Chapter 198

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Chapter 198: Murderous Intent Rises!

Xiao Chen had a handsome face, stood nearly 1.9 meters tall, and exuded a sharp aura.

He walked at the front of the formation, expressionless, with indifferent eyes.

“Xiao Chen, that’s the captain of the Divine Army, the King of Soldiers, Xiao Chen!”

“So this is the King of Soldiers… his presence is indeed extraordinary.”

“Finally, I get to see him in person! He’s my idol!”

Xiao Chen’s appearance immediately caused a stir throughout the venue.

Although contact between military regions was not frequent, everyone had heard of Xiao Chen’s name.

This 26-year-old legend was the goal they all pursued.

“Brother Long, is this Xiao Chen the one ranked first on the military rankings?” Xia Weiyu asked with wide eyes, looking at Xiao Chen ahead.

Huang Xiaolong looked at Xiao Chen’s figure with complex emotions and replied, “Yes, he’s number one on the military rankings.”

Any soldier would envy Xiao Chen’s career history and everything he had achieved.

It was simply unattainable.

Huang Xiaolong was already 27 years old, a Lieutenant General, ranked twentieth on the military rankings.

Among the younger generation, Huang Xiaolong was considered outstanding.

But compared to Xiao Chen, he fell far short.

The honors in Huang Xiaolong’s resume probably didn’t even amount to one-tenth, or even one-twentieth of Xiao Chen’s.

In other words, Xiao Chen alone had completely overshadowed all soldiers of this generation, leaving them breathless.

Xiao Chen’s presence destined others to become supporting characters.

Xiao Chen led his team toward the seating area, settling down in the space next to the Swift Dragon unit.

At this moment, the Swift Dragon unit members could see Xiao Chen up close.

Many team members showed excitement on their faces.

After all, Xiao Chen was a legendary figure, and sitting adjacent to him was considered an honor.

But once Xiao Chen sat down, the Swift Dragon unit members didn’t dare to speak.

“Sister, this Xiao Chen really feels different from others, his aura is so powerful,” Xia Tinghe whispered to Xia Xiaoying beside her.

Xia Xiaoying remained silent, her beautiful eyes flickering with unusual light.

Since Xiao Chen’s appearance, Fang Yu’s eyes hadn’t left him.

Judging from the aura emanating from Xiao Chen, he possessed late Foundation Formation realm cultivation, on par with the Third Elder of the Zheng family.

Having such high cultivation at this age was extremely rare.

“Awakened at age eight…” Fang Yu stared at Xiao Chen, slightly frowning.

He could sense another faint aura emanating from Xiao Chen.

This aura was extremely subtle, imperceptible to ordinary people.

Where did this aura come from?

Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

At this moment, Xiao Chen seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head to look at Fang Yu.

Their gazes met in mid-air.

Xiao Chen’s eyes held no emotion, only indifference.

While Fang Yu’s eyes contained coldness and a slight killing intent.

“Have all participating teams arrived? Then let’s immediately prepare to start the mobilization meeting!”

At this time, on the platform ahead, the conference host said loudly into the microphone.

Fang Yu shifted his gaze to the platform.

And Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze, slightly frowning.

“Old man, this person is just an Innate Realm warrior, looking quite ordinary, nothing special.”

Xiao Chen said inwardly.

“Kid, didn’t you notice his killing intent toward you?” Another elderly voice resonated in Xiao Chen’s mind.

“Killing intent? Heh, isn’t that normal? With my current status, how many people are envious, how many want me dead?” Xiao Chen sneered.

“No, you should still be careful. I don’t know why, but I feel a familiar aura from that person, yet I can’t recall what it is…”

“Alright, don’t worry, with my current strength, who here could pose a threat to me?” Xiao Chen said indifferently.

“Just be careful anyway, you’re about to break through to the Core Formation realm, and our revival plan is also in its final stage… we absolutely cannot have any mishaps at the last moment.”

“Mm, I will.” Xiao Chen replied.

