Chapter 337: The Imminent Planar War (22)

The war envoy An Jielu got a reply, then turned and left directly.

Luosen watched, feeling moved: "No nonsense, they settle matters with war. No wonder they are the war god clan."

With such a tough temper, either they are a brainless fool, or they are a true strong person.

The war god clan is obviously not stupid; they must consider themselves very strong, full of confidence.

After re-summoning the two void slaves to his side, Luosen announced this news to Beilu Dandi.

"Although you are my slave, I still give you some freedom to choose."

"You now have two choices."

"First, tell me all information related to the war god clan, and send an envoy to the war god realm, using all your means, to persuade your father to stop."

"Second, remain silent. And I will immediately go to the war god realm to plant a sun."

Beilu Dandi answered without hesitation: "I choose the first option."

"Good."

His earlier reply to An Jielu was firm, to avoid showing weakness, lest the war god clan see him as weak and exploitable.

But his true intention was not to fight, or rather, not to fight now.

So, he planned to use Beilu Dandi to seek temporary peace.

But one must always prepare two approaches.

If the war god clan really wants to fight, he must also be able to withstand it.

War, of course, intelligence comes first.

Beilu Dandi was dazed by Luosen's artificial sun; now she is very cooperative, beginning to explain the war god clan's situation in detail.

"Including myself, the god clan has six members."

"They are my father, an 18th-rank Lord of War; me; a 14th-rank Wilderness Hunter Arnold; a 14th-rank Eternal Defender Sai Ren; a 13th-rank Love Goddess Margaret; a 12th-rank Battlefield Medic Beyoncé."

This is very strong, much stronger than the life god clan; presumably they have been dominant in the planes.

"The god clan has two divine artifacts."

"One is in the hands of the Eternal Defender Sai Ren, called the Sunset Shield."

"The Sunset Shield is nothing special; it just creates a level-12 defensive barrier. It has decent defense against almost all known attack spells, especially elemental strikes, where its defense is nearly perfect."

Luosen understood, this is a twelve-ring magical artifact.

"The other divine artifact is in my father's hands, the War Chessboard."

"The War Chessboard is the god clan's strongest divine artifact, and its fame across the planes is also very great."

"Although it has no direct attack power, it has two very powerful effects."

"First, it can open an extremely wide, very clear void vision that ignores most shielding spells, with a range of at least 3000 kilometers, and if power supply is sufficient, it can expand to the entire plane."

Hearing this, Luosen couldn't help but exclaim: "This is awesome."

This is like opening the full map; everyone knows the huge advantage this skill brings in war.

He immediately asked: "Can it penetrate the soul mist below the canopy of the Holy Elf Empire, even the earth's shielding?"

Beilu Dandi thought for a moment, then said: "It will suffer great interference, but as long as we provide enough power, we can still see far away, even down to three kilometers underground."

He paused, then added: "Of course, the power consumption will be enormous; even my father would find it hard to bear, requiring the whole god clan to jointly supply power, so we cannot gaze too long."

Hearing this, Luosen said: "It's a shame to leave this divine artifact in your hands."

What he lacks least now is power.

If placed in his hands, he would use a sun core to power it, absolutely guaranteeing 360-degree, blind-spot-free surveillance of the entire plane.

Beilu Dandi also thought of this; her face showed a hint of deep trepidation, she endured it but still couldn't hold back.

"Your Majesty, you promised me that you would definitely spare my parents' lives."

Luosen nodded: "Yes, I promised that, so unless your parents actively seek death, I will definitely spare their lives."

"Now, continue introducing the divine artifact."

Beilu Dandi's expression eased slightly: "Another effect is empowerment."

"My father uses the War Chessboard to constantly monitor the battlefield; once he discovers a key opportunity, he can directly bestow power upon the warrior related to that opportunity, greatly increasing their strength in a short time, enabling them to break the local battlefield balance and thus secure victory."

Luosen's eyes lit up hearing this, and he immediately asked: "How much power can it increase?"

"It depends."

"First, look at how much usable power my father has at hand; second, also look at the basic foundation of these soldiers."

"But in any case, it can at least triple the strength of ten thousand mortal soldiers; if exerted fully, it could even increase the number to one hundred thousand."

Hearing this, De Rui Tan beside them couldn't help but exclaim: "Oh~ this is simply the perfect war god artifact."

With the full-map vision, one can naturally make the best battlefield deployment based on the vision.

After discovering an opportunity, one can also temporarily boost the power of combat units, breaking the battlefield balance.

This thing, when placed in the hands of any qualified battlefield commander, can turn that commander into an invincible war god.

With such a powerful divine artifact in hand, it's no wonder the attitude of the War God Lord Ha Ge Li Te is so hardline.

Whoever gets hold of this fun toy will have their brain addled.

Luosen also coveted this fun toy greatly, feeling it was practically tailor-made for the Natural Empire.

A sudden guess came to mind; he immediately asked: "So, these two divine artifacts were both picked up from the lost plane?"

"Yes." Beilu Dandi nodded.

Luosen instantly understood: "It turns out to be a creation of the Dawn Empire."

The Dawn Empire is a complete high-energy arcane civilization; its high-energy creations must involve every aspect of a society.

Microscopic observation and interference involve life tree branches; elemental transformation involves the endless compass; defense involves the Sunset Shield; naturally, there is also the War Chessboard specifically made for waging war.

And these divine artifacts must also be matched with high power to exert their maximum effect.

Of course it fits the Natural Empire's circumstances best; now that it has fallen into the Void God's hands, it's like a monkey wielding a rifle—wasting a treasure.

Originally, Luosen didn't want to fight this war, but now he kind of wants to.

Not for any other reason, but for the divine weapon in the War God clan's hands.

