Chapter 721

Wei Capital, now renamed Wei City.

Translation: "Wei Capital, nowadays it has been renamed Wei City."

But we need to keep same info: "Wei Capital, nowadays it has been renamed Wei City." Could also be "Wei Capital has now been renamed Wei City." We'll choose concise.

The former palace of the Great Wei Divine Kingdom is now called the "Wenwang Mansion."

Translation: "Originally the imperial palace of the Great Wei Divine State, it has now become the 'Wen King's Manor'."

In every aspect—specifications, area, furnishings—the Wenwang Mansion exceeds proper limits.

Translation: "In terms of specifications, area, and furnishings, the Wen King's Manor exceeds limits in every aspect."

However, Linghu Qingqing pretended not to notice, and Gongsong Sanlü, relying on his strong foundation, seized the palace, and no one said much about it.

Translation: "However, Linghu Qingqing pretended not to know, and Gongyang Sanlü, relying on his strong foundation, took over this palace, and no one said much about it."

In the beautiful western garden of the Wenwang Mansion, like a fairy‑land divine palace, within the luxurious hall, Wutou sits cross‑legged on a warm jade cloud bed; his muscles ripple like water waves, and his qi and blood surge like rolling seas.

Translation: "In the beautiful West Garden of the Wen King's Manor, resembling a divine palace of a fairyland, inside the luxurious palace, Wutou sat cross-legged on a warm jade cloud bed, his muscles undulating like water waves, his qi and blood surging like rolling sea waves."

In the pitch‑black endless void, a huge black body is covered with countless scarlet networks, like rivers of blood flowing across a star speeding at high velocity. Deep within the black star, inside a metal‑cast hall, Wutou's true form also sits cross‑legged, surrounded by floating crystals of divine soul and bowls of blood‑essence.

We'll produce a single sentence? Might need to keep meaning but not add. We'll try: "In the pitch-black endless void, a huge black main body, its surface covered with countless blood-red networks like countless blood-red rivers, a star flies at high speed. In the depths of the black star, inside a metal-cast great hall, Wutou's true self also sits cross-legged, beside him float pieces of soul crystals and bowls of blood essence."

All around are blazing flames.

Translation: "All around are blazing flames."

This is the heavenly fire of the dragon‑flame released from the fire‑attribute divine artifact "Dragon Flame Vessel" borrowed by Wutou's true form from a close friend of the Lava Giant clan.

Translation: "This is the heavenly fire of the Dragon Flame Vessel, a fire-attributed divine artifact borrowed by Wutou's true self from a close friend of the Lava Giant God clan."

Strands of purple‑gold light fly from the divine soul crystals, continually seeping into Wutou's true form through his seven apertures; his body trembles slightly, his own soul power grows bit by bit, and his comprehension of heaven, earth, and the universe steadily deepens.

Translation: "Strands of purple-gold light fly out from the soul crystals, continually seeping into Wutou's true self through his seven apertures; his body trembles slightly, his own soul power gradually grows, and his comprehension of heaven, earth, and the universe steadily strengthens."

Bowls of blood‑essence also continuously emit a golden‑red glow, evenly spread over Wutou's massive, sturdy body, then tempered by the heavenly dragon‑flame, seeping into his flesh bit by bit.

Translation: "Bowls of blood essence also continuously emit golden-red light, evenly smeared over Wutou's true self's huge, sturdy body, then tempered by the heavenly Dragon Flame fire, drop by drop seeping into his body."

If someone with great divine power could peer into Wutou's body, they would see in his tiniest particles a series of helical structures made of six fine streams of light—the bloodline code. These codes run throughout his body, governing his life form, his physical form, determining his innate divine abilities and the limits of his potential.

Translation: "If someone could use great divine power to peer into Wutou's body, in his finest microscopic particles one would see strands of a helical structure formed by six fine streams of light — the bloodline code. These bloodline codes run throughout his body, controlling his life form, controlling his physical form, determining his innate divine abilities and his potential limit."

