Divine Brilliance
chapter-653

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Kong Yao was pumped up, and many different emotions were rising up within her. When she finally settled down, there was only one thought in her mind– ‘I will die for him!’

‘The country has treated me so well; I will repay them!’

However, moments later her heart calmed down, as she recalled what Zong Shou had done to her…

So he wasn’t attracted to her beauty. From start to finish, it was just a ruse in order to poach her over for Gantian Mountain.

Logically speaking, one should be glad that someone has such high esteem for one’s talents. However, why did she feel that this fellow was so annoying and hateful?

When Lingxuan and the others saw that the golden seal didn’t have ‘Middle Army’ carved on it, but instead ‘Left Army,’ they all relaxed. Following which their hearts tightened. The position of the left was even higher than Zong Gang’s Right Army.

They couldn’t help but look towards Kong Yao with strange expressions.

Kong Yao didn’t care at all. She expressionlessly put the edict and seal back into the wooden box. She coldly asked Zong Shou, “Ruler wants me to direct this battle?”

Zong Shou was delighted. She had finally stopped calling him husband. Turning around and looking back at her in interest, for some reason, he felt terrified when he met her ice-cold gaze.

“That’s right! Today you are the commander…”

Just as he said that, someone hollered from the side, “Subject refuses to accept!”

Turning around his head, it was Hu Zhongyuan. At this moment his neck was strained and his face flushed red. “This woman has not contributed anything to our Gantian. How can she be appointed Left Army Inspector? This decision is preposterous, I feel sorry for all the Gantian generals!”

Zong Shou looked at everyone. Although they didn’t say anything, they were all frowning. He had expected such a situation.

“Kong Yao is my concubine!”

Hu Zhongyuan was stunned when he heard that. He didn’t know what Zong Shou was getting at. Then, he heard Zong Shou laugh. “What is wrong with getting her to help me command the army? If it is preposterous then so be it. I want to do this, so what can you do?”

Hu Zhongyuan was furious, thinking to himself, ‘how could things be like that?’ However, he knew his place and kept quiet. If Zong Shou went barbarian, none of them would be able to calm him down.

Kong Yao didn’t pay attention to what Hu Zhongyuan said, only focusing on Zong Shou.

“If a subject commands the army, then Ruler can’t interfere, and will only be able to look on from the side…”

“No worries!” Zong Shou replied without hesitation. He would be glad to see that happen.

The pupils of everyone around constricted. They all knew that the ruler’s troop-leading ability was even above Zong Yuan.

“I am afraid my prestige isn’t established, so Ruler, please give me the right to behead generals!”

This time Zong Shou hesitated. Was this woman using this moment as an excuse to kill all his men?

In the end, he tossed a sword over to her. He couldn’t bear to give her the Nameless Sword so this was a reserve sword, but it was still really sharp, able to be considered a treasure sword.

“This sword will let you behead Generals grade-3 and below!”

He pointed at Hu Zhongyuan. “If that fellow doesn’t listen to you, you can take his life!”

Hu Zhongyuan’s face was bitter. He was currently at secondary grade-3! He couldn’t help but touch his neck, as a chill went down his spine. Was he really going to use him as an example? To be the lesson for everyone? Instantly, he decided it was best to be more well-behaved.

He only protested in his heart, about this devilish woman and how she had charmed the Ruler until he became dumb.

Everyone else was silent. Although the sword could only slay grade-3 and below, but Zong Shou’s attitude already showed his warning tone towards all of them.

Kong Yao’s eyes shone. She then bowed deeply, “Subject accepts the edict!”

Her voice turned solemn, “Ruler wants me to attack Great Shang?”

When she said that, the deck was totally silent.

Zong Shou’s eyes suddenly turned cold as he looked opposite. He flew up and stepped towards the main island.

At first no one paid much attention, but when Zong Shou took his second step, a sword intent rose up which descended on their location.

With every other step he took, he caused the sword intent to increase. After ten steps, the strong intent could suppress everything in ten thousand miles!

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“Who knows whether or not this Gantian Mountain King will choose to stay or leave?”

On the main island, Weihai looked towards the giant navy with interest.

His chest was filled with shock. He had heard that the Gantian Army was strong, and could sweep a continent and wipe out Spiritual House Sects.

However he didn’t think that way, and only felt that Gantian Mountain was really fortunate to have obtained the legacy of Wulie Country.

Apart from the Blood Cloud Cavalry, what other strong troops could this barbaric land produce?

However, today, they had found out that this country’s navy was actually so strong.

Crossbows assembled on those three Nine Tooth Giant Ships made one feel terrified.

He had really underestimated the Gantian Monster King!

