Dominating Martial King

Chapter 1731 - 575: Foolishness

This doesn’t seem like the style of Grandmaster Dugu Shou.This Grandmaster has always valued the lives of the soldiers under his command, hence he has deeply won the hearts of the troops.

Or does the court have some way to prevent him from returning to East State?

Chu Xisheng also considered Chu Ming.

Could it be that Emperor Jianyuan has already completed the ritual refinement of Chu Ming’s corpse puppet and now has the confidence to suppress the rebellion?

But the timing is off; he spent twenty-four days traveling back and forth to the Returning Ruins and stayed inside for thirty-five days, so Chu Ming should still be lacking a bit.

Chu Xisheng estimated it would take about a month for this corpse puppet to be ready.

As Chu Xisheng pondered, he turned and asked Jian Cangfeng next to him, "Senior Brother Jian, what do you think?"

This Senior Brother, wise yet unassuming, modest and open-minded, is now his respected Prime Minister, to whose opinion Chu Xisheng attaches great importance.

"It’s quite predictable. I think Emperor Jianyuan’s move is likely intended to divert your attention."

Jian Cangfeng gazed northward with calmness, an icy gleam in his eyes: "I’ve already deployed all resources to investigate any abnormalities in the north, and we should have news soon."

No sooner had he spoken than a streak of golden light flashed and flew over from afar.

It was a Qiankun Flying Sword. Jian Cangfeng chuckled as he caught it, "See, it comes just as we speak."

He took the token from the sword’s hilt, glanced at it, then frowned deeply and handed the token to Chu Xisheng: "Over eight hundred years ago, the Daluo Ant Clan, who had caused havoc for a period in Liang State, are gradually being unsealed. It is said that in the northern part of Liang State, swarms of insects covered the sky in a single day, and casualties among the people have reached over two hundred thousand! Many have been captured by them, their numbers difficult to estimate for now."

Lu Luanti, standing by Chu Xisheng’s side, clenched his pupils at the news, the fury and kill intent in his eyes almost materializing: "That tyrant deserves to be cut into pieces!"

Eight hundred years ago, Blood Vengeance Blade Lord had driven those Daluo Divine Ants back to the Ten Thousand Cave Mountain, and specifically invited the most outstanding magicians of the time to reinforce the sealing of the Daluo Ant Clan.

Therefore, these insects cannot be unsealed in this season unless they obtain the ’Daluo Blood Seal’ preserved by the Human Emperors through generations.

Chu Xisheng turned his head and exchanged a glance with Jian Cangfeng.

They both saw a look of doubt in each other’s eyes.

Something still doesn’t add up.

Did Emperor Jianyuan suffer huge losses and launch a full-scale attack just to help the Daluo Ant Clan unseal smoothly?

Since when did this Dog Emperor change his temperament to be selfless?

Chu Xisheng shook his head, "Luanyi, you stay here and help me keep watch over the line between Xiang State and Han State!"

As he spoke, he pressed his hand on the sword and walked out of the Cardinal Hall.

No matter what Emperor Jianyuan’s intentions are, he has no choice but to make a trip to the northwest.

This can be called a conspicuous strategy, and even though Chu Xisheng knows there’s something amiss, he must go to Liang State.

At this time, everything in the Iron Banner Gang is still good, well-organized.

Only the western side by Xiang State and Han State leaves Chu Xisheng a bit uneasy.

The court’s western army of five hundred thousand, along with the Daning Xiang King’s Army of one million six hundred thousand, are all gathering at the upper reaches of the Shenxiu River, and they even have a powerful navy of three hundred fifty thousand strong.

At this time, Zhoou Liangchen and Ji Qianqian, Ye Zhiqiu and others, and several of Chu Xisheng’s Dragon Guards are standing firm in this direction, confronting the court’s western army.

Their forces on land are slightly inferior, but they have no problem defending the city staunchly.

The Navy is even more formidable, as the essence of the Daning Navy is all in the middle to lower reaches. At this time, either recruited by the Iron Banner Gang or completely annihilated.

So, whether in terms of the quality of personnel or ship quality, their navy is not inferior, and they also have a slight advantage in the number of masters.

The problem lies in those Dragon Guards they recently recruited, many of whom are Second and Third Grade masters, and most are unreliable.

Only with Lu Luanti personally overseeing them, can Chu Xisheng be at ease.

"Master Chu—hmm! Lord of Banner!"

Jian Cangfeng called out to Chu Xisheng: "The Divine Intent Touch Death Blade is not omnipotent, those Ant Clan members know you’ve mastered the Divine Intent Touch Death Blade Third Move, yet they are eager to unseal, they are clearly well-prepared."

Chu Xisheng chuckled silently, soaring into the skies to board the Bathing Sun Divine Ship.

While the Divine Intent Touch Death Blade isn’t all-powerful, it’s more than enough to handle these Daluo Ants.

He will let these ants know how foolish they are to break out of the seal at this time.