Chapter 2243: God's Duel

If they failed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If He Lingchuan misjudged the situation and fell into Mi Tian's trap, using the Bright Lamp prematurely would awaken the Black Dragon too soon!

It's important to understand that what currently possessed General Hong's body was merely Mi Tian's clone, not her true form. Even if the Black Dragon unleashed its power, it could at most destroy the clone, but it wouldn't be able to kill the primary target, Mi Tian's true form.

Furthermore, once the Black Dragon awakened, it would have to return to the Grand Pot.

The last time it successfully infiltrated, Zhong Wuhuan was still in the womb. The Dragon God had used the laws of the 'Womb's Mist' to forcefully disperse itself into an energy form, allowing it to remain dormant for an extended period.

This time, there was no 'Mystery of the Womb' bug to allow it to exploit the situation again.

After all, the Dragon God and humans are two completely different species. Once it reawakened, it couldn't occupy Zhong Wuhuan's Sea of Consciousness for long.

Even ordinary ghosts and evil spirits that possess bodies were human in their former lives.

Only the Heavenly Demon, a peculiar extraterrestrial creature, was an exception.

Moreover, Mi Tian's imprint was still in Zhong Wuhuan's Sea of Consciousness. If she escaped this deadly attack, she would choose another opportunity to make a comeback!

By then, both Zhong Wuhuan herself and Panlong City would have to face Mi Tian's supreme wrath!

This was what Panlong City wished to avoid most.

Xu Shichu subconsciously glanced at He Lingchuan again, marveling at how composed General Huyi truly was!

If it had been him, he would have already cast the Bright Lamp the moment he saw the large fireball invade General Hong.

He felt ashamed; though decades older than General Huyi, his ability to react to emergencies and make decisive judgments was inferior.

Now, he finally understood why Zhong Shengguang had entrusted the fate of Panlong City to He Lingchuan instead of him, Xu Shichu.

The King truly had an eye for talent.

Just then, Hu Min suddenly whispered to He Lingchuan, "General, look quickly at General Hong!"

Under everyone's gaze, blood streamed from General Hong's mouth and nose!

It was golden-red blood.

Was the battle between the Dragon God and Mi Tian so intense right from the start?

No, that wasn't right. The flow of time in the Sea of Consciousness was completely different from the outside world; no one could tell how long this battle had already lasted within General Hong's Sea of Consciousness.

He Lingchuan stepped closer to Xu Shichu, slapping his own chest where a round, precious pearl was hidden—

The Grand Evolution Heavenly Pearl.

Then, he lightly patted Xu Shichu's shoulder three times, murmuring something under his breath.

The scene in Xu Shichu's eyes suddenly changed.

From his perspective, steam billowed from General Hong's body and spread in all directions, quickly filling the lake surface.

The surface of Immortal Spirit Lake churned with surging mist, completely obscuring General Hong herself from view.

The pervasive mist here, at first glance, resembled a primordial world or a jungle after rain. He Lingchuan even felt it was somewhat like the Misty Valley within the Grand Pot.

However, the mist was actually divided into three colors: red, black, and gold.

Under the sunlight, they intertwined and devoured each other.

Apart from that, He Lingchuan and Xu Shichu could still clearly see the living people on the battlefield by the shore.

Xu Shichu's eyes widened in shock: "This… this couldn't be..."

He Lingchuan nodded and whispered, "It's General Hong's Sea of Consciousness!"

The Grand Evolution Heavenly Pearl, which he had borrowed from the south wall of Panlong City, had indeed broadcast the battle of the gods within General Hong's Sea of Consciousness for them!

The world of the mist-sea and the real battlefield overlapped, yet coexisted without interference.

Both sides were locked in a fight to the death, but they fought their separate battles without interfering with each other. This scene was truly bizarre.

