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"Did you foresee this happening?"

Yae no Miko's words gave Jiang Bai the feeling that everything he did was being controlled.

"What did you foresee?" Yae no Miko looked at her with amusement. "Do you think I'm so powerful that I can predict what you'll do?"

"Or perhaps, in your eyes, I am so unfathomable?" She chuckled to herself, "Oh dear, suddenly I feel much better. Turns out I'm quite strong..."

Jiang Bai: "..."

Well, he also felt that Yae no Miko didn't have that ability.

For her, giving away the Heart of God was optional; in fact, she preferred to give it away. Otherwise, she wouldn't have entrusted the Heart of God to him after learning that he had a good relationship with the skirmisher.

If this Heart of God causes any trouble in the future, it will be Yae no Miko's fault, not his!

He was just a tool to deliver the heart of God; how can someone who was merely a tool be blamed for something?

Chapter 499 The Key to Breaking the Stalemate

On Umijima Island, Goro, who had been unconscious, awoke from his stupor on the ship.

He rubbed his throbbing head and recalled what had happened before he lost consciousness.

Instantly, he became alert.

However, when he looked around, he saw familiar soldiers and a ship heading towards Haizhi Island.

"What happened? How did I get on the boat? Where's Jiang Bai?"

"Reporting to the general, General Thunder suddenly appeared and started fighting with the executors of the Fools. Mr. Jiang Bai led us away from the battlefield, and he should still be on Ba Yun Island."

"General Thunder has appeared!" Goro's ears twitched, and his heart sank to the bottom.

No wonder the shogunate has been fighting so aggressively lately; it turns out that the Raiden General himself has arrived!

She hasn't personally taken action against the rebels yet, but that doesn't mean she won't.

If the shogunate army cannot defeat the rebels in a short time, then the rebels may have to face Raiden Shogun himself!

"What about the Evil Eye Factory? Was it destroyed?"

"The mountain where the Evil Eye Factory is located was directly cleaved in two by General Thunder," a soldier said with some trepidation.

At that time, they were unable to go any further because the evil spirits in the Evil Eye Factory were too strong, so they had to stop and rest. Not long after they walked out of the cave, they saw the huge cliff behind them being cut open like tofu.

If they hadn't run so fast, they probably would have been crushed to death by the falling rocks.

"I hope Jiang Bai will be alright..." Wu Lang asked with some worry.

He felt that Jiang Bai and the Foolish Clan executive officer should know each other, but he couldn't deduce whether they were friend or foe from the limited information available to him.

But one thing is certain: staying on Bayun Island under these circumstances would undoubtedly be a very dangerous thing.

He looked towards Bayun Island, where the fighting had ceased, leaving only severed limbs and broken remains from the horrific battle.

"General, don't worry. Mr. Jiang Bai is very strong and will be fine."

The soldiers had a lot of confidence in Jiang Bai, probably because Jiang Bai's aerial maneuver to take them away from the combat zone had greatly shocked them.

It is common knowledge that humans can only fly using wind wings, but Jiang Bai was able to carry so many of them in the air at an unimaginable speed. As a result, he established an exceptionally powerful image in their minds with just this one feat.

"Let's go back to the camp and inform Lord Coral Palace what happened!"

......

"Divine Child, do you have something that can conceal or alter your aura? Something that will prevent the General from recognizing me..." Jiang Bai asked.

He will definitely have to go back to Haiji Island. There's still Nagatsu on the island; they can't just leave him there.

Judging by the time, Big Sister Beidou's fleet should be arriving soon, and he needs to get Changci safely onto the ship.

Now that the general has come to Bayun Island, it's impossible that he won't go to Haizhi Island, otherwise he'll find out that he's going to die again.

Let me think about it...

Six fluffy tails materialized behind Yae no Miko. She reached into the tails and pulled out a cloak and a protective charm.

"This cloak can conceal your aura; as long as the distance isn't more than ten meters, the general won't notice you. This amulet contains a wisp of my fox spirit's aura; combined with this cloak, it should be able to completely conceal your presence..."

Jiang Bai simply draped the cloak over his shoulders and put the amulet into his pocket.

"I just encountered the general on Bayun Island, he was truly terrifying..."

"Oh? We were just on Hachiyū Island, and now we're at my shrine?" Yae no Miko's gaze was filled with inquiry.

Regardless of how Jiang Bai travels quickly between the two places, this ability is remarkable.

"Yes, if I hadn't run fast, her knife would have come at me."

As Jiang Bai spoke, he didn't forget to promote his services, "By the way, I also offer international mail delivery and errand services, but the prices are relatively high, and currently I only serve Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma..."

"You really never forget business, no matter where you go..." Yae no Miko still hasn't forgotten the time Jiang Bai handed him a flyer.

Jiang Bai is truly the first person to do something like this.

Jiang Bai shrugged. "There's nothing I can do. We have an old man at home who costs a lot to support..."

Yae no Miko instantly guessed who the old man he was talking about was, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

The Rock King probably never imagined that he would need to be cared for one day.

Next time I see that old man, I might be able to tease him about this.

"Divine Child, you know Shadow best. How do you think she will deal with the resistance forces on Haiqi Island?" Jiang Bai was somewhat worried about the resistance forces' situation.

"What are you worried about? The rebels just want to come to the general and tell him their demands. Now that the general has gone to the front lines, they should be happy."

Yae no Miko looked at Jiang Bai and asked, "Do you really think the general would kill them all?"

"I really think so..." Jiang Bai said honestly.

As it stands, the general gives him the impression of a cold, eternal executor, like a machine, utterly devoid of emotion.

