UGB Chapter 1, The True Spirit Map of the World, has no shortage of those destined to face calamity.
Chapter 1, The True Spirit Map of the World, has no shortage of those destined to face calamity.
"elder brother--!"
Yuquan Mountain, Jinxia Cave.
Yang Jian suddenly woke up from his meditation, covered in sweat and with red eyes.
The Jade Cauldron Immortal, who was standing to the side, stopped his sermon and sighed, "Foolish child, are you dreaming of that heavenly calamity again?"
Yang Jian remained silent, his five fingers pressed tightly against his chest.
Master Yu Ding opened his mouth, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke softly.
"Yang Jiao..."
"There was indeed a wisp of true spirit that had not yet been extinguished back then."
"But now that a great calamity is about to begin, even I, as his master, cannot predict where he will end up or who he will be reborn as."
Yang Jian shook his head, his eyes red.
I took it as my master comforting me.
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed his surging Dao heart, and bowed.
"Master, my mind is in turmoil. I beg to go into seclusion."
Yu Ding nodded silently.
As soon as Yang Jian left, he suddenly covered his mouth.
Strands of bright red blood seeped out from between his fingers.
Master Yu Ding raised his hand to wipe away the bloodstains, a fleeting look of fear in his eyes.
"Predicting the backlash?"
"Could Yang Jiao have truly been reincarnated during this great calamity?"
......
at the same time.
Outside Xiqi City, banners and flags obscured the sun.
The Shang army's camp stretched for hundreds of miles, with no end in sight.
A huge banner, tens of feet tall, with the character "魔" (demon) on a black background and red lettering, stands in the center.
Mo Liqing, clad in dark gold chainmail, slowly and deliberately wiped the Qingyun Sword with a clean white handkerchief.
"Gu Xuan, you said..."
"This Jiang Ziya, a mere mortal, was able to force General Zhang Guifang, who had been called down by name, to commit suicide after his defeat."
"Is Xiqi truly destined by Heaven?"
Mo Liqing was three steps behind him.
A handsome young man dressed in black armor stood with his hands behind his back.
The young man remained calm and replied indifferently, "General, I do not believe in fate."
Upon hearing this answer...
Mo Liqing was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.
"Haha, that's true!"
"If you believed in fate, how could you have achieved what you have today!"
Mo Liqing turned to look at Gu Xuan, her eyes filled with admiration.
"In the Battle of Beihai, thirteen celestial warriors were fought in a single day."
"Since your defeat in the Battle of Zhuolu, your Jiuli clan's cultivation has been locked at the Earth Immortal realm, making it difficult to advance any further."
"No one has ever broken through to the level of a Celestial Immortal in thousands of years."
"But you, a freak, with the body of an earth immortal and the fighting power of a celestial immortal, just happened to appear."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Gu Xuan lowered his head slightly and said calmly, "General, you flatter me."
Seeing this, Mo Liqing was not annoyed, but rather even more satisfied.
Gu Xuan slowly raised his head and looked at the towering city walls and flowing formations of Xiqi City.
He has been in this world for five years.
From a lowly cannon fodder whose life was precarious, he fought his way up through mountains of corpses and seas of blood to become a deputy general.
Damn...
It was never some vague or ethereal divine will.
Gu Xuan closed his eyes slightly, his consciousness sinking into his sea of consciousness.
An ancient scroll painting, exuding an aura of antiquity and desolation, hangs quietly in mid-air.
With a thought, Gu Xuan slowly unfurled the scroll.
On the first page of the scroll, a figure identical to his true self radiates a dark golden light.
[The 100th True Spirit: Deputy General Gu Xuan of Dashang]
[Origin: Remnants of the Jiuli Blood]
[Current Blessing: Bones like black iron, blood like spiritual mercury, strength to move mountains]
[Supernatural Abilities and Techniques: Deer-Chasing Saber Technique (Great Perfection), Nine Li Qi Cultivation Technique (Great Perfection)...]
It is precisely through the blessing of this '100th incarnation's true spirit's origin.
In just two years, Gu Xuancai tempered his physical body to the point of indestructibility, thus attaining enlightenment through martial arts.
In the three years that followed, they swept through Beihai in a bloody battle.
If it weren't for this "Illustrated Chart of True Spirits Through the Ages"...
He had already turned into a handful of dust in the Battle of Beihai.
