Both sides had used their strengths to obtain an advantage for themselves, and they wanted to use a short time to determine the winner with their mortal enemy.
The Chinese plains sent tens of thousands of people to the borders.
The two thousand elite Wild Wolves had also stationed themselves in Persia's Shiva Town under Evil Emperor's orders. At the same time they kept a tight leash over One Emperor and his group's freedom, they sharpened their fangs and waited for the clash against the Chinese plains' Imperial Army.
The armies both had aggressive presences, and while they rubbed their palms together, they waited for the fight.
As time passed, the atmosphere at the borders of the Chinese plains and Persia became increasingly tenser. The atmosphere had even extended to the Chinese plains and Persia.
In the Chinese plains, at some point of time, this rumor started to spread among the players.
"Did you hear?
"Evil Emperor recently killed Martial Paragon Bi Xuan, who is One with the World. Right now, his Great Dao Heart Demonic Seed Art is perfected. Yesterday, he killed Eight Pagodas' King Yaksha outside Persia's Shiva Town, and he forced King Yaksha to flee… What?! You don't know who King Yaksha is? You've never heard about him? You're too ill-informed. All of the kings in Persia's Eight Pagodas are One with the World, and their strength is equal to Evil King Shi Zhixuan…"
"Right now, Evil Emperor has already killed one person who is One with the World and forced the other to retreat. You can just imagine just how unfathomable his strength has become. He has become much stronger than before!"
"Happy is going to have a hard time marching to West Region this time!"
"He's not just going to be in trouble! More than two thousand elite Wild Wolves have gathered near Shiva Town, and they're waiting for him. How many supreme-class elites do you think Lovely Land and Chivalry Sect has? At that time, they might all die in Persia. They will either be trapped outside like One Emperor, or be sent back to the country and will resurrect dejectedly."
"Happy… is careless this time!"
"How long do you think Lovely Land has been created, anyway?"
"The Wild Wolves have a strong foundation, and more than one hundred countries in the world offer resources to them as tribute. They have a lot of money, and their elies are as numerous as the stars. Happy has just organized one measly tournament, and now, he wants to send all of Lovely Land's elites to fight against the Wild Wolves? Isn't that just a joke?"
"Just you watch. This time, they're going to lose in West Region, and Happy will definitely come back dejected. At that time, the Wild Wolves will enter the east again, and the Chinese plains is going to in chaos once more."
"Tsk tsk. It's a pity to those sects that work together with Lovely Land. They gave them money and just obtained peace for a while, but now, they're going to lose control over their resource points again."
Such news kept spreading. It was fine if there were only a few people saying these things, but such rumors just kept increasing in various places in the Chinese plains. And as they painted a vivid description of Evil Emperor and the Wild Wolves' strength, a number of people noticed that these voices were slowly getting more influential, and they quickly spoke up to stop them, but when the battle replay of Evil Emperor forcing King Yaksha of the Eight Pagodas reached the top ten in the pay-to-view channel and reached the top in half a day, these uneasy views started flowing in the Chinese plains.
In the battle replay, Evil Emperor was like a demon. His feet never touched the ground, and he floated above a lake.
Across him was a man in black armor. He was domineering and looked really awe-inspiring. He was about fifty years old, and he held a black spear that was a little more than ten feet long. From the distance, his qi rose into the sky. His gaze was pierce and mighty, and anyone seeing it could clearly sense the pressure of the dao of heaven coming from him.
But Evil Emperor's change was truly shocking.
His silver-white hair fell over his shoulders wildly. His eyes were slightly shut, and he levitated above the lake without his feet ever touching water. His body released a demonic presence that was full of an evil charm.
He might be standing before a peerless elite who was One with the World, but Evil Emperor was never suppressed. Instead, he used his wild and relaxed presence to negate the pressure. At the same time, he sent his qi to envelope the man in black armor so that he was affected by it.
Phantasmal Shadow might share Evil Emperor's view, but she could still clearly sense the domineering presence that came from Evil Emperor, and she also sensed the relaxed air he had after he became One with the World.
The presence of someone who was One with the World seemed to be isolated from him by an invisible barrier.
Under Phantasmal Shadow's shocked gaze, the first who was unable to bear with the pressure was actually King Yaksha, who was supposed to be One with the World.
No one knew whether he had attacked because of the pressure from Evil Emperor's qi or whether it was because he could not stand the thought of being suppressed by a young man whose qi realm was clearly much lower than his. In any case, King Yaksha was the first to attack.
Boom!
The entire lake was suppressed by a mighty and powerful qi. It created a gash that was several feet wide, and as a huge bang rose, a waterfall that was more than two hundred feet tall shot up. The scene was incredibly majestic.
The fight between the two happened in the waterfall.
But through the first person view, Phantasmal Shadow could clearly sense the relaxed air from Evil Emperor's actions, and she knew based on this that King Yaksha never posed a substantial threat to Evil Emperor.
Everything was in his control!
He used less than five minutes to send King Yaksha fiercely into the lake.
Thud!
He charged out in a very pathetic manner. King Yaksha was covered in blood. He could not care about continuing to fight. Within a short moment, he broke free of Evil Emperor and disappeared without a trace.
