Chapter 1930: A Brave Man | Red Heart Survey [Translation]
Red Heart Survey [Translation] - Updated on May 1, 2025
On the large platform above, only five people remained. The air still carried the lingering scent of medicine.
Below the large platform, people gathered like a tide. The warriors from the floating island quickly converged here. All the human warriors in the entire Dingmao realm domain were on this second floating island. With military orders given, the ten thousand mountains posed no obstacle.
Jiang Wang took no other action, only pressing his palm, stopping the determined gazes of these warriors.
At that time, he commanded the army in this Dingmao realm domain, leading these very good men against Ao Huangzhong, and won a complete military victory.
Among the generals under his command at that time, only Tu Liangcai remained alive.
He then said to Tu Liangcai: “Guard the floating island, don’t easily let people in again. The mobilization of the entire army requires Shenlin-level strength, it has nothing to do with you.”
No matter what feelings he harbored in his heart, no matter how much the military orders he received once pained him, no matter how heavily he was injured. He was still on the battlefield, still a soldier, and he was willing to obey orders. He was willing to exert this remaining body to fight for the human race in this racial battlefield.
But he was not willing to lead people again…
The art of war, fundamentally, does not demand the personal martial prowess of the soldiers; it is about gathering the strength of the crowd. Although Tu Liangcai and the others were not strong enough, they could completely rejoin Jiang Wang’s military formation.
But Jiang Wang had spoken, and Tu Liangcai could only receive the orders. He thought for a moment, then promised: “This general guarantees with his head that the matter of Qiao Hongyi will never happen again!”
Jiang Wang patted his shoulder: “There will always be Qiao Hongyi, I hope you preserve your head more. If the matter cannot be done… the entire army is the priority.”
Having said that, he turned and directly stepped into the air.
Chen Zhubo, Fu Yanqing, Zhu Biqiong, Zhuo Qingru, all followed silently into the air. Jiang Wang paused his step, turned, and sternly stared at Zhu Biqiong: “You just don’t follow along!”
Zhu Biqiong did not look him in the eyes. Instead, as if remembering something, she turned and beckoned, causing all the boiled medicinal soups to roll over, floating in mid-air. She picked up one can, handing it to Jiang Wang: “Drink the medicine.”
Jiang Wang took it, tilted his head, and gulped it down like strong wine. Then he said: “Trouble you to guard the island.”
Zhu Biqiong flicked her sleeve, sending the medicine cans for Chen Zhubo and Fu Yanqing flying to them. Then she bravely met Jiang Wang’s eyes: “I’m already Shenlin, and I’m also in the order.”
Jiang Wang was speechless in response.
The medicine can came like a hidden weapon, making the air ring as it flew. Chen Zhubo used a technique to catch it, then also opened his mouth to advise: “Although it’s a full army summons, for the true transmission of Diaohailou in this realm, one going is enough. Junior sister, you just guard here and see if other realm domains need help.”
He was indeed purely considering the overall situation of the sect.
Now Huaidao was precarious, and the tower master in the East Sea Dragon Palace was also in an uncertain future. He and Zhu Biqiong really should not adventure together. Didn’t they need to leave a future?
Zhu Biqiong turned her eyes to him: “My condition is better than Senior Brother Chen’s now, and I’m more suitable for a desperate fight. If only one goes, Senior Brother Chen should stay here to recuperate.”
Chen Zhubo was also speechless.
Zhuo Qingru’s face was expressionless, but her sidelong glances shifted randomly, full of interest. Those who didn’t know would probably think she had some anticipation for the war.
Fu Yanqing just silently drank his medicine from beginning to end. In the end, the five people still departed together.
Jiang Wang truly did not understand soldiers.
His huge blank in military strategy was not something he could completely fill by reading several military books and attending several classes now. Some things require the baptism of blood and fire, some require time.
Just for example, when the flag soldier transmitted the message, he heard hoof sounds and thought it was Tread Wind demon horses. But only upon approaching did he discover it was actually ‘Chase Cloud’.
In the great war of Qi and Xia, the Qi country captured a large batch of war horses that the Xia country had purchased at a high price from the Jing country, namely the so-called ‘Jade Platform Blue Steed’. The Qi country’s Beast Control Workshop re-researched and improved upon this basis, giving birth through secret techniques, and then cultivated this generation of Chase Cloud war horses. Their excellent points had already been verified in multiple battlefields.
