Chapter 4, a loud shout.

The warrior, with the bloodstains still visible on his neck, couldn't help but let out a soft grunt and said, "Well, the timing and coordination of this attack are truly not commendable"

The warrior who just lost his temper initially thought it was amusing; he picked up a hat to wear and play with, not expecting to encounter someone from his own side here, let alone someone as fierce as Li Tianzhao. Naturally, he felt guilty about this matter.

The village chief knew that many of the people from the Hall of Self-Cultivation were quite arrogant. Originally, the situation was not pleasant, and as he watched them walk away, he couldn't help but spit and say: "The Hall of Self-Cultivation has only this little ability, relying entirely on the battle seal to flaunt their power!"

Li Tianzhao could not help but feel anxious, pondering: 'The captain does not want to engage in battle; it seems he intends to let the enemy pass just like that? He does not wish to fight, yet we want to achieve merit by defeating the enemy! If the captain does not take action, then I must charge out!'

Li Tianzhao struck successfully, and the pressure of the battle made him completely forget his tension and fear. Just as anticipated, using the recoil from his strike, he twisted in mid-air, and the sword that the soldier had intercepted grazed past his back.

I said I would definitely follow the captain to fight the enemy. But if the captain does not fight the enemy, I did not say I would continue to follow. Li Tianzhao, seeing that those people were no longer around, asked: "Captain, their swords are different from yours, how can they be considered our own?"

Li Tianzhao is no different; although he is clearly confident in his abilities and has always yearned to achieve military success, daring to be the first to charge out and kill the enemy, he still feels a warmth in his palms, and all the muscles in his body are involuntarily tensed up.

In an instant, Li Tianzhao successfully struck with two consecutive sword strikes

The soldier who had just been struck in the neck by Li Tianzhao, feeling the bloodstain from the fresh cut on his neck, angrily and with lingering fear shouted, "Do you not have eyes? Where are you from? You can't even recognize your own people!"

It is not fear, nor is it terror; it is simply an inexplicable tension and oppression

At the same time that the warrior shouted a warning, he quickly drew his sword and swung it forward

The requirements for the achievements of a hundred battle generals are very high and quite rare. The young people in the village are unaware of how difficult it is; they only know that a hundred battle general is an incredibly formidable rank, capable of leading ten captains under their command

Although he came from a prestigious urban academy, he felt a considerable sense of superiority over those from rural backgrounds. However, both he and the other party were captains of their respective teams, and he had no choice but to show the respect that was due. Thus, suppressing his displeasure, he spoke in a flat tone: "I am their captain, of the Wilderness Team. I wear a hat to lure the enemy closer! Your people lack knowledge and do not recognize weapons; you should be aware of this. Why did you allow him to attack? Can you not even manage your own team members?"

In the end, he inquired again about the battle insignia of the Xiushen Hall, but the village chief deliberately ignored him. It was the old carpenter with gray hair from the village who spoke up, telling them: "The battle insignia of the Xiushen Hall is even more formidable than that of the average enlisted soldiers. Those who emerge from the Xiushen Hall are all young elites belonging to the Xuantian Martial King, which is why they carry weapons with battle insignia."

However, as the six individuals had already passed the optimal position for an attack, the village chief remained still.

However, it is quite normal to feel so nervous when facing battle for the first time in life. It is just that his parents have long forgotten these feelings, and even if they remembered, they probably would not bring it up.

The warrior originally felt the pressure of being ambushed, but at this moment, he was very certain that he could block this strike in time

Six individuals, all wielding swords, walked while surveying their surroundings

The warrior swung his sword fiercely, and as he watched the trajectory of Li Tianzhao's sword light slicing through the air, he realized it was longer than expected, yet its speed was surprisingly swift. The warrior initially thought he could block it, but in the end, he could only watch helplessly as the sword light struck his neck first!

Li Tianzhao pounced from their rear side, his body suspended in mid-air, the sword having accumulated all its power, executing a curved trajectory sword technique that was faster and more lethal, finally ready to be applied in actual combat

The young people in the village had never seen it before, and they were all asking questions in a flurry. The village leader was in a bad mood. When he saw Li Tianzhao, who had just retreated and rolled down the slope, returning, he scolded him from a distance, saying: "What did you just say? Who told you to act on your own!"

