You Were Supposed to Assist Emperor Xin-How Did You Turn Him into the Human Emperor? Part 24

"Our ranks are full of talented people. Kong Xuan has extraordinary natural gifts. Despite his young age, his cultivation is already on par with mine—and his combat strength is even greater!"

"Once I become Grand Tutor of Great Shang, I'll make Kong Xuan a full-fledged officer!"

Deng Jiugong said with a laugh.

Hearing this, Tailuan and the other generals under Deng Jiugong gazed at Kong Xuan enviously.

They practically treated him as their role model.

Clearly, the marshal had high hopes for Kong Xuan.

"Such a promising young man!"

Lu Yue exclaimed.

Deng Jiugong merely smiled.

Kong Xuan, though he said nothing, couldn't help the corner of his mouth twitching.

He had already lived for billions of years, yet now he was a role model for the younger generation.

Deng Xiu, Deng Jiugong's son, was barely in his twenties. How could he compare?

Honestly!!!

But Kong Xuan couldn't say much, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and listen, occasionally nodding along.

Before long, the army entered Xiqi territory. They stopped twenty li from the city and set up camp there.

Xiqi!

"Prime Minister, we have trouble! Deng Jiugong has led an army of three hundred thousand to within twenty li of the city!"

"And a Daoist has come to challenge us!"

A soldier reported to Xiqi.

Hearing this, Jiang Ziya furrowed his brow and made a quick calculation. His expression darkened slightly.

"Yang Jian, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, and Tu Xingsun have all returned to their mountains to cultivate. Now a Daoist has come to challenge us. He's very likely an Immortal of the Interception Sect, here to aid Deng Jiugong!"

Moreover, Jiang Ziya sensed several powerful auras on Deng Jiugong's side.

This was going to be difficult!

"Who will go out and meet him?"

Jiang Ziya asked.

"Marshal, this disciple is willing to go!"

Jin Zha immediately spoke up.

"Remember, do your best to hold him off. Don't launch a full attack!"

Though Yang Jian and the others were away, a few people remained in the city.

They could hold out for now and try to buy time until reinforcements arrived.

"I am Li Jin Zha, a battle general of Xiqi. Who are you, Daoist?"

Li Jin Zha appeared and immediately asked.

"I am Zhou Xin of Nine Dragon Island. You people of Xiqi have repeatedly killed disciples of the Interception Sect, relying on Kunlun's arts. It's detestable! Today, I'll see which of us is stronger!"

As Zhou Xin finished speaking, he prepared to fight.

"So you're a disciple of the Interception Sect. Die!"

As soon as Li Jin Zha finished speaking, he raised his sword and slashed at Zhou Xin.

In moments, the two were locked in combat.

Deng Jiugong and Lu Yue watched from a distance.

Lu Yue's disciple Zhou Xin was at about the same cultivation level as Jin Zha, and for a time, neither seemed able to gain the upper hand.

In truth, Deng Jiugong knew Lu Yue's disciples were no ordinary fighters. Each was highly skilled and could catch an opponent off guard at a crucial moment.

Li Jin Zha was bound to lose this battle!

Still, in the original history, although Li Jin Zha lost to Zhou Xin, he managed to escape.

After all, the third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect were practically all children of fortune.

When Primordial Heavenly Venerate of the Chan Sect took disciples, he cared only about their origins and fortune. The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect also favored those with distinguished origins.

Compared to Yang Jian, a half-human, half-god, and Nezha, the reincarnation of Lingzhu Zi, Li Jin Zha's fortune was weaker.

Even so, Li Jin Zha didn't perish during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. In the end, he was enshrined as a deity while keeping his physical body!

But now that the two sides were fighting, Deng Jiugong didn't want this battle to end without a result.

Looking up, he saw Jiang Ziya standing atop the city wall, watching the fight closely.

Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to fly between Deng Jiugong and Jiang Ziya.

In their previous battle, Jiang Ziya had been stronger than Deng Jiugong, thanks to the God-Beating Whip. But in the end, he had still lost to Deng Jiugong.

What was more, Deng Jiugong had killed Jiang Ziya's second disciple, a matter that had rankled him ever since.

Now, neither had made a move, but both were biding their time!

Coming back to himself, Zhou Xin continued fighting Li Jin Zha.

Relying on the twin blades in his hands, Li Jin Zha struck with deadly force and even gained the upper hand.

That was only because Zhou Xin hadn't brought out his magic treasure.

At one point, Zhou Xin was no match for Li Jin Zha and leaped backward to retreat.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Li Jin Zha brought down his twin blades, intending to cut Zhou Xin down.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Just then, Zhou Xin reached behind him and pulled out a bowl. Before Li Jin Zha could react, he smacked it against his head.

Li Jin Zha's head throbbed as if it would split open. He didn't dare pursue Zhou Xin and immediately turned to flee.

The magic treasure Zhou Xin used was called the Headache Bowl. It targeted the head, and anyone struck by it would lose their ability to fight within moments.

With his head throbbing and his magic power faltering, Li Jin Zha could only force himself to retreat.

Seeing Li Jin Zha flee, Zhou Xin knew he couldn't kill him, so he returned to camp.

After all, he had won the battle—and won it decisively.

Zhou Xin was feeling incredibly smug.

"This won't do!"

Deng Jiugong said slowly.

"Marshal Deng, what won't do?" Lu Yue asked, puzzled.

"Now that they've fought, why would we let the tiger return to the mountains?"

As Deng Jiugong finished speaking, he couldn't help glancing at Kong Xuan.

"Ahem!"

Kong Xuan coughed, pretending he didn't know what Deng Jiugong meant.

After all, he didn't think Deng Jiugong knew his true strength.

"Dingdong! God-Tier Options activated!"

"Option One: Let Li Jin Zha escape. No reward!"

"Option Two: Kill Li Jin Zha and receive five million points of Great Dao Merit!"

Just then, the system's notification rang out.

"I choose Option Two!"

Deng Jiugong thought to himself.

Whoosh!

The next moment, Deng Jiugong used the Five Elements Great Escape and gave chase.

Then he immediately activated the Heavenly Origin Divine Blade and slashed at Li Jin Zha.

Li Jin Zha had been struck by Zhou Xin's Headache Bowl. His head throbbed, and his magic power was no longer circulating smoothly.

Now, sensing a grave threat, his expression changed dramatically.

"Dragon-Binding Stake!"