ants biting an elephant to death, opposing the alliance on the battlefield, and even possibly turning defeat into victory step by step!

Originally, this is also one of Ling Xu Shengzun's arrangements in his layout.