Chapter 509: Mulan's Husband

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Du Tiechuan, a cultivator of the Transformation stage,specializing in military strategy,one of the Great Generals of the Two States.

He possesses a talent: the Iron Wall.

This talent allows the cultivator,for a short period,to greatly enhance their defense,becoming as unyielding as a steel rampart.Hence, when deploying this talent,the cultivator cannot move,only stand their ground.

Due to this significant drawback,the talent of Iron Wall has always been rated as low-grade.

A low-grade talent, seemingly unworthy of a figure like Du Tiechuan.

However, true strength never lies in talents,artifacts, or cultivation methods;true strength has always resided in the cultivator themselves.

Any talent is but an opportunity.

How to seize this opportunity,and excavate its inherent value,has always varied from person to person.

In terms of outcome, Du Tiechuan firmly grasped this opportunity,and from it, unearthed a treasure trove of immense proportion!

He developed his talent,causing it to ascend and become a Divine Ability.

Even after ascending, the Iron Wall Divine Ability,compared to other Divine Abilities, remained unremarkable,with limited practical applications and low utility.

But in Du Tiechuan's hands,using the Iron Wall Divine Ability as its core,combined with his primary cultivation method,he pioneered a series of military strategies.

Among them, Iron Torrent Across the Plains,possesses the greatest might and is the most renowned!

Once this method is deployed,it can bless the soldiers,causing the entire army's mass and defense to surge,their power and offensive becoming a unified whole,constantly accelerating, growing faster and faster.Ultimately, leveraging their incomparably fierce momentumto achieve unparalleled attack.

Its might is like a whirlwind hurricane,shattering mountains and opening seas,sweeping through heaven and earth, unstoppable.

The grand army, like a torrent of steel,crushes all in its path, invincible,trampling all enemies, expanding territory!

Any obstacle standing before the great armywill be swept away, crushed into dust.Even powerful individual cultivators daring to challenge themwill face countless steel beasts in formation,an utterly irresistible force.

This is Du Tiechuan's trump card, his killer move,if used properly, it can decide the outcome of a war.

After the vanguard was trapped and the situation unclear,Du Tiechuan dispatched four armies,penetrating deep into the Thousand Peaks Forest,secretly sending cultivator experts as escorts.

After probing the enemy's strength and weakness,he spent vast sums to quickly erect the Dragon Shadow Nine Pillar Review Stand.

Each army was reviewed in turn,allowing Du Tiechuan to hone these armies,while selecting the excellent armiessuitable for deploying the Iron Torrent Across the Plains strategy.

After the first round of review,many generals guessed Du Tiechuan's intent.

Marshal Du issued clear military orders that day,clarifying the plan ahead -he would spend nine days conducting five rounds of review.The army that endured to the fifth roundwould serve as the main force,deploying the Iron Torrent Across the Plains strategy,to launch a full-scale attack on the Thousand Peaks Forest.

For a time, the entire army seethed,all discussing this military strategy.

Past battle records had fully proven the might of this strategy.

It could be said, this was Du Tiechuan's unique secret skill!

"Must join in! Every time the Iron Torrent Across the Plains strategy was used,it resulted in a great victory, without a single exception."

"To personally participate and experience this renowned strategy,Iron Torrent Across the Plains,is a peerless opportunity for us military cultivators."

"Must join! Once battle commences,the main force will be blessed with the Iron Torrent Across the Plains strategy,difficult to shake. The remaining flank armieswill be focused fire targets for the enemy,becoming cannon fodder."

The generals and soldiers were not fools,after some discussion, they understood the situation.

The dozen or so armies in Wooden Wheel Townwould be selected and eliminated in this review.

The armies selected would receive the strategy's blessing,not only ensuring their safety,but also guaranteeing military merit.

The armies that were eliminated,usually followed the main force,their situation was quite perilous.The enemy was not foolish, naturally they would avoid strength and target weakness,specifically seeking out vulnerable points to attack.

Especially concerning the Thousand Peaks Forest side,it was merely a local alliance,although they had a few standing armies,they were not veteran troops hardened by war,supported by the strength of a nation.

The Thousand Peaks Forest alliance was not skilledin frontal assaults and confrontations.When facing the main force under the Iron Torrent Across the Plains strategy,unless they were utterly foolish, they would notstrike a stone with an egg.

Therefore, their reaction was almost certainlyto launch a full-scale assault on the other armies.

Only by swiftly eliminating this segmentcould they regain some advantage,and then, after the Iron Torrent Across the Plains strategy concluded,seek an opportunity to decisively engage the Two States' main force!

"Must exert all effort to squeeze into the main force."

"Must not be eliminated, once we are pushed out,when the great battle begins,the situation will be very unfavorable for us."

