97: Wood Shadow's highlight moment

After a brief cleanup of the battlefield, the Human Race returned to the city. The fortresses had all been abandoned, as the current situation was completely different from before.

Because of the several law-infused weapons that Xun Xiuyuan brought back from the Ling Tian Pagoda, the Alien Beast Clan became very anxious, fearing that the Human Race would give birth to a Quasi-God Realm expert.

If that truly happened, not only the Abyss but also the Alien Beast Continent would be affected.

Xie Shan returned to the Legion headquarters. Xie Yunzhou, Lu Changkong, and others were there, and Xun Xiuyuan was also present because his military rank was high enough.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xie Yunzhou spoke, “There are two important matters to discuss at this meeting.”

As always, it was a very concise opening.

“The first matter is that the Chen Family of Jiaolong City has already settled in Qianlong City. This is Chen Xuanfeng, the head of the Chen Family, and he is at the peak of the Po Kong Realm.”

He finished speaking and gestured to introduce him.

Everyone rose and greeted Chen Xuanfeng, who responded to each of them.

Xie Yunzhou gestured for them to sit down, “For a period recently, I will be going into seclusion to attempt a breakthrough. I don’t know if I will succeed, but the time should not be short. During this period, Chen Xuanfeng will serve as the Legion Commander, and Xie Shan and Changkong, you two will assist him.”

Chen Xuanfeng never dreamed that he would become a Legion Commander as soon as he arrived, without having done anything. Wasn't this too much of a joke?

He quickly rose and refused, “Brother Yunzhou, I just arrived and am unfamiliar with everything. I cannot bear such a heavy responsibility.”

Xie Yunzhou laughed, “Brother Xuanfeng, besides me, your cultivation is the highest here, and you certainly won’t be a spy for the Alien Beasts, so there’s no problem with you being the Legion Commander. That’s how we are in Qianlong City; as long as you don’t become a traitor, nothing else is an issue.”

After speaking, he started laughing himself.

The others also burst into laughter.

A Po Kong Realm expert from the Lu Family spoke, “Old Chen, what are you being shy about? Do you think being a Legion Commander is a good job? It’ll wear you out like a dog. Boss Xie only threw it to you because he knew we wouldn’t take it.”

Xie Yunzhou quickly interrupted, “Why are you speaking such blunt truths? Brother Xuanfeng, the Legion Commander position is yours and yours alone. Please don’t decline. Just do it for a while; if it doesn’t work out, you can give it back to me when I come out of seclusion.”

Chen Xuanfeng, who had been involved in infighting in Jiaolong City for many years, was momentarily bewildered by the situation in Qianlong City, finding himself at a loss.

He could only nod in agreement, then added, “The Ancestor of the Li Family of the Flame Spear has already handed it over to me. When you come out of seclusion, I also need to go and comprehend it to break through.”

Seeing Chen Xuanfeng agree, Xie Yunzhou was immediately overjoyed, “When I come out of seclusion, I’ll replace you right away, don’t worry, don’t worry!”

What he was thinking was: I’ll be in the Shattering Void Realm when I come out of seclusion, so why would I still be a Legion Commander?

Xie Yunzhou swiftly cut off the first topic.

He immediately started the second topic, saying, “The second matter is the future mode of warfare. In this siege, Major General Xun Xiuyuan alone killed 310,000 Alien Beasts. In less than three hours, he killed 310,000, and his military achievements directly topped the charts, exceeding 100 million.”

In fact, the military achievements had already been updated, and everyone had seen them. Besides surprise, there were no other emotions, as the high-ranking members of the legion were aware of Xun Xiuyuan’s achievements in the Lingtian Relic.

However, Chen Xuanfeng did not have a Qianlong City wristband and was hearing about this for the first time. He opened his mouth wide in surprise, “Brother Yunzhou, did I mishear, or did you mispeak? Killing 310,000 Alien Beasts in three hours?”

Xie Yunzhou nodded, “Brother Chen, you didn’t mishear, and I didn’t mispeak. That’s the situation. Xun Xiuyuan obtained a Soul Secret Skill in the Ling Tian Pagoda, a soul-type area-of-effect secret skill. This is the key to Xun Xiuyuan’s extremely high kill count.”

