Chapter 469: Your War Is Child’s Play

The intensity of the Wind King War escalated once again, especially after the Profound Mechanism Wind King completely devoured His old rival, the Hundred-Year Wind King. The situation instantly became muddled and unpredictable.

Then, news that the Thunder Spirit afflicting the Profound Mechanism Wind King had been removed soon spread among all the other Wind Kings.

With this news, the Profound Mechanism Wind King immediately became a target for everyone.

When everyone else is weakened and you’ve recovered, you’re bound to become the most terrifying enemy.

The simplest solution, then, is to kill you.

However, because the Profound Mechanism Wind King’s power had returned, He could stand firm even when besieged. The only problem was that He couldn’t find an opportunity to devour the other Wind Kings.

And then, Qi Suian arrived at the front lines.

He hadn’t brought the Flying Fish Town Island with him; it would have only been a burden.

Besides, the Flying Fish Town Island didn’t have much value. It was only ever a springboard.

That was the nice way of putting it. To be blunt, it was just a stepping stone.

Now that there was something better, it was naturally discarded.

As for the second consciousness, it hadn’t been destroyed because it was still needed as a medium to communicate with the Wind King.

But it would have other uses later. It could be used as a relay station to distribute the backlash from locking onto the future Wind God and the yet-to-be-born Thunder God.

The method was simple: either implant the Wind and Thunder Egg into the second consciousness or implant the second consciousness into the Wind and Thunder Egg. Which was implanted into which would depend on the effectiveness.

"This war is a bit of a joke." Qi Suian couldn’t bear to watch the battle between the Lords of Wind in the distance.

It was just an upscaled version of the battle between Flying Fish Town and the Wind Thieves.

Compared to the war in the Sacred Artifact World, this was a huge step down.

It was no wonder they could sustain the war without any support, using only Wind Spirits.

The mortality rate was far lower than in any war Qi Suian had experienced, which was why he found it all to be such a farce.

’This is no farce. Death is just a frequent visitor,’ the Profound Mechanism Wind King’s voice reached him.

"No, this is a farce." As Qi Suian spoke, a Ghost Energy Polymorphic Energy Beam materialized in his hand.

The massive beam shot out from his fingertip and then expanded wildly, instantly piercing through the battlefield before him.

Whether friend or foe, anyone who touched the beam was completely disintegrated, utterly annihilated.

"Given the regional scale a Wind King commands, this is the intensity a real war should have," Qi Suian said calmly.

A million islands, two hundred thousand people per island.

There were at least two trillion native humans, yet they were being so stingy, with only so few people dying.

’But those dying are Extraordinary Beings. The population you mention is merely a source of troops.’ The Profound Mechanism Wind King sounded utterly pained.

Qi Suian’s attack had also caused considerable casualties on their own side.

"That’s just an excuse. You are a Wind King. The wind is nothing but a part of you. Creating Wind Spirits and Hurricane Beasts should be as simple as a thought for you."

"It would just take a bit more time, that’s all," Qi Suian said nonchalantly.

You have to be willing to give some to get some. No pain, no gain.

He knew perfectly well why the Wind Kings were so stingy.

Because every Extraordinary Being needed to consume wind, and not as a one-time thing, but as a continuous drain.

After all, the wind used by every Extraordinary Being comes from the Wind Kings.

The Wind Kings are the energy source and origin for all Extraordinary Beings.

However, because they were weakened by the Thunder Spirits draining them, each additional Extraordinary Being meant an additional drain on their power.

In order to preserve their strength as much as possible, they naturally became thrifty.

This is what led to the extremely high aptitude requirements for the creation of every Windwalker in the Wind King Palaces.

In reality, there was no such thing as an aptitude requirement. As long as a Wind King was willing, they could turn any ordinary person into a powerful Windwalker at any time.

And from that, they could nurture even more powerful Wind Spirits.

It was just that the Wind Kings weren’t willing to make that sacrifice.

"I could understand it when you were weak. After all, any Wind King who acted so recklessly probably ended up as a meal for the others."

"But you’re no longer weak now, so why do you still have this worry?" Qi Suian asked.

’It’s simple. You only see the surface, not the deeper game being played.’ The Profound Mechanism Wind King answered Qi Suian. ’I am holding back all the other Wind Kings for you.’

’Even if these Wind Kings are weakened, with such a large number of them, I must use my full strength just to hold them off.’

"Then you’re just pathetic. Fighting a group of incredibly weak Wind Kings, who are all weaker than you, and you still have to describe it as using your ’full strength.’ Hah."

"And with this, you still want to become the Wind God? I’m afraid the Thunder God will be born, and you’ll still be stuck in this stalemate."

How could Qi Suian not know the King’s situation? But even at a time like this, the Wind King was still merely defending instead of fighting for his life?

If it were Qi Suian, in a situation with no escape, he would definitely fight to the death. Even if it meant pinning down one opponent and taking some damage, there would still be hope of victory.

In order to preserve their strength, the Wind Kings had developed a cautious and timid nature. The Profound Mechanism Wind King was no exception, which is why He wouldn’t choose to gamble.

Based on Qi Suian’s observations, if the Profound Mechanism Wind King just chose a weaker Wind King to attack and devoured him first, He would then possess the power of three Wind Kings combined.

