The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 290 The Reason for Victory, the Essence of Words?

This battle was undoubtedly extremely brutal.

The stronghold of the Diviners' Alliance was almost completely destroyed; the scorched earth and ruins everywhere said it all.

Both sides are taking stock of the battlefield and gathering their remaining forces.

Unlike the chaotic roar of the battlefield before, there was almost no sound inside the dome at this moment, except for the crackling of flames burning.

The two groups passed each other, but no further fighting occurred.

Upon further observation, Jiang Chuan was somewhat surprised to find that the number of deaths within the organization was very small.

The few remaining corpses were pushed onto a cart borrowed from the Diviner's Alliance...

Although the death toll was small, the pale faces of these corpses were still deeply moving.

Thanks to Shen Jing using the Eastern Emperor Bell, those who had died in the organization were given a new lease on life.

Otherwise, their few men wouldn't be enough to bring those corpses back.

Is this considered lucky?

This is certainly true for the living.

Seeing this scene again, Jiang Chuan narrowed his eyes. Although it wasn't the first time he'd witnessed something like this, he still couldn't get used to the deaths of his comrades. Especially since they had died trying to rescue him…

Jiang Chuan sighed inwardly.

The joy of victory was somewhat overshadowed.

Although the Diviner Alliance paid a heavy price, Jiang Chuan could not find any solace in it.

Death is irreversible, and no amount of revenge can make up for the loss of those vibrant lives.

Jiang Chuan didn't know how to repay these people who had given their lives for him...

Perhaps... we should eliminate the entire Diviner Alliance?

Just as Jiang Chuan's thoughts were wandering off into random, aimless thoughts, he heard He Teng, who was also sitting by the wall next to him, speak:

"Not many people were injured."

"This is much better than we imagined."

These words didn't seem to be spoken to him, but rather to himself.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan turned to look at He Teng with some surprise and saw the gloomy expression on his face.

Upon seeing the expression on He Teng's face, Jiang Chuan immediately understood the meaning behind those words.

Although I don't want my comrades to lose their lives, how can war be without bloodshed?
Such an outcome, such deaths, is something no one would want to bear, but if we look at the numbers alone, it is actually a great victory.

Yes, there aren't even many injured people.

Besides Jiang Chuan and He Teng, who were sitting weakly against the wall, the clone Jiang Chuan seemed to be the most seriously injured.

His body had not fully recovered and he was still unconscious. The granulation tissue on his face was still twitching, but the self-repair process had almost stopped. His condition was quite bad... If he were left here, he would be waiting to die.

Jiang Chuan glanced at Zhou Shan, who was directing the evacuation in the distance, then looked at He Teng and asked, "What were the original plans?"

He Teng chuckled, but his smile was utterly bleak.

"Originally..."

"We originally planned to catch the Diviners Alliance off guard."

"They didn't know that the clones could clearly sense your presence. Logically speaking, our plan shouldn't have encountered such a big problem."

"But who knew...they would have so many armored soldiers..."

He Teng shook his head.

He was unusually serious at this moment, no longer speaking slowly and deliberately.

Jiang Chuan understood that this was because He Teng simply couldn't fathom the profound resources the Diviner Alliance possessed. If Zhou Shan hadn't had such incredibly powerful trump cards, coupled with a bit of luck, today's invasion by the organization would have ended in complete annihilation. Li Chunfeng would not only have obtained the clone, but he would also have killed Jiang Chuan, and even rendered the organization completely harmless to the Diviner Alliance after today.

Jiang Chuan could truly empathize with this sentiment.

Although they have won for now, the victory seems to have cast a thick shadow over the future of the organization.

"With so many top-tier warriors, even if their top-tier warriors aren't that strong, they'll still crush us if we encounter our second or third-tier warriors."

"How exactly can we close this gap?"

"Luckily we brought the chessboard this time, otherwise we would have died several times over."

Jiang Chuan remained silent.

But He Teng seemed to have started talking a lot.

"Although our armored warriors are quite strong, it's obvious that there are even stronger individuals among the enemy's spiritual practitioners."

