It had already been a few days since Zhang Hong's death. However, apart from the generals who were present at the headquarters, only Xing Jue, the emperor, Princess Xin Xin, and Prime Minister Wang Qiang, who received Zhang Hong's request for help and pleaded with the emperor, only to be severely reprimanded by the emperor. No one else in the Heavenly Secret Battalion knew about Zhang Hong's death.
At this moment, in the Heaven branch of the Heavenly Secret Battalion where Xing Jue took the test back then. An old man was currently looking at the floating words with his brows tightly furrowed. He was one of the captains of the Heavenly Secret Battalion, the Ironblood Continent's Haozhen.
Bang!
"What a bastard. As the emperor, instead of properly managing the Imperial City, he actually extended his hands into the Heavenly Secret Battalion!"
Suddenly, Haozhen stood up abruptly. At the same time, his palm abruptly descended, and the powerful force even shattered the stone table beside him into powder. His face was filled with rage.
The captains below him could only lower their heads in fear. They didn't dare to say anything. This was because the words floating in the air were the orders of the general of the Heavenly Secret Battalion.
The content of the order was that the emperor had appointed a captain and assigned him to the Heavenly Secret Battalion's branch. He had already rushed over a few days ago and would probably arrive today.
Ever since Zhang Hong had arrived, he had already completely suppressed Lei Xing of the Thunder Continent and Li Zong of the Misty Continent.
Although the two of them still held the title of captain, they had completely lost the right to speak in the Heavenly Secret Battalion's branch. He'd completely lost the qualifications to speak, and he could only allow Haozhen to order him around and order him around like a slave while suffering all sorts of humiliation.
After learning that the experts of the Thunder Continent and the Misty Continent had all been imprisoned by the emperor and that Wang Qiang of the Ironblood Continent had become the prime minister, the two of them didn't dare to resist at all.
Furthermore, the other captains and soldiers from the Mortal Realm didn't dare to resist the people of the Ironblood Continent either. They knew that at least in the Heavenly Secret Battalion, the Ironblood Continent had become the overlord. Anyone who wanted to stay alive could only be slaughtered by the people of the Ironblood Continent.
In other words, Haozhen had already become the true boss of this branch of the Secret Battalion. However, he had only been the boss for a few days before another captain was dispatched to his position. Moreover, he was personally appointed by the Emperor. It could be seen how powerful the background of this chief captain was.
After all, even if Haozhen had Zhang Hong behind him, and Zhang Hong had Wang Qiang behind him, no matter how high Wang Qiang's position as Prime Minister was, it was not higher than the Emperor's. In this way, his position as the Big Boss would definitely be shaken, so naturally, he was so unhappy.
"Lei Xing, Li Zong, why are you lowering your heads? Are you looking at me as a joke? "Suddenly, Haozhen looked at Lei Xing and Li Zong below with a furious gaze.
"Haozhen, this is the Great General's order. What does it have to do with us? Even if you're unhappy, you should be arguing with the Great General and His Majesty. Are you trying to vent your anger on the two of us? " Seeing that Haozhen had actually targeted him, Lei Xing, who had always been hot-tempered and had endured Haozhen for a long time, suddenly stood up and said with extreme displeasure.
"Oh ho, the emperor just sent a person over, and you're already confident? You dare to go against me? "
"Let me tell you, even if he has His Majesty backing him up, I'm still the one who calls the shots here. You'd better know your place. Don't forget what General Zhang Hong said back then. With just a word from me, I can demote you to a slave at any time and turn all the people of your Thunder Continent into my slaves," said Haozhen, who had originally wanted to vent his anger on Lei Xing, became even more furious.
"You …"
After hearing Haozhen's words, Lei Xing's expression changed drastically. Back then, Zhang Hong had indeed said such words before he left. If it was not for the fact that he was afraid that the soldiers of the Thunder Continent would be bullied even more miserably after he left, Lei Xing would have left long ago. However, the current him could only endure the humiliation.
"Lei Xing, you just talked back to me in front of so many people and made me lose face."
"I won't make things difficult for you. Slap yourself ten times and I'll treat it as if nothing happened. Otherwise, for the next three days, all the soldiers of the Thunder Continent are not allowed to use the Saint stone to train or eat," Haozhen said coldly when he saw that his words had stopped Lei Xing.
"Haozhen, don't go too far." However, before Lei Xing could speak, a captain suddenly stood up and shouted while pointing at Haozhen. This was the captain who had sent the invitation letter to Xing Jue back then, Captain Yang Bin. He was also someone from the Thunder Continent.
Whoosh.
However, just as Yang Bin finished speaking, Haozhen's figure had already disappeared in a flash. When he reappeared, his palm was already firmly gripping Yang Bin's neck like a powerful eagle's claw.
"Woo woo woo ~"
Haozhen was a high-level Battle-Saint, while Yang Bin was only a mid-level Battle-Saint. He had no power to resist Haozhen's attack at all. At this moment, he was completely suppressed by Haozhen. His face was flushed red and he could no longer breathe. If this continued, his soul would soon leave his body and he would lose his physical body.
"Haozhen, don't make things difficult for Yang Bin. I'll just slap myself." Looking at the flushed Yang Bin, who was constantly whimpering, the stubborn Lei Xing once again compromised.
