I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 514 - 283: Ambition, Intending to Possess Tens of Millions of Daoist Soldiers

Chapter 514: Chapter 283: Ambition, Intending to Possess Tens of Millions of Daoist Soldiers

Gu Shanhai did not return to Liang State with Jiang Lu amidst fanfare, rather they went back quietly.

"Teacher, this time... it was tough on you." Jiang Lu’s expression was somewhat bitter, as he had never anticipated that his high spirits would lead to such an outcome.

"It’s not your fault, the opponent was just outrageously strong, even I wasn’t sure of victory." Gu Shanhai was certain that even his Big Ivan wouldn’t be able to eliminate the adversary.

The strength of the opponent’s Daoist Soldiers was far beyond the current highest level.

Gu Shanhai didn’t come out of this empty-handed either, he had collected a vast amount of battlefield aura, including things like the Military Evil Qi and more, quantities so enormous they were enough to support Gu Shanhai in conducting tens of thousands of White Tiger experiments. Otherwise, why would Gu Shanhai bother dragging on pointless chatter with the opponent? He would’ve long employed his tactics to snatch the target and then detonated Big Ivan.

As for how it was collected, it was quite simple, using the method of gathering qi from the Xuanzhen Realm.

When he took action himself, naturally he harvested a great deal at once.

"What should we do now..." At this point, Jiang Lu truly had run out of ideas for countermeasures, since to him, the enemy was just too powerful.

"There’s nothing we can do, I can’t beat him, you should hurry and muster up the soldiers, perhaps a million Daoist Soldiers might stand a chance." Gu Shanhai spread his hands, conceding that he truly couldn’t defeat his opponent.

Unless he activated his World Tree form, charging ahead would be little different from handing himself over on a silver platter.

There were solutions, though. Once he had successfully crafted his Companion Spiritual Beast, the White Tiger, his overall strength would instantly rise a notch. Whether it was the Nine States Instrument, the Four Sacred Beasts System, or his various Divine Powers, all would become more formidable. By then, he might genuinely be able to single-handedly contend against the enemy.

Furthermore, if he could perfect the strategies of "The Thirty-Six Stratagems" and the still-in-progress military strategies, then relying on the Heart Demon Dao Soldiers, he would also be capable of clashing with the Daoist Soldiers of that young man.

But as for when that would be achieved, who could say? For the time being, he had only mastered the "Beauty Trap," with the rest amounting to little more than just having a title.

"What’s wrong? Scared?" Gu Shanhai asked.

"Scared, of course I’m scared, but when the sky falls, there’s a tall one to hold it up, isn’t there? I still have you, Teacher," Jiang Lu said. Claiming not to be scared would certainly be false, but he believed in Gu Shanhai.

"Have you ever thought that you might actually be the tallest one..." Gu Shanhai was somewhat speechless. You’ve already ascended to the position of a prince, yet you still want me to fight to the death for you—too cruel.

"A day as a teacher is a lifetime as a father!" Jiang Lu implied that it was natural to turn to his father in times of need.

Feeling somewhat headachy, Gu Shanhai could only helplessly say, "You hold off for a while, I’ll give it a try."

The only chance now was to perfect the White Tiger. Once successful, he could become Liang State’s pillar of strength, and even if the opponent didn’t fear Jiang Lu, they would have to fear Gu Shanhai, an individual of formidable power within a collective might. Just the thought seemed absurd.

"Is there a solution?" Jiang Lu asked with a look of surprise.

"I don’t know, but for the short term at least, we don’t have to worry about them making a move." Gu Shanhai had conducted some divinations. For some reason, the process felt a bit distorted, not like that person from Yan State hidden behind a mosaic, while this one from Si Li State was like a lengthy jam in the data, but he did glean some intelligence.

Following Gu Shanhai’s blow this time, the opponent planned to secure their footing and gradually expand from Si Li State.

So, in the short term, they wouldn’t clash, at least not in the next one or two years.

"Teacher, I want to continue to conquer other states and hope you can stand guard over them."

"We need more than a million Daoist Soldiers, I want to command ten million!" Jiang Lu’s tone was resolute; if a hundred thousand were insufficient and a million seemed tight, then he would test whether the enemy could hold up against ten million.

He knew that he was no longer alone; he had an entire power to look after, along with his wife, children, and teacher, so he absolutely could not back down.

Hearing this, Gu Shanhai was taken aback; this was no small number, it would take at least twelve states to support such a force, and not just ten states needed for a hundred million, what about the other soldiers under his command? The growth was exponential by nature.

Of course, a wealthy state with abundant resources would have some variation in actual circumstances.

"I’ll only be responsible for standing guard, not for administration; I don’t have that kind of free time," Gu Shanhai replied calmly.

His prestige alone was enough for standing guard.

"Teacher, what price did you pay to save me this time?" Jiang Lu didn’t argue with Gu Shanhai’s stance, knowing this was his limit, and then he inquired about Gu Shanhai’s wellbeing.

"Not much, it wasn’t a big issue." For Gu Shanhai, it truly was no substantial matter, a couple of Life Extending Pills would restore the little vitality he had spent.

This time, Jiang Lu didn’t press further. He fell silent for a moment, then said, "I understand, Teacher."

In his view, Gu Shanhai was unwilling to disclose the full extent, so as not to cause him worry.

After chatting a while longer, having been given some pills by Gu Shanhai which helped him recover substantially, he took his leave—along with his remaining one thousand Sun and Moon Daoist Soldiers.

Once back, of course, he got busy with work—what else was there to do?

It was not a problem for him to want to attack other states, but how could he fight with only a thousand Daoist Soldiers at present? He definitely needed to draft more soldiers and convert them into Daoist Soldiers first.

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