Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 902 - 452 Task 2

Chapter 902: Chapter 452 Task 2

"You should have seen upon entering our camp that, to maintain a space where the professionists from the 6 Great Sacred Temples can rest and recover spiritual power, we have had to spend a great deal constructing segregation and spirit gathering array formations. However, such grand array formations are not only exceedingly difficult to construct but also require vast resources. Most importantly, they are immovable. Each time we press forward with our attack, the previously built array formation must be abandoned. As the war has continued, resources have begun to grow tight. We are just barely able to clear and disperse the wraith energy from the occupied areas."

"Before you arrived, I was already considering what kind of mission to assign you. Right now, our top demon hunting teams are all on a type of mission that involves reducing wraith energy. After the war and continuous advancements, we’ve found that the reason wraith entities in the Wraith Kingdom can produce such immense wraith energy, therefore continually eroding outward, is that they have constructed numerous altar-like structures within the Wraith Kingdom. These altars absorb the death aura and various negative energies from the entire continent and convert them into wraith energy, becoming the fundamental energy source for the wraith entities’ cultivation, advancement, recovery, and resurrection. When we destroy some altars, the speed of wraith energy condensation in the nearby areas greatly decreases. We still don’t know how many such altars there are in the entire Wraith Kingdom. But the current goal is to destroy these wraith altars as much as possible while the war persists. This will not only reduce the density of wraith energy and weaken the strong among the wraith entities but also relieve the pressure on us in terms of resources."

Hearing this, Long Dangdang understood his meaning, "You mean to say, you hope we will destroy these wraith altars, correct?"

Xi Che nodded, "At the moment, that is the most crucial mission. It’s even more important than the frontline battlefields. These wraith altars can, in a sense, be considered the foundations of the Wraith Kingdom. If we can destroy all the wraith altars, then the Wraith Kingdom will crumble on its own. Without sufficient wraith energy to sustain them, those wraith entities will turn to dust."

"Therefore, I wish for you to undertake the mission of destroying the wraith altars in the capacity of a demon hunting team. We have many demon hunting teams that have already infiltrated the Wraith Kingdom, and one of their tasks is to scout the locations of these wraith altars. We have already confirmed the exact positions of several altars. The Wraith Kingdom also has highly stringent guards for these altars, each overseen by a 9th Rank powerful expert. Your current combined strength is more than enough to confront an ordinary 9th Rank powerful expert, and you, yourself, possess a space attribute spirit furnace, making you particularly suited to carry out such missions."

Long Dangdang nodded, "Alright, no problem. We can depart to execute the mission at any time."

Xi Che said gravely, "Remember, completing the mission can be the secondary priority, but your own safety is of utmost importance. You are all the Federation’s hope for the future, and there must be no mishaps. If you find that the enemy’s strength or reinforcements could potentially pose a threat to you, immediately withdraw from the battlefield. You have just arrived, so rest for a few days first. I will have someone send you the specifics about the locations of the wraith altars and the information we have so far. Then you can decide how to proceed. The mission to destroy the wraith altars also offers the highest rewards among the demon hunting teams. For each altar destroyed, you can each receive a million-level demon hunting team points as a reward. And I mean every single one of you."

That reward was indeed very substantial. You see, advancing to a Prince Class demon hunting team only required a million points. Yet for the destruction of a single wraith altar, each person would receive a million points, which meant that if they were able to destroy two or three wraith altars, their demon hunting team could be promoted to the level of an Emperor Class demon hunting team. Aside from the Title Class, this was the highest rank for demon hunting teams. Of course, there was a prerequisite that each member’s strength had to reach the 9th Rank, or at least the peak of the 8th Rank.

Long Dangdang did not know whether the Federation had any Title Class demon hunting teams, but Emperor Class demon hunting teams already held a very high status within the Federation. This level of reward, in Long Dangdang’s memory, seemed to have only been seen historically during the initial war between humans and the demon tribe, when the Demon God’s Pillars were destroyed. Of course, the difficulty in destroying the wraith altars was probably comparable to that of destroying the Demon God’s Pillars.

"The tasks I can give you right now are these. Go back to rest and get ready, then move out at your own discretion," Xi Che said.

"Understood."

After bidding farewell to Supreme Commander Xi Che, the six of them returned to their accommodations and gathered together.

"Regarding the task of destroying the wraith altar, does anyone have any thoughts?" Long Dangdang asked his companions.

Ling Menglu said, "I think Supreme Commander Xi Che is right, safety comes first. Only by ensuring our safety can we complete the mission more effectively. Dangdang, tell everyone about the current state of your space attribute spirit furnaces with respect to teleportation."

Long Dangdang nodded and replied, "Okay, I have two space attribute spirit furnaces, the Undiscovered Grotto Spirit Furnace and the Far Horizon Proximity Spirit Furnace. You all know that. With the improvement of my cultivation and the promotion of the spirit furnaces themselves, the functions of these two spirit furnaces are now basically distinct."

"The Far Horizon Proximity Spirit Furnace’s more important role is to help me control the power of space in combat, including short-distance instant teleportation and harnessing the power of space for attacks. As for the Undiscovered Grotto Spirit Furnace, its main role is for mid to long-distance teleportation. For long-distance teleportation, there’s almost no limit on the distance across the continent, as long as I’ve previously set a location, it can transport me there. Last time I infiltrated the Wraith Kingdom, I marked several of the wraith cities of strategic importance. Back then, since I could mark only up to three places, other than here, I left marks in Stone City and the Wraith Kingdom’s capital, Calamity City. Moreover, since the Undiscovered Grotto Spirit Furnace has been promoted, the duration of a long-distance teleportation can now last ten seconds, meaning it’s sufficient to transport all of us. After each use, the cooldown period for long-distance teleportation is three days, which is much better than the previous nine days."

"Then there is the mid-range teleportation. Currently, the maximum distance I can manage for mid-range teleportation is one hundred kilometers. It could be a precise mid-range teleportation to a marked location or a purposeless teleportation in a specific direction. During teleportation, I need three minutes to mobilize the teleportation energy, and then I can take everyone away. The cooldown time for mid-range teleportation is twelve hours, that is, half a day. If amplified with the Anchor of Time and Space, mid-range teleportation can be conducted three times in succession, but after the three times, the cooldown time will be one day. Long-distance teleportation currently cannot have its cooldown time reduced by the Anchor of Time and Space. That’s the current situation of what I can do when teleporting all of us together."

Although the companions were aware that Long Dangdang’s spatial teleportation abilities had been enhanced, it was only after hearing his explanation that they truly understood the extent to which their team leader’s space attribute spirit furnaces had become powerful. With the addition of mid and long-distance teleportation capabilities, it could almost be said had maxed out in terms of escape ability. Simply put, as long as they could create an opportunity for mid-range teleportation, and follow it up with a long-distance teleportation, they could almost immediately return to a safe area. Moreover, there was plenty of room for maneuvering in between.