Earth's Best Gamer - Chapter 524
Chapter 524: Legendary Hero: Guan Yu the Demigod
Despite the speculation of the players, the remaining spirit of the blue Flood Dragon that had been set on the altar wouldn’t think that way.
“Roar!”
It roared angrily.
The great amount of water that had the shadows of tens of thousands of mermen in it gradually turned into a “water dragon” that was big enough to cover the entire altar and gave off a faint streak of True Dragon Aura.
Dark clouds gathered above Dragon City, and lightning filled the sky.
The silver-purple streaks of lightning spread so far out that some of the players had to fall back in a hurry.
Apparently, after turning into an offering, the blue Flood Dragon was finally no longer suppressed by the mermen and could exert some of its Transcendent Rank-5 power.
“That’s so scary!”
“Can any hero defeat it?”
“It’s possible for a hero to do that. The more important question is: did Master Ji really kill that Flood Dragon with his hands? Exactly how powerful is he?!”
Several reincarnated players from smaller neighboring countries were astonished.
They had only just been “revived” and didn’t participate in the great battle between Dragon City and the blue Flood Dragon.
They had thought that the players of Dragon City had exaggerated it. After all, their old settlements had never met any monsters that could single-handedly destroy a settlement.
Only then did they realize that they had been so narrow-minded.
They hadn’t met such a creature before only because their settlements weren’t “qualified” to face one yet.
While the new players were trembling, the mysterious Legendary hero didn’t show any reactions to the great scene in the sky and on the ground.
Two beams of light suddenly shot out from where his eyes should be. They penetrated the fog and looked even fiercer than the purple lightning.
As it turned out, he had kept his eyes closed until now.
It was the first time that he looked at his enemies.
“The majesty of the emperor is as high as the northern sky. The virtue of the emperor goes deeper than the southern sea. Only in a trance can one surpass the imagination…”
As he opened his eyes, divine music and the chanting voices seemed to ring out in the dark clouds above the altar. A figure about 100m tall then appeared. It wore a green robe and beast head armor and rode a red horse with flaming clouds under its hooves. In the figure’s hand was a long black saber with faint carvings of a blue dragon.
Boom!
As soon as the giant figure appeared, the sun reappeared.
Immediately, the dark clouds were cleared away.
“Was that ‘Inviting God’?”
Ninth Uncle’s eyes lit up.
It reminded him a lot of “God Invitation”, his greatest expertise.
But it wasn’t the same. This skill looked more similar to the process of heroes like Wu Song and Lu Junyi borrowing power from the 108 Heavenly and Earthly Star Spirits.
And this hero seemed to be stronger than the Water Margin heroes that were supposed to be the Star Spirits reincarnated.
Apart from the flames and the divine aura, the horse the giant figure in the sky rode was identical to the one the hero was riding.
Moreover, although the hero was covered by the white fog, they could still tell that his clothes were identical to those of the divine figure as well.
More importantly, the divine figure also had its eyes closed.
That was to say, the “god” the hero had invited was himself!
“So, this hero has been deified… He has a red horse, wears a green robe, and uses a long saber… Can it be…”
Ninth Uncle looked surprised.
He raised his heavy eyebrows and rose to his feet.
“Haha!
“Master Ji, I’m afraid that you’ll have to make one more weapon!”
Next to Ji Ye, Zhang Fei cried out in excitement.
“No problem.”
Ji Ye smiled.
Although no poem was chanted, judging from Zhang Fei’s reaction, the Legendary hero’s divine aura, and the blue dragon pattern on his long saber, he had figured out who it was.
After all the heroes he had summoned, he didn’t feel as excited as he was when Zhao Yun and the others arrived.
But the arrival of this hero had lifted the depressed mood caused by the “Great Darkness”.
With his fame, popularity, and special status in history, this hero would be one of the greatest Legendary heroes.
He would be a great complement to Dragon City.
“Roar!”
Although the dark clouds were dispelled by the divine figure, the blue Flood Dragon had already gathered the seawater and formed a “True Water Dragon”.
