by Fang Xiang
In their minds, Zuo Mo was the most outstanding, powerful, and wisest Daren in the world!
Even if Zuo Mo told them to jump into a fire pit, they would jump in together without any hesitation.
In their minds, they only existed for Zuo Mo.
Gu Ming Gong felt Ye Ling was only giving platitudes but Shu Long and the others did not think so. To be able to recognize Daren's strength in such a short amount of time, this guy had pretty good eyes!
Unconsciously, Guard Camp's collective opinion of Ye Ling shot up.
Ye Ling's words caused Zuo Mo to float and feel as though he was an immortal. The incident of almost getting internal injury just now was forgotten immediately.
He grinned to the point his eyes were narrow lines. His face bloomed like a flower. "Potential to become king? Ohoh, tell me, slowly, in detail!"
"Yes! Daren!" Ye Ling thought that Zuo Mo was testing his abilities. He collected his thought with the utmost seriousness before he opened, "Daren is young and has cultivated the Great Day mo physique. In all of the mo world, Daren could be called a genius. Situated in such a dangerous place, Daren was able to create such a powerful army and create such a situation. Daren has the signs of being a wise leader that can survive these troubled times. Only Daren who is strong, has talent, a resilient personality, and also one with great foresight, might become king!"
Shu Long and the others nodded and exchanged looks. As they communicated through their eyes, they showed expressions of agreement.
Shrunken in the corner, Gu Ming Gong was gaping. As he looked at the smug Zuo Mo, he felt this was impossible. The person speaking was serious, the person being praised was also serious. There was no flattery, no insincerity. It was terribly sincere and honest conversation.
But … …
The clever Gu Ming Gong opened his mouth a few times, but could not produce a word.
Oh, it was a pity that Eldest Shixiong and Gongsun Shidi were not present … … ah, he had forgotten, forgotten, he should have recorded it with a jade scroll.
Extremely happy, Zuo Mo instantly felt regret. This was one of those rare chances to grow face. He wanted everyone to see this.
Finally struggling out of his regret, Zuo Mo smacked his lips with lingering hunger and coughed pretentiously. "Oh, alright! However, we need to be low-key, low-key!"
No wonder Daren was able to survive in the xiuzhe world until now and had even amassed such a group. He really understood the way of concealment!
Ye Ling said with sincere reverence, "Yes, Daren!"
Having heard the flattery and having enjoyed it, Zuo Mo felt that leaving like this was not fair. He thought and then said, "Oh, since you have such sincerity, then from today onwards, you are Grey Camp. Shu Long will temporarily lead the camp, you will be the vice commander."
Ye Ling was overjoyed. "Thank you Daren for bestowing the name!"
"But from today onwards, you have to take note and not reveal your identity as mo," Zuo Mo reminded Ye Ling.
"Yes!" Ye Ling was full of admiration. Daren was extremely meticulous.
He turned his head and spoke a few words. The entire mo army changed their expressions. The mo that could enter the mo military all was of relatively strong strength and changing appearances were not hard for them. However, the mo sense of beauty was far different than xiuzhe. They preferred more rough and powerful appearances.
Then Ye Long greeted Shu Long.
Shu Long and the others had been xiuzhe slaves and oppressed by xiuzhe for a long time. They did not like xiuzhe but did not have any bad feelings about mo. Ye Ling's words just now had won their good opinion. Shu Long and the others felt as though Ye Ling spoke what they all thought!
A feeling of walking on the same path rose.
Shu Long said solemnly, "I will treat Grey Camp fairly, everyone work hard!"
"Yes!" Ye Ling was full of excitement.
Accidentally recruiting Grey Camp caused Zuo Mo's sneak attack journey to end in a strange manner but in all, he had still accomplished his objectives.
Under the efforts of Guard Camp and Grey Camp, they quickly began setting up a new base at the chaos rift. Compared to the crude base that Ye Ling had, the scale of the new base was astounding.
However, the mo grass sea was still uprooted. This was really too eye-catching.
At this time, Ye Ling suddenly came to find Zuo Mo.
