Chapter 410: Sextuple Seal
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What?"
Xu Que was startled.
It is about the Five Elements Mountain?
"There are too many people here! Save me some embarrassment, I will tell you about it later in the day."
Buttface was not afraid of the arrows—he was afraid that Xu Que would shrink the collar around his neck by reading some magic inscriptions.
Xu Que sensed that Buttface was not telling lies. So he nodded and replied, "Then I will let you go for the sake of the people in this city."
Buttface said, "Thanks!"
No one knew that the Five Elements Mountain was actually made up of the Five Nations, and no one was interested in it. So everyone continued to enjoy themselves at the party.
…
When the party was over, Xu Que selected three thousand young and strong soldiers and began to make the preparations for tomorrow morning's departures.
Then he grabbed Buttface and headed to the castle residence.
Earlier, Situ had cleared a room for him. He went inside and threw Buttface on the ground. He closed the door and temporarily set up an array in case someone eavesdropped.
"Spit it out! What is the news about the Five Elements Mountain?" Xu Que said.
He had been wanting to know for a while what the legendary Great Sage had to do with the Five Elements Mountain. In the past, he had even asked the System to tell him about this, but the System had refused with the excuse that his level was too low.
That had only made him more curious about it.
Buttface slowly sat up and said, "Who are you, really? Why are you so interested in the Five Elements Mountain?"
"It's none of your business. Are you going to say it or not?" Xu Que was getting angry. He was about to read the magic inscription to shrink the collar around Buttface's neck.
Seeing this, Buttface hurriedly said, "When I went to find help, I was attacked by a huge ancient tree. I was knocked out, but when I woke up, I recalled something to do with the Five Elements Mountain."
"Then what?" Xu Que said impatiently.
He knew that he could not totally believe what Buttface had said. As for the ancient tree, it had to be a lie. He had likely just bumped into a tree by accident.
"There is sextuple seal in the Five Elements Mountain. Among them, five seals stand for the Dragon Veins of the Five Nations. Once a seal is opened, the effect of the seals as a whole will decrease. Now, you have already opened the Dragon Vein of Fire, and I opened the Dragon Vein of Metal, and someone called De or something opened the Dragon Veins of Wood and Earth. Now only the Dragon Vein of Water is still intact. If it is opened, something terrible will happen!" Buttface said.
When he said 'something terrible', his eyes glowed. Clearly, he liked to make mischief.
Xu Que said in a low voice, "The five Dragon Veins are the five seals. I recall that the black monkey I met earlier said that the effect of the seal is decreasing… and that is why their Zudi appeared at the border of Metal Nation. By the way, what is the last seal?"
"The last seal, well, it has not been recorded in detail in the ancient book. Someone said that it might be mysteriously located at the center of the Five Nations… someone also said that a certain restriction should be broken first. There is also a hilarious saying about this—but, well, I will just leave it."
"Say it!" Xu Que threatened.
Buttface said, "Someone once said that when the five Dragon Veins are all broken, the last Dragon Vein would be revealed if the rune at the top of the Five Elements Mountain is torn apart. How funny this is! I think the two sayings mentioned earlier sound more plausible."
"Shut up!" Xu Que said angrily.
In his view, the last saying sounded the most plausible.
In the fairytale, the Great Sage had been rescued when the Tang monk tore the rune off the Wuzhi Mountain.
There were so many different sayings about the Five Elements Mountain. Xu Que still thought there was a big chance that the Great Sage might be under the Five Elements Mountain.
"I have said what I wanted to say. I need to sleep now, please get out!" Buttface yawned.
Xu Que seized him and was about to throw him outside.
"What are you going to do with me? Let me go! You are hurting me!"
Bang!
Xu Que closed the door and walked to the end of his bed, not caring that Buttface was shouting outside.
After a while, he suddenly smiled and said, "The Five Elements Mountain is really an interesting place."
…
It was getting very late. Xu Que was still awake. He summoned his System and started to make preparations for tomorrow's departures.
His Acting Tough Points had reached forty thousand. He wanted to make good use of them, since taking back the lost cities would please the Water Empress.
Then he bought many items from the System.
"This object is really good! This is good too! Haha, with the help of this object, we will easily win back the Water Nation in five days."
Crack!
The next morning, Xu Que opened the door.
Buttface was sleeping next to the doorstep. Xu Que did not even look at him and stepped on him.
"Ouch!"
Buttface woke up and was about to curse. When he saw Xu Que, he immediately shut up and followed him quickly.
When they arrived at the gate of the city, the three thousand strong soldiers were already there waiting for them.
They all looked very refreshed and energetic.Obviously, Situ had trained them well.
Knowing that Xu Que was their leader, they all felt very happy.
Situ and some other people were seeing them off.
When they saw Xu Que and Buffface walking towards them, they all saluted.
Situ nodded to Xu Que, signalling that everything had been prepared.
No food, no advanced equipment, no medicines—just three thousand soldiers.
Situ knew that it would be impossible for Xu Que to take one city back each day. She knew that he was not that experienced in the battlefield. Maybe after this attempt, he would be able to learn some lessons about battle.
Xu Que did not care about this at all. He had enough food and medicine in his storage.
"Good! We haven't got much time, so let's start now… but I want to say something first. If we fail to take one city back in a day, we will immediately come back to the Snow City. I have given my word to Situ."
"Yes sir!"
In fact, they all knew that they would not be able to take one city back in a day. It would already take them around a day to arrive at the Teleportation Device. They would at most have a warm-up fight with their enemies…
However, when they were transported to the city that was closest to Snow City, they were shocked.
Xu Que did not intend to camp here or spend time observing the enemies. He dashed right up to the city gate, yelling, "Kill them all!"
Seriously, what are you doing?
This is not how we thought it would be!
…
Chapter 411: The Real War Had Come
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Blue Water City was one of the ten major cities of the Water Nation.
All ten major cities, apart from the Imperial City, were the largest cities in the land. If he could occupy all ten cities, he would have already occupied half the Water Nation.
Lu Wen was the governor of Blue Water City, and led an army of fifty thousand soldiers. He was highly respected amongst the officials of Water Nation.
He was lying on his bed and happily playing with a beautiful storage ring. Contained inside the ring were many treasures that had been gifted to him by the Ice Queen a few days ago.
