Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2362 The Four Sages of Military Strategy, the Progenitor of Zombies

Achilles' father was Peleus, the king of Thessaly, and his mother was Thetis, the sea goddess. As a combination of man and god, Achilles, with his demigod body, was born with a head start in life.

Moreover, to ensure that Achilles would obtain immortality, Thetis placed him in the divine fire every day after his birth to remove the human blood from his body.

At night, he was immersed in the River Styx to grant his body divine power.

However, Thetis, fearing that Achilles would drown, always held tightly to his ankles.

After this sacred baptism, Achilles became invulnerable, his only weakness being his ankles, which had not been dipped into the River Styx.

This very point became his fatal wound in the Trojan War.

Achilles, the greatest hero of the Trojan War, possessed combat prowess that could be described as "bug-level." He could lift a giant stone with one hand, and could charge in and out of the chaos of battle as if they were nothing. Even the bravest warriors of Troy would avoid him.

But what truly made him a "symbol of war" was his final battle with Hector, the first hero of Troy.

That decisive battle became the most classic scene in the Trojan War: Achilles, with his body baptized by the River Styx, withstood Hector's attack, while Hector couldn't even scratch Achilles' skin.

Finally, Achilles pierced Hector's chest with his sword.

Achilles' lineup was also quite impressive, featuring several god-level warriors.

Now, Gaul became even more powerful.

Of all the states in the world, the one with the most dramatic political changes was the Western Rong.

The once scattered small states have been completely integrated by the major powers. Today, the Western Rong are only left with a few major powers vying for supremacy.

Even the five former superpowers could not survive unscathed in this dramatic upheaval.

Among the five great kingdoms of the past, the Kingdom of Gaul fared the best, maintaining an upward trend rather than declining or even perishing like the other kingdoms.

"Ding, the sixth balancer, Ji Chengfu, Command 101, Strength 85, Intelligence 92, Politics 63, Charisma 84."

Implanted identity: A military strategist, and a friend of Jiang Xiaobai.

Carrying: Ji Lin, Ji Tuo, Ji Ke.

"Guanzi, Xiao Kuang" states, "On the vast plains, chariots do not leave ruts, and soldiers do not turn back. When the drums are sounded, the soldiers of the three armies regard death as returning home. I am not as good as Prince Chengfu."

This is Guan Zhong's response to Duke Huan of Qi's inquiry about political reforms and strategies for revitalizing the state, when he recommended the military genius Prince Chengfu.

The gist of it is that he should reorganize the army, fight bravely, and enable all soldiers to advance swiftly and fearlessly, regarding death as going home. He said that he, Guan Zhong, is not as good as Prince Chengfu, and asked the lord to send him to manage the army.

Prince Chengfu was the founding ancestor of the Langya Wang clan. His original name was Ji Chengfu. He was originally the city father of Luoyi, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. In ancient texts, he was called Chengfu, so he was also respectfully called Prince Chengfu.

Prince Chengfu was the son of King Huan of Zhou, Ji Lin. He fled to Qi to avoid the "Rebellion of Zi Ke".

When Prince Chengfu arrived in the State of Qi, he became a high-ranking official in Qi on the recommendation of Guan Zhong. Together with Guan Zhong, he assisted Duke Huan of Qi and helped Qi become one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

In his *Records of the Grand Historian*, Sima Qian ranked Prince Chengfu alongside Jiang Ziya, Sun Tzu, and Wu Qi, demonstrating that Prince Chengfu was a far more outstanding military commander than any other during the Spring and Autumn Period. Duke Huan of Qi expanded his territory, conquered all sides, and became a hegemon during the Spring and Autumn Period; without Prince Chengfu's silent contributions, he likely would not have achieved such brilliant success.

After Prince Cheng's father was promoted to Grand Marshal, he became the top general under Duke Huan of Qi and settled in Linzi, the capital of Qi.

Although there are not many records of Prince Chengfu's military campaigns in official history due to the great distance in time, his outstanding military talent can be seen from the high praise given to him by famous figures such as the wise prime minister Yanzi and Guan Zhong, the pioneer of the Legalist school of thought who advocated courtesy and deference to the world.

At the same time, Prince Chengfu, along with Lü Shang (the ancestor of military strategy), Sun Wu (the sage of military strategy), and Wu Qi (the second sage of military strategy), were revered as the Four Sages of Military Strategists and were called the Venerable Military Strategist.

"Ding, the seventh balanced character, the zombie progenitor Hou, with a command stat of 54, strength of 109, intelligence of 56, politics of 52, and charm of 58."

Implanted Identity: Jiang Hou, a member of the Great Qian imperial family, one of the few people in hundreds of years to have mastered the complete Divine Howling Sky Technique, but because of this, he is cursed and his parents and brothers dare not approach him.

When Wang Yu saw the words "Complete Manual of the Divine Howling Heaven Technique," his eyes narrowed.

This thing is powerful, it is said to be the strongest external martial arts technique in the world, and none can surpass it.

However, since ancient times, no one who has practiced this has ever had a good end, including the founder of this practice.

Of the few people who have mastered this skill, none have lived past forty-five, according to existing records.

Moreover, this is a rare type of purely external martial art that cannot be combined with internal martial arts.

Once you start practicing the entire manual, you can only focus on external martial arts and will have no chance to learn internal martial arts at all.

Otherwise, the Great Qian imperial family wouldn't have gone to such lengths to divide it into four.

They are indeed strong, but they are so strong that it is beyond their capacity to handle.

After all, if one focuses solely on external martial arts without coordinating it with internal martial arts, the impact of peak physical condition will be too great. Once past that age, one's strength will decline significantly.

However, if one has a certain level of internal strength to support them, even if their overall physical condition begins to decline after that period, at least the rate of decline will not be so drastic.

Of course, those who truly master this technique don't need to worry about that issue, since they probably won't live to see that time anyway.

When this technique was created, it was known to be extreme, yet it still pursued the ultimate one-sided power.

In comparison, after this technique was divided into four parts, it combined with the Heavenly One Supreme Saint Technique, making it even more suitable for the needs of the Great Qian Dynasty.

As for the Hou, there are quite a few versions of this creature in mythology.

However, since it is the progenitor of zombies, there can only be one version.

In Chinese mythology and some novel settings, Hou is regarded as the origin or ancestor of zombies. After being defeated by Nuwa and Fuxi, its body and soul were split and merged with humans to form the four great zombie ancestors: Ying Gou, Hou Qing, Han Ba, and Jiang Chen.

Among them, the body of Hou merged with the divine tree to give birth to Jiang Chen, who became the ancestor of vampire zombies. He fed on blood and could transform his own kind through biting.

The Hou's soul split into three parts, which respectively attached themselves to Ying Gou, Hou Qing, and Han Ba, granting them immortality and abilities such as curses and drought.

"Ding, the eighth Balancer..."