Spirit Vessel - Chapter 623

Chapter 623: 623





Lu Tao walked out from behind Guo Dahai . He was a general armed with chilling armor plates . He sneered and walked towards Feiyun with a treasure chain .

The experts and merchants inside and out of the inn gloated with a smile on their face .

Feiyun’s eyes turned cold: “Guo Dahai, you are quite bold . Even your direct superior, Tiger Marquis, wouldn’t dare to act like this in front of me . You dare to try and capture me?”

Feiyun’s murderous intent pricked Dahai like a needle .

How could a general like him be afraid of a single glare? He replied: “Brat, state your name . There aren’t that many people that I, Guo Dahai, don’t dare to catch . ”

Feiyun stood there with no intention of stating his name .

Strategist Mo stroked his long beard and took a good look at Feiyun . His expression suddenly became frozen . He then whispered to Guo Dahai .

Guo Dahai’s smile quickly disappeared . His face turned red then black . Finally, he also stared at Feiyun carefully before turning gray .

His expression looked quite strange; the spectators didn’t understand at all .

The girl called “attendant” was also puzzled . She didn’t know what this Divine Commander was doing .

Lu Tao also stopped in his track and asked: “Sir, are we taking him in?”

“Lu Tao, come back here . ” Strategist Mo coughed and said softly .





The crowd was stunned again . There was someone the army didn’t dare to mess with? Certainly, but a youth like Feiyun shouldn’t be able to scare these experienced soldiers .

A while later, Dahai no longer looked arrogant and revealed a smile on his brutish face . He spoke with prudence: “Young Noble, may I ask if you are from the capital . ”

Feiyun fixed his robe and said: “I did stay there for a while . ”

“Young Noble, you and our Tiger Marquis…” Dahai asked . He clearly guessed Feiyun’s identity but wasn’t certain . Plus, he didn’t dare to reveal it either lest he offends the current Divine King .

Feiyun said: “I do know him, is he at the border now too?”

Dahai became sure of his speculation . His voice became more respectful: “Recently, the three main tribes of the Jiang are not getting along . The small tribes have become nervous . After that villain Beiming is dead, the remnants of the clan are also causing chaos everywhere . The marquises positioned at the capital have been ordered to leave . Lord Tiger is presiding to the south, responsible for stabilizing Grand Southern and Ancient Jiang Prefecture . ”

The troops under Tiger Marquis normally referred to him as Lord Tiger .

The cultivators here had a strange expression on their faces . The imperious Dahai became so obedient . It was as if he was reporting to his superior .

Who is this youth? A big shot from the court?

Feiyun nodded: “How many troops are under your command?”

“A total of 6,200,000 soldiers . ” Dahai didn’t dare to hide . Of course, this wasn’t really confidential because it was impossible to hide that many soldiers .


Nevertheless, the number still shocked the experts . Even a Giant would back off before this great army .





Feiyun frowned: “So many? Shouldn’t a Divine Commander only be in charge of one million?”

Dahai said: “After the empress’ coronation, she ordered a massive recruitment campaign . In just one year, the martial army’s size increased five times over . Lord Tiger’s troops alone are at 400,000,000 . The majority are rookies yet to be sharpened on the battlefield . It’s hard to pick out new Divine Commanders among them, so they are sent to the existing ones . That’s why each commander has many more troops now . ”

Special circumstances required special strategies . The martial army was nearly 6,000,000,000 strong, around five percent of Jin’s population .

This wasn’t even the worst rebellion in Jin’s history . It had faced numerous challenges in the past .

The worst consisted of a rebellion from seven out of eight prefectures . Every able-bodied man took arms, ranging from fourteen-year-old youth to sixty-year-old grandpa . Only one out of ten survived this conflict . Eventually, Empress Long Jiangling guided the dynasty for twenty years and managed to come out victoriously .

In the present day, the fires of war raged the realm with heroes wanting a piece of the land, but it was far from escalating to requiring full recruitment .

It wasn’t difficult for Jin to supply and feed 6,000,000,000 troops either since it had several thousand years of accumulation .

Feiyun nodded, thinking that it’s not hard for the government to quintuple the army’s size in one year . Back in his hometown, many martial artists wanted to cultivate but never got the chance to join the martial army . This was their chance to cultivate the merit laws in there, so many naturally joined .

The court also recruited the disciples from the small sects . For example, Strategist Mo used to be the sect master of a small one .

“So why are you here instead of training the troops?” Feiyun said .

Dahai became awkward as he quietly replied: “The army gets to rest on the last day of the month…”

Many began to speculate about Feiyun’s identity . A Divine Commander was as docile as a child and answered every question as if he was meeting a direct superior?





They initially thought Feiyun came here to hide from pursuers . This no longer seemed to be the case . He must be a big shot on a secret mission from the court .

Several old men in the inn had flashes in their eyes, seemingly realizing who Feiyun was . They began conversing with their divine intent and others couldn’t hear them at all .

Bu Tian sat there calmly with his corpse, no longer talking about killing Feiyun . After all, Guo Dahai was here as well now and might ruin his plan .

However, Feiyun didn’t want to let go: “Shall we continue our fight?”

“Any time . ” Bu Tian said .

Guo Dahai didn’t know the feud between the two, but this was his chance to get close to His Excellency . How could he let Feiyun fight alone?

He pointed his wide saber at Bu Tian and said: “The young noble doesn’t have time for the likes of you, I will take you down instead . ”

Strategist Mo and the six generals glared murderously at Bu Tian . Their battle intents surged so their skin started glowing .

“This is my business, no need for you all to join . ” Feiyun said .

“But…” Guo Dahai became awkward again .

“You think I can’t kill him?” Feiyun asked .

Dahai instantly put down his saber and told the others to back off . His Excellency seemed to have full confidence in dealing with this corpse controller .

“I’ll wait for you outside . ” Bu Tian had a better impression of Feiyun . He thought Feiyun would rely on Dahai to deal with him, but the guy didn’t do so . He began to consider Feiyun a real foe .

***

Ten miles outside of Spirit Domain was a steep cliff . On the other side was a dark mountain range filled with thick trees and chaotic energies . One could faintly see big creatures flying in the sky with eyes as big as lanterns .

These creatures didn’t dare to approach the inn as if there was something frightening inside . They could only roar in the near vicinity .

Bu Tian was now standing on a peak there . His robe fluttered while his chilling aura chased the creatures away .

Feiyun walked through the bridge made out of rope stretching from the cliff towards the forest on the other side . He took his time, looking nonchalant .

“They’re really gonna fight . ”

“I can’t believe that youth is doing it . ”

“Judging by the Divine Commander’s attitude towards him, he should be special . Maybe he has a Dominating Armament that can change the tide of the battle . ”

Commander Guo, Strategist Mo, and the six generals stood on the cliff with a cold expression . They knew Feiyun’s identity and his abilities . Even the Grand Chancellor was killed by him . His crazed state was something else .

“Sir Guo, our mistress wants to see you . ” The attendant came behind the commander and quietly said; her eyes as pretty as a painting .

Dahai lost interest in the fight right away and became ecstatic, ‘Yaoyao wants to see me? Oh god, she finally agrees to see me!’