Chapter 320: Hero: Zhang Qing
However, considering the properties of the dozen or so offerings used this time, it wouldn’t be very likely for them to summon Hua Rong.
“Lin Chong, on the other hand, is the most capable and popular one of the Five Tiger Generals!
“I don’t think he’ll respond to a Superior offering.”
Ji Ye shook his head.
The most advanced offering they used this time was Superior.
Because he had been focusing on his own cultivation recently and didn’t fuse any specific offerings.
Moreover, the Fusion talent wouldn’t guarantee a Perfect offering. Considering the time they had to prepare for the test, rather than aiming for a Perfect hero, they would rather summon two Superior heroes first. In the next seven days, the heroes could use the resources of the Twin Dragon Island to break into the next level.
“Plus, although they’re only Superior heroes, if we can summon a second one, they will give us as much help as Hua Rong or Lin Chong!”
While pondering over the possibility, Ji Ye looked in the direction of the Temple of Providence and was looking forward to something.
Because after Qin Ming arrived, the other Extraordinary Rank-7 Soul of Civilization was activated.
Compared to Qin Ming “the Fiery Thunderbolt”, who was ranked right behind Lin Chong, the new hero’s poem was chanted with an even louder voice.
[“His scarf sets off against his scarlet tassel. He has the waistline of a wolf and arms as strong as those of an ape. His brocade robe has a hint of deep blue to it, and he sits elegantly on his black-and-white horse…”]
The sonorous chanting voice resonated in the Temple of Providence.
The war trophy from the Magma Monsters had turned into an area covered by magma and formed a Magma Monster that held over a dozen cannons on its shoulder. It then fired at the hero transformed from the Soul of Civilization.
[“The stones in his brocade bag fly like shooting stars. He needs no tough bows or arrows, but when he hits a target, he takes the life away…”
Common heroes would have been restricted by the magma and found the environment very disadvantageous.
But this hero, who had yet to show his face, remained calm.
He grabbed two handfuls of yellow stones from a brocade pouch in his chest pocket.
He then threw them up into the air.
Pew! Pew! Pew!
The magma cannonballs charging at him were taken down by the stones when they were still in mid-air.
Boom, boom, boom…
Even the attack range of the stones the hero threw out was about the same as the magma cannonballs.
They also could do great damage. While fending off the magma cannonballs with one hand, the hero threw out more stones with his other hand, destroying the cannons formed by the Magma Monster one after another.
He had even found the Fire Core hidden inside the Magma Monster and smashed it with a single stone.
[“Hardly anyone has spotted this secret weapon in his sleeves. It’s neither a whip nor a spear, but it can fly around like dancing stars, subduing even the fiercest warriors.”]
When the chanting stopped, a heroic-looking man with an imposing appearance in the Temple of Providence. He had an amazing body shape and wore a deep blue battle suit.
[Zhang Qing]
[Level: Extraordinary Rank-7]
[Rarity: Commander]
[Description: The “Agile Star”, nicknamed “Featherless Arrow”. He is a great secret weapon master and has defeated 15 chiefs of Liangshan with his flying stones.]
“I’m Zhang Qing. Nice to meet you all!”
Zhang Qing “the Featherless Arrow” was ranked 16th in Liangshan.
He was ranked nearly 10 seats below Qin Ming, who had just arrived.
“It’s Zhang Qing. He’s an awesome hero…”
The onlooking players outside the Temple of Providence were discussing loudly.
Because in terms of military successes, Zhang Qing was probably second to no one in the Water Margin.
To compete for the position of master of Liangshan, Song Jiang and Lu Junyi each led an army, attacking Dongping Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture respectively. The deal was that the first one to capture the prefecture he attacked would be the winner.
However, Lu Junyi, the Strength Star and the top warrior of the 108 stars, ran into a brick wall when he fought against Zhang Qing, who was defending Dongchang Prefecture.
In the first battle, Zhang Qing injured Hao Siwen “the Wood Dog of Well” and injured Xiang Chong “the Eight-Armed Nezha” the following day.
Feeling cornered, Lu Junyi had to ask Song Jiang for help, since the latter had already taken Dongping Prefecture.
However, when Song Jiang arrived with the reinforcement, Zhang Qing’s “Featherless Arrows” only proved how effective they were.
On the battlefield, his flying stones were as agile as grasshoppers, and he successfully injured Xu Ning “the Gold Lancer”, Yan Shun “the Multicolored Tiger”, Han Tao “the General of a Hundred Victories”, Peng Qi “the General of Heavenly Vision”, Xuan Zan “the Ugly Prince Consort”, Huyan Zhuo “the Double Clubs”, Liu Tang “the Red Haired Devil”, Yang Zhi “the Blue Faced Beast”, Zhu Tong “the Lord of the Beautiful Beard”, Lei Heng “the Winged Tiger”, Guan Sheng “the Great Blade”, Dong Ping “the General of Double Spears”, and Suo Chao “the Impatient Vanguard” in a row.
