Chapter 1903: Auspicious Omens, Prosperity and Peace

Yang Valley has no future.

Yang Valley does not seek a future.

Yang Valley's future... that is the future of the human race.

That year, the great general who founded Yang Valley refused to return aid to Yang Capital and forcefully resisted the sea race in the Maze Realm. He filled the sea border with his body, repaying Yang Country with his death. He lived without leaving his body, and died without leaving a name.

But the spirit of Yang Valley has been inherited continuously until now.

Fishing Sea Tower and Decisive Ming Island, while jointly guarding the sea border, openly contended and secretly fought for dominance over the near-sea islands, practically biting each other's heads off.

Today Qi Country suppresses Fishing Sea Tower, tomorrow they'll kill some of Fishing Sea Tower's prestige. Today Fishing Sea Tower has a great battle in the Maze Realm, tomorrow they'll form a Town Sea Alliance, also quite capable of stirring up waves.

But Yang Valley is rarely targeted.

Because this is truly too pure a sect.

They do not contend for power, do not fight for influence, only guard their own territory, only guard the human race's sea border.

Many years ago, they walked here from the East Domain and have never returned since.

Just like this moment, Yang Feng is fighting for his life with every knife!

Blood King, within this seemingly noon sun-brilliant knife light, cursed angrily, "Madman!"

He was mad with inconstant joy and anger, while these people from Yang Valley were mad with disregard for the consequences. In the end, the other side was a bit more mad.

He did not want to fight Yang Feng to the death here; he wanted to retreat to save Yu Guangyuan, but he could not just give up Yellow Platform Realm so easily.

The value of one Yellow Platform Realm is beyond doubt, formed with unknowable difficulty. In the chaotic environment of the Bewitching World, it requires both luck and strength to even have a chance of being born.

The human race's obsession with 'Yellow Platform Realm' is just like the sea race's malice towards 'human race camps'.

A place like this, as long as it can withstand counterattacks and is operated long-term, has a complete opportunity to thoroughly cover the Cang Sea rules and become another great base for the sea race in the Bewitching World.

As Yu Xin, a true king of the sea race, he naturally has the responsibility to guard his territory! At this moment, his pupils flipped to a blood color, condensing like red amber.

All the sea race in the entire Yellow Platform Realm had their blood boiling simultaneously! Even those on the other side of the boundary river, temporarily broken through by the battle's aftershock, both the human race and sea race in that realm felt the same, their blood uncontrolled. The pressure borne by Yang Feng, the main target of Blood King, can be imagined.

And at such a time, the gold armor beneath his body manifested brilliant gold inch by inch. His skin texture clearly engraved gold quality.

His insides were like a tsunami; within the strong and powerful blood vessels under his gold skin surged silver-white blood.

Yang Feng's body turned to gold quality, his blood turned to mercury!

A God Arrive strong one's gold body and jade marrow means perpetual youth from now on and that cultivation does not retreat until the end of life.

While Yang Feng at this moment is completely changing the essence of his body, remolding his true body with gold element force, using this to counter the terrifying divine ability of Blood King, which is notorious outside.

But this is not enough.

Mercury blood is also blood, and also to be controlled by Blood King. Only after being restructured by gold element force does it simultaneously possess the nature of gold element force and blood, hence it can be controlled by both Blood King and Yang Feng simultaneously.

Beneath the brilliant gold skin, silver-white blood vessels bulged like pythons, wandering all over the body, struggling incessantly! This is the collision of two kinds of principles, the contest of two kinds of wills.

And in such intense struggle, Yang Feng's hand gripping the knife was still steady as a rock.

His knife seemed to have no specific shape, but a blade light, breaking through the realm in this chaotic world and going forth, practicing its own path, sharp and unbeatable!

Turning his own body into a battlefield for the struggle of divine abilities did not affect his sharp intent in the slightest. Instead, his knife momentum rose higher and higher, chopping and shattering everything upside down and chaotic, dividing heaven and earth for this world!

That heaven and earth were also life and death. Heaven and earth hung on a line, life and death walked on the knife's edge.