At that point, His advantage would grow. Then, as long as He continued to expand on that advantage, He could inevitably build an even greater one, until it became a completely overwhelming situation.

However, the Profound Mechanism Wind King’s attitude made it clear to Qi Suian that He didn’t dare.

But for Qi Suian, this was actually good news.

’When the time comes for me to use Him as a scapegoat, He’ll also hesitate and miss his chance.’

’That’s why I need to use the survivors to break the deadlock.’ The Profound Mechanism Wind King defended Himself. ’I’ve already made a deal with three Holy Sanctuary Mages among the survivors.’

’The three of them will open a shortcut for me.’

’It’s a good thing you’ve arrived. I want you to go meet them. You can act as their backup.’

After witnessing the casual yet devastating attack Qi Suian had unleashed, the Profound Mechanism Wind King had more ideas.

"Backup? What did you have them do?" Qi Suian asked.

’This is a good opportunity to get a look at the survivors’ Extraordinary system.’

’It might not be useful to me, but it should have its strengths. Even if those strengths are mediocre, as long as I can learn from them to make up for my own shortcomings, I don’t mind.’

’Besides, according to my intelligence, Holy Sanctuary is the highest rank for Mages among the survivors.’

’This means that if I can get my hands on these three test subjects, it would be like acquiring their entire system.’

’To make the Thunder God be born ahead of schedule.’ The Profound Mechanism Wind King’s simple sentence made Qi Suian think, ’Holy shit.’

’Great. He’s planning on sending me to my death along with them.’

’Backup? How am I supposed to be backup for that?’

But Qi Suian showed no reaction, asking nonchalantly, "What should I do?"

’You’ll know when you meet them. You don’t need to act; they can handle it.’

’You just need to use your attack to heavily wound the newly born Thunder God at the critical moment.’ The Profound Mechanism Wind King didn’t reveal any details.

"Being wary of me? Then forget it. Just have those three Holy Sanctuary Mages go by themselves. I’ll just hang around and help out from the sidelines." Hearing this, Qi Suian was secretly pleased.

’He had no intention of participating in such a suicidal mission, especially when the Profound Mechanism Wind King refused to say anything.’

’It’s like being explicitly told, ’There’s a pit here, and you have to jump in.’’

’A good boss, but just a boss. He would never empathize with his employees.’

’If the Profound Mechanism Wind King weren’t non-corporeal, he would’ve strung Him up on a lamppost by now.’

’It’s not that I’m wary of you, it’s just that there’s no need for you to know.’ The Profound Mechanism Wind King offered a useless explanation.

"Isn’t that the same as being wary of me? Let’s just leave it at that." Qi Suian was playing hard to get.

After some back and forth, the Profound Mechanism Wind King could only tell the truth.

"You’ve figured out the location and time of the Thunder God’s birth, and it’s very dangerous, which is why you don’t want me to go."

"You just want me to launch an attack from a great distance."

"I have to say, what you said actually moved me a little." After hearing the explanation, Qi Suian couldn’t help but remark to himself, ’This tool’s value isn’t low, huh.’

’He actually considered my usage limits and number of uses. He doesn’t want me to be a one-time disposable item, but a long-term object of exploitation.’

"Alright, I get it. I’ll make the trip."

"But let’s get this straight, I won’t expose myself." Qi Suian was thinking about observing the Thunder God’s birth to collect data. It would help with his later plans to use the Thunder God as a scapegoat.

’But that’s the extent of it. It’s impossible for me to go head-to-head with the Thunder God.’

’It’s true that it will be weaker right after its birth, but that’s all relative.’

’A being like that is basically born divine. No matter how weak it is, it won’t be fragile.’

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"Danger is approaching. Malice has already permeated our fate," the prophet Edwin said suddenly.

This caused the expressions of Great Arcanist Georg and Elemental Master Nieren to change.

"You didn’t say this before. Has something unexpected happened?" the Great Arcanist asked.

Before, it was just "danger," and there was a way to break the deadlock. According to the prophet, they were looking for a "person shrouded in destiny," and they had already found a clue.

As long as they could get this person shrouded in destiny to accompany them, they would be able to assassinate the Thunder God without any real danger.

"The malice just appeared, completely out of the blue," the prophet did not hide anything.

As soon as he finished speaking, tears of blood streamed from his eyes. He was suffering a backlash from the malice in fate after his prophecy.

After wiping away the bloody tears, he continued, "We must find the person shrouded in destiny as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be even more dangerous for just the three of us."

"Unfortunately, fate has been obscured by malice. I can no longer see the guidance of the future."

"So I don’t know when the danger exuding this malice will arrive."

"But it’s best we set out immediately." The prophet closed his eyes. They were stinging painfully, causing him to temporarily lose his sight.

To recover would take at least ten days.

Fortunately, it wouldn’t delay the mission the Profound Mechanism Wind King had arranged for them.

"Alright, I’ll go at once." Great Arcanist Georg stood up and left immediately.

As for Elemental Master Nieren, he remained behind to hold down the fort at the survivors’ main camp.

After all, they had to leave one powerhouse behind as a safeguard.