"The front is already under the control of my Fourth Legion. Halt!" As An Chen Yu and the Fourth Legion entered within four kilometers of the City Lord's Mansion, a large contingent of soldiers blocked their path.
"A distance of four kilometers." An Chen Yu looked up at the towering city walls, where various defensive structures stood, exuding a chilling aura.
It seemed his elder brother was indeed quite calm and collected, still calculating even at this moment.
The attack range of the city's defensive structures was not just four kilometers, but fourteen or even forty kilometers could still produce effective attacks. Yet, the five million soldiers of the Third Legion he led had reached within four kilometers of the city walls, and these defensive structures had yet to attack them. Instead, the Fourth Legion was blocking his path.
"Haha, Old Liu! Since when did the Third Legion and Fifth Young Master become so close? So close that you're willing to violate regulations and even directly rebel?" As the army halted, An Chen Yu saw Yi E leading Yi An emerge.
"General Yi, aren't you the same? I presume the eldest son has promised many benefits. Do you think the eldest son's benefits are that easy to obtain?" Liu Ye rode forward, looking coldly at Yi E. Both were great generals stationed at different strongholds in the Great Canyon, comrades yet also enemies.
"Old Liu, that's a bit too much. I am the commander of An Hei City's Fourth Legion. If An Hei City has issues, how can my Fourth Legion stand idly by? Moreover, your actions have far surpassed the rebellion of other young masters. You've even colluded with the humans."
"Your actions are no longer rebellion, but treason."
"If Fifth Young Master becomes the City Lord of our An Hei City, will our An Hei City then become a vassal of these humans?"
In a few sentences, Yi E's voice grew louder, even carrying a tone of righteous indignation.
"Old Yi, you and I both know what schemes you have in mind. There's no need to speak so righteously. My eldest brother has been in power for just over half a year. You should be clear about his performance during this period. Do you truly believe he will be as you imagine?"
Liu Ye sneered, slowly unstrapping the dark longbow from his back. Yi E, likewise, raised his battle sword and stared at Liu Ye without speaking. Instantly, the entire plaza was filled with a murderous aura.
"Do these trash really think they can block my path?" Just as the murderous aura reached its peak, An Chen Yu, who had been riding a black tiger, spoke indifferently and slowly advanced, stopping a few dozen meters before Yi E.
He held the hilt of his great saber with one hand, its blade dragging slowly across the ground, creating sparks.
"Fifth Young Master?"
Yi E was uncertain, as the person before him was vastly different from the past image and personality of the Fifth Young Master. While the former An Chen Yu was cold, he wasn't to this extent, appearing as if nothing concerned him, not even willing to speak much.
"I am now an 'Yi Ren' military general. My master has promised me that if I unify the Eight Great Divine Cities, he will grant me an opportunity to transmute from virtual to real. He has given me a quota of one thousand such opportunities. If you follow me, I can give you two!"
An Chen Yu looked at him coldly. Time was limited, and he truly didn't want to waste more time with these people.
"Yi Ren? What is 'Yi Ren'?"
Yi E was taken aback.
The Divine Cities, as the highest-level maps in the Tenth Universe, had not yet been explored by any players, so they had no knowledge of what 'Yi Ren' were.
"I cannot explain it clearly. If you must find something similar, it is like an 'Awakened One.' Awakened Ones are similar to the current 'Yi Ren' after their awakening. I will give you one minute to consider. If you have no answer after one minute, I will show no mercy!" An Chen Yu said, his aura surging wildly.
This aura...
Both Yi E and Liu Ye were deeply shocked. They found that the aura erupting from An Chen Yu made even their seventh-tier strength feel suffocating.
"Tenth tier? Impossible, how can you be so powerful?"
Tenth tier was a realm that no one in An Hei City had ever reached. The highest strength recorded throughout the years was only ninth tier. Otherwise, An Hei City's ranking could have rivaled Divine Domain.
However, An Chen Yu shook his head.
Tenth tier? If this was his strength, how could his master have sent him back to unify the Eight Great Divine Cities?
According to his master, his attribute points, excluding true qi, had all surpassed the trillion threshold, breaking the tenth-tier barrier. Even his other three attributes had reached the highest level of the Divine Cities, the twelfth tier. However, due to his abysmal true qi, his overall strength was only around the eleventh tier.
Eleventh tier, in a place like An Hei City, where even tenth tier was unattainable, was an existence of absolute dominance.
One minute, long or short.
"Yi E, don't you want to escape the fate of being a pawn? This is the best opportunity." Liu Ye suddenly spoke. He had also been shocked by An Chen Yu's promise, so he didn't care whether An Chen Yu was genuine or not.
"Time is up, so what is your answer?!" At this moment, An Chen Yu was filled with a dense dark energy, even possessing an inexplicable connection to the endless lava outside An Hei City.
This...
Yi E's face was filled with struggle, but his son, Yi An, was the first to jump off his warhorse and kneel before An Chen Yu's black tiger.
"Your subordinate Yi An pays respects to Master!"
Seeing this, Yi E reluctantly jumped off his horse and knelt before An Chen Yu.
"Get up. Do you think my elder brother would be so generous? We are under the city walls, where all the defensive structures can attack. When you and I fight, he will list the Third Legion as enemies in the Qi Tian Tower and then open the city's automated defenses, prioritizing the elimination of my Fourth Legion."
"However, by then, your Fourth Legion would have likely suffered considerable losses. He will then list the Fourth Legion as enemies. How many do you think of your Fourth Legion can escape?"
An Chen Yu looked coldly at the dark city walls, simultaneously sending them the Heavenly Dao Contract.
The two kneeling on the ground instantly broke out in a cold sweat. At the time, they had been so excited by the benefits promised by An Chen Shang that they had accepted An Chen Shang's orders to intercept the Third Legion without much thought.
"This An Chen Shang is too insidious!"
"If he weren't insidious, how could he have risen to power so quickly?"
Just as An Chen Yu was preparing to give the order to attack, another army of tens of thousands arrived from the rear and, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the Third Legion, slowly approached An Chen Yu.
"Your subordinate An Chen Yi pays respects to Your Highness! I am late, please punish me, Your Highness!"
An Chen Yi!