This peculiar helical structure formed of six extremely fine light streams is rigid and stubborn, like reinforced concrete, lifeless and unchanging; it was already formed when Wutou was born.

Translation: "This strangely shaped helical structure made of six extremely fine streams of light is stiff and stubborn, like reinforced concrete, dead and lifeless, lacking change. When Wutou was born, this helical structure of six extremely fine light streams had already formed."

Wutou needs do nothing special; as long as he eats, sleeps, and exercises normally, the natural energy of heaven and earth is absorbed and reconstructed by these six helical streams as he grows, strengthening his body and turning it into divine power.

Translation: "Wutou needs do nothing; as long as he eats, sleeps, and exercises normally, with his growth the world's energy is naturally absorbed and reconstructed by these six helical streams, thereby strengthening his body and turning it into his divine power."

Everything was already decided at birth.

Translation: "Everything was already determined at birth."

Bloodline decides everything.

Translation: "Bloodline determines everything."

This is the so‑called racial trait of the gods: their bloodline concentration and grade, innate, determine everything about them.

Translation: "This is the so-called racial characteristic of the myriad gods: their bloodline concentration and bloodline grade, innate, determine everything about them."

Those of noble bloodline are destined to stand above all.

Translation: "Those of noble bloodline are destined to stand above."

Those of lowly bloodline are destined to be driven by others.

Translation: "Those of lowly bloodline are destined to be driven by others."

The bowls of blood‑essence floating beside Wutou's true form are all refined from the blood of ancient god‑realm ancestors who fell on the dueling battlefield.

Translation: "The bowls of blood essence floating beside Wutou's true self are all refined from the bloodline of fallen Divine Realm ancestors on the dueling battlefield."

These blood‑essence emit a golden‑red divine light, transforming into streams of double‑helical light that seep into Wutou's true form, invading the tiniest particles that compose his body like meteorites falling from the sky, continually striking and scouring the six helical structures within him.

Translation: "These blood essences emit golden-red divine light, transforming into streams of double-helical light that seep into Wutou's true self's body, penetrating the finest microscopic structures composing his body, like meteors falling from the sky, continually striking and scouring the six helical structures within him."

The rigid, stubborn, lifeless six helical structures burst with dazzling light; within their complex helices, some incredible miraculous particles occasionally flare, and under the scouring of the double‑helical divine light, their flashing frequency and number increase steadily.

Translation: "The stiff, stubborn, lifeless six helical structures burst with dazzling light; within the complex six helical structures, some incredible miraculous particles occasionally light up, and under the scouring of the double-helix divine light, their lighting frequency increases, and their number grows."

The dull six helical structures, over a long scouring process, gradually soften and activate, like a fossilized giant serpent slowly returning to living flesh and blood.

Translation: "The dusty six helical structures, in the long scouring process, gradually soften and activate, like a fossilized giant snake gradually returning from fossil to living flesh."

Within the double‑helical structure, some extremely fine patterns full of creative wonder gradually merge into these six helical structures, combining with certain original miraculous particles within them, giving rise to ever more and ever more wondrous changes.

Translation: "Within the double-helix structure, some extremely fine dao patterns full of miraculous creation also gradually merge into these six helical structures, combining with certain inherent miraculous particles within the six helical structures, giving rise to more and even more wondrous changes."

Wutou's true form sits cross‑legged in a sea of fire; his body is scorching hot and wracked with intense pain, while a tremendous change unfolds extremely slowly at the level of his bloodline envelope.

Translation: "Wutou's true self sits cross-legged in a sea of fire; his body is scorching hot and in great pain, while a tremendous change is occurring extremely slowly at the bloodline's peripheral level."

Originally, the Barbarian God tribe possessed only brute strength; they had the strongest bones, the most powerful organs, the most abundant blood‑energy, and invincible might. Purely in terms of physical strength, even the gigantic Celestial Crystal gods and the Lava Giants are no match for the Barbarian Gods.

