[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal":3,"chapter-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-440":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heaven-Defying Comprehension: I Built an Eternal Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2164742,3643,"Chapter 440","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-440",440,"\u003Cp>His talent was only a notch below Zhao Yun and Lu Bu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was definitely top-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Five years? Really? That’s great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sun Ce’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Prince Zou Qian was confident that he could break through to the Heaven-Man Realm in just five short years?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Simply incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not to mention him, Zhou Yu was also shocked, thinking: \"It seems Prince Zou Qian really has mastered the means to achieve the Heaven-Man Realm! And it seems he can greatly reduce the difficulty of achieving it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With such means, if the world doesn't belong to him, to whom would it belong?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sure enough, their choice was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Zhou Yu pays respects to my lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this time, Zhou Yu, at Sun Ce’s signal, stepped forward and bowed to Su Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Zhou Gongjin, please rise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan helped Zhou Yu up, patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said: \"Speaking of which, I wanted to recruit you a long time ago, Zhou Gongjin, but unfortunately, you were too young!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"By the time you grew up, I discovered that your background and stance were likely to prevent you from agreeing to join my ranks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Therefore, I had to give up temporarily!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But I have always appreciated and recognized your talent, Zhou Gongjin; today, my dream has finally come true! Welcome to my ranks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My lord is too kind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhou Yu was flattered: \"It is Zhou Yu who didn't have this fortune before; fortunately, I finally have the opportunity now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He really didn't know that Su Xuan had wanted to recruit him years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Especially since Su Xuan even said he was too young.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So, Su Xuan had the intention to recruit him when he was still young?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But back then, he hadn't even finished his studies, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if he had shown some intelligence, it shouldn't have been enough to attract Su Xuan’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The key is, Su Xuan shouldn't have reached his current status back then either, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How did he know about him?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although full of questions, Zhou Yu held back and didn't ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because he vaguely felt that there must be Su Xuan’s secrets involved, which were not suitable for him to ask or know.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sometimes, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Haha! You are right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan laughed: \"I know you are both a scholar and a warrior, and you have also studied naval warfare; you must have seen the iron-clad fleet I built!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How about it? Do you want to become the commander of the iron-clad fleet and the commander of one of my navies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Navy? Iron-clad ships?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhou Yu was shocked: \"My lord, can I really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That was an iron-clad ship!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had long wanted to see one, let alone become the commander of a navy composed of iron-clad ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was exactly what he had dreamed of.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Haha! Naturally, you can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan smiled: \"I have high hopes for your talent in naval warfare!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I won't hide it from you: the navy of the future will be one of the branches I focus on developing; one navy is far from enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Soon, the second and third navies will take shape;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I do not lack naval soldiers or warships; what I lack are naval commanders with sufficient ability!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Of course, I cannot appoint you as a naval commander directly; before that, there will be an assessment, and you will compete with several other great naval generals;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Whoever is more outstanding will become the new naval commander;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Those who fail will continue to compete and learn until you all meet the requirements, or until I have enough naval fleets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this world, the ocean is where most of the territory lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Moreover, in future conquests of other continents, the navy will clearly have more advantages and be faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, the premise is to have sufficiently powerful warships and sufficient navigation technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Su Xuan was not lacking in these at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Over the past few years, he had long used his memories from his previous life and his heaven-defying comprehension to restore and create the naval and maritime transport technologies from his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had even localized and further optimized them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It could be said that traversing the ocean was no longer so difficult for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This subordinate will definitely not fail your expectations, my lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhou Yu promised excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was what he wanted; he could not miss such an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sun Ce, seeing this, felt no jealousy at all, but was instead happy for Zhou Yu’s encounter and his future heights.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Best friends for life!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That was them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He treated Zhou Yu as someone even closer than a biological brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Speaking of biological brothers, it reminded Sun Ce of his second brother Sun Sun Quan, whom he had already executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sun Ce couldn't help but show a trace of disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Compared to Zhou Yu, his own biological brother was simply disgusting and despicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He actually wanted to rebel against his own brother and secretly control his brother’s forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even ignoring the future of the family, such a dog was simply unworthy of being a member of his Sun family.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, because he had executed Sun Sun Quan, although he had told his mother, Lady Wu, the whole process, Lady Wu understood Sun Ce’s dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But she was inevitably still angry at Sun Ce, feeling that Sun Ce shouldn't have been so ruthless and killed Sun Sun Quan directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even sparing his life and keeping him under house arrest would have been better than killing him directly!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lady Wu clearly couldn't bear the fratricide for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Sun Ce was also helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had also thought about sparing Sun Sun Quan’s life and keeping him under house arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But he didn't have the qualification to make that decision at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From beginning to end, this matter was told to him and helped by Su Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Moreover, he was preparing to defect to Su Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he really spared Sun Sun Quan’s life, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Su Xuan, and it would greatly lower his status and image in Su Xuan’s heart, thereby affecting the future of the Sun clan, the Zhou family, and his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sun Ce couldn't do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, he could only sacrifice Sun Sun Quan and let him die.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't blame me, Second Brother! Blame yourself for courting death and for your own vicious heart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you had cared even a little about brotherly affection, you wouldn't have secretly plotted to eliminate me and seize my foundation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sun Ce thought resentfully in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Haha! Very good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan smiled at Zhou Yu’s enthusiasm: \"Alright! I will arrange these things later; next, I need you to cooperate with my army to successfully take over the various commanderies of Jiangdong and complete the reforms!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This matter cannot be sloppy; do it well, and I will record a great merit for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Of course, given that Bofu and Zhou Gongjin have just joined and have already made great contributions, I cannot delay your growth;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"So, I will temporarily set up a military merit hall here! You can exchange for whatever you want directly from me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Understood! This is the roster; take a look! If there is anything you want, you can tell us directly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Currently, Bofu, your merit points are 1 great merit, 3 medium merits, and 5 small merits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Saying this, Su Xuan flipped his hand and took out an illustrated catalog of the Merit Pavilion and handed it to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Seeking first subscriptions, self-subscriptions, and support!\u003C\u002Fp>",1278,"2026-06-16T22:49:48.622Z","2026-06-17T08:57:40.402Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","de332695160bc319ef8b4af6a8a97bc73c45fcf0a060191743f35b9cfd865c87","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-441","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-439",467,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-cover.jpg"]