Chapter 30

However, Su Ye at this moment had no time to pay attention to the invisible psychological game between Yao Guangxiao and Tuoba Yunwenfeng.

At this moment, he was completely drawn to the system prompt that suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Ding! Detected that Su Ye's Vermilion Bird achieved the 'Against the Odds' accomplishment! Rewarding the host with a top-tier War God summon card!"

"Ding! After Vermilion Bird slays a War God whose base martial power is far higher than its own, it triggers the martial power promotion ceremony: when it kills three War Gods with equal or greater martial power, its martial power permanently increases by 1. Since Vermilion Bird is the first to achieve the Against the Odds accomplishment, the promotion ceremony gains an extra reward, and Vermilion Bird's martial power promotion progress is now 2/3."

The system's mechanical tone brought Su Ye good news.

"Huh?"

Seeing the system prompt, Su Ye froze for a moment, but after clarifying the conditions for Vermilion Bird's permanent martial power promotion, he was overcome with joy.

You see, as an archer general, Vermilion Bird has an advantage in securing kills.

Moreover, Vermilion Bird also possesses the Phoenix Arrow, a great killer, when multiple of the Four Heavenly Spirits are present together.

Even without a sneak attack, facing Vermilion Bird head‑on gives a high probability of outright killing a War God with the same base martial power of 108!

Looking at it this way, Vermilion Bird may soon complete its promotion ceremony.

By then, who knows if a Vermilion Bird with base martial power 109, after unleashing the Phoenix Arrow, could threaten a ceiling War God of base martial power 110?

"Ding! Detected that the Emperor Star of this world has begun to grow; the chaotic era is about to begin.

"The fate trajectory starts to fall into chaos; thereafter, whenever either side in the Central Plains or the foreign tribes slays an enemy God General,

"they will seize that God General's God Position for their own side!"

"Ding! Detected Vermilion Bird slaying the foreign tribe's God General—Barbarian God Heliang Yuejun."

"Ding! Seizing the foreign tribe's God Position,"

"Ding! Congratulations, Vermilion Bird has seized Heliang Yuejun's God General fortune and is advancing to God General."

"Ding! Detected Vermilion Bird's skill advancement successful; the Archery God skill has advanced to the Southern Vermilion Bird exclusive God Technique—Flame God!"

"Flame God:"

Effect One: When this skill is triggered, attacking with a bow and arrow instantly increases martial power by 6, while suppressing enemy commanders' martial power; War God‑level weapon skills reduce commanders' martial power by 2, God General‑level by 3 points, and General War God‑level by 4 points.

Effect Two: Hundred Birds Arrow, an archery skill second only to the Phoenix Arrow, and Linked Pearl Arrow—when using a bow and arrow, martial power rises 1‑6 points over time, up to a maximum of 6 points (Note: this effect cannot stack with the Phoenix Arrow.)

Effect Three: When leading troops in battle, Commander‑in‑Chief increases by 1; when encountering an opponent with a higher Commander‑in‑Chief rating, one can suppress the opponent's Commander‑in‑Chief by 1 point.

Effect Four: Vermilion Bird is the southern deity of the Southern Seven Mansions, symbolizing the old yang among the Four Symbols, innately divine, utterly pure and noble, immune to all negative effects.

"Can do!"

Seeing Vermilion Bird upgrade from the Archer General's common Archery God skill to the God Technique Flame God, Su Ye's eyes lit up.

This God Technique not only grants martial power bonuses, but also includes Commander‑in‑Chief boosts, suppression effects, and the most basic myriad laws of God Techniques.

Even the current Zhu Que, even without using the Phoenix Arrow, the combo skill buff and the effect of the City-Bewitching Love she has nearby.

Under normal conditions, her normal martial power can at most stay at level 140.

Among the peak War Gods of base martial 109, she is already considered top-tier; adding the Phoenix Arrow and various combo skill buffs, etc.

It can be said that the current Zhu Que can already pose a great threat to the ceiling War Gods of base martial 110!

"System, has the number of deity positions always been fixed at 18?"

"Will it change in the future?"

Seeing the deity position mentioned by the system, Su Ye's heart stirred, and he asked the system.

You know, not to mention the current Four Spirits of Heaven, just by later summoning including the balanced-out characters, then the ceiling War Gods of base martial 109 and even 110 would be far more than 18.

This is not even counting those native War Gods who haven't grown yet but will later shine brilliantly in the chaotic world.

"Ding! This world is being upgraded, so naturally a large number of extra deity positions will be born."

However, most of the deity generals originally destined for this world have not yet reached their peak, and their fortune has not yet risen to its height.

Thus, the deity positions prepared for them, lacking the nourishment of fortune, have not yet been born.

And the War Gods summoned by the system essentially also carry a large amount of fortune.

Naturally, they are qualified to replace those original native War Gods and become the new deity generals.

The system fell silent for a moment, then spoke.

Hmm, upon hearing the system's words, Su Ye's spirit was lifted.

Since the characters I summoned also have the qualification to nourish deity positions, there's no problem.

Even after the chaotic world descends, perhaps the peak War Gods I summon here can immediately take over a deity general's position.

Thinking this, Su Ye immediately felt satisfied.

However, looking at Zhu Que still in his arms, appearing very weak and about to die, Su Ye's mouth twitched.

Not to mention that the consumption of that Phoenix Arrow was originally within Zhu Que's tolerance; just based on Zhu Que's top-tier War God regenerative power, she should have already recovered by now.

Su Ye even felt that the Zhu Que in his arms now could kill him with a single punch.

However, seeing Zhu Que showing no intention to get up, Su Ye naturally wouldn't be so tactless as to call her to rise.

He could only continue to reach out and embrace her, letting her whole body lean on him, then turn his head to Yao Guangxiao, who had been gazing into the distance, and ask: "Sir, the danger at Tai Ping Pass has already been resolved, and the plan of Cangzhou Inspector Chang Ke over there should also be about to start."

"What should we do now?"

Yao Guangxiao on the city wall, who had been watching the Xiongnu troops withdraw, heard Su Ye's inquiry and turned his head.

"Although the external enemies' blockade at Tai Ping Pass is now no longer a problem, the barbarians are deceitful; they actually sent out several dozen elite small units to infiltrate Cangzhou."

"Their intention is to create great chaos between Cangzhou and Yunzhou!"

Yao Guangxiao slowly turned his prayer beads, glanced at Su Ye, then said.

"Those infiltrating barbarians are not only cunning but also extremely brutal; even Cangzhou Inspector Chang Ke, while on his way to give support, was attacked and killed by them."

"Then, as the Chief Commander of the Nine Heavens Army supporting Cangzhou, for this barbarian group's arrogant behavior, I naturally bear the responsibility."

"His Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent; he cannot bear to see the people of Cangzhou suffer!"

"Thus, under the earnest pleas of Cangzhou's officers and soldiers, I reluctantly took on the role of acting commander of Cangzhou's main army."

"I swear to have this tribe that slaughtered the Cangzhou Inspector buried in Cangzhou!"

Looking at the few slow-witted faces beside him, Yao Guangxiao smiled slightly and blurted out his plan for what comes next.

Seeing Yao Guangxiao utter such shameless words without changing his expression or heartbeat, Su Ye couldn't help but feel somewhat impressed.

These words make our blood boil.

If it weren't that these plans were all personally ordered and carried out by Su Ye himself.

Su Ye almost believed it, looking at Yao Guangxiao's determined expression before him and his convincing words.

Su Ye felt a bit of admiration, thinking that if not, they could have served as the chief strategist.

I really am a good person!

For Cangzhou, pouring out heart and blood.

(End of chapter)