At the same time, the war department was also in complete chaos, with no leader left and the organization having lost its backbone.
"Impossible, how could you die?" Ri Jiu looked incredulous. According to the High Priest, Gu Yu was... impossible to die.
"What do we do now?" Li Zhiran asked Lu Yun. Without Gu Yu, the war division was like a tiger without teeth. Moreover, the sudden appearance of the war division affected the interests of too many people. When Gu Yu was alive, those people dared not do anything, but now that Gu Yu is dead, they have no more scruples. I'm afraid it won't be long before the entire war division is divided up and ceases to exist.
"Is he really dead?" Lu Yun frowned. He couldn't believe that a genius like Gu Yu had died so young.
“Minister Shi’s order was given personally, so it can’t be fake,” Li Zhiran said.
"Big brother! Waaah..." Qian Duoduo burst into tears upon hearing this.
“He won’t die.” Just then, Ri Jiu walked in.
"Who are you?" Lu Yun and Li Zhiran became wary upon seeing Ri Jiu.
“I am your gang leader’s lover. My name is Ri Jiu, and this chubby boy can testify to that.” Ri Jiu said, looking at Lu Yun and Li Zhiran who were staring at her menacingly.
"A lover?" Li Zhiran frowned. The woman before him was so captivating; she was actually Gu Yu's lover. This...
"A mistress?" Lu Yun frowned as well.
“A mistress is a mistress, being a mistress doesn’t sound good!” Ri Jiu said when she heard Lu Yun use the word “mistress.” “Besides, Xu Ling’er hasn’t married your gang leader yet. Maybe one day I will officially become your gang leader’s wife.”
"Qian Duoduo, is what she said true?" Lu Yun and Li Zhiran asked with skepticism.
“He does know my older brother, but…” Qian Duoduo wiped away her tears, “I don’t know the specifics, they… had a past…”
"What happened?" Lu Yun asked, frowning. Qian Duoduo was speaking haltingly.
“Of course I slept in,” Rijiu said dismissively.
"Hmm?" Lu Yun and Li Zhiran exchanged a glance upon hearing this.
"Are you sure my older brother is still alive?" Qian Duoduo asked, staring at Ri Jiu.
“With your elder brother’s exceptional talent, how could he die so easily? Now, all we need to do is guard the battle camp and wait for his return,” Ri Jiu replied. Gu Yu was dead? Impossible. Ri Jiu didn’t believe it. Most importantly, she believed that the High Priest wouldn’t make a mistake.
"Tu Shan Ri Jiu, I can grasp your fate, but I really cannot predict that person's fate. However, as long as you get close to him, my Tu Shan clan will not be destroyed. You must remember this."
"We will guard the battle camp and wait for the gang leader to return." Lu Yun said, clenching his fist. Whether Ri Jiu's words were true or false, they had to believe them. From the moment they came to find Gu Yu, their fates were tied to Gu Yu's.
“Gu Yu’s actions are too domineering. I’m afraid other gangs and certain individuals are preparing to take advantage of the situation. The former Brotherhood Alliance is a prime example of this. Therefore, I will be stationed at the War Department,” Ri Jiu said.
"What is your current cultivation level?" To intimidate others, one would need at least the strength of three or four cones. Lu Yun and the others did not know Ri Jiu's cultivation level, so they asked.
"Don't worry, I'm confident in protecting my man's war zone," Ri Jiu said to Lu Yun and Li Zhiran.
But no sooner had he finished speaking than a commotion broke out outside.
"War Department, you have one hour to disband and join my Heroes' Gathering." A young man, accompanied by several 12th-rank Grandmasters, spoke with an arrogant air.
Everyone knows the strength of the War Division. Apart from Gu Yu, who is unfathomable, the strength of the others is terrible. They don't even have a single vertebra. Feng Bingyang, with his single vertebra strength, is definitely a cut above the rest.
"Feng Bingyang?" Lu Yun and Li Zhiran were the first to come out. When they saw the person, they frowned. Feng Bingyang was a student from the previous year and the only old student left in the Heroes' Gathering. He had the strength of a First-Rank Master. The reason why the Heroes' Gathering ranked third was not only because of Feng Bingyang, but also because they had more Twelfth-Rank Grandmasters than the White Tiger Sect. The White Tiger Sect only had two, but they had six, most of whom were students from the previous year.
