Dominating Martial King
Chapter 484 - 484 254

484: 254 484: 254 The young advisory military colonel’s expression turned solemn as he slightly shook his head.

The Chief Historian sitting beside Wang Sheng, the Governor’s Mansion, silently handed a thin booklet over to Wang Sheng.

As Wang Sheng looked at the booklet in his hands, he saw that the words on the cover were none other than “Debating Martial Arts Divine Machine – East State Chronicles – Iron Banner Gang Supplement.”

He slightly raised his eyebrows, “When was this supplement published?

It seems that Mr.

Xie from the Martial Arts Tower could not withstand the pressure after all.”

Wang Sheng had long been aware of the power struggle between the two main Tower Masters of the East State Martial Arts Tower.

Even Xie Zhenqing had the support of him, the Governor of East State.

How could Wang Sheng let Sikong Chan have his way and use the Martial Arts Tower to further confirm Chu Xisheng’s criminal charges through publishing a supplement?

However, this Tower Master Xie really is a woman, lacking any sense of responsibility.

She couldn’t withstand the pressure after just a few days.

But when Governor Wang Sheng opened the booklet of just over thirty pages, his expression darkened once again.

It was no surprise to Wang Shen that Chu Xisheng had climbed to a high position on the Black List, ranked third on the East State Black List by the East State Martial Arts Tower.

Just the day before yesterday, the East State Inspectorate had increased the bounty on Chu Xisheng to 144,000 demon silver!

What truly made Wang Sheng’s scalp tingle was the long list of names under Chu Xisheng’s introduction!

‘Rock Eagle Divine Catcher’ Mr.

Zhao

Leader of the ‘Coastal Three Swords’ Wang Qingbing

‘Stone Armor Tiger’ Mi Chang

‘Sky Star Hand’ Gu Yingkui

——

Since the battle at the East City Pier on the 25th of April, the number of fifth-Grade masters who had died at the hands of Chu Xisheng in collaboration with the five-tailed Wind Beast has totaled seven.

The list behind was even longer —

‘Water Sleeve’ Zuo Guangzheng

‘Blood Rain Sword’ Yu Chiyang

‘Ghost Hand’ Kan Zhongze

‘Iron Blade’ Luo Xiang

‘White Ape Sword’ Yan Liu

‘Iron Sword’ Luan Xiu

——

The total number shockingly reached forty-three, all named sixth-Grade masters, including more than a dozen who had made it onto the Hero List, and not lacking the presence of someone with the combat strength of a fifth-Grade master like Yu Chiyang.

Governor Wang Sheng continued to flip through the booklet, only to see an even longer string of names that was enough to strike fear into one’s heart.

‘Mountain Cone’ Zhu Mingshan

‘Flame Saber’ Dai Lei

‘Blood Eye Sword’ Qiong Hua Ji

‘Double Phoenix Saber’ Kang Ming

‘Azure Dragon Fist’ Cheng Weisen

—— Totalling twenty-four fifth-Grade masters and eighty-five sixth-Grade masters, all of whom died at the hands of two mysterious masters.

Those who were killed by the wielder of the Eight-Armed Vajra Sword from Step Smoke City and Ye Zhiqiu were not included in the count, simply because one was an Outer Disciple of the Formless Divine Sect and the other was employed by the Iron Banner Gang.

As for those below Sixth Grade, they are countless!

This is simply a catastrophe for the Dongzhou Martial World!

Ten days ago, no one could have imagined that after the death of Iron Madman of the Iron Banner Gang, the entire Martial World of the East State Eight Counties would pay such a price.

Nearly one-tenth of fifth and sixth-grade masters perished in the narrow strip of land from Prince Lake to Taishan County within just a few days.

Especially the Killing Tower, Blood Bat Mountain, and Six Gates, all suffered heavy casualties, with many dead.

“The Iron Banner Gang Supplement was released by the Martial Arts Tower half an hour ago.”

The Chief Historian of the Governor’s Mansion had a look of complete helplessness, “It’s not that Xie Zhenqing couldn’t withstand the pressure, but an official document from the East State Inspection Department had pushed the matter before the Left Assistant Minister of Rites.

With Six Gates also thunderously furious after losing four red-clothed fifth-grade arrest officers, and with the united pressure on the Martial Arts Tower from seventeen arrest officers of the Green Dragon Lineage, as well as a note passed from within the palace by a powerful eunuch, the Left Assistant Minister of Rites had no choice but to order Xie Zhenqing not to interfere with this supplement of the Iron Banner Gang.”

The tricky part of this matter was that the Eunuch Party and the East State Inspector, among others, went through the proper channels, all aboveboard and legitimate.

They could attempt to delay, but not stop it.

