Transcending the Nine Heavens

Everyone was momentarily stunned: “Why isn’t it appropriate? Is there anyone here who can outsmart you?”

“I am at most a military strategist for all of you. I can strategize and win battles in the martial arts world, analyze enemy plots, and calmly implement measures; this is what I can do. I have an obligation to assist!”

Mo Tianji smiled and said, “As for the decision-maker and combat leader, that role does not belong to me. There is someone else for that!”

He paused for a moment and said, “Among us, each leader is more than capable; moreover, if we talk about controlling the overall situation, we all have that ability. However, we still fall short compared to one person. Therefore, before that person arrives, I can only provide some ideas for everyone, and we can create some disturbances to tire out the enemy; that is feasible.”

“That person? Who?” Everyone asked in unison. It was astonishing that there was someone even Mo Tianji felt inferior to. Who was this person?

“That person once single-handedly turned the entire Lower Three Heavens upside down with the cultivation level of a martial master! He once led the Iron Cloud Nation, which was on the brink of destruction, and defeated the unmatched Fifth Qingrou, who had strong intelligence and military power… Once this person arrived in the Middle Three Heavens, he almost single-handedly changed the situation there with his interference…”

“Chu King of Hell!” Mo Tianji had not finished speaking, but everyone had already called out this name in unison.

“Exactly that person!” Mo Tianji sighed slightly: “The strategy and intelligence of Chu King of Hell may not impress me, but his calmness leaves me in awe!”

He lightly sighed and said, “We can all command large armies, but when it comes to commanding in battle, remaining calm in a crisis, and finding a way out of desperate situations with clear thinking… We still cannot match what Chu King of Hell can accomplish without difficulty.”

“Calm?” Luo Kewu couldn’t help but laugh: “Brother Mo, when has Chu King of Hell ever demonstrated his calmness? I haven’t heard of it!”

Mo Tianji smiled: “If you had been present during the time when Chu King of Hell first arrived in Iron Cloud, could you have accomplished what he did?”

“Uh… I cannot,” Luo Kewu honestly admitted; the turnaround of Iron Cloud was indeed a miracle!

“In absolute disadvantage, to gradually turn the tide and achieve victory, could it be done without calmness?” Mo Tianji asked lightly, then chuckled: “At least, I, Mo Tianji, can honestly say that if I were in the position of Chu King of Hell, I would not be able to do it.”

“Indeed! The calmness of Chu King of Hell is truly beyond what ordinary people can reach!” Xie Danqiong recalled Chu Yang’s performance in the Xie Family and couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, thinking: Damn, a single person using their power to challenge my entire family without even getting drunk… If he were any less calm, there might be no one in the world who deserves the word ‘calm’ anymore.

“Well said.” Dong Wulei nodded straightforwardly, and Luo Kewu also nodded; they had both seen Chu Yang, and their brothers had followed him. Even they hadn’t managed to earn that kind of respect from their younger brothers…

“Additionally, we still lack a few capable warriors! Gu Duxing and Dong Wushang are both well-deserving!” Mo Tianji smiled confidently and said, “If we were to fight with our current strength, at most we would suffer mutual losses: even if we win, it would be a Pyrrhic victory, losing our opportunity to compete for dominance in the Middle Three Heavens. But once Gu Duxing and Dong Wushang return… the situation will be vastly different.”

“Just those five of them?” Dong Wulei scoffed a bit. Chu King of Hell was indeed a character, but it seemed a bit excessive for Mo Tianji to elevate them this high.

“Yes, just those five of them!” Mo Tianji smiled faintly, casting a slight sidelong glance: “Brother Dong, those five have already killed five Imperial Thrones while also taking down thirty king level experts… If it were our five, could we accomplish that?”