novellhall Chapter 88 Re-entry, Death
Chapter 88 Re-entry, Death
Chapter 90 Re-entry, Death
[Historical Echoes: Battle of the Lone City - Settlement Completed]
[City Defense Mission Rating: Perfect]
You have received the following rewards: Battle Spirit Imprint (Passive), Skill Points *3, Historical Dust *3 (Purple Material)
[Battle Spirit Imprint: Deals an additional 15% true damage to legitimate dynasty armies, and grants +1 Willpower rating when surrounded]
The echoes of history, "The Battle of the Lone City," have come to an end.
[Retrieving spacetime fragments]
The scene before him was like a faded ancient painting peeling away piece by piece, and Lu Qingfeng returned to the eternally scorched and desolate wasteland.
"Phew, why does it always feel like I'm being reduced to a lower dimension every time I come out? Can you please change the way I teleport into the dungeon?"
He stood before the enormous mountain of bones formed by countless skeletons, utterly speechless at the incredible teleportation mechanism of the online world.
If this goes on every day, who can tell the difference between reality and illusion? It would be hilarious if one day they discovered that reality, except for the world around them, had turned black!
After venting for a while, Lu Qingfeng finally snapped out of the dreamlike exit mechanism of the dungeon. This was not something that could be overcome by simple willpower; it was completely like—a fleeting dream?!
If that's the case, then the origin of this instance needs to be considered!
Is the so-called echo of history really an echo of history?
More importantly, the pale blue divination mark on the back of his hand was now radiating an unprecedentedly intense light.
"Buzz—"
The hexagram mark detached itself from the back of his hand, hovered in mid-air, and began to rotate at high speed.
A dazzling bluish-white light emanated from the cracked lines, like a miniature star burning.
At the same time, the [Nine Netherworld Fate-Gazing Seal] on Lu Qingfeng's shoulder blade also resonated strongly, conveying an almost hungry desire.
Wow! There's a second level?
Lu Qingfeng was already annoyed by this silly bird wandering dungeon. Why make so many complicated steps?
[Strong historical echo core convergence detected!]
The echoes of "War" have been fully activated!
The core clues of the "Past Events" instance are beginning to emerge —
[Echoes of History - Third Segment Triggered: The Tragedy of Yingyang]
[Background: After you left, Wu Ying, who had been kicked, was forced to continue playing the role of Wu Guang. Although he was spared the initial humanitarian extermination of the uprising, internal strife within the rebel army, coupled with a major defeat, meant that Wu Guang, having lost the struggle, was about to be executed by Tian Zang.]
[To die is bad enough, but to die at this time is absolutely unacceptable, you wicked beast! What abyss you are dragging us into this next!] —■■
[Task Objective: To resolve the cause and effect]
[WARNING: This echo is linked to real-world historical moments. Extreme caution is required when dealing with it to avoid triggering a historical collapse.]
The divination mark exploded in the air with a deafening roar, and a bluish-white light poured down like a waterfall, completely engulfing Lu Qingfeng.
[Echoes of History, Part Three: The Tragedy of Xingyang] has been included.
[Current Location: Outside Xingyang City, Rebel Army Camp]
[Time Anchor: The night before Wu Guang (Wu Ying) was executed by Tian Zang]
Night had fallen, but the campsite was far from quiet.
In the distance, the faint sounds of wounded soldiers groaning, generals arguing, and suppressed sobs could be heard.
Lu Qingfeng landed and first performed his usual self-check, maintaining his illusory avatar as a wandering sorcerer. After carefully reading the instructions from the comprehensive network, he took a breath-concealing talisman and began to act.
"Find Wu Ying first."
Find the person—no, the fox—and everything will be fine.
At this moment, after days of siege without success, the camp was filled with a scene of mournful silence.
The tents were overturned, and broken weapons and blood-stained bandages were scattered on the ground.
Most of the soldiers sat around the dim fire, their expressions numb. The fervor of the early days of the uprising was gone from their eyes, replaced only by exhaustion and fear.
Lu Qingfeng stealthily made his way deeper into the camp.
Along the way, he overheard several fragmented conversations: "—Another defeat, the Qin army has reached Ao Cang—"
General Tian said it was all due to Wu Jiawang's miscommand—
"Bullshit! It's clearly that bastard Tian Zang who wants to seize power!"
"Keep your voice down! Do you want to die?"
Tsk, it seems the infighting within the rebel army has reached a fever pitch, and Tian Zang's murderous intent towards Wu Guang (Wu Ying) will likely be revealed tonight.
Lu Qingfeng quickened his pace.
In the northwest corner of the camp, outside a relatively isolated tent, he spotted his target.
The tent was much simpler than the other generals' tents. Two soldiers guarded outside, but they were not vigilant and were rather indifferent, which clearly reflected Wu Guang's current situation.
Lu Qingfeng went around to the back of the tent, condensed a wisp of blood and qi at his fingertips, and silently cut a gap.