Of course, the most important thing now is intelligence.

As the saying goes, even a lion fighting a rabbit uses all its strength; for a life‑or‑death matter like war, extra caution is never too much.

So he continued, "Besides the divine weapon, what other powerful spells does the Lord of War have?"

Beilu Dandi really didn't want to speak, but she had no choice.

"My father wields a domain spell called Endless Glory."

"When the domain is activated, my father's soul strength skyrockets to the extreme of level 19, and his soul's scale expands tenfold."

"The domain reaches five thousand meters; within it, any ally targeted by the spell gains legendary +10 soul strength and a fivefold increase in soul scale."

"Of course, the number of allies cannot exceed one hundred," and "Moreover, no matter how much it rises, it cannot break past level 20."

"Additionally, opening the domain consumes a lot, so it can last at most ten minutes. After one use, a long rest is required, but I don't know exactly how long."

Luosen understood: it's a ten‑minute super burst.

The burst effect is indeed overwhelming.

An 18‑level Great Deity already has an immense soul scale; now it jumps tenfold, which is almost like becoming invincible.

In an era without nuclear bombs, this is an unbreakable killing move.

Once activated, it's a great power that forces every other god to retreat.

Even if nuclear weapons exist, Luosen must constantly guard against this tactic.

After all, nuclear bombs are mechanical constructs that require preparation time to launch, and the opponent could exploit that window to prevent their use.

Therefore, a full‑scale showdown would be unpredictable.

The good news is that he now knows the War God clan's trump card, while the other side knows almost nothing about him.

Luosen pressed on, "Tell me all the signature abilities of the other gods, one by one."

Although the others are all mighty gods and usually not a threat to him, if they are boosted by the war domain, they cannot be taken lightly.

Beilu Dandi listed them one by one, and Luosen listened attentively.

After finishing, he asked, "How many mortals are currently in the War God's realm?"

"My father knows that many people mean great power, so there are over six billion mortals in the divine realm. When needed, anyone can become a warrior."

"How many saints?"

"Two hundred thousand."

De Rui Tan hunched his head and muttered silently, "That's really a lot."

Luosen also thought it impressive, because after he unifies this plane, there will be fewer than four billion people, with at least one billion still in the Elves' soul state.

Moreover, he hasn't even unified the plane yet.

The good news is that this is an inter‑plane war.

Luosen asked again, "What is the weapon level in the War God's realm? Do they have Black Stone weapons?"

"Yes. We have Black Stone battleships and many powerful blast‑flame weapons, roughly comparable to the Radiant Empire."

Luosen now had a clear picture.

In that case, invading the War God's realm would be somewhat difficult, but there is no worry about being invaded by them.

Because the other side lacks large‑scale plane‑transfer capability.

Even if they can phase‑shift many warriors over, they cannot bring heavy weapons, and would be easily crushed by this plane's army.

Luosen probed further details of the War God's realm, then said, "Now, send an apostle to the War God's realm to persuade your father to stand down."

"If needed, I wouldn't mind demonstrating an artificial sun to your father."

"Yes, master, I will comply at once."

Beilu Dandi nodded.

Luosen turned his gaze to De Rui Tan.

"You will come with me back to the Natural Empire, become a professor at the Weilan Advanced Arcane Academy, teaching knowledge of life alteration, especially the knowledge of lava warriors."

He has no interest in lava warriors themselves and finds their combat efficiency too low.

But he is very interested in the knowledge used to forge lava warriors.

Acquiring this knowledge and then conducting a more thorough war‑oriented transformation to create more stable, stronger, and controllable war machines is the righteous path.

"As an arcane professor?"

De Rui Tan hadn't expected such an arrangement and was stunned on the spot.

He never imagined in his life that he would become a mortal's arcane professor; not even in his dreams.

"Any problems?"

"No, no problem."

"Very well, then come with me."

"Beilu Dandi, you will also return with me to the Natural Empire."

He wants to study Beilu Dandi's bodily structure carefully.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Beilu Dandi could only comply.

Finally, Luosen looked toward the furnace basin, watching the basin filled with deep‑red vines and lava warriors.

After careful weighing, he said, "Destroy all the vines; the already‑born lava warriors will guard the lava basin."

De Rui Tan felt regretful and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, they are very powerful warriors and might play a huge role in the subsequent war."

Luosen retorted: "How many of these lava warriors can you make in a year?"

"At most a hundred thousand; any more and the basin would be too small."

"The speed is pretty good. But once built, how long can they fight at full strength?"

"Fighting at full strength for an hour is no problem."

"What about after an hour?"

"Their strength is exhausted, they're mentally and physically fatigued, needing rest and replenishment, but they probably only need three days to recover."

"A readiness rate of less than seven tenths is really too low."

"He builds a comparable war machine; if the machine isn't broken, he swaps operators in shifts, and if it breaks, he replaces it outright—its readiness rate far exceeds that of these war beasts."

"Moreover, we don't have to worry about machines betraying us, nor about the domestic emergence of all sorts of messy races causing mutual estrangement."

"De Rui Tan, unwilling to concede, argued: 'We can take turns launching attacks.'"

"Alright, but what if this lava basin gets destroyed by the enemy?"

"Destroy it? Impossible!!"

"Anything is possible. Alright, do as I say!"

"At this moment, the Holy Elves Empire has not yet been subdued, the Radiant Empire is also undergoing integration, and only the Natural Empire is his base."

"He must return to his country immediately, preparing to face a possible planar war."

"'War Chessboard—really a fine thing. The Sunset Shield is also very good.'"

"With these two artifacts, plus the Solar Core providing energy, the Natural Empire's absolute safety can be guaranteed."

"So he was quite tempted."

"(End of chapter)"