However, upon hearing this, Lu Xuan chuckled.
"That woman outside? You sound pretty sure about her?"
"...That's easy to guess. After all, in this castle, the only ones who can manipulate fire and continuously attack you are Daenerys and Melisandre."
"Really? I thought you could see outside!!!" Lu Xuan said in a low voice.
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Chapter 301 Breaking the Game
The old dragon spirit in their minds fell silent. An eerie silence descended upon the two.
"After a while, 'Old Dragon Soul' spoke again."
When did you find out?
"It's hard to say. I can only say that I sensed something was wrong from the very beginning. But I couldn't pinpoint the problem. Looking back now, I think my thinking was also somewhat disrupted in this illusion. I should have sensed something was off the moment you appeared."
After all, the Green Prophet could even suppress my mind, how could you be unharmed? My first reaction was that I was trapped in some kind of illusion. But you told me that this wasn't just an illusion, but a projection of the river of time. I should have been suspicious then.
Later, I realized again that everything around me was an illusion. You complied with my words and told me to try to break the illusion. I said it wouldn't be that simple; the illusion should change accordingly. The next second, the illusion changed. You couldn't see into my heart, so you could only adjust your approach to my predicament based on my words.
Looking back now, there were so many flaws that I didn't even notice. You understood the Green Prophet so thoroughly, and you understood the River of Time so well. You even encouraged me to excessively expend my power, and you consistently avoided the most crucial topic: that neither the River of Time nor illusions mattered much; you, the Green Prophet, were the core of everything. I had to find you to resolve this. But from the very beginning, you were guiding my thoughts in other directions, precisely to prevent me from continuing down this line of thinking. Now, I've found you.”
Just as Lu Xuan said, the Three-Eyed Raven unleashed its full power on its own territory. It was truly extraordinary; Lu Xuan's spirit was suppressed and forcibly sealed within this strange space. But even for the Green Prophet, achieving this was no easy feat.
This isn't the so-called River of Time at all. Lu Xuan estimated that only the Green Prophet and his successor could possibly travel along the timeline. Bringing others in was highly unlikely. Therefore, the Green Prophet disguised himself as the Old Dragon Soul, misleading Lu Xuan from the beginning, causing him to think in the wrong direction and wasting a great deal of time.
"Outsider, we have never underestimated you. But it seems you have exceeded our expectations. Unfortunately, your time is up. We still do not know who you are, but you will be completely annihilated in this world."
The Green Prophet spoke with great confidence because it had now replaced the old dragon soul and was hiding inside Lu Xuan's body. It was confident that Lu Xuan actually had no way to deal with it.
"Really? You really think I'd let that old dragon hide in my mental world without any defenses?"
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In the real world, Castle Black had been reduced to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. For the first time in thousands of years, the Night's Watch and the Wildlings had united to fight against Stannis's Knights of the Hearts. Due to the hasty nature of their operation, their weapons and armor were inadequate, making the entire battle incredibly brutal and bloody.
However, this situation is rapidly turning around. Daenerys' flaming sword has already caused the surrounding Knights of the Flameheart to crumble. No matter how fanatical and loyal they are, faced with Daenerys's single strike that shatters armor and manhood, these knights have begun to crumble.
The key was Daenerys's full Valyrian steel armor. Arrows and crossbow bolts couldn't harm her at all. Several heavy ballistae were practically useless in this close-quarters melee. Daenerys moved too fast to be locked onto and were burned away one by one by her flames.
The relentless killing had left Daenerys exhausted. But then, finally, someone broke through the blockade and rushed to her side, joining her. It was Jon Snow, along with several other members of the Night's Watch. Then more Night's Watch members and wildlings rushed in, protecting her.
In contrast, the Knights of the Heart had suffered nearly half their casualties, and the remaining Knights were already considering retreating. However, their retreat was not permitted by the wildlings and Night's Watch who had gone mad with killing.
In the chaos, an arrow flew from nowhere, striking Stannis precisely in the left eye. Stannis screamed and tumbled from his horse. Several loyal knights tried to rush back to his aid, but several more arrows followed in quick succession.
On a high platform, a red-haired wildling woman was repeatedly drawing her bow and shooting arrows. Ygritte, Jon Snow's lover, was a renowned archer among the wildlings. It was said she could hit a wolf running a hundred meters away in the eye.
Stannis's side had now gained the upper hand. She stood high above, her bow and arrows practically deadly weapons. Stannis's most loyal subordinates were being called out one by one. Only Stannis remained, groaning in agony on the ground.
Countless Night's Watch wildlings charged forward, nearly tearing their ambitious but incompetent lord to pieces. Fortunately, Daenerys stopped them.
"He will die, but not now. Lock him up. Now organize all the survivors to find that red-robed priestess and my teacher. Immediately!"
Jon Snow sensed the urgency in Daenerys's voice and turned to make arrangements. Soon, someone spotted the fire in the direction of the weirwood. When Daenerys arrived with the remaining two hundred or so men, she saw Lu Xuan's body engulfed in flames. His hair was even curling, clearly indicating that the flames were beginning to threaten his physical form.
In the sky, thousands of crows formed a giant vortex, circling above Lu Xuan's head. The whole scene looked mysterious and eerie.
Daenerys was startled and was about to rush to her aid. But the next moment, she saw Melisandre suddenly cough up blood and collapse to the ground.
At the same time, the flames on Lu Xuan's body were suddenly dispersed by a violent burst of energy. The violent shockwave even made people a hundred meters away feel a gust of wind on their faces.
At the same time, the vortex of crows in the sky suddenly became chaotic. Countless crows screeched wildly, flying erratically in the sky. They even collided with each other, or crashed into trees and the ground. Like a swarm of headless flies, they became frantic and disorderly.
At this moment, Lu Xuan, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes. Simultaneously, the previously chaotic crows froze in unison, then turned and scattered without hesitation. However, not all of them, aside from those lying dead or injured on the ground, were affected.
Everyone could clearly see that hundreds of crows were circling around Lu Xuan and did not leave.
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Chapter 302 Harvest Time (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The killing has subsided. But the blood and corpses scattered throughout the castle still serve as a reminder of what happened there last night.
More wildlings were let in. They helped clean up the corpses and bloodstains. The remaining Night's Watch members also came to help. It was an extremely rare sight to see Night's Watch members and wildlings working together at Castle Black. Although they still didn't get along and even exchanged harsh words, at least there was no scene of them drawing their swords against each other.
In the room, Lu Xuan recounted his experiences to Daenerys.
"The Green Prophet and Rahlo conspired against me. The Green Prophet used some kind of illusion to lock my consciousness in the mental world. Afterwards, it hid deep within my mental world, evading my pursuit. It took me quite a while to pinpoint its location. Then, I engaged in a battle with it in the mental world."
The Green Prophet isn't good at fighting, but it's incredibly difficult to kill. It has a thousand and one eyes, and every raven and every weirwood tree in this land is an extension of it. I couldn't kill it, but I eventually wounded it and stole some of its power. Simply put, I'm now a Beastwalker too.
"What about Rahlo?"
“Rahlo is further away. He was only using Melisandre to try and kill me. After realizing it was impossible, he quickly withdrew. This guy is dangerous, and I don’t dare to chase after him directly.”
"We might be able to learn about Rahlo from Melisandre."
"It's no use. If I'm not mistaken, Melisandre is almost at her last gasp. I noticed it last night. She used her primal magic to kill me. If nothing unexpected happens, she won't live past today."