He had betrayed the Water Empress and become a puppet of the Ice Queen.
That day, knowing that all nine other governors had already given in, he had agreed to defect to the Ice Queen's side with barely a second thought.
Moreover, he had been immensely happy to receive all those precious treasures.
Suddenly, a guard appeared and knelt down in front of his bedroom door. "Someone is about to attack the city!" the guard said.
Lu Wen was a bit surprised. Could it be the Water Empress?
He sat up and asked in a low voice, "Who and how many people in total?"
"A young man who is at Level 10 of the Infant Transformation Stage. He is accompanied by three thousand soldiers. I am not sure if he has other reinforcements," the guard replied.
Lu Wen was surprised.
A young man at Level 10 of the Infant Transformation Stage? Only three thousand soldiers?
He almost burst into laughter.
Clearly, he is asking to get killed. With only three thousand soldiers, how could he even hope to defeat us? Doesn't he know that I have fifty thousand soldiers?
"Do not mind him. Order five thousand bowmen to 'greet' them!" Lu Wen laughed.
Hearing this, the guard left.
At that moment, Xu Que and his three thousand soldiers arrived at the city gate.
He had no plans and no arrangements, he had simply dashed toward the city like a headless chick.
His three thousand soldiers were so terrified that they were on the verge of tears. But they had no other choice but to follow Xu Que.
The city gate was open, and all the citizens had hidden in their homes. Five thousand bowmen stood upon the city wall, aiming their arrows at Xu Que.
"Kill them all! Kill them all!" Xu Que shouted.
Buttface said, "Are you insane? Haven't you seen the bowmen?"
All the soldiers of Snow City freaked out. This setting was very different to that of the battle on the Snow Mountain. No one's True Core Strength was restricted. Each arrow would be able to kill a person instantly.
"What?" Xu Que looked upwards and suddenly paused.
Then he turned around and shouted, "Everyone! Leave now!"
Hearing this, the soldiers were completely stunned.
What?!
Leave?!
We haven't even started yet…
What are you even thinking?
Still, they had no choice but to follow his order, and began to back away.
Buttface was the one running the fastest. He shouted, "Everyone, run, or else you shall be punished!"
Then Xu Que smiled and took out a grenade from his pocket.
He pulled off the iron ring, turned around and threw it towards the city wall.
Seeing that all the soldiers were running away, the bowmen were confused. They had never been in a situation like this before.
"I saw that young man throw something toward us. Did you see what that thing is?"
"It's too small, I didn't catch it."
"Never mind. Out city wall is protected by the Protection Array."
"Someone should report this to the governor and tell him that the enemy has run away."
"I will go," a bowman said, preparing to depart.
Meanwhile the grenade struck the city wall, but was blocked by the light screen of the city wall.
Bang!
The grenade exploded. The force of the huge explosion shook the Protection Array slightly.
"What's going on? What hit the wall?"
"Never mind. It's fine, now the governor will probably be more willing to believe that we have gone through a tough battle."
The grenade had only shaken the Protection Array a little bit, and the soldiers of the Snow City had already left. The bowmen did not think too much about it.
…
"What on earth are you doing? I was about to fight a bowman!" Buttface asked.
Xu Que turned around to look at the Blue Water City and smiled. "I did it to make them think that we are just a group of sheep without a shepherd. Then they will lost interest in us, and we shall take the opportunity to officially attack them!"
"Really?" Buttface frowned, wearing an expression of disbelief. He had seen Xu Que throw something mysterious towards the city wall.
Xu Que smiled again and said, "Now, I believe you have all had a good warm-up. I now know how strong the Protection Array is."
"What?"
Many soldiers of the Snow City were still confused.
We just had a warm-up? He threw that thing to test how strong the Protection Array is?
"Everyone, listen carefully!" Xu Que started to give orders. "I am going to divide you into four groups! Now hurry up! Group One will drive the tank—I will show you how to drive it later. Group Two will be responsible for the Rocket Gun, go wait on the left side. Group Three is responsible for the God-Powered Cannon, go wait on the right side. As for Group Four, I will teach you how to fly the helicopter and how to drop bombs or fire a machine gun whilst flying the helicopter."
Then he looked at Buttface and said, "As for you, you can carry around several tons of bombs. If you dare run away again, I will boil you into soup!"
...
Chapter 412: You Have All Been Surrounded By The Exploding Heavens Faction
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Several tons of bombs?
Hearing this, Buttface was shocked and his eyes bulged.
"Why are you staring at me like that? Go do some warm-ups, otherwise you'll have cramps later!" Xu Que patted him on his head.
Buttface sat on the ground and said rudely, "Hang me!"
"Oh, do you really want me to? Sure!" Xu Que said.
"Stop!" Buttface suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Are you serious?"
"Anyone who disobeys me shall be hanged!" Xu Que looked at the soldiers.
Hearing this, the three thousand soldiers quickly formed the four groups and stood n line.
"We are already prepared. Please give us orders!" a soldier shouted.
Xu Que nodded and looked at Buttface. "So, carry the bombs or be hanged. Which do you prefer?"
"I will only carry a maximum of ten tons! Period!" Buttface said.
"No way. You have to at least carry twenty tons!"
"How?"
"You just need to come and go a few times! By the way, you won't be killed or anything, why are you so afraid?"
"Look at me! Last time you set fire to my butt, and even now it is still bare!" Buttface snarled, turning around and showing Xu Que.
Xu Que struck him on the behind, cursing. "F*ck! Cover your butt, I am not interested in f*cking your ass! Fine! You shall carry at least ten tons!"
"Deal!" Buttface said reluctantly.
Then Xu Que took out from his storage all the high-tech weapons he had bought from the System.
Everyone there was stunned. They all took a deep breath.
They had never seen weapons like these in their entire lives, and it was obvious that these weapons were very powerful.
Ten helicopters of the latest design had just appeared on the ground, alongside ten tanks.
It was costing him about 500 Acting Tough Points per day to rent these weapons.
But to please the Water Empress, Xu Que would not mind suffering this cost.
"Anyone who wants to ride the helicopter, please step forward."
Around a hundred smart guys from Group Four stepped forward. Xu Que spent another hundred Acting Tough Points on a sped-up educational programme that would help them learn to operate a helicopter in a short time!
