Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 1030: Chapter 1030: God Phoenix Army Camp

Zhao Ci didn’t think twice before saying, ”I know, Brother Ling looks down on me, thinks my cultivation level is low. But even so, I want to desperately catch up to your pace, even if it means dying on the battlefield, I will have no regrets!”

”I feel the same way.”

Standing next to Zhao Ci, Zhao Zhi also nodded and said, ”Back in the Heavenly Dragon Continent, the sky we saw was only as big as the mouth of a well. We never felt the humiliation of being looked down upon or insulted.

But here, humans are treated like livestock, like slaves. If I want to change my fate, I must become stronger, and for that, I am willing to risk everything!”

”Damn, you’ve said everything already, what am I supposed to say?” Joshua Long rubbed his nose and said, ”Although I’m not human, my people are in an even worse situation than humans. For them, I also must fight.”

”We’re all the same!”

The others also nodded their heads, expressing their thoughts.

”I’m glad you’ve made this choice, but I’m really not joking. Anything can happen on the battlefield, and you, or even I, could get killed by the enemy. The outcome could be so brutal that you might never be able to laugh again. Do you really still want to go?”

Some things are easy to say, but doing them might not be so easy. Ling Xiao was pleased with his friends’ choices, but that didn’t mean they could truly be as brave on the battlefield as they said they would be.

”Let’s go!”

No one wanted to be a coward; they also wanted to show their strength and courage to Ling Xiao on the battlefield.

”Ling Xiao!”

On the General Platform, the commander suddenly spoke out.

”I do not wish to see what happened today on the battlefield again. I hope you understand that!”

”Commander-in-chief Saxon, you must be joking. I, Ling Xiao, would not bully anyone. However, that’s only if they do not provoke me. If your eyes aren’t blind, you should know that it was Wan Qiu Feng who started hurting people first.”

Indeed, the commander going to Northern Desert City this time was none other than Si Kong Zun, the Vice President of Phoenix God College!

Usually, this task was performed by Fengming Wan Zhong. But Fengming Wan Zhong had been seriously injured and was still recovering. Therefore, at the recommendation of the Imperial Advisor, Si Kong Zun was appointed as the commander-in-chief in his stead.

If it were anyone else, Ling Xiao would have shown some respect.

But since it was Si Kong Zun, he felt no need to be pleasant, especially since his words were the truth.

”How dare you talk back! As a soldier, you should be killed for disrespecting your superior!”

Si Kong Zun snorted coldly.

”Commander-in-chief Saxon, I hope you understand, I am not a soldier, nor am I under your command. My journey to the border is solely for military merit.”

Ling Xiao spoke calmly, ”So using military orders to pressure me is meaningless.”

”Insolence! Everyone participating in the border trial is under my command. Do you dare to disrespect the Sacred Dynasty’s decree?”

Si Kong Zun shouted angrily.

His anger at Ling Xiao no longer needed any masking.

He loathed Ling Xiao and wished he could kill him on the spot.

”Alright, Commander-in-chief Saxon, there’s no need to argue with a child. It’s his first time participating in the border trial, and he doesn’t understand the rules. Are you also a child?”

The speaker was Feng Qingyan, standing next to Si Kong Zun.

This time, he was the deputy commander, working with Si Kong Zun to manage the troops.

After all, besides the troops from the Phoenix God College and the Ice Phoenix Clan, there were also those from Qingxu College and the Fire Phoenix Clan. If only Si Kong Zun were to lead the troops, chaos was inevitable.

Although Feng Qingyan was a deputy commander and had to listen to Si Kong Zun, he also had special privileges. If Si Kong Zun deliberately made things difficult for the students of Qingxu College or the soldiers of the Fire Phoenix Clan, he could object.

This was also a compromise reached between the two clans.

After all, the Emperor didn’t want to openly oppose the Fire Phoenix Clan.

”Hmph!”

Si Kong Zun snorted coldly and forcibly suppressed his anger.

He knew now was not the time to target Ling Xiao, there were plenty of opportunities on the battlefield, so why obsess over the present?

”Now, the troops shall depart for the Imperial City Camp ten miles outside of the Imperial City. That is where the large army is stationed, move out!”

Si Kong Zun gave Ling Xiao a cold glance and took the lead by jumping onto a phoenix bird and then headed towards the city’s outskirts.

The people in the square also formed several squads and followed.

At this time, there were indeed not many people in the square, presumably students from the two major colleges, along with members of the Mingjing Division and the Imperial Guard.

These were all people who wanted to go to the battlefield to earn military merits, having never been on the front lines before, there was a significant difference between them and the real soldiers.

After leaving the city, the troupe began to accelerate.

About half an hour later, they finally arrived at the Imperial City Camp.

This place was stationed with as many as a hundred thousand soldiers, which were all under the command of Si Kong Zun previously handled by others.

It was unknown what sort of enchantment the Imperial Advisor had fed the Emperor to let him take such a risk.

The Imperial City Camp covered a vast area.

When everyone arrived, the troops were organized and training on a broad field.

Here, there was no distinction between clans, everyone was a soldier of the Phoenix God Empire.

The soldiers of the Phoenix God Empire were divided into three ranks: Chufeng Soldiers, Phoenix Soldiers, and Shenhuang Soldiers.

The soldiers of these three ranks were distinctly different in dress and strength, and even their status varied greatly.

All Shenhuang Soldiers uniformly wore golden Immortal-grade Treasure weapons and armor.

All Phoenix Soldiers uniformly wore silver Precious Treasure Artifacts weapons and armor.

All Chufeng Soldiers uniformly wore grey Fine Treasure weapons and armor.

Of course, these were the regular troops.

There were others like militia and porters who had no armor or weapons, hence no representative color either, holding the lowest status in the entire army.

Upon Si Kong Zun’s arrival, all the practicing soldiers immediately lined up neatly, as uniform as a single person, drawing admiration.

Ling Xiao couldn’t help but sigh in his heart that if only the Sacred Dynasty’s army had even a tenth of the discipline of the Phoenix God Empire’s army, they wouldn’t have suffered such a disastrous defeat.

Although there were outstanding leaders within the Sacred Dynasty army, like Qin Huo’s troops, those were but a few – most were nothing more than a motley crowd, incomparable to the enemy’s.

”Salute to Commander-in-chief Si Kong and Vice President Feng!”

Suddenly, a voice thundered across the training ground. All the voices merged into one, generating an extremely terrifying energy that even dispersed the clouds in the sky.

Ling Xiao still thought that having many people was meaningless.

However, at this moment, he somewhat wavered.

If ten thousand Heavenly Realm Martial Artists could achieve such a level of synergy, then killing a Cave Heaven Realm Martial Artist would be an incredibly easy task.

Fortunately, most martial artists were not like these soldiers, who were so uniformly aligned; otherwise, it would truly be frightening.

Such spirit was indeed awe-inspiring.