Yuan’s Ascension

"Eldritch General?" Wu Yuan was taken aback.

"You single-handedly defeated a thousand-man battalion of the Blazing Fire Immortal Army and slew an Immortal General," Hou Ming exclaimed. "Senior Hou Feng, if you're not an Eldritch General, who else is?"

"I'm still just an Eldritch Warrior," Wu Yuan shook his head.

"In our eldritch race, it’s one’s strength that determines one’s rank, not specific cultivation phase. It's just incredibly difficult for an Eldritch Warrior to unleash the power of an Eldritch General," Hou Quan's eyes were filled with admiration.

"Moreover, Senior Hou Feng, you didn't just display Eldritch General-level power, you even defeated an Immortal General. Killing an enemy from a higher cultivation phase is a legendary feat across all of Huanggu.

This level of strength would be considered formidable even among Eldritch Generals. You'd be granted the title of Eldritch General in any high-tier tribe," Hou Quan said with utmost seriousness.

Wu Yuan smiled.

A legendary feat across all of Huanggu? He wasn’t wrong. In the vast expanse of the Greenridge Macrocosm, such geniuses emerged in every era, but that was because the macrocosm was so immense, with tens of millions of immortal continents.

If one were to focus on a single immortal continent, a Shambhala cultivator killing a Void Refiner cultivator would indeed be a legendary feat. Thus, Wu Yuan didn't bother arguing further.

"You need not call me Senior. I might not be older than you. I've only been cultivating for a little over a hundred years," Wu Yuan smiled. "You can still call me Brother Hou Feng."

"What?"

"A little over a hundred years."

"Really?" Hou Quan, Hou Ming, and the others were completely stunned. Even the youngest among the six Eldritch Warriors, Hou Quan, had been cultivating for over two hundred years, and that was with the boost from his Archeldritch bloodline.

As for the other Eldritch Warriors? The oldest, Hou Ming, had been cultivating for over a thousand years.

What kind of monstrous prodigy was this?

"Cultivating for a little over a hundred years, and killing an Immortal General as an Eldritch Warrior?" Hou Ming exclaimed. "Has our Huanggu eldritch race ever produced such a genius in its millions of years of history?"

Several Eldritch Warriors revealed astonished expressions.

The history of the Huanggu eldritch race? Normally, they just drank, cultivated, and patrolled eldritch territories. When had they ever considered such questions?

"Brother Hou Feng," Hou Quan hesitated before asking, "What you displayed earlier was a Dao Field, right?"

As the highest-level cultivator among the six Eldritch Warriors, he could vaguely discern this.

Dao Field? The other Eldritch Warriors all looked at Wu Yuan in shock.

"Mm, I suppose so," Wu Yuan nodded.

The saber technique and domain power he had displayed earlier were based on the third-level True Intent stage of the Celestial Body Dao. It was equivalent to the third-level Dao Field stage of a Lesser Law. His Dao comprehension could rival that of a peak Earth Immortal.

Wu Yuan had carefully considered his plan. He didn't have that much time to slowly integrate himself into the world. A thousand years sounded long, but it wasn't really that long.

If he wanted to walk the path of a super genius, he needed to reveal some of his strength.

As for reaching the True Intent stage of two Intermediate Laws, Wu Yuan didn't plan to reveal that yet. Such a genius would be too outrageous.

For the Huanggu eldritch race, his current talent was already monstrous.

"It's really a Dao Field?"

"Even the strongest Eldritch General has likely only reached the ninth-level True Intent stage."

"This! No wonder he could kill an Immortal General."

"Dao comprehension rivaling an Earth Eldritch?" These Eldritch Warriors were completely dumbfounded. Wu Yuan's level of talent had exceeded their understanding.

"Brother Hou Feng," Hou Quan suddenly asked, "In the future, you'll likely become a High Eldritch."

High Eldritch? Wu Yuan simply smiled in reply.

But the other Eldritch Warriors were stunned by his words. To be a High Eldritch was to reach the pinnacle of strength in Huanggu.

…

"The immortal army battalion that destroyed your Zhu Fu Tribe has been completely wiped out by Senior Hou Feng," an Eldritch Warrior flew down and said in a low voice. "Even the Immortal General leading them was killed. Your vengeance has been exacted.