After a while, he taught around a hundred soldiers from Group One how to drive a tank.
As for the Rocket Gun and the God-Powered Cannon, they were easier to use. Xu Que had rented ten Rocket Guns from the System, which would cost him 300 Acting Tough Points per day. The God-Powered Cannon, well, that had been made by Xu Que himself. He had managed to make ten of them earlier that day.
Then he put the two hundred people from Group Four and Group One into a pairs. There were now a hundred groups of two.
Xu Que was aware of a bug with the System—as long as a certain object was rented daily, no matter how severely damaged it might be, he would always be able to exchange it for a new one for free.
So Xu Que was not worried that the helicopters or tanks might get damaged during the battle.
"Are you ready?" Xu Que asked.
"Yes, sir!" everyone replied together.
"Good! Now fire the God-Powered Cannon and Rocket Gun to provide cover for those who are driving the helicopters and tanks!" Xu Que ordered as he waved his hands.
Meanwhile, ten tanks were beginning to crawl forward, and ten helicopters were taking off.
"How amazing this is! I want to operate the helicopter too!" Buttface said enviously.
Xu Que looked at him and smiled. "If you manage to carry all the bombs to the city wall, I will permit you to fly one."
"Promise!" Buttface said happily.
Then Xu Que took out two thousand camouflage uniforms, as well as two thousand pairs of sunglasses. He handed them out to the remaining soldiers.
"Put them on and follow me!"
All of a sudden, they all started to put on the camouflage uniforms.
"Once you've got the uniform on, the enemy will find it very difficult to distinguish you from the terrain, since the print on the fabric blends in very well."
The helicopters and tanks were about to reach to the city wall. Seeing this, Xu Que quickly ran towards the city wall along with Buttface.
He had already tested the Protection Array and realized that it could be destroyed with modern weapons. That was why he had ordered Buttface to carry ten tons of bombs with him.
Xu Que smiled. "Hurry up. Put all the bombs in the corners of the city wall, and remember—don't make it too obvious."
"No problem!" Buttface got very excited.
Xu Que felt very happy about this. He secretly installed some extra switches on the remaining bombs.
Meanwhile, the soldiers who were operating the helicopters and tanks were waiting for Xu Que's orders.
Xu Que started to lay the Rocket Guns and the God-Powered Cannons down in front of the city wall.
Seeing him, the soldiers on the city wall were surprised.
"What's going on?"
"Why he is here again?"
"He has brought so many peculiar weapons with him this time."
"Look at that flying iron object, what is that?"
"Go and inform the governor!"
…
Xu Que took out a megaphone and shouted at the soldiers, "Hello! Listen! You have been surrounded by the Exploding Heavens Faction. Now put down your weapons and hand over all your treasures and women! Surrender!"
Chapter 413: I Do Admire Your Courage
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que's voice echoed in the air.
The soldiers of Blue Water City were stunned.
We have been surrounded?
Hand over our treasures and women?
Is he a bandit or something?
How dare he do this to us in broad daylight? He is really asking for trouble.
The next minute, they all laughed.
"Ha, he really is stupid for attempting to loot us!"
"Can you see all those peculiar items he has brought with him? I do not feel any Qi coming from them, so he is just putting on a show!"
"I think they must be some random useless objects!"
"Attention! The governor just gave the order that the Qian Hu will lead us to fight against these soldiers and kill them all."
"Once they get close to the city wall, we shall shoot them to death."
…
All of a sudden, the whole of Blue Water City began to prepare for a fight.
Xu Que gave orders to the soldiers who were driving the helicopters and tanks. "Stay where you are. Don't get too close to the city wall and wait for my signal."
"Yes!"
"If I fail to take the Blue Water City back within two hours, I do not deserve to be called 'Zhuge'."
…
Meanwhile, at Snow City, Situ was sitting in the residences and feeling rather upset and worried.
The old man in white, her Second Uncle, came to her and asked, "Situ, why are you unhappy? Are you concerned that Hero Zhuge might fail?"
"I am worried that he will try and use force to take back Blue Water City. I know he will be fine, but I am afraid that victory might cost us the lives of three thousand soldiers. This whole situation has happened because of my own lack of consideration… I should not have let him go!" Situ sighed.
The old man was silent for a while. Then he spoke. "Should I send more soldiers out to help them? Or should I just ask them to come back?"
"Well. send someone over to see how they are going. If something is wrong, ask them to come back immediately."
…
At Blue Water City, Xu Que was still shouting at the soldiers through his megaphone.
"Ten seconds have passed already. Are you going to surrender or not? If you do not intend to surrender, then come out and fight! Do not waste my time, I have a tight schedule today! I need to take the Yun Luo City back by the end of the day, as well as the Shen Hai City if time allows!"
Hearing this, both the people inside and outside the city were shocked.
The Blue Water City, the Yun Luo City and the Shen Hai City made up the ancient cities of the Water Nation.
Are you crazy? Taking back three cities in one day?!
Bang!
The city gates were flung open. Thousands of soldiers dashed out, their horses running at a rapid pace and kicking dirt up into the air.
They were lead by a few Qian Hus, cultivators who were all in the highest stage of the Infant Transformation Stage. They were as powerful as Xu Que. They also had the power of numbers.
Currently, only Xu Que and the soldiers in the tanks and helicopters were here. The other two thousand soldiers were still getting prepared in their camouflage uniforms.
"How dare you act so arrogant. I will teach you a lesson today," one of the Qian Hus laughed.
Once they had come reached the halfway point between both sides, Que suddenly shouted, "Fire at them!"
All of a sudden, the soldiers in the helicopters began to fire. The sound of gunshots echoed through the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The soldiers in the tanks also began to fire.
However, bullets did not damage the Qian Hus. After all, they were all cultivators who were in the Core Bearing Stage and the Golden Core Stage.
Faced with a rain of bullets, the soldiers of the Blue Water City read out some magic inscriptions and blocked all the bullets.
"Ha, I overestimated him!" a Qian Hu laughed. The rest of the soldiers joined in.
Buttface suddenly came back and asked, "What are you doing? They cannot be hurt by bullets. Can't you see that?"
