Chaotic Sword God Chapter 582: A Surge In Power

With the subjugation of the Carnage Mercenaries having gone exceedingly well, Jian Chen and the group were very happy as they made their way back home.

The next morning, the three leaders of the Carnage Mercenaries met with Jian Chen at the inn where his group was staying like they had agreed upon the day before. Thus, they began to discuss business once more.

“The next step in my plans is the Bloodthorn Mercenaries, the Bloodrose Mercenaries, and the Feral mercenaries. They are groups I wish to bring into our folds, and you must know plenty about them since upu three have lived in the Cloud Capital for so long. Would you please tell us what would be prudent to know as we plan?” Jian Chen asked Zhan Tian and the other two.

Mu Chi was the first to speak from the three, “The Feral Mercenaries have an extremely close bond with the lord of the Cloud Capital. If you wish to force them into submission, it would require a tremendous amount of power. The Bloodrose and the Bloodthorn Mercenaries, on the other hand, are much simpler. From my perspective, you should have those two submit first.”

“I agree. Subjugating the Bloodrose and Bloodthorn Mercenaries will be a far easier task than the Feral Mercenaries. Since the captain of the Bloodthorn Mercenaries is infatuated with the captain of the Bloodrose Mercenaries, we should first target the Bloodrose Mercenaries. As long as we get them to submit, then the Bloodthorn Mercenaries will follow shortly after.” Zhan Tian agreed.

Jian Chen nodded his head after listening to their reasoning, “If it is as you say, then we should first subjugate the Bloodrose Mercenaries. Why don’t you three follow me over there?”

“The three of us have quite the friendship with their captain, Jasmine. It’d be an easier task if we advise her.” Zhan Tian responded.

After the discussion was over, Jian Chen and the others left the inn. They rode on their mounts to the Bloodrose Mercenaries.

It was about thirty or so kilometers from the Bloodrose Mercenaries to the inn Jian Chen was staying. There was an abundant amount of people crowding the streets, so Jian Chen’s group had to make their way on their mounts at a slow and careful pace. By the time they arrived, a decent amount of time had already passed.

Like the Carnage Mercenaries, the Bloodrose Mercenaries lived within a giant courtyard, but the similarities ended there. The courtyards of the Bloodrose Mercenaries were spotless without a spec of dust to be seen. Two sentries could even be seen standing by the gates.

The sentries by the gate did not dare to stop them since the three leaders of the Carnage Mercenaries were with Jian Chen. The guards immediately gave a courteous salute to the group before they lead them into the courtyards. They also sent someone ahead to notify the captain.

Jian Chen and his group were seated by the inner halls while they waited for the captain of the Bloodrose Mercenaries to arrive.

They didn’t have to wait for too long before a heroic-looking woman came from within the building.

“Haha, Zhan Tian, Mu Chi, Shan Xiong, what winds brought you to my humble abode today? For you three to come to my Bloodrose Mercenaries, my home has been blessed by your presence.”

Looking to the source of the voice, Jian Chen saw a woman around the age of thirty or so come walking in. She was beautiful in appearance and quite graceful in her movements. This woman wore a dark-green skirt with an equally dark-green blouse. Tying up her hair behind her head was a single bowtie that added to her allure.

“Haha, Captain Jasmine, your words are far too serious to be wasted on the likes of us. It has been two years since we last met, but since then, you have grown far more beautiful.” Zhan Tian laughed as he bowed with cupped hands.

Smiling in return, Jasmine’s eyes swiveled to look at Jian Chen and the people behind him. “Might I inquire who you might be?”

Jiian Chen cupped his hands in salute and smiled. “This one is Jian Chen, captain of the Flame Mercenaries.”

“Flame Mercenaries?” Jasmine tested the name with a soft voice, “Brother Jian Chen, you are not a native of the Cloud Capital I take it.”

“Correct. I am not from the Cloud Capital.” Jian Chen admitted before continuing on, “Captain Jasmine, I am here today in hopes that a proposal can be made between your mercenary group and mine.”

Taking a seat at the table with the others, Jasmine lazily stretched her arms, “Don’t stop your speech midway through, just say it.”

Still smiling, Jian Chen said, “Then allow me to be frank. Captain Jasmine, I hope that your Bloodrose Mercenaries will join my Flame Mercenaries.”

Jasmine flew straight to her feet as soon as Jian Chen’s words registered in her mind. In an instant, her calm eyes had gained a fearsome glint to them as she stared Jian Chen down.

“What did you say?” Jasmine enunciated each word slowly and icily like the expression on her face.

“This one hopes that captain Jasmine will bring your Bloodrose Mercenaries into my Flame Mercenaries as a division of it.” Jian Chen repeated once more for her to hear.

The iciness in Jasmine’s eyes kicked up a notch as she glared at Jian Chen. Seeing that it did not seem like he was joking, she shook her head with a cold smile, “Little brother, you shouldn’t joke around with jokes like that.”

Jian Chen laughed in response, “But I am not joking. The Carnage Mercenaries have already joined my Flame Mercenaries. If captain Jasmine is not convinced, then please ask Zhan Tian, Mu Chi, or Shan Xiong.”

Startled by his response, Jasmine’s eyes flew to Zhan Tian and the other two. They gave her a confirming nod.

