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Chapter 366: The Golden Crow Will Awake
Amid the villainous laughter of the three bosses and the silent disdain of Emperor Zhenwu, Jiang Lin weakly raised his hand.

"Grand Marshal, what shall I do next?"

Upon hearing this, Marshal Tianpeng thought for a moment and said, "Although I really want you to return to Heaven, it's best for you to stay in Lingxiao Palace and come back when I need you."

"But I'm afraid you won't accept such an arrangement, right?"

Jiang Lin didn't say anything, just blinked.

It’s not that he couldn’t accept the arrangement proposed by Marshal Tianpeng, but he felt a little aggrieved.

But at the same time, Jiang Lin was also very clear about how much help his ability to completely kill the powerful masters would be to the overall battlefield.

However, at this moment, the Great Emperor Zhenwu said, "Let Xuanying follow me. He is originally from my front army."

"Moreover, compared to being a killing tool, Xuan Ying should fight as a heavenly warrior."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu spoke in a deep voice, looking at his three colleagues, and said solemnly: "Even the Emperor would agree with this."

"I am a Ziwei agent from the North Pole family. I cannot be used as a mere tool."

This is also what Marshal Tianpeng is struggling with.

Jiang Lin’s special ability has a huge impact on the overall battlefield. If there is any mistake, it will be absolutely unacceptable.

If the demon tribe gets desperate and really plans to assassinate Jiang Lin at all costs, it would be too late for regret.

But then again, Jiang Lin's identity is too special. He is not only the only direct descendant of Emperor Fengdu, but also the most orthodox and direct descendant of Emperor Ziwei.

Inside and outside the Three Realms, in the entire world, he is the only one who practices the Ziwei Dharma.

Even if Jiang Lin was really determined to confront Grand Marshal Tianpeng, from the perspective of the Arctic faction, strictly speaking, the Grand Marshal would have no way to refuse or stop him. He could only report to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to make the final decision.

Within the Arctic system, Jiang Lin's status is very high, and is closely related to the two leaders of the Arctic system.

If the Four Saints of the North Pole are the current top leaders of the North Pole system, then Jiang Lin is the leader of the new generation of the North Pole system.

In the foreseeable future, Jiang Lin will even have to take on the status and responsibilities of the Four Saints of the North Pole on his own.

So, what does the Arctic family, or the Emperor, need? A tool, or a god of war who has experienced blood and fire?
The choice is self-evident.

"Alright."

Marshal Tianpeng nodded slowly.

Jiang Lin's special abilities must not be exposed in the slightest. Even within the Heavenly Court's Northern Expedition Army, the only people that Marshal Tianpeng can fully trust are his three colleagues who know him inside and out.

Both publicly and privately, Jiang Lin's best choice is to stay in the vanguard of the Northern Expedition Army.

Otherwise, if the demons become suspicious, it will be a big trouble.

Also, don’t forget that Buddhism is watching closely from the sidelines.

Previously, the demon clan used the Buddhist sect's spies in heaven to activate the guiding divine light, which actually dragged the Buddhist sect into the water.

Although this is also one of the plans of the bigwigs in Heaven, it ultimately puts Buddhism vaguely in opposition to Heaven.

Not to mention, others don’t know that Marshal Tianpeng knows everything and this mad beast is not the first powerful person killed by Jiang Lin.

The first time Jiang Lin demonstrated this ability was in the underworld, in the far north of Fengdu.

It can be said that if there is an opportunity, the Buddhist sect will not hesitate at all and will kill Jiang Lin.

In this case, the best option is to do less rather than more.

Moreover, with Zhenwu by his side, the possibility of Jiang Lin getting into trouble is really small.

Regarding this point, Marshal Tianpeng has 100% trust in Emperor Zhenwu.

As for the fact that Emperor Zhenwu has been keeping Jiang Lin with him all the time, it can be completely explained as a kind of resource allocation to his own outstanding successors. This is not a big deal, as all sects and schools are doing this.

After it was finalized, Emperor Zhenwu could not wait to take Jiang Lin away from the central military tent.

Because the three "villains" in the big tent have already started discussing who will challenge and how to lose without any trace, and then extended their discussion to the specific method of hitting the opponent with a club.

This made Emperor Zhenwu feel that he was not the same kind of person as these three guys.

I have been an upright person all my life, so why do I have to have three guys like these as my brothers?
The Great Emperor Zhenwu couldn't help but reflect on whether he was a loner or whether the bottom line of those three guys was too low.

"Deacon Jiang of the Judicial Hall's Deacon Department carries a book, Miaoqing, to greet the Great Emperor Zhenwu."

Outside the central military tent, Miao Qing bowed to the Great Emperor Zhenwu with great enthusiasm.

"Well, the girl from the old Ge family? Not bad, she's a good kid."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu looked at Miaoqing, and then glanced at Jiang Lin strangely.

