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Title: The New Third-Ranked General
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Was the third-ranked general Zonn strong?
He naturally was strong. If not, how could be become the third-ranked general?
However, he actually disintegrated into dust with a single strike from Shun, easily knocked down from his divine pedestal.
Such a scene caused everyone in the palace to fall silent as they fixed their attention onto Shun.
Right now, Shun walked to the crumbling stairway, floating calmly above it. The overwhelming aura which radiated from him earlier was now retracted. Despite so, although he was just merely standing there, he unconsciously exuded a sense of imposingness.
Juyu's heart was filled with boundless waves. She had thought that Shun might be very powerful, but she didn't dare to imagine that he would be so powerful to the extent where he could insta-kill the third-ranked general Zonn. In that case, his actions at the ranking battle back then truly could be considered low-profile.
She still remembered Shun asking her if she needed his help to act against some of the generals. At that time, she rejected it as she was very clear of her limited strength.
She didn't feel that Shun would be strong enough to fight generals although he had no problems facing off against protectors.
However at this moment, she knew how heavy the weightage of Shun's words were then. If she had nodded her head in agreement, she truly didn't know what would have happened back then.
Seems like the interference from the first general, as well as their attitudes towards her injuries, have completely enraged Shun, which led to this blood-filled battle.
For those subordinates who betrayed Juyu back then, they were now so frightened that they were trembling badly, with countenances as pale as paper. Back then when Shun brought Juyu away from the battlefield, they all betrayed her with a single sentence from Zonn.
However right now, Shun brought Juyu here and vanquished the third devil general directly. His methods were the same as the first and second devil general back then when they awed everyone with their strength, choosing to massacre the entire devil palace they were about to take over.
"We pay our respects to general." It was unknown who first came to their senses. As the first call sounded all, the hearts of everyone here trembled as they echoed.
That's right, it was like they have forgotten that from now onwards, Shun, would be the third-ranked general.
"We pay our respects to general." Voices rang out one after another.
"We pay our respects to general."
Gradually, these voices became a tidal wave, ringing throughout the entire palace. In fact, this tidal wave of sound was so great that it began spreading to the other palaces.
At this instant, everyone was bowing, staring at the young man in the air as though he was a divinity.
From now onwards, he is the third-ranked general.
As for the two guards guarding the entrance, they were so frightened that their faces went completely pale. They were now kneeling on the ground, staring at the events in the palace.
At this moment, they naturally understood that they were wrong, they were absurdly wrong.
The figure that entered the palace, was none other than the new third-ranked general.
Shun surveyed his surroundings, His calm eyes made everyone feel a supreme imposingness within. Nobody dared to meet his gaze and as for those who acted against Shun earlier, all of them felt their hearts shaking from fear. At this moment, blood dyed the ground red, an extremely shocking sight.
Right now, nobody doubted in the slightest that as long as Shun willed it, the entire palace would be bathed in blood.
"Juyu." Shun didn't stare at the others, but focused on Juyu instead.
"I'm here." Juyu spoke out, she already got into her character. She wasn't a devil general and was Shun's protector instead.
"Deal with these traitors as you wish. Everything next will be handed over for you to deal with." Shun spoke to Juyu.
"Yes general." Juyu nodded. After that, she only saw Shun turning around, and heading into the palace. Everywhere he passed by, the eyes of those who saw him were all filled with reverence and fear.
The new third-ranked general killed the previous one with a single strike. Clearly, his strength was much greater in comparison.
Zonn wasn't able to defeat the second-ranked general but maybe, Shun could accomplish that. In the future, this palace might become the residence for the second-ranked general.
When Shun entered the majestic hall, he could see powerful dark weapons placed here. These were all treasures of Zonn, and right ahead, a throne could also be seen.
Behind the throne, a door of darkness was present. Shun opened it up and saw many collections there. Some of them were the personal stuff of Zonn, and some were powerful devil-path techniques and arts. As long as one became the general, he or she would be able to flip through everything freely to cultivate.
Drawing in a deep breath, Shun steadied his aura. Although that battle earlier ended extremely swiftly, that incomparably tyrannical strike he unleashed at the end naturally consumed astronomical amounts of his energy.
That was the fusion technique of the Nine Emperor guy manifestation and was further boosted by the augmentation of divine transformation, in addition to being powered up by a trace of domain which is called king's might.
It was only normal for such an overwhelming power to destroy Zonn in an instant.
Even if it was the Kaguya at her peak back then, she would be killed or at the very least heavily injured from this.
