Chapter 491: 491: The Lord's Enigma

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Chapter 491: Chapter 491: The Lord’s Enigma The first wave, over seventy people, kill! The second wave, over forty people, dead! The third wave... Everyone suddenly turned back, those entering the ancient castle, those jumping into the sea... Those jumping into the sea couldn’t escape the hunting of the Wing Blades. Those entering the ancient castle seemed to have chosen the right method because Lin Xiaosu’s most terrifying killer move needed rain to perform, and he couldn’t create Jiangnan Mist Rain inside the castle. However, the ancient trees grew explosively, and the ancient castle collapsed with a bang. This collapse was a full-force strike from Saintess Qian Ling. Those inside lost their shelter and thus lost all their chances... Half an hour! One hour! Two hours! As Lin Xiaosu stepped to the edge of the cliff, under the mist and rain, the last Nirvana transformed into shreds of flesh in the storm, washed away by the violent wind and rain. His sword withdrawn, “Li Ren Tears,” which had shone brilliantly in a foreign land, came to an end. The torrential wind and rain drenched him completely. He stood in the storm, gazing towards the endless sky. Swish! Blood Trace and Blue Demon appeared simultaneously by his side, the three giants standing atop the cliff, freely welcoming the cleansing of the typhoon rainstorm. This wash washed away the blood all over them. It seemed to also wash away the endless gloom that the Nine Headed Snake had brought to the world. “I’ll go search for leftover data!” Blue Demon took a deep breath... “No time! Retreat!” Lin Xiaosu said. Blue Demon suddenly looked up... In the sky, lightning and thunder! A few black dots rapidly enlarged! “Missiles!” Blood Trace exclaimed in shock... With a whizzing sound, three Wing Blades flew up simultaneously. Lin Xiaosu took a step: “Go!” A glowing branch flew over, coiling around Lin Xiaosu’s waist. As it retracted, Saintess Qian Ling gracefully stood beside him. Blue Demon and Blood Trace simultaneously stepped onto the other two Wing Blades. Soaring into the sky at the same time. The sonic boom shattered the rain and fog in the sky, the Wing Blades shot straight toward the heavens. Below, a rumbling... Three missiles hit accurately. Kney Island turned into ruins. The Wing Blades soared to an altitude of ten thousand meters, the turbulent clouds rolling beneath their feet, the speed reached Mach 30 on one side of the Wing Blades. Flying east all the way. Twenty minutes later, they crossed thousands of kilometers and landed beside the South Sea. The four simultaneously leapt down, the Wing Blades piercing the air and disappearing into nothingness. They’re back! Returning from the bloodstorm of Luoba State to the peaceful night of Great Daxia Yangcheng took just 20 minutes. Blood Trace looked towards the direction where the Wing Blades disappeared, his heart like the waves of the South Sea, unable to calm. This operation started because of him! It was under the premise of him pursuing Baofeng and being trapped that Lin Xiaosu and Blue Demon entered Luoba State at night. During the time trapped in the Alpine Mountains, he had also thought that perhaps his life was coming to an end. Who could have imagined that he didn’t reach the end; instead, the Nine Headed Snake did, and they returned to the motherland with the greatest battle victory in history. Blue Demon looked at the brightly lit Yangcheng, her chest gently rising and falling: “Nine Headed Snake, the greatest archenemy of Qianlong, is that how it met its end?” She seemed still in disbelief. Blood Trace lightly smiled: “I can hardly believe it either, but I fear we must believe, right? Brothers?” Lin Xiaosu said: “This depends on what is considered as a true annihilation of an organization. If it is based on its grassroots network being uprooted, then there’s only one last step left to annihilate the Nine Headed Snake!” “The last step?” Blood Trace was slightly shocked: “This step is...” Lin Xiaosu gently lifted his hand, a hard drive appeared in his palm. Under the starlight, it was just an ordinary hard drive, with a Y-mark on it. “This can be considered the greatest gain from entering Luoba State this time!” Lin Xiaosu said: “There’s reason to believe, the Nine Headed Snake global member list is inside!” Blood Trace shook immensely: “The global member list?” Blue Demon’s eyes shone with infinite brilliance: “You actually obtained the Nine Headed Snake’s global member list?” “Yes!” Lin Xiaosu said: “This list, you take it back to headquarters. I’m afraid only headquarters has the equipment to decrypt the hard drive.” Blue Demon accepted it, her face, at this moment, blushing like the sunset. Her mood was beyond excitement. She knew how crucial this list was; it was the true critical weapon to destroy the Nine Headed Snake. Eliminating the Nine Headed Snake’s Eight Heavenly Kings didn’t count as truly destroying the Nine Headed Snake, even killing its Lord didn’t count as truly destroying it, but this list does! Because just as Lin Xiaosu said, this list only needs to be published under the name of Qianlong, and all Nine Headed Snake members would be facing a catastrophic disaster. No need for Qianlong’s intervention, the citizens of their respective countries, their respective governments, must act against them. Even if they have the ability to escape various sanctions, they could never stand under the sun again. The various secrets they accessed through their identities, the forms of discourse power they formed, would all melt into snow under the sun due to their exposed identities... This is the strategy of cutting roots! This is the last spade to uproot the foundation of the Nine Headed Snake! Even for the Qianlong King, Blue Demon, and Blood Trace, at this moment, they all felt a rush of blood to the brain. Lin Xiaosu gently patted her hand: “Things often face the greatest crisis at the final step, even though the headquarters