Beginning with the Ubume Bird

Chapter 80: Chapter 33 Heaven’s Singular Plan (Part 1)

Name: Li Yan

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Completed Yan Fu incidents: 1

Ongoing Yan Fu incidents: 2

The main Yan Fu incident progression is as follows:

1. Obtain a Yan Fu Talisman with the Power of Yazi: 0/1

2. Kill Esteemed Walker Konishi

3. Kill three types of Warring States Exotic Beasts: 2/3

4. Kill at least one Warring States Daimyo General: 3/1 (Exceeded)

The special Yan Fu incidents you’ve triggered: Form a team composed of the Ming Army and Wild God exotic spirits.

Progress is as follows:

First, the team must have at least one Ming Army leader with strength above “Ten Cities.” (Not achieved)

Second, the overall assessment of all exotic spirits and Wild Gods must reach three “Ten Cities” Esteemed Walkers or above. (Already achieved)

Your team has gained a strong army status: Bright (Deficient)

(Yan Fu incidents not fully completed, the troop has no right to name: 482)

Basic enhancement: Increase attack, defense, and speed by 50% (fixed value)

Bright: All soldiers in the army deal 50% more damage to demon spirits, demon spirits inflict 50% less damage on the Ming Army, and are immune to all intimidation-type auras.

National Destiny Dragon and Tiger Qi (Demonic Strength) reduces damage from all Joseon Wild Gods in the army by 50%.

Esteemed Walker, please take note!

Esteemed Walker, please take note!

Esteemed Walker, when a Yan Fu Esteemed Walker leads an army in a strong army status, they will receive tributes from their subordinates upon settlement!

In Li Yan’s view, this was a very balanced yet practical strong army status. Its characteristic was having no specific characteristic. It was useful against Japanese pirates, as each of the Wild Gods had their own divine abilities. Exotic spirits like Niutou Chantan and Nine-Winged Sudu could take on a hundred foes without breaking a sweat, but National Destiny Dragon and Tiger Qi (Demonic Strength) was their nemesis. With the added Bright state, these Joseon Wild Gods already had no clear weaknesses.

It was also useful against demon spirits, with the Ming Army’s arrows and firearms causing higher damage and mitigating the likelihood of casualties.

Li Yan’s personal information is as follows.

Specialization: Ancient Martial Arts 89+4%

Firearms 38%

Status: Hook Star, Dragon Tiger Qi, Fierce!

Heritage: Gu Huo Bird Spirit 16%

Skills:

1. A Fleeting Glimpse

2. Blood Dip

3. Cold Killer

In addition, he was equipped with a Colt Pistol filled with bullets and seven hand grenades.

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Li Yan pulled on his horse’s reins and looked back, the soldiers behind him were covered in blood, carrying carved bows, firearms, long spears, and short blades. Deng Tianxiong, Diao Xiayan, Wang Sheng…

Each of them stared at him with beaming eyes.

On the shoulder of Niutou Chantan was the Liang brothers, Nine-Winged Sudu soared high into the sky, the bodies of various strange Wild Gods and monsters bore the bloodstains of battle, even the usually docile Ende Magpies had a fierce glint in their eyes.

Li Yan felt somewhat dazed. In just a month, he had gone from a mere Chief Banner who fled back from the battlefield to a Great Ming officer controlling a force akin to a magical version of a special forces squad.

A force of several thousand Japanese pirates, just like that, were bloodily slaughtered by Li Yan and his men along the way.

“Sir, they’ve split their forces.”

Nine-Winged Sudu flew back.

“Which side has more men?”

“The left.”

Without a second thought, Li Yan ordered, “March to the right!”

The signal cannon roared to life, and Konishi Yukinaga took a deep breath, inhaling the blade-like cold wind and snowflakes into his lungs.

He was originally able to shake off the pursuit of the Ming cavalry behind him, but out of nowhere, a team with flags fluttering appeared, the volunteer army organized by the Judge of Huangzhou from Joseon, Wang Yu. Although this force had weak combat capabilities, they firmly blocked Konishi’s escape route, allowing Wang Liang to catch up.