The tent was dimly lit, with only an oil lamp burning.
A thin figure sat with his back to the tent flap, wiping a rusty sword.
That's it, Lu Qingfeng cut an even bigger opening in the tent.
"Who?"
Wu Ying turned around abruptly, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes.
But the moment he saw Lu Qingfeng, his panic turned into astonishment, followed by a sense of relief.
"It's you—" Wu Ying's voice was hoarse. "You really came."
Lu Qingfeng stepped into the tent, and the Blood Moon Territory quietly unfolded, isolating the inside from the outside world.
"Did you know I was coming?"
Lu Qingfeng sized him up.
The fox spirit before him was in extremely poor condition, her demonic power was scattered, and her transformation technique was on the verge of collapse.
Even more seriously, a layer of faint black energy was wrapped around him, which was clearly a trace of the backlash from the human destiny.
"When will Tian Zang make his move?" Lu Qingfeng asked directly.
"Tonight," Wu Ying whispered.
"What about Chen Sheng? Doesn't he care?"
"King Chen—" Wu Ying's smile grew increasingly bitter. "King Chen is in dire straits himself. He has been in rebellion for months, suffering defeat after defeat. The resentment in the army is directed at him. Tian Zang is just the first to jump out—moreover, King Chen has probably already suspected my identity."
Lu Qingfeng pondered for a moment.
Historical records confirm that Wu Guang was indeed killed by Tian Zang, but Chen Sheng not only did not pursue the matter, but also appointed Tian Zang as the magistrate.
The political deals and helplessness involved are enough to make one's brain sweat just thinking about them.
However, to be realistic, Wu Ying's existence has certainly been noticed by some high-ranking figures.
This fox demon is meddling in the struggle between humans and dragons; he's really had enough of living.
Furthermore, if this anomaly is not eliminated, the entire rebel army may be punished by heaven.
Tian Zang was merely the chosen sword.
How then can the cause and effect be resolved?
Fortunately, the network wouldn't keep him waiting too long; a dense array of notifications appeared before Lu Qingfeng's eyes.
[Analysis of historical trends in progress —]
Wu Ying was not actually killed by Tian Zang in Yingyang. He faked his death and escaped using a secret fox clan technique, but he did not stop there. Instead, decades later, he reappeared in the world and intervened in another "battle for the dragon."
This time, he chose the wrong person.
The "Hidden Dragon" he supported failed and died, while Wu Ying's identity as a fox demon was exposed by cultivators from opposing forces during the final battle.
"Fox spirits wreaking havoc on politics and interfering with humanity" became the perfect excuse for the victors to purge their opponents.
A certain fox clan was accused of "colluding with evil spirits and causing chaos in the world," and was jointly exterminated by the human alliance and several cultivation sects.
The fox clan harbored immense resentment; their lingering souls, unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, remained as wandering ghosts, lingering in the mortal realm.
[The ultimate goal of the Fox's Sorrow mission: To completely eliminate Wu Ying in Yingyang, preventing her from re-entering the world in the future, thereby severing the cause of the Fox Clan's extinction.]
Lu Qingfeng suddenly opened his eyes, the phantom of the blood moon flashing wildly in his pupils.
Therefore—the true purpose of this divination is not to have him save the fox.
Instead, he made him kill it himself.
"Your Excellency?" Wu Ying noticed the change in Lu Qingfeng's eyes and took a half step back uneasily.
"Wu Ying!" Lu Qingfeng's voice was terrifyingly calm. "I came here not to save you," Lu Qingfeng approached step by step, the Blood Moon Territory shrinking, turning the entire tent into a blood-red cage, "but here, in Xingyang, to end you completely."
"Why?!" Wu Ying roared, her body contorting as dark blue fur peeked out from beneath her skin. "I just wanted to repay a debt of gratitude! I just—"
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"Repay a debt of gratitude?" Lu Qingfeng interrupted him, "With the lives of your entire clan? Do you know the consequences of your actions? At such a sensitive time!"
He threw a punch.
"boom!"
The tent exploded, and amidst the flying wood chips and fabric, Wu Ying was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing into three military tents behind her.
The camp shook, and cries of alarm arose.
"An assassin—!"
"Protect the fake king!"
He strode toward Wu Ying in the ruins.
The fox spirit had revealed its half-demon form, with a human body and a fox head. Its dark blue fur was covered in blood and dust, and its chest was sunken, clearly indicating that its ribs were broken.
"Why—" Wu Ying coughed up blood, her eyes filled with confusion and despair.
"Because of your gratitude, you will cause the deaths of thousands upon thousands of your own kind in the future."
Lu Qingfeng stopped in front of him, and Chong Yue emerged from the void. "A guy like you will never change. I know your clan has some kind of secret technique for faking death, but after faking death to escape, will you really be content?"
