Chapter 338: The Terrifying Nuclear Balance of Another World? (12)

War God Realm.

This planar world has only one continent, called the War Continent.

The continent is extremely vast, with high terrain in the middle and low on all sides.

Its highest point is called the Victory Heavenly Ridge.

This is the holy land of the War Continent, and also the residence of the War God Tribe.

The ridge's altitude exceeds 13,000 meters, with snow covering everything above 5,000 meters.

By the time one reaches the peak, it is already a forbidden zone for ordinary elemental life.

Here stands a massive temple complex merged with the mountain.

At the very center of the temple complex lies the War God Temple.

On both sides of the temple gate stand rows of golden guard statues over a hundred meters tall.

Passing through the interlocking golden spears held by the statues, one finds the temple gate, several hundred meters high and tens of meters wide.

A thin, multicolored light membrane shrouds the entrance, yet it is the distorted wall of the Tenth Law Ring.

At this moment, Beilu Dandi's apostle stands at the gate.

She is also a legendary powerhouse.

She stepped before the light membrane and, using the Voice of the Soul, said: 'Great War Lord, I come bearing Lady Beilu Dandi's will to audience.'

'Come forward~'

From within the membrane came a mighty voice, that of the War Lord.

The apostle then passed through the Tenth Ring Wall and entered the War Lord's Void Hall.

The hall is extremely spacious, barely decorated, with only two rows of massive stone pillars.

Walking forward between the pillars for over a hundred meters, one sees an ancient stone throne.

Seated upon it is a giant over three meters tall.

His physique is immensely strong, clad in seamless steel-gray spirit armor, wearing a dragon-horned war helmet; his eyes emit two points of rich white-hot radiance, like constantly surging molten lava.

The apostle walked to the throne, knelt on one knee, and hailed the Great War Lord.

The War Lord slightly turned his head, as if carefully scrutinizing the apostle.

After a moment, he spoke: 'I have never seen you before, mortal.'

The apostle immediately replied: 'I come from the Divine Elf Empire of the De Rui Tan plane; my name is La De Rui Ya, and I have only recently become Beilu Dandi's apostle.'

The War Lord did not press further, saying directly: 'Very well, have my daughter come see me.'

'Yes, Great One.'

The apostle silently pondered for a moment; after a dozen seconds, a hint of crimson light flashed in her blue eyes—the soul hue of the Crimson Lady Beilu Dandi.

At this moment, the apostle's body will be controlled by Beilu Dandi.

The apostle rose and respectfully cried, 'Father.'

The War Lord nodded slightly: 'Speak, what is the situation now?'

Beilu Dandi began to detail her experiences in the Divine Elf Empire and her current state.

Halfway through, the War Lord Ha Ge Li Te could not hold back and roared in anger.

'What an arrogant mortal, daring to enslave my daughter!'

'It seems An Jie Lu was right—this Luosen is a complete fool!'

'He and his mortal nation have no right to exist!'

Ha Ge Li Te's roar thundered like claps of thunder, echoing throughout the War God Temple.

Beilu Dandi, however, remained silent.

She waited until the roar subsided before speaking again.

'Father, we vastly underestimated Luosen's power. Though he is an elemental lifeform, he possesses a great soul, a rare Elemental Great One.'

'Huh?'

Ha Ge Li Te's anger stalled: 'Elemental Great One—just how great is it?'

'His soul is nearly as mighty as yours, his power nearly limitless; he can even seal the Eleven Law Ring with his bare hands, forging an unbreakable Law Ring prison.'

'Facing him feels like facing a towering mountain.'

'All the combat techniques I mastered have become useless tricks; the mighty war weapons you granted me have lost all effect, leaving no room for resistance.'

'Though I have become his slave, at least I am still alive. I hope you can calm down, Father, and set aside your contempt for him.'

'Even if you still choose to go to war, I hope you first make thorough preparations.'

Ha Ge Li Te listened in silence.

After hearing her out, he slowly nodded: 'Indeed, I have underestimated him.'

'But as the War Lord, having my daughter abducted is a great disgrace.'

'Only a flawless victory can wash away this shame!'

'The planar war will surely erupt, but I will heed your advice and make ample preparations.'

Now it is not just Beilu Dandi's personal matter, but the face of the entire War God Tribe.

If we do not harshly punish the defilers, we are no longer the War God Tribe but the Tortoise God Tribe!

Beilu Dandi certainly knows this, but she was frightened by Luosen's solar power.

She believes that honor, no matter how important, is outweighed by life.

A temporary compromise may be stifling, but as long as she lives, there is a chance to regain honor.

Thus she whispered: 'Father, though I ought not say this, I still hope you do not go to war.'

'Impossible!'

Father, I understand you, but please let me finish my reasoning.

The Lord of War nodded slowly: "Speak, then."

This emperor has already mastered the power of the sun and can summon the devastating Solar Great Power in the mortal realm.

This emperor also can forge a magic ring of an independent plane and use it to phase‑shift his daughter's body.

"He threatens that if you insist on waging war on the natural plane." Hai Ge Li Te interjected: "What natural plane? That's the De Rui Tan plane!"

"There has never been a principle of naming a plane after a mortal kingdom!"

