Human Clan Defender-Chapter 544 - 277-278: Great Achievers Don’t Fuss Over Trifles (Combined - s, Asking for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 544: Chapter 277-278: Great Achievers Don’t Fuss Over Trifles (Combined Chapters, Asking for Monthly Votes)

In the grand hall, Gu Xuanji sat at the highest seat, with the civil and military officials gathered below.

"Ever since Great Zhou colluded with Demon Evils, they have repeatedly infringed upon our Great Qin’s territories. In two days, I will personally lead an expedition against Great Zhou to defend the dignity of Great Qin. From the day I leave the Capital City, all affairs of state shall be temporarily handled by the Crown Prince. However, the Crown Prince still lacks experience and has deficiencies in managing state affairs; therefore, Grandmaster Wen and Prime Minister Fu will assist him."

"Your subjects obey the decree!" Wen Qiu and Fu Yan both bowed deeply.

The expressions of the other civil and military officials showed no significant change. The Emperor would personally lead an expedition, and the Crown Prince would preside over court affairs. They had long known about the former and had also guessed the latter. After all, the Crown Prince had been established several years prior. The position of a nation’s heir apparent spoke volumes. Now, with Gu Xuanji leading the expedition and the Crown Prince presiding over court affairs, there was naturally no issue. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Immediately, many gazes turned towards a young man standing at the forefront, clad in a python robe, his countenance as fair as jade: the Crown Prince of Great Qin, Gu Xing.

Speaking of which, he did not have much of a reputation in the court; outside of it, even fewer people knew his name. The reason was that this Crown Prince of Great Qin had always maintained a low profile. He spent most of his years within his own mansion, rarely venturing out. As unbelievable as it might sound, this was actually quite normal.

Great Qin’s Imperial Family, unlike those of other nations, had few truly talented and brilliant scions in this generation; many were mediocre. Only this Crown Prince was considered to possess a measure of talent. Precisely because of this, his position as Crown Prince was almost unshakeable. Without any competitors, Gu Xing felt no need to overtly display too much.

"Your son will do his utmost and shall not disappoint Father Emperor!" he declared, bowing with clasped hands. An unnoticeable, subtle joy surfaced on his face.

This day had finally arrived.

After biding his time for so many years, the moment to wield great power had finally come.

Even though Gu Xing had long been prepared, he couldn’t help but feel an irrepressible excitement now.

Gu Xuanji gave him a fleeting glance and said, "I do not ask you to accomplish great feats; I only hope you avoid any wrongdoing. Expanding territory is easy; truly consolidating and holding it is the most difficult task. You still have much to learn. In the future, seek more advice from Grandmaster Wen and Prime Minister Fu, and do not be arrogant."

"Your son understands!"

「Two days later.」

Gu Xuanji personally led the expedition. Nearly all the experts cultivated by the Imperial Family were mobilized; even the Demon-Subduing Division had powerful individuals accompanying the expedition. In addition, the armies from various prefectures had long been stationed outside the city, awaiting orders. Now, with a single command, a mighty force of millions set off toward Luo’an Prefecture.

Meanwhile, news of this spread far and wide.

「In South Nether Prefecture, Baiyue City,」

Since obtaining new Martial Arts from the Scripture Pavilion, Shen Changqing had entered a state of secluded cultivation, paying almost no heed to external affairs. His goal was to integrate, to continually integrate, merging all the Martial Arts on his panel into a single, formidable one. In anything, quality is prized over quantity. A single powerful Divine Skill could play a much greater role than many weaker ones.

「That day,」

Thunder roared over the skies of Baiyue City’s Demon-Subduing Division. In response, the citizens of Baiyue City couldn’t help but feel a surge of panic. It was the first time they had witnessed such a phenomenon. The only ones who could remain calm were a few individuals like Fu Lan and Xiang Yuan. After all, rumors of Shen Changqing’s cultivation attracting heavenly thunder were no longer a secret. Fu Lan, in particular, was very familiar with such phenomena, having spent some time in Mountain-Breaking City.

"Defender Shen’s methods are truly astounding! Every time he cultivates, he can trigger a thunderous phenomenon. For an ordinary person, this would be utterly impossible," Xiang Yuan remarked, his expression filled with awe. Only those who have reached a certain level of power can cause phenomena of Heaven and Earth with their every move. Among the Defender Envoys, he had never heard of anyone else capable of this. Only Shen Changqing. Every single one of his cultivation sessions could draw heavenly thunder phenomena, sometimes even causing lightning to strike directly. This demonstrated just how formidable his strength was.

The phenomenon did not last long, dissipating in just one day.

「In the room,」

Shen Changqing opened his eyes, his mind sinking into his status panel.

Name: Shen Changqing

Affiliation: Great Qin’s Demon-Subduing Division

Identity: Defender Envoy of South Nether Prefecture

Realm: Great Grandmaster

Divine Soul: Divine Soul (7th Tier)

Flesh: Divine Heaven Golden Body (10th Tier)

Martial Arts: Banishing Evil Silent Obliteration Finger (Second Tier of Divine Ability), Dusk Cangwu (Unmastered, can be improved)

Slaughter: 2322

Divine Ability Value: 176

"Dusk Cangwu!" he muttered.

This was an advanced version of Shrinking Earth into Inches, a much more powerful Divine Skill.

When he was performing the integration earlier, Shen Changqing had been somewhat concerned that the resulting Divine Skill might lose the advantages of Shrinking Earth into Inches.

It now seemed that not only had it retained the advantages of Shrinking Earth into Inches, but it had also been significantly enhanced on top of the original foundation.

"To roam the North Sea at dawn and reach Cangwu by dusk." Just from its name, it was clear that Dusk Cangwu was far beyond what Shrinking Earth into Inches could compare to.

His only regret was that the Dusk Cangwu Divine Skill had not directly entered the first tier of Divine Ability, but remained unmastered.

This meant that to truly use this Divine Skill, he would still need to expend Divine Ability Value to improve it.