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"General... something’s not right!"

A deputy general retreated to Weichi Honglie’s side, his face a picture of strangeness!

"Nonsense!"

Gasping for breath, Weichi Honglie was surrounded by three hundred personal soldiers, all of Fifth Rank warriors, over ten deputy generals of the Third Rank, and his usual pair of Second Rank martial warrior assistants, topped with himself, a commander on the verge of attaining Super First Rank.

To use combined assaults against an unarmed First Rank combatant who was fighting with bare hands, and the first to show signs of fatigue was them???

Such a tale, even if told by a storyteller, would find no believers!

Yet such an absurd event was unfolding before their very eyes!!

"Is this kid on drugs?" the deputy general asked, gasping for air.

Their personal soldiers subdued on the ground were already more than half, forcing them to call over even those assigned to guard the rear, yet they still couldn’t suppress him.

Even more bizarre, those warriors on the opposing side, seeing their commander under attack, showed no intention to help, charging instead toward the cavalry, executing Weichi Feihu’s last flag signal!

"Is there such a drug?" Weichi Honglie gave his comrade a dismissive glance.

Drugs that stimulate the bloodline are known, but none that enhance endurance. The bloodline-stimulating drugs could make a warrior surge beyond their usual limits for a brief time, typically used for soldiers breaking through encirclements. Endurance enhancement? At this level?

If such a substance existed, would the great families bother investing such vast resources to train personal soldiers and affiliated families?

They would have monopolized the advantage long ago!

"But, what the hell is going on with this kid...?" The deputy general obviously knew such a thing didn’t exist, yet the young man’s sheer physical stamina in front of them was very real...

At this moment, Weichi Feihu appeared indefatigable, growing stronger with each battle, while the encircling soldiers began to exhaust. Surrounded by foes, Weichi Feihu seemed livelier than ever, not showing the slightest sign of fatigue!!

With the intensity of this siege, even Weichi Peng would have collapsed by now if he hadn’t broken out immediately, wouldn’t he?

Weichi Feihu had just dislocated another assistant’s arm, dispersing his vitality, and took a breath to look towards Weichi Honglie and the others in the distance as they recuperated, yet he wasn’t in a rush to charge at them.

Seeing disbelief in their eyes, he couldn’t help but smile smugly.

The truth was, the success of this battle boiled down to a deficit in intelligence; the Imperial Court... simply didn’t understand the Warrior Army!

The Warrior Army, not only in physique and vitality but also through the stored Blessing Force, did not fall short against bloodline soldiers.

Hearing they would be clashing with the Imperial Court’s regular army, the group of combatants were already eager, unleashing the Blessing Force they had been reluctant to spend in usual days in a gratifying manner!

Including himself!

In prolonged combat, the War God Army was second to none.

After all... you have only your bodily strength, while I... have reserves that I can store up...

Especially for someone like him who had reached Seventh Rank, his meridians were much wider than ordinary people.

If maxed out, the energy he could expend would be tenfold his physical stamina.

Although it couldn’t be deployed all at once, using it as a reserve meant he could keep up even if the battle dragged on till nightfall!

Furthermore, the enemy couldn’t grasp the War God Army’s control over the elemental forces of gravity. Wanting to ambush him while crossing the river halfway, did they really think he couldn’t see through such a simple tactic?

Yet, in ordinary circumstances, indeed, it would have been a death wish.

But the War God Army could control gravity, making their bodies incredibly light.

For a Sixth Rank combatant with decent body control, leaping three hundred meters was no challenge.

Adding the ability to shift local advantages, they could catch even the Flying Dragon Guard, the foremost cavalry, off guard!

Not to mention the green recruits sent by the Imperial Court this time!

True enough, the inexperienced new soldiers in the distance had no idea what to do, retreating instinctively with their horses. But with the War God Army’s superior speed, would they not catch up whether charging or retreating?

Thus a scene ensued where the enemy cavalry desperately retreated, only to be dragged down from their mounts by this group of burly men cackling with malice, crushing them in the conflict. The battlefield was now alarmingly one-sided!

Thinking of this, Weichi Feihu fought even harder!

If he could capture his uncle and his followers, his debut battle should outshine Weichi Peng’s glory, right?

After all, his uncle was also a fierce general of this era!

Seeing the fiery determination in his adversary’s eyes from afar, Weichi Honglie felt his beard bristle with rage. He had been training the boy since he was little; with a single grunt, he knew exactly what mischief the boy was up to!

Was he truly intending to capture him with just his fists?

Damn it, if he were to be captured this way, his old comrades would surely laugh their teeth off, and he would have no face to show!

"Kid!" Suddenly speeding up, Weichi Honglie managed to force Weichi Feihu back hundreds of meters to the riverside with a burst of energy. Seizing a moment when his followers were not close, he whispered urgently, "Show some respect!"

"Uncle..." Weichi Feihu grinned, "War is perilous, not child’s play. What do you mean by showing respect?"

"You!!" Weichi Honglie was livid, his face turning beet red, for he had used those exact words when teaching the young man during battlefield exercises. He didn’t expect that after all these years, the boy would throw his own words back at him!

Damn it, so much for saving face!