Wait here patiently for now. An Eldritch General will arrive with battleships to take you to the nearest Fire Eldritch tribe," the tall Eldritch Warrior explained.

"Immortal General?"

"Senior Hou Feng single-handedly killed an Immortal General just now?" In the valley, the thousand or so members of the Zhu Fu Tribe were equally shocked, excited, and joyful. Many of them were even moved to tears, weeping out loud.

After hearing the accounts from the two Eldritch Warriors, they all knew that Senior Hou Feng had already helped them take revenge.

"Zhu Yi, did you hear that?" The elderly man in beast hide grabbed her shoulders, his eyes welling up. "We've been avenged. Senior Hou Feng avenged us, killing all those immortal race bastards!”

"Avenged?" Zhu Yi seemed somewhat dazed, her eyes also reddening. "Father, Mother, Chieftain, Grandfather... your deaths have been avenged."

"No wonder Senior Hou Feng was so calm throughout our journey. He actually possesses such strength, perhaps he's an Eldritch General or even an Earth Eldritch," the elderly man in beast hide said solemnly.

"Zhu Yi, we're not qualified to thank Senior Hou Feng. But in the future, when you've made progress in your cultivation, you must repay this debt of gratitude to Senior Hou Feng," the elderly man instructed.

"Mm." Zhu Yi's eyes gazed at the towering figure in the sky with a saber on his back. "Senior Hou Feng? Of the Earth Eldritch lineage?"

…

Ten billion li from where Wu Yuan, Hou Ming, Hou Quan, and the others waited stood an enormous city over three hundred thousand li in diameter. Countless immortal cultivators of various races were either building the city or exchanging pointers with each other.

Above the city floated a hall, guarded and patrolled by numerous immortal guards.

Hmm? Yu Yue is dead? The entire immortal army battalion was wiped out in an instant? At the far end of the hall, a jade platform held a young man dressed in regal purple robes. His face was adorned with shimmering scales, and two majestic dragon horns crowned his head.

His eyes snapped open.

Long Chang, an Earth Immortal entrusted with overseeing this region on behalf of the Immortal Court, wielded considerable authority. His high status granted him direct access to the Imperial Majesties, and he commanded a vast immortal army.

With hundreds of Immortal Generals under his leadership, and more continually emerging, the loss of a single General held little significance for him.

Positioned at the front lines of the war between the eldritch and immortal races, his immortal city periodically faced the loss of Immortal Generals.

But what concerned him was the message Yu Yue had sent before his death: "My killer, an Eldritch Warrior, uses saber techniques, and is of the Earth Eldritch lineage."

The immortal race's communication methods were still rather crude, unable to transmit specific battle imagery over a distance of a billion li.

In the brief moment between life and death, he was only able to send this short text message. Even so, this simple message was enough to shock Earth Immortal Long Chang.

Yu Yue is dead. He was quite loyal, and if he wanted the immortal race to avenge him, he wouldn't have lied. Earth Immortal Long Chang quickly pondered.

An Eldritch Warrior? Even if he’s at the peak stage of the Eldritch Warrior cultivation phase, for him to successfully kill an Immortal General? Was he alone, or were there other Eldritch Generals distracting Yu Yue?

Even if other Eldritch Generals were distracting Yu Yue, for this Eldritch Warrior to participate in a battle at this level, his strength must be terrifying, definitely reaching the Eldritch General level, with extremely deep Dao comprehension. Earth Immortal Long Chang thought to himself.

As long as the intelligence is accurate, it indicates that this Eldritch Warrior has the potential to become a High Eldritch.

High Eldritch!

For the immortal race, the birth of each High Eldritch in the eldritch race was monumental news that could affect the course of the war between the two races.

It's just a pity. We don't know this Eldritch Warrior's name or specific tribe, only that he's of the Earth Eldritch lineage and currently at the Eldritch Warrior level of cultivation. Earth Immortal Long Chang shook his head slightly.

Earth Eldritch lineage? The nearest high-tier Earth Eldritch tribe would be the Hou Cheng Tribe.

The Hou Cheng Tribe was also the biggest threat to his Long Chang Immortal City, and the two sides had clashed many times. Long Chang Immortal City had been attacked several times.

Hmm, I'll first order my spies to gather intelligence on the Hou Cheng Tribe. Earth Immortal Long Chang mused to himself.