…

On Fang Yu’s side, although he had developed killing intent toward Xiao Chen, he couldn’t act now.

He wasn’t someone who went back on his word, and since he had accepted Xia Heguang’s request, he had to do things properly.

If he killed Xiao Chen here, it would not only cause chaos but also bring huge trouble to the Jiangnan Military Region.

Fang Yu didn’t want to implicate others because of his own affairs.

Moreover, there would be many opportunities to kill Xiao Chen, no need to rush.

At this time, the marshals from various military regions came down from upstairs and sat in the front row of the seating area.

“Now, the mobilization meeting officially begins!” the host called out enthusiastically.

What followed were the usual meeting procedures.

First, Luo Siguang, the marshal of the Central Military Region, gave a speech, then the joint person in charge of this competition spoke.

These initial speeches took nearly an hour.

Fang Yu was getting drowsy listening to them.

After the speeches ended, Xia Xiaoying reminded him from the side: “They’re going to explain the rules for this competition, listen carefully.”

Fang Yu perked up slightly and looked toward the platform.

The person in charge stood on the platform, holding the microphone, and said: “This competition’s rules haven’t changed much, they’re the same as previous years. Teams will compete in a best-of-five format, and each match alternates between 1V1 single combat and 3V3 team battles. The team captain decides which members participate in each match.”

“What’s different this year is that team members are allowed to participate in multiple matches,” the person in charge paused and said.

Upon hearing this, the venue erupted in discussion.

Allowing members to participate multiple times?

This was undoubtedly great news for teams with absolute strong points.

They could have their team’s ace fight continuously!

“Great!”

The participating teams from military regions ranked high on paper showed joy on their faces.

While teams with lower paper strength wore worried expressions.

In previous years, due to the rule that members couldn’t participate twice, they could still achieve decent results using the strategy of matching horses strategically.

But this year, that strategy wouldn’t work!

For example, the Divine Army from the Capital Military Region could just keep Xiao Chen in the field, how could opponents win?

They would definitely be swept 3-0!

This was too devastating!

It should be noted that besides the top four teams that advance from the first round, the bottom four teams’ rankings from fifth to eighth were determined by the number of matches won.

If they encountered a strong team and got swept 3-0, they wouldn’t get any points and would definitely rank last.

Last place was truly shameful, the entire military region would become a laughingstock!

Like the last-place finisher from the previous competition, the Changhe Military Region, which was mocked for four full years.

This year, the Changhe Military Region had sent a team with two super-elite members.

At least on paper, they were now on par with several other military regions, firmly suppressing the Jiangnan Military Region.

“Why change the rules this year? This is too unfair to teams with weaker overall strength!” many thought indignantly.

But openly, no one dared to say much.

Military orders were absolute, and the competition format was equivalent to an order.

No matter how unreasonable they felt it was, they could only accept and comply.

“Next, would the captains of all participating teams please come to the stage for the draw,” the person in charge said.

Several captains, including Xiao Chen, stood up and walked toward the platform.

“Go up for the draw,” Xia Xiaoying reminded when she saw Fang Yu still sitting there dazed.

“Oh,” Fang Yu came to his senses and stood up to walk to the stage.

…

After Fang Yu went up to the platform, many gazes focused on him.

Because his aura… was just too weak.

An Innate Realm warrior! Actually serving as captain of a participating team!?

Not only were the team members in the seating area puzzled, but even the marshals sitting in the front row were surprised.

“Old Xia, is this person really the captain of your Swift Dragon unit?” Luo Siguang turned to ask.

Xia Heguang nodded and replied, “Yes.”

“Hahaha… Old Xia, are you announcing your surrender? Having an Innate Realm warrior as captain? This is too absurd.” A bald elderly man beside them laughed.

He was Marshal Shi Fang of the Huaibei Military Region, nicknamed Shi the Cannon.

His relationship with Xia Heguang had never been good, so naturally he showed no mercy now.