"Daren," Ye Ling said with hesitation.
"What is it?" Zuo Mo asked.
"Daren, please permit me to persuade Shi Dong Daren to surrender!" Ye Ling gritted his teeth and said with determination.
"Shi Dong?" Zuo Mo stilled and then he reacted. "You mean the other mo army?"
"Yes, Daren," Ye Ling hurriedly said, "Shi Dong Daren was this subordinate's previous commander."
"Oh, tell me about him." Zuo Mo's interest was stirred.
"Shi Dong Daren is born from a rare branch of the mantis mo called the Sky Mantis Mo. Shi Dong Daren is the most outstanding battle general this subordinate has ever seen. He is resilient and determent, extremely perceptive in battle. If he was not limited by his birth as a mantis mo, his accomplishments would not be limited to just so!"
"How is he compared to you?" Zuo Mo asked curiously. Ye Ling's Mist Hand Seat had left him a deep impression.
"This subordinate is inferior," Ye Ling said seriously, "this subordinate has always served as Shi Dong Daren's quartermaster."
"So that's how it is … …" Zuo Mo instantly had the feeling he was making a great profit and hurriedly nodded, "then you can try!"
Ye Ling was overjoyed. "Yes!"
———
Smoke wafted off Shi Dong's body. His grand cape was no torn and dirtied, his body covered in wounds of various sizes. He also had a tired expression.
Beside him, there were only half of the organized troops that remained and all of them carried wounds.
Shi Dong had not expected the other to be so powerful! Thinking about these nightmarish days of battle, his heart couldn't help but shudder.
The enemy battle general was too powerful!
Other than at the beginning when the two were at a standoff, Shi Dong had been forced to watch as the balance of battle slowly tilted towards the enemy.
A slow yet resolute tilt!
He had tried all the solutions he could think of but was still unable to stop the tilt.
The other had suppressed them completely and did not give them any faults to use.
He had never thought he would encounter such a terrifying opponent!
Was this the legendary Xue Dong from Kun Lun? Or Tian Huan's Gongye Xiao Rong?
Wasn't this Cloud Sea Jie? Wasn't this a remote little place that Four Realm Heaven disdained to enter?
How could such a peerless battle general be here?
A golden battle general!
Only a golden battle general could suppress him to the point of hopelessness!
Shi Dong was just a step away from becoming a gold battle general. If it wasn't for his mantis mo bloodline, maybe he would be a gold battle general already. Since a very early point in his life, he had rarely encountered a match for himself. He never lacked confidence when directing battle.
But this time.
Looking at the small groups of three and five sword xiu that were nearby in the sky, he bit down on his lips with a pale face.
Just at this moment, a gasp of shock came from his vice commander.
He suddenly turned around his face with a sword-sharp gaze.
But when he saw the black insect in the vice commander's hand, he suddenly froze.
———
"A good opponent," Lil' Miss' voice was full of praise.
No one dismissed his words. The hardiness of this troop far surpassed their expectations. Even though Vermillion Bird Camp had quickly gotten the advantage, the other still withstood their assault.
Even though they could not stop the rising tide, the collapse in moral that people predicted had not occur
red.
Even fighting to now with only half of their battalion left, their morale was still shocking steady. If this was a normal battalion, they would have crumbled long ago.
This kind of enemy was worthy of being respected.
Ever since Lil' Miss created his own core scripture, his consciousness expanded rapidly by the day. His last shortcoming disappeared. Lil' Miss who had been strong to start with, had become extremely terrifying, unusually and abnormally terrifying!
The advancement in skill caused by his increase in consciousness could be seen in this battle. From the moment the battle begun, the rhythm of battle was in his hands.
From beginning to end, he didn't give the enemy on chance. Steadily and unrushed, with a method that was almost suffocating, he pressed on the other's space leaving them no room to maneuver.
However, Lil' Miss still had a high opinion of Shi Dong.
If he hadn't had a breakthrough in his consciousness recently, the other would have been significant trouble for him to defeat. If the battle was fought in those conditions, less than one third of Vermillion Bird Camp would remain, and it wouldn't have been zero fatalities like it was now.