"Shut up! They cannot use their True Core Strength forever. It will dry up." Xu Que meant to create more time for himself.
"What?! You mean you yourself haven't used any True Core Strength yet? I mean, what about all the helicopters and stuff?" Buttface asked in surprise.
"Of course I haven't. By the way, our bullet supply will never dry up." Xu Que laughed.
Hearing this, Buttface got very excited and continued to transport the bombs. He was very good at digging holes, and no one had spotted him just yet.
Meanwhile, the soldiers of Blue Water City were now marching towards Xu Que.
…
Right at that moment, the other two thousand soldiers of Snow City arrived.
They were all wearing sunglasses and looked very modern.
As soon as they arrived, they were stunned by what they saw.
One soldier said, "It seems like the bullets aren't working at all…"
"Shut the f*ck up, you know nothing about this. Now watch carefully. I will teach all of you how to use the God-Powered Cannon."
Xu Que stuffed a Spirit Stone into the God-Powered Cannon from behind and began to move the Taoist Seal.
Everyone felt a bit ridiculous. They doubted the black God-Powered Cannon would make any difference.
The marching soldiers of Blue Water City laughed again when they saw what Xu Que was doing.
"Haha. Look! That young man is trying to hit us with the cannon."
"How old-fashioned."
"He must be a fool. Attacking cultivators with a cannon?"
"Idiot!"
…
Xu Que did not reply and continued to move the Taoist Seal.
Suddenly, he stopped. His palms were shining in golden light. Then he struck the cannon.
Bang!
The God-Powered Cannon was activated. The runes on its surface began to shine.
Xu Que sneered and stared at the marching soldiers. He laughed. "I do admire your courage. Now, I'm going to send you all to hell!"
The next minute, all the God-Powered Cannons began to shine. The light was so bright…
A huge ray of golden light was created, and it was about to hit the marching soldiers...
Chapter 414: Kill You All
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Bang!
Seeing the bright golden light, the marching soldiers all closed their eyes. The light quickly passed through them.
Everyone was so afraid that their heads felt numb.
The three thousand soldiers from Snow City were shocked. Their mouths hung wide open.
Although they were wearing sunglasses, they clearly saw the marching soldiers from Blue Water City vanished before their eyes as the light passed through them.
The soldiers of Snow City were completely stunned. This was beyond their wildest imaginings.
…
Soon, the light dimmed.
The surviving soldiers of the Blue Water City opened their eyes. When they realised that they were still intact and alive, they laughed.
But the next moment, their smiles froze.
All their peers in the middle of their formation had vanished.
Where did they go?
Did they get lost?
There were only around three thousand soldiers of Blue Water City left on the battlefield. They were confused and looked around, trying to find their lost peers.
"Where did the Qian Hus go?"
"They were here!"
"Can it be possible that we are lost?"
All of a sudden, the soldiers descended into chaos.
Meanwhile, Xu Que and the three thousand soldiers of the Snow City were laughing. They had seen the Qian Hus vanish along with many other soldiers.
"Don't bother trying to find them. They are all deed. I heard that you have five thousand people or so, tell them to come out and don't waste my time," Xu Que shouted.
The soldiers of Blue Water City were stunned.
All dead?
This is impossible!
No one believed what they had just been told.
"Come back! Come back!" shouted the soldiers still inside the walls of Blue Water City.
The soldiers outside the walls turned back and saw their peers shouting at them. Their peers had witnessed that terrible scene very clearly, and were already freaked out.
With just one shot, thousands of soldiers as well as all the Qian Hus had vanished.
"Let's go back to the city."
The soldiers of Blue Water City all felt like there was something wrong. They all quickly ran back towards the city.
"Stop! I did not say that you could run away! Anyone who dares to move another step will be hit with the cannon!" Xu Que shouted through the megaphone.
Hearing this, they all stopped running. They were so terrified that their faces had all turned pale.
The three thousand soldiers of Snow City were filled with admiration.
"Hero Zhuge is so great!"
No one else could be as courageous as he was. They had only three thousand soldiers on their side, whilst the other side had fifty thousand.
But no one else could measure up to Xu Que's prowess and leadership. Just a few words from him could have thousands of soldiers quaking in their boots.
…
They all felt very proud to be part of this battle and to be led by Xu Que.
"Where is the governor? Has he fallen into the toilet? Tell all your soldiers to come out, I don't have time to play with you guys," Xu Que shouted. He wanted to take two more cities down by the end of the day, so he could return the ten helicopters and ten tanks.
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough successfully. The reward is 420 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough successfully. The reward is 450 Acting Tough Points!"
…
System notifications continued to ring in his head.
Meanwhile, all of Blue Water City was in chaos.
Lu Wen's expression was visibly upset—he looked like a bomb that was ready to explode at any moment.
"Useless trash! They have only three thousand soldiers and a few cannons, but you're already frightened? Don't forget that we have fifty thousand soldiers," Lu Wen shouted. He was now wearing his armour. "Tell the soldiers to get prepared. I am going to teach that young man a lesson and show him how powerful we are!"
"Yes!" a guard answered before departing.
After a while, all the citizens left the city wall. There were now around forty thousand soldiers standing behind the city wall.
Meanwhile, all the bowmen still atop the city wall prepared to shoot.
Lu Wen stood atop the city wall and watched the battlefield for a while. Then he gave orders. "All Qian Hus, take your soldiers out and fight against them! You should attack him from all directions, since his cannon can only fire in one direction."
"Yes!"
The next minute, around three thousand Qian Hus rode out on their horses and left the city.
They formed around thirty small teams, each team with around a hundred people.
"How is everything going? I heard a huge explosion before," Buttface asked.
Xu Que did not have time to explain and said, "Go and carry the bombs to the city wall. When you're done with that, I will give you a tank to drive."
"Great!" Buttface got excited again.
Seeing the enemies marching towards him, Xu Que smiled.
"I knew you would do this! Soldiers in tanks and helicopters, fire now! Aim at them with the Rocket Gun! Adjust the direction of the God-Powered Cannon!"
The soldiers of the Snow City replied, "Yes!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The soldiers of Blue Water City were hit by multiple bombs. They could only shield themselves by using their True Core Strength. Their marching speed decreased as a consequence.
