Light Fortress-Chapter 1401 - 177: Battle for the Lord of Wine

"She cannot leave."

These four words echoed above the clouds.

The Red Dragon stared intently at the Thunder Light Ancient General before him, his palms gently resting on the hilt of his blade. He showed no intention of striking, patiently awaiting Bai Xiu’s response after giving the notice.

Bai Xiu’s response was simple—

"Snap!"

The majestic divine form of the Thunder Realm Walker tensed instantly, followed by a sudden, unheralded attack. Accompanied by a slight explosion in the clear sky above, the thunder body swept forward a hundred meters, instantly closing in on the Red Dragon.

Its giant hand, sparkling with thunder light, was about to press against the chest concealed by the Red Dragon’s rolling cloak!

"ZZZla—"

The Red Dragon, with hands pressing the blade, did not retreat an inch. His draw was swift; his left hand unsheathed the short sword, slashing vertically, a scarlet beam streaked across the sky!

The forearm of the Thunder Realm Walker was severed!

Thunder boomed mightily.

In the next moment, white brilliance surged as the Thunder Realm Walker clutched his forearm, lightly stepping into the void, halting and retreating. After several steps, the distance between them widened again, and within seconds, his elemental divine form regenerated, restoring the forearm to its original state.

"I said... I’m not here to fight you."

Calmly, the Red Dragon sheathed the short sword back into its scabbard, his expression serene, not a trace of anger: "Besides, do you think that defeating me will change anything?"

Sitting among the woods, Bai Xiu furrowed his brows.

"..."

The Red Dragon gazed toward the land.

He leisurely said, "The East Continent’s plan is quite promising. Those armor trucks, they should be the ’vehicles’ for this mission, right?"

Not waiting for Bai Xiu to speak.

The Red Dragon continued, "I can guarantee that the moment this little guy steps out of Sangzhou Cave, he will be discovered. The power of the Cloud Mirror is everywhere; the power of the Sky Divine Throne is beyond your imagination. As long as he wishes, there’s nothing he can’t accomplish within the Five Continents!"

Bai Xiu replied coldly, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about."

"Don’t understand... it doesn’t matter."

The Red Dragon replied calmly, "The important thing is whether you want to understand and whether you’re willing to believe what I’m saying... You cannot send Gu Xiaoman away."

"Just because she’s the ’Lord of Wine’?"

"Yes, just because she’s the ’Lord of Wine’."

The Red Dragon said, "As for the others, they’re all insignificant. Those Neutrals, those ants... as long as the Sky Divine Throne wills it, the Cloud Mirror can also expose them without a trace. But the gods never care about those ants on the ground, the so-called ’accumulation equals strength’ is a lie. Under such massive differences in quality, no number of ants can bite to death the great existence on the divine throne."

But Gu Xiaoman is different.

She is not an ant; she is the special chosen one, transcending the Spirit Network, blessed by the Wine Spark. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Although now her realm is low, given enough time, she will become one of the Seven Gods in the future... she can stand at the highest peak!

"The East Continent has the Battle God and the Netherworld King."

Bai Xiu took a deep breath, his tone still strong: "If the sky wants to act... we can try."

The Red Dragon remained silent for several seconds.

He slowly said with a tone of pity and sorrow: "Don’t be ridiculous."

The air above the clouds also remained silent for several seconds.

"Divine War... you have no chance of winning, or else why would the ’Wine Spark’ return to the Source Tower?"

Word by word, the Red Dragon said: "I know from the Bai Family that an extraordinary figure has emerged; you’re proud, very proud. But no matter how talented, can the newly ascended Battle God Throne compare to Gu Changzhi back in the day?"

Bai Xiu was temporarily speechless.

"During Gu Changzhi’s peak and prime, he never contended with the Source Tower, why do you think this is?"

The Red Dragon asked: "Are you genuinely unclear, or are you pretending to be ignorant?"

Central Continent, for six hundred years, has been the strongest among the Five Continents, with the Dual Gods jointly and firmly occupying the throne!

And in recent years, the Sky Divine Throne has ascended.

The crowning Mr. Tianshui initiated extensive reforms, the priest system spread brilliance and grace.

Upper City birthed countless talents, technological standards have made rapid strides, and back in the day, Mr. Turing was also from Central Continent, the mainframe network of Deep Sea is hidden here...

The accumulation of abundant resources makes Central Continent the only super continent.

It’s precisely this foundation that allows the Sky Divine Throne to continue hiding its strength after ascending, nurturing its light... For years, peace has reigned over the Five Continents; apart from the graveyard incident, the sky has barely shown its military force.

The world has long forgotten his true strength.

But this also means...

No one knows just how powerful he is.

"As for the rumors of the East Continent’s Dual Gods..."

The Red Dragon lowered his brows, continuing with a smile to ask: "That’s even more absurd. Not to mention how sinister and disastrous the Netherworld King’s combat power might be, taking ten thousand steps back, is the Netherworld King, who was beaten down by Light and drove away into hiding from the Five Continents twenty years ago, really still alive? Why has there been no movement at all in these two years? Recently, even the ’Nether River’ in the Disaster Realm of North Continent has been nearly uprooted, without any hint of a response?"

"Some truths, everyone already knows deep down, just too lazy to confirm."

"You and I both understand, the moment war breaks out, the ’strength’ and ’prosperity’ of the East Continent on the surface will instantly be torn apart—"

"So... don’t do such foolish things."

The Red Dragon spoke softly: "Don’t let the decision of just one person affect an entire continent."

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The air at a thousand meters altitude was extremely cold.

The confrontation between the two was even colder—