"What’s the deal with you, kid? Did you use some kind of secret medicine?" Weichi Honglie asked in a low voice, "How can you be so resilient? I’m telling you, if you damage your foundation, just see if your dad doesn’t break your legs!"

"I don’t use that secret medicine stuff... I’m not at uncle’s age..." Weichi Feihu chuckled, "As for what’s going on... Wait until I capture Uncle and Weichi Peng and bring them back, you’ll gradually understand."

"You little brat!!!" Weichi Honglie burst into laughter with annoyance, "Such ambition, even your elder brother you want to capture. Does your commander have the ability?"

"Well..." Weichi Feihu squinted, "In terms of combat power, I don’t know who is stronger, the War God General or elder brother. But I know elder brother didn’t use his full strength at the beginning to defeat the War God, and now that they’ve been fighting for half an hour, the one losing. .. is probably elder brother!"

Weichi Honglie: "!!!"

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Boom!!

On the other side, Weichi Peng once again drove back his opponent. Sweating blood, he couldn’t help but exclaim joyfully: "Thrilling!!"

Since becoming powerful, this was his first time having such a lively fight!

With his overwhelming strength, far beyond his peers, only Hong Lie of the Hong Family with the Thunder Elephant Bloodline could withstand a few of his moves.

Other peers were no match for him at all.

The only other person who could fight him was Lu Hong, the eldest son of the Duke of Qin, but he had been sent to the West Sea early on and didn’t even come back for the holidays; there was no chance!

And senior dukes, most of them, fearing to lose face like his father had, all refused his requests for sparring.

After all, fighting a junior, if you win, it’s expected; if you lose, then it’s a disgrace!

Moreover, the Emperor had his misgivings. The Siao Family’s Emperor had him confined to Jiangnan early on, and it had been nearly ten years since he had such an exhilarating fight!

"Xuu Hu, is it?" Weichi Peng panted heavily: "The soldiers call you War God? Quite arrogant indeed, but you do have skills. Among those I’ve fought since my debut, in terms of technique and strength, you’re the strongest one!"

"Really?" Xuu Hu looked at his opponent, who unlike him, was panting heavily. However, his face was also flush with excitement.

Yet at that moment, hearing these words from his opponent, a complex look flashed deep in his eyes.

The opponent... didn’t remember him.

Back when he was in the army in the north, in a bid for breakthroughs, he trained nightly on the field, relentlessly honing his skills, constantly thinking about how to maximize his meager strength with the best technique.

Due to the gap in power levels, only this way could he barely spar with the scions of bloodline families!

His efforts were scoffed at by many scions, including plenty of ordinary humans like himself, who thought he was wasting his time.

Even if one practiced technique for a hundred years, without matching power and speed, one would never be taken seriously by those scions!

However, there was one exception...

It was Weichi Peng, who at that time was still a teenager.

He remembered that one evening, out of curiosity, the young man came to the field and watched him train, sweating profusely. He sincerely praised, "Your martial fighting technique is truly master-level; even my father, judging purely on skill, I’m afraid can’t match you!"

"Whose esteemed son are you?" At that time, Xuu Hu recognized the other’s general armor. Someone so young yet wearing a Colonel’s armor must come from an extraordinary background.

"My father is this generation’s Weichi Peng, but I’ll soon surpass him. What do you say? To help me achieve this goal sooner, would you assist me in refining my technique?"

"If it’s the Junior General’s wish, I shall give it my modest effort."

"No need to say that, you are very powerful. It’s my fortune to learn from you!"

That was the first time he had been valued by such a top family figure. However, that training only lasted three days before the other was dispatched to the northern frontier.

He had heard of what happened afterwards; the other actually did it – at the age of fourteen, he defeated the previous Weichi Peng, succeeded the Weichi Clan title, and was exclaimed as a prodigy, a once-in-a-millennium martial star of the Weichi Clan!

But since that day, he and the increasingly renowned prodigy drifted farther apart. It was that same encounter that made him completely give up.

Realizing... ordinary people are ordinary, geniuses are geniuses, and ordinary people, even if they spend their entire lives, cannot touch what these lucky ones naturally have.

Previously, he could deceive himself by thinking that if the other was lazy and he worked hard, there would always be a chance to catch up. But what if the other worked just as hard?

After that time, it wasn’t long before he applied for discharge.

He went to Jiangnan, married, had children...

Who would have thought, after so many years, to meet again...

He... now had the credentials to truly fight with the other!

"I am called War God because I am the strongest in the entire army!" Xuu Hu grinned, clenching his fist tightly, "If one day someone surpasses me, then that person will be the War God. You too, Weichi Peng, if you can beat me, you are our War God!"

"Oh?" Weichi Peng smiled and said, "Sounds not bad at all!

" He then became serious and added, "I don’t know why your stamina seems inexhaustible, but I cannot lose. What comes next are my killer moves, honed over many years. Once I use them, I can’t stop.

You are... the first person to make me resort to this technique. "

"The Weichi Clan’s ’Bloodblade Eight Directions’, right?" Xuu Hu was so excited that he trembled all over, "Come on, I’ve been waiting for this day... for a long time!!!"