Chapter 416 - 184: The Resistance Doubting Their Lives_2
"At the same time, that powerhouse possesses powerful spatial abilities and explosive power, suspected to be an S-level dual-element Great Mage of space and flame. The long-distance single teleportation device is invalid."
"A dual-element Great Mage of space and flame? Divine Continent... Do we have such an S-tier powerhouse?"
Elder Lion King frowned, muttering to himself.
"Wen Jiulong cultivated earth attribute fighting qi, although he ranks low among us, he is extremely powerful in both attack and defense among S-levels. He should be an entity that counters explosive-type mages, yet how did he perish? Could a peak S-rank, or even a half-step Ascension level powerhouse have struck?"
Wen Jiulong’s close friend, Guo Xianglong, upon hearing this news, felt a buzzing in his head, his mind blanked for several seconds.
But soon, his formidable cultivation allowed him to snap back instantly.
He seemed to recall his real name and asked loudly, "Are you saying Old Wen’s Life Lamp was extinguished? Was there any scene where, although extinguished, the temperature remained and smoke slowly drifted out?"
The secretary was startled by his demeanor, and pulled back his neck: "Elder Guo, it did not appear. I personally confirmed, Elder Wen’s Life Lamp is extinguished. There’s not even temperature and smoke; even the Nether Jade carrying the lamp is already cracked and damaged."
Guo Xianglong’s pupils contracted, and then his eyes turned red, almost shedding tears.
He had known Wen Jiulong since they first became players, supporting each other to this day, their friendship extremely deep.
Now hearing that his friend had not even activated resurrection methods, nor existed any possibility of reincarnation, he felt immense grief within his heart.
Elder Lion King couldn’t help but ask, "Elder Guo, do you know some inside information?"
Guo Xianglong, eyes almost bursting with rage, nearly gritting his teeth, said, "The opposition did not dispatch just one powerhouse, but possibly two, even three! Old Wen had once told me he had acquired a backup method for resurrection, as long as any residual soul remained, it could resurrect using that backup."
Hiss...
As soon as Guo Xianglong said this, the room was abuzz.
They were all high-tier Transcendents, understanding the current situation without explanation.
The resurrection backup failed to activate, which meant Wen Jiulong was soul annihilated!
The opposition must have deployed a top-tier powerhouse well-versed in Soul Science.
Cultivating to Wen Jiulong’s level, even without deliberately enhancing, the soul would be extremely resilient.
After the body is destroyed, the residual soul, having lost its foundation, would possess certain strength for a period.
Common means to harm or even annihilate a residual soul was extremely difficult.
Getting close, some low-tier Transcendents might even be instantly killed by his residual soul.
If not deeply knowledgable in this field, few players would waste precious resources on Soul Science.
In most cases, killing an opponent to soul annihilation isn’t necessary for thorough elimination.
For a safer approach, simply killing the opponent’s body, then using one’s mana to trap their residual soul briefly, the residual soul would extinguish due to lack of body containment and nourishment.
Preparing a skill or tool for such a rarely encountered situation is not cost-effective.
Even occasionally encountering replicas like "Ghostly Abyss" filled with soul bodies, even tech-focused players would find clues within the replica for clearance.
The system never provides a fatal replica.
Thus, relying on residual souls for activating resurrection methods is actually quite practical in most circumstances.
Except...
For Lu Wenwu, the Ghost Special Service Personnel, potentially able to become an Underworld Ghost Messenger, just happened to get caught off guard.
After the uproar, silence fell in the high-level meeting room of the resistance army.
This time, Divine Continent had used thunderous force to clear their sub-base around the Imperial City, bringing enormous crisis.
Unknown opposition, unknown methods.
They even don’t know how the opposition discovered their sub-base up until now.
Could Divine Continent trace them down to their main headquarters?
This uncertainty sent shivers down the spines of many high-level members of the resistance army.
"Do you think there’s a possibility that all this was done by the ’Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God’ himself? Divine Continent didn’t actually plan to attack us?" an elder speculated, "The rulers of Divine Continent strive for stability, even if settling accounts with us, they shouldn’t just uproot Divine Land Imperial City’s sub-base alone."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"I think you’ve gone senile!"
"Dreaming, huh?"
"A player of at most A- level can single-handedly challenge one of our heavy sub-bases? And kill Wen Jiulong along with two other branch elders? Are you not awake or am I not awake?"
"That indeed sounds too absurd."
"..."
A single stone stirred a thousand layers of waves.
No one believed Lu Wenwu did this on his own.
They leaned towards Divine Continent taking revenge on them in protection of Lu Wenwu.
After all, Wen Jiulong previously attacked Liu Ming, Lu Wenwu’s liaison officer, and the headquarters was aware.
Perhaps Divine Continent was furious about this, deciding to eradicate all safety threats around the Imperial City at any cost, ensuring that Lu Wenwu, this sapling, could grow into a towering tree.
Indeed.
These headquarters elders were using normal human thinking.
If a Celestial Pride level A-tier player could counter-kill high-tier Transcendent across two or three minor stages, it was reasonable.
Even saying he could span an entire major realm and kill an S- tier player, it fell within reasonable limits.
A genius, right? If not fighting across realms, what’s the point of calling them a genius?
But to say a player barely ascending to A- level could counter-kill a powerful S level, and additionally eliminate two S- and a group of A-tier?
You’ve had too much to drink!
If this weren’t proposed by an elder, other elders would surely reprimand him heavily, teaching him not to babble nonsense.
While the elders fumed in indignation, the golden-robed man seated at the head spoke up, "Gentlemen, silence."
His voice seemed imbued with a peculiar magic, instantly dispelling the chaotic atmosphere of the meeting room, transforming it into peace and tranquility.
A rainbow-like halo slowly spun behind his head, radiating gentle divine light.
The military lord of the Salvation Resistance Army on Blue Star!
Also the true head of the entire Salvation Resistance Army, possessing terrifying strength.
Had the Grand Elder not perished unexpectedly, he’d likely still be in closed-door cultivation within his personal world.
"Discussing who did it is meaningless now. Even if the ’Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God’ did it himself, Divine Continent must know and might even have tacitly approved. Otherwise, they wouldn’t let a Celestial Pride with guaranteed [Ascension] stake such risks."
"Thus, there’s no need to study our opposition further. Undoubtedly, Divine Continent, the long-dormant giant dragon, has awakened, its dragon eyes fixated on us, contemplating where to strike."
"In the upcoming period, we’ll need to temporarily enter hibernation and observe, halting all plans except essential activities."
"Except for vital intelligence personnel, withdraw all stationed personnel from Divine Continent base until hibernation ends; no Transcendents or players stationed in Divine Continent, we’ll temporarily relinquish this territory to them."
"Military Lord, how can this be? It’s an enormous struggle for planting our nail inside..."
A man gritted his teeth, but stopped.
Judging by his helpless expression coupled with fury, he was very dissatisfied with the Military Lord’s decision.
This was not unreasonable.
After all, his father—the former Grand Elder—died at the hands of Lu Wenwu.
Even if seeking death, so be it.
Guo Xianglong in the rear was similarly overwhelmed with anger: "Military Lord, are we just swallowing this loss? Are we simply watching that arrogant brat without doing anything?"