Everyone looked again at Xun Xiuyuan, who was sitting to one side. A somewhat awkward Xun Xiuyuan could only smile and nod in acknowledgement.

Xie Yunzhou ignored everyone’s surprise, “The Ancestor informed me before going into seclusion that matters concerning Xun Xiuyuan are to be listed as the highest secret of Qianlong City and not to be leaked. Future wars against the Exotic Beast Clan will all revolve around Xun Xiuyuan, including rescue operations for the other three cities, which must also have reasonable combat plans formulated around Xun Xiuyuan.”

Seeing everyone nod, he continued, “Xun Xiuyuan’s contributions are immense. He is specially promoted to General and appointed as the Honorary Legion Commander of the Qianlong Legion. During combat, he can operate without restrictions and exercise his own judgment, while others are responsible for coordination.”

This promotion and Xun Xiuyuan’s special privileges did not elicit much reaction from the high-ranking members of the legion, as if the military authority of the Qianlong Legion was worthless, and no one cared.

Seeing everyone’s reaction, Chen Xuanfeng knew he had to change his mindset. This place was completely different from Jiaolong City, truly different. Everyone here was working towards one goal, and this feeling was truly, truly good.

Upon hearing Xie Yunzhou’s words, Xun Xiuyuan immediately rose to express his gratitude, then sat down, as if the title of Honorary Legion Commander was no more significant than that of a squad leader.

In fact, for Xun Xiuyuan, there truly wasn’t much difference.

Xie Yunzhou said to Xun Xiuyuan, “Xiao Yuan, you can go back and rest. We can discuss the remaining matters ourselves. Later, you can consult with Legion Commander Chen to formulate a combat strategy centered around you to achieve maximum efficiency.”

Xun Xiuyuan nodded, then saluted everyone and left the Legion headquarters.

Shadow Demon City.

All eleven remaining Shattering Void Realm experts of the Alien Beast Clan were present.

The Shadow Demon Ancestor rose and spoke, “The failure of this attack on Qianlong City and Gui Li’s sacrifice are my fault. Although I knew that the secret treasure Xie An obtained was a spear, I did not know that this spear would provide such a significant boost to Xie An’s combat power. It’s no exaggeration to say that Xie An’s combat power now surpasses Chen Yuan’s. If I had probed first, my battle plan would have changed, but now it’s too late to regret.”

The others remained silent.

Xiong Lie spoke, “Qianlong City’s strength has greatly increased, and Li Jun of Qiulong City is truly too strong. Coupled with the death of one of our Shattering Void Realm members, we are now under immense pressure when facing Qiulong City.”

Mu Cheng nodded and said helplessly, “Xiong Lie, your clan now has five Shattering Void Realm experts stationed there, while each of our three cities only has two. We cannot reallocate any more.”

Xiong Lie also knew that even with five Shattering Void Realm experts in his clan, they truly couldn’t defeat the three in Qiulong City; Li Jun was a monster.

At this point, Mu Ying stepped forward and said, “I have something important to say today. Everyone, please give your opinions afterwards.”

Xiong Lie looked disdainful and sneered, “Why do you need to speak? Won’t your Ancestor speak?”

Mu Cheng had already sat down, his face expressionless.

Mu Ying looked at Xiong Lie with a cold smile, ignored him, and continued on his own, “After I advanced to the Shattering Void Realm, I comprehended a secret skill through the bronze lamp: Spirit Attachment Art. It allows me to attach my spiritual power to an opponent’s sea of consciousness to influence them, and over time, I can control them.”

Looking at the group of astonished Shattering Void Realm experts, Mu Ying felt smug and continued, “Just four years ago, by a stroke of luck, Ancestor Mu Cheng severely injured the Wang Family Ancestor, and I successfully cast Spirit Attachment Art on Wang Yonghua. Three years ago, when Wang Yonghua was already completely obedient to me, he lured Cui Yuan out of the city. My Ancestor, Wang Yonghua, and I jointly controlled Cui Yuan and cast Spirit Attachment Art again. Now, it can be said that I have controlled most of the high-ranking members of the Wang Family and Cui Family in Jiaolong City.”

These words exploded like a bomb on the spot.