Chapter 445: Chapter 228: Heroes Bow Down
Translator: 549690339
Outside Xiangyang City, within the main camp.
After their victorious reunion, Lu Yuan and Bai Mengyang quickly hosted a celebratory feast.
“In this fierce battle, the King of Changsha fought bravely, first breaking through Guining and eliminating Gui Lianyun. Then he moved thousands of miles to conquer Fangling and Xicheng, besieging Xiangyang and shaking the northern border.
In this battle, he ambushed the enemy at Shiliang Mountain, killing Zhang Chanyi and eliminating one of Zhou’s top generals.
Within a short time, he crushed tens of thousands of enemies, killed two Pillar States, stabilized three territories, and made great accomplishments in the Northern Expedition. His fame will be known throughout the world.”
At the feast, Bai Mengyang, as the Commander of the United Army, raised his wine cup and praised Lu Yuan in his opening speech.
“Indeed! King of Changsha first killed Gui Lianyun and then Zhang Chanyi. After this battle, he has wiped out one-fourth of Zhou’s Eight Pillar States, and his martial prowess will be praised throughout the world.”
“Killing two Inborn Grandmasters is a feat that only a few heroes in the world can ever achieve. Now, King of Changsha is still in his thirties yet has accomplished so much, making him the first among the young generation in the world.”
“With King of Changsha on our side, there is nothing to fear against the Zhou People.”
“Ha ha, I knew it! In this battle, King of Changsha would exceed our expectations and surprise us. Now it is evident.”
At the banquet, many guests on both sides of the high platform offered their wine and congratulations to Lu Yuan for his achievements in the battle.
The flattering words poured out from their mouths as if they were free.
It is no wonder that these people flattered him so; Lu Yuan’s achievements in this battle were indeed too dazzling.
Other accomplishments, like crushing tens of thousands of enemies and conquering territories, they could dismiss.
Many people in the room believed that if they had the same strength, they could accomplish similarly.
However, killing two Inborn Grandmasters and besieging Xiangyang City proved that not everyone had the strength to achieve such feats.
Take Bai Mengyang, for example.
The Wuan Marquis had already achieved the Inborn state for a hundred years and had been fighting in the army for 130 years.
In his 130 years of military career, Bai Mengyang had participated in more than a thousand battles and destroyed millions of enemies.
The number of captured cities reached hundreds.
He even destroyed an entire nation.
However, despite such accomplishments, Bai Mengyang had only killed three Inborn Grandmasters.
But now, look how young Lu Yuan is?
Just over thirty years old, he was already the king of a nation and the founding monarch.
Since his debut, he had fought in the Southern Expedition, quelled the rebellions of the Seven Star Sect and the Miao People.
Now, he personally led the elite army of 100,000, fought thousands of miles, and conquered the three territories of Xiangyang, killing two Pillar States and besieging Zhou’s southern stronghold, Xiangyang City.
Such feats, totaling over a hundred battles, had defeated the 500,000 to 600,000 enemies under Lu Yuan. Moreover, he had killed a full two Inborn Grandmasters.
Although the gap between Lu Yuan and Bai Mengyang might seem apparent, the actual difference had significantly narrowed.
It had changed from one to ten to one to two.
At this point, Lu Yuan just needed to kill another Inborn Grandmaster, destroy a nation, and break through a one-million-strong army.
Accomplishing these would not only make him the second Wuan Marquis but even surpass him altogether.
After all, it had taken Bai Mengyang 130 years to accomplish his feat.
But it took Lu Yuan a mere ten years to achieve his success.
Comparing the two, it was clear who was better and who was worse.
It was precisely because of this; when the news came that Lu Yuan had ambushed and killed Zhang Chanyi on Shiliang Mountain, even those who did not respect or despise him could not help but feel admiration and fear from the depths of their hearts.
This submission was the instinct of the weak before the strong, the instinctive fear of all creatures in the face of terror, which could not be influenced by personal will.
When one faced it, it naturally arose.
For the most direct evidence.
Before the ambush, there had been many people in the camp who were not afraid to look Lu Yuan in the eye.
But at this moment, let alone those who were not Inborn.
Even the Inborn Grandmasters, except for Bai Mengyang, others like Yang Jing, Yan Wangqiu, and Su Xuange could maintain their composure when facing Lu Yuan.
However, during their exchanges, they could not help but feel a little uneasy.
Such a posture was precisely as they had faced the Wuan Marquis.
That was right. In their hearts, they had already regarded Lu Yuan as someone on par with the Wuan Marquis.
From the depths of their hearts, they felt fear and dread, subconsciously placing themselves in a lower position.
In their hearts, the Lu Yuan who had killed two Inborn Grandmasters had become a nemesis.
The Grandmaster Nemesis.
If he could kill the two Pillar States of Zhou, then he could kill them too.
It should be noted that both Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange had fought Zhang Chanyi a few days ago.
Yet, both of them had been defeated by this former Grand General of the Zhou Pillar State.
And now, this same person who had defeated their peers had died at the hands of Lu Yuan.
Although everyone knew that Lu Yuan’s luck had played a significant role in killing Zhang Chanyi and Gui Lianyun,
Before fighting Lu Yuan, both Grand Generals of Zhou had fought their peers and suffered severe injuries, which significantly depleted their pneuma, energy, and peak strength.
As a result, Lu Yuan had taken advantage of their weakened state to kill the two Inborn Grandmasters.