Chapter 1032: The Black Corrosion of the Sun! I (1/2)
”Great General!”
”Great General!”
”Great General!”
Stentorian cries shook the heavens. At this moment, Duwu Sili was like a god in the eyes of his soldiers. As they cultivated the formation phenomena, all of them had sensed Duwu Sili getting stronger and stronger. With every day that passed, the pressure exuded by his body grew more intense.
Kacrack!
Suddenly, the thundercloud in the center of the formation phenomena unleashed a hot white bolt of lightning that landed right upon Duwu Sili. Electricity hissed and crackled as it surged around his body, but Duwu Sili somehow managed to absorb all this lightning.
One lightning bolt after another cleaved down, and through the power of these lightning bolts, Duwu Sili's strength continued to swell.
After some time, the formation phenomena in the sky began to weaken and Duwu Sili began to slowly open his eyes. His pitch-black Turkic steed slowly brought Duwu Sili down from the skies.
”Hahaha, formation phenomena truly are formidable. In just this little time, my strength has risen once again!”
Duwu Sili slowly raised his head, his eyes sparkling with bright light.
Duwu Sili had reached the Great General level a long time ago, and he had not needed much time to advance from the initial tier of Great Generals to the peak tier. Advancing any further was much more difficult. Duwu Sili had never imagined that his strength could rise even further at a time like this. The thought was simply unthinkable.
Seeing that Duwu Sili had descended, Shamask and Chekun Benba hurriedly went up to welcome him.
”Congratulations, Great General. If you advance another level, then in the future, not even Abu Muslim will be a match for Great General!”
”With the formation phenomena cultivated, the Khagan will definitely greatly reward Milord. Even Great General Wunu Shibi will have to lower his head to Great General!”
Wunu Shibi was the War God of the Western Turks, similar in status to Great General We Tadra Khonglo of Ü-Tsang and Wang Zhongsi of the Great Tang. Amongst the Western Turks, he was also known as the Solar Great General, and he was one of the few existences who exceeded Duwu Sili. Moreover, Duwu Sili had come into conflict with him in the past over military authority.
”Hmph, there's no need for you two to congratulate me. Even with my current level of strength, defeating Wunu Shibi is still no easy task. However, if he hadn't obtained the Sun God Art and its mantra, Wunu Shibi would have never been able to surpass me,” Duwu Sili coldly said.
Although he was filled with hostility toward Wunu Shibi, Duwu Sili was forced to admit that Wunu Shibi was the strongest general of the Western Turks.
The eyes of Shamask and Chekun Benba glimmered for a moment, but they said no more about this.
”Great General, we're already capable of producing some basic phenomena and Milord is even stronger than before. When will we exterminate the Great Tang?” Shamask suddenly said.
”No rush!” Duwu Sili waved his hand leisurely. ”I've only just begun to cultivate. In order to display our strength, I must first finish cultivating and stabilize my strength. Before that, without my order, I forbid you from exchanging blows with the Tang on your own.”
”Yes!”
Toward this serious matter, Shamask and Chekun Benba did not dare to shirk their duties, and they immediately bowed and assented.
”Shamask, what is the current range of our patrols?” Duwu Sili harshly said.
Shamask bowed and respectfully said, ”Twenty li! We've dispatched twenty groups of cavalry to patrol day and night, and we also have golden eagles watching the skies. If the Tang even try to approach, our men will know immediately.”
”Enlarge the range to sixty li! I want the area between here and Talas to be patrolled night and day,” Duwu Sili harshly ordered. ”We can't give the Tang a single chance or weakness to exploit. In addition, double the number of men on patrol. For nighttime patrols, double the number again. The Tang are fond of night raids, and before we’ve finished cultivating the formation phenomena, I don't want to see a single Tang appear before me.”
”Yes, Milord!”
Everyone lowered their heads.
Only once everything was settled did Duwu Sili finally appear a little relieved.
”In addition, send Dalun Ruozan a letter asking for his opinion. No one around Talas has a greater understanding of the Tang than he does.”
”This subordinate will deliver this order!”
……
While Duwu Sili was awaiting Dalun Ruozan's reply, he had little idea that the Tibetan camp was already fuming with rage.
”Bastard! This Duwu Sili is too despicable! Using such a lowly method against us!”
In the Tibetan camp, Huoba Sangye slammed his fist on a table, barely restraining his anger.