Compared to ‘Tread Wind’, their speed was faster, yet their load was heavier. The only drawback was their lifespan.
A true famous general is necessarily intimately familiar with all the changes in the army, as if knowing by heart all military weapons and war beasts. They can distinguish horses by sound, and are absolutely not mistaken.
But Jiang Wang had only practiced soldiering for a few days on Jueming Island. He could only control several commonly used military formations with difficulty. To say he could ‘fully understand military affairs’ was indeed impossible.
Not bringing soldiers on this trip, and only forming a team with Shenlin realm cultivators, was indeed more free.
The five people went to various places, moving horizontally without restraint. Along the way, they conveniently dealt with any short-sighted sea creatures they encountered.
Traveling the same journey, even though the situation was more chaotic now, it had taken Jiang Wang three full days and nights to lead an army here before. This time, arriving at Shabawa Dragon Domain, it only took one day.
It was still the Renwu realm domain, but it was not empty like before.
Human armies surging from various places almost filled this realm domain. “There are many roads to attack Shabawa Dragon Domain, why choose this one?” Chen Zhubo asked. Jiang Wang only said: “Because I’ve been here before.”
Because he had been here before, because he had left regrets on this road. So he still came here. The entire strength of Qi Xiaoju’s army attacked Shabawa Dragon Domain.
This command came quickly and fiercely, and all forces fully cooperated.
Yanggu’s general lord Yue Jie was already personally guarding the ‘Jiyou’ battlefield between Fotu Pure Land and Shabawa Dragon Domain. That place had also become the most fierce point of attack. It was said that they had already crossed the boundary river and advanced into Shabawa Dragon Domain several times, only to be repelled by the sea race’s imperial lord Xiyang leading his army.
The Red Eyebrow imperial lord Xiyang being able to withdraw indirectly indicated that the situation of Zhusui and Yu Liyang inside Shabawa Dragon Domain was already quite dangerous. After all, under the imperial lord’s suppressive array and the situation of large army extermination, they had held out for a full three days!
But Xiyang could move, while the Great Prison imperial lord Zhong Xi had made no movement, and the array defense thickness of Shabawa Dragon Domain was also obviously insufficient. This indicated that Zhusui and Yu Liyang were still persisting.
The struggle of two Yandao strong ones inside the domain would necessarily involve unimaginable forces, very likely dragging Shabawa Dragon Domain into the abyss!
This was the tactical basis for attacking Shabawa Dragon Domain.
The importance of Shabawa Dragon Domain was far beyond that of ‘new lands’ like Yuegui Sea and Fotu Pure Land. In the Maze Realm’s bloody and long history, it had never fallen before!
Besides, it still held a deeper value known only to the high levels of the two races. Thus, whoever could take it down would surely be illustrious in history.
How terrifying was it when the entire human race of the Maze Realm mobilized and tilted all their strength towards Shabawa Dragon Domain?
Leaving aside Jiang Wang and the other five, just in this Renwu realm domain, the Shenlin cultivators who had rushed here were already numerous.
Like the Town Military Flag general Shang Fengchen of Yanggu. Like the Protect Sect Elder Hai Jingping of Diaohailou. Like the Aid World Elder Lu Qian of East Wang Valley. …
There was even a cultivator from Tou Tian Fu, whose name was… Nalan Longzhi. Chen Zhubo casually introduced him, and Jiang Wang also listened casually.
Among all the renowned great sects in the world, Tou Tian Fu was the most mysterious. Although its disciples often walked the world, compared to the previously reclusive Taixu Sect and Xiyue Nunnery, they had even less of a sense of presence.
It wasn’t that they couldn’t be seen. Tou Tian Fu took ‘Steal’ as its name, but did not engage in theft. It was completely different from lower-class sects like Liangshanglou.
They believed that heaven’s will could not be violated, but the sect spirit was ‘Steal one line from heaven, win half a move against heaven’. It was just that their disciples were very few, and they often walked with false faces, hence they were not widely known.
Jiang Wang knew this sect because of that one time he participated in the Seven Stars Secret Realm and searched for Mishou treasures. At that time, there was a female cultivator named Su Qiyun who also broke through the Senhai Source Realm. She exited the secret realm early because of the death of a companion named ‘Little Fish’. According to the body-shaping method given by Senior Guanyan, she searched the world for materials to reshape Little Fish’s body.
There had been no news these years, and he didn’t know if she had succeeded?
