Chapter48:TheFiveGreatGenerals

So,thetrialdidn’tonlypulltheyoungChildesofthenoblefamiliesinhere,butolderpeoplewereinitsrangeaswell...

YunXirememberedthatwhenhewasyoung,a"BattleDeity"wasabigdeal.

Notonlyhim.Therewerealsoothergeneralswhopassedbythesmallvillagesometimeswhentheyledtheirtroopstogoonpatrol.

Theywerecalledthe"FiveTigerGenerals"andwereseenasgreatheroes.

Whendidn’ttheyoungboysandgirlsinthevillageregardthemselvesastheirheroes?

Well,YunXirememberedwhathappenedafterHuaHuodueledthem.

Intheduel,HuaHuobeatthefivepeopledownatthesametime.

Afterthat,HuaHuoreplacedthepositionofthefivegenerals,becomingtheunquestionablenumberoneintheheartsofalltheyoungboysandgirlsinvillage.

HerememberedthattheinvitationofWhiteLotusSwordPalacewasalsosenttoheratthattime.

Sinceagenuine"BattleDeity"washere,YunXihadahunchthattheseveralbigandtallstonesoldiersbehindhimwere...

YunXiraisedhisheadup,lookingattheseveralfamiliarfaces.

Theylookedliketheywerecutfromthesamemold.Theyallhadstrongmuscles,bigandtallbodies,finelytempered,finesteellances,andlookedlikefivestandardlancers.

Yes,theywerethefamousFiveTigerGeneralsintheMortalarmyoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomain,thesuccessorsofthe"RuinousStarSect",whichwaslocatedintheswordbladeregionofthedomain.Itwassaidtheywerefivecousins.

ZhaoMing,ZhaoXiong,ZhaoChu,ZhaoChui,andZhaoShen.TheseweretheFiveTigerGenerals’names,andthetruenameofthegeneral"BattleDeity"wasZhaoXiong.

However,manypeoplethoughtthefivegeneralslookedliketheywerecutfromthesamemold.Nomatterifitwastheirpowerfulmusclesorfrighteningfaces,itmadeeveryonerefusetobelievethattheywerenotbrothers.

Thereasonpeoplecalledthemthe"FiveTigerGenerals",wasbecausetheirfacesweretooalike.

"GeneralZhaoXiong."YunXiadjustedhisbreath.

Thiswasthefirsttimehewouldfightagainstageneralwhowassopowerful,thathealonecouldreplaceathousandnormalenemies.YunXifeltalittlenervous.

Nomatterifitwerebattleskills,attackpower,orfightingabilities,thegreenhippowhohadonlybruteforcecouldn’tbecomparedtoGeneralZhaoXiong.

Evenifheignoredotherfactors,hissimple"sweepaway"skillhadalreadyforcedYunXiintoadesperatesituation.

However,HuaHuo’sseedsenthimastrangepieceofinformation.ItseemedtobetryingtotellYunXithatgeneral"BattleDeity"ZhaoXiong,wasn’tunbeatable.

Atthattime,whenHuaHuoputherselfagainsttheFiveTigerGeneralsanddefeatedthemonebyone,shewasn’tatthe3rdrank,butatthe2ndrank,thesameasYunXi.

"Isthis...true?"IfYunXididn’tobtainHuaHuo’sseed,hewouldneverhavefiguredoutthatthefivegenerals,whowerealsoknownastheFiveMilitaryStrategists,hadthesameweakness.

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"Well...itshouldbehere..."YunXilookedaround,thenskillfullydashedtowardsGeneralZhaoXiong.

"Ohhhh!"GeneralZhaoXionglookedprettyexcited.Inthedream,heseemedtohavereturnedtothemostimportantbattleinhislife.

Atthatday,hisopponentwasalsosotinyandnimble,itseemedasifhecouldeasilybeatherdownbyasuddenstrike.

However,intheend,thebattleendedwithhiscrushingdefeat.Notonlyhim,buthisfourbrothers-ZhaoMing,ZhaoChu,ZhaoChui,andZhaoShen,werealldefeatedbythelittlegirl’ssword.

Thatwasthefirsttimeherealizedhowwidethegapwasamonggeniusesandordinarypeople,andthatbattlealsobecametheturningpointofhislife.