have been cleaned, you still need to ensure foolproof security. At this stage, I suggest you trust only one person!” “Old Man?” Blood Trace asked. “Yes!” Lin Xiaosu said. “Okay, I know what to do!” Blood Trace nodded deeply. Blue Demon slowly raised her eyes: “You said the destruction of an organization has different standards... it seems there’s more to your words!” Lin Xiaosu smiled: “Senior sister is as sensitive as ever. I said if the standard is the downfall of the grassroots network, the only thing missing is the publication of a list, whereas generally, many people’s standard for measuring the destruction of an organization is whether its highest leader is destroyed.” Blue Demon’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. Saintess Qian Ling also turned back by the seaside. Blood Trace’s brow furrowed deeply: “You suspect that the John Chaispur who died by your hand today is not the real Lord?” “Yes!” “What is your reasoning?” “Three reasons!” Lin Xiaosu said: “Firstly, his method of concealing his identity is very bizarre. It seems he wants to hide himself, but inadvertently leaves clues. If he was really intent on hiding, it would actually be difficult for us to find him.” The three fell into contemplation simultaneously. Indeed, John’s method of concealing his identity is very perplexing. On one hand, he did not want to hide; those below the rank of Heavenly King had no idea who he was. Even when facing Heavenly Kings, he strictly forbade any tracing of his identity. On the other hand, he seemed to want to hide, but deliberately revealed weaknesses, such as exposing his true self in video calls with his subordinate first-class Heavenly Kings. He could have used Disguise Technique, which is very simple, but he didn’t. He could have generated a completely fake image virtually, which is simple, but he didn’t! When talking with these first-class Heavenly Kings, his outfit was even identical to what he wore during business negotiations thirty years ago. Is this really hiding? Isn’t this a clear attempt to leave a traceable trail? The three were all sharp individuals, having had doubts at the moment, and their doubts grew even stronger now... Blue Demon mumbled, “Similar to a computer’s firewall?” “Yes!” Lin Xiaosu said: “This is my suspicion; I suspect this is a firewall set by the real Lord! If someone deliberately investigates the Lord’s identity, they use John Chaispur as a defensive line to eliminate the trackers targeting the Lord!” “If it’s completely hidden, others can’t track it, but similarly, the trackers have a hard time exposing it too. This makes sense!” Blood Trace nodded lightly: “What’s your second reason?” Lin Xiaosu said: “The second reason is... several key figures weren’t seen today.” “Which ones?” “For example, of the Nirvana trained within Daxia, only one, Baofeng, was seen today. Where are the other three?” Blue Demon’s heart raced. Nirvana trained within Daxia. This information was passed on to him by her. Within Daxia, there’s a Nirvana Island that trained four Nirvana. Baofeng, Ice Blade, Qing Yan, Gu She. But tonight, only one Baofeng appeared. Where did the other three go? On missions? During such a catastrophic disaster at the Nine Headed Snake Headquarters, their trump card weapons didn’t return? If one didn’t return due to some accident, that might make sense. But for three out of four not to return. Absolutely abnormal! “Your suspicion is reasonable!” Blood Trace said: “What’s your third reason?” Lin Xiaosu said: “There’s another Divine Artifact I didn’t see!” “Divine Artifact?” The three were simultaneously shocked. Does the Nine Headed Snake have a Divine Artifact? In the past, everyone would have said the Wing Blade. But now, of course, no one thinks so. Even if the Wing Blade is a Divine Artifact, it no longer belongs to the Nine Headed Snake. What does he mean? What sort of world-shattering object is he referring to? Lin Xiaosu said: “There’s reason to believe the Venerable Hydra Snake holds the Sun Lotus!” “Sun Lotus?” Saintess Qian Ling stepped up beside him: “Are you sure he holds the Sun Lotus?” Her expression was very excited. Lin Xiaosu said: “There’s reason to believe!” Blue Demon said: “Because... because the other day, there was a pen in Miao Yan’s hand, with a Sun Lotus Fragment hidden inside, and this pen was evidently given to him by those above, so you deduced the Venerable Hydra Snake holds the Sun Lotus?” “Yes!” This matter is a judgment. Lin Xiaosu believes his judgment is correct. Why? Because of basic common sense. The Sun Lotus Fragment in Miao Yan’s pen was real. The Sun Lotus Fragment was given to him by his superior, Liu Ye of the Nine Strategy Department. Who gave it to Liu Ye? Unknown. At that time, the situation was urgent, and Lin Xiaosu’s Sub-God Skill was too low to inquire much further. Later, the few people he questioned using his half-baked Divine Control Skill all became idiots, unable to say anything, and the trail broke off here. However, it can be confirmed that this was given to him by the high authorities of the Nine Headed Snake. To give him a Sun Lotus Fragment, one could deduce that the high authorities of the Nine Headed Snake have the Sun Lotus. What is the Sun Lotus? Ranked even higher than the Moon Lotus. The Moon Lotus is long held by the Ancestor Hall Master, regarded as a Holy Artifact. How could the Sun Lotus not be controlled by the Venerable Hydra Snake? Anyone in possession of a Divine Artifact would use it when their life is threatened. For instance, today, if this John Chaispur had the Sun Lotus, he certainly would have used it. Whether or not it would have turned the tables in front of Lin Xiaosu is another matter; the key is he certainly would have used it. But he didn’t use it. He lost his life. This can only indicate one thing: he didn’t have the Sun Lotus in his possession. Therefore, by reverse reasoning, he is actually not the real Lord.

Chapter 491: 491: The Lord's Enigma

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