Wang Liang, a man in his thirties from Shanxi, had dark skin and a resolute gaze. Upon seeing the Japanese hindered, he led his cavalry to charge into the fray without concern for whether Konishi Yukinaga was among them.

In the dark night, a flash of lightning suddenly flared, illuminating the ferocious faces of everyone on the battlefield. As thunder rumbled and raindrops with the scent of earth fell, torches were extinguished by the rain, plunging everything before them into darkness. The Joseon volunteer army, Japanese soldiers, and the Qing Mane Horse cavalry of Ming Country entangled together, the situation growing ever more chaotic.

Konishi Yukinaga fixed his gaze on his family banner of “Nakatsugu Giyoun Mamoru”, held his long sword high, and as the “Nakatsugu Giyoun Mamoru” fluttered in the wind, it suddenly split in the middle. Dark clouds rolled, lightning flashed, and a massive scorpion shadow enveloped the entire battlefield. Black cherry blossom petals fell into the mud, eerily beautiful.

Wang Liang only heard his warhorse beneath him whimper and uncontrollably flee the battlefield!

He looked around; more than half of his comrades’ horses were doing the same, some even defecated and collapsed on the spot, utterly debilitated.

A wakizashi, out of the darkness, suddenly chopped down, knocking off Wang Liang’s helmet; he retorted with a spear thrust into the heart of the Japanese pirate, then crouching and twisting, he reached for his iron-carved great bow. The long arrow sped towards Konishi Yukinaga, with his characteristically shaved moon-shaped hairdo and a large bald spot at the front!

A blood-red blade flashed, and amidst the air filled with the howling of evil ghosts, the long arrow was chopped into two pieces. The samurai sheathed his sword to protect Konishi, prominently wearing a luxurious and majestic red cuirass.

Red Guards!

In the midst of the chaos, firearms and longbows lost their organization. Most people grabbed their weapons, clashing hard against each other, Konishi was cornered, but the men around him were undoubtedly loyal retainers; the innermost layers even included a force of two hundred Red Guards. Wang Liang, with over a thousand cavalrymen, was not of the Ji Town Soldiers or the elite with the strength of the Shenji Camp, causing the situation to be stalemated for the moment.

“Boom!”

The intense sound of the explosion turned all heads, the shrapnel of thousands of grenades shredded the battlefield, tearing several Japanese and indistinguishable Joseon volunteer soldiers to pieces. A bold lightning bolt struck, and on the edge of the battlefield, a wild and brutal unit, with black Dragon Flags of Great Ming thrust into their midst, charged into the Japanese ranks!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“Right Army of Liaodong Town General Flag Li Yan is here! Right Army of Liaodong Town General Flag Li Yan is here!”

The Ende Magpies trembled, and the tangible Demonic Strength of the Daimyo that swept the field like substance prevented these weaker Wild Gods from entering the fray, leaving them to chirp and chatter, creating noise for Li Yan and his men.

Li Yan led the charge, his hand holding a raw iron hook-scythe spear that emitted a red glow at the tail, his blue-maned warhorse’s eyes filled with blood, snorting clouds from its nostrils as if they were solid, clearly having ingested Qiong Qi blood!

He spotted the old man surrounded by the Red Guards, raising his sword to the sky.

“You have located your target: Konishi Yukinaga!”

Without hesitation, Li Yan shouted, “Chantanner! Sudu! Jin Yanwa! Disrupt the formation of the red-armored Japanese. The rest of you, charge with me!”

Lightning danced wildly, the fine raindrops hitting the hook and sickle spear splashed into a myriad of droplets. Diao Xiayan’s saber pierced through the chest of a Japanese pirate, his gray hair and beard sticking together with dried blood. Deng Tianxiong laughed wildly, swinging his Goose Feather Sword as a head soared into the sky. Nanako’s delicate hands gripped a Japanese pirate’s neck, and Wang Sheng dispatched him with a spear thrust to the head.

Niutou Chantan fought bravely, Nine-Winged Sudu was eerie, Jin Yanwa was somber; leading Li Yan Troop, bright with battle fury, they fearlessly rushed towards the Red Guards!