This was Yang Feng's invitation, to make this realm rain blood, to make this world with no heaven and earth, with no divided directions, mourn for one of them for a while.

Completely mad! That a Xuanwei flag general like this could live until now is truly a miracle!

Blood King's bald brow bone was cut with icy emotions, his body suddenly turned into a path of blood light, about to pierce the realm and go.

He was not fighting Yang Feng to the death, nor was he without the courage to die without losing face. But he should not have.

On this day.

At the wrong time, in the wrong place, with an unexpected opponent!

If Yang Feng wants to overturn this Yellow Platform, then so be it. Yellow Platform can recover, Guangyuan is hard to find again!

At that moment, the blood light turned like electricity; above, knife energy condensed into golden clouds, hanging one after another in the upper air, sealing that path.

Blood King waved his large sleeve, chanting, and heaven and earth inverted. From this blood light, he was above.

Heavy clouds were below.

Inexhaustible thunder and rain fell, falling towards the endless void.

Sometimes, due to the loss of direction, they also moved transversely in all directions. Such weather is not rare in the Maze Realm; clouds below, sea above, or rain falling towards the sky—in fact, this saying is also incorrect.

This realm originally had no up and no down, so where did inversion come from?

Perhaps that giant ship, hundreds of zhang above the continuous thunder clouds, was that inverted existence.

However, whether human race or sea race, in the Maze Realm they all have this cognition— one takes oneself as the base.

No matter where 'I' am in the Maze Realm, when 'I' stand there, the place above me is up, the place beneath my feet is down; front, back, left, right, all exist because of 'I'.

So this terrifying giant ship named 'Fu Ze' was itself an anchor of position.

Qi Xiao stood on the deck. There is no need to describe her. This name is already enough.

Whether it is Fishing Sea Tower, Yang Valley, or the sea race.

Who doesn't know Qi Xiao? Who hasn't seen Qi Xiao's methods? She can completely suppress brilliant and temporarily famous noble heaven's proud like Qi Wen, and can snatch Xia Shi's military power from the hands of a big Qi famous noble family like the East Lai Qi Family, relying not on gentleness and elegance.

Saying Qi Xiao's name can stop children from crying at night is a bit exaggerated; after all, she is not notorious like Chong Xuan Chu Liang. But if selecting from the great army of the sea race true kings, internally selecting the one they least want to face among the Qi Country's nine commanders, Qi Xiao's name would certainly rank high and be hard to come down.

In these nine years of轮值 Decisive Ming Island, she beat the sea race too painfully! Although there are no days without war in the Maze Realm, the intensity has never been so high. Both sides fight so fiercely, there are always calm periods for each other to rest and adjust.

But when Qi Xiao's army arrived, the front line blossomed on all sides. Virtual and real, advancing every day.

Whenever the sea race side had even half a point of negligence, there would immediately be a peak great battle, immediately requiring blood to flow into rivers—the instances of being led by Qi Xiao's army and cut with one knife into vital points, instantly dissecting the body and taking a life, are already not few. Every sea race true king who has faced Qi Xiao, as well as their armies, must maintain high tension moment by moment. The fight is truly hard, often exhausting heart and strength.

The sea race famous general Nian Wang Jing Ye once evaluated Qi Xiao thus—"This person is not human, like a war puppet, never tiring of evil."

The giant ship named 'Fu Ze' crashed out a fierce wind, and the thunder clouds below the ship surged like a sea.

In the fierce wind, a figure like a withered leaf drifted and fell. The wind was so fierce, yet the leaf was so calm.

In this movement and stillness, it outlined the natural and harmonious principle of heaven. Finally, it suspended in front of the ship.

This figure suspended in front of the ship's head, facing the great ship and backing the fierce wind, and actually moving at the same speed as the great ship, did not show its face, did not reveal its five senses, but very clearly 'looked' over.

Of course, it saw Qi Xiao.

At this time, Qi Xiao wore armor, her medium-long hair simply tied at the back of her head, like an inverted thorn.

Her hands were empty, but the armor on her body was not ordinary.