Evil Emperor was left standing alone on the lake, and the fog had not even disappeared from it yet. He gave off a domineering presence of someone standing superior to the world.
"...Tower Master!"
When Phantasmal Shadow returned to the game with an incredibly grave heart, she was immediately surrounded by more than ten people in the headquarters! All of them were elders of Wind Assault Tower.
The group looked really anxious and uneasy.
"Tower Master!"
"You're back!"
"Have you seen Evil Emperor's battle replay?"
As she faced her higher ups' worried and uneasy expression, Phantasmal Shadow nodded gravely.
"I already know about this," said Phantasmal Shadow, and the people around her instantly quieted down.
She looked around and said, "I didn't expect that it has just been a month since we met, and Evil Emperor's strength would increase to such a degree. Even someone who is One with the World can't fight against him…"
She spoke slowly and gravely, reflecting the current mood within all the higher ups in Wind Assault Tower.
"Tower Master!"
Wu Kuo frowned in the crowd. "Evil Emperor's strength has increased by leaps and bounds, and he used less than five minutes to win against someone who is One with the World. Do you think that Happy can do this?"
When he said this, the group fell silent simultaneously.
That included Phantasmal Shadow.
Even if Phantasmal Shadow admired Happy's strength really much and trusted him a lot, but…
At that moment, she could only shake her head as well.
This was because she did not know Happy's true strength.
Happy kept too many things hidden from the others, and no one knew about his fight against the sect master of Sword Sect!
No one knew about his competition against the eight elites in the dao of heaven in the desert palace and how he managed to sav
e several people from the alliance master either!
And no one knew about him killing the alliance master in the desert as well!
At that moment, no one knew about Happy's current situation in Sword Sect's One Thousand Sword Formation.
The last time Happy showed his strength was in his fight against Evil King Shi Zhixuan, who at that time had just become One with the World.
And he only came to a tie because he worked together with Heavenly Saber Song Que.
As for his fight in the desert, even though many had seen the astonishing slash and guessed his identity, they would only think that it was the power of Heaven Crystal.
The strength Happy displayed was not enough for him to fight against Evil Emperor!
"If that's the case, Happy isn't Evil Emperor's opponent. This time, Lovely Land and Chivalry Alliance might come back defeated… or even worse?"
Wu Kuo suppressed the unease in his heart and stared into Phantasmal Shadow's eyes.
She sighed softly. "I know what you mean, but this time, Happy is the one who personally asked for the fight, and he made the decision before the players in the Chinese plains. Regardless of who it is and how bad the situation is, Happy won't listen to us. He won't readily give up on his plan to head into West Region."
She knew that Wu Kuo and the rest were hoping that she could turn the tides and send a messenger pigeon to Happy so that she could convince him to give up on his plan to head West.
But he had already spoken, and even if she tried to convince him to turn back, it was impossible!
The Chinese plains must keep their promise!
Phantasmal Shadow knew that since Happy had already begun making preparations for the battle, he would not turn back.
They must decide the victor in the battle in West Region, even if the result is something that the Chinese plains will not want to see
Wu Kuo and the others had worried looks appear on their faces.
"But…"
"Right now, there are plenty of rumors rising all over the Chinese plains. Many people feel panicky. Dream Clouds has managed to convince many people in the evil path to join her. By the looks of it, once war breaks out in West Region, Class One Hall will definitely take action!"
"I know." When she heard Wu Kuo's warning, Phantasmal Shadow's tone changed. She spoke with a grim and murderous tone, "Dream Clouds wants to turn the tides with this battle and change the power setup in the Chinese plains and regain her previous status. The rumors we have been hearing over this period of time is her creating a momentum for Class One Hall's return! But… I won't let her do as she wishes!"
Wu Kuo and the rest nodded.
"Regardless of how the war goes on in West Region, Happy definitely has his own plans. We just need to take care of the Chinese plains and not let Dream Clouds have the chance to take advantage of the situation. The Wild Wolves want to seize the opportunity to stage a comeback, but it won't be so easy." She stopped talking for a moment. Then, Phantasmal Shadow snorted coldly. "Ever since we miscalculated in the last battle, Dream Clouds and Evil Emperor think that there's only Happy and Lovely Land who pose a threat to them in the Chinese plains. This time, I will let them know that there is also Wind Assault Tower who is a threat to them in the Chinese plains! If they want to invade the Chinese plains, they must step over my dead body to do so!"
The elders of Wind Assault Tower felt their blood surge passionately because of her words.
"You're right, Tower Master!"
"Wind Assault Tower isn't an easy target!"
"Tower Master, tell us. What should we do? I've been itching to fight against those Class One Hall bastards!"
Phantasmal Shadow was really pleased with her elders' reaction. She thought about it and answered, "Once war breaks out in West Region, Dream Clouds will definitely fight against Lovely Land's forces at full force. From now onwards, we'll leave behind one group of people to develop the resource points in the branches. Aside from them, we will mobilize all our elites to head to Beijing!"
"All?" Wu Kuo and the rest were shocked. They asked for confirmation.
