Chapter 14

Nine Heavens City.

At this moment, in the spacious hall of the Cloud Prince's Mansion, a refined-looking middle-aged man sat in the seat of honor.

However, at this moment Su Kai was no longer the harmonious figure he showed before Su Ye; his eyes bore dignity, and he sat solemnly in the seat of honor.

And behind Su Kai stood a young general with a golden visage, long beard, tiger eyes, and thick brows.

He wore a double-phoenix gold helmet and a chainmail golden armor.

No need to ask; in the present Nine Heavens City of Yunzhou, only the White Tiger and Yuwen Chengdu possess such aura.

Su Ye sat quietly in the lower seat, secretly sizing up this man who was invincibly brave, bearing the dragon's mandate for three years, hailed as the White Jade Pillar that props up heaven of the Great Sui Dynasty, the Purple Gold Beam that spans the sea.

Even if his conduct throughout life could almost be said to be guiltless.

State fallen, home lost, lone army fighting; for the remaining backbone, knowing defeat is certain, still grip weapons and fight to the death!

This is Yuwen Chengdu!

Apparently sensing Su Ye's fervent gaze, Yuwen Chengdu turned his head toward Su Ye, nodded at him, and gave a gentle smile.

Yuwen Chengdu's implanted identity is that of an adopted son Su Kai took in from childhood, having grown up playing together with Su Ye; given his nature, their bond is naturally extremely close.

"System, check Yuwen Chengdu's four attributes and skills."

Su Ye was a bit curious what skills the Yuwen Chengdu, hailed as a heavenly treasure, possessed.

"Ding! Yuwen Chengdu: Commander-in-Chief 80, Martial Power 107, Intelligence 72, Politics 68."

"Ding! Detected that Yuwen Chengdu possesses the skill Heavenly Treasure."

Heavenly Treasure: Heaven's rare treasure, favored by heaven, a unique skill of Yuwen Chengdu.

Effect One: When this skill activates, upon being targeted by an enemy's negative skill, one can immunize against the received negative effect, and each time a negative effect takes effect, one's Martial Power increases by 2. This effect can trigger at most twice.

Effect Two: In duels, Martial Power +6; according to the opponent's Martial Power high or low, in group battles one can suppress the enemy's entire force by 1–4 points, and in single combat suppress the opponent by 1–6 points.

Effect Three: When leading troops in battle, it can greatly boost friendly morale, partially improving the army's overall quality, and when falling into peril, the entire army's Martial Power +1.

Effect Four: Legend says Yuwen Chengdu is the descent of the Thunder Sound Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable from the upper realm; if he is slain, one incurs heaven's sin and will surely draw heavenly punishment; if he dies at the hands of an arch-enemy, one will invite heavenly condemnation; if the opponent survives the heavenly punishment, from then on they will advance further; under heavenly condemnation, anyone will surely die.

"Ding! Detected that Yuwen Chengdu possesses the skill Heroic Valor."

Heroic Valor: Titled Heavenly Treasure Grand General, imperially bestowed "Number One Under Heaven, Invincible Heroic General".

Effect One: When facing an enemy in combat, Martial Power +5.

Effect Two: When encountering group battles, for each enemy faced, Martial Power +2, up to a maximum of +6; thereafter, for each additional enemy faced, reduce the enemy army's overall Martial Power by 1 point, up to a maximum reduction of three points.

"Ding! Detected that Yuwen Chengdu possesses the skill Thunder Venerable."

Thunder Venerable: Reincarnation of the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Thunder God, Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable; different people have different effects.

Effect One: When the enemy's base Martial Power exceeds one's own, one's Martial Power +6; when the enemy's base Martial Power is equal to or lower than one's own, one's Martial Power +5.

Effect Two: During combat, as pressure rises, one's Martial Power increases by 1–3 points; this skill's effect can trigger multiple times until one's Martial Power has cumulatively increased by 3 points.

Effect Three: In single combat, according to the opponent's Martial Power high or low, reduce the opponent's Martial Power by 1–6 points.

Effect Four: Guard the lord; when one's lord encounters danger, Martial Power +5.

Ah this!

Can only say, no wonder he's a heavenly treasure, huh?

Under normal conditions, combat power reaches 133 points; when falling into peril or being gang-attacked, Martial Power shoots straight to 140.

This is a level that many with base Martial 108, even base Martial 109, cannot reach.

Even if Yuwen Chengdu serves as a guard, protecting his lord, when triggering the final guard effect, his Martial Power can even reach 145!

Even many War Gods with base Martial 110 as a ceiling can only be beaten down!

Yet Yuwen Chengdu's base Martial is only 107!

Can only say, no wonder he's the heavens' beloved son; these skills are just overpowered!

"According to intelligence from the Misty Cloud in Cangzhou, the Xiongnu tribes on the northern great plain of Cangzhou this winter have suffered severe disaster due to the winter."

"Now they have gathered tens of thousands of troops outside the Tai Ping Gate on Cangzhou's northern frontier, preparing to march south into Cangzhou to raid the grass valleys."

"But the Tai Ping Gate's garrison now numbers less than twenty thousand; if it weren't for the Mu father and son defending it, the gate would likely have already fallen."

"Just as Su Ye was secretly marveling at Yuwen Chengdu's skills, Su Kai, seated in the upper position, held a piece of intelligence and spoke in a low voice."

