MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 338 - 93 Master and Disciple

Chapter 338: Chapter 93 Master and Disciple

"I harbor no ill will," Nong Hua sighed. "The young lady insisted on barging in, so I had to let her calm down first." Having said that, Nong Hua indeed did not make things difficult for Anna, removing the magic power seal and allowing her to return to Lu Hong’s side.

"You should be familiar with the Bai Ling inside, right?" Bai Ling had previously said that Nong Hua was her disciple.

"She is my teacher; I know her well," Nong Hua didn’t deny it.

"Then do you know that she has already fallen into the ways of the demon?" Lu Hong asked in a heavy tone.

"I know," Nong Hua showed a sorrowful expression. "But she is my teacher who has taught me for hundreds of years. If not for her, I would have died in the noble’s fields long ago, without even a grave to my name."

"She’s gone mad now, and the barrier of the Holy King’s abode can only hold her off for seven days. What do you plan to do?" Lu Hong asked tentatively, already gathering his vital energy. If Nong Hua made any sudden move, he would absolutely invoke the Heavenly God’s Descent, taking Anna and desperately flee.

"I will try to persuade her," Nong Hua said indifferently.

"What if she doesn’t listen to you?"

"Then I must kill!" Nong Hua revealed a mournful look again. "The Holy Court cannot endure another upheaval."

"Are you sure you can defeat your teacher?" Lu Hong expressed his doubt. "She’s nearly reaching the Heavenly God Realm."

"It’s alright; I’ve been prepared for a long time," Nong Hua had already made preparations, but had always been reluctant to act out of respect for their teacher-disciple relationship. This time, with the first Holy King’s sanctum unsealed and Bai Ling seeking a solution to her own problems within, Nong Hua was mentally prepared. With that, Nong Hua stepped back half a step: "You should leave now. Outside, someone will lead you to the teleportation gate, and the water from the Pool of Light has been prepared for you. If you feel unbearable pressure during the teleportation, drink a mouthful to alleviate it."

"May you succeed," Lu Hong said, pulling Anna away hurriedly.

"Don’t worry, my promise to you still stands. Even if I die, the other archbishops will continue to fulfill it on my behalf." Having said this, Nong Hua strode into the backyard.

Facing waves of horrific fluctuations, Nong Hua made her way to the front of the first Holy King’s abode, looking at Bai Ling raging inside and said, "Master, please let go."

"Let go?" Bai Ling sneered coldly. "I have lived for ten thousand years, and I’m not yet ready to stop! I will not give up!"

"Didn’t you say that life and death are determined by fate? Why are you still so persistent?" Nong Hua pleaded earnestly.

"Life and death are determined by fate, but waiting to die is not my destiny! I will swim against the current. I want to become a Heavenly God. I want eternal life!" Bai Ling fully unleashed her demonic nature, furiously pounding on the barrier of Holy Light, causing one violent fluctuation after another that made the land shatter and the entire Great Realm of Light to tremble on the verge of collapse!

Lu Hong arrived outside the palace, unaware of when the Holy Court had already evacuated the civilians from this area, sealing the plane with a million-strong army stepping into it.

Seeing Lu Hong and his companion emerging from the great hall, an archbishop came forward and said, "You must be the young friend Lu Hong, right?"

Anna introduced him to Lu Hong, "This is Archbishop Yuan Ping."

"Good to meet you, Archbishop," Lu Hong nodded slightly.

"No need for formalities. The great archbishop has already instructed me; I’ll take you to the teleportation gate. Once you’ve left, I’ll seal off this realm for good and engage in a decisive battle with the Holy Person Bai."

"You are also aware of Bai Ling’s existence?"

Yuan Ping shook his head. "If the great archbishop had not sent word to me explaining everything yesterday, I would still be unaware that beneath the most sacred hall of our Holy Court lurks such a ferocious demon."

Yuan Ping was quite talkative; assuming that Lu Hong was privy to more insider information, he spilled all that Nong Hua had told him like pouring beans.

It turned out that the demon heritage Bai Ling had obtained was also incomplete. The circuit of Holy Light was severed, and the Demonic Qi was also a defective product. The combination of these two anomalies had created the millennia-old demon Bai Ling, and her demon heritage originated from the demons who pursued the Demon King Yan.

In the past, Demon King Yan and his clan fled, leaving the ancestral demon world. Naturally, the other clans on the ancestral world didn’t want these people to find a way to return and rise again, so they dispatched troops to hunt them down relentlessly.

After two fierce battles, the pursuers from the demon clans were heavily injured by a trap set by three great Demon Kings and dared not advance further. They happened by Bai Ling, who was deeply engrossed in her mad research. Thus, the demon powerhouses covertly guided her and sowed the seeds of demonic energy into Bai Ling’s heart, causing her to undergo a transformation. However, the demon powerful had their own hidden agenda, leaving behind an incomplete inheritance for Bai Ling. With no way forward, she remained hidden in the laboratory beneath the grand Pool of Light, waiting for an opportunity.

