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Chapter 487 - 269: Divine Skills·Heart Demon Dao Soldiers_2

Chapter 487: Chapter 269: Divine Skills·Heart Demon Dao Soldiers_2

"Guarding Demons paired with the Five Grains Spiritual Plant is what makes a Daoist Soldier, lacking either does not suffice."

"Another point, even though it’s a lower-tier Daoist Soldier with only one ability, if Gu Shanhai’s Mana aura is added, its combat ability might be comparable to that of higher-tier Daoist Soldiers."

"The remaining eight abilities, if Gu Shanhai intends to perfect them, would at least require about a year."

"Thanks to Jiang Lu becoming Lord Wen’an and controlling the surrounding villages and towns, otherwise, Gu Shanhai wouldn’t have had enough resources to study these."

"If the opposing power could be greater, reaching the level of a provincial governor, Gu Shanhai might have perfected the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers by now."

"With more resources available to the opponent, Gu Shanhai could naturally enjoy more as well."

"As for the White Tiger, a companion Spiritual Beast, Gu Shanhai has only finished part of it, his plan is to use the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers to form the army’s soul, and finally, refine it into a companion Spiritual Beast to enhance the strength of the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers and use it as part of the Nine States Instrument and a hardware component of the Four Saints Beasts System."

"Currently, even the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers are merely in their initial form, let alone the army’s soul."

"This world naturally does not have the concept of an army’s soul, but Gu Shanhai can create one. Furthermore, the army’s soul is only a material, not truly a part of the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers."

"When the White Tiger is formed, it could also play the role of an army’s soul."

"Teacher, you’re messing with those Heart Demon Dao Soldiers again, they look good no doubt, but their strength is indeed weak," Jiang Lu commented as soon as he saw the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers.

Gu Shanhai, in his endeavor to create a brand new form of Daoist Soldiers, had Jiang Lu’s support, although the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers produced were somewhat unbearable to watch, being lower-tier Daoist Soldiers with only one ability that any ordinary military strategy could easily crush.

Gu Shanhai rolled his eyes. That was without any enhancements, otherwise, even Sun and Moon Daoist Soldiers might get shattered by his Heart Demon Dao Soldiers, unless his opponents were puppets devoid of desire and emotions, as almost any living beings couldn’t escape the striking ability of the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers.

"Tell me, what brings you here this time?" Over the past year, although Gu Shanhai didn’t help much, he had provided many constructive suggestions, and whenever Jiang Lu had issues, he came to seek advice, typically resorting to his teacher when facing troubles.

That was quite normal, as previously in the Xuanzhen Realm, whenever there were difficulties, one would seek the Elders or Sect Leader; that is inherently the nature of a mentor-disciple relationship.

"Somebody has sent out a call to arms, inviting people to join in punishing the rebel," Jiang Lu said, regaining his serious demeanor and presenting the document for Gu Shanhai to review.

The document stated that a military leader had seized the throne in Yong’an of Dalong Country, and unilaterally controlled the government, excluding dissidents, and even proclaimed himself as Regent King.

"It’s now planning to dethrone the emperor and appoint a new one, which has caused an uproar nationwide, intending to gather those who aspire to restore order."

"Well, who is this barbarian breaking all rules?" Gu Shanhai exclaimed, likening it to the actions of Dong Zhuo. However, this military leader hadn’t indulged in scandalous acts like staying overnight in the imperial bedchamber, but used his power to continuously amplify his strength.

So the real situation was much more complex than Dong Zhuo’s, as Dong Zhuo might be overthrown by his subordinates, but not this person, who held all the power in his hands.

It was only Yong’an of Dalong Country and its surroundings that were truly unlucky, as those following this military leader were enjoying wealth and privileges.

"What do you think?" Gu Shanhai didn’t immediately offer advice but asked Jiang Lu instead.

"The provincial governor has already prepared troops, and he wants to involve me too," Jiang Lu meant that he had no choice but to go, as the provincial governor didn’t fully trust him and had to bring him along to contribute, especially since Jiang Lu had asked for quite a few resources from him over the year.