"Two different treatments, almost one reaching for the heavens, one falling to the earth."

Having reached this understanding,many generals with connections,on the very night Du Tiechuan formally issued the military order,had already begun to operate.

But all their efforts ended in failure!

Du Tiechuan was well-prepared;only he could make the selection decisions,no one else was involved.

Some generals with far-reaching influencedirectly sought audience with Du Tiechuan,but even Princess Ingenuity was coldly rejected by Du Tiechuan!

"I govern the army with strictness;you all must abide by military discipline."

"If I take the lead in violating it, how can I command the entire army?"

Du Tiechuan spoke with righteous indignation.

When this attitude was revealed and became widely known,his reputation immediately surged.

Two days later, the entire army conducted the second review.

This time, Ning Zhuo felt much less discomfort,no longer feeling as ill as before.However, the reactions of others were generally poor;many soldiers in the Three Generals' Battaliongave up halfway, fainting on the spot.

According to the layout of the review stand,soldiers of different cultivation levelsfaced different levels of review and pressure.

Ning Zhuo was a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage,thus facing the Foundation Establishment level review.

If the review had been of his combat power,or realm, or spiritual energy, etc., he would have passed easily.The problem was, the focus of the reviewwas his personal defense and physical strength.

This made him feel quite uncomfortable the first time.

"But this time is much better!"

"Many Foundation Establishment cultivators also fainted."

"The reason for this change in situationis that I borrowed the Fetal Breathing Spirit."

The cultivation shortcut accidentally developed by Sun Lingtong,Ning Zhuo liked it more and more as he used it,becoming increasingly addicted.

In this round, the soldiers from the Three Generals' Battalionwho could pass were only slightly over sixty percent of the total,nearly forty percent of the soldiers were eliminated.

"Our army was recently established,and the recruited soldiers are uneven in quality;it is actually quite reasonable that so many were eliminated,"Ning Zhuo comforted the three generals.

Guan Hong stroked his beard, saying with some envy,"The Red Flower Battalion performed very well,almost no personnel were eliminated."

Ning Zhuo shook his head, "Following this trend,they too will see a large number of personnel eliminated."

Indeed, by the third round of review,the Red Flower Battalion also saw many eliminated,and more than half of the people in the Three Generals' Battaliondid not complete the entire course,the scene was quite embarrassing.

Even the Savage Demon Battalion's situationwas much better than theirs.

This army, after being annihilated, was recently rebuilt,and then sent out as a pawn to test the strength of the Thousand Peaks Forest,suffering considerable losses in the process.

But the physical qualities of the barbarians and demon cultivatorshave an innate advantage over human cultivators.

The performance of the Three Generals' Battalioncould almost be considered at the bottom.

This caused the three generals, Liu, Guan, and Zhang,to lose considerable face,and at the same time, they felt a strong sense of crisis.

"What method can be used to quickly increase physical strength?"

"Three rounds of review have already passed,only the last two rounds remain."

"The key is that the difficulty increases too muchin each round of review. If it continues at this pace,I fear that none of the dozen or so armies in Wooden Wheel Townwill be qualified."

"In the past, were Du Tiechuan's requirements always this high?"

The anxiety and questions of the three generalswere also the subject of discussion among other soldiers.

There were those who knew the inside story.

From the mouth of Du Tiechuan's deputy,a secret forbidden technique was circulating - the Iron Hide Flesh Armor Technique!

This magical technique, when deployed, is extremely painful;it requires the cultivator to strip off all their skin and fur,leaving their muscles completely exposed,and then don armor.

Under this magical technique,the armor and flesh and blood will adhere and fuse,becoming a single entity.

The armor then replaces the previous skin.

As a result, the cultivator's defense soars,and their physical quality improves by a large margin,achieving a leap forward.

And this rapid, results-oriented surgenaturally has considerable drawbacks.

For example, if maintained for a long time,it will corrode the cultivator.This corrosive effect will become increasingly severe;initially, it targets only the physical body,and subsequently, it will also affect the cultivator's disposition.

Demonic cultivation methods, after all,most demonic cultivation methods, when cultivated deeply,will twist the cultivator's normal mental state.

However, these drawbacksonly manifest after a considerable period of time.

As of now, the great battle is imminent.If one possesses this technique,ensuring they can join the listblessed by the Iron Torrent Across the Plains,then their survival rate on the battlefield will be very high.

If one survives the battlefield,military merit will not be lacking,and it is even possible to rise rapidly in status.

With such a calculation, even a fool knows how to choose.

The vast majority of generals and soldierschose to take a gamble!

In an instant, the demand for full-body heavy armorsurged throughout the army,and quickly escalated to an extremely exaggerated degree.

Many generals immediately sought out the quartermaster.