“This Li Chunfeng is clearly stronger than me.”

"And that guy surnamed Gu. Both of them are quite strong."

"Compared like this, the gap in combat strength between the two sides is quite enormous..."

"This time, I was caught off guard and almost completely ruined the situation. If I get tricked by them next time, I don't know..."

He Teng stopped there and didn't say anything more.

Jiang Chuan, however, understood that He Teng's meaning was quite clear.

But then He Teng took a deep breath, and when he spoke again, his pessimistic mood had eased considerably:

"However, this time the harvest was not bad."

"The enemy is certainly powerful, but fortunately we obtained information about the Diviner Alliance in advance."

"And the losses..."

"It's still much better than the worst-case scenario."

"I even thought we were all doomed."

Jiang Chuan nodded, glanced at his opponents who were collecting the corpses, and sighed as he looked at the charred bodies. "They have that bell. Those who were burned to death by Mr. Zhou will probably come back to life in the end."

Before He Teng could speak, Mr. Zhou's voice came through:

"There's no need to worry about that."

"Your friend has that bell in his hands. Li Chunfeng won't kill him, so his current strength isn't enough to revive so many people in a short time."

"They...are indeed dead."

Jiang Chuan was taken aback, then suddenly felt a surge of joy: "That means you killed at least eight or nine armored soldiers!?"

Zhou Shan nodded: "Yes."

"Twelve people."

"But such losses are perhaps just a drop in the ocean for the Diviners Alliance."

Jiang Chuan was taken aback, and looked at Zhou Shan with some surprise in his eyes.

His mood was like a rollercoaster, fluctuating wildly between words.

The killing of twelve opponents at the top-tier level was undoubtedly a huge blow to the Diviner Alliance.

But Zhou Shan immediately said... "A drop in the ocean?"
Is this really the kind of word used to describe it?

Zhou Shan noticed the surprise in Jiang Chuan's eyes and explained, "The speed at which reinforcements arrived after the start of the war was too fast, and the intensity of the support completely exceeded my expectations."

"This certainly means that it is not difficult to mobilize power at this level."

"and……"

"I suspect we'll face many other situations tonight."

"We must get back to Yanjing as quickly as possible."

At this moment, another staff member walked up to the group and said:
"Mr. Zhou, the headcount is complete." "Us?"

Zhou Shan nodded: "Let's go."

……

Li Chunfeng watched his opponent leave, a flicker in his eyes.

It was truly unexpected that I would lose.

Zhou Shan had kept his cards hidden far too well, even more so than Zhou Shan himself. Unexpectedly, when the cards were finally revealed, the organization led by Zhou Shan still came out on top.

Despite the loss, the impact was not significant.

All those rotten fish and shrimp that were lost...

It will be added soon.

Although Gu Dian was close to death, he was still alive after all.

So forcing Zhou Shan to reveal his true colors can be considered a gain.

In Li Chunfeng's mind, the actual outcome of this battle was hard to predict.

The most crucial issue is that Jiang Chuan ultimately failed to kill him.

In addition, the more crucial issue is...

Li Chunfeng turned his gaze from the distance to Shen Jing, who was lying unconscious on the ruins.

This kid obtained the Eastern Emperor Bell by chance and even managed to activate it. Now that the Eastern Emperor Bell has recognized its master, he wouldn't kill his own disciple. However, the fact that the Eastern Emperor Bell has fallen into other hands is a blow to Li Chunfeng.

"And then, my trump card was also revealed."

"However, apart from someone of Zhou Shan's level, my orders will still not be countered by anyone below Zhou Shan's level."

"After all, I'm not very good at combat..."

"It's okay, the next opportunity will come soon."

"...Our victory or defeat will be decided at Kunlun."

"Next time, you won't have so many trump cards."

Although Li Chunfeng lost this battle, he remained confident.

After all, the two sides were far apart in terms of strength, and Zhou Shan had no more trump cards left after this battle.

Even if all four top-tier members of the organization were to appear together, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot under the overwhelming power of the Diviner Alliance.

