Chapter 2242: Happily Fulfilled the Mission!

This golden light was hidden among the branches and leaves. During the chaos of battle, no one noticed it; even if a few people occasionally looked up, they would only mistake its glow for sunlight filtering down from above.

How did it get there?

Previously, the large fireball had been dazzlingly bright; no one could look directly at it, forcing everyone to turn away and close their eyes.

This light sphere had temporarily split off from the large fireball and hid within a passing banyan tree. Everyone’s attention was drawn to the large fireball, so they failed to notice its appearance.

Yet, the distance between it and General Hong was only about fifty feet. Or perhaps, General Hong had been steadily approaching it.

As soon as He Lingchuan engaged with Tu Shan God, the golden light sprang into action.

Fishing in troubled waters was not He Lingchuan’s exclusive skill.

However, it had not anticipated He Lingchuan dispatching Tu Shan God so swiftly—or rather, that Tu Shan God would be so useless as to not even last a single move against He Lingchuan!

The timing of the situation had been misjudged.

But since things had come to this and the light sphere had already revealed itself, it could only accelerate its charge towards General Hong.

Its action today was a desperate gamble, allowing only victory and no defeat.

There was no other path.

The Dafeng guards around General Hong had just noticed something amiss when the light sphere had already pounced upon General Hong.

"What is that thing!" a guard exclaimed, swiftly striking with a backhand slash.

To his surprise, General Hong directly sent him flying.

The next second, the light sphere plunged directly into General Hong’s body.

This sudden turn of events, occurring right beside them, greatly alarmed everyone.

They watched as the light sphere passed through her body. General Hong, or rather Mitian, suddenly had golden light bursting from her eyes. After sending the guard flying, she had been about to retract her arm, but the movement abruptly froze. Her facial expression twisted, as if she were enduring immense pain, and her arm suddenly began to tremble.

For either General Hong, who commanded armies, or the peerlessly powerful Great Sky Demon, such an anomaly was inconceivable.

Xu Shichu, realizing what was happening, forcefully threw an object from his hand towards Mitian’s glabella.

Zhong Wugan was still alive, still fighting, and struggling with Mitian for control of this body!

This was the agreement between General Hong and He Lingchuan: once Mitian’s "true body" descended, she would resist with all her might.

This was by no means easy, for Zhong Wugan’s sea of consciousness bore Mitian’s brand. Her resistance against Mitian was akin to a slave defying their master, and she would inevitably face strict suppression and punishment from the brand’s power.

Moreover, how could her individual spirit possibly compare to a War God of the Demon Realm?

But she had to fight.

She was General Hong; how could she silently kneel and be extinguished by her enemy?

Xu Shichu was also a cultivator, and his throw was remarkably precise.

Although Mitian’s gaze was unfocused, she raised her right hand, precisely caught the object Xu Shichu had thrown, and crushed it in her grasp!

With a soft crack, stone dust fluttered down.

It turned out that Xu Shichu had thrown a personal jade pendant he had casually pulled from his waist.

Although valuable, the item was not an extraordinary magic artifact.

However, as soon as Mitian crushed the jade pendant, she sensed something was wrong. At that very moment, a figure appeared diagonally behind her and, with lightning speed, slammed a palm onto her nape!

Yet, this body’s reaction was abnormally slow; even her protective aura only burst forth a moment later, sending the attacker flying over ten feet away.

Even if it could only be maintained for a few breaths, Zhong Wugan was desperately trying to hinder Mitian.

And this audacious attacker was none other than He Lingchuan!

Mitian slowly turned her head, her eyes blazing with astonishing murderous intent. Anyone caught in her gaze would truly feel a chill down their spine.

"You..."

He Lingchuan swayed twice as he stood up; Mitian’s protective aura had been too powerful, causing his blood and *qi* to surge.

But he opened his palm towards her, smiling with a look of profound relief.

"I have not failed my mission!"

He had a cloth pad on his palm, to which a patch of silver powder still clung.

That was the powder of the Mingdeng Zhan.

With that strike, he had directly shattered the Mingdeng Zhan onto Mitian’s nape.

General Hong wore full battle armor, but Mitian had just removed her helmet, leaving her neck naturally exposed.

The Mingdeng Zhan had directly contacted her skin, and her protective aura had no effect whatsoever.

Yes, this was the method for using the Mingdeng Zhan that Zhong Shengguang had recently taught He Lingchuan.

"Kill..." Mitian only managed to utter two words when the golden light around her was suddenly disturbed, and a faint black mist began to rise.

She froze again. In that instant, her eyes surprisingly transformed into strange vertical pupils!

Around her pupils were beautiful ripple patterns, clear and bright like jade.

Xu Shichu saw this and couldn't help but clutch his chest, exclaiming, "It finally worked!"

He had been holding his breath until now, not daring to even breathe.

"Stop!" several deputy generals behind General Hong shouted, drawing their swords and pointing them at He Lingchuan. The surrounding Dafeng army immediately closed in.

However, everyone looked bewildered, unsure of how to proceed.

If it had been someone else ambushing General Hong, they would surely have swarmed forward and chopped that person into mincemeat.

But the attacker was none other than General Huyi!

General Huyi held such a high regard in their hearts; his renown, experience, and unwavering loyalty to Panlong City all commanded their respect.

What exactly was going on here? They had been fighting the enemy so well; why were the two commanders suddenly at odds?

"All of you, stand down! Your target is the Beijia army!" Xu Shichu shouted sternly, flipping his hand and raising a golden token high. "General Huyi is executing the King’s secret order! General Hong is safe and sound!"

He held a royal golden command token, which held supreme authority in Panlong territory.

Dense red light emanated from the golden token, faintly forming a dragon shape that coiled around it.

This unique sight stemmed from the outward release of primal energy, which all the generals present could feel, making it undeniably genuine.

The Dafeng soldiers looked at each other, then at the token, then at General Huyi, and finally slowly retreated.

Although Dean Xu had no direct command over the Dafeng army, he was highly respected and held the golden token. When he claimed it was a "secret order from the King," the soldiers dared not act rashly.

Xu Shichu was one of only two people present who knew the full truth. As soon as he saw Mitian’s abnormal state, he knew He Lingchuan’s mission had been successfully completed.

The Mingdeng Zhan had awakened the Black Dragon’s spirit!

What a dramatic turn of events; General Huyi had succeeded.

Xu Shichu was old and had a weak heart; he truly couldn't handle such frights.

He finally understood: the giant light sphere that had previously descended upon General Hong, although making a grand and impressive entrance, was actually not Mitian’s true body descending, but merely another clone!

Compared to previous descents, its power might have been greater, but ultimately, it was still a clone.

Mitian had disguised it as her true body descending to set a trap, hoping to discern what trump card Zhong Shengguang had prepared.

Perhaps it didn’t truly believe that General Hong and Panlong City possessed the power to resist it.

But this didn’t prevent it from acting cautiously.

None of the Great Sky Demons, having lived for thousands of years, were easy to deal with.

If Zhong Shengguang’s trump card proved formidable, it could retreat and try again another time.

In any case, with a few more attempts, it would succeed sooner or later.

Meanwhile, the disadvantage for Panlong City and He Lingchuan was that they had only one chance to successfully ambush Mitian!