But all of a sudden, a bomb fell into the crowd from the sky and destroyed their formation.
Bang!
The God-Powered Cannon shot out another ray of golden light. The light flew across the crowd and killed everyone who was in the Original Infant Stage or below.
…
Seeing this, Lu Wen's expression grew darker and darker.
The war had just started, but he had already lost tens of thousands of soldiers…
He then said in a low voice, "Ask the soldiers to come back! Activate the City Protecting Array, I will personally destroy those cannons."
"Yes!" a guard answered and went to strike a bronze bell.
All of a sudden, the sound of the bell echoed through the area..
The soldiers heard the sound and shouted to each other. "We should immediately go back to the city!" Then they turned around and dashed back to the city.
"Hero Zhuge, we should take this opportunity to kill them!" a soldier said.
Xu Que sneered. "There is no need. We have put plenty of bombs beneath the city wall. Once they go back to the city, we shall kill them all! Aim your cannons at the city wall. Once the city wall falls apart, fire!"
Chapter 415: Bomb The Blue Water City
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Hearing this, all the soldiers were stunned.
Hero Zhuge already knew that they would retreat? And that is why he asked Buttface to lay out the bombs beneath the city wall?
Now once the bombs explode, the city wall will crumble and many people will die. After that, we will definitely be able to take this city back.
Realizing this, the soldiers of Snow City all took a deep breath.
How great Hero Zhuge is! Everything is under his control…
In fact, Xu Que was simply acting according to his personal creed, which was 'simple and direct'.
"Have you all learned how to use the God-Powered Cannon? Remember, do not target the wrong person." Xu Que held up his megaphone and began to order everyone to get prepared.
Many soldiers jumped forward and shouted, "Hero Zhuge, I know how to operate it!"
"Me too."
"And me."
…
Soon there were plenty of soldiers manning the nine God-Powered Cannons.
Xu Que asked a soldier to man his own God Powered Cannon, before walking over to the area where the Rocket Guns were.
Compared with the God-Powered Cannon, the Rocket Gun was easier to use. One simply needed to fill the gun with explosives, and that was it.
Whilst the rest of the soldiers were learning how to use the Rocket Gun, Xu Que happily walked to the back of his army. Then he took out a switch.
He stared at Blue Water City, watching as their soldiers ran back to the city.
"Hurry up! We shall all be killed if we do not run quickly," they were yelling.
…
Everyone was running very fast, afraid of being the next person to be hit by a bomb.
In fact, Xu Que did not want to kill them all. After all, they were all soldiers of the Water Nation. If he killed them all, the Water Empress would not have enough soldiers to help her protect this country after the fighting was over.
"Why have you stopped?" Buttface asked.
"You will see. Now carry the last pile of bombs to the city wall," Xu Que said.
"No problem! No one has spotted me yet."
"Hurry up. There's no time for bullsh*t."
"Yes!" Buttface lifted up another pile of bombs that was heavier than his own body weight. He then dashed to the city wall.
Meanwhile, almost all the soldiers of Blue Water City had retreated back to the city.
The bowmen on the city wall were still looking closely at the battlefield. Suddenly, a bowman spotted Buttface and shouted, "Look, a dog is running towards us! There is something on its back."
"F*ck! I am a wolf! Not a dog!" Buttface cursed.
"How dare you! You are asking for trouble!"
"This monster must belong to that young man, I saw them talking with each other."
"He, a human, has a connection with a monster? I cannot believe it!"
"Out governor has begun to activate the City Protection Array. Soon every living creature outside these walls will be killed."
The soldiers on the city wall sneered.
Buttface was so angry that he kept barking at them.
Seeing this, Xu Que shouted with his megaphone, "Hurry up, you fool!"
"I have been seen! Do I still need to get inside?" Buttface was afraid and did not want to get inside.
Realizing that time was up and there were probably already enough bombs beneath the city wall, Xu Que then said, "Fine, don't get in then, stand where you are and do not move."
"What?" Buttface was stunned and realized something was wrong.
"Just do not move!" Xu Que said while playing with the switch in his hand.
"Are you kidding? I think you are plotting something."
"I am serious, do not move."
"No, you have to tell me what is really going on!"
"Wait a sec, haha, now I see where the ON button is!"
"What?!"
"Buttface, what do you want to say to the world?" Xu Que held up the switch in his hand and smiled.
Buttface finally realized that there was still a pile of bombs on his back. He began to wriggle, trying to shake off the cargo.
"F*ck! Wait a while."
"You are really rude!" Xu Que pressed the ON button.
Bang!
The bomb on the dog's back exploded, and Buttface was flung against the city wall. The next moment, the whole city wall began to tremble and crumble into pieces. The light screen on the city wall began to break…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Soon, the city wall crumbled completely. The light screen turned into a ball of Qi and disappeared.
"Now, fire!" Xu Que waved his hands.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The whole city wall was smothered in a rain of cannon fire.
Most of the soldiers on the city wall were dead.
"Now follow me," Xu Que shouted.
"Kill them all!" the soldiers of the Snow City shouted all together.
…
Lu Wen was about to activate the City Protecting Array. He suddenly realized that a ray of golden light was shooting towards him. He backed away and saw the soldiers around him getting killed by the light.
"Sh*t! Send the signal to Yun Luo City!" he shouted.
Suddenly, Lu Wen felt cold and turned around.
A sharp sword cut through his throat...
Chapter 416: We Will Not Take Anything
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What is this?"
Lu Wen was surprised and his eyes were wide open.
Can it be the Killer God's Single Stroke?
In a split second, the sword cut through his throat.
He did not have time to react. The light in his eyes disappeared.
With just one cut, he had fallen!
The Killer God's Single Stroke was the quickest way to kill a person. Once one mastered this sword, they would easily be able to kill a person who was at the same level as themselves.
For Xu Que, it was not difficult for him to kill Lu Wen, who was in the Infant Transformation Stage, as the System had already helped him master the sword.
Xu Que had waited for this moment for a long time. Once the city wall was broken, he could kill anyone he want.
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Infant Transformation Stage cultivator. The reward is 1,000,000 Experience Points and a Storage Ring!"
"Ding! You have been rewarded with 410 Acting Tough Points!"
"Ding! You have been rewarded with 430 Acting Tough Points!"