However, as he thought about it, Li Chunfeng frowned again.

"I forgot about Jiang Chuan."

"This time, he didn't show that condition?"

"What the hell is that?"

"..."

"This variable is really torturous."

Li Chunfeng's thinking, however, changed extremely quickly.

He immediately thought of another point:
"It seems that to truly kill him, we need to force him into that state first?"

"That state has never occurred again since the Dragon Slaying in Yanjing."

"..."

"I need to think carefully about what kind of big gift I should present next time we meet."

……

Jiang Chuan, of course, had no idea that Li Chunfeng was plotting how to deal with him at this moment. They had already boarded the shuttle back to the Yanjing headquarters.

Because Zhou Shan needed to return to Yanjing as soon as possible, Jiang Chuan, He Teng, the clone, and several seriously injured and unconscious individuals boarded the latest shuttle developed by the technical team. Due to the use of a new technology utilizing mental energy, this shuttle's speed far exceeded that of ordinary fighter jets; even some conventional missiles couldn't match its speed.

Of course, due to the excessive acceleration, most people cannot withstand such acceleration.

But the people sitting inside this shuttle are naturally different...

Jiang Chuan was filled with curiosity about the technology inside the shuttle, but at this moment, his priority was to ask questions that had nothing to do with the shuttle.

He looked at Zhou Shan and realized that he finally had a chance to ask the question he had wanted to ask for a long time.

"Mr. Zhou..."

"you……"

"How exactly did you win?"

"I can roughly tell that the reason for your victory was because you left the dome? Because you escaped?"

Zhou Shan nodded, and then said:
"Yes."

"They escaped, so I won."

"It's that simple."

Jiang Chuan frowned: "But... this doesn't make sense?"

Zhou Shan said, "That's right, it doesn't make sense."

"This is also the reason why Li Chunfeng is so powerful."

He looked at Jiang Chuan and asked like a teacher, "Do you remember everything Li Chunfeng said to me in that state?"

Jiang Chuan recalled, then nodded: "Lightning is prohibited here..."

"Then they said that if you escape, you can live, but if you don't escape, you will definitely die today."

He Teng looked at Jiang Chuan with some surprise upon hearing this.

How did Jiang Chuan know that both of them had fainted at the same time?
However, he quickly put that thought aside and began to think about why such an absurd situation had occurred, based on the conversation between Zhou Shan and Jiang Chuan.

Zhou Shan looked at Jiang Chuan and added, "He actually said something else to me as well."

He said, "Zhou Shan, stay away from me."

Jiang Chuan nodded: "Oh, right."

Then he frowned and said, "But what's the connection between these things?"

Zhou Shan smiled and said, "Didn't you notice that I've been talking to Li Chunfeng the whole time?"

Jiang Chuan was taken aback. He had initially thought it was because the Flame Mode talked more, but he hadn't expected that this was also a factor in his judgment. But what did this prove?
But then He Teng seemed to have thought of something and suddenly slapped his thigh.

"I see!"

Jiang Chuan, admitting his comprehension wasn't as good as He Teng's, looked to Zhou Shan for help. Zhou Shan didn't keep him in suspense and spoke directly:
“Through those words, I confirmed one thing: every word Li Chunfeng uttered was an order.”

Jiang Chuan was taken aback: "Huh?"

However, based on Zhou Shan's clue, he immediately began to apply this fact to the battlefield at that time.

Many details correspond one-to-one with what Zhou Shan said.

Zhou Shan's voice continued, "After he said that electricity was banned here, although I could still use it, this order restricted me and must have been a heavy burden for him. So even though he did not have much trouble dodging my attacks, he did not say anything about 'banning fire'."

At this point, Zhou Shan rubbed his chin and began to speak, reminiscing:
"On this point, I have some guesses."

"On the one hand, it may be that my strength in fire is stronger than his ability to restrict me with words."

"On the other hand, compared to electricity, it is probably more difficult to control flames with words."

"The essence of fire is light and heat. If he can disable fire, is that equivalent to disabling light and heat?"

"Perhaps it's a combination of both?"

(End of this chapter)