The awe-inspiring aura was awe-inspiring and filled one with emotions.
One had to know that this was not all the soldiers on the training ground. There were only about 30,000 of them. The rest were either out on missions or carrying out their own duties.
If 100,000 people stood here and roared at the same time, many people would probably faint on the spot.
Sikong Zun and Feng Qingyan had also changed into their military uniforms.
Sikong Zun was dressed in blue armor that flashed like lightning and was filled with an awe-inspiring aura.
Feng Qingyan was dressed in fiery red armor that represented the Fire Phoenix Tribe. He was domineering and filled with passion.
"Reporting! Commander Sikong, the things you asked us to prepare have been prepared. Shall we begin now? "
Right at this moment, a soldier in golden armor ran over to Sikong Zun's side and knelt down on one knee as he reported.
"Alright, let's begin now. The Pledge Assembly is not something that can be done with just a few words. We have to express our fighting spirit with passion!"
Sikong Zun smiled faintly and nodded.
Not long after the Divine Phoenix soldiers went down, the soldiers began to move and opened up two paths in the middle.
At the end of the path were two watchtowers.
The soldiers standing on the watchtowers were all Divine Phoenix soldiers.
Generally speaking, the Divine Phoenix soldiers were at the Heaven Realm, while the Phoenix soldiers were half-step Heavenly Venerables or Heaven Meridian warriors.
The Young Phoenix soldiers were at the Transcendence Realm.
The strength of the archers on the watchtower was at the One-Line-Celestial Realm. Although they weren't considered strong, when equipped with Immortal Grade Artifacts, their lethality increased by a large margin. Moreover, the closer the distance, the more frightening it was. Even if a martial artist's cultivation was much higher than theirs, they could still be injured.
They could even be killed!
Things did not end there. The two Divine Phoenix soldiers brought over two huge savage bears.
Although the savage bears looked similar to black bears, they were much larger. When they lay there, they were more than four meters tall.
This was the favorite land mount of the Divine Phoenix soldiers. They had their own savage bear riders.
Savage bears were ferocious in battle. Not only could they be used as mounts, they could also fight in battle. However, they were very difficult to tame.
The two barbaric bears that the Divine Phoenix soldiers had brought over had owners and would not allow others to ride them easily.
It seemed that the Sikong Zun wanted to use this to test the strength of the students from the two schools.
What did they mean by the pledge ceremony? They just wanted to use this opportunity to let Phoenix Academy suppress Qingxu College.
After all, there were more than two hundred students from Phoenix Academy, while there were only eleven from Qingxu College.
The disparity in numbers was huge.
Theoretically speaking, the advantage should also be huge.
Bang!
The Barbarian Bear used its huge claws to fiercely slap the ground. The ground seemed to tremble because of it, and the sound was extremely shocking.
"This Sikong Zun is really full of tricks."
Ling Xiao sneered in his heart. It was obvious that the people from the Phoenix Academy were prepared. That was why they weren't nervous at all when they saw such a situation. Instead, they were excited.
Some of them even looked at the people from Qingxu College with smug expressions.
He had guessed correctly. This Sikong Zun was a shameless old dog!
"The purpose of the pledging ceremony is to show the might of our soldiers! Today, we welcome the students from the two academies to participate in the border trial. However, there is no need for cowards on the battlefield. Therefore, today's battle flag will be raised by you! "
Sikong Zun pointed at the battle flag fluttering behind the two arrow towers and said loudly, "However, it's not that easy to obtain the battle flag. First, you have to tame the Barbarian Bear. Then, you have to pass through the rain of arrows and finally obtain the battle flag!
The person who obtains the battle flag today will be promoted to the position of centurion. You will have the authority to command an army that is below a thousand men and above a hundred men. You will also be able to act as you wish! "
This was a real privilege.
If he didn't have this privilege, Ling Xiao wouldn't be interested in this kind of empty title.
However, if he obtained the position of centurion, he would be able to personally lead Qin Huo and the others on the battlefield. Moreover, if he could act appropriately, he would be able to avoid being cheated by that old man, Sikong Zun. This was definitely an extremely good thing.
To put it bluntly, acting as he wished meant that he could ignore the commander-in-chief's orders and make appropriate countermeasures according to the actual situation.
He was interested in this matter, and so were the others.
Especially those from Phoenix Academy. Almost all of their eyes were shining.
As long as they obtained the battle flag, they would be promoted to the position of centurion. This way, it would be easier to obtain military merits on the battlefield. It was much better than acting alone.
"Who's first?"
Sikong Zun shouted loudly.
"Me!"
"Me!"
Young people were indeed young people. They were all full of vigor and were very excited.
"You, and you!"
Sikong Zun pointed at two people from Phoenix Academy.
The two of them jumped into the field. After exchanging glances, they quickly rushed toward the Barbarian Bear.
The first step was to tame the Barbarian Bear!
These two people were ambitious and full of confidence. However, reality gave them a hard slap in the face.
Before one of them could even get close to the Barbarian Bear, he was kicked away by the Barbarian Bear.
It would be foolish to treat the Barbarian Bear as an ordinary mount.
Ling Xiao had already seen that these two Barbarian Bears were at least at the peak of the Six Arts Heaven. Even a Seven Stars Heaven practitioner would find it difficult to tame them.
The two people who went up first were only at the Three Talents Heaven level. They were simply too impulsive.
The other person's situation was slightly better.
He wasn't so impulsive. Instead, he circled the Barbarian Bear, seemingly observing it.
This made Ling Xiao's eyes light up.
The Barbarian Bear was valiant, but it wasn't smart enough. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been used as a mount.
If one could find the Barbarian Bear's weakness, an Avalon of Five Elements practitioner might be able to tame it.
However, a Three Talents Heaven practitioner wouldn't be able to do so.
Even though this person had been very careful and had even jumped onto the Barbarian Bear's back, he was still thrown off.
"Hmph, if you can't even ride the Barbarian Bear, how are you going to fight on the battlefield? You're used to enjoying yourselves in the academy. Now that you're going to make a fool of yourself, you're really useless! "
Beside Sikong Zun, there was another deputy commander. His name was Lv Chenglong, and he was a human.
This person was originally the deputy commander of the Imperial City Barracks. He was a true soldier. Even though his cultivation wasn't as high as Sikong Zun's, his combat skills were definitely better than Sikong Zun's.
There was a reason why the Emperor had arranged for this person to be the other deputy commander.
Originally, this person was qualified to be the commander of this army. However, it was a pity that he was a human. Furthermore, he used to be Ji Ning's deputy commander. Obviously, he was guarded against.
Lv Chenglong was a soldier. Naturally, he looked down on those pampered academy practitioners. This was normal. Therefore, his words weren't pleasant to hear.
"Those who aren't confident shouldn't come up next, lest you destroy the morale!"
Lv Chenglong shouted loudly, "Even if you can't get the war flag, you have to tame the Barbarian Bear. If you can't even do this, you don't deserve to be on the battlefield!"
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