The other reason they had such an advantage was the enemy mo army's level was one lower than Vermillion Bird Camp. The investments that Zuo Mo made on Vermillion Bird Camp without any consideration for the cost finally showed their effects.
Lil' Miss was sure that the other had power that was nearing that of a gold battle general.
Of all of Turtle Island, only Gongsun Cha and Zuo Mo had the power to fight against him. Even Shu Long was lacking in comparison.
It was a pity that Shi Dong encountered Gongsun Lil' Miss. The terrifying Lil' Miss that even the renowned Corps Commander Yu Heng had fallen at the feet of!
Such a hardy opponent, Gongsun Cha sighed emotionally and turned to give the order to attack.
"Prepare to attack, let's finish this battle before sunset."
Suddenly, Gongsun Cha's gaze stopped. He saw the enemy battle general leave the battle formation alone. The sword xiu at the front quickly flew back and reported to Gongsun Cha.
"Daren, they are surrendering!"
Translator Ramblings: I won't go so far to say they are fanatical, but Guard Camp has been pretty well indoctrinated. Poor Gu Ming Gong, he's surrounded.
Chapter 520: The Master of Cloud Sea
No one had expected that the battle ended in this kind of manner.
When Lil' Miss received Zuo Mo's paper crane, he did not have any hesitation and led his troops directly towards the Cloud Sea Jie's jie river. No one knew that Turtle Island had achieved victory over the mo army. There were large numbers of xiuzhe gathered at the jie river and were preparing to flee Cloud Sea Jie.
When Lil' Miss appeared with the troops, he instantly caused panic in these xiuzhe. Even the xiuzhe that occupied the gathering points on the jie river assumed that Turtle Island had been defeated. In panic, they instantly abandoned their bases to flee Cloud Sea Jie.
Lil' Miss easily took over the bases on the jie river. There wasn't any conflict involved.
Those xiuzhe that had been running away quickly reacted when they saw Lil' Miss take over the gathering places.
Turtle Island had defeated the mo !
As expected, the news of their victory was quickly proven. Everyone was overjoyed!
At this time, control of Cloud Sea Jie landed completely in Zuo Mo's hands.
They had become the true masters of Cloud Sea Jie.
The xiuzhe that had been planning to escape returned to their homes. Without the mo army threat, who was willing to leave their homeland?
Turtle Island's strength astounded everyone!
At this time, which faction did not know of Zuo Mo's ambitions? But the situation had formed and they could not do a thing. Fight? The other could defeat the mo army. Wouldn't killing them be as easy as waving their hand?
The factions that were not willing to be subordinate to Turtle Island left Cloud Sea Jie. However, many families that had deep local roots decided to stay in Cloud Sea Jie.
Unexpected to Zuo Mo and Lil' Miss, the great majority of people decided to stay.
Zuo Mo later learned that most of the people in Cloud Sea Jie did not care who ruled them. Turtle Island's strength was also enough to protect them and for them to feel safe.
With the Sky-Splitting Calamity, war was spreading everywhere. These days, the sound tablet continuously broadcasted areas that had become battlefields, which areas had been turned into a patch of scorched earth, or was filled with mountains of corpses. It seemed that within the span of one night, the xiuzhe world really entered a troubled era!
In a troubled era, preserving their lives was enough to satisfy most people.
But for Zuo Mo, this was just the beginning. He was extremely busy every day.
The enormous Cloud Sea Jie was the largest piece of territory he had ever controlled. The responsibilities as master of a jie were novel and puzzling for Zuo Mo, an ignorant country bumpkin with unorthodox origins. The complex matters were piled up like mountains and caused him a headache. He did not know where to start.
Out of helplessness, he could only ask Pu Yao and Wei.
"Hm, now you see, I guessed this would happen long ago." Pu Yao did not reserve his disdain as a scornful smile hung on his face. "This guy is just a country bumpkin. He can manage some business that doesn't require long term investment. But to be a small time landlord, ha, he doesn't have the skill!"