There is a high probability that she will suppress the rebels on Haizhi Island with a single blow.

"The Demon God's lover, the General, is a creation of the Shadow, and naturally inherited some of its traits. The scenario you're assuming—that the General would kill them all—is unlikely to occur..."

She crossed one arm over her chest and placed the other hand in front of her chest, gently supporting her chin.

"The shogun is the ruler of Inazuma, the one who sits in the castle tower and dictates the direction. But if the battle requires the shogun to take action personally, it is a disgrace to the soldiers, a testament to their incompetence, and even seppuku would not be enough to atone for it."

"Therefore, unless it is a point of certain defeat, the general will not take action himself, nor will the soldiers allow the general to take action."

"Sigh, I feel like the resistance has little chance of winning..." Jiang Bai sighed.

With the general personally leading the troops to the front lines, the shogunate army was like it had been injected with chicken blood, directly driving the rebels back to Kaigi Island.

Under these circumstances, it's simply impossible for Haigi Island to break the deadlock.

Yae no Miko tapped Jiang Bai on the forehead with her gohei, "Little guy, you've got the wrong idea."

"Hmm?" Jiang Bai frowned.

Is there some other way to break this deadlock?

"Does the resistance really need victory?" Yae no Miko asked rhetorically.

“No, what they really need is to express their demands to the general, to lift the Eye Hunt order, and to cancel the isolation order.” Jiang Bai’s thoughts suddenly became clear.

What the rebels wanted was for General Thunder to see their will, not how much territory they conquered or how many battles they won.

To the gods, human wars are trivial matters, and they can easily decide the outcome of a war.

Therefore, the key to breaking the deadlock was not to defeat the shogunate army, but to demonstrate their will to the shogun.

"Shadow is a martial artist, and the General, as her creation, shares her lineage. Gaining the approval of a martial artist is simple..."

Chapter 500 Prove Your Will

After obtaining a solution to the problem, Jiang Bai returned to Haiqi Island.

He looked towards the direction of Bayun Island, where things had calmed down and the battle between the skirmishers and the general was over.

Jiang Bai suddenly remembered that the stragglers' hands were still with him.

The situation was urgent, and he only had time to give the Heart of God. He didn't know how much losing an arm would affect the skirmisher. He would give him the arm again next time he met him.

He went directly to the Water Moon Pool to find Coral Palace Heart Sea.

"You're finally back!"

Goro was very happy to see him return safely.

He was even planning to send someone to Bayun Island to find Jiang Bai.

Although he was a little curious as to why Jiang Bai was wearing a black cloak, he didn't ask any further questions.

"Um, how are you? Are you alright?"

"It's much better after some repairs."

"Is Xinhai still in the camp? I need to talk to him."

"Yes, let's go together."

"You're finally back!"

Seeing Jiang Bai, Xin Hai was also very happy.

Jiang Bai's combat strength is probably their greatest expectation in the battle against General Lei Dian.

Jiang Bai didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "You should already know, right? General Thunder has come to the front line."

"Hmm." Xin Hai looked worried. "Goro has already told me."

What are your plans?

"I don't know." Xin Hai shook his head, telling the truth.

"The strength of Umijima and the Shogunate is already vastly different. In addition, the arrival of General Raiden on the front line has greatly boosted the morale of the Shogunate soldiers. I see no hope of victory."

"I had imagined such a thing happening, and even what would happen if General Thunder personally intervened, but even after reading through all the military books and using all my strategies, I couldn't think of any possibility of victory."

Such demoralizing words must never be heard by the soldiers. If even the commander-in-chief has no confidence, then the war is already half lost.

But there were only three people in the tent: one was the person Xin Hai trusted most, and the other was someone who needed something from him.

Only at times like these can she, as the head coach, reveal some of her true emotions.

"The power of the gods is beyond the reach of mortals. We rebelled because we did not want the general to trample on the wishes of the people. But how could we possibly defeat the gods...? We are merely hoping that she will see our will, clinging to that sliver of hope..."

Listening to Xin Hai's predicament, Jiang Bai smiled slightly, a smile that was both confident and somewhat mysterious.

"If you want General Thunder to see your will, then we'll see how firm your will is..."

Looking at that smile, a strange emotion rose in Xin Hai's heart, and she looked at him expectantly: "Mr. Jiang Bai, do you have a solution?"

"Of course there are..."

Jiang Bai slowly explained the method given to him by the Eightfold Divine Child.

“This method is very likely, but as for the candidate…” Xin Hai looked at Jiang Bai. The only person who could possibly defeat the general was the one in front of him. No one on Haiqi Island could do it.

"Don't look at me. I'm not from Haiqi Island. Even if I fight the general, it's meaningless."

Jiang Bai had no intention of taking on this task. He had just escaped from the general's clutches; rushing in again would be suicide.

The saying goes, "Things shouldn't happen more than three times." If you've tried once or twice, it's difficult to try a third time.

"You don't need to defeat the general; you only need to prove your will with the swords in your hands. And it's best for you, the people of Haiqi Island, to do this yourselves."

“I understand! I’ll do it!” Goro stepped forward.

Xin Hai is not good at fighting, so as a general, he is the best candidate to face General Lei Dian.

He had long been prepared to protect Haiqi Island with his life.

Jiang Bai left the camp on Haiqi Island. He had done all he could; the rest of the battle would depend on Haiqi Island itself.

Only after Inazuma settles down can we truly take a good look around Inazuma.

A peaceful and tranquil life is what he likes best.

Three days later, the ships of Umijima and the ships of the shogunate faced each other on the sea.