He Lingchuan had previously witnessed Miao Zhan Tian's decisive battle with a deity in Reverend Qianhuan's Sea of Consciousness, and had also solved puzzles posed by the Godhead of Fate within his own Sea of Consciousness. Therefore, he knew that even a battle as breathtaking as this, occurring within the Sea of Consciousness, was something others could not intervene in or help with.

The plan to counter Mi Tian actually involved three key elements.

First, forging the Bright Lamp, which was Zhong Shengguang's task.

Second, effectively using the Bright Lamp, which was He Lingchuan's task.

And third, striking down the Great Heavenly Demon, which was the task of the Dragon God and Zhong Wuhuan!

No one could perform any of these three critical steps for another.

Zhong Shengguang and He Lingchuan had both successfully completed their respective tasks; this most crucial next step now depended solely on the Dragon God.

A female voice echoed through the Sea of Consciousness world and in their ears: "I thought there would be some grand snare here, heh, turns out it's just a wisp of the Black Dragon's remnant soul! Once I devour your divine soul and this little girl's, I'll go punish that group of traitors in Panlong City!"

He Lingchuan and Xu Shichu both recognized it; it was Mi Tian's voice!

Mi Tian's words actually revealed He Lingchuan's hidden concern.

If it had been the Dragon God in its full glory, He Lingchuan would have been completely confident. For in this world, there was probably no existence more reliable than it.

However, the Dragon God's main soul was completely fused with the Grand Pot, and only a wisp of its divine soul had managed to infiltrate and hide within Zhong Wuhuan's consciousness through the 'Mystery of the Womb'.

Their opponent, however, was Mi Tian's true form—a fully armed war god of the demon realm, Mi Tian who had expended the nightmarish energy of a thousand Dragon-Punishing Pillars and descended to the human world almost unimpaired!

Could the Dragon God truly defeat her? Although He Lingchuan had received assurances from Zhong Shengguang beforehand and knew he had no choice but to trust the Dragon God, he still felt a drum beating in his heart.

He and Xu Shichu exchanged glances, both seeing the solemnity in the other's eyes.

If the Dragon God lost, never mind how Mi Tian would deal with Panlong City afterwards; He Lingchuan himself might not survive this day!

Could the furious Mi Tian spare him?

In the Panlong world, He Lingchuan had long lost his death-exemption token.

Therefore, the outcome of this battle for the Dragon God also determined He Lingchuan's life or death.

Xu Shichu clenched his fists: "Wuhuan, well done! She's teamed up with the Dragon God."

Upon closer observation, they could see that the black and gold mists coexisted peacefully, not harming each other, and even working together to encircle and attack the dense red mist.

Clearly, the black mist was the Dragon God, the gold mist was Zhong Wuhuan, and the red mist was, naturally, Mi Tian.

The battle among the three within General Hong's Sea of Consciousness materialized in the outside world as a clash between three colored mists!

But why was this scene so different from Reverend Qianhuan's Sea of Consciousness battle?

Perhaps there were two reasons:

Firstly, the Grand Evolution Heavenly Pearl was not yet fully developed at this time, unlike its later form which projected high-definition images, allowing viewers to clearly see the forms of Reverend Qianhuan and Miao Zhan Tian.

Secondly, perhaps General Hong's Sea of Consciousness simply looked like this.

The 'Sea of Consciousness,' as they say, takes a thousand forms for a thousand people. Wasn't this vast, misty spectacle before them also like an ocean shrouded in dense fog?

Moreover, as the black mist churned, it quickly condensed into a dragon shape, its long body robust and majestic. Although it wasn't as grand as what He Lingchuan had seen in the Grand Pot's illusion previously, it still allowed the two observers to feel its formidable draconic might.

The figure condensed from the opposing red light, however, was very blurry.

It was completely different from the statues in Mi Tian's temple, but both understood that this was likely Mi Tian's true form!

Although the black and red mists were powerful, the gold mist was stubbornly resilient, seizing every opportunity to fill in gaps and striving to encroach upon the red mist's space.

End of Chapter.

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