The quartermaster, with a smile on his face,told everyone that the military supplies allocated by the royal capitalhad already been distributed.However, there was indeed a batch of heavy armor,reserved as backup to ensure the combat loss and replacementof heavy-armored soldiers.

The generals' eyes lit up,and they offered bribes one after another,expressing a strong desire to purchase.

The quartermaster then quoted an astonishingly high price.

This immediately scared away many people,and some outspoken generals directly flung their sleeves,cursing the quartermaster for being too greedy!

The quartermaster was not intimidated,always maintaining this price,and even said, "Generals and Masters,the number of heavy armor is limited,first come, first served.The fewer the remaining quantities, the higher the price we will quote, you see."

A simple sentence immediately opened up the situation.

Many wealthy and influential generalswere the first to bid,forcing other generals to follow suit.Soon, arguments broke out among the generals,and a fierce bidding war ensued.

"What, there's even a limit for each army?"A general wanted to buy the entire stock,but was stopped by the quartermaster.

The quartermaster's attitude was calm,"Generals, please do not make things difficult for this humble one."

"There is only this much full-body heavy armor;it is impossible to sell it all to one person or one army."

"Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to account for it above."

The quartermaster spread his hands,expressing his helplessness,and finally added, "Of course, you can also choose not to buy."

The generals exchanged glances.

Immediately, some pinched their noses,with bitter expressions: "Buy, buy, buy!"

The quantity of heavy armor was limited,and the limit for each army was also limited,often not enough to cover the total size of the army.

Despite this, much of the heavy armor was still snatched up.

Because scarcity makes things valuable,the price of the remaining heavy armor rose steadily,quickly reaching a prohibitive level.

Ning Zhuo was cultivating in the Fetal Breathing Spirit,and by the time he received this news, it was already late.

Liu Er paced back and forth anxiously,grasping his arm, and rushed to see the quartermaster with him.

After learning the price, Ning Zhuo's eyes widened;how was this different from robbery?

Liu Er's face was even paler.

"I'll buy it." Ning Zhuo thought for a moment,then made a decision immediately.

He gritted his teeth and pulled out nearly half of his assets,buying four hundred sets of full-body heavy armor on the spot.

As for light armor, it was also available for sale.But experienced deputies had already made it clearthat heavy armor was necessary to fully utilize the forbidden technique's powerand hope to pass the review.

Even the slightly inferior half-body heavy armordid not have this possibility,let alone light armor.

The quartermaster was shocked by this,staring intently at Ning Zhuo.

The news of Ning Zhuo's lavish spending spread,causing a wave of heated discussion.

Liu Er was deeply moved,his previous aversion had completely vanished:"Military Advisor has paid too much,Ear will engrave it in his heart, engrave it in his heart!"

Ning Zhuo: "It's just a pity we still cannot equip the entire army."

The two returned to the Three Generals' Battalion,just as they were about to enter the camp,Mulan descended from the sky.

She stared at Ning Zhuo: "Husband,I heard you just bought four hundred sets of heavy armor?"

Liu Er's expression immediately changed drastically.

The term "husband" indeed stimulated him.

He immediately looked at Ning Zhuo,his expression tense, wanting to speak but hesitating.

A little more aversion arose in his heart again,but more dominant than aversion was fear!

At this moment, Liu Er was particularly worriedthat Ning Zhuo would go back on his word.

Ning Zhuo rubbed his nose, smiling wryly,"General Mulan, there's no need for this.If you wish to purchase full-body heavy armor,I can also provide some assistance."

Mulan, however, was not satisfied:"Even if I use up my quota, the amount of heavy armor purchasedis not enough to cover the entire army.Therefore, Husband, I also want a portion of the heavy armor in your possession."

"This..." Ning Zhuo suddenly found himself in a difficult position.

Mulan shook her head, her attitude firm:"My Red Flower Battalion's Red Flower Battle Arrayrequires elite soldiers and capable generals to form and operate.A shortage of some people will have a very significant impact on my army."

"Liu Er."

"Your Three Generals' Battalion having a few less peoplecan be replenished by recruiting more."

Mulan had also been troubled by this issue recently.

She had learned about the forbidden technique information earlier than Ning Zhuo,but lacked the funds to purchase.

The financial resources Ning Zhuo displayed this timetruly astonished her.She had never anticipated that this young man with a big headwould be so wealthy!

Had she known earlier, what was there to be anxious about?

For the sake of her own Red Flower Battalion, Mulan was also willing to go all out,directly addressing Ning Zhuo as "Husband".This caused excitement and unrest among the soldiers in the camp;they frequently looked at Mulan and Ning Zhuo,and also used their spiritual senses to communicate closely.

On one side was Mulan with her resolute attitude,and on the other was the wistful Liu Er.

Ning Zhuo was immediately thrust into a difficult choice.