Jasmine was alarmed to an even greater detail by this confirmation. The Carnage Mercenaries were among the strongest within the Cloud Capital, and possessed three Earth Saint Masters in their ranks. Yet, they suddenly joined with an unknown mercenary group. This was simply unbelievable.

“Impossible! Zhan Tian, Mu Chi, Shan Xiong, your Carnage Mercenaries have truly joined the Flame Mercenaries?” Jasmine involuntarily cried out.

“Correct. Our Carnage Mercenaries have joined with the Flame Mercenaries. It is without a doubt the truth. It is our belief that should we join with the Flame Mercenaries, we will establish ourselves within the Tian Yuan Continent. No longer will we be sequestered to this small city and forced to hide like a turtle in its shell.” Zhan Tian calmly replied.

“Are the Flame Mercenaries that strong?” Jasmine asked again as she looked back at Jian Chen confused and full of disbelief.

“Captain Jasmine, may I ask what the highest level battle skill is within your possession?” Jian Chen asked.

Although she was suspicious of why Jian Chen asked such a question, she decided to answer honestly. “Two Advanced Human Tier Battle Skills!”

“Captain Jasmine, allow me to tell you one of the benefits of joining my Flame Mercenaries. Every Earth Saint Master that joins my Flame Mercenaries will be given a Primary Earth Tier Battle Skill to learn free of charge.” Jian Chen smiled.

Jasmine’s eyes immediately lit up once she processed his words. Earth Tier Battle Skills were very sparse within the Blue Wind Kingdom. At the current moment, only the experts that reigned at the top possessed an Earth Tier Battle Skill.

She was not the only one who was surprised. Zhan Tian and the other two suddenly felt their heart rates skyrocket and their breaths started to come in shorter bursts.

However, it was Jian Chen’s next sentence that caused the greatest amount of shock.

“In the future, should your group contribute greatly to the Flame Mercenaries with the utmost devotion, I will impart an Advanced Earth Tier Battle Skill or perhaps even a Heaven Tier Battle Skill.” Jian Chen spoke.

“What!? A Heaven Tier Battle Skill? You have one of those!?” Jasmine completely lost her composure at his words as she cried out in shock. Both of her red-phoenix eyes grew wide with disbelief.

“Correct. I am in possession of not just one Heaven Tier Battle Skill, but multiple of them. So, how about it captain Jasmine. Will you consider joining my Flame Mercenaries? In the case that you do, as long as you make a great contribution and remain loyal, I will be more than happy to aware you with a Heaven Tier Battle Skill. This is something that people can only yearn for in their dreams.” Jian Chen smiled. At this moment, he only wished to quickly expand his Flame Mercenaries. For the sake of improving the backbone of the group, he couldn’t afford to be stingy. Thus, he would treat everyone equally.

The enticement of a Heaven Tier Battle Skill would naturally be tremendous. Unless someone already owned multiple Heaven Tier Battle Skills, not a single person would be able to resist the allure and temptation even one brought. This time, Jasmine took only a moment to think before agreeing to Jian Chen’s request of merging the Bloodrose Mercenaries into the Flame Mercenaries.

After the subjugation of the Bloodrose Mercenaries was done, Jian Chen, Zhan Tian, and Jasmine began to discuss their next course of action. Late that afternoon, Jasmine left the courtyards with the rest of them.

Traveling once more on their magical beast mounts through the streets, they attracted a fair amount of attention now that the leaders of the Carnage Mercenaries and the captain of the Bloodrose Mercenaries were together, and with a group of youngsters no less. This sight was more than enough for the people to gossip and spread the news back to the insiders of the city.

Jian Chen and the others didn’t care at about this news. Riding on their mounts, they finally arrived at the grounds of the Bloodthorn Mercenaries after some time.

The captain of the Bloodthorn Mercenaries was a very straightforward person named Ha Ni. He was truly true infatuation with the captain of the Bloodrose Mercenaries. Despite her indifferent treatment of him, his love for her did not decrease at all. The very moment he heard that the Bloodrose Mercenaries had joined the Flame Mercenaries, he didn’t hesitate to make his Bloodthorn Mercenaries join as well in hopes that his relationship with Jasmine could be furthered another step.

In short, the subjugation of the Bloodthorn Mercenaries was swift and smooth. Not even a cup of tea later, Jian Chen had already entered them into his group without even adding a beneficial reason to butter them up with.

Now, Jian Chen had collected the Carnage Mercenaries, the Bloodrose mercenaries, and the Bloodthorn Mercenaries into a single entity under the Flame Mercenaries. In two short days, the Flame Mercenaries power had skyrocketed causing no small joy to Jian Chen. As the captain of the Flame Mercenaries, this could only be described as a surge of power.

However, there was no such thing as a wall that could prevent wind entirely. News of the merger between the three mercenary groups had made its way to the six clans and even the mansion of the city lord. Such a piece of information had caused all of them to grow nervous. The combined might of the three mercenary groups meant at least five Earth Saint Masters had joined together. The six clans found that combination to be a formidable power that even they found difficult to compete against.

The six clans were the most nervous groups in the city. A meeting was instantly called for with the head of each of the six clans to discuss what to do next.