Afterbeingdefeatedbytheswordskillofthegeniusgirl,hefinallyrealizedthelimitofhistalent.Heunderstoodthatheprobablycouldn’tstepontheroadtotheHerorankduringhislifetime.Then,hegaveup,hefollowedhisfamily’sarrangement:marryingawifeandhavingason.Now,hischildrenwerealreadyoldenoughtoholdalance.

Perhapsthatwasthelimitofhislife.Hehadpinnedallhishopesonhischildren.

Now,hissonhadsucceededhisblood.Thoughhissoncouldonlypracticewithawoodenlancenow,buthislanceskillalreadylookedlikehisfather’sandwoulddefinitelysurpasshim.

Howeversometimes,whenhewokeupfromadream,hecouldn’tstophimselffromimaginingwhatwouldhavehappenedifhehadwonthatduel.

Hethoughthewasn’ttheonlyonewhothoughtso.Hisbrothers,whoalsohadgottenmarriedandhadchildren,wouldalsoimaginethatbattle.

ZhaoMing,ZhaoXiong,ZhaoChu,ZhaoChui,andZhaoShen,theywerecalledtheFiveTigerGenerals.Theymust’vecaredaboutthatdueltoomuch,sotheyhadthisdreamtogether.

Theopponentintheirdreamwasn’tagirl.However,hisswordskillandbattlestylelookedexactlylikethegeniusgirltheyremembered.

Whatawonderfuldream!

Afterthatbattle,theyhadreflectedonitcountlesstimes.Theypracticedtheirlanceskills,thinkingaboutthemistakestheymadeinthebattleoverandoveragain.Now,theyfinallyhadtheopportunitytofightagaininthedream!

"Heha!"ZhaoXiongshouted.Thelanceheheldrotated,drawingacircleintheair.HedashedtowardsYunXi.

Thiswasit,thiswasthefeeling!Thefeelingthat,thoughhisstrengthandattacksheldtheadvantage,hisheartstillbeatheavily.

Kid,tryyourbest!

Let’sstartajollyandheartyfight!

Oneonone!

"One...two...three...four..."YunXitookafewnimblesteps,shieldingtheheavylancearcbyusinghissword.Then,heshowedhisbacktoGeneralZhaoXiong,exposinghisweaknessonpurpose.

AtthemomentYunXishowedhimhisback,GeneralZhaoXiong’seyessuddenlyturnedred.Hissteellancerotatedlikeadrillingbit,startinghisfatal-violentlungetowardYunXi.

"Hereitis...five...six..."YunXirolledover,whichalmostwasattheextremelimitofthehumanbodyandthenjumpedupontheedgeofthebridge.

"Boom!"GeneralZhaoXiong’slancefuriouslybrokethroughthebalustradeofthebridge.Then,hedroppeddownintothegreenwaterunderthebridgewithouthesitation.

"Plop!"Withaloudnoise,thewatersplashedtenmetershigh.

Afteraboutdozensofseconds,aballofgreensoulofthestonesoldierflewtoYunXi.

"Eh...soit’strue..."YunXistoodonthepositionGeneralZhaoXiongdasheddownfromonthebridge,lookingatthetracescausedbytheseverefriction.Foramoment,hewasstunned.

TheFiveTigerGeneralswerethesuccessorsofmilitarystrategists.Theywereexpertsinchargingandbreakingenemypositionsbyusingtheirskilledlanceskills,andtheyhadastrongcompulsiontoattackwhentheiropponent’sexposedtheirweakness.Hecoulddefeatthembyusingthistactic,makingthemhaveanerrorinjudgment.

ThiswasthetacticYunXilearnedfromHuaHuo’sseed.Itseemedthat,thoughHuaHuo’sswordhadbeatthemdown,theystillcouldn’tremovethisweaknessoftheirs,theircompulsiontoattackaperceivedweakness.

"Isee.So..."

YunXiunderstoodhowtowinagainstthefivegenerals.Theyweretooimpetuousandespeciallyhadanunintelligiblecompulsiontoattackweaknesses.Hepickedupthewoodenshield,bravelywalkingtowardstheareawheretheremainingfourgeneralsguarded.

"Plop!"

"Plop!

"Plop!"

"Plop!"