Shun walked to the bookshelf and flipped through the innate techniques and arts recorded here. Although they were all techniques created for devil energy users, there was still a connection between all arts.
He could learn from the principles of each, despite the attribute energies being different.
He was now flipping through the records to see if there was anything he could learn from them.
Perhaps with breathing technique, he could even further evolve them.
As for truly training these devil arts, there was naturally no need to. The techniques of Shun was already extremely powerful. He had the art of transformation, Art of breathing, as well as the refinement of his body from the years past, all of his skills have been refined to near perfection. Just the collection of a mere devil general couldn't enter his eyes at all.
However, Shun still flipped through each seriously. On the strength, the ideas behind each path might be able to reaffirm the other. It would not be detrimental to him in anyway if he gained more knowledge.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps drifting over echoed out. After Juyu arranged everything, she walked over and stood below the devil palace.
"Come on in, there's no need to be so restrained." Shun's voice rang out. Only then did Juyu entered, arriving before Shun.
"The techniques and arts here should be stronger compared to the ones you are currently training in, right?" Shun glanced up and asked.
"These are the collections of the third-ranked palace, they are naturally much more powerful compared to the ones I used to have." Juyu nodded.
"From now onwards, all of them are yours. There's no need to seek my approval you can come here anytime you want to." Shun smiled at her.
His words caused Juyu's gaze to freeze, staring at Shun. However, she couldn't see through him.
Shun was immeasurably deep, what sort of person was he exactly?
Earlier, that incomparably tyrannical Shun actually caused reverence to bloom in her heart. But right now, he seemed as gentle as spring wind.
The same person was actually so different when in combat.
This, most probably was his most charismatic side.
His enemies would have to endure the tyrannical flames of his anger while his friends would be able to enjoy that gentle smile that seemed akin to the spring wind.
"Although I'm the devil general, everything here shall fall to you to govern. In addition, I need you to do a task for me." Shun spoke.
"Sure." Juyu nodded. Seems like her decision wasn't wrong.
Following Shun as a protector was much more beneficial compared to her being the last-ranked general.
She has more authority now, Shun handed everything to her. Other than the name, there was actually no difference between her and the third-ranked general.
"I will pass you the information using my spiritual sense." Shun spoke. After which, a strand of his spiritual sense entered Juyu's consciousness. "Have you remembered the faces of these four people?"
"Mhm." Juyu nodded.
"Use the influence of the organisation on the island to search for them. Once you have found them, tell them to come to the Blackstone Valley to meet me. Just tell them Shun is waiting and they will understand." Shun commanded.
"Yes, I will do my best to accomplish this matter." Juyu nodded.
This was the reason why he wanted to become a general here in the Blackstone Valley There was a limit to the strength of an individual. If he wanted to search through the people on this devil island, he would have no choice but to depend on an external source of aid.
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The incident of the third-ranked palace soon circulated around the Blackstone Valley, first to the Western Palaces before to the other three great directions.
In the palace Lia was in, a figure proceeded on in panic, speeding towards the entrance of her throne room.
"Requesting an audience with the devil general." The voice of that person trembled. After that a voice rang out from within, "Is there any news?"
"Yes general." That person replied. After that, in the airspace above the stairway, the beautiful Lia appeared. She glanced down and spoke in a cold voice, "Your aura seemed to be fluctuating. Tell me, what happened?"
That person bowed, not daring to meet Lia's eyes. He then spoke, "Reporting to general, the last-ranked general Shun and his protector Juyu, headed over to the third-ranked general palace and challenged the third-ranked general Zonn.
"Is he courting death?" Lia's eyes flashed, staring into the distance.
The person below trembled even more intensely when he heard her words. He then continued, "Shun massacred most of the forces under the third-ranked general, causing rivers of blood to flow. The third-ranked devil general Zonn fell to his hands, and Shun has succeeded his position, becoming the new third-ranked general."
"RUMBLE!"
An extremely cold aura erupted forth from Lia, as her face turned pale. Even her body was shuddering slightly.
"Say it again?" Lia's voice wavered.
"Shun has slain Zonn, becoming the third-ranked general." That person reiterated. Lia's entire body was trembling, as though she couldn't believe what she just heard.
Shun was once her protector.
Not only Lia found this hard to believe, the entire Blackstone Valley, when all the generals in the different palaces heard this news, their hearts were all trembling with shock. A storm was going to sweep through the entire Blackstone Valley!