Made a General, Headed to the Border

"You, you, you!" Huanglong Zhenren was so furious he could not even speak.

"Enough. Do you not know where you are?" the Jade Emperor said with a dark expression.

Huanglong Zhenren immediately trembled as he knelt. "Please calm Your anger, Your Majesty. It is truly this brat who has gone too far! I reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in five thousand years. My talent may not be the best under heaven, but it is still among the finest. Yet he called me stupid. How could I not be angry?"

Su Yu sneered. "I never said you were stupid, but you do seem rather self-aware. I am one hundred and eighteen years old and already a Great Luo Golden Immortal. I reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in a hundred years, while you took five thousand. Tell me, are you stupid or not?"

"What? A hundred years?" Even the Jade Emperor was stunned.

Since the end of the Prehistoric Times, when had such a genius ever appeared? Even the Jade Emperor himself had taken three thousand years to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

All the Celestial Officials present were shocked. Each of them looked at Su Yu in disbelief. Huanglong Zhenren said, "Brat, stop spouting nonsense. Reaching the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in a hundred years? Who are you trying to fool?"

Su Yu helplessly waved his hand. "There is nothing I can do if you do not believe me."

The Jade Emperor looked at Su Yu and, after a moment, asked, "Did you truly reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in only a hundred years?"

Su Yu nodded. The Jade Emperor said, "Good. Then may I examine your bone age?"

"No problem." Su Yu did not mind at all.

The Jade Emperor looked toward a white-haired Daoist beside him. The white-haired Daoist immediately walked over to Su Yu and said, "This humble Daoist is Taibai Jinxing. May I borrow your hand, brother?"

Su Yu extended his hand. Taibai Jinxing immediately felt it, then looked at the Jade Emperor and nodded.

A smile immediately appeared on the Jade Emperor’s face. "Excellent! Since the Prehistoric Times, such a genius has appeared in our immortal realm once more. This is truly wonderful! I hereby declare that, from this day onward, Su Yu shall be exempt from kneeling ceremonies. I appoint Su Yu as a general. Su Yu, you may form your own army, or choose any army and serve as its general."

Su Yu clasped his fists. "Many thanks, Jade Emperor."

Su Yu had always called him the Jade Emperor rather than Your Majesty. That was because only a subject addressed someone as Your Majesty. The Jade Emperor was still far from becoming Su Yu’s emperor. Everyone had noticed the issue with Su Yu’s form of address, but none of them said anything. Su Yu had become a Great Luo Golden Immortal in a hundred years. What about after a thousand years, or ten thousand? None of them wanted to offend Su Yu, who would surely reach the Taiyi realm in the future.

The Jade Emperor did not mind either, merely thinking that geniuses had the pride of geniuses. "Su Yu, you may make your choice now."

Su Yu looked at the Jade Emperor. "Jade Emperor, I wish to go to the border."

Everyone was stunned. The border? No one had ever been willing to go to that hellish place. The Jade Emperor’s expression turned strange. "You said you want to go to the border? Are you sure you are not joking? Do you know what kind of place the border is?"

"I am not joking, and I know what kind of place the border is," Su Yu said calmly.

The Jade Emperor asked in confusion, "And you still want to go? The border is attacked by the Demon Realm every ten days or half a month. Among the Demon Clan forces that attack are thirty Great Luo Golden Immortals. Even if you go, you may not survive. Moreover, the conditions there are terrible. No Great Luo Golden Immortal has ever voluntarily gone there."

At that, all the Celestial Officials in Lingxiao Palace lowered their heads. They truly would not go there even if it killed them. Poor conditions were one thing, but they also had to face countless members of the Demon Clan. If they ran into danger, no one would save them, because the border was very far from the Heavenly Court and no one was willing to go rescue anyone.

Therefore, those stationed at the border were all disabled soldiers and defeated generals. Even so, they did not have to worry about the border being breached, because the border walls bore seals placed by Tathagata and the Jade Emperor.

Those stationed there only went out to fight from time to time, putting on a show for the Heavenly Court and the Demon Realm.

"My mind is made up," Su Yu said calmly.

The Jade Emperor smiled. "Good! But I must still remind you not to casually leave the great border city. Outside the border, thirty Great Luo Golden Immortals and two Taiyi Heavenly Immortals are always stationed."

Su Yu nodded. "I understand."

With a wave of the Jade Emperor’s hand, a Tiger Seal fell before Su Yu. Su Yu caught it, and the Jade Emperor said, "This is the Tiger Seal of the border army. The border army numbers one hundred thousand. Every year, the Heavenly Court sends reinforcements there, but its high-level forces are rather few. There are only a hundred Great Luo Heavenly Immortals, ten Great Luo True Immortals, and no Great Luo Golden Immortals."

Su Yu smiled. "It is fine. The number of high-level experts cannot represent an army’s strength."

Some people sneered upon hearing this. They believed that no matter how many immortal soldiers there were, they could never match a single Great Luo Golden Immortal. Although Su Yu also believed that once an individual’s power reached a certain level, they could disregard their opponent’s numbers, he did not believe Great Luo Golden Immortals and Taiyi Heavenly Immortals had reached that level.

The Jade Emperor said, "If there is nothing else, then court is dismissed. General Su may head to the border whenever he wishes."

After saying that, the Jade Emperor left, and Su Yu left as well. After Su Yu departed, Huanglong Zhenren said angrily, "So what if he is a genius? A genius who dies young is nothing!"

As he spoke, Huanglong Zhenren revealed a smile. "There is a road to heaven, yet you refuse to take it. There is no gate to hell, yet you charge right in. The ten Great Luo True Immortals at the border are all my subordinates. Heh heh."

Very soon, Huanglong Zhenren sent a Great Luo True Immortal racing toward the border at full speed. Upon arriving there, he gathered all ten Great Luo True Immortals and said, "Master said that, after some time, a general named Su Yu will arrive. He is a Great Luo Golden Immortal. You must find a way to kill him!"

The ten men said helplessly, "How could we possibly kill a Great Luo Golden Immortal?"

The man said furiously, "Are you pigs? Can you not think of a way? Just seize an opportunity. If he goes out, simply do not open the City Gate to let him back in. Dying in battle at the border is perfectly normal."

The ten men smiled. "Brilliant! As expected, my lord is wise."

The man smiled. "Then I will leave first. Remember your task. If you do well, Master will transfer you out of here."

The ten men immediately became excited. "Rest assured, my lord. We will not disappoint Master!"

The man nodded and left the border, while Su Yu had just departed from the Heavenly Court and headed toward the border.

Su Yu released Erha. Erha might be a little foolish, but he was comfortable to ride. Then Su Yu conjured two lines of fire around Erha, leading all the way to the border.

When Erha saw the fire on both sides, he was completely dumbfounded. He could not get lost even if he wanted to. The look in Erha’s little eyes made Su Yu want to laugh.

Erha was actually still stronger than Su Yu, but he was not truly stupid. He did not dare rebel.

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