Once they showed any sign of interference, they would certainly be impeached.

“The moment today’s supplement was released, Jiangnan County was left silent, the common people’s faces changed when they talked about it.

In his article, the East State Martial Arts Tower Master Wang Chaoyang vilified the Iron Banner Gang to the utmost, portraying Chu Xisheng as an utterly evil person, depraved of all morality.

However, Chu Xisheng and the Iron Banner Gang’s achievements are indeed astonishing, having caused severe damage to the vitality of the entire Dongzhou Martial World.

By the way—”

The Chief Historian of the Governor’s Mansion then remembered another matter, “Just a day before, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion also released the latest issue of the Heavenly Mechanism Martial Arts Manual.

It seems they learned of Chu Xisheng’s impressive achievements at Prince Lake, placing him eighty-sixth on the Qingyun General List, and also promoted his ranking to the seventh seat among Shenxiu’s Ten Outstanding Sabers.”

The attendees below the platform couldn’t help but buzz with reaction.

The credibility of the Qingyun General List and Shenxiu’s Ten Outstanding Sabers is very high.

Any person who enters the top ninety of the Qingyun General List and doesn’t die will basically be able to step into the Earthly List.

However, Governor Wang Sheng was only interested in Chu Xisheng alone.

“I just want to know if Sikong Chan can kill Chu Xisheng in Taishan County?”

He delayed for so many days just to give Sikong Chan a chance.

If they could eliminate Chu Xisheng, the prime culprit, then the Governor’s Mansion could naturally follow the tide and flatten the Iron Banner Gang.

“It’s difficult!”

It was the young advisory officer again, with a bitter smile on his face, “Chu Xisheng and that Five-tailed Wind Beast are currently engaging in guerrilla warfare within Taishan County.

This place is infamous for its complex terrain, with hills blocking visibility to the left and right, limited to at most three miles, beyond which even the Divine Thought and Spiritual Sense of Martial Cultivators cannot reach.

Chu Xisheng is indeterminate in his whereabouts within, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes east, sometimes west, like a dragon showing its head but not its tail.

Forces like Blood Bat Mountain are thus caught in a dilemma.

Although they’ve spread nets to search the mountains, if there are too few people at each net point, meeting Chu Xisheng means certain death.

If there are too many people at each point, the net will inevitably be sparse and unable to block Chu Xisheng’s movements.

I even suspect that Chu Xisheng intentionally lured them into Taishan County to turn the tables and hunt them down instead.

Now, whether it’s Blood Bat Mountain, Six Gates, or the Killing Tower, they are all extremely nervous, constantly on edge.

Their fifth-grade masters are moving in groups; if there are less than three people, they dare not enter the dense forest and mountains.

Thus, their net is actually full of holes.”

The advisory officer continued, leading to another point, “However, neither Six Gates nor Blood Bat Mountain will let this rest, and more masters are bound to come to their aid.

Since five days ago, when Sikong Chan increased the bounty offered by the Killing Tower to 3 million demon silver, many masters from other provinces have been rushing over, even piqued the interest of some fourth-grade masters.

So everything is uncertain—”

Governor Wang Sheng fell into thought.

His advisory officer did not give him the answer he wanted but explained all the useful information clearly.

After a long time, Wang Sheng’s expression was somber, “Prepare to mobilize troops from various places!

Within ten days, all 40,000 soldiers of the Tianping Army must be stationed at the Ancient Market.

Additionally, draw 20,000 county soldiers from Jiangnan and Xunyang Counties; join them with 20,000 from my direct command in the Governor’s Standard Army and 30,000 from the Pingnan Army, to be stationed in Linxiu County of Xunyang County.

“Additionally, the Governor’s Mansion is responsible for the preparation of provisions, which must be readied quickly to supply an army of one hundred thousand for a month of campaigning.

Furthermore, please request Prince Wo to send two fourth-grade tributors over to replace me in presiding over Jiangnan County to prevent any opportunistic troublemakers!”

He had still not decided on how to quell the Xiushui rebellion.

But making preparations in advance for suppressing the uprising was definitely correct.

Even if they were to negotiate with the Iron Banner Gang and offer amnesty to Chu Xisheng, they must first exert pressure with force.

And if he chose to suppress the rebellion, Wang Sheng was prepared to personally lead the army and flatten the Iron Banner Gang in the shortest possible time.

In recent years, the Dongzhou region had been plagued with numerous bandits, rampant cults, devil followers everywhere, as well as many Earth List-level devil heads and Giant Spirit Demons lurking in the Cloud Dream Mountain to the south, spanning seven thousand miles.

If the warfare were to be prolonged, the entire state would be in turmoil, and a host of evils would arise.

Hence, the speed of suppressing the uprising must be fast, the faster the better!