Without hesitation, it charged at the mysterious hero.
There was a murderous look in its eyes as if it wanted to vent its hatred towards Ji Ye and the Human race onto this hero.
Seeing the “True Dragon”, the red horse wasn’t intimidated at all.
It neighed and sprang out. After a short sprint, it leaped up and jumped through the horse in the sky.
As the horse ran, its red fur seemed to have been set on fire, and its body elongated. A pair of dragon horns appeared on its head, and red translucent scales began to cover its neck. Its hooves became claws that were covered with red clouds.
In a matter of seconds, it turned from a warhorse to a flaming dragon!
In Chidragon folklore, horses had the dragon bloodline.
This warhorse was obviously one of the best.
After going through the “divine flame”, it became a dragon, which then carried the mysterious hero and charged at the water dragon.
“Roar!”
The next second, the two dragons clashed with each other.
Boom!
The sky above the altar became a battlefield of water and fire.
The two sides were in a stalemate.
Suddenly, the divine figure in the sky opened its eyes.
The entire battlefield was suddenly lit up, so bright that it almost blinded everyone else.
Clang!
They could only hear the metallic sound made by the saber.
When they could see again, they saw that everything seemed to have halted; from the lightning, the water dragon, and the blue Flood Dragon to the 10,000 Mermen.
This was because the entire area above the altar that was about 1,000m in diameter had been cut open by a single strike, including the clouds, the sea, and everything else.
“That’s so scary!”
“Is that the power of a Legendary hero?”
“No, he’s more than that. He’s more like a deity!”
Many people in Dragon City were astonished.
The power of that strike might not have exceeded that of Ji Ye when he was in the True Dragon form, but the visual effect was more stunning.
Just looking at the mark left behind by the strike would make one break out in cold sweat.
The tough battle between the hero and the powerful Flood Dragon never happened.
“Only one person can kill the enemy’s leader who is surrounded by 10,000 soldiers,” Guo Wei said quietly.
“Yunchang!”
Standing among the other commanders, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.
Unlike the others, he had guessed who the summoned hero was because that horse with fiery mane was none other than the “Red Hare”.
However, the first hero he thought of wasn’t Guan Yu, courtesy name Yunchang, but Lü Bu, courtesy name Fengxian!
After all, from what he learned from the Chosen One these days, Lü Bu was the recognized top warrior of the Three Kingdoms era.
It was said that Lü Bu was the best warrior, just like Red Hare was the best horse.
With Lü Bu’s status, he should be qualified to challenge the Legendary evaluation.
Cao Cao had been a little concerned. Lü Bu was self-willed and braver than wise. After he arrived, he might turn on Cao Cao for what happened in Xiapi. Dian Wei, Cao Cao’s personal guard, was working for Ji Ye now, and fighting wasn’t his forte. Even though he was a Legendary hero, he wouldn’t be Lü Bu’s match in a battle.
But to his surprise, the hero summoned wasn’t Lü Bu.
It was Guan Yu.
Guan Yu used to serve under Cao Cao and had killed Yan Liang, a general of Yuan Shao’s army!
From the discussion of the players, Cao Cao also learned Guan Yu’s status in history.
The man wasn’t just Legendary but was even more prominent than Cao Cao was. He was practically a demigod.
“If I could keep Yuanchang by my side back then, I won’t have to worry about Lü Bu anymore…”
Cao Cao sighed with emotion as he watched the dissipating Flood Dragon.
He genuinely appreciated Guan Yu’s talent. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have given him the Red Hare. Unfortunately for him, Guan Yu was loyal to a fault and would travel hundreds of miles on his own just to get back to Liu Bei.
However, if it hadn’t been for that characteristic, Guan Yu wouldn’t have been respectfully acknowledged as Saint of War.
Cao Cao looked at the altar with complicated feelings.
“Roar!”
After the blue Flood Dragon was killed, the power of the entire battlefield turned into a long saber. Colorful strings were wrapped around the hilt, and the crescent blade had a blue dragon on it.