"Yes. All. All of them will head to Beijing. I don't want to know about the fight between Happy and Evil Emperor. But this time, I want to get rid of my old rival completely."
Phantasmal Shadow revealed her firm determination with a few simple words.
Chapter 1249 - Divination Fight
In the dark room, the most mysterious fortune-teller in the world, Carlson, started making preparations for the fight. He sat quietly in front of his crystal ball and changed the scenes in the crystal ball nonstop.
Every time the scenes changed, Carlson would quickly read off a string of information.
"Nine miles from Green Water City are 376 Lovely Land members. Among them, there are approximately thirty-seven people who look like supreme-class elites.
"Two miles to the east of the foot of Heavenly Mountain are 490 Lovely Land members. Among them, there are approximately nineteen people who look like supreme-class elites.
"In Neverleaving City are 533 Lovely Land members. On a government-made road less than ten miles away are around three thousand Chivalry Alliance members. Among them, there are approximately 43 people who look like supreme-class elites.
"In Dragon Concealing Valley are 77 people from various sects. Among them, there are... 77 people who look like supreme-class elites!"
Rustle…
Across Carlson was a pretty girl with gold hair and blue eyes. She sat straight with a goose quill in her hands while she quickly recorded each data Carlson told him on a piece of paper.
The blonde looked up and stared at Carlson while he was covered by a wide and black cloak. Her eyes shone with curiosity and interest.
But Carlson did not pay attention to the blonde curls from the blue-eyed beauty. Based on the observations he made over the day or so, he noticed a shocking secret.
Even though he could sense some things that made him vaguely uneasy from many different places, he instinctively felt that the numbers that remained hidden had already surpassed the Wild Wolves' expectations. In fact, it had already surpassed Evil Emperor's expectations by way too much.
The Chinese plains—No, it should be said that the current strength in Lovely Land was just much stronger than they expected. If they were not careful, they might fail miserably in the battle in West Region, and Happy might take down another city!
It was due to this uneasiness that led to Carlson choosing a girl here to record data for him and all the information from various aspects. It was all so that he could verify whether there was a need for him to him to be uneasy.
"I'm done!" Carlson removed his eyes from the crystal ball. Carlson looked at paper in the hands of the blonde girl across him. "Compile the precise number of Lovely Land, Chivalry Sect, and the sects in the Chinese plains, along with the number of supreme-class elites they have, then tell me."
"Got it." The blonde knew that the person in front of him was the person that the Wild Wolves valued the most. He was also an important person who could affect the entire world. She answered with a sweet voice and obediently started making calculations swiftly, just as Carlson ordered him to do.
As she calculated, the blonde, whose attention had been on Carlson, started having slight changes on her face.
She slowly moved her thoughts away from Carlson.
She began calculating even more seriously, and she also calculated faster.
Once she obtained the final figures, the blonde nearly forgot to immediately hand the figures to Carlson. She held the piece of paper with trembling hands and opened her pink lips. Her face was full of disbelief.
Whoosh!
While she was still immersed in her shock, a hand reached out from behind her to grab the data.
The blonde was shocked. When she looked up, she saw that Calrson had stood behind her at some point of time like a quiet ghost.
After Carlson obtained the data, he looked at the number at the end, and
he quickly s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath. His pupils shrank before they dilated a little. Then, they shrank again.
Bang!
For the first time, Carlson flung open the door to the small black room in great agitation and went out.
The blonde chased after him quickly. Her shock and agitation still remained on her face.
"What is it?"
When Carlson came out of the headquarters of the largest sect in Persia, four elite Wild Wolves heard about his arrival and quickly came over. They stood in front of Carlson silently.
The four of them stared at Carlson in shock. He was covered in his black robe, and his face was incredibly pale. "Prophet, you shouldn't have come, the leader said that you have to keep an eye out on One Emperor and Happy over the next few days. At the same time, you have to pay attention to the direction Lovely Land's vanguards take to come here—"
"Don't tell me what I should and should not do now. Contact Flame Wolf and Peach Blossom immediately and tell them that I have something very important to tell the leader immediately." Carlson was surrounded by the four people. He said without his expression changing, "I have very important information, and I must inform him immediately!"
"Why don't you send a messenger pigeon to the leader?"
"The leader went to chase after King Yaksha, and he went to the ruins of the divine temple belonging to the Eight Divine Kings. Messenger pigeons won't reach that place…"
Carlson was a fortune teller, and it was only naturally that he would know where Evil Emperor was. "Flame Wolf is near the divine temple, and he can't receive a messenger pigeon. I want you to locate Flame Wolf and Peach Blossom immediately!"
"One moment." The four Wild Wolves could sense a hint of urgency and abnormality based on Carlson's tone and expression. They did not dare to delay things. "I'll go and ask for you."
The four of them acted at the same time and released messenger pigeons.
Flap flap flap!
[What's wrong, my great Prophet? Do you have good news that you want to tell the leader?] Naturally, Flame Wolf knew where Evil Emperor was.
[I hope that it's good news to you.] Carlson wrote down the figures he compiled on the letter.
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