Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7300

Chapter 7214: Azure Fish and Jade Ink

In the blink of an eye, the three figures arrived at the Heavenly Eight War God Palace simultaneously and entered the front hall, standing before Li Tianming.

Among this group was a woman without facial features, her entire body as white as jade.

Judging from her appearance, unique to the Wuxiang Jade Clan, she was the Ghost God Vice General named Yu Mo.

There was also a slender, graceful woman in a blue dress with delicate willow-leaf eyebrows.

Although she was beautiful and had a graceful figure, in terms of strength and aura, she was far inferior to the two vice generals accompanying her.

“This should be Jiang Yu, Jiu Yang’s woman. Jiu Yang didn’t respond to the summons himself, but instead sent her,” Aurora slowly introduced to Li Tianming.

The last one to enter the Heavenly Eight War God Palace was Wei Qingyu, who possessed a crystal of the living world between her brows, was older in comparison, and had the strongest power of the God of the Universe.

He was dressed in a blue robe, and although he appeared middle-aged, his handsome face and faint smile suggested a gentle and approachable nature.

However, despite this outward appearance, Li Tianming, the newly appointed War God, was not greeted with proper etiquette upon his arrival at the Heavenly Emperor’s Great Wall.

Therefore, it was clear that the three deputy generals were not willingly submitting to Li Tianming. While things appeared normal at the moment, their true thoughts remained unclear.

At this moment, Li Tianming stood beside the War God Bell, his expression indifferent as he looked at the people in the front hall of the War God Palace.

His gaze shifted slightly downwards, calmly surveying the three, finally settling on Jiang Yu.

Everyone noticed this scene, and the atmosphere became momentarily silent; a pin drop could be heard in the Heavenly Eight War God Palace.

Wei Qingyu’s eyes seemed to show a renewed interest, and her smile deepened.

The Illusion Goddess frowned, first looking at Jiang Yu, then at Li Tianming, and asked in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Li Tianming nodded slightly, tacitly agreeing.

Then, the female border general, Huan Shen, narrowed her eyes and looked at Jiang Yu, saying, “Commander Jiang, War God Li summoned the three deputy generals but didn’t ring the War God Bell four times. Why have you, as a commander, come to pay your respects?”

She knew why he had come, but she still asked this question, not directly stating that he was “paying his respects on behalf of Li Tianming.”

This was also Li Tianming’s intention.

Jiang Yu looked up, cupped his hands, and bowed slightly, saying, “Reporting to Border General Chan Yu, I am here to pay my respects to War God Li on behalf of my husband. We are of one mind; any orders will be relayed absolutely perfectly. Please rest assured.”

Chan Yu was the name of the female border general beside Li Tianming.

“Military matters are not child’s play. Special cases are understandable, but you can’t just leave the newly appointed War God without even a reason, can you?” Chan Yu frowned.

“General Chanyu, please don’t be anxious. There’s a reason for this,” Jiang Yu said softly. “Deputy General Jiuyang, who is also my husband, is stationed at the front lines defending against the ancient demons. It’s truly inconvenient for him to return to the War God Palace to pay his respects. After all, the safety of the Heavenly Emperor’s Great Wall should be the top priority. This is unavoidable…”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions varied, and some exchanged bewildered glances.

Wei Qingyu smiled, her eyes flickering slightly, lost in thought.

Yu Mo, the deputy general of the Wuxiang Jade Clan, was born without facial features, making it even more difficult to discern his expression. He remained silent.

In reality, if the war were truly urgent, the matter of someone paying respects on his behalf could indeed be discussed.

Jiang Yu’s words were almost watertight, prioritizing the safety of the defensive line, effectively silencing any objections, leaving no room for rebuttal.

However, in many places in the Eighth Segment of the Heavenly Character, Yin Chen was present. Li Tianming knew through Yin Chen that there were no ancient demons invading from the outside.

As Wei Qingyu and the others had been at the Heavenly Emperor’s Great Wall for so long, they were certainly well aware of the situation.

Therefore, no one present believed their explanation.

However, compared to Wei Qingyu and the others’ spectatorship, they were even more surprised that Li Tianming was also fully aware of the situation, rendering their argument useless.

“This Jiuyang is simply trying to leave us hanging. How can a deputy general be so casual? His attitude is worse than the other two; at least they responded to the War God Bell and came to pay their respects,” Sui Shenyao said, somewhat indignant on Li Tianming’s behalf.

“If we really encounter an emergency military situation, ignoring the War God Bell like this will only delay our chances of victory. This person is indeed being too arrogant…” Even Jiguang expressed his dissatisfaction.

Facing the crowd, Li Tianming did not comment on the matter, but slowly said,

“Gentlemen, I have been appointed by the Supreme Emperor Ancestor Society to assume the position of War God. I have summoned you all to the War God Hall today to get acquainted and to go through the formalities of my appointment.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Qingyu and the other two bowed slightly.

Wei Qingyu smiled and said, “I had heard of your reputation as Governor before I heard of War God Li’s appointment. Now that I have met you in person, I find that you are indeed a peerless hero.”

Yu Mo remained silent, only cupping his fists and saying, “Greetings, War God Li.”

Li Tianming looked at Wei Qingyu and said calmly, “Since I have summoned you all to witness this, now that I have assumed the position of War God, I should naturally prioritize the Demon Extermination Plan. The past is gone, and the Emperor Heaven Plan can only be relegated to a secondary position.”

“Both plans are for the benefit of the Heavenly Emperor Sect. I am quite curious, War God Li, with your powerful background and invincible presence in the Emperor Heaven Plan, why did you choose to come here?” Wei Qingyu asked with a smile.

“The Supreme God Ancestor Society chose me, so I came.” Li Tianming raised an eyebrow slightly. “Could it be that Vice General Wei has the ability to reject the Supreme God Ancestor Society’s assignment?”

“War God Li is joking. I wouldn’t dare to speak so presumptuously.” Wei Qingyu’s expression changed for a moment, but she quickly regained her smile.

“There’s another matter. Previously, the Heavenly Eight Demon Army didn’t have a War God in office, so the core of the ‘Sword Dragon Great Wall Demon-Slaying Formation’ was divided into three parts and given to several people to manage. Now that I have taken over the position of War God, when do you plan to return it?” Li Tianming said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Wei Qingyu and Yu Mo exchanged glances secretly.

Their movements were so subtle that even General Chanyu didn’t notice, but Li Tianming’s glint in his eyes was completely absorbed.

“Reporting to War God Li,” Wei Qingyu spoke first, respectfully saying, “The battle at the front is intense recently, and a major war could break out at any moment, making a handover inconvenient. If this Dao Array Core is given to War God Li, he may not be proficient enough in its use since he has only recently mastered it, and any accidents could lead to more losses than gains.”

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present observed Li Tianming’s reaction.

Li Tianming seemed to be patiently waiting for her reply before asking, “Then, in your opinion, when would be the best time to return the Dao Array Core to its rightful place?”

“Naturally, it would be safer for us to present it after this battle is over. At that time, we would avoid too many unexpected events and wouldn’t have to worry about delaying our operations, making it the most appropriate time,” Wei Qingyu said with a smile.

At this moment, everyone present tensed slightly, especially Jiang Yu, who represented Jiuyang, and his deputy, Yu Mo.

Chanyu, standing beside Li Tianming, was slightly calmer, but also very curious and somewhat anticipating Li Tianming’s reaction.

The entire room fell silent, and even Wei Qingyu’s smile became somewhat stiff.