Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter

Chapter 592 - 186: Nine Paths’ Loyal Souls, Fierce Clashes, Father and Son Reunion

Emperor.

National Preceptor.

Sect Leader.

Grand General.

Plus the accompanying cavalry.

The Flying Bird exploded one by one, and Li Yuan, as if constantly blinking, saw only for a moment, then had to "close his eyes."

But in this rapid blinking process, he also discerned the enemy’s data.

These data can be described with one word: bizarre!

The data for "National Preceptor" Zhao Guyue was: 7~8, with something indistinct in the equipment bar, as if shrouded in a layer of mist.

The "Black Lotus Sect Leader" Peng Mingyi was slightly stronger, with data 8~9, also indiscernible equipment bar.

The data for the Emperor was: 2290~10800 (122169?)

The data for the "Grand General" Lü Xuanxian was: 5670~61084 (122169?)

Li Yuan wasn’t curious about Zhao Guyue and Peng Mingyi, as these two were Jade Remains.

Jade Remains cannot cultivate, so naturally, these two are unranked.

But if one truly believed their strength was also unranked, one would be gravely mistaken.

However, the data for the Emperor and Grand General was simply bizarre to an extreme.

First, both of them are Fourth Grade, the Emperor being a weakling among Fourth Grade, while Lü Xuanxian is a strong one, comparable to Qing Hancheng.

That’s beside the point.

The important thing is the extremely exaggerated data following both of them: 122169!!

Previously, such a display indicated the target was injured and needed time to recover.

But this time, a question mark appeared in the parentheses.

A... blood-colored question mark.

As for the question mark, Li Yuan was no longer so afraid, after all, he had already taken down an existence with a question mark, and his own data also has a dark question mark.

And as for what the blood-colored question mark signifies, Li Yuan knew all too well.

Evil Ghost.

If his understanding was correct, both the Emperor and Grand General need the "Evil Ghost" to obtain some sort of exaggerated amplification, but this amplification is not something that can be easily used.

Wait a moment.

122169, this data just happens to be twice the upper limit of Lü Xuanxian’s power, could this have some relation?

...

Finally, there were the Iron Cavalry following these four people.

Those Iron Cavalry numbered in the thousands.

Since he only glimpsed them briefly, Li Yuan could not confirm exactly how many thousands, but he could roughly judge it to be over five thousand, estimating around seven or eight thousand.

Each of those cavalrymen wore a grim bear-headed helmet, wielded a long blade, and had a sturdy and imposing presence, with their armor’s metallic sheen emitting a cold gleam under the dazzling sky.

The strength of each of them was mostly around Seventh Grade, with a data of about 150, not a match for the Seventh Grade experts in the Social World in a one-on-one fight.

However...

All those data of "150" or so, converged like numerous rivers into the sea, forming a continuously changing data in mid-air.

This data, at its lowest, was in the hundreds of thousands, and at its peak reached over 200,000.

This reminded Li Yuan of the most basic Beast Taming Skill.

At that time, the Beast Taming Skill might not even be called Beast Taming Skill, because neither the Beast Tamer nor the beast were even Entry Grade, just an old hunter leading an old dog.

The old hunter and old dog each had their data, but together they yet had a higher data, like "man and dog as one."

But this phenomenon disappeared with the advancement of the Beast Taming Skill, leaving only some insignificant enhancements between man and Demon Beast, though those enhancements were mostly minor.

Originally, Li Yuan didn’t pay much attention, thinking that’s just the way it was.

But now, seeing these bear-helmeted cavalry, seeing their thousands of "Seventh Grade data" converging into one, he suddenly understood something: perhaps the Beast Taming Skill could originally "unite man and beast," but the related Dharma Gate had become forbidden, completely disappearing from the Social World, becoming exclusive to the Royal Family.

And this was not merely Beast Taming Skill, but an "Otherworldly Military Skill," a Domain he had yet to comprehend.

Li Yuan’s thoughts moved like lightning, he was always sensitive to new powers.

Quickly, he deduced a fatal flaw of this "Military Skill."

That is... invincible on the battlefield, but very easily eliminated off the battlefield.

Combining seven to eight thousand "Seventh Grade," certainly terrifying.

But separating seven to eight thousand "Seventh Grade," they wouldn’t hold up.

If the bear-helmeted cavalry were ambushed stealthily by such an existence as him at night, they would collapse directly without a fight.

But on the battlefield, encountering such cavalry, he would also have to retreat and avoid their sharpness.

Moreover, these cavalry are very dependent on "terrain."

A Fifth Grade expert encountering a dead end can fly away, but Li Yuan thought these cavalry, although powerful, couldn’t fly away.

Counting the effort and cost to form these cavalry, Li Yuan truly wondered if it was worth it.

However, precisely because of this cavalry, the Emperor could survive amidst so many powers, right?

Speaking of which, if such cavalry were not unique, and were the power mastered by the generals in the Government, wouldn’t it mean that similar forces exist for every Commander?

...

Li Yuan, with numerous sources of information, naturally also had some understanding of the "Great Zhou Nine Paths Commanders."

Great Zhou Nine Paths.

Though without external enemies, each Path had many Social World tycoons, and great powers like the Divine Wood Hall, Holy Fire Palace.

When Great Zhou was founded, the Dynasty implemented the "Government Military System."

That is, to raise soldiers externally, equip themselves, cultivate skills independently, with policy favoring.

Whenever needed, soldiers would be summoned to fight, and merits would be rewarded later.

In the beginning, the Government soldiers were set up by talented individuals of the Dynasty, and this could still be managed.

But with the advent of second and third generation spokespersons, the Government soldiers gradually failed.

This system, under the intervention of various Social World tycoons, was soon scrapped.