827 The Countermeasure (2/2)
”Your Highness, this matter has always been a secret, but why has it been given away? Do we need to investigate it?” asked another Earthly Immortal.
”No need to do that. I already know who the rumormonger is!”
”Oh? Who is it?” That Earthly Immortal was very curious. Soon after the rumors were spread, the Celestial Mystery Emperor knew who the rumormonger was without investigating it. This was too weird. Was it possible that he could still deduce the Divine Design accurately when the Divine Design was in such a mess and a tribulation was around the corner?
”Zhou Bao, it must be Zhou Bao!” The Celestial Mystery Emperor ground his teeth. ”We all ignored him before and thought he was just a common Tribulation Taker who could be used by us, little did we expect that we would fall into a trap laid by him!”
”Zhou Bao? No way! Even if he is the Tribulation Taker and has the strength equivalent to that of an Earthly Immortal, how could he know such a secret?”
”Don't forget that he is very close to the Fate Creation Boy. The Fate Creation Boy also wants to take advantage of him, so he must have told him a lot of secrets. So, it's not surprising that Zhou Bao knew the truth about the World Chakra. Our plan is very simple at the macro level and it can be inferred easily even if he didn't know that much about it. Furthermore, these rumors revealed our purpose rather than the details of our plan. In addition to that, he has added highly colored details to it. Isn't this his old trick? Think about how the passageway of the Void Immortal Realm was exposed last time!”
”Fair enough, but it seems that even the Fate Creation Boy doesn't know anything about the World Chakra, right?”
”Humm, how do you know that? Will you believe him if he says that he doesn't know that? He is the Fate Creator of the Heaven Realm World. Although he has been a puppet since he had spiritual intelligence, he has possessed the Golden Book of Fate and known the real secrets of the Heaven Realm World. Hence, it's not surprising that he knows something about this. Perhaps he has been feigning ignorance. We really thought too little of him!”
”Then shall we...!”
”No, we cannot make a rash act. It's no use harming him. All these things were done by Zhou Bao. It won't be of much use even if you bring him here. More importantly, we have to deal with the current rumors. We might even get into some trouble if we harm the Fate Creator of the Heaven Realm World at this point!”
”Trouble?”
”Afterall, he is the Fate Creator and controls the Heaven Realm World. Whether he is a puppet or not, he carries the fate of a macro world. If we injure him and he resists, the fate of the Heaven Realm World will flow away. In that case, it will go against our plan. Therefore, don't raise any new issues now, understand?”
”Fine!” That emperor nodded in agreement. ”You mean we can only maintain the status quo?”
”Yes, that's what I mean. Humm, even if they knew our purpose, can they resist the temptation of the passageway? Marquis Zhihai just goes around the motions to give himself a breathing spell. He will take this opportunity to adjust his plan as well. Don't worry, it won't be long before they attack us again!”
”Do we just stop here because of the rumors that we don't even know if they are actually true?” Just as what the Celestial Mystery Emperor had said, the Devil Tribe was busy discussing about this matter in their camp. Marquis Wugu had a short fuse, though he had been imprisoned for millions of years, his temper remained as bad as ever. ”These are just rumors. Maybe they are being released by the Celestial Mystery Emperor in order to scare us away. Who will be responsible for stopping the attack and losing the opportunity for combat because of them?”
”Hehe, Marquis Wugu, you're even more eloquent now after being imprisoned for so many years!” A shrill voice rang out near him. ”Why don't you consider that these rumors are true? If that's the case, we'll be banished to the Alien Universe unless we're careful enough. At that time, we might never come back and have to live there for millions of years!”
”Marquis Qingxi, you've just become a Marquis recently. I don't mind that you're here to gain military credits, but remember, you have no say here!” Marquis Wugu gave the shrill-voiced upstart a cold stare, from which some disdain was revealed. ”Marquis Zhihai, you're in charge of the things here, what do you think?”
”We cannot treat them lightly no matter the rumors are true or false!” said Marquis Zhihai. ”However, I stopped attacking not just because of these rumors. I think there's no point in waging such a war of attrition!”
”What do you mean?!”
”Whether these rumors are true or false, it has nothing to do with us. We can just take them as true. They're not well-prepared either, otherwise, they wouldn't have blocked us here for so long!”
”Since they are not ready, what are we waiting for?!”
”It's no use waging a war of attrition. Even if we attack them again, will we able to break through the Sea-overlooking Gate Tower before they make full preparations for their plan?” Marquis Zhihai glanced at Marquis Wugu and continued, ”Don't worry, haste makes waste. Tomorrow, at best the day after tomorrow, the Seven Marquises of the Blood Sea will arrive here together with the Endless Blood Sea!”