Most of these men were Heavenly Spirits and top Earthly Spirits, but Zhang Qing was able to injure them all.
He had even set up a trap and caught Liu Tang “the Red Haired Devil”. As a result, Song Jiang cut off a slice of his robe as a gesture to show how determined he was to catch Zhang Qing alive.
In the end, Wu Yong “the Resourceful Star” came up with a plan.
He let Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong lead the navy and infantry to carry some provision around as the bait. Tempted, Zhang Qing tried to rob the provision, but he was forced into the water by the cavalry. In the end, all three Ruan brothers had to work together to subdue him.
He had almost single-handedly defeated all the Heavenly Spirits. Such success had never been achieved by anyone else among the 108 stars.
Although Zhang Qing had arrived as a Superior hero, just like Yan Qing and Gongsun Sheng, he was definitely qualified to challenge the Perfect level.
“I’ve heard so much about your Featherless Arrows, Commander Zhang! Let’s exchange some blows some day!”
Because of that, Ji Ye valued Zhang Qing a lot more than Qin Ming.
And he meant it when he said that he wanted to exchange a few blows.
The Flicking Fingers he learned from Yang Guo was already an impressive skill. If he could learn the Featherless Arrow from Zhang Qing, maybe he would be able to fuse a Perfect secret weapon skill!
The arrival of Qin Ming and Zhang Qing, two Heavenly Spirits, had provided the Twin Dragon Island with some more support in the advancement test.
Apart from the two Heavenly Spirits, quite a few Earthly Spirits had also been summoned by the sacrificial ritual.
For instance, there were Wei Dingguo, the ninth Earthly Spirit that was known as the General of Holy Fire, and Deng Fei “the Fiery Eyed Suan-ni”, the 13th Earthly Spirit.
Although, compared to the two combative heroes, Ji Ye preferred the non-combative ones who came after them.
The 35th Earthly Spirit was Hou Jian “the Long Armed Ape”. He was an expert tailor who could make Extraordinary suits and armors.
The 30th Earthly Spirit was Jin Dajian “the Jade Armed Craftsman”, and he was good at sculpting.
The 39th Earthly Spirit was Tao Zongwang “the Nine-Tailed Turtle”, who was good at building walls and houses. There was even an Earthly Spirit called Ma Lin “the Iron Flute Deity”, who was an expert in music skills.
Apart from the eight heroes from the Water Margin background, the dozen or so Commander-level Souls of Civilization had summoned four heroes from the invincible troops under the command of Yue Fei in Southern Song. They were Di Lei, Luo Yanqing, Zhuge Ying, and Ruan Liang.
To most of the Chidragon players, those names were as unfamiliar as the names of Earthly Spirits.
But with Elder Meng’s teaching, the management level of the Twin Dragon Island soon learned who these heroes were.
None of the four were actual historical figures.
They were generals and commanders from “Life of Yue Fei”, which was a historical fiction commonly used by storytellers.
Probably because of the fact that the war of Xiangyang was a mixture of real history and fiction, the members of Yue Fei’s army that the Twin Dragon Mount summoned with the Book of Wumu weren’t limited to historical figures.
Although the four of them were only Excellent or Uncommon heroes, they had some impressive family history as well.
Di Lei, Luo Yanqing, and Zhuge Ying were the descendants of Di Qing, Luo Cheng, and Zhuge Liang respectively, all of which were famous historical figures.
In fact, the characteristic of the fictionalized Yue Fei’s army was that all of the great warriors had an impressive background.
Some had influential ancestors, just like the four heroes here.
Some, like the heroes of Water Margin, were said to be the reincarnation of deities. Niu Gao, for example, was the black tiger Zhao Gongming rode before he descended to the human world.
Their “family histories” weren’t limited to historical figures either.
For instance, Luo Cheng, the ancestor of one of the heroes, was a made-up character from the Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Whereas Ruan Liang, the fourth hero, was the son of Ruan Xiaoer, one of the 108 stars of Liangshan!
“What? My son?
“I don’t even have a wife yet!”
Ruan Xiaoer, who had risen to Extraordinary Rank-8 a few days ago, had been a looker-on in the Temple of Providence, and he was baffled by the news.
He then stared at the young man in bewilderment. The latter looked a lot like him and was greeting him in excitement.
But as heroes summoned here by the sacrificial ritual, the natives were already familiar with the concept of a parallel universe. Therefore, he didn’t find the arrival of his “son” all that unbelievable.
This got Ji Ye thinking.
Since bloodline was also a special force in the Land of Inheritance, like the heroes of Liangshan, would the descendants of famous people also have a hidden property that could also activate the power of stars when they invited a god to possess them?