But nearly ten thousand years had passed, and Bai Ling’s life was coming to an end—especially after her futile attempts at the Holy King’s abode. Nong Hua’s efforts over the past century to purify and clean were of no use, and Bai Ling fell into utter madness.

Fortunately, Bai Ling didn’t create more monsters. Otherwise, this incident would have been an unprecedented disaster for the alliance.

"Let’s go." Lu Hong could not get involved in this. The war between Third Transition powerhouses was beyond him unless he had domain suppression on his side. And in this Pool of Light realm, rank suppression was only effective up to about level eight of the Third Transition. Even if Lu Hong descended from the Heavenly God Realm, he wouldn’t be a match for these powerhouses.

"Okay." Although Anna was full of questions inside, she knew it wasn’t the time to ask. And through Yuan Ping’s ramblings, she had gained an understanding of the situation, figuring she’d ask Lu Hong for more details when they were in a safer place.

As they began the journey home, the weight lifted from Lu Hong’s heart finally settled back into his stomach.

The turmoil that erupted in the Pool of Light realm had already reached the ears of the four Dukes at the first instance.

Since it was the middle of the night, the four Dukes had returned to their respective garrisons, so they could only hold a magic video conference.

"Nuoshan, what more have you learned about the situation?" Duke Lei Shan asked.

Duke Nuoshan shook his head, "The Pool of Light realm was locked down extremely fast. My people had to rush to pass on the information, merely stating that a significant incident had happened, and we should prepare in advance."

"Prepare my ass. The Pool of Light realm must have seen the appearance of some treasure. It’s just the Holy Court’s ambition not dying, wanting to leverage this treasure to start a war with our alliance!" Lei Shan slammed his hand down, nearly flipping the table in front of him.

"I agree with Lei Shan’s deduction," said Duke Chen Hui. "Even if it differs from what we’re thinking, this anomaly in the Pool of Light realm indicates that the Holy Court is keeping secrets, a clear disrespect to our alliance. We need to teach them a lesson and must find out what exactly happened in the Pool of Light realm; we cannot ignore this. The present is an excellent opportunity for our alliance to march on the Empire; we mustn’t lose this chance because of an internal issue."

With the conversation reaching this point, Duke Nuoshan could hardly oppose without going against Duke Sang Er, so he had no choice but to say, "In that case, we must dispatch troops immediately and surround the Pool of Light realm."

"I’ve been waiting for this day," Lei Shan said with a smirk. "My Eighth Flagship Fleet can reach the outskirts of the Pool of Light realm in seven days."

"Then we shall converge on the Pool of Light realm," the other three Dukes also revealed their troop deployments, indicating that they all had secretly arranged military forces around the Pool of Light realm.

After numerous continuous teleports stretching over several hours, Lu Hong and Anna were nearly sick with nausea, but thankfully, the water from the Pool of Light sustained their lives. That little old man, Nong Hua, was quite considerate.

Jin Fu had already known about their return and was waiting for a long time by the portal.

Upon seeing Lu Hong, he rushed forward to ask, "Your Majesty, what exactly happened in the Pool of Light realm? Why did Archbishop Nong Hua take the lead, the other three Archbishops jointly issuing a mandate, rallying all powerhouses of the Holy Court above the Third Transition fifth level, and imposing a blockade on the realm, strictly prohibiting our entry?"

Lu Hong caught his breath and waved his hand, "It’s better if you don’t ask. In short, we’ve stumbled upon a ten-thousand-year old monster, and Nong Hua is rallying forces to fight it to the death."

"What?!" Jin Fu trembled, "Ten... ten thousand years?"

Lu Hong nodded, "Yes, but this matter concerns your Holy Court’s face, so I won’t say much more. In any case, ignorance is bliss. My only concern is that Nong Hua might not be able to resolve the problem. If that happens, the entire alliance will fall into great danger."

"That shouldn’t be," Jin Fu said. "There are limits to strength, after all. With our Holy Court’s plethora of talents and the considerable number of powerhouses above the Third Transition alone, their combined strength should be able to put up a fight even against a Heavenly God, right?"

"You really have no idea how vast the sky and earth are!" Lu Hong knew that Heavenly Gods had already transcended such realms of life; once their domains were unleashed, even giants at the peak of Third Transition would become mere mortals to be slaughtered at will.

"There’s no use talking so much about it right now, please take me somewhere to rest." Seeing Anna in poor condition, her complexion pale, Lu Hong quickly asked Jin Fu for some healing magic potions and helped Anna to rest.

Concerned about the Pool of Light realm, Jin Fu, after sending Lu Hong back to the school villa, hurried away again, searching for any information he could find to understand how the situation was unfolding.