That ‘Little Fish’ was also a close friend of the former Zhu Biqiong. After the Seven Stars Secret Realm, when she mentioned this matter to Zhu Biqiong, Zhu Biqiong was sad for a while, but she and Su Qiyun also had no contact…
All the past events seemed far away; the priority now was crossing the river.
Presiding over the Renwu battlefield here was the Town Military Flag general Shang Fengchen.
This battle-hardened Shenlin cultivator was like a Confucian general. Whether in military strategy or individual combat strength, he was outstanding among those of the same realm. The diplomacy and internal governance of Yanggu were basically all under his responsibility.
When Jiang Wang and the others arrived, the army’s offensive was exactly in full swing.
Although the human side had sufficient military force, unfortunately, the crossing bridge was narrow, and they could not fully utilize their advantage. In the end, it was just a courageous collision of blood, with warriors from both the human race and the sea race constantly falling. The boundary river, instead of being stained with even a speck of dust, stirred and shattered everything, remaining magnificent.
“The boundary river is difficult to cross, the enemy captives are stubborn. How does Martial Peace Marquis advise me?” As soon as he saw Jiang Wang, Shang Fengchen opened his mouth to inquire.
He commanded his troops so calmly, and was so cold in filling the river with soldiers, that he would hardly need to ask for strategy. This was just out of respect for the title of Martial Peace Marquis.
“Jiang is but a brave man, where would he understand plans and schemes?” Jiang Wang shook his head: “General Shang, if you wish to charge the array, Jiang is willing to be the vanguard of this array.”
Shang Fengchen smiled, then said: “Is Martial Peace Marquis willing to command an army and share my worries?”
“Soldiers don’t know the general, and the general doesn’t know the soldiers; it would only add chaos.” Jiang Wang refused, saying: “Let me still be a small soldier, only with this sword in hand can I be considered to have some edge.”
Shang Fengchen looked at Chen Zhubo again. Chen Zhubo waved his hand first: “General Shang, don’t look at me. Even for charging and breaking, my condition requires saving some strength.”
Shang Fengchen looked at Fu Yanqing and slowly said: “How about coming to my Town Military?” Fu Yanqing only said: “I will erect the Mountain Character flag again.”
Shang Fengchen looked at him deeply: “Then I bless you.”
Then he turned and walked with big strides towards the boundary river: “Martial Peace Marquis, I won’t be polite with you. Today I borrow your edge, please break the array for the human race!”
Within the passage cleared by the army, Jiang Wang walked forward without hesitation. Zhu Biqiong followed closely behind, and Zhuo Qingru came from behind her.
Jiang Wang gazed at the boundary river: “Is the opposite shore Qi Xiaqian’s main array?” Nalan Longzhi of Tou Tian Fu also flew over.
This was an elegant young master holding a folding fan. If it weren’t for the unique ink ring of Tou Tian Fu worn on his right thumb, one would think he was from some academy.
However, when he took off this ring and changed his outfit, no one would recognize him again. Tou Tian Fu was famous for its body techniques and concealment. In these two paths, it could be considered unparalleled in the world.
Shang Fengchen nodded: “Indeed it is.” Jiang Wang took a big stride forward: “Crossing the river is possible!”
Nalan Longzhi had only been in this domain for two hours, but in these short two hours, he had already deeply recognized how difficult Qi Xiaqian was to deal with. At this moment, he looked around, seeing no one express dissent, and couldn’t help but ask: “What is the meaning of Martial Peace Marquis’s words?”
Before others could speak, Jiang Wang’s answer came from the front: “He already knows me.” Boom!
Smoke armor attached to his body, and after the frost cloak unfolded, the rules had an extremely short period of stability on the maze crystal that instantly shattered upon being thrown into the boundary river.
Then, like a white colt crossing a gap, Jiang Wang had already crossed the boundary river: “Qi Xiaqian, receive death!”
By the time the flame light scattered and the sword energy dissipated, as expected, there was fundamentally no sign of Qi Xiaqian in the line of sight. He ran faster than the killing intent.
Nalan Longzhi rushed across the boundary river after him, only to see the sea race’s large army retreat like a tide. Their previous posture of vowing to block the river seemed like an illusion. “What’s going on?”
Shang Fengchen, leading the army across the river, was also somewhat surprised. He had invited Jiang Wang to break the array, of course knowing that Jiang Wang and Qi Xiaqian had intersected before. But he hadn’t expected such a situation. Qi Xiaqian left as soon as he heard Jiang Wang’s name, as if it was he who had narrowly escaped death inside Shabawa Dragon Domain!