"Tsk tsk tsk...aren't these Lu Yun and Li Zhiran?" Feng Bingyang clicked his tongue when he saw Lu Yun and Li Zhiran appear. "Lackeys, opportunists. It's a pity Gu Yu is dead, hahaha..."
"Feng Bingyang, we keep to ourselves and don't interfere with each other," Lu Yun said coldly.
"Yes! We'll keep to ourselves. Do you know how many elites from my Heroes' Gathering were taken away when the War Department was established? Is your War Department so rich and powerful? Not only do you not charge membership fees, but you also give out Originium every month. By the way, catch that fat guy. That fat guy is the head of the War Department's logistics department. He should have a lot of Originium." Feng Bingyang said greedily.
"Feng Bingyang, are you declaring war?" Lu Yun asked, looking at Feng Bingyang.
"Declare war?" Feng Bingyang looked at Lu Yun with sneer. "You don't deserve it. A few mere 12th-grade Grandmasters are people I can crush with a flick of my wrist."
“You…” Lu Yun’s face was icy cold; a scholar can be killed but not humiliated.
“Lu Yun, you’re going to be Gu Yu’s lackey anyway, so why not be Feng Bingyang’s lackey?” Feng Bingyang said. “Oh, and you, Li Zhiran, I heard you’ve been hurt in love. Why don’t you give it a try with me? I promise I’ll treat you well.”
"You've gone too far." Li Zhiran frowned deeply upon hearing Feng Bingyang's words.
“Heh…” Feng Bingyang sneered, “If you’re not convinced, then come on! Might makes right here.”
"Is that so?" Just then, Ri Jiu slowly walked out, her movements somewhat alluring, her eyes filled with a hint of seductive charm.
When he appeared, Feng Bingyang was stunned. He stared at Ri Jiu like a hungry wolf, his eyes flashing with lust, looking at Ri Jiu's private parts.
"What a beautiful woman, so alluring." Feng Bingyang unconsciously let a trickle of saliva drip from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing Feng Bingyang's appearance, Ri Jiu's lips twitched slightly, and he sneered. Such trash is truly garbage.
"Beautiful lady, who are you?" It took Feng Bingyang a while to come to her senses before she asked Ri Jiu.
“I am the future wife of the leader of the War Department,” Ri Jiu replied.
"What?!" Everyone was stunned. Wasn't the leader of the War Department Gu Yu? Wasn't she Gu Yu's future wife? But the woman next to Gu Yu was clearly an icy woman. How could she have transformed into this sexy beauty so quickly?
this…………
"Scumbag, ptooey!!" These words didn't come from a female student, but from a male student. Xu Ling'er was very pretty, but not long after she left, Gu Yu got together with Ri Jiu in front of him. Why do all the good cabbages end up with pigs? Why are all the beauties with Gu Yu? It's not fair!
"Well said, Gu Yu." Feng Bingyang said through gritted teeth after hearing Ri Jiu's words. Then he looked at Ri Jiu again. "Beautiful lady, I don't mind what you and Gu Yu are like. As long as you are willing to be with me, you can be the president's wife of my Heroes' Gathering. I am much better than that Gu Yu. He is dead and not even as good as a piece of trash. You can't be a widow for a dead man!"
Rijiu covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "I certainly won't remain a widow for a dead person, but I also look down on a good-for-nothing."
As she spoke, Ri Jiu appeared in front of Feng Bingyang in an instant. Her eyes suddenly turned pink. When Feng Bingyang's eyes met hers, she immediately became stunned, as if someone had taken her mind.
"Kneel down." Ri Jiu's lips twitched slightly. Others couldn't hear what she said, but Feng Bingyang heard it clearly and knelt down without resistance.
Everyone was shocked to see this. What was going on?
Upon seeing this, the several 12th-grade Grandmasters brought by Feng Bingyang immediately rushed towards Ri Jiu.
With a wave of his arm, Rijiu unleashed a surge of power, sending several people flying backward, spitting blood and becoming utterly exhausted.
"What is her cultivation level?" Li Zhiran was shocked when she saw this scene, and Lu Yun was equally shocked.