…
The notifications kept on ringing.
Xu Que cut off Lu Wen's head and jumped into the air.
He took a deep breath and shouted, "Lv Wen has died, you'd better surrender!"
His voice echoed in the air.
The soldiers of Blue Water City suddenly turned around and saw Xu Que holding Lu Wen's head in his hand. Blood was dripping onto the ground and Lu Wen's face was still wearing an expression of shock.
All of a sudden, the soldiers freaked out.
The governor has died?
This is impossible!
The city wall just collapsed a few minutes ago, and the governor has been killed?
That young man is just at Level 10 of the Infant Transformation Stage, how did he manage to do this?
"Kill them all"
Meanwhile, the three thousand soldiers of Snow City had reached the city.
The soldiers in the helicopters and tanks all set their sights on the surviving soldiers of Blue Water City. The Rocket Guns and the God-Powered Cannons were aimed at them as well.
"Anyone who surrenders now shall not be killed," Xu Que shouted.
"Anyone who surrenders now shall not be killed," the soldiers of Snow City shouted proudly and excitedly.
They had never thought that they could take this city back so easily and quickly. Of course they would never have been able to do this without Xu Que.
The soldiers of Blue Water City were almost frightened to death.
They finally realized that this army made up of only three thousand soldiers was in reality terrifyingly powerful, and this was all because of one extremely powerful young man.
"I surrender!"
"Me too!"
"We were just doing what the late governor told us to do. Now that he is dead, I surrender."
…
Suddenly, the soldiers of Blue Water City all threw away their weapons and surrendered.
No matter what, they were still soldiers of the Water Nation, it was Lu Wen who had betrayed the Water Empress, not them.
Now that Lu Wen had died, Xu Que had taken the commander's seal from his Storage Ring.
"I am Zhuge Liang and I have come to reclaim the lost cities of the nation for the Water Empress' sake. Now that you have all surrendered, I will agree to let you go. But you have to rebuild the city wall. Anyone who dares to stand against me shall be killed immediately!" Xu Que shouted as he stood on the city wall.
"Yes!" the soldiers of the Blue Water City replied.
Xu Que nodded happily. Then he threw away Lu Wen's head and turned to the soldiers of the Snow City. To them, he shouted, "Now we shall take Yun Luo City back! Follow me!"
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
The soldiers of Snow City had intended to have a party to celebrate their victory. They had thought that Xu Que was just joking when he said he wanted to take back Yun Luo City as well. They didn't know that he really meant it.
"Yes! We shall follow you and take Yun Luo City back!" all the soldiers shouted excitedly.
The surviving soldiers of Blue Water City were completely stunned.
This young man is crazy! So are his soldiers.
Yun Luo City is also…
…
"Good! But before we leave, we have something important to do! Looting! Now everyone go and loot only the governor's residences! Remember, only the governor's residences! Anyone who dare to loot houses of innocent citizens shall be killed," Xu Que said.
Is this really the man sent by the Water Empress? I think he is more like a bandit!
Anyway, if he is a bandit, he is at least a good bandit. There aren't many bandits like him nowadays.
The soldiers in Blue Water City did not stop them from looting the governor's residences.
The soldiers of Snow City did not break into the residences, but politely knocked on the door.
The maids and servants, as well as Lu Wen's concubines, all freaked out. They had heard that their home was going to be looted and could not understand why the bandits were knocking on their door instead of just breaking into the buildings.
"Hero Zhuge, why not just break in?" a soldier suggested.
Xu Que said seriously, "We fight for justice. If we break into the house, we would be no different from bandits!"
But… if you are going to loot the governor's house, doesn't that make you a bandit anyway?
"Everyone inside the house, listen. I was just joking, I cannot possibly loot your home. I just want to get inside and have a check, it's all formality. I promise we will not take your needles and threads away." Xu Que knocked on the door.
The soldiers were shocked.
So we are not going to loot their house? Then why did we come here?
Is he serious?
…
The people inside the house were also stunned. They began to wonder if he was joking or not.
After all, he has been sent by the Water Empress. The Water Empress is generous and kind, the people who follow her must also be very generous and kind.
"Open the door," a concubine said to a male servant.
The servant nodded and opened the door.
Xu Que stood there, smiling like a gentleman.
Then he said, "Now, everyone enter and take away everything except for their needles and threads!"
Chapter 417: They are Invincible; They Come From Hell!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
How long does it take to loot a governor's residences?
Well, the three thousand soldiers of Snow City needed only a few seconds…
Xu Que had said that they could take anything they wanted, apart from the needles and threads.
In just a few seconds, they had emptied the whole residence.
Xu Que was very satisfied, and the soldiers felt immensely happy as they had acquired many precious treasures. As for Xu Que, he had obtained a storage ring from Lu Wen.
Then he and the soldiers began to march to the teleportation device in the middle of the Blue Water City.
All ten cities were connected by a teleportation device, which saved Xu Que lots of time.
Xu Que activated the device and left Blue Water City with his soldiers.
The soldiers in Blue Water City were relieved, and felt a bit sorry for Yun Luo City.
Half an hour later, Xu Que arrived outside Yun Luo City. They did not spend any time setting up camps outside the city, and instead went directly towards it.
The soldiers of Snow City carefully laid out all their Rocket Guns and God-Powered Cannons, and continued operating their helicopters and tanks.
The patrollers of Yun Luo City were terrified.
…
Meanwhile, in Blue Water City, Buttface crawled out from the ruins of the city wall. He was still intact. Then he began to curse. "F*ck! How dare you! I will kill you!"
He ran through the city like a mad dog. After a while of not being able to find Xu Que, he asked a soldier and found out that Xu Que had already gone to Yun Luo City.
He was furious and stole some Spirit Stones from a soldier.
With the help of the Spirit Stones, he managed to activate the teleportation device and set out to Yun Luo City himself.
A few seconds later, a man in white and a few soldiers arrived at Blue Water City.
It was Situ's Second Uncle, Situ Wu.
He was worried that the soldiers would fail to persuade Xu Que to go back, so he had gone with them. He had also asked the soldiers to wear plain clothes in case they were seen by others.
As soon as they arrived at the Blue Water City, they were totally shocked.