The village chief collapsed into the snow, and the group of young people quickly followed suit, swiftly finding suitable positions to hide.

Moments ago, they were still clamoring in anticipation of encountering the enemy, but now their hearts are pounding violently, as if they might leap out of their throats.

one of our own

How could I be so nervous! My parents have said that the more one fears death in battle, the more likely one is to die! I absolutely cannot lose face for the life-and-death pair! Li Tianzhao had imagined countless scenarios of battle, yet none were like the one before him

The voice of wind and snow howls incessantly

At this moment, Li Tianzhao exerted force on one foot, smoothly dragging the sword around the side of the soldier, and swiftly swung it to strike another soldier

Captain, Tianzhao, just now there were two shadows over there that flickered!

"It is truly unfair! We have been working in the village team since we were twelve, and by the time we turn eighteen, we still cannot become regular soldiers. The weapons from the Repair Hall are even more powerful than those of regular soldiers!" A young man in the village expressed his indignation, and several others also felt the injustice.

The few warriors were about to chase out when they suddenly heard the village captain shout: "Stop! It's our own people! Our own people!"

The warrior's line of sight was obstructed, and he did not anticipate Li Tianzhao's swift attack. Just as he noticed the long trajectory of the sword's momentum, its speed was astonishingly quick. Before he could raise his sword to defend himself, he was already pierced in the chest.

In a group of people, a pair of beautiful big eyes always pays special attention to Li Tianzhao. Noticing his expression, she guesses that he is feeling sad and is about to change the subject when she suddenly sees two figures swaying at the edge of her vision in the snowstorm, only to disappear again.

Li Tianzhao fell silent, recalling the sorrowful events of his parents who had fought bravely and died in battle to send him to the Hall of Cultivation, feeling a deep sense of sadness in his heart

Li Tianzhao was taken aback, completely unprepared for such a situation. He hurriedly withdrew his sword and leaned down towards the lower part of the snow slope, swiftly escaping the perilous predicament of being besieged

The village chief never mentions these things, simply because it is unnecessary; it would only undermine everyone's confidence in their cultivation. At this moment, he says: "To enter the Hall of Self-Cultivation, one must either possess the innate power of chaotic fragments or have at least one parent who is a hundred-battle general of the Wilderness level. How is that unfair?"

I remember, next time I will act on my own, and I will not involve everyone. Captain, please do not be angry. Li Tianzhao was not angry either, thinking that the village captain's words were indeed reasonable.

The warrior at the back, adorned with a bird-shaped helmet, suddenly discovered Li Tianzhao, and the distance was already extremely perilous

Be careful! The village chief whispered sharply, drawing his sword at the same time. They were downwind, and he was certain that the sound would not disturb the increasing number of figures ahead in the wind and snow

They have a significant numerical advantage on their side, and according to the captain, action should be taken

A few young people fell silent, categorizing the ranks of the warriors into eight levels: "Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, Yellow, Universe, Flood, Wilderness, and Desolation." Among these, Heaven is the highest and Desolation is the lowest. A warrior who breaks through the Heaven rank is classified as a Desolation-level Ten Battle General; only those Ten Battle Generals who have surpassed the Heaven rank are considered Desolation-level Hundred Battle Generals.

As the village chief peered out from the snow to see if those people had passed, he happened to witness Li Tianzhao launching an attack, and also saw the weapons of the six soldiers, prompting him to hurriedly jump out to intervene

The village chief felt quite guilty and secretly annoyed, yet he suppressed his anger and politely said: "I am the village chief of Wangtian Village, a low-level swordsman. The children in the village have not seen the world and are truly unfamiliar with the weapons of the Academy, I sincerely apologize for that. However, you are wearing a hat from the side of King Fengwu, so it is not entirely my people's fault for misunderstanding, is it?"

