Even General Zhang Rong, who is not skilled in combat, has managed to boost his power to the Iron Blood Realm with the help of primordial stones. Among these young soldiers, quite a few with superior talents have reached the Iron Blood Realm, and there's a heaps of them who've reached the Iron Bone Realm.

Out of more than ten thousand people, almost everyone has broken through the Primordial Pass realm.

This He Xu, in his thirties, is even more advanced in the high realms of the Iron Blood Realm!

His idol is the Grand Marshal, Fang Mingtong. His greatest wish is to one day become a Great Marshal like Fang Mingtong.

He is a true ambitious young military officer, with incredibly high prestige among the mining legions. It's fair to say, he is second in command only to Zhang Rong within this regiment.

Now his series of questioning has made Zhang Rong nervous.

In Chu Mo's hands are Marshal Fang Mingtong's tiger charm and secret letter; the emperor's King's Sword and secret decree. Each of these four items is a potent weapon!

Any of them could easily put He Xu in danger!

But since He Xu is an extremely promising young officer, Zhang Rong would hate seeing that happen. Equally, he cannot accept having a disobedient officer in his ranks.

Obeying orders is a soldier's duty!

Chu Mo looked at He Xu and chuckled, "Of course there is a battle plan, but you don't need to know about it just yet. I'm not familiar with the terrain here, but you are. How I plan to eliminate this massive army is my concern! All you need to do is follow orders!"

"Including going on suicide missions?" He Xu coldly stared at Chu Mo.

"Correct!" Chu Mo gazed steadily at He Xu, "Don't forget, you're a soldier!"

"But you aren't!" He Xu shot back coldly, "As a regular officer of Great Xia, I have no reason to obey a brat who isn't even a soldier! You claim you're not here for the accolades, but do you think I believe that?"

"Silence!" Zhang Rong berated, "You call yourself a regular officer? Is this how a regular officer behaves?"

"General, I reject your statement!" He Xu stubbornly responded, "Even if we have to fight, we should be the main force! We are the ones who know this place the best! He, an envoy, merely needs to relay the message, that's it! Why should we obey him? The Emperor and Marshal don't understand the situation, making this kind of judgement…"

"Enough!" Chu Mo, speaking over Zhang Rong, shouted, "Have you no regard for your own future, He Xu? Do you know that your words alone are enough to sentence you to death? And you call yourself a regular officer of the Great Xia Army? Have you forgotten your manners entirely?"

"Hmph!" He Xu still didn't back down, huffing defiantly. He had started regretting his words as soon as he said them. He knew that given his strength, the Emperor and Marshal wouldn't simply write him off. But speaking so bluntly against a superior and questioning the monarch was a certain crime. In doing so, he had definitely compromised his own career path.

Chu Mo looked at He Xu, "You refuse to accept it, right? Great, I won't spread the treasonous words you just said! You consider yourself a soldier, so let's settle this in a soldier-like manner!"

As he spoke, Chu Mo glanced at Zhang Rong, "General, please step aside."

Zhang Rong's mouth twitched as he watched Chu Mo, "Mr. Chu…what?"

For Zhang Rong, it was best if Chu Mo didn't lose his temper. But on the other hand, he didn't want anything bad happening to Chu Mo either. If that happened, not even he, Zhang Rong, would be able to get out of the situation unscathed.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine," assured Chu Mo and then, beckoning He Xu, said "Iron Blood Realm high stage, huh? I'm at the peak of the Iron Bone Realm. Do you think I can knock you down with one hit?"

"HAHAHA... Everyone can boast!" He Xu stared contemptuously at Chu Mo and burst into laughter.

A faint smile appeared on Chu Mo's face, "Come…"

"You asked for this!" He Xu roared, his Iron Blood Realm aura exploding forth, he lunged directly at Chu Mo with a powerful punch to his face.

He wanted to teach this arrogant brat a harsh lesson!

Make him understand that this is an army!

Not his home!

"He Xu...watch it!" Zhang Rong yelled.

Chu Mo deployed his Shadow Wind Step and, to everyone's disbelief, vanished from his spot in an instant.

However, he didn't avoid He Xu's punch. Instead, moving faster than anyone could see, he rushed towards He Xu, and with a brutal punch, struck He Xu's fist head on!

Boom!

Snap!

A dull thud.

Followed by the sounds of cracking bone.

He Xu's body flew through the air, over tens of thousands of soldiers, and crashed into a distant wall. He collapsed onto the ground, motionless for a long time.

The huge cave where the soldiers gathered fell absolutely silent.

But He Xu was really tough. From start to finish, not a single scream of pain escaped him.

Struggling, he climbed to his feet and vomited up a mouthful of fresh blood.

Standing on the stage, Chu Mo asked loudly, "He Xu, I only used 30% of my strength for that punch. Do you accept defeat?"

Buzz!

At once, over ten thousand soldiers unleashed an incredulous gasp.

Chu Mo had already revealed that he was at the peak of the Iron Bone Realm, which was a surprise to them. It made them understand that he wasn't some useless, privileged boy.

After all, how could the emperor and the marshal entrust such a critical mission, which concerns the life or death of Great Xia, to a useless, privileged boy?

But even so, they still found it hard to believe that He Xu would lose to this young man in a head-on duel.

There was an entire realm of difference between them!

This was incredible!

Especially when Chu Mo claimed he had only exerted 30% of his power, the soldiers were so astonished that they couldn't help but exclaim aloud.

He Xu's arm was broken in several places, and the bones in his fist were practically shattered. Without a superior elixir for treatment, the arm could even become useless.

Because of the extreme pain, his face was pale and sweat trickled down his forehead. He clenched his teeth, enduring the pain, willing to call out his refusal. However, his pride wouldn't let him utter the word.

He was the first to make a move. Chu Mo, although he moved later, got ahead and did not exert his full power. Chu Mo's strength in that attack was very clear to He Xu. If Chu Mo had used his full power in that punch, not only his arm but his entire existence might have been obliterated!

Military men always have frankness running in their blood. Even if he wasn't naturally straightforward, anyone would be impacted by the military's straightforward style after spending enough time in the army.

Therefore, He Xu remained silent for a long time before he gritted out a word through clenched teeth, "Acceptance!"

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