Translation: "Originally, the Barbarian God tribe possessed only barbarian strength; they had the strongest bones, most powerful viscera, most abundant essence-blood energy, and invincible strength. Purely in terms of bodily strength, the gigantic Celestial Crystal Gods and Lava Giant Gods are no match for the Barbarian God tribe."

However, aside from their physical strength and terrifying vitality, the Barbarian Gods lack divine abilities and change; even their evasion techniques are terrible—while others fly swiftly through the sky, they can only madly hop on two legs on the ground.

Translation: "However, aside from bodily strength and terrifying vitality, the Barbarian God tribe lacks divine abilities and change; they are even terrible at evasion techniques — while others fly swiftly through the sky, they can only madly hop on two legs on the ground."

Although the top experts of the Barbarian Gods can rely on their tyrannical bodily force to break space and perform void‑shifts, their shift speed still cannot compare to the effortless, swift, and carefree void‑movement of other divine races.

Translation: "Although the top experts of the Barbarian God tribe can rely on their barbaric bodily force to break space and perform spatial relocation, their relocation speed still cannot compare to that of other divine tribes, which is as swift and effortless as a light breeze and calm clouds."

Their spatial jumps are like a herd of wild boars charging into a sugarcane field, smashing countless stalks with sharp tusks and sturdy bodies, forcibly breaking a path through.

Translation: "Their spatial teleportation is like a herd of wild boars charging into a sugarcane field, using sharp tusks and sturdy bodies to smash countless sugarcane, forcibly breaking open a passage."

Yet now, upon Wutou's true form, a fine layer of electric light flickers, a hazy firelight shimmers, and even a faint spatial ripple appears and disappears.

Translation: "But now, on Wutou's true self's body, there is a fine layer of electric light flickering, a hazy layer of firelight shimmering, and even a trace of extremely faint spatial fluctuation faintly appearing."

The bloodline's seal is being broken; Wutou's true form has already begun to grasp the profundities of the three great Dao of thunder, fire, and space.

Translation: "The bloodline's seal is being broken; Wutou's true self has already begun to grasp the mysteries of the three great Dao laws of thunder, fire, and space."

His strength is soaring.

Translation: "His strength is soaring."

In just over a year after the unification of the three kingdoms, his physical strength has tripled!

Translation: "His bodily strength, in the short span of just over a year after the unification of the three kingdoms, has increased exactly threefold!"

If we judge by his normal growth rate, as he ages his peak physical strength will surely exceed three times what it was before; yet gaining three times his strength in just over a year?

Translation: "If we judge by his normal growth efficiency, as his age increases, Wutou's peak bodily strength will surely exceed three times the previous amount; yet increasing threefold in just over a year?"

According to normal growth, this level of strength should only be attainable by Wutou's true form after a thousand years.

Translation: "According to normal growth efficiency, this should be the strength Wutou's true self would only possess after a thousand years."

These extraordinary divine soul crystals and blood essences have boosted Wutou's true form's growth efficiency by over a thousandfold during this year and a half.

Translation: "These extraordinary soul crystals and blood essence have increased Wutou's true self's growth efficiency by over a thousandfold during this year-plus period."

The most important thing is not merely the growth of physical strength.

Translation: "What matters most is not merely the growth of bodily strength."

Rather, it is breaking the bloodline seal and gaining the innate divine abilities that the Barbarian Gods were never born to possess.

Translation: "But rather breaking the bloodline's seal to possess the innate divine talents that the Barbarian God tribe was originally destined never to have."

Thunder and fire are both great Dao with massive destructive power; combined with the Barbarian Gods' terrifying physical strength, if paired with the explosive devastation of thunder and fire, Wutou's true form could unleash damage at least ten times greater than before.

Translation: "Thunder and fire are both great Dao laws with enormous destructive power; with the Barbarian God tribe's terrifying bodily strength, if combined with the explosive destructive force of thunder and fire, the damage Wutou's true self can unleash is at least ten times greater than before."

And the spatial law.

Translation: "And the spatial law."