As he watched the six heads bobbing up and down with the undulating terrain of the snowy ground, they were about to escape the suitable area for the ambush. Li Tianzhao exerted force and pushed off, his feet pressing against the snow, propelling his body forward like an arrow released from its bow

Li Tianzhao's position allowed him to see the heads of six individuals protruding from the snowstorm, among which one had a bird-shaped ornament standing on top of his hat, clearly indicating that they were the people of Feng Wuwang, as mentioned by the village leader

The village chief was choked up, as it was originally Li Tianzhao who acted on his own. He had not intended to attack from the beginning, but he could not disclose the truth. Suppressing his anger, he shifted the topic: "It's all a misunderstanding, let's not mention it. Are you all coming this way because you have grasped clues about the enemy?"

Li Tianzhao felt a surge of hot blood in his chest, sword in hand, his sharp gaze firmly fixed on the person ahead, while simultaneously maneuvering to the side, preparing to launch an attack from the flank

This strike was originally meant to pierce the body of that warrior, but unexpectedly, at the moment of impact, the area under pressure suddenly illuminated with a burst of white light. The force of the sword piercing in felt unimpeded, as if it had been absorbed, and then was drawn aside as if being pulled away.

The trajectory of Li Tianzhao's sword as he swooped down made the warrior secretly chuckle: 'With such a grand movement, what kind of fool would come here! It's simply courting death!'

He escaped death by relying on the power of the battle seal from the academy, but the recent confrontation was indeed a humiliating defeat. The opponent came from a village team and did not display any power of the battle seal during the encounter. It is likely that he is not even a regular soldier, which is simply a great disgrace

The village leader was quite angry, and at this moment, he could not punish Li Tianzhao for not working harder. He exclaimed, "So now you call me leader? You forgot when you acted on your own! Li Tianzhao—I tell you, without the power of the battle seal, if you encounter a regular soldier, the outcome won't be any better than just now! If you want to show off, seek merit, and fight desperately, that's fine! But don't drag everyone down! They don't have your skills, nor do they have your disregard for life! Li Tianzhao—I tell you, without the power of the battle seal, if you encounter a regular soldier, the outcome won't be any better than just now! If you want to show off, seek merit, and fight desperately, that's fine! But don't drag everyone down! They don't have your skills, nor do they have your disregard for life! If you act on your own again, you can go by yourself, keep your distance from us, and don't bring disaster to everyone!"

"What a surprise to see one of our own!" The warrior, who had been stabbed in the chest, was quite taken aback upon seeing the village captain's sword

The village chief did not expect that Li Tianzhao, having just witnessed the power of the battle seal and nearly being besieged, would still show no fear. He could not help but feel exasperated and said, "Alright! Alright—since you said so, if you act on your own again, don't blame us for not coming to your rescue!"

A hundred-battle general of King Fengwu was severely injured and accompanied by an unidentified woman. Everyone was searching, and we were just casually looking in places with fewer people. The soldier who had just been stabbed in the chest by Li Tianzhao was afraid that his captain would continue to embarrass the village chief. After speaking, he suggested, "Captain, we should hurry and search; an injured hundred-battle general is a significant achievement!"

A group of young people in Kewang Tian Village, however, felt as if everything in the world, including time, had seemingly come to a standstill.

Li Tianzhao's parents have always told him that one must be brave and fearless in battle, and he also believes that he will not tarnish the reputation of the fighting mandarin ducks

"I will act on my own accord and do not blame the captain or anyone else." Li Tianzhao agreed readily, leaving the village captain at a loss for words

Go! The leader of the six-person team did not want to continue the pointless argument with the village chief, nor did he want to meet when Li Tianzhao returned.

At this moment, the village leader no longer cared about the promise he had just made to 'follow closely.' Among the group, there were indeed very few reliable individuals to count on. When facing the enemy, he could only wish there were more dependable people like Li Tianzhao in the team

The wind was strong and the snow was heavy. I did not expect to encounter our own people on the way down the mountain; I thought they were enemies, so I arranged for him to lead the way. The village leader naturally refused to admit his lack of control, pretending as if the action had been planned all along.