Chapter 1027: 1229
**Chapter 1229: The Betrayed God, the Bewitching Demon**
In the dark starry sky, light from distant stars provided a faint glow. A small warship was swiftly traversing the starry sky. Its movement was like a fish leaping out of the sea, each leap covering billions of kilometers. This was a god-level warship, its value comparable to the War God Fortress.
In the Vermilion Bird Star Domain, there were only three such warships. One was in Zhu Tian's hands, another with the Vermilion Bird branch hall master of the War God Hall, and the last one was with Zhu Qiwu. Zhu Qiwu looked at the ever-changing starry sky ahead and said lightly, "The laws here are chaotic, so this is the best speed we can manage." Lin Moyu, standing beside Zhu Qiwu, twitched his mouth slightly. This speed was only a bit slower than a teleportation array.
For such a high-level warship, if not in a battlefield, each leap could cover several light-years. Lin Moyu had met Zhu Qiwu after leaving the mission center, and Zhu Qiwu had clearly come to find him specifically. Zhu Qiwu then brought him here, to this unfamiliar starry sky.
Zhu Qiwu asked, "Do you know which war zone this is?"
Lin Moyu shook his head, thinking to himself that he had no idea. It was definitely not the first war zone, as one could still vaguely sense the Human Emperor Network there, but here, the connection was completely severed. The starry sky here was filled with a profound aura, and the laws were different from ordinary starry skies.
Zhu Qiwu chuckled, his eyes clearly saying, "Aren't you quite capable?" He continued, "Do you know why I brought you here?" Lin Moyu shook his head again, "Just tell me directly."
Zhu Qiwu laughed, "Take a guess."
Lin Moyu thought for a moment, "This should be one of the three war zones in the seventh sector."
He watched Zhu Qiwu's expression as he spoke, but Zhu Qiwu showed no reaction, maintaining his enigmatic smile. Lin Moyu continued, "You brought me here to use my abilities to inquire about some information."
Zhu Qiwu laughed, "Not too dumb, that's about right. This is the seventh war zone, not belonging to any specific area." Each war zone was divided into several areas.
Each area had corresponding materials or unique places. Outside these areas, there were vast stretches of nameless void. In the nameless void, there was nothing—no materials, no substances, nothing at all, so naturally, no one would come here. Zhu Qiwu said, "A rat has escaped into this place."
"We finally discovered it this time, so we must catch it."
Lin Moyu's eyes flickered, "What did this rat steal?"
"A star map."
Zhu Qiwu spoke lightly, but to Lin Moyu, it was no small matter. A star map, what kind of star map needed to be stolen?
If it were an ordinary star map, there would be no need to steal it; it could be bought with points. For more detailed ones, military merits could be used to buy them, even dynamic star maps. So, the star map this rat stole must be extraordinary, otherwise, Zhu Qiwu wouldn't need to act personally.
Zhu Qiwu said, "In the demon race, there is a very peculiar race called the Bewitching Demon. The Bewitching Demon has no combat power, but they possess the power of bewitchment, which can manipulate minds. Moreover, those manipulated by them don't even know it."
Lin Moyu asked, "Is this rat manipulated by the Bewitching Demon?"
Zhu Qiwu nodded, "An elder in the seventh fortress, named He Renxing, a third-tier god, stole the military star map of the seventh fortress. It records the exact locations of the first to seventh star fortresses and the specific locations of various outpost bases."
Lin Moyu felt a chill. Even gods could be manipulated. No wonder Zhu Qiwu had to act personally; this was to prevent any mishaps.
If the star map fell into the hands of the demon race, the star fortresses might still be fine due to their strong military presence. But how could so many outpost bases be defended?
As far as Lin Moyu knew, the locations of the outpost bases were not chosen randomly; they formed a formation with their respective star fortresses. Changing their positions would be a massive project, affecting everything. Moreover, during the relocation process, they could easily be discovered.
The military star map was of utmost importance and could not be lost.
Lin Moyu was also puzzled, "Is it that easy to manipulate a god?"
Zhu Qiwu's eyes showed a hint of disdain, "Gods are naturally not easy to manipulate. There has never been a case of a god being manipulated before. That's why we were caught off guard."
"After this incident, we will conduct a thorough investigation of all gods in the war zone to ensure that such things do not happen again." Lin Moyu fell silent, pondering the issue.
If such a thing had never happened before, it could only mean that the Bewitching Demon did not have the ability to manipulate gods. A god's soul reaches the fourth grade, comprehending the laws to 100%, merging with the law star river.
Gods can mobilize the power of the law star river, their every move possessing immense power. Gods have firm minds and unwavering consciousness, making them difficult to sway.
Manipulating a god is very difficult, harder than killing one.
But the other party succeeded in manipulating one, making the Bewitching Demon extremely terrifying.
Zhu Qiwu said, "I have dealt with the Bewitching Demon before and know their abilities. Manipulating a god is almost impossible."
"I suspect that he was already bewitched before becoming a god, becoming a pawn of the demon race. Only this explanation makes sense."
Lin Moyu thought Zhu Qiwu's reasoning made some sense, but it still seemed off.
Even if the Bewitching Demon bewitched He Renxing during his god-king period, how could they know he would definitely become a god? And also enter the seventh fortress, gaining access to the star map.
Zhu Qiwu also mentioned that some people wouldn't know they were bewitched.
Lin Moyu understood this point, as it allowed for maximum concealment without being discovered. Otherwise, there would be some signs.
The highest level of deception is to deceive oneself, treating the false as true, and this applies to infiltration as well. Could it be a broad strategy, seeing who succeeds?
Unless the Bewitching Demon bewitched a large number of god-kings, it wouldn't make sense. But even then, god-kings are not easily bewitched. So, what is the real situation? Is there another hidden truth?
Lin Moyu thought of something, "I once encountered someone with a restriction planted in their soul, making it impossible to ask certain questions."
Zhu Qiwu laughed, "I anticipated that. I brought a treasure this time that can temporarily shield soul restrictions. Although the time is short, it's enough to ask some questions. I'm also very curious about how he was bewitched."
Not only Zhu Qiwu was curious, but Lin Moyu was also very curious.
After thousands of jumps, the warship finally stopped in a pitch-black starry sky. This was a void starry sky, with nothing in sight.
The distant starlight was too dim to illuminate this place.
Zhu Qiwu took out an item and whispered, "We've arrived."
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