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Chapter 432: Chapter 432 Battle!

“The footprints vanish here,” Wood said, retracting his gaze from the ground and scanning the surroundings with a furrowed brow.

The footprints had been quite clear all the way, allowing everyone to move very quickly. However, here they suddenly vanished. It was as if a dinosaur had been running wildly and then disappeared without a trace—a mysterious occurrence.

Li Xiaoyao, his hands clasped behind his back, stood to the side expressionless, his demeanor calm. With the power of perception through thought, Li Xiaoyao could clearly sense the positions of the Dragon Soul members in hiding, yet he chose not to alert anyone.

This was a battle on the battlefield where greater pressure could lead to more significant improvement.

If he were to warn them in advance, it would eliminate the natural pressure and tension, rendering the training ineffective.

Looking at the current situation, Li Xiaoyao’s group of eighteen was encircled by the twenty Dragon Soul members. Through his perception, Li Xiaoyao could distinctly sense the emotional changes of the Dragon Soul members. The moment was near; they were about to make their move.

Jin Gang and the others were still puzzled when Wood, catching a glimpse of something, had his pupils drastically contract as he yelled loudly, “Watch out, they’re hidden!”

“Whoosh!”

One after another, figures leapt out from the sand and behind the cacti, surrounding the team.

The team was slightly startled and quickly closed ranks, eyeing the opposition warily.

“It’s really the Dragon Soul Troop!” they exclaimed as they recognized the faces of their opponents, shocked and then recalling the results of Xiaoyao’s predictions. Was their leader truly skilled in divination? This was almost too astounding.

The instructor of the Dragon Soul Troop, Xia Ao, his eyes scanned over the eighteen members of the Long Chi Troop, chuckled lightly, his eyes brimming with unstoppable excitement.

“Our luck is off the charts. To encounter Long Chi on the first day—looks like this time our Dragon Soul Troop might just become the champions of the military district competition.”

“Long Chi Troop must be at their wits’ end, settling for a greenhorn as their instructor,” said Fang Chao, the leading member of the Dragon Soul Troop, scrutinizing the badge with the star symbol on Li Xiaoyao’s chest, slightly surprised, then speaking disdainfully.

“Damn it, Fang Chao, you’re looking for death, disrespecting our leader like that? Kneel down and apologize to our leader right this moment,” Jin Gang shouted, his eyebrows slanting down in anger.

Fang Chao’s hand reached for the knife handle wrapped in cloth at his waist, and with a swift pull, two Nepalese kukris gleamed as they came out, slicing through the air and emitting a buzzing vibration.

“Jin Gang, it’s been a year and your temper seems to have grown, but I wonder if your cultivation level has seen any improvement like your temper,” sneered Fang Chao, releasing a powerful aura from within, causing the sand beneath his feet to jump from the force.

Feeling this aura, Jin Gang’s face showed a hint of surprise as he murmured, “Abstinence Realm second rank? A rank up in a year is indeed commendable, but in my eyes, it’s nothing to show off. I may only be at the Abstinence Realm first rank, but the martial techniques taught to me by our leader are exceptionally powerful, enough to cover for the disparity in cultivation levels.”

The instructor of the Dragon Soul Troop, Xia Ao, focused on Li Xiaoyao, whom he perceived to have a cultivation level barely in the Qi Refining Realm—hardly worth his attention. However, according to the unwritten rules of engagement, when two troops clash, the instructors must battle each other to determine a victor before laying a hand on the opposing members.

Of course, these were not official rules, but rather conventions that had been followed for many years during the military district competitions.

For all these years, no one has broken this rule.

After all, the cultivation level of each military region’s instructors is far more powerful than that of the soldiers. If an instructor were to disregard their status and strike a member of the opposing side, it would really be a loss of face.

However, if an instructor were to lose, then for the winning instructor to strike would be quite normal.

The military region competition may seem harmonious, but in reality, it’s a genuine battle. On the battlefield, enemies won’t choose to spare you because of your weaker strength. That would be a fool’s move.

Xia Ao’s weapon was a long spear. He didn’t draw his weapon, but simply stood there, speaking indifferently, “Just admit defeat, someone as useless as you won’t bring me any sense of achievement even if I win.”

Upon hearing this, Jin Gang and the others looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot, with peculiar gazes that made Xia Ao feel something was amiss, yet he didn’t think much of it.

Li Xiaoyao gave him a cold glance, and then said to Jin Gang and the others, “This is the first troop you’ve encountered. Their overall strength is on par with you. Half an hour is the qualifying mark, twenty minutes for a distinction, and if you can resolve it within ten minutes, I’ll teach you a set of martial skills.”

The crowd’s eyes lit up with eagerness, their hearts surging.

Jin Gang clenched his fist, took out his Wolf Fang Club from his waist, lifted it high with force, and roared, “Brothers, put up a fight, strive to finish off this trash within ten minutes.”

The others took out their weapons as well, imitating Jin Gang by raising them high and shouting, “Ten minutes!”

“Crap!” Fang Chao cursed, turning his head to his men, “The Long Chi fellas have gone mad, thinking they can beat us. Brothers, don’t hold back, give them a taste of our strength.”

“Move out!” Jin Gang’s eyes hardened as he tightly grasped his Wolf Fang Club, charging out first, with Fang Chao as his target.

The rest charged out simultaneously, their powerful momentum like unsheathed swords, seemingly about to tear through the void.

Each member of the Long Chi Troop might not be incredibly powerful individually, but their overall strength was remarkably even. Each one had broken through the solidification stage and reached the first rank of the Abstinence Realm.

On the other hand, Dragon Soul’s Fang Chao had the strongest cultivation level, reaching the second rank of the Abstinence Realm, but among the others, the lowest level was only the eighth rank of the solidification stage. Only eleven had reached the Abstinence Realm.

In such a comparison, indeed Dragon Soul was inferior to Long Chi.

Li Xiaoyao did not rush to deal with Xia Ao. If he defeated Xia Ao right now, it would certainly affect the members of Dragon Soul, which would mean they couldn’t exert their full strength, making it even easier for Jin Gang and the others to win.

Xia Ao also didn’t rush to confront Li Xiaoyao, not because he didn’t want to boost his side’s morale, but simply because the cultivation level Li Xiaoyao showed on the surface was too weak, so weak that he didn’t even feel like bothering to raise his hand.

Meanwhile, Fang Chao and Jin Gang had already clashed. Jin Gang lifted his Wolf Fang Club high and smashed it down towards Fang Chao’s head. Fang Chao crossed his swords above his head, and with a clang, sparks flew. The sheer force transmitted from the Wolf Fang Club numbed Fang Chao’s arms, sending waves of pain through them.

“Hmph, what use is strength if it’s just brute force?” Fang Chao sneered, seeing Jin Gang as nothing more than a strong oaf.

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