This child is yours too... huh?

The corner of Jiang Lin's mouth twitched as he understood the implication.

I wouldn't say that everyone knows about my little affairs, but at least they are not a secret in the eyes of the big guys in my own Arctic faction.

He shook his head slightly to stop Emperor Zhenwu from having wild thoughts.

God have mercy on me. It would be a lie for Jiang Lin to say that he had no thoughts about the other girls, but to Miao Qing, he really treated her as a sister.

This is just a little girl.

"Since you are Xuanying's bookkeeper, then you should follow me."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu did not say much, but just signaled Miaoqing to follow.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu, with his two children, walked straight towards the camp of the front army.

It is called a camp, but it is just a building suspended in the air.

Compared with the majestic central military tent, it can be said that they are two completely different things.

Now all the front-line troops have been dispatched. The only function of the so-called camp is similar to that of a big banner, with more symbolic significance than practical significance.

There is no such thing as deploying troops on the battlefield. The front-line troops are composed of veteran soldiers who have fought in countless battles. Each of them has war engraved in their bones. When faced with sudden situations, instinctive reaction is already the best response.

This is different from the human army, where the soldiers are generally illiterate. This is the army of immortals, and the weakest ones have achieved immortality.

To say that there is no insight and no wisdom is nonsense.

Any old soldier in the front-line army can write about his glorious experience in a million words.

What's more, in this kind of war where individual strength is stronger than teamwork, there is only one most important thing.

That is a tug-of-war between the two sides' high-end combat capabilities.

It is extremely simple and unpretentious, relying solely on the most basic logistics and talent reserves. Apart from that, everything else is just icing on the cake.

If these two items are at a disadvantage, then there is basically no way to turn the situation around.

Obviously, this is the current situation of the demon race.

The six demon kings who were at the top of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm could only hold back the two killing gods, Wang Lingguan and Nezha, who were in the front army.

But the Heavenly Court's Northern Expedition Army has more than just the vanguard, and Heavenly Court has more than just Nezha and Wang Lingguan, the two capable Taiyi Golden Immortals?
Not to mention anything else, once the three Thunder Marshals of the central army go into the battlefield, it will be enough to give the demon clan a hard time.

Inside the front military barracks building, the Great Emperor Zhenwu sat in the first seat, seemingly resting with his eyes closed. In fact, he was already confronting a powerful master of the demon clan in a place that was invisible to everyone.

Those with great supernatural powers cannot act lightly. This is common sense and the default rule.

Beings at this level can destroy the world with just one move.

Therefore, even though the number of powerful people in the demon clan is far less than that in the heavenly court, the heavenly court still shows an extremely cautious attitude towards this.

If the powerful ones are the branches of the demon tree, then the Heavenly Court would definitely prefer to cut down and burn all the branches and leaves of the tree before cutting down the most important trunk.

In this way, the risk can be minimized.

After all, if the powerful demons really fight desperately, it will be a big trouble for the Heavenly Court.

Moreover, even though the demon clan was completely crushed in terms of top combat power, in the top-level confrontation, the demon clan still had the capital of the demon master Kunpeng.

The strength of this demon master is such that even if the Purple Star Emperor takes action personally, it is not easy to defeat him. It will definitely be a fierce battle. And this is under the premise that the demon master is determined to fight to the end.

Therefore, in order to prevent the demons from becoming desperate, the Heavenly Court chose to boil the frog in warm water.

It has always given the demon clan some hope, but it is also gradually eroding the demon clan's foundation.

Heaven doesn't mind a war of attrition at all.

And this hope is like...

"The Golden Crow Prince of the demon race should already be on his way to awakening."

Emperor Zhenwu opened his eyes and said to Jiang Lin: "Among the eight core demon lords of the demon race, the strongest one is their great elder, who fought against me before."

"But now, the one confronting me is not the Great Elder of the Demon Clan, but the Second Elder who has a short life span."

So what did the Great Elder do?

Given the information about Prince Jinwu, this is easy to guess.

"Not much longer to live?"

Jiang Lin raised his eyebrows.

Anyone who can confront the Great Emperor Zhenwu must be a powerful being with almost equal strength to him.

But how did the two words "great supernatural powers" and "a short life" come together?

"According to records from ancient times, the second elder of the demon race seems to be a mayfly."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu said slowly: "A creature that should have only lived for half a day has actually been promoted to the realm of a great supernatural being. Even I have to admire him."

"But it is precisely because of this that the Second Elder is born weak and can only take a very dangerous path."

"It has been hovering between life and death. Until now, it has accumulated countless dead qi. This amount of dead qi has even begun to affect its great divine power origin."

“Even among all the great masters in the Three Realms, the second elder of the demon clan is the most special one. On weekdays, he can only wander between life and death in the dark.”