The armor had Qilin, Phoenix, and other five spirits; Dragon and Tiger on the arm armor, Tortoise and Phoenix on the leg armor, and Qilin carved on the chest armor.

Beyond these Jia Rui five spirits, it was also attached with Scene Star Celebration Cloud. In total, it was auspicious beyond words.

This set of armor, which had killed on the battlefield year after year, still looked so auspicious when viewed up close.

The figure in front of the ship said: "The ship's name is 'Fu Ze', the armor's name is 'Xiang Rui', the person's name is 'Qi Xiao'... What talk of fierce soldiers and dangerous wars, where Commander Qi arrives, it should be called 'song and dance of peace'!"

Qi Xiao calmly looked ahead: "How are we, who wear armor, not precisely for such four words?"

The figure suspended in front of the ship said: "I heard that Wu An Marquis received a staff punishment in Ding Mao Realm?"

Qi Xiao only said: "Losing time is punished with a staff."

The figure in front of the ship said: "The first floating island in the entire Ding Mao, with dozens of war generals, tens of thousands of soldiers, and a complex composition, news spreads very fast. For him, such a heaven's proud son and world-famous hero, to be publicly staff punished, it is not good to hear."

"Is Duke Du deliberately saying the opposite?" Qi Xiao said directly: "Wu An Marquis established punishment with his body, and corrected the law with his name, almost worthy of being recorded in the military annals. Where is it not good to hear?"

At this time, the figure standing on the ship's head was actually Duke Du Cao Ji, who had replaced Jiang Mengxiong to take over the Tian Fu Army!

As a hereditary alternate with a fief of thirty thousand households, a great Qi country duke, with his own strength making the Cao clan prominent in East Lai, and pacifying Xia Country with fame directly chasing the existence of a military god, Cao Ji was unconcerned with Qi Xiao's attitude, instead smiling lightly: "It seems Wu An Marquis has passed your test."

Qi Xiao said in a faint voice: "Duke Du is rather intimate with Wu An Marquis."

Cao Ji's five senses were not revealed in this place, but one could almost imagine the smile on that bitter face: "After all, I have led him on expeditions twice, and both times we won very beautifully. He is my lucky general."

Once taking the first overlord of the Yellow River, once exterminating the great Xia state, indeed great fortune.

Qi Xiao shook her head.

"How?" Cao Ji asked: "Is Wu An Marquis not doing well on the Ding Mao floating island?"

"After going to the island, he did too well, no fault."

"Or does Commander Qi feel that Wu An Marquis lacks military talent?"

"Military knowledge can be supplemented, military strategy can be learned, war sense can be cultivated. Jiang Wang has first-class nature, first-class comprehension; learning anything is not too slow. Viewing him training soldiers, he uses diligence and heart; viewing him controlling subordinates, he is lenient and strict together, can get people, can use people... given time, even if he does not become a world-famous general, leading ten thousand soldiers is not difficult."

Cao Ji was silent for a moment, saying: "Leading ten thousand soldiers' talent is also the appearance of a famous general. Then it's just still a problem of military law."

Qi Xiao was always calm, because she only stated objective results: "It's alright if he doesn't understand military law, he can always be taught. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know awe, young people who become famous inevitably act wild, they can always be slowly knocked and carved.

But viewing his conduct on the Ding Mao floating island, he learned military law, understood military law, and held military law in awe, yet he still made his own choice. He knew how heavy a military order is, but he still felt capturing Yu Guangyuan was more important. He has his own judgment, no matter if this judgment is based on Yu Guangyuan's danger, or based on sympathy for those who were abused and killed by Yu Guangyuan.

And I already understand, he has his own reason, and this reason transcends everything."

Cao Ji completely understood.

It's not to say that joining the army just wants to completely cut off edges, completely without one's own ideas.

Which world-famous general doesn't have a unique style?

To look far, just take Xiong Tu as an example. Initially pacifying Xia, Chong Xuan Chu Liang also stood out to compete for the commander's seal, having his own overall strategy regarding pacifying Xia, completely different from Cao Ji's strategy.