“He dares!”

Kong Xuan’s tone was filled with disdain, “Although this war is important to Great Shang, it won’t affect our foundations. It concerns life and death for them! If that person is smart, he will swallow his pride in silence!”

Following which he was surprised. What were they doing on that side? From afar, they saw Zong Shou Pass a box to a woman.

The atmosphere on the ship also suddenly changed.

He couldn’t see from so far and couldn’t hear carefully. He could only understand a few words from lip reading.

What ‘Inspector,”Left Army Inspector,’ what role is that?

Seeing how respectful those people were, it should be an important role.

Kong Yao was already the Monster King’s concubine, so why could she hold an official seal?

“Weird!”

In the end he scoffed coldly as he cupped his fist towards Weihai, “You don’t have to worry about those people. As for the formation, we have only gathered two million. I think we should do it as quickly as possible!”

Weihai nodded slightly. He had the same view. With Great Shang as their shield, no matter how unhappy the Monster King was, he couldn’t do much.

Even if he was the ruler of a country, he was nothing in front of him!

What did he care if he was head of the Six Pinnacle Swords, unrivaled in the Cloud World. Without enough reason, Zong Shou couldn’t lay a finger on him!

Great Shang was the proper ruler of the Central Continent. With a wise ruler in charge and a prosperous country, who would dare offend him?

A Chief Commander like him in Great Shang had close to Spirit Realm strength.

If he didn’t have worries, he would have wanted to try the skill of this Monster Sword Zong Shou who was said to be unprecedented in the Cloud World, to have invincible skill…

Speaking of which, the formation in front of them needed to be solved quickly!

He turned around and stared at the few around him. They had decent titles, all city lords with normal martial ability, all covered in cold sweat. All of them bowed. “Don’t worry Commander Wei. We have gathered up most of the people, and they are all elites thirty years and younger. We can transport them over in a few days! This matter concerns our survival, so how would we dare to not take it seriously?”

Only then did Weihai relax. He laughed out loud and was about to return to his tent, when suddenly a crisp sword sound rang out in the sky.

Then, an extremely domineering sword intent charged up and descended on this place.

Weihai was shocked, and swiftly turned around only to see Zong Shou headed their way. The sword pressure was slowly getting stronger, as he covered the thousands of miles of Lianyun Island.

Weihai’s expression froze up. He could barely repel this intent, but everyone else had gone ashen white. Even Kong Xuan, who despised Zong Shou, was devoid of blood.

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Only then did he know that Zong Shou’s reputation in the Cloud World as invincible in the Martial Path wasn’t fake!

Weihai squinted, as he stood expressionless, with his hands by his side. In his heart he was wondering why this person had come over. What was he doing? Was he threatening him?

Zong Shou finally halted a hundred miles out from the main island and looked over.

Sword intent continually surged out, filled with killing intent. He had a smile on his face. “I heard your army has beheaded many and captured many strong men. Such labour is hard to find, and my Donglin has been experiencing so much chaos that we don’t have many such elites. Why not capture a few for me?”

Ten million people can give rise to two hundred thousand elites. When the Spiritual Wave is at its strongest, there would be one to two hundred thousand grade-4 experts. He really found it a waste. To unify the Cloud Word and conquer alien worlds, such manpower was precious!

Without waiting for a reaction, Zong Shou continued, “We need to have a main and a secondary in this battle against the Night Demon. You are just a Chief Commander of Great Shang, such a lowly position. Why not hand your army’s power over to me?”

He focused on Weihai. As long as he agreed, there would still be a chance for reconciliation between the two…

What was important was this sentence. Those captured Huizhou people were just something he had mentioned offhand. He needed to get the army’s power!

Those commoners who were captured and kneeling all lit up when they heard his voice, and were filled with anticipation.

Weihai was startled and found it weird a ruler who could unify Donglin actually cared about such lowly lives, how unbelievable!

When he listened on, his pupils constricted. He instinctively understood that the latter was more important.

“‘Ruler?’ Are you joking? Your Gantian is just a small barbaric country. Even if you are a ruler, you must kneel to speak with my Emperor. To think you actually dare to ask to command my Great Shang troops?”

He scoffed coldly. Weihai clenched his fists. Without even him instructing them, the Nine Arm Spiritual Crossbows of the various arrow platforms all turned and pointed at Zong Shou. He stepped forwards, not fearing Zong Shou’s aura at all.

The entire ground instantly shook. Weihai raised his head and stared directly at Zong Shou, “I will treat it like I didn’t hear you say those words. As for those elites, they are people of Huizhou and have nothing to do with me! If you want, you can ask them…”