GBP Chapter 20: The Blood Barbarian Grand Tutor Suffers Backlash, System Mission
Chapter 20: The Blood Barbarian Grand Tutor Suffers Backlash, System Mission
Blood Barbarian Dynasty.
Royal palace, royal garden.
Every plant here is a rare and precious treasure, yet they can be found everywhere here.
The Blood Barbarian King sat in a pavilion in the Imperial Garden, before him stood a gaunt old man with a sinister face...
The two are playing chess...
The Blood Barbarian Emperor picked up a black piece and placed it on the chessboard, saying, "Grand Preceptor! What exactly is this anomaly you speak of, and is it related to my Blood Barbarian Dynasty?"
"Hehehe! Your Majesty, the reason why anomalies are called anomalies is because they are simply unfathomable and unpredictable. If we could know the specifics of anomalies, then they wouldn't be called anomalies..."
The imperial advisor let out a piercing laugh, picked up a white piece and placed it on the chessboard. He raised his head, and an ugly smile appeared on his ugly face.
"That's right! If an anomaly could be predicted, it wouldn't be an anomaly! So, what does the Grand Preceptor think of the war between my Blood Barbarians and the Great Qin?"
Blood Barbarian King nodded, then asked.
"Your Majesty! Please wait a moment, allow me to perform some calculations..."
The Grand Advisor placed the chess piece back into the box, closed his eyes, formed hand seals, and muttered incantations...
The Blood Barbarian King simply watched him, awaiting the Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor's decision.
He had consulted the imperial advisor for every previous war, and while the predictions weren't perfectly accurate, they were generally correct. Therefore, he trusted the imperial advisor quite a bit...
"Pfft~"
After an unknown amount of time, the Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor suddenly opened his eyes, a look of pain on his face. He spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed on the chessboard in front of him. Strangely, his blood was not red, but black...
"National Division!"
Blood Barbarian King's expression changed, and he spoke anxiously.
"How is this possible? Why would there be a backlash from Heaven?"
"The Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor said in disbelief."
"No, I don't believe it..."
The Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor, his eyes filled with resentment, closed them again and began to calculate...
The Blood Barbarian King opened his mouth, as if to say something, but remained silent, looking at the Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor with a worried expression...
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Liangzhou, Ying Chen awoke from his cultivation...
"That feeling again?"
Ying Chen muttered to himself. He had just sensed a peculiar force trying to deduce his abilities, and he had the system shield him from it, but now that feeling had returned...
"System! Continue blocking!"
Ying Chen said in his mind.
"Ding! Blocking successful!"
The system's voice then sounded.
After feeling that peculiar sensation disappear, Ying Chen felt relieved and once again immersed himself in cultivation.
The scene returns to the Blood Barbarian capital.
"what!"
The Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor screamed in agony, tears of blood streaming from his eyes, and at the same time, his cultivation began to rapidly decline...
He progressed from the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, through the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, then the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, before finally stopping at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, having fallen by a full major realm...
"My...my cultivation level?"
The Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor found it hard to accept that his cultivation level had plummeted so much; not only that, but even a tiny crack had appeared on his nascent soul...
"Imperial Preceptor, are you alright?!"
The Blood Barbarian King had been watching the Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor intently; what had just happened had truly terrified him...
"Your Majesty! This...this expedition is fraught with great terror, one that I cannot foresee..."
"When I first performed the divination, the opponent only gave me a minor punishment as a warning. However, I was arrogant and dared to attempt another divination, which led to this consequence. This time, not only has my cultivation level plummeted, but I'm afraid I won't be able to make a move for at least a hundred years..."
At this point, a bitter smile appeared on the face of the Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor. This smile, combined with the blood flowing from his seven orifices, was utterly terrifying...
"what?"
The Blood Barbarian King was shocked, his face filled with disbelief.
"How could the Great Qin Dynasty have such a master!"
Blood Barbarian King said with a gloomy expression.
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"
The Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor's expression changed drastically, and he quickly spoke up to remind him.
"Such a person can sense things from thousands of miles away!"
Upon hearing this, the Blood Barbarian Emperor also looked wary and shut his mouth. To be able to cause a Nascent Soul expert to drop a whole realm from tens of thousands of miles away—such methods were unpredictable and beyond his control.
"I have said all I need to say. Whether Your Majesty still wishes to send troops is entirely up to Your Majesty's decision..."
The Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor stood up and staggered outside.
"Guards, escort the Imperial Preceptor back to his residence!"
"This is what the Blood Barbarian Emperor ordered."
A eunuch came out, went over to help the Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor, and walked towards his residence.
After the Blood Barbarian Grand Preceptor left, the Blood Barbarian Emperor stared at the unfinished game on the chessboard before him, lost in thought.
"Tianyi!"
A moment later, the Blood Barbarian Emperor called out softly.
"His Majesty!"
A figure dressed in a black robe appeared beside the Blood Barbarian King, knelt on one knee, and spoke respectfully.
"Any news from the Third Prince?"
"The Blood Barbarian Emperor asked."
"There's no news yet, but according to information from the Blood Barbarian Palace spies hidden in Liangzhou, the Third Prince and Elder Qian have already arrived in Shuoyang City, the capital of Liangzhou..."
Tianyi said respectfully.
"Ok!"
The Blood Barbarian Emperor nodded and said, "Tell the third brother to act quickly. The imperial army is impatient! The entire dynasty is waiting for his news..."
"Here!"
The Blood Barbarian Emperor ultimately decided to take action, a decision made after careful consideration. The Blood Barbarian Dynasty couldn't advance to an imperial dynasty without overcoming this hurdle: its resources were too limited to support such an advancement. Furthermore, becoming an imperial dynasty required not only a large population but also significant territory…
The population and territory of the Qin Dynasty were just enough to satisfy them, and he didn't want to give up just like that...
Besides, he still harbored a sliver of hope that perhaps the mysterious expert's relationship with the Great Qin was not so deep!
Perhaps that mysterious powerful figure was just passing by and happened to be predicted by the Imperial Advisor!
The more Blood Barbarian Emperor thought about it, the more likely it seemed. The Blood Barbarian Dynasty and the Great Qin had been fighting for over a thousand years, and both sides knew each other inside and out. He knew that the Great Qin simply did not have such a powerful figure...
Gradually, the Blood Barbarian King's eyes hardened, even becoming frenzied. This mission was either a success or a death sentence...
...............
Liangzhou, Shuoyang City.
Inside Ying Chen's cultivation chamber.
Ying Chen slowly finished his practice, and the strange phenomena on his body caused by cultivating the Eternal God Emperor Technique gradually dissipated...
He stood up, stretched, and a series of crackling sounds came from his body.
"Phew! Comfort!"
Ying Chen exhaled and said.
He felt that since reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, his cultivation speed had slowed down. No, it wasn't that it had slowed down, but rather that the spiritual energy required for advancement had become much greater...
At his current cultivation speed, it will probably take him some time to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage...
"Ding! Detected that the Qin Dynasty's mortal enemy is preparing to attack Zhenman Pass. Mission issued: Zhenman Pass in Peril."
"Mission Details: Rescue Zhenman Pass when it is in danger, and simultaneously repel or annihilate the Blood Barbarian Dynasty's army. A generous reward will be given upon completion of the mission. (Note: The amount of the reward depends on how well the host completes the mission.)"
"Huh? A mission has been issued?"
"Rescue Zhenman Pass? That suits my purposes perfectly!"
Ying Chen was slightly taken aback, then checked the mission details, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he spoke.