93: Chapter 93: Three Heroic Spirits Appear!

The countdown above their heads ended, the crisscrossing grid lines vanished, and the Star Chessboard transformed into a massive arena!

Chen Aoyun, holding the identity of [Strategist], stood up and walked toward the arena, followed by the four [Roleplayers] of the Dragon Country, and...

One in black and one in yellow, two Chinese emperors!

The emperor in black robes had wide sleeves that hung down like clouds wrapping around the contours of mountains and rivers, and between his brows, there was both the sharpness of a falcon and the weight of the Nine Tripods!

Unlike conventional emperors, this emperor in black robes possessed an incredibly strong imperial aura while simultaneously carrying a mixed air of the marketplace and the imperial court!

The other emperor in yellow robes, within the same imperial aura, harbored a metallic stench forged by suffering!

Ruthlessness and compassion.

The image of an Asura who had walked out of a sea of corpses and blood was concentrated in one person alongside the benevolence of an emperor pitying the common people, just like yin and yang, the sun and the moon.

This was the first time Chinese emperors had stepped onto the stage of the Game of National Destiny.

Two sharp gazes swept over.

The [Strategists] of Sakura Country and Ottoman were simultaneously sizing up the [Heroic Spirits] behind Chen Aoyun.

Contempt or curiosity?

Perhaps contempt was more likely.

How could these two possibly understand the complex temperament that only a founding emperor possesses?!

Chen Aoyun remained silent, sweeping his eyes over the [Heroic Spirits] behind the others in the same way.

The [Heroic Spirits] behind Adar were Ottoman Sultans, and Chen Aoyun guessed that the two [Heroic Spirits] behind Saku Kenichi were the Emperors of Sakura Country.

Compared to the emperors behind him, the aura of the imperial [Heroic Spirits] behind these two was purer.

A whistle —.

Adar, hands in his pockets, whistled, and was winking and signaling to Chen Aoyun.

Chen Aoyun certainly wouldn't refuse to give face to such a good ally, so he nodded vigorously at him, with a look that said, "I'm just waiting for you to cover me."

Adar was very satisfied with Chen Aoyun's response and laid out the identity cards in his hand one by one.

The golden [Sultan], the silver [Noble], [General], [Powerful Minister]... every card usable by the [Heroic Spirits] behind him was activated by Adar one by one.

The golden [Sultan] card was the [Emperor] card; it was just called differently by different civilizations. In Adar's hands, [Emperor] became [Sultan], and in Saku Kenichi's hands, [Emperor] would become [Emperor].

One, two... ten, fifteen...

When Adar stopped his movements, a full twenty auras of 'Transcendental Buff' leaped out from the cards he held and drilled one by one into the bodies of the different [Heroic Spirits] behind him.

Two Sultans; one was buffed by silver cards like [Noble], [General], and [Powerful Minister].

The other was solely buffed by the golden [Sultan] card.

Chen Aoyun didn't recognize these two Ottoman emperors, but through these cards, he could guess:

The [Heroic Spirit] buffed by the golden [Sultan] should be a 'Sultan' who ascended the throne normally;

While the [Heroic Spirit] buffed by those silver cards should be an Ottoman royal aristocrat (corresponding to the [Noble] card) who, through court conspiracy (the [Powerful Minister] card), finally used force (the [General] card) to reach the top as Sultan.

Because of the different number of cards, the two Sultans respectively received +8 stars and +12 stars of 'Transcendental Buff'.

Then, these Transcendental Buffs combined to total 20 stars, acting together upon the two Sultans!

"So, it turns out two emperor-type [Heroic Spirits] can get together and share the 'Transcendental Buff'."

Chen Aoyun had only obtained two of the hidden rules for the final chapter written in english capital letters: [Final Chapter Rule A] and [Final Chapter Rule C].

If Adar hadn't demonstrated it on the spot, Chen Aoyun wouldn't even have known that the 'Transcendental Buffs' of two emperors could be combined to take effect.

Not in a hurry to take out his own identity cards, Chen Aoyun squinted, waiting to see how many buffs Sakura Country had, while also waiting to see if any other hidden rules would appear.

After Adar, with his hands in his pockets, finished buffing the [Heroic Spirits] behind him with identity cards, he looked at the [Strategist] Saku Kenichi on the other side with a sleazy look, and said in the tone of a thug picking a fight,

"Hey, don't drag it out, it's your turn. This Game of National Destiny has been going on for over half a month. People aren't tired, but hearts are. Hurry up and finish your buffs. Next round, let me use my Ottoman Sultans to beat the crap out of your Sakura Country's shitty Emperors, and then we can end this quickly."

