Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 264 The Eight Trigrams Build the City, Suppressing the Tyrant Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu's Remnant Soul, The Great Battle of That Year

As Di Xiao was puzzled, the soldier specifically responsible for guarding the teleportation array picked up a special bamboo slip, glanced at it briefly, and asked, "Are you soldiers of the Black Tiger Army under the White Tiger Army?"

"Yes, we are all guards of Xue Dingshan, the young general of the Black Tiger Army, under the White Tiger Army. We have been ordered to come to the City of War God to carry out the suppression mission." Xue Ping seemed to have a lot of information and immediately took out a bamboo scroll and a token.

"The tiger seal is accurate!" The guarding general, as if verifying something, examined it for a moment before saying, "Old Wang, take them to the place of suppression!"

"Yes, General!" Upon hearing this, an old soldier immediately bowed slightly to Xue Ping and said, "Fellow soldiers, please follow me."

Having said that, he immediately led Di Xiao and his party away, entering the city.

Upon entering the city, Di Xiao, who was already puzzled, was awestruck by the city's structure.

The buildings, rising and falling in tiers, evolved entirely according to the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) orientation. Moreover, eight major roads crisscross, forming a unique Bagua formation.

Although Di Xiao did not see the entire city, it was clear from what he saw that the entire city was built according to the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) orientation.

Di Xiao, looking confused, leaned closer to Xue Ping and asked, "Brother Xue Ping, what's going on with this city? It's built according to the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) layout, the entire city looks like a special Bagua formation. And what about the place of suppression? Could it be that the whole city is for suppressing something?"

Xue Ping glanced at Di Xiao with amusement, then said mysteriously, "Brother Di Xiao, you have exceptional insight. You've already discerned the special nature of this city in such a short time. Just as you said, this city is essentially a Bagua formation, designed to suppress and seal something."

"What exactly is being suppressed?" Di Xiao asked anxiously.

"Think about why this city is called the God of War, and you'll know who it suppresses." Xue Ping seemed to have a wicked sense of humor, refusing to tell Di Xiao who it actually suppressed, forcing Di Xiao to guess for himself.

Di Xiao couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, but his mind was racing: "This place is called War God City, but it's essentially a sealed place. It's obviously meant to seal this so-called War God."

"And among our human race, there are quite a few who are hailed as war gods. How am I supposed to guess?"

Xue Ping's sense of humor grew increasingly wicked: "Here's another hint. There's a river outside this city called the Wujiang River!"

"Wujiang? Overlord, is this the place where Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, is suppressed?" Upon hearing that it was Wujiang, Di Xiao immediately thought of a famous person. The legendary Overlord Xiang Yu was someone who fought against Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty for control of the world.

Of course, Di Xiao's understanding of Xiang Yu largely comes from historical knowledge on Earth. He doesn't know much about Xiang Yu in Journey to the West, or the Han Dynasty.

However, suppressing Xiang Yu with a single city was clearly no simple task. After all, if Xiang Yu left behind any lingering spirit or obsession after his suicide at Wujiang, it would indeed require suppression.

Seeing that Di Xiao had guessed it, Xue Ping didn't hide anything: "That's right, this city was built to suppress Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King. And the reason for the suppression is related to that fierce battle back then."

"The battle between Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, and Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty. As far as I know, Xiang Yu was extremely talented and cultivated very quickly, reaching the Great Luo Realm in a short period of time. Later, in order to unify the human race, he fought in the south and the north, and even reached the Quasi-Saint Realm."

"Unfortunately, Xiang Yu's cultivation was extremely high, but his temperament was incredibly arrogant, looking down on everyone, making him unfit to be a ruler. On the other hand, although Liu Bang's cultivation was only at the Great Luo realm, he possessed the demeanor of a king. He had many powerful subordinates, such as Han Xin, Xiao He, and Zhang Liang... all of whom were at the Great Luo realm."

"Ultimately, through Zhang Liang's strategy, Han Xin assembled a massive army, a veritable constellation of stars, and with the combined might of numerous powerful warriors, finally defeated and killed Xiang Yu here."

"Xiang Yu's cultivation was extremely high, and it was rumored that he possessed a rich lineage of the Wu tribe. Therefore, even though he was suppressed, his remnant soul and obsession were still difficult to eradicate. Thus, Zhang Liang and the others conjured a great formation to seal Xiang Yu here."

"Later, a large army was dispatched to guard the area and maintain the seal. Even with changes in dynasties, this task of suppression remained unchanged."

"Our mission this time is to carry out a suppression mission. Although it is a suppression, we only need to stay in one corner of the formation. The formation will instinctively draw upon the power of our blood and qi to suppress the remnant soul and obsession of Xiang Yu within it."

"However, during the suppression, we will be baptized by the fighting spirit of Xiang Yu's remnant soul, and may even witness many battle scenes evolved by Xiang Yu. If our comprehension is sufficient, we might be able to glean some insights from them. So, Brother Di Xiao, it's up to you now."

Both Xue Dingshan and Xue Ping were absolutely certain of Di Xiao's terrifying comprehension. With that special comprehension, he could learn anything very quickly.

Therefore, Xue Dingshan specially found this task and gave it to Di Xiao, so that Di Xiao could come and comprehend it.

Di Xiao understood and was confident, but his gaze held a hint of doubt: "Brother Xue Ping, while this is all about comprehension, is it really possible to suppress the legendary Overlord Xiang Yu? If he truly possesses quasi-saint cultivation as you claim, even if he were to perish, his remaining remnant soul and lingering obsessions would be far beyond the capabilities of insignificant cultivators like us, wouldn't they?"

"Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King, is naturally beyond our ability to contend with. However, with the Eight Trigrams Formation, many ancient human sages, and even the remnants of the Han army's spirits that fought against Xiang Yu back then, suppressing him, no matter how strong Xiang Yu's remaining remnant soul is, it is not a threat at all. In fact, even if we hadn't come, this seal wouldn't have been damaged."

"The reason we were called here to help suppress the rebellion is twofold. First, as soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, we carry the military spirit of various ethnic armies, which can replenish the remaining military spirit in those great formations. Second, it allows us to experience the brutality of war in advance and to undergo the baptism of Xiang Yu's fighting spirit."

"Of course, I can't explain the specifics in a short time. In short, there are many benefits to helping suppress Xiang Yu this time, but not much danger."

Beneath Xue Ping's confident smile lay a sense of anticipation; he was eager to see how much Di Xiao would gain this time.

Di Xiao was genuinely speechless at Xue Ping's riddle-like explanation. How come he hadn't noticed before that Xue Ping was such a riddle-maker? He always spoke incomplete sentences.

Di Xiao was also helpless, but since he had come, it was an opportunity, so he naturally had to seize it.

Soon, Di Xiao and his entourage were led into a grand hall.

Although it is called a grand hall, it is more like a corner of the Bagua formation and a special military camp.

(End of this chapter)