Thinking of this, Gu Xuan used his divine sense to look at the second page of the scroll.
Amidst the thick fog, a phantom figure holding a long spear could be vaguely seen standing proudly.
The figure was blurry and indistinct, only an outline.
But his body exuded a resolute fighting spirit that would protect the righteous path to the death and dare to shoot his spear into the sky!
[Ninety-ninth Incarnation: Unknown]
Current unlock progress: 28%
Gu Xuan sighed inwardly.
"After three years of bloody fighting in Beihai and the slaughter of more than 100,000 rebels, we have only managed to push the progress to 28%."
"The carnage on the battlefield of mortals..."
"Ultimately, there are limits."
"There are very few true spirits that possess the essence of countless tribulations and are destined to become gods in the future."
Gu Xuan's insight was as clear as if he were looking at fire.
Ultimately, the North Sea rebels were nothing more than a minor ailment, not even worthy of being called supporting characters in the Investiture of the Gods.
"I want to obtain the first source blessing at stage 30%..."
"If this were in Beihai, it would take at least another year and a half, or even longer, to fight."
"But here..."
Gu Xuan slowly opened his eyes, gazing intently at the distant Xiqi city wall, and murmured to himself.
"What we have in abundance are those destined to face calamity!"
Just then.
A deep, desolate bugle call suddenly rang out.
"Boom—!"
Accompanied by the scraping sound of the winch.
The gates of Xiqi city, which had been closed for many days, slowly opened.
Elite Xiqi soldiers poured out one after another and quickly formed ranks in front of the city gate.
Immediately afterwards, a white horseman, like a white lightning bolt, suddenly leaped out from the Xiqi army formation.
As the four hooves flew, billowing dust rose like a dragon.
However, in the blink of an eye, the newcomer broke away from the Xiqi army formation and headed straight for the central area in front of the two armies.
"Who goes there?!"
Within the Shang army camp, a vanguard lieutenant immediately shouted angrily.
However, when everyone saw the appearance of the person who charged out on horseback, a look of astonishment flashed in their eyes, whether it was the four generals of the Mo family or Gu Xuan.
The newcomer looked to be no more than eight or nine years old, with delicate features and a youthful appearance.
He wore a red-tasseled hair ornament, a bright silver chainmail, and held a twelve-foot-long bright silver spear upside down in his hand.
"Whoa—!"
The boy pulled hard on the reins.
The white horse reared up on the open ground in front of the two armies.
"I am a vanguard general under King Wucheng of Xiqi!"
"It is Huang Tianxiang!"
Huang Tianxiang's gaze was like lightning. He brandished his spear and pointed it directly at the four generals of the Demon Clan. His voice was filled with undisguised contempt.
"Emperor Xin was tyrannical, defiling the natural order and persecuting loyal and virtuous officials!"
"Now, we of Xiqi, in accordance with Heaven's will and the people's wishes, mourn the people and punish the guilty!"
"You tyrannical merchants and bandits, aiding and abetting evil, are utterly ignorant of destiny!"
As he spoke, Huang Tianxiang's body trembled.
A dense aura of blood erupted from his body, causing sonic booms to reverberate through the surrounding air.
Above their heads, billowing smoke of blood and qi rose into the sky, connecting with the Xiqi army formation behind them.
Huang Tianxiang thrust his silver spear forward suddenly.
"A ruthless merchant bandit general—!"
"Who dares to step forward and fight me to the death?!"
Fight to the death!
Fight to the death!
Fight to the death!
The echo reverberated across the empty plain.
One gun, one man, and one horse.
Facing an army of hundreds of thousands, he exuded an unparalleled aura that made thousands of soldiers flee in fear of his white robe.
"Arrogant!!"
"How dare you, you mere brat, insult my great Shang Dynasty!"
"court death!!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Shang army camp instantly erupted in chaos!
How dare a mere greenhorn point his finger at hundreds of thousands of elite Shang soldiers and hurl insults in front of two armies?!
"This humble general is willing to go!"
"This humble general requests to fight!"
Dozens of Shang army generals turned around in unison and volunteered to fight for Mo Liqing.
However, Mo Liqing remained noncommittal.
He slowly withdrew his gaze from the white-robed youth in front of the formation and turned it to Gu Xuan behind him, speaking calmly.
"Gu Xuan".
"What do you think of this boy?"