Beilu Dandi shook her head: "Father, De Rui Tan has also become this emperor's captive, and now in that plane the emperor is the supreme ruler of the plane."

"Hmph~~~"

Hai Ge Li Te snorted and exhaled, but did not argue further.

Beilu Dandi continued: "He threatens that if you persist in war, he will teleport to our plane first and wield the Solar Great Power against us."

"Father, I have personally witnessed the terror of the Solar Great Power; I believe no one in the world can stand against it directly, not even you from afar."

"Therefore, I hope you will treat the threat of this natural emperor with caution."

Hai Ge Li Te's white‑hot eyes flickered continuously.

"Solar Great Power summoned by elemental life? Daughter, you weren't deceived by his illusion, were you?"

"Impossible, Father."

"He also says that if you don't believe, he will demonstrate it to you personally."

Hai Ge Li Te's eyes flashed: "Describe the scene you saw."

Beilu Dandi then recounted in detail the scene she had previously seen in the void, omitting no detail.

"Father, I personally saw two thousand legendary warriors, each with power comparable to a mighty god, turned to dust. I also saw the destructive tide they raised on the magic ring. Moreover, I witnessed massive smoke columns rising from the earth, almost taller than our victorious Sky Ridge."

Hai Ge Li Te nodded slowly: "By that account, it truly was Solar Great Power."

"I understand, daughter. Return and tell the natural emperor that I will consider his words carefully, but I also want you to convey some words to him."

Upon saying this, Hai Ge Li Te rose slowly, speaking in a deep tone:

"Tell him that Solar Great Power originates from high‑energy reactions of elements; it is not some rare mystery."

"I have never used it—not because I cannot, but because I do not wish mortals to glimpse the secrets of the sun."

"But since he threatens me with Solar Power, I must retaliate."

"Tell him that I also possess this power; if he dares to use it, I will dare to use the same means to strike back!"

Beilu Dandi was greatly startled: "Father, why didn't you tell me such an important matter?"

Hai Ge Li Te sighed: "Because it was unnecessary."

"The power we currently wield already governs mortals well. Of course, now it has become necessary."

Saying this, he gazed at Beilu Dandi: "Daughter, I once told you that I come from the Abyss."

"Now I must tell you that the Abyss possesses power far beyond mortal phenomena, and far beyond that natural emperor's imagination."

"And in my mind lies a vast amount of war knowledge from the Abyss."

"So rest assured, Father will soon restore your freedom."

"Now, you go back first."

"Yes, Father."

Beilu Dandi had been despondent, but her father's words rekindled a fire of hope, and her spirit of resistance rose again.

Her soul tendrils swiftly withdrew from Saint Ladreya's body, returned to Luosen's side, and faithfully delivered Hai Ge Li Te's words.

After speaking, a hint of smugness appeared on her face: "Your Majesty, I acknowledge that the Solar Great Power you wield is extremely strong, but it is not unique."

"I also think that if both sides use Solar Fire against each other, the side that cannot endure it first will certainly be you."

To be honest, this indeed surprised Luosen a bit.

But only "a bit".

Because forging a "bomb that can explode" is not very difficult; one only needs to know the trick.

Since Hai Ge Li Te can say that "Solar Great Power comes from elemental high‑energy reactions," it indicates he most likely knows the principle of nuclear bombs.

Considering he comes from the first high‑energy magical civilization of this solar system, the Abyss, it is reasonable that he knows this secret.

But knowing and possessing are two different matters.

Elements are the most powerful carriers of power in the world, and also the hardest to control.

To forge safe and reliable weapons from elements, one must ascend the magical technology tree step by step, solidly and steadily.

This rule becomes more accurate the higher one climbs.

Just like on Earth, an individual can handcraft a steam engine, but cannot handcraft a nanoscale chip; it requires the cooperation of countless people.

Therefore, merely knowing the principle is insufficient; countless technical details must be assembled piece by piece.

If any detail is mishandled, at best the weapon cannot be made; at worst a major disaster occurs.

Luosen's rapid achievement could not have been without the diligent efforts of countless research mages of the Natural Empire, nor without the support of the empire's advanced magical industry.

But according to Beilu Dandi's description, the War Divine Realm lacks such magical industry.

Thus, Luosen believes that Hai Ge Li Te most likely does not have a usable nuclear bomb in his hand.

Even if he does, it is most likely only a low‑grade fission dirty bomb.

In other words, he is merely bluffing.

Nevertheless, that said, one cannot completely ignore Hai Ge Li Te's threat.

If a nuclear bomb were to explode in a Natural Empire city, the empire's losses would be considerable.

How to respond then? Luosen thought quickly.

"Nuclear bombs are indeed powerful, but they are no longer the strongest elemental creation I can master."

Once the Empire fully digests the knowledge of the Sun's essence, it will be able to forge a magical shield that even nuclear bombs can't break.

The technical data given by Pioneer Di Laike Si is extremely detailed, and it isn't hard to digest.

At the most conservative estimate, about five years is about right.

Then I'll find a way to stall for five years.

These five years should count as the otherworld's terrifying nuclear‑balance period, I guess.

So he said to Beilu Dandi, "I want to have a face‑to‑face conversation with Hai Ge Li Te."

(End of chapter)