Heh, with the spatial law, Wutou's true form's greatest weakness—his slowness—will be completely eliminated.

Translation: "Hehe, with the spatial law, Wutou's true self's greatest weakness — his slow speed — will also completely disappear."

A Barbarian God who can teleport at will, swiftly and unrestrainedly…

Translation: "A Barbarian God who can teleport at will, swiftly and unrestrainedly……"

Wutou's true form dares not imagine how powerful he will become once he fully masters spatial law.

Translation: "Wutou's true self dares not imagine how powerful he will become once he fully masters the spatial law."

The Pangu remnants on Mu Continent… are truly an immeasurable treasure.

Translation: "The Pangu remnants on Mu Dalu…… are truly an immeasurable wealth."

The value of observing the outpost is truly beyond measure.

Translation: "The value of observing the outpost is truly immeasurable."

However, sensing that his body still contains the rigid, stubborn, lifeless six helical bloodline structures, Wutou's true form mutters indistinctly: "More blood essence, stronger blood essence… as long as I have sufficient and powerful blood essence, I will become the mightiest god‑emperor of the Barbarian Gods…"

Translation: "However, sensing that the six helical bloodline structures within him remain stiff, stubborn, and lifeless, Wutou's true self mutters vaguely: 'More blood essence, stronger blood essence…… As long as there is sufficient blood essence, sufficiently strong blood essence, I will become the mightiest Divine Emperor of the Barbarian God tribe……'"

"Roar… although I'm reluctant to admit it, accelerating the harvest of those Pangu remnants on Mu Continent… is the correct choice."

Translation: "'Roar…… Although unwilling to admit it, accelerating the harvesting speed of those Pangu remnants on Mu Dalu…… is the correct choice.'"

"While the crystal bridge remains unrepaired and many divine races have lost contact with this place, we five great divine clans… heh heh, when we return, all the great divine clans, tremble, be afraid, and then all die."

Translation: "'Taking advantage of the crystal bridge not being repaired, taking advantage of many divine tribes losing contact with this place, we Five Great Divine Tribes…… hehe, when we return, all the great divine tribes, tremble, fear, and then all go die.'"

"In such a vast world, having our five great divine clans seems a bit crowded. However, for the long term, let's take it slow."

Translation: "'Such a vast world, with us Five Great Divine Tribes, seems a bit crowded. However, plan for the long term. Take it slow.'"

Wutou's true form whispers to himself: "Youzu that guy is right… using those uncivilized barbarian tribes to destroy their civilization, with brutal slaughter and cleansing… like the Great Wei Divine Kingdom, which is too civilized and too developed, its death rate is too low. Death brings resources; death is wonderful death."

Translation: "Wutou's true self whispered: 'Youzi that guy is right…… Using those uncivilized barbarian tribes to destroy their civilization, brutal slaughter and cleansing…… Like the Great Wei Divine State, too civilized, too developed, death rate too low. Death brings resources; death, wonderful death.'"

Wutou's true form and his blood‑essence avatar in the Wenwang Mansion share a strange connection.

Translation: "Wutou's true self and his blood essence avatar in the Wen King's Manor share a strange connection."

Across unknown billions of miles of void, countless fine strands of double‑helical divine light pour down, striking the six helical bloodline structures inside Wutou's blood‑essence avatar. The avatar's aura is rapidly increasing, and because this avatar is formed from Wutou's blood essence and a human maiden, its power‑growth efficiency is even faster and more astonishing than that of the true form.

Translation: "Separated by unknown hundreds of millions of miles of void, strands of fine double-helix divine light pour down from the sky, striking the six helical bloodline structures inside Wutou's blood essence avatar. The avatar's aura is also rapidly increasing, and because this blood essence avatar is born from Wutou's blood essence and a human maiden, its power-enhancing efficiency is even faster and more astonishing than that of the true self."

In just over a year, Wutou's blood‑essence avatar has increased its physical strength by hundreds of times.

Translation: "In just over a year, Wutou's blood essence avatar's bodily strength has increased hundreds of times."

