Chapter 3384: Xia Duo

————It will be later~~

————3384 has been updated, and the chapter title has been changed as well~

Xia Duo's uncharacteristically sharp counterattack immediately aroused Dafuni's suspicion. The next moment, before Xia Duo could make any further plans, time reversed once again.

But compared to the two times Xia Duo had perceived previously, an accident finally occurred this time.

It was no longer a return to the moment he "drilled" out of the miniature Elemental Channel, but a return to the moment he received the replies from the two Divine Envoys, Taide and Richi!

At this moment, it was as if an electric current had passed through Xia Duo's mind, and he realized in an instant—Dafuni was, after all, unable to defeat the Lord of Radiance!

If the reversal of time went beyond the time node when he received the two Divine Envoys' messages, it would mean that the past of the two Divine Envoys had also been changed; and changing the past of the Divine Envoys meant changing the Lord of Radiance, who shared the same essence as the Divine Envoys.

This was clearly impossible.

If the Illuminati could change the past of the Lord of Radiance, they would not have set their sights only on this small area of the Main Plane, but would have long since looked toward the entire Material Plane, or marched into the Astral Plane and the Outer Planes to become the absolute masters.

Clearly, the Illuminati did not possess such great power.

But I have already discerned the Darkness Society's final battle plan—

It is also a bug that is hard to ignore under the coordination of the Time Line!

But compared to what follows, it cannot yet be considered as having fallen into a disadvantageous position.

Because while realizing the role of the Divine Envoys, I also figured out the Darkness Society's true final battle plan.

Without the presence of the Divine Envoys, the situation would be different; although the Alliance would still be in a state of overall superiority, it would not be to the point of having no room to fight back.

And such a power that could have a nearly decisive influence on the final battle, how could Dafuni, that leader of the Darkness Society, not care about it, aside from Xia Shao's own personality?

It was equivalent to the two Divine Envoys anchoring the past for Xia Shao with their own essence connected to the Lord of Radiance, which also made Xia Shao think of the recent clash between him and Dafuni at Taiweimansa.

This was clearly also impossible, because Xia Duo had already established a connection with the Divine Envoys, and most crucially, both Divine Envoys had already sent messages to Xia Duo; those two messages were the closest connection between the two sides!

"What did you just do?" Dafuni, who had never taken the initiative to speak since arriving at Tanzan Peak, could not help but take the initiative to probe Xia Shao this time.

The Darkness Society has countless opportunities to try, while the Alliance must succeed every time; the "every time" here is not just about succeeding in a single conflict, but that all conflicts must succeed.

The most obvious point is that now, it is not just the Darkness Society that can perform Time Anchoring; with the help of the Divine Envoys' power, the Alliance can do the same, and perhaps even more thoroughly and effectively than the Darkness Society.

But those are all situations without the presence of the Divine Envoys.

In fact, the Darkness Society certainly would not use total victory as the condition for completing the final ritual; it is very likely that as long as they win a certain proportion, it would be enough to support the completion of the final ritual.

But as long as one thinks a little deeper, one will discover the terrifying nature of this plan; it means that the Alliance must achieve victory in every conflict, and without the other side changing the past, they must continue to win.

More crucially, the timing of Xia Shao realizing this point was a bit late; he himself had already fallen into the battlefield of the Time Loop, and the Alliance was likely even more so.

The next moment, Dafuni's expression became visibly extremely plain; shock, confusion, viciousness, and determination—almost every emotion Xia Shao could imagine was displayed on Dafuni's face.

The scene unfolding before her eyes made Dafuni realize that the situation might have already exceeded her control, and at this moment, she was impatient to figure out what had just happened.

Although Xia Shao was unclear about the specific cost of changing the Time Line, judging from the Time-Involving Ritual obtained in Meite'er before, the cost was truly not small.

What's more, compared to before, the Darkness Society's final struggle was now clearly more extreme.

Secondly, the other side clearly understood this point as well, which is why they chose to stake everything on one throw.

The Darkness Society wins everything, and the Alliance loses everything.

"What exactly did you do? To actually—"

He mimicked what Dafuni said when responding to his probing in the previous loop and replied: "Guess?"

Since the past of the Divine Envoys can be changed, could one bypass the Divine Envoys and only change Xia Duo's past?

Doing so would only make the Alliance's defeat more rapid.

The rebirth of Ailan!

As for what followed, Dafuni did not continue speaking, perhaps not wanting Xia Shao to learn more about Time-Involving Magic and the secrets of the Darkness Society, so time reversed once again.

At that time, even if he disregarded any consequences and recklessly destroyed the entire Ailan region, it would likely be of no help to the overall situation, and might even cause him to lose the Alliance's trust and the foundation for influencing the Alliance's decision-making.

Doing so would inevitably lead reality to a single result, which is—

Once defeated, the Alliance does not possess any technology to change the Time Line, so the situation of defeat would inevitably become an established reality.

Looking only at this point, it seems to be of no consequence.

But Xia Shao also realized the importance of the Divine Envoys for the upcoming final battle; he certainly could not reveal such important information to the enemy.

This time, Xia Shao's consciousness remained clear, and as he expected, the limit Dafuni could reach by reversing time was the moment he received the replies from the two Divine Envoys.

The other side clearly also used Time-Involving Magic, but perhaps due to insufficient preparation, the Time-Involving Magic at that time could not change Xia Shao's past, and instead was influenced by Xia Shao.

First, it can be confirmed that this is already the other side's final struggle; missing this opportunity, there will never be even a sliver of possibility for Ailan's rebirth in the future.

Since Dafuni could change Xia Shao's past at Tanzan Peak, then the Darkness Society could change the past at any other battlefield where they have conflicts with the Alliance.

If not for the Abyssal Land Embryo that Danzo discovered in the Underdark before, what would the situation be like now?

Fortunately, he discovered the role of the Divine Envoys in time; at this moment, he was even somewhat grateful that the Abyssal Land Embryo was discovered in the Underdark, as that was why he went to ask the Divine Envoys to come and help, which led to the accidental discovery of the Divine Envoys' role.

At this moment, he seemed to see a transcendent existence named the Darkness Society, weaving a net of fate that was hard to escape for all living beings in the Main Plane, and ultimately, fate pointed to one result, which is—

And now, the final battle has already begun, and even Xia Shao is inevitably affected by it, only because his own personality is able to perceive the process of the Time Line being changed.

Leaving aside Tanzan Peak for now, because Dafuni was there in person and due to the Moonshadow Family's relationship, Xia Shao could not figure out the other side's purpose for a moment.

Xia Shao almost dared not imagine that if there were no Divine Envoys, although there would not be absolutely no chance of winning, at the very least, it would allow the Darkness Society to occupy the upper hand.

Of course, this also had a prerequisite, which is that one must be able to win on the local battlefield; if one cannot win, then even if an unchangeable reality is anchored, it is still a defeat, which is meaningless to the Alliance.

Knowing this, Xia Shao did not feel a shred of joy at having discerned the enemy's plan; instead, he felt an even deeper pressure, like mountains and seas, which almost made him unable to breathe.