Chapter 2250: The Renowned Death Divinity

"I once told you that if Lord Mitian descended, you would have to kill me before he did." General Hong tilted her head. "It seems you had no intention of doing so."

"I believe in the Dragon God," He Lingchuan said solemnly. "And I believe in you."

A good word never goes amiss.

General Hong let out a low snort.

"Congratulations on defeating Mitian and regaining your freedom!" Xu Shichu rushed over, unable to hold back his sobs in his great joy. "May our Panlong's fortune be everlasting!"

Zhong Shengguang and he had schemed for over twenty years, enduring countless bloody struggles and difficult setbacks. How many times had the King himself been tormented by his conscience!

Today, they finally succeeded!

General Hong supported herself with her hand on the ground and slowly stood up.

Although she didn't show it, He Lingchuan knew she was unwell and immediately ordered:

"Pass on the order: set up camp by the Immortal Spirit Lake; the entire army will rest for one day!"

General Hong's tent was set up first.

She told He Lingchuan and Xu Shichu, "I need to go into seclusion for a few hours; the military affairs are in your hands," and then entered her tent.

He Lingchuan could tell she was struggling even to walk.

The main battlefield of the great war between the Dragon God and Mitian was her Sea of Consciousness.

Anyone else would have been unable to bear it; their head might have exploded long ago.

Although the war was over, the shock to her Sea of Consciousness must have been immense. Her not collapsing right now was probably due to sheer willpower, so she naturally needed to recover and rest as soon as possible.

Furthermore, General Hong had just obtained Mitian's Divinity of Death, and this treasure was a hot potato.

As one of the three renowned ancient divinities in the Demon Realm, it wouldn't be easy for General Hong to gain its recognition.

However, her Sea of Consciousness still contained fragments of Mitian's divine soul, which might be the main reason she could temporarily hold onto the divinity.

While she settled down, He Lingchuan took over military affairs, arranging the remaining battles and support operations.

The Dragon God and General Hong had defeated Mitian, resolving a major threat to Panlong City. This was tremendous news, and Xu Shichu immediately sent a message to Zhong Shengguang.

Next, the Panlong army could fully commit to the battle against Xiluo!

The following evening.

To everyone, the sky was filled with a radiant, magnificent red glow.

But whenever He Lingchuan looked up, the clear sky for thousands of miles was no longer blue; it was a reflection of a dark red ocean, utterly bizarre.

His heart was full of worry, but he couldn't speak of it to anyone.

General Hong sent someone to summon He Lingchuan and Xu Shichu.

Her movements seemed a bit more agile, but her voice still lacked strength.

General Hong's divine soul and Sea of Consciousness had both been damaged in the battle with Mitian. The fact that she could still hold a clear conversation with them now without falling into a coma truly impressed He Lingchuan.

He knew all too well how difficult soul injuries were to heal. If it were him, he would have slept for at least seven days and seven nights straight, without waking once.

Truly worthy of being handpicked by the Dragon God, General Hong's soul power was indeed extraordinarily strong.

She had urgently needed rest yesterday, so they hadn't asked much. As soon as Xu Shichu saw her, he asked with concern, "How are you feeling?"

"I've recovered some." General Hong invited them over to discuss the upcoming battle plans.

Despite her fatigue, she still had to fulfill her duties.

The Panlong army's great victory at Immortal Spirit Lake opened up subsequent operational space, and the three quickly finalized a new plan.

After discussing official matters, He Lingchuan finally asked, "Did Mitian's Divinity of Death fall into your hands?"

He hadn't forgotten that one reason the Dragon God had insisted on scheming against Mitian was that Mitian possessed the Divinity of Death, which the Great Square Flask particularly coveted.

Now that Mitian was gone, had the Divinity of Death remained within General Hong's Sea of Consciousness?

"Are you referring to this?" General Hong opened her palm, and a wisp of black light emerged from its center.

Only then did the two see clearly: a strange cube floated in her palm. It was pure ink black, but its surface had many small square grids, each constantly reorganizing, arranging, and shifting.

To He Lingchuan, it looked like an automatically solving Rubik's Cube.

But the moment it appeared, an atmosphere of emptiness, deathly silence, and chilling cold enveloped the entire space.

Xu Shichu felt an inexplicable sense of loss and sorrow, but after looking at the cube for a while, even those feelings gradually dissipated, leaving only emptiness in his heart.

"Is this the renowned Divinity of Death?"

General Hong nodded. "The small grids on the cube represent the increase and decrease of order and disorder. Mitian believed that disorder would eventually replace order, and that this was the end of life, the embrace of death."

He Lingchuan stared intently, but his brows furrowed. "Why do I feel like something's wrong?"

He was someone who had held the Divinity of Fate. He wouldn't mistake the unique aura of a divinity.

Yet, even though this divinity floated before his eyes, he couldn't sense its aura.

General Hong asked him back, "What's wrong?"

He Lingchuan remained silent, secretly channeling his primal energy.

As a red glow emanated from him, he looked at General Hong's hand again—

Ha, it wasn't a cube at all; it was clearly a smooth, round treasure pearl!

"A treasure pearl?"

Seeing her illusion exposed, General Hong shook her palm, and the "cube" vanished, revealing the true form of the pearl.

This pearl was different from the Grand Divination Celestial Pearl. Not only did it have a lustrous pearlescent sheen, but it also had a faint, halo-like light blue tint, making it beautifully ethereal.

It clearly had a noble appearance.

"This is the demon core of True Immortal Qianhuan!" General Hong's voice held a hint of amusement. "I used it to simulate Mitian's divinity—well, at least what the divinity originally looked like."

It was rare for her to be playful in front of them.

He Lingchuan was greatly surprised and blurted out, "Mirage Pearl!"

General Hong tilted her head. "How do you know that True Immortal Qianhuan's true form is a mirage demon?"

The moment He Lingchuan spoke, he knew he had misspoken and immediately covered up, "Mr. Xin told me."

Xin Yi truly was a good brick, useful wherever needed.

"Mr. Xin certainly can't keep a secret." General Hong was skeptical but too lazy to ask more.

He Lingchuan recalled that True Immortal Qianhuan had been severely wounded in the Ancient War, and the Celestial Demon who had personally dug out his Mirage Pearl at that time was none other than Mitian!

Now that Mitian had fallen within General Hong's Sea of Consciousness, the legacy he brought down was naturally received by General Hong as well.

However, in true history, although True Immortal Qianhuan had betrayed Panlong City and obtained the Grand Divination Celestial Pearl from its city wall, he had never retrieved his own Mirage Pearl.

It was clear that this treasure was eventually offered by General Hong to the Great Square Flask.

Xu Shichu also stared at the Mirage Pearl, clicking his tongue in admiration.

This Mirage Pearl came from a true immortal, making it an invaluable treasure.

But he quickly remembered the main point: "Wait, where's Mitian's divinity?"

"It shattered."

General Hong's two light words caused a ringing in the ears of the two men before her:

"W-what?"

Shattered? A Divinity of Death wasn't a vase that would break with a single smash.

"Otherwise, after Mitian self-detonated his divine soul, what would he have used to drain the Dragon God's power, and what would he have used to shock my Sea of Consciousness again?"