After saying this, the guy even fixed his hairstyle. His yellow-haired aura made Chen Aoyun's pupils tremble.

Saku Kenichi wasn't annoyed. No amount of Adar's trash talk could compare to the blow of two failed [Divine Judgment]s.

Without the yellow-haired aura, Saku Kenichi's movements in releasing the identity cards were much more stylish than Adar's.

Saku Kenichi reached out and swiped at the air in front of him, and cards, either gold or silver, hovered before him. Without any operation, the cards gathered together according to the required number, and streaks of 'Transcendental Buff' power flew out from the cards and drilled into the [Heroic Spirits] behind him.

The [Emperor] card provided 12 buffs.

[General], [Powerful Minister], and [Noble] provided 6 each, a total of 18 transcendental powers merging into the [Heroic Spirits] behind him.

Watching from afar, Chen Aoyun understood the details of a rule more deeply at this moment!

It wasn't a hidden rule, but a rule announced when the final chapter opened:

[Final Chapter Rule 1: The [Heroic Spirit] is the 'Ruler' of the empire, used for the decisive battle, and the [Heroic Spirit] itself must be a 'Ruler']

The 'Ruler' mentioned in this rule could be China's 'Emperor', Ottoman's 'Sultan', Sakura Country's 'Emperor', but it could also be a 'Shogun'!

"In the Shogunate era of Sakura Country, the Shogun was the actual 'Ruler'. The rule doesn't limit the 'Ruler' to being a monarch, so Sakura Country is using a 'Shogun' to accept the power of the [General], [Powerful Minister], and [Noble] cards!"

Twelve streaks of Transcendental Buff power drilled into the Emperor [Heroic Spirit]'s body, and eighteen drilled into the body of the other Shogun.

Combined, that's thirty, which can provide a total of 30 stars of 'Transcendental Buff' for these two [Heroic Spirits] of Sakura Country!

Seeing this value, Adar didn't worry at all. On the contrary, his yellow-haired aura became even more pronounced. He turned his head to look at Chen Aoyun, shouting excitedly,

"See? I told you Sakura Country would only have 30 stars!

Not one more, not one less. My prediction is godlike!

Come, come, quickly reveal the buffs for your Chinese [Heroic Spirits] so I can transfer them!

I have 20 stars here, you have 11 stars there, adding up to one star more than Sakura Country.

We're guaranteed to win, brother!

Once I beat Sakura Country, you can just concede.

I'll take first place, and your Dragon Country will take second.

I know Sakura Country doesn't like your Dragon Country; without our cooperation, Sakura Country would definitely take you out first and wouldn't let your Dragon Country reach second place.

So, you've hit the jackpot with this cooperation!"

The word 'brother' made Chen Aoyun feel quite embarrassed.

But without hesitating for more than 0.1 seconds, Chen Aoyun silently took out his cards.

Two golden [Emperor] cards, allowing for +1 star of 'Transcendental Buff';

Four silver [General] cards, five [Powerful Minister] cards, and five [Noble] cards; every four cards give +1 star, with the excess being invalid. These three types of cards combined can give +3 stars of 'Transcendental Buff'.

A total of 4 stars of buff, but that wasn't all.

Chen Aoyun took out 84 grey [Farmer] cards from his bosom. 12 cards make up one star. These grey cards, which neither Ottoman nor Sakura Country could use, released seven streaks of transcendental power, directly merging into [Zhu Yuanzhang]'s body.

As the embarrassment faded, an excitement about being able to screw over a stupid teammate actually surfaced.

"This isn't screwing over a teammate. I'm just doing a better job at what we agreed on, how can that be considered screwing them over?"

Just as Chen Aoyun was preparing to take out more cards and release even more transcendental power,

Suddenly, Saku Kenichi, diagonally across from him, gave a disdainful sneer,

"Hmph.

I knew your [Strategist] ability included a skill to transfer friendly buffs.

I know your skill, but do you know mine?"

The words were spoken by Saku Kenichi to the Ottoman [Strategist] Adar, but Chen Aoyun frowned and stopped his movements, looking over.

Saku Kenichi asked and answered himself,

"My [Strategist] ability includes a small skill; the skill effect is to hide a rule I know so that no one else can discover it!

Did you search through all the altars and fail to find [Final Chapter Rule B]?

Do you know what this [Final Chapter Rule B] is?"

"[Final Chapter Rule B] is..."