Chapter 827: The Countermeasure
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
“The Celestial Mystery Emperor is going to reestablish the Heavenly Court!”
“The passageway to the Void Immortal Realm is a trap!!”
“They possess a descendant of the Primordial Fierce Beasts—Ghost Flood Dragon, who is able to use the power of the World Chakra to banish practitioners to the Alien Universe!”
“They plan to attack all the macro worlds and let the Heaven Realm World return to the Central Star Area so that they can restore its past glory!”
These rumors seemed true and false at the same time!!
They spread all over the Void Universe in a very short time!!!
Although this was a world of practitioners, it was also a world that had newspapers and magazines. It didn’t matter if the earth-shattering rumors that Zhou Bao had exposed were real or not, as long as they could catch the eye of others, that would be enough. By virtue of such a convenient medium and the experience on how rumors spread online in his previous life, the Celestial Mystery Emperor’s plot spread across the universe overnight.
Of course, all the messages would be generous in describing how treacherous, sinister, scheming, cunning, cruel, and ambitious the Celestial Mystery Emperor was, some even revealed that he wanted to be the Jade Emperor after this was all finally over.
All of a sudden, rumors were everywhere. Under the influence of these rumors, the Devil Tribe, as well as the Void Universe, changed their deployment of forces in the Heaven Realm World remarkably, especially the Devil Tribe—they stopped attacking the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower. This was something that had never happened since they had started the battle.
“Damn it, how did the news go around? How could anyone else know about this? How could they know?!”
In the depths of the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower, the Celestial Mystery Emperor totally forgot himself and went ballistic once again. He was enveloped by a kind of raging spirit. The overwhelming coercion emanating by an Earthly Immortal annihilated everything within a 500-meter radius, except for a few Great Ancient Emperors at the Earthly Immortal Realm too.
However, these Earthly Immortals did not plan to persuade him or piss him off at this very moment. Originally, everything went very well. Although Zhou Bao had revealed the exact location of the passageway leading to the Void Immortal Realm, the Celestial Mystery Emperor had planned all this very carefully and had taken every conceivable possibility into account, so he had already prepared for this. He put the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower in the passageway and anyone who wanted to pass through there must destroy the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower. However, protected by several emperors, this Supreme Fairy Weapon was simply not so vulnerable, otherwise, it would be unworthy of the name. Hence, they could still make preparations for their plan with an easy mind. They were going to pretend that the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower was damaged and they were defeated, then wait until everything was ready. That way, they could lure the several powerful Devil Emperors to show up. Originally, everything went smoothly and they deceived Marquis Zhihai successfully. Moreover, their plan was about to be completed.
Nevertheless, something went horribly wrong at this moment. There was someone who had spilled the beans about their plan and also added highly colored details to it. The instigator not only asserted that they also targeted other influences in the Void Universe but also depicted him as an ambitious schemer. As a result, his reputation in the Void Universe was totally ruined this time. Worst of all, he knew that in a certain aspect, these rumors hit the nail on the head of his ambition and revealed the evil thought that had been hidden in the depths of his heart as well.
“Who is it?!”
“Who knows me so well? Who knows so well about our plan? Who the hell is it?!”
The Celestial Mystery Emperor was now on the verge of madness. If he hadn’t had any sense, he would have rushed out in desperation to find the rumormonger.
Nonetheless, he knew it was not the right time to do that. Neither his employment had completed nor his plan had fallen flat.
After all, rumors were just rumors. There was no hard evidence to support them. And sometimes they could be taken advantage of too. It depended on the means of different people.
After venting his anger, the Celestial Mystery Emperor heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he looked back and said, “We can’t stop due to something like this. Up to now, our plan has been carried out smoothly. We cannot fail due to the lack of a final effort!”
“But our plan has been disclosed and the Devil Tribe has stopped attacking!”
“Humph, they are not sure whether these rumors are true or false. What’s more, their purpose is to obtain the passageway. So, they will not give up so easily before they have achieved this goal!” The Celestial Mystery Emperor sneered. “Everyone will check the truth of these rumors, but the rumormonger will not let them find out the truth easily. And this is our opportunity. Try to make everyone think that these rumors came from the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower. In other words, we must let them believe that these rumors might have been spread by ourselves. In this case, they’ll think these rumors are dirty tricks that we designed to deal with the current crisis. Only in this way can we minimize our losses and continue to carry out our plan!”
“Yeah, it makes sense. We’ll do it right away!” An Earthly Immortal bowed and then left after glancing at the Celestial Mystery Emperor. Although they were both Great Ancient Emperors, there was still a significant gap between them.