And during the period when Cao Ji's pacifying Xia progress was slow, what did this famous general, whose killing nature was extremely heavy and who was incomparably sharp, do? He wrote a 'Light Lamp Night Memorial to Emperor' late at night, indicating with action, unconditional support for Commander Cao Ji's any decision.

He didn't necessarily approve of Cao Ji's strategy, didn't necessarily agree with Cao Ji's ideas; he didn't think it over, did he have a better way to open the situation? Even with his military talent, there was a very big possibility he could. But on the battlefield, there is a division between superior and inferior, everything is based on the superior's orders.

Of course, these two things are not completely equal.

But all those with ambition to be famous generals should be clear that one army can only have one idea.

On the battlefield, not only greed for merit, jealousy, fear, hatred, these are stray thoughts, sometimes sympathy, pity, sense of justice, also need to be cut off.

Because the military knife is heartless.

While Jiang Wang's self is too strong!

Cao Ji sighed: "Now among the nine commander positions, only Zhan Yu is vacant. Tian Anping and Zheng Shi each have strengths and weaknesses, the Emperor is always undecided. Until the last time Wu An Marquis went to the demon realm to fulfill his God Arrive duty, the Emperor ordered Xiu Yuan to teach, and Wu An Marquis was once trapped in Frost Wind Valley, the Emperor waited a full half year, then again let Wu An Marquis go to the sea, ordering you to come and teach military strategy—the Emperor's heart is clear like this. Everyone can see for whom that position was left..."

These words, of course, had several points of persuasion.

The Emperor so expects Jiang Wang, so wants to let Jiang Wang enter the military affairs hall, become the next military god, can't you Qi Xiao try a bit more?

But Qi Xiao only said: "Wu An Marquis is not suitable."

Cao Ji's figure stood in front of the ship, driving the wind and riding the clouds, and only sighed.

He completely believed Qi Xiao's judgment, completely recognized Qi Xiao's vision, and knew even more that no one could change Qi Xiao's ideas.

"Actually, how does the Emperor not know! He sees farther and more accurately than us." In front of this comrade of many years, also an old fellow countryman from East Lai County, Qi Xiao finally explained a sentence: "Only though the sacred heart is very fond, he still wants to see again, that's all."

"How so?" Cao Ji asked.

Qi Xiao slightly lifted her eyes: "Duke Du said Jiang Wang is your lucky general... do you still remember the edict after the first overlord of the Yellow River?"

Cao Ji recalled that day of the Tai Miao ritual; at that time, the not yet weak-crowned Jiang Wang, how he soared: "Accumulated title as Qing Yang Zi, granted position of third-rank gold melon warrior, allowed to bring his sword to court?"

"No need for wind and rain, no need to carve. He is a world-class hero talent, a heaven-wrought jade!" Qi Xiao sighed lightly: "Sincere indeed are these words!"

Thus, Cao Ji was silent.

Until today, of course, no one can deny that Jiang Wang has not disappointed the Emperor's evaluation that year, deserving every word of praise. He is indeed a world-class hero talent, a heaven-wrought jade.

But this person has walked so steadily, growing all the way here, and his roots are already unmoved by wind and rain, his quality unchangeable by carving!

The self on Jiang Wang's body is too strong; if it cannot be pulled out, he is simply destined not to learn too much from Qi Xiao.

But if that part of his self were truly pulled out, would Jiang Wang still be Jiang Wang, would Jiang Wang still be so dazzling?

"Then next, how do you plan to use him?" Cao Ji asked.

"Give him a target, let him act arbitrarily." Qi Xiao said:

"I will not give him limits again. He has his own ideas and judgments, then let him use real knives and real guns to verify them."

Qi Xiao, of course, is skilled at identifying and appointing people; for someone like Jiang Wang, this is indeed the best arrangement.

If Jiang Wang wants to be that crane rushing to the sky, that dragon in the clouds, then he cannot be imprisoned with chains. But this also means he will face the wind and rain alone, bearing the victory or loss himself. A person with too strong a self will certainly not be placed in a key military position by Qi Xiao.