The city wall had been turned to ruin, and the soldiers were all busy shifting the rubble away.
Situ Wu said, "Crap! Have they all been killed by Lu Wen?"
"I think there is a great chance that such a thing might have already happened. I heard that Lu Wen is very wicked and cruel, and it would be easy for him to kill just three thousand soldiers."
"I do not think so, maybe Hero Zhuge has managed to retreat."
"What are we going to do? Should we go back and report this to Situ?"
"Wait a moment!" Situ Wu waved his hands. He spoke seriously, "No one can recognize us right now. We'd better ask someone to see what has happened. Maybe Hero Zhuge is just being imprisoned somewhere."
"Right, we'd better ask some locals," a soldier agreed.
A soldier of Blue Water City walked past them. Situ Wu stopped him and asked politely, "It is our first time coming here, would you mind telling me what has happened here?"
The soldier said bitterly, "We just had a big war, it's lucky that you guys weren't here, otherwise you might have been injured. Those people are really powerful!"
"What?"
Situ Wu and the soldiers of Snow City were stunned.
What does he mean?
They are really powerful? Is he referring to Hero Zhuge and his soldiers?
The soldier then said, "You'd better get inside, we have to rebuild the city wall in five days. Otherwise General Zhuge will hang us on the city wall and touch our penises…"
Then he sighed and left…
Situ Wu and the soldiers were stunned.
General Zhuge? He calls Hero Zhuge General Zhuge?
Why is he saying that? Hasn't Zhuge lost?
Then they stopped another soldier and asked him again.
After finding out what had transpired, they were amazed.
In one hour…
They took this city back in one hour and killed Lu Wen?
And now they are heading to Yun Luo City?
My goodness! What on earth does he want to do? How has he managed to do all this?
After a while, Situ Wu finally collected himself and said: "Xiao Wu, go back to Snow City and report this to Situ. I will go to Yun Luo City and to see what is happening there. We are witnessing the birth of a General who is going to be remembered for all eternity. Hero Zhuge is really powerful!"
"Yes!" Xiao Wu powered up the teleportation device and went back.
Meanwhile, Situ Wu and the rest of the soldiers used the teleportation device to head towards Yun Luo City.
When they arrived at Yun Luo City, they were shocked by what they saw.
Yun Luo City was in ruins, just like the Blue Water City…
Still, they could not see Xu Que or the soldiers of Snow City. They could only see some Yun Luo City soldiers carrying away the rubble and rebuilding the city wall.
"This... this is unbelievable!" a soldier said.
Obviously, Xu Que had taken back Yun Luo City in less than an hour!
"I need to talk with one of the locals," Situ Wu said. He still could not believe what he was seeing.
A soldier of the Yun Luo City cried and described the army of Snow City as if it had been an army of Devils, with Xu Que as their leader.
He called them invincible, like an army from hell. Then he told Situ Wu that they were heading to Shen Hai City.
A few soldiers of Yun Luo City looked into the distance and stood in silent tribute for Shen Hai City.
...
Chapter 418: Miracles Can Happen More Than Once!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was snowing at Snow City.
The whole city was covered by thick snow. It was very quiet in the residence of the governor.
Situ stood next to the attic window. She was holding a military book and watching the citizens outside milling on the street.
She looked a bit worried. She was concerned about Xu Que and the three thousand soldiers.
She knew that even if they failed to take back Blue Water City, Xu Que would still be fine. But her soldiers were not as powerful…
I doubt that many of them can come back alive…
She sighed, thinking that she should not have agreed to send them out with Xu Que in the first place.
Taking a city back in one day is just impossible!
Xiao Wu finally came back and dashed right into the house.
Seeing him, Situ had a feeling that something bad had happened.
Why has he came back alone? Where is Second Uncle? Where is Hero Zhuge? Where are the rest of the soldiers?
She dropped the book onto the ground.
She was afraid that Xiao Wu was bringing bad news.
Xiao Wu saw Situ and exclaimed: "General Situ, I have something to report!"
Situ took a deep breath and steeled herself to hear what Xiao Wu was going to say.
"You may speak now!"
Xiao Wu said excitedly, "Hero Zhuge has taken Blue Water City back, now he is heading to Yun Luo City!"
"What?"
Situ was shocked.
Hero Zhuge has taken back Blue Water City and is heading to Yun Luo City? This is not true. He only left around two hours ago, how can this be possible?
"General Situ, this is true. Lu Wen has been killed by Hero Zhuge and his thirty thousand soldiers all surrendered. No one on our side has been killed yet. This is really a miracle!" Xiao Wu said with excitement, as if he had witnessed the battle himself.
He killed Lu Wen… and no one on our side has died?
I cannot believe my ears…
Right at that moment, another soldier came back and ran toward the house.
As soon as he stepped into the house, he shouted, "I have something to report."
Situ thought that this time, something bad must have happened. She nodded. "You may speak now."
The soldier took a deep breath and said: "Hero Zhuge has taken Yun Luo City back. The governor has been killed and the remaining forty thousand soldiers have all surrendered. No one on our side has died and they are heading to Shen Hai City."
"What?!"
Situ was so surprised that her eyes were wide open.
Xiao Wu was the same.
Another one? And they are heading to Shen Hai City?
My goodness!
I must be dreaming!
Why are these cities falling so easily? God, how did this happen?
…
Meanwhile, at Shen Hai City, the war had ended. Xu Que stood on the collapsed city wall, looking like a General. All three thousand soldiers from Snow City were intact and in high spirits.
In less than three hours, they had taken back three cities—three of the most powerful cities amongst the ten cities of the Water Nation.
They had used the exact same tactics. Who said miracles could only happen once?
"Great Hero Zhuge!" the soldiers shouted.
Xu Que was carrying a stick on his back, and there was a dog hanging on the stick. It was Buttface.
"Let me down!" Buttface shouted.
Xu Que said, "Buttface, why did you come all the way here? And now you are hanging off the end of my stick and your butt has turned red! Hahaha!"
"F*ck! If it were not for your magic inscriptions, I would never have been caught by you. My intelligence level is higher than yours, why don't we do a quiz and see who is smarter!" Buttface shouted.
"Never mind! Yes, you do indeed have a bigger head but it is full of sh*t! Even a dung beetle would laugh at you"
"B*stard! You are talking nonsense!"