Wei did not pay attention to Pu Yao's disdain. He had a warm and friendly smile on his face. "Did you encounter some trouble?"
Neither of these two were good people!
In all of this, Zuo Mo was clear on this one point. Nothing more needed to be said about Pu Yao. He was an ungenerous person but Wei wasn't much better. He might look harmless and friendly, but his level of danger wasn't any lower than Pu Yao.
He did not respond to Wei.
He had to cause conflict between these two … …
Zuo Mo's eyes turned and he suddenly asked, "Pu Yao, how is your yao army?"
Pu Yao's expression instantly darkened. The anger in his bloody pupil roiled. Those damned talentless trash, idiots, garbage! Even when he used all his methods, the foundations of these people were too weak and they could not satisfy Pu Yao even now.
"Yao army?" Wei gave an interested smile. No wonder Pu Yao had been absent in this past while. So he had been working on a yao army.
It seemed this guy still held a grudge over him stealing away Guard Camp!
Zuo Mo disregarded Pu Yao's dark expression and said to himself, "No matter how powerful Ten Finger Prison is, it is only the Ten Finger Prison. It cannot solve all training problems."
"Useless words!" Pu Yao's voice was glacial and his expression was unfriendly. He knew that Zuo Mo was right. Ten Finger Prison was very effective but it also had its limitations. It could not replace true combat. At the beginning, Nan Yue and the others had improved quickly, but recently the effects of lacking combat training had started to show. Their rate of advancement had slowed down.
But damn it, was the great Pu Yao Daren someone this boy could laugh at?
It seemed that it had been too long since the boy was straightened out. This guy was becoming outrageous!
Pu Yao was irritated. Just as he was going to punish Zuo Mo, Zuo Mo suddenly spoke, "I have a good solution."
"Haha!" Pu Yao seemed to have heard a great joke and roared with laughter. He did not disguise his look full of disdain. "You, the country bumpkin, has a solution! This is too funny!"
Immune to Pu Yao's disdain since long ago, Zuo Mo's expression was unconcerned. "You can listen first and then laugh."
Pu Yao's laughter suddenly stopped. He stared hard at Zuo Mo and a moment later, he squeezed out between his teeth, "You better have a solution. Otherwise, hee hee!"
Zuo Mo said solemnly, "Many chaos rifts have appeared in the Sky-Splitting Calamity. These chaos rifts h
ave connected the worlds of yaomo and xiuzhe. It is correct for me to say so."
"Don't waste words!" Pu Yao said coldly.
There was a faint smile on Wei's face. He sat motionlessly and listened carefully.
"The yaomo and xiuzhe territories can be connected through the chaos rifts rather than travelling through Bloody Sky Metropolis Jie like in the past. The distance between the two sides has shortened!"
Just as Pu Yao was running out of patience, Zuo Mo suddenly said, "Maybe we can create a transportation formation and transport Nan Yue and the others over here!"
"Transportation formation?" Pu Yao paused and then had a thoughtful expression. A moment later, he shook his head. "Impossible! We cannot determine their location!"
"You know that some transportation formations are composed of a yin and a yang component. What if we get Nan Yue and the others to set up the yin formation?" Zuo Mo asked in response.
Pu Yao's eyes suddenly lit up. He was an extremely smart person and instantly understood what Zuo Mo was thinking.
These transportation formations were divided up into yin and yang formations with the two situated in different places. This way, the two formations could still connect and so there would be a passage. If Nan Yue and the others could set up a yin formation in the yao world, a yang formation set up here, that meant … …
The chaos rifts formed from the Sky-Splitting Calamity were actually natural transportation formations.
Pu Yao quickly thought of the difficulty involved. He shook his head and said, "The transportation formations are too complex. None of the others understand formations."
"We have sun seeds," Zuo Mo said proudly. "The sun seeds can enter the Ten Finger Prison and be taken out. We can engrave the transportation formation onto the sun seed and use the Ten Finger Prison to pass it to Nan Yue. Wouldn't that work?"
"Hm, this idea is interesting!" Pu Yao stilled and then had a pondering expression. A beat later, he said, "We need to try and find out."