The 12th-grade Grandmasters that Feng Bingyang brought were no match for him and Li Zhiran. In fact, he could defeat several of them by himself, though it would be far from easy for him, and he would definitely get injured. But in front of Ri Jiu, the opponent seemed to be as light as a feather, easily defeated and powerless to resist.
The woman before him was terrifying. Fortunately, she was Gu Yu's future wife; otherwise, it would have been a disaster.
“I’d say you’re worse than a pig or a dog…” Ri Jiu said to Feng Bingyang. The next second, Feng Bingyang suddenly started kowtowing and said loudly.
“I, Feng Bingyang, am worse than a pig or a dog. I shouldn’t have offended Gu Yu. I deserve to die. I will never dare to do it again…”
Feng Bingyang's actions puzzled everyone. Just moments ago, Feng Bingyang was extremely arrogant, but now she was kowtowing and admitting her mistakes. This method was terrifying, and it made everyone look at Ri Jiu with some fear.
"See? This is what happens to invading forces. I don't care who you are, I'll make you kowtow and admit your mistakes," Ri Jiu said to those around her.
"Let's go." After saying this, Ri Jiu turned to Lu Yun and Li Zhiran and was about to leave. Just then, Feng Bingyang's dazed eyes gradually regained their clarity. He saw what he had done and was immediately filled with embarrassment and anger.
"You bitch, you whore, I'll fucking kill you!" Feng Bingyang charged towards Ri Jiu in an instant. His aura surged, and a golden primordial spirit appeared behind him. The terrifying aura caused the people around him to retreat.
"Be careful." Lu Yun and Li Zhiran sensed Feng Bingyang rushing towards Ri Jiu from behind and their expressions changed slightly as they warned him.
"It seems you really are courting death." Ri Jiu was not flustered; her usually alluring eyes flashed with murderous intent.
An oppressive force instantly emanated from her body, and a golden, fluffy tail lashed out at the charging Feng Bingyang, who was sent flying by the force.
His imposing aura vanished instantly, and he crashed into the ground like a cannonball, motionless.
"I don't care what some of you are up to. With me in charge of the War Department, you can forget about it." Ri Jiu said to the surrounding crowd again. Would Feng Bingyang, a mere one-iece warrior, dare to act like this? Even if Gu Yu is dead, the War Department is just a rabble. Do you think the Divine Dynasty can swallow it up? Even the White Tiger Gate is not a match for the Gathering of Heroes!
It's obvious that Feng Bingyang was acting on someone's orders to dare to step forward like this.
With Riju in charge, the battle division remained relatively stable for the time being, and no one caused any more trouble.
However, at this moment, an uninvited guest arrived in the Brotherhood. He was dressed in white, with gray hair, but his face was still youthful, a typical case of premature graying.
"My name is Sima Wentian, and I come from the Sima family. Your brothers' alliance is leaderless, so today you will be under my command, Sima Wentian. I guarantee that no one else will bully you," Sima Wentian said.
"May I ask what your current cultivation level is?" Li Jie, the leader of the Brotherhood Alliance, asked. The Brotherhood Alliance was indeed in a very difficult situation in the Dragon Division. Everyone was bullying them. Seeing the Cloud Gate and Jade Maiden Gate join the War Division, Li Jie had the same idea. However, before he could go to the War Division, he heard the news that Gu Yu had been killed, which immediately gave him a headache again.
“Hehe…” Sima Wentian chuckled, and then an aura emanated from him. Li Jie’s expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, “My Brotherhood is willing to become your subordinate, Alliance Leader Sima.”
"Very good!" Sima Wentian was very satisfied with Li Jie's performance.
"Gather the troops, I'm going to meet with the Dragon Soaring Society," Sima Wentian said.
“Rijiu, very good.” At this moment, a young man said with a frown, “Since we can’t take down the War Department, then let’s take down the Dragon Soaring Society.”
Inside the Origin Qi cultivation room, Ma Li closed his eyes tightly. Streams of Qi emanated from his body, and in the next second, the Qi became several times stronger. Behind him, a golden dragon coiled out. The golden dragon's body became more and more solid, and although it was a dragon, it was getting closer and closer to a real dragon.