This stupid fool! He cannot even understand my joke, yet he is claiming that his intelligence level is higher than mine…
"Buttface, you are really cute!"
"Cute?" Buttface was stunned.
"Yes! You are dumb and cute!"
"F*ck! Come and fight against me!"
"Shut up! We should head to the next city before it is too late! You have to keep carrying the bombs, do you understand? Then I will let you drive a tank."
"Bulls*it! Do you think I will be deceived by you again?"
"You can also fly a helicopter."
"Hero Zhuge, where are the bombs? I can carry them now!"
Chapter 419: He Is Going To Give People A Great Show Tomorrow
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was dusk when Xu Que and his three thousand soldiers arrived at Yun Ling City.
With the help of his helicopters, tanks, Rocket Guns and God-Powered Cannons, the soldiers initiated their attack on the city.
Although the city wall was also protected by a Protection Array, it could not withstand the explosive force of the bombs and collapsed at last.
Xu Que then snuck into the city and killed the governor with the Killer God's Single Stroke. Seeing this, all the soldiers and officials of Yun Ling City surrendered.
None of them had intended to betray the Water Empress in the first place, so they quickly surrendered.
Then Xu Que and his soldiers looted the governor's residence, just as they had done before in the other cities.
The soldiers of Snow City knocked heavily at the doors to the residence and shouted, "Open the door. We have come to check your water meter. We will not take anything from you."
The door opened. The all swamped into the house and politely ransacked all the rooms. They then settled inside the house.
In one day, they had managed to take four cities back. This was really something that had never happened before. Since it was already dusk, Xu Que decided to let the soldiers have a rest before heading out to the next city the following day.
Buttface was very happy as Xu Que had given him a helicopter and a tank to use. He maneuvered them around the city over the night.
To Xu Que's surprise, Buttface knew how to operate the helicopter and the tank. Buttface said that he had learned from the other soldiers in the day.
How amazing. His intelligence level is so low, so how did he manage to learn this so quickly?
"Where on earth did you come from?" he asked Buttface.
Buttface was busy driving the tank and did not think too much. Then he said, "I am the offspring of the Ancient Magic Dragon. I have already lived six lifetimes, and in three more lifetimes, I will become a dragon."
Xu Que did not believe what he had said at all, but he felt like Buttface was not lying.
"Can it be true?" Xu Que murmured.
"Of course it is true. Because I have met some troubles, I turned into a wolf. In the next life, I will become a fierce tiger!"
"I simply cannot believe it!" Xu Que said.
Then he turned and went back to the city.
While he was heading back to the city, he suddenly recalled that he had once heard a story about the offspring of a dragon. The story was called "Nine Sons Of The Dragon".
In the book Huailu Tangji, the nine sons were Qiu Niu, Ya Zi, Chao Feng, Pu Lao, Suan Ni, Bi Xi, Bi An, Fu Xi, and Chi Wen.
Buttface had nothing in common with the nine sons, so Xu Que had never before thought to consider the notion that he might be offspring of the dragon.
In another book Sheng'an Waiji by the poet Yang Shen, different names were given for the fifth and ninth children of the dragon. The fifth was the taotie, which loved to eat and was often a symbol on food-related wares, and the ninth was the jiaotu, which looked like a conch or clam, did not like to be disturbed, and often featured as a symbol on front doors and doorsteps. Yang's list was Bi Xi, Chi Wen or Chao Feng, Pu Lao, Bi An, Taotie, Qiu Niu, Ya Zi, Suan Ni, and Jiaotu.
Taotie looked like a wolf and liked to eat. In the past, many people had thought that its head was beautiful and had engraved it on the surface of food and wine containers. In the legend, Taotie liked to eat very much, so the ancients would usually call someone who was greedy about food and money 'Taotie'.
In this regard, Buttface does resemble Taotie, but he just said he would become a tiger in his next life. Amongst the nine sons, Bi An looks similar to a tiger…
Thinking of this, Xu Que felt a bit nervous.
If he really is the offspring of the dragon, I have to beat him few more times before he turns into a dragon…
"Buttface…" Xu Que turned around and walked towards Buttface.
Buttface was crawling out a tank and was about to jump into a helicopter. He did not answer Xu Que.
Then Xu Que gave it him big slap!
"Ouch! Why did you hit me? Do you want to have a fight with me?" Buttface got very angry.
Xu Que said, "Shut up! You said you have lived six lifetimes. What are your incarnations?"
"I do not remember!" Buttface said reluctantly.
Xu Que knew that he had to be hiding something, since every time something important came up, he would always conceal what he knew.
For example, he must have known more about the Five Elements Mountain and had decided not to tell me everything. When he told me about the seal on the Five Elements Mountain and the Zudi of the black monkeys, he had pretended not to remember clearly… everything about him is just so strange. He was sealed in the stone wall of a Sword Catacomb, which is very similar to a seal for the Five Elements Mountain…
"Fine! If you don't want to tell me, then don't. But from tomorrow onwards, you will not be permitted to drive any helicopters or tanks!" then Xu Que left.
Buttface angrily replied, "I don't care! I can make my own helicopters and tanks!"
"Good! If you manage to make one helicopter or tank, I will treat you a meal at KFC!" Xu Que said.
Then he went right back to Yun Ling City.
Anyway, neither the business of the Five Elements Mountain or the origin of Buttface had anything to do with him. He was just a little curious, but now he was not able to get answers, he simply stopped.
In his dictionary, there were only three things—flirting with women, acting tough, and eating.
…
The next day, Xu Que headed to the fifth city along with the three thousand soldiers of Snow City.
Situ Wu was already back in the Snow City.
In the governor's residence, he and Situ were looking at each other silently.
They now knew that they could not stop Xu Que from reclaiming the Water Nation.
From time to time, soldiers would come in and report to them the latest news from the front line.
"Hero Zhuge has taken back Li Kong City!"
"Hero Zhuge has taken back Zhen Feng City!"
"Hero Zhuge has taken back Tian Yu City! The governors of the remaining three cities have abandoned their cities and run away... now, all ten lost cities have been taken back."
"Hero Zhuge said he is going to give people a great show at the Imperial City tomorrow."