Based solely on physical strength, this blood‑essence avatar of Wutou can now face‑to‑face oppose experts of the seventh heaven of the divine realm; previously, this avatar was merely at the level of a newcomer to the first heaven of the divine realm.

Translation: "Based solely on bodily strength, Wutou's this blood essence avatar is sufficient to face off against experts of the Seventh Heaven of the Divine Manifestation Realm; previously, this avatar was merely at the level of initial entry into the First Heaven of the Divine Manifestation Realm."

"Alright, together with the Snowy Plains Barbarians, we will destroy the Qingqiu Divine Kingdom and let the Snowy Plains barbarians become the masters of this land." Wutou's avatar mutters, saying exactly the same thing as his true form.

Translation: "'Alright, cooperate with the Snowy Plains Barbarians to destroy the Qingqiu Divine Kingdom, letting the Snowy Plains barbarians become the masters of this land.' Wutou's avatar murmured, saying exactly the same words as his true self."

"However, the Gongsong clan still has value; protecting them in this process is easy. Those barbarians dare not defy the gods' edicts." Wutou grins, laughing low: "That brat who once dared to strike me, Warrior King Huo Xiong? I will turn your skull into a wine vessel."

Translation: "'However, the Gongyang clan still has value; protecting them in this process is easy. Those barbarians dare not defy the divine edicts of the gods.' Wutou grinned, laughing low: 'That brat who once dared to strike me, Martial King Huo Xiong? I will turn your skull into a wine vessel.'"

Wutou's entire body surges with aura; the warm jade cloud bed he sits on is struck by his blood‑essence aura and silently turns into a wisp of green smoke that vanishes completely.

Translation: "Wutou's entire body surged with aura; the warm jade cloud bed he lay on was struck by his blood essence aura, silently turning into a wisp of green smoke and completely vanishing."

Taking a deep, low breath, Wutou says in a solemn voice: "Bring a living person; I have some words to convey to your Gongsong clan… Hmm, you'd better wise up this time—absolutely do not go to the battlefield to fight. Heh heh, people will die, many will die."

Translation: "After taking a deep breath, Wutou said in a low voice: 'Bring a living person; I have some words to convey to your Gongyang clan folk…… Well, you all had better wise up this time, definitely do not go to the battlefield to fight. Hehe, people will die, many will die.'"

"Linghu clan, and you fortunate ones, you escaped the duel on the battlefield before, but this time you cannot get away."

Translation: "'Linghu clan, and those fortunate ones, you escaped the duel on the dueling battlefield, but this time you cannot escape.'"

"The Snowy Plains Barbarians will surely destroy you, utterly annihilate you."

Translation: "'Snowy Plains Barbarian tribe, they will surely destroy you, utterly annihilate you.'"

Wutou laughed low and deep, his laughter transmitted out of this palace, shook the entire Western Flower Garden until all faces turned pale, countless gorgeous flowers, grasses, and trees silently exploded into powder, turned into fine five-colored powder blown up by the wind, gao lao, gao lao.

Wuguo, Iron Cauldron Mountain City, Wu Tie, who had returned from the north, sat steadily on the throne.

【62

Before him lay Linghu Qingqing's emergency mobilization document, and Wu Tie smiled as he looked at the sternly worded troop deployment order.

"Our Majesty is in a hurry. Tsk, if he knew, the snow‑plain barbarians invading the south are not a single ice‑crystal chariot road but eighteen such roads advancing side by side, heading south together—what would he think?"

Wu Tie smiled helplessly.

Eighteen ice‑crystal chariot roads—just looking, each road had three or four hundred Divine Realm old fogies faintly visible.

This strength is almost comparable to sixty percent of all the Divine Realm patriarchs of the peak eras of Qingqiu, Great Wei, and Great Wu combined.

Heaven knows how a barren, desolate snow‑plain with hardly any produce could feed and support so many Divine Realm beings.

But probably it's inseparable from those gods.

And what about Qingqiu now?