“Qi Xiaqian isn’t afraid of me, he just doesn’t want to waste energy.” Jiang Wang explained casually: “Moreover, the boundary river here is fundamentally not an important battlefield.”
The Maze Realm, rather than saying it is one world, is more like saying it is a complex overlap of multiple worlds. Every realm domain within it can be considered independent.
And Shabawa Dragon Domain is a quite vast world.
Those occasional boundary rivers are like randomly opened cracks on this huge world, allowing those ant-like creatures to enter and exit.
These places were originally not suitable for constructing defense works, and the temporary defense array constructed here was shattered by Jiang Wang and the others not long ago.
If it were Jiang Wang himself, he would not put in effort here and consume his life. Given the current situation of Shabawa Dragon Domain, things that yield double the effort for half the result cannot be done. Qi Xiaqian was undoubtedly a very rational general.
Where is the most core battlefield of Shabawa Dragon Domain?
Of course, it is the core inland of Shabawa Dragon Domain, heavily garrisoned, with inherent great arrays, and will never be approached by the boundary river— Longchan Ridge!
Three thousand li of Longchan Ridge, reciting unfinished ten thousand ancient sorrows.
In history, the deepest military advance of the human race was only to the foot of Longchan Ridge.
Of course, now that Qi Xiaoju used the central army as a false flag, a large amount of sea race military force was restrained in the East Sea Dragon Palace. Under the full force of the Maze Realm human race, the boundary river of Shabawa Dragon Domain was absolutely impossible to defend. The stubborn resistance of the Red Eyebrow imperial lord Xiyang before Yanggu’s general lord Yue Jie was just a struggle.
To put it simply, the road for the human army to march towards Longchan Ridge this time was basically a flat road. At the very worst, they could also plunder to the best war results previously achieved.
And at this moment, Shabawa Dragon Domain was again adding one place of extreme importance— namely the battlefield where the Great Prison imperial lord Zhong Xi personally led a large army to surround the two absolute peaks of the Qi country.
Unfortunately, Jiang Wang knew where it was.
········. Boom rumble!
Ten thousand li of thunder roared and lightning flashed. The dragon body of the imperial lord Taiyong traveled among the thick thunder clouds.
Vast numbers of sea beasts, after overturning Fanzhou Island, built an ancient dragon race’s transmission law array, allowing him to directly traverse the Maze Realm, avoid the ears and eyes of the human race, and directly sneak attack Huaidao!
What kind of heaven and earth great millstone? Clearly, it was the sea race’s great chariot! The little Taoist’s heart was higher than the sky, how could it deceive Gaojie’s gaze?
And for him, Taiyong, the responsibility on this trip was heavy.
Did he know that Chendu True Monarch Wei Xun had already deeply entered the Maze Realm? Of course he knew.
One of the two purposes of coming to Huaidao was to wait for Wei Xun to rush back in emergency aid and then seize the opportunity to hunt him down— Gaojie might never forget the matter of Wei Xun gathering several Yandao and entering the sea to chop off dragon horns.
As for the second purpose…
The thousand-year great array on Huaidao was indeed ingenious. Even two when world true persons were considered desperate. But how could it withstand him for this long?
He was just giving Huaidao time, letting the people on this first island near the sea brew fear. He was just waiting, waiting for a person who he didn’t know if he still existed, and if he would appear again! Those pitiful creatures on the island had cried what they should cry, and begged what they should beg.
That person was probably indeed dead. And he could not wait any longer.
Because Shabawa Dragon Domain was already precarious.
So then, above Huaidao, Taiyong stretched his ten thousand zhang dragon body, and with mountain-like giant claws, bombarded the thunder clouds down once again!
The light curtain of the thousand-year great array covering Huaidao thus fragilely exploded into flowing shadows.
The two Diaohailou when world true persons who were bitterly supporting the great array— Taiyong fundamentally didn’t remember their names— immediately turned into two blocks of human-shaped charcoal in the air.
Terrifying lightning rampaged across the entire Huaidao, thunder snakes surged like a flood paving the ground! This strike killed and injured at least several tens of thousands, and the death toll was still constantly increasing!
Before Huaidao, Taiyong turned his head!
The huge dragon body flipped over, and he entered the Maze Realm!