"Are you insane?" Ji Wumei and Xuan Yuan were stunned before Ye Yun could even speak.
"You two, one a demonic prince, the other a favored princess of the Demon Immortal race, you have ample Sacred Stones and can survive here longer. Me? My Sacred Stones are only enough for ten days," the currently gloomy An Chenyu said with unusual calm, his gaze towards Ji Wumei becoming cold.
"But, the ones below are the allied forces of our Nine Great Divine Cities, even your own kin, your brothers and sisters! Most importantly, according to the agreement, once they break through the city, we will regain our freedom. You're not thinking about them breaking through, but instead helping them defend the city?"
Ji Wumei looked incredulous.
"Don't be foolish, breaking through the city?" An Chenyu scoffed, then turned to point at Mu Ziming and the ten thousand Dragon Palace members on the city walls, then at the defensive structures on the walls, and finally glanced at Ye Yun.
"Do you think it's possible?"
Possible?
Xuan Yuan froze; the answer was self-evident.
"What kin, what brothers and sisters? You should understand the principle that everyone is out for themselves, or they'll be destroyed by heaven and earth. Speak from your conscience, have you not killed many of your own kin? Have you not killed many of your brothers and sisters? I thought with your status, you would see more clearly than I, but it seems you are so naive."
An Chenyu looked at the two with utter mockery. Not to mention the endless wars between the great Divine Cities, even the internal struggles within a single Divine City resulted in thousands of casualties daily. Now, in this situation, they spoke of brothers and sisters of the same race?
"But, but this is a special period. At worst, we'll cover your protection fee later."
An Chenyu's words struck the hearts of the two. Ji Wumei could only say this.
"Fifth Princess, don't be foolish. The situation is already so clear. How many Sacred Stones do you have, and how long can they last? A month? Or perhaps two months?"
"Lord City Lord, An Chenyu requests to participate in the defense. If possible, An Chenyu is willing to become a blade in your hands, Lord City Lord!"
After mocking Ji Wumei, An Chenyu bowed to Ye Yun.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player for gaining the allegiance of 'An Chenyu' from the Dark Divine City. Current loyalty: 75 points."
"System Announcement (Global): Congratulations to player 'Jie Ming' for becoming the first player to subdue an Upper Realm general. Reward: 500,000 Dark Sacred Stones, a set of Dark God-Breaking series general equipment, general mount Black Flame Iron Leopard *1, general skills 'Charge', 'Heavenly Blade Slash', 'Three Thousand Water Sever', 'Bloodlust'."
"System prompt: Congratulations to player for obtaining general 'An Chenyu'. Opening general system, general system opening complete. Would you like to equip and modify the general?"
Three consecutive system prompts left Ye Yun a bit dumbfounded, as he hadn't received so many system notifications in a long time. Especially the second one, which was a full-line announcement across the Ten Directions Cosmos, indicating many things and conveying much information to the entire Cosmos.
The mere words 'Upper Realm' explained so much. Fortunately, Ye Yun's level was still at 69, otherwise, it would have made many people think even more.
"Yes!"
"Modifying and equipping general. Please wait… General modification successful. General equipped. Player can view general's stats through the general system."
As Ye Yun's words fell, An Chenyu, who was previously clad in black warrior attire, suddenly emitted a dark flame that instantly dissolved his black armor, revealing An Chenyu's original face.
Then, to everyone's shocked expressions, An Chenyu's body rapidly expanded, and streams of black energy overflowed from him, quickly forming an egg-shaped shield around him, which then rapidly shattered.
"This…"
Seeing An Chenyu before them, everyone was stunned. An Chenyu now appeared slightly taller than before, his dark golden armor exuding a bloody aura. A two-meter greatsword was sheathed at his waist. Unlike before, his head was no longer completely hidden within his helmet, revealing his eyes, nose, and mouth. His resolute face now bore a different kind of fierce aura.
Roar…
Beneath him, a six-meter-long black leopard with coin-like markings stood silently. What was intimidating was that the coin markings on its body intermittently spewed bursts of black flames. These flames, after being expelled, quickly circled its body, appearing extremely eerie.
"Thank you, my Lord, for your rebirth! An Chenyu is willing to serve my Lord with all my might!" An Chenyu, after sensing the changes in himself, leaped off the Black Flame Iron Leopard's back and knelt before Ye Yun.
"System prompt: General 'An Chenyu' loyalty value increased by 5 points."
"Haha, excellent. Wood, give him command of the first hundred men from the reserve force's first echelon." Ye Yun looked at the kneeling An Chenyu, then at An Chenyu's attributes in the general interface, and became extremely excited.
"Thank you, my Lord!"
General (Peerless): An Chenyu (Warrior)
Race: Dark Race
General Talent: Four Stars
Talent Skill: Cavalry Attack Proficiency (2)
General Level: 1
Health: 2200
True Qi: 600
Attack (Physical): 75
Defense (Dual): 68
Command: 10 (Each point of Command can lead ten units)
Available Attribute Points: 15
Skills: None
Remarks: Son of the Dark Lord of the Dark Divine City, his talents were buried due to lack of attention.
After a thorough inspection, Ye Yun had a good understanding of the general system. The highest general talent was five stars, and the ranks were divided into Common, Elite, Advanced, Top-tier, Peerless, and Legendary.
Generals with four-star talent and above Top-tier could only be acquired by subduing generals from the Upper Realm. Maps before level 100 would not have generals above this level.
An Chenyu's attributes were already at the ceiling for a four-star talent general. It was only the talent skill 'Cavalry Attack Proficiency (2)' that left Ye Yun slightly displeased.
Cavalry Attack Proficiency (2) - Increases cavalry attack within the Command value by 1% of the general's attack attribute value.