If you add together the Divine Realm old fogies under Linghu Qingqing and Wu Tie, it's only about a thousand.

This battle… Wu Tie thought, feeling a bit dizzy.

The gods just want to overturn the table completely, casting the Qingqiu Divine Kingdom into the eighteen layers of hell.

Wu Tie lightly tapped the deployment order before him, let out a soft sigh, and said, "Feng, we need to get ready."

Pei Feng frowned at Wu Tie, seeing the deep unease hidden beneath his smile, and she said in a low voice, "What preparations?"

"Linghu Qingqing's forces may be wiped out; in the end we'll have to rely on ourselves to contend desperately with those northern fellows." Wu Tie let out a light sigh: "Originally I had hoped to rest and recuperate for a few years, letting everyone live peacefully."

"But the tree wants calm while the wind won't stop; there will always be those who begrudge us a peaceful life."

Wu Tie waved his hand, and a complete map of the Three Kingdoms' mountains and rivers slowly unfolded in the hall; he leapt up, hovered above the map, lowered his head to survey it for a moment, then drew a line on the position of the Three Kingdoms battlefield.

"I'll take troops north to reinforce Linghu Qingqing; you, Old Tie, bring your people and construct a defensive line at our Wuguo's northernmost point."

Wu Tie said in a deep voice: "Spare no cost, spare no effort, build an east‑west line strong enough to hold. If the north fails, we'll have to rely on ourselves alone."

"Time, at the very least, could buy you three years, right?"

"Linghu Qingqing's army won't collapse too quickly, and I'll do everything I can to help him hold off those snow‑plain barbarians."

"Well, even if we ultimately lose, giving up territory along the way to slow their advance, plus our sniper attacks, they'd need at least three years to reach our Wuguo border from the rear. If Linghu Qingqing's side pulls its weight, maybe seven or eight years are possible."

"Seven or eight years of time—hope we can grow strong enough."

Wu Tie let out a sigh.

He took out the paper Yunruo had given him, the design for forging divine edicts, and said in a deep voice: "Secretly produce divine edicts—the more the better. If we really can't, I imagine when those snow‑plain barbarians suddenly discover we've brought forth one hundred and twenty thousand Divine Realm beings on our side, they'll be overjoyed."

Pei Feng stared at Wu Tie in shock.

One hundred and twenty thousand Divine Realm beings?

Wu Tie smiled; the twelve thousand Wu clan youths who followed him to the mortal world are now at the peak of the fetal storage realm, just a step away from Divine Realm.

With sufficient resources, breaking through to Divine Realm is assured for them.

Wu Tie merely wants them to solidify their foundations—cultivating the Primordial Classic like him consumes too much time and effort, obviously impossible.

But each Wu clan youth can grasp three to five great dao laws, temper their law‑bodies to be stronger, master a dozen or so corresponding auxiliary laws for their weapons, and thus their foundations become far richer; entering Divine Realm this way lets them surpass ordinary Divine Realm beings by severalfold.

This is naturally the ideal outcome.

However, if the snow‑plain barbarians come too fast and Wu Tie truly can't hold them, then don't blame him for cheating.

Thinking of this, Wu Tie gave a helpless smile.

At that moment, a streak of light burst into the hall; a Wu clan youth stationed over the demon nest shouted loudly: "Good heavens…… the Taotie, Hundun, Qiongqi, and Taowu clans have joined forces and are fiercely assaulting the demon nest's defenses."

Wu Tie froze instantly.

"What? The four fiends joining forces? Do they really trust each other that much? Aren't they afraid of backstabbing?" Wu Tie roared angrily.

"Among them we saw Xiyou." The reporting Wu clan elder, his face as black as ink, gritted his teeth and said: "This fellow, as a prince of the Fuxi Divine Kingdom, persuaded the four fiend clans to unite."

Wu Tie felt a sudden rush of confusion.

He helplessly shook his head at Pei Feng: "Send a letter to His Majesty saying we can only go reinforce him after we've dealt with the demon nest."