Zhao Ci replied without any hesitation, "I know that Big Brother Ling looks down on me and thinks that my cultivation is weak. But even so, I will do my best to catch up to you. Even if I die on the battlefield because of this, I will not regret it!"
"Me too."
Zhao Zhi, who was standing beside Zhao Ci, also nodded and said, "In the past, when we were in the Tian Long Continent, the sky we saw was only as big as the mouth of the well. We had never felt the humiliation of being looked down upon and humiliated by others.
But here, humans are treated like livestock and slaves. If I want to change my fate, I have to become stronger. For this, I'm willing to sacrifice everything! "
"Damn, you've already said everything. What else do I have to say?" Long Chen rubbed his nose and said, "Although I'm not human, my tribe's situation is worse than humans. For them, I have to fight."
"We're all the same!"
Everyone else nodded in agreement, expressing their own thoughts.
"I'm glad that you have made such a choice, but I'm not joking. Everything on the battlefield is unpredictable. You or I might be killed by the enemy. The result might be so cruel that you'll never be able to laugh. Do you really plan to go?"
Some words were easy to say, but not so easy to do. Ling Xiao was happy with his friends' choice, but it didn't mean that they would be as brave as they said they would be on the battlefield in the future.
"Go!"
No one wanted to be a coward. They also wanted to show Ling Xiao their strength and courage on the battlefield.
"Ling Xiao!"
On the General's Platform, the Commander-in-Chief suddenly spoke.
"I don't want to see what happened today on the battlefield again. I hope you can understand!"
"Commander-in-Chief Sikong, you must be joking. I, Ling Xiao, won't bully anyone. Of course, that's on the premise that they don't provoke me. If you're not blind, you should know that it was Wan Qiufeng who attacked first."
That's right. The Commander-in-Chief heading to Northern Desert City this time was the Phoenix Academy's vice-principal, Sikong Zun!
Originally, this kind of thing had always been done by Fengming Wanchong. However, Fengming Wanchong had been seriously injured and was still recovering. Therefore, under the recommendation of the State Teacher, this Sikong Zun had replaced Fengming Wanchong as the commander of the army.
If it were anyone else, Ling Xiao would definitely give face and be more respectful.
But since it was Sikong Zun, there was no need for him to be polite. Besides, what he said was the truth.
"How dare you talk back! As a soldier, you should be killed for talking back to your superior!"
Sikong Zun sneered.
"Commander Sikong, I hope you can understand one thing. I am not a soldier, and I am not under your command. I am going to the border for military merits."
Ling Xiao said indifferently, "So, it's meaningless for you to use military orders to pressure me."
"How dare you! Those who participate in the border trial are all under my jurisdiction. Do you dare to disobey the Emperor's will? "
Sikong Zun shouted angrily.
He no longer needed to hide his anger towards Ling Xiao.
This was because he hated Ling Xiao and wanted to kill Ling Xiao on the spot.
"Alright, Commander Sikong. There is no need to fight over a child. This is his first time participating in the border trial and he doesn't know the rules. Are you a child too?"
The person who spoke was Feng Qingyan, who was standing beside Sikong Zun.
This time, he was the deputy commander of the army and was cooperating with Sikong Zun to manage the soldiers.
After all, in addition to the soldiers from Phoenix Academy and the Ice Phoenix Tribe, there were also soldiers from Qingxu College and the Fire Phoenix Tribe going to the border trial. If only Sikong Zun led the soldiers there, there would definitely be trouble.
Although Feng Qingyan was the deputy commander and had to listen to Sikong Zun, he had special privileges. If Sikong Zun insisted on making things difficult for the students from Qingxu College or the soldiers from the Fire Phoenix Tribe, he could object.
This was also the result of the compromise between the two tribes.
After all, the Emperor did not want to be enemies with the Fire Phoenix Tribe.
"Hmph!"
Sikong Zun snorted coldly and forcibly suppressed his anger.
He also knew that now was not the time to target Ling Xiao. There would be plenty of opportunities to do so on the battlefield. Why should he be so stubborn about it now?
"Now, the army is marching to the Imperial City Barracks, which is five kilometers away from the Imperial City. That is where the army is stationed. Let's go!"
Sikong Zun glanced coldly at Ling Xiao. Then, he jumped onto a phoenix and flew out of the city.
The people in the square also split into several groups and followed him.
At this moment, there were not many people in the square. They were probably students from the two major academies, the Mirror Bureau, and the Imperial Guards.
These were all people who wanted to go to the battlefield to gain military merits. They had never been to the front line before and were still very different from real soldiers.
After leaving the city, the army began to speed up.
After about an hour, they finally arrived at the Imperial City Barracks.
There were a total of 100,000 soldiers stationed here. They were originally under the command of other people, but now they were all under the command of Sikong Zun.
No one knew what kind of magic potion the Grand Tutor had fed the Emperor to make him take such a risk.
The Imperial City Barracks took up a very large area.
When everyone arrived, the army was in an orderly manner and was training in the spacious field.
There were no racial differences here. Everyone was a soldier of the Divine Phoenix Empire.
The soldiers of the Divine Phoenix Empire were divided into three classes. They were the Young Phoenix Soldiers, the Phoenix Soldiers, and the Divine Phoenix Soldiers.
These three classes of soldiers were completely different in terms of attire and strength. Even their statuses were very different.
The Divine Phoenix Soldiers were all equipped with immortal treasured weapons and armor. They were all golden in color.
The Phoenix Soldiers were all equipped with precious treasured weapons and armor. They were all silver in color.
The Young Phoenix Soldiers were all equipped with premium treasured weapons and armor. They were all gray in color.
Of course, these were all regular soldiers.
There were also soldiers like the militia and cooks. They did not even have armor or weapons. Naturally, they did not have any colors. They were the lowest in the army.
When the Sikong Zun arrived, all the soldiers who were training lined up neatly. It was as if they were one person. They were so uniform that it made people gasp in admiration.
Ling Xiao could not help but sigh in his heart. If the Sacred Dynasty's army was even one-tenth of the Divine Phoenix Empire's army, they would not have lost so miserably.
Even though the Sacred Dynasty's army also had some outstanding soldiers like Qin Huo's army, they were only a few. Most of them were useless, a motley crew. They could not be compared to the Divine Phoenix Empire.
"Greetings to Commander Sikong, Vice Commander Feng!"
Suddenly, a thunderous voice resounded in the training field. All the voices actually merged into one and produced an extremely terrifying energy. It dispersed the dark clouds in the sky.
Ling Xiao still thought that there was no point in having more people.
But at this moment, he was somewhat shaken.
If ten thousand Heaven Realm martial artists could reach such a level of tacit understanding, then killing a Grotto Heaven Realm martial artist would be an extremely easy matter.
Fortunately, the majority of martial artists were different from these soldiers. They could not be so uniform. Otherwise, it would be terrifying.
This kind of boldness was really daunting.
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