“Your Highness, this matter has always been a secret, but why has it been given away? Do we need to investigate it?” asked another Earthly Immortal.
“No need to do that. I already know who the rumormonger is!”
“Oh? Who is it?” That Earthly Immortal was very curious. Soon after the rumors were spread, the Celestial Mystery Emperor knew who the rumormonger was without investigating it. This was too weird. Was it possible that he could still deduce the Divine Design accurately when the Divine Design was in such a mess and a tribulation was around the corner?
“Zhou Bao, it must be Zhou Bao!” The Celestial Mystery Emperor ground his teeth. “We all ignored him before and thought he was just a common Tribulation Taker who could be used by us, little did we expect that we would fall into a trap laid by him!”
“Zhou Bao? No way! Even if he is the Tribulation Taker and has the strength equivalent to that of an Earthly Immortal, how could he know such a secret?”
“Don’t forget that he is very close to the Fate Creation Boy. The Fate Creation Boy also wants to take advantage of him, so he must have told him a lot of secrets. So, it’s not surprising that Zhou Bao knew the truth about the World Chakra. Our plan is very simple at the macro level and it can be inferred easily even if he didn’t know that much about it. Furthermore, these rumors revealed our purpose rather than the details of our plan. In addition to that, he has added highly colored details to it. Isn’t this his old trick? Think about how the passageway of the Void Immortal Realm was exposed last time!”
“Fair enough, but it seems that even the Fate Creation Boy doesn’t know anything about the World Chakra, right?”
“Humm, how do you know that? Will you believe him if he says that he doesn’t know that? He is the Fate Creator of the Heaven Realm World. Although he has been a puppet since he had spiritual intelligence, he has possessed the Golden Book of Fate and known the real secrets of the Heaven Realm World. Hence, it’s not surprising that he knows something about this. Perhaps he has been feigning ignorance. We really thought too little of him!”
“Then shall we...!”
“No, we cannot make a rash act. It’s no use harming him. All these things were done by Zhou Bao. It won’t be of much use even if you bring him here. More importantly, we have to deal with the current rumors. We might even get into some trouble if we harm the Fate Creator of the Heaven Realm World at this point!”
“Trouble?”
“Afterall, he is the Fate Creator and controls the Heaven Realm World. Whether he is a puppet or not, he carries the fate of a macro world. If we injure him and he resists, the fate of the Heaven Realm World will flow away. In that case, it will go against our plan. Therefore, don’t raise any new issues now, understand?”
“Fine!” That emperor nodded in agreement. “You mean we can only maintain the status quo?”
“Yes, that’s what I mean. Humm, even if they knew our purpose, can they resist the temptation of the passageway? Marquis Zhihai just goes around the motions to give himself a breathing spell. He will take this opportunity to adjust his plan as well. Don’t worry, it won’t be long before they attack us again!”
“Do we just stop here because of the rumors that we don’t even know if they are actually true?” Just as what the Celestial Mystery Emperor had said, the Devil Tribe was busy discussing about this matter in their camp. Marquis Wugu had a short fuse, though he had been imprisoned for millions of years, his temper remained as bad as ever. “These are just rumors. Maybe they are being released by the Celestial Mystery Emperor in order to scare us away. Who will be responsible for stopping the attack and losing the opportunity for combat because of them?”
“Hehe, Marquis Wugu, you’re even more eloquent now after being imprisoned for so many years!” A shrill voice rang out near him. “Why don’t you consider that these rumors are true? If that’s the case, we’ll be banished to the Alien Universe unless we’re careful enough. At that time, we might never come back and have to live there for millions of years!”
“Marquis Qingxi, you’ve just become a Marquis recently. I don’t mind that you’re here to gain military credits, but remember, you have no say here!” Marquis Wugu gave the shrill-voiced upstart a cold stare, from which some disdain was revealed. “Marquis Zhihai, you’re in charge of the things here, what do you think?”
“We cannot treat them lightly no matter the rumors are true or false!” said Marquis Zhihai. “However, I stopped attacking not just because of these rumors. I think there’s no point in waging such a war of attrition!”
“What do you mean?!”
“Whether these rumors are true or false, it has nothing to do with us. We can just take them as true. They’re not well-prepared either, otherwise, they wouldn’t have blocked us here for so long!”
“Since they are not ready, what are we waiting for?!”
“It’s no use waging a war of attrition. Even if we attack them again, will we able to break through the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower before they make full preparations for their plan?” Marquis Zhihai glanced at Marquis Wugu and continued, “Don’t worry, haste makes waste. Tomorrow, at best the day after tomorrow, the Seven Marquises of the Blood Sea will arrive here together with the Endless Blood Sea!”
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