“Erzhui.” Ma Li immediately restrained his aura, but a hint of disappointment appeared in his eyes. Although Erzhui’s cultivation was not weak, it was far inferior to Gu Yu’s. He was unwilling to accept it.
He was the protagonist of this era, how could he be overshadowed by Gu Yu? The thought of Gu Yu made him somewhat agitated. Gu Yu had been executed, but he couldn't quite believe it. He always felt that Gu Yu was still alive, and this feeling made him very uncomfortable.
“Ah…” He suddenly roared. In the Dragon Clan, although there were many people stronger than him, if he were their age, he would definitely be much stronger than them. Only Gu Yu, who was about the same age as him, was terrifyingly strong.
He was somewhat agitated, especially after seeing Lu Yao go to Gu Yu that day. He heard every word they said clearly, and he was furious, extremely furious.
"Gu Yu, this era belongs to me, and she belongs to me too. You can't take her away."
The next second, he suddenly spoke to the dragon source within his body.
"I command you to merge into my primordial spirit."
“No.” Upon hearing Ma Li’s words, Jiaolongyuan shook its head. It still had a chance to be resurrected, but once it merged into Ma Li’s primordial spirit, it would never have another chance to be resurrected.
"You have no choice, Nine Dragons Devouring Technique." Ma Li's eyes suddenly turned blood red, and an evil aura emanated from his body. Now, apart from devouring the source of the Flood Dragon, which could greatly increase his strength, he couldn't think of any other way to become stronger than Gu Yu.
"No...no." Hearing Ma Li's words and feeling the devouring power emanating from Ma Li's body, Jiaolong Yuan trembled. However, it could not stop anything. It had been refined by the Northeast King and injected into Ma Li's body. It could only obey Ma Li, and could not harm or disobey him.
Golden light emanated from Ma Li's body, and the painful cries of the dragon source echoed continuously. However, as time passed, the dragon's cries gradually disappeared, and Ma Li's aura became terrifyingly powerful. His dragon primordial spirit gradually transformed into a golden true dragon.
The golden dragon suddenly opened its mouth wide, and a dragon roar resounded out. At the same time, Ma Li's eyes suddenly opened, and his eyes were full of excitement.
He broke through to the third level. Although he is only at the third level now, if he fights with his primordial spirit, he can rival the general realm. He is stronger than Gu Yu, and he is the protagonist of this era.
At this moment, Gu Yu was sitting in Shi Polu's office. His face had suddenly become extremely ugly, and even his body had become much thinner. He looked like a sickly person.
"No spies have appeared, and the Dragon Clan is in complete disarray." Shi Polu looked at Gu Yu's changed appearance but was not surprised. Instead, he paced back and forth, his mind full of worry.
"The more chaotic the better. Only in chaos will some people be exposed," Gu Yu said dismissively. "By the way, where's Commander Shi?"
Since Gu Yu came to the Dragon Division, he has never seen Commander Shi again.
"He's dead," Shi Polu said.
"Dead?" Gu Yu was stunned. Shi Shuai was dead?
"That damned bastard is utterly useless. I asked him to learn how to manage the Dragon Tribe, but he said he prefers freedom. I told him to hurry up and give me a great-grandson, but he ran off abroad. What a bastard!" Shi Polu cursed. The Dragon Tribe was already giving him a headache, and the mention of Commander Shi was like a powder keg going off.
"Uh!" Gu Yu was taken aback when he saw the furious Shi Polu. "Call him and tell him to come back to the Dragon Division and help me manage the War Division. If it weren't for Ri Jiu, my War Division would have belonged to someone else!"
Gu Yu said that he was very clear about what had happened in the Dragon Division recently. After all, he often went out to observe and even discovered that many hidden figures had appeared. Their strength was not weak. He was afraid that Ri Jiu would not be able to hold on. So after thinking it over, he needed Shi Shuai. Although Shi Shuai's cultivation was not enough to intimidate others, his grandfather was Shi Polu. No one dared to go too far and had to give him some face.
“He won’t be coming back,” Shi Polu said.
"Just tell him I died, and he'll come back," Gu Yu said. Although he and Shi Shuai hadn't known each other for long, they were sworn brothers, and Shi Shuai was Gu Yu's only brother since his rebirth.
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