"Once it revives, it won't live as long as half a day like an ordinary mayfly, but it can only move freely for a few years at most before it has to fall asleep again. Otherwise, it will face true death."

"But everything in the world has its gains and losses. In contrast, its strength is extremely terrifying. Even for me, it is very difficult to deal with it."

The tone of Emperor Zhenwu's voice was somewhat sighing. After all, he was the only unique existence who was destined to achieve true immortality.

He is the only one who has traveled throughout the three realms and attained enlightenment in the body of a mayfly.

Jiang Lin also widened his eyes in surprise. The Three Realms are so vast that there are all kinds of wonders, and there is actually such a unique existence.

It is even so unique that, with its own characteristics, it has influenced the gifts bestowed by heaven.

But what the Great Emperor Zhenwu said is right, there is gain and loss.

His terrifying strength, which even the Great Emperor Zhenwu had to treat with caution and could easily capsize, was obtained at the cost of hovering between life and death.

The existence of the Second Elder is certainly good news for the demon clan. Such a powerful person who has experienced countless life and death situations will surely not mind fighting to the death.

What the Heavenly Court least wants to see at this moment is the powerful demon clan members fighting to the death.

If a real fight breaks out over the next few years, Emperor Zhenwu has plenty of ways to delay it. But if the other party insists on interfering with the battlefield below at all costs, Emperor Zhenwu has no ability to restrict him.

It would be great if all the powerful masters of the demon race were like the mad beast.

Jiang Lin couldn't help but sigh like this, of course he also knew that this was just thought.

"The presence of the second elder of the demon clan shows that the demon clan is not going to drag out the war. This war will end soon."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu closed his eyes again and fell into an unknown confrontation.

'boom! ! ! ’

At this moment, an indescribable and powerful force erupted in the military camp of the Heavenly Court.

There was no cover and no preparation.

A person with great supernatural powers is unbridled display of his own aura, and is about to attack the demon clan in a moment that even cultivators below him cannot perceive!
It’s General Heisha!

Jiang Lin sensed the owner of the aura at the first moment.

Very good, the three "villain" bosses discussed for a long time and finally decided to play straight.

Come on, even if you know something is fishy, ​​you have to stop it.

Otherwise, General Heisha alone could kill all the creatures of the demon clan below the great masters.

Under the command of the Great Celestial Lord, even if there is a large-scale massacre, there will be no karma.

Sure enough, at the moment when General Heisha burst out with his aura, no, to be precise, it was the moment when Jiang Lin sensed it.

Within the demon clan’s ancestral home in the Ten Thousand Mountains, an aura of a powerful being also bloomed.

The mere explosion of the two energies distorted time.

The change of time had no meaning, and naturally, the collision between the two great masters in the unknown place began.

In other words, Jiang Lin was able to sense the outburst of the general's aura by relying on the same cause and effect as General Heisha.

Otherwise, you won’t even know what happened.

The battles between those with great supernatural powers are so intense that ordinary cultivators are not even qualified to perceive them.

Jiang Lin pursed his lips silently and looked at the battlefield below.

The fighting continued all the time, and every moment there were demons or heavenly soldiers dying.

However, for the Heavenly Court, which has complete control over the underworld, death is not the end.

It only takes a certain amount of time to repair and then return to the battlefield in one piece.

Of course, resource consumption is inevitable, so don’t think of just slitting your throat and waiting to be resurrected if you get injured.

The resources consumed by healing must be less than the resources consumed by resurrection.

"Why, your hands are itching?"

The Great Emperor Zhenwu looked at Jiang Lin jokingly.

At the same time, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

Master Heilü was originally a military official who followed the Great Emperor Zhenwu to pay homage to the emperor.

Without courage and bravery, can he still be called a military general?

"Ah."

Jiang Lin nodded without hesitation and said, "I am indeed a little... itchy."

He was very self-aware and knew that he was not a general who could lead a region, nor was he a commander who could make plans and strategize. He also had no special obsession with the battlefield.

But in this situation, it would be a lie to say that I don't want to go down and fight.

"Then go ahead, don't have any unnecessary pressure."

The response of Emperor Zhenwu was also very straightforward.

He smiled and said to Jiang Lin: "Don't worry about anything. As a warrior, the only thing you have to do on the battlefield is to kill your enemies and then find the next enemy, and repeat the cycle over and over again."

"Everything else is false."

Jiang Lin knew that this was because the Great Emperor Zhenwu was worried that if he was concerned about his ability to kill those with great supernatural powers, he would be restricted on the battlefield.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu smiled, waved his hand, and threw out his Zhenwu sword.

"Go ahead and kill them all."

Hearing this, Jiang Lin did not hesitate. Holding the Zhenwu Sword in one hand and the Seven-Star Sword in the other, he walked out of the camp.

(End of this chapter)