The Ten-Pull Ends: A New Super-Class, One of the Five Tiger Generals!

(At the end of the chapter, an explanation about the corresponding levels of Three Kingdoms Generals and their classifications.)

The image of a mighty, brawny man on a card appeared before Aiven.

The tenth card: a Super-Class General, one of Shu's Five Tiger Generals—Zhang Fei Zi Yide, known as the Enemy of Ten Thousand, possessing the Courage of Tiger and Leopard. His corresponding combat power was peak level 97, and his corresponding soul master type was the Power Attack System.

"Whoa, Zhang Fei! As expected of one of Shu's Five Tiger Generals. Peak level 97 combat power isn't bad at all."

Aiven smiled and decisively summoned the general first.

As for the troops the generals came with, he would summon them after returning.

"Come forth, Three Kingdoms Generals!"

In an instant, ten imposing warriors appeared before Aiven, each radiating a formidable aura.

"This subordinate pays respects to Lord!"

Just like during the first Ten-Pull, the other nine spoke in unison, dropping to one knee before Aiven in submission.

Only the Super-Class General Zhang Fei stood tall, ferocious as a man-eating tiger.

Zhang Fei's aura suddenly erupted as he roared, "Wahaha! I am Yan Person Zhang Yide! Who dares fight me to the death?!"

"Damn, you scared the hell out of me!" Aiven loudly complained.

After saying that, Zhang Fei immediately dropped to one knee. His eyes instantly filled with loyalty as he knelt before Aiven. "Zhang Fei Zi Yide pays respects to Lord!!"

"My loyal ministers, rise, rise. Quickly, get up." Aiven steadied his emotions.

He was certain now—these Super-Class Generals always came with an entrance line!

Although Zhang Fei was not as strong as Lu Bu, that aura just now was even more ferocious than Lu Bu's!

The next time he summoned a Super-Class General, he would have to prepare himself mentally.

At that moment, Lu Bu, who had been standing nearby, finally spoke. He looked at Zhang Fei with a hint of displeasure. "Hey, you're pretty arrogant."

Zhang Fei was hot-tempered as well. Seeing Lu Bu's displeased expression, he became unhappy too. "Who are you?!"

"I am Lu Bu, Second-Rank Cavalry General of Aiven Duchy!"

"Lu Bu? Hmph, do you want to fight me?"

"Why would I be afraid of you!"

Seeing that the two seemed ready to throw down, Aiven hurriedly stepped between them to break it up. "Hey, hey, hey, you two! If you want to fight, do it after we get back! Don't fight here!"

"Yes, Lord."

Lu Bu and Zhang Fei immediately withdrew their auras.

"Alright, everything that needed to be done is done. We can head back now."

"Let's go."

"Yes! Lord!"

Aiven, Lu Bu, Zhang Fei, Deng Ai, and the other eleven quickly left the Star Dou Great Forest.

After retrieving Lu Bu's Red Hare,

Zhang Fei also summoned the warhorse he came with, called Black Cloud Treading on Snow, also known as the Dark Horse.

Like Lu Bu, Zhang Fei came with a weapon—the Eighteen Zhang Serpent Spear.

Only Super-Class Generals came with warhorses and weapons.

First-Class Generals came with warhorses equivalent to ten-year horse-type soul beasts.

Second-Class and Third-Class Generals: none.

Thus, only two of the eleven had horses, so Aiven bought another ten horses along the way.

One horse per person, the eleven rode straight back to Aiven Duchy.

After this round of summoning,

Aiven gained another twenty-one thousand troops. Aiven Duchy's total military strength had now reached: fifty-two thousand men.

The high-level Titled Douluo combatants under his command: Lu Bu and Zhang Fei.

Low-level Titled Douluo combatants: Xiahou Dun, Jiang Wei, and Deng Ai.

Eight Second-Class Generals with high-level Soul Douluo combat power.

Eleven Third-Class Generals.

An army of fifty thousand, five Titled Douluo, and versatile talents like Deng Ai and Jiang Wei.

Aiven Duchy now had a hundred-percent chance of crushing the Kingdom of Aers!

"It's time to destroy the Kingdom of Aers!"