It was caught by a strong hand. The fog then dissipated, revealing a great warrior over two meters tall. He had a 50cm long beard, upward slanting eyes and eyebrows, and reddish-brown skin.
[Guan Yu]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-4]
[Rarity: Legendary]
[Description: One of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Kingdom and one of the 64 generals worshiped in the Tang Martial Temple. He was a great warrior with unmatched loyalty. He was known as the Saint of War and the Holy Ruler Deity Guan.]
“Gosh! It’s Lord Guan!”
“That explains everything. No one else can make such a strike with a saber!”
“This is incredible! Zhang Fei and Guan Yu have arrived together. General Zilong is already here. Are all Five Tiger Generals going to come to Dragon City?”
The players were very excited.
Because of their special status in the Three Kingdoms era, both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were the most famous heroes of all time.
Guan Yu was a “deified” warrior, which was even rarer. Seeing him here was a hundred times more exciting than meeting movie stars.
“That’s strange though. With Lord Guan’s status, countless poems in history must have praised him. Why didn’t he have one?”
Some players were still confused.
“Moreover, as the Saint of War, Guan Yu should be one of the most powerful Legendary heroes. He didn’t need to worry about defeating the Flood Dragon, did he?”
“Of course, he didn’t have to! That Flood Dragon was powerful, but to Lord Guan, it was nothing. He killed it with one single strike!”
Guan Yu heard some of the discussions as well.
“I’m a defeated general who doesn’t deserve any praise, and I’m not worth the Saint of War title either!”
Guan Yu held the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in one hand and stroked his long beard with the other. There was a forlorn look in his eyes.
One could even see some guilt on his face.
It was obvious that Guan Yu had learned his fate when he accepted the summons.
He might even have been summoned here after his death and regretted some of his deeds.
After Lü Bu died, hardly anyone in the Three Kingdoms era was his match on the battlefield.
After the Battle of Fancheng, he was said to be famous and fear-inspiring throughout the continent, which inevitably fed into his pride. He pretty much looked down upon all his opponents since then.
In the end, his pride led him into Lü Meng’s trap. He had to withdraw to Maicheng, where he met his end.
To a famous general, that was a humiliating way to die.
In a later dynasty, he was given the Saint of War title by the government because of his loyalty, and Divus Guan Temples were built to replace the previous Martial Temples. That brought him even more shame.
After all, the 72 famous generals that were worshipped in the original Martial Temple included people like Wu Qi, Sun Wu, and Huo Qubing.
Even someone as proud as Guan Yu knew that he was out of their league. How could he accept the fact that he was worshiped alone in the Divus Guan Temple?
“General Guan, please don’t say that.
“Your loyalty has been passed down through the ages and has inspired countless people. You are our idol!”
Ji Ye was no psychiatrist, but he knew a thing or two about Guan Yu’s mentality.
As a top Legendary hero, Guan Yu chose to come to Dragon City via an offering that was between Legendary and Transcendent levels.
It was the same as Mi Zhu, who had “downgraded” himself to come to Dragon City at the Superior level.
To someone as proud as Guan Yu, that was already a very sincere gesture. Because the heroes would learn their fate when they were summoned, they would often improve their deficiencies after they came to the Land of Inheritance.
“Moreover, once you come to Dragon City, we’re all fighting for the Human race.
“There’s no more strife between different countries. You can use this opportunity to rebuild your reputation as the Saint of War and help billions of people!”
With his experience with Lu Zhishen, Ji Ye knew what to say to Guan Yu.
After learning the true purpose of the Land of Inheritance, he no longer needed to worry that the heroes would revolt someday.
Since they were deemed “heroes”, no matter what they had achieved in their lifetime, they would make “passing down the torches of the Human civilization” their top priority.
No matter what propaganda the rulers wanted to achieve by making Guan Yu a deity, he had become one nonetheless. Because of that, he had a higher evaluation in the Land of Inheritance than Zhang Fei.
He had arrived as a Legendary hero and could earn Dragon City a lot of extra power of providence from other Human settlements. The overall strength of the Human race would be enhanced.
