"Yes... Why?"
Even Lin Lin, in his heart, sighed softly.
If anyone were to be the most familiar with Gu Shen, it would be him, having known him the longest and most deeply among the group.
Gu Shen certainly had many secrets.
But his strength was rely at the seventh level of the deep water area. Even if he were a "Transcendent," even if he were a genius like Mu Wanqiu who could fight across two realms... at best, he was only at the ninth level.
Could such strength force ng Xiao to use the "Divine Descent"?
"Perhaps... the descent of the Light God’s Seat wasn’t due to a battle between ng Xiao and Gu Shen."
After a mont, Osmond frowned and said, "I think it’s clear now: The reason ng Xiao agreed to lead his team into the Duolu River was to follow Light City’s orders. They must have so other special purpose."
The captains all fell into contemplation.
As task executors, they only knew that Her Majesty the Empress spent imnse resources and costs, insisting on restarting the exploration mission of the Duolu River to find the hidden [Gate] in this Disaster Realm.
But they didn’t know the deeper reasons.
"What is it... that makes Light City so persistent?"
This ti, summoning the Light God’s Seat, whether successful or not, would greatly impact ng Xiao’s position in the North Continent.
However, he might not care about the "Zhen Yue na" at all.
This guy, inheriting the duke’s title, exudes the montum cultivated by Light City, and it’s likely that even revoking the title wouldn’t concern him.
Fisher spoke with so uncertainty.
"Could it be... the Netherworld King?"
A flash of insight!
In Osmond’s mind and in those of the captains, fragnted clues connected with the words Netherworld King—
Duolu River, a river filled with deathly silence!
And the descent of the Light God’s Seat was disrupted without the Empress’s intervention...
Only a Divine Throne can rival another Divine Throne!
"Netherworld King..."
Another captain murmured, "If the existence of the Duolu River is related to the Netherworld King, then it makes sense..."
"Could Her Majesty the Empress have restarted the exploration of the Duolu River for this reason too?"
Before the discussions could start in the main control boat, Osmond raised his hand to stop the captains’ speculations.
"The intentions of Her Majesty are not for us to speculate."
Osmond spoke with a deep tone, articulating each word: "Regardless of whose will ng Xiao follows or what mission he intends to execute in the Duolu River... he has already violated the North Continent’s iron law. All captains, should you encounter Zhen Yue, do not conceal it. I will personally detain him and escort him to the ancient castle."
"Yes."
"Understood."
The captains all nodded, but everyone knew that after the failed construction of the descent passage of the Light God’s Seat, Duke Zhen Yue might not descend the mountain the sa way.
Since he has made this plan,
he likely has a contingency for after failure.
"Zhong Yuan, you ntioned earlier... on Black Snow Mountain, the forbidden rules descended, enveloping you and your team." Osmond paused slightly, turned to look at Zhong Yuan, and said seriously, "Yet it didn’t envelop Gu Shen."
"Yes..."
Zhong Yuan nodded.
"I think the rules of Black Snow Mountain didn’t envelop Gu Shen because his ’fla’ is very special. This young man from the East Continent might be far more powerful than you imagine. I carefully reviewed the disclosed archives from Qingzhong Cetery. Despite the limited information, I believe... with Gu Shen being an S-rank, the three major schools of Changye will not allow him to encounter an accident so easily."
Osmond pondered for a mont, then slowly spoke.
Zhong Yuan was taken aback.
"You an..."
"The aura of the Battle God didn’t appear, so it’s very likely that no Divine War occurred on Black Snow Mountain." Osmond mused, "I speculate that their battle has not concluded. It is very possible that Gu Shen descended from the other side of Black Snow Mountain... Of course, this is re conjecture; I cannot prove whether this happened or not."
That stretch of snowy mountains is shrouded in darkness.
Even if we go again, it would be difficult to gather useful information.
Zhong Yuan felt a bit helpless and also a bit unwilling.
Listening to the aning, Lord Osmond did not seem prepared to dispatch "reinforcents"...
"With the Empress watching over us, observing everything," Osmond said softly, "With Her Majesty’s presence, ng Xiao cannot escape the Disaster Realm’s deploynt, and Mr. Xiao Gu will be unhard... As for us, our primary task is to find the [Gate]. Since the descent of the Light God’s Seat has failed, we should hurry to avoid further mishaps!"
Besides Lin Lin and Zhong Yuan, none of the other captains disagreed.
Even Living Fish, who had a good personal friendship with Gu Shen, agreed.
Everyone knew—
In such situations, hastily heading to Black Snow Mountain was a very unwise choice.
The light scatters, the darkness envelopes.
Going to Black Snow Mountain again would an undergoing another "Mirror Dream"...
Unless all the branches of the Duolu River have been thoroughly explored, only then would the Transcendent-level captains gather to traverse the mountain together.
If rushed into action, it would not achieve any rescue effect and could also disrupt important deploynts of the original grand plan.
"Next, return to your Source Energy Boats, bring the electronic equipnt needed for installation... All squads, revert to the original planned route to carry out the latter part of the [Deep Sea] ssage installation."
Osmond’s command was very rational: "This ti, there’s no need to wait for the main control boat’s approval. The Broken Chain Zone’s area has been compressed to the extre. We must seize this task opportunity to thoroughly explore all the branches in the first half of the Duolu River. If there is still no discovery regarding the [Gate]... we will then traverse that Black Snow Mountain!"