Cao Ji did not express any opinion; in the Maze Realm war, Qi Xiao held absolute power, she could even arrange for Jiang Wang to be a halberd-holding attendant guarding the door, and no one could say more. Hence, he only asked: "How do you plan to tell the Emperor?"

Below the great ship, under the thunder clouds, the thunder did not stop, and Qi Xiao's voice was always calm: "Martial god is possible, military god is difficult."

Cao Ji only said: "Following the war, I await Commander Qi's good news."

Qi Xiao said: "It is not necessarily good news, but there will certainly be news." She is not like Chong Xuan Chu Liang, who had such a dazzling elder brother to teach him, and possesses a sharpness and confidence unparalleled in the world, capable of cutting through everything, often asserting victory or defeat, never missing.

She is also not like Li Zhengyan, who was cultivated as a famous general from a young age, fully displaying the bravery and composure of a famous noble family, possessing gorgeous superior military skills.

She, also from a famous family, always maintains vigilance. Always facing danger, and also always becoming danger.

Compared to commanders of truly commoner origin like Xiu Yuan, her body instead has more of the scent of the wilderness jungle.

Cao Ji was silent for a while again, after which this silence and the figure that did not show its face fell together into the fierce wind.

The giant ship named 'Fu Ze' continued to fly above the clouds and above the rain. Auspiciousness appeared, fortune arrived!

Ding Mao Realm originally had four floating islands and six sea nests, always maintaining a fragile balance.

Every time the Maze Realm shifts, it is the time of fastest power change, for both the human race and the sea race.

The side with the advantage will definitely grasp this rare fog period, striving to thoroughly wipe out the enemy's power and recreate a realm completely autonomous under their own race's power.

This is a great merit!

But after the army of the Great Qi's Wu An Marquis arrived, the situation in Ding Mao Realm had already changed.

One flying cloud building ship, one branch of the Wu An great flag, wherever it passed, none did not avoid.

Although Jiang Wang's feat of returning from the demon realm had not yet spread widely among the sea race.

But the name 'Human race arrogant fate', most of the sea race mixing in the Maze Realm were very hard not to know.

Initially, Blood King had even peeled off a layer of White Elephant King's skin, and White Elephant King wept bitterly, but did not change his words even once. Later, as Jiang Wang's deeds in the human race spread one by one, the sea race mostly began to express recognition for this title. Even arrogant fate himself once said he hoped to encounter Jiang Wang to test his name.

Ordinary sea race generals fundamentally do not need to know how strong Jiang Wang is, knowing how strong arrogant fate is is enough; no more than looking at the wind and fleeing.

So, the flying cloud building ship displayed its flag, rampaging through Ding Mao Realm, forcing the six sea nests to anxiously seek aid.

The true Wu An Marquis had only just arrived now.

The task of assisting in defense goes without saying; after Jiang Wang personally arrived, the human race floating islands in Ding Mao Realm fundamentally did not need to consider defense matters anymore. Instead, the sea race not coming out of their nearby nests was worth them thinking of ways. These warriors were not all Qi people, but from different sects and countries in the East Domain, even from places outside the East Domain, guarding the border as the human race.

Before the new military orders arrived, Jiang Wang had enough self-sufficiency. After receiving the punishment and gaining the army's heart with his body, he first spent a whole day patrolling every place, familiarizing himself with the deployment and soldiers of the four floating islands. Then he used two days to complete a full training session.

Among various complicated affairs, he did everything as if it were a sample. Some were copied from military books, some were learned from Chong Xuan Sheng.

And after one order, he formally sent troops!

He needed to verify his learning from military books in a real military war.

He wanted to use these six sea nests to practice first, and even more, he wanted to establish a 'human race camp' corresponding to 'Yellow Platform Realm' first.

As for the various aid armies that the Ding Mao sea race had emergency-sought during this period. He was born afraid that his subordinates could not see the truth, so he personally acted as a scout, quietly investigating who knows how many times.

Now he could very loudly say—just come, what gifts are you still bringing!