"Hyah! Hyah!"

Aiven spurred his horse onward, leading the generals forward.

Meanwhile,

the Kingdom of Aers had already dispatched an army of two hundred thousand to attack Ai City!

They were determined to wipe out Aiven Duchy!

The army also contained many soul masters.

The two hundred thousand troops had already been marching for a week, but the Aers Capital was quite far from Ai City, and the army's travel speed was even slower.

It would take at least half a month to reach Ai City.

During the time Aiven was away, Jiang Wei had not been sitting idle either.

Aiven possessed a Space Soul Tool that could store living creatures. When he set out, he had brought several carrier pigeons with him, and he stayed in contact with Jiang Wei from time to time during this journey.

Several days later,

Aiven had entered the territory of the Kingdom of Aers and was at most one or two days away from Ai City.

At that moment, a soldier raced toward them along the road ahead at incredible speed.

This was a Scout from Ai City. He possessed Soul Elder combat power and was an Agility Attack System soul master.

Yes, among the troops summoned along with the generals, a very small number were not ordinary people and possessed combat power equivalent to soul masters.

However, soldiers with soul master-level combat power accounted for fewer than fifty in ten thousand of the accompanying troops.

Most of them only had combat power in the teens, while fewer than five in ten thousand had Soul Elder combat power!

At present, only one had Soul Ancestor combat power.

"Report!!!!"

The Scout shouted as he rushed over, dropping to one knee before Aiven. "Reporting to Lord, good news from ahead! Military Advisor Jiang Wei led only two thousand troops and has already captured Rock City!"

"Excellent!!" Aiven was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Rock City was directly across from Ai City in the direction of the Aers Capital, and it was also the closest city to Ai City.

If the Kingdom Army wanted to attack, Rock City was a necessary route.

Jiang Wei's strategy was to capture Rock City and use it as Ai City's first defensive point against the Kingdom Army.

Ai City was, after all, the capital of Aiven Duchy. How could they wage a major battle at the capital? More importantly, Rock City's defensive system was far superior to Ai City's.

Defending the city there would be much easier.

Moreover, if Aiven and Lu Bu failed to return in time and Rock City was defeated, they could at least retreat to Ai City and establish a final line of defense, buying more time.

"Also, Lord, the Kingdom of Aers Army will likely arrive beneath Rock City's walls in two days at most!"

Aiven pondered. "We estimate that it will take us nearly two days to get there as well. Then let's speed up and return as soon as possible."

"Lord, this subordinate believes there is no need to be so hasty." Deng Ai spoke up.

Aiven glanced at Deng Ai.

When it came to generals with exceptional strategic talent, he was willing to listen to their advice. "What do you mean?"

"Lord, this subordinate believes we can wait until the Kingdom Army launches a massive assault on Rock City, then strike from the flank and catch the enemy off guard!"

"With fierce generals like Lu Bu and Zhang Fei on our side, we can use a flanking surprise attack to take the enemy commander's head in the shortest time possible!" Deng Ai explained calmly.

Aiven nodded to himself after hearing this. "Good. We'll do as you say."

(Here is an explanation regarding the classifications of Three Kingdoms Generals and their corresponding soul master combat power levels.)

(For the combat power levels of Three Kingdoms Generals, I will roughly refer to the ranking of "First Lu Bu, second Zhao Yun, third Dian Wei; fourth Guan Yu, fifth Ma Chao, sixth Zhang Fei," as well as the ranking of the Twenty-Four Famous Generals of the Three Kingdoms. However, I will not follow them completely.)

(Because there are many disputes over which Three Kingdoms Generals are stronger or weaker, and everyone has their own opinions and views. Some think Zhang Fei is stronger than Guan Yu, while others think one general is more awesome than another. In any case, after looking into it over the past few days, I saw all kinds of differing opinions.)

(So, I will generally rank them according to the Twenty-Four Famous Generals, while also making certain adjustments based on the generals' popularity. There is no need to dwell too much on who should be stronger or what level of combat power they should have.)

(Also, Second-Class Generals will be given names later, but they basically will not have much screen time. The ones with more screen time will be the First-Class and Super-Class Generals.)

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