"Normal, considering all the prefectures in Liang State, you are currently the strongest, and if you do not go and help him out, don’t think about returning," Gu Shanhai understood that Jiang Lu had to go, and if he did, he at least had to bring a thousand Daoist Soldiers and five thousand soldiers.

"Please teach me, teacher," Jiang Lu respectfully requested.

He wasn’t foolish; he now understood the situation in Dalong pretty well—he either had to climb up or become a casualty in the ensuing chaos.

Jiang Lu also wanted to be loyal to his king and serve his country, but unfortunately, he was unable to do so, and his original enthusiasm had cooled significantly.

"Of course, we must go, and if you don’t go, how will you become the governor?" Gu Shanhai lowered his eyelids, his tone completely unreserved.

"Teacher... aren’t you going to conceal it a bit?" Hearing this, Jiang Lu felt uneasy.

"We are the only ones here; there’s no need to hide anything," Gu Shanhai said, indicating there was nothing to worry about since they were all in it together.

"This time I will go with you, Zhan Yan and Li Yu will stay behind. Wen’an City cannot do without them. If this operation fails, we will still have a chance to turn things around."

"Then for the Daoist Soldiers, I will bring you and our own troops; I will make up for the rest that are required for a governor."

The Daoist Soldiers numbered two thousand, of which Jiang Lu had eight hundred, Li Yu two hundred, Zhan Yan one hundred, and the remaining nine hundred were divided among Jiang Lu’s three sworn brothers, each taking three hundred.

As the lord, Jiang Lu naturally needed to possess sufficient strength.

"Teacher, your health isn’t up for this," Jiang Lu frowned, worried about Gu Shanhai’s health, for he had been supplementing Gu Shanhai’s health throughout the year, but it still fell short of restoring his lifespan.

"Don’t worry, I am very healthy, you couldn’t beat me even if there were ten of you," said Gu Shanhai calmly. "Moreover, this is very important, I wouldn’t be at ease if I didn’t go."

Gu Shanhai, of course, had other ideas, otherwise why would he go to the battlefield?

He also wanted to further observe other Daoist Soldiers and collect relevant military spirits, murderous auras, and other energies to construct a military soul. The larger the scale of the war, the more Gu Shanhai could collect.

It was also a good opportunity to deploy the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers on the battlefield to gather relevant data.

Heart Demon Dao Soldiers inherently lacked spiritual intelligence, that group of Guardian Demons were lunatics, entirely controlled by the Four Saints Beasts System. Gu Shanhai needed corresponding battlefield data to develop an entirely new combat mode, which could also be considered the prototype of the military soul or the White Tiger.

Personal combat and an army’s combat are not the same; individually, you could utilize Sword Intent, swordsmanship, but on the battlefield, no one will discuss these with you—it’s either life or death, especially in a world dominated by war.

Possessing military power, deploying strategies, and other factors contribute to mass battle formations.

"Are there any other opportunities?" Jiang Lu was genuinely touched, after all, Gu Shanhai was really providing him concrete help.

In his eyes, ten Zhan Yans were not worth one Gu Shanhai. With Gu Shanhai’s help, this time was definitely secured.

Yet, rationally, that’s how he thought, but emotionally, he tended to think that if they missed this opportunity, there might be another, but if anything happened to Gu Shanhai, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

"There might be others, but this time might be the best, and missing it would be troublesome," Gu Shanhai knew what Jiang Lu was thinking, suspecting he might have come off weaker than he actually was.

"Let me think about it, since it involves you, Teacher," Jiang Lu remained hesitant.

"Once we come back, you can still think about it," Gu Shanhai directly dismissed his response, resolutely.

If he didn’t go, how would the experiments proceed and how would future forces develop? The expansion of forces was crucial for the resources needed for Gu Shanhai’s experiments, so how could he not go?

"This..."

"Stop hesitating and start preparing. I’m barely middle-aged, you don’t think I’m so old I can’t move, do you?" Gu Shanhai, using his authority as a teacher, agreed to the plan.

Eventually, Jiang Lu could not overrule Gu Shanhai and had to agree; at worst, he would take extra care of Gu Shanhai on the road, ensuring he stayed at the rear to maintain safety.

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