"No, you won't accept this. You'll only get involved in another great battle for supremacy, talking about repaying a debt of gratitude—it's laughable! You're nothing but a tool to seize power and become the next dragon! Have you considered the consequences of your identity being exposed?! Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!"
Wu Ying trembled violently.
"No—it's impossible—I just wanted to—"
"What are you thinking? Trying to prove that your fox clan can also influence the course of human affairs? Trying to have the name of Qingqiu recorded in history?"
Lu Qingfeng sneered, "Don't be naive. In the struggle for dragons among humans, the winner is king and the loser is a bandit. How can we allow the demon race to interfere? If you die here today, at least you can preserve the bloodline of Qingqiu."
He raised the heavy sword, its blade aimed at Wu Ying's heart.
The sound of rapid hoofbeats and roars came from afar; reinforcements had arrived.
But Lu Qingfeng didn't care.
His task was down to its final step.
As Wu Ying gazed at the cold blade, the resentment and fear in her eyes gradually faded, leaving only an empty blankness.
After a long silence, he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Thank you for your help!"
"Pfft."
Blood splattered, staining the scorched earth red.
[Network notification: You have performed an attack with an instant-death effect.]
[Detection successful. You have successfully killed Wu Ying. You have obtained 513 Comprehensive Network Disaster Coins and 2013 Universal Experience Points.]
[Fox's Sorrow Quest Progress Update: Wu Ying has been killed]
[The historical moment of "the death of Wu Guang" is unfolding simultaneously —]
Lu Qingfeng withdrew Chongyue and wiped the blood off the sword.
After doing all this, he looked up at the reinforcements rushing towards him.
The leader was a burly man with a thick beard, eight feet tall, wearing heavy armor and carrying a long halberd; it was Tian Zang.
"Who are you, traitors, daring to assassinate the false king!" Tian Zang roared, his halberd pointing directly at Lu Qingfeng.
"None of your business! You were going to kill him anyway, so just throw your head in your lap!"
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Qingfeng slammed the Chongyue Sword heavily onto the ground.
"Thump!"
An immense force pierced through the ground, causing the ground within a radius of several meters to sink half a foot as if struck by an invisible hammer, with soil and rocks flying everywhere!
Showing off strength ————.jpg
Tian Zang's mount, which was charging towards him, was startled and reared up with a neigh, nearly throwing him off balance.
"Wu Guang has been killed by me," Lu Qingfeng transmitted his voice secretly to Tian Zang. "General Tian, you can now complete what you need to do. The credit and the reasons will all go to you. We only came here for cause and effect and do not want to cause any more trouble."
Tian Zang reined in his warhorse and looked at the humanoid creature in the distance whose aura was like that of a ghost or god, unsure whether to believe what the creature was saying.
The opponent's strength was unfathomable. The skill of transmitting sound secretly was far beyond his ability to contend with. More importantly, the opponent seemed to have seen through all his plans and even offered him the credit and excuse for killing the fake king.
In an instant, Tian Zang's heart was filled with a mixture of murderous intent, greed, and fear.
Should we seize the opportunity to solidify our achievements in purging military discipline, or risk becoming enemies with this mysterious person?
His personal guards looked at each other, none of them daring to make a move.
The earth-shaking power they had just witnessed had already terrified them.
Lu Qingfeng ignored them and turned to leave, quietly withdrawing the Blood Moon Territory to his side.
He knew that Tianzang would make the "right" choice.
The historical record states that "Wu Guang was arrogant and ignorant of military affairs, and was killed by Tian Zang." This needed a pretext, and the best pretext was for him to personally deliver this half-dead "evil Wu Guang" to Tian Zang.
Tian Zang would not refuse such a generous gift.
As for the subsequent "King Chen appointing Tian Zang as Prime Minister," that was a self-consistent historical trajectory and had nothing to do with him.
Moreover, no matter how embellished it may be, this place is merely an echo of history, a false past!
[Fox's Sorrow Quest Progress Update: Historical Node "The Death of Wu Guang" Confirmed to be Completed Simultaneously]
[Causality lines converging — Key historical trajectory detected without deviation, world line deviation:]
0.87%
[WARNING: This fragment of historical echo is about to completely collapse. Please prepare to escape.]
"Finally—it's going to end."
Lu Qingfeng closed his eyes, letting the power from the core of the Wandering Dungeon envelop and pull him away, preparing to leave the dungeon.
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[Warning: Your interference in historical moments has triggered a lingering backlash!]
[Zhang Han's army (historical projection) has locked onto you as its sole target!]
[Enemy force size: Approximately 100,000 (mixed forces, including crossbowmen, chariots, and heavy infantry)]
Commander: Zhang Han (Level 15 Epic Unit, with Military Power Buff)
[Challenge: Survive and annihilate all enemy forces (Echo Boundary is blocked, escape is impossible)]
[Note: Although this army is a historical projection, defeating it will still grant you normal rewards and increase your dungeon completion rating.]