Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 914 - 458: Haven of the Mind_2

Chapter 914: Chapter 458: Haven of the Mind_2

After imprinting the spatial marker, Long Dangdang immediately led his companions to retreat and chose another direction to head off into the distance. Meanwhile, they resumed using Little Evil’s spiritual detection to discern the concentration of wraith energy in the air.

The next day was spent in such reconnaissance. Through their spying, they hadn’t engaged in any direct combat with wraith entities, but they had gathered quite a bit of intelligence.

Firstly, they discovered that within the Wraith Kingdom, the concentration of wraith energy varied. Areas closer to the wraith altar had denser wraith energy, whereas in places far from the wraith altar, or more specifically, at the edge where the control ranges of two wraith altars met, the concentration of wraith energy would weaken.

This allowed them to conclude that within the front lines of the wraith legion, there must be extremely powerful wraith altars present to support the energy needs of the wraith legion.

Furthermore, they found that in every wraith city, there inevitably existed a wraith altar, and these were the largest in scale. Compared to the outdoor wraith altars, the wraith energy within the cities was the most even, although not as rich as the altars themselves, but such even distribution of wraith energy clearly required a more stable foundation. Thus, although they had not actually seen it, they were able to deduce that the fundamental source of wraith energy in the cities must also surely be the wraith altars.

By the end of the day, they had discovered four wraith altars in the one-thousand-kilometer vicinity surrounding Stone Gate City. The first one they found was the largest, while the remaining three were somewhat smaller.

Long Dangdang recorded all their reconnaissance results and communicated them to the front lines’ Supreme Commander Xi Che through the Sacred Legate Spirit Crystal. He also informed Supreme Commander Xi Che that they needed to make further preparations before commencing their operation, aiming to destroy more than just one wraith altar.

Xi Che reminded him that all actions should be carried out with safety ensured. He was also looking forward to their achievements in the rear. Undoubtedly, if they could destroy several wraith altars, they would definitely shake the fundament of the Wraith Kingdom, and the impact on the wraith legion at the front lines would certainly be immense.

Through scouting these wraith altars, Long Dangdang could also roughly guess that the largest wraith altar within the entire Wraith Empire might be located in Mithril Mountain, the very place he had previously visited, directly beneath Mithril Castle where his mother, the Spectral Saint Mage, resided. As to how his mother transformed wraith energy into such abundant power of elements, he did not know. But he believed his guess, for the energy contained in Mithril Mountain was so vast that it almost seemed illogical in its enormity.

He even felt that if the wraith altar within Mithril Mountain could be destroyed, it would cause the complete loss of propulsion for the Wraith Kingdom. Of course, this was obviously not within their current capabilities. Although he was unsure of the extent of his mother’s power, if Mithril Mountain were attacked, he feared his mother could return at a moment’s notice, no matter where she was.

Returning to the cave where they spent the previous night, Long Dangdang and his group sat around, the light from the Luminous Pearls brightening the interior of the cave.

They had penetrated deep behind enemy lines for two days now, with only one day remaining until the Undiscovered Grotto Spirit Furnace was ready to use again.

"Captain, do we make a move tomorrow?" Ming Xi already seemed to be itching with impatience.

The other members also turned their gazes towards Long Dangdang. Based on the current reconnaissance, if they were to destroy the smaller wraith altars, their chances of success were nearly one hundred percent, judging from their experience with the first wraith altar they had destroyed. If they aimed to destroy the largest wraith altar they had scouted, whether they could succeed would involve an element of luck, depending on the number of powerful wraiths guarding that altar. However, even if they failed to destroy it, with so many spatial coordinates set, their safety was assured.

As for the altar in Stone Gate City, that’s obviously something they can’t destroy right now. The specific location of such a wraith altar inside a big city is unknown, and how to find it is also a mystery. Furthermore, it is certainly guarded by powerful wraiths.

Hearing Ming Xi’s excited inquiry, Long Dangdang slowly shook his head, "No hurry. Our infiltration behind enemy lines this time presents us with the best opportunity. Therefore, we must make the most of this chance to obtain more valuable information. From what we’ve seen today, the locations of these wraith altars we’ve scouted are all new intelligence that the Federation doesn’t have. Moreover, once built, at least the ones we’ve come across, they seem immovable. So I plan to further scout for more wraith altar locations, provide the Federation with additional intelligence, and once we launch an attack, we need to be as prepared as possible to destroy as many wraith altars as we can."

After the reconnaissance, having discovered so many wraith altars, Long Dangdang had another idea; it wasn’t just as simple as carrying out their mission. With the ten-second teleportation of the Undiscovered Grotto Spirit Furnace, he could totally bring more powerhouses over. If everyone acted together, they could undoubtedly destroy more wraith altars at once, inflicting serious damage on the Wraith Empire.

"Dangdang, there’s an issue you need to consider," Ling Menglu suddenly spoke up.

"Hmm?" Long Dangdang turned to look at her.

Ling Menglu said, "After the last incident, perhaps the Knights Temple has absolute trust in you, but it’s not necessarily the case with the other temples. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been that assessment. If we discover more wraith altars and wish to destroy them all or most of them, we will definitely need Saint Hall Level strength, and not just one or two people. Do you think they might worry that this could be a trap? That would be a loss the Federation couldn’t bear."

Long Dangdang was initially stunned, then he couldn’t help but frown deeply.

Ling Menglu’s concerns were valid. In the Federation’s view, his own parents and younger brother had been captured by the Wraith Kingdom. And now, he had successfully scouted multiple wraith altars, providing intelligence, and if he used teleportation to bring in many human strongmen, assuming this was a trap, then the ones truly shaken to their foundations wouldn’t be the Wraith Kingdom but the Temple Federation and all of humanity as well. Could the Federation trust him to that extent?

"The leader already activated the Eternity and Creation God’s Seal Cathedra Rex, how could they not trust him?" Tao Linlin couldn’t help but say.

Yue Li gently shook her head and said, "It’s hard to say. With such a major issue at hand, the Federation’s upper echelons will surely have much to consider."

Ming Xi said, "Then perhaps we should just act on our own, destroy as many as we can. That way, we spare them the worry."

Ling Menglu looked at Long Dangdang, "There’s another possibility, and it’s the best outcome. That is for you to truly become the Glorious Leader God’s Seal knight. Once that happens, there will surely be no more doubts about you. Whatever suggestions you make, the Federation will certainly support you wholeheartedly."

Long Dangdang nodded slightly. Ling Menglu was right, if he could become the second Glorious Leader God’s Seal knight in history, all the problems would naturally dissolve. But this was obviously not an easy task. First, he had to achieve a breakthrough to 9th Rank. Just having broken through to the 8th Rank not long ago, he still had a long way to go to reach the 9th Rank, and it couldn’t be done overnight.

After some thought, Long Dangdang said, "Regardless, we will continue scouting and detect more quantities of wraith altars behind the Wraith Kingdom. Then I plan to enter Stone Gate City once more to see if there is an opportunity to capture a high-rank wraith entity and obtain some information regarding the wraith altars. The total number of wraith altars and their distribution—simply groping around and scouting like this is taking too much time."