However, I don't have enough resources. Even if we want to eliminate this great threat preemptively, it's not up to me. I'll report this to Heavenly Pillar Mountain and let the High Immortals decide. Earth Immortal Long Chang muttered to himself.

Although he had cultivated a mana body, the mana body cultivation methods in Huanggu world were still imperfect, and his mana body only possessed 30% of his true self's strength. With such rudimentary mana body teachings, it would take at least ten thousand years to cultivate another mana body if his current one were to perish.

How long was an Earth Immortal's lifespan in total? Only ninety thousand years. Naturally, Earth Immortal Long Chang was unwilling to take such a risk.

I'll investigate the situation a bit and then report it. That should be enough to fulfill my duty. Earth Immortal Long Chang thought to himself.

Whether the High Immortals care or not, it's none of my business.

If the sky falls, the Imperial Majesty and the others will naturally hold it up.

…

In the forest, Wu Yuan, Hou Ming, and the others didn't have to wait long. Soon, two black eldritch battleships cut through the air currents and hovered above them.

Dozens of figures rushed over, most of them Eldritch Warriors. Leading them was a bald elderly man with a rather powerful aura, a black snake wrapped around each of his arms.

"Hou Ming, Hou Quan, well done." Before he reached them, the bald elderly man's booming voice had already echoed throughout the mountain forest.

"Eldritch General Hou She."

"General She," Hou Ming, Hou Quan, and the others smiled as they greeted the bald elderly man.

Eldritch General? Sixth-stage Elysian Field phase? Wu Yuan sensed the aura of the bald elderly man and stepped forward.

Hou Ming, Hou Quan, and the others escorted the bald elderly man towards Wu Yuan, while the other dozens of Eldritch Warriors began to assist the thousand members of the Zhu Fu Tribe onto the battleship.

"Eldritch General, this is Hou Feng," Hou Quan introduced proactively. "His strength is truly terrifying, surpassing even some of the legendary peerless geniuses in our tribe's history."

"Eldritch General," Wu Yuan bowed slightly.

"Hou Feng, my young friend, there's no need for such formalities. I've heard all about your exploits from Hou Quan and the others. Your strength likely surpasses my own," the bald elderly man chuckled as he approached. "I am unworthy of such a show of respect."

Suddenly, the two large snakes coiled around Eldritch General Hou She's arms abruptly retracted their heads, their bodies trembling subtly as they stared at Wu Yuan. It seemed as if they had sensed some terrifying presence.

This scene not only startled the many Eldritch Warriors, but even Eldritch General Hou She was taken aback. He asked carefully, "Hou Feng, is your lifebound eldritch beast also a powerful serpent?"

"Indeed," Wu Yuan smiled. "Pardon me, Eldritch General. Little Black, come out and greet your kin."

Whoosh~ A small, winged snake immediately darted out from behind Wu Yuan's battle armor. Its triangular head was raised high, its forked tongue flicking in and out.

A surge of overwhelming aura spread from Little Black's body, causing everyone to pale slightly.

Little Black's eyes gleamed with a hint of disdain as it glanced at the two large snakes nearby, as if it didn't want to communicate with them.

The moment Little Black appeared, Eldritch General Hou She's two large snakes cowered in fear, lowering their heads like common subjects kneeling before a king.

"Wings... This is a divine snake? It truly is a divine snake." Eldritch General Hou She's expression revealed a trace of shock.

His way he looked at Wu Yuan completely changed. Any lingering doubt he might have had vanished like smoke in the wind.

"Divine snake?"

"Could it be the legendary Teng Snake that accompanied the Earth Archeldritch?" The other Eldritch Warriors' faces were filled with astonishment.

They were all of the Earth Eldritch lineage, and had grown up hearing tales of the Earth Archeldritch.

"There's no mistaking it," Eldritch General Hou She said in a low voice. He turned to Wu Yuan and asked, "Hou Feng, where did you obtain this Teng Snake?"

"It was bestowed by the heavens," Wu Yuan replied. "While I was cultivating, Little Black suddenly appeared by my side. It naturally fused with my soul chamber, becoming my lifebound eldritch beast."

"A divine snake bestowed by the heavens?" Eldritch General Hou She was stunned.