"Senior Lei Xing … no … no." Seeing that Lei Xing had actually compromised because of him, Yang Bin felt even more guilty. However, at this moment, he could not even speak clearly. He could only stare at Lei Xing, his eyes filled with guilt and remorse.
At this moment, apart from Haozhen and the people from the Iron Blood Continent, everyone else had their heads lowered. They could not bear to see an old man like Lei Xing slap himself.
In reality, they had long had enough of Haozhen's brutality. However, he had General Zhang Hong above him, and General Zhang Hong had Prime Minister Wang Qiang above him. As a mere captain, they did not dare to resist at all.
"Oh, what's going on? It's so lively. "
However, just as Lei Xing slowly raised his hand and was about to slap his own face, a loud and powerful voice suddenly rang out from outside the hall. Looking over, he saw a young man slowly walking into the hall.
The man had a handsome yet delicate face. He was tall and thin, and his entire body emitted a sunny aura. At this moment, he had a faint smile on his face as he glanced at the crowd and leisurely walked into the hall.
"Phew ~ ~"
When the crowd saw this person, they were even more shocked. This was because this was actually Xing Jue, who had been in the limelight during the test a few days ago, but had been reduced to a slave by Zhang Hong after his power was sealed.
"Xing Jue? You're not dead? "
Looking at the spirited and energetic Xing Jue in front of him, Haozhen did not even dare to believe his eyes. Logically speaking, after Xing Jue's power was sealed and he was thrown into the dark slave camp, he would definitely be tortured to death. Even if he did not die, he would be crippled.
However, now that he had appeared in front of him in such a manner, how could he not be shocked? Not only him, almost everyone present had seen Xing Jue before and had witnessed what happened that day. Therefore, at this moment, their faces were filled with shock and confusion.
"You're not dead yet, how can I die?" Xing Jue smiled and cast a disdainful look at Haozhen.
"Alright, since you've come back to court death, I'll fulfill your wish."
Whoosh!
Looking at Xing Jue's disdainful look, Haozhen, who already hated Xing Jue to the bone, was even more furious. He took a step forward, and with a speed like the wind, a palm containing a powerful force slammed towards Xing Jue.
"Hmph!"
However, in the face of Haozhen's attack, Xing Jue merely sneered. He was not afraid at all. One could see both of his feet spread apart as he firmly planted himself on the ground in a horse stance. With a slight thought, the majestic dark black Spiritual Strength within his body surged out explosively. It was just like a dark black tornado that swept apart with Punishment Execution at the centre!
Boom!!!
Soul Explosion. The instantaneous burst of power allowed Xing Jue to have the effect of an Overlord Physique. In addition to Xing Jue's steady posture, not only did Haozhen's palm fail to hurt Xing Jue, it was also forcefully sent flying by Xing Jue. In the end, Haozhen crashed into a sturdy corner of the hall. The powerful force even caused a deep crack to appear on the wall, which was reinforced with a barrier.
"Intermediate Battle-Saint? How is this possible? "
At this moment, Haozhen was lying miserably in the corner of the wall. He was shocked by the aura emitted by Xing Jue because he could clearly feel that the aura emitted by Xing Jue was that of an Intermediate Battle-Saint.
One had to know that Xing Jue was only a Beginner Battle-Saint a while ago. However, in less than a month, he had actually advanced to an Intermediate Battle-Saint. Such a rapid cultivation speed was simply unbelievable.
Not only him, everyone present at this moment had also discovered Xing Jue's true strength. Although he was only an Intermediate Battle-Saint, they were still shocked. They were not shocked by Xing Jue's strength. Instead, like Haozhen, they could not believe that Xing Jue could have such a rapid cultivation speed.
One had to know that Haoyan, who was defeated by Xing Jue, needed a large number of high-quality Holy Stones for his cultivation. Currently, he had only just touched the edge of an Intermediate Battle-Saint. It would take him at least a month to make a breakthrough.
However, the fact that Xing Jue could advance at such a speed was simply unbelievable. He did not dare to believe it. Of course, if they knew that Xing Jue only took ten days to advance from a Beginner Battle-Saint to an Advanced Battle-Saint, they, who had cultivated for dozens of years to reach their current level, would be so ashamed that they wished they could stick their heads into the ground.
"Haozhen, you attacked the commander of the Divine Secret Unit appointed by His Majesty without any reason. Do you know your crime?"
However, just when everyone was shocked by Xing Jue's cultivation speed, Xing Jue suddenly took out a golden scroll.
When everyone saw this scroll, they were even more shocked. This was because there was only one person in the entire Starfall Dynasty who could issue such a scroll, and that was the current emperor. This scroll was called an imperial edict.
"See for yourself."
Xing Jue merely smiled when he saw everyone's astonished expressions. Then, he waved his sleeve and the imperial edict scroll, which was carved with dragons and phoenixes, slowly unfurled in mid-air. From then on, the content personally written by the emperor appeared clearly before everyone's eyes.
"By the will of the heavens, the emperor declares: From today onwards, Xing Jue is appointed as the commander of the Divine Secret Unit and will be transferred to the Heaven Branch of the Divine Secret Unit. From today onwards, the Heaven Branch of the Divine Secret Unit will be managed by Xing Jue. Anyone who dares to disobey Xing Jue's orders will be punished according to military law!"
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