Chapter 853 - - 590 Cause and effect can be reversed

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Too ferocious!

Ning Xianping cowered in a corner, trembling.

He was a minor follower, and to avoid suspicion, he hadn’t dared to approach Gao Ming and the others from the start.

After all, in this day and age, not many people dared to be enemies with Duge, and getting involved with them didn’t necessarily lead to a good outcome.

The most critical part was that he was cut off from information, and nobody had told him what was happening outside.

All he had seen was the mobilization of troops, and then, out of the blue, the Immortal Emperor had made a move against Gao Ming and the others.

Facing the personal intervention of a million Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, and the Immortal Emperor, the fact that Gao Ming and his companions had withstood the onslaught was something Ning Xianping couldn’t help but admire.

Then, he became even more clueless about what was going on.

Ning Xianping’s skill was Tug of War. He could forcibly pull people into a tug of war within his line of sight.

As long as he made a move, he could instantly change the course of the battle.

But obviously, the Immortal Emperor had not remembered him, or perhaps he didn’t trust him.

And in the maze of spells crisscrossing the battlefield, Ning Xianping didn’t have the courage to step forward and draw attention to himself…

Feeling equally perplexed was Han Xingfa, the Human Race Legion Commander from the Middle Heavenly State.

His keyword was instigation. One of his two awakened skills was called Stirring the Fire. If he provoked a confrontation, he could instantly instigate enmity between two peaceful groups and make them fight each other.

In theory, his words could instantly turn the tide of battle.

But like Ning Xianping, he also didn’t dare to show his face on the battlefield. A rash move could draw the firepower onto himself, and he feared he might be finished in minutes…

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Under the vast night sky sprinkled with stars, Duge and the Underworld Emperor, their figures concealed, looked down upon the battlefield from above.

The Underworld Emperor quickly made a judgment, “It’s not the Demon Emperor; it’s the twelve disciples of the Daoist Ancestor and the Immortal Emperor who have fallen out. It could also be a ruse to lure us into the shadow of the Jumumu. Under the protection of Jumumu, the Immortal Emperor is nearly invincible. Even if it’s not a strategy, barging in rashly would grant us no advantage.”

Duge’s gaze pierced through the Heavenly Net and landed on Gao Ming and the others who were being targeted by the Immortal Emperor.

Gao Ming and his group were struggling desperately, but they were faltering and clearly couldn’t last much longer.

What’s going on?

Duge was somewhat puzzled. From the beginning, he felt that the twelve disciples of the Daoist Ancestor weren’t quite right. Their every action against him had been like scratching an itch through a boot—never really causing him any substantial harm, as if they were hesitantly probing.

Moreover, they had shown none of the resolve expected of Alien Warriors. From the start, they had remained uninvolved in the battle.

Otherwise, if they had joined the fray with their team and showcased their skills at the critical moment, he wouldn’t have had such an easy time fighting…

Now the Immortal Emperor had simply taken matters into his own hands!

“It’s not a ploy,” Duge shook his head. “If it were a trap, and we ignored it, everything the Immortal Emperor has done would have been in vain. Indeed, they have begun to fight amongst themselves.”

“Does the Human Emperor mean to go down and rescue them?” the Underworld Emperor furrowed his brow and asked, “Under the suppression of Jumumu, where the longer it lasts, the stronger one side gets, if it was the Demon Emperor trapped, the three of us combined might have a chance of breaking out. Now, even with the help of a few legion commanders, if we go in, we likely won’t be a match for the Immortal Emperor.”

Duge hesitated.

The Underworld Emperor was correct; this was the Immortal Emperor’s territory. Charging in would not do them any good, and if Che Shouchun met with an accident, they might get trapped.

Without his leadership, with only an Underworld Emperor and a few Alien Warriors unsuited for group combat, this catastrophe might truly become a repeat of the ancient war between celestials and demons a million years ago.

But if they didn’t go down to rescue them, Duge always felt as if something were missing in his heart.

Fortune favors the bold.

“Let’s go down and take a look,” Duge took a deep breath. “Those few Alien Warriors are the disciples of the Daoist Ancestor. Being chosen by Daoist Ancestor, they must have outstanding qualities. Perhaps the opportunity for ascension to sainthood lies with them.”

Ascension to sainthood?

The Underworld Emperor looked at Duge with puzzlement and asked, “Human Emperor, are you serious?”

“Underworld Emperor, believe in the law of causality that follows one’s declarations,” Duge said. “With our previous tactics, the catastrophe is likely to end in just a few days, so ascension to sainthood is also within these few days.

Otherwise, if Pan-Universe Entertainment ends the simulation, and the Alien Warriors return to normal, the catastrophe will drag on as before, and who knows when ascension to sainthood will be.”

Can causality really be interpreted this way?

To end the catastrophe early and therefore fast-track ascension to sainthood while dragging out the catastrophe means sainthood is a distant dream?

Isn’t causality supposed to unfold naturally?

The Underworld Emperor felt his brain couldn’t quite wrap around this idea.

But many things Duge had previously said had come true one after another. The Alien Warriors’ skills had directly changed the way wars were fought, and he didn’t dare gamble. He simply nodded. After all, he was a Quasi-Saint. Even under the coercive environment of the Jumumu, there was always a chance to break free.

“Underworld Emperor, you’ll keep the Immortal Emperor busy, I will protect Che Shouchun and the others, and the Taixuan Emperor will go on a killing spree,” Duge assigned tasks.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Following that, Duge protected the three Alien Warriors with his Divine Power and used thunder to blast a hole in the Heavenly Net, leading his group straight through.

Che Shouchun activated his skill Battlefield Blindness right away.

Within his sensory range, swathes of Heavenly Soldiers lost their sight.

The Taixuan Emperor took the opportunity to strike, and in mere moments, tens of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers were drained to husks. Feeling the abundant qi and blood within his body, he couldn’t help but laugh wildly.

“Audacious scoundrels, how dare you?” Seeing this scene, the Water Official Great Emperor’s eyes nearly split with rage. With a raise of his hand, boundless weak water materialized out of thin air, sweeping toward the Taixuan Emperor.

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