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The banner was erected at the very front of the army, and was carried by a soldier on a large horse.

Behind the flag was an army.

The first to bear the brunt of the assault was the infantry. They were fully armed, their spears pointed towards the sky, and their killing intent rose to the skies. One could tell with a glance that they were elite soldiers who had been trained in the mountains of corpses and the seas of blood.

After the infantry came the cavalry, with black armor and black swords as well as the stamping of horses' hooves. It looked no different from the black armored cavalry in front of them.

In the middle of the cavalry rode a man dressed in coarse linen clothes, a sword, and a jujube red horse. It was none other than the former general of the Black Armored Army who had tied up Lieutenant Hong Lei in the Black Armored Army, Li Gang.

In other words, the cavalrymen in front of them were the remaining black-armored cavalrymen. Like this, the Black Armored Army was now fully assembled.

Yang Muyun stretched out his hand, stopping Cui Bong who was about to make a move. He took a few steps back, "Let's just stay here and watch the show."

Although he didn't know what was going on with Qu Rong, from the looks of it, the situation in front of him had become even more chaotic.

After the cavalry appeared, it was still far from over. There were also a few people following behind, either carrying, pushing, or carrying all sorts of firearms, and the suffocating smell of gunpowder assaulted their nostrils.

From the looks of it, they seemed to be a professional firearms army. The firearms that they possessed were also small in scope, but they were quite powerful.

Under Li Gang's command, the troops formed by the three types of soldiers stopped ten feet away from the battlefield.

When Hong Lei saw Li Gang, he panicked and shouted, "Li Gang, you want to rebel?"

At this point, if one were to say that Li Gang didn't come here for any reason, even Hong Lei himself wouldn't be able to do it.

This was the second time Hong Lei had asked this question to Li Gang. The last time was outside the Black Armored Army's camp.

"Hur hur." Li Gang sneered and said, "How is that possible?" "General Hong, I'm here to support you."

"Then why aren't you making your move?" Hong Lei remained wary.

"No rush." Li Gang shook his head, "Before that, I have to introduce someone to you first."

After saying that, Li Gang dismounted from his horse and bowed towards the blue-robed man. Then, he pointed to Hong Lei and said, "Senior Feng, this is General Hong Lei."

"Oh?" Elder Feng looked at Hong Lei, "You are Hong Lei?"

"I am, who are you?" Although Hong Lei had already guessed about seventy to eighty percent of it, he still couldn't confirm it.

"General Hong." Li Gang spoke again, "This is the Eight Extreme Sword Sect Elder, Senior Feng Xiao."

Li Han looked at Hong Lei with a smile that didn't reach his eyes, seemingly taking pleasure in Hong Lei's misfortune.

"Where did you learn your One Slash?" Feng Xiao went straight to the point and asked Hong Lei.

As he spoke, Feng Xiao's celestial pressure surged out, pressing onto Hong Lei's body.

The immense pressure caused Hong Lei to break out in a cold sweat. He clenched his teeth tightly. In front of a true Sky Realm master, the flaws of a Sky Realm expert were exposed.

"Junior obtained it unexpectedly …" In the end, Hong Lei submitted.

"What kind of accident?" Feng Xiao did not give up, asking to the end.

"It was passed down by a senior …" Hong Lei continued.

"A senior?" Feng Xiao was confused. "Are you from my Eight Extreme Sword Sect?"

"This junior does not know …" Hong Lei replied.

In an instant, Feng Xiao withdrew his aura and asked, "What is the name of that senior?"

Hong Lei raised his head, his aura disordered. "Junior doesn't know that the senior only passed on this sword art to me."

"However." Hong Lei changed the subject. "That senior called himself 'Xue Sha'."

"Xue Sha?" Feng Xiao frowned and muttered to himself, "It really is that guy."

"Alright, I've made things clear." Feng Xiao said, "Although your One Slash was obtained by chance, it is still a secret that my Eight Extreme Sword Sect does not pass on."

"How about this, as long as you cripple all the cultivation techniques in your body and swear that you will never pass on your sword technique to anyone else, I will let you off."

"Hiss …" Yang Muyun, who was not far away, naturally heard the conversation between the two of them. He took in a breath of cold air as he did not expect this Eight Extreme Sword Sect elder to be so ruthless and unreasonable.

It was just a coincidence that Hong Lei had learned their sword techniques and wanted him to abolish all martial arts. He also swore that he would not teach them to others.

However, thinking about it, it made sense. After all, martial arts were the foundation of a sect. If it were to be spread out, the effects would be quite severe.

What Yang Muyun didn't like was this elder's haughty attitude.

After Hong Lei heard Feng Xiao's words, he was obviously shocked. He pondered for a moment and then said, "Is there no other way?"

Feng Xiao was also stunned. He did not think that Hong Lei would dare to bargain, "This is the only way."

"I just can't join the Eight Extreme Sword Sect. Isn't that fine?" Hong Lei asked.

"Humph!" Feng Xiao said in disdain, "Who do you think my Eight Extreme Sword Sect is? You think you can just join as long as you want?"

"You're not qualified." Feng Xiao sneered.

"And if I don't!" Hong Lei straightened his back and said forcefully.

He knew that in this situation, if he crippled his own martial arts, not only would he die, but he, Hong Lei, would also leave behind the reputation of a coward in the martial arts world.

However, if he did not cripple his martial arts, this Eight Extreme Sword Sect elder would definitely not let him off.

Since death was the only option available to him, why not fight to the death?

"Hah!" Hong Lei suddenly exploded. Listening to the Rain Sword sweeping Feng Xiao away, he used his most powerful strength at this moment.

Sword light began to flow in all directions, like the sound of rain.

The Rain Sword was like a thunderous fury in the air, unleashing an even more powerful strength than the one that Hong Lei had used earlier.

Feng Xiao looked at Hong Lei calmly, "Hearing Rain Sword Technique? It really is the inheritance of that renegade disciple! "

"It seems like if you refuse a toast, you will be punished. Then, just die!" As he spoke, Feng Xiao slowly pulled out his sword.

However, even though this movement appeared to be slow, it coincidentally struck Hong Lei's sword perfectly.

"Bam!" At the center of the battle, true qi would explode and scatter in all directions.

Li Gang, who was in the middle of the army, saw Hong Lei and Feng Xiao fighting. He had a smile on his face, but he pretended to shout: "Brothers, let's attack and support General Hong!"

With that, the army charged into the battle.

Hong Lei and Feng Xiao's actions had already exceeded Yang Muyun's expectations. Now that Li Gang had started to attack again, it made him even more flustered.

"Don't worry!" At this moment, Qu Rong patted Yang Muyun on the shoulder, "The more the situation, the more you can't panic."

"The last brothers of the third boat, eighteenth dock!" Cui Bong shouted.

"Yes!" Whether it was those on the field or those in the main hall at the end, they all responded loudly.

"Retreat! There's no retreat! Kill!" Cui Bong gave the final order.

"Kill!" All of the people from Three Boats and Eighteen Docks moved and charged into the battle.

With Hong Lei and Feng Xiao at the center, another battle began.