"The Misty Cloud is an intelligence organization operated by the Cloud Prince's Mansion for five hundred generations, taking its name from the idea of clouds and mist gathering and dispersing, formless."

"\"However, what I worry about is not this; in recent years, Cangzhou has been infiltrated by our Cloud Prince's Mansion,"

"Basically it is considered under the joint control of our Su family and the court; the Cangzhou Inspector Chang Ke has long been sidelined, holding no real authority."

"But this time Chang Ke somehow adopted two sons, named Lian Ershan Shan and Nian De Li, who possess the courage to stand against ten thousand; in the army, no commander can match them."

"Now Chang Ke wishes to lead troops to support Tai Ping Gate, but actually he seeks to exploit this Xiongnu invasion to seize control of Cangzhou's military authority."

"If he really succeeds in his scheme, our Cloud Prince's Mansion's military authority in the Cangzhou Army will likely be greatly weakened."

"Alright, still our own pot."

"However, these two foreign generals in this world have actually been implanted as adopted sons of Central Plains people, and are about to turn around and fight the foreign tribes."

"One cannot help but say, life truly is impermanent."

"Just, you two brothers of the Eastern Lands two provinces, are you just madly plucking wool from the foreign tribes?"

"Each one, specially adopting peak foreign generals as adopted sons."

"Su Kai's Yuwen Chengdu, Chang Ke's Lian Ershan Shan and Nian De Li, Zhang Jiao's Shan Shi Tuo."

"The key is, the debut of these few will likely be on the battlefield against the foreign tribes of the great plain."

"Good fellow, adopting foreign tribes as sons, then turning to fight the foreign tribes!"

"That's reversing the heavenly gang, belonging to it."

"Su Ye shook his head, but this also counts as good news."

"According to Shan Shi Tuo's strength as a newly entered War God, these two's strength is also roughly around the peak of Divine Generals."

Now, in their stance toward foreign tribes, they haven't turned into enemies; they've become our own.

Overall, it can also be considered a good thing.

Don't think that just because Su Ye has summoned several War Gods lately—there are all kinds of divine generals, even the White Tiger, the pinnacle of War Gods, has shown up.

But know that, across the entire Tianwu Continent, there are only about thirty or forty War Gods in total.

They are distributed among the five great dynasties, various major kingdoms, and countless tribes of the grasslands.

Each faction only has a few.

Take the Great Qian dynasty, for example: altogether there are only seven or eight War Gods, and more than half of them are newcomers to the War God rank.

This is still because Great Qian's territory in the Central Region borders the great grasslands to the north, where martial fervor prevails.

Having seven or eight War Gods already counts as a lot for a dynasty like Great Qian!

Of course, this is only the surface; there are certainly hidden War Gods behind the scenes, but they definitely won't be many more.

From this we can see, War Gods are not something as common as cabbage.

Even the Nine Heavens Army, which the Cloud Prince's Mansion has managed for hundreds of years, openly has only one War God.

Of course, there is also one hidden in the shadows; adding Yuwen Chengdu makes two.

Thus, in Cangzhou, whether there are any hidden War Gods is unknown, but openly there isn't a single one.

Thus, the peak divine generals Lian'er Xinshan and Nian Delili, upon appearing, immediately dominated the Cangzhou Army, unbeatable among its troops.

Father need not worry; as long as our Cloud Prince's Mansion plans well in this war...

Then, conversely, the influence of our Cloud Prince's Mansion in Cangzhou can be further enhanced.

Su Ye stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said.

In private, Su Ye can be casual with his own old man, but now the one seated above is the Cloud Prince, the lord of the Nine Heavens Army.

Oh?

What does Jinyu think?

Su Kai glanced at Su Ye seated below and smiled.

Although the mansion's advisors have already taken measures regarding this matter.

But seeing his own qilin child step forward to offer a strategy, Su Kai still felt somewhat happy.

We just need to find a general capable of suppressing those two.

Then we can naturally reject Chang Ke's request to personally lead troops, and instead have our Cloud Prince's Mansion personnel in Cangzhou dispatch forces.

But we currently have no general at hand who can suppress those two, and Yulin is presently tied up.

Could it be that we have to send Chengdu?

Looking at Su Ye speaking eloquently below, Su Kai smiled and retorted.

The Nine Heavens Army's War God, Ye Sui, courtesy name Yulin, is also the openly sole War God of the Nine Heavens Army, renowned for long, ranked fifteenth on the World's Storm Rankings.

He has roughly the same basic martial strength as the Battle North Wild who debuted and flopped when facing the White Tiger; both are 107-level fighters.

However, Battle North Wild holds a Heavenly General's position, so his displayed combat power far exceeds Ye Sui's.

But after Yuwen Chengdu appeared, he was again given a thorough beating by Yuwen Chengdu.

Although Yuwen Chengdu's basic martial is the same as Ye Sui's, when his skills are fully unleashed he can contend with those of basic martial 108 or even 109.

So now most of the Nine Heavens Army also know that the position of first person in the Nine Heavens Army has already changed hands.

It is the handsome youth in golden armor standing behind Su Kai.

Father, rest assured; my subordinate's White Tiger also possesses the courage to withstand ten thousand men, not inferior to Elder Brother Chengdu.

Oh, is that really true?

This afternoon I went out to play with my roommates; tonight I'll see if I can squeeze out a chapter!

(End of chapter)