Gubu Battlefield was shrouded in snow mist. Perhaps because the spiritual power of a Bestowal Title-level transcendent lifeform had been unleashed, enveloping this place within its domain, so—
Yet the blood splashed out after Mist Devourer was blown apart was still scalding hot.
The sight before him was deeply shocking. Li Chen froze for a second before realizing who the little girl standing beside him truly was.
The Battle of Gubu had lasted four years.
For all four of those years, a "little one" had fought on the battlefield.
Gu Xiao Man.
If not for this war, she would have become the youngest Red Dragon God Envoy in the history of the Source Tower by now.
For the past four years, Gu Xiao Man had remained stationed at Gubu Fortress without taking a single step away. Only a very small number of Central City's upper echelons knew the truth about this little girl's identity.
Gu Xiao Man was the chosen successor to Central Continent's God of Wine's Fire Seed. Gu Shen had rescued her from Sang Continent Grotto and treated her as family. She was also Bai Xiu's disciple. Beyond all that, she possessed another exceedingly important identity.
She was the Initial's "sole trusted person."
The reason North Continent had been able to so easily keep the Traveler Clan outside its gates was because of the Initial's help.
Alfred had already made his stance clear to Central City's upper echelons. The reason the starship was stationed at North Continent's border was simple: it trusted only Gu Shen and Gu Xiao Man.
Thus, Gu Xiao Man's role in this war was extraordinarily important.
She had become a one-of-a-kind bridge connecting the civilization of the Five Continents with starship civilization. It was because of her that Afu had agreed to release the