Volume 42, Chapter 576.2: One on Ten! (1/2)

Then, Ju Zi looked over to Zhongli Wu and asked, “Military supervisor, what do you think about this?”

Zhongli Wu said, “Logically speaking, what they have said is entirely correct. All war spoils should be kept by the empire.”

As he finished his sentence, he scanned the Class 9 soul engineers with his cold gaze. The Class 9 soul engineers who fell under his gaze revealed an awkward expression. Even though they were all extremely powerful, they were still a little fearful of the Leader of the Holy Ghost Church.

“However!” It was within everyone’s expectation that Zhongli Wu would not stop at that sentence. “Since Huo Yuhao dares to challenge us, he must possess some special abilities. He is known to be adept at concealing himself, and seems to possess extremely powerful fighting abilities. He can also evade attacks from soul tools extremely well. Hence, it might be better for soul masters to go up against him rather than soul engineers. From the soul power fluctuations he has exhibited so far, I don’t think he has become a Transcendent Douluo. After all, he is only a bit more than twenty years old. Among the two items which he has shown us, the short dagger is an ice-type godly weapon. I believe everyone has seen how powerful it is, and I agree that it should belong to the empire. As for the other item, I am certain that it is a spectral creature. It doesn’t have any direct use for our country. I believe that it can only be controlled by the Holy Ghost Church. We are the only ones capable of harnessing its power for the betterment of the empire.”

One of the Class 9 soul engineers who was formerly addressed by Ju Zi as Elder Su stood out and exclaimed, “Does this mean that our military supervisor plans to keep the war spoils for himself?”

Zhongli Wu stood up straight as he attempted to intimidate the others with his imposing figure. “Of course I will not be taking the spectral creature without contributing anything. I believe everyone here treasures his or her life a lot. No one would willingly put their lives on the line to fight to the death with Huo Yuhao. In that case, why not allow the Holy Ghost Church to be the main fighting force for the challenge against Huo Yuhao? As long as we can defeat him, it should make sense for us to take away one of the items which are not directly useful for the country. Isn’t that right, Marshal?”

He did not even look the Class 9 soul engineers in the eyes as he turned around to look at Ju Zi.

Ju Zi looked at Zhongli Wu as a thought formed in her head. Yuhao! Yuhao! You have really made a brilliant move this time around! Everything seems to be going according to your plans! It seems like you have predicted what Zhongli Wu would do. If not, you would never have flashed that item to tempt him. In that case, there’s no reason why I shouldn’t assist you to take on our common enemy. However, are you really confident that you can defeat them?

As Ju Zi thought about it, she nodded gently. “Alright. Since the military supervisor has agreed to take on this responsibility, I shall hand this battle over to him. However, this battle concerns the pride of our army. At the same time, it also concerns the arrangement of our military strategy. Hence, there is no room for failure. Military supervisor, are you ready to receive an official military order?”

“Huh?” Zhongli Wu was caught off guard by Ju Zi’s words. An official military order? What was an official military order? When a person did not manage to achieve what was stated in an official military order, he or she would have to be punished by military law. This was something that was usually given only for tasks which were extremely important. Zhongli Wu did not expect Ju Zi to ask him to receive an official military order. It was apparent that she did not want him to lay his hands on the powerful spectral creature.

However, Zhongli Wu was not overly concerned about receiving an official military order. After all, Huo Yuhao was so much younger than him. He felt that he had been foolish to challenge them. In fact, he believed that it was laughable for him to propose such a battle format. Zhongli Wu felt that Huo Yuhao would not stand a chance against the power of the Holy Ghost Church. If the Holy Ghost Church were to fail, he believed he would have failed as their Leader.

Under the intense scrutiny of the surrounding Class 9 soul engineers, Zhongli Wu nodded slowly and said, “Sure, I will now take on your official military order. I am willing to be punished by military law if I fail to defeat Huo Yuhao with my people from the Holy Ghost Church!”

Very soon, under the supervision of the other people in the tent, Zhongli Wu penned down the official military order. Even as the Imperial Tutor and the military supervisor, he could not amend it once it had been issued. No one was exempted from this rule.

Ju Zi nodded and said, “Alright. In that case, I wish you good luck, and that you will return victorious.”

“Hmph!” Zhongli Wu released an angry grunt as he waved his sleeve and left the Commander’s Tent furiously. Following which, the evil soul masters which had followed him into the tent left behind him.

After watching him leave, Elder Su and the other Class 9 soul engineers quickly crowded over to Ju Zi’s side.

Elder Su said, “Marshal, are we really going to allow those evil soul masters to deal with Huo Yuhao? The aura released by the spectral creature is really frightening. Even though we don’t know where it comes from, the Holy Ghost Church will definitely become a lot stronger if it were to fall into Zhongli Wu’s hands!”

The other Class 9 soul engineers were also visibly worried about the possible disaster that could happen.