Chapter 453: Chapter 453: Extinguishing the Fire

The World Tree, a divine object from the Northern Snowfield in the Secret Realm World, is described by Zuo Qiutian as a channel to communicate with the Upper Realm. It’s not something that just anyone can destroy.

But Li Rui can.

He possesses Community Thunder, the extremely firm and yang red flame originating from the Upper Realm. Even the tree, with its exterior entwined in Yin Sha Qi, cannot resist.

As the All Heaven Great Thunder Fire Seal Spell slashes towards the tree roots, a fierce fire instantly ignites along the roots.

After setting the fire, Li Rui doesn’t even glance back, grabbing Cheng Mingyue and using the Escape Technique to take off, because the moment the fire started, he felt an overwhelming sense of murderous intent.

At this time, the Extraordinary beings from two nations on the battlefield were already being suppressed.

Even though Zhuo Feilong and Liam are no weaker than the forces of those world NPCs or the Polar Pope, due to the unexpected situation, they only brought the personnel originally tasked with missions in the chaotic lands, including those consultants,

The main forces of Extraordinary beings within the territory haven’t fully mobilized. So facing the well-prepared Polar Alliance and Zuo Qiutian’s group, they are at a disadvantage.

Who would have thought that during the fierce battle, the complexion of nearly everyone on Zuo Qiutian’s side suddenly changed, and regardless of the situation, they quickly fled backward.

Upon looking up again, they discovered that the base of the giant tree was ablaze with a roaring fire of crimson and golden hues.

Then, Zhuo Feilong abruptly turned his head, moments later, two figures suddenly landed where he was staring. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Minister, can we win this? If we can’t, we better retreat while they’re trying to put out the fire; the Holy Judgment High Court is full of world NPCs," Li Rui shouted.

"Everyone withdraw following the formation and gather in the eastern suburbs of Bright City,"

Seeing that the two were safe, Zhuo Feilong felt slightly relieved, "Let’s go."

Though he, as the minister of the Superpower Division, had many questions, this place wasn’t somewhere to linger. The Polar Alliance had already allied with Zuo Qiutian and others, and they’ve established a foothold here. Organizing a strong attack would require careful planning.

On the other hand, realistically speaking, this place is a chaotic land, not Dragon Country, not Western Kingdom, nor the Southern Nations. Among all the forces, it’s uncertain how many are willing to pay the price to stop their ambitions.

Beneath the World Tree, Zuo Qiutian was controlling the Blood River to extinguish the All Heaven Great Thunder Fire Seal Spell.

"This is the authentic Five Thunders Skill, Mr. Zuo."

Mola Sect leader Gu Suixun’s expression appeared somewhat twisted in the firelight, "In the end, nurturing tigers leads to suffering."

"Baldy, don’t talk nonsense. Who nurtured him?"

The girl who reported Song Yuanhua’s death said, "Speaking of which, you also had a hand in not killing him in the Community Thunder’s source area."

"Heh heh."

Gu Suixun said, "The ever-changing world is connected to all beings, everyone is involved."

"Stop arguing."

Zuo Qiutian, fully engaged in controlling the Blood River, finally couldn’t hold it in anymore, "If you have the leisure, you might as well help me put out the fire. This Brother Li of mine is becoming increasingly exceptional; Thunder Division and Exorcism Institute are originally of the same origin, once it starts burning, it doesn’t stop."

If no one manages it here, the crimson and golden flames probably wouldn’t go out anytime soon, but those present are not ordinary people. Before long, the fire was finally curbed.

Seeing the tree roots mostly burned away, the Pope trembled all over, despite being one of the strongest in the world, his eyes were full of fear.

"Nidhogg, the evil dragon gnawing at the tree roots; it’s him, he is the King of Black Dragons!"

The girl beside Zuo Qiutian appeared disdainful, muttering under her breath, "That old man is indeed quite powerful, and has a lot of subordinates, but he’s a bit mystical."

The giant man grinned, "If it weren’t for that, how could we have established our foothold so easily."

Indeed, without the support of the Polar Alliance, relying solely on these world NPCs might cause significant destruction, but once intelligence leaks, they’d soon be besieged.

Yet, with the Polar Alliance, one of the three major nations, suddenly becoming a double agent, the landscape changed dramatically.

When the giant tree appeared, the news rapidly spread from the chaotic land to the entire world, and nobody could fully grasp the impact of this event.

.....

Sitting in the bulletproof off-road vehicle that had broken down for the second time, Li Rui was narrating his experiences in the chaotic land to Zhuo Feilong face-to-face.

"That’s roughly the process, but there are two crucial pieces of information. One is that the time difference inside and outside the Secret Realm has disappeared; the time I spent in the Northern Abyss of Golden Scales is equal to that of the outside world."

He glanced at Cheng Mingyue, both of their eyes showing a bit of lingering fear.

If it weren’t for Li Rui breaking the Secret Realm’s barrier and being forcibly expelled, they wouldn’t have been able to hold out until Zuo Qiutian’s isolation formation dissipated.

"We’ve already grasped that point."

Zhuo Feilong said, "Others had similar experiences, although they discovered it after entering the Secret Realm earlier than you. What’s the other thing?"

"The Thousand-faced God."

Li Rui replied, "People from the Holy Judgment High Court claim they saw battle traces on the statue resembling the Thousand-faced God, which appeared years ago."

"....."

Zhuo Feilong looked at him for a while, "Understood."

Understood just like that?

Li Rui widened his eyes, "Minister Zhuo, the battle involving the statue likely occurred when world NPCs invaded the real world and fought against people from the Holy Judgment High Court."

Zhuo Feilong said, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, decades ago, there was already a world NPC that came to the real world."

Li Rui coughed dryly, realizing he might have reacted too strongly, and thus slightly calmed his emotions, "Of course, this is just my personal speculation."

"Explain further," Zhuo Feilong was quite calm. People in high positions often have thunderous storms within their chests but appeared serene, which is related to their character and experiences.

Li Rui answered, "It’s quite logical. What characterizes the Thousand-faced God? He’s always very mysterious, appearing and disappearing abruptly. We deduce his experiences from traces left by his activities."

"What if he’s a world NPC? Or to put it differently, his every emergence is actually a special instance of reality overlap. The reason we can’t trace him is because he’s not from this world in the first place."

Zhuo Feilong nodded slightly after listening, then smiled, "An interesting idea, but...."

He glanced at Cheng Mingyue and Li Rui, both looking curious.

"But that’s incorrect, the Thousand-faced God is human like you and me, a Secret Realm agent."

Li Rui asked, "What makes you so certain?"

"Minister!"

At this moment, the driver shouted from the front of the car, "The malfunction is fixed, we’re ready to proceed."

Zhuo Feilong said, "Alright, you unlucky soul, use the Escape Technique to catch up to me at the Superpower Division, and I’ll explain then."