After speaking.
He waved his hand: "That’s enough."
The captains all got up.
The main control boat soon returned to quiet, but there was one person who hadn’t left.
"Zhong Yuan, I know what you want to say..."
Osmond calmly said, "You are very concerned about Gu Shen’s safety, so you want to go to Black Snow Mountain again."
"Yes."
Zhong Yuan’s expression didn’t change much.
From the mont Osmond gave the order, he had been preparing to make such a request... The mission of his team was the most special, on one hand, he could challenge his heart demon again, and on the other hand, he needed to verify for the military what was behind Black Snow Mountain.
Now it can be confird—
Last ti, the North Continent Army only conquered the latter half of the Duolu River.
That Black Snow Mountain cuts off the waist and abdon of the Duolu River, only by crossing this mountain is it possible to see the real "Black River", which is the scene General Bai Xi returned.
However, that Black Snow Mountain is truly terrifying.
"I’ve already seen it, the ntal state of your team mbers is not very good."
Osmond rejected Zhong Yuan’s request: "In this situation, it’s not suitable to set out again for Black Snow Mountain..."
"I can go alone."
Zhong Yuan responded quickly, he had long thought of this response.
"Lord Osmond, Black Snow Mountain is indeed unsuitable for many to go... That mountain can reproduce the abilities, sealed objects, and spirits of Transcendents. Even if we found the ’gate’ in the first half, eventually we must explore the extraordinary traits of this snow mountain."
His response was impeccable.
Osmond could only remain silent for a mont.
"Besides, this ti going is to help the legion more quickly understand the intelligence of the Disaster Realm." Zhong Yuan added: "Not to ntion the ’Ancient Stele’ General Bai Xi saw behind Black Snow Mountain, stabilizing the thod to climb the mountain is the problem we need to tackle."
If the side line exploration is complete and there really is no "gate", it’s necessary to head to the snow mountain.
Then, it will be a tough battle!
If there is more intelligence, it will naturally be easier.
Osmond sighed lightly, "Do you think that what I said before... was just perfunctory?"
Zhong Yuan paused for a mont.
Lin Lin also squinted her eyes.
"Although I haven’t seen Her Majesty the Empress for a long ti, I know... She’s right there."
The Eye of the Third Legion, raised his head, looking at the iron sky gathered with dark clouds.
In his one eye was a complex expression, he smiled bitterly: "So what I said before, ng Xiao couldn’t escape the Disaster Realm, was true, and Mr. Xiao Gu wouldn’t have any trouble, was also true..."
Zhong Yuan also raised his head.
He looked at the boundless iron sky, and said softly: "I certainly believe Her Majesty is watching all this. I just believe more, that so things don’t need Her Majesty’s intervention, we can solve them. Lord Osmond, you also detest Zhen Yue’s actions, why not let enforce the iron rules of the North Continent? Is there anyone more suitable than ?"
In terms of strength.
He was also among the top three of many small team captains.
"..."
Osmond sighed silently again.
Just as he was about to speak.
A lazy voice slowly echoed within the main control boat.
"If you want to talk about soone more suitable... there might be one."
The sensing door at the far end of the main boat opened, and a young figure in tattered clothes slowly floated in.
Covered in gray dust from past battles, Lu Zhe, a team captain, after interrupting, reported with a serious expression: "Lord Osmond, Lu Zhe’s team encountered a temporary incident, Captain Mu Wanqiu ventured deep into the Broken Chain Zone. Due to the sudden occurrence, I failed to stop her, and have now lost contact with her..."
This report made Osmond, Lin Lin, and Zhong Yuan all fall silent.
"According to my senses, Mu Wanqiu touched the teleportation restriction of the Duolu River Disaster Realm, she likely went to the area beyond Black Snow Mountain." Lu Zhe looked towards the direction where the light pillar dissipated, and calmly said: "To ensure Xiao Qiu’s safety, I apply to go to Black Snow Mountain... to bring her back. Additionally, the content of Lord Osmond’s conversation just now, I heard outside the airship, if an encounter occurs, I will conveniently kill the criminal ng Xiao for you."
After speaking.
Lu Zhe looked at the three people in the airship, he was a bit puzzled, why did these guys look at him with such strange eyes?
Thinking about what he just said, Lu Zhe imdiately corrected, "Sorry, not kill, but to apprehend. I will apprehend ng Xiao."
After speaking, the main control boat remained silent.
Lu Zhe: "..."
He touched his cheek, was there a problem with his acting?
These battle marks should be very lifelike, right?
Little did he know.
There was no problem with his acting, nor the battle marks, just the four words "failed to stop"... were the big problem.
The people on the main boat knew Lu Zhe’s strength too well.
A top Spiritual, how could he make such a low-level mistake?
Osmond, the old hand, saw through the truth at a glance.
"The matter of you intentionally letting Mu Wanqiu go, we’ll deal with it after the mission ends."
Osmond said grimly: "Right now, quickly get out, go to Black Snow Mountain over there, bring back those who need to be brought back... As for Zhong Yuan, with Lu Zhe there, you don’t need to go anymore, take the mbers of Lu Zhe’s team, and complete the unfinished route exploration!"
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