Chapter 654
Chapter Title: Dark Heaven Village
Paht!
I arrived at the ruined fortress where Yu Hee had last been seen. This place was a fortress near Gaixia, now nothing more than the remnants of an ancient ruin with no one overseeing it. In antiquity, it must have been the site of the brutal finale to the Chu-Han Contention, but now there were no heroes or armies left.
Wuuung...
Using the Heavenly Divine Scripture's technique, I summoned the powerful souls nearby. But even after calling them, there weren't any particularly famous figures—mostly subordinates of Xiang Yu from Gaixia. They must have died fighting in the final battle against the Han forces. Seeing Xiang Yu's men summoned one after another, I had a curious thought.
'Even among Xiang Yu's subordinates, there were quite a few unsung heroes unknown to history. So why did he lose?'
To be summoned by the Heavenly Divine Scripture meant they had possessed strength, wisdom, or talent far beyond ordinary mortals in life. They must have been at least on the level of Heavenly Human Scroll experts, yet Xiang Yu had retained this caliber of talent even in his final moments? Puzzled, I asked Mang Liang, who had come with me.
"The tide of the realm had already turned to Han by then, so whether he had many or few talents was already meaningless. Besides, Xiang Yu was insufferably arrogant and failed to properly utilize the talents he had. If he had at least crossed Dongjiang and Wujiang to